河北省定州中学届高三上学期期末考试英语试题+Word版含答案.docx

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河北省定州中学届高三上学期期末考试英语试题+Word版含答案

河北定州中学2017—2018学年度第一学期期末考试

高三年级英语试卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的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.Whatdoesthemanimply?

A.Hedoesn’tcare.

B.Heisverysatisfied.

C.Heisalittledisappointed.

2.Howdidthewomanfeeljustnow?

A.Excited.B.Bored.C.Scared.

3.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogotonight?

A.Tothesupermarket.B.Tothetheater.C.Toarestaurant.

4.Whatisthewomanworriedabout?

A.Missingherflight.

B.Havingatrafficaccident.

C.Beinglateforthefootballgame.

5.Whydoesthemanwantanothercreditcard?

A.Topayforacar.

B.Tobuymorethingsheneeds.

C.Togetahighercreditscore.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或对白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的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。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whatarethespeakersprobably?

A.Journalists.B.Doctors.C.Teachers.

7.Whatarethespeakersprobablygoingtodothere?

A.Haveanewsmakingevent.

B.Buysomeequipment.

C.Gosightseeing.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whenistheman’sflightleaving?

A.NextFriday.B.NextSaturday.C.NextSunday.

9.Howmuchwillthemanhavetopayforalltickets?

A.$580.B.$1,160.C.$1,740.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whenshouldstudentsmeetforthefieldtrip?

A.At7:

00am.B.At7:

15am.C.At8:

00am.

11.Howwilltheboyprobablygettoschooltoday?

A.Takethebus.B.Takehismom'scar.C.TakeMrs.Anderson'scar.

12.WhatistherelationshipbetweenthewomanandMrs.Anderson?

A.Colleagues.B.Neighbors.C.Bestfriends.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Howdoesthewomanusuallygotowork?

A.Bybike.B.Bysubway.C.Bycar.

14.Whatwillhappenifthemanislateforwork?

A.Hisbosswillyellathim.

B.Hewillworkovertime.

C.Hewillbefined.

15.Whydoesthewomanlikelivinginthecity?

A.Itmakesiteasiertoworkfromhome

B.Therearemanyinterestingthingstodo.

C.Herkidswillgetintogoodschools.

16.Whatdothespeakershaveincommon?

A.Theybothhavechildren.

B.Theybothlikedriving.

C.Theyarebothmarried.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Wheredoesthetalktakeplace?

A.InEngland.B.InAustralia.C.IntheUnitedStates.

18.WhenwasTheUnlikelyPilgrimageofHaroldFrypublished?

A.In2014.B.In2012.C.In2007.

19.WhatawardhasRachelJoycewon?

A.TheCommonwealthBookPrize.

B.TheManBookerPrize.

C.TheTinniswoodAward.

20.WhatdidRachelJoyceusetoworkas?

A.Anactress.B.ATVhost.C.Awriter.

二、阅读理解

WatchingtheNorthernLights（北极光）shiningonthesky’snaturalcanvasmaybeonyourlistalready,butbepreparedtoupthemoney.

Adeveloperiscreatingafloating,snowflaked-shaped（雪花形状的）glasshotelfromwhichguestscanstareinfearattheNorthernLightsfromtheirbeds.TheprojectiscalledKrystall.Eighty–sixluxuryroomswillbecoveredwithinaglassstructurealongsideconferenceroomsandaspa,allofwhichisonlyaccessiblebyboat.

ThestationeryhotelwillbebuiltnearinnorthernNorwayreportedlybetweenbays.Itwillbeconstructed,inpieces,indrydocks（码头）,beforebeingfittogetheronlocation.

Explainingthephysicsanddesignofthehotel,KoenOlthuis,DutcharchitectandfounderofWaterstudio,aspecialistinfloatingstructures,said:

“Thefloatingbaseisverybigandbecauseofthatalsoverystable.Youwillnotnoticeanymovement.Differenttoanyvesselthishotelisafloatingbuildingandwillnotmove.Theshapeprovidesmostofthestabilitybutcables（缆绳）areusedtotakeawayanyspeed.”

“Samelookandfeelasalandbasedhotelbutthenonthemostbeautifulspotonthewater.Thehotelisnotconnectedtolandsoallthethingswillbeprovidedbyboats.”

AccordingtoMrOlthuis,whowouldn’ttelltheactualcostoftheproject,thebudgetis15percentmorethanitwouldhavebeenifitwerebuiltonland.Hesaidthatanimportanttingtothehotel’sconstructionwasforitscreationtobe“scarless”ontheperfectenvironmentsurroundingit.

“Wecallitascarlessdevelopment.Ifyoutakeitawayafterahundredyearsorsoitwillnotleaveanyphysicalfootprint.ThatistheonlywaytobringdevelopmentstosuchavaluableandbeautifulmarineenvironmentinNorway.”

Itishopedthatthehotelwillbe“self-supportingandsustainable”usingtopoftherangetechnology,hekpingtosupportthe“growingeco-tourismmarket.”

“DutchDocklandshaslearnedtolivewiththewaterinsteadoffightingit,”thefirmstates.“FloatinghousesarecommonintheNetherlandsbutwetookthattechnologyabroadandscaleitupinsize.”

21．Accordingtothetext,Krystallisstablebecause________.

A.itislinkedtothelandwithcables.B.itisfixedtogetheronlocation.

C.itisbuiltintheformofsnowflakes.D.ithasthesamelookasanyvessel.

22．WhilebuildingKrystall,waterstudioconcernsmostabout________.

A.howtokeepitexistingforahundredyears.

B.howtocausenodamagetoeachpiece.

C.howtobuilditwithalotlessmoney.

D.howtomakeitenvironmentallyfriendly.

23．WhatMrOlthuissaidinthelastparagraphimpliesthat________.

A.TheDutchdevelopedasenseofadaptingtonature.

B.eco-tourismisagrowingmarketintheNetherlands.

C.itneedstechnologytobuildfloatinghouses.

D.itiscommontoseehousefloatingonwater.

24．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Buildafloatinghousetolivein.

B.ViewtheNorthernLightsinafloatinghotel.

C.LivewithwaterinaglasshotelinNorway.

D.UsetheNorthernLightsinaglasshotel.

Aresomepeoplebornclever,andothersbornstupid?

Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperience?

Strangelyenough,theanswertothesequestionsisyes.Tosomedegreeourintelligenceisgiventousatbirth,andnoamountofeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithlowintelligence.Ontheotherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofperson’sintelligencearefixedatbirth,whetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisvies,nowheldbymostexperts,canbesupportedinanumberofways.

Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomedegreesomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeople,theclosertheyarelikelytobeintelligent.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfrompopulation,itislikelythattheirdegreeofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.If,ontheotherhand,wetaketwoidenticaltwins,theywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsisters,parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimilarintelligence,andthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendone,forexample,toauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedeveloping,andthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachother,butwhoarenotrelatedatallarelikelytohavesimilardegreeofintelligence.

25．Thewriterisinfavoroftheviewthatman’sintelligenceisgiventohim.

A.atbirthB.througheducation

C.bothatbirthandthrougheducationD.throughenvironmentofone’sfamily

26．Ifachildisbornwithhighintelligence,hecan.

A.surelybecomeagenius

B.stillbecomeafoolifheisn’tgivengoodeducation

C.reachhisintelligencelimitsthroughhisownefforts

D.probablyreachhisintelligencelimitsinrichsurroundings

27．Theexampleofthetwinsgoingtoauniversityandtoafactoryseparatelyshows.

A.theimportanceoftheirintelligenceB.theroleofenvironmentonintelligence

C.theimportanceoftheirpositionsD.thepartthatbirthplays

28．Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe.

A.OnIntelligenceB.OnGenius

C.DependenceonEnvironmentD.EffectofEducationonIntelligence

Weallknowwhatabrainis.Adoctorwilltellyouthatthebrainistheorganofthebodyinthehead.Itcontrolsourbody’sfunctions,movements,emotionsandthoughts.Butabraincanmeansomuchmore.

Abraincanalsosimplybeasmartperson.Ifapersoniscalledbrainy,heissmartandintelligent.Ifafamilyhasmanychildrenbutoneofthemissupersmart,youcouldsay,“He’sthebrainsinthefamily.”Andifyouarethebrainsbehindsomething,youareresponsiblefordevelopingororganizingsomething.Forexample,BillGatesisthebrainsbehindMicrosoft.

Braintrustisagroupofexpertswhogiveadvice.Wordexpertssaythephrase“braintrust”becamepopularwhenFranklinD.Rooseveltfirstranforpresidentin1932.Severalprofessorsgavehimadviceonsocialandpoliticalissues（问题）facingtheU.S.Theseprofessorswerecalledhis“braintrust”.

Thesewaysweusetheword“brain”allmakesense.Butotherwaysweusethewordarenotsoeasytounderstand.Forexample,tounderstandthenextbrainexpression,youfirstneedtoknowtheword“drain”.Asaverb,todrainmeanstoremovesomethingbylettingitflewaway.Soabraindrainmaysoundlikeadiseasewherethebrainflowsouttheears.But,braindrainiswhenacountry’smosteducatedpeopleleavetheircountriestoliveinanother.Thebrainsare,sortof,drainingoutofthecountry.

However,ifpeopleareresponsibleforagreatidea,youcouldsaytheybrainstormedit.Here,brainstormisnotanactofweather.Itisaprocessofthinking