河北省石家庄市2018届高三教学质量检测(二)英语试题

24. What made the author sleepy again?

A. The ticking sound. B. The coming of the bees. C. The smell of the rotten eggs. D. His neighbor’s silence. 25. What was Charlie doing?

A. He was inventing a wristwatch. B. He was working with the bees. C. He was making a new machine. D. He was fixing a broken clock. 26. How did Charlie feel when he saw the author?

A. Scared. B. Surprised. C. Annoyed. D. Disappointed. 27. What doses the underlined word “annihilate” in the last paragraph mean?

A. Make use of. B. Give off. C. Tell apart. D. Get rid of.

C

After shopping for deals in stores on “Black Friday”, or online on “Cyber Monday”, Americans and people worldwide are preparing for newly popular “Giving Tuesday”. Starting in 2012, now the global event that is celebrated annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving is the brainchild of 92nd Street Y，a cultural center in New York City and the United Nations Foundation.

As the name indicates, Giving Tuesday is meant to restart the charitable season and therefore observed by

raising funds for local nonprofits and schools, organizing food and clothing drives, and conducting random acts of kindness. In 2015, 700,000 people from 71 countries came together to donate $116.7 million in cash. An additional $ 1.08 million was spent on gifts.

While the easiest way to participate is by donating to your favorite charity, this day can be celebrated in

many other ways too. You can give back by volunteering at your local shelter or food bank, or even by donating blood. If all else fails, a purchase from the growing number of organizations that give a portion of their sales to charity will do the trick.

But perhaps the best way to celebrate the day is those nearest and dearest to you. Assist a family member

with a simple chore like folding laundry, cooking dinner, or even reading to a younger sibling. No matter what you do, be sure to share your good deed on social media and inspire others to celebrate Giving Tuesday as well! 28. Which of the following has the shortest history?

A. Giving Tuesday. B. Black Friday. C. Thanksgiving Day. D. Cyber Monday. 29. What’s the main purpose of “Giving Tuesday”?

A. To make Thanksgiving Day enjoyable. B. To encourage more people to do charities.

C. To get voluntary work better known. D. To persuade more people to shop online. 30. Why does the author advise sharing good deeds on social?

A. To keep a record of one’s experience. B. To help people make new friends. C. To make Giving Tuesday more popular. D. To donate money to local schools. 31. Which section of a website does the text probably come

A. Lifestyle. B. Education. C. Culture. D. Business.

D

No spacecraft will ever land on the sun. The sun is a flaming ball of gas that reaches thousands of degrees Fahrenheit. But next year, a ship from Earth will fly closer to it than any man-made craft has flown before. The mission (任务) is a big development for scientists and, maybe, for everyone else.

In September 2018, NASA plans to launch the Parker Solar Probe. After a journey of nearly 90 million miles,

it will fly within 3.8 million miles of the sun. Within two months of launching, the probe is expected to reach the sun’s corona( 日冕). That’s the sun’s outer atmosphere of gases.

Getting there won’t be easy. Designing a spacecraft tough enough to hold up to the sun’s heat has proved

difficult. But that hasn’t stopped engineers from trying. Temperatures in the corona can reach millions of degrees. The probe will limit itself to regions where things get no hotter than 2 ,500℉. That’s still a heavy heat load for a spacecraft. But a 4.5-inch-thick heat shield（罩）will protect the probe’s camera and scientific instruments.

NASA says the data the probe collects could provide knowledge into the physics of stars. Our sun is special

to us. But as a star, it ’s rather common. So the better we understand how it works, the better we understand all stars of its mass and color.

Perhaps the most important is what the probe may show us about solar storms. During solar storms, charged

particles stream through the solar system. They can disable communications satellites and shut down power systemsOnestudy has found that a very intense solar storm

could cause up to $ 2 trillion in damage in the US alone. It could also black out the East Coast for a year.

Understanding solar storms might allow us to predict them ourselves. That could make even a mission with a

billion-plus price tag one of NASA’s great bargains. 32. What can we learn about the probe?

A. It’s the first man-made instrument to fly to the sun. B. It’ll get to the core of the sun in nearly two months. C. It’ll fly about 3. 8 million miles to reach the corona, D. It’ll fly closer to the sun than the previous ones. 33. What is the challenge for the engineers?

A. Reducing the temperature of the probe. B. Building a shield against the heat. C. Limiting the probe to proper regions. D. Directing the probe to collect data. 34. What might be the best title?

A. Getting close to the sun. B. Designing a spaceship. C. Protecting the earth, D. Exploring the start. 35. Where does the value of the mission lie?

A. Exploring solar energy. B. Developing scientific instruments. C. Forecasting solar storms. D. Monitoring satellites. 第二节(共5小题;每小题2 分，满分10 分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 A daily multivitamin may give your well-being an extra benefit, but if you’ve ever swallowed one and felt

sick right after, you know it’s hardly a pleasant experience. 36

?You ’re taking vitamins on an empty stomach.

Vitamins that are more acid in nature, like vitamin C, may cause nausea (恶心) if they’re consumed on an

empty stomach. Vitamins A, D, E and K, unlike some others, may be better absorbed when not taken with food.

?37 Vitamins are like medicines in that they can act on each other and other medicines you ’re taking. 38 Some

research suggests that multivitamins could cause side effects when taken at the same time estrogen (雌激素)levels are raised.素)

?There’s a lot of iron in your pill.

Multivitamins that contain a lot of iron or iron supplements themselves can cause nausea. This is especially

true if you’re taking them outside of a meal. Iron is interesting in that it’s best absorbed on an empty stomach, but it ’s hardest to take on an empty stomach because of the nausea. 39 It might decrease the absorption a little but it’s better than nothing.

?Allergic Reaction Side Effects

Since multivitamins contain so many vitamins and minerals, allergic reactions are certainly possible. Mild

allergic reactions can include itchiness (痒) and a few hives (荨麻疹).40 Should you experience more advanced signs of an allergic reaction,such as trouble breathing, chest pain, widespread hives or a swollen facial region,visit the closest emergency room immediately.

The label on your vitamins should provide directions for taking them Check the information before taking it

to see what else you should know.

A. You’re taking vitamins with other medicines.

B. Below are a few reasons why they may be making you ill.

C. It’s important to discuss with an expert the timing of these vitamins. D. These stomach issues can be extremely disturbing.

E. It’s better to take it with food than trying to take it on an empty stomach. F. If you experience these side effects,stop use and contact your doctor.

G. Please review the combinations to make sure there are no harmful interactions.

第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45 分) 第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项除黑。

One of the greatest concerts I ever attended never took place at all.Not quite,anyway.

Instead,a violent 41，which came pretty much out of nowhere on a summer night, left the Saratoga Performing Arts Center without electrical power. The 42 storm hit just minutes before the Philadelphia Orchestra (交响乐团) was about to take the 43 along with a guest soloist, the violinist Sarah Chang. Forty-five minutes later,the audience were still 44，hoping power would be restored and the 45 would get under way.That’s when Chang 46 onto the stage, alone except for her 47 and a couple of stagehands equipped with flashlights to 48 her and her music. The orchestra 49 backstage. But Chang began playing Fritz Kreisler’s Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice. Maybe the rain was still pounding on the roof and 50 the grass. Maybe the thunder hadn’t died away 51 by distance. Chances are, though, no one 52 that night could tell you there was anything at all in the air except the 53. The performance was 54, but it was delivered with both skill and grace—a sort of “ 55” card for the audience’s presence and patience.The applause was 56. then, several thousand music lovers 57 through pooling rainwater and 58 to their cars. Maybe the story ends right there.But the then-twenty-year-old musician’s 59 for the people coming to hear her music says something about the essential relationship between artist and audience.Maybe Sarah Chang understood that when she offered her music as a 60 that night, without powered loudspeaker and in the near-darkness of a summer evening storm.