1、届河北省定州中学承智班高三上学期期末考试英语试题河北定州中学20172018学年度第一学期期末考试高三年级 英语试卷 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个小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的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.What will the man probably do?A.Help the woman paint
2、her car. B.Buy the womans car. C.Get a new car.2.Where does the conversation probably take place?A.In a bookstore. B.In a classroom. C.In a library.3.Why is the man leaving early?A.He isnt interested in the movie. B.He wants to avoid a traffic jam.C.He doesnt know the way to the theater.4.What is th
3、e man dissatisfied with about his job? A.The salary. B.The hours. C.The location.5.What does the woman imply?A.The sweater looks terrible. B.Its cool in the lecture hall. C.The weather is heavily polluted today.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或对白，每段对话或对白后有几个小题，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，听每段
4、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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Where is the paper for the printer?A.On the bottom shelf. B.On the top shelf. C.On the floor.7.What is the relationship between the speakers?A.Salesman and customer. B.Boss and assistant. C.Colleagues.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8
5、.Where does the northwest route end up?A.A lake. B.A waterfall. C.A mountain.9.Which is the shortest route?A.The northwest route. B.The north route. C.The northeast route.10.What will the man do after the trip?A.Meet a friend in the parking lot. B.Have a meal with his friend. C.Drive to town with th
6、e woman.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11.What does the woman ask the man to do?A.Fix the washing machine. B.Read the newspaper. C.Turn off the light.12.Why did the woman go to Mr.Smiths?A.To ask for help. B.To visit his house. C.To take care of his kid.13.What did the man plan to do?A.Buy some electric wire
7、s. B.Look for a good job. C.Repair the car.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。14.Why didnt many students enjoy living in the dorms?A.They couldnt get a sense of privacy at all. B.The dorms were far from the campus.C.They missed their families.15.How long was the dining hall open every day?A.3 hours. B.5 hours. C
8、.6 hours.16.What does the woman forget details about?A.Laundry. B.Food. C.Social activities. 17.What are freshmens lives like in Berkeley?A.Boring. B.Confusing. C.Colorful.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。18.What is the survey about?A.Hobbies. B.Ideal jobs. C.After-school activities.19.Whom did the speaker ask
9、 questions?A.Seniors. B.Teachers. C.Graduates.20.How many answers are discussed in the passage?A.3. B.4. C.5.二、阅读理解A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology finds that older and younger people have varying preferences about what they would want a personal robot to look like. And they chan
10、ge their minds based on what the robot is supposed to do.Participants were shown a series of photos portraying either robotic, human or mixed human-robot faces and were asked to select the one that they would prefer for their robots appearance. Most college-aged adults in the study preferred a robot
11、ic appearance. However nearly 60 percent of older adults said they would want a robot with a human face, and only 6 percent of them chose one with a mixed human-robot appearance. But the preferences in both are groups were different when participants were told the robot was assisting with personal c
12、are, chores, social interaction or for helping to make decisions.Preferences were less strong for helping with chores, although the majority of older and younger participants chose a robot with a robotic face. But for decision-making tasks, such as getting advice for where to invest money, younger p
13、articipants tended to select a mixed human-robot appearance. A robotic face was their least favored choice for this task. Older adults generally preferred a human face.Personal care tasks such as bathing provoked the most divisive preferences within both age groups. Those who chose a human face did
14、so because they associated the robot with human-like care capabilitiessuch as nursing and trustworthy traits（特点）. Many others didnt want anything looking like a human to bathe them due to the private nature of the task. In the final category, assistance with social tasks, both age groups preferred a
15、 human face.Based on this early research, Prakash, a researcher who led the study says that if a robot is designed to help only with a specific task, its appearance should be decided by the features of the task. For instance, if the robot is designed to specifically assist the user with critical dec
16、isions, the robot should be given an intelligent look instead of a funny one. Prakash plans to expand the study to other age groups and more diverse educational backgrounds.21The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refers to _.A. participants B. college-aged adults.C. older adults. D. robots.22Whi
17、le getting advice about the money from robots, the older may choose _.A. a robotic appearance B. a human faceC. a mixed human-robot look. D. a funny appearance.23What can we learn from the passage?A. The younger didnt like a robot with a human face to bathe them.B. The older preferred to hire a nurs
18、e to bathe them instead of a robot.C. The choice of the robots look is mainly related to the age.D. There will be a further study on the choice of the robots look.24What does the passage mainly talk about?A. A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology.B. The preferences while choosing a fac
19、e of a robot.C. How to select the appearance of a robot.D. The development of the robot.The Cardboard Box Office is a project created by Lilly and Leon Mackie, who recently moved from New Zealand to Sydney, Australia. The transfer left them with a mountain of cardboard boxes, and the arrival of thei
20、r baby son Orson 10 months ago meant their social lives were “completely altered (改变.” So the couple decided to try to make some fun of the situation.“We started after creating a one-off photo where we wanted to portray the general mess and sleep-deprivation (睡眠) that comes with being new parents,”
21、Lilly Mackie said in an email. “People seemed to really love it and asked for more. We had a lot of weekends at home and a stockpile of cardboard so we thought Why not? It went from there. ”The Mackies took the first photos in September and have portrayed 14 movies so far,including their versions of
22、 “Cast Away”(or “Castababy”) and “Jurassic Park”(or “Goo-goo Gaa-gaa-rassic Park”). Even “Star Wars” gets the Mackie treatment, with Orson holding a cardboard tube in place of a saber (军刀) and mom sporting impressive Princess Leia-like hair buns ( HI made out of brown paper in the photo titled “Wah
23、Wars.”The family usually creates the sets on Saturdays and posts the whimsical pictures on their blog and Facebook page, which have almost 3,000 fans. Besides cardboard boxes, the photos feature costumes, props (道具) , and sets created out of everyday household items, toys, “and three individuals slo
24、wly losing their sense,” they joked on their blog.Leon, a childrens book designer at a large publishing company, and Lilly, a stay-at-home mom, are both film buffs and photography fans. The baby is also becoming a connoisseur (鉴赏家) of movies and cardboard boxes.“Orson seems to find the photo shoots
25、quite fascinating and enjoys exploring the sets-and tearing things apart. Theres never a dull moment for him on Saturday nights,” Lilly said. “When he gets a little older, we11 bring in a lot more of his input, asking for his ideas on films and sets. Make it a real family thing. I think he may come
26、up with some quite funny things.”25The original reason why the Mackies create family movies is that_.A. they want to earn a great deal of moneyB. both of them are childrens book designersC. they have no friends in their new communityD. they want to make their family life interesting26What do we know
27、 about the Mackies family movies?A. They are usually made on Sundays.B. They are not popular on the Internet.C. Some of them are made based on famous films.D. They are mainly about early childhood education.27Which word is closest in meaning to the underlined word “whimsical” in Paragraph 4?A. Unusu
28、al. B. Valuable. C. Famous. D. Disgusting.28Whats the final purpose of the Mackies making family movies?A. To teach audiences how to make films. B. To prove their baby is very bright.C. To develop Orsons skills in art. D. To make themselves .famous.CyclingYou need only look at a professional cyclist
29、 to appreciate the potential effects of cycling on the body. But what about the mind? Its a question that has long challenged anyone who has wondered how riding a bike can offer what feels close to a state of emptying your mind.Dr. John Ratey thinks cycling increases “the chemistry in your brain tha
30、t makes you feel calm,” but also that carrying out multiple operations while cycling can be an effective treatment, as shown in a German study involving 115 children, half of whom did activities such as cycling that involved complex movements, while the rest performed more straightforward exercises
31、with the same aerobic (有氧的) demands. Both groups did better than they previously had in concentration tests, but the “complex” group did a lot better.There have been other interesting findings too. In 2003, Dr. Jay Alberts rode a tandem bicycle, a bicycle built for two riders sitting one behind the
32、other, across the American state of Ohio with a friend who has Parkinsons (帕金森) disease, a condition affecting the nervous system. The idea was to raise awareness of the disease, but to the surprise of both riders, the patient showed significant improvements. Dr. Jay Alberts then scanned the brains of 26 Parkinsons patients during and after an eight-week exercise programme using bikes. Half
