1、保定市 2018 年高考二次模拟考试英语试题本试卷由四部分组成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。考试时间 120 分钟，满分 150 分。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下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Wha
2、t are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. A sport meeting.B. The womans new skirtC. The womans new skates.2. What does the woman probably do?A. A teacherB. A writerC. A student.3. What is the womans reaction to the new hotel?A. Agree.B. Oppose.C. Doubt.4. What is Cathy going to do this evening?
3、A. Visit Mr. Smith.B. Attend a party.C. Prepare for an exam.5. Who do the speakers dislike?A. The singerB. The drummerC. The guitarist.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 22.5 分）请听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中做给的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。每段对话读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第
4、 6、7 题。6. What does the woman want to do?A. Continue watching the TV play.B. Watch another program.C. Post an advertisement7. How does the man find the advertisements?A. Theyre experience.B. Theyre boring.C. Theyre useful.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Why is Maxs blue shirt no longer suitable for him?A. It
5、in too old.B. Hes put on weight.C. Hes grown taller.9. What does the woman think of the man?A. Lucky.B. Busy.C. Lazy.第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a Chinese restaurant.B. In a schools dining hall.C. At the womans home.11. How many kinds of Chinese cuisine doe
6、s the woman mention?A.3B.4C.512. What does the man think of the dinner?A. Rich but a bit light.B. Tasty but a little hot.C. Very rich and yummy.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. How long does the festival last?A. Four nights.B. Five nights.C. Seven nights.14. Who chooses the film for the festival?A. The st
7、udents Union.B. The host university.C. The organization committee.15. What kind of films did the woman like last year?A. Comedies.B. Video interviewsC. Romantic films.16. How much does a ticket cost for their own students?A. 10.B. 15.C. 20.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What kind of products does the a
8、dvertiser believe people will buy?A. The fashionable products.B. The well-known products.C. The products their favorite stars use18. How do the advertisers make us buy their products?A. By telling us to watch their advertisements often.B. By suggesting us follow their advertising stars.C. By encoura
9、ging us to believe they are successful.19. Why do the advertisers think we will buy their products?A. They hold that we want to look superior as the stars.B. They guarantee that their products are best.C. We have no doubt about their advertisements.20. What principle are many advertisements based on
10、?A. Spending as much money as possible.B. Keeping talking about the product for long.C. Inviting famous people to use the product.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。AFreelance writers WantedAssociated Content is an online publishing platform that
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14、ers to accept “Partner Assignments” on an as-needed basis.If youre interested in accepting higher paying Partner Assignments, send us a link to your AC profile once you have submitted at least five articles. We will review all submissions and pass them along to our Partner Content Team. If selected,
15、 you will start receiving special paid assignments from us on a regular basis, which you are free to accept or ignore.NOTE: we pay our writers via PayPal daily.Any questions? Email me: 1. You can write for AC on condition that you .A. have rich experience in writingB. have access to the InternetC. m
16、ust register an accountD. must be free at home2. How much you can earn for your published article depends on .A. the space it coversB. the topic it deals withC. the opinion it voicesD. the page views it receives3. Partner Content Team is mentioned here to .A. encourage people to write more articles
17、for ACB. lay stress on the importance of cooperationC. seek more support from other business partnersD. show off its abundant library of content【答案】1. B 2. D 3. A【解析】本文为说明文。文章是一则招聘广告。告诉我们如何做一个自由撰稿人，如何为 AC 撰稿。【1 题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“Associated Content is an online publishing platform that enables anyon
18、e to earn money by writing articles on the Web”和第二段最后一句“This is a job you can do from anywhere-all you need is access to the Internet.”可知，如果想给 AC 写东西的话必须上网，故选 B 项。【2 题详解】细节理解题。根据 Heres how you get started:部分中的 Youll begin earning money as soon as your articles are published and the amount is based o
19、n the page views it receives.可知，赚钱多少要视它收到的页面浏览量。分析选项可知 D 项符合题意。【3 题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段“If youre interested in accepting higher paying Partner Assignments, send us a link to your AC We will review all submissions and pass them along to our Partner Content Team. If selected, you will start receiving speci
20、al paid assignments from us on a regular basis, ”内容可知，如果你想有更高的报酬的话，就要提交一个链接给Partner Content Team，如果你被接受了，可从中得到特殊的有偿任务由此可推断出提及它的目的就是让你写更多的东西。分析选项可知 A 项符合题意。BWatching wooden dolls come to life may not be one of the most popular forms of entertainment today, but with over twenty years experience, talen
21、ted puppeteer (木偶表演者) Peter Roberts has earned himself the title “master puppeteer” because of his great ability to turn puppets into believable, almost living characters. “People are quite often surprised to hear what I do for living and have little appreciation of puppy as a form of entertainment.
22、 But while the exact origins of puppet theatre are unknown, it has been popular in many cultures and may have been the very first kind of theatre,” he explains.Roberts shows are highly original. “A puppet show can involve anything from clowning(傻逗) to storytelling,” he says, Equally diverse are the
23、audiences he performs for. “Some are attracted by the puppets themselves, while others enjoy the dialogue.” Roberts believes that this form of entertainment can be appreciated by people of all ages and cultures.Roberts interest in puppets started when he received some beautiful glove puppets one Chr
24、istmas. He started putting on shows with these for family and friends and then moved on to handmade Chinese string puppets. Learning mostly from books and personal experience, he explains, “I was already spending most of my free time carving puppets and putting on shows, so I hardly noticed the chan
25、ge from students to full-time professional puppeteer.”The puppets are designed specifically for each show, which is extremely time consuming. According to Roberts, “Sometimes what you expect and what you actually create in the end are two very different things. Ive made some of my best puppets accid
26、entally.”When most people hear the word “puppetry”, they more than likely think of a way of keeping children entertained at birthday parties. Certainly the subject matter will be expected to be light-hearted rather than serious. However, Roberts wants to point out that puppets come serious messages
27、sometimes.” he says.4. What do we know about puppetry in the first paragraph?A. It is a most popular form of entertainment.B. It cannot give people pleasure any more.C. It was first brought to life by Peter Roberts.D. Its value as an art form is not fully recognized.5. In Roberts eyes, his puppet sh
28、ows .A. usually attract people full of humorB. are most something for old aged audienceC. display something meaningful for different peopleD. involve hard work and great intelligence6. Roberts developed an interest in puppets because of .A. the puppet show booksB. his university majorC. a Christmas
29、giftD. some Chinese string puppets7. What does Roberts want people to think of puppet theatre?A. It is just a kind of entertainment for kids.B. It can be educational as well as entertaining.C. It is only a kind of serious art form.D. It should be kept light-hearted.【答案】4. D 5. C 6. C 7. B【解析】【分析】本文为
30、记叙文。本文讲述了虽然木偶表演栩栩如生，但已不是当今一种最流行的娱乐形式。享用盛名的木偶大师罗伯特却让自己的木偶表演极具独创性。他让木偶表演不仅具有观赏性也有一定的教育意义。【4 题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段“People are quite often surprised to hear what I do for living and have little appreciation of puppy as a form of entertainment”可知，人们很少把木偶表演看作是一种娱乐形式来欣赏。分析选项可知 D 项（它作为一种艺术形式没有被充分认可）符合题意，故选 D 项。【5
31、 题详解】推理判断题。第二段内容说罗伯特的木偶戏涉及任何东西，从扮小丑逗乐到到讲故事， ”他给各种各样不同的观众表演。 “有些人被木偶本身吸引，而另一些人喜欢木偶表演中的对话。”罗伯特认为这种形式的娱乐可以被各个年龄段和文化的人所欣赏。由此可判断，罗伯特的木偶戏为不同的人展示一些有意义的东西。分析选项可知 C 项符合题意，故选 C 项。【6 题详解】解题剖析：此题属于细节理解中的一一对应型。答案与题目在表达形式和意义上直接吻合，一一对应，一目了然。答案定位：根据第三段第一句“Roberts interest in puppets started when he received some be
32、autiful glove puppets one Christmas.” 罗伯特对木偶的兴趣始于圣诞节时他收到了一些漂亮的手套木偶。推理关系：题干 Roberts developed an interest in puppets because of 文章内容 Roberts interest in puppets started when he received some beautiful glove puppets one Christmas答案：interest in puppets started when he received some beautiful glove pupp
33、ets one Christmas.C 选项 a Christmas gift【7 题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句“Certainly the subject matter will be expected to be light-hearted rather than serious. However, Roberts wants to point out that puppets come serious messages sometimes.”木偶表演的主题更多的是轻松愉快的而不是严肃的。然而，罗伯特指出木偶表演有时也传递一些严肃的东西。由此可推断出，木偶表演既是一种娱乐也有一
34、定的教育性。故选 B。【点睛】细节理解题之一一对应。解答此类试题时，细心审题，直接就题找答案。不必通篇细看原文，而应采取“带着问题找答案”的方法，先从问题中抓住关键性词语（题眼） ，然后以此为线索，运用略读及查读的技巧快速在文章中寻找与此问题相关的：段落、语句，仔细品味，对照比较，确定答案。CWhen its five oclock, people leave their office. The length of the workday, for many workers, it defined by time. They leave when the clocks tells them t
35、heyre done.These days, the time is everywhere: not just on clocks or watches, but on cellphones and computers. That may be a bad thing, particularly at work. New research shows that clock based work schedules hinder creativity.Clock-timers organize their day by blocks of minutes and hours. For examp
36、le: a meeting from 9 a. m. to 10 a. m, research from 10 a. m to noon, etc. On the other hand, task-timers have a list of things they want to accomplish. They work down the list, each task starts when the previous task is completed. It is said that all of us employ a mix of both these types of planni
37、ng.What, then, are the effects of thinking about time in these different ways? Does one make us more productive? Better at the tasks at hand? Happier? In experiments conducted by Tamar Avnet and Anne-Laure Sellier, they had participants organize different activities from project planning, holiday sh
38、opping, to yoga-by time or to-do list to measure how they performed under “ clock time” vs “ task time”. They found clock timers to be more efficient(有效率的) but less happy because they felt little control over their lives. Task timers are happier and more creative, but less productive. They tend to e
39、njoy the moment when something good is happening, and seize opportunities that come up.The researchers argue that task-based organizing tends to be undervalued and under-supported in the business culture. This might be a small change to the way we view work and the office, but the researchers argue
40、that it challenges a widespread characteristic of the economy; work organized by clock time. While most people will still probably need, and be, to some extent, clock-timers, task-based timing should be used when performing a job that requires more creativity. Itll make those tasks easier, and the t
41、ask-doers will be happier.8. What does the author say a clock-based work?A. It makes workers very tired.B. It reminds workers to leave on time.C. It makes workers aware of the precious time.D. It may have a bad effect on the creativity.9. What does the underlined word “hinder” in paragraph 2 mean?A.
42、 Block.B. Consider.C. Increase.D. Value.10. What did Tamar Avnet and Anne-Laure Sellier find in their experiments about clock-timers?A. They seize opportunities as they come up.B. They always get their work done in time.C. They tend to be more productive.D. They can control their lives.11. What do t
43、he researchers suggest?A. Task-based timing is preferred for doing creative work.B. It is important to keep a balance between work and life.C. Performing creative jobs tends to make workers happier.D. A scientific standard should be adopted in job evaluation.【答案】8. D 9. A 10. C 11. A【解析】本文为议论文。本文讲述了
44、时间提醒和任务提醒对人们工作的影响，并通过研究描述它们的优缺点。建议工作人员的规划更多地基于任务而不是时间解答【8 题详解】D 细节理解题。由第二段 That may be a bad thing，particularly at work。可知这对会工作产生负面影响，故选 D【9 题详解】猜测词义题。根据上一句“That may be a bad thing, particularly at work. New research shows that clock based work schedules hinder creativity.”可知，这有负面的影响，尤其是对工作没有好处。由此可知
45、这种工作方式对于创造性不好。分析四个选项 A. Block 阻碍；B. Consider.考虑；C. Increase.增加；DValue. 重视。可知， A 项是不好的影响，可知 A 项符合题意。【10 题详解】C 细节理解题由第四段 They found clock timers to be more efficient but less happy because they felt little control over their lives. Task timers are happier and more creative, but less productive.可知，以钟表计
46、时的人们会变得更高效，但不快乐。其中的 C 项中的 be more productive 就是对 be more efficient 的替换。故选 C【11 题详解】A 细节理解题。最后一段 While most people will still probably need, and be, to some extent, clock-timers, task-based timing should be used when performing a job that requires more creativity. Itll make those tasks easier, and th
47、e task-doers will be happier. 可知作者建议在做需要更多创造性的工作时，应该使用基于任务的时间安排表，故选 A。DGiven the recent interest in green buildings in the media, lets think differently. Instead of focusing on increasing the supply of energy, what if we focus on reducing demand?Can we start with ending the open-door practice of str
48、eet-front shops? While cool air from these shops is refreshing to pedestrians, it carries a cost. Energy is used in the air conditioning process.So it must be possible to look for changes in regulations that would encourage more energy-saving designs. For instance, if we fix ceiling fans, air-condit
49、ioning homes could surely be avoided for part of the year. Ceiling fans use far less energy. They were in a year air conditioners could stay if ceiling fans were fixed.In homes built under the small-house policy in New Territories, the ceiling may be too low for ceiling fans. If the 9-meter maximum building height regulation were relaxed, ceiling fans could be fixed to reduce energy use. Current thinking in sustainable building design and operation involves
