河北省衡水中学2018年高三下学期期初试卷.doc

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15.B. 9.18.C. 9.15.答案是C。1. When did the taxi arrive?A. At 7:10.B. At 7:25.C. At 7:45.2. How is Frank getting on with his project?A. Very poorly.B. Quite smoothly.C. Just so-so.3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a bank.B. In a shop.C. In a restaurant.4. What are the speakers talking about?A. A website.B. A PPT.C. Some photos.5. What will the man do?A. Go to the party.B. Watch a DVD.C. Attend his brother.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 is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Boss and employee.B. Husband and wife.C. Colleagues.7. Why does Dave go to Seattle?A. To get a new job.B. To look after his daughter.C. To attend a party.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What are the speakers talking about?A. Taking a test.B. Learning a language.C. Having a holiday. 9. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Ask for help.B. Practice listening.C. Manage it himself.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What did the man dislike about the restaurant?A. The food.B. The service.C. The price.11. Why didnt the man buy anything?A. He was short of money.B. He was too tired.C. He was not free.12. What will the woman probably do this weekend?A. Go shopping.B. Visit a museum.C. Finish her design.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What do the speakers have in common?A. Both like boats.B. Both study abroad.C. Both like particular food.14. Why did the woman choose this university?A. To major in law.B. To study art.C. To become an engineer.15. When did the man come to the university?A. In 2015.B. In 2014.C. In 2013.16. What do they do with homesickness?A. Make an adventure.B. Go to the beach.C. Explore the local culture.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How many children does the speakers family have?A. 4.B. 5.C. 6.18. How did the speaker study at home?A. By reading books.B. By watching videos.C. By surfing the Internet.19. What does the speaker think of her home-schooling?A. Strange.B. Challenging.C. Enjoyable.20. What is the speaker doing?A. Introducing her father.B. Sharing her education.C. Recalling her childhood.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分利分）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。AWhat Is Rising New York Road Runners?Rising New York Road Runners, the NYRRs new youth program and events platform is built to develop movement skills in kids through a mix of running and fitness activities. The program is designed to help kids build their confidence, their motivation, and their desire to be physically active for life.Rising New York Road Runners serves kids in NYC and nationwide, from pre-K to the 12th grade.How Does It Work?Rising New York Road Runners curriculum is based on the latest athletic research, on the concepts of physical literacy (体能知识) and long-term athlete development. Any person can achieve physical literacy; it just takes the right environment to develop the confidence and motivation needed for long-term success.Programs in Schools Research-based curriculum Admission to world-class events Rewards for kids as they reach milestones Rewards, support, and training for Program LeadsIn the 2016-2017 school year, New York Road Runners youth programs served 267,000 youths in more than 1,500 sites across the United States. Our goal is to serve even more kids in the 20172018 school year.Interested in Applying?Visit our application page and sign up to bring Rising New York Road Runners to your school, community center, or after-school program.Youth EventsRising New York Road Runners youth events are 100% free and are organized into three stages based on the level of physical activity, competitiveness, and the age of the participants. This means youths participate in the events most appropriate for their skill level.To learn more about what stage is appropriate for your child and to see a list of upcoming events, please visit this page.21. What is the purpose of the youth events?A. To serve kids across the world.B. To help children live an active life.C. To train professional young athletes.D. To provide a platform for young players.22. What opportunity might a participant get?A. To participate in an athletic research.B. To volunteer in American schools.C. To present prizes to excellent kids.D. To compete in international events.23. What is a standard of choosing the stages of the youth events?A. Childrens height.B. Participants grade.C. Participants age.D. The youths reaction ability.BOn Saturday morning I along with 15 or so others, boarded a fishing boat. But we werent out for the fish. We were looking for seabirds.“Well see a Cooks petrel (黑脚圆尾鹱) today,” I predicted, feeling confident. Not that I had a good reason to be: only one Cooks petrel has ever been officially recorded in these waters.Twenty minutes later, a Cooks petrel came just as I expected. Thrilled at its sudden appearance, we hurried to take photos and lowered our voice for fear that the bird should be frightened away. Within a minute, the bird was gone. It turned out to be one of the few highlights of an otherwise surprisingly quiet day, but I live for moments like this. For a few hours, I was in my happy place.Along with music, birds have been what I am crazy about. It started when I was eight. Memories get vague here, and possibly unreliable, hut the first flash was a chance sighting of a kingfisher (翠鸟) on the Ovens river, a few meters from where my father actually was fishing. My interest in birds was aroused.For me, watching birds-or birding, to use the more active verbwas and still is an escape and a harbor. Earlier this year, a study by University of Exeter found that it was associated with lower levels of anxiety and depression, conditions with which I am unfortunately all too familiar.And yes, Im a bird lover. I once flew to Perth to see Australias second red-legged water bird, only to find it had been eaten by a cat. Thats birding-things dont always happen on cue like that Cooks petrel. But its not about the numbers. Whether its on my block or out to sea, I prefer to think that I dont find the birds; they find me: in that happy place.24. How did the author feel about the appearance of the Cook s petrel?A. Surprised.B. Excited.C. Common.D. Frightened.25. What made the author interested in birds?A. His experience on the sea.B. His fathers influence.C. A bird-watching tour.D. An accidental sight of a bird.26. How does the author benefit from birdwatching?A. He can get peace from it.B. Hes been on several free tours.C. Hes become famous for bird study.D. He was admitted to University of Exeter.27. What does the underlined part “on cue” in the last paragraph mean?A. Under no circumstance.B. As usual.C. As expected.D. Now and then.CWatching the beautiful fireworks is a joyful experience. However, over ten million blind Americans and more around the globe have never been able to experience this joy. Fortunately, Feeling Fireworks or tactile (触觉的) fireworks invented by the scientists in Switzerland may change that soon.To experience the show, users stand in front of a large, 2.9 by 2.9 feet, flexible screen, which is made of a special material. They then place their hands at the base of the screen and move them around to feel the fireworks. Alternatively, their hands can be situated in the center of the screen, where the initial explosions happen, and then moved across to explore other fireworks.As the fireworks begin to explode, one of five nozzles (喷嘴) at the back of the screen starts to spray water, creating “a beautiful fireworks show”. One specializes in the “blooming flower effect”, while another reproduces the “crackle” effect. The rest take care of rockets and explosions. A computer controls the timing, while a camera tracks the persons movement. According to the inventors, Feeling Fireworks allows users to experience “tactile fireworks that are similar to physical fireworks happening in the sky”.A screen displaying the vivid images created by the water jets makes the tactile experience fun for everyone. Paul Beardsley, who led the research team, says, “We want all blind, visually damaged, and sighted people to try Feeling Fireworks, and to depart with a shared and enjoyable memory of a fireworks evening.”First shown at the User Interface Software and Technology conference held in Canada, the low-cost technology is still in its early stage, with only a 66 percent success rate. However, the team plans to continue improving the experience and believes the day when everyone will be able to enjoy the thrill of fireworks shows is not far.28. What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A. The blind cant watch the beautiful fireworks.B. The blind cant feel the explosion of fireworks.C. The blind cant get as much joy as normal people.D. The blind cant experience the joy of watching fireworks. 29. Where can people first feel the explosions of fireworks on the screen?A. At the top.B. On the side.C. In the middle.D. At the bottom.30. What does the third paragraph mainly tell us about Feeling Fireworks?A. Its principles.B. Its invention progress.C. Its instructions.D. Its explosion effects.31. What is the advantage of Feeling Fireworks?A. It is cheap to produce.B. Its success rate is very high.C. Sighted people can also enjoy it.D. People can experience the effects at home.DTo save as much language diversity as possible in the face of its rapidly dying out, researchers suggest using “evolutionary trees”, a tool from conservation biology.One of the worlds 7,000 languages disappears every other week, and half might not survive the 21st century, experts say.When setting conservation goals, ecologists use evolutionary treesdiagrams that show how biological species (物种) are related to one anotherto identify species that have few close relatives. Such species are said to be evolutionarily distinct. Similarly, recent advances in the construction of language trees make it possible to measure how unique a language is.“Evolutionary trees have transformed our understanding of how life has evolved and helped us to decide which species most need conserving,” says Jonathan Davies, senior author of the new study.“The rapid rate of language loss, as well as limited resources for preservation, means that we must choose carefully where to focus our efforts,” adds Max Farrell, a PhD student in Davies lab. “The more isolated (孤立的) a language in its family tree, the more unique information it contains and eventually contributes to language diversity.”As a case study, they used this approach to rank 350 Austronesian languages, spoken in islands spread across Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean.For each of these languages, the researchers combined measures of evolutionary distinctiveness (ED) and global endangerment (GE) to produce an “EDGE” score. The language with the highest score, which means it is extremely distinct yet nearly dying out, was Kavalan, a language native to Tai Wan. The next-highest scores went to Tanibili, an endangered language in the Solomon Islands.By building trees for other language groups, language specialists could target preservation efforts and help reduce the loss of language diversity in the future, the researchers say.32. What can an evolutionary tree show in biology?A. The relation among species.B. The concept of each species.C. The conservation measures of each species.D. The different uses of different species.33. Why do researchers build language trees?A. To increase the variety of languages.B. To make languages easier for new learners.C. To aim their effort at endangered languages.D. To choose the best way to study languages.34. What does it mean if a language gets the highest EDGE score?A. It is unique to a special area.B. It is widely used in the world.C. It is similar to other languages.D. It is in danger of dying out.35. What can be the best title for the text?A. Evolutionary Trees, Symbols of LanguagesB. Evolutionary Trees, Tools to Record SpeciesC To Save Dying Languages, Use Evolutionary TreesD. To Show Language Diversity, Choose Evolutionary Trees 第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Communication skills are essential for the successful future career of a student. In todays competitive world, communication skills in business are the most sought-after quality of an educated person. 36 These skills like most of the communication skills sound too familiar as a result of which we take them for granted. If you also want to develop these skills, the below mentioned communication skills tips can help you a lot.As regards reading and writing, the only thing that you need to tackle is to adapt with your growing age and concentration. 37 Apart from reading and writing presentations, reports and speeches are a part of school curriculum. This makes expressive skills and managing skills important for you. 38 39 You should not only be limited to the classroom but also in a normal conversation. You should give undivided attention to a person with whom a conversation is taking place.Expressive skills are those which are used to express our feelings, thoughts and expressions and thus get across our points successfully to the listener. To develop expressive skills, what you need to learn is how to communicate effectively and get the full attention of the listeners. These are often the most difficult to do. 40 The various ways to help you know about how to improve communication skills are very helpful indeed. And if followed properly they can cause positive attitude, confidence and morale (士气) in a person and guide you on the way to success.A. Listening skills are also an important skill.B. To learn these skills, one needs to be ready and self-motivated.C. It is also important to develop communication skills in relationships.D. With these tips, go ahead with confidence and put them into practice.E. Only when you have perfect expressive skills, can you communicate effectively.F. Reading, writing and listening are the three most important communication skills for students.G. With these two qualities, it is po