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河北省石家庄市届二模英语试题

河北省石家庄2018届高三教学质量检测

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英语试题A

BestScienceBooksof2017

Atitsheart,scienceisaboutcuriosity.Soitstandstoreasonthesebooksaboutscienceshouldmakeyouexamineyourworldmoreclosely,andindoingso,giveyouasenseofwonder.

Big Chicken,by Maryn McKenna

Investigative journalist MarynMcKennauses the modernindustrialchickenasawindowintohowantibiotics（抗生素）transformedmodernagriculture—forgoodandill.Shetraceshowanimalantibioticsendangerhumanhealth,causing serious problems from antibioticresistantstomach infections to UTIs.RecognizingthatAmericans are going to continue to eat chickenno matter what,Mckernnasuggestsawayinwhichfactoryfarmingrids itself of its dependence onantibiotics.

Why Time Flies,by Alan Burdick

New Yorker staff writer Alan Burdick examines the greatest gift humanity has everknown:

 time.Time,hewrites,appearsto exist in two distinct forms.One is the standardized,objectivekindfoundinclocksandwatches;theotheris our internal,biological sense of time,the one we measure in our cells,bodies and minds.Butthecloserhelooks,the less clearerthis distinction appears.

Paleoart,by Zoe Lescaze

Dinosaurs have long captured the imaginations of scientists and artists alike,and Paleoartbringsthose visions together in a blend of human knowledge and creativity.

These images not only show our changing understanding of dinosaurs,but also reflect thedistinctartisticsensibilities of their time.Both artistic and educational,these pictures arecertainly influential.

What It’s Like to Be a Dog,by Gregory Berns

Berns,a neuroscientist,trained dogs to sit in a machine in order to look into the brains ofconsciousdogsforthefirsttime.That pioneering work inspired him to dig deeper into the mindsof other animals,fromsealionstothe extinct thylacine （袋狼）.Berns.says,“With theirability to think,choose and feel,dogsandotheranimalsdonotdeserve the cruel treatmenthumanssooftendotothem.”

21.Which book has something to do with public health?

A.Why Time Flies.B.Paleoart.C.What It ’s Like to Be a Dog.D.Big Chicken.

22.Who writes about time?

A.Alan Burdick.B.ZoeLescaze.C.Gregory Berns.D.Maryn Mckenna.

23.What was Berns’pioneering work?

A.Studying extinct animals.B.Observing dog brains.

C.Fighting for animal rights.D.Training dogs.

B

Iwas in the middle of a sweet dream when a noise startled me.Bam!

 Bam!

 It sounded likeahammerpoundingonatoughnail.Bam!

 Bam!

 BAM!

 Who could be hammering at three inthe morning?

 It must be Charlie again,making another invention.

Just asI was putting on my slippers and clothes,the noise changed.I sat at the edge ofmy bed and listened.Tick!

 Tick!

 Tick!

 It reminded me of my first wristwatch.Its regular pacehad always helped me fall asleep.

Istarted dozing off ，dangerously leaning to the left,when the ticking stopped.It was nowreplacedbyabuzz,similartothe noise coming from a beehive in midsummer,only louder.Ishivered.I’mallergictobees!

Evenjustt thinking about it or hearing a beelike sound makesme swell.

“That’s it!

” Ishouted,now wide awake,“I can’ttake it anymore!

”I marched to thenextapartmentandknocked.Myneighborimmediatelyopenedthedoor.Hiscurlybrownhairwasstickingupeverywhichway.Heworebaggystripedpantsandalooseraspberryshirt.

“Hi,there,Lucy!

What’sup?

”heasked.

Ipointedatmynoiselesswatch.“Doyouknowwhattimeitis?

”

Hegrabbedmyarmandglancedatmytimepiece.“Oh,my!

Ididn’trealizeitwasthatlate.I’mbusyworkingonamachinethatcancureinsomnia（失眠）.It’salmostfinished.Youwanttoseeit?

”

Ishouldhaveknown.Hislastinventionwassupposedtoannihilatebadsmells,butitwaspoweredbyrotteneggs.

24.Whatmadetheauthorsleepyagain?

A.Thetickingsound.B.Thecomingofthebees.

C.Thesmelloftherotteneggs.D.Hisneighbor’ssilence.

25.WhatwasCharliedoing?

A.Hewasinventingawristwatch.B.Hewasworkingwiththebees.

C.Hewasmakinganewmachine.D.Hewasfixingabrokenclock.

26.HowdidCharliefeelwhenhesawtheauthor?

A.Scared.B.Surprised.C.Annoyed.D.Disappointed.

27.Whatdosestheunderlinedword“annihilate”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Makeuseof.B.Giveoff.C.Tellapart.D.Getridof.

C

After shopping for deals in stores on “Black Friday”,or online on“Cyber Monday”,Americansandpeopleworldwideare preparing for newly popular“Giving Tuesday”.Startingin 2012,nowtheglobaleventthatiscelebratedannually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving is thebrainchild of 92nd Street Y，aculturalcenterinNewYorkCityand the United Nations Foundation.

As the name indicates,Giving Tuesday is meant to restart the charitable season andthereforeobservedbyraisingfunds for local nonprofits and schools,organizing food andclothing d