河北省邢台市2015届高三摸底考试

英 语 试 题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷

注意事项：

1．答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷和答题卡上。

2．选出每小题答案后，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，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回来有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?

A．￡19．15． B．￡9．15． C．￡9．18．

答案是B。

1．What time did the concert start last night?

A．At 8:00． B．At 8:15． C．At 8:30．

2．Why did the man get a ticket?

A．He drove too fast． B．He ran the red light． C．He made a wrong turn．

3．What does the man imply?

A．He got wet in the rain．

B．The shower was out of order．

C．He got out of the shower to answer the phone．

4．Where does Mr．Green work?

A．In a hospital． B．In the railway station． C．In the woman's company．

5．What is the woman looking at?

A．A train from Beijing to Shanghai．

B．The maps of Beijing and Shanghai．

C．The railway timetable．

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，从题中所给出的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．What color carpet does the man want?

A．Blue． B．White． C． Cream

7．What does the woman worry about?

A．Not being able to return the carpet if she dislikes it．

B．Not being able to choose the right color for the carpet．

C．Not being able to afford the high price of the furniture．

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8．What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Neighbors． B．Boss and clerk． C．Colleagues

9．Why was Monica late?

A．Her husband forgot to wake her up．

B．She forgot to wind up the clock．

C．He was very tired and overslept

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个 小题。

10．Where does the woman want to go first?

A．The New York Hotel． B．The 59th Street． C．Central Park

11．How long does it take the woman to go to Central Park on foot?

A．An hour． B．Half an hour． C．Forty - five minutes．

12．Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A．On the bus． B．In Central Park． C．In the street

听下面一段对话,回答第 13至第 16四个小题。

13．Why is the woman asking for leave?

A．To go to the UK with her parents．

B．To take care of her parents at home．

C．To spend some time with her parents．

14．What do we know about the man?

A．He knows a lot about Chinese culture。

B．He doesn't want the woman to take any time off at first．

C．He thinks the language is a big problem for foreign visitors．

15．What is the woman probably?

A．A student． B．A teacher． C． A tourist．

16．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The woman can take two days off．

B．The man thinks the woman is considerate．

C．The man gives the woman some travelling materials

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17．How did the speaker and Dave become familiar friends?

A．They are both perfect．

B．They have been living nearby．

C．They have got to know each other since childhood．

18．What do we know about Dave?

A．He isn't a good listener．

B．He is never late for anything．

C．He knows the speaker well．

19．What do the speaker and Dave have in common?

A． Jobs． B． Hobbies． C．Characters．

20．When did the speaker and Dave plan to meet last weekend?

A．At 4:00 pm． B．At 5:30 pm． C．At 6:30 pm．

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

When Sabrina Vega was 5 years old, a friend invited her to a party held at a gym where Sabrina discovered that she loved doing gymnastics．

A few nights after the party, Sabrina had a dream．She told her mother, Jahira, about the dream． Jahira said, "Sabrina said that in her-dream she went to the Olympics, She described every-thing at this international competition．At first I did not take her story seriously．"

But Sabrina kept talking about her dream．She told it to her father, David．So Jahira and David

decided to pay for Sabrina to learn gymnastics．

So Sabrina started to train at a special and competitive gym． Though only 7 years old, she was already training to compete at a high level． The years passed quickly． Sabrina got better and better．By the time she was 12 years old, Sabrina was training so many hours each clay that she did not have time to do things that many other Americans of an age did． v

When Sabrina was 13 , she had a chance to compete in a-national gymnastics event．If she did well, the event would give her the chance to join the national team－the team that trains for the O-lympics．

But the family was out of money． Jahira had to tell Sabrina that she could not go． Jahira said, "Tears came to her eyes, and she said, “ I understand．"

A week or two later, a rich family came to visit Sabrina' s gym unexpectedly． They watched Sab-rina train．Then they asked to talk to her mother． The rich family offered Jahira all the money they needed !

Eventually, Sabrina Vega competed at the 2012 0lympic Trials．She finished l0th in the all-round．

21．Sabrina Vega had a dream to ．

A．go to the party B．do gymnastics

C．take part in the Olympics D．attend a national competition

22．From the passage, we can infer ．

A．Sabrina' s parents were tired of her talking

B．Sabrina's parents loved her and were moved by her

C．Sabrina's parents supported her dream even at the beginning．

D．Sabrina became a national team player at the age of twelve

23．What does the author want to tell us?

A．All roads lead to Rome． B．Early birds catch worms．

C．Practice makes perfect． D．God blesses the determined and hard-working．

24．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．A talented girl． B．The caring parents．

C．An Olympic dream． D．A helping hand．

B

25．Why did Tyler write the letter to his parents?

A．To describe his interesting camp experiences．

B．To express his regret about scaring others．

C．To ask his parents for advice about camping．

D．To tell his parents about his sufferings at camp．

26．The underlined word "chase" in the first letter probably means “ ”。

A．fly away B．get rid of C．put up with D．run after

27．Tyler' s mother advises him to ．

A．buy more lotion for the bites B．return with a few friends

C．avoid scaring other campers D．turn to the police when in trouble

C

The ancient city of Chichen Itza in southern Mexico was one of the most powerful cities and one of the most powerful ancient cultures-the Maya．But today, no one lives there．It is only a group of old buildings．However, people from around the world still come to see it．People come to learn about its ancient culture, the culture of the Mayan people．

The Mayan culture began almost 3,000 years ago and grew in parts of Central America．But a-bout l,000 years ago a group called the Itza invaded the city and built new parts of the city． based on natural wells．They named the city Chichen Itza, which means "mouth of the well of the Itza"．

The most interesting structure in Chichen Itza is the Pyramid of Kukulcan（库库尔坎金字塔）,

whose four sides all come together at one point at the top．Each side on the Pyramid of Kukulcan has 91 steps．And there is one more step at the top of the pyramid．The steps are as many as the days of a year．Some experts believe the Maya could have used t．his building to help them know when to plant crops．Each day the sun falls on a different step of the pyramid, which could be a way to follow the year．

The people of Chichen Itza especially designed one building to observe and study the movement of the stars and planets．Experts say that the observatory（天文台） is one of the most complex structures the Maya built．A set of steps went up and around the observatory tower．And there were windows in the tower． Each window had a purpose．Experts believe that a person looking through one of these windows could see particular stars on particular dates．The Maya might have believed that studying the stars could tell them the future．

Chichen Itza is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an important part of the world' s history．

28．Visitors came to the city of Chichen Itza to ．

A．view its beautiful scenery

B．experience and explore the Mayan culture

C．study and observe other stars on the observatory

D．learn something about when to plant crops

29．Why did the invaders name the city "mouth of the well of the Itza" ?

A．Because wells can be seen in or around the city．

B．Because it is large in size．

C．Because the city is newly-built．

D．Because its location is vital．

30．Which of the following is true?

A．Chichen Itza is one of the World Heritages．

B．The Pyramid of Kukulcan has 364 steps．

C．Windows in the tower predict the weather in the future．

D．The city of Chichen Itza has a long history of 3000 years．

31．What' s the author' s purpose in writing this passage?

A．To evaluate the Mayan culture．

B．To persuade readers to pay a visit．

C．To introduce the ancient city of Chichen Itza．

D．To present the development of the Mayan construction．

D

Sunstroke is a condition that can quickly go from dangerous to deadly, especially if proper care isn’t given immediately．

Sunstroke , sometimes called heatstroke, is a result of the body temperature rising above safe limits．This causes the body's necessary functions to stop working．

It's usually pretty easy to avoid sunstroke, as long as proper action is taken．In that case, you need to act as quickly as possible to return that person's body to a safe temperature． Here are a few tips to help treat sunstroke．

Call for help

Call to get an ambulance as quickly as possible．This should be the first thing you do, especially if the sunstroked person has fa