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河北省邯郸市届高三第一次模拟英语
河北省邯郸市
2014届高三第一次模拟考试
英语试题
本试卷分为第一卷和第二卷,答题时间120分钟,满分150分。
答题时,请将第一卷的答案填涂在答题卡上,第二卷的答案填写在答题纸指定位置。
交卷时,只交答题纸。
第I卷
注意事项:
1.答题前,考生在答题卡上务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将目己的姓名、准
考证号填写清楚,并贴好条形码。
请认真核准条形码上的准考证号、姓名和科目。
2.选出每小题答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑,如需改动,
用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号,在本试题卷上作答无效。
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.Whatisthewomangoingtodothisevening?
A.Gooutdancing.
B.TakecareofCatherine.
C.DancewithCatherineathome.
2.WhatwillthemanbuyforSarah?
A.Aplant.B.Chocolate.C.Abirthdaycard.
3.Howwillthespeakersgototherestaurant?
A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bytaxi.
4.WhydoesthemanlearnChinese?
A.Towriteapaper.
B.TovisitChinaoneday.
C.Tocommunicatewithafriend.
5.Whenwillthespeakersplaytennis?
A.OnApril16th.B.OnApril15th.C.OnApril6th.
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,各小题将给出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、7题。
6.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Motherandson.B.Wifeandhusband.C.Customerandshopassistant.
7.Howmanysteaksdoesthewomanwant?
A.Twelve.B.Four.C.Three.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.WhywillthewomangotoParis?
A.Tovisitafriend.
B.Todobusiness.
C.Togosightseeing.
9.Whenwillthespeakersmeet?
A.OnTuesday.B.OnWednesday.C.OnThursday.
10.HowwillthewomaninformSteve?
A.Byphone.B.Bye-mail.C.Byfax.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Whereisthecamera?
A.Inthewoman’sbag.
B.Intheman’shandluggage.
C.Inthewoman’shandluggage.
12.Whatisthewoman’sattitudetowardstheman’swords?
A.Nervous.B.Happy.C.Impatient.
13.Whatdidthewomanprobablyforget?
A.Thetickets.B.Thepassports.C.Thetraveller’scheques.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14.Whatarethespeakersdoing?
A.Lookingatsomepictures.
B.Takingatripabroad.
C.Makingatripplan.
15.Whereistheman’sfirststop?
A.InBali.B.InIndia.C.InThailand.
16.WhathappenedtothemaninFiji?
A.Amanhurthim.
B.Agirlaskedhimtomarryher.
C.Amanaskedhimtomarryhisdaughter.
17.Whatisthenationalityofthesalesgirl?
A.Swiss.B.Chilean.C.Argentinian.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.Whatisthespeaker?
A.Aradiohost.B.Aticketseller.C.Abandleader.
19.Howmuchmoneywillbedonatedtoachildren’shospitalperticket?
A.£19.B.£28.C.£38.
20.Howshouldpeoplepayforthetickets?
A.Incash.B.Bycreditcard.C.Bycheck.
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
Iusedtothinkofmyselfasafairlyopenperson,butmybookshelvestoldadifferentstory.ApartfromafewIndiannovelsandtheAustralianandSouthAfricanbook,myliteraturecollectionconsistedofBritishandAmericantitles.Worsestill,Ihardlyeverreadanythingintranslation.MyreadingwaslimitedtostoriesbyEnglish-speakingauthors.
So,atthestartof2012,IsetmyselfthechallengeoftryingtoreadabookfromeverycountryinayeartofindoutwhatIwasmissing.AsIwasunlikelytofindpublicationsfromnearly200nationsontheshelvesofmylocalbookshop,Idecidedtoasktheplanet’sreadersforhelp.IcreatedablogcalledAYearofReadingtheWorldandputoutanappealforsuggestionsoftitlesthatIcouldreadinEnglish.
Theresponsewasamazing.BeforeIknewit,peopleallovertheplanetweregettingintouchwithideasandoffersofhelp.Somepostedmebooksfromtheirhomecountries.Othersdidhoursofresearchonmybehalf.Inaddition,severalwriterssentmeunpublishedtranslationsoftheirnovels,givingmearareopportunitytoreadworksotherwiseunavailabletothe62%oftheBritishwhoonlyspeakEnglish.Evenso,selectingbookswasnoeasytask.Withtranslationsmakinguponlyaround4.5percentofliteraryworkspublishedintheUKandIreland,gettingEnglishversions(版本)ofstorieswasdifficult.
Buttheeffortwasworthit.IfoundIwasvisitingthementalspaceofthestorytellers.Thesestoriesnotonlyopenedmymindtothereallifeinotherplaces,butopenedmyhearttothewaypeopletheremightfeel.
Andthatinturnchangedmythinking.Throughreadingthestoriessharedwithmebybookishstrangersaroundtheglobe,IrealisedIwasnotalone,butpartofanetworkthatspreadallovertheplanet.
21.WhichofthefollowingmightbefoundontheblogAYearofReadingtheWorld?
A.ListsofEnglishversionbooks.B.ResearchonEnglishliterature.
C.UnfinishednovelsbyBritishwriters.D.CommentsonEnglishliterature.
22.Whywasithardfortheauthortoselecttherightbookstoread?
A.Theauthorhadabusyschedule.
B.Theauthorwasonlyinterestedinafewtopics.
C.TheauthorcouldonlyreadbookswritteninEnglish.
D.Mostbooksrecommendedarenotavailableinlocalbookshops.
23.Theauthorisprobablyfrom_________.
A.AmericaB.theUKC.AustraliaD.Canada
24.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor’sexperience?
A.fastandeffortlessB.challengingbutrewarding
C.hopelessbutbeneficialD.meaningfulbutfruitless
B
Myoldestchild,Emma,justreturnedtocampusafteralongholidaybreaktofinishupherlastperiodofcollege.Thesedays,friendsandfamilyhavebegunfloodingmewithonequestion:
Whatisshegoingtodoaftergraduation?
Thejobmarketis,afterall,awfullytough.Justthismonththe FederalReserve Bankpublishedastudy showingthat“recentgraduatesareincreasinglyworkinginlow-paid jobs orworkingpart-time.”Thebrightspot,accordingtothestudy,isforstudentswhomajored(主修)inSTEM—science,technology,engineeringandmathematics—areasinwhichrecentgraduates“havetendedtodorelativelywell”.
ButEmmaisastudentofthehumanities(人文)atasmallcollege.She’sanAmericanStudiesmajorwithafocusonthepoliticsandcultureoffood.Forquiteawhile,IthinkherfieldofstudyissofashionablerightnowthatI’mnottheleastbitworriedshewillfindagoodjob. YetthemoreI’vethoughtaboutit,themoreI’vedecidedtobehonest.“I’mnotsurewhatEmmaisgoingtodo,”Inowsay.“Butshe’sgottenagreateducationandhasreallyfoundherinterest.—andIknowthosethingswillserveherwelloverthecourseofherlife.”
Nowadays,moreandmore universitiesandcolleges arebeingmeasuredbythesalariesoftheirrecentgraduates.Inthisclimate,encouragingyourkidtostudythehumanities,seems,atbest,unwiseor,atworst,unconcernedwithearningaliving.Butacollegeisnotavocational(职业)school.AndpromotingSTEMsubjectsshouldnotbesociety’sonlyanswertohelpingthenextgenerationgrowinacompetitiveworld.
Fromthebeginning,weneverurgedEmmatopickacollegeoramajorwithaneyeonitsexpected returnonmoney,asmoreandmorefamiliesaredoing. ToEmma,whatreallymatterswillbesomethingthatwemaynotbeabletomeasureforquitealongtime:
Emma’scontributiontotheworldandhowhappysheisinit.
25.Theauthor’sfriendsandfamily_________.
A.areworriedaboutEmma’ssafety
B.havebeenworryingabouttheflood
C.areconcernedaboutEmma’sfuture
D.areworriedaboutthejobmarket
26.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?
A.Thenumberofthegraduatesisincreasing.
B.STEMgraduatescanbebetteremployees.
C.STEMgraduatesareinrelativelygreaterdemand.
D.Moreandmoregraduatesliketodoapart-timejob.
27.WhydidEmmachooseamajorinthehumanities?
A.Becausesheisinterestedinit.
B.Becausehermothertoldherto.
C.Becauseitisincreasinglypopular.
D.Becauseshewantsfurthereducation.
28.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmattersmostinchoosingamajoristhat_________.
A.itshouldbeamongtheSTEM
B.itshouldbefashionableandinteresting
C.itshouldallowagoodjobandahighsalary
D.itshouldbringachievementsandhappiness
C
Recentlyastudy,ledbyPedroHallaloftheFederalUniversity,suggeststhatnearlyathirdofadults,31%,arenotgettingenoughexercise.Thatratesofexercisehavedeclinedishardlyanewdiscovery.Sincethebeginningoftheindustrialrevolution,technologyandeconomicgrowthhavehelpedtocreateaworldinwhichtakingexerciseismoreandmoreanoptionratherthananecessity.ButonlyrecentlyhaveenoughgooddatabeencollectedfromenoughplacestocarryoutthesortofanalysisDrHallalandhiscolleagueshaveengagedin.
Therearecommonthemesindifferentplaces.Unsurprisingly,peopleinrichcountriesarelessactivethanthoseinpoorones,andoldpeoplearelessactivethanyoungones.Lessobviously,womentendtoexerciselessthanmen—34%areinactive,comparedwith28%ofmen.Butthereareexceptions.ThewomenofCroatia,Finland,IraqandLuxembourg,forexample,movemorethantheirmalecountrymen.
Maltawinstheraceformostslothfulcountry,with72%ofadultsgettingtoolittleexercise,andSwazilandandSaudiArabiaareinclosebehind,with69%.InBangladesh,just5%ofadultsfailtoexerciseenough.Surprisingly,sixAmericansintenareactiveenoughaccordingtoDrHallal’sstudy,comparedwithfewerthanfourintenBritish.
Thesehighratesofinactivityareworrying.Humanbeingsseemtohaveevolved(进化)tobenefitfromexercisewhiledeliberatelyavoidingitwhenevertheycan.Inastateofnatureitwouldbeimpossibletolivealifethatdidnotprovideenoughofit.Butthatisnolongerthecase.Actuallylackofenoughactivitythesedayshasnearlythesameeffectonlifespan(寿命)assmoking.
29.WemaylearnfromParagraph1that_________.
A.