河北衡水中学高三第二次联合考试英语试题Word格式.docx

1、30 P. M. Sanders Theatre, Cambridge. $20, $30, and $37.Gal Costa World Music presents the Boston debut （首演）of Brazils tropicalismo superstar， backed by Dari Caymmi and his Quintet.8 P.M. Berklee Performance Centre, Boston. $30, $35, and $40.FRIDAYHarvest Ball Get out the black suit or fancy cocktail

2、 dress for a night of dancing to Mark Morris and the Catunes. The dance is a benefit for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.8 P.M. Back Bay Hilton, Boston.$ 40 in advance, $ 50 at door.Noche Flamenca Spains flamboyant flamenco dance company returns to Boston.8：00 P.M.$20. $30, and $40.SATURDAYBerlin P

3、hiharmonic Orchestra The Celebrity Series opens its season with an all-Beethoven program.8 P.M. Symphony Hall, Boston.$ 45 - $ 95.MUSEUMSGeometric Abstraction： Latin American Art 60 paintings, drawings, and sculptures， Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge.Sixth Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition DeCordova Mu

4、seum , Lincoln.A Studio of Her Own： Women Artists in Boston 1870-1940 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.Open every day except Monday.Admission free.1Where will you go if you want to dance?AGypsy Caravan. BNoche Flamenca.CHarvest Ball. DGal Costa.2What do Gypsy Caravan and Noche Flamenca have in common?ATh

5、e show time. BSpanish dance.CMusic styles. DThe ticket prices.3You dont have to pay if you .Ago to see Latin American paintingsBhear Berlin Phiharmonic OrchestraCwatch the performance by the Brazilian singerDlearn fine arts from the women artists in Boston Chess is one of the oldest board games in t

6、he world. A version of the game was first played in India in the sixth century. Throughout time, the game has been played by kings, knights, and generals who warned to prove their military skills and practice war strategies.Today，the game is played by millions of ordinary people as well. Most play f

7、or fun,but there are players who compete seriously and have gone on to gain the rank of grandmaster -the highest rank a player can achieve.In 1991, when Hungarian Judit Polgar achieve the rank of grandmaster, it caused quite an uproar （骚动）. First of all, Polgar is a female playing in a sport traditi

8、onally dominated by men. Also, Polgar was only 15 years old, making her the youngest in history at the time. In 1993, she defeated former world champion Boris Spassky in Budapest, Hungary. In 1998, she became the first woman in history to win the U. S, Open Chess Championship, which was held in Kail

9、ua-Kona，Hawaii.Like her two older sisters, Polgar was strictly trained to be a master chess player as a young girl. She was homeschooled in all her subjects and played chess several hours every day. At the age of five, she was beating her father at the game. At eight years old，she was competing inte

10、rnationally. At the age of nine，she competed in and won the New York Open Chess tournament，placing first among unranked players. The young Polgar was just getting started.Known for her fiercely competitive nature and ability to understand her opponents strategy early in a game, Polgar quickly won th

11、e respect of both fans and fellow chess players. Despite her achievements and clear talent, she often had trouble getting into top competitive situations because many of them didnt include women. Polgar wanted to compete with the best一to be a world champion and not just a female champion. For this r

12、eason, she absolutely refused to play in women-only competitions. Her refusal paved the way for the next generation of female chess players.4What is the purpose of Paragraph 1?ATo call on people to play chess. BTo introduce chess briefly.CTo explain how to play chess. DTo show the popularity of ches

13、s.5What made Polgar a master chess player at such an early age?AHer strict chess training. BHer international travel.CHer two older sisters help. DHer being homeschooled.6Why did Polgar have difficulty entering top competitions?AShe lacked enough confidence.BShe was too young to enter tournaments.CT

14、here were no tournaments in her country.DMany of them did not admit female players.7Which of the following can best describe Polgar?AProud but warm-hearted. BFierce but considerate.CSerious and cautious. DTalented and ambitious. Madagascar lies in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa. The i

15、sland is perhaps best known as the unique home of the lemur （狐猴）. But those lemurs live among some of the most rich and varied flora （植物群）in the world. And so threatened is that flora that British and Malagasy scientists were involved in a project to collect seeds from the island to be stored in a B

16、ritish seed bank. The project is being done by the Royal Botanic Garden in London. The botanist Steward Cable is head of the conservation center there and a frequent visitor of the island.I mean Madagascar is well known as one of the top biodiversity hot spots in the world. It has perhaps 13,000 pla

17、nt species. 90% of those are unique to the country, i.e. found nowhere else in the world. But also many species, many of those species are only found in small areas. And I would say that probably about 80% of the population are dependent on farming. And a lot of their farming is slash and burn，shift

18、ing cultivation （耕作）where farmers have to move to a new patch of forest every year. They cut it and they burn it and they can grow dry rice or cassava for a year or so or two years at most.And the nutrients are gone and they have to move to a new patch of forest .And for centuries that would not hav

19、e been a problem with the low population and with long periods of no farming but people returning after three or five years something like that ,then the forest became grassland. So we are losing many of those species in Madagascar, those unique species.8which of the following is the habitat of the

20、lemur?AMadagascar BBritainCAn Indian island. DThe coast9Why do scientists collect seeds from Madagascar?AThe lemur will die out without them.BThe flora on Madagascar is in great danger.CThe island will sink to the bottom of the ocean.DThe British seed bank wants to make money from them.10What is the

21、 result of the way people farm?AMany farmers have lost their homes. BThe population is becoming smaller.CSome rare species are gone. DThe crops are poor in nutrition.11How does the author sound?AHopeless. BEnthusiastic. COptimistic. DWorried. Scientists who study the Sun watch for sunspotsviolent st

22、orms that can affect communications，navigation systems and even electric power stations on the Earth.Sunspots are a product of huge electromagnetic storms on the Sun. Scientists on the Earth are able to observe sunspots eight minutes after they happen. That is how long it takes for the Suns light to

23、 reach us.The first electrically charged particles （颗粒）from a sunspot enter the Earths atmosphere about 20 to 30 minutes after the storm happens. These particles can harm human beings. So before they arrive, astronauts on the International Space Station move into special areas designed to protect th

24、em from their effects.About a day or two later, the biggest part of the storm arrives. It is called a coronal mass ejection. “That is billions of tons of solar material thats blown away from the Sun. Its traveling millions of kilometers an hour, but that is relatively slow.” says Alex Young, the Ass

25、ociate Director for Science at NASAs Heliophysics Science Division.Several civilian government agencies and the U.S. Air Force watch weather conditions in space 24 hours a day. NASA does so because it must protect its astronauts and the electronic devices on its spacecraft.Scientists are also trying

26、 to understand why the number of sunspots rises and falls at almost regular intervals every 11 years. In other words, scientists can almost predict the amount of solar activity. Sometimes the intensity （强度）is higher，sometimes lower，For example, the current solar cycle, as it is called, is much lower

27、 than the previous one.Several satellites watch the Sun and the environment between the Sun and tho Earth. Pictures and other information from the satellites tell scientists what is happening on and near the Sun.Alex Young says we have only been looking at the Sun with powerful instruments for about

28、 30 to 40 years. Thai is a very short time compared to llo four billion years that tho star has been shining.12Why do astronauts on International Space Station move into special area?ATo avoid being harmed. BTo charge the battery.CTo watch the Sun closely DTo protect devices on the spacecraft.13How

29、long does a solar cycle last?AAbout 8 minutes. BAbout 20 to 30 minutesCAbout 11 years. DAbout 30 to 40 minutes14What enables scientists to watch the Sun?AEnvironmental changes. BGood weather conditionsCAdvanced instruments. DGovernment agencies15What does the passage mainly talk about?AThe role of s

30、atellites. Bfindings about sunpotsCObservation of space. DCommunication on the earth.二、七选五 When youre on a journey to improve health and fitness，surely following the exercise and nutrition advice of a hot model is the way to go, right? Wrong! 16 The first step to longterm fitness success is to be ho

31、nest with yourself. 17Begin to become aware of the language you use. When you say you dont have enough time to exercise, check in with yourself to make sure youre being honest. Could you be using your time better? Do you really have absolutely no free time at all?Too tired to exercise?Unless youre a professional athlete its unlikely that your body is ever too t