河北衡水中学2018届高三年级五调考试英语.doc

河北衡水中学2017—2018学年度上学期高三年级五调考试
英语试卷
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。
第I卷(选择题 共90分)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20分)
第一节 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分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，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 does the man dislike about the play?
A．The story． B．The ending． C．The actor．
2．Which place are the speakers trying to find?
A．A hotel． B．A hank． C．A restaurant．
3．At what time will the two speakers meet?
A．5：20． B．5：10． C．4：40．
4．What will the man do?
A．Change the plan．
B．Wait for a phone call．
C．Sort things out．
5．What does the woman want to do?
A．See a film with the man．
B．Offer the man some help．
C．Listen to some great music．
第二节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
听下面5段对话。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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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．Where is Ben?
A．In the kitchen． B．At schoo1． C．In the park．
7．What will the children do in the afternoon?
A．Help set the table． B．Have a party． C．Do their homework．
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．What are the two speakers talking about?
A．A family holiday． B．A business trip． C．A travel plan．
9．Where did Rachel go?
A．To Spain． B．To Italy． C．To China．
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．How does the woman get to know about third-hand smoke?
A．From young smokers．
B．From a newspaper article．
C．From some smoking parents．
11．Why does the man say that he should keep away from babies?
A．He has just become a father．
B．He wears dirty clothes．
C．He is a smoker．
12．What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do?
A．Stop smoking altogether．
B．Smoke only outside their houses．
C．Reduce dangerous matter in cigarettes．
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．Where does Michelle Ray come from?
A．A middle-sized city． B．A small town． C．A big city．
14．Which place would Michelle Ray take her visitors to for shopping?
A．The Zen Garden． B．The Highlands． C．The Red River area．
15．What does Michelle Ray do for complete quiet?
A．Go camping． B．Study in a library． C．Read at home．
16．What are the speakers talking about in general?
A．Late-night shopping． B．Asian food． C．Louisville．
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．Why do some people say they never have dreams according to Dr．Garfield?
A．They forget about their dreams．
B．They don’t want to tell the truth．
C．They have no bad experiences．
18．Why did Davis stop having dreams?
A．He got a serious heart attack．
B．He was too sad about his brother’s death．
C．He was frightened by a terrible dream．
19．What is Dr．Garfield’s opinion about dreaming?
A．It is very useful．
B．It makes things worse．
C．It prevents the mind from working．
20，Why do some people turn off their dreams completely?
A．To sleep better.
B．To recover from illnesses．
C．To stay away from their problems．
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A、B、C和D四个选项中。选出最佳选项。
A
Philadelphia offers a ton of attractions that are suitable for people of every age and here are some family—friendly attractions．
Spruce Street Harbor Park
Spruce Street Harbor Park，one of the best urban beaches in American，is an outdoor heaven on the Delaware River waterfront．Visitors can relax in a hammock，play on the playgrounds，and play games like table tennis and giant chess．Don’t miss out on the park at night，when colorful LED lights hanging from treetops make the entire area bright.
Blue Cross RiverRink
Offering ice skating in the winter and roller skating in the summer，Blue Cross RiverRink creates a fun，outdoor experience for the whole family．Visitors can play on the nine-hole mini-golf course during the summer，and enjoy eats and drinks from the on-site(现场的)bar and restaurant all year round．
Sesame Place
Big Bird，Elmo and the other stars of Sesame Street come out and play at Sesame Place，the only theme park in the nation starring the popular TV show’s most lovable characters．A water park，interactive activities，parades，fireworks and shows add to the fun．
Once Upon a Nation Storytelling Benches
On summer days，uniformed and professional storytellers at 13 storytelling benches throughout Philadelphia’s Historic District entertain visitors with true，free，three-to-five minute tales about the colonial(殖民的)era as part of Once Upon a Nation．Children can pick up a Story Flag at any storytelling bench，and then collect a star from every storyteller on their journeys．Flags with all the stars can get free rides on the Parx Liberty Carousel at Franklin Square．
21．Who would most probably go to Spruce Street Harbor Park?
A．People who are fond of colorful lights．
B．People who want to have a relaxing day．
C．People who have a preference for skating．
D．People who are interested in water activities．
22．Which place would fans of Big Bird be interested in?
A．Sesame Place．
B．Blue Cross RiverRink．
C．The Parx Liberty Carousel．
D．Spruce Street Harbor Park．
23．What can we know about Philadelphia Storytelling Benches?
A．It can be visited all year round．
B．It has educational significance．
C．It is available at a small charge．
D．It is aimed at serving the public．
24．What is the text aimed at?
A．Telling what we can do in some places．
B．Encouraging people to visit Philadelphia．
C．Recommending some places for family fun．
D．Comparing some attractions in Philadelphia．
B
My mother died in August 2005．Eight months later，I began to come out of the fog of sadness and depression to find a new purpose for my life．
Like many of my generation，I had lived only for myself —traveling，acquiring possessions，rising to a position of importance and seeking financial rewards．I was“charitable”and“volunteered”for various causes，but really didn’t give of myself．
In the spring after my mom’s death，I found myself waking in the middle of the night with one thought．I felt forced to offer myself as a living kidney donor．My husband Robb had received the gift of life through a kidney transplant(移植)from a dead donor in 1999，so I was familiar with the enormous need for donors and knew several people who were waiting for a lifesaving transplant．I decided to offer myself to be matched with the most compatible(互不排斥的)person on the waiting list at my local transplant center．
I was paired with 71-year-old Dee from New Jerse who had survived for six years on peritoneal dialysis(腹腔透析)．At her 70th birthday，her family threw a big party as they did not expect her to live much longer．Dee has become my very good friend．Almost two years after the transplant，I was privileged to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary with her husband，their five children and their extended family．
In donating my kidney，I extended myself in a way far beyond what I ever believed was possible．I did so in honor of my mother who sacrificed so much for me and my sisters，and in memory of my husband’s donor who extended her 1ife through him．
I encourage all who enjoy the gift of good health to share with others，either as a living donor or by appointing organ donation upon death．By extending yourself through organ donation，you will live on through others in an extraordinary way and give comfort to your loved ones．
25．What does the underlined phrase“give of”mean?
A．Relieve． B．Devote． C．Appreciate． D．Forgive．
26．What can we infer from Paragraph 4?
A．Dee was the author’s old friend．
B．The author attended Dee’s birthday party．
C．Dee treated the author as a family member．
D．The author’s donation made Dee live six years longer．
27．What would be the best title for this text?
A．An old lady benefited from organ donation
B．The memory of my beloved mother
C．The deep meaning of love
D．Extend yourself
C
Our modern working lives are ruled by the concept of competence．The idea that lies behind competence is quite simple：that one can state what people should do in behavioral terms，and then measure whether a person has succeeded in meeting that task or not．We rarely have a second thought about whether the idea of measuring and achieving competence is a good one or not．In fact，it is a controversial one．
Humans do not learn or work in ways that can be measured by the concept of competence．Take the example of a barista(咖啡师)who is being trained to make coffee．The job title of“barista”suggests a degree of skill in making coffee．However，baristas in large coffee chains are usually trained through competence-based qualifications．One part of these qualifications is to produce a cup of coffee to meet a minimum standard．It might have to achieve a certain taste and appearance．This might seem perfectly reasonable，but there are two reasons why such an approach to training baristas does not work．
First，the production of a cup of coffee to a certain standard is a binary(二次元的)outcome．The baristas can either produce a coffee of a certain standard or they cannot．If they happen to produce the best cup of coffee in the world，it does not matter，as competence-based training does not reward outstanding performance．Likewise，producing the worst cup of coffee would be a fail in the same way as producing a cup just below the standard．In fact，competence is not interested in the process of producing a coffee at all—only the final binary outcome．
Second，if the barista does produce a coffee to a certain standard，competence is not interested in why the barista can do that．But humans are not machines that simply produce binary outcomes．We have bodies and minds which change through learning．
Yet we are increasingly forced to achieve competence in our schools and workplaces．We are not empty machines that simply produce binary outcomes．If we want to be true human in our learning and our workplaces，we need to be creative and special．Learning and innovation(创新)involve failure in aiming for something that is unusually good．Such things simply cannot be judged by the standard of competence where the mediocre is the gold standard．
28．Why is the approach to training baristas unreasonable in the author’s eyes?
A．It makes the outcomes rather unexpected．
B．It encourages low standards in workplaces．
C．It can’t improve baristas’motivation in work．
D．It ignores the fact that humans are not machines．
29．How does the author argue his main point?
A．By giving an example and explaining．
B．By criticizing the opposite point．
C．By examining differences．
D．By offering statistics．
30．What does the underlined word“mediocre”in the last paragraph probably mean?
A．Special skill． B．Great creativity．
C．Average quality． D．Outstanding ability．
31．What is probably the main purpose of the author in writing the text?
A．To introduce new forms of learning and training．
B．To explain how people learn and work nowadays．
C．To state human beings’advantages over machines．
D．To deny the general rule of measuring competence．
D
They say the average person makes 35，000 decisions a day．Yet in her new book，How Woman Decide，Therese Huston explores a widespread phenomenon that many women fail to notice．“There’s a huge double standard when it comes to how men and women are viewed as decision makers，”explains Therese，a psychologist from Seattle University．Therese decided to write the book after looking at her bookshelf：At one end，there were bestselling books about how to be a brilliant decision maker—all written by men and featuring interviews with men like athletes．At the other end were books aimed at women on gaining leadership skills and confidence．
“Once those women are at the table，will their decisions be taken as seriously as men’s?”Therese wondered．“Men are respected as decision makers more than women，especially in the workplace，largely because there’s this cultural belief that women are unable to make smart choices at work．”
So，Therese set out to pick apart the stereotypes(固有印象)to see what scientific research had found．“Scientific research shows that men and women struggle with decision-making equally．The only disadvantage I found was that during the teenage years-teenage girls are more indecisive than teenage boys．Otherwise，there’s little difference between the genders(性别)．”
However，there are some differences．“Women are more collaborative(协作的)，”says Therese．“A female boss is more likely to ask the opinions of those around her when making a choice．Women ask for input，which helps make better decisions．However，this is often seen as a weakness rather than a strength．”
Therese also found that during times of stress，men and women make different choices，and the outcomes are often better when women are involved．
Study after study backs this view up．Neuroscientists Mara Mather and Nicole Lighthall from the University of Southern California studied the way men and women make decisions and found that in times of stress，they react very differently．
During their study，which involved playing a virtual gambling(赌博)game，they found that when the females became stressed，they made smart decisions—quitting while they were ahead or taking safe bets．But when the men became stressed，they did the opposite，risking everything for a slim chance of a big win．
32．Why did Therese Huston write her book How Women Decide?
A．Women are less respected as decision makers．
B．Women are not equally treated in workplaces．
C．Women are unable to make smart choices．
D．Women are poor at making big decisions．
33．What is women’s weakness in decision—making according to Therese Huston?
A．Men can make quicker decisions than women．
B．Women easily get stressed when making decisions．
C．Women are likely to ask for input when making decisions．
D．Teenage girls are 1ess able to make decisions than teenage boys．
34．What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．Women show less confidence in times of stress．
B．Men tend to make risky in times of stress．
C．Men demonstrate great bravery in times of stress．
D．Women quit making decisions when ahead in games．
35．What’s Therese’s final conclusion according to the text?
A．Women are brilliant as decision makers．
B．Men are weaker in making smart decisions．
C．We should give up all cultural beliefs about gender．
D．Great difference exists between the two genders in decision—making．
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。
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