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南昌二中2017～2018学年度上学期第四次考试
高三英语试卷
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. Where did the woman probably leave her hat?
A. In a restaurant.
B. In a car.
C. In a shop.
2. What is the time right now?
A. 7:15.
B. 9:15.
C. 11:15.
3. What are the speakers discussing?
A. Whether to go to France.
B. What to do in France.
C. How to go to France.
4. Why is the girl upset?
A. Her family is about to move.
B. Her mother is out of work.
C. She has no friends now.
5. What was the weather like in the Lake District on their holiday?
A. Snowy.
B. Sunny.
C. Rainy.
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，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至7 题。
6. How long has the man played the guitar?
A. 8 years.
B. 9 years.
C. 17 years.
7. What instrument does the man think is the most difficult to play?
A. The piano.
B. The guitar.
C. The drum.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8至10 题。
8. What did the woman do last winter?
A. She taught a class.
B. She changed a job.
C. She took a lecture.
9. Why is the man happy?
A. He can give lectures after retirement.
B. He has retired and begins to learn computer.
C. He can communicate with his grandchildren online.
10. What is the woman’s regular job?
A. A librarian.
B. A salesperson.
C. A lecturer.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。
11. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Colleagues.
B. Roommates.
C. Schoolmates.
12. What does the man advise the woman to do?
A. Move her house.
B. Go to work together.
C. Confirm the appointment.
13. What do the speakers think of Ms. Gomez?
A. Friendly.
B. Punctual.
C. Famous.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。
14. When is the woman supposed to finish her essay?
A. By this Saturday.
B. By next Monday.
C. By next Friday.
15. Why is the woman behind with her writing class?
A. She was ill.
B. The course is too difficult.
C. She is busy with her reading task.
16. What does the man think of his college life?
A. Busy.
B. Boring.
C. Colourful.
17. What is the woman probably going to do on the 28th?
A. Visit an exhibition.
B. Attend a party.
C. Watch a play.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。
18. What can be seen in Woodhill Shelter?
A. Wild animals.
B. Sea creatures.
C. Farm animals.
19. What do we know about the shelter?
A. It offers free plant-based diet.
B. It has won wide recognition.
C. Its workers are poorly paid.
20. What is advised to do to be a volunteer of the shelter?
A. Make a call. B. Sign up online. C. Post a form.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节 满分30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。
A
Four Wild Animal Species Were Endangered
Maybe you can still see them at the zoo. But that doesn’t mean they’re doing alright in the wild.
Tigers
All six tiger species are endangered, with Sumatran tigers and South Chin tigers at a seriously endangered status. The main reasons for their population decline are illegal hunting and destroyed habitats(栖息地), as humans clear forests to gather timber（木材）and build roadways. Only about 3890 tigers presently live in the wild.
Ground squirrels
That’s right, even squirrels are endangered, specifically the San Joaquin ground squirrel. Native to California, USA, these guys have been disappearing since 1979 on account of the construction and human development going through their habitat. Their total population is unknown, but it could be anywhere between 124000 and 413000.
Giraffes
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature recently put giraffes at a vulnerable(脆弱的) status, the level just before endangered. The giraffe population has declined 40 percent in the last 30 years, primarily due to loss of habitat and illegal hunting. Some giraffes are killed just for their tails, which are considered status symbols in Africa.
Asian elephants
The main threat to Asian elephants, one of the most intelligent animals, is their shrinking
habitat. As the human population grows, people invade their land to build roads and railway tracks. Elephants in Myanmar are at an especially high risk for being captured and traded or used illegally in the tourist industry. Fewer than 50000 are left on the entire continent.
21. What is the total population of tigers living in the wild?
A. Around 3890. B. 50000.
C. 124000. D. 413000.
22．Which of the following is considered one of the most intelligent animals?
A. Tigers. B. Giraffes.
C. Ground squirrels. D. Asian elephants.
23．What is the common threat to the four wild animals?
A. Illegal hunting. B. Disturbed habitat.
C. Developing tourism. D. Unnecessary construction.
B
Day in and day out. Rose, a neat, well-dressed, dark-haired young woman carries out her work at an office in a business park near Cambridge and spends hours studying pictures of children being abused. She watches the images again and again, looking for the tiniest details that might deliver a young victim from hell. They might be as small as the titles of books on a table, the action of making the bed or the images on the posters on the wall—anything that might provide a clue to the place where the child is suffering, and might finally lead the police to the abuser.
How can Rose decide to do such work? And all that for a salary of less than $23,000 a year? She said her motivation in joining the work was to protect the public." When I first started this job, there was anger at the beginning. But when you see what the children have to endure, you know someone has to be there to protect them. If I can play a small part, I will help make a difference."
The 33-year-old woman is enthusiastic about her job. Rose and her team have done what they could to put the children's life back together. They are very proud of what they have done.
The nature of her work has changed her for the better. "I'm a lot more focused on the positive, much more relaxed about the world. I enjoy the good people around me," she says. Rose thinks that her job is a bit like giving blood. Maybe you don't like doing it, but someone has to. She regards it as her duty to help abused children.
24. What is Rose's job?
A. Managing a big business park.
B. Finding clues that help save abused children.
C. Teaching and looking after abused children.
D. Studying images on the posters on the walls.
25. Which of the following can replace the underlined word "endure" in Paragraph 2?
A. Suffer. B. Change. C. Enjoy. D. Expect.
26. Rose and her team are satisfied with their job, because _________________.
A. nobody in her country dare to abuse children
B. children will live a happier life than ever before
C. the number of children who are abused will be reduced
D. parents in her country will know how to protect their children
27. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Rose’s life makes her popular.
B. Rose often donates blood to others.
C. Rose makes a difference to the world.
D. Rose’s life has been positively affected by her job.
C
The world’s first “Sky Pool” has been uncoated, and it’ll give anyone a touch of dizziness, unless he or she is not bothered by heights.
Situated in the capital’s new riverside district beside Battersea Power Station, the glass pool, hanging 10 storeys, or 110 feet up as a bridge between two apartment buildings, is 25m long, 5m wide and 3m deep with a water depth of 1. 2m. Swimmers will be able to look down 35 metres to the street below as they take a dip, with only 20cm of glass between them and the outside world. It’s even got a bar, folding chairs and an orange garden.
The pool will be part of Embassy Gardens at Nine Elms, a huge billion building project beside the new American Embassy in south-west London. The project is creating thousands of apartments, the smallest of which are expected to cost nearly $ 1 million, and the pool will only be open to the apartments’ owners.
Embassy Gardens takes design inspiration from the Meatpacking District of New York with floor to ceiling windows and brick frontages. The designer, Sean Mulryan, desired to push the boundaries in the capability of construction and engineering and do something that had never been done before. The Sky Pool’s transparent structure is the result of significant advancements in technologies over the last decade.
The experience of the pool will be truly unique and it will feel like floating through the air in Central London.
Those people lucky enough to swim there will have a faultless view of the Palace of Westminster and the London Eye. It will be a selling point for developers when the second stage of the development is released to market.
28. Who can swim in the Sky Pool?
A. Anyone at Nine Elms.
B. Visitors to London.
C. People living in Embassy Gardens.
D. Those who are not terrified of heights.
29. What can the swimmers enjoy according to the paragraph 2?
A. Having fun surfing online.
B. Drinking orange juice for free.
C. Appreciating the views below.
D. Experiencing diving and surfing.
30. What do we know about the pool from the text?
A. It lies in the centre of London.
B. It is 25 metres above the ground.
C. It was similar to New York’s modern constructions.
D. It is helpful for selling apartments in Embassy Gardens.
31．We can infer from the text that .
A. the apartments of Embassy Garden are fairly expensive
B. the new American Embassy has been moved away
C. Nine Elms is a street in Embassy Gardens
D. building the pool is not a complex job
D
As free as they make us, mobile phones still need to stay close to a power source. Soon that may change with "green" power.
Three Chilean students got the idea for a plant-powered device(装置) to charge their cellphones, while sitting in their school's outdoor courtyard during a break from exams, with dead mobile phones. Then, one of them had an "aha" moment.
“It occurred to Camila to say about plants, "said inventor Evelyn Aravena. “‘Why don't you have a socket, if there are so many plants? ’After that, we thought, ‘why don't they have a charging outlet? Because there are so many plants and living things that have the potential to produce energy, why not?’”
Their invention—a small biological circuit called E-Kaia—uses the energy plants to produce during photosynthesis(光合作用). A plant uses only a small part of that energy and the rest goes into the soil, and that's where the E-Kaia collects it. The device plugs into the ground and then into your phone.
"It's the most amazing project I've ever seen in my life, plain and simple. They brought this original model, and it worked — and that's when it all changed, at least from my personal point of view and I began to support them." said Mauricio Cifuentes.
The device solved two problems for the engineering students — they needed an idea for a class project, and an outlet to plug in their phones.
"Looking for a place to charge the notebook, which had no power, and the mobile phones, we weren't able to find anything because all the other students were in the same state of madness trying to find a place to charge their devices," said Aravena.
But plants are everywhere, and the bio－circuit makes the best of their excess(过多的) power.
The E-Kaia doesn't carry much charge but it's powerful enough to completely recharge a mobile phone in less than two hours.
The student inventors have applied for patents on their technology, and expect the E-Kaia to go on sale in December 2016.
32. How could the students get the "green" power idea?
A. By carrying out an experiment.
B. Just from an occasional thought.
C. With the support of their professors.
D. Inspired by the information in a science book.
33. The device collects power by using _____________.
A. photosynthesis
B. a small biological circuit
C. energy plants
D. the electricity stored in the device
34. What can we learn from what Mauricio Cifuentes said?
A. He intended to buy the patent.
B. He invented the original device.
C. He showed great interest in the device.
D. He attempted to produce the device in large numbers.
35．What might be the best title for the passage?
A. A New Device to Change the World
B. Green Power - A New and Potential Source
C. Chilean Students Find A Green Way to Charge Phones
D. A New Device Invented by Chilean Students Will Be on Sale
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。
How to Be Good at Sports
If sports are something that interests you, it stands to reason that you would want to be good at them. Here are some tips that can help you become a good player.
Set ambitious but realistic goals. If you want to be great at sports, you need to set your aims high. 36 Instead, you should take a look at what you are, and figure out where you think you would like to be. Give yourself a suitable amount of time to achieve that goal.
Be patient. 37 Impatient athletes tend to make poor ones. If you're not patient, you'll try to jump into advanced techniques long before you're ready. You'll feel discouraged
when you don't see immediate improvement.
Join a sports team. Most of the sports teams are free to join. If you go to school, you should go for team tryouts when they're happening. 38
Accept criticism. When you play sports, you will unavoidably receive criticism, whether from a coach or other players. 39 Are they angry because you missed a pass, or do they sincerely want to help you improve? In a lot of cases, you can use criticism as motivation to get better.
40 A skill become mastered when you’re able to do it without thinking. Given enough time and practice, a skill will eventually fall under this category. When in a game, you won't have time to think everything through, so practice until it's all automatic.
A. Skills are often slow to build.
B. This does not mean being unrealistic.
C. You need to take most of it with a grain of salt.
D. Practice until your skills become second nature.
E. You also need to be clear about what you are good at.
F. If you're not in school, you can find a sports club online.
G. An important reason people join sports teams is to make friends.
第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45）
第一节 （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。
Be a Traveler, not a Tourist
Last summer, I had just enough money saved to buy a golden ticket—a 3-month train pass that would take me to the furthest reaches of Europe. Excited for my journey, I packed all the necessities—except the 41 .
While the convenience of the Internet was definitely a contributing factor to my 42 not to take with me the few expensive kilograms of out-of-date information, this was not the only reason why I decided to fly alone.
To be honest, my main 43 with the guidebook is that I find it 44 the pleasure
of a journey—like bossy aunt who is always telling you what to do, 45 she doesn’t always know what is the best.
Experience has taught me that there is an obvious 46 between a tourist and traveler.
While waiting in a queue, I met a man who had a checklist. He showed me his list of “Top 20 Things To Do in Italy” and 47 off in a loud American accent that he’d seen everything Italy has to offer in just four days.
The problem I had with this man’s 48 to travelling was that he was too 49 information provided by his guidebook. He was lost in the 50 attractiveness of the “must-sees” and 51 to all the wonders and adventures that might happen during the 52 trip.
So, 53 any guidebook, I traveled to Estonia, the tiny Baltic country bordering Russia. In the 54 of advance plans as guidebooks would suggest, I had no choice but to turn to some friendly faces for advice. I 55 myself first and then asked them what was happening around the town. When this 56 an invitation to a beautiful Estonian home by a river where I 57 a 110-degree wood-stove sauna（桑拿浴）, 58 picked forest-mushrooms and the good 59 of our five newfound Estonian friends, I was most glad that I had left my “bossy 60 ” at home.
41．A. guidebook B. magazine C. cash D. map
42．A. goal B. excuse C. decision D. mistake
43．A. suggestion B. problem C. dislike D. connection
44．A. increases B. annoys C. removes D. limits
45．A. even though B. as if C. as though D. as long as
46．A. similarity B. distinction C. competition D. misunderstanding
47．A. cut B. showed C. gave D. put
48．A. way B. determination C. confidence D. approach
49．A. cautious about B. amused by C. focused on D. surprised at
50．A. likely B. seemingly C. orderly D. lovely
51．A. blind B. dumb C. deaf D. eager
52．A. guided B. imagined C. real D. paid
53．A. without B. beyond C. except D. unlike
54．A. loss B. control C. face D. absence
55．A. introduced B. warned C. calmed D. enjoyed
56．A. resulted in B. cut in C. broke in D. put in
57．A. found B. enjoyed C. ordered D. bathed
58．A. locally B. secretly C. rarely D. nervously
59．A. experience B. company C. opinion D. time
60．A. mom B. book C. aunt D. master
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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Tea is an important part of Chinese tradition. 61 Chinese society developed and progressed, tea production has played a role in driving economic development while tea consumption(消费) 62 (remain) a practice of daily life. The practice of tea culture can bring the spirit and 63 (wise) of human beings to a higher level.
The history of Chinese tea is a long and gradual story of refinement. Generations of growers and producers have perfected the Chinese way of manufacturing tea, and 64 many unique regional varieties.
The original idea 65 (credit) to the legendary Emperor Shennong, who is said 66 (live) 5 000 years ago. His far-sighted ruling required, among other things, 67 all drinking water be boiled as a safety measure. A story goes that, one summer day, while visiting a distant part of his territory, he and the court stopped to rest. In agreement 68 his ruling, the servants began to boil water for the court to drink. 69 (dry) leaves from a nearby bush fell into the boiling water, and a brown substance was infused(注入) into the water. As a scientist, the Emperor was interested in the new liquid, drank some 70 (careful), and found it very refreshing. And so, according to legend, tea was created in 2737 BC.
第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分 35分）
第一节 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。
Dear Editor,
I’m a middle school student. I am writing to tell you something around us.
Nowadays, as the development of China’s urbanization, thousands of people move into cities, leave their children at home. However, many of these left-behind children have problems, which always feel lonely or stressed out and are more likely make mistakes. They even behave illegal due to lack of their parents’ love and care.
How can we solve a problem? In my eyes, our government should balance the economic develop in different area. Besides, we can organize “hand-in-hand” activities to call on more people to help them. It’s very important for us to pay more attention to these children if you want to build in a harmonious society.
Best wishes to you!
Yours,
Wang Qiang
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华，你从美国朋友Tom处借的一本书不慎遗失，请你给他写封电子邮件，内容要点如下：
1.表示歉意；2.解释原因；3.提出赔偿办法。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Tom,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
南昌二中2017～2018学年度上学期第四次考试
高三英语试卷参考答案及解析
第一部分 听力
1—5 BCCAC 6—10 BAACB 11—15 ABBCA 16—20 CBCBB
第二部分 阅读理解
21-23ADB 24-27BACD 28-31 CCDA 32-35 BBCC 36-40 BAFCD
第三部分 英语知识运用
第一节 完形填空
41-60 ACBDA BBDCB ACADA ABABC
第二节 语法填空
61. As 62. has remained 63. wisdom 64. its 65. is credited
66. to have lived 67. that 68. with 69. Dried 70. carefully
第四部分 写作
第一节 短文改错 （在短文中规范修改）
第二节 书面表达
One Possible Version
Dear Tom,
I’m sorry to tell you that I’ve lost your book that I borrowed from you. Now I’m expressing my
deepest apology for my carelessness.
Actually, I put the book in my schoolbag after we met at school yesterday. But to my sorrow, it was stolen on my way home. I tried to get it back but failed. How angry and guilty I felt!
This morning, I went to buy the same book in some bookstores but it was very expensive. However, I promise that I’ll tighten my belt these days to get you a completely new one by the end of this month. Please forgive me again and accept my sincere apology.
Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
听力部分录音文稿：
(Text 1)
W: Oh, no! I’ve left my new hat somewhere.
M: I don’t remember you having it at lunch in the restaurant. You must have left it in your car.
(Text 2)
M: What time is it by your watch? Mine reads 9:15.
W: Your watch is 2 hours slow.
(Text 3)
M: What do you think about traveling by ferry to France?
W: The kids would love it, but I get seasick. The train is quicker and goes all the way. That’s the best way to see the countryside.
(Text 4)
M: What’s wrong, Rachel? You aren’t looking yourself!
W: My mum’s got a job in Liverpool! I’ve finally made friends after years of loneliness here. Now off we go again. Why can’t my mum have a steady job?
(Text 5)
M: Home at last ! That was the last time we had a holiday in the Lake District.
W: It was beautiful! At least it didn’t snow.
M: I would have preferred snow to constant rain. We had never seen the sun there!
(Text 6)
W: I wish I could play music like you! When did you learn to play the guitar?
M: Oh, I’ve been playing since I was eight, and I’m seventeen years old now. During that time I learned to play the drum too.
W: What about it? That must be really difficult.
M: In the beginning, it really was, but after a few lessons I got better. Practice makes perfect, you know. For me, the most difficult is the piano. I once tried it, but gave up.
(Text 7)
M: Hi, very glad to meet you here.
W: Hi, have we met before?
M: Aren’t you the woman who gave the computer lecture at the city library last winter?
W: Yes, it’s me. You look familiar. Were you there in my class then?
M: Yes, sure. I’m so glad I took your lecture. And I’ve benefited quite a lot from it.
W: Thanks. It’s also rewarding for me to do something meaningful in my spare time.
M: Oh, I thought you were an IT engineer or something like an expert in this profession.
W: Not exactly, but I know a bit about computer.
M: I thought that it would be impossible for me to learn how to use a computer at my age, but now I’m exchanging e-mails with my grandchildren. They say I am learning fast and well. It’s the happiest thing after my retirement.
W: That’s great. Giving a lecture after work is a good experience for me, because that is a change of pace from my daytime job as a sales representative.
M: That’s right.
(Text8)
M: Hey, Julie, haven’t seen you for a while. How is everything?
W: Hi, Gale. Fine, thank you.
M: Why don’t you travel together with us to work? As you know, Cathy will leave our company next month for further education, so we’ve got a spare seat in my car.
W: Thanks, Gale, but I’ve found a suitable ride partner, Ms. Gomez. She is going to move near my apartment next week. So you see it’ll be convenient for a ride.
M: Oh, really? That’s too bad that you couldn’t join us but it’s good you’re taking a car with her. I used
to work with her in the marketing department.
W: Oh, did you? I don’t know much about her, but I know for sure that she is never late for appointments.
M: Yes, right. She was doing well in marketing and popular with the colleagues.
W: That’s very nice.
(Text 9)
M: Hi! You seem busy.
W: Hi! You can’t imagine what I have to finish by next Monday! This literature course is so difficult! I have to read two novels by next Monday and hand in a 3000-word essay by next Friday.
M: So you don’t want to come to an exhibition with me this Saturday?
W: I’d love to, but I’m already behind with my writing class because I had a cold for a week and missed a few lessons. You seem to have loads of free time.
M: Well, we just don’t have as much academic work as you. My college life is colourful compared with yours. There’re varieties of live performances as an art major.
W: Yes. I’m bored with the life of reading and writing every day.
M: Hey. Why don’t we stop talking? Just work now. If you have finished everything by the 16th, we could go to that new play.
W: OK. I’ll try. And I don’t want to miss the student party on the 28th, so I’d better get working.
(Text 10)
M: Today we are visiting Woodhill Shelter -- the most unusual animal shelter in Britain. It does not house wild animals rescued from zoos or sea creatures from ocean parks. What it does have is a lot of lucky and happy cows, pigs, goats, sheep and chickens rescued from becoming your lunch by animal rights groups.
The shelter was set up by Jill and Ben Smith. Neither of them eats animal products, but lives instead on a plant-based diet. They say it is a kinder and better way to live. The shelter wasn’t much visited until 3 years after it was built, and now it has large numbers of followers.
All the farm workers are volunteers without pay, but get free lunch and coffee in return for their work. If you want more information about the farm, you can phone 6978325. And if you want to become a volunteer, you must visit the website and fill in the online form. Posts are not accepted because letters are easy to lose.
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