1、2018 届河北省普通高等学校招生全国统一考试高三下学期第二次调研考试英语试题本试卷满分 150 分,考试时间 120 分钟。第一部分 听力(共两节,满分 20 分)第一节(共 5 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 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,并标在试卷的相应位置。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。1 What does the man offer to do? ABuy a fridge BReplace a fridge CRepair a fridge2 How muc
2、h did the man Pay for his bag?A80 dollars B50 dollars C30 dollars3 Where are the speakers?AOn a bus BAt home CIn a car4 What did the woman do yesterday afternoon?AShe studied BShe took an exam CShe attended a lecture.5 What does the woman mean?AShe wants to keep fit BShe is too fat CShe isnt in a hu
3、rry第二节 (共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15 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,并标在试卷的相应位置。昕每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题 5 秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出 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、7 题。 6 What does the woman want to know from customer service?AWhere the size 10 jeans are sold.BWhether there are size 10 jea
4、nsC When size 10 jeans are in Stock7 Where is the Customer Service?ABefore the Electronics DepartmentBin front of the entranceC on the left of the lift.听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。 8 Where was the woman when the man came to her place?AIn the dining room BIn the Office CIn the kitchen9 What was the man doing
5、when the woman called him yesterday?AHaving breakfast BWorking overtime CPreparing dinner听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。 10 What did the man think of the book in the end?ADifficult BAttractive CUninteresting11 Why did the football team depend on Paul?AHe played football wellBHe was the coach of the team C H
6、e thought about game plans for the team12 What did the man care most about the book? AThe plot BThe football matches CThe main character,听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。13 What is the main reason the woman comes to the agency?AShe hopes to meet other unemployed peopleBShe has trouble finding a job by herself
7、C She heard the staff are very helpful14 What kind of job is the woman looking for?ATeaching BMarketing CSales.15 What does the woman concern about the job? AThe working hours BThe salary CThe travel chances16 What experience does the woman have?AWriting reportsBGiving presentationsC Communicating W
8、ith foreigners听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。17 Where is Highfield House located?ANear a sea BOn a farm CIn a mountain18 What is Highfield House used as at present? AThe home of Highfield family membersBA place to show o1d thingsC A living place for tourists.19 What can people do in Highfield House?APlant
9、trees in the garden BEnjoy a meal in the kitchenC Have a boat ride on the water 20 What can be bought in Highfield House?APlanting and harvesting machine.BTrees and plants C Steam engines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)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AIn no particular order,h
10、ere are some songs on the music app of my phoneOn a Sunday Afternoon by Lighter Shade of BrownA student of mine introduced this rap song to me all the way back in the early 1990s,when I was teaching Spanish at a local universityThe story in the song takes place not too far from where I live in Los A
11、ngelesIts a good driving song,nothing complicated or deep. Say Something by A Great Big WorldA more recent song about a couple losing contact with,each other. The piano part is very little playing but beautiful American Pie by Don McLeanAnother song from my youth in the 80s,very popular with almost
12、every American of my generation It retells some of the key events of the middle 20th century,a song of happy memories of the past and wanting to return to those better times The Weight by The BandAnother old song,originally made public in 1968,but one I didnt hear until I was in high school more tha
13、n 10 years laterI dont understand the words to the song completely,but the feeling of the song is very comforting to meUnder the Bridge by Red Hot Chili PeppersThis Los Angeles group wrote a song that I used to listen to when first moved to LA more than 25 years ageI didnt know anyone here when I fi
14、rst arrivedWhen I got bored, I used to drive up and down the major streets that cross the city from east to west,listening to this song about the city of angel being as lonely as I am(Dont worry! I have Plenty of friends now) 21 What does the underlined word“deep”probably mean?AWith skill BWith comf
15、ortC With a normal meaning DWith a significant meaning22 When did the author probably hear the Weight by The Band?AIn 1968 BIn 1970C In the 1980s DIn the 1990s23 When the author first moved to LA,the first song he heard was ASay Something BAmerican PieC The Weight DUnder the BridgeBAntiquities are a
16、ncient objects and artworksMuseums acquire works to display from many different sourcesSometimes they purchase themOther times they receive donationsToday there are strict rules forbidding art that has been stolen from other countriesHowever,antiquities that have been at museums for decades or even
17、centuries may have arrived there by questionable meansNow,some countries claim that museums have a responsibility to return these antiquities to their original locationsThere are many examples of this debatePerhaps the most famous is the argument between Greece and the UK over the Elgin MarblesIn th
18、e early 19th century,the Earl(伯爵) of Elgin had numerous sculptures taken from Greece to the UK When Elgin did this,Greece was still a part of the Ottoman EmpireHe claimed that he had received a permit to export the sculpturesToday the marbles are on display in the British Museum. However,Greece want
19、s them to be returned to their original locationShould museums return these antiquities? Experts disagree Malcolm Bell III says yesBell is a retired professor of art at the University of VirginiaHe says, “Many antiquities and artworks have special cultural value for a particular community or nationW
20、hen these works are removed from their original cultural setting, they lose their context and the culture loses a part of its history ”According to Bell,a countrys request for the return of an antiquity usually has a strong legal basisIt was exported illegally,and is now stolen propertyHe called the
21、 return of antiquities an expression of justiceJames Cuno says not always Cuno is a president of an art museum in Los Angeles. He is also the author of the book Who Owns Antiquity? Cuno agrees that museums have a social and legal responsibility to return illegally exported antiquitiesHowever ,he doe
22、snt support the return of legally acquired works“An area of land held today by a given nation-state in the past likely belonged to a different political entity(实体 )Even if one wanted to reunite scattered works of art,where would one do so? Which among the many countries,cities ,and museums in posses
23、sion of parts of a work of art should be the chosen home of the reunited Work?”Cuno believes that museums should collect art from the worlds diverse cultures. This should be done“through purchase or long-term loan and working in cooperation with museums and nations around the world”This debate is fa
24、r from overAs a complex question with no easy answer,the issue requires more study.24 The passage mainly discusses_Athe return of antiquities Bthe sources of ancient objectsC the cultural value of artworks Dthe responsibility of museums25 For the case of the marbles,Greece and the UK mainly argue ov
25、er_. Athe time of keeping them Bthe real country of origin C the identity of the exporter Dthe means of acquiring them26 According to the passage,Cuno thinks_. Aartworks become valueless away from their cultureBthere is no clear answer to giving back antiquitiesC museums are responsible for reunitin
26、g works of artDthe request for recovering artworks aims to promote justice27 As to the debate,we can learn that_. Athe legality of antiquities seems a key factorBthe opinions of experts are completely differentC museums should look into the sources of antiquities they ownDthe return of antiquities i
27、s unlikely due to practical difficultiesCJOHANNESBURGThey say cats have nine livesNow a Chinese toad(蟾蜍)has joined that club of clever survivorsSouth Africans are shocked at the endurance of a toad that got trapped in a cargo shipment from China to Cape Town,after jumping into a porcelain candlestic
28、k(烛台)that was made thereSouth African officials reportedly planned to put down the creature,fearing it would cause harm as an invasive species if it were let go in the wildBut the toad got a last-minute pardonMango Airlines,a South African airline,transported the toad,on Friday to Johannesburg for d
29、elivery to an animal shelter,after officials decided to find a way to let the toad live The two-hour flight was a breeze compared to the trip from China,a long way of many weeks and thousands of kilometers across the Indian OceanAirline spokesman Hein Kaiser said the toad got“first-class treatment”,
30、sitting in a transparent plastic container with escort Brett Glasby,an animal welfare inspectorThere was even a ceremony,in which the toads boarding pass was handed to Glasby.“He was the star of the show on the flight, ”Kaiser said of the amphibious(两栖的)passenger “I think every passenger stopped to
31、have a look ”On landing in Johannesburg, ,the toad was brought out of its container for a celebrity-style photo shootObservers said the brown toad seemed like, a cool customerIt belongs to the Asian Toad species,which breeds during the monsoon(季风)season It is believed to have survived the trip from
32、China by hardening its skin to prevent it from drying out,and also by slowing its breathing and heart rate-methods that help the species survive in times of drought“Weve had snakes in imported timber and scorpions(蝎子)in fruitWe were called because the toad was right inside the candlestick,and we had
33、 to break it to get it,out ”Glasby,the inspector,told The Star,a South African newspaper28 What is the passage mainly talking about?AAsian toads cant get used to the life in South AfricaBSouth Africa ignores the protection of animals.C An Asian toad gets a new home in South AfricaDWorkers shipped a
34、toad to South Africa on purpose.29 If the toad is released into the wild,_.Ait will make the locals feel shockedBit will lose its life in the wild C it might flee into another countryDit might harm the native species30 The toad was able to arrive in South Africa alive_Abecause it formed hard skin to
35、 protect itselfBbecause it escaped all attacks and hunts C because it used to stop its breath in winter Dbecause it was lucky to be given a chance31 It can be inferred from the passage that_. Aa candlestick is the best place for a toadBdroughts make toads live longer C sometimes animals are transpor
36、ted accidentally Dno one has seen such a big toad in AfricaDWhen Dee Dee Bridgewater learned that she would become a 2017 NEA Jazz Master,a series of thoughts and feelings flooded her mind “It was so far out of my orbit and just my whole sphere of thinking, ”she said in a conversation at NPR this sp
37、ring,hours before she formally received her awardShes 66far from retirement age in jazz,and on the extreme forward edge of the NEA Jazz Masters peopleSo she was aware of her relative youth in the field She also recognized that there havent been many women in the ranks of NEA Jazz Masters:fewer than
38、20,out of 145That idea led her to reflect on her predecessors(前任 ):legendary gingers like Betty Carter,who was seated back in 1992,and Abbey Licoln, who received the nod in 2003.Bridgewater sought inspiration and advice from both Carter and Linco1n,as she recalls in this period of Jazz Night,which f
39、eatures music recorded during the season opener for Jazz at Lincoln CenterOn the program called Songs of Freedom,organized by drummer Ulysses Owens,Jr ,Bridgewater sang material associated with Lincoln as well as Nina Simone:an extremely angry song of the civil rights movement,like“Mississippi Godda
40、m”A separate concert, “Songs We Love”,found Bridgewater singing less politically charged (but still exciting)fare like“St James Infirmary”,which appears on her most recent albumIn words as well as music,this period reveals how seriously Bridgewater takes that responsibility seeing as how it connects
41、 to her own experience in the jazz lineageBut maybe“seriously”isnt the right word when it comes to Dee Dee,whose effervescence(欢腾 )shines through even in a reflective moodJoin her here for a while;she s excellent company,no more or less so now that mastery is officially a part of her resume32 What d
42、id Bridgewater think of her winning the award?AItconfused her .BIt was beyond her expectationC It won great popular support for her DIt gave her much confidence about her career 33 What can we learn about the musicians wining NEA Jazz Masters?AWomen ranked higher than men BMen accounted for a bigger
43、 part of them C Most of them were unwilling to retire at firstDMany of them received the award at an early age 34 Who is more likely to have a great influence on Bridgewater?ACarter and Lincoln BUlysses and LincolnC Nina Simone and Carter DNina Simone and Ulysses 35 What does the last paragraph main
44、ly talk about?ABridgewaters music theme BBridgewaters music experienceC Bridgewaters personal charactersDBridgewaters great achievements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。How to Build Team SpiritAn important part of being on a team is team spirit,the sense of onenes
45、s and support gained from working together,How can you build team spirit in this everyone-for-himself world and expand the concept to include schoo1 loyalty and pride?36 When students and fans see enjoyment and a good attitude,they will be eager to show their team spirit, tooEncourage common coopera
46、tion among,team members even in individual sports such as tennis or gymnasticsBreak the team into pairs or small groupsIt will help each other during practiceAssign each new player an experienced member of the team be his mentor(辅导教师) 37 Disagreement is unavoidable,but complaints affect team perform
47、ance38 Dont just suggest,set goals such as mentioning the team to three people a day,covering all books in school colors and logos or inviting five friends to the next gameSupport a very noticeable non-sports activity such as a blood drive,Toys for Tots,fundraising for new science equipment of whatever the team decidesWear school colors,logo and name tags when promoting the project39 On the,day make an effort to find a job or activity for everyone as you encourage students and staff to dress in school colors,make signs