北京四中2019届高三上学期期中测验英语试题

1、 1 英语试卷试卷满分 150 分，考试时间为 120 分钟）第一部分：听力理解（共三节， 30 分） 第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 7.5 分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话或独白后，你将有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话或独白你将听一遍。1. How will the woman go to the meeting?A. By bus.B. By taxi.C. By car.2. What will the woman most probably do tonight

2、?A. Go to the theater.B. Stay at home.C. Make some plans.3. What does the man mean?A. He is a big fan of chocolate.B. He doesn t want any chocolate cake.C. He has already tried some of the chocolate.4. Where are the speakers?A. In a repair shop.B. In a camera store.C. In a photography studio.5. Why

3、does the man say sorry?A. The house is in disorder.B. The plates and cups are broken.C. He has been away for a long time. 第二节（共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分） 听下面 4 段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的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 5 秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的 作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。6. What are t

4、he speakers talking about?A. When to have a holiday.B. Whether to go on a holiday. 2 C. Where to spend their holiday.7. Where do the speakers live?A. In England. B. In France. C. In Spain. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. Who is Dave?A. A police officer. B. A victim. C. A thief.9. How does the woman feel abo

5、ut Dave s end?A. Satisfied. B. Surprised. C. Sad. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What does the woman have to do?A. Do too much work.B. Do something interesting.C. Finish lots of work in a short time.11. What do we know about the man?A. He is good at Asian culture.B. He went to China a long time ago.C. H

6、e can t provide useful information for the woman.12. What will the man do for the woman?A. Write the research project for her.B. Search the information online.C. Have a talk with the professor.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 15 题。13. What did the woman do last week?A. She had an argument with the man.B. She bough

7、t a present for her mother.C. She went to an expensive restaurant.14. What day is today?A. Tuesday.B. Thursday.C. Sunday. 3 15.What does the woma n suggest?A. Asking for help.B. Making a budget.C. Choos ing a cheaper restaura nt.第三节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 7.5 分）听下面的一段对话，完成第 16 至 20 五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词，听对话前，你

8、将有 钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有6 0秒 钟 的 作 答 时 间 ， 这 段 对 话 你 将 听 两 遍 。A Story CompetitionTitleHoliday Adve ntureContentAbout a difficult but 16.jour ney any where in the worldLen gthBetwee n 17.and 1,000 wordsDeadli ne18.15thExtra requireme ntBeing origi nalNo more tha n one storyWith your full n ame and 19.on th

9、e back of each page ofthe storyAddressUp For It, radio Nova, 33-41 Saxon Court, London EC2 4AWPrizeA trip across 20.第二部分英语知识应用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节单项填空（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.21.She is_newcomer to_ chemistry but she has already made some important discoveries.A. the; th

10、eB. the; /C. a; /D. a; the22. Shall we go and have a pic nic at the weeke nd?_. According to the weather forecast, there might be a cold front by then .A. Why not B. We can waitC. No, lets not D. It depe nds23. Isn t it hard to drive downtown to work?Yeah, that s why I_ tckvtxy train.20 秒 4 24. This

11、 ticket _ one adult and one child to the show.A. promises B. entersC. admitsD. includes25. He failed in the exams and only then _ how much time he had wasted.A. he realizedB. did he realizeC. he had realized26.Where _ Mary have put the empty bottles?She _ them away. They must be somewhere.A. can; ca

12、nt have thrownB. must; needntC. must; must have thrownD. can; mustnt have thrown27.They have discussed the problem for hours.Have they come to any_ ?29._ their hats into the air, the fans of the winning team let out loud shouts of victory.A. To throw B. Thrown C. Being thrown D. Throwing30. You are

13、saying that everyone is equal, _ is _ I disagree.A. that; what B. which; whatC. that; whereD. which; where31.David, your application for a loan has _ .Thank goodness! I badly need it now.A. gone through B. pulled through C. gone over D. signed over32. The little girl sat at the door with her legs _

14、and kept her eyes _at the planes flying in the sky.A. crossed; lookingB. crossing; lookingC. crossed; lookedD. crossing; looked33.I really dont know how to thank you enough.A. have goneB. have been going C. was goingD. will have goneD. hadheA. end B. result28. _ , the worse I seem to feel.A. When I

15、take more medicineC. Taking more of the medicineC. opinion D. conclusionB. The more medicine I takeD. More medicine takenA. No problemB. Think no thi ng of it 5 C. Not at allD. It doesn t matter34. Did a letter come for me this morning?Yes._ came for you.A. ThatB. ItC. OneD. The letter35. _ you didn

16、 t know the rules won t be an excuse for your failure to report.A. ThatB. WhatC. BecauseD. How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，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My 14-year-old son, Joh n, and I spotted the coat which was hanging at a sec on dha nd cloth ing store in NorthamptonMa

17、ss. While the other coats drooped（低垂）,this one looked as if it were 36 itself up. The coat had beautiful tailoring, a FifthAvenue label and a（an） 37 price of $28, which was popular just then with 38, but could cost several hun dred dollars new. This coat was even better, beari ng that39_ of classic

18、eleganee. John tried it on and the fit was perfect.John40 the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile Did the kids likeyour coat? I asked. They loved it, he said, 41 foldi ng it over the back of a chair and smooth ing it flat. Over the next fewweeks, a 42 came over John. Agreem

19、ent replaced contrariness（作对）and reas oned discussi on replaced fierce 43 .He became more mann erly and 44, eager to please. Hewould gen erously loa n his youn ger brother his tapes and lecture him 45 his behavior.When I men ti oned this in cide nt to his teacher and46 what caused the cha nges, she

20、said laugh ing.It 47 be his coat! Ano ther teacher told him she was givi ng him a good 48not only because hehad earned 49 but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran into a frie nd he asked surpris in gly, 50 Joh ns newheight, assess ing the cut of his coat and exte nding his hand, onegen

21、 tlema n to ano ther.Joh n and I both know we should n ever 一 51 a pers ons clothes for the real pers on with in them. ._52 there is something to be said for weari ng a sta ndard of excelle nee for the world to see and for 一 53 what is on the in side to what is on theoutside.For John it is a time wh

22、en it is as easy to try on different approaches to 一 54_ as it is to try on a coat. The whole world,the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast la ndscape 55 all the doors are ope n. And he could picture himself walkingthrough those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.36. A. turni ngB. hol

23、di ngC. show ingD. hanging“CoiA. No problemB. Think no thi ng of it 6 37. A. un reas on ableB. expectedC. un believableD. acceptable38. A. tee nagersB. adultsC. wome nD. stra ngers 7 39. A. colorB. priceC. styleD. size40. A. sentB. carriedC. le ntD. wore41. A. casuallyB. comfortablyC. carefullyD. qu

24、ickly42. A. happ in essB. changeC. smileD. matter43. A. doubtB. fightC. argume ntD. war44. A. thoughtfulB. han dsomeC. hopefulD. curious45. A. ofB. onC. withD. at46. A. won deredB. con firmedC. con cludedD. discovered47. A. canB. mustC. willD. should48. A. prese ntB. markC. wordD. result49. A. thisB

25、. themC. itD. one50.A. look ing up atB. look ing dow n to C. check ing upD. tak ing up51. A. trustB. mistakeC. exchangeD. regard52. A. ButB. ThoughC. Si neeD. So53. A. attach ingB. conn ect ingC. relat ingD. match ing54. A. careerB. lifeC. studyD. success55. A. whereB. whyC. howD. whe n第三部分 阅读理解（共 2

26、0 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分） 阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。ATelepathy: Mi nd-to-mi nd Con tactTelepathy is the ability to com muni cate without the use of the five sen ses （sight, heari ng, touch, smell, taste）. It an in st inct （本能）which can be woke n up in times of emerge ncy or n eed. When we feel that

27、someth ing is happe ning orabout to happe n by in sti net, we re using resources with in the uncon sciousWhen the resources of two persons unconscious minds link together into the same frequency, we call it Telepathy.We can either send or receive Telepathy. If you know who is calling before you answ

28、er the ringing phone, you areprobably a good receiver. If you think of a pers on and he/she calls you, you are most likely to be better at sending.You can easily put your abilities to the test. Think of somebody and will him or her to con tact you. Bepatie nt. The other pers on may not be a good rec

29、eiver, but they should con tact you much earlier tha n wouldnormally be expected. Or whenever the phones rings, but try “ feeling ” who is contacting you. Don but try to feel it withtgue 8 your mind. However, if neither of these work for you, that doesn no ability of telepathy. As mentioned earlier,

30、 telepathy ismost likely to turn up in case of emergency.Telepathy dreams often contain telepathic messages. Two people may both dream of the other and find that theirdreams had a clear connection. These people are probably linking to each other unsconscious mind.Telepathy & Relationships. The m

31、ore people spend time together, the more likely they are to be able to link up to theother msind, specially when separated. There are two reasons for this. One is that they understand the other s mindthrough time spent together; the other is that there islyusausatlrong desire to communicate. A mothe

32、r will often sense thather child is in danger. This is due to the child his or her mother, knowing that this person who would always want to be therefor them, and the mother deep desire to protect her child from harm.56. Telepathy turns up when we _.A. sense a close friend in dangerB. use the five s

33、enses togetherC. recall things from our memoryD. think of a stranger57. You re better at sending than receiving Telepathy if yo_u_.A. can feel your mom is in dangerB. receive a friend s call as you wishC. can tell who knocks at your doorD. dream of a friend dreaming of you58. Which is not the way to

34、 help people gain Telepathy?A. Help them have a strong desire to communicate.B. Separate them all the time.C. Help them link up their unconscious minds.D. Let them spend much time together.B 9 Brain-injured boy set for1.75m payoutA YOUNGSTER who was knocked off his tricycle by a taxi and left with a

35、 serious brain injury is set to be awarded1.75 milli on.Fourteen-years old George Currie, from Dalkeith, was living in County Durham with his pare nts Allister and Paula atthe time of the accide nt in September 1993.George, who was then three years old, was riding his small tricycle along the paveme

36、nt when he lost control andswerved on to the road into the path of an on-coming taxi.The drivers in sura nee compa ny has now accepted resp on sibility for the accide nt and Ne Castle Court isexpected to rule on the payout on Mon day.Boat ingFlorida coun ties with theMost accide nts in 2004;1. M onr

37、oe (98)2. Palm Beach (65)3. Pie nilas (64)4. Broward (59)5. Miami-Dgde(54)6.Okaloosa (34) 7.0r遢injure as much as they receive in intern ati onal aid, the leader of a resear ch body s a i d Wed nesday.The figures have led experts to form an internationalroad safetyn etwork to choose the most importa

38、nt research areas, inform policy makers and help develop ways to preve ntaccide nts, part i cul ar l y in poor n a t i ons.59. What does Passage telus about the boy?A. He was injured in the head when he was 14.B. He has waited for the payout for a long time.C. He has lived the same place since the a

39、ccide nt.D. He was run over by a taxi whe n ridi ng on the paveme nt.60. What can we learn about Lee and Collier counties from PassageA. They both became safe places.B. They won the same place in a race.C. They had the same nu mber of accide nts.D. They joined hands in reduci ng accide nts.61. Which

40、 passage would give more in formatio n on the preve nti on of road accide nts?A.B.C.D.In on ly two decades Asia n America ns have become the fastest grow ing U. S. mino rity. As their children beganTop 10Lee and Collier counties tied at No. 10But because the counties remained in the top、amorTpensidr

41、eacttosnewdowiionsdsftg conmiuesLawnfcakarcorroeyi,lotfpciat9 saidke teenage drivers drive moresafely, but some local tee ns beh ind the wheel feel angry following the pass ing of Sen ate Bill 36 last week.SB 36 is a law that limits times new teen drivers can drive andthe nu mber of passe ngers they

42、 can carry.ee(2i)Road accidents take costly tollaccldentsikill more tha n one millio n people each year, ire Yens 丿 ofmillions more and cost developing countries twice 10 moving up through the nation schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was emerging. Theirachievements are

43、reflected in the nation best universities, where mathematics, scie nee and engin eeri ng departme ntshave take n on a decidedly Asia n character. This special liki ng for mathematics and scie nee is partly expla ined by the factthat Asia n-America n stude nts who bega n their education abroad arrive

44、d in the U. S. with a solid grounding in mathematicsbut little or no knowledge of En glish. They are also in flue need by the promise of a good job after college. Asia ns feel therewill be less un fair treatme nt in areas like mathematics and scie nee because they will be judged more objectively. An

45、d thereturn on the investment in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.Most Asia n-America n stude nts owe their success to the in flue nee of pare nts who are determ ined that their childrentake full advantage of what the American educational system has

46、to offer. An effective measure of parental attention ishomework. Asian parents spend more time with their children than American parents do, and it helps. Many researchers alsobelieve there is something in Asian culture that breeds success, such as ideals that stress family values and emphasizeeduca

47、ti on.Both expla nati ons for academic success worry Asia n America ns because of fears that they feed a typical racial image.Many can remember whe n Chin ese, Japa nese and Filip ino immigra nts were the victims of social isolati on. In deed, it wasnot un til 1952 that laws were laid dow n givi ng

48、all Asia n immigra nts the right to citize nship.62. While maki ng treme ndous achieveme nts at college, Asia n-America n stude nts _.A. feel they are mistreated because of limited kno wledge of En glishB. are afraid that their academic successes bear a strong Asia n characterC. till worry about unf

49、air treatment in societyD. gen erally feel it a shame to have to depe nd on their pare nts63. What are the major factors that determ ine the success of Asia n America ns?A. A solid foun dati on in basic mathematics and Asia n culture.B. Hard work and intelligenee.C. Pare nts help and a limited kno w

50、ledge of En glish.D. Asia n culture and the America n educati onal system.64. Few Asian American students major in human sciences mainly because _ .A. their En glish is not good eno ughB. they are afraid they might meet with un fair judgme nt in these areasC. there is a wide differe nee betwee n Asi

51、a n and Western cultures 11 D. they know little about America n culture and society65. Why do “ both expla nationPara. 3”worry Asia n America ns?A. They are afraid that they will aga in be isolated from America n society in gen eral.B. People will think that Asia n stude nts rely on their pare nts f

52、or success.C. Asia n America ns will be a threat to other min orities.D. America n academic achieveme nts have take n on too strong an Asia n character.DThe Board Meeti ng had come to an end. Bob started to sta nd up and kno cked into the table, spilli ng hiscoffee over his no tes.“ How embarrass in

53、 g! I am gett ing so clumsy in my old age.”Every one had a good laugh, and soon we were all telli ng stories of our most embarrass ing mome nts. It came aroundto Frank who sat quietly liste ning to the others. Some one said,“ Come on, Franmost embarrass ing mome nt.”Frank laughed and bega n to tell

54、us of his childhood.I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fishermaand he loved the sea. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a livi ng on the sea. He worked hard and would stay outun til he caught eno ugh to feed the family. Not just eno ugh for our family, but also for hisMom and Dad and the

55、other kids that were still at home.”He looked at us and said, I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was strongfrom pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean. He would wearhis old canvas, foul-weather coat and his b

56、ibbed overalls. His rain hat would be pulled dow n over his brow. No matter howmuch my mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish. ”Frank s voice dropped a bit.“ When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had this old truckthat he used in his fishi ng bus in ess.

57、 That truck was older tha n he was. It would wheeze and rattle dow nthe road. You could hear it coming for blocks. As he would drive toward the school, I would shrink（ 畏缩）dow n into the seathop ing to disappear. Half the time, he would slam to a stop and the old truck would belch（喷出） a cloud of smok

58、e. He wouldpull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watch ing. Then he would lea n over andgive me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old,and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye

59、! ” 12 He paused and the n went on,I remember the day I decided I was tocaoJdodbye kiss. When wegot to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lea n toward me, but I put myhand up and said, “ No,Dad. It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had

60、 thissurprised look on hi s face. I said,“ Dad, I m too old for a goodbye kiss. I m too old for any kin（My Dad looked at me for the Ion gest time, and his eyes started to tear up. Then he turned and looked out thewindshield.“ You re right, ” he said. “ You are a big boy.a man. I won t kiss youanymFrank