英语河北省衡水中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试题含答案.docx
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英语河北省衡水中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试题含答案
2018-2019学年度上学期高三年级期中考试英语试卷
本试卷共150分,考试时间120分钟。
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分20分)(略)
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
Rainbeatagainstthewindow,matchingmymood.Ishouldhaveknownthatmynewjobatthehospitalwastoogoodtobetrue.Throughouttheday,rumors(传言)warnedthatthenewestemployeefromeachdepartmentwouldbelaidoff.Iwasthenewestoneinthetrainingdepartment.
Mybossappeared.“Youprobablyknowwe’recuttingback,”hesaid.“Administrationwantsustoofferoutplacementclassestohelpthoseemployeesfindotherjobs,showingthemhowtoactinaninterview,forexample.”“Fine,”Iansweredunwillingly,notknowingwhatelsetosay.
Idecidedtogohomeearlythatday.Inthehall,ImettheladywhobroughtuscookieseveryFriday.Shewasa little womanwithgrayhair.Onlyherheadandthetopofhergreenapronwerevisibleoverthecart(小车)loadedwithcleaningsupplies.Atleast shehadajob!
Atthefinalmeeting,laid-offworkersformedalineatthedoor.Acolleaguewhispered,“Ican’tbelieveourCookieLadyisbeinglaidoff.We’llmissherasmuchaswe’llmisshercookies.”When thecolleaguespoketoherinSpanish, IknewmyclasseswouldbeuselessforherandIrealizedhowmuchbetteroffwasthanthispoorwoman.
Idecidedtodosomethingforher. IwrotetoanewspaperexpressinghowIfeltaboutthe unselfishnessoftheCookieLadywhoneededajob.Afewdayslater,myarticleappearedinthenewspaperandtheCookieLadywasallowedtostayinherposition. Onthesameday, Ireceived aletter,whichseemedsounlikelythatIreadittwice. “Aneditorofa localmagazine likesyourpiece andwantsyoutocallhernexttimeyou’relookingforwork …”
21. Howdidtheauthorfeelonthatrainyday?
A. Nervous. B. Excited. C. Awkward. D. Proud.
22. Whatwastheauthoraskedtodo?
A. Take careofpatients.
B. Leaveearlierthatday.
C. Resignfromthehospital.
D. Helpthe laid-offworkers.
23. HowdidtheauthorhelptheCookieLady?
A. Heofferedherahigh-paidjob.
B. Hegaveheradviceonjobhunting.
C. Hemadeherstoryknowntoothers.
D. Hetaught herhowtopass an interview.
24. Whatdoesthestorytellus?
A. Gooddeedshavetheirrewards.
B. Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.
C. Littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference.
D. Lovebringsmorejoytopeoplethanworkdoes.
B
Atyournextmeeting,waitforapauseinconversationandtrytomeasurehowlongitlasts.
AmongEnglishspeakers,chancesarethatitwillbeasecondortwoatmost.Butwhilethispattern maybeuniversal,ourawarenessofsilencediffersdramaticallyacrosscultures.
Whatonecultureconsidersaconfusingorawkwardpausemaybeseenbyothersasavaluable momentofreflectionandsignofrespectforwhatthelastspeakerhassaid.ResearchinDutchandalsoinEnglishfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationstretchestofourseconds,peoplestarttofeel uneasy.Incontrast,aseparatestudyofbusinessmeetingsfoundthatJapanesepeoplearehappywithsilencesof8.2seconds —nearlytwiceaslongasinAmericans’meetings.
InJapan,itisrecognizedthatthebestcommunicationiswhenyoudon’tspeakatall.It’salreadya failuretounderstandeachotherbyspeakingbecauseyou’rerepairingthatfailurebyusingwords.
IntheUS,itmayoriginatefromthehistoryofcolonial(殖民地)Americaasacrossroadsofmanydifferentraces.Whenyouhaveacomplexofdifference,it’shardtoestablishcommonunderstanding unlessyoutalkandthere’sunderstandablyakindofanxietyunlesspeopleareverballyengaged toestablishacommonlife.ThisappliesalsotosomeextenttoLondon.
Incontrast,whenthere’smore homogeneity,perhapsit’seasierforsomekindsofsilencetoappear.Forexample,amongyourclosestfriendsandfamilyit’seasiertositinsilencethanwithpeopleyou’re lesswellacquaintedwith.
25.Whichofthefollowingpeoplemighthavethelongestsilenceinconversation?
A. TheDutch. B. Americans.
C. TheEnglish. D. TheJapanese.
26. WhatmighttheJapaneseagreewithinaconversation?
A. Speakingmoregivestheupperhand.
B. Speakoutwhatyouhaveinyourmind.
C. Greatmindsthinkalikewithoutwords.
D. Theshortertalkingsilence,thebetter.
27. Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A. Afoursecondsilenceinconversationisuniversal.
B. It’shardforAmericans toreachacommonagreement.
C. EnglishspeakersaremoretalkativethanJapanesespeakers.
D. Thecloserweandourfamilyare,theeasierthesilenceappears.
28. Whatdoestheunderlinedword“homogeneity” inthelastparagraphmean?
A. Similarity. B. Contradiction.
C. Diversity. D.Misunderstanding.
C
Nextmonth,I’mtravelingtoaremoteareaofCentralAfricaandmyaimistoknowenough Lingala —oneofthelocallanguages— tohaveaconversation.Iwasn’tsurehowIwasgoingto managethis — untilIdiscoveredawaytolearnallthevocabularyI’mgoingtoneed. Thanksto Memrise,theappI’musing.Itfeelsjustlikeagame.
“Peopleoftenstoplearningthingsbecausetheyfeelthey’renotmakingprogressorbecauseitall feelsliketoomuchhardwork,”saysEdCooke,oneofthepeoplewhocreatedMemrise.“We’re tryingtocreateaformoflearningexperiencethatisfunandissomethingyou’dwanttodoinsteadofwatchingTV.”
Memrisegivesyouafewnewwordstolearnandtheseare“seeds”whichyouplantinyour “greenhouse”.Whenyoupracticethewords,you“wateryourplants”.Whentheappbelievesthatyou havereallyrememberedaword,itmovesthewordtoyour“garden”.Andifyouforgettologon(登录),theappsendsyouemailsthatremindyouto“wateryourplants”.
Theappusestwoprinciplesaboutlearning. Thefirstisthatpeoplerememberthingsbetterwhen theylinkthemtoapictureintheirmind.Memrisetranslateswordsintoyourownlanguage,butitalso encouragesyoutouse“mems”.Forexample, Imemorized motele,theLingalawordfor“engine”, usingamemIcreated—Iimaginedanoldengineina motel (汽车旅馆)room.
Thesecondprincipleisthatweneedtostopafterstudyingwordsandthenrepeatthemagain
later,leavingtimebetweenstudysessions.Memrisehelpsyouwiththis,becauseit’sthekindofapp youonlyuseforfiveortenminutesaday.
I’velearnthundredsofLingalawordswithMemrise.Iknowthiswon’tmakemeafluent speaker,butIhopeI’llbeabletodomorethanjustsmilewhenImeetpeopleinCongo.Now,Ineed togoandwatermyVocabulary!
29.WhatdoesEdCookemakeanefforttodowithMemrise?
A. Creatememorableexperiences.
B. Makeprogresswithhardwork.
C. Masterlanguagesthroughgames.
D. Combinestudywithentertainment.
30.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“wateryourplants” inParagraph3referto?
A. Learningnewwords.
B. BeingaMemriseuser.
C. Loggingontotheapp.
D. Takingcareofyourgarden.
31.HowdoesMemrisework?
A.Bylinkingdifferentmemstogether.
B. Byputtingknowledgeintopractice.
C. Byofferinghumantranslationservices.
D. Byapplyinganassociativememoryapproach.
32.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsMemrise?
A.Positive. B. Doubtful. C. Uncaring. D. Disapproving.
D
Shoppingforandchoosingclothesischallengingenough.Butimagineifyouwereunableto useyourarmstodoanything,orusedawheelchair.
Theconditionsarerealityforfourpeoplewhobecamethe “customers” of15studentsatParsons SchoolofDesignattheNewSchoolthisyear.Thestudentsspenttheirspringtermcreatingclothingtofittheircustomers’uniquerequirementsaspartofaclassrunbyOpenStyleLab,anonprofit organizationwhoseaimistodesignfunctionalandfashionableclothingforpeoplewithdisabilities.
“Disabilityoverlaps(关联、一致)withaginganduniversaldesign,” saidGraceJun,thedirectoroftheprogram. “Weneedtosee it aspartofourlifecycle.It’ssomethingthatweneedtonotonlyseefromahumanrightsstandpointbutalsoforitseconomicvalue.”
“I’malwayslookingatmebeingtheproblemandtheclothingasbeingOK,”saidKieranKern, whogetsaroundinawheelchair.WhenMs. KernapproachedOpenStyleLab,shewaslookingfora coatthatwouldbeeasytoputonwiththelimitationsofaweakerbody.Herteamcameupwitha designwithacircularrod(杆)thatrunsthroughthecollarandallowsMs.Kerntoswingthecoatacrossherbackwithonehand.
“TheideaofhavingacoatthatseesthepartsthatmakemeasjustpartsandnotasaproblemthatI needtosolvewasreallyliberatinginanidentitysense,”Ms. Kernsaid.“Becausegenerally,whenyou haveadifferentbody,youdon’treallyseeyourself.”
“Ithinkthechallengesthestudentsfacedthroughoutthecoursehadalottodowiththeexchangeofideas,” Ms.Junsaid.“Theywereabletounderstandthatnotwopeoplewithadisabilityarealike.Beingabletodesignuniquelymeansyouhavetohaveacollaborative(合作)process.We’redesigningwitheachother,notfor.”
33. Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?
A. Aging. B. Disability. C. Design. D. Theprogram.
34.WhatdidthestudentsfindchallengingaccordingtoMs. Jun?
A. Creativityinfashiondesign.
B. Interpersonalcommunication.
C. Makingclothingpartofawearer.
D. Meetingtheneedsofthedisabled.
35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.OpenStyleLab
B. Anewfashionindustry
C.Disabilityisnolongeraproblem
D. Designsthatdomorethanmeettheeye
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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