河北省阜城中学2020┄2021届高三上学期1月尖子生考试英语试题

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1.When can the man return the book, according to the woman？A.Next MondayB. Next WednesdayC. Next Friday2.Why does the man look sad？A.He was punished by his parentsB.He got a poor gradeC.He didn’t work hard3.What doesn’t the man like？A.SushiB. ChickenC. Meatballs4.What can we learn from the dialogue？A.The man is very excitedB.The woman wants a better houseC. The woman is satisfied with her new house5.Where will the woman go at the weekend？A.Hawaii.B.New York UniversityC.Washington第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.How long has the man been traveling？A.For one year.B. For three monthsC.For half a year7.What was the man doing during that time？A.Doing businessB. Sight-seeing.C.Visiting friends听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.What is Yo-Yo Ma？A. A singerB. A cello playerC. A painter9.Where was Yo-Yo Ma born？A.In ChinaB. In FranceC. In America听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What are the two speakers talking about？A.How to deal with ChristmasB.Christmas traditions in different familiesC.Interesting ideas for a meaningful Christmas11.What did the man do at Christmas when he was a child？A.Have a party with his grandparentsB.Pay visits to his neighborsC.Go on a trip with his family12.What does the man like during the Christmas？A.Going shoppingB.Exchanging presentsC.Getting together with friends and family听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Why didn’t the woman go to the man’s wedding？A.She had an appointmentB.She didn’t receive the invitationC.She was having her computer repaired14.Who is the woman？A.The ma n’s clientB.The man’s friendC.The man’s assistant15.What did the woman do yesterday？A.She stayed at homeB.She watched a movieC.She went camping16.What does the woman want to do for the man’s wedding？A.Have lunch with himB.Prepare food for himC.Send him an email听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Where does Mr.Bolles advise people to publish their resume？A.A job bankB. Campus websitesC. Community boards18.What will the website do after you publish your resume？A.It will send you job listingsB.It will call you to talk about your careerC.It will send your resume to some companies19.How many methods are recommended to find a job in what you have heard？A.ThreeB. FourC. Five20.What is the best way to find a job, according to the experts？A.Local community librariesB.. NetworkingC.Job fairs阅读：40分 AWhat the weather looks like today？ Harmful rays are dangerous even on cold, cloudy days. Sunscreen is important year­round protection no matter where you are.Remember, you're being struck by the sun's powerful rays when you are*walking on the street*playing on the ground*relaxing on the beach or pool*taking part in outdoor activitiesSun Veil Sunscreen can reduce the harmful effects of the sun.Sun Veil Sunscreen is guaranteed 100% effective or your money back. 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There will be a 10% discount if you buy two at one time, and a 15% discount for three or more!21．Different activities are mentioned to show that Sun Veil Sunscreen is .A．popular with all the ages B．available wherever you areC．better than others on the market D．necessary whatever you do22．Sun Veil Sunscreen is a product which .A．is suitable for people of all agesB．can protect the skin for a whole dayC．will be difficult to damage once appliedD．can be bought only online23．Which of the following statements is true about Sun Veil Sunscreen？A．When you rub this sunscreen onto your skin, the blue color will disappear.B．It must be dry for one hour before you go outdoors.C．It's popular with all colored people.D．If this sunscreen is ineffective, you can get half of your money.24．How much should you pay for Sun Veil Sunscreen in all, four pieces of it at first and one more piece a week later？A．$51.00 B．$1,100.00C．$69.00 D．$88.00BThe world is not coming to an end on December 21, 2012, the US space agency insisted Monday in a rare campaign to dispel （消除） widespread rumors（谣言） fueled by the Internet and a new Hollywood movie.The latest big screen offering from Sony Picture, 2012, arrives in theaters on Friday, with a 200 million dollar production about the end of the world supposedly based on myths backed by the Mayan calendar. It is claimed that the end of time will come as a Planet X —or Nibiru — heads toward or collides （冲撞） with the Earth.Some websites accuse NASA of hiding the truth on the planet’ s existence, but t he US space agency denounced（指责）such stories as an “Internet hoax （恶作剧）”. “There is no factual basis for these claims,” NASA said in a question and answer posting on its website. “If such a collision were real, astronomers would have been tracking it for at least the past decade, and it would be visible by now to the naked eye. Obviously, it does not exist. Credible scientists worldwide know of no threat associated with 2012,” it insisted. “After all, our planet has been getting along just well for more t han four billion years,” added NASA.There is another planet, Eris, floating in space. But the small planet similar to Pluto will remain safely fixed in the outer solar system and it can come no closer than four billion miles to the Earth, according to NASA.Initial theories set the disaster for May 2003, but when nothing happened the date was moved forward to the winter in 2012 to coincide with the end of a cycle of the ancient Mayan calendar.（玛雅日历）NASA insisted the Mayan calendar in fact does not end on December 21, 2012, as another period begins immediately afterward.And even if the planets were to line up as some have forecast, the effect on our planet would be “negligible”, NASA said.“And while comets and asteroids （小行星） have always hit the Earth, big hits are very rare,” NASA noted. The last major impact was believed to be 65 million years ago，resulting in the end of dinosaurs.“We have already determined that there are no threatening asteroids as large as the one that killed the dinosaurs,” the spac e agency said.25. _____ played a key role in the spread of the rumors.A. A new bookB. The Internet and a new Hollywood movieC. NASAD. An Indian calendar26. We can infer that _____.A. people didn’t take the rumor seriouslyB. Planet X — or Nibiru does existC. astronomers have been tracking Planet X for over ten yearsD. the rumor caused a panic among some people27. NASA thinks that Eris _____.A. might pose a threat to the EarthB. doesn’t pose any threat to the EarthC. is too far away to be visibleD. is similar to our planet, where life might exist28. Which of the following is the best title？A. New Hollywood movie 2012B. December 21, 2012, NOT the end of the worldC. End of the ancient Mayan calendarD. How rumors came into beingCNo one can deny that buttons are an important clothing device. But , can they rise to the level of art ？ Organizers of an exhibit in New York think so.Peter Souleo Wright organized “The Button Show” at Rush Arts Gallery in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan . Eleven artists used the small , ordinary objects to create sculptures , portraits and wearable art . Some of the works are political , some are personal and others are just fun.Wright said each artist reimagines and repurposes the buttons to make art . “What I tried to do with this show,” he said , “ was to look at artists who were promoting that level of craft.”He said he wanted the button art to be comparable to a painting “because of the amount of detail and p recision in the work”.Artist Beau McCall produced “A Harlem Hangover”. It looks like a wine bottle that fell over on a table . A stream of connected red buttons hang over the side, like wine flowing down . Similar red buttons form a small pool on the floor .McCall layers buttons of different shapes and sizes to create the bottle. The stitching that holds them together is also part of the artistic design.For San Francisco-based artist Lisa Kokin , buttons are highly personal . After her father died in 2001, she created a portrait of him using only buttons. That memorial to her father led to other button portraits , including those of activists Rosa Parks and Cesar Chavez .Others use buttons for details. Artist Amalia Amaki of Tuscaloosa , Alabama , placed them on and around old photographs. Los Angeles artist Camilla Taylor attached buttons to three large sculptures that look like headless animals with long , narrow legs.“The Button Show” ends at March 12. The Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation paid for the exhibition. The foundation was created in 1995 by the Simmons brothers：artist Danny , hip-hop producer Russell and rapper Rev﹒Run. The foundation seeks to bring the artists to urban youth and to provide support for new artists .29.Why did Wright org anize “The Button Show”？A. To show the importance of buttons .B. To support the new artists .C. To raise the button show to the level of art .D. To create sculptures and portraits .30.Whose works are personal ？A. Peter Souleo Wright .B. Beau McCall .C. Lisa Kokin .D. Amalia Amaki .31. If you want to see “The Button Show” , you should ____________.A. buy tickets before March 12B. phone Peter Souleo Wright before March 12C. go to Rush Arts GalleryD. go to the Rush Philanthropic Arts FoundationDIt was graduation day at Etihad Training Academy，where the national airline of the United Arab Emirates holds a seven-week training course for new flight attendants．Despite her obvious pride, Ms. Fathi，a 22-year-old from Egypt，was amazed to find herself here．“I never in my life thought I’d work abroad，” said Ms. Fathi，who was a university student in Cairo when she began noticing newspaper advertisements employing young Egyptians to work at airlines based in the Persian Gulf.Twenty years ago, unmarried Arab women like Ms．Fathi，working outside their home countries，were rare．But just as young men from poor Arab nations poured into the oil-rich Persian Gulf states for jobs，more young women are doing so．Flight attendants have become the public face of the new mobility for some young Arab women，just as they were the face of new freedoms for women in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s．They have become a subject of social anxiety and fascination in much the same way．For many families, allowing a daughter to work may call her virtue into question．Yet this culture is changing，said Musa Shteiwi，a sociologist at Jordan University in Amman．“We’re noticing more and more single women going to the gu lf these days，” he said．“It’s still not exactly common，but over the last four or five years it’s become quite an observable phenomenon.”Many of the young Arab women working in the Persian Gulf take delight in their status as pioneers，role models for their friends and younger female relatives. Young women brought up in a culture that highly values community，have learned to see themselves as individuals．The experience of living independently and working hard for high salaries hasforever changed their beliefs about themselves，though it can also lead to a painful sense of separation from their home countries and their families.—From New York Times （December 22，2014）32．It can be inferred from the passage that young Arab women _________．A．go to work abroad after American women’s exampleB．didn’t start to work abroad until the late 20th centuryC．are commonly used to living and working separatelyD．expect to take the same family responsibilities as men33．According to the passage，the Arab women flight attendants can be described as_________.A．proud，homesick or independent B．honest，outstanding or optimistic C．mature，enthusiastic or energetic D．painful，desperate or conservative 34．How do the public respond to young Arab women’s new mobility？A．The public think highly of it. B．The public care very little about it.C．The public show both interest and anxiety. D．The public are strongly against it. 35．The author intends to tell the readers that __________.A．Arab women can hardly find any workB．flight attendants are badly needed in the gulfC．flight attendants lead quite a different lifeD．young Arab women’s values are changing七选五：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.Today we are on the go, at our desks and even in front of computers. We eattakeout, delivered and packged meals 36 .“Over the past three decades, people have started eating out more than ever before and purchasing more prepared foods at the grocery store, which tend to contain more fat, salt and sugar than their homemade equivalents,” noted US healthy living website SparkPeople.37 It encourages us to value the time we spend preparing, sharing and consuming food, as a recent USA Today article put it.It all started in 1986 with the efforts of Slow Food’s founding father, Italian activist Carlo Petrini, who wanted to bring back food varieties and flavors that had gone dark in the face of industrialization. 38 Now, his ideas are almost the mainstream .Starting at the table, the movement promotes an unhurried way of life founded on the idea that everyone has a right to culinary pleasure, and that everyone must also take responsibility to “protect the heritage（遗产） of food, tradition and culture that make this celebration of the senses possible”, wrote The Phnom Penh Post.“ 39 It means turning down the speed at which we eat and increasing the amount of time we spend dining together with other people,” Al thea Zanecosky, spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, told The Huffington Post.“ 40 Dinner table conversations keep families together,” noted the Belgian non-profit organization Greenfudge.A. It is a way to bring back the social togetherness of yesterday.B. It seems that we have adapted our foods to our fast-paced lives.C. So, the Slow Food Movement has occurred against this fast-food trend.D. Slow Food doesn’t necessarily mean food that takes a long time to cook.E. It is based on the idea that we should spend as much time as possible on cooking.F. It’s not only the food itself but also the time we spend dining together that matters.G. At that time, he asked people to follow a more sustainable（可持续的）living model.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、B、C和D）中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.One day, I went to my favorite cafe for lunch. I 4l_ a burner and to the outdoor seats. While waiting for my meal, a homeless man on a bicycle stopped to ask if there was a grocery store nearby . After I gave him 42_, he asked if 1 had 43_from Santa Clara University.（I was wearing it SCU T-shirt. ）I told him, yes. Little did I know that this 44 response would lead to a 90 minute conversation. The man, Michael, told me he was very intelligent. 45 , drug use had ruined both his formal education and his pursuit of 46 in his work .He drifted from one topic to another, 47, the fact that I was ready for my lunch. He clearly had more of a 48 to talk than I did. I made ever 49 to give him my full attention never 50 our talk would go on and on ......Eventually, I did eat my meal, bite by bile 51_responses in our conversation. Michael was a bit Strange, 52 his interests and viewpoints. We had little in 53 , but he was fascinated with talking with, as he 54 it, “intelligent people,I have to admit , I wish our conversation had been 55 to ten orfifteen munites, but when Michael finally 56 off , he thnaked me for listening so 57_to him and for my 58 to with him for so long, It was then that I 59 that, just maybe, that was my purpose in life for today ......be there, in that place, at that time, to 60 in that conversation.41.A.booked B.ordered C.make D.selectedmands B.contributions C.introductions D.directions43.A.quitted B.left C.graduated D.learned44.A.simple B.careless C.timely D.significant45.A.Unfortunately B. Unneccessarily C.Consequently D.Additionally46. A. power B.success C.luck D.strenght47. A.admitting B.recognizing C.ignoring D.covering48.A.benefit B.ambition C.need D.chancee B.difference C.decision D.effort5O.A.wondering B.expecting C.attempting D.requesting51.A.betwffn B.in C.beyond D.amon52.A.in terms of B.in favor of C.in case of D.in place of53. public B.vain C.particlar mon54 A. took B.saw C.put D.got55.A.pplied B.limited pared D.referred56.A.drove B.raced C.rode D.turned57.A.attentively B.clearly C.honestly D.casually58.A.weakness B.quietness C.business D.willingness59.A.slruck B.occurred C.realized plained60.A.result B.engage C.lead pete语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）阅读下面材料.在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式.That Beijing, together with Zhangjiakou, succeeded in getting the chance to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, speeds up the development of Zhangjiakou City. Word came 61________ the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway, 62_______ （locate） in North China, is currently under construction, and 63______ （expect） to be completed by 2020 in preparation for the cities to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Starting from Beijing North Railway Station, heading west through the Great Wall three times in the capital's territory, the project is a big challenge, 64________ designers say the explosions needed to dig the tunnels will not have an impact on the structure. The line has a 65_______ （long）of 174 km as a double tracked passenger dedicated line, with ten stations situated along its route. Having a 66_______ （totally） investment of 31.17 billion yuan （$5 billion）, the trip between the two cities will only take 40 minutes, with thetrain 67_______ （travel） at an average of 250 km/h. According to the plan, the high-speed railway will build two branch lines—one is to Yanqing Station and theother 68________ Taizicheng of Chongli, 69_______ the Olympic village lies. The full railway, which includes 70-kilometer section through Beijing, will be completed in four and 70_______ half years.短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。