1、- 1 -唐山一中 2019 届高三冲刺卷（三）英语能力测试注意事项：1答题前，考生务必将姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。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 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个
2、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 do we know about the weather?A. Its cold. B. Its warm. C. Its cool. 2. What does the man mean?A. His wife likes watching CCTV5.B. His wifes tears are really exciting.C. The programs often make his wife very excited.3. Who will
3、be taken there?A. Alice. B. Jack. C. Eric.4. What can we learn from the conversation?A. Linda left here half a year ago.B. The woman has covered a long way.C. Linda has lived here for half a year.- 2 -5. How does the woman probably feel?A. Regretful. B. Happy. C. Disappointed.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满
4、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 至 8 题。6. Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A. Waiter and customer. B. Passenger and conductor. C. Shop assistant and customer.7. What do
5、es the woman prefer?A. Wool gloves. B. Leather gloves. C. Fur gloves.8. What can we know about the woman?A. The woman bought a pair of gloves.B. The woman didnt buy anything.C. The woman bought a pair of glasses听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。9. What are the speakers talking about?A. A basketball match. B. A
6、football match. C. A volleyball match.10. Who scored all the goals?A. Rudolf. B. Steven. C. Geoff.11. Why didnt the man score any goals?A. He didnt enter the game. B. His ankle was hurt. C. He was a new member.听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。12. What should the girl do first before she goes out to play?A. Ho
7、usework. B. Homework. C. Nothing.13. What does the girl want to do? - 3 -A. Clean the bathroom and the toilet. B. Scrub the bathtub. C. Clean the family room.14. Whats the mans work?A. Cleaning rooms. B. Cleaning the yard. C. Preparing lunch.听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。15. Whats the mans unpleasant situa
8、tion?A. He wonders whether to go to New Zealand or not.B. He couldnt get the scholarship.C. His girlfriend wants to break up with him.16. Why didnt the woman accept the job in Thailand?A. She didnt like the job. B. She didnt like Thailand. C. Her husband didnt like the idea.17. What did the woman ad
9、vise the man to do?A. He should give up the idea. B. He should go to the university. C. He should go somewhere else.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. What will the young elephants mother do after they part?A. Return to her normal life. B. Return to the forest. C. Return to school.19. How long does the ele
10、phant school take?A. 7 months. B. 8 months. C. 9 months.20. Why are the young elephants trained?A. To adapt to the life there. B. To attend school. C. To put on performances.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）- 4 -阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHaad Farang (Haad Sai
11、 Yao), Koh MuckThis small but striking bay in Thailand has waters free from riptides (激流), making it safe for families to play water in the sun. As its nick name impliesfarang is Thai for foreigners you will find a large concentration of backpackers here. Still, with only a couple of simple food sho
12、ps, its a far cry from the noises of Chaweng beach on Koh Samui or Kamala on Phuket, which makes it to be one of the top tourist destinations.Rent a sea kayak (皮划艇 ) (100 baht, which is around 2 an hour) and go around the corner to Tham Morakot (the Emerald Cave), a winding cave that opens up to a b
13、ay walled by thick leaves and often visited by groups of monkeys. It is very inspiring, but to fully appreciate it, be sure to prepare it, be sure to prepare a light to avoid knocking into cave walls and other kayaks. To avoid being crowded, make the trip in the late afternoon.Where to eatThe Ko Yao
14、 Viewpoint Restaurant is the best place for tourists. Drink the sweet cocktails in favour of an icy Chang beer and enjoy the last rays of the bay.Where to stayCheaper hotels of comparable quality are set slightly back in the forest, but if you want beachfront access its worth choosing one of the bas
15、ic hotels at Koh Mook Charlie Beach Resort (bungalows from32).Getting thereFly from Bangkok to Trang with AirAsia (from30), then take a one-hour Tigerline ship from Hat Yao Pier (19). Besides, a five-hour ship from Phuket at Rassada Pier (41) goes directly to the island and will drop passengers at H
16、aad Farang.For more information and service, please click here.- 5 -21. What is most likely to attract many people to Haad Farang?A. Its riptides. B. Its scenery.C. Its simple food shops. D. Its quiet environment.22. What can we infer about the Tham Morakot?A. It has winding rivers suitable for boat
17、ing.B. Groups of monkeys live inside it.C. Tourists need to take care when swimming here.D. There are fewer people in the late afternoon.23. Where is the text most probably taken from?A. Travel magazines. B. Newspapers.C. The Internet. D. Travel agency notes.BI once met a well-known botanist at a di
18、nner party. I had never talked with a botanist before, and I found him very interesting. I sat there absorbed and listened while he spoke of unusual plants and his experiments (he even told me astonishing facts about the simple potato). I had a small indoor garden of my ownand he was good enough to
19、tell me how to solve some of my problems.As I said, we were at a dinner party. There must have been a dozen other guests, but I broke an important rule of politeness. I ignored everyone else and talked for hours to the botanist.Midnight came. I said good night to everyone and departed. The botanist
20、then turned to our host and said many nice things about me, including that I was a “most interesting conversationalist”. An interesting conversationalist? I had said hardly anything at all. I couldnt have said anything if I had wanted to without changing the subject, for I didnt know any more about
21、plants than I knew about sharks. But I had done this one thing; I had listened carefully. I listened because I was really interested. And he felt it. Naturally that pleased him. That kind of listening is one of the best ways to show respect to others, and it makes them feel great too. “Few human bei
22、ngs,” wrote Jack Woodford in Strangers in Love, “can - 6 -resist the sweet effect of rapt attention.” I went even further than that. I was “sincere in my admiration and generous in my praise”. I told him that I had been hugely entertained and instructed. I told him I wished I had his knowledge. I to
23、ld him that I should love to wander the fields with him. Whats more, it was all true.And so I had him thinking of me as a good conversationalist when, in reality, I had only been a good listener and had encouraged him to talk.24. From Paragraph 1, we can learn that the writer_.A. was deeply moved by
24、 the botanists talkB. was amazed by what he was hearingC. was not in a comfortable situationD. behaved politely and properly25. Which of the following does the writer describe as a rule of politeness at dinner parties?A. Avoiding discussions about politics and religion.B. Listening carefully to what
25、 another guest says.C. Arriving and leaving at the appropriate time.D. Giving attention to all those in attendance.26. The underlined expression “rapt attention” in Paragraph 4 is closest in the meaning to_. A. full understanding B. strong interestC. great uncertainty D. little curiosity27. Accordin
26、g to the writer, which of the following is an important characteristic of a good conversationalist?A. Listening attentively and encouraging the other side to continue.B. Encouraging the other side by sharing his/her own opinions.C. Promising a future meeting for more communication.D. Expressing resp
27、ect by nodding his/her head.CThe World Health Organization warns that millions of people are dying every - 7 -year from indoor air pollution. The WHO finds that poor cooking, heating and lighting technologies are killing millions of people each year. Indoor air pollution results from the use of dang
28、erous fuels and cook-stoves in the home. To help fight the problem, the WHO announced, new guidelines aimed at reducing household pollutants.WHO officials say nearly three billion people are unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting. And they say more than seven mi
29、llion people die from exposure to indoor or outdoor air pollution each year. Of that number, the WHO says about 4. 3 million people die from household air pollution given off by simple coal cook-stoves. WHO officials say indoor pollution leads to early deaths from stroke, heart and lung disease. The
30、 main victims are women and girls in developing countries, where they usually stay at home and do the household work.Carlos Dora is Coordinator in the WHOs Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health. He says people should not use unprocessed coal and kerosene (煤油) f
31、uel indoors. He says opening a window or door to let out the harmful air will not improve the situation. It will only pollute the outdoors.Nigel Bruce is a professor of Public Health at the University of Liverpool. He says researchers are developing good cook-stoves and other equipment to burn fuels
32、 in a more efficient way.WHO experts note some new, safe and low-cost technologies that could help are already available. In India, you can buy an induction (电磁) stove for about $ 8.00. And in Africa you can buy a solar lamp for less than $ 1. 00. But, this, the agency says, is just a start. It is u
33、rging developing countries to use cleaner fuels and increase access to cleaner and more modern cooking and heating appliances.28. What does “the problem” in paragraph 1 refer to?A. Indoor air pollution. B. Cooking habits.C. Poor cookstove. D. Use of natural gas.- 8 -29. Why are women and girls the m
34、ain victims of the indoor pollution?A. They are very weak in the developing countries.B. They are more sensitive to the indoor pollution.C. They are exposed to the indoor pollution more.D. They are lack of doing more exercise outdoors.30. Which of the following is a good way to avoid indoor air poll
35、ution?A. To open a window while cooking.B. To use unprocessed coal indoors.C. To promote the cleaner and modern cooking appliances.D. To popularize the traditional cook stoves in the home.31. What is the best title of the text?A. How to prevent pollution B. How to protect women and girls C. Indoor p
36、ollution kills millions each yearD. The importance of health in developing countriesDIt happened to me recently. I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obamas Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of our President. A friend I was talking to agreed with me that it
37、 was, in his words, “a brilliantly （精彩地）written book”. However, he then went on to talk about Mr. Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all. I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.And it seems that my friend is not the only one. Approximately two thirds of people hav
38、e lied about reading a book which they havent. In the World Book Days “Report on Guilty Secrets”, Dreams From My Father is at number 9. The report lists ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading, and as Im not one to lie too often (Id hate to be caught out), Ill admit here
39、 and now that I havent read the entire top ten. But I am pleased to say that, unlike 42 percent of people, I have read the book at number one, George Orwells 1984. I think its really brilliant.- 9 -The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it. It says that many people
40、lie about having read Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoevsky (I havent read him, but havent lied about it either) and Herman Melville.Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to “impress” someone they were speaking to. This could be tricky if the conversation became more indepth!But
41、when asked which authors they actually enjoy, people named J. K. Rowling, John Grisham, Sophie Kinsella (ah, the big sellers, in other words). Forty-two percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story (Ill come clean: I do this and am a
42、stonished that 58 percent said they had never done so).32. How did the author find his friend a book liar?A. By judging his manner of speaking. B. By looking into his background.C. By mentioning a famous name. D. By discussing the book itself.33. Which of the following is a “guilty secret” according
43、 to the World Book Day report?A. Charles Dickens is very low on the top-ten list.B. 42% of people pretended to have read 1984.C. The author admitted having read 9 books.D. Dreams From My Father is hardly read.34. By lying about reading, a person hopes to _. A. control the conversation B. appear know
44、ledgeableC. learn about the book D. make more friends35. What is the authors attitude to 58% of readers?A. Favorable. B. Uncaring. C. Doubtful. D. Friendly.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。 （如果所用的答题卡没有 E、F、G 选项，则选 E 涂 A、B，选 F 涂 A、C，选 G 涂A、D。 ）- 10 -Making Peace wit
45、h Your ParentsAs a teen, youre going through big changes physically and mentally. Your interests are expanding. 36 Here is the challenge: Kids need to explore the world in new ways, and parents need to protect them from the dangers that are out in that world. These conflicts can easily set off firew
46、orks in otherwise calm houses. Sometimes conflicts cant be avoided. But by paying attention to the building blocks of successful relationships, you can work towards making home a happy and healthy place for you and your parents.For instance, try to find a time to talk when your parents are not angry
47、, tired, distracted, or hungry. A good time to talk is when youre all relaxed. Timing is everything. If the conversation begins to turn into an argument, youd better calmly and coolly ask to stop the conversation for now. 37 Listen to what your parents are saying, and repeat it back to them. This sh
48、ows them that youre listening. 38 Respect is the building block of good communication. People who respect each other and care about each others feelings can disagree without things getting ugly.39 How do you build trust? Trust comes by actually doing what you say youre going to do. Some teens find t
49、hat doing fun activities with their parents can improve their relationships. Sometimes we forget that parents are more than rule-makers theyre interesting people who like to watch movies, and go shopping just like their teenagers!What do you do if you are trying your best, but your relationship with your parents continues to be rocky? 40 You can find supportive adults, such as a teacher or a coach, who can lend an ear.Remember
