河北省衡水中学届高三下学期二调考试.docx

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河北省衡水中学届高三下学期二调考试

河北省衡水中学2014届高三下学期二调考试

英语试题

第一卷（选择题共100分）

第一部分：

听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

第二部分：

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

TheGreatBarnAdventure

OnemorningwhenIwas11,Iexploredthetown’sabandonedroundgrainbarn（谷仓）.Ifoundachainedslidingdoorthatwaswideenoughformetopassthrough.

Inside,therewasaheavysmellofdeadmiceinthedark.Aftermyeyesadjusted,Inoticedashaft（升降机井）thatroseallthewaytothetopofthebarn.Ononesidewasaone-manelevatorwithalongropeandroller.

Isteppedontotheplatformandgavetheropeadragandtheelevatorbeganslidinguptheshaft,butstoppedhalfway.Afterabriefpanicattack,Inoticedholesinthewallatregularintervals,formingaladder.Forreasonsknownonlytoan11-year-old,Idecideditwouldbebettertogoupthandown.So,withshakinghands,Ibeganclimbingthewall.

Afterwhatseemedlikeforever,Ireachedthetopoftheshaft.Istoodup,dustedmyselfoffandfoundabsolutelynothingofinterest.Itwasjustanemptyroomwithaladderleadinguptotheroof.Iclimbedallthewayuphereforthis?

ThenInoticedafireextinguisher（灭火器）,whichI’dalwayswantedtoshootoff.Sothiswasthechanceofalifetime.Itriedit,and,muchtomysurprise,thethingworked!

Itshotoutathickcloudofpowderthatinstantlyfilledtheroom.Icouldn’tbreathe.Iwasgoingtochoketodeath,andthey’dprobablyneverevenfindmybody.

Luckily,Irememberedtheladdertotheroof.Iclimbedup,poppedthestrawroofandsawabrightbluesky.

Isuddenlyrealizedthedustandpowderpouringoutofthetopcoulddrawattention.Sowhenthedusthadsettled,Iclimbeddownandslippedoutofthechaineddoor.I’mnotsureifIwasmoreexcitedaboutbeingaliveoraboutnotbeingcaught,butIranallthewaybackhome.

21.Whentheauthorgotinsidethebarn,he_______.

A.noticedamanontheelevator

B.openedthechainedslidingdoor

C.sawmanydeadmiceinthedark

D.foundashaftleadingtothetop

22.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderoftheauthor’sadventure?

a.Theelevatorstoppedhalfway.

b.Heenteredtheroundgrainbarn.

c.Heclimbedtothetopoftheshaft.

d.Hefoundafireextinguisherandshotitoff.

A.b-a-c-dB.a-c-b-dC.c-a-d-bD.b-c-a-d

23.Aftergettingoutofthechaineddoor,theauthormightfeel_______.

A.inspiredB.relievedC.surprisedD.disappointed

24..Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthattheauthorwasprobablyaboyfullof_______.

A.passionsB.dreamsC.curiosityD.imagination

B

EveningWorkshops

Optionaleveningworkshopswillbeheldatsmallrestaurantsorothermeetingplacesneartheconferencehotel.Mealsandothercostsarenotincludedbutarealsooptional.Locationswillbeannouncedattheconferencesite.WorkshopsareverylooselyorganizedandmostrepresentdiscussionsthathavebeenheldatSocietyforEconomicBotany（SEB）meetingsoveraseriesofyears.

Workshop1:

StudentNetwork

Date

Wednesdayevening,Feb.5th

Chairs

HugodeBoerandArikaVirapongse

Sponsor

SocietyforEconomicBotany

Description

StudentmembersoftheSEBholdanetworkingmixereachyearinordertomeeteachotherandtobecomefamiliarwithavarietyofeducationalprogramsandfacultyadvisors（大学指导老师）.Facultymemberswhoarepartoftrainingprogramsareencouragedtojointhemixertomeetandtalkwithstudents.

Workshop2:

BotanicalFilmMaking

Date

Wednesdayevening,Feb.5th

Chair

DavidStrauch

Sponsor

UniversityofHawaii

Description

Digitalfilmmakingisaparticularlyusefultooloflinkingculturalinformationtorecognizableplants.Thisworkshopisaimedtowardsincreasingthequalityofmaterialrecordedbygivingparticipantsgreatercontroloverthemedium.Wewillcovertechnicalaspects（e.g.camerasettings,audio）,technicalaspects（framing,lighting,focus）,andsomewaysofpresentingthematerial.Experiencedfilmmakersareencouragedtoattend,andparticipantsarewelcometobringtheirowncameraequipment.

Workshop3:

CollectionsforBotany

—CollectionsDevelopmentandManagement

Date

Fridayevening,Feb.7th

Chair

JanSalick

Sponsor

SocietyforEconomicBotany

Description

SEBisanetworkofresearcherswhohavebeendevelopingstandardsforthedevelopmentofcollectionsofartifacts,plantsamplesandrelatedmaterials.Participantsdiscusssuccesses,problems,andfundingsourcesforsolvingmanagementissues.

25.Oneofthepurposesofanetworkingmixerheldeachyearisto________.

A.providestudentswithgreatercontroloverthemedia

B.linkculturalinformationtorecognizableplants

C.helpthestudentstodealwithmostoftheenvironmentissues

D.helpthestudentstobefamiliarwitheducationalprograms

26.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheposter?

A.Eveningworkshopswillbeheldatsmallrestaurantswithmealsincluded.

B.ParticipantshavemorethanoneoptiononFeb.5ththananothernight.

C.WorkshopshavenothingtodowiththediscussionsheldatSEBmeetings.

D.Facultyadviserscanjointhemixerwithouttrainingexperience.

27.Youareacollegestudent,interestedinplantsandgoodattakingTVpictures.WhichoftheEveningWorkshopsismostsuitableforyou?

A.BotanicalFilmMaking.B.CollectionsforBotany.

C.StudentNetwork.D.SocietyforEconomicBotany.

C

TheextraordinaryEastgateBuildinginHarare,Zimbabwe’scapitalcity,issaidtobetheonlyoneintheworldtousethesamecoolingandheatingprinciplesasthetermitemound（白蚁堆）.

ArchitectMickPearceusedpreciselythesamestrategywhendesigningtheEastgateBuilding,whichhasnoair-conditioningandalmostnoheating.Thebuilding—thecountry’slargestcommercialandshoppingcomplex—useslessthan10%oftheenergyofaconventionalbuildingofitssize.TheEastgate’sownerssaved$3.5millionona$36millionbuildingbecauseanair-conditioningequipmentdidn’thavetobeimported.

Thecomplexisactuallytwobuildingslinkedbybridgesacrossashady,glass-roofedatrium（天井）opentotheair.Fanssuckfreshairinfromtheatrium,blowitupstairsthroughhollowspacesunderthefloorsandfromthereintoeachofficethroughbaseboardvents（通风口）.Asitrisesandwarms,itisdrawnoutviaceilingventsandfinallyexiststhroughforty-eightbrickchimneys.

Duringsummer’scoolnights,bigfansblowairthroughthebuildingseventimesanhourtocooltheemptyfloors.Byday,smallerfansblowtwochangesofairanhourthroughthebuilding,tocirculatetheairwhichhasbeenincontactwiththecoolfloors.Forwinterdays,therearesmallheatersinthevents.

ThisisallpossibleonlybecauseHarareis1600feetabovesealevel,hascloudlessskies,littledampnessandrapidtemperaturechanges—daysaswarmas31℃commonlydropto14℃atnight.“Youcouldn’tdothisinNewYork,withitshotsummersandcoldwinters,”Pearcesaid.

TheengineeringfirmofOveArup&Partnersmonitorsdailytemperatures.Itisfoundthatthetemperatureofthebuildinghasgenerallystayedbetween23℃and25℃,withtheexceptionoftheannualhotperiodjustbeforethesummerrainsinOctoberandthreedaysinNovember,whenadoorkeeperaccidentallyswitchedoffthefansatnight.Andtheairisfresh—farmoresothaninair-conditionedbuildings,whereupto30%oftheairisrecycled.

28.WhywasEastgatecheapertobebuiltthanaconventionalbuilding?

A.Itwasdesignedinasmallersize.

B.Noairconditionerswerefixedin.

C.Itsheatingsystemwaslessadvanced.

D.Itusedratherdifferentbuildingmaterials.

29.Whatdoes“it”refertoinParagraph3?

A.Freshairfromoutside.B.Heatinthebuilding.

C.Hollowspace.D.Baseboardvent.

30.WhywouldabuildinglikeEastgateNotworkefficientlyinNewYork?

A.NewYorkhaslessclearskiesasHarare.

B.Itsdampnessaffectsthecirculationofair.

C.NewYorkcoversalargerareathanHarare.

D.Itstemperaturechangesseasonallyratherthandaily.

31.ThedatainthelastparagraphsuggestsEastgate’stemperaturecontrolsystem_____.

A.allowsawiderangeoftemperatures

B.functionswellformostoftheyear

C.canrecycleupto30%oftheair

D.worksbetterinhotseasons

D

AccordingtotheresearchbyProf.JonatahnGershuny,whorunstheCentreforTimeResearchatOxford,mennowspendmorethanhalfanhouradaycooking,upfromjust12minutesadayin1961.

Prof.Gershunysaid,“Themaninthekitchenispartofamuchwidersocialtrend.Therehasbeen40yearsofsexualequality,butthereisanother40yearsprobablytocome.”

Women,whoagenerationagospentnearlytwohoursadaycooking,nowspendjustonehourandsevenminutes—agreatfall,buttheystillspendfarmoretimeinthekitchenthanmen.

Someexpertshavenamedthesemeninapronsas“Gastrosexuals（menusingcookingskillstoimpressfriends）”,whohavebeeninspiredtopickupakitchenknifebythesuccessofRamsay,OliveraswellasothermalecelebritychefssuchasHughFearnley-Whittingstall,MarcoPierreWhiteandKeithFloyd.

 “Iwasmarriedin1974.Whenmyfathercametovisitmeafewweekslater,IwaswearinganapronwhenIopenedthedoor.Helaughed,”saidProf.Gershuny.“Thatwouldneverhappennow.”

Two-thirdsofadultssaythattheycometogethertoshareatleastthreetimesaweek,evenifitisnotnecessarilyaroundakitchenordiningroomtable.Prof.Gershunypointedoutthatthefamilymealwasnowrarelyeatenbyallofitsmembersaroundatable—withmany“familymeals”infacttakenonthesofainthesittingroom,andsharedbyfamilymembers.“Thefamilymealhaschangedalot,andfewofuseat—asIdidwhenIwasachild—atleasttwome