第一部分 听力（共两节,满分20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分,满分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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.How did the man know about the club?
A.On the radio. B.From his friend. C.From a magazine.
2.What does the man have to wait for?
A.Hamburger. B.Fries. C.Cola.
3.What can we know about the man?
A.He prefers to live in a quiet place.
B.He hopes he can enjoy fresher air.
C.He dislikes taking the train every day.
4.What’s Tommy doing now?
A.Doing his homework. B.Driving to the airport. C.Playing volleyball.
5.What does the woman mean?
A.She took pride in her achievement. B.She liked prizes better than anything else.
C.She was pleased that her book was published.
第二节（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15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.Why does the man keep only two fishes as pets?
A.He is allergic to fur. B.He dislikes cats and dogs. C.His house is rather small.
7.What does the woman suggest the man do?
A.Pet a cat. B.Pet a snake. C.Pet more fishes.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Where is the man going?
A.To a shoe shop. B.To a birthday party. C.To a job interview.
9.What does the woman think the man should do?
A.Have his shoes shined. B.Buy a pair of new shoes. C.Get a suit to match his shoes.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.What do we know about the Campus Film Festival?
A.It is held every second year. B.It lasts 4 days and 4 nights. C.It has a history of three years.
11.Who chooses the films for the festival?
A.The Students’ Union. B.The organization committee. C.Students from different universities.
12.What did the woman like best about last year’s festival?
A.The cheap ticket. B.The video interviews. C.The rich varieties of films.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Why does old Jake look terribly depressed?
A.His health is getting worse. B.He can no longer work at sea. C.He hasn’t got the expected pension.
14.What do we learn about Jake’s wife?
A.She passed away years ago. B.She used to work as a model. C.She has been seriously ill for years.
15.What does the man say about Jake’s daughter?
A.She is kind and generous by nature. B.She has made lots of money as a doctor.
C.She has never got on well with her father.
16.What does the man say about Jake’s doctor?
A.He is excellent but looks unfriendly. B.He does not care about his appearance.
C.He eats out with his wife every weekend.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Why is life said to be difficult for Hollywood kids?
A.The atmosphere they live in is rather unreal. B.It’s hard for them to get along with other kids.
C.They have to live in the shadow of their parents.
18.What does the speaker say about Trent Maguire?
A.He always shows off his rich father. B.He has too much to know the value of things.
C.He is too young to manage his pocket money.
19.Why does Amender’s mother employ others to look after Amender’s needs?
A.She has no time to do it herself. B.She has no experience in raising children.
C.She wants Amender to get professional care.
20.What will probably have negative effects on the lives of Hollywood kids?
A.The seek for perfection in performance. B.The attention the media focuses on them.
C.The lifestyle described in Hollywood movies.
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 
Global Positioning Systems are now a part of everyday driving in many countries.These satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to where they want to go.But,they can also cause a lot of problems, send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost.Many times,the driver is to blame.Sometimes a GPS error is responsible.Most often,says Barry Brown,an expert in human-computer interaction,it is a combination of the two.
We spoke to Mr Brown by Skype (网络电话软件).He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States.There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use during his stay.Barry Brown:“And they just plugged in an address and then set off to their destination.And,then it wasn’t until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived.They actually put their home address ia So again,the GPS is kind of ’garbage in garbage out’”.
Mr Brown says this is a common human error.But,he says,what makes the problem worse has to do with some of the shortcomings,or failures,of GPS equipment.Barry Brown:“One problem with a lot of the GPS units is they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn.Because they just give you the next turn,sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it’s going to the wrong place.”
Barry Brown once worked on a project with Eric Laurier from the University of Edinburgh.The two men studied the effects of GPS devices on driving by placing cameras in people’s cars.They wrote a paper based on their research.It is called “The Normal,Natural Troubles of Driving with GPS”.It lists several areas where GPS systems can cause confusion for drivers.These include maps that are outdated,incorrect or difficult to understand.They also include timing issues related to when GPS commands are given.
Barry Brown says to make GPS systems better we need a better understanding of how drivers,passengers and GPS systems work together.
21.In Paragraph 2,Mr Brown mentioned his friend in the conversation to .
A.build up his own reputation B.laugh at his stupid friend
C.prove the GPS system is only garbage D.describe an example of human error
22.Which of the following statements would Barry Brown most likely agree with?
A.GPS units are to blame for most GPS service failures.
B.We should introduce higher standards for the driving license.
C.Cameras are urgently needed to help improve GPS systems.
D.Drivers,GPS systems and passengers should unite to improve GPS systems.
23.What is Mr Brown’s attitude towards GPS?
A.Unconcerned. B.Prejudiced. C.Objective. D.Critical.
24.What would be the best title for the text?
A.Driving with GPS can be difficult
B.Driving confusions can be caused by small screens
C.Driving without GPS should be much more convenient
D.GPS equipment in driving:to be deserted or improved?
B
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25.What is Citizens’ Bank advertising?
A.A kind of checking account. B.A way to bank over the phone.
C.A free hotline for new customers. D.A service for account holders.
26.What is Mr Renfield’s relation to Citizens’ Bank?
A.He has had accounts with it for many years. B.He is a member of its board of directors.
C.He recently opened a new account with it. D.He used its Automated Alert Service.
27.Which of the following will be most important for Mr Renfield?
A.Receiving information directly on his cell phone. B.Knowing when his balances drop to a certain level.
C.Being informed when a specific check clears. D.Having his monthly bank statement sent to him.
C
Grey clouds move as low as smoke over the treetops at Lolo Pass.The ground is white.The day is June 10.It has been snowing for the past four days in the Bitterroot Mountains.Wayne Fairchild is getting worried about our trek over the Lolo Trail-95 miles from Lolo Montana to Weippe in Idaho,across the roughest country in the West.Lewis and Clark were nearly defeated 200 years ago by snowstorms on the Lolo.Today Fairchild is nervously checking the weather reports.He has agreed to take me across the toughest,middle section of the trail.
When Lewis climbed on top of Lemhi Pass,140 miles south of Missoula,on Aug.12,1805,he was astonished by what was in front of him;“high mountain chains still to the West of us with their tops partially covered with snow.”Nobody in what was then the US knew the Rocky Mountains existed,with peaks twice as high as anything in the Appalachians back East.
Today their pathway through those mountains holds more attraction than any other ground over which they traveled,for its raw wilderness is an evidence to the character of two cultures:the explorers who braved its hardships and the Native Americans who prize and conserve the path as a sacred (神圣的)gift.It remains today the same condition as when Lewis and Clark walked it.
The Lolo is passable only from July to mid-September.Our luck is holding with the weather,although the snow keeps getting deeper.As we climb to Indian Post Office,the highest point on the trail at 7,033 ft,we have covered 13 miles in soft snow,and we hardly have enough energy to make dinner.After a meal of chicken,I sit on a rock on top of the ridge (山脊）.There is no light visible in any direction,not even another campfire.For four days we do not see another human being.We are occupied with the things that mix fear with joy.In our imagination we have finally caught up with Lewis and Clark.
28.We learn from the text that before 1805 .
A.The Rocky Mountains were wholly covered with snow
B.there were no people living in the western part of America
C.no Americans knew of the existence of the Rocky Mountains
D.the Appalachians were the western frontier of the United States
29.We learn from the text that the Lolo Pass .
A.has changed a lot since 1805 B.is the meeting point of three cultures
C.remains much the same as it was 200 years ago D.now attracts a large number of tourists to visit
30.Judging from the text,Lewis and Clark were most probably .
A.two native Indians B.explorers of the early 19th century
C.merchants who did business with the Indians D.travelers whose curiosity took them over the Lolo Pass
31.We can infer from the text that when crossing the Lolo Pass the author .
A.was attempting the impossible B.was trying to set a world record
C.was following the trail of Lewis and Clark D.was fighting with weather and taking unnecessary risks
D
Is any economist so dull as to criticise Christmas? At first glance,the holiday season in western economies seems a treat for those concerned with such vagaries (奇想）as GDP growth.After all,everyone is spending;in America,retailers make 25% of their yearly sales and 60% of their profits between Thanksgiving and Christmas.Even so,economiwsts find something to worry about in the nature of the purchases being made.
Much of the holiday spending is on gifts for others.At the simplest level,giving gifts involves the giver thinking of something that the recipient would like-he tries to guess her preferences,as economists say-and then buying the gift and delivering it.Yet this guessing of preferences is not easy;indeed,it is often done badly.Every year,ties go unworn and books unread.And even if a gift is enjoyed,it may not be what the recipient would have bought if they had spent the money themselves.
Interested in this mismatch between wants and gifts,in 1993 Joel Waldfogel,then an economist at Yale University,sought to estimate the difference in dollar terms.In a research,he asked students two questions at the end of a holiday season:first,estimate the total amount paid (by the givers) for all the holiday gifts you received;second,apart from the sentimental value of the items,if you did not have them,how much would you be willing to pay to get them? His results were gloomy:on average,a gift was valued by the recipient well below the price paid by the giver.
In addition,recipients may not know their own preferences very well.Some of the best gifts,after all,are unexpected items that you would never have thought of buying,but which turn out to be especially well picked.And preference can change.So by giving a jazz CD,for example,the giver may be encouraging the recipient to enjoy something that was ignored before.This,a desire to build skills,is possibly the hope held by many parents who ignore their children’s desires for video games and buy them books instead.
Finally,there are items that a recipient would like to receive but not purchase.If someone else buys them,however,they can be enjoyed guilt-free.This might explain the high volume of chocolate that changes over the holidays.Thus,the lesson for gift-givers is that you should try hard to guess the preference of each person on your list and then choose a gift that will have a high sentimental value.
32.The word “sentimental” in Paragraph 3 is close to “ ”
A.intelligent B.emotional C.social D.practical
33.According to the text,which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Price is nothing but the factor when you give gifts.
B.Chocolates will be blamed when people receive them as gifts.
C.The receivers often overestimate the values of gifts.
D.Wants do not always correspond to needs in gift-giving.
34.Which of the following statements can be inferred from the text?
A.The gift-giver tries to neglect the actual needs of the receiver.
B.The best gifts are well picked by the givers.
C.In gift-giving,guessing preference is often a failure,so it’s the thought that counts.
D.You have to take money into consideration when giving a gift.
35.The text is most likely taken from a .
A.users’ handbook B.medical journal
C.travel magazine D.consumer-related report
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。
Theme park getaways are popular with families,but they sure aren’t cheap.Happily,there are some golden rules of ticket-buying that apply to pretty much every theme park,and they can help you chip away at the cost of tickets. 36 .
●Buy tickets online.
Never ever pay the walk-up ticket price at a theme park. 37 .You’re guaranteed to save a significant sum-sometimes as much as $$ 20 per ticket-even for same-day tickets.
●Buy in advance.
38 .For instance,Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park,California,slices off $$25 per ticket when you make your purchase at least three days ahead.
● 39 .
This one is a universal no-brainer.Single-day ticket prices at Cedar Point in Sandusky,Ohio,are about 30 percent less than admission on Saturdays and Sundays.But the big bonus is that lines will be much shorter,allowing you to spend less time waiting in lines and more time having fun.
●Go in the afternoon.
40 .For example,Hersheypark,s sunset tickets allow entry after 4 pm or 5 pm,depending on the day.You’ll still get between four to six hours of fun before the park closes,and you’ll pay up to 50 percent less than the full-day ticket price.
A.Avoid weekends.
B.Buy more tickets than you need.
C.Here are some ways to lower your theme park spending.
D.At larger parks,you’ll save money when you buy a package.
E.Instead,visit the theme park website and print out your tickets before you go.
F.Some parks offer deeply discounted tickets for visitors arriving later in the day.
G.Most theme parks offer a price cut if you buy tickets at least a few days before you arrive.
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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The best example of universally understood body language may be the smile.A smile can open doors and tear down walls among 41 .
I have organized and reorganized an 42 with the dentist for months.I also 43 it twice and called the day before to 44 All the paperwork would be ready for the x-rays.
Then I arrived.It wasn’t 45 At all.The lady there even had no - 46 what I was talking about.I 47 felt my blood boil.I was getting so 48 .I didn’t yell at her but I may as well have because the 49 I was talking to her was not nice.I spoke down to her like she was a child and incapable.It was not a good moment.The whole time she smiled and was 50 to me.
Only when everything was finally 51 was I nice.I sat down in the waiting area and 52 it all.How can I make it better? How can I make up for my 53 behavior a moment ago? I couldn’t.I could 54 her a chocolate bar I had on me,but this needed more than that.It needed an honest 55 And that is exactly what I gave.
I apologized for the way I had spoken to her and told her it was wrong of me.She 56 .Again with a 57 .God help me be that woman who smiles and forgives so 58 .I don’t get it right every time.I can be rude and when I am,I almost 59 myself for it.I am not that person,not anymore.Yet I continue to grow and continue to 60 .It’s true that smile vanished my anger and opened a door to understanding.
41.A.friends B.strangers C.patients D.relatives
42.A.interview B.operation C.experiment D.appointment
43.A.confirmed B.arranged C.discussed D.admitted
44.A.conclude B.approve C.ensure D.apply
45.A.crowded B.ready C.open D.busy
46.A.plan B.thought C.idea D.mind
47.A.mildly B.roughly C.privately D.immediately
48.A.mad B.sad C.humourous D.curious
49.A.habit B.way C.accent D.tune
50.A.rude B.attached C.friendly D.devoted
51.A.figured B.added C.made D.sorted
52.A.reflected on B.worked at C.called at D.went through
53.A.unnecessary B.impolite C.impossible D.unfair
54.A.post B.assist C.press D.gift
55.A.comment B.promise C.apology D.suggestion
56.A.refused B.agreed C.ignored D.accepted
57.A.smile B.hope C.doubt D.belief
58.A.slowly B.easily C.frequently D.tightly
59.A.teach B.forgive C.hate D.see
60.A.expand B.react C.overcome D.learn
第II卷
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节,满分45分）
第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分）
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Miss Saigon is a popular musical 61 (produce) by the creators of Les Miserables in 1989.It 62 (set) in 1975 during the Vietnam War.Chris, 63 American soldier,meets Kim,a young Vietnamese woman,and they quickly fall in love. 64 deeply are they in love that they offer to stay together forever,and Chris tries 65 (desperate) to take herb back with him to the US.However,Chris has to leave Vietnam with the American troops and Kim is left 66 .Chris ends up living in the US and getting married.
A few years later,Chris finds out that Kim is still alive and 67 (give) birth to his son.He returns to Vietnam 68 (find) Kim and his son.However,since Chris will not leave his wife for Kim,the story ends tragically.Kim commits suicide 69 despair,hoping that Chris 70 (take) their son back to the US so that he can have a better life.The emotional tale of Miss Saigon has become one of the most popular musicals in history.
第四部分 写作(共四节,满分45分）
第一节单词拼写（共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分）
71.It suddenly (突然想到）me that we might have made the wrong decision.
72.Which kind of (交通工具）do you prefer to use:bus or train?
73.The stay in your hometown is a(n) (难忘的）experience.
74.I must have (误解）what you meant.
75.Why do some people (反对）to human cloning?
第二节句子翻译,填充短语（共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分）
76.I’m very grateful that they helped me (度过;挺过）the hard times.
77. (追溯到）1,500 years ago,the old temple comes back to life again.
78.He escaped by (冒充为）as a guard.
79.I have tried very hard to find a solution to the problem,but (徒劳的）.
80.He sat by the window, (陷入沉思).
第三节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
The central problem of translating has always been if to translate literally or freely.The argument has been going on until at least the first century BC.Up to the beginning of the 19th century,many writers was preferred some kind of “free” translation:the spirit,not the letter; the message rather than the form;the matter not the manner.This was the often revolution slogan of writers who wanted the truth to be read and understand.Then at the turn of 19th century,the view translation was impossible gained some currency.If attempting at all,it must be as literally as possible.This view peaked the statements of an extreme “literalists” Walter Benjamin and Vladimir Nobokov.Now,the context has changed,but the basic problem remained.
第四节 书面表达(满分25分）
下周四下午你校将组织一次英语角活动,主题是“The Most Important Invention”,请用英语写一篇发言稿,内容如下;
1.你认为最重要的发明是手机；
2.阐明你的理由。
注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯；
3.开头已为你写好,不计入总词数。
It is known that there are a lot of inventions in history.
河北省衡水中学2017届高三上学期七调
英语试题答案
1〜5 BACBC 6〜10 ABCAC 11〜15 BBBAC 16~20 AABAC
21〜24 DDCA 25〜27 DAB 28〜31 CCBC 32〜35 BDCD 36〜40 CEGAF
41〜45 BDACB 46〜50 CDABC 51〜55 DABDC 56〜60 DABCD
61.produced 62.is set 63.an 64.So 65.desperately 66.behind 67.has given 68.to find 69.in 70.will take
71.struck / hit 72.transport / transportation 73.unforgettable 74.mistaken 75.object 76.get through 77.Dating kick to 78.passing himself off 79.in vain 80.lost in thought
短文改错
1.if-whether 2.until-since 3.去掉was 4.revolution-revolutionary 5.understand-understood
6.view后加that 7.attempting-attempted 8.literally-literal 9.an-the 10.remained-remains
听力部分录音材料
(Text 1)
W:Hello! How can I help you?
M: I am interested in buying a membership card.
W:That’s great! How did you hear about our club?
M:A friend of mine has a membership with you.
(Text 2)
W:What can I do for you?
M:I’d like a hamburger,a small fries and a large cola.
W:Sorry,you’ll need to wait a few minutes for the hamburger.
M: It doesn’t matter.
(Text 3)
W:If I were you,I’d choose not to live in the city but to live in the country where it is less crowded and the air is fresher.
M:But in that case,I will have to spend a lot of time traveling to anti from work by train every day.And that’s very tiring.
(Text 4)
M:Hi,Jane! Where is Tommy? Is he still doing his homework in the classroom?
W:No,he is driving his aunt to the airport.
M:Oh.Will be be back in time for the volleyball game?
W: I’m afraid not.
(Text 5)
M:I heard you received a prize for your book.
W:Yes,I did.I won a prize for “Best Local History Book” at the annual book award.
M:Congratulations! You must be very proud of your achievement.
W:Not really.Actually,I was happy just to get the book published.Winning the prize was an added reward.
(Text 6)
W:Do you have any pets?
M:Yes.I have two fishes.
W:Why don’t you get more pets since your house is so big?
M:I’m allergic to fur.
W:That’s terrible.I love cats and dogs.
M:Do you own any?
W:I have two cats and three dogs.
M:Wow,that’s a lot of animals.
W:I know,but I love them so much.
M:I wish I could own a cat someday.
W:You’re not happy with your fishes?
M:Not really.I can’t even pet them.
W:Maybe you should get a snake.
M:I’m not that desperate.
(Text 7)
W:Are you wearing those shoes with your suit?
M:Yes.Is there something wrong with that?
W:Well,they are very dirty.
M:But they’re the only shoes I have.
W:Your shoes are fine,but you should shine them.
M:Do I have to?
W:Of course.It would make a good impression.
M:How does being shiny make a good impression?
W:Your employer will think you’re very neat.
M:Is that important?
W:A neat person is more likely to be employed.
(Text 8)
W:Hi,Kevin,I heard that you were busy preparing this years Campus Film Festival,right?
M:Yeah,Andrea.You are interested in that?
W:I don’t really know about that.Can you tell me something about the festival?
M:Sure.It was started by our Students’ Union three years ago and has grown every year.It’s held over 4 nights during study break.The films are normally shot by students from different universities.
W:Cool! Then who picks the films?
M:It’s up to the organization committee.
W:Last year I went to some of the films in the festival and especially liked the video interviews.How much does a ticket cost,by the way?
M:It only costs 10 yuan per film.
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W:Bob,do you know who I saw the other day? Old Jake,looking terribly sad.
M:They made him retire after 50 years at sea.He is pretty upset about it,but what can you do?
W:He is all alone,isn’t he?
M:Yes,his wife has been dead for years.They had one daughter,Dories.But she went off to town as soon as she left school.And he hasn’t heard from her since.I hear she is making good money as a model.
W:Maybe someone could get in touch with her.Get her to come back for a while to help?
M:I don’t suppose she’ll come.She’s never got on well with her father.He is a tough character and she is rather selfish.Oh,I expect old Jake will get by.He is healthy at least,and he comes into our clinic for a check regularly.
W:Are you his doctor?
M:No,my partner doctor Johnson is.
W:That unfriendly old thing?
M:Oh,he isn’t unfriendly.He just looks it.He is an excellent doctor,and he has a very nice family.His wife invites me home to supper every week.
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M:In Hollywood,everybody wants to be rich,famous and beautiful.Nobody wants to be old,unknown and poor.For Hollywood kids,life can be difficult because they grow up in such an unreal atmosphere.Their parents are full of ambitions and the children are part of the parents’ ambitions.Parents pay for grand parties,expensive cars and designer clothes.When every dream can come true,kids don’t learn the value of anything because they have everything.A thirteen-year-old boy,Trent Maguire,has a driver,credit cards and unlimited cash to do whatever he wants.“One day,I’II earn more than my dad!” he says.Parents buy care and attention for their children because they have no time to give it themselves.Amender’s mother employs a personal trainer,a bodyguard and a singing coach to look after all her fifteen-year-old daughter’s needs.Often,there is no parent at home most days,so children decide whether to make their own meals or go out to restaurants,when to watch television or do homework.They organize their social life.They play no childhood games.They become adults before they’re ready.Hollywood has always been the city of dreams.The kids there live in unreal movies where money,beauty and pleasure are the only goals.Will children around the world soon start to think the same? Or do they already?