重庆一中高级高三上期第四次月考英语2.docx

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重庆一中高级高三上期第四次月考英语2

重庆一中高2014级高三上期第四次月考（英语）2_201412

高考英语

2014-12-182211

49.A.stories                  B.pictures             C.plays                    D.photos

50.A.real                      B.original              C.valuable               D.fake

51.A.requirements        B.collections         C.consequences      D.playwrights

52.A.owners                B.painters             C.writers                 D.readers

53.A.causes                 B.problems           C.questions             D.orders

54.A.takeout               B.comeout           C.putout                 D.bringout

55.A.surprise                B.problem            C.secret                  D.mystery

三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

Ks5u

A

Dodogsunderstandus?

Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.

AbordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objects,sayresearchersinGermany.Thedogalsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchild.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodasthoseofaparrotorchimpanzee.

Inoneexperiment,theresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20groupsof2014objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.Infourtests,Ricogot37outof40commandsright.Asthedogcouldn’tseeanyonetogetclues,thescientistsbelieveRicomustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.

Inanotherexperiment,thescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobject,usingawordthedoghadneverheardbefore.

Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutof2014tests,suggestingthatthedoghadworkedouttheanswerbyprocessofelimination.Amonthlater,Ricorememberedhalfofthenewnames,whichisevenmoreimpressive.

Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.Foronething,Ricoisabordercollie,abreed（品种）knownforitsmentalabilities.Inaddition,the9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageofninemonths.

It’shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydo,theycan’ttalkback.Still,itwouldn’thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabig,wetkissinreturn!

56.Fromparagraph2weknowthat     .

 A.animalsareascleverashumanbeings

 B.dogsaresmarterthanparrotsandchimpanzees

 C.chimpanzeeshaveverygoodword-learningskills

 D.dogshavesimilarlearningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren

57.Bothexperimentsshowthat       .

 A.Ricoissmartenoughtogetallcommandsright

 B.Ricocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoys

 C.Ricohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematics

 D.Ricowon’tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingthem

58.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

 A.Thepurposeoftheexperimentsistoshowthebordercollie’smentalabilities.

 B.Ricohasabettermemorypartlybecauseofitsproperearlytraining.

 C.Thebordercollieisworld-famousforrecognizingobjects.

 D.Ricoisborntounderstanditsowner’scommands.

59.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

 A.Totrainyourdog.

B.Totalktoyourdog.

 C.Tobefriendlytoyourdog.

D.Tobecarefulwithyourdog.

B

WELCOMETOYOURFREEISHMEMBERSHIP

YourMembership

InternationalStudentsHouseisaunique,culturalandrecreationalcenterprovidingawideprogrammeofeventsforstudents32014daysayear.

Locatedinafashionableandsafeneighbourhood,closetoRegent’sPark,ISHisacentralplacetomeetstudentsfromBritainandaroundtheworld.

ISHprovidesallitsmemberswiththeopportunitytoenjoyawidevarietyofsportsandhobbiesinafriendlyandfunenvironment.Manyoftheactivitiesarefreeofchargeaspartofmembership,whilesomechargeasmallfee.

Membershipisopentoallfull-timestudents,professionaltraineesandstudentnurses.

LEARN

LectureSeries

ISHorganizesanumberoflively,topicallecturesofpoliticalandcontemporary（当代的）interestbyfamousspeakers.

LanguageClasses

AvarietyofweeklylanguageclasseswhichinthepasthaveincludedEnglish,SpanishJapaneseandItalian.

ISHtriestoofferasmanydevelopmentandeducationalprogrammesaspossibleforitsmembers.Lookoutforadditionalworkshopsandleadershipprogrammes.E-maillearn@ish.org.uk.

CREATE

SundayCinema

FilmsareshowneverySundayeveningat1930includingrecentblockbusters,themenightsandclassics.

Classes

ShowyourtalentsorlearnfromthebeginningwithourvariousclassesandworkshopswhichincludeLifeDrawing,Photography,andDrama.

ThroughouttheyearISHholdsnumerousexhibitions,recitals（公演）andperformancesputonbythestudents.Togetmoreinformation,e-mail.

TRAVEL

TravelClub

TheTravelClubrunsacomprehensivescheduleofdayandweekendtripstoBritishandEuropeandestinations.StudentsgetthechancetoexplorenewpartsoftheUKandmeetpeoplefromallovertheworld.Sightseeing,canoeing,hiking,eatingout,socializingandmeetinglocalpeoplearewhatyoucanexpecttoexperienceduringthetrips.E-mailtravel@ish.org.uk.

ACTIVE

Classes

TryoutourMartialArtsandFitnessClasseseveryweeknightincludingKickBoxing,TaiChi,KungFuandShaolinaswellasYoga,andAerobicsclasses.Allourclassesarerunbyqualifiedandprofessionalinstructors.

Sports

Joininourrecreationalandteamsportssuchasfootball,volleyball,running,tabletennis,andchess.

ISHDangerousSportsClub

Wealsoorganizesuchactivitiesasgo-karting,painballingandadventureweekends.E-mailactive@ish.org.uk.

60.IfyouareamemberofISH,youcandoallthefollowingexcept     .

 A.travelingtosomeEuropeancountries

 B.attendingallkindsofinterestinglectures

 C.attendingFrenchclasses

 D.meetingstudentsfromallaroundtheworld

61.IfyouwanttoseeapaintingexhibitionheldbyISH,         .

 A.youmustpayasmallamountofmoney

 B.youcangetsomeinformationthroughane-mail

 C.youcangetaticketfreeofcharge

 D.youcane-mail

62.Ifyouwanttolearntotakephotos,whichofthefollowinge-mailaddressesisusefultoyou?

 A.learn@ish.org.uk.

B..

 C.active@ish.org.uk.

D..

63.Ifyoulikesomeadventureonweekends,you’dbetter      .

 A.joinISHDangerousSportsClub

B.jointheTravelClub

 C.gotoSundayCinema

D.takesomeFitnessClasses

C

Weallhatespeedcameras,don’twe?

They’renottheretoslowdriversdownandlowertheroadaccidents;theyjustmakemoneyforthegovernment.Theytrickus,costuscoldhardcash,disturbusfromdrivingproperlyandareunfair.

Well,here’sasurprisingthingwhatiftherewerefactsthattheboringcamerasactuallysavedlives?

It’saconclusiondifficulttoignorewhenyoulookatwhat’shappeninginFrance,acountrywithahistoricallypoorrecordofroadsafety.

Therewere16,617roaddeathsin1995inFranceforexample,butthatdroppedto8412by2002followingrulessuchascompulsoryseatbeltwearingin1998andaloweringofthebloodalcohollimitto0.05in2001.

Lastyear,theroaddeathsdroppedbelow5,000forthefirsttime,or4.9percentlessthan2006.Comparingroaddeathstopopulationin2014,that’sabout817permillionpeoplecomparedwithAustralia’s806.

Andguesswhat?

LastyearthenumberofspeedcamerasonFrenchroadsreached1,000andthegovernmentplanstodoublethatwithinthenextthreeyears.

Okay,youknowtheargumentsregardingincreasedtrafficsafetyandcameras-for-income,butitseemsinFrancethere’sbeenamajorculturalchangebroughtonbyradarsandotherlaws.Athree-hour,wine-soakedlunchwithaquickrushbacktotheofficeisnolongeron.

Travellingonthehighways,itisraretoseeanyonebreakingthe130km/hspeedlimitwhenoncefewtraveledbelowit.Thespeedcamerasareclearlysignedsodriversknowwhentheyarecoming.There’sevenanofficialwebsitelistingfixedandmobilecameralocationsanditisupdatedregularly.

Maybeitisbecauseofsuchtransparencybygovernment,ratherthantheconcealmenttoooftenusedbyauthoritiesinmanyothercountriesthatmoreFrenchcanenjoylajoidevivrethankstospeedcameras.

64.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat          .

 A.Francehasaverypoorrecordofroadsafety

 B.we’dbetterignoretheevidencethatspeedcamerassavelives

 C.FrancehadlessroaddeathsthanAustraliain2014

 D.Franceissuccessfulincontrollingroadaccidents

65.WhichseemsmoreeffectiveinloweringroaddeathsinFranceaccordingtothispassage?

 A.Compulsoryseatbelt.

B.Loweringbloodalcohollimit.

 C.Placingmorespeedcameras.

D.Eatinginashortertime

66.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“concealment”inthelastparagraphmean?

 A.Secrecy

B.Openness.

C.Strictness.

D.Harmony.

D

Timeandtimeagain,onemaybewarned,“Yournamewillbemud.”Manyhaveusedthisexpression_rinthemistakenbeliefthatithassomethingtodowiththekindofdirtfoundinthestreetsoronuncleanriverbottoms.Buttheexpression_rcomesfromthenameofDoctorSamuelAlexanderMudd,aphysicianwhofixedthebrokenlegofJohnWilkesBooth,themanwhokilledPresidentAbrahamLincoln.DoctorMuddtreatedBooth’sinjuredlegwithoutknowingwhohewas.

AsmallgrouphelpedBoothtoplanLincoln’smurder.Theywereallcaughtandsentencedtodeathorprisonterms.DoctorMuddhadnothingtodowithLincoln’smurderorwithanyofthemenwhohadplannedit.

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