1、2018 届河北省石家庄市高中毕业班模拟考试（二）英语试题第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.15. C. 9.18.答案是 B。1. How long does the woman
2、have to wait?A. About 20 minutes. B. About 30 minutes. C. About 45 minutes.2. What will the woman probably do?A. Lend her book to the man.B. Visit the man this weekend.C. Help the man write an essay.3. Where is Mary?A. In the managers office. B. In the meeting room. C. In her office.4. What did the
3、woman buy from the shop?A. CDs. B. A handbag. C. Chocolates.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A camera. B. A photo. C. A festival.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。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。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
4、，回答第 6、7 题。6. Where are the speakers?A. In a lecture hall. B. In the womans office. C. In a meeting room.7. What will the man do tomorrow?A. Attend a meeting. B. Listen to a lecture. C. Prepare the sales figures.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What is Tom worried about?A. Which tutor to ask for advice.B. How
5、to prepare for a presentation.C. Where to get useful information.9. How does the woman suggest Tom get the senior students help?A. By e-mailing them.B. By making telephone calls.C. By asking questions on the school network.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What does the man think of his cycling speed?A. A
6、little fast. B. A bit slow. C. Normal.11. How did the accident happen?A. The businessman stopped suddenly.B. The car went through the red light.C. The man fell off his bike.12. Who was badly hurt?A. The man. B. The businessman. C. The car driver.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is the relationship be
7、tween the speakers?A. Interviewer and interviewee. B. Boss and employee. C. Fellow workers.14. What is the woman doing right now?A. Marketing products.B. Studying a foreign language.C. Developing teaching programs.15. What advantage does the woman have?A. Work experience. B. Social background. C. Wi
8、de knowledge.16. Where would the woman like to work?A. In Japan. B. In Chile. C. In Korea.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What is the typical weather like in Cork?A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Windy.18. What do we know about Cork?A. Its convenient to visit Cork by car.B. There are lots of bridges in Cork.C. Co
9、rk is the second largest island in Ireland.19. What can tourists find on St. Patrick Street?A. A gallery. B. A cafe. C. Churches.20. What does the speaker say about the cafe?A. It looks like a museum.B. It lies in a university.C. It provides good food.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
10、 分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AInternational Competitions in 2018The HG Wells Short Story CompetitionFounded by BBC reporter Reg Turnill and his wife to celebrate the life and works of HG Wells and encourage creative writing, this competition has the theme of “peace” this year. Entries mus
11、t be in English and must be entirely your own work. Deadline 23rd July, 2018 Who may enter Open to anyone Entry fees Free (21 and under);10 (over 21)Prizes The Margaret and Reg Turnill Prize: l,000 (21 and under);The Grand Prize: 250 (over 21)16th Annual S Photo ContestThe contest is organized by S
12、magazine. It can range from a picture of a family member, to a scene, to a movement at just the right time. There are 6 categories: Natural World; Travel; People; The American Experience; Altered Images; Mobile.Deadline 30th November, 2018Who may enter Open to photographers who are 18 years old or o
13、lderEntry fees FreePrizes Grand Prize: $ 2,500;Readers Choice winner: $ 500Embracing Our DifferencesArtists, professionals, amateurs, students may submit art images on the theme “enriching lives through diversity”. This competition invites you to participate in creating a society where diversity is
14、accepted. Your original art may be any size. However, you must create or scan and submit it as a digital file.Deadline 15th October, 2018 Who may enter Open to anyone Entry fees FreePrizes $ 1,000 each for “Best-in-Show Adult” and “Best-in-Show Student”16th Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Con
15、testThe contest is organized by Winning Writers. You may submit poems on any theme, up to 250 lines each. You may submit the same poem at the same time to this contest and to others, and you may submit poems that have been published or won prizes elsewhere.Deadline 30th September, 2018 Who may enter
16、 Open to anyone Entry fee $ 12 per poem Prizes The Tom Howard Prize: $ 1,500 for a poem in any style or genre; The Margaret Reid Prize: $ 1,500 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style21. What is required in the story-writing competition?A. Creating the story in English. B. Having the work
17、scanned.C. Paying money for the entry. D. Submitting the work by July.22. What is special about “16th Annual S Photo Contest”?A. It gives a theme. B. It offers a grand prize.C. It has an age limit. D. It has two categories.23. Which competition asks for entries in electronic form?A. The HG Wells Sho
18、rt Story Competition.B. 16th Annual S Photo Contest.C. Embracing Our Differences.D. 16th Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest.24. Who may get The Margaret Reid Prize after winning the contest?A. Short story writers. B. Photographers.C. Art designers. D. Poem writers.BAs a teenager, I terro
19、rized my mother. We often quarreled about whether or not I would empty the dishwasher, take out the trash, or clear the dinner plates. My brothers referred to these infamous screaming matches as World War III every time a battle began. The fights lasted as long as my mother could put up with my shar
20、p tongue and snide remarks, after which I was sent to my room without dinner.Now we dont argue anymore. Its not because Ive matured, gotten married, and left my parents, house, but because my mother cannot utter (发出) enough words to form sentences. Her brain is a mess that cannot communicate like a
21、room full of people speaking different languages with no interpreter.At fifty-four, she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimers disease and now, four years later, she is completely dependent on my family and me to function. We feed her, dress her, bathe her, drive her around, and pray that the dis
22、ease progresses slowly.Alzheimers has changed both the relationship we share as a mother and daughter and the fundamental beliefs that guide my life. I now believe that I am fortunate to have the opportunity to give back to my mother with the same love and devotion she always shared with me.I visit
23、her as often as my schedule permits, Sometimes I share stories with her, reducing any details to basic terms that she can understand. Sometimes we sit in silence and comment every now and then about how good the coffee is. “Makes you feel good,” she tells me, talking about the coffee, and I want to
24、say the same thing about the time spent with her. I am so grateful for these moments, for the experiences we share, and for the chance to make up for the way I treated her years earlier. The funny thing is that she may never remember those arguments.25. What does the underlined word “matches” probab
25、ly refer to?A. Games. B. Remarks. C. Arguments. D. Moments.26. What changed the relationship between the author and her mother?A. Her basic beliefs. B. Her mothers disease.C. Her being mature. D. Her mothers devotion.27. How does the author feel when telling the story?A. Sad. B. Funny. C. Anxious. D
26、. Thankful. CIn most situations, bystanders responses like disapproving glares, uninvited comments or pieces of advice to a childs angry behavior can add to the stress of the situation. But sometimes bystanders truly understand, and sometimes their words or actions can make a positive difference. On
27、e mom experienced this firsthand.This mom was noticeably pregnant and traveling alone with her young son at a Los Angeles airport. Then things had taken a turn for the worse.The boy, about 18 months old, was in the midst of what Beth, a Facebook user, referred to as a “total meltdown.” He was runnin
28、g all over the place, kicking, screaming, and flopping down (趴) on the floor, dead set on not getting aboard the plane. His mom did her best to calm him down, but, according to Beth, “she couldnt pick him up because he was so upset. He kept running away from her, then lying down on the ground, kicki
29、ng and screaming again.” Finally, the mom came to her wits end. She sat down on the floor next to her son, buried her face in her hands, and began to cry.Then the most amazing thing happened.A group of six or seven women, Beth included, circled around the mother-son pair and did something to help. B
30、eth sang him “The Itsy-Bitsy Spider.” Another offered an orange. Another gave him a toy she had on hand. Another helped get his cup out of Moms bag. Yet another tended to Mom by offering her a water bottle. With the help of these incredible women, the kid and his mother calmed down and were able to
31、board the plane.And then life moved on. All of the strangers went their separate ways without speaking of what had happened. But Beth said it was something shed never forget. “We were strangers, gathering to solve something,” she wrote. “It occurred to me that a circle of women, with a mission, can
32、save the world.”28. What reaction of the bystanders is proper to a childs angry behavior?A. Understanding and trying to help. B. Offering parents some advice.C. Commenting on the situation. D. Stopping the child by glaring.29. What does the underlined part “came to her wits end” probably mean?A. Bur
33、st into tears. B. Felt totally at a loss.C. Gave in to her kid. D. Ran away from her kid.30. What were the group of women like?A. Professional. B. Courageous. C. Calm. D. Considerate.31. Whats the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To describe a great volunteer Beth. B. To introduce some incredi
34、ble women.C. To show how strangers can help out. D. To appeal to people to care for children. DThough the harmful effects of plastic on wildlife and human health are well-documented, this material is hard to avoid. Nearly everything we touch, from grocery bags to drink bottles, to food packaging, co
35、ntains plastic. Now, Amsterdams Ekoplaza supermarket is making it a little easier for consumers to reduce consumption of single-use plastic bags and containers, which are blocking our landfills at alarming rates, with a special plastic-free aisle (通道).Believed to be the worlds first, the aisle has 7
36、00 products on sale including rice, beans, yogurt, chocolate milk, cereal, snacks and meat.While items still require packaging, everything is housed inside reusable or recyclable containers made of glass, metal or cardboard. The unique idea was given to the grocery-chain officials by UK-based enviro
37、nmental group A Plastic Planet, which takes the lead to advocate for at least one plastic-free aisle in supermarkets around the globe. The non-profit has even created a signature “plastic-free” mark to help consumers identify eco-friendly packaging. “This is a consumer-led campaign,” said a group co
38、-founder Sian Sutherland. “Were a grassroots organization. So obviously were working with industry and the government, but most importantly, we represent the public.”Ekoplaza, which plans to roll out the plastic-free aisles across its 74 stores by the end of the year, is not the only company trying
39、to reduce plastic waste. In Berlin, the Original Unverpackt grocery store has been trying to change customer habits since 2014 by selling everything, from grains to produce and even soaps without plastic packaging. The supermarket, which requires customers to bring their own reusable containers, eve
40、n sells chewable toothpaste that needs no tubes.Though it is encouraging to see companies trying to make a difference, for real change to happen, consumers have to avoid products encased in plastics, even if it means giving up their favorite food or drink. As Sutherland put it, “Plastic food and dri
41、nk packaging remains useful and yet a destructive presence on the earth for centuries afterwards.”32. What does Ekoplaza want to do by setting up a plastic-free aisle?A. Cut down managing cost. B. Reduce plastic-packaging.C. Make shopping much easier. D. Increase the amount of sales.33. Which of the
42、 following can make a real difference?A. Consumers. B. Supermarkets. C. Organizations. D. Companies.34. What does Sutherland think of plastic packaging in the future?A. It will be of no use to consumers. B. It will exist for a long time.C. It will disappear in this century. D. It will replace other
43、containers.35. What might be the title of the passage?A. Plastics are Harmful to the Environment.B. Non-profits Can Help the Supermarkets.C. Consumers Should Change Shopping Habits.D. Supermarkets Take Action for a Cleaner Planet. 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。Y
44、ou only get 24 hours every day and you should be thinking about how to get better at time management. Organize your free time.According to a research, if we dont organize our free time, we either spend it on pointless stuff or just let time pass without much care or focus. Sunday at noon is the “unh
45、appiest hour” because thats the time when people are the least productive. 36 Organizing your time proves to make you more motivated, focused, and happier. 37 Keeping track of how exactly you spend your time throughout the day is one of the most powerful ways to discover how you can better use your
46、time. When you stick to it, its much easier to make changes to how you spend your time. Do less.Apple is one of the largest and most successful companies in the world for one big reason: they have only four main product lines. 38 When you do fewer things, you spread your time over less, and so you h
47、ave much more of yourself to give to everything you do. Think about what matters most to you.Everyone spends their time differently: one person may invest (投入) a lot of time into developing a successful career, while another may care more about investing their time into building a rewarding family l
48、ife. Take the time to think about what you truly care the most about. 39 Know how little time you have and live accordingly.According to a survey, each workday youll spend 7.6 hours sleeping, 8.8 hours working, 1.1 hours eating, and 1.1 hours doing chores around the house. And these figures dont inc
49、lude investing time into your relationships, caring for others, or any other commitments you have already. When you constantly remind yourself how little time you have, you light a fire under yourself to make the most out of your time. 40 You become more defensive of your free time, and make the most of it.A. Keep a time diary.B. Allow time for planning to avoid repetition.C. Then spend your time on whats truly important to you.D. People are more concentrated and determined on
