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河北省衡水中学届高三下学期二调考试
河北省衡水中学2014届高三下学期二调考试
英语试题
第一卷(选择题共100分)
第一部分:
听力(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
第二部分:
阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40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。
A
TheGreatBarnAdventure
OnemorningwhenIwas11,Iexploredthetown’sabandonedroundgrainbarn(谷仓).Ifoundachainedslidingdoorthatwaswideenoughformetopassthrough.
Inside,therewasaheavysmellofdeadmiceinthedark.Aftermyeyesadjusted,Inoticedashaft(升降机井)thatroseallthewaytothetopofthebarn.Ononesidewasaone-manelevatorwithalongropeandroller.
Isteppedontotheplatformandgavetheropeadragandtheelevatorbeganslidinguptheshaft,butstoppedhalfway.Afterabriefpanicattack,Inoticedholesinthewallatregularintervals,formingaladder.Forreasonsknownonlytoan11-year-old,Idecideditwouldbebettertogoupthandown.So,withshakinghands,Ibeganclimbingthewall.
Afterwhatseemedlikeforever,Ireachedthetopoftheshaft.Istoodup,dustedmyselfoffandfoundabsolutelynothingofinterest.Itwasjustanemptyroomwithaladderleadinguptotheroof.Iclimbedallthewayuphereforthis?
ThenInoticedafireextinguisher(灭火器),whichI’dalwayswantedtoshootoff.Sothiswasthechanceofalifetime.Itriedit,and,muchtomysurprise,thethingworked!
Itshotoutathickcloudofpowderthatinstantlyfilledtheroom.Icouldn’tbreathe.Iwasgoingtochoketodeath,andthey’dprobablyneverevenfindmybody.
Luckily,Irememberedtheladdertotheroof.Iclimbedup,poppedthestrawroofandsawabrightbluesky.
Isuddenlyrealizedthedustandpowderpouringoutofthetopcoulddrawattention.Sowhenthedusthadsettled,Iclimbeddownandslippedoutofthechaineddoor.I’mnotsureifIwasmoreexcitedaboutbeingaliveoraboutnotbeingcaught,butIranallthewaybackhome.
21.Whentheauthorgotinsidethebarn,he_______.
A.noticedamanontheelevator
B.openedthechainedslidingdoor
C.sawmanydeadmiceinthedark
D.foundashaftleadingtothetop
22.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderoftheauthor’sadventure?
a.Theelevatorstoppedhalfway.
b.Heenteredtheroundgrainbarn.
c.Heclimbedtothetopoftheshaft.
d.Hefoundafireextinguisherandshotitoff.
A.b-a-c-dB.a-c-b-dC.c-a-d-bD.b-c-a-d
23.Aftergettingoutofthechaineddoor,theauthormightfeel_______.
A.inspiredB.relievedC.surprisedD.disappointed
24..Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthattheauthorwasprobablyaboyfullof_______.
A.passionsB.dreamsC.curiosityD.imagination
B
EveningWorkshops
Optionaleveningworkshopswillbeheldatsmallrestaurantsorothermeetingplacesneartheconferencehotel.Mealsandothercostsarenotincludedbutarealsooptional.Locationswillbeannouncedattheconferencesite.WorkshopsareverylooselyorganizedandmostrepresentdiscussionsthathavebeenheldatSocietyforEconomicBotany(SEB)meetingsoveraseriesofyears.
Workshop1:
StudentNetwork
Date
Wednesdayevening,Feb.5th
Chairs
HugodeBoerandArikaVirapongse
Sponsor
SocietyforEconomicBotany
Description
StudentmembersoftheSEBholdanetworkingmixereachyearinordertomeeteachotherandtobecomefamiliarwithavarietyofeducationalprogramsandfacultyadvisors(大学指导老师).Facultymemberswhoarepartoftrainingprogramsareencouragedtojointhemixertomeetandtalkwithstudents.
Workshop2:
BotanicalFilmMaking
Date
Wednesdayevening,Feb.5th
Chair
DavidStrauch
Sponsor
UniversityofHawaii
Description
Digitalfilmmakingisaparticularlyusefultooloflinkingculturalinformationtorecognizableplants.Thisworkshopisaimedtowardsincreasingthequalityofmaterialrecordedbygivingparticipantsgreatercontroloverthemedium.Wewillcovertechnicalaspects(e.g.camerasettings,audio),technicalaspects(framing,lighting,focus),andsomewaysofpresentingthematerial.Experiencedfilmmakersareencouragedtoattend,andparticipantsarewelcometobringtheirowncameraequipment.
Workshop3:
CollectionsforBotany
—CollectionsDevelopmentandManagement
Date
Fridayevening,Feb.7th
Chair
JanSalick
Sponsor
SocietyforEconomicBotany
Description
SEBisanetworkofresearcherswhohavebeendevelopingstandardsforthedevelopmentofcollectionsofartifacts,plantsamplesandrelatedmaterials.Participantsdiscusssuccesses,problems,andfundingsourcesforsolvingmanagementissues.
25.Oneofthepurposesofanetworkingmixerheldeachyearisto________.
A.providestudentswithgreatercontroloverthemedia
B.linkculturalinformationtorecognizableplants
C.helpthestudentstodealwithmostoftheenvironmentissues
D.helpthestudentstobefamiliarwitheducationalprograms
26.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheposter?
A.Eveningworkshopswillbeheldatsmallrestaurantswithmealsincluded.
B.ParticipantshavemorethanoneoptiononFeb.5ththananothernight.
C.WorkshopshavenothingtodowiththediscussionsheldatSEBmeetings.
D.Facultyadviserscanjointhemixerwithouttrainingexperience.
27.Youareacollegestudent,interestedinplantsandgoodattakingTVpictures.WhichoftheEveningWorkshopsismostsuitableforyou?
A.BotanicalFilmMaking.B.CollectionsforBotany.
C.StudentNetwork.D.SocietyforEconomicBotany.
C
TheextraordinaryEastgateBuildinginHarare,Zimbabwe’scapitalcity,issaidtobetheonlyoneintheworldtousethesamecoolingandheatingprinciplesasthetermitemound(白蚁堆).
ArchitectMickPearceusedpreciselythesamestrategywhendesigningtheEastgateBuilding,whichhasnoair-conditioningandalmostnoheating.Thebuilding—thecountry’slargestcommercialandshoppingcomplex—useslessthan10%oftheenergyofaconventionalbuildingofitssize.TheEastgate’sownerssaved$3.5millionona$36millionbuildingbecauseanair-conditioningequipmentdidn’thavetobeimported.
Thecomplexisactuallytwobuildingslinkedbybridgesacrossashady,glass-roofedatrium(天井)opentotheair.Fanssuckfreshairinfromtheatrium,blowitupstairsthroughhollowspacesunderthefloorsandfromthereintoeachofficethroughbaseboardvents(通风口).Asitrisesandwarms,itisdrawnoutviaceilingventsandfinallyexiststhroughforty-eightbrickchimneys.
Duringsummer’scoolnights,bigfansblowairthroughthebuildingseventimesanhourtocooltheemptyfloors.Byday,smallerfansblowtwochangesofairanhourthroughthebuilding,tocirculatetheairwhichhasbeenincontactwiththecoolfloors.Forwinterdays,therearesmallheatersinthevents.
ThisisallpossibleonlybecauseHarareis1600feetabovesealevel,hascloudlessskies,littledampnessandrapidtemperaturechanges—daysaswarmas31℃commonlydropto14℃atnight.“Youcouldn’tdothisinNewYork,withitshotsummersandcoldwinters,”Pearcesaid.
TheengineeringfirmofOveArup&Partnersmonitorsdailytemperatures.Itisfoundthatthetemperatureofthebuildinghasgenerallystayedbetween23℃and25℃,withtheexceptionoftheannualhotperiodjustbeforethesummerrainsinOctoberandthreedaysinNovember,whenadoorkeeperaccidentallyswitchedoffthefansatnight.Andtheairisfresh—farmoresothaninair-conditionedbuildings,whereupto30%oftheairisrecycled.
28.WhywasEastgatecheapertobebuiltthanaconventionalbuilding?
A.Itwasdesignedinasmallersize.
B.Noairconditionerswerefixedin.
C.Itsheatingsystemwaslessadvanced.
D.Itusedratherdifferentbuildingmaterials.
29.Whatdoes“it”refertoinParagraph3?
A.Freshairfromoutside.B.Heatinthebuilding.
C.Hollowspace.D.Baseboardvent.
30.WhywouldabuildinglikeEastgateNotworkefficientlyinNewYork?
A.NewYorkhaslessclearskiesasHarare.
B.Itsdampnessaffectsthecirculationofair.
C.NewYorkcoversalargerareathanHarare.
D.Itstemperaturechangesseasonallyratherthandaily.
31.ThedatainthelastparagraphsuggestsEastgate’stemperaturecontrolsystem_____.
A.allowsawiderangeoftemperatures
B.functionswellformostoftheyear
C.canrecycleupto30%oftheair
D.worksbetterinhotseasons
D
AccordingtotheresearchbyProf.JonatahnGershuny,whorunstheCentreforTimeResearchatOxford,mennowspendmorethanhalfanhouradaycooking,upfromjust12minutesadayin1961.
Prof.Gershunysaid,“Themaninthekitchenispartofamuchwidersocialtrend.Therehasbeen40yearsofsexualequality,butthereisanother40yearsprobablytocome.”
Women,whoagenerationagospentnearlytwohoursadaycooking,nowspendjustonehourandsevenminutes—agreatfall,buttheystillspendfarmoretimeinthekitchenthanmen.
Someexpertshavenamedthesemeninapronsas“Gastrosexuals(menusingcookingskillstoimpressfriends)”,whohavebeeninspiredtopickupakitchenknifebythesuccessofRamsay,OliveraswellasothermalecelebritychefssuchasHughFearnley-Whittingstall,MarcoPierreWhiteandKeithFloyd.
“Iwasmarriedin1974.Whenmyfathercametovisitmeafewweekslater,IwaswearinganapronwhenIopenedthedoor.Helaughed,”saidProf.Gershuny.“Thatwouldneverhappennow.”
Two-thirdsofadultssaythattheycometogethertoshareatleastthreetimesaweek,evenifitisnotnecessarilyaroundakitchenordiningroomtable.Prof.Gershunypointedoutthatthefamilymealwasnowrarelyeatenbyallofitsmembersaroundatable—withmany“familymeals”infacttakenonthesofainthesittingroom,andsharedbyfamilymembers.“Thefamilymealhaschangedalot,andfewofuseat—asIdidwhenIwasachild—atleasttwome