1、2018 届河北省衡水中学高三上学期第六调考试英语试题英语试卷本试卷分第 I 卷 (选择题)和第卷( 非选择题)两部分，共 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。第 I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。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 does the woman want the man to do?AJoin in a game B
2、Invite her to play a game CTeach her to play tennis2 What does the man plan to do first?ADo his homework BHave some food CRead a novel3 How much did the woman pay for her stereo?A$250 B$400 C$5004 Why is the man looking for a roommate?AHis former roommate moved outBHe doesnt have enough moneyC The r
3、oom is too big for one person5 What does the woman suggest the man do?AGet a better job B Buy a new suit CChange his hairstyle第二节 (共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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。
4、6 What item do the speakers still need?AA sleeping bag BA tent CFood7 What does the man mean by his last words?AThey are still not prepared to head outBThey will not go to the campsiteC They cannot get out of the car听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8 What is the man doing? AAttending a concert BWaiting for his
5、 train CWaiting to buy tickets9 When does the conversation take place?AIn the morning BIn the afternoon CIn the evening10 What will the woman probably do next?AGive up what shes doing BContinue standing in lineCPlace a telephone order听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 14 题。11 Who is the man?AThe womans boss BThe wom
6、ans brother C The womans co-worker12 Where does the conversation take place?AIn Paris BIn London CIn New Zealand.13 What does the man say about the lamb chops on sale?ATheyre from a polluted countryBTheyre cheaper than the other brandC Theyre from a distant country14 What does the man usually buy?AL
7、ocal foods BImported foods CHigh-energy foods.听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。15 Why does Polly need a ride tomorrow?AShe doesnt own a car BHer car is under repair CShe hates taking the bus. 16 Why was Arnold uncertain he could help Polly?AHe has to see a dentistBHe has to go to schoo1C He needs to pick up h
8、is parents17 When will the speakers meet?AAt 12：30 BAt 1：00 CAt 1：30听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18 How late is Flight NA115 to Las Vegas?A15 minutes B30 minutes C45 minutes.19 What will happen to the bags left at the airport?AThey will be destroyedBThey will be removed to a safe placeC They will be look
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14、one who wants to use the card with his insurance23 Which is true about the Simple Savings Card?AIt is health insurance BIt is a discount programC It can be used with insurance card DIt is accepted in hospitalsBDonald John Trump(born in June 14，1946) ，is an American businessman and politician who bec
15、ame the President-elect of the United States on November 8，2016Since 1971 he has chaired The Trump Organization，the principal holding company for his real estate ventures and other business interestsDuring his business career，Trump has built office towers，hotels，casinos，golf courses，and other brande
16、d facilities worldwideTrump was born and raised in New York City and received a bachelors degree in economics from the Wharton Schoo1 of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968In 1971，he was given control of his father Fred Trumps real estate and construction firmTrump has appeared at the Miss USA pa
17、geants，which he owned from 1996 to 2015，and has made cameo appearances in films and television series Trump and his businesses，as well as his three marriages，have received prominent media exposureHe hosted a popular NBC reality show，The Apprentice，from 2004 to 2015As of 2016，he was listed by Forbes
18、as the 324th wealthiest person in the world，and 156th in the United States，with a net worth of $37 billion in October 2016Trump first campaigned for the US presidency in 2000，winning two Reform Party primariesOn June 16， 2015，Trump again announced his candidacy for president，this time as a Republica
19、nTrump became known for his opposition to illegal immigration and free trade agreements，as well as his frequently non-interventionist views on foreign policy，and quickly emerged as the Republican nomination front-runnerAs of March 23，2016，Trump has won 21 contests in the 2016 Republican presidential
20、 primariesHe was elected as the 45th US president in the 2016 election on the Republican ticket，defeating Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton，and took office on January 20，201 7At 70 years old，he is the oldest person to ever assume the presidency24 This passage is mostly probably taken from_Aa story
21、book Ba biography bookC a science book Dan advertisement25 Where is Donald Trumps hometown?ALondon BParis CNew York DBeijing26 From the passage，we can know that Donald Trump was_Awealthy and Successful Bintelligent but meanC good-tempered and tolerant Dforgetful and sensitive27 We can 1earn from the
22、 passage that_ADonald Trump is only successful in business fieldBDonald Trump was born in a poor familyC Donald Trump is in favor of illegal immigrationDDonald Trump is the oldest president of the United StatesCIt is reported that in the near future robots and humans will probably work together to c
23、reate jazzA singing robot is being taught to create jazz with human being in a projectAntonio Chella from Italy is working with a Telenoid robot To start with，the Telenoid will be trained to imitate(模仿)the movements and simple sounds made by a human singer，and then connect music with different human
24、 emotionsPrevious robots had the ability to find common connections between thingsBut Chella suggests that a conscious robot should be able to go a step further and find new connectionsThe Telenoid is of this kind “This work raises interesting questions about the connection between consciousness and
25、 music creating， ”says Philippe PasquierA musician needs a physical bodyPasquier argues that the robot musician is faced with a big challenge “Its software has already been developed and it can imitate The Beatles，a famous bandHowever，what made The Beatles famous were not only their songs but their
26、wonderful performance of the songs， ”he saysIt is not clear how a robot would perform music in a new wayBut by imitating humans，the Telenoid robot could provide some useful informationWhat is important is that human musicians often listen to and compare music made by others for a long time before cr
27、eating music of their ownSo the Telenoid robot had better listen to more jazz music first28 What will the Telenoid robot be taught to do first?ACommunicate with human beingsBConnect music with human emotionsC Live and work comfortably with human beingsDImitate the movements and simple sounds of a hu
28、man singer29 In Pasquiers opinion，the Telenoid robot_. Awill replace human musicians soonBmay have trouble performing musicC will become more popular than The BeatlesDcan find connections between things that humans cannot find30 Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?AThe Tele
29、noid，future robot musicianBHow to teach robots to perform musicC The right music the robots should listen toDDifferences between a human singer and a robot musician31 In which part of a newspaper would we most probably read this passage?AArts BEntertainment CScience DEducationDI am reading a novel a
30、t the moment，a story set in Britain and India in the 19th centuryIt was written by an Indian author who now lives in Denmark，but neither in the language of Hindi nor DanishAlthough the paperback edition Im holding was published in New Delhi，India，four years ago，I(an American)purchased it recently fr
31、om a second-hand bookshop in Tokyo，Japan Thats quite a history alreadyBut theres moreThe novel is a tale of various mysteries，all expertly put into a well-structured story by a very，skillful authorYet my particular copy presents even more mysteries than the taleOne summer morning in the year of my p
32、aperbacks publicationon July 15，2012someone else was reading it while eating breakfast in a restaurant in Mumbai， IndiaI know this because I found a receipt(收据)of coffee and bread insideI also know that this person was not the owner of the paperback immediately before meIn fact， the owner before me
33、was not Indian at all，but JapaneseI know this because in the book there are handwritten notes in Japanesetranslations of English words which the reader was unfamiliarJapanese being a language of characters，not letter，it is not easy to determine if the note writer was a man or a womanBut the care tak
34、en to write the translations neatly in the limited spaces available on each page bespeaks a womans handSo let us agree that it is a womanWhat can we say of her? Well educated，obviously ，and probably a university student，who would keep a dictionary at hand while reading a novelBut why did she suddenl
35、y stop reading? The last translation in my paperback appears on Page 83，less than a third of the way through the novelDid she give up because the book was proving too difficult? Or was there some other reason?Many a novel presents mysteries，all of which are solved by the end of the taleThe mysteries
36、 presented by my little paperback，however，remain mysteries，all expertly put into a well-structured story，not by a skillful writer， but this time by the numberless vagaries(变幻莫测)of life itself32 What can we learn about the novel?AIt is well writtenBIt is about a world tripC It was written in an Ameri
37、can restaurantDIt was first published in the 19th century33 The author assumes the Japanese owner of the book was a woman based on_. Athe pretty handwriting Bthe food written on the receiptC the good condition of the book Dthe effort taken in writing the notes34 Which of the following can best descr
38、ibe the author?AHe is a great reader of historical fictionBHe is a hard-working university studentC He is a productive writer with sensibilityDHe is a careful observer with imagination35 Whats the best title of the text?AThe Tale of a Paperback BDifferent Life ExperiencesC Unsolved Mysteries of Life
39、 DA Books Exciting Adventure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。Choosing the Right Path to Be a“Better”PersonLife is a constant exercise in self-improvementIn the rush to achieve，the idea of being“better”can become lost sometimesYou may always wonder how to improve y
40、ourself and fulfill your dreams in an easier way 36 Explore your talentsEverybody has some outstanding skills or interestsSo its often necessary to be patient and try many things before you find one that suits you37 For example，people loving adventure may not be interested in the quiet chess club，bu
41、t someone who enjoys other quiet activities might beDetermining who you enjoy being around may help you know what you11 enjoy38 No matter how much money you makeyou will not be happy if you spend your entire life doing something you hateIt s important to at least devote some of your time to what mak
42、es you happyIf youre particularly unhappy at your job，consider why 39 If you feel your job isnt meaningful，or isnt in line with your values，consider finding another jobExperience something newResearch has shown that when were in our comfort zone，we arent as productive as we are when we step just bey
43、ond it 40 Because of that，we may react slowly to our own positive experiences and interactions with others，even when those are little scaryDoing so can help you achieve moreADo what you love BHere are some tips for youCRegister in a class youre interested inDHumans adapt very quickly to positive eve
44、ntsEIts possible that some changes may change your feelingF Similar types of people may be attracted to the same activitiesGTry not to allow yourself to focus so much on a certain aspect of your life第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分 45分)第一节 (共 20 小题；每小题 15 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。
45、At primary school in New Zealand，I was introduced to a school savings account run by one of the local banksWhen our money box was 41 ，we took it to the bank and watched with 42 as our coins flowed across the counterAs a 43 ，we could choose our next money 44 from a small variety，and start the whole s
46、avings 45 again Every week I watched my parents 46 the housekeeping(家务开支)and“make ends meet”Sometimes it was 47 to wait for things we really felt we neededLater，as a university student，I 48 on an extremely small student allowanceStudents were 49 by banks then，because we were so 50 and there was no w
47、ay I could have gotten credit，even if I had triedWe 51 our allowance three times each year，put it into a bank to the best advantage and withdrew it little by little to last 52 the next payout of the allowanceWhen our daughter，Sophie，began to walk，we made a purposeful choice to encourage her to use money 53 We often comment when the TV tells us“You 54 it to yourself to borrow our money”to whom do we really owe it? And what would happen if our income were 55 or dried up? Now，as a 12-year-old child，it s almost 56 to see her tight “financial
