河北省定州中学届高三承智班下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

1、河北省定州中学届高三承智班下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案河北定州中学20172018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. What will the man do first?A. Send the woman to the airport. B. Pick up his daughter. C. Buy

2、a birthday gift.2. Where are the speakers probably?A. At home. B. In a supermarket. C. In a restaurant.3. What did the advisor think of Marys report?A. It was acceptable.B. It should be improved. C. It went beyond his expectations.4. What does the man mean?A. He doesnt know Dr. Jeffery very well. B.

3、 He thought Dr. Jeffery would get the position.C. Hes not sure Dr. Jeffery will be a good chairperson.5. How does the woman want to deal with the jeans?A. Change them for a smaller size. B. Have them shortened. C. Return them.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

4、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. How does the woman feel?A. Tired. B. Excited. C. Angry.7. What did the woman just do?A. She went shopping.B. She came across a fight. C. She watched news about a tornado.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What are the spea

5、kers mainly talking about?A. A restaurant. B. A job offer. C. An interview.9. Whats the mans nationality?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. What does the man say about “The Sambodromo Parade”?A. Everyone can join in it anytime. B. The ticket prices are rather high. C. Samb

6、a lovers are crazy about it.11. Which activity attracts many famous people?A. The Sambodromo Parade.B. The normal street parades. C. Masquerade Balls.12. How long does the carnival last?A. One week. B. Five days. C. Three days. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. Why does the man get up so early?A. To finish

7、a paper. B. To attend a class. C. To do some exercise.14. Where does the man probably stay?A. In a dormitory. B. In a host family. C. In his own home.15. What does the man major in?A. Sociology. B. Computer. C. English.16. Where will the woman go this afternoon?A. The hospital. B. The mountains. C.

8、The office.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. What percentage of students are absent each day in some large American city schools?A. 10%20%. B. 20%40%. C. 40%60%.18. Which reason for students absences is discussed in great detail?A. Punishment by teachers. B. Their skipping classes. C. Illness.19. Who will b

9、enefit from the scheme being tried in Florida?A. The board of education.B. Principals of city schools.C. Students with good attendance records.20. What meausre has been taken in San Francisco to protect school property?A. Punishing students who damage school property.B. Rewarding schools that have d

10、ecreased the destruction.C. Cutting down the budget for repairs and replacements.二、阅读理解Many Americans think of driverless cars as a futuristic technology that will revolutionize travel in cities and along state highways. But recent experiments are proving that autonomous vehicles also have the poten

11、tial to improve the quality of life for millions of Americans underserved by traditional modes of transportation, such as the elderly and disabled, so long as lawmakers make smart policies that pave the way for innovation.A retirement community in San Jose, Calif. , which has been transformed by a s

12、mall fleet of driverless taxis, shows the potential of self-driving cars to transform peoples lives. Built by a tech start-up called Voyage, the modified Ford Fusions are currently limited to a two-mile road, but residents are already having the benefits of these autonomous vehicles, which allow the

13、m to participate in social activities they would otherwise be unable to enjoy simply because they could not get to them.When the trial run finally expands to 15 miles of road, these residentswhose average age is 76will also have a convenient and reliable new way to appointments. As these cars contin

14、ue to serve residents there, it is easy to understand why California is moving to simplify regulations for the industry.In Michigan, forward-thinking policies have the potential to unlock other hidden benefits of autonomous vehicles, especially for those with physical disabilities. The Michigan Disa

15、bility Rights Coalition has strongly advocated for the development of this technology, saying that it could give people with disabilities greater opportunities in the workforce and enable them to lead more fulfilling, independent lives.Many recognize that autonomous vehicles will be the future of tr

16、ansportation, but it is too often overlooked that this future cannot arrive fast enough for millions of Americans who are forced to depend on others for day-to-day travel. The policymakers should follow the lead of places like California and Michigan, and pass rules and regulations to unlock these h

17、idden benefits of driverless cars.21Whats the attitude of most American people to the future of autonomous vehicles?A. uncertainB. doubtfulC. indifferentD. optimistic22What is the modified Ford Fusion?A. The collection of social activities.B. The name of a retirement community.C. A kind of autonomou

18、s vehicle.D. A two-mile road for self-driving cars.23Examples are given in the third and forth paragraphs to proveA. what are preventing the development of the technologyB. why driverless cars are restricted in many states in AmericaC. how driverless technology benefits the aged and disabledD. when

19、driverless cars can enter peoples life eventually24What does the author attempt to inform us in the last paragraph?A. The concept of autonomous vehicles has been widely recognized.B. The weak groups are often overlooked despite technology advances.C. The benefits of driverless cars have been fully u

20、nlocked.D. Regulations should go hand in hand with driverless technology.Some of the best research on daily experience is rooted in rates of positive and negative interactions, which has proved that being blindly positive or negative can cause others to be frustrated or annoyed or to simply tune out

21、.Over the last two decades, scientists have made remarkable predictions simply by watching people interact with one another and then scoring the conversations based on the rate of positive and negative interactions. Researchers have used the findings to predict everything from the likelihood that a

22、couple will divorce to the chances of a work team with high customer satisfaction and productivity levels.More recent research helps explain why these brief exchanges matter so much. When you experience negative emotions as a result of criticism or rejection, for example, your body produces higher l

23、evels of the stress hormone, which shuts down much of your thinking and activates (激活) conflict and defense mechanisms (机制). You assume that situations are worse than they actually are.When you experience a positive interaction, it activates a very different response. Positive exchanges increase you

24、r bodys production of oxytocin, a feel-good that increases your ability to communicate with, cooperate with and trust others. But the effects of a positive occurrence are less dramatic and lasting than they are for a negative one.We need at least three to five positive interactions to outweigh every

25、 one negative exchange. Bad moments simply outweigh good ones. Whether youre having a conversation, keep this simple short cut in mind: At least 80 percent of your conversations should be focused on whats going right.Workplaces, for example, often see this. During performance reviews, managers routi

26、nely spend 80 percent of their time on weaknesses and “areas for improvement”. They spend roughly 20 percent of the time on strengths and positive aspects. Any time you have discussions with a person or group, spend the vast majority of the time talking about what is working, and use the remaining t

27、ime to address weaknesses.25The underlined phrase “tune out” in Paragraph 1 probably means .A. stop listening B. change ones mindC. sing aloud D. be crazy26What will happen if you experience negative emotions?A. The situations are sure to become worse.B. Much of your thinking will be prevented.C. Yo

28、u will feel an urge to improve and become better.D. Youll be motivated to resolve conflicts with people.27From Paragraph 4, we can learn that .A. we need a positive feeling to beat one negative feelingB. positive interactions have greater effects than negative onesC. our conversation should center o

29、n what needs improvementD. the effect of negative feelings lasts longer than that of positive ones28What is the best title for the passage?A. Harmful NegativesB. More Positive InteractionsC. How to Be a Productive ManagerD. Less Time on Strengths and Positive AspectsExposing living tissue to subfree

30、zing temperatures for long can cause permanent damage. Microscopic ice crystals (结晶体) cut cells and seize moisture (潮气), making donor organs unsuitable for transplantation. Thus, organs can be made cold for only a few hours ahead of a procedure. But a set of lasting new antifreeze compounds (化合物)sim

31、ilar to those found in particularly hardy (耐寒的) animalscould lengthen organs shelf life.Scientists at the University of Warwick in England were inspired by proteins in some species of Arctic fish, wood frogs and other organisms that prevent blood from freezing, allowing them to flourish in extreme c

32、old. Previous research had shown these natural antifreeze molecules (分子) could preserve rat hearts at -1.3 degrees Celsius for up to 24 hours. But these proteins are expensive to extract (提取) and highly poisonous to some species. “For a long time everyone assumed you had to make synthetic (人造的) alternatives that looked exactly like antifreeze pro