河北省衡水中学2015届高三下期期中考试

英 语 试 题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷（选择题 共100分）

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。每段对话仅凑一遍。

1．Where is the man from?

A．Mexico． B．Spain． C．Germany．

2．How long is the library open on Saturdays?

A．For three hours．B．For six hours． C．For nine hours．

3．What does the man think of soap operas?

A．Exciting． B．Boring． C．Interesting．

4．Where are the speakers?

A．In a lift． B．In a shop． C．At home．

5．What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．A professor． B．A plan． C．A report．

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．What is probably the woman?

A．An air hostess． B．A travel agent． C．An office secretary．

7．How will the man and his wife travel

A．By plane． B．By ship． C．By coach

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8．When will Tommy run the 400-metre race?

A．On the first day．B．On the second day．C．On the third day

9．What would Tommy like to do?

A．Write about his competition．

B．Change the distance that he runs

C．Make himself' recognized in public．

10．What are the speakers talking about?

A．A famous paining．B．An art exhibition C．Some unusual food．

11．What does the woman advise the man to do?

A．Go to the exhibition

B．Sell some art works．

C．Taste some, food．

12．What did Mark do today?

A．He visited the exhibition．

B．He worked on his paper．

C．He stayed with his aunt．

听第 9段材料,回答第 13至 16题。

13．Why is Linda so frightened?

A．She has been robbed．

B．She is at home alone．

C．She has been followed．

14．Where did Linda notice the stranger on Monday?

A．At a restaurant．B．Outside a shoe” store．C．In a bookshop．

15．What did Linda do right after she saw the stranger today?

A．She stared at him．

B．She went into a bookshop

C．She returned home quickly．

16．What will Linda do if anything like that happens again?

A．Wait and see．B．Call the police at once．C．Ask the stranger what he wants．

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．What must you do for the English course?

A．Take a test．B．Finish the C．Study a specific cohere．

18．Why is history open at all levels?

A．Students have different levels．

B．Different teachers teach courses

C．Cultures and time periods vary．

19．What is included in the optional courses7

A．History． B．Science．C．English

20．What will the speaker do for the students?

A．Help them arrange their courses．

B．Help them sign up for a course

C．Help them find room in a course．

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和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

When I first heard about geocaching（地理寻宝），I was skeptical．But the more I thought about it, the more it seemed like an interesting idea．I at least wanted to try it once．

Having familiarized myself with how the game works, I set out in search of my first cache．My trip took me through a series of lively hutong（胡同）,past a number of small temples, and right into the courtyard of a quiet youth hotel．I spent several minutes looking around, but couldn't find anything．Just before l was about to give up,I spotted a colorful object in the crack of a wall．Could it be the hidden cache?

At that moment group of backpackers amped．According to the game's rules, people who are not in the game must not be allowed to find out about secret caches．So I pretended to make a phone call while waiting for them to leave．When the coast was clear, I grabbed the object．It was the cache! I opened it and pulled out a crumpled（皱的）sheet of paper with several names and celebratory messages written on it．I added my own and replaced the cache in its hiding place, ready for the next geocacher to find．

It may seem like a simple game, but the idea that there are caches hidden all around us is exciting．Once you're hooked, it's easy to set yourself the goal of finding every single cache in a neighborhood or even an entire city．The real treasure, however, is not the cache itself, but the places it takes you to．

Hunting for further caches has since introduced me to places which I didn't even know existed．Some are peaceful parks, while others are forgotten historical sites．A few caches have even been in places I passed regularly without giving them any thought．Now, feel a much closer connection．

21．What was the author's initial attitude to geocaching?

A．He thought it interesting．

B．He wanted to try it at once．

C．He showed little interest in it．

D．He found it unsuitable for him．

22．Where did the author find the cache?

A．In a hutong． B．In a temple． C．In a well． D．In a hotel．

23．When a group of backpackers were approaching, the author____．

A．pretended to be cleaning the yard B．made a call to other geocachers

C．didn't allow them to come in D．tried to keep the cache secret

24．In what way does the author benefit from geocaching?

A．He's more familiar with the city． B．He has found much treasure．

C．He has made more friends． D．He has mastered hunting．

B

The Internet is full of headlines that grab your attention with buzzwords （流行词）．But often when we click through, we find the content hardly delivers and it wastes our time．We close the page, feeling we've been cheated．These types of headlines are called "click bait"．

A headline on Busing, reconsider．com reads: "This phrase will make you seem more polite"．First, when you click through, you find another headline: "Four words to seem more polite．" Then, on reading the article, you find it's actually an essay about sympathy．And what are the four words? They're "Wow, that sounds hard．" On some video websites, you might encounter headlines such as "Here's what happens when six puppies visited a campus"．Turns out it's just some uneventful dog footage（镜头）．

Nowadays, with the popularity of social media, many news outlets tweet （推送） click bait links to their stories．These tweets take advantage of the curiosity gap or attempt to draw the reader into a story using a question in the headline．These click bait headlines are so annoying that someone is attempting to save people time by exposing news outlet click bait through social media．The Twitter account @SavedYouAClick, run by Jake Beckman, is one such example．

Beckman's method is to grab tweets linking to a story and rewet them with a click-saving comment．For example, CNET tweeted "So ios 8 appears to be jailbreak able but…", with a link to its coverage of Apple's product announcements．Beckman retreated it with this comment attached: "．．．it hasn't been jail broken yet．"

Since founding the account, Beckman's Twitter experiment has brought him more than 131,000 followers．Beckman said that @SavedYouAClick is "just my way of trying to help the Internet be less tumble．" Asked about his goal, he said, "I'd love to see publishers think about the experience of their readers first．I think there's an enormous opportunity for publishers to provide readers with informative updates that include links so you can click through and read more．

25．The article on Businesslnsider．com turns out to be___．

A．useful suggestions on politeness B．an essay about another topic

C．an article hard to understand D．a link to a video website

26．Why are readers often cheated by tricky headlines?

A．Social media has become more popular．B．Readers have questions to be solved．

C．Such headlines are fairly attractive． D．There're always stories behind them．

27．Beckman attached his comment to CNET's tweet to ___

A．criticize CNET B．save readers' time

C．advertise apple's new product D．tell readers something about iOS 8

28．In the last paragraph, Beckman appeals that _____

A．publishers be more responsible for the link

B．readers think about their needs before reading

C．publishers provide more information for readers

D．people work together to make the Internet less tumble

C

In US, the potato is one of the most widely consumed crops．French fries are commonly found in typical American fast-food burger joints and cafeterias．French fries were introduced to the US when Thomas Jefferson served them in the White House during his presidency from 1801 t0 1809．Potato chips are popular with consumers as well．

The humble potato is more than just a kind of food．In many ways it's part of the American pop culture．Let's take a look at some pop culture potatoes．

Mashed Potato dance

The Mashed Potato dance is a craze that began in 1962．The name of the dance came from the song it accompanies, Mashed Potato Time, performed by American R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp．The move vaguely resembles that of the Twist dance style, by Sharp's fellow Philadelphian,

Chubby Checker．

Hot Potato!

Hot Potato! is an action puzzle video game released in 2001．In the game the player must drive a bus and clear the road of alien potato beings．The potato beings are either red or blue; when two like-colored potatoes touch each other, they disappear．．Over the years, Hot Potato! has received mostly positive reception from critics．

Mr．Potato Head

Mr．Potato Head is an American toy invented by George Lerner in 1949．The toy consists of a plastic potato model and a variety of plastic parts like hands, feet, ears and mouths．In 1952, Mr．Potato Head became the first toy advertised on television．This commercial revolutionized marketing and caused a boom that solidified this toy's place in American pop culture．

29．Which is the newest to the American pop culture?

A．French fries． B．Mashed Potato dance．

C．Hot Potato! D．Mr．Potato Head．

30．What can we infer from the text?

A．French fries were popular in US when first served in the White House．

B．Mashed Potato Time came from Mashed Potato dance．

C．Players can play Hot Potato! on their phone．

D．Mr．Potato Head can be taken apart．

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

A．Enjoy American Fast Food B．Have F