2023届河北省衡水中学高三上学期四调考试英语试题(含解析).pdf

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1、河北省衡水中学 2023 届上学期高三年级四调考试 英 语 本试卷 8 页。总分 150 分。考试时间 120 分钟。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。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.Which door does the woman want to make wider?A.The o

2、ne to the outside.B.The one to the dining room.C.The one to the family room.2.Who might Christine be?A.Maxs teacher.B.Maxs sister.C.Maxs mom.3.What does the woman think about the scenery?A.Dull.B.Exciting.C.Changeable.4.Where was the sound coming from?A.A phone.B.A TV.C.A computer.5.What does the wo

3、man say about the new dress?A.Its color is not her favorite.B.It goes well with her handbag.C.Its a bit wide around the waist.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。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.Why di

4、d the man buy Coca-Cola?A.For drinking.B.For watering plants.C.For cleaning metal.7.How will the man clean the dishes?A.With mustard.B.With water only.C.With some orange stuff.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.An event they are attending.B.Things they bought yester

5、day.C.The movie they will watch tonight.9.How will the woman get to Lauras house?A.She will take a taxi.B.She will go there by bus.C.She will ask her mom to drive her there.10.What will the speakers do after dinner?A.Go to the mall.B.Go to an appointment.C.Watch a DVD.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11.What

6、can we learn about the restaurant?A.It was newly opened.B.It had a pleasant smell.C.It offered a reasonable price.12.How did the woman find the service?A.Perfect.B.Just so-so.C.Disappointing.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。13.What do the speakers decide to do at last?A.Never come to the restaurant.B.Come to

7、the restaurant in a few months.C.Order some meat when they settle down.14.Where is the woman now?A.At home.B.At the airport.C.In the office.15.What time does the plane leave?A.At 5:00 pm.B.At 6:00 pm.C.At 8:00 pm.16.Why is the man flying to Paris?A.To visit his grandpa.B.To do some business.C.To cel

8、ebrate the womans birthday.17.What is the woman mainly worried about?A.How she will ask for leave.B.Who will take care of their son.C.When she will meet the Swifts.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18.What was the theme of last years competition?A.My bedroom.B.My favorite animal.C.My hometown.19.What is the m

9、aximum age limit to enter?A.15 years old.B.17 years old.C.18 years old.20.What can the winners get this year?A.Membership in the club.B.A family trip to London Zoo.C.Free Countryside Magazine.第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）第一节（共 15 小题；全科免费下载公众号高中僧课堂每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。A Monthl

10、y educational subscription boxes for students can be a great way to develop an interest in a particular subject.If you want to learn something at home while having fun,you can have educational subscription boxes delivered monthly straight to your house.Spangler Boxes Spangler Boxes feature a range o

11、f hands-on scientific experiments designed by Steve Spangler,who previously hosted a popular science education program on News for Kids.Projects focus on STEMscience,technology,engineering and math.Examples of projects include exploring lava(岩浆)science,the sound waves,and physical laws.Finders Seeke

12、rs Boxes After receiving a Finders Seekers Box,youll explore characters of a new city and culture every month while solving puzzles.Think of a Finders Seekers Box as an escape room challenge that takes place in your living room.Clues and online research tools are available to help in case you get st

13、uck solving the mystery.Each puzzle takes approximately two to four hours to complete.Creation Boxes Creation Boxes teach students electronics,digital tips and high-level problem-solving.Each box teaches a lesson and is progressively more challenging.A sampling of the projects includes a mood lamp,a

14、n electronic memory game,and a distance detector using an ultrasonic sensor(超声传感器)Kiwi Doodle Boxes Kiwi Doodle Boxes are among the most popular boxes on the market.They feature a variety of themes customized to students aged from 8 to 18 and focus on art and design with projects such as a felt bota

15、nic garden,an artificial leather sample set,and a handmade soap.These projects introduce students to new crafting materials and techniques and all craft supplies are included in the box.21.What did Steve Spangler use to be?A.A scientist.B.An educator.C.A TV host.D.An engineer.22.Which of the followi

16、ng is included in Finders Seekers Boxes?A.Features of cities.B.Online instructions.C.Historical mysteries.D.Escape room challenges.23.If you are interested in handicraft art,which box would you subscribe?A.Creation Boxes.B.Spangler Boxes.C.Finders Seekers Boxes.D.Kiwi Doodle Boxes.B A famous springb

17、oard diver was defeated by his competitor in the finals of a world championship,offering congratulations to the winner and waving a tearful goodbye to the audience.It is common in the athletic world.Sportsmen spend the best part of their lives on hard training and competitions.When it becomes eviden

18、t that they are on the decline they still make great efforts to give their best so as to bring a satisfactory end to their career.Chances to compete for the championship are few and far between.Life is short.Still shorter is the time for an athlete trying to win games.An athletic contestant really f

19、eels that there are so few opportunities and time flies.He treasures every minute,makes full use of it and tries to grasp any chance coming his way,He gets as much as he gives,winning honors not only for himself but also for his country.To participate and to winthat is the Olympic spirit.It finds ex

20、pression in the weak daring to challenge the strong,and the strong searching forever better performance.Ever betterthe ideal always makes a sportsman forward.He will do everything he can for it,never relax,never give up.It is said that none of the competitors can avoid being defeatedeven the best is

21、 bound to be defeated by someone still stronger.This is the rule of sportsthousands of losers set off one winner who in turn will eventually be replaced by someone on the honor list.However,he is always trying to do the best he can.When the time comes and he knows he cant,he will step down happily t

22、o give place to the younger winner,awaring contentedly of the fact that he has done his best for the ever better records of the Olympic Games.He will say proudly that he has not lived his youth in vain.24.What is the function of the first paragraph?A.To explain a phenomenon.B.To describe a competiti

23、on.C.To lead in the topic of this text.D.To express worries about sportsmen.25.According to the text,what kind of ideal pushes an athlete forward?A.He wants to win peoples respect.B.He wants to win honor for his nation.C.He wants to earn more and more money and fame.D.He wants to make greater achiev

24、ements than ever.26.What can be learnt from the rule of sports?A.Whatever difficulties you have met,never give up.B.Even the strongest athlete will be defeated one day.C.You cant live in the sports field without any effort or progress.D.You are the winner if you are brave enough to challenge the str

25、ong.27.What is the text mainly about?A.Sportsmens spirit.B.Sportsmens life.C.Sportsmens honor.D.Sportsmens pride.C A lot of the time when climate change is discussed in mainstream media,people are asking can humans overcome this?or what technology can solve this?Its high time we recognized that anim

26、als also have to adapt to various changes.We know some animals change their skin colors to escape from natural enemies,says bird researcher Ryding.The climate change that we have created is putting a lot of pressure on them,and some species try to adapt by shapeshifting(变形).Strong shapeshifting has

27、particularly been reported in birds.Several species of Australian parrots have shown,on average,a 4%10%increase in beak(鸟喙)size since 1871,and this is positively linked with the summer temperature each year.North American dark-eyed juncos,a type of small songbird,had a link between increased beak si

28、ze and short-term temperature extremes in cold environments.There have also been reported changes in mammalian species.Researchers have reported tail length increases in wood mice and leg size increases in masked shrews(鼩鼱).The increases in some body parts size we see so far are quite smallless than

29、 10%so the changes are unlikely to be immediately noticeable,says Ryding.However,some body parts such as ears are predicted to increase.Ryding intends to investigate shapeshifting in Australian birds firsthand by scanning museum bird specimens from the past 100 years.It will give her team a better u

30、nderstanding of which birds are changing their body parts and why.Shapeshifting does not mean that animals are coping with climate change and that all is fine,says Ryding.It just means they are adapting to survive itbut were not sure what the other ecological consequences of these changes are,or ind

31、eed that all species are capable of changing and surviving.28.What may cause animals shapeshifting according to Ryding?A.Human hunting.B.Climate change.C.Natural enemies.D.Polluted surroundings.29.What method does the author mainly use to develop paragraph 2?A.Giving examples.B.Cause-effect analysis

32、.C.Making comparison.D.Process analysis.30.What can we know from Rydings words in the last paragraph?A.Animals can well adapt to changes and survive.B.Influence of animals shapeshifting is uncertain.C.Rdying will research into bird museums in Australia.D.All adaptations of animals to climate changes

33、 are beneficial.31.In which section of a newspaper can we find the text?A.Technology.B.Health care.C.Environment.D.Education.D For thousands of years,Chinese writers have traveled all over the country to take down notes about the geographical conditions of each city.Among them,well-known Chinese geo

34、grapher and writer Li Daoyuan,in the Northern Wei Dynasty(386-534),composed his book,Commentary on the Water Classics,after studying the original literary version,Water Classics.He later expanded the river records to 1,252 from the original 137.The book is now being studied again by Professor Li Xia

35、ojie and his team from Fudan University.They have been using drawing software and 3D modeling to recreate the waterway situations on a map based on the book description.So far,they have completed research on four rivers.Ancient people knew really well how to apply the power of nature to technical co

36、nsiderations,Li said,giving the example of Qianjine,one of the most famous ancient water conservation projects in Luoyang,Henan.In order to lead the river into the city for irrigation(灌溉)in ancient Luoyang,the officials built a canal branch by separating a northwest-southeast river.However,the canal

37、 water wasnt enough to support the citizens in dry seasons.To solve that,on the northern side of the canal branch,the officials built a reservoir(水库)and a channel to lead the water to the canal branch,where the waterways would converge and flow together to the city.In Commentary on the Water Classic

38、s,a total of 2,800 cities are recorded with details.Still,the process of recreaion takes much effort.After doing a lot of text analysis and fieldwork,the team has gradually created the model with 3D modeling software based on repeated deductions(推论).For Professor Li,the book is not only a record of

39、the natural landscape over 1,000 years ago,but also a detailed description of humanity and culture and a treasure for todays reference.32.What can we learn about the book Commentary on the Water Classics?A.It has been out of date.B.It explains 3D modeling.C.It keeps records of 137 rivers.D.It is bas

40、ed on previous studies.33.What does the underlined word converge mean in paragraph 3?A.Join.B.Pass.C.Cross.D.Begin.34.What does paragraph 4 mainly tell us about model recreation?A.Its major problems.B.Its detailed analysis.C.Its complex process.D.Its successful application.35.Which of the following

41、can be the best title for the text?A.3D Technology Fuels Modern Research B.Ancient Classics Inspire Modern Research C.An Effective Approach to Model Recreation D.A Famous Writer of Chinese Ancient Classics 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。If you travel to near

42、ly any Chinese city in the summertime,you will see people,mostly men,wearing T-shirts,sitting out on the sidewalks on low chairs in the shade,playing a game with large round disks of wood._36_ Xiangqi dates back as early as the Warring States Period.While experts have different opinions as to who cr

43、eated Xiangqi and how it is linked to Western chess,there is no doubt that by the Tang Dynasty Xiangqi was a popular game in China._37_ And in the 20th century both Sun Yat-sen and Zhou Enlai were big fans of the game.And,though it may look quite a bit different than Western chess,Xiangqi is actuall

44、y quite similar in what the pieces can do and how the game is played.Like Western chess,the object of the game is to capture the other players king._38_ Unlike Western chess,instead of placing the pieces in squares,the pieces are placed on the intersections of lines.Another big difference between We

45、stern chess and Xiangqi is that there is a large empty space in the middle of the board,which the elephants cannot cross._39_ This space refers to an area in China where Liu Bang and Xiang Yu had a life-or-death war.The war was so influential that it has become a metaphor(隐喻)referring to any boundar

46、y between two opposing armies.When the Chinese people today see this name on the board,the battle scenes come to their mind,as though they are surrounded by thick smoke,able to hear the beating of war drums._40_ A.Actually,in Xiangqi he is just a general.B.During the Qing Dynasty its populaity grew.

47、C.It is called the Chu River and the Han Boundary.D.The game is called Xiangqi,a game of ordinary people.E.There are many differences between Xiangqi and Western chess.F.An intense battle is about to take place on this small chessboard.G.Several sayings related to Xiangqi are in common use in China

48、today.第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Baby Miloszek was born with a heart defect.His condition is too _41_ to be treated in Poland,but doctors at Stanford University Medical Center are able to take his case._42_,they require 80 percent of

49、the payment up front,a sum the family simply could not _43_ Thats when Maria Andrejczyk _44_ in to help!Just a week after _45_ her first Olympic medal ever and returning from Japan,Maria posted a _46_ on a social media platform announcing that she would be auctioning(拍卖)off her silver medal to raise

50、 money for Miloszeks surgery.Days later,a Polish convenience store called Zabka _47_ the medal for$125,000,which was more than Maria had _48_ to get.Not only that,but when her _49_ broke,more people began donating to the fundraiser.Finally,they pulled in more than enough cash to _50_ Miloszeks trip