河北衡水中学届高三年级摸底考试英语试题全国卷.docx

1、河北衡水中学届高三年级摸底考试英语试题全国卷河北衡水中学2019届高三摸底联考英语试题(全国卷)第I卷（选择题共100分）第一部分 听力（共两节,满分30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）ACan you resist cream cakes? I miss my sugar! Ive decided to lose weight and I had to give up cakes. Its difficult because I have a sweet tooth and I love cream cakes.Not havin

2、g treats can be good for your health. Ive heard that the Burts, a family of five in South East England，lived sugar free for a whole year after they found out their daughter had diabetes (糖尿 病).It wasnt easy. To avoid temptation, I dont go to any bakeries, but this family actually owns one, which mak

3、es up to 3 ,000 cakes a week.They were in shock when the doctor said that their 16-year-old Lucy had to check her blood sugar levels regularly and take insulin (胰岛素).He advised her to eat a normal,balanced diet,but the Burts went further and got rid of sugar altogether.And how does it feel to live w

4、ithout sugar for a while? Jason Burt said that for a month they felt weak. But later on it all changed. He says he feels “more awake” and full of energy.And what about the Burt family business? It had to keep using half a ton of sugar a week and any cook worth his salt knows that you have to taste a

5、 recipe to know if its right. No problem there,says Jason Burts wife, Clare. She points out that shes got lots of people offering to taste the cakes for them. The family is also thinking about selling more delicious products.I wonder what makes us have a strong desire for sweet food. Anyway, Ive dec

6、ided to forget about the sweet taste of sugar for a while. As British model Kate Moss says：“Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.”21.From the passage, what do we know about the author?A. The author runs a bakery. B. The author hates sweet taste.C. The author is on a diet. D. The authors daughter h

7、ad diabetes.22.What did the Burts do after hearing the doctors advice?A.They were shocked. B. They went too far about it.C.They used half a ton of sugar a week.D. They avoided sugar completely.23.From the passage we can learn it is necessary for a cook .A.to make up to 3 ,000 cakes a weekB.to taste

8、a recipe to know if its rightC.to get lots of people offering to taste the cakesD.to selling more delicious products24.What does the sentence by Kate Moss mean?A.It is worthwhile to resist food to look skinny.B.There is nothing tasting as good as sweets.C.Nothing tastes good when the skin feels terr

9、ible.D.Nobody can resist the desire for sweets.BParents will do anything for their children. Whether it would be the food, clothes, or the place they live in,parents will always make sure their children have the best of everything. One of the big-gest concerns that parents currently have is educatin

10、g their children. They are faced with lots of diffi-culties when it comes to education for their young ones. Choices include private school, charter school,public school or home schooling.Fortunately for parents，there are a variety of different strategies that they can take in order to in-crease the

11、ir childs overall intelligence. According to Ross A. Thompson, PhD, professor of psychol-ogy at the University of California at Davis, a childs brain will actually reach 90% of its full size by the time they start kindergarten.Researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago concluded that playing

12、a musical instrument directly affected the brain stem, the lower section of the brain. Moreover, children that learn an in-strument at an early age tend to continue it when they are older. And numerous studies show that a well balanced meal is essential for a childs mental as well as physical health

13、. Some other researchers recommended that a second language should be taught when children are in preschool. They state that three to four years of age is the perfect time and that any age under four would work perfectly fine for a childs brain development.The average child will learn how to read be

14、tween kindergarten and second grade. Many parents can give their children a jump startby teaching them to read before they start school. Children could have an adequate background of the alphabet and sounds of words before attending school. This can be done by simply reading to them whenever you wan

15、t. The more comfortable they get,the easier the process will be.25.From the first paragraph, we can infer that .A.parents find it hard to satisfy their kidsvarious demandsB.parents meet a new challenge when raising their kidsC.parents have more choices in offering education to their kidsD.parents ge

16、t actively involved in the process of their kidsgrowth26.What suggestion may the researchers in the passage make?A.To train kids as early as possible.B.To try as many means as possible.C.To help kids develop as fully as possible.D.To use as many available resources as possible.27.What does the third

17、 paragraph mainly discuss about?A.The proper time to teach children to learn languages.B.The effective ways to help develop childrens brains.C.The vital factors to have a great effect on childrens health.D.The practical steps to arouse childrens interest in study.28.We can replace the words “jump st

18、art” in the last paragraph with .A.inspiration B. introductionC. suggestion D. promotionCOne of the greatest gifts one generation can give to other generations is the wisdom it has gained from experience. This idea has inspired the award-winning photographer Andrew Zuckerman.He interviewed and took

19、photos of fifty over-sixty-five-year-olds all over the world. His project explores various aspects of their lives. The photos and interviews are now available on our website.Click on the introductions to read the complete interviews.Let us now have a culture of peace.一Federico Mayor Zaragoza, SpainF

20、ederico Mayor Zaragoza obtained a doctorate in pharmacy (药学）from the Complutense Uni- versity of Madrid in 1958. After many years spent in politics,he became Director-General of UNESCO in 1987. In 1999，he created the Foundation for a Culture of Peace, of which he is now the president. In addition to

21、 many scientific publications, he has published four collections of poems and several books of essays.Writing is a discovery.一Nadine Gordimer，South AfricaDue to a weak heart, Nadine Gordimer attended school and university briefly. She read widely and began writing at an early age. She published her

22、first short story at the age of fifteen, and hascompleted a large number of works,which have been translated into forty languages.In 1991Gordimer won the Nobel Prize for Literature.Jazz is about the only form of art today.Dave Brubeck, USADave Brubeck studied music at the University of the Pacific a

23、nd graduated in 1942. After World War Two he was encouraged to play jazz. In 1951,he recorded his first album (专辑).Brubecks 1959 album has become a jazz standard.He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996.For more figures CLICK HERE.29.Why did Andrew Zuckerman choose the fifty elders fo

24、r his project?A.Because their accomplishments inspired him.B.Because they are physically impressive.C.Because their wisdom deserves to be passed on.D.Because they have similar experiences.30.According to the web page, Federico Mayor Zaragoza .A.has won many awards for his work in politicsB.has serve

25、d as the president of a universityC.has devoted all his life to the field of scienceD.has made achievements in different areas31.Who most probably said “My education has been the library and books” in the interview when re-flecting on his/her experience?A. Andrew Zuckerman. B. Federico Mayor Zaragoz

26、a.C.Nadine Gordimer. D. Dave Brubeck.32.What is the main purpose of this web page?A.To publicize Zuckermans project.B.To show Zuckermans awards.C.To spread the wisdom of the three people.D.To celebrate the achievements of the three people.DAs early as the mid-18th century, some people began raising

27、doubts about Marco Polos travels. In 1995,historian Frances Wood argued in her book Did Marco Polo Go to China ?that the famous explorer from Venice never made it to pass the Black Sea. She noted that his travel journal left out the Great Wall of China,chopsticks and tea drinking among other details

28、.Furthermore, Chinese documents from Polos day made no mention of the explorer and his men. Last year, a team of Italian researchers became the latest to challenge Polos accounts. They said that evidence didnt support his description of Kublai Khans Japanese invasions (侵略）.Now, however, research by

29、Hans Ulrich Vogel of Germanys Tubingen University might help prove Marco Polo was true. In a new book Marco Polo Was in China，the professor of Chinese history tries to prove that Marco Polo spoke the truth. He suggests, for example, that Polo didnt include the Great Wall in his book because it only

30、achieved its great importance in the Ming Dynasty several hun-dred years later. Vogel further explains that Chinese records from the 13th and 14th centuries avoided setting down visits from Westerners.Historians before him have touched on these issues. But Vogel also relies on another evidence:the e

31、xplorers very detailed descriptions of currency and salt production in the Yuan Dynasty. Accord-ing to Vogel, Polo documented these aspects of Mongol Chinese culture in greater detail than any oth-er of his time. This is a hint that Polo relied on his own powers of observation.Will we ever know whet

32、her Marco Polo traveled to China? Perhaps not, but the consequences ofhis real or fictional journey are still felt across the globe. One reader of The travels of Marco Polo was Christopher Columbus,who stepped upon the New World while following his idols footsteps.33.France Wood doubted Marco Polos travels to China because his description .A.missed some important culture of China B. covered so