河北省定州中学届高三上学期期末考试英语试题及答案Word格式.docx
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每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Whatdoesthemanimply?
A.Hedoesn’tcare.
B.Heisverysatisfied.
C.Heisalittledisappointed.
2.Howdidthewomanfeeljustnow?
A.Excited.B.Bored.C.Scared.
3.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogotonight?
A.Tothesupermarket.B.Tothetheater.C.Toarestaurant.
4.Whatisthewomanworriedabout?
A.Missingherflight.
B.Havingatrafficaccident.
C.Beinglateforthefootballgame.
5.Whydoesthemanwantanothercreditcard?
A.Topayforacar.
B.Tobuymorethingsheneeds.
C.Togetahighercreditscore.
第二节（共15小题；
每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或对白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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，听每段对话或独白前，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。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6.Whatarethespeakersprobably?
A.Journalists.B.Doctors.C.Teachers.
7.Whatarethespeakersprobablygoingtodothere?
A.Haveanewsmakingevent.
B.Buysomeequipment.
C.Gosightseeing.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8.Whenistheman’sflightleaving?
A.NextFriday.B.NextSaturday.C.NextSunday.
9.Howmuchwillthemanhavetopayforalltickets?
A.$580.B.$1,160.C.$1,740.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Whenshouldstudentsmeetforthefieldtrip?
A.At7:
00am.B.At7:
15am.C.At8:
00am.
11.Howwilltheboyprobablygettoschooltoday?
A.Takethebus.B.Takehismom'
scar.C.TakeMrs.Anderson'
scar.
12.WhatistherelationshipbetweenthewomanandMrs.Anderson?
A.Colleagues.B.Neighbors.C.Bestfriends.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Howdoesthewomanusuallygotowork?
A.Bybike.B.Bysubway.C.Bycar.
14.Whatwillhappenifthemanislateforwork?
A.Hisbosswillyellathim.
B.Hewillworkovertime.
C.Hewillbefined.
15.Whydoesthewomanlikelivinginthecity?
A.Itmakesiteasiertoworkfromhome
B.Therearemanyinterestingthingstodo.
C.Herkidswillgetintogoodschools.
16.Whatdothespeakershaveincommon?
A.Theybothhavechildren.
B.Theybothlikedriving.
C.Theyarebothmarried.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Wheredoesthetalktakeplace?
A.InEngland.B.InAustralia.C.IntheUnitedStates.
18.WhenwasTheUnlikelyPilgrimageofHaroldFrypublished?
A.In2014.B.In2012.C.In2007.
19.WhatawardhasRachelJoycewon?
A.TheCommonwealthBookPrize.
B.TheManBookerPrize.
C.TheTinniswoodAward.
20.WhatdidRachelJoyceusetoworkas?
A.Anactress.B.ATVhost.C.Awriter.
二、阅读理解
WatchingtheNorthernLights（北极光）shiningonthesky’snaturalcanvasmaybeonyourlistalready,butbepreparedtoupthemoney.
Adeveloperiscreatingafloating,snowflaked-shaped（雪花形状的）glasshotelfromwhichguestscanstareinfearattheNorthernLightsfromtheirbeds.TheprojectiscalledKrystall.Eighty–sixluxuryroomswillbecoveredwithinaglassstructurealongsideconferenceroomsandaspa,allofwhichisonlyaccessiblebyboat.
ThestationeryhotelwillbebuiltnearinnorthernNorwayreportedlybetweenbays.Itwillbeconstructed,inpieces,indrydocks（码头）,beforebeingfittogetheronlocation.
Explainingthephysicsanddesignofthehotel,KoenOlthuis,DutcharchitectandfounderofWaterstudio,aspecialistinfloatingstructures,said:
“Thefloatingbaseisverybigandbecauseofthatalsoverystable.Youwillnotnoticeanymovement.Differenttoanyvesselthishotelisafloatingbuildingandwillnotmove.Theshapeprovidesmostofthestabilitybutcables（缆绳）areusedtotakeawayanyspeed.”
“Samelookandfeelasalandbasedhotelbutthenonthemostbeautifulspotonthewater.Thehotelisnotconnectedtolandsoallthethingswillbeprovidedbyboats.”
AccordingtoMrOlthuis,whowouldn’ttelltheactualcostoftheproject,thebudgetis15percentmorethanitwouldhavebeenifitwerebuiltonland.Hesaidthatanimportanttingtothehotel’sconstructionwasforitscreationtobe“scarless”ontheperfectenvironmentsurroundingit.
“Wecallitascarlessdevelopment.Ifyoutakeitawayafterahundredyearsorsoitwillnotleaveanyphysicalfootprint.ThatistheonlywaytobringdevelopmentstosuchavaluableandbeautifulmarineenvironmentinNorway.”
Itishopedthatthehotelwillbe“self-supportingandsustainable”usingtopoftherangetechnology,hekpingtosupportthe“growingeco-tourismmarket.”
“DutchDocklandshaslearnedtolivewiththewaterinsteadoffightingit,”thefirmstates.“FloatinghousesarecommonintheNetherlandsbutwetookthattechnologyabroadandscaleitupinsize.”
21．Accordingtothetext,Krystallisstablebecause________.
A.itislinkedtothelandwithcables.B.itisfixedtogetheronlocation.
C.itisbuiltintheformofsnowflakes.D.ithasthesamelookasanyvessel.
22．WhilebuildingKrystall,waterstudioconcernsmostabout________.
A.howtokeepitexistingforahundredyears.
B.howtocausenodamagetoeachpiece.
C.howtobuilditwithalotlessmoney.
D.howtomakeitenvironmentallyfriendly.
23．WhatMrOlthuissaidinthelastparagraphimpliesthat________.
A.TheDutchdevelopedasenseofadaptingtonature.
B.eco-tourismisagrowingmarketintheNetherlands.
C.itneedstechnologytobuildfloatinghouses.
D.itiscommontoseehousefloatingonwater.
24．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Buildafloatinghousetolivein.
B.ViewtheNorthernLightsinafloatinghotel.
C.LivewithwaterinaglasshotelinNorway.
D.UsetheNorthernLightsinaglasshotel.
Aresomepeoplebornclever,andothersbornstupid?
Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperience?
Strangelyenough,theanswertothesequestionsisyes.Tosomedegreeourintelligenceisgiventousatbirth,andnoamountofeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithlowintelligence.Ontheotherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofperson’sintelligencearefixedatbirth,whetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisvies,nowheldbymostexperts,canbesupportedinanumberofways.
Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomedegreesomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeople,theclosertheyarelikelytobeintelligent.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfrompopulation,itislikelythattheirdegreeofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.If,ontheotherhand,wetaketwoidenticaltwins,theywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsisters,parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimilarintelligence,andthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendone,forexample,toauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedeveloping,andthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachother,butwhoarenotrelatedatallarelikelytohavesimilardegreeofintelligence.
25．Thewriterisinfavoroftheviewthatman’sintelligenceisgiventohim.
A.atbirthB.througheducation
C.bothatbirthandthrougheducationD.throughenvironmentofone’sfamily
26．Ifachildisbornwithhighintelligence,hecan.
A.surelybecomeagenius
B.stillbecomeafoolifheisn’tgivengoodeducation
C.reachhisintelligencelimitsthroughhisownefforts
D.probablyreachhisintelligencelimitsinrichsurroundings
27．Theexampleofthetwinsgoingtoauniversityandtoafactoryseparatelyshows.
A.theimportanceoftheirintelligenceB.theroleofenvironmentonintelligence
C.theimportanceoftheirpositionsD.thepartthatbirthplays
28．Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe.
A.OnIntelligenceB.OnGenius
C.DependenceonEnvironmentD.EffectofEducationonIntelligence
Weallknowwhatabrainis.Adoctorwilltellyouthatthebrainistheorganofthebodyinthehead.Itcontrolsourbody’sfunctions,movements,emotionsandthoughts.Butabraincanmeansomuchmore.
Abraincanalsosimplybeasmartperson.Ifapersoniscalledbrainy,heissmartandintelligent.Ifafamilyhasmanychildrenbutoneofthemissupersmart,youcouldsay,“He’sthebrainsinthefamily.”Andifyouarethebrainsbehindsomething,youareresponsiblefordevelopingororganizingsomething.Forexample,BillGatesisthebrainsbehindMicrosoft.
Braintrustisagroupofexpertswhogiveadvice.Wordexpertssaythephrase“braintrust”becamepopularwhenFranklinD.Rooseveltfirstranforpresidentin1932.Severalprofessorsgavehimadviceonsocialandpoliticalissues（问题）facingtheU.S.Theseprofessorswerecalledhis“braintrust”.
Thesewaysweusetheword“brain”allmakesense.Butotherwaysweusethewordarenotsoeasytounderstand.Forexample,tounderstandthenextbrainexpression,youfirstneedtoknowtheword“drain”.Asaverb,todrainmeanstoremovesomethingbylettingitflewaway.Soabraindrainmaysoundlikeadiseasewherethebrainflowsouttheears.But,braindrainiswhenacountry’smosteducatedpeopleleavetheircountriestoliveinanother.Thebrainsare,sortof,drainingoutofthecountry.
However,ifpeopleareresponsibleforagreatidea,youcouldsaytheybrainstormedit.Here,brainstormisnotanactofweather.Itisaprocessofthinkingcreat
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