河北衡水中学2018-2019学年度高三年级下学期期中考试英语试卷(有答案)

2018～2019学年度第二学期高三年级期中考试英语试卷英语学科命题中心本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

2．每小题选出答案后，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，再选涂其它答案标号。

3．二卷试题用黑色中性笔作答。

第一卷（选择题共90分）第一部分听力(共两节，满分20分)第一节听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

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 time will the show start?A. At 5:00.B. At 6:00.C. At 9:00.2. How wide are the windows?A. 15 inches.B. 30 inches.C. 60 inches.3. What will the woman do to celebrate?A. Travel to Hong Kong.B. Enjoy some fashion shows.C. Visit her best friend in Shanghai.4. What is the main topic of the conversation?A. Birds.B. Colors.C. Seasons.5. What does the man imply?A. He likes getting up early.B. He doesn’t like shopping.C. He won’t be able to get up so early.第二节听下面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。

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。

6. What did Mrs. White do yesterday?A. She cured the man’s wife.B. She helped the man’s wife get to the hospital.C. She protected the man’s wife from falling down.7. Where is the man going next?A. To the hospital.B. To the flower shop.C. To his house.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What are the speakers going to do tonight?A. Watch TV.B. See a movie.C. Go out to eat.9. Which movie did Helen introduce to the woman?A. Bee Season.B. The English Patient.C. The Unbearable Lightness of Being. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What will happen next month?A. Kevin will work in the city.B. The speakers won’t be neighbors anymore.C. A new park will be built in Kevin’s neighborhood.11. What is the woman going to do?A. Get a dog.B. Keep her dog.C. Give the man her dog.12. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a park.B. In the office.C. By Katie’s house.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Natural disasters.B. Happy memories.C. Different places.14. What did the man experience in Tokyo?A. An earthquake.B. A tornado.C. A flood.15. Why did the woman’s family sometimes stay in the basement?A. To reduce their cost of living.B. To avoid danger from outside.C. To experience a new environment.16. How does the woman feel about her father’s car?A. Angry.B. Proud.C. Sad.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When did the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk open?A. In 1960.B. In 1924.C. In 1907.18. What is the Giant Dipper?A. A wooden ride.B. A water ride.C. A special treat.19. What does the video game area look like?A. A palace in the sky.B. The nearby ocean.C. A racing track.20. What is free for all visitors to the boardwalk?A. Rides in the park.B. Entrance to the park.C. Parking next to the park.第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A21. Which trip caters for more age groups than all the others?A. Habitat & HomeB. Only Rain Down the DrainC. healthy earth healthy bodiesD. Rockin’ and Recycling22. What will you learn from Only Rain Down the Drain?A. Information about weather.B. Knowledge about water systems.C. Grade specific science standards.D. Stories about Sonoma County.23. What is the main theme of the five trips mentioned in the passage above?A. Health.B. TravelC. Interaction.D. Science.BEtymology（词源学）is a branch of linguistics which focuses on word origins and the evolution of languages as th ey are used. The term “etymology” first entered the English language in 1398. Early researchers of etymology became curious about the words which were widely in use, and where they came from, so they started to look at the roots and the history of their language. In some instances, unfortunately, learners of words came up with folk etymologies for words, which are entertaining, but untrue. Since folk etymologies for some words are very widespread, the true roots of the words sometimes become unclear.New words enter a language in a number of ways. One of the most common is borrowing. English, for example, is a language which is well-known for borrowing words from other languages. Indeed, a large portion of the English language includes borrowed words such as doppelganger, smorgasbord, aardvark, and amok. Often, the pronunciation and meaning of a word undergo changes when it is borrowed, and the original users may not recognize it after several decades of adoption.Another common source of new words is word formation. Word formation involves creating entirely new words, which are often formed by compounding existing words in the language, or by changing the meaning of an established word. New words can also be created through derivation（派生）. They are constructed by adding prefixes and suffixes to existing words to change their meanings, as is the case with words such as glorify, educational, and truthfulness. In some cases, a new word is formed from sound symbolism, also called onomatopoeia. Common examples of onomatopoeia are words such as meow, honk, buzz and clank.Looking at the origins of words within a language helps linguists know more than the language itself. By figuring out whether words are newly formed or borrowed, for example, linguists can determine how various cultures have contact with each other. As the meaning of words undergoes subtle changes, etymology can also illustrate social and political trends.24. According to the text, some folk etymologies ___________.A. reflect English historyB. are not based on factsC. were put forward in the 1300’sD. are popular with foreign language learners25. Which is an important feature of the English language ?A. It has long been influenced by etymology.B. It is based on ot her languages’ etymology.C. It often adopts words from other languages.D. It seldom changes borrowed words’ meanings.26. Which type of word formation does “CRASH” belong to?A. Compound.B. Derivation.C. Onomatopoeia.D. Borrowing.27. What does the author mainly tell us in the last paragraph?A. The significance of etymology.B. The developments of language.C. The causes of social and political trends.D. The differences between various cultures.COn average, Americans spend about 10 hours a day in front of a computer or other electronic devices and less than 30 minutes a day outdoors. That is a claim made by David Strayer, a professor of psychology at the University of Utah. In his 2018 TED Talk, Strayer explained that all this time spent with technology is making our brains tired.Using an electronic device to answer emails, listen to the news and look at Facebook puts a lot of pressure on the front of the brain, which, Strayer explains, is important for critical thinking,problem-solving and decision-making.So, it is important to give the brain a rest. And being in nature, Strayer claims, helps get a tired brain away from too much technology. More than 15,000 campers from around the world attended an international camping festival in September. That is when friends and family take time off and escape to nature for several days. They take walks, climb, explore, swim, sleep, eat and play. Camping may be just what a tired brain needs.Take Carl for example. He lives in West Virginia and enjoys camping. He says that staying outdoors makes him feel at ease. It also prepares him for the work he must do. Kate Somers is another example who also lives in West Virginia. She says she enjoys camping with her husband and two children. She calls it a “regenerative” experience.At the University of Utah, David Strayer has studied both short-term and long-term exposure to nature. He found that spending short amounts of time in nature without technology does calm the brain and helps it to remember better. However, he found, it is the long-term contact with nature that does the most good. He and his research team found that spending three days in nature without any technology is enough time for the brain to fully relax and reset itself.28. What is David Strayer’s opinion?A. Americans dislike outdoor activities.B. Electronic equipment should be quitted.C. New technologies are a double-edged sword.D. Electronic equipment brings great convenience.29. Why does Strayer insist we go outdoors?A. To try another lifestyle.B. To refresh our brain.C. To make better decisions.D. To play with our family and friends.30. What does the underlined word “regenerative” mean?A. Reborn.B. Memorable.C. Remarkable.D. Tiring.31. Which is the Best Title for the passage?A. Electronic Equipment Harms the BrainB. Good Rest Develops Good MemoryC. Tips on Using New TechnologiesD. Being in Nature Is Good for the BrainDHow to Make Friends, According to ScienceFriendship is one of life’s most important features, and one too often taken for granted.The human desire for companionship may feel boundless, but research suggests that our social capital is finite—we can only handle a certain number of relationships at one time. Social scientists have used some creative approaches to measure the size of people’s social networks; these have returned estimates ranging from about 250 to about 5,500 people. Looking more specifically at friendship, a study using the exchange of Christmas cards to test closeness put the average person’s friend group at about 121 people. However vast our networks may be, our inner circle tends to be much smaller. The average American trusts only 10 to 20 people. Moreover, that number may be shrinking: From 1998 to 2018, the average number of trusted friends decreased from three to two. This is both sad and of important consequence, because people who have strong social relationships tend to live longer than those who don’t.So what should you do if your social life is lacking? Here the research is instructive. To begin with, don’t refuse to consider the humble acquaintance. Even interacting with people with whom one has weak social ties has a meaningful influence on well-being. Beyond that, building deeper friendships may be largely a matter of putting in time. A recent study out of the University of Kansas found that it takes about 50 hours of socializing to go from acquaintance to casual friend, an additional 40 hours to become a “real” friend, and a total of 200 hours to become a close friend.If that sounds like too much effort, renewing inactive social ties can be especially rewarding. Reconnected friends can quickly recapture the trust they previously built, while offering each other a dash of novelty（新奇）drawn from whatever they’ve been up to in the meantime. And if all else fails,you could start randomly to tell secrets to people you don’t know that well. Self-disclosure makes us more likable, and as a bonus, we are more likely to favor those to whom we have revealed our soul.Longing for closeness and connection is common and everywhere, which suggests that most of us are stumbling（跌跌撞撞）through the world, expecting companionship that could be easily provided by the lonesome stumblers all around us. So set aside this article, turn to someone nearby, and try to make a friend.32. From Paragraph 2, we can know that .A. a strong social relationship can guarantee a long lifeB. real friendships are based on the exchange of presentsC. people’s inner circle is decreasing despite large social networksD. people’s social networks depend on their desire for companionship33. What does the author suggest to improve one’s social life?A. Sharing secrets with close friends.B. Choosing likable people as friends.C. Avoiding the humble acquaintance.D. Spending time for deeper friendships.34. What do you think is the writing purpose?A. To give tips on how to develop friendship.B. To explain reasons for seeking companionship.C. To share the benefits brought by a good social life.D. To tell the relationship between friendship and happiness.35. The author helps readers better understand his idea mainly by .A. using research resultsB. making comparisonsC. giving some examplesD. telling personal stories 第二节根据短文内容，从短文后选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。