河北省保定市届高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语试题含答案Word下载.docx

1、每段对话仅读一遍。l. Who did the woman want to call?A. James.B. Sophia.C. John Brown.2. What is the man probably going to do?A. Scold his staff and cut their bonus.B. Tell his staff to work to a deadline.C. Encourage his staff never to give up.3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A space travel.B

2、. A beautiful dream. C. A wonderful film.4. What does the man mean?A. He didnt clean the room since his mother left. B. He forgot when his mother last came overC. He hoped to see his mother quite soon.5. Where is Susan most probably?A. In her office.B. In the meeting room.C. In the reference room.第二

3、节 （共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置。听每段对话前，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。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What does the man think of the news?A. Its boring.B. Its informative.C. Its entertaining.7. What will the man probably do next?A. Change the channel.B. Turn off

4、 the TV.C. Go out and have a walk.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the woman heading for?A. A game for ski lovers.B. A meeting for the ski club.C. A lecture on skiing techniques.9. What does the man decide to do?A. Listen to the lecture.B. Play the game with the woman.C. Come along with the woman to the cl

5、ub.听第8段材料，回答第10 至12题。10. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Interviewer and interviewee. C. Boss and secretary.1l. What advantages does the woman have?A. She has a masters degree in marketing. B. She is good at computer programming.C. She speaks German and En

6、glish well.12. What will the woman do next Wednesday?A. Give the man a call. B. Send the man her resume.C. Have an interview with the man.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What will the speakers do first?A. Drive around.B. Make a reservation. C. Go shopping.14. Whats the womans its expectation of the hotel?A. It

7、s close to the shopping center.B. Its surrounded by parks. C. It doesnt cost much.15. What do we know about the Royal Factory?A. Its on Gother Street. B. It produces good silk.C. It owns the Central garden.16. Why do the speakers come to the city?A. To take a vacation.B. To go on business.C. To meet

8、 the royal family.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When was the kite known in China?A. 15 centuries ago. B. 20 centuries ago.C. 25 centuries ago.18. What did the ancient Chinese use the kite to do?A. Measure the speed of wind.B. Give warnings of danger.C. Carry ropes across rivers.19. Why did Franklin fly a ki

9、te in the storm?A. To find the strength of silk for kites.B. To draw lightning from the clouds.C. To protect houses against lightning.20. What invention did Franklins idea enlighten?A. The invention of the lightening rod.B. The invention of the kite sport.C. The invention of wind power.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节

10、，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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAttention from strangers is nothing new to me. Questions about my height is the center of almost every public interaction. My friends say my height is just a physical quality and not a personality aspect. However, when I reflect on my l

11、ife, I realize that my height has shaped my character in many ways and has helped to make me who I am.I learned how to be kind. When I was younger, some parents in my neighborhood regarded me kind of dangerous because I was so much larger than other children my age. I had to be extra welcoming and g

12、entle simply to play with other children. Of course, now my coaches wish I werent quite so kind on the basketball court.I learned the quality of not being too proud about myself. At 7 feet tall, everyone expects me to be an amazing basketball player. They come expecting to see Dirk Nowitzki, and ins

13、tead they might see a performance more like Will Ferrell （successfully starred a professional basketball player）. I have learned to be modest and to work even harder than my fellows to meet their （and my） expectations,I developed a sense of lightheartedness. When people playfully make fun of my heig

14、ht, I laugh at myself too. On my first day of high school, a girl dropped her books in a busy hallway. I got down to her level and gathered some of her notebooks. As we both stood up, her eyes widened as I kept rising over her. Astonished, she dropped her books again. Embarrassed, we both laughed an

15、d picked up the books a second time.All of these lessons have defined me. Looking back, I realize that through years Of such experiences, I have become a confident, expressive person. Being a 7-footer is both a blessing and a curse, but in the end, accepting who you are is the first Step to happines

16、s.21. Why does the author often draw attention from strangers?A. He is interested in public interaction.B. He has a unique personality.C. He is physically strong.D. He is extremely tall.22. When he was young, the author intended to be more friendly just to .A. gain extra favor B. play with other chi

17、ldrenC. prove his kindness D. please his coach23. It can be inferred from Para. 3 that .A. Dirk Nowitzki was an awful basketball playerB. the author seldom disappointed his basketball fansC. the author expected to make something better of himselfD. Will Ferrell was better at playing basketball Dirk

18、Nowitzki24. What does the text mainly talk about?A. The height has shaped the authors personality and life. B. The height has brought the author a lot of trouble. C. Some funny experiences the author ever had. D. Being tall benefits the author in many ways.BWhenever we talk about holidays, my mother

19、 teases my sister and me about how we “make out like robbers.” She is referring to the fact that we are half Jewish and half Indian, so we receive gifts on both the festivals of lights: Hanukkah and Diwali. Though my mother teases us, I do not mind getting two sets of gifts!Hanukkah is celebrated on

20、 the 25th day Of the Jewish month, which is usually sometime in December. On Hanukkah, like most Jewish families, we light a menorah and say a prayer each night. We also say a special prayer on the first night. After that, it is a tradition for my sister and me to do hot and cold for our hidden Hanu

21、kkah gifts. When we walk towards the gift, our parents say hot and when we walk further away, they say cold. We each receive one present every night of Hanukkah. Another part I like about this holiday is seeing family members who we do not see often. My aunt usually stays for a few days, and we some

22、times visit other relatives.Diwali is celebrated on the 13th day of the dark fortnight of the month of Ashwin （October / November）. To celebrate Diwali, my family does a pooja, or prayers, in honor of the goddess Lakshmi. Since she is the goddess of wealth and prosperity, the pooja includes washing

23、silver coins in milk and water. In India, people decorate their houses with lamps, similar to the way you might light up your house for Christmas. My family just places a few candles outside. We also set off firecrackers, which is my favorite part. We often do this activity with friends to add to th

24、e excitement.Both holidays have different histories and stories. We celebrate theta in different ways, yet they both have the same meaning. They both translate into Festival of Lights. and they both mean family and presents for me!25. Why does the author receive gifts on both Hanukkah and Diwali?A.

25、Because he lives in a rich family.B. Because he lives in two different countries.C. Because his Parents like celebrating their different cultures.D. Because his Parents like spending money buying gifts for them.26. What does the Underlined phrase “hot and cold” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. A kind of H

26、anukkah game. B. A kind of Hanukkah gift. C. A can of festival drink.D. A riddle written on lights.27. We can learn from the text that Hanukkah and Diwali .A. share the same history and cultureB. are celebrated by both Jews and IndiansC. are both related to the legend of lightsD. encourage the famil

27、ies to do their prayers28. What is the authors attitude towards Hanukkah and Diwali?A. She enjoys celebrating both of them.B. She does mind spending them.C. She likes Hanukkah better. D. She likes Diwali better.CHave you ever noticed tiny raised areas on the branches of a tree? These may have been i

28、nsects. These small insects feed on tree sap （汁液）. Insects on urban trees are notably more abundant than those on rural trees. As a result, urban trees suffer from heavy infestations （害虫横行）, and are often unhealthy or die. To protect and restore urban trees health, we need to determine the factors t

29、hat make these tree pests more successful in urban habitats.Living organisms interact closely with their environment. The warmer, more drought-stressed trees harbor more successful pests than cooler, less drought-stressed trees. As cities and natural habitats become hotter and drier, damaging insect

30、s will become more abundant on urban trees.Trees within urban forests are valuable economically and for the environmental sustainability （可持续性） of the region. More than half of the worlds population lives in cities. Across the globe, people are moving into cities at a faster rate than ever.Rapid gro

31、wth may turn cities into places with harder conditions. Although cities are primarily made of buildings, roads, parking lots, and vehicles, there are still plants in them. The trees within a city are referred to as the urban forest. Urban forests offer very big benefits to human and environmental health. They improve air and water quality, p