2024-2025學年河北省衡水市武強中學高三上學期期末考試英語試題

一、聽力選擇題(★★)1.Whereisthewomanprobablyfrom?

A．Peru.B．Britain.C．Mexico.(★★)2.Howdoesthewomanprobablyfeel?

A．Patient.B．Sorry.C．Annoyed.(★★)3.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A．Haveameeting.B．Boardtheplane.C．Leaveforthehotel.(★★)4.Whereareprobablythespeakers?

A．Attheschool.B．Onthebeach.C．Inashop.(★★)5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A．Agarden.B．Theweather.C．Anexperience.(★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。6.Whydoesthemanmakethecall?

A．Tomakeareservation.B．Tocancelareservation.C．Torescheduleareservation.7.WhenwillthemanhavedinneronSunday?

A．At6:00p.m.B．At8:00p.m.C．At9:00p.m.(★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。8.Whatdidthewomanjustdo?

A．Sherushedforthetrain.B．Shegotoffthetrain.C．Shereturnedfromtown.9.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A．Herphonewasstolen.B．Hersportsshoesaredirty.C．Hercoatwaslost.10.Whichwordcanbestdescribethewoman?

A．Disorganized.B．Dependable.C．Sporty.(★★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。11.Whatdoesthemanwanttodoatthebeginning?

A．Knowtheclassschedule.B．Havearegistrationform.C．Getastudentdiscount.12.Whatworriesthemanabouttheclasses?

A．Theexpensivecost.B．Thecrowdedroom.C．Thearrangedtime.13.Whatwillthewomantalkaboutnext?

A．Thecoaches.B．Thelocation.C．Theequipment.(★★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。14.Howdidthewomanlearncooking?

A．Fromhermother.B．OntheInternet.C．Fromhersister.15.Whydidthewomanlearntocook?

A．Toearnherliving.B．Tohelphermother.C．Tomasteralifeskill.16.Whenwasthewoman’scookingskillimproved?

A．Aftershegotmarried.B．Whileshewasinhighschool.C．Whenshestudiedawayfromhome17.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

A．Learntocook.B．Goonapicnic.C．PrepareforaBBQ.(★★★)聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。18.WhatisthespeakerinterestedinaboutScotland?

A．Theislands.B．Thesportsteams.C．Citystreets.19.Whatplacesarethemostpopulardestinationsforvisitorsaccordingtothespeaker?

A．Hills.B．CastlesC．Citystreets20.Whatdoesthespeaker’scompanygivetovisitors?

A．Bustours.B．Bicycletours.C．Self-drivingtours.二、閱讀理解(★★)LyndaLaPlanteisthewriterofPrimeSuspectandthebest-sellingauthorofmorethan40books.HernewnovelHiddenKillersisoutnow.Sheistalkingaboutthreebooksthatdeeplyaffectedher.WutheringHeightsByEmilyBronteOnenightasachild,IwalkedquietlyintothebathroomwhenIheardavoicecalling,“Letmein;letmein!”alongwithaterribleknockonawindowcomingfrommygrandma’sroom.Quiteafraid,Icried,“Helpme!Where’stheghost?”Grandmalookedupandsaid,“Don’tbesilly;I’mlisteningtoastoryontheradiocalledWutheringHeights.”Ijoinedmygrandmaandrealizedthenhowyoucouldtakeastoryfromabookandchangeittoadifferentmedium(媒介).TheWater-BabiesByCharlesKingsleyThisclassicVictorianstorycaughtmyimaginationasachild.Itmademeconsidertheunfairnessoflife—whyisonechildsleepingincomfortandanotherforcedtoclimbthroughachimney(煙囪)?IespeciallylovedallthequestionsTomasksonhisadventures,manyofwhichareaboutsocialunfairness.AllmylifeI’veaskedquestionstoo.TheFaerieQueeneByEdmundSpenserIusedtohaveproblemsreading—IwastoldIhad“wordblindness”.MymothergavemeacopyofSpenser’spoemandsaid,“Ifyoucanlearnsomeofthisthenyou’llbeabletoreadanything.”Irosetothechallenge.Ilearneditoffbyheartandwassoproudofmyselfforkeepingsomethingthatdifficultinmind.ThenIlearnedthatIcouldlearnwordsjustaswellasanyone.21.HowdidLyndafirstknowaboutthestoryofWutheringHeights?

A．Byreadingabookborrowedfromhergrandma.B．Bylisteningtohergrandma’sstory.C．Byreadingaghoststory.D．Bylisteningtoitontheradio.22.WhichbookmadeLyndaformthehabitofaskingquestions?

A．HiddenKillers.B．TheWater-Babies.C．WutheringHeights.D．TheFaerieQueene.23.WhatchangedidLyndashowafterreadingTheFaerieQueene?

A．Shefoundpleasureinwritingpoems.B．Shebegantobelieveinherself.C．Shefellinlovewithpoems.D．Shebecameword-smart.(★★★)Thefatherofan8-year-oldboysayshissonisnowtheyoungestpersontoclimbCalifornia’sElCapitan.Afterfourdaysofguidedclimbing,JoeBakerandhissonSamreachedthetopofthecliff(懸崖)faceinsideYosemiteNationalParklastweek.“Wemadeit!”Joesaid.“Whatanamazingweek!I’msoproudofSam.HecompletedtheyoungestropeclimbingofElCapitan!Inafewyearshemightbebackbreakingmorerecords.”RockclimbinghasbeenafavoritepastimefortheBakerfamily.ThoughSam’smotherdidn’tjointheclimbing,sheisalsoacrazyclimber.ThefamilysetupawebsitetorecordSam’sadventuresandcollectmoneytomakefilmsthatinspireparentstoadventurewiththeirkids.Sambegantrainingatleast18monthsagoanddidwellinatestrun.TheybegantheclimbingonOctober25andreachedthetopon28.Theymadethejourneywiththehelpoftwoguides.Buttheirachievementhasnotbeenwithoutcontroversy(爭議):astheclimbingmadeheadlinesaroundtheworld,somemembersoftheYosemiteclimbingcommunitybegantosaypubliclythatwhatthepairhaddonewasnotactuallycalledclimbing.TheBakersusedatechniqueknownas“jugging”whichneedsusinghandhelddevicestoslideupafixedropethat’sbeenplacedbyaguide,withouttouchingtherockface.Reachingthetopcannotbesosimple.Theclimbingtakesmanydays,whichmeanscarryingupallnecessaryfood,waterandotherheavyequipment.Italsoinvolvessettingupandsleepingonasmallplatformthat’ssuspended(懸)thousandsoffeetintheair.Therockfaceisveryexposed,aterm(術(shù)語)usedtodescribeaplacethat’ssteep(陡峭的)andunprotected.24.WhatdoweknowaboutSamfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A．HeisthebestclimberinCalifornia.B．Hehasbeentrainedbyhisfather.C．HeistheyoungestclimberreachingthetopofElCapitan.D．Heisplanninganothermountainclimbingwithhisfather.25.WhydidtheBakersfoundawebsite?

A．Torecordtheirhappylife.B．Toencouragefamiliestoexperienceadventures.C．ToshowoffSam’sclimbingexperience.D．ToadviseparentstoclimbElCapitanwiththeirkids.26.What’ssomemembers’attitudetotheachievementofJoeandSam?

A．Supportive.B．Inspiring.C．Helpful.D．Negative.27.Whatcanwelearnabouttheclimbingfromthelastparagraph?

A．Itischallengingandfun.B．Itneedssomecourage.C．Itrequireshigh-techequipment.D．Itaffectsmostclimbers’sleep.(★★★)Haveyoueverfoundthatyouwereabletosleepbetterwithanairconditionerorfanrunningorperhapswiththesoundofrainfallingoutside?Ifso,thenyou’realreadyfamiliarwithwhitenoise.Whitenoisereferstoanoisethathasamixtureofalltheaudible(聽得見的)frequenciesthatthehumanearcandetect.Itisacombinationofallthefrequenciesofsoundplayedatonce.Itcancoverthesoundsofothernoisesbecauseofitsvariousfrequencies,leadingmanypeopletoexperienceitscalmingeffects.Studieshavethatlisteningtowhitenoisepositivelyfoundaffectssleep.Forexample,peoplelivinginahigh-noiseareaofNewYorkCityfellasleepfasterandspentmoreoftheirtimeinbedasleepwhilelisteningtowhitenoise.Inanotherstudy,listeningtowhitenoisethroughheadphonesimprovedsleepqualityforseriouslyillpatientsinaloudhospitalroom.However,moreresearchisneededtoconfirmwhetherthecharacteristicsofwhitenoiseitselfimprovesleeporwhetherthesoundprimarilyhelpsbycoveringbackgroundnoise.However,arecentanalysisofmultiplestudieslookingatwhitenoise’seffectonsleephasproducedmixedresults.Theresearchersaredoubtfulaboutthequalityofexistingevidenceandconcludethatfurtherresearchisnecessaryinordertowidelyrecommendwhitenoiseasasleepaid.Theyalsonotethatinsomeinstances,whitenoisecandisturbaperson’ssleepandmayaffecttheirhearing.Despitethat,researchersarestilloptimisticthatthesteadyhumofwhitenoisemightreduceasleeper’ssensitivitytounpredictablenoisesfromtheenvironment,suchastransportationsoundslikecarsandplanes,whichareconsideredamajorcontributortopoorsleep.28.Whydoeswhitenoisehavecalmingeffects?

A．Itcanabsorbothernoises.B．Itcanhelppeoplesleepbetter.C．Itcanbedetectedbyhumanears.D．Itcancoverthesoundsofothernoises.29.Howdoestheauthorexplainthebenefitsofwhitenoise?

A．Bygivingexamples.B．Bytellingstories.C．Byaskingquestions.D．Bymakingcomparisons.30.Whichstatementmayresearchersagreewithaccordingtothelasttwoparagraphs?

A．Whitenoiseshouldbestronglyrecommendedasasleepaid.B．Harmfuleffectsofwhitenoisehavebecomeamajorconcern.C．Poorsleepwillmakepeoplesensitivetotheunpredictablenoises.D．Moreresearchesareneededtoconfirmtheeffectofwhitenoiseonsleep.31.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletileforthetext?

A．HowDoesWhiteNoiseWork?B．IsWhiteNoiseHarmfulinAnyWay?C．DoesWhiteNoiseHelpYouSleep?D．WhatAretheBenefitsofWhiteNoise?(★★★)Somestudentsgetsonervousbeforeatest.Theydopoorlyeveniftheyknowthematerial.SianBeilock,aprofessorattheUniversityofChicagoinIllinois,hasstudiedthesehighlyanxioustest-takers.Thestudentsstartworryingabouttheresults.Andwhentheyworry,itactuallyusesupattentionandmemoryresources(資源).ProfessorBeilockandanotherresearcher,GerardoRamirez,havedevelopedapossiblesolution.Justbeforeanexam,highlyanxioustest-takersspendtenminuteswritingabouttheirworriesaboutthetest.Theresearcherstestedtheideaonagroupoftwentyanxiouscollegestudents.Theygavethemtwoshortmathstests.Afterthefirstone,theyaskedthestudentstoeithersitquietlyorwriteabouttheirfeelingsabouttheupcomingsecondtest.ProfessorBeilocksaysthosewhosatquietlyscoredanaverageofJ2%worseonthesecondtest.Butthestudentswhohadwrittenabouttheirfearsimprovedtheirperformancebyanaverageof5%.Next,theresearchersusedyoungerstudentsinabiologyclass.Theytoldthembeforefinalexamscithertowriteabouttheirfeelingsortothinkaboutthingsunrelatedtothetest.ProfessorBeilocksayshighlyanxiousstudentswhodidthewritinggotanaveragegradeofB+,comparedtoaB-forthosewhodidnot.“Whatweshowedisthatforstudentswhoarehighlytest-anxious,who’ddoneourwritingintervention(干預),allofasuddentherewasnorelationshipbetweentestanxietyandperformance.Theywereperformingjustaswellastheirclassmateswhodon’tnormallygetnervousinthesetests.”Butwhatifstudentsdonothaveachancetowriteabouttheirfearsimmediatelybeforeanexam?ProfessorBeilocksaysstudentscantryitthemselvesathomeorinthelibraryandstillimprovetheirperformance.32.Whatmaythestudentsstartworryingaboutbeforeanexam?

A．Whethertheycanpasstheexams.B．Whatotherstudentsdoduringthetest.C．Whethertheyhaverememberedthematerials.D．Whatkindofproblemstheywillmeetonthetestpaper.33.Whatisthesolutiondevelopedbyresearchers?

A．Askingthestudentstoignorethetest.B．Askingthestudentstofocusonthetest.C．Askingthestudentstositquietlybeforethetest.D．Askingthestudentstowriteabouttheirworriesbeforethetest.34.AccordingtoProfessorBeilock,thosewhothoughtaboutthingsunrelatedtothetest________.

A．becamelessnervousbeforethetestB．werebetteratcontrollingtheirfeelingsC．didworsethanthosewhowroteabouttheirfeelingsD．didbetterthanthosewhowroteabouttheirfeelings35.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?

A．WritingaboutourworriesbeforeanexamcanworkabitB．Wecanonlywriteaboutourworriesrightbeforeanexam.C．Thebestplacetowriteaboutourworriesisinthetestroom.D．Itdoesn’tmatterwherewewriteaboutourworriesbeforeanexam.(★★★)Bodylanguageisaformofnonverbalcommunicationthatdealswiththewayfacialexpressionsandbodymovementsareusedtoexpresspeople’struefeelings.Theabilitytounderstandpeople’sbodylanguageandbeawareofyourownnonverbalsignalsisanextremelyvaluableskilltohave.36Itcanalsohelpimproveyourinterpersonalrelationshipsandsocialskills.Byenhancingyourabilitytointerpretbothothers’andyourownnonverbalcues,understandingbodylanguagecanultimatelyhelpyoucommunicatebetterinanysituation.Herearesomespecificwaysawarenessofbodylanguagecanbenefityou.Itmakesabetterfirstimpression.37Usingpositivebodylanguagewhenyoufirstmeetcanhelpshowpeopleyou’resincere,attentiveandtrustworthy.38Bodylanguagecanbeusedtohidefeelingsofnervousness,toprojectconfidence,andtoholdtheattentionofyouraudience.Ithelpsyouexcelatjobinterviews.Inastressfulsituationlikeajobinterview,bodylanguagecanhelpyouappearrelaxed,andinterested.39Itallowsyoutomovemoreeasilythrougheverydaylife.Beingregularlyconsciousofyourownbodylanguagesignalscanactuallyhelpyoudevelopahigherlevelofemotionalintelligence,whichcansubsequentlycreateapositiveimpactonyourmentalhealth.Itenablesyoutohandleperformancereviewswithcalmness.Whetheryou’reofferingconstructivecriticismorpraisingacoworker’sperformance,yourbodylanguageshouldreflectyourwords.40Thesamegoeswhenyou’reonthereceivingendofaperformancereview.

A．Itboostsyourmood.B．Itimprovesyourpublicspeaking.C．Youbodylanguagechangesyourpersonality.D．Thus,youcanbetterbuildaconnectionwiththeinterviewer.E．Someone’sfirstimpressionofyoucanstickwiththemforever.F．Ifitdoesn’t,yourcoworkercouldbeconfusedaboutyourmessage.G．Readingbodylanguagehelpsyoubetterunderstandwhatothersareconveying.三、完形填空(★★★)Afewyearsago,Istartedusingacane(拐杖)towalk.Adjustingtoit_______mydailylifeinsmallbutsignificantways.ThethingaboutwalkingwithacanewasthatIonlyhadone_______tocarrythings.Oneday,Iwasatthedrycleaners_______myclothes.Iwasstandingatthecounter,paying,and_______hadmoreinmyhandthanIcouldcarry.Awomansittingbythelaundromat(自助洗衣店)lookedatmeandasked,“Doyouneedany_______?”Iquicklysaid,“No,no,I’vegotit.”Iwentouttomytruck,_______thedoor,andstartedputtingmyclothesinthebackseat.WhenIturnedaroundtogobackforthesecond_______,Isawthewoman_______towardmewiththerestofmylaundryinherhands.She_______itinmytruck,lookedatme,andsaid,“Iknowyou.You’vebeenhelpingpeopleallyourlife.Nowit’syourturn.Acceptit.”Withthosewords,she________andwalkedaway.Iactuallydidn’tknowher;shewasa________.Butshesaw________inmeandknewIneededaremindertoaccepthelp.Her________wordshadarippleeffect(連鎖反應)onmylife.Overtheyears,I’vegonefrombeing________tothatoneunsungherotohavingawholechorusofunsungheroeswhohavehelpedmeinsmallways,makingadifferenceinmylife.I’velearnedthatpeople________helpingothers,andkindnessisneverforgotten.41.A．sharedB．balancedC．impactedD．threatened42.A．handB．legC．footD．finger43.A．takingoffB．breakingdownC．spreadingoutD．pickingup44.A．a(chǎn)pparentlyB．constantlyC．potentiallyD．theoretically45.A．informationB．a(chǎn)ssistanceC．a(chǎn)dviceD．money46.A．openedB．lockedC．repairedD．kicked47.A．bagB．caseC．loadD．cart48.A．ridingB．jumpingC．headingD．passing49.A．foldedB．hidC．toreD．placed50.A．stoodB．turnedC．leanedD．bowed51.A．teacherB．relativeC．neighborD．stranger52.A．somethingB．nothingC．everythingD．a(chǎn)nything53.A．ill-temperedB．cold-bloodedC．kind-heartedD．simple-minded54.A．faithfulB．gratefulC．respectfulD．thoughtful55.A．escapeB．enjoyC．mindD．miss四、語法填空(★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Whenevercelebrationsormajoreventstakeplace,peopleinWenxiCounty,NorthChina’sShanxiProvincetakeouthuamo56(entertain)guestsforpromisingoutcomesinthefuture.Theseflour(面粉)andflower-shapedbuns,orhuamo,candatebacktotheMingandQingdynasties,57(know)foritselegantdesignandinnovativeconception.Itis58(close)relatedtolocalcustomsandwidelyusedinfestivals,weddings,birthdaysandmanyotheroccasions.Inaddition,huamo59(make)itswaytothehigh-endmarket60abusinessgiftinthepastdecade,sinceitcanbemadeintoartworkthatcanlastforsevenoreightyears.Makinghuamois61ancientculturaltraditioninChina.Thewaytomakeitishandeddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Whenmakinghuamo,womenconcentrateontheirartisticcreationastheylike,lettingtheirrich62(imagine)runfreelyintheartisticworld,63leavebehindfantasticworksofhuamo,eachwithitsownspecialcharacteristics.Wenxiflower-shapedbunspresentvariousforms,andreflectWenxiworkingwomen’sdeepfolkartknowledgeintheir64(day)lifeoverthelongcourseofhistory.Withthedevelopmentofthetimes,theartofhuamo,65hasalwaysbeentheprideoflocalruralhouseholds,isincreasinglypopularacrossthewholecountry.五、書信寫作(★★★)66.假定你是李華，上周六你校組織全體師生參觀了附近的農(nóng)場。請你給外國筆友Jim寫一封電子郵件介紹此事，內(nèi)容包括：1.活動目的；2.活動安排；3.你的收獲。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。DearJim,Howareyougoingthesedays?I’mexcitedtosharewithyouaninterestingeventthattookplacelastSaturday.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtohearingfromyou.Yours,LiHua六、書面表達(★★★★)67.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。InasuburbofLosAngeles,ayoungboynamedTrevorMcKinneylivedwithhissinglemother,Arlene.Trevorwasathoughtfulandcompassionatechild,alwayslookingforwaystomakeapositiveimpactonthosearoundhim.Oneday,Trevor’ssocialstudiesteacher,Mr.Simonetannouncedauniqueproject:Tocomeupwithanideatochangetheworldandputitintoaction.Trevor’seyeslitupwithexcitement.Herememberedaconversationwithhismotherabouthowsmallactsofkindnesscanrippleoutandtouchmanylives.ThissparkedanideainTrevor’smind.Thatevening,Trevorsatatthekitchentable,apadofpaperandapencilinfrontofhim.Hesketchedouthisidea,drawingarrowsandcirclestorepresenthowo