河北省唐山一中学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题Word格式文档下载.docx

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听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Wherearethetwospeakerstalking?

A.Inthetheater.B.Onthebus.C.Atschool.

2.Whydidthewomanwanthermoneybackontheskirt?

A.Thepriceistoohigh.

B.Thestyledoesn’tsuither.

C.Thereisaholeinit.

3.Whenisthemancheckingin?

A.Tuesday.B.Thursday.C.Friday.

4.Howmuchwerethecardsalltogether?

A.10yuan.B.11yuan.C.12yuan.

5.Whatisthemangoingtodo?

A.Todrivehome.B.Toleavehome.C.Totakethewomanhome.

第二节（共15小题；

每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；

听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

6.WheredidSuespendthenightsinthecountry?

A.Inafarmhouse.B.Intheopen.C.Atahotel.

7.Whatwastheweatherlikeinthecountry?

A.Itsnowedalot.

B.Itrainednearlyeveryday.

C.Therewasalotofsunshine.

8.WhatdidSuethinkofthepeopleinthecountry?

A.Theyweremad.B.Theywerecold.C.Theywerefriendly.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Whatisthewomanspeaker?

A.Acollegestudent.B.Amiddleschoolstudent.C.Ahousewife.

10.Whatkindofjobwouldthewomanliketodo?

A.Housework.B.Officework.C.Workintheopenair.

11.Whatjobmightthewomanfinallytake?

A.Workingforaroad-buildingcompany.

B.Cuttinggrasslikehighschoolstudents.

C.Typinglettersintheoffice.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Whywon’tMr.Stonecometotheclinictomorrow?

A.Hecan’tsparethetime.

B.Theclinicwillbeclosed.

C.Dr.Miltonwon’tcometowork.

13.Whenistheclinicopeninaweek?

A.FromMondaytoFriday.

B.Duringthewholeweek.

C.OnweekdaysexceptThursday.

14.WhattimehasfinallybeenfixedforMr.Stonetocome?

A.5:

30pmWednesday.B.6:

15pmWednesday.C.6:

15pmThursday.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.WhosenameisPrince?

A.Theman’scat’s.B.Thewoman’sson’s.C.Thewoman’sdog’s.

16.Howdidthemanexpresshisanger?

A.Heshoutedatthedog.

B.Hefrightenedthewoman.

C.Hetoldthewomanthetruth.

17.Whatwillthewomanprobablydointheend?

A.Takeherdogintotheroom.

B.Killherdogwithpoison.

C.Killtheman’scatwithpoison.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WhatisthetotalnumberofstudentsatDeepSpringsCollege?

A.17,000.B.24.C.9,000.

19.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEoftheDeepSpringCollege?

A.Itislocatedinacollegetown.

B.Itslibraryisoftencrowdedwithstudents.

C.Itsschoolbuildingsareold.

20.WhatcanstudentsatDeepSpringsdointheirsparetime?

A.Takeawalkinthedesert.B.WatchTV.C.Gotothecinema.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题：

每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WhenPaulwasaboygrowingupinUtah,hehappenedtolivenearacoppersmelter（炼铜厂）,andthechemicalsthatpouredouthadmadeawastelandoutofwhatusedtobeabeautifulforest.Onedayayoungvisitorlookedatthiswastelandandcalleditanawfularea.Paulknockedhimdown.Fromthenon,somethinghappenedinsidehim.

YearslaterPaulwasbackinthearea,andhewenttothesmelteroffice.Heaskediftheyhadanyplansoriftheywouldlethimtrytobringthetreesback.Theanswerfromthatbigindustrywas“No”.

Paulthenwenttocollegetostudythescienceofplants.Unfortunately,histeacherssaidthereweren’tanybirdsorsquirrelstospreadtheseeds.Itwouldbeawasteofhislifetotrytodoit.Everyoneknewthat,hewastold.Evenifhewasknowledgeableashehadexpected,hewouldn’tgethisideaaccepted.

Paullatergotmarriedbuthisdreamwouldnotdie.Andthenonenighthedidwhathecouldwithwhathehad.AsSamuelJohnsonwrote,“Itiscommontooverlookwhatisnearbykeepingtheeyefixedonsomethingremote.Attainablegoodisoftenignoredbymindsbusiedinwideranges.”Underthecoverofdarkness,hewentsecretlyintothewastelandandstartedplanting.

Andeveryweek,hemadehissecretjourneyintothewastelandandplantedtreesandgrass.Forfifteenyearshedidthisagainst 

theplaincommonsense.Slowlyrabbitsappeared.Later,astherewaslegalpressuretocleanuptheenvironment,thecompanyactuallyhiredPaultodowhathewasalreadydoing.

Nowtheplaceisfourteenthousandacresoftreesandgrassandbushes,andPaulhasreceivedalmosteveryenvironmentalawardUtahhas.Ittookhimuntilhishairturnedwhite,buthemanagedtokeepthatimpossiblevow（誓言）hemadetohimselfasachild.

21.WhenPaulwasaboy,_______.

A.hehaddecidednevertoleavehishometown

B.theeconomyofUtahdependedwhollyonthecoppersmelter

C.hehitayoungvisitorbecauseofhiscommentsonthewasteland

D.hestoppedthecoppersmelterpollutingthearea

22.Paulwenttocollegetostudythescienceofplants,because_______.

A.hewantedtofindoutthebestwaytosavetheareahimself

B.hewasinterestedinplantingtreessincehewasyoung

C.hewantedtogetmoreknowledgeablepeopletohelphim

D.hethoughthisknowledgewouldmakehisadvicemoreconvincing

23.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“theplaincommonsense”probablymean?

A.Itwasimpossiblefortreestogrowonthewasteland.

B.Hisnormalworkandlifewouldbegreatlyaffected.

C.Noonewouldliketojoinhimintheefforts.

D.Hehadtokeepeverythinghedidsecret.

24.ThecompanyhiredPaultoplanttreesandgrassbecause_______.

A.theyrealizedtheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection

B.whatPaulwasdoingmovedthem

C.Paulpersuadedthemtohelphim

D.theyhadlegalpressure

B

Musicdiedherelastspring,orrather,itwaskilledbymembersoftheschoolcommitteewhoignoredtheimportanceofmusicanddramaaspartofthehigh-schoolcurriculum（课程）.

Thecommitteedecidedthatteachingstudentshowtotakeastandardizedtestismoreimportantthanacurriculuminwhichstudentscanexploretheirinterestsintheartsaswellasacademics.Becausetheschoolsystemisrunningoutoffunding,itneedstomakesurethatstudentspassthetestorevenmoremoneywillbelost.Ifstudentsfailthestatestandardizedtest，itisnotthefaultofdramaandmusicclasses—theyarefailingbecausethe“academic”classesarenotsufficient（充足的）.

Itispainfultothinkofhowmanystudentswillbediscouragedfromsinging,acting,andplayinginstrumentsbecauseschoolprogramsarenolongeroffered.Manyfamiliescannotaffordprivatemusiclessons,andmanypotentialmusiciansandartistsmaynotfindtheircallingiftheyarenotexposedtoitinschool.Thefactthattheschoolcommitteethinkstheartsarenotworththeinvestmentwillcertainlymakesomestudentsbelievetheartsarenotworththeirtimeorsupportandthecyclewillcontinue.

Teachingforatestdoesnotshapestudentsintocomplete,well-roundedpeople.Itblocksthenaturalsensetocreateandexpressfeelingsthroughart—thereismoretolifethantheanalyticalthinkingthatmathandEnglishprovide.Whathappensafteratest?

Sure,astudentmightgraduate,buttheywillhavelimitedknowledge—certainlynotagoodpreparationfortherealworld.

25.Musicanddramaarenotincludedinthehighschoolcurriculummainlybecause________.

A.theschoolcommitteepaysnoattentiontothem

B.theschoolisafraidoflosingfinancialsupport

C.thestudentsarenotinterestedinbothofthem

D.thestatestandardizedtestismoreimportant

26.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thesufficiencyoftheclassesdeterminesstudents’performanceinthemasterytest.

B.Quiteafewstudentsarediscouragedfromlearningmusicandartintoday’sschoolsystem.

C.Studentscanbemusiciansandartistsonlyiftheycanaffordprivatemusiclessons.

D.Theschoolcommitteecompletelyinfluencesstudents’attitudetowardsthearts.

27.Wecanlearnthatmusicandartcan________.

A.motivatestudentsincreativityandexpression

B.makestudentsround-shapedpeopleinfuture

C.providestudentswithanalyticalthinking

D.preventstudentsgraduationfromhighschool

28.Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe________.

A.Whokilledmusicanddrama?

B.Cancurriculumgowithoutmusic?

C.Whyismusicsoimportant?

D.Howtopreparefortherealworld?

C

Formorethan40years,scientistshavesoughttolearnhowwellhumanbeingscanadapttolongperiodsinspace.TheInternationalSpaceStationcontinuestoprovidevaluableknowledgeaboutspaceflight.Butanearlierspacestation,Skylab,helpedmakethecurrentspaceprojectpossible.

CanadianastronautChrisHadfieldsangaboardtheInternationalSpaceStationonMay12,2013.Hismusicvideohasbecomeextremelypopular.TheastronautplayedhisownversionofDavidBowie’ssongSpaceOddity.Heperformedwhilefloatingweightlessly,withimagesofplanetearthandspaceappearinginthewindowbehindhim.

ChrisHadfieldrecentlyreturnedhomeafternearlyfivemonthsonthespacestation.Forhim,thelongflightproducedahitvideoonYouTubeandnomajorphysicalproblems.But40yearsago,scientistsdidnotknowhowhumanswouldreacttolong-termspaceflight.Tofindout,NASA,theAmericanspaceagency,launchedSkylabinMay,1973.Overnearlyayear,threeteamsofastronautsvisitedSkylabforstaysofbetween28to84days.Theylearnedhowpeoplereacttoextendedperiodsinspace.

GeraldCarrcommandedSkylab4.HespokeataNASAeventmarkingthe4