河北省石家庄二中2020届高三年级0.5模考试英语本试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。
第I卷（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。
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. Who is coming for tea?A. John.B. Mark.C. Tracy.2. What will the man do next?A. Leave right away.B. Stay for dinner.C. Catch a train.3. What does the man come for?A. A lecture.B. A meeting.C. A party.4. What size does the man want?A. 9.B. 35.C. 39.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Life in Southeast Asia.B. Weather conditions.C. A holiday tour.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。
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 the man doing?A. Giving a speech.B. Chairing a meeting.C. Introducing a person.7. Why does the woman sing so well?A. She has a great teacher.B. She teaches singing.C. She is young.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What is the second gift for Jimmy?A. A car.B. A watch.C. A computer.9. Why does Jimmy feel happy?A. He lives with his parents.B. He’s got what he dreams of.C. He’s received lots of presents.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. They are friends.B. They are strangers to each other.C. They are husband and wife.11. Why does the woman come to talk with the man?A. To get a job.B. To take a test.C. To see the secretary.12. What does the man mean by saying sorry?A. He can’t hear the woman clearly.B. He doesn’t need a d esigner.C. He can’t help the woman.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What do we know about the woman?A. She lives close to the office.B. She is new to the company.C. She likes the big kitchen.14. How does the man go to work?A. On foot.B. By bus.C. By car.15. Why was Susan late for work?A. She missed the bus.B. Her train was late.C. Her car broke down.16. What will the man do next day?A. Go to work by train.B. Visit Lily in her flat.C. Leave home earlier. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where can you most probably hear this talk?A. In a class of the English language.B. In a class of the Greek language.C. In a class of the French language.18. How long does the class last?A.11 weeks.B. 13 weeks.C. 15 weeks.19. What is “the shortcut” to learning words according to the speaker?A. Taking more courses.B. Reading basic words aloud.C. Learning how words are formed.20. Why is the class popular?A. It is not offered each term.B. It’s taught by Professor Morris.C. It helps to master some useful rules.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A 、B 、C 和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A Shakespeare's Birthplace and Exhibition of Shakespeare's WorldWelcome to the world-famous house where William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and where he grew up. The property(房产)remained in the ownership of Shakespeare’s family until 1806.The House has welcomed visitors traveling from all over the world ,for over 250 years.◆ Enter through the Visitors’ Centre and see the highly -praisedexhibition Shakespeare’s World, a lively and full introduction to the life and work of Shakespeare.◆Stand in the rooms where Shakespeare grew up.◆ Discover examples of furniture and needlework from Shakespeare’s period.◆Enjoy the traditional English garden, planted with trees and flowers mentioned in the poet’s works.◆The Birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the car parksshown on the map; nearest is Windsor Street (3 minutes’ walk).◆The House may present difficulties but the Visitors’ Centre, itsexhibition, and the garden are accessible(可进入的)to wheelchair user.◆The Shakespeare Coffee House (opposite the Birthplace) 21. How much is the admission for a family of two grown-ups and two children?A. ＄9.80B.＄12.00C.＄14.20D.＄16.4022 Where is the nearest parking place to Shakespeare’s Birthplace?A. Behind the exhibition hall.B. Opposite the Visitors’ Centre.C. At Windsor Street.D. Near the Coffee House. 23. A wheelchair user may need help to enter . A. the House B. the gardenC. the Visitor’s CentreD. the exhibition hallBI was about 30 years old and was working as a firefighter in the South Bronx’s Engine C o. 82. It was a restful Sunday and between alarms I rushed to the office to read a copy of the New York Times . I read an article on the Book Review section which openly stated what I thought to be a calumny – that William Butler Yeats had gone beyond his Irishness and was forever to be known as a universal poet. As I read it, my blood began to boil.There were few things I was more proud of than my Irish root, and ever since I first picked up a book of his poems from a shelf when I was in the military, Yeats had been my favorite Irish writer, followed by Sean O’Casey and James Joyce.I grabbed a piece of paper and wrote out a letter of anger to the editor. Throughout Yeats’ poetry, his view of the world and the people in it was basically Irish. He had lived his life and written his poetry in a truly Irish way. It was annoyed to think Irishness was something to be transcended(超越).I don’t know why I felt it my duty to safeguard the reputation of the world’s greatest poet. I just knew that I had to write that letter.After my letter got published, I received a letter from The New Yorker, asking for an interview. When my article Fireman Smith appeared in that magazine, the editor of a large publishing firm called me, asking if I was interested in writing a book about my life. I had little confidence to write a whole book, though the subject was worthy. I wrote Report From Engine Co.82 in six months, and it sold really well. In the years that followed, I wrote three more best-sellers.Being a writer had been far from my expectations. How had it happened? I often found myself thinking about it, and my thoughts always came back to that letter to the New York Times. For me, the writing was a natural consequence of the passion(热情) I felt and the subjects represented the great values burning within me as I wrote.Over the years, my five children have come to me with one dilemma or another. My answer is always the same. Think about what you’re feeling and measure the heat of the fire in your heart, for that is your passion. Your education and your experience will guide you toward making a right decision, but your passion will enable you to make a difference in whatever you do. That’s what I learned the day I stood up for Ireland’s greatest poet.24. Why did the author write to New York Times?A. To present his love for literature.B. To spread Irish culture to the world.C. To show off his writing.D. To defend the reputation of an Irish poet.25. What does the underlined word “calumny” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. a false statementB. a great honorC. a total lieD. a good reason26. Which statement is true according to the text?A. The author thinks Yeats is more universal than Irish.B. The author’s passion is the key to his success in writing.C. Yeats’s poems inspires the author to be a writer.D. The author believes education and experience count most.27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Yeats, my Irish heroB. My writing careerC. A letter that changed my lifeD. Honesty is the best policyCCan you be too beautiful? It is hardly a problem that most of us have to bother — as much as we might like to dream that it were the case.Yet the blessings and curses of beauty have been a long-standing interest in psychology. Do those blessed with shiny faces and an attractive body live in a cloud of appreciation — or does it sometimes pay to be ordinary?At the most basic level, beauty might be thought to carry a kind of halo (光环) around it; we see that someone has one good quality, and by association, our deep mind may assume that they have other good ones too.But if beauty pays in most circumstances, there are still situations where it can have opposite results. While attractive men may be considered better leaders, for instance, hidden sexist prejudices (偏见) can work against attractive women, making them less likely to be hired for high-level jobs that require power. And as you might expect, good-looking people of both sexes run into envy — one study found that if you are interviewed by someone of the same sex, they may be less likely to employ you if they judge that you are more attractive than they are.More worryingly, being beautiful or handsome could harm your medical care. We tend to link good looks to health, meaning that illnesses are often taken less seriously when they affect the good-looking. When treating people for pain, for instance, doctors tend to take less care over the more attractive people.To conclude, scientists point out that focusing too much on your appearance can itself be harmful if it creates stress and anxiety —even for those already blessed with good looks. “If you are crazy about attractiveness, it may affect your experience and interactions,” she says. It’s an outdated saying, but no amount of beauty can make up for a bad personality. As the writer Dorothy Parker put it so elegantly: “Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.”28. From paragraph 1, we can learn that _______.A. some may be bothered by their unattractive appearanceB. most people are not afraid of being too beautifulC. we might always dream about being bothered by othersD. being too beautiful can be a problem bothering everyone29.Which is right according to the passage?A. Doctors care more about beautiful patients.B. Beautiful people tend to have a healthy body.C. Attractive women and men have equal chance of leadership.D. Focusing too much on your appearance can be harmful.30. What`s the meaning of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?A. The more beautiful outside, the less beautiful inside.B. Beauty can help make a better personality.C. Beauty cannot make up for bad personalities.D. Ugly people have more confidence in their personality.31. What might be the best title for the passage?A. What is Real Beauty?B. The Bad Effects of BeautyC. Benefits of BeautyD. Beauty, a Blessing?DDutch officials toasted on Tuesday the opening of what is being called the world’s first 3D-printed concrete bridge, which is meant to be used by cyclists. There was applause as officials wearing hard hats and workmen’s jackets rode over the bridge on their bikes at the opening ceremony in the southeastern town of Gemert.“The bridge is not very big, but it was rolled out by a printer which makes it unique,” Theo Salet, from the Eindhoven University of Technology, told Dutch broadcaster NOS. Work on printing the bridge, which has some 800 layers, took about three months after starting in June and it is made of pre-stressed concrete, according to the university. “One of the advantages of printing a bridge is that much less concrete is needed than in the conventional technique in which a mould (泥浆) is filled,” it said on its website, adding “a printer deposits the concrete only where it is needed.”The eight-metre (26-foot) bridge crosses a water-filled channel to connect two roads, and it was tested for safety to bear loads of up to two metric tons in cooperation with the BAM Infra Construction Company. “Although designed for bikes, it could take up to 40 trucks,”the de signers said. “We are looking to the future,” said the head of BAM, Marinus Schimmel. “3D printing meant fewer rare resources were needed and there was significantly less waste,” he added.The Netherlands is among countries, with the United States and China, taking a lead in this cutting-edge technology, using computers and robotics to construct objects and structures from scratch without using much traditional manpower. Last year a Dutch architect unveiled (提示) a unique 3D printer with which he hopes to co nstruct an “endless loop” building. And a Dutch start-up called MX3D has begun printing a stainless-steel bridge, of which a third is already completed. The aim is to finish printing by March and lay the bridge over an Amsterdam canal in the future.32. According to the text, what makes the bridge unique?A. It adopts 3D printingB. It opens only to cyclists.C. It is made of new material.D. It uses much less concrete.33.Which does Marinus Schimmel agree ?A. In theory, it can support up to 40 bicycles.B. The kind of bridge is energy-saving.C. The kind of bridge is safer than traditional ones.D. The technology has been used widely.34.Which statement is true based on the last paragraph?A. The project of an “endless loop” building has begun.B. A stainless-steel bridge has been half constructed.C. China is a country with advanced 3D printing.D. 3D printing technology needs no manpower.35. Where can you read this passage?A. News reportB. Engineering paperC. History textbookD. Advertisement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。