2023届河北省衡水中学高三下学期五调考试英语试题(2)

2023届河北省衡水中学高三下学期五调考试英语试题(2)
一、听力选择题
1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A．Gary’s works.B．Gary’s application.C．Gary’s list of samples.
2. What does the woman want the man to do?
A．Help to deal with a document.B．Repair a computer.C．Get her a disk.
3. What made the woman wait so long for her clothes?
A．The breaking-down of the company.
B．Her not being informed in time.
C．The wrong delivery of her package.
4. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A．Pick up the food herself.B．Buy other food online.C．Have the food delivered.
5. What did the man do yesterday?
A．He cut wood.B．He cooked a meal.C．He watched movies.
二、听力选择题
6. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. How long has the fridge been used approximately?
A．9 years.B．10 years.C．11 years.
2. What’s wrong with the fridge?
A．It’s too noisy.B．It stops working.C．It costs too much.
3. What was the matter with the door of the fridge?
A．It fell down.B．It didn’t stay shut.C．It couldn’t be opened.
7. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A．Friends.B．Husband and wife.C．Shopkeeper and customer.
2. Why does the woman suggest the man buy things online?
A．To avoid the crowd.
B．To have more choices.
C．To buy something more expensive.
3. Who likes to read romance novels?
A．The woman.B．The man.C．The man’s wife.
8. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. What is the most probable relationship between the speakers?
A．Colleagues.B．Schoolmates.C．Teacher and student.
2. What is the woman’s problem?
A．Her brother is disturbing her.
B．She has no dictionary to use.
C．Her parents can't give her any advice.
3. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A．Tell her brother to stop.
B．Go to the library to study.
C．Ask her parents for help.
4. What is the woman embarrassed at?
A．Remembering little from History.
B．Reviewing by singing her notes.
C．Writing down what she has read.
9. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. Who are the speakers?
A．Teacher and student.B．A couple.C．Friends.
2. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A．Whether kids should work for pocket money.
B．How kids can balance work and study.
C．What kids can do at home.
3. What did the man do when he was young?
A．He washed the dishes.B．He worked on a farm.C．He delivered newspapers.
4. What is the woman’s attitude towards sleep for young people?
A．They have too much sleep.B．They should have enough sleep.C．They should go to bed early.
三、听力选择题
10. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1. What do you know about Barrymore’s acting life?
A．She gave up performances halfway.
B．She has experienced rises and falls.
C．She appeared on stage at an early age.
2. What did Barrymore’s acting in Steven Spielberg’s film bring her?
A．Advertisement.B．Fame.C．Inspiration.
3. What else did Barrymore do on top of her film life?
A．She volunteered in disaster-hit areas.
B．She set up a website to raise money.
C．She actively engaged in public welfare.
4. Which of the following best describes all Barrymore has done?
A．Unpopular.B．Praiseworthy.C．Controversial.
四、改错
11. 短文改错
Last Friday, our grade held a fun sports meeting, that aim was to relieve us senior three students from pressure. I, as well as my best friend, were asked to compete in the three-legged race.
The three-legged race required effective cooperation among teammates. Thus, during the days before the competition, we practised the game after the school.
Then came the big days. With my left foot and my friend’s right foot tying together, we set out fast as soon as our PE teacher blown his whistle.
The playground was filled with our schoolmates cheers. A few minutes later, we tried hardly and crossed the finishing line quickly. By getting involved in the game, not only we get a little leisure from our busy school life but also we got the joy of working together with others.
五、完形填空
文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。

主要讲述了作者把自己的圣诞心愿换成了礼物送给孤儿院里的儿童的事情。

12. On Christmas Day in 2012, when I was fourteen, I didn’t get a single Christmas present. That wasn’t a _________. It was what I had
_________. A week before Christmas, I decided that _________ presents, I wanted donations to buy presents for the children in the local orphanage (孤儿院).
When I told my family and friends about my plan, there were a lot of _________ but also support. However, it was only on Christmas Day that the reality hit me. When my baby sisters jumped out of bed, singing carols and opening presents, I lay there feeling _________ and making a list of all the things I really wanted for Christmas that year. I realized I had made a huge mistake.
As I _________ on the door of the orphanage that morning, I felt _________ because I realized how unprepared I was for what was _________.
I even had the _________ of dropping the bags of presents outside the orphanage and________. I almost did, but then a kind woman opened the door
and smiled when she __________ me in. I was taken to a room full of children, and was __________ angry at how empty it felt. I wanted the room to be filled with __________instead of fear. I wanted to make these children smile but I was __________.
But then something happened. As the workers in the orphanage __________ presents, the __________ in the room changed. I could see the __________ in the eyes of the children and their bodies filled with hope. I __________ feeling so powerless. A little girl, Diana, ran up to me and __________ my legs. I didn’t know I was crying __________ she asked me, “Auntie, why are you crying?” This only made me cry more.
1.A．responsibility B．festival C．gift D．surprise
2.A．asked for B．paid for C．sent for D．applied for
3.A．in search of B．in case of C．instead of D．in addition to
4.A．congratulations B．opinions C．struggles D．doubts
5.A．confused B．jealous C．delighted D．relieved
6.A．put B．relied C．focused D．knocked
7.A．anxious B．relaxed C．calm D．disappointed
8.A．moving B．coming C．entering D．disappearing
9.A．pleasure B．thought C．bravery D．aim
10.A．dancing B．escaping C．singing D．staying
11.A．kicked B．forced C．drove D．invited
12.A．suddenly B．slowly C．usually D．rarely
13.A．courage B．trust C．warmth D．freedom
14.A．busy B．energetic C．powerless D．lonely
15.A．gave up B．put away C．put up D．gave out
16.A．atmosphere B．color C．light D．danger
17.A．hesitation B．sadness C．excitement D．worry
18.A．imagined B．stopped C．advised D．enjoyed
19.A．hugged B．hurt C．raised D．pushed
20.A．if B．because C．after D．until
六、阅读理解
文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。

主要讲述了17岁的汤米和15岁的丹尼尔使用3D打印机为需要帮助的人制作假肢。

13. Best friends Tommy, 17, and Daniel, 15, decided to sign up for their school’s robotics team in their freshman year, and began their journey
towards changing lives for the better.
They began their work with 3D printers to create parts for their robots, but they wanted their impact to be greater. “It started off with a team idea,” Tommy said. “We were trying to figure out how we could make a difference to society as a first-year robotics team. We later thought of the idea of using 3D printers to make prostheses (假肢), like hands.”
The team worked with IMAHelps, a nonprofit organization, and received help from the Science Robotics Initiative. Shortly after, they began working with their first person in need of a prosthesis.
“We started off with making an artificial (人造的) arm for Samantha, a 12-year-old little girl in Ecuador who lost her arm in a bus accident,”
Tommy explains. “We got her measurements and then made the prosthesis. IMAHelps brought it to Samantha and it fit her perfectly and worked well.”
“Samantha had a dream to write, and we wanted to help with that,” adds Daniel.
It didn’t take long for other kids to see Samantha’s prosthesis. A young man named Ernest Priester, 13, asked to have an artificial foot. Later, the team offered to make him one for free. “He started tearing up. It brought so much joy to his eyes.” Tommy says.
This July, the team traveled to Ecuador to deliver four more prostheses to those in need. “We were so happy to help,” Tommy shares.
The team also plans on continuing to give away their 3D creations. “Y ou can do whatever you want to do when it comes to helping people and changing the world,” Tommy says. “There are no age limits.”
“By offering a little bit,” adds Daniel. “We can change a lot.”
1. To make the robotics team’s impact greater, Tommy and Daniel decided to________.
A．create robot parts B．start a robotics course
C．make prostheses D．invent a 3D printer
2. What did the robotics team do for Samantha?
A．They set up IMAHelps for her.B．They made her an artificial arm.
C．They offered her medical treatment.D．They gave her instructions on writing.
3. How does Tommy feel about what they are doing?
A．Curious.B．Relaxed.C．Regretful.D．Pleased.
4. Which of the following words can best describe Tommy and Daniel?
A．Caring.B．Calm.C．Honest.D．Brave.
文章大意：这是一篇议论文。

文章讲述了喜剧的背后是悲伤的升华，Richard Pryor和George Simmons的表述更加证实了这点。

14. I always figured that comedians were the best kind of people to hang around with as a kid. They tell funny stories, make joke after joke, and happiness seems never to leave them. But time goes on, and we come to see these same people as clowns on the outside, but crying a river in the inside. Comedy from these people comes from a deep pain and sadness in their lives, or out of a deep-seated anger they have at the world around them.
Look at Richard Pryor, need I say more? Richard seemed to have everything. For Superman m , he ended up getting more money than Christopher Reeve did. Y et he said while he was in his forties that the last truly happy moment he remembered in his life was when he was jumping around in the dirt while pretending to be a cowboy at the age of 10. This guy set himself on fire, and he played that for laugh while performing live at the Sunset Strip ! Comedy was his constant weapon against pain, and he never held anything back.
The movie Funny People understand very well this gloomy field many comedians have to survive in. It stars Adam Sandler as George Simmons, a famous comedian in the movie. Simmons has it all: a beautiful mansion overlooking the sea, a swimming pool,great cars, and so on. But in his eyes, we see that he is a sad man who has come to truly look down upon himself for what he has become. All the wealth he has collected only serves to separate him from the rest of the world and it makes him defensive when around total strangers who cannot see him as a normal person. But now, he hears from his doctor that he has a terminal disease and has only months left to live. Simmons reacts to this news as if someone took away his blood in the heart, and it makes him clearly see just how much he hates his life. So now he has to make every minute count.
Then come a series of funny stories.
Comedy is just life as it is, isn’t it?
1. What can we infer about “comedians” according to the text?
A．Comedians like to get along with kids.
B．Comedians’ life is full of jokes.
C．Comedians often use their sad experience.
D．Comedians often cry in their daily life.
2. When was the happiest moment for Richard Pryor?
A．When he played the part of SupermanⅢ．
B．When he got more money than Christopher Reeve.
C．When he pretended to be a cowboy in the childhood.
D．When he performed live at the Sunset Strip.
3. Why was George Simmons unhappy?
A．He had no friends at all.
B．He spent too much on his house.
C．He wasn’t accepted by the outside world.
D．He was hated by all the strangers around.
4. By saying “Comedy is just life as it is, isn’t it?”, the author means____
A．life like comedy will make you happy
B．comedy comes from the sadness in real life
C．there is no happiness at all in real life
D．life is full of comedy in reality
文章大意：本文是应用文。

文章介绍了四位杰出的女性。

15. From life-saving medical technologies to everyday household items, these four brilliant women left an indelible mark on history with their inventions.
M odern ironing board by Sarah Boone
Before the invention, clothing used to be ironed on wooden planks balanced between chairs. Though it seems like a simple invention, Bone put a lot of thoughts into it, which was evident in the end product. Aside from solving the initial problem of uneven ironing, Boone also made the ironing board’s legs folded for storage and designed a curved (弧形的) shape for the body to accommodate sleeves and curved areas. Alongside her invention, Boone also became one of the first African-American woman to receive a patent.
Silk by E mpress Lei Z u
Though there is no way of confirming the account, ancient writings (including Confucius’) attribute the first invention of silk to the Chinese Empress Lei Zu, who was four-teen at the time and had been enjoying tea in the imperial gardens when a fateful incident took place. A cocoon (茧) fell into her teacup and lost its cohesiveness (粘结性) upon contact with the hot water. The fact that the cocoon was a single strand of silk had drawn Lei Zu’s attention and she wove the thread into fabric, creating silk cloth.
Caller ID and call waiting by Shirley Ann Jackson
Dr Shirley Ann Jackson broke the glass ceiling as the first African-American woman to be awarded a doctorate from MIT. She contributed to the invention of caller ID and call waiting during her research period at A T&.T Bell Laboratories, so we can now see the phone number and name of whoever is ringing our phones.
Spray-on skin repair technique by Fiona Wood
Dr Fiona Wood introduced spray-on skin repair technique to the world in the 1990s. The technique changed the way in which burn victims used to be treated, as spray-on skin repair technique can be directly applied to wounds to form a new layer of skin that promotes healing and minimises the risk of infection.
1. What can we learn about Sarah Boone?
A．She learned a lot from ironing.B．She solved the problem of washing.
C．She created a piece of useful furniture.D．She was the first person to receive a patent.
2. What inspired Lei Zu to find silk?
A．Her interest in drinking tea.B．A cocoon dropping into her cup.
C．A desire to write something crucial.D．Her working in the imperial gardens.
3. Who made a contribution to medical cause?
A．Sarah Boone.B．Lei Zu.C．Shirley Ann Jackson.D．Fiona Wood.
文章大意：本文是夹叙夹议文。

文章主要通过作者的亲身经历讲现在的周日和和过去的周日的不同，表达了对过去那种周日的想念。

16. Last Sunday I made a visit to some new neighbors down the block. No specific purpose in mind, just an opportunity to sit at the kitchen table, have some tea and chat. As I did so, it occurred to me how rare the Sunday visit has become.
When I was a kid in the New Jersey of the 1960s, Sunday visits were routine. Most stores were closed, almost nobody worked, and the highways, as a result, were not the desperate steeplechases (障碍赛跑) they have become today. My family normally traveled eight city blocks to the home of my grandmother—the same house my father was raised in, where adults would sit on the front porch and chat while we children played hide-and-seek.
The Sunday visit was something to desire strongly. It was the repetition to church, our reward for an hour of devotion, an opportunity to take advantage of the fact that Dad was not at work, we were not in school, and there were no chores that couldn’t wait until Monday. Sunday was, indeed, different from all the other days of the week, because everyone seemed to be on the same schedule, which means that there was one day when everyone seemed to have time for everybody else.
Sunday as a day of rest is, or was, so deeply rooted in the culture that it’s surprising to consider that, in a short span of time, it has almost entirely lost this association. In my childhood, it was assumed that everyone would either be home or visiting someone else’s home on Sunday. But now the
question is, “What do you plan to DO this Sunday?” The answer can range from going to the mall to participating in a road race to jetting to Montreal for lunch. If one were to respond, “I’m making a Sunday visit to family,” such an answer would feel sepia-toned, an echo from another era.
I suppose I should be grateful to live in Maine, a state of small towns, abundant land and tight relationships. Even though folks work as hard here
as they do anywhere else, the state’s powerfully rural cast (特质) still harbors at least remnants of the ethic of yesterday’s America, where people had to depend on one another in the face of economic vagaries (反复无常的情况) and a challenging environment.
1. The writer’s general impression of the Sunday in the past was a day when _______.
A．everyone was paying a visit to some relative far away
B．everyone seemed to be free and could have some leisure
C．Dad was not at work while Mom was busy cleaning the house
D．nearly every adult would go to church and children were not at school
2. In the fourth paragraph, the writer compares the response “I’m making a Sunday visit to family” to an echo from another era because _______.
A．people nowadays prefer staying at home on Sunday
B．such answers are rarely heard in our modern society
C．people in the city dislike being disturbed on Sunday
D．visiting someone on Sunday might take a lot of time
3. From the last paragraph we may infer that _______.
A．people in Maine suffer more from economic depression and the changed environment
B．people in Maine has abandoned their tradition and lived an absolute new life
C．land in Maine is short, thus the relationship between people is tense
D．people in Maine always help each other when they are in need
4. Which word we may use to describe the writer’s attitude towards the Sunday today?
A．Unsatisfied.B．Anxious.C．Treasured.D．Teased.
七、阅读理解
文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。

文章主要为想成为一个领导者，或从人群中脱颖而出的人提出几点建议。

17. There are many people out there who want to be “part of the crowd.” If you want to be the leader and stand out from the crowd instead, then
this article is for you.
Be yourself and love yourself. In order to be as different as possible, you have to beyou — not a carbon copy of someone else. If you don’t know who you are, that process can seem a bit scary. 1 If you’re not comfortable with who you are, you’ll inevitably end up trying to be someone else.
Try new things. We are naturally raised as part of a group, 2 These thing are good — they can open us up to things we’re not even aware of —but it’s also important to try things that are brand new to you that other people haven’t already accepted.
3 From a very young age, we’re sort of brainwashed to ft into our society. We wear clothes, go to school, do things to match our gender,
and so on. It’s hard to realize that this is a box you can get out of. There are lines that you can color outside. It just hasn’t occurred to most of us.
Know the world works in opposites. Nothing is really as it seems. So many people are trying to be different, and it results in them all being the same! Being quiet may mean that when you talk, people hear you louder. When you’re not trying to attract that boy or girl, they become attracted to you. 4
Know you’ll bump heads. Society isn’t super good at accepting what isn’t trendy. People are praised for being fashionable and pretty—few are praised for expanding our limits and coloring outside the lines. 5 Think of it as a good thing! By getting criticism, you’re doing something. Y ou’re getting noticed. You’re exposing people to other things. You’re different.
A．Color outside the lines.
B．Note your environment.
C．It’s important to love yourself, too.
D．So trying to be different may not get you anywhere.
E．but hose people may not welcome you with open arms.
F．Criticism is going to happen if you step outside of the box at all.
G．so we’re constantly being exposed to things others have already approved.
八、语法填空
文章大意：本篇是一篇说明文。

文章主要介绍人们在互联网上被一些科学家误解，睡眠时长具有误导性，然而现如今，人们更应该关注睡眠质量。

18. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

On the Internet, a sea of articles advise us how to make sleep perfect. Also, lots of advice columns tell us we’re sleeping wrong. Even 1 (bad), some experts claim that if you’re not sleeping right your life is going to be shorter. What makes us 2 (trap) in worries most is that we’re not getting enough, less than seven hours a night. But there are two problems.
The first problem is that seven to eight hours of sleep, while recommended for adults, is just 3 average. It’s true that not getting enough sleep in the long term 4 (associate) with health problems. But a good night’s sleep can be different for different people. Some adults need eight, 5 some are just fine on six.
The second problem is that it can be misleading, especially for people who do have trouble 6 (sleep). For instance, nowadays, large numbers of adults are wearing sleep tracking 7 (device). It’s cool to see how much sleep you’ve gotten each night and to know what part of your night was spent in deep sleep or dreaming. But having all of that sleep data is causing some people to become worried or concerned, 8 is causing more sleep problems.
According to Dr. Colleen Carney, head of the Ryerson University Sleep Lab, the basic questions you should ask yourself are: Do I feel 9 (reasonable) well-rested during the day? Do I generally sleep through the night to dawn? Or, if I wake, do I fall back asleep easily? Can I stay awake through the day 10 unconsciously falling asleep? If your answers are yes, you probably don’t need to worry about your sleep.。