1、2018 届河北省衡水中学高三上学期四模 英语第一卷（选择题共 90 分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 20 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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。1. How many minutes does the woman think John will be late for the meeting?A. 10 minutes. B. 15 minutes. C. 20 minutes.2. What does the man think the building w
2、ill probably be?A. An apartment building. B. A hotel. C. A store.3. How does the mm fed about his present job seeking?A. He is confident B. He is tired of it. C. He is not quite sure.4. What do you know about the price of meat?A. It is going up every day. B. It is high everywhere. C. It is higher in
3、 other stores.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. in the kitchen. B. In the living room. C In the studay.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）听下面 5 段对活或独白。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。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. How does the woman feel at the beginning of the conversatio
4、n?A. Relieved. B. Angry. C. Excited.7. Which city will the art exhibition go to next week?A. Los Angles. B. New York. C. Chicago.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Where did the man live before?A. In the Oak Greek apartments. B. In the dorm. C. In a house he rented.9. What does the man do since others do the coo
5、king?A. Cook meals. B. Do the shopping. C. Learn how to cock.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. How is the woman going to New York?A. By train. B. By plane. C. By bus.11. Why are the tickets cheaper?A. It is slower. B. There is no place to sleep. C. It arrives at midnight.12. How much will the woman pay for
6、 the tickets?A. $ 25. B. $ 30. C. $ 50.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. When will the man arrive at the airport?A. At 8:00. B. At 9:00. C. At 10:00.14. Which of the following is the man most likely to do in Italy?A. Attend an art school. B. Lie on the beach. C. Visit art exhibitions.15. How is the man goi
7、ng the travel in Milan?A. By bike. B. On foot. C. By car.16. What will the woman probably do during her vacation?A. Have a relaxing time. B. Stay at home. C. Take a summer course.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What can we learn from the speaker?A. Judge everything from facts.B. People may fool you by p
8、utting up a good appearance.C. Dont judge a persons intelligence by his appearance.18. What do we know about the young man?A. He is stupid. B. He is a talented writer. C. He likes chatting.19. What can we know from the example of the student?A. The teacher is fooled by the intelligent student.B. The
9、 student is good at giving the teacher a good impression.C. The teacher knows the students tricks.20. What is the accurate suggestion given by the speaker?A. Judging a book by its cover. B. Keeping a close eye on a student.C. Taking time to observe a person.第二部分 阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）第一节 阅读下列
10、短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。ALiving Music in the HomeLiving music in the Home is a Waldorf-inspired resource for parents and teachers who wish to share the joy of music with their children and student. We provide musical training for adults so they can make music in their homes and classrooms.NE
11、W! In addition to our online offerings (see below), we are now offering in-person parent-child music classes in western Massachusetts. We invite you to come to join us for BabySong and ChildSong, offered at the Cottage Garden.CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE FOR REGISTEROUR ONLINE COURSESF
12、inding Your Inner Voice Instructor: Michelle Prindle (about)Available: March 17This course offers instruction in vocal (唱歌的) technique that will help parents and teachers to find their inner voice. The course removes modem misunderstandings about the voice. It offers advice on overcoming psychologic
13、al boundaries to joyful singing. This is done through practical, confidence-building exercise that parents and teachers can practice in their own homes along with the videos and audio files provided. The course also offers a variety of songs for singing with children.Mood of the FifthInstructor: Dan
14、 Prindle (About)Available: March 17This course begins by giving parents and teachers a solid foundation in the basics of western music theory that are necessary for understanding music in the mood of the fifth. These include the fundamentals of music theory (basics of pitch and rhythm). The course t
15、hen continues to define the mood of the fifth, describe its elements and give a variety of examples. This course provides the necessary knowledge for parents and teachers to fully understand this often unclearly defined concept.21. If Tome who doesnt have a computer wants to use the resource, he can
16、 .A. call Michelle Prindle directlyB. take the course Finding Your Inner VoiceC. join in BabySong and Childsong at the Cottage GardenD. take in-person music classes in eastern Massachusetts22. What can teachers and parents learn in the online courses?A. Instruction in vocal technique. B. How to brea
17、the while running.C. Various songs suitable for adults. D. How to deal with children successfully.23. One can learn about western music by taking .A. Mood of the Fifth B. Finding Your Inner VoiceC. in-person parent-child lessons D. any of the online courses mentioned24. This text is most probably ta
18、ken from a .A. science journal B. travel guide C. storybook D. websiteBJames Gross, a psychology professor at Stanford University, has a 13-year-old daughter who loves math and science. “It hasnt occurred to her yet thats unusual,” he says. “But I know in the next couple of years, it will.”Shes alre
19、ady being pulled out of class to do advanced things with a couple of other kids, who are guys. And as someone who studies human emotion for a procession, Gross says, “I know as time goes on, she will feel increasingly lonely as a girl whos interested in math and science, and be at risk of narrowing
20、her choices in life before finding out how far she could have gone.Gross concern clearly shows what has been a touchy subject in the world of science for a long time: Why are there still so few women in science, and how might that affect what we learn from research?Women now make up half the nationa
21、l workforce, earn more college and graduate degrees than men, and by some estimates represent the largest single economic force in the world. Yet the gender gap in science persists, to a greater degree than in other professions, particularly in high-end, math-intensive fields such as computer scienc
22、e and engineering.According to US Census Bureau statistics, women in fields commonly referred to as STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) made up 7 percent of that workforce in 1970, a figure that had jumped to 23 percent by 1990. But the rise essentially stopped there. Two decades la
23、ter, in 2011, women made up 26 percent of the science workforce.25. According to James Gross, in the near future his daughter may .A. become a great scientistB. feel lonely and have fewer choicesC. be pulled out of class with some guysD. learn math and science better and better26. We can learn from
24、the text that .A. women are cleverer than men in collegeB. men represent the largest single economic forceC. women make up more than 50% of the national workforceD. the number of women graduating from college is larger than that of men27. How does the author develop the last paragraph?A. By providin
25、g examples. B. By making comments.C. By following time order. D. By explaining the process.28. Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. Why It Is Important to Get More Women Into ScienceB. James Gross, Confusion About His daughterC. Situation of Women in the Whole CountryD. Future of
26、 women in the WorkforceCIt was close to midnight and it was unusual to see vehicles on the road. However, several trucks pulled over and workers silently unloaded camera equipment and cardboard boxes, and then carried them inside the Morgenson family home.What took place over the next eight weeks wa
27、s inspired by a Hollywood movie called The Joneses about a family of marketers who move into a local neighborhood to sell their products secretly to their neighbors. The idea was to test the power of word-of-mouth marketing. By filming a rear family in unscripted (无剧本的) situations, my team and I wou
28、ld document how the Morgensons circle of friends responded to brands and products the Morgensons bought into their lives.With the help of 35 video cameras and 25 microphones hidden in side the furniture, the operation done secretly showed something shocking. The most powerful hidden persuader of all
29、 isnt in your TV or on the shelves of your supermarket. Its a far more important influence thats around you almost every waking moment: your very own friends and neighbors. There is nothing quite so persuasive as observing someone we respect or admire using a brand or product.Our analysis also found
30、 that the brands the Morgensons used went faster. About one third of the Morgensons friends began promoting these same brands to their friends. We also found that the brands their friends were most likely to buy at the Morgensons suggestion were the bigger and better-known ones. This proved my thoug
31、hts that traditional marketing and secret marketing work well together. The most persuasive advertising strategies are strengthened by word-of-mouth advertising.Whenever I meet with company managers, I tell them that the people who hold the real marketing power are mouse-clicking consumers and their
32、 wide circles of real-life friends. In other words, the people who hold the real power are us.29. The author and his team went to the Morgenson family home to .A. visit the Morgensons B. sell products to themC. shoot a Hollywood movie D. carry out marketing research30. According to the text, people
33、are more likely to buy a product when .A. noticing an advertisement for it on TVB. the product appears repeatedly in a movieC. seeing their friends using the same product.D. someone is promoting it in the supermarket.31. In which part of a newspaper can you most probably read the text?A. Travel. B.
34、Business. C. Lifestyle. D. Entertainment.DResidents in the poorest counties in the U.S. face a life expectancy up to decade shorter than their counterparts in the wealthiest areas, according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health.Researchers from East Tennessee State Universit
35、y wanted to better understand how socioeconomic status was associated with heath outcomes. To find out they divided the countrys 3,141 counties into 50 new states (with 2 percent of the counties in each) based on household income as opposed to geographic proximity (接近).The researchers broke down the
36、 data by county since they found state-level data may hide some impact of socioeconomic differences on both the best-off and worst-off counties. They then examined health data from the wealthiest and poorest states (top and bottom 2 percent) to see how residents differed on factors like smoking, cli
37、nical care and excessive drinking. Researchers found that there was nearly a 10-year gap in the life expectancy of men with an average of 79.3 years in the wealthy counties compared to 69.8 years in the poorest. For women, the difference was slightly less - 83 years in the wealthiest counties and 76
38、 years in the poorest.The study authors caution that while they found a connection between socioeconomic status and health outcomes, they did not analyze cause and effect. But they suggest that the data shows how policy makers should not just focus on state-wide initiatives (主动性) but more targeted e
39、fforts to help those most at risk. “With limited resources, methods of pinpointing the poorest counties can assist in the allocation of resources and programs to those communities that are in the greatest need, the study authors wrote.32. How did Researchers divide the counties?A. By social status.
40、B. By income. C. By health. D. By living places.33. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?A. The women difference is less than the man in life expectancy.B. The wealthiest state like hiding their wealth.C. Most health data is unbelievable.D. Most poorest state smoke and drink a lot
41、.34. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. The researchers think their study is perfect.B. People still dont know the cause of life expectancy.C. The government should learn something from the study.D. The American resources allocation is not fair at all.35. What would be the best title for t
42、he passage?A. Ways to have a long life expectancy B. Great income differences in the USAC. The health problem in the USA D. Men in richest 10 years longer in poorest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。Ways to Respectfully DisagreeIts easier to agree than disagree. 36
43、Unfortunately, many of us either shy away completely from disagreements or lose it when things dont go our way. These tips can help keep disagreements constructive.Use “I to communicate how you feel, what you think and what you want or need. 37 For example, telling your parents “You always remind me
44、 about my housework when you know I have much homework” has a very different tone from “Im feeling pressured because I have a lot of homework tonight. Can I do those chores tomorrow?”Listen to the others opinion. 38 That makes it more likely that he or she will do the same for you. When the other pe
45、rson is talking, try to stop yourself from thinking about why you disagree or what youll say next.39 This is the important thing you can do to keep a conversation on track. Of course, its a huge challenge to stay calm when you feel angry about something, especially if their person youre talking to g
46、ets heated.40 If youve ever been on the receiving end of someones put-downs (贬损的话), you know how valuable using respectful language and behavior can be. So instead of saying what you might be thinking (Thats a stupid idea!), try saying “I dont agree, and here is why.”Respect goes beyond difficult co
47、nversations, of course. Being helpful and considerate towards family members, teachers or coaches in our everyday actions helps us establish a foundation for those times when we might disagree.A. Stay calm.B. Look into the others eyes.C. Using you statements can sound aggressive.D. Avoid putting dow
48、n the other persons ideas and beliefs.E. Then you can calmly present your case and why you disagree.F. Being a good listener shows that you respect the other person.G. But we can learn a lot from conversations where we dont agree.第三部分 英语知识运用 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、
49、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I wasnt prepared for the way I felt when my 18-year-old son, Dylan, left for Asia during his winter break.I was 41 the moment he first told my husband Michael and me that he wanted to use some of his 42 to travel around China. We were excited for him to explore the world. We told him that 43 was one of the best ways to spend his money and the 44 will last a lifetime.On the morning of Dylans departure, he 45 a few more things into his bag.
