河北省定州中学(承智班)2018届高三下学期第一次月考 英语

高三承智班第二学期第1次考试英语试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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. When does the park close today?A. At 6:30B. At 6:00C. At 5:302. Which hotel will the speakers go to this year?A. The one in the woods.B. The one on top of the hill.C. The one next to the river.3. Why is the woman upset?A.There is too much noise from the construction.B. Her project is behind schedule.C.She can‘t move into a new office.4. What is the woman concerned about when buying a desk?A. The size.B. The price.C. The brand.5. Where are the two speakers?A. In a library.B. In a gallery.C. By the sea.第二节（共15 小题；每小题1.5分，满分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。

听完每段对话或独白前，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. Why can‘t the man help the woman?A. He is quite busy.B. He isn‘t happy.C. He is having a break.7. What will the woman do?A.Do a report.B. Have lunch.C. Meet Alan.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Father and daughter.B. Brother and sister.C. Classmates.9. Why did the woman say sorry to the man?A. She lost his notebook computer.B. She went to Jane‘s house without telling him.C. She took his notebook computer without permission.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why does the man think the price of the flat is too high?A. Some repairs must be done.B. The neighbors are too noisy.C. The position is not good.11. What does the woman say about the flat?A. It is convenient.B. It is popular.C. It is cheap.12. What will the man do this afternoon?A. Visit a dentist.B. Meet the woman.C. See another flat. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Why did the woman join in the Healthy Living Day?A. To try something different.B. To make new friends.C. To do more exercise.14. How did the woman feel at the end of the Healthy Living Day?A. Tired.B. Sick.C. Thirsty.15. When is the next Healthy Living Day?A. July 5th.B. May 28th.C. April 14th.16. Which sport has the woman chosen for the next Healthy Living Day?A. Boating.B. Cycling.C. Skateboarding. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What was the speaker‘s first job?A. A travel agent.B. A bank clerk.C. A secretary.18. What did the speaker do in the first year of her college courses?A. She worked in a large clothes shop.B. She studied the history of design.C. She learnt to make clothes.19. Why did the speaker like the final show?A. All the college students worked together.B. She met well-known people in the field.C. Her parents saw her work.20. What is the speaker‘s aim?A. To start a children‘s clothes business.B. To get to the top of her profession.C. To become very rich.二、阅读理解If some parts of a body are very sick or damaged, then doctors might need to remove them. Another way doctors can help is to grow new tissue to replace what is sick or damaged. This is called regenerative medicine (再生医学).Regenerative medicine sounds like something from a science fiction movie but it is not a new idea. Inside our bones, we have something called ‗marrow‘, which makes our blood and keeps us healthy. Doctors have been giving sick people the bone marrow from other healthy people for the last 30 or 40 years, and this is a kind of regenerative medicine.Newer developments in regenerative medicine include growing new skin in a laboratory and using it to help people who have been hurt in fires or accidents. Another example of regenerative medicine is a technique developed from studyi ng frogs and mice. When cells are old, like in adults, they can‘t change what they do in our bodies. For example, a skin cell can‘t change into an eye cell. But when cells are very young, they can become any cell type. These young cells are called stem cells, and doctors can use them to grow any type of tissue, such as skin, heart or eye. John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka won the 2012 Nobel Prize for their studies in this area.Professor Fiona Watt, from the Centre of Regenerative Medicine at King‘s College, London, believes that regenerative medicine is so exciting because many different kinds of experts need to work together. 3D printers may be used to print new bones by experts, who need to work closely with university scientists andthe surgeons who do the operations in hospitals.We can not yet grow new arms or legs for people, but the science fiction dream of regenerative medicine may be closer than we think. Perhaps in the future, doctors will be able to grow whole new bodies for us. 21．What‘s the main idea of the passage?A. How to help very sick or damaged people.B. Regenerative medicine and science fiction.C. We can grow our new bodies in the future.D. Regenerative medicine and its development.22．Which of the following is right according to this passage?A. Marrow can help grow new bones.B. Stem cell can be used to grow any type of tissue.C. Surgeons now use 3D printers to print new bones.D. Regenerative medicine is a new science in medicine.23．What‘s the writer‘s attitude to the development i n regenerative medicine?A. Pessimistic.B. Optimistic.C. Doubtful.D. Indifferent.Throughout the past few years, I have tried to give myself to others. I have bounced around to find where I truly fit in. I found my place while I stayed in Guatemala, an orphanage (孤儿院)，with the children living there. Through hearing many stories of their lives, I was moved to tears and started to question my living ways and gave up everything that wasn‘t essential: makeup and any other sort of luxury (奢侈品). I lived like they did. It was the most relaxing feeling in the world.When at Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos, we were given the task of creating a pig pen. At first, I thought it should be easy. After arriving at the area where the pig pen should be, we saw a hill. We were told to uproot the weeds as well as level the entire area. Looking at it, we felt it would be impossible. On my own faith journey, I have felt this type of doubt before. The ―hole‖, as we referred to, is a symbol of my faith journey. It appeared to be an obstacle I could not overcome, but in the end I completed it with efforts. I feel this pig pen wasn‘t easy to create but was so rewarding to give.I‘ve always struggled to be on a journey of faith, but I‘ve never completely stepped foot onto the path until Guatemala. I‘ve always tried to open my heart to everyone around me and give them my love. I feel as though I cut open my heart and share every bit of love I had with these orphans. There is one orphan named Ceto who will always remain very close to my heart. In Guatemale, I sponsor with thirty dollars a month, but it doesn‘t seem enough. I‘ll return there next summer and give more of my love for a whole month.When it was time to leave, I looked out of the window and saw not just ordinary children. Overall, the most significant accomplishment I made in Guatemala was stepping towards my own faith journey and not looking back.24．What resulted in the author‘s decision to live a new life?A. Desire to help others.B. Decrease in his income.C. A knowled ge of the orphans‘ life.D. Awareness of the difficulty in his life.25．What does the underlined word―it‖in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Removing the doubt.B. Uprooting the weed.C. Starting the faith journey.D. Creating the pig pen.26．What did the author think of his experience in Guatemala?A. It was regretful.B. It was meaningful.C. It was interesting.D. It was frightening.27．What may be the best title for the text?A. A Step into a New WorldB. An Awful Faith JourneyC. A Great Success in LifeD. A Return of ConfidenceA robot called Bina48 has successfully taken a course in the philosophy of love at Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU), in California.According to course instructor William Barry, associate professor at NDNU, Bina48 is the world‘s first socially advanced robot to complete a college course, a feat he described as ―remarkable.‖ The robot took part in class discussions, gave a presentation with a student partner and participated in a debate with students from another institution.Before becoming a student, Bina48 appeared as a guest speaker in Barry s classes for several years. One day when addressing Barry‘s class, Bina48 expressed a desire to go college, a desire that Barry and his students enthusiastically supported. Rather than enroll Bina48 in his Robot Ethics: Philosophy of Emerging Technologies course, Barry suggested that Bina48 should take his course Philosophy of Love instead. Love is a concept Bina48 doesn‘t understand，said Barry. Therefore the challenge would be for Barry and his students to teach Bina48 what love is.―Some interesting things happened in the class,‖ said Barry. He said that his students thought it would be straightforward to teach Bina48 about love, which, after all, is ―fairly simple —it‘s a feeling,‖ said B arry. But the reality was different. Bina48 ended up learning ―31 different versions of love,‖ said Barry，highlighting some of the challenges humans may face when working artificial intelligence in future.Bina48 participated in class discussions via Skype and also took part in a class debate about love and conflict with students from West Point. Bina48‘s contribution to the debate was filmed and posted on YouTube. It was judged that Bina48 and NDNU classmates were the winners of this debate.In the next decade, Barry hopes Bina48 might become complex enough to teach a class, though he says he foresees robots being used to better the teaching and learning experience, rather than replacing instructors completely.28．What was Bina48‘s performance like in class?A. Extraordinary.B. Insignificant.C. Far-reaching.D. Unattractive.29．What does the underlined word ―addressing‖ in paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Dealing with.B. Consulting with.C. Giving a speech to.D. Sending a letter to.30．What can we learn from the passage?A. It was interesting for Bina48 to learn about love.B. It was quite tough for Bina48 to learn about love.C. Artificial intelligence may somehow be superior to man.D. Humans can launch a challenge to artificial intelligence.31．What does Barry think of the future development of Bina48?A. It will surely be able to serve as a teacher.B. It will be able to promote learning and teaching.C. It will completely take the place of instructors.D. It will be smart enough to control human beings.The health of millions could be at risk because supplies of medicinal plants are being used up. These plants are used to make traditional medicine, including drugs to fight cancer. ―The loss of medicinal plants is a quiet disaster,‖ says Sar a Oldfield, secretary general of the NGO Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Most people worldwide rely on herbal (药草制的) medicines which are got mostly from wild plants. But some 15,000 of the 50,000 medicinal species are under threat of dying out, according to report from the international conservation group Plantlife. Shortages have been reported in China, India, Kenya, Nepal, Tanzania and Uganda.Over-harvesting does the most harm, though pollution and competition from invasive species (入侵物种) and habitat destruction all contribute. ―Businessmen generally harvest medicinal plants, not caring about sustainability (可持续性),‖ the Plantlife report says, ―damage is serious partly because they have no idea about it, but it is mainly because such collection is unorganized.‖ Medicinal trees at risk include the Himalayan yew (紫衫) and the African cherry, which are used to treat some cancers.The solution, says the report‘s author, Alan Hamilton, is to encourage local people to protect these plants. Ten projects studied by Plantlife in India, Pakistan, China, Nepal, Uganda and Kenya showed this method can succeed. In Uganda, the project has kept a sustainable supply of low-cost cancer treatments, and in China a public-run medicinal plant project has been created for the first time.‖―Improving health, earning an income and keeping cultural traditions are important in encouraging people t o protect medicinal plants,‖ says Hamilton, ―You have to pay attention to what people are interested in.‖Ghillean Prance, the former director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in London, agrees that medicinal plants are in need of protection. ―Not nearly enough is being done,‖ he told New Scientist. ―We are destroying the very plants that are of most use to us.‖32．From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that ________.A. millions of people are threatened with-cancerB. most countries see a shortage of herbal medicinesC. about two thirds of medicinal species will disappearD. a number of medicinal species are in danger of extinction33．The major factor that causes the decreasing of supplies of medicinal plants is ________.A. pollutionB. habitat destructionC. over-harvestingD. invasive species34．The underlined word ―it‖ in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.A. over-harvestingB. sustainabilityC. other species‘ invasionD. pollution35．What can be inferred from the passage?A. Protecting medicinal plants has a long way to go.B. Ghillean Prance is optimistic about medicinal plants‘ future.C. Local people don‘t know how to protect medicinal plants.D. China has made great progress in protecting medicinal plants.36．Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. Low-cost Cancer TreatmentB. The Importance of SustainabilityC. Medicinal Plants on Verge of ExtinctionD. Sustainable Development of the Environment三、完形填空Mirai Nagasu had already lived at least two lifetimes in the sport of figure skating(花样滑冰) when she showed up in Colorado Springs in March 2014. After ______her only national title at 14 in 2008 and finishing a ______fourth at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Nagasu‘s ______turned, dramatically. A couple of rough ______followed, then she came back to finish third at the 2014 U.S. nationals before the Sochi Olympics, only to be ______from the U.S. team by a committee in favor of fourth-place finisher Ashley Wagner. Nagasu was ______. ―It was awful,‖ she said. ―I was ve ry close to ______. ‖She trained hard every day in Southern California______she was needed as the first alternate. She was not. Looking for a change of scenery, she ______to go to Colorado to visit her friend Agnes and try to ______what to do with the rest of her life. It was there that Nagasu ______the Olympic coach Tom Zakrajsek, who she asked if he would ______her. It turned out that the ______to what Nagasu wanted to do with the rest of her life, couldn‘t have been ______. She kept on skating. ―The new environment really ______. ‖At their ______first lesson together, Zakrajsek told her, ―You can do triple axel(三圈半跳跃). ‖―I ______，‖Nagasu said, ―and I want to. ‖Undoubtedly, she mastered it.Nagasu, now 24, an age by which young ______have often left the sport. ______, she continued. She was headed to Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic to perform in the women‘s free skate. Her efforts finally ______. 37．A. writing B. breaking C. losing D. winning38．A. tiring B. boring C. surprising D. terrifying39．A. fortunes B. interest C. career D. temper40．A. months B. decades C. weeks D. years41．A. dropped B. escaped C. absent D. forbidden42．A. impressed B. inspired C. desperate D. fascinated43．A. fighting B. falling C. drowning D. quitting44．A. now that B. in case C. for fear that D. on condition that45．A. decided B. refused C. regretted D. demanded46．A. let out B. figure out C. look for D. put forward47．A. searched B. met C. changed D. attracted48．A. marry B. blame C. save D. coach49．A. key B. approach C. answer D. entrance50．A. simpler B. harder C. worse D. higher51．A. adapted B. helped C. mattered D. benefited52．A. very B. just C. already D. ever53．A. must B. can C. should D. may54．A. alternates B. teenagers C. women D. coaches55．A. Therefore B. Besides C. Otherwise D. Instead56．A. came true B. counted on C. paid off D. picked up四、七选五Here‘s how yo-yo dieting affects your body and your mindYo-yo dieting, also known as weight cycling, occurs when a person experiences periods of weight loss followed by weight gain followed by weight loss and so on and so on. The effects of this weight cycling are significant, even when the weight lost and gained is as little as 10 pounds. 57．.It can make you gain weightWhile dieting may help you lose a few pounds at first, it only works temporarily. Your body responds to the lack of calories by turning to lean muscle mass for energy. Once you have returned to your normal eating habits, the weight comes back on –58．.59．Yo-yo dieting may increase the risk for heart disease and sudden death in post-menopausal（绝经后期）women. Studies found that when normal-weight women experienced periods of weight cycling, they were 3.5 times more likely to have sudden death than women whose weight remained stable. In the same study, yo-yo dieting increased a woman‘s risk of death by 66 percent.It can be damaging to your skinDermatologist (a doctor who studies and treats skin diseases) Robin Evans weighed in on the effect that yo-yo dieting has on the skin. ―The up and down weight losses and gains can have harmful effects on the skin especially on the face with stretching and contracting the skin,‖ said Evans. 60．.It plays games with your mindYo-yo dieting is hard on the body, 61．. Repeatedly gaining and losing weight can leave dieters feeling more depressed about their weight and losing self-belief as a result.If you‘re a yo-yo-dieter, talk to your health care provider about lifestyle changes that can help you maintain a stable and healthy weight for years to come.A. It only works temporarilyB. It can damage your heartC. but in the form of fat, not muscleD. but it‘s even harder on the mindE. but with a smaller size, you will make yourself less friendlyF. The result ends up more wrinkles and an overall effect of aging the skinG. We turned to the experts to find out how yo-yo dieting can affect your body and your mind五、短文改错62．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。