高三英语上学期第四次月考试题

"安徽省安庆市望江中学2014届高三英语上学期第四次月考试题新人教版 "本试卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分.第一卷（共三部分， 共计 115分）第一部分：听力部分：（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）第一节：（共5小题）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.Which does the man prefer?A. Baseball.  B. Volleyball.      C. Basketball.2. What would the woman like?A. Pure tea.   B. Tea with milk.    C. Coffee.3. What is the man trying to do?A. Make an apology.              B. Make a request.C. Make a complaint.4. How is the weather at the moment?A. Sunny but cold and windy.      B. Cloudy and windy.      C. Sunny and cool.5. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a flower shop.      B. In a music hall.     C. In a restaurant   第二节. 请听下面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，并标在试题卷的相应位置。请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What will the woman do tonight?A. Take an exam.   B. Get some coffee.   C. Go on studying. 7. What is the time at the moment?A. Around 6:30     B. Around 7:00   C. Around 7:30请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Where is the man from?A. Western Japan.  B. Western America.   C. Eastern America.9. What else can we learn about the man?A. He was born in Japan.       B. He likes San Francisco.                C. He is poor in Japanese.请听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。10. How long did the man stay in Sao Paulo?  A. For two days.    B. For two weeks.   C. For two months.11. Why did the man go to the Pantanal?  A. To see stars.       B. To go boating.       C. To study animals.12. What are “jaguars”?A. Animals.           B. Birds.               C. Stars.  听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What did the man do?A. He marked the date of the final in his notes.                         B. He reviewed some of his notes  C. He kept taking biology lecture notes.14. What day is today?A. Saturday    B. Thursday.     C. Friday.15.What is the man going to do on Sunday afternoon?A. Show his sister around.           B. Write a paper.      C. Go to a football game.16. When is the Biology Final exam?A. On Tuesday Morning.        B. On Monday afternoon.                 C. On Wednesday morning.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where are the Martins from?A. Australia.           B. Central America.         C. East Asia.18. What relationship is Dona Maria to Maria?A. Her sister.    B. Her mother.    C. Her mother-in-law.19. What does Glenn do?A. He works at a bank.    B. He runs a design company.   C. He works for a trading company.20. Who travels a lot to Asian cities? A. Liz.       B. Shing.            C. Miguel第二部分   英语知识运用 （共两节， 满分45分）单项填空 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从Ａ、B、C、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涂黑。21.---Have you got everything ready for ___ concert?---Yes, all is in ___ place．A. the; the    B. a; the   C. a; 不填   D. the; 不填22.--- People should spare no efforts to protect the environment.--- ________. Air pollution does harm to our health. A. All right    B. Take it easy   C. Go ahead   D. Exactly 23. With my money ________, I went back home.A. ran out of        B. ran out      C. running out   D. running out of24. Although the necklace is just made of ordinary stones, it still ________ young people.A. appeals to       B. attracts to        C. submit to    D. applies for25. The famous reporter, who is said to have gone back to America last year, _____in China for almost twenty years.   A. lived          B. was living       C. has lived    D. had lived26. ---What would you like to eat here?  --- ____ but noodles,  which is not to my taste.  A. Anything        B. Nothing      C. Something    D. Everything 27. Don’t take any measures on your own before you ____ your doctor if the pain continues.A. confirm     B. consult     C. abolish     D. adapt28. --- What on earth did the manager want to know, Jim?   --- ____ that we could finish the project.A. What it was   B. What was it    C. When was it   D. When it was29. When the middle-aged man was visiting his girlfriend, she demanded that he _______ his beard.A. shaved   B. had shaved    C. would shave   D. shave30. As far as I see, ______ is no possibility ________ she will lend me a hand.   A. it; that    B. there; that     C. at; whether     D. there; whether31. ________is often the case, the weather has turned out well as expected.A. Which    B. When        C. What    D. As32. _______ he was 12, Einstein had learned advanced mathematics by himself.  A．As soon as   B．At the time    C．By the time   D．During the time33. It is most ________that the experts will come to the area to investigate the possible damage caused by the heavy flood.A．likely    B．perhaps    C．possibly    D．probably34. What upset the child most was _________to play games on the computer before he finished his task. A. his not to be allowed      B. him being not allowed C. his not being allowed      D. him to be not allowed35. ---The work will take me another week. I’m really tired. ---I think you          as well consult an experienced worker. A．may B．can    C．need       D．must第二节：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的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。As a banker, Chip Paillex had never planted so much until he moved to rural Pittstown, New Jersey, seven years ago. __36__ by farms, he quickly became interested in growing and rented a 30-by-30-foot land. One weekend, he __37__ tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant ---- enough to feed his family for the summer.He ended up with so much __38__ that he couldn’t give it away. __39__ he found a local food __40__, and by the time he delivered his last harvest, he had __41__ 120 pounds of fresh vegetables.The following year, with a handful of __42__ from his church and a memorable name “America’s Grow-a-Row”, Paillex planted, __43__, and harvested 1,500 pounds of vegetables, all of which he donated to food banks. Later he had more volunteers, rent more land and donated more vegetables.Pailex also __44__ local school kids. On a __45__ Friday morning in May, 40 third and fifth graders trooped onto a freshly plowed field, each __46__ with a spade. Squatting or kneeling in teams of two, they loosened the dirt, then carefully __47__ the plants. Several rows later, they eagerly lined up to seed corn under a hot midmorning sun. Nobody __48__. “The __49__ makes kids know there are people __50__, says Paillex, “and it plants the seed for giving back. When they become tomorrow’s __51__, it will be much more possible for them to __52__ their coworkers and employees to get __53__ in something like this.“Paillex makes people want to __54__,” says Colleen Duerr, a mother of two who has signed on as an __55__ “Grow-a-Row” member. “And families love this. Pallex has given us a way to raise our kids with a giving heart.”36. A. Trapped    B. Occupied       C. Prevented     D. Surrounded37. A. tasted       B. planted       C. collected       D. wrapped38. A. produce      B. advice       C. cost       D. equipment39. A. Thus        B. Or          C. Still       D. But40. A. shop       B. market        C. bank         D. room41. A. stored       B. sold         C. found        D. donated42. A. neighbors     B. volunteers      C. employees      D. tourists43. A. tended       B. stored        C. bought       D. delivered44. A. refuses       B. chooses        C. welcomes      D. pushes45. A. rainy       B. snowy        C. foggy        D. cloudless46. A. armed       B. combined      C. filled        D. compared47. A. cooked       B. counted      C. pulled       D. positioned48. A. laughed      B. worked       C. complained      D. competed49. A. example       B. program      C. lesson      D. thought50. A. in need       B. in anger     C. on business      D. at war51. A. farmers       B. workers       C. leaders      D. owners52. A. force         B. wait        C. beg       D. encourage53. A. locked        B. involved        C. moved       D. turned54. A. help            B. relax           C. settle      D. grow55. A. unexpected     B. unpaid        C. unseen      D. unknown第三部分  阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ANew technology links the world as never before. Our planet has shrunk. It’s now a “global village” where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link. And, of course, our ability to benefit from this high-tech communications equipment is greatly increased by foreign language skills.Deeply involved with this new technology is a kind of modern businesspeople who have a growing respect for the economic value of doing business abroad. In modern markets, success overseas often helps support domestic business efforts. Overseas assignments are becoming increasingly important to advancement within executive ranks. The executive stationed in another country no longer need fear being “out of sight and out of mind.” He or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to the company’s plan for success, and that promotions often follow or accompany an assignment abroad. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assignment overseas, superiors will have greater confidence in his or her ability to manage back in the United States where cross-cultural considerations and foreign language issues are becoming more and more common. Thanks to a variety of relatively inexpensive communications devices with business applications, even small businesses in the United States are able to get into international markets. English is still the international language of business. But there is an ever-growing need for people who can speak another language. A second language isn’t generally required to get a job in business, but having language skills gives a candidate the edge when other qualifications appear to be equal.The employee posted abroad who speaks the country’s language has an opportunity to fast-forward certain negotiations, and can have the cultural insight to know when it is better to move more slowly. The employee at the home office who can communicate well with foreign customers over the telephone or by fax machine is an obvious asset to the firm. 56. With the increased use of high-tech communications equipment, businesspeople ________.A. are eager to work overseas B. have to get familiar with modern technology C. are gaining more economic benefits from domestic operations D. are attaching more importance to their overseas business 57. In this passage, “out of sight and out of mind” (Line 3, Para. 3) probably means ________. A. leaving all care and worry behind B. being unable to think properly for lack of insight C. being totally out of touch with business at home D. missing opportunities for promotion when abroad58. According to the passage, what is an important consideration of international corporations in employing people today? A. Ability to speak the customer’s language. 　　B. Connections with businesses overseas.　　C. Technical know-how. 　　D. Business experience. 59. The advantage of employees having foreign language skills is that they can ________. A. fast-forward their proposals to headquarters 　　B. better control the whole negotiation process 　　C. easily make friends with businesspeople abroad　　D. easily find new approaches to meet market needs BWhen an ant dies, other ants take it out of the nest, often within an hour after its death. This behavior interests scientists and they wonder how ants know for sure—and so soon—that another ant is dead.One scientist recently came up with a way to explain this ant behavior. Dong-Hwan Choe is a biologist, a scientist who studies animals and plants. He found that ants have a chemical on the outside of their bodies that signals to other ants, “I'm dead—take me away” when it is dead.But there's a question to answer: As we know, if an ant is dead, it stops moving. But when an ant is sleeping or knocked unconscious, it is also not moving. However, other ants don't move the living ant out of the nest. How do they know this ant is not dead? Choe found that ants have another chemical on their bodies, which tells nearby ants something like, “Wait—I'm not dead yet” when it is not dead. Choe suspects that when an ant dies, the chemical that says, “Wait— I'm not dead yet” quickly goes away. When other ants detect the “dead” chemical without the “not dead yet” chemical, they move away the body.To test his theory, Choe and his team put different chemicals on ants. When the scientists used the “I'm dead” chemical, other ants quickly moved the treated ant away. When the scientists used the “Wait—I'm not dead yet” chemical, other ants left the treated ant alone. Choe believes this behavior shows that the “not dead yet” chemical overrides the “dead” chemical when picked up by other ants. And that when an ant dies, the “not dead yet” chemical fades away. Other nearby ants then detect the remaining “dead” chemical and remove the body from the nest.Understanding this behavior can help scientists figure out how to stop ants from invading new places and causing problems.60. What is the function of the first paragraph?A. Leading the following paragraphs.  B. Showing the main idea of the passage.C. Introducing the background of the passage.  D. Giving a summary of the passage.61. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “overrides” in the fourth paragraph?A. is weaker than   B. is stronger than  C. is better than   D. is worse than 62. What can we learn from the passage?A. Living ants can also be taken away when they are not moving.B. When an ant dies, it can tell others using a certain chemical.C. A living ant can pretend to be dead using a special chemical.D. Ants often use chemicals to communicate with each other.63. Which of the following descriptions about Dong-Hwan Choe is right?A. Choe did this study in order to stop ants from invading new places.B. Choe is a biologist who is only interested in animals, especially in ants.C. Choe first came up with an idea to explain this ant behavior，and then did some tests to prove his theory.D. Choe did the research on this ant behavior on his own. CEach time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. "Yes, honey. Of course." she said.    "Can we write him a letter?"    She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, "Yes."    My heart jumped. "How? Does the mailman go there?" I asked.    "No, but I have an idea." Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.    "Just wait, honey. You'll see." Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.    She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped the balloon string. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.    "Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three."The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he'd persevere, dart up, and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditary. I prayed to be a balloon.64．When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother _________. A．felt it hard to answer      B．thought her a creative girl C．believed it easy to do so     D．found it easy to lie65．When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she _________. A．jumped with joy               B．became excited C．started writing immediately    D. was worried that it couldn't be delivered66．In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like? A．An incurable disease.            B．An unforgettable memory. C．The hard time her father had.    D．The failures her father experienced.67．What would be the best title for the passage?    A．An unforgettable experience      B．The strong red balloon C．Fly to paradise                   D．A great father                           DWe all know how important human life is—it’s priceless. It doesn’t matter where you are from or what the color of your skins is—all people are human beings. Firstly, we can tell you that the lives of your relatives could depend on your ability to give first aid. If you think highly of human’s life, this website is for you! Here you can find information about first aid.The very first thing that you should do when you see an accident is to evaluate the situation and prevent further dangerous incidents. First of all, you have to recognize what has happened and what the dangers to rescuers and victims are. Think about how to take care of the victims.Helping usually takes place in very difficult conditions and injuries can be very bad. Therefore, you cannot be too afraid of making mistakes to help. Sometimes you have to face the fact that regardless of your actions and your efforts the victim’s condition might not improve—he or she could even die. In some cases even professional medical aid may not succeed. If you have done everything you think you should do, you shouldn’t feel guilty.Do not expose yourself to danger. Giving first aid can be dangerous. While trying to help a victim, do not forget about your own safety. If something happens to you, you won’t be able to help anyone.Call for help after you find out the condition of a victim. But remember if a victim faints due to breathing failure caused by drowning, choking or poisoning, you should first take actions that help to bring back the heart beat and breathing. While calling, talk shortly but clearly. Always provide the following information: the location of the accident, the kind of accident, the number of the injured and your full name and phone number and so on.68. The underlined word “evaluate” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.   A. leave    B. protect    C. avoid    D. judge69. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3?  A. You should learn some professional knowledge about first aid.  B. You shouldn’t feel guilty if you don’t know about first aid.  C. Try your best to give first aid and don’t be afraid of making mistakesD. Don’t make mistakes when you are giving first aid.70. The author thinks that helping a victim can be ____________.A. risky    B. shocking    C. exciting    D. boring71. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.A. everyone must learn how to give first aidB. you should forget about your own safety while giving first aid.C. when you see an accident you should do nothing but call the police.D. when calling for help you should give all relevant details.                                    EMinimalism (简约主义) is a term that describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is reduced to its most basic features.As for me, minimalism functions well not in art or design, but in my daily life.When I was packing for university, I found it extremely difficult to let go of some of the things I owned. I knew I couldn’t take everything with me, but I kept asking myself “how could I possibly throw this away?”, “what if I need it one day?”, and “what about all of the memories?” Now that I’ve moved, and left that stuff behind, I don’t even miss it. Whether or not I got rid of it, it barely makes a bit of difference to me now.I’ve learned that over time people forget, or their need for a particular object eventually disappears. Either they store it away or they get rid of it.You might think nostalgically（怀旧的） about the toys you cared about when you were a child, but what is making you smile now is not the thing itself but the memory of it. I’ve heard it a hundred times, “you don’t need things to make you happy.” It takes something life-changing like moving across the country to realize how true this is.Speaking of which, for a lot of people, minimalism is about able to move. It’s about being able to go almost anywhere at any time because you don’t have many possessions to carry. When you keep things you don’t need they become a burden that ties you to a place. Moving to university was a good time to let go of a lot of stuff. And when I visit for the holidays, I’ll probably get rid of even more, to lighten the burden.Of course there are exceptions. There are some things that are irreplaceable, very rare or expensive or we simply love and cherish for some reason or another, since we are humans. But after we keep those, how much is left that we don’t really need?Hence, minimalism. And why does minimalism bring happiness? That was a bit of a roundabout way of saying that, it’s because what really makes me happy is freedom. And the key to freedom is minimalism because minimalism reduces our attachment to things.Attachment to too many objects creates a great mess and can severely hold back our freedom to do whatever we want, while minimalism helps us start new projects, move, travel, learn new things, work, expand, be debt-free, be healthy – really living life to our full potential.I left the nest to fly onwards and upwards, I can’t do it with old things weighing me down. And that is why I have adopted minimalism with open arms.72. In paragraph l, the writer gives the definition of minimalism to      .  A. introduce a topic         B. present his own background  C. describe a scene        D. offer an argument73. Many people don’t want to let go of some of their belongings because       .   A. they haven’t had any life-changing experiences  B. they fear their memories will be gone with the thrown-away stuff   C. they hope to live life to their full potential by storing things away  D. they may have to change their lifestyle because of the loss of them74. Which of the following is NOT the reason why the writer favors “minimalism” in life?           A. It takes the burden off her while she is moving.B. It reduces her attachment to her personal things.C. It enables her to gain the freedom that she desires.D. It helps her to realize how true life is. 75. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. Minimalism brings happiness.             B. Minimalism is applied in many fields. C. Minimalism makes people think nostalgically.D. Minimalism is about able to move. 第Ⅱ卷(非选择题共35分)第一节 任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。Have you ever intended to be fully absorbed in your work but found yourself distracted by e-mail, the Internet and other things throughout the day?"People often lose their concentration when they are bored, of course, but also when they are engaged in challenging tasks," says Peter Bregman. "They sometimes have a feeling to escape from what's difficult or boring, so they jump out," he says. The part of the brain devoted to attention is connected to the brain's emotional center. Any strong emotion—quarrels with colleagues, problems at home—can interrupt our attention. Studies over the last decade have shown that too much work to do at a time can easily lead to distraction.Refocusing is hard for many people. Robert Epstein suggests the following, "Stop and listen to music for a few minutes. Go for a short walk or take a deep breath, where you breathe in deeply, count to five slowly, hold it and breathe out very slowly." This can "blow out all the tension and the unwanted in your mind to restore your focus."Take more control by structuring your time and becoming more aware of your behaviors. "Setting the phone alarm to go off every hour is my way of creating awareness," Mr. Bregman says," You have to inform yourself that you've lost focus in order to do something about it." Starting the day with a to-do list is important, such as when to eat, when to go to the gym or take a walk. But if it's overly ambitious, you will put yourself in a state of anxiety, which makes it hard for the brain to concentrate. "Choosing three or four things as your priority for the day allows your brain to settle down and focus," he says. Topic How to become more (76) ________ on the work?(77)_______ of gettingdistracted ▲People tend to get away from things that they're (78) _____ up with.▲Strong (79) _________ affect the brain' s part for attention.▲People get distracted easily if (80) __________ multitasks at a time.(81) ______ of strong emotions ▲having a (82) ___________ with a colleague.▲meeting with problems at homeTips on holding attention ▲Stop working to restore your focus by (83) _______ your breath and try different relaxing things.▲(84) _________ your time effectively and create awareness of your behaviors.▲Make a to-do list at the beginning of a working day.▲Focus on 3 or 4 things and get them done (85) _______ for the day.__ 第二节 书面表达(满分25分)下面这幅漫画展现了人生的一个道理，请根据你对这幅漫画的理解用英语写一篇短文． 你的短文应包含以下内容：1.描述图片内容，如图中人物的行为和心情等：2.揭示图画所要表达的人生哲理；3.结合自身实际，谈谈这一漫画给你的启示。注意：1.词数120左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数．2.作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。3.参考词汇：挖土cut earth  钻石 diamond    Many people fail in life because they do not realize how close they are to success when they give up.In this picture, we can see ____________________________________     第四次月考英语试卷参考答案   五．任务型阅读：76. focused/concentrated                       77.Causes78. fed79. emotions/feeling80. given/offered/assigned81. Examples/Cases/Situations82. quarrel83. adjusting/regulating84. Structure/Plan/Arrange/Schedule85. first 六．书面表达：Many people fail in life because they do not realize how close they are to success when they give up.In this picture, we can see a man is cutting earth in a tunnel, hoping to find some diamonds. He makes great efforts in his work. However, after a long time of pains without gains, he decides to give up. With one or two more attempts of cutting, he would have seen those diamonds right in front of him.