套卷宁夏银川2015届高三上学期第四次月考英语试题

宁夏银川2015届高三上学期第四次月考英语试题本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。第I卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatseasonisitnow?A.Summer.B.Autumn.C.Winter.2.Whatisthecallingnumber?A.416-790-1256.B.416-709-1256.C.461-790-1256.3.Whereisthepostoffice?A.OntheFourthAvenue.B.OntheFifthAvenue.C.OntheSixthAvenue.4.Howwillthemangotoworkprobably?A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Onfoot.5.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Friends.B.Colleagues.C.Couple.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.Whatcanwelearn?A.Thewomanmustgotothebank.B.ThewomanhasneverusedanATMbefore.C.ThewomanthinksithardtouseanATM.7.WhichisthefirststeptouseanATM?A.Putthecardintothemachine.B.TypeinthePIN.C.Clickononeofthechoicetheygive.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whenwillthemancheckout?A.Inabouthalfanhour.B.Inabout13minutes.C.Atnine.9.WhichisNOTrightaccordingtothespeakers?A.Itismorning.B.TheyareinNewYork.C.Theclockjuststruckone.10.Whatcanbeusedasdepositforhisluggage?A.MasterCard.B.VISA.C.EitherMasterCardorVISA.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Wherearethespeakersprobably?A.Inanoffice.B.Ontheroad.C.Inabookingoffice.12.What’swrongwiththewoman?A.Shemadeawrongturn.B.Sheoversped.C.Sheranaredlight.13.Whatcanweknow?A.Thewomanknowslittletrafficknowledge.B.Thewomanspedupontheredlight.C.Thewomanwillgetaticket.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.HowisToddrecently?A.Everythingisgood.B.Perfect.C.Couldn’tbebetter.15.Whatwilltheydothisweekend?A.Gotothecinema.B.Gotothetheatre.C.Gototheclub.16.Whenwilltheymeet?A.Atseveno’clockonSaturday.B.Atseveno’clockonFriday.C.Atfiveo’clockonFriday.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WheredoesAlexLinfirstknowe-waste?A.Throughthenewspaper.B.ThroughtheInternet.C.Throughthemagazine.18.WhatcanweknowaboutthecharitygroupWIN?A.It’ssetupbyAlexLin.B.WINsendspeoplethemessageaboute-waste.C.WINrecyclesandreusesthee-waste.19.HowmanyfixedputersaregiventostudentsinAlex’stown?A.Over300.B.Over200.C.About150.20.Whoaretheputersdonatedto?A.PoorcountriesinAsia.B.PoorfamiliesinAmerica.C.PoorcountriesinAfrica.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHere’sanunusualstoryadiamondringwasrecentlyfoundinanegg.Themagician,LiuQian,discovereditinfrontofanaudienceofmillionsatCCTV’sSpringFestivalGala.Liu’smagictrickshavemadethecenturies–oldartofmagicfashionableonceagain,andmadehimthehottestmagicianinChina.

AsaseasonedmagicianfromTaiwan,Liuispopularworldwideforhismagicshows.CountrieshehasperformedinincludetheUnitedStates,Japan,SouthKoreaandtheUK.Witnessingsomethingimpossiblehappenrightbeforeyoureyesistherootofpeople’sloveformagic.

Liuisknownforhisinteractionwithhisaudiences.Hehasauniqueunderstandingofshowmanship(演出技巧)。“It’sactuallythinkingratherthanone’smanipulation(处理)skillsthatismoreimportanttoachievingasuccessfulmagicshow.Wethinkcarefullyabouthowtodesigntheshowscreatively,tomakethemappearmoreinteresting,”Liusaid.

LiuQian’ssuccessdatedbacktohischildhood.Bornin1976inTaiwan,hefoundhimselfattractedtoamagictoyinashopwhenhewassevenyearsold.Attheageof12,hewonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContest,whichwasjudgedbythegreatAmericanmagician,DavidCopperfield.

Yet,Liuneverplannedonbeingaprofessionalmagician.HestudiedJapaneseliteratureatuniversityandonlyhopedtobeanamateurmagicianinhissparetime.However,hisfailuretofindaproperjobaftergraduationpushedhimtowardsmagicasacareer.

Torefinehisperformingskills,hehasperformedonstreets,roadsandfields,forpassersby,policemenandfarmers.

“Streetshowsarethebiggestchallengeforusmagicians.Wehavetodealwithunexpectedsituationsandtoughcrowds,”Liusaid.21.Thestoryisabout________.

A.whypeoplelovemagic

B.howLiuQianbecameChina’shottestmagician

C.howfashionablemagicis

D.whatmagictricksare

22.Peoplelovetowatchmagicbecause________.

A.theylovewatchingmagiciansmaketheimpossiblehappen

B.itarousestheircuriosity

C.theycan’tfigureoutthesecretofmagic

D.itisacenturies–oldart

23.WhichofthefollowingisthekeyreasonthatLiuQiandecidedtomakemagichiscareer?

A.Hewasinterestedinmagicwhenhewaslittle.

B.HehadwonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContest.

C.Hecouldn’tfindanacceptablejobaftergraduation.

D.Hebecameanamateurmagicianinhissparetime.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“seasoned”inParagraph2mean?

A.experienced

B.freshman

C.amateur

D.unskillful

25.Fromthestoryweknowthat______.A.LiuQianpetedinmanymagicpetitions.B.LiuQianofteninvitesaudiencestobeinhismagicshow.C.LiuQiandoesstreetshowtomakemoney.D.LiuQianperformsonthestreetsinordertoincreasehisfame.BCandogsandcatsliveinperfectharmonyinthesamehome?Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutadoptingadogasafriendfortheircatsareworriedthattheywillfight.Arecentresearchhasfoundanewrecipeofsuccess.Accordingtothestudy,ifthecatisadoptedbeforethedog,andiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyoung(lessthan6monthsforcats,ayearfordogs),itishighlyprobablethatthetwopetswillgetalongswimmingly.Two-thirdsofthehomesinterviewedreportedapositiverelationshipbetweentheircatanddog.

However,itwasn'tallsweetnessandlight.Therewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin25%ofthehomes,whileaggressionandfightingwereobservedin10%ofthehomes.Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodysignalswerejustopposite.Forexample,whenacatturnsitsheadawayitsignalsaggression,whileadogdoingthesamesignalssubmission.

Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefully,researchersobservedasurprisingbehavior.Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother'slanguage.Itisasurprisethatcatscanlearnhowtotalk‘dog’anddogscanlearnhowtotalk‘Cat’.

What'sinterestingisthatbothcatsanddogshaveappearedtodeveloptheirintelligence.Theycanlearnhowtoreadeachother'sbodysignals,suggestingthatthetwomayhavemoreinmonthanwepreviouslysuspected.Oncefamiliarwitheachother'spresenceandbodylanguage,catsanddogscanplaytogether,greeteachothernosetonose,andenjoysleepingtogetheronthesofa.Theycaneasilysharethesamewaterbowlandinsomecasesgroom(梳理)eachother.

Thesignificanceoftheresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyondpets─topeoplewhodon'tgetalong,includingneighbors,colleaguesatwork,andevenworldsuperpowers.Ifcatsanddogscanlearntogetalong,surelypeoplehaveagoodchance.

26.Somecatsanddogsmayfightwhen________.

A.theymisunderstoodeachother'ssignals

B.theylookawayfromeachother

C.theyarecoldtoeachother

D.theyareintroducedatanearlyage

27.Whatisfoundsurprisingaboutcatsanddogs?

A.Theyeatandsleepeachother.

B.Theylearntospeakeachother'slanguage.

C.Theyobserveeachother'sbehaviors.

D.Theyknowsomethingfromeachother'svoices.

28.ItissuggestedinParagraph4thatcatsanddogs________.

A.havemoninterests

B.haveamonbodylanguage

C.arelessdifferentthanwasthought

D.arelessintelligentthanwasexpected

29.Whatcanwehumanbeingslearnfromcatsanddogs?

A.Weshouldliveinpeacewithanimals.

B.Weshouldknowmoreaboutanimals.

C.Weshouldlearntoliveinharmony.

D.Weshouldlearnmorebodylanguages.CViolinprodigies(神童),Ilearned,haveeindistinctwavesfromdistinctregions.Mostofthegreatperformersofthelate19thandearly20thcenturieswerebornandbroughtupinRussiaandEasternEurope.IaskedIsaacStern,oneoftheworld’sgreatestvioliniststhereasonforthisphenomenon.“Itisveryclear,”hetoldme.“TheywereallJewsandJewsatthetimewereseverelyoppressedandill-treatedinthatpartoftheworld.Theywerenotallowedintotheprofessionalfields,buttheywereallowedtoachieveexcellenceonaconcertstage.”Asaresult,everyJewishparent’sdreamwastohaveachildinthemusicschoolbecauseitwasapassporttotheWest.Anotherelementintheemergenceofprodigies,Ifound,isasocietythatvaluesexcellenceinacertainfieldtonurture(培育)talent.Nowadays,themostnurturingsocietiesseemtobeintheFarEast.“InJapan,amostpetitivesociety,withstrongerdisciplinethanours,”saysIsaacStern,childrenarereadytotesttheirlimitseverydayinmanyfields,includingmusic.WhenWesternmusiccametoJapanafterWorldWarII,thatmusicnotonlybecamepartoftheirdailylives,butitbecameadisciplineaswell.TheKoreansandChineseasweknowarejustashighlymotivatedastheJapanese.That’sagoodthing,becauseevenprodigiesmustworkhard.Nexttohardwork,biologicalinheritance（遗传）playsanimportantroleinthemakingofaprodigy.J.S.Bach,forexample,wasthetopofseveralgenerationsofmusicians,andfourofhissonshadsignificantcareersinmusic.30.JewishparentsinEasternEuropelongedfortheirchildrentoattendmusicschoolbecause________.A.itwouldenablethefamilytogetbettertreatmentintheirowncountryB.JewishchildrenarebornwithexcellentmusicaltalentC.theywantedtheirchildrentoenterintotheprofessionalfieldD.itwouldallowthemaccesstoabetterlifeintheWest31.Whichofthefollowingcontributestotheemergenceofmusicalprodigiesaccordingtothepassage?A.extensiveknowledgeofmusic.B.anaturalgift.C.veryearlytraining.D.aprejudice-freesociety.32.Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestsummarizesthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheMakingofMusicProdigiesB.TrainingofMusiciansintheWorldC.MusicandSocietyD.JewishContributiontoMusicDWanted,SomeoneforaKiss

We’relookingforproducerstojoinusinthesecondofLondon100FM.You’llworkonthestation’smusicprogrammes.Musicproductionexperienceinradioisnecessary,alongwithrichknowledgeofmoderndancemusic.Pleaseapply(申请)inwritingtoProducerVacancies,Kiss100.

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WorkingdaysEverySaturdayfromNovember24toDecember15andeverydayfromDecember17toDecember24exceptSunday,1030—1600

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AccountantsAssistant

WhenyoujointhetheminourRevenueAdministrationUnit,youwillbeprovidingassistancewithinallpartsoftheRevenueDivision,dealingwithpostandothergeneralduties.IfyouareeducatedtoGCSEgradeClevelwewouldliketotalktoyou.Thispositionisequallysuitableforaschoolleaverofforsomebodywhohasofficeexperience.

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SoftwareTrainer

Ifyouareaged24-45andhaveexperienceinteachingandtraining,youcouldbethepersonwearelookingfor.Youshouldbegoodattheputerandhavesomeexperienceinprogrammewriting.Youwillbeallowedtomakeourdecision,andtodesigncoursesaswellaspresentthem.Payupwardsof￡15,000fortherightperson.PleaseapplybysendingyourCV(简历)toMrsR.Oglivie,PalmlaceLimited.

33.Whoshouldyougetintouchwithifyouhopetoworkinaradiostation?

A.TheEnterpriseShoppingCentre

B.MrsR.Oglivie,PalmlaceLimited.

C.ProducerVacancies,Kiss100.

D.WealdenDistrictCouncil.

34.WelearnfromtheadsthattheEnterpriseShoppingCentreneedsapersonwho__________________.

A.isagedbetween24and40

B.maydosometrainingwork

C.

canworkforaboutamonth

D.shoulddealwithgeneralduties

35.Whichpositionisopentorecentschoolgraduates?

A.Producer,LondonKiss.

B.FatherChristmas.

C.SoftwareTrainer

D.AccountantsAssistant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。__36__Outdooractivitiesforkidsarefunandalearningexperienceforthemaswellastheirparents.Kidsarelikepotsofwetclay,whateveryouteachthemtheywilllearnveryquickly.Soinsteadofgivingthemexpensivevideogames,whynotteachthemandtakepartwiththeminsomeoutdooractivitiesforkids.__37__It'sinthisagethatyoushouldintroducesomefuncreativeactivitiesthathelptheminthelongrun.EveryfourthkidinAmericasuffersfromobesity,beingobeseinvitesalotofhealthproblems.Outdooractivitiesforkidsprovetobeafunandsplendidexercisethatkidswouldlove.__38__Inancienttimeskidsusedtoplayoutsideandehomeonlyatnightslikecats.Togetridofthedullness，theyplayedeverygametheyeversaworheard.Thesegameswerebeneficialfortheirmindandbodyastheyimprovedtheircreativityandgavethemahealthyworkout.WaterBalloonsisoneofthebestoutdoorgamesforchildrentoplay.Toplaythisgameyouneedalotofballoons,twotubsandthreeorfourwaterguns.Dividethekidsintwoequalgroupsandfilltheballoonsinwater.__39__Youhavetothrowitatyourteammemberandhe/shehastocatchitandplaceitinatub.Packyourbagsandheadtothewoods,campingcanbeagreatwaytospendsomequalitytimewithfamilyandalsoseekidslearnalotofimportantthings.__40__Theygettolearnmanythingsandalsoseethebeautyofnatureclosely.A．Outdooractivitiesforkids.B．Don'tgettoofarfromyoursight.C．Youcanplaypassingtheballoonswithyourteammember.D．Sunnydaysareperfectforsomeoutdooractivitiesforkids.E．Teachthemhowtoorganizeatent,laybedsandcarrywood.F．Campingisagetawaychanceforyourkidsfromtheirnormallife.G．Childrenintheirgrowingstagehaveverysharpandfocusedminds.第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)AsChina’seconomygrowsrapidlyandmorepeoplechoosetoraiseonechild,itisvery__41__foryoungmenoryoungwomentocarefortheaging（年纪大的）__42__.Youngpeoplealwaysplainthatthey__43__toomuchpressurewithcaringforthe__44__.Howtheagingpeoplecanbecaredwellisa__45__topicinrecentyears.Inmyopinion,we,ourgovernmentandoursocietycando__46__asfollowsFirstly,ourgovernmentshouldadoptmore__47__measurestomaketheeldershaveenoughpensions（养老金）.Thentheelderswill__48__thattheycansupportthemselvesandneedn’t__49__theirlivingexpenses.Secondly,Ithinkthateveryyoungpeopleshouldtake__50__tocarefortheiroldparents.Youngparentshavetakengreateffortstobringyou__51__.Sowhentheygetold,youshouldletyourparentsknow__52__youcareaboutthemandyoucandosomethingforthem.Themostimportantisnottomakeyourparentsfeel__53__.Thirdly,thewholesocietyshouldbe__54__elders’activities.Thesocietyshouldprovidenecessary__55__fortheelderstotakepartinactivities.__56__theactivities,theycanenjoythehappytimewiththeirfriendsandotherelders.Inconclusion,Iwantto__57__thateldersareveryimportanttooursociety.Theyhavedone__58__contributionstooursociety.Whentheygrowold,they__59__morerespectfromus,especiallyyouth.Let’s__60__moreattentiontoelders’life.41.A.difficultB.urgentC.importantD.easy42.A.grandchildrenB.grandparentsC.children

D.parents43.A.putB.faceC.produceD.create44.A.youngstersB.childrenC.babiesD.elders45.A.hotB.warmC.coolD.nice46.A.simply

B.hardly

C.pletely

D.smoothly47.A.accurate

B.immediate

C.direct

D.effective48.A.hopeB.feel

C.fearD.doubt49.A.thinkabout

B.worryabout

C.quarrelabout

D.talkaboutA.advantage

B.attempt

C.requirement

D.responsibility51.A.upB.outC.inD.down52.A.thatB.howC.whyD.when53.A.happyB.guilty

C.lonely

D.lovely54.A.inneedof

B.

inhonorof

C.infavorof

D.inmemoryof55.A.timeB.spaceC.planD.permit56.A.AfterB.ByC.ThroughD.Before57.A.noteB.expectC.reviewD.promise58.A.much

B.

negative

C.passive

D.considerable

59.A.deserveB.haveC.takeD.show60.A.attractB.payC.tryD.Seek第II卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。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或括号内单词的正确形式(不多于3个单词).Doyouliketravelling?Staying

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youaretravellingabroad,herearethetipsyouneedtomakeyourtripmuch

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(easy)Makesureyouhavegotsignedpassportandvisas.Also,beforeyougo,fillintheemergencyinformationpageofyourpassport!Maketwocopiesofyourpassportidentificationpage.Thiswillhelpalotifyourpassport

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(steal).Leaveonecopyathomewithfriendsorrelatives.Carrytheother

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youinaseparateplacefromyourpassport.ReadthePublicAnnouncementsorTravelWarningsforthecountriesyouplantovisit.Getyourselffamiliarwithlocallawsandcustomsofthecountriesto

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youaretravelling.Leaveacopyofyouritinerary(旅行日程)withfamilyorfriendsathomesothatyoucanbecontactedincaseofanemergency.Donotacceptpackagesfromstrangers.Donotcarrytoomuchmoneyor

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(necessary)creditcards.Ifwemakeenough

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goodtime!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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\），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；不按要求方式改的不给分！2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Walter’sgoalinlifewasbeeasuccessfullydoctor.Heknewhehadtofinishhighschoolfirst,soheputhisheartintohisstudy—inparticular,biology,chemistry,andmaths.Becauseheworkedhardatthesesubjects,Walterbecamegoodatit.However,Walterforgotthatheneededtomastersomeothersubjectsbesidethosehehadbeenchosen.Asaresult,WalterfailsbothEnglishandLatinintheendofthesecondschool