1、2018 届河南省开封市高三上学期定位考试（10 月） 英语英 语本试卷分第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）两部分，考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上（答题注意事项见答题卡） ，在本试题卷上做答无效。考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。第 I 卷第一部分 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，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
2、下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.What color is the womans new skirt ?A. Green. B. Red. C. Blue 2. What does the man want to do on Friday evening ?A. Attend a birthday party. B. Go to dance. C. Have a meal out. 3. What happened to the man?A. He had a traffic accident. B. He knocked over an old lady. C. He lost the wo
3、mans motorcycle.4. Where are the speakers?A. At a butchers. B. At a tailors. C. At a barbers. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A fire. B. A noise. C. A room.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，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，各小题将给出5秒钟
4、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至第7题。6. What has the man been doing?A. Having a holiday. B. Travelling on business. C. Shopping in a sports shop. 7. How does the man feel now? A. Worried. B. Excited. C. Tired. 听第7段材料，回答第8至第9题。8. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a hotel. B. In a laundry. C. I
5、n a store.9. What will be sent to the man later? A. A suit. B. A newspaper. C. His bill.听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。10. Why was the man on the roof yesterday? A. He felt very hot . B. He tried to repair it. C. He wanted to put something on it.11. How did the woman examine the man?A. By examining his throat an
6、d ear.B. By taking his temperature.C. By feeling his pulse.12. What will the man do next?A. Lie in bed. B. Buy some medicine. C. Drink hot water.听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。13. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Boss and secretary. B. Husband and wife. C. Writer and editor 14. What will the man
7、do in the late afternoon?A. Publish an article. B. Write to a magazine. C. Prepare for a speech. 15. Where will the man have dinner tonight?A. At home. B. In the office. C. In a meeting room.16. How will the man go home? A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By car. 听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。17. How long is the museum
8、 open ? A. For 6 hours. B. For 8 hours. C. For 10 hours. 18. What will the exhibition focus on this year?A. Clothes in the 17th century . B. Food in the 18th century .C. Phones in the 18th century.19. What is the most convenient way to get to Cornford Museum?A. By underground. B. By car. C. By bus.2
9、0. What do we know about Cornford Museum?A. It provides free hot drinks.B. Its exhibits are all collected from the local area.C. Special exhibition souvenirs are available there.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AProfessional develop
10、ment courses in London Business writingDelivery method: Online, VideoPrice: 49About the course: Many people get blocked when forced to put their thoughts into words at work. This course gives you the tools and techniques to improve your writing, whether its a two-line email or a two-hundred-page rep
11、ort. Travel writing coursesDelivery method: Classroom, SeminarPrice: 115 (full day); 125 (evening class)About the course: Do you want to be a travel writer? Then come along to a one-day travel writing workshop or a four-week travel writing evening class. The courses help participants to write travel
12、 features and publish them in newspapers, magazines or on websites. Pre-sessional programmes in EAPDelivery method: Classroom, SeminarPrice: Starting from 1,250About the course: Our five pre-sessional programmes in English for academic purposes are intended for international students who plan to stu
13、dy at Aston University. These programmes aim to equip you with the language and academic skills necessary for success in your future chosen subject area. MasterclassDelivery method: Classroom, SeminarPrice: Starting from 335About the course: Whether you write fundraising letters, or for your website
14、(s), this course will help you gain the ideas, knowledge and skills you need to write fundraising copy that produces more impressive and profitable results.21. How is the business writing course different from the others?A. It is delivered online.B. It offers evening classes.C. It focuses on report
15、writing.D. It is hosted by Aston University.22. What can pre-sessional programmes in EAP help students do?A. Choose a suitable college student.B. Prepare themselves for university.C. Go to world-class universities.D. Only improve their academic skills.23. Which course fits John if he hopes to write
16、inspiring words for fundraising activities?A. Pre-sessional programmes in EAP.B. Travel writing courses.C. Business writing.D. Masterclass.BIt was a normal school day for senior Solymar Solis until an unexpected visitor arrived. Her dad, Sgt. Carlos Solis Melendez, surprised her by coming home early
17、 from Kuwait and visiting her unannounced at Spring Valley High School in South Carolina.After serving in Kuwait for nine months, Melendez returned home a week earlier than his daughter expected. He held balloons and flowers in a classroom as he sat at a students desk to blend in with the crowd. “It
18、 came across my mind like, How is she going to react?,” he recalled the heartwarming moment. “Is she going to be happy and run to me and hug me, or cry? That was all going on through my mind.”As unsuspecting Solymar entered the classroom, she sat down and took out her books. But at the sight of her
19、father, she was soon overcome with emotion, immediately bursting into tears and covering her mouth. She didnt talk. She was just crying. She was overwhelmed with everything. She thought it was a dream.Melendez was a single parent so while he was deployed(调度), he got his sister to live with his daugh
20、ter. When he was coming back and talking to his sister, both of them came to the conclusion that they should do something special for his daughter. Melendez and his sister got in touch with the school, and they planned the whole being-in-the-classroom thing, and it turned out perfect.The two are ver
21、y much looking forward to some good daddy-daughter time now that hes home. “It means everything,” Melendez said of being able to surprise his daughter this way. “After all the sacrifices shes made, she deserves all the special arrangements and special occasions and celebrations. Ill do anything for
22、my daughter. I believe Im doing good parenting.”24. How did Solymar feel at first when entering the classroom?A. She was very eager to hug her father.B. She felt everything was as usual.C. She got excited at seeing her father.D. She was surprised by what she saw.25. What was Melendezs attitude to th
23、e surprise?A. Satisfied. B. Astonished.C. Touched. D. Disappointed.26. Why did Melendez plan the surprise for Solymar?A. To get involved in her school life.B. To teach her a lesson in a special way.C. To build a strong emotional bond with her.D. To make up for what she lost in her growth.27. What ca
24、n be the best title for the passage?A. An unexpected visitor.B. Girl expecting the returning of her dad.C. Girl surprised at school by her dads return.D. Father and daughters long-time separation.CThe World Health Organization (WHO) says the widespread use of sugar in food products and drinks is a m
25、ajor concern in many areas. So WHO officials are calling on governments to require taxes on sugary drinks. The officials believe the taxes also would reduce the risk of health problems resulting from obesity.Obesity is a condition in which the body stores large, unhealthy amounts of fat. A new repor
26、t says that in 2014 more than one-third of the adults in the world were overweight, and 500 million were considered obese. The United Nations agency estimates that in 2015, 42 million children under age 5 were either overweight or obese. Almost half of these boys and girls live in Asia and one-fourt
27、h in Africa.The UN agency blames unhealthy diets for a rise in diabetes(糖尿病) cases. There are more than 400 million cases of the disease worldwide. The WHO says 1.5 million people die from it every day. It says the use of sugar in food products and drinks is a major reason for the increase in rates
28、of obesity and diabetes.Temo Waqanivalu is with the agency. He told VOA that taxing sugary drinks would reduce consumption and save lives. Waqanivalu noted that Mexico enacted a 10 percent tax on sugary drinks in 2014. He said by the end of the year, there was a 6 percent drop in the consumption of
29、such drinks. Among poor people, the number of people who consumed sugary drinks dropped by 17 percent.The WHO says people should limit the amount of sugar they consume. It says they should keep their sugar intake to below 10 percent of their total energy needs, and reduce it to less than 5 percent f
30、or improved health.28. Why are taxes on sugary drinks required?A. To limit their use and popularity.B. To readjust the economic structure.C. To warn people to change their lifestyle.D. To ensure the markets diverse development.29. What do the figures in the second paragraph suggest?A. Adult obesity
31、is ignored at present.B. Obesity can block economic development.C. Obesity is a severe worldwide problem.D. Obesity is most serious in developed countries.30. What does the underlined word “enacted” mean in the passage?A. Abolish. B. Pass. C. Promise. D. Reduce.31. What does the example of Mexico pr
32、ove?A. Tax policies are unfair to the poor.B. Sugary drinks are a threat to health.C. The poor consume more sugary drinks.D. Taxing sugary drinks makes a difference.DIt must have been a very clever human who looked at a sheep walking past and thought of the use its wool might have!The oldest survivi
33、ng textile(纺织品) made out of wool is around 3,500 years old. Wool was probably the first fiber to be woven into textiles. Because when humans stopped hunting and started raising animals, it was their first step from a wild life to a civilized one. Sheep became a convenience store for the new lifestyl
34、e of our ancestor during the Stone Age, a walking food supply that required little care. Sheep provided all-meat and milk for food, skin and bones for clothing, shelters and tools.Some sheep were suitable to roast while others were to produce wool, as sheep fit for eating do not necessarily have hig
35、h-quality wool. Early wild species of sheep had long outer hair protecting their short wool undercoats. It was this underlayer that was highly suitable for textile use, so they were selectively bred into modern sheep.Great empires were built on the backs of sheep and their wool. Around 1800 BC, the
36、civilization of Babylonia was famous for its wool. After the Romans conquered Spain, they developed a new breed that would come to be known as Spanish Merino, with the whitest, finest wool ever known. Today, the Merino is the most highly regarded breed in the world.The Chinese held onto the secret o
37、f silk for thousands of years before Europeans even got an idea about how to put two threads together. With wool, they seem to have got their revenge.32. What do we know about raising sheep in the Stone Age?A. People made great efforts to raise sheep.B. People exchanged sheep for what they needed.C.
38、 Sheep led to the boom of ancient society.D. Sheep met many basic needs of ancient people.33. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?A. Economic value of sheep. B. Features of sheep breeds.C. Choice of suitable sheep breeds. D. Development of the wool industry.34. What are Babylonia and the Romans men
39、tioned to prove?A. The wisdom of ancient people.B. The aggression of ancient nations.C. The link between their rise and wool.D. The greatness of well-organized ancient society.35. What does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean?A. They lost their advantage of something.B. They won and got r
40、id of the shame of failure.C. They did something harmful to their opponent.D. They were taking pains to catch up with others.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。Unfortunately nowadays, we tend to rely too much on the Internet or TV for so-called “great ideas”. 36 Here
41、 are four ways you can be free from the traditional ways of doing things and start thinking out of the box.37 Just take a few moments daily to stop and think. As you think quietly, you can see beyond your usual assumptions as well as what you took for granted. When interacting with others, keep in m
42、ind that you have two ears and only one mouth for a reason: to actively listen.Explore various subjects and interests. While specialization is great for excelling(突出) in your field, it also creates a barrier to creative thinking. Go beyond your usual books or hobbies. Try new subjects or ideas. If y
43、ou like watching sports, switch to the business channel. 38 Question assumptions. even the obvious ones. Question the basis of your ideas and theories. Start asking “why”. Why cant we do this instead? Why are we doing this? Become curious kids again and keep asking.Ask “what if”. 39 In this way, you
44、 can learn about different viewpoints on a subject and it helps you to think about other possible angles or alternative solutions.40 You need courage and determination to walk out of your comfort zone. However, once youre out of it, you can find that so many possibilities lie in front of you.A. Stop
45、, think and listen.B. Think deeply and repeatedly.C. If youre into cars, read about fitness.D. Equally important to asking “why” is asking “what if”.E. In addition, thinking out of the box can benefit you and your career.F. Simply put, were just too busy to think, much less think out of the box.G. I
46、n a way, thinking out of the box is really moving out of your comfort zone.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My 8-hour sleepy voyage finally came to an end after I stepped out of the airport. 41 on the bus, I was w
47、aiting anxiously for it to start.A woman beside me and her daughter both seemed 42 . She told me that her daughter had an upset stomach and would 43 continuously; 44 , the mother had lost her purse. Apart from a significant 45 of money, the purse also had her phone and a phone number of an important
48、 46 . She would meet him for discussing a(n) 47 matter which had to be 48 by tomorrow morning.I handed her my cellphone without 49 and told her that she could make any 50 she wanted. I also produced a bottle of water I had in my bag to relieve her daughter of her 51 . After making several calls, they finally 52 to the official! They turned to look at me 53 and thanked me many times. The woman tried to54 for my
