1、河北省石家庄 2018 届高三教学质量检测（二）英语试题第一部分 听力(共两节;满分 30 分)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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.15. C. 9.18. 答案是 B。1. What will the woman read on the plane?A. A magazine. B. A
2、newspaper. C. A book. 2. When does the play begin?A. At 7:30. B. At 7:45. C. At 7:00. 3. What sport did the woman do?A. She played football. B. She went running. C. She played tennis. 4. What does the man think of his cat?A. Quite lovely. B. Very active. C. Too old. 5. Where does the conversation ta
3、ke place?A. At home, B. In a school. C. In a shop. 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。6. Why did Anna move out?A. She didnt want to live with others, B, She
4、 wanted to have a garden. C, She missed her parents. 7. Where does Anna live now?A. Near the school. B. By the river. C. By the park. 听第 7 段材料, 回答第 8. 9 题。8. What are the speakers talking about?A. A big sale. B. A book signing event. C. A new bookstore. 9. When will Peter Robbins arrive at the store
5、?A. At 2:15. B. At 3:30. C. At 1:45. 听第 8 段材料, 回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What does the man want to do first?A. Buy Christmas gifts. B. Take a ferry. C. Do science experiments. 11. What place does the man show little interest in?A. The Science Museum. B. Ocean Park. C. Temple Street Night Market. 12. What do
6、es the man ask the woman in the end?A. How she gets to school every day. B. Where the most famous market lies. C. Whether he can take the Star Ferry. 听第 9 段材料, 回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Where should the man go first?A. To a hall. B.To a classroom. C. To a meeting room. 14. What will the Director of the Stud
7、ies talk about?A. Student dormitories. B. Social activities. C. Different courses. 15. How long will the man stay in the hall?A. 75 minutes. B. 90 minutes. C. 45 minutes. 16. How does the man feel about the test at first?A. Annoyed. B. Confident. C. Nervous. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Who organizes
8、 the Winter Festival? A. Volunteers. B. Businessmen. C. The government. 18. What is special about the art exhibition?A. There will be three opening nights. B. The pictures are from local students. C. It will be held in a town school. 19. What will be held in the Main Exhibition Hall?A. A music talen
9、t show. B. A fancy-dress party. C. An art exhibition. 20. What is the purpose of the talk?A. To compare the events of the festival. B. To inform people of the festival. C. To raise money for the festival. 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, 并在答题卡上将
10、该项涂黑。ABest Science Books of 2017At its heart, science is about curiosity. So it stands to reason these books about science should make you examine your world more closely, and in doing so, give you a sense of wonder.Big Chicken, by Maryn McKennaInvestigative journalist Maryn McKenna uses the modern
11、industrial chicken as a window into how antibiotics(抗生素 ) transformed modern agriculturefor good and ill. She traces how animal antibiotics endanger human health, causing serious problems from antibiotic resistant stomach infections to UTIs. Recognizing that Americans are going to continue to eat ch
12、icken no matter what, Mckernna suggests a way in which factory farming rids itself of its dependence on antibiotics. Why Time Flies, by Alan BurdickNew Yorker staff writer Alan Burdick examines the greatest gift humanity has ever known: time. Time, he writes, appears to exist in two distinct forms.
13、One is the standardized, objective kind found in clocks and watches; the other is our internal, biological sense of time, the one we measure in our cells, bodies and minds. But the closer he looks, the less clearer this distinction appears. Paleoart, by Zoe LescazeDinosaurs have long captured the im
14、aginations of scientists and artists alike, and Paleoart brings those visions together in a blend of human knowledge and creativity. These images not only show our changing understanding of dinosaurs, but also reflect the distinct artistic sensibilities of their time. Both artistic and educational,
15、these pictures are certainly influential. What Its Like to Be a Dog, by Gregory BernsBerns, a neuroscientist, trained dogs to sit in a machine in order to look into the brains of conscious dogs for the first time. That pioneering work inspired him to dig deeper into the minds of other animals, from
16、sea lions to the extinct thylacine (袋狼). Berns. says, “With their ability to think, choose and feel, dogs and other animals do not deserve the cruel treatment humans so often do to them.”21. Which book has something to do with public health?A. Why Time Flies. B. Paleoart. C. What It s Like to Be a D
17、og. D. Big Chicken. 22. Who writes about time?A. Alan Burdick. B. Zoe Lescaze. C. Gregory Berns. D. Maryn Mckenna. 23. What was Berns pioneering work?A. Studying extinct animals. B. Observing dog brains. C. Fighting for animal rights. D. Training dogs. BI was in the middle of a sweet dream when a no
18、ise startled me. Bam! Bam! It sounded like a hammer pounding on a tough nail. Bam! Bam! BAM! Who could be hammering at three in the morning? It must be Charlie again, making another invention. Just as I was putting on my slippers and clothes, the noise changed. I sat at the edge of my bed and listen
19、ed. Tick! Tick! Tick! It reminded me of my first wristwatch. Its regular pace had always helped me fall asleep. I started dozing off ，dangerously leaning to the left, when the ticking stopped. It was now replaced by a buzz, similar to the noise coming from a beehive in midsummer, only louder. I shiv
20、ered. Im allergic to bees ! Even just t thinking about it or hearing a bee like sound makes me swell. “Thats it!” I shouted, now wide awake, “ I cant take it anymore!” I marched to the next apartment and knocked. My neighbor immediately opened the door. His curly brown hair was sticking up every whi
21、ch way. He wore baggy striped pants and a loose raspberry shirt.“Hi, there, Lucy! Whats up ?” he asked.I pointed at my noiseless watch. “Do you know what time it is?”He grabbed my arm and glanced at my timepiece. “Oh, my! I didnt realize it was that late. Im busy working on a machine that can cure i
22、nsomnia(失眠). Its almost finished. You want to see it?”I should have known. His last invention was supposed to annihilate bad smells, but it was powered by rotten eggs.24. What made the author sleepy again?A. The ticking sound. B. The coming of the bees.C. The smell of the rotten eggs. D. His neighbo
23、rs silence.25. What was Charlie doing?A. He was inventing a wristwatch. B. He was working with the bees.C. He was making a new machine. D. He was fixing a broken clock.26. How did Charlie feel when he saw the author?A. Scared. B. Surprised. C. Annoyed. D. Disappointed.27. What doses the underlined w
24、ord “annihilate” in the last paragraph mean?A. Make use of. B. Give off. C. Tell apart. D. Get rid of.CAfter shopping for deals in stores on “Black Friday”, or online on “Cyber Monday”, Americans and people worldwide are preparing for newly popular “Giving Tuesday”. Starting in 2012, now the global
25、event that is celebrated annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving is the brainchild of 92nd Street Y，a cultural center in New York City and the United Nations Foundation. As the name indicates, Giving Tuesday is meant to restart the charitable season and therefore observed by raising funds for loc
26、al nonprofits and schools, organizing food and clothing drives, and conducting random acts of kindness. In 2015, 700,000 people from 71 countries came together to donate $116.7 million in cash. An additional $ 1.08 million was spent on gifts. While the easiest way to participate is by donating to yo
27、ur favorite charity, this day can be celebrated in many other ways too. You can give back by volunteering at your local shelter or food bank, or even by donating blood. If all else fails, a purchase from the growing number of organizations that give a portion of their sales to charity will do the tr
28、ick. But perhaps the best way to celebrate the day is those nearest and dearest to you. Assist a family member with a simple chore like folding laundry, cooking dinner, or even reading to a younger sibling. No matter what you do, be sure to share your good deed on social media and inspire others to
29、celebrate Giving Tuesday as well!28. Which of the following has the shortest history?A. Giving Tuesday. B. Black Friday. C. Thanksgiving Day. D. Cyber Monday.29. Whats the main purpose of “Giving Tuesday”?A. To make Thanksgiving Day enjoyable. B. To encourage more people to do charities.C. To get vo
30、luntary work better known. D. To persuade more people to shop online.30. Why does the author advise sharing good deeds on social?A. To keep a record of ones experience. B. To help people make new friends.C. To make Giving Tuesday more popular. D. To donate money to local schools.31. Which section of
31、 a website does the text probably comeA. Lifestyle. B. Education. C. Culture. D. Business. DNo spacecraft will ever land on the sun. The sun is a flaming ball of gas that reaches thousands of degrees Fahrenheit. But next year, a ship from Earth will fly closer to it than any man-made craft has flown
32、 before. The mission (任务) is a big development for scientists and, maybe, for everyone else. In September 2018, NASA plans to launch the Parker Solar Probe. After a journey of nearly 90 million miles, it will fly within 3.8 million miles of the sun. Within two months of launching, the probe is expec
33、ted to reach the suns corona( 日冕). Thats the suns outer atmosphere of gases. Getting there wont be easy. Designing a spacecraft tough enough to hold up to the suns heat has proved difficult. But that hasnt stopped engineers from trying. Temperatures in the corona can reach millions of degrees. The p
34、robe will limit itself to regions where things get no hotter than 2 ,500. Thats still a heavy heat load for a spacecraft. But a 4.5-inch-thick heat shield（罩）will protect the probes camera and scientific instruments. NASA says the data the probe collects could provide knowledge into the physics of st
35、ars. Our sun is special to us. But as a star, it s rather common. So the better we understand how it works, the better we understand all stars of its mass and color. Perhaps the most important is what the probe may show us about solar storms. During solar storms, charged particles stream through the
36、 solar system. They can disable communications satellites and shut down power systemsOnestudy has found that a very intense solar storm could cause up to $ 2 trillion in damage in the US alone. It could also black out the East Coast for a year. Understanding solar storms might allow us to predict th
37、em ourselves. That could make even a mission with a billion-plus price tag one of NASAs great bargains.32. What can we learn about the probe?A. Its the first man-made instrument to fly to the sun. B. Itll get to the core of the sun in nearly two months. C. Itll fly about 3. 8 million miles to reach
38、the corona, D. Itll fly closer to the sun than the previous ones. 33. What is the challenge for the engineers?A. Reducing the temperature of the probe. B. Building a shield against the heat.C. Limiting the probe to proper regions. D. Directing the probe to collect data.34. What might be the best tit
39、le?A. Getting close to the sun. B. Designing a spaceship.C. Protecting the earth, D. Exploring the start.35. Where does the value of the mission lie?A. Exploring solar energy. B. Developing scientific instruments.C. Forecasting solar storms. D. Monitoring satellites.第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)根据短文内容
40、，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。A daily multivitamin may give your well-being an extra benefit, but if youve ever swallowed one and felt sick right after, you know its hardly a pleasant experience. 36You re taking vitamins on an empty stomach. Vitamins that are more acid in nature, like vitamin C
41、, may cause nausea (恶心) if theyre consumed on an empty stomach. Vitamins A, D, E and K, unlike some others, may be better absorbed when not taken with food. 37Vitamins are like medicines in that they can act on each other and other medicines you re taking. 38 Some research suggests that multivitamin
42、s could cause side effects when taken at the same time estrogen (雌激素)levels are raised.素) Theres a lot of iron in your pill. Multivitamins that contain a lot of iron or iron supplements themselves can cause nausea. This is especially true if youre taking them outside of a meal. Iron is interesting i
43、n that its best absorbed on an empty stomach, but it s hardest to take on an empty stomach because of the nausea. 39 It might decrease the absorption a little but its better than nothing. Allergic Reaction Side EffectsSince multivitamins contain so many vitamins and minerals, allergic reactions are
44、certainly possible. Mild allergic reactions can include itchiness (痒) and a few hives (荨麻疹).40 Should you experience more advanced signs of an allergic reaction,such as trouble breathing, chest pain, widespread hives or a swollen facial region,visit the closest emergency room immediately.The label o
45、n your vitamins should provide directions for taking them Check the information before taking it to see what else you should know.A. Youre taking vitamins with other medicines.B. Below are a few reasons why they may be making you ill.C. Its important to discuss with an expert the timing of these vit
46、amins.D. These stomach issues can be extremely disturbing.E. Its better to take it with food than trying to take it on an empty stomach.F. If you experience these side effects,stop use and contact your doctor.G. Please review the combinations to make sure there are no harmful interactions.第三部分 英语知识运
47、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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项除黑。One of the greatest concerts I ever attended never took place at all.Not quite,anyway.Instead,a violent 41，which came pretty much out of nowhere on a summer night, left the Saratoga Performi
48、ng Arts Center without electrical power. The 42 storm hit just minutes before the Philadelphia Orchestra (交响乐团 ) was about to take the 43 along with a guest soloist, the violinist Sarah Chang.Forty-five minutes later,the audience were still 44，hoping power would be restored and the 45 would get unde
49、r way.Thats when Chang 46 onto the stage, alone except for her 47 and a couple of stagehands equipped with flashlights to 48 her and her music.The orchestra 49 backstage. But Chang began playing Fritz Kreislers Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice. Maybe the rain was still pounding on the roof and 50 the grass. Maybe the thunder hadnt died away 51 by distance. Chances are, though, no one 52 tha
