1、河北省阜城中学届高三上学期尖子生考试英语试题 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分， 满分7.5分）1.When can the man return the book, according to the woman？A.Next Monday B. Next Wednesday C. Next Friday2.Why does the man look sad？A.He was punished by his parentsB.He got a poor gradeC.He didnt work hard3.What doesnt the man like？A.Sushi B. Chicken
2、C. Meatballs4.What can we learn from the dialogue？A.The man is very excitedB.The woman wants a better houseC. The woman is satisfied with her new house5.Where will the woman go at the weekend？A.Hawaii.B.New York UniversityC.Washington第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分， 满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.How long has the man b
3、een traveling？A.For one year. B. For three months C.For half a year7.What was the man doing during that time？A.Doing business B. Sight-seeing. C.Visiting friends听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What is Yo-Yo Ma？A.A singer B. A cello player C. A painter9.Where was Yo-Yo Ma born？A.In China B. In France C. In America听
4、第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.What are the two speakers talking about？A.How to deal with ChristmasB.Christmas traditions in different familiesC.Interesting ideas for a meaningful Christmas11.What did the man do at Christmas when he was a child？A.Have a party with his grandparentsB.Pay visits to his neighborsC.
5、Go on a trip with his family12.What does the man like during the Christmas？A.Going shopping B.Exchanging presentsC.Getting together with friends and family听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Why didnt the woman go to the mans wedding？A.She had an appointmentB.She didnt receive the invitationC.She was having her com
6、puter repaired14.Who is the woman？A.The mans clientB.The mans friend C.The mans assistant15.What did the woman do yesterday？A.She stayed at homeB.She watched a movieC.She went camping16.What does the woman want to do for the mans wedding？A.Have lunch with himB.Prepare food for himC.Send him an email
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16、Monday in a rare campaign to dispel （消除） widespread rumors（谣言） fueled by the Internet and a new Hollywood movie.The latest big screen offering from Sony Picture, 2012, arrives in theaters on Friday, with a 200 million dollar production about the end of the world supposedly based on myths backed by t
17、he Mayan calendar. It is claimed that the end of time will come as a Planet X or Nibiru heads toward or collides （冲撞） with the Earth.Some websites accuse NASA of hiding the truth on the planet s existence, but the US space agency denounced（指责） such stories as an “Internet hoax （恶作剧） ”. “There is no
18、factual basis for these claims,” NASA said in a question and answer posting on its website. “If such a collision were real, astronomers would have been tracking it for at least the past decade, and it would be visible by now to the naked eye. Obviously, it does not exist. Credible scientists worldwi
19、de know of no threat associated with 2012,” it insisted. “After all, our planet has been getting along just well for more than four billion years,” added NASA.There is another planet, Eris, floating in space. But the small planet similar to Pluto will remain safely fixed in the outer solar system an
20、d it can come no closer than four billion miles to the Earth, according to NASA.Initial theories set the disaster for May 2003, but when nothing happened the date was moved forward to the winter in 2012 to coincide with the end of a cycle of the ancient Mayan calendar.（玛雅日历）NASA insisted the Mayan c
21、alendar in fact does not end on December 21, 2012, as another period begins immediately afterward.And even if the planets were to line up as some have forecast, the effect on our planet would be “negligible”, NASA said.“And while comets and asteroids （小行星） have always hit the Earth, big hits are ver
22、y rare,” NASA noted. The last major impact was believed to be 65 million years ago，resulting in the end of dinosaurs.“We have already determined that there are no threatening asteroids as large as the one that killed the dinosaurs,” the space agency said.25. _ played a key role in the spread of the
23、rumors.A. A new book B. The Internet and a new Hollywood movieC. NASA D. An Indian calendar26. We can infer that _.A. people didnt take the rumor seriously B. Planet X or Nibiru does existC. astronomers have been tracking Planet X for over ten yearsD. the rumor caused a panic among some people27. NA
24、SA thinks that Eris _.A. might pose a threat to the Earth B. doesnt pose any threat to the EarthC. is too far away to be visible D. is similar to our planet, where life might exist28. Which of the following is the best title？A. New Hollywood movie 2012 B. December 21, 2012, NOT the end of the worldC
25、. End of the ancient Mayan calendar D. How rumors came into being CNo one can deny that buttons are an important clothing device. But , can they rise to the level of art ？ Organizers of an exhibit in New York think so.Peter Souleo Wright organized “The Button Show” at Rush Arts Gallery in the Chelse
26、a neighborhood of Manhattan . Eleven artists used the small , ordinary objects to create sculptures , portraits and wearable art . Some of the works are political , some are personal and others are just fun.Wright said each artist reimagines and repurposes the buttons to make art . “What I tried to
27、do with this show,” he said , “ was to look at artists who were promoting that level of craft.”He said he wanted the button art to be comparable to a painting “because of the amount of detail and precision in the work”.Artist Beau McCall produced “A Harlem Hangover”. It looks like a wine bottle that
28、 fell over on a table . A stream of connected red buttons hang over the side, like wine flowing down . Similar red buttons form a small pool on the floor .McCall layers buttons of different shapes and sizes to create the bottle. The stitching that holds them together is also part of the artistic des
29、ign.For San Francisco-based artist Lisa Kokin , buttons are highly personal . After her father died in 2001, she created a portrait of him using only buttons. That memorial to her father led to other button portraits , including those of activists Rosa Parks and Cesar Chavez .Others use buttons for
30、details. Artist Amalia Amaki of Tuscaloosa , Alabama , placed them on and around old photographs. Los Angeles artist Camilla Taylor attached buttons to three large sculptures that look like headless animals with long , narrow legs.“The Button Show” ends at March 12. The Rush Philanthropic Arts Found
31、ation paid for the exhibition. The foundation was created in 1995 by the Simmons brothers：artist Danny , hip-hop producer Russell and rapper RevRun. The foundation seeks to bring the artists to urban youth and to provide support for new artists . 29.Why did Wright organize “The Button Show”？A. To sh
32、ow the importance of buttons . B. To support the new artists .C. To raise the button show to the level of art . D. To create sculptures and portraits . 30.Whose works are personal ？A. Peter Souleo Wright . B. Beau McCall . C. Lisa Kokin . D. Amalia Amaki .31. If you want to see “The Button Show” , you
