河北省定州中学届高三承智班下学期期中考试英语试题含答案.docx

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河北省定州中学届高三承智班下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

河北定州中学2017—2018学年度第二学期期中考试

高三年级英语试卷

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。

每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标出试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatwillthemandofirst?

A.Sendthewomantotheairport.

B.Pickuphisdaughter.

C.Buyabirthdaygift.

2.Wherearethespeakersprobably?

A.Athome.B.Inasupermarket.C.Inarestaurant.

3.WhatdidtheadvisorthinkofMary’sreport?

A.Itwasacceptable.

B.Itshouldbeimproved.

C.Itwentbeyondhisexpectations.

4.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hedoesn’tknowDr.Jefferyverywell.

B.HethoughtDr.Jefferywouldgettheposition.

C.He’snotsureDr.Jefferywillbeagoodchairperson.

5.Howdoesthewomanwanttodealwiththejeans?

A.Changethemforasmallersize.

B.Havethemshortened.

C.Returnthem.

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。

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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.Howdoesthewomanfeel?

A.Tired.B.Excited.C.Angry.

7.Whatdidthewomanjustdo?

A.Shewentshopping.

B.Shecameacrossafight.

C.Shewatchednewsaboutatornado.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Arestaurant.B.Ajoboffer.C.Aninterview.

9.What’stheman’snationality?

A.English.B.Italian.C.American.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10.Whatdoesthemansayabout“TheSambodromoParade”?

A.Everyonecanjoininitanytime.

B.Theticketpricesareratherhigh.

C.Sambaloversarecrazyaboutit.

11.Whichactivityattractsmanyfamouspeople?

A.TheSambodromoParade.

B.Thenormalstreetparades.

C.MasqueradeBalls.

12.Howlongdoesthecarnivallast?

A.Oneweek.B.Fivedays.C.Threedays.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13.Whydoesthemangetupsoearly?

A.Tofinishapaper.B.Toattendaclass.C.Todosomeexercise.

14.Wheredoesthemanprobablystay?

A.Inadormitory.B.Inahostfamily.C.Inhisownhome.

15.Whatdoesthemanmajorin?

A.Sociology.B.Computer.C.English.

16.Wherewillthewomangothisafternoon?

A.Thehospital.B.Themountains.C.Theoffice.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.WhatpercentageofstudentsareabsenteachdayinsomelargeAmericancityschools?

A.10%~20%.B.20%~40%.C.40%~60%.

18.Whichreasonforstudents’absencesisdiscussedingreatdetail?

A.Punishmentbyteachers.B.Theirskippingclasses.C.Illness.

19.WhowillbenefitfromtheschemebeingtriedinFlorida?

A.Theboardofeducation.

B.Principalsofcityschools.

C.Studentswithgoodattendancerecords.

20.WhatmeausrehasbeentakeninSanFranciscotoprotectschoolproperty?

A.Punishingstudentswhodamageschoolproperty.

B.Rewardingschoolsthathavedecreasedthedestruction.

C.Cuttingdownthebudgetforrepairsandreplacements.

二、阅读理解

ManyAmericansthinkofdriverlesscarsasafuturistictechnologythatwillrevolutionizetravelincitiesandalongstatehighways.ButrecentexperimentsareprovingthatautonomousvehiclesalsohavethepotentialtoimprovethequalityoflifeformillionsofAmericansunderservedbytraditionalmodesoftransportation,suchastheelderlyanddisabled,solongaslawmakersmakesmartpoliciesthatpavethewayforinnovation.

AretirementcommunityinSanJose,Calif.,whichhasbeentransformedbyasmallfleetofdriverlesstaxis,showsthepotentialofself-drivingcarstotransformpeople’slives.Builtbyatechstart-upcalledVoyage,themodifiedFordFusionsarecurrentlylimitedtoatwo-mileroad,butresidentsarealreadyhavingthebenefitsoftheseautonomousvehicles,whichallowthemtoparticipateinsocialactivitiestheywouldotherwisebeunabletoenjoysimplybecausetheycouldnotgettothem.

Whenthetrialrunfinallyexpandsto15milesofroad,theseresidents—whoseaverageageis76—willalsohaveaconvenientandreliablenewwaytoappointments.Asthesecarscontinuetoserveresidentsthere,itiseasytounderstandwhyCaliforniaismovingtosimplifyregulationsfortheindustry.

InMichigan,forward-thinkingpolicieshavethepotentialtounlockotherhiddenbenefitsofautonomousvehicles,especiallyforthosewithphysicaldisabilities.TheMichiganDisabilityRightsCoalitionhasstronglyadvocatedforthedevelopmentofthistechnology,sayingthatitcouldgivepeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateropportunitiesintheworkforceandenablethemtoleadmorefulfilling,independentlives.

Manyrecognizethatautonomousvehicleswillbethefutureoftransportation,butitistoooftenoverlookedthatthisfuturecannotarrivefastenoughformillionsofAmericanswhoareforcedtodependonothersforday-to-daytravel.ThepolicymakersshouldfollowtheleadofplaceslikeCaliforniaandMichigan,andpassrulesandregulationstounlockthesehiddenbenefitsofdriverlesscars.

21．What’stheattitudeofmostAmericanpeopletothefutureofautonomousvehicles?

A.uncertain

B.doubtful

C.indifferent

D.optimistic

22．WhatisthemodifiedFordFusion?

A.Thecollectionofsocialactivities.

B.Thenameofaretirementcommunity.

C.Akindofautonomousvehicle.

D.Atwo-mileroadforself-drivingcars.

23．Examplesaregiveninthethirdandforthparagraphstoprove

A.whatarepreventingthedevelopmentofthetechnology

B.whydriverlesscarsarerestrictedinmanystatesinAmerica

C.howdriverlesstechnologybenefitstheagedanddisabled

D.whendriverlesscarscanenterpeople’slifeeventually

24．Whatdoestheauthorattempttoinformusinthelastparagraph?

A.Theconceptofautonomousvehicleshasbeenwidelyrecognized.

B.Theweakgroupsareoftenoverlookeddespitetechnologyadvances.

C.Thebenefitsofdriverlesscarshavebeenfullyunlocked.

D.Regulationsshouldgohandinhandwithdriverlesstechnology.

Someofthebestresearchondailyexperienceisrootedinratesofpositiveandnegativeinteractions,whichhasprovedthatbeingblindlypositiveornegativecancauseotherstobefrustratedorannoyedortosimplytuneout.

Overthelasttwodecades,scientistshavemaderemarkablepredictionssimplybywatchingpeopleinteractwithoneanotherandthenscoringtheconversationsbasedontherateofpositiveandnegativeinteractions.Researchershaveusedthefindingstopredicteverythingfromthelikelihoodthatacouplewilldivorcetothechancesofaworkteamwithhighcustomersatisfactionandproductivitylevels.

Morerecentresearchhelpsexplainwhythesebriefexchangesmattersomuch.Whenyouexperiencenegativeemotionsasaresultofcriticismorrejection,forexample,yourbodyproduceshigherlevelsofthestresshormone,whichshutsdownmuchofyourthinkingandactivates（激活）conflictanddefensemechanisms（机制）.Youassumethatsituationsareworsethantheyactuallyare.

Whenyouexperienceapositiveinteraction,itactivatesaverydifferentresponse.Positiveexchangesincreaseyourbody’sproductionofoxytocin,afeel-goodthatincreasesyourabilitytocommunicatewith,cooperatewithandtrustothers.Buttheeffectsofapositiveoccurrencearelessdramaticandlastingthantheyareforanegativeone.

Weneedatleastthreetofivepositiveinteractionstooutweigheveryonenegativeexchange.Badmomentssimplyoutweighgoodones.Whetheryou’rehavingaconversation,keepthissimpleshortcutinmind:

Atleast80percentofyourconversationsshouldbefocusedonwhat’sgoingright.

Workplaces,forexample,oftenseethis.Duringperformancereviews,managersroutinelyspend80percentoftheirtimeonweaknessesand“areasforimprovement”.Theyspendroughly20percentofthetimeonstrengthsandpositiveaspects.Anytimeyouhavediscussionswithapersonorgroup,spendthevastmajorityofthetimetalkingaboutwhatisworking,andusetheremainingtimetoaddressweaknesses.

25．Theunderlinedphrase“tuneout”inParagraph1probablymeans.

A.stoplisteningB.changeone’smind

C.singaloudD.becrazy

26．Whatwillhappenifyouexperiencenegativeemotions?

A.Thesituationsaresuretobecomeworse.

B.Muchofyourthinkingwillbeprevented.

C.Youwillfeelanurgetoimproveandbecomebetter.

D.You’llbemotivatedtoresolveconflictswithpeople.

27．FromParagraph4,wecanlearnthat.

A.weneedapositivefeelingtobeatonenegativefeeling

B.positiveinteractionshavegreatereffectsthannegativeones

C.ourconversationshouldcenteronwhatneedsimprovement

D.theeffectofnegativefeelingslastslongerthanthatofpositiveones

28．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HarmfulNegatives

B.MorePositiveInteractions

C.HowtoBeaProductiveManager

D.LessTimeonStrengthsandPositiveAspects

Exposinglivingtissuetosubfreezingtemperaturesforlongcancausepermanentdamage.Microscopicicecrystals（结晶体）cutcellsandseizemoisture（潮气）,makingdonororgansunsuitablefortransplantation.Thus,organscanbemadecoldforonlyafewhoursaheadofaprocedure.Butasetoflastingnewantifreezecompounds（化合物）—similartothosefoundinparticularlyhardy（耐寒的）animals—couldlengthenorgans’shelflife.

ScientistsattheUniversityofWarwickinEnglandwereinspiredbyproteinsinsomespeciesofArcticfish,woodfrogsandotherorganismsthatpreventbloodfromfreezing,allowingthemtoflourishinextremecold.Previousresearchhadshownthesenaturalantifreezemolecules（分子）couldpreserveratheartsat-1.3degreesCelsiusforupto24hours.Buttheseproteinsareexpensivetoextract（提取）andhighlypoisonoustosomespecies.“Foralongtimeeveryoneassumedyouhadtomakesynthetic（人造的）alternativesthatlookedexactlylikeantifreezeproteins