高三英语上学期第四次联考试题.docx

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高三英语上学期第四次联考试题

2019-2020年高三英语上学期第四次联考试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节

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.WhatdidthewomandoduringtheSpringFestival?

A.Shesawherfriendsathome.B.Shevisitedheruncle.C.Shevisitedherteachers.

2.Whatdoesthemanimply?

A.Thechairsdidn’tneedtobepainted.

B.Hedoesn’tlikethecolorofthechairs.

C.Theparkshouldhavewarnedpeopleaboutthepaint.

3.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthespeakers?

A.Theycan’tseethestarsclearly.

B.They’renotinthecitytonight.

C.They’relookingatthestarsfromthecity.

4.WhereisCitibank?

A.OnthestreetinlinewithBroadway.B.OnthestreetnexttoBroadway.C.OnFoxStreet.

5.Whydoesthewomanthinkthatherapartmentisbeautiful?

A.Thereisaparkingareadownstairs.

B.Herapartmentis

bigandgreat.

C.Shecanseetheparkdownstairs.

第二节

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，各个小题将给出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.WhichofthefollowingisnotaBritishmagazine?

A.Reader’sDigest.B.PrivateEye.C.Spectator.

7.WhatdoweknowaboutBritishmagazines?

A.Theyareallpublishedweekly.

B.There’sagreatvarietyofthem.

C.Noteveryprofessionhasitsownjournal.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Howoldmightthemanbe?

A.72.B.75.C.78.

9.Whydidthewomancometotheneighborhood?

A.Tolookforhernewoffice.B.Tomeetherclient.C.Tomeetheroldneighbor.

10.Whereisthenewofficecomplex?

A.Nexttoabaker’sshop.B.Behindabaker’sshop.C.Nex

ttoaflowershop.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whendidthemanbegintolineupthismorning？

A.At8:

15.B.At8:

45.C.At1:

30.

12.Whatdoesheexpecttosee?

A.Amovie.B.Atennismatch.C.Aplay.

13.Whatisthewoman’sprobablejob?

A.Areporter.B.Atennisplayer.C.Anactress.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Motherandson.C.Schoolmates.

15.HowdidDavidplantofinishhisproject?

A.Byreferringtoasmanybooksaspossible.

B.Byco-workingwiththewoman.

C.Bycopyingpartofabook.

16.Whatdoesthewomanthinkismostimportant?

A.Davidshouldhandinhisprojectintime.

B.Davidshoulddohisownproject.

C.Thereshouldbebrilliantchartsintheproject.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whenshouldyouarriveifyouareinvitedtoafriend’shouseat5:

00p.m.?

A.5:

08.B.4:

50.C.5:

50.

18.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

A.Whentoarriveatyourfriend’shouse.B.Howtogreetpeople.C.Howtobeagoodvisitor.

19.Whatdoesgivingalittlegifttothehostmean?

A.You’rewillingtospendmoney.B.Youwanttobeinvitedagain.C.You’reexcitedtobehisguest.

20.WhatdoesthespeakerthinkofthewaysheaddressedPaul’sparents?

A.Shecouldhavebeenmorepolite.

B.Shethinksitwashighlyproper.

C.Shethinksshewasveryrudethattime.

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。

Oneofmyneighborsusedtohaveabeautifultreeinherfrontyard.Herdadhadplanteditforherwhenitwasnothingmorethanatwig（树枝）andseveralyearslateritstartedtoshoottowardstheskywithamazingspeed.Soonitblessedherwithcoolingshadeinthesummerandglorious,goldenleavesinthefall.

Whenthetwo-daysnowstormstruckourtown,heavysnowfellonthetree’sbranchesthatwerestillfullofleaves.Theweightsplitthatlovelytreedownthemiddle.Itwassosadseeinghalfofitlayingonthegroundafterthestorm.WhenItalkedtomyneighborlater,

shesaidthatthedamagehadbeentoomuchandthattheentiretreewouldhavetobecutdown.Thankfullyshehadsavedafewsaplings（树苗）fromitthatshehopedtoreplantinthefuture.

Still,itwasashocktodrivebyherhousetheotherdayandseenothingbutastumpinherfrontyard.Imissedthattree.Imisseditsbeauty,itsleavesshinningintheafternoonsun.Imissedseeingitslimbsreachtowardstheheavens.Ithoughtthatthestumpwouldbeasadreminderofitslossforalongtimetocome.Mywonderfulneighbor,though,hadanotherplan.WhenIdrovebyherhometodayIsawatinybirdfeedersittingonthatstumpandacolorfulsongbirdhavingitsdinner.Itwassuchanaffirmationoflife.Itwassuchajoytosee.Icouldfeelmyheartsmile.

Lifebyitsverynatureisamixedbag.Ithandsusbeautyandtragedy,loveandloss,pleasureandpain.Whatwedowithit,however,isuptous.Wecanletitsplitusintwo,orwecanuseevenitshardesttimestomakeoursoulsstrongerandourheartsmoreloving.Wecanspenditcomplainingorwecanuseittohelpothers.

21．Weknowfromthefirstparagraphthat_____．

A.thetreegrewveryslowly.B.thetreewassostrongthatitcouldbearanyweight.

C.thetreeshoweditsbeautyandbenefits.D.theauthor’sneighborwasgoodatplantingtrees.

22．Theauthor’sneighborleftastumpinherfront

yardtouseitas_____.

A.agoodreminder.

B.aplacetofeedbirds.

C.aseatafterdinner.

D.abeautifulsculpture.

23．Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoshowinthepassage?

A.Lifeisdeterminedbyourattitudetowardsit.B.Lifeconsistsofpainandsuffering.

C.Lifehasbeautyandtragedy.D.Lifeshouldbepleasantratherthanpainful.

B

Itmayhelpyoutoknowthatthereisnosuchthingasaperfectspeech.Atsomepointineveryspeech,everyspeakersayssomethingthatisnotunderstoodexactlyashehasplanned.Fortunately,suchmomentsareusuallynotobvioustothelisteners.Why?

Becausethelistenersdonotknowwhatthespeakerplanstosay.Theyhearonlywhatthespeakerdoessay.Ifyouloseyourplaceforamoment,wronglychangetheorderofacoupleofsentences,orforgettopauseatacertainpoint,noonewillbeanythewiser.Whensuchmomentsoccur,don’tworryaboutthem.Justcontinueasifnothinghappened. 

　　Evenifyoudomakeanobviousmistakeduringaspeech,thatdoesn’treallymatter.IfyouhaveeverlistenedtoMartinLutherKing’sfamousspeech—"IHaveaDream",youmaynoticethathestumbles（结巴）overhiswordstwiceduringthespeech.Mostlikely,however,youdon’tremember.Why?

Becauseyouwerefixingyourattentiononhismessageratherthano

nhiswayofspeech-making.

　　Peoplecarealotaboutmakingamistakeinaspeechbecausetheyregardspeech-makingasakindofperformanceratherthanasanactofcommunication.Theyfeelthelistenersarelikejudgesinanice-skatingcompetition.But,infact,thelistenersarenotlookingforaperfectperformance.Theyarelookingforawell-thought-outspeechthat

expressesthespeaker’sideasclearlyanddirectly.Sometimesamistakeortwocanactuallyincreaseaspeaker’sattractivenessbymakinghimmorehuman.

24．Theunderlinedpartinthefirstparagraphmeansthatnoonewill　　　　. 

A.besmarterthanyou

B.knowwhatyouaretalkingabout

C.dobetterthanyou

D.noticeyourm

istakes

25．Youdon’trememberobviousmistakesinaspeechbecause　　　　. 

A.youfindthewayofspeech-makingmoreimportant

B.youdon’tfullyunderstandthespeech

C.youdon’tknowwhatthespeakerplanstosay

D.yourattentionison

thecontent

26．Fromthelasttwoparagraphs,theauthormeansthat　　　　. 

A.givingaspeechislikegivingaperformance

B.thelistenersshouldpaymoreattentiontohowaspeechismade

C.oneortwomistakesinaspeechmaynotbebad

D.themoremistakesaspeakermakes,themoreattractivehewillbe

27．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoBeaPerfectSpeaker

B.Don’tExpectaPerfectSpeech

C.Don’tExpectMistakesinaSpeech

D.HowtoMakeaPerfectSpeech

C

Youhearthesamecomplaintallthetime:

“Mymemoryisterrible．”Isitallinthemind,ordorealchangestakeplaceinthebrainwiththepassingoftime?

Theansweristhatthebrain’scells,theneurons,declineanddiewithage.However,accordingtoProfessorArthurShimamuraoftheUniversityofCalifornia,peoplevarygreatlyinhowtheychangementallywithage,aswellashowmuchtheirmentalabilitydeclines．

Therearethreemainwaysinwhichmentalfunctionchanges．Thefirstconcernsspeed,suchashowquicklyyoucanreacttofast-movingincidentsontheroad.Driversintheirlateteenreactquicklybutoftendrivetoofast,whiletheover-60’saremorecarefulbutreactmoreslowly．Thistypeofmentalslowingresultsfromareductionintheefficiencywithwhichthebrain’sneuronswork．

Thefactthatadultsfindithardertolearnmusicalinstrumentthanchildrenpointstoasecondtypeofmentaldecline,thelossoflearningabilitywithage．Thepartofthebrainwhichisknowntocontrolnewlearningisparticularlysensitivetotheeffectsofaging．Themeanswehavetodependmoreondiariesandothermentalaidsaswegetolder,takelongertolearnanewlanguageandareslowertomasternewthingsatwork．

“Workingmemory”isthethirdbrainfunctionthatissensitivetotheeffectsofaging.Absent-mindednessoccursatallagesbecauseofimperfectionsintheworkingmemorysystem．Forexample,youmaycontinuallyloseyourglasses,orfindyourselfwalkingintoaroomofyourhouseonlytofindthatyoucannotrememberwhatyoucamefor．Suchabsent-mindednessalsooccursmoreoftenaswegetolder．

However,evidencealsoshowsthattheprinciple“useitorloseit”appliestotheagingbrain．ProfessorShimamurastudiedagroupofuniversityprofessorswhowerestillmentallyactive,andcomparedtheirperformanceonneuropsychologicaltestswiththatofothersoftheiragegroup,aswellaswithyoungerpeople.Hefoundthatonseveraltestsofmemory,themen