河北省衡水中学高三上学期期中考试 英语含答案.docx

1、河北省衡水中学高三上学期期中考试 英语含答案20192020学年度高三年级上学期期中考试英语试卷注意事项：1.答卷前，考试务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3.在答题卡上与题号相对应的答题区域内答题，写在试卷、草稿纸上或答题卡非题号对应的答题区域的答案一律无效。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

2、，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. What is the weather like now?A. Its cloudy. B. Its rainy. C. Its sunny.2. When will the plane arrive?A. At 3: 30 pro. B. At 4:00 pm. C. At 4: 30 pm.3. What will the man do during his vacation?A. Stay home. B. Visit his aunt. C. Tour around London.4. What does th

3、e woman mean?A. She also has poor eyesight.B. The mans glasses are up to date.C. The man should change his glasses.5. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a pool. B. In a classroom. C. In a gym.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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小

4、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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What will the man do first after school?A. Prepare for a test. B. See a film. C. Buy a book.7. Where will the man meet his friends?A. At a bookstore. B. At an ice-cream shop. C. At a cinema.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题.8. What is the matter with the cooker?A. I

5、t cant be turned on. B. It cant be turned off. C. It cant get hot.9. What does the man offer to do with the cooker?A. Change it for a new one. B. Try to fix it himself first. C. Take it to the repair shop.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the womans favorite subject?A. Spanish. B. Art. C. History.11. How

6、 does the woman feel about her future career?A. Hesitant. B. Certain. C. Hopeless.12. What is the woman planning to do straight after leaving school?A. Work as a journalist. B. Start university. C. Go travelling.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Whats the woman?A. A receptionist. B. A saleswoman. C. A journalist

7、.14. What is the name of the man?A. Charles C. Nelson. B. Charles T. Nelson. C. Charles Nelson.15. What is the date today?A. May 17th. B. May 18th. C. May 19th.16. How much will the man pay?A.$250. B.$225. C.$200.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When was the sweater bought?A. On September 25th. B. On October 1

8、2th. C. On October 25th.18. What is the speakers problem with the sweater?A. It became out of shape. B. It was the wrong size. C. It was washed in a wrong way.19. What does the speaker mainly complain about?A. The price. B. The service. C. The quality.20. Who is the speaker probably speaking to?A. A

9、 manager. B. A shop assistant. C. A member of the helpline staff.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASmart Kids Festival EventsSmart Kids is a collection of one hundred events scheduled in October. This year, it is experimenting with Pay What You

10、 Decide (PWYD). That is, you can decide to pay what you want to or can afford, after you have attended an event. You can pre-book events without paying for a ticket in advance. Here are some of the directors picks.Walk on the Wild SideNot ticketed, Free,Join storyteller Sarah Law to hear science sto

11、ries about animals. Along the way youll meet all sorts of beautiful creatures and discover life cycles and food chains. Best suited to children aged 5-9. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.Introduction to WavesPre-book, PWYDSubjects range from sound waves to gravity waves, and from wav

12、es of light to crashing waves on the ocean. Mike Goldsmith explores the fundamental features shared by all waves in the natural world.Science in the FieldNot ticketed, FreeThis storytelling night features a scientist sharing his favourite memories of gathering first-hand data on various field trips.

13、 Come along for inspiring and informative stories straight from the scientists mouth. Join Mark Samuels to find out more in this fun-filled workshop.Festival DinnerPre-book, 25 per personWhether you want to explore more about food, or just fancy a talk over a meal, join us to mark the first science

14、festival in London. Which foods should you eat to trick your brain into thinking that you are full? Find out more from Tom Crawford.21. In which event can you decide the payment?A. Walk on the Wild Side. B. Introduction to Waves.C. Science in the Field. D. Festival Dinner.22. Who will talk about exp

15、eriences of collecting direct data?A. Sarah Law. B. Mike Goldsmith. C. Mark Samuels. D. Tom Crawford.23. What do the four events have in common?A. Family-based. B. Science-themed. C. Picked by children. D. Filled with adventuresBAlmost none of us have the time to read everything wed like to read. Ye

16、t we lose countless hours to daily activities that bring us little joy like taking buses and waiting in line. What if we could turn these little blocks of unoccupied time into precious and rewarding moments for learning and reflection?Founded in 2012, iReader, a micro-learning app on mobile phones,

17、brings the biggest ideas from best-selling books through 15-minute audio(音频)and text. So far, more than 3,000 books have been included, ranging from psychology and parenting to management and economics, with new titles added every day.iReader is pioneering a new method of reading, with over 9 millio

18、n users enjoying the benefits already. According to the Pew Research Center (PRC), the British readjust 4 paper books a year and over 25% havent read a single paper book this year, but reading isnt dying. There are now more ways for the British to read than ever before, due to the widespread use of

19、a-books and audio books.The books in iReader are rewritten to ensure it is easy to remember the main content. The way the content is edited has been specifically designed to ensure it is useful in practice. Besides, the content is rewritten with relevant examples in real life, which means users are

20、more likely to remember and apply what is helpful to them.Holger Seim, German co-founder of this app, declares, iReader gives you the biggest ideas in the shortest possible time. It transforms great ideas into little packs you can listen to or read in just 15 minutes.24. What does the author suggest

21、 people do in the unoccupied time?A. Read and think. B. Write and share. C. Avoid taking buses. D. Bring joy to daily routines.25. What can we infer from the PRC findings?A. The British benefit a lot from reading.B. Reading methods are more important than before.C. Digital technology is taking the p

22、lace of paper books.D. New forms of books are changing the way the British read.26. How does iReader make the content easy to remember?A. By bringing fun to it. B. By making it useful.C. By using artistic designs. D. By taking users as examples.27. What is the best title for the text?A. iReader Prev

23、ents Reading from DyingB. iReader Unites Worldwide Book-lovers.C. iReader: The Best New App CreationD. iReader: Big Ideas in Small PackagesCI visited Elba last June, joining Mary and John- on a bicycling vacation. They made the arrangements for the car, hotel and bicycles. I studied the history of t

24、he island, which of course particularly features Napoleon.Napoleon (now I know) picked Elba as a place for peace when he was forced to give up the throne(王权)as Emperor of France in 1814. Far from being a prison island, Elba is beautiful with towering mountains, thick forests and sweeping bays and be

25、aches.It is also an island filled with treasure. Very early on this island, locals discovered rich deposits of iron. Soon outsiders, too, discovered the iron and 150 other valuable minerals on this little piece of land. Long before Etruscans and other Greeks set foot on it, Dorians had moved in by t

26、he tenth century B.C. and were mining the island. The Romans ruled next, obtaining the minerals and building grand houses overlooking the sea. From the twelfth century until the nineteenth, the island was traded back and forth and was passed to France in 1802. Then came Napoleon, the new ruler of El

27、ba.I was eager to visit his house in Portoferraio. The Emperor lived with his court and his mother, but his wife, Marie Louise had ensconced herself in the splendid Viennese palace of her father, Emperor of Austria. She lived safely there and showed little interest in zisiting her husband in his min

28、i-kingdom. Apparently, Napoleon wasnt troubled mu h by this. He was too busy ridingeverywhere on horseback, building roads, modernizing agriculture and, above all, sharpening histiny army and navy into readiness for his escape.In the formal gardens behind the house it seemed to me that I could imagi

29、ne the exiled(流放的)conquerors anxious thoughts. He might gaze over where I stood now, toward the lighthouse of the Stella fort, the sandy bay, and across it, the green mountains of the Tuscan coast. Napoleon spent only ten months here before making his victorious return to France and the throne.28. W

30、hat did the author do for the visit to Elba?A. He did research on its past. B. He arranged transportation.C. He planned bicycling routes. D. He booked accommodation.29. Who might be the earliest outsiders to Elba according to the text?A. Napoleon and his army. B. Etruscans and other Greeks. C. Doria

31、ns D Romans.30. What does the underlined word ensconced probably mean?A. Settled B. Locked C. Cured D. Controlled.31. What came to the authors mind during his visit to Napoleons gardens?A. Beautiful views on Elba. B. Terrible living conditions on Elba.C. Napoleons ambition to regain power. D. Hardsh

32、ip of Napoleons return to France.DDNA analysis has revealed family relationships between more than 10 generations of Stone Age people at megalithic(巨石的)tombs in Ireland and Sweden.The evidence suggests that megaliths, prehistoric large stone structures, sometimes acted as graves for family groups in northwestern Europe thousands of years ago. The latest findings throw new light on the origins and