河北武邑中學20182019學年下學期高三第一次模擬考試英語試題I卷第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下d,題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1．Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?A．Attendameetingwithhim．B．Takecareofhispet．C．eoverat3：00p．m．2．Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemandobeforetakingtheexam?A．Takeadeepbmath．B．Haveanap．C．Takeeveryopportunitytostudy．3．wheredidthemanswifegrowup?A．InAustralia．B．InNewZealand．C．InIndia．4．Whatdoesthemanmean?A．Heisveryexcitedaboutthenews．B．Hepaysnoattentiontosports．C．Hewishesadifferentteamtowin．5．Whatisthemandoing?A．RecordingDanceMoms．B．WatchingDancingwiththeStars．C．PracticingforAmericanGotTalent．第二節(jié)聽下面5段對話或獨自。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6．Howmuchisatwo—daypasstoCoachella?A．About$400．B．Around$800．C．Almost$1000．7．Whatdoesthemanimplyintheend?A．Hesavedupforaticket．B．He’11buythewoman’sticket．C．Hedoesn’thaveenoughmoneyforaticket．聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8．Whatistheweatherlike?A．Warm．B．Coo1．C．Veryhot．9．Whatdoesthewomansuggest?A．Retuminghome．B．Waitinguntilthesunsets．C．Drinkingsomethingcoo1．聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10．Whatdoesthemanwanttodoforthewomanattheverybeginning?A．Givehersomethingsmalltoeat．B．Remendhersomespecialfood．C．0fferhermoredrink．11．Wherewasthewoman’shusband?A．Athisbrother’shouse．B．Inahospital．C．Atameeting．12．Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A．Intheearlyafternoon．B．Intheevening．C．Inthemorning．聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13．WhYdidthewomanmainlyetotheshop?A．Tobuysomethingforhergrandson．B．Togetapresentforhergranddaughter．C．Togetsomesuppliesforabirthdayparty．14．Howoldisthewoman’sgrandsongoingtobe?A．Threeyearsold．B．Sixyearsold．C．Sevenyearsold．15．WhatiSthemostpopularaccordingtotheman?A．Supermancostumes：B．Princesscrowns．C．Toyanimals．16．Whatdoesthemansayintheend?A．Thestoreacrossthestreettakescreditcards．B．Hewillwrapthepresents．C．Adifferentshopcanwrapthegifts．聽第10段材料。回答第17至20題。17．Wheredomoststudentslivetoadapttocollegelife?A．Withalocalfamily．B．Oncampus．C．Inallapartment．18．Accordingtothetalk．whatcanbedifficultabouthomestays?A．Havingdifierenthabits．B．Payingbillsontime．C．Managingyourtime．19．Whomightprefertorentanapartment?A．Studentswhomakefriendseasily．B．StudentswhowanttoimproveEnglish．C．Studentswhoareresponsible．20．Whatisthefinalpointabout?A．Money B．Culture， C．Time．第二部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選頊中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AThebestbikesforthebeginnersWhenitestopurchasingyourfirstbike,thechoiceisendless,makingittoughtoknowwhattogofor.Herearethethebestbuysonthemarketrightnow.1.BoardmanCxpThisisacrosscountrybike,andit’ssomultifunctionalthatyoucanhandleanyterrain(地勢)onit,makingitagreatchoiceforthosewantingtotryvariouscyclingsubjects.Ifyouleaveonthethicktiresiteswith,itcanrideonvariouspathsandcanevenhandlesomelessdemandingmountainbikeroutes.Alternatively,putonthin,smoothtiresandtreatitasaroadbike.IthasabasketandeswithShimanoSoragears(變速器),whichareoutstandingforitsprice.￡650,Halfords2.PlanetXRT58v2PlanetXisbasedinYorkshire,whichmeansyou’dprobablyhavetobuythisbikewithoutseeingit.Butit’sworthit，becausethisisanexcellentmachineatalowerprice,PlanetXisahighlyratedmanufacturerandthismodeleswithShimanoSoragearing.￡585,PlanetX3.SpecializedAllezE5Specializedisoneofthebiggestandmostpopularbrandsincycling,andthisisitshugelypopularprimaryroadbike.Iteswithsolidponentsfromfronttobackandyou’lllookgreatoutontheroad.￡75,EvansCycles4.BoardmanRoadTeamCarbonIfyoucanpushyourbudgetfurtherstill,thisbikeisworththeextrainvestment.Theframeismadeentirelyfromcarbon,whichislighter,fasterandmorefortablethanthepositionmetalmodelsaboveandgivesyouanallroundandmoreenjoyableride.Italsomeansthatifyougetreallyseriousaboutcycling,youdon’thavetoupgradeasquicklyasyouwouldwithacheaperbike.￡800,Halfords21.WhatisspecialaboutBoardmanCXp?A.ItsShimanoSoragears.B.Itsreasonableprice.C.Itsvariousfunctions.D.Itsfirmtires.22.WhichonehasthelowestpricebutwithShimanoSoragears?A.PlanetXRT58v2.B.SpecializedAllezE5.C.BoardmanCXp.D.BoardmanRoadTeamCarbon,23.Whatcanwelearnaboutthebikesmentionedinthetext?A.PlanetXRT58v2hasbeensoldoutsofar,B.BoardmanCxpisactuallyamountainbike.C.SpecializedAllezE5isdesignedforseniorcyclists.D.BoardmanRoadTeamCarbonismadebyspecialmaterials.BOnepopularviewofVincentVanGoghisthathismentalhealthproblemsgavehimsomeofhisartisticgenius(天才)．ButanewexhibitioninAmsterdam’sVanGoghMuseumintheNetherlandsarguesthatthiswasnotthecase．TheexhibitionquestionswhetherdepressionhelpedtheDutchartist，whoshothimselfinacornfieldinParisin1890．Usingwrittendocumentsandagunthatwasfoundbyafarmerin1960inthatsamecornfield，expertsarguethat，farfrominspiringhisart，VanGogh’sillnessactuallystoppedhimworkingforlongperiods，andthatheheroicallyfoughtagainstitsuncreativeeffects．TheimageofVanGoghasa“madgenius”arguablyesfromhisownart．InhisSelfPortraitWithaBandagedEar(1889)，hefocusesonthewoundhegavehimselfwhenhecutoffhisleftearwitharazorblade(剃須刀片)inDecember1888．AccordingtoJonathanJones，theUKnewspaperTheGuardian’sartwriter，thisisaportraitofanartistbothhurtand“l(fā)iberatedbymadness”．Similarly，thefindingbyAmericanbiographersStevenNaifehandGregoryWhiteSmiththatVanGoghwasshotbysomeoneelseischallengedintheexhibition．Themuseumdisplaysthegunheprobablyusedinhissuicide(自殺).Otherevidenceintheexhibition，includinghislastworksofartthatgiveawayhisdarkthoughts，backsupthebeliefthatVanGoghdiedbysuicide．“VanGoghwasnotsuccessfulduringhisownlifetime．”Thisistheideathatmanypeoplehaveaboutthefamousartist．butisittrue?Itdependsonhowyousee“Success”．Forexample，inMarch1890，afewmonthsbeforehisdeath，10ofhisworkswereondisplayatanimportantexhibitioninParis．Criticshadalsostartedtopraisehim．J．J．IsaacsonwroteinSeptember1889thathewasapioneer，alonelyfighterinthedarknight，andthegenerationstoeshouldbrandhisnameupontheirmemories：VincentVanGogh．Heprobablydidn’tknowhowrighthewas．24．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thecase”inParagraph1referto?A．ThatVanGogh’sillnessstoppedhimworking．B．ThatVanGogh’sillnesscontributedtohisachievements．C．ThatVanGoghhadagiftforpainting.D．ThatVanGoghhadnomentalhealthproblems．HowdopeopleknowthatVanGoghwasa“madgenius”accordingtothetext?Fromthenewexhibition． B．FromthenewspaperTheGuardian．C．FromVanGogh’spainting． D．FromtwoAmericanbiographers．WhatcanweinferfromJ．J．Isaacson’sassessment?A．VanGoghwasactuallysuccessful．B．VanGogh’snamewillbeforgotten．C．VanGoghdidn’tknowIsaacsonwasright．D．VanGoghwasthegreatestpainterinhistory．27．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AnintroductiontoVanGogh B．AnewexhibitionaboutVanGogh’sworksVanGogh’sunsuccessfullife D．NewfindingsaboutVanGoghCACanadianstudysuggeststhatcurrentsodiumintakelevelsarerelativelysafeformostAmericansandthatreducingthemtotheverylowlevelsremendedbyfederalhealthofficialsandleadingmedicalgroupsmayharmasignificantnumber.ThecurrentaveragesodiumconsumptionintheUnitedStatesisabout3,400milligrams(thereare1,000milligramsinonegram)perday.Thisisabouttheamountofsodiuminabout1.5teaspoonsofsalt.Dietaryguidelinesofferedbythefederalgovernmentandleadingmedicalgroupsremendreducingtheaverageto2,300milligramsforthegeneralpopulationand1,500forgroupsconsideredatgreaterrisk,likeadultsolderthan50,AfricanAmericans,andpeoplewithhighbloodpressure,amongothers.However,previousstudieshavefoundlittleevidencetosupportthoselowremendedsodiumtargets.Thereisconsiderableevidencethatloweringsodiumcanreducebloodpressure,butthereisscant(少量的)evidencethatreducingsodiumconsumptionwillnecessarilyreducetheriskofheartattacks,strokes(中風)anddeath.NowalargestudybyresearchersatMcMasterUniversityinOntario,Canada,whichtrackedmorethan100,000peoplefrom17countriesonfivecontinents,hasfoundthatthesafestlevelsofsodiumintakearebetween3,000and6,000milligrams.Consumptionbelowthatlevelshowedincreasedriskofdeathandcardiovascular(心血管的)events.Roughly10percentofthepatientsfollowedinthestudyfellbelow3,000milligrams,asizablenumbertoputatrisk.BrianStrom,honoraryheadofbiomedicalandhealthsciencesatRutgersUniversity,wholedagroupofexpertswhoreviewedthedataonsodiumfortheInstituteofMedicinelastyear,saidthatthenewMcMasterdataareamongthebestavailableandthatnostudyhasshownabenefitfromreducingsodiumconsumptiontobelow2,300milligramsaday.Thatdoesnotmeanindividualswhosesodiumintakeishighshouldnottakestepstobringitdown.TheMcMasterresearcherssaythatifyourbloodpressurerisesbeyondthenormallevel(140/90orhigher)oryoursodiumintakeishigh,youshouldreducesodiumconsumption,perhapseventobelow5,000milligrams.28.Forhealthyelderlypeople,theUSgovernmentremendssodiumintake_______.A.1,500milligramsdailyB.2,300milligramsdailyC.3,000milligramsdailyD.3,400milligramsdaily29.Accordingtothestudy,consuminglessthan3,000milligramsofsodiumaday_______.A.isbeneficialformostpatientsB.mayhelppreventheartdiseaseC.maybeharmfultoyourhealthD.isespeciallyhelpfulforAmericans30.WhatisStrom’sattitudetowardstheresearchfindings?A.Heisdoubtfulaboutthem.B.Heisuncertainofthem.C.Hetoleratesthem.D.Hesupportsthem.31.WhatistheCanadianscientists’adviceforhighbloodpressurepatients?A.Followthegovernment'sdietaryguidelines.B.Lowersodiumintaketoareasonablelevel.C.Joinoneoftheleadingmedicalgroups.D.Havephysicalexaminationsregularly.DAnewrailwaydesignisallowingthelatesthighspeedraillinetopassthroughnationalnaturalreserveswhilecausingonlyminoreffecttolocalwildlife.TheXi’anChengduhighspeedrailisthefirstbullettraintocutthroughtheQinlingMountains,inShaanxiprovince,whicharehometomanyrarewildanimalsincludingthegiantpanda,goldenmonkey,crestedibisandgoldentakin.Itisoneofthreemajorhabitatsforthewildgiantpanda,withabout345ofChina’s1,864wildgiantpandaslivingthere,accordingtothefourthNationalSurveyonGiantPandasreleasedin2015.TherailwaywillalsopassthroughamajorTianhuashanMountainreserve,agiantpandahabitat.＂Whenresearchingtherailwayroute,weavoidedlayingtracksmorethan1,500metersabovesealevel,wherethemajorityofwildlifegathers,＂saidLaiWenhong,anengineerfromtheChinaRailwayFirstSurveyandDesignInstituteGroup,whoisinchargeoftherailway’senvironmentaldesign.Morethan90percentoftherailwaythroughtheQinlingMountainsistunnelsandbridges,saidLiuShuangjin,generalchiefdesigneroftheline’sShaanxisectionfromtheChinaRailwayFirstSurveyandDesignInstituteGroup.＂Theadvantageoftunnelsistoreducevibration(震動)whenatrainpassesby,＂Laisaid.Theaveragedepthofthetunnelsis400meters,andthedeepestis1,000meters.Bridgesareconstructedtolinktunnels.ProtectivethingshavebeenplacedatthemouthsoftunnelsintheQinlingMountainstokeepwildanimalsfromfalling.Duringoperation,trainsareforbiddenfromusinghornsinwildlifehabitats.ThelinealsopassesthroughtheYangxiancountyreserve,hometocrestedibis,ararebird.The4meterhighmesh(網(wǎng)狀物)onthesidesofbridgeshigherthan10meterswillpreventthebirdsfromflyingintothepathoftrains,whichissaferforthebirdsandthetrains.32.TheXi’anChengduhighspeedrailpassesthroughthefollowingreservesexcept__________. A.theQinlingMountainreserve B.theYangxiancountyreserve C.theTaihangMountainreserve D.theTianhuashanMountainreserve33.WhatanimalsistheTianhuashanMountainreservesetupmainlyfor? A.Thegoldenmonkey. B.Theelephant. C.Thecrestedibis. D.Thegiantpanda.34.WhyaresomanytunnelsbuiltontheXi’anChengduhighspeedrail? A.Toprotectendangeredwildlife. B.Tolowerthecostofconstruction. C.Toreducethedistanceoftheline. D.Toconnectdifferentbridges.35.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Therailway’senvironmentaldesignisimportant C.RaildesignkeepswildlifesafeB.TheXi’anChengdurailisunderconstruction D.Morenationalreservesaresetup第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Asparents,sometimesitmayfeellikeallyourkidsdoistositinfrontofascreen.36Ifwe’rerealistic,that’sprobablynotgoingtohappen.Butifyoukeepthingsproperlymanaged,screentimecanbebeneficial.Acknowledgethatscreensaren’tallbad.37Watchingtelevisionorplayinggamesontheputercanbefun,entertainingandagoodwaytorelax.Therearealsomanyprograms,gamesandappsthatareeducationalandyourchildrenwilllikelyhavesomehomeworktodoonaputer.38Whilescreenscanbebeneficial,ifyourkidsspendtoomuchtimeinfrontofthemtheywillmissoutonotheractivities.Thingslikeplayingoutdoors,readinganddoingsportsareextremelyimportantforbalance.Facetofacemunicationwithfamilyandfriendsteachesvaluablesocialskills—somethingthatcan’tbelearntviasocialmedia.Educateyourself.Tostriketherightscreentimebalanceforyourhouse,startbylearningwhattechnologyisaround,whatit’sbestusedforandfortheagesit’sappropriate.39Otherparentsmightbeabletooffersomeinsight(見解)too.Setlimitsforyourkidsandyourself.It’sagoodideatoputsomerulesinplacearoundscreentime.Letyourkidsknowhowtheyareallowedtousescreens—whatfor,whenandforhowlong.40They’llbemorereceptivetotherulesifthey’vehadinput.Ofcourse,letthescreentimelimitsyousetforyourkidsbeaguideforyourselfaswell.A.Don’tletscreenstakeover.B.Manageyourfamily’sscreentime.C.Youcandoyourownresearchortalktoyourkidsaboutit.D.Discusstheserulesasafamilysoyourkidscanhaveasaytoo.E.Childrenandteenagerscanbenefitfromageappropriatetechnology.F.Youmightevenfeellikeyouwanttobanscreensfromyourhomealtogether.G.Ifyou’reeatingdinner,settheworkemailsasideandchataboutyourdayasafamily.第三部分語言知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)第一節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡將該項涂黑。Afterhavingachild,Ifoundmyregularexerciseinterrupted.Iwasnotonlybusy:Ialsolackedthemotivation.Sologymsessionsorsomequick41followingtheDVDwhilethebabysleepsdidn’t42meatall.SoIdecidedtosignupforahiking43inPeru,hopingthatitwouldgetme44 LookingovermytravelarrangementsbeforeIleft.I45phrasessuchas“3hourhike46primitiveforests”and“slidingwitharopedownwaterfalls”,andIstartedtofeelalittle47.However,aswemadeourwaythroughtheforestsandwere48withamazingviewsof49waterfalls,thisteamofstrangers50metogoon.Beingphysicallyactivewithagroupmotivatedmetoreachthe51orthevalleybelowratherthansimplylyingdownontheforestfloorandgivingup,52ImighthavedoneifIwerealone.53confirmmyexperience:Groupexercisecanreallystartanewattitudetowardfitness.“Peoplegetabetter54inagroupthantheydoontheirown,”saidAllisonKimmel,agroup55instructor.That’sbecauseotherpeople56bothsupportandpetition.“Humansare57animalsandthesharedexperienceoffacingachallenge58ispelling(不可抗拒的Withthe59ofagroup,I'mslowlygettingbackintoa60lifestyle.41.A.summary B.addition C.exercise D.1ecture42.A.contributeto B.appealto C.caterto D.objectto43.A.trip B.voyage C.award D.speech44.A.acting B.flying C.studying D.moving45.A.examined B.scanned C.copied D.deleted46.A.across B.over C.through D.beyond47.A.convinced B.disappointed C.delighted D.worried48.A.rewarded B.crowded C.covered D.equipped49.A.awful B.awesome C.accessible D.still50.A.begged B.forced C.permitted D.inspired51.A.summit B.foot C.destination D.waterfall52.A.that B.which C.where D.when53.A.Victims B.Tourists C.Strangers D.Experts54.A.position B.workout C.ine D.diet55.A.business B.career C.flight D.fitness56.A.offer B.consume C.receive D.ignore57.A.natural B.traditional C.practical D.social58.A.alone B.alike C.together D.close59.A.popularity B.development C.increase D.support60.A.wealthier B.healthier C.higher D.richerII卷第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。SeveralcountriesinAsiacelebratetheLunarNewYearintheirownway.ButdragonandliondancesinChinatownsallovertheworldhavehelpedtomakeChina’sNewYearthemostfamous.Thesedaysgrowing

____61____(number)ofpeoplewhoarenotofChineseoriginarejoiningin.InTokyowindowcleanersdressup____62____theanimalsoftheChineseShengxiao.America,CanadaandNewZealandhavepublishedmemorialstampsfortheyearoftherooster.LastyearNewYorkCitymadetheLunarNewYear____63____schoolholidayforthefirsttime.ThespreadoftheSpringFestivalis

____64____(part)duetorecentimmigrationfromChina:9.5millionChinesepeople

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____67____China’sgrowingeconomicandpoliticalinfluence,foreignleadershavenoticedtheoccasion.Britain’sprimeminister,TheresaMay,hasgivenavideoaddress,atraditionstartedin2014byherpredecessor(前任).Thisyear’sWorldEconomicForuminDavoswasheldaweekearlierthanusual

____68____(avoid)conflictingwithChina’sNewYear.Chinahopesthefestivalwillpromote

____69____(it)cultural“softpower”abroad.ItmaygivetheChinesepeople

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