河北省涞水波峰中学20xx届高三第一次调研考试英语试题

河北省涞水波峰中学20xx届高三第一次调研考试英语试题内容摘要：

t covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours. Of course, there are some technical challenges to overe. There are so many issues that need to be settled, such as safety and maintenance of railway tracks. So, it’ s important to pay attention to every detail. But the key issue is really money. China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on longer railway construction. China prefers that the other countries provide natural resources rather than financial investment. Resources from those countries could flood into China to support development. It’ ll be a winwin project. For other countries, the railway work will certainly create more opportunities for business, tourism and so on, not to mention the better munication among those countries. For China, such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some muchneeded resources, but would also help develop China’ s far west. We predict that in the ing decades, millions of people will move to the western parts, where the land is empty and resources unused. With highspeed trains, people will set up factories and business centers in the west. And they’ ll trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries. 32. According to the passage, the greatest challenge to the new highspeed railway plan is _________. A. financial problems B. safety of the system C. technical issues D. maintenance of railway tracks 33. What’ s the author’ s attitude towards China’ s highspeed railway plan? A. Positive B. Negative C. Doubtful D. Critical 34. China’ s new highspeed railway plan will be a winwin project because__________ . A. China and the countries involved will get muchneeded resources B. China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways C. China will develop its railway system and munication with other countries D. foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation, business and tourism 35. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage? A. International Railway Network B. Highspeed Bullet Trains C. Big Railway Dreams D. New Railway Standards 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。 Do you have a hobby? Something you look forward to spending your time with? Something you love to do? 36 Or making useful things out of waste materials. It could be a musical instrument that you love playing. Or singing and dancing. There are many things that a hobby can give you, in addition to an enjoyable time. Tom was a shy boy but through his interest in model airplanes he learned the value of sticking to a task until it was finished. 37 His model airplane club brought him to get into touch with similar persons. Having a hobby helps you relax and get away from the routines of school. 38 It gives you focus, selfdependence, confidence and builds your personality and this is an opportunity to lose yourself in an interesting activity, away from the pressure of school, so at the end of it, you feel relaxed and mentally charged. Your hobby defines you. 39 And it also shows you what you are good at, and how far you can go, when you devote yourself to it. 40 A hobby is: Happiness: something which you look forward to doing. Opportunity: to develop your special and unique skills and celebrate them. Belief in yourself: makes you understand your strong advantages and improves your confidence. Best in you: brings out your best – for in each one of us there is a best that is only ours. A. It could be collecting something. B. It proves your ability. C. He learned to make friends for the first time. D. So go ahead and develop a hobby. E. It gives you a break. F. Hobbies show your character. G. It shows your special skills. 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 ，满分 30 分 ) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A、 B、 C和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Music can make us feel happy or peaceful, or move us to tears. As an orchestra conductor(指挥 ), Amy Anderson allows people to experience many 41 that music can give. Anderson fell in love with 42 as a child. She began playing the piano at seven. She bought many videos 43 by the world’s great orchestras and conductors and 44 listened to them for hours. During a concert, the audiences see the 45 of a conductor and the arm movements he or she uses. What audiences do not see is all the work the conductor has done before the 46 . However, a few months before a concert, Anderson studies the music by 47 it on the piano. She listens to recording, reads about the musician’s life, and reviews some 48 events that would have influenced the musician. Her goal is to present the music as the musician 49 . While conducting, Anderson uses her whole body to 50 how the music should sound and feel. Her 51 are strong when the music is 52 and gentle when the music is peaceful. As she conducts, Anderson listens out for the 53 with the balance of different kinds of instruments or voices. To 54 young musicians to understand how to play the music, Anderson tells them to imagine a 55 and relaxing walk or a ship being tossed(颠簸 ) by waves. “ It is music’ s ability to 56 people that I like most,” says Anderson. She has seen audiences at her concerts clap their hands together. 57 , listeners are moved to tears by the music. After one concert in Serbia, the audiences 58 around the orchestra’s buses and showed their 59 for the。