1、绝密启封前2018 届河北正定中学高三联考英语试卷 1本试题卷共 12 页，全卷满分 150 分，考试用时 120 分钟注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和座位号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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
2、 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。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. When should the woman visit the man?A. On Friday.B. On Saturday.C. On Sunday.2. How will the man go to the supermarket?A. By bus. B. By bike. C. On foot.3. What does the man like about the movie?A. Its story line
3、.B. Its special effects.C. Its famous characters.4. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In an office.B. In a store.C. In a hotel.5. What are the two speakers talking about?A. An English exam.B. A speaking competition.C. A job interview.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
4、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。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. What does the man want to buy?A. A black coat.B. A white shirt.C. A brown jacket.7. How much does the man pay in the end?A. 450 dollars.B. 500 dollars.C. 550 dollars. 听第 7 段材料，回答
5、第 8 至 10 题。8. Whats the possible relationship between the two speakers?A. Classmates.B. Mother and son.C. Teacher and student.9. When does this conversation take place?A. After the exams.B. Before the exams.C. Before a competition.10. What can we learn about the man?A. He always works hard.B. He doe
6、s well in his lessons.C. He feels a little regretful.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. What are the two speakers talking about?A. What to have for supper.B. How to keep healthy.C. Where to watch TV play.12. Why doesnt the man like fast food?A. Its expensive.B. Its unhealthy.C. Its not clean enough.13. When
7、 will the TV play begin?A. In about one hour.B. In about two hours.C. In about three hours.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14. What does the man do?A. He is an office worker.B. He is a school teacher.C. He is a company employee.15. Why does the man want to leave his job?A. His boss is boring.B. He is not wel
8、l paid.C. He wants to do something new.16. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. To quit his job.B. To work harder.C. To start his own business. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. When was the company established in China?A. Four years ago.B. Six years ago.C. Eight years ago.18.How many home-based te
9、achers does the company have in the Philippines?A. More than 12, 000.B. More than 13, 000.C. About one million.19.What do we learn about the teachers of the company?A. They can work at home.B. They must work in the office.C. They usually go to work by bus.20.What is the speaker doing?A. Making a pub
10、lic speech.B. Conducting a job interview.C. Introducing an online company.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。ACirque du Soleil is a Canadian entertainment company. It is the largest theatrical producer in the world. Based in Montreal, Quebec, Cana
11、da, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy and Gilles Ste-Croix.There are some recent shows in Florida that may interest you.CrystalCirque du Soleil carves electrifying moments, breathtaking artistry and its
12、unique creativity into ice in a fresh and creative scene: Cirque du Soleil Crystal. World-class ice skating, surreal aesthetics(美学) and super artistic skill mix together. So let reality slip away as Cirque du Soleil Crystal glides（滑行） above a most unusual reflection. Discover Cirque du Soleil Crysta
13、l A breakthrough ice experience. Skate on the edge of reality.City:Pensacola, FLVenue:Pensacola Bay CenterTime:Oct 19-22,2017Ticket price: starting at 33 dollarsOVOOVO is filled with life. Insects work, play, fight and look for love in a non-stop riot（骚动） of energy in motion. Their home is filled wi
14、th all sorts of plants and animals, beauty, action and moments of quiet emotion. The mysterious insects are intensely curious when a mysterious egg appears, representing the mystery and cycles of their lives.City:Miami,FLVenue:American Airlines ArenaTime:Jul 28-30,2017Ticket price:starting at 48 dol
15、larsLa NoubaEscape to a wonderful world of make-believe to take in exciting acts that will stir your imagination. La Nouba transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary and inspires the imagination from beginning to end with daring acrobatics(杂技), dazzling dancing, shaking music and unusual charact
16、ers.City:Orlando,FLVenue:Walt Disney WorldTime:Aug 15-20,2017Ticket price:starting at 59 dollars21. Whats the purpose of the first part of the passage?A. To tell us the position of Cirque du Soleil.B. To introduce the former street performers.C. To advertise for Cirque du Soleil.D. To give a brief i
17、ntroduction of Cirque du Soleil.22. What is the main characteristic of OVOs home?A. The variety of wildlife.B. World-class ice skating.C. The largest theatrical producer.D. Extraordinary imagination.23. Where can you see performance of acrobatics?A. Montreal, Quebec.B. Miami, FL.C. Orlando, FL.D. Pe
18、nsacola, FL.BIt was one of those days when there was way too much to do. I had fallen behind in most of my household chores. After breakfast, I sat down at the computer to write an article. My youngest daughter, Julia, walked toward me. “But, Mommy, I thought we were going to do something fun today,
19、“ she said. “Since its our day off from school.“ “I know its your day off, but its not Mommys day off,“ I explained. “Can you play a game with me?“ she begged. “Like Candy Land? Or beauty shop?“ I sighed. I really didnt have time to play. I desperately needed to get some work done. But then I had an
20、 idea. “Can we play beauty shop while I work?“ So I got my article done, and my toenails(脚趾甲) painted at the same time. My oldest, Austin, volunteered to fix lunch so I could keep working. Shortly after lunch, we went to the grocery store and I got what I needed. Back at home, the kids decided to pl
21、ay “grocery store“. For the remainder of the afternoon, I cleaned house, folded laundry, and started dinner. The kids continued with their game until my husband, Eric, walked through the door.He saw me and smiled. “So how was the kids big day off today?“ I began to explain that we hadnt done anythin
22、g special. But my two middle kids, Jordan and Lea interrupted me. They told their dad, “We had such a special day today, Dad! It was a blast!“ I looked at my childrens faces. They were lit up with excitement. I nodded, realizing how right he was. Happiness is far more about our attitude than our cir
23、cumstances. I hugged my kids and thanked them for reminding me to look for happiness in the little things. Julia smiled and said, “And the little things that make you the happiest are us, right, Mommy?“ Wow, my kids sure are smart.24.How did Julia probably feel after hearing what her mother said in
24、Paragraph 2?A. Quite satisfied.B. Quite surprised.C. A little confused.D. A little disappointed.25.Why did the author advise to play beauty shop?A. She decided to relax herself.B. She planned to finish her work.C. She liked the game very much.D. She wanted to keep her promise.26.What does the underl
25、ined sentence “It was a blast!” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. It was different.B. It was ordinary.C. It was amazing.D. It was successful.27.What message does the author intend to convey in this text?A. Family life brings us greatest joy.B. Life is made up of small pleasures.C. Happiness can be gai
26、ned in little things.D. Little things can make a great difference.CThere are now around 10,000 registered children who are home schooled each year in Australia. In New South Wales (NSW), the number has increased by 10% in the last year this follows the trend of the last few years.There is no legal r
27、equirement for parents and carers to inform the Board of Studies Teaching and Educational Standards (BOSTES) as to why they have chosen to home school. Parents across Australia are required to register, but it is thought that over 50% dont. No formal support is provided for home schooling other than
28、 curriculum documents. But many home school groups are available to offer support.The gender balance between home-schooled children is fairly equal, with just over 50% being male. But there is a slight increase in numbers of middle primary school children being home schooled. This suggests that some
29、 parents choose to home school after having allowed their children to experience formal education.The reasons for home schooling are complex. Most who home school do it for ideological and philosophical reasons. This can include the belief that households provide a better environment for children to
30、 learn or that formal systems are unable or unwilling to meet the needs of children.But the research shows that for 40% of households, we dont know their reason for choosing to home school.Those who home school argue that it allows a focus on individual student needs rather than just on grades; offe
31、rs flexibility in learning; provides a safer learning environment; increases sociability with mixed-aged people, whether in the community or through extended family members and friends; and that this makes home schooling a better choice.The arguments against home schooling are that it isolates(孤立) c
32、hildren; means children are usually taught by someone who is not trained to teach; and can limit educational achievement. Home-schooled children appear to do neither worse nor better than those who attend regular school. Their achievements and success after Year 12 are similar. And many home school
33、parents are trained teachers. 28.What should parents do in NSW if they want to home school?A. Finish the registration.B. Become trained teachers.C. Experience formal education. D. Offer the reason(s) to BOSTES.29.Whats the major reason for some parents choosing to home school in NSW?A. To better sui
34、t their children.B. To reduce the cost of education.C. To improve their childrens grades.D. To practice their childrens social skills.30.Whats the authors attitude towards home schooling?A. Doubtful.B. Negative.C. Objective.D. Favourable.31.What would be the best title for this text?A. The Benefits
35、of Home SchoolingB. The Disadvantages of Home Schooling. C. Home Schooled Children Are Doing Well. D. More Parents Choose to Home School Their Children.DTo understand how much we rely on ecosystem services, imagine a world where humans are the only species perhaps in a spaceship far from Earth.There
36、 are no plants releasing oxygen, so you have to engineer a way to make it yourself. So straight away you need a chemical processing plant on board your ship. That same plant will have to make water too.There is also nothing to eat, so you must artificially make food. You could synthesise(人工合成) chemi
37、cals like sugars and fats, but making it delicious would be extremely hard. As of 2015, we cant even make an artificial burger that everyone finds convincing.Lets not even get started on the microorganisms(微生物) living in your gut, many of which are beneficial. The point is that, while we could in th
38、eory do all these things artificially, it is far easier to let the existing wildlife do them for us.The scale of these ecosystem services, when you add them up, turns out to be extraordinarily large.In 1997, ecologist Robert Costanza and his colleagues estimated that the ecosystem provides services
39、worth around $33 trillion a year. For comparison, they noted that the entire global economy at the time produced around $18 trillion a year.Five years later, the team took the argument a step further by asking how much we would gain by conserving biodiversity. They concluded that the benefits would
40、outweigh the costs by a factor of 100. In other words, conserving nature is a unbelievably good investment.By contrast, letting species decline and go extinct looks like a bad move. A 2010 study concluded that unchecked species loss would wipe 18% off global economic output by 2050.You may perhaps b
41、e feeling that all this talk of economics and growth is strange. Its all rather cold and heartless, without any of the love for the natural world that we were talking about earlier. Well, many environmentalists feel the same way.32.What does the author want to tell us by mentioning an artificial bur
42、ger in Paragraph 3?AArtificial things are similar to natural ones.BArtificial things can hardly be the same as natural ones.CWe have a long way to go to develop artificial things.DWe can hardly distinguish artificial things from natural ones.33.Whats the main problem with doing many things artificia
43、lly?A Its high costs.B Its negative effects. C Its being difficult.D Its being impossible.34. What factor does the author stress to support his/her statement?A Political systems.B Cultural traditions.C Economic benefits.D Environmental protection.35.Whats the authors purpose of writing the passage?A
44、 To prove the value of biodiversity.B To stress the importance of the environment.C To tell us how the ecosystem works.D To teach us how to protect the ecosystem.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。Some people welcome new experiences and new people. They look forwar
45、d to any opportunity to socialize. Theyre often the first to introduce themselves and they jump into a conversation easily. 36 They prefer to warm up slowly to new people or situations.Shyness is an emotion that affects how a person feels and behaves around others. People who feel shy sometimes noti
46、ce physical sensations like blushing(脸红) or feeling speechless, shaky, or breathless.37 These conditions include the first day of school, meeting someone new, or speaking in front of a group for the first time. People are more likely to feel shy when theyre not sure how to act, dont know how others
47、will react, or when attention is on them. People are less likely to feel shy in situations where they know what to expect, feel sure of what to do or say, or are among familiar people.Like other emotions, shy feelings can be mild, medium, or intense(强烈的). 38 Someone who usually or often feels shy mi
48、ght think of himself or herself as a shy person. People who are shy may need more time to get used to change. They might prefer to stick with whats familiar.39 They often prefer watching others before joining in on a group activity. They usually take longer to warm up to new people and situations.So
49、metimes being quiet and introverted(内向的) is a sign that someone has a naturally shy personality. 40 Being quiet is not always the same as being shy.A. But thats not always the case.B. But other people tend to be quiet and shy.C. This depends on the situation and the person.D. Most people sometimes have mild shy feelings.E. For them, being friendly and outgoing is natural and fun.F. New and unfamiliar situations can bring out shy feelings.G. People who are shy often hesitate before trying something new.第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分 45
