河北省衡水中學高三下學期三調(diào)考試英語試題及答案

1、20142015學年度下學期高三年級三調(diào)考試英語試卷 本試卷分第i卷（選擇題）和第卷（非選擇題）。共150分，考試時間120分鐘。注意事項： 1答第i卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、考號填寫在答題卡上。 2選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號。不能答在本試卷上，否則無效。第1卷（選擇題 共100分）第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分） 做題時，先將答案標在試卷上，錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié) （共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分） 聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的a、b、

2、c三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。例：how much is the shirt?a.19. 15. b.9.15. c.9.18.答案是b。1. what will the speakers do next friday? a. water the garden. b. go shopping. c. have a plc你c.2. which is not part of their overseas markets yet? a. europe. b. south africa. c. au

3、stralia.3. how much will the man pay in total a.400 dollars. b.480 dollars. c.640 dollars.4. why wont the man go traveling? a. he doesnt like traveling by air. b .he toured europe last year. c. he doesnt have enough money.5. what does the woman think of the meeting? a. she is unsatisfied with it. b.

4、 it went very well. c. the man should talk more about his opinion.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分） 聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從每題所給的a.b.c三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨自前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。 請聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。6. why didnt the man call the woman? a. he had no change. b. he wasnt in

5、 the service area. c. he was just a few minutes late.7. what will the speakers do next? a. wait for their friends. b. go to join their friends. c. have the car repaired. 請聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。8. what did the speakers do last year? a. they asked gail for help. b .they organized a party. c. they planted so

6、me turnips.9. what does the man think of gail? a. she is optimistic. b. she is friendly. c .she is unhelpful.10. when did the woman talk to gail? a. last month b .last week. c. yesterday. 請聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。11. where did the woman watch the movie last night? a. at the cinema. b. at home. c. at the ma

7、ns house.12. how did the man find out about the film? a. from the newspaper. b .from tv. cfrom the woman.13, which aspects of the movie did the woman especially like? a. the actors and music. b. the plot and the acting. c. the plot and the setting,14. what are the speakers talking about? a. stories.

8、 b. pictures. c. friends.15. why does the woman think it stressful to go to the dentist? a. it hurts. b. it is embarrassing. c. you can do nothing about it.16. what does the man think is the most stressful? a. moving to a new place. b. taking an exam. c. being late.17. what does the woman think of h

9、aving an interview? a. enjoyable. b. stressful. c. challenging. 請聽第10段材料,回答第 18至 20題。18. what is checked in the first test? a. your eyesight. b. your driving skills. c. your knowledge of traffic regulations.19. what does the instruction permit allow you to do? a. practice driving with an experienced

10、 driver. b. drive under normal highway condition. c. have the car checked by the license office.20. what should you take with you when taking the road test? a. your identification card. b. your instruction permit, c. your car.第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，每小題2分，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(a.b.c和d

11、)中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。a i remember my mother as a strong woman. she came to america when she was 12-old enough to remember her language, she achieved scores and grades high enough to be admitted to duke university. with a degree in computer science, she finally became the manager of a company in new

12、 york. my mother could give fluent speeches, say wolves correctly. it was my mother who always stressed the importance of language. from the time l was born,1 was read to. 1 would fall asleep to the sounds of my parents voices, whether it was my dads softly accented, or my mothers clear english. the

13、 flow of language was unbroken, and whether in chinese or english , the stream of communication flowed through our house. one october morning in sixth grade, after my mother had left to catch the train to the city ,i left the house for the bus stop. 1 was surprised when i saw our car, the door hangi

14、ng open. as i drew closer ,i saw my mother lying on the ground. in the hospital, it was hard to believe that the lady who lay before me was my mom. my mother could not remember my name. as the leaves changed colors, it became clear that the stroke had created a wall between my mothers mind and mouth

15、: her mind was not any less clear, but the words she spoke were not what she meant. the battle my mother faced taught me the importance of language. without it, identity does not exist; relationships cannot be formed; stories cannot be told; directions cannot be given, and knowing any-thing about an

16、yone is impossible. without language, communication cannot take place. without language, one cannot express the beauty of a sunset or the kindness of a stranger. the world would pass us by in silence.21. from the second paragraph, we can know_. a. the author was taught to read since she was born b.

17、the authors father spoke english poorly c. the author couldnt fall asleep without being read to d. the authors parents taught her language by talking a lot22. according to the last two paragraphs, the authors mom was unable to a. think clearly b. express herself well c. speak d. open her mouth23. th

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26、.27. the main purpose of the passage is _. a. to tell passengers the news that their baggage was delayed b. to provide information about the location of the delayed baggage c. to inform the passengers of the time when the delayed baggage can be delivered d. to instruct how to get back the delayed ba

27、ggagec two of the hardest things to accomplish in this world are to acquire wealth by honest effort and, having gained it, to learn how to use it properly. recently i walked into the locker room of a rather well known golf club after finishing a round. it was in the late afternoon and most of the me

28、mbers had left for their homes. but a half - dozen or so men past middle age were still seated at tables talking aimlessly and drinking more than was good for them. these same men can be found there day after day, and, strangely enough, each one of these men had been a man of affairs and wealth, suc

29、cessful in business and respected in the community if material prosperity were the chief necessity for happiness, then each one should have been happy. yet, it seemed to me, something very important was missing, else-there would not have been the constant effort to escape the realities of life throu

30、gh scotch and soda. they knew, each one of them, that their productivity had ceased(停止). when a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit, it is dying. and it is even so with man. what is the answer to a long and happy existence in this world of ours? i think i found it long ago in a passage from the book

31、 of genesis which caught my eye while i was looking through my bible. the words were few, but they became memorably impressed on my mind. in the sweat. of the face shall you eat the bread. to me, that has been a challenge from my earliest recollections ( memories). in fact, the battle of life, of ex

32、istence, is a challenge to everyone. the immortal words of st. paul, too, have been and always will be a great inspiration to me. at the end of the road i want to be able to feel that i have fought a good fight, i have finished the course, i have kept the faith.28. which of the following is indicate

33、d in the first paragraph? a. wealth results from honest effort. b. the men seated at tables in the locker room are lost in the significance of life. c. for some people, no way can be found to escape the realities of life other than scotch and soda. d. the men acquire wealth by planting fruit trees.

34、., 29. the underlined sentence in the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread means _ a. bread tastes delicious when sweat pours off your face b. no pains, no gains c. failure is the mother of success d. bread comes from the sweat on your face 30. we learn from the passage that the author_ . a. wa

35、s a wealthy person in the community b. held a positive attitude towards an active life c. was fond of associating with celebrities (名人) d. kept a secret of the reason why he was so impressed31. what is implied in the passage by the writer? a. to use wealth properly, eat, drink and be merry. b. where

36、 there is a will, there is a way. c. as life is but like a dream, a man is like a fruit tree. d. if you cease to struggle, you cease to live.d we know the famous ones-the thomas edisons and the alexander graham bells -but what about the less famous inventors? what about the people who invented the t

37、raffic light and the windshield wiper (雨刮器) ? shouldn t we know who they are? joan mclean thinks so. in fact, mclean, a professor of physics at mountain university in range, feels so strongly about this matter that she s developed a course on the topic. in addition to learning who invented what , ho

38、wever, mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the why and how questions. according to mclean, when students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try. her students agree. one youn

39、g man with a patent for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of mcleans statement. if i had not heard the story of the windshield wiper s invention, said tommy lee, a senior physics major. i never would have dreamed of tuming my bad experience during a rain storm into something so constructive.

40、lee is currently negotiating to sell his patent to an umbrella producer. so, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? well, mary anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to new york city. the day was cold and stormy, but anderson still wanted to see the sights, so she jumped a

41、board a streetcar. noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow b covering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldn t be a built - in device for cleaning the window. still wondering about this when she returned home to birmingham, alabama, anderson started draf

42、ting out solutions. one of her ideas, a lever (操作桿) on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper. today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations. it s hard to imagine driving without garrett a. morgan s traffic light. it s equally

43、 impossible to picture a world without katherine j. blodgett s innovation that makes glass invisible. can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?32. by mentioning traffic light and windshield wiper , the author indicates that countless inventions are_. a. beneficial, because their inv

44、entors are famous b. beneficial, though their inventors are less famous c. not useful, because their inventors are less famous d. not useful, though their inventors are famous 33. professor joan mclean s course aims to _. a. add color and variety to students campus life b. inform students of the win

45、dshield wiper s invention c. carry out the requirements by mountain university d. prepare students to try their own invention34. tommy lee s invention of the unbreakable umbrella was _ a. not eventually accepted by the umbrella producer b .inspired by the story behind the windshield wiper c. due to

46、his dream of being caught in a rainstorm d. not related to professor joan mclean s lectures35. which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage? a. how to help students to sell their inventions to producers? b. how to design a built -in device for cleaning the window? c. shouldnt w

47、e know who invented the windshield wiper? d. shouldn t we develop invention courses in universities?第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，共10分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個選項中選出能填人空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。 stay on the brighter side of life one very important component of optimism is gratitude or feeling grateful. in fact, there is a strong

48、 connection between a grateful attitude and a heightened sense of well - being. appreciate all the positives in your life by starting a gratitude journal in order to remember what you re grateful for. 36 feeling down? instead of feeling sorry for yourself waiting for the universe to throw you a bone

49、 , try acting like you re happy-even if you arent. a sincere smile and a forced smile will cause the same chemical reactions in your brain, so you can actually fool your mind into feeling better by making it react chemically as if things were going well. 37 reassure yourself that everything is good-

50、 even if you dont feel it。 “ 38 if youre stuck in traffic, then everything else must be going horribly, too, says anne parker, a wellness counselor. by blowing negative events out of proportion, you re setting yourself up for feeling down all day. instead, acknowledge that youre stuck in traffic, bu

51、t also bring to mind something good, like the beautiful scenery outside the window. that way, youll get in the habit of forbidding negative circumstances from blanketing your whole day. swearing to lose 20 pounds or to run a marathon seems like goals leading to happiness, but they take time to achie

52、ve. 39 you may even end up admitting that you have been defeated. however, if you focus on the small milestones that occur along the way, you will feel positive about your progress, which will give you the strength to keep going. 40 try making someone elses day better .a report by united healthcare

53、and volunteer match found that volunteers are 72% more likely to characterize themselves as optimistic compared with non volunteers. plus, 89% of volunteers say that volunteering has improved their sense of well - being, and 92% say that it enriches their sense of purpose in life.a. try to help some

54、one in need.b. want to give your attitude a lift?c. people tend to think in an either - or way.d. act in an optimistic way-smile, laugh, tell a joke.e. youll fail to appreciate more important things in your life.f. by focusing on not having accomplished them yet, you will start to feel down on yourself.g. by remembering the pleasant things in your life, you can actually turn a negative attitude around.第三部分 英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分） 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（a.b.c和d）中，選出可以填人空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 face adversity（逆