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- 1 -河北省定州中学 2018届高三英语下学期期中试题 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下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What has Paul been doing lately?A. Writing poems.B. Writing songs.C. Writing short stories.2. What happened to Patrick this morning?A. His dog was dead.B. He was hit by a car.C. He was ill in hospital.3. What does the man probably do now?A. He’s a waiter.B. He’s a student.C. He’s an opera singer.4. What does the woman want to do?A. Make some coffee.B. Buy a coffee maker.C. Learn to make a video.5. How does the woman probably feel in the end?A. Anxious. B. Confused. C. Surprised.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。- 2 -6. Where are the speakers?A. In a library.B. In a church.C. In a bookstore.7. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. Security. B. Technology. C. Books.听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In Thailand. B. In England. C. In Japan.9. According to the man, what is Manchester mostly known for?A. Its music. B. Its museums. C. Its industry.听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。10. Why does the man take vitamins?A. To fight illness.B. To help with stress.C. To have more energy.11. Which vitamins does the man decide to buy?A. Vitamin B and Vitamin D.B. Vitamin C and Vitamin D.C. Vitamin K and Vitamin B.12. How much money will the man spend?A.﹩18. B.﹩30. C.﹩36.听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。13. Which month is it now?A. November. B. December. C. January.14. What does the man invite the woman to do?A. Have dinner at his house.B. Go shopping with him.- 3 -C. Go out to eat at the mall.15. What does the man’s family like to do?A. Watch TV. B. Read books. C. Go online.16. What does the woman suggest the man get for his wife?A. Some jewelry.B. A new computerC. A romance novel.听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17. What does the speaker do for a living?A. He sells cars.B. He plays baseball.C. He sells groceries.18. What does the speaker think of being famous?A. He hates it.B. He enjoys it.C. He’s annoyed by it.19. Who pointed at the speaker the other day?A. A reporter. B. A mother. C. A boy.20. Who is listening to the speaker right now?A. Little kids. B. School workers. C. Customers.二、阅读理解This year’s flu season is pretty scary. To try to minimize the effects, public officials are still urging anyone who hasn’t yet gotten their flu shot to get one as soon as possible. However, even if every single person got a shot in the arm, the vaccine(疫苗)--- with its excellent 36 percent effectiveness---would not prevent everyone from getting infected with the annoying virus. Knowledge is power, so here's what goes on in your body when you come down with the flu.The influenza virus primarily attacks your nose, throat, and the tubes that lead to your lungs. But the flu is so much more than that. Your muscles ache, your - 4 -head hurts, and your appetite goes down, among other things. To our surprise, almost all of these symptoms have less to do with the virus itself than with your immune(免疫的 )response to them. Unfortunately, the very defense you have in place to ge rid of the flu is the reason you feel so painful when you recover.The virus usually enters through your mouth, typically by way of your hands But it takes a few days for symptoms to set in. While this process might cause some harm to your nose and throat, it's nothing major, and nothing like the symptoms that typically accompany a bad or even mild case of the flu.The real fun starts when your immune system begins to fight. Your immune system comes in two parts: the innate system and the adaptive. The innate immune system is essentially an all-purpose tool. As soon as your body senses the presence of any injury or invader (入侵者), the innate immune system launches into action by producing tiny proteins called cytokines and chemokines. The cytokines reproduce almost immediately and start to attack the virus. This increase in immune cells creates an serious inflammation(炎症) throughout the body. But the worst is still to come. Meanwhile, the chemokines work with the adaptive immune system to help create T cells. These cells are a special type of white blood cell that works in a much more specific way: They find the influenza virus, identify what's special about it, and create something unique on their surface that finds and destroys similar invaders.21．What can we infer from Paragraph 1?A. All the vaccine is not effective.B. No one can avoid catching this year's flu.C. This year's flu is the most serious one in recent years.D. Public health officials have to use a gun when necessary.22．Why many parts of your body suffer while you're recovering from a flu?A. Because recovery from illness is painful.B. Because your immune system is working against your defense system.C. Because your body is fighting hard against the flu.D. Because the influenza virus attacks your nose, throat and other parts.- 5 -23．The underlined word “fun” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by .A. joyB. battleC. actionD. program24．What's the main idea of Paragraph 4?A. The fight between innate immune system and the adaptive.B. The categories of immune system.C. The way immune system works.D. The process of the development of immune system.NASA might be famous for sending rockets up to space quickly. But it will be more famous for making your next holiday come more quickly.The space agency is working on a new plane, which could solve the problems of supersonic(超音速的) flight and vastly increase the speed of journeys abroad. If successful, the plane would be able to fly between New York and London in just three hours. And it would reduce the time spent flying other journeys by a half, since it could be used more broadly. Until now, the problem with such planes has been the sonic boom(声爆), made famous by the original Concorde. That happens when a plane reaches supersonic speeds.It is a thunderous noise that upsets people on the ground— disturbing animals and even causing physical problems to materials and houses underneath. It was that effect that led Congress to ban such planes from being used over the US land, a decision that in turn was responsible for Concorde’s failing to be commercially used.In view of the problem, the space agency has developed a new technology and tried it out in wind tunnels, and now believes that it could be put to commercial use. That plane will fly as high as 55,000 feet—far higher than normal planes—and make a sound of only 60 decibels. That’s far less than 90 decibels thrown out by normal planes, and is roughly in line with a car on the - 6 -motorway or a busy restaurant.“As long as we can get endorsement from the general public, the plane will probably be something that’s acceptable,” said Peter Coen, project manager for NASA’s commercial supersonic research team, in a new Bloomberg report. “If we get approved, we will have the full-sized version of the plane tried out and the plane will be put into use.”25．Why does the author mention Concorde?A. To suggest the rapid development of planes.B. To stress the negative effect of sonic booms.C. To introduce how a commercial plane is designed.D. To show Congress’ important role in making planes.26．What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?A. The basic data of the new plane.B. The working principle of the new plane.C. The problems of the new plane.D. The potential market of the new plane.27．What does the underlined word “endorsement” in paragraph 5 mean?A. ResponseB. CommitmentC. InvestmentD. Agreement28．What is the purpose of the passage?A. To inform people of NASA’s new plane.B. To prove the disadvantages of supersonic flight.C. To explain why speed matters in supersonic flight.D. To clarify some misunderstandings about commercial planes.After I visited my elder sister’s house, I was reminded just how different the apartment living with a child was. She has a nice big house with a few floors, a big backyard and lots of toys. Her house is my son Tom’s little piece of heaven. - 7 -At her house there are little toys, big toys, a doll house, a play house and more! There are bedroom stocked with train tables, ride-on toys and big trucks.The main difference about being an apartment mom is that you cannot become a collector of “things”. I continually get rid of anything too large. When Tom was born, we made a rule that there would never be any stuffed animals in our apartment that were larger than him at that time. We also made a rule that we would only ever have at most five stuffed “anything” at one time. So far this had worked out well for us. These rules left Tom with a few special soft creatures to play with, but that can be easily put away.Since we want to keep the appearance of being clean city dwellers, we have limited Tom’s play things to one toy basket in the main living space and one big storage bin in his bedroom. I am constantly thinking about living space when I buy anything for our little Tom. We love the storage bin in Tom’s room. It is filled with fun play things. It is a place to keep his toys and everything gets pulled in and out daily. Anything that doesn’t fit is often weeded out to create space.Tom absolutely likes going to his aunt’s house and pulling out every single toy available to him. Of course, Tom does not notice that when he returns home he only gets one basket of toys instead of many rooms of toys. Right now Tom lives fully in his 1,100-square-foot apartment and seems very satisfied with his basket of toys.29．By Paragraph 1 the writer mainly wants to tell us that her sister ________.A. loves buying toys for herself B. has several childrenC. lives in a house with many toys D. doesn’t keep her house tidy30．What does the underlined part “weekend out” in paragraph 3 mean?A. removed B. washedC. stored D. played31．The last paragraph shows that ________.A. the writer wants to live in a big houseB. Tom doesn’t like the toys in his toy basket- 8 -C. Tom doesn’t like the toys in his aunt’s houseD. the writer’s rules about toys work out very wellDisney World is a very popular attraction. But going there can be costly. Here are some suggestions that can help you save money.Instead of eating at the park, get premade food from a nearby grocery store or even make your own lunch. Also, make sure to take your own water with you because spending $3 on water will make your stomach hurt. Another idea is to pack snacks or quick and cheap pick-me-ups as you make your way around the park.Of course you’re going to want to take some Disney souvenirs home with you, but you’ll quickly realize that it comes with a price. Before buying anything, make sure you have a plan. Some suggestions for keeping costs down include picking your own pearl at the Japan store at Epcot, which is all about the experience and only $15.95 plus tax, or even getting special tradable collection pin that you can trade with Disney cast members or other guests.When you go to Disney World on rainy days, you may catch a lot of showers. But you don’t have to. Go to a local Dollar Tree and buy disposable ponchos（一次性雨披）for $1. The ponchos at Disney are probably more durable（耐用的）, but they cost $9. For a family of five, the Disney ponchos would cost $45 versus spending $5 at the dollar store.It costs $17 to park in Disney for a day. Luckily, most non-Disney resorts offer free shuttles（来往的班车）to and from the park and all Disney resorts offer free transportation for guests as well. If you like to be on your own schedule without worrying about when the shuttle comes, then parking is your only choice. But waiting for the shuttle and going by a schedule isn’t really difficult, either.32．According to the author, if you want to eat at Disney World, you can ________.A. just take pick-me-ups to save moneyB. get premade food at Disney World- 9 -C. avoid food that stimulates your appetiteD. prepare food before entering the park33．What does the author think of buying pearl at the Japan store at Epcot?A. It can be a terrible experience.B. It enables one to get pearl at a reasonable price.C. It’s a good way to find a tradable collection.D. It’s the best way to get Disney souvenirs.34．If you buy four ponchos at a local Dollar tree instead of at Disney, you can save ________.A. $32 B. $36C. $40 D. $4535．The author thinks it is advisable to ________.A. park in Disney World for a dayB. avoid going to Disney World on rainy daysC. use more durable ponchos at Disney WorldD. use transportation offered by the resorts三、完形填空Mirai Nagasu had already lived at least two lifetimes in the sport of figure skating(花样滑冰) when she showed up in Colorado Springs in March 2014. After ______her only national title at 14 in 2008 and finishing a ______fourth at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Nagasu’s ______turned, dramatically. A couple of rough ______followed, then she came back to finish third at the 2014 U.S. nationals before the Sochi Olympics, only to be ______from the U.S. team by a committee in favor of fourth-place finisher Ashley Wagner.Nagasu was ______. “It was awful,” she said. “I was very close to ______. ”She trained hard every day in Southern California ______she was needed as the first alternate. She was not. Looking for a change of scenery, she ______to go to Colorado to visit her friend Agnes and try to ______what to do with the rest - 10 -of her life. It was there that Nagasu ______the Olympic coach Tom Zakrajsek, who she asked if he would ______her. It turned out that the ______to what Nagasu wanted to do with the rest of her life, couldn’t have been ______. She kept on skating. “The new environment really ______. ”At their ______first lesson together, Zakrajsek told her, “You can do triple axel(三圈半跳跃). ”“I ______， ”Nagasu said, “and I want to. ”Undoubtedly, she mastered it.Nagasu, now 24, an age by which young ______have often left the sport. ______, she continued. She was headed to Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic to perform in the women’s free skate. Her efforts finally ______.36．A. writing B. breaking C. losing D. winning37．A. tiring B. boring C. surprising D. terrifying38．A. fortunes B. interest C. career D. temper39．A. months B. decades C. weeks D. years40．A. dropped B. escaped C. absent D. forbidden41．A. impressed B. inspired C. desperate D. fascinated42．A. fighting B. falling C. drowning D. quitting43．A. now that B. in case C. for fear that D. on condition that44．A. decided B. refused C. regretted D. demanded45．A. let out B. figure out C. look for D. put forward46．A. searched B. met C. changed D. attracted47．A. marry B. blame C. save D. coach48．A. key B. approach C. answer D. entrance49．A. simpler B. harder C. worse D. higher50．A. adapted B. helped C. mattered D. benefited51．A. very B. just C. already D. ever52．A. must B. can C. should D. may53