届河北省定州中学高三下学期开学考试英语试题.docx

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届河北省定州中学高三下学期开学考试英语试题

2018届河北省定州中学高三下学期开学考试英语试题

一、听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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.WhatwillDorothydoontheweekend?

A.Gooutwithherfriend.B.Workonherpaper.C.Makesomeplans.

2.WhatwasthenormalpriceoftheT-shirt?

A.$15.B.$30.C.$50.

3.WhathasthewomandecidedtodoonSundayafternoon?

A.Toattendawedding.B.Tovisitanexhibition.C.Tomeetafriend.

4.WhendoesthebankcloseonSaturday?

A.At1:

00p.m.B.At3:

00p.m.C.At4:

00p.m.

5.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inastore.B.Inaclassroom.C.Atahotel.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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；听完后每小题将给出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.WhatdoweknowaboutNora?

A.Sheprefersaroomofherown.

B.Shelikestoworkwithothergirls.

C.Shelivesnearthecitycenter.

7.Whatisgoodabouttheflat?

A.Ithasalargesittingroom.B.Ithasgoodfurniture.C.Ithasabigkitchen.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WherehasBarbarabeen?

A.Milan.B.Florence.C.Rome.

9.WhathasBarbaragotinhersuitcase?

A.Shoes.B.Stones.C.Books.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whoismakingthetelephonecall?

A.ThomasBrothers.B.MikeLandon.C.JackCooper.

11.WhatrelationisthewomantoMr.Cooper?

A.Hiswife.B.Hisboss.C.Hissecretary.

12.Whatisthemessageabout?

A.Ameeting.B.AvisittoFrance.C.Thedateforatrip.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whocouldthemanspeakermostprobablybe?

A.Apersonwhosawtheaccident.

B.Thedriverofthelorry.

C.Apoliceofficer.

14.WhatwasMrs.Franksdoingwhentheaccidenttookplace?

A.WalkingalongChurchillAvenue.

B.Gettingreadytocrosstheroad.

C.Standingoutsideabank.

15.Whendidtheaccidenthappen?

A.Atabout8:

00a.m.B.Atabout9:

00a.m.C.Atabout10:

00a.m.

16.Howdidtheaccidenthappen?

A.Alorryhitacar.

B.Acarranintoalorry.

C.Abankclerkrushedintothestreet.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

A.Thehistoryoftheschool.B.Thecoursesfortheterm.C.Theplanfortheday.

18.Wherecanthevisitorslearnaboutthesubjectsfornewstudents?

A.Intheschoolhall.B.Inthesciencelabs.C.Intheclassrooms.

19.Whatcanstudentsdointhepracticalareas?

A.Takesciencecourses.B.Enjoyexcellentmeats.C.Attendworkshops.

20.Whenarethevisitorsexpectedtoaskquestions?

A.Duringthelunchhour.B.Afterthewelcomespeech.C.Beforethetourofthelabs.

二、阅读理解

Americansrecognizethatthereisapastonwhichthepresentrests.ButtheyhavenotdevelopedtheirsenseofthedepthoftimeasmuchasthishasbeendoneintheMiddleEastandSouthAsia.TheArablooksbacktwotosixthousandyearsforhisownorigins.Historyisusedasthebasisforalmostanymodemaction.ThechancesarethatanArabwon’startatalkoraspeechoranalyzeaproblemwithoutfirstdevelopingthehistoricalaspectsofhissubject.TheAmericanassumesthattimehasdepthsbutheseldomstressesitsimportanceofit.

TheAmericanneverquestionsthefactthattimeshouldbeplannedandfutureeventsshouldbefittedintoaschedule.Hethinksthatpeopleshouldlookforwardtothefutureandnottalktoomuchonthepast.Hisfutureisnotveryfaraheadofhim.Resultsmustbeobtainedintheforeseeablefuture—oneortwoyearsor,atthemost,fiveorten.Promisestomeetdeadlinesandappointmentsaretakenveryseriously.Thereisrealpunishmentforbeinglateandfornotkeepingcommitmentsintime.TheAmericanthinksitisnaturaltocalculatethevalueoftime.Tofailtodosoisunthinkable.TheAmericancalculateshowmuchtimeisrequiredtodoeverything.“I’llbethereintenminutes.”“Itwilltakesixmonthstofinishthatjob.”“IwasintheArmyforfourandahalfyears.”

TheAmericans,likesomanyotherpeople,alsousetimeasalinkthatchainseventstogether.Ifoneeventoccursontheheelsofanother,wewillcertainlytrytofindacausalrelationshipbetweenthem.IfAisseenaroundtheareaofB'smurdershortlyafterthecrimehasbeencommittedweautomaticallyformaconnectionbetweenAandB.However,eventswhichareseparatedbytoomuchtimearedifficultforustoconnectinourminds.Thismakesitalmostimpossibleforusasanationtoengage（从事）inlong-rangeplanning.

21．HowdoAmericansseepasttimeaccordingtothefirstparagraph?

A.It’svalueless.B.It’slimited.

C.Itreflectstoday.D.Ithelpsstartatalk.

22．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“todoso”inparagraph2referto?

A.Tocalculatethevalueofthepast.

B.Toplanascheduleforfutureevents.

C.Tofigureouttheimportanceoftime.

D.Tomeetdeadlinesandappointments.

23．WhenwillAmericanschaintwoeventstogether?

A.Whencommonevidenceisfound.

B.Whenthetwoeventshappenonebyone.

C.WhenAisfoundnearthesceneofB’scrime.

D.Whenoneeventhappenslongafteranother.

24．WhatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellAmericanstodo?

A.Seetimefurther.B.Makealong-rangeplan.

C.Rememberthepasttime.D.Keeptheircommitments.

Curiosityistheengineofintellectualachievement—it’swhatdrivesustokeeplearning,keeptryingandkeeppushingforward.Buthowdoesonestimulate（激发）curiosityinoneselforothers?

"Curiosityarises,"Loewenstein,aprofessorofpsychology,wrote,"whenattentionbecomesfocusedonagap（缺口）inone’sknowledge.Suchinformationgapsproducethefeelingofdeprivation（剥夺）labeledcuriosity.Thecuriousindividualismotivatedtoobtainthemissinginformationtoreducethefeelingofdeprivation."Loewenstein’stheoryhelpsexplainwhycuriosityissuchagreatmotivator:

it’snotonlyamentalstatebutalsoanemotion,apowerfulfeelingthatdrivesusforward.

AscientistcalledDanielWillinghamnotesthatteachersareoftensoeagertogettotheanswerthattheydonotdevoteenoughtunetodevelopingthequestion.Beingtoldananswerstopscuriositybeforeitcanevengetgoing.Insteadofstartingwiththeanswer,beginbyaskingthestudentsaquestionthatintereststhem—onethatopensaninformationgap.

GeorgeLoewensteinnotedthatcuriosityrequiressomebasicknowledge.We’renotcuriousaboutsomethingweknowabsolutelynothingabout.Butassoonasweknowevenalittlebit,ourcuriosityisexcitedandwewanttolearnmore.Infact,researchshowsthatcuriosityincreaseswithknowledge:

themoreweknow,themorewewanttoknow.

Languageteachersusuallyuseasimilarideainexercisesthatopenaninformationgapandthenrequirelearnerstocommunicatewitheachotherinordertofillit.Forexample,onestudentmightbegivensomepicturesshowingthebeginningofthestory,whilethestudent’spartnerisgivensomepicturesshowinghowthatsamestoryends.Onlybyspeakingwitheachothercanthestudentsfillineachother’sinformationgaps.

25．Whenonenoticesagapinhisorherknowledge,thecuriousperson_______.

A.desirestofillit

B.tendstogiveitup

C.maybeunwillingtoadmitit

D.willignoreitandmoveforward

26．WhichofthefollowingisDanielWillingham’sopinion?

A.Answersaremoreimportantthanquestions.

B.Teachersknowhowtostimulatestudents’curiosity.

C.Interestingquestionscanhelpstimulatestudents’curiosity.

D.Teachersshouldallowstudentstoaskmorequestionsinclass.

27．WhatdoweknowaboutcuriosityinParagraph4?

A.Itisofimportance.

B.Itneedsmoreknowledge.

C.Itisexcitedwhenwelearnmore.

D.Itincreaseswithgrowingknowledge.

28．Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheImportanceofCuriosity

B.HowtoStimulateCuriosity

C.CuriosityandLanguageLearning

D.HowtoTeachForeignLanguages

Despitethegeneralruleforquietdemandedbylibraries,they’vebeenthesubjectofsomefairlysignificantnoise_______Children’sLaureate（儿童桂冠作家）,ChrisRiddell,alongwitheightformerChildren’sLaureates,haswrittenanopenlettertoJustineGreening,theBritishSecretaryofStateforEducation,demandinganinvestigationintoschoollibraryserviceclosures（关闭）.

Whyshouldparentsorpupilsbeconcernedwhetherornotschoollibrariesclose?

Aretheysurelyjustmausoleums（陵墓）tothepaper-boundpast?

Oraretheyroomsthatareoflittleusetotoday’sInternet-connectedstudentpopulation,whohaveaccesstoaworldofbooksandinformationthroughtheirdigitaldevices?

Quitesimply,schoollibraries,aswellastheirlibrarians,arecriticaltoourchildren’sfuture.

Researchhasprovedthistobethecase.Thelevelofdevelopmentofaschoollibraryisahighlyaccuratepredictorofacademicsuccess,whichmeansthatparentsshouldperhapsgosofarastocomparethelibrariesoftheschoolstheyareconsidering,ratherthanlookatleaguetables,whenseekingtherightschoolsfortheirchildren.ChrisRiddellandhisfellowformerLaureatesareabsolutelyrighttoemphasizetheimportanceoflibrariansinintroducingchildrentolife-changingbooksandturningthemintolifelongreaders.Readingisaskillthatneedstobedeveloped.

Librariansplaythecrucialroleofintroducingpupilstodifferentgenresorauthors,aswellasencouragingchildrenofvaryingabilitiestoread—fromthereluctantreaderstothosewithhigherthanaveragereadingages.

However,iflibrariesweretohavea"jobdescription",cultivatingaloveofreadingandpromotingliteracy（误写能力）isjustoneoftheiressentialroles.Theotherroleis,tobeattheverycentreoflearning,aresource,forstudentstouseinacquiringknowledge.Ultimately,asstudentsgetoldertheyneedtobecomeincreasinglyexperiencedreadersfori