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山东省临沂市某中学届高三上学期第四次调研考试英语试题Word版含答案doc

2016届高三第四次调研考试

英语试卷

满分：

120分考试时间：

100分钟

命题人：

李莉胡秀英校对人：

李莉胡秀英

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分阅读理解（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。

A

Iwasinarushasalways,butthistimeitwasforanimportantdateIjustcouldn’tbelatefor!

Ifoundmyselfatacheckoutcounterbehindanelderlywomanseeminglyinnohurryasshepaidforhergroceries.APhDstudentwithnotalotofmoney,Ihadhurriedintothestoretopickupsomeflowers.Iwasinahugerush,thinkingofmyupcomingevening.Ididnotwanttobelateforthisdate.

WewereinBoston,aplacenotalwaysknownforsmallconversationbetweenstrangers.Thewomanstoppedunloadingherbasketandlookedupatme.Shesmiled.Itwasanicesmile—warmandreassuring—andIreturnedhergiftbysmilingback.

“Mustbeaspeciallady,whoeveritisthatwillbegettingthosebeautifulflowers,”shesaid.

“Yes,she’sspecial,”Isaid,andthentomyembarrassment,thewordskeptcomingout.“It’sonlyourseconddate,butsomehowIamjusthavingthefeelingshe’s‘theone’，”jokingly,Iadded,“TheonlyproblemisthatIcan’tfigureoutwhyshe’dwanttodateaguylikeme.”

“Well,Ithinkshe’sveryluckytohaveaboyfriendwhobringshersuchlovelyflowersandwhoisobviouslyinlovewithher,”thewomansaid.“Myhusbandusedtobringmeflowerseveryweek—evenwhentimesweretoughandwedidn’thavemuchmoney.Thosewereincredibledays;hewasveryromanticand—ofcourse—Imisshimsincehe’spassedaway.”

Ipaidformyflowersasshewasgatheringuphergroceries.TherewasnodoubtinmymindasIwalkeduptoher.Itouchedherontheshoulderandsaid“Youwereright,youknow.Theseflowersareindeedforaveryspeciallady.”Ihandedhertheflowersandthankedherforsuchaniceconversation.

IttookheramomenttorealizethatIwasgivinghertheflowersIhadjustpurchased.“Youhaveawonderfulevening,”Isaid.IleftherwithabigsmileandmyheartwarmedasIsawhersmellingthebeautifulflowers.

Irememberbeingslightlylateformydatethatnightandtellingmygirlfriendtheabovestory.Acoupleofyearslater,whenIfinallyworkedupthecouragetoaskhertomarryme,shetoldmethatthisstoryhadhelpedtosealitforher—thatwasthenightthatIwonherheart.

21.Whywasthewriterinahurrythatday?

A.Hewastomeethisgirlfriend.B.Hehadtogobacktoschoolsoon.

C.Hewasdelayedbyanelderlylady.D.Hehadtopickupsomegroceries.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“hergift”（Paragraph2）referto?

A.Herwords.B.Hersmile.C.Herflowers.D.Herpoliteness.

23.Whydidthewritergivehisflowerstotheelderlylady?

A.Shetoldhimanicestory.

B.Sheallowedhimtopayfirst.

C.Shegavehimencouragement.

D.Shelikedflowersverymuch.

24.Whatisthemessageconveyedinthestory?

A.FlowersareimportantforadateB.Smalltalkishelpful.

C.Loveandkindnessarerewarding.D.Elderlypeopledeserverespecting.

B

Ifyouwerewonderingwhethereverythingisalie,theansweris:

yes.Everythingisalie.HelloKittyisnotacat,whichisstrange,becauseshelookslikeacatandisnamedKitty.Butinfact,she’saBritishgirlcalledKittyWhite.Puzzled?

Weare,too.

ThemessagecomesfromSanrio,thecreatoroftheinternationaltoy.SanrioannouncedthisafteraprofessorfromtheUniversityofHawaii,ChristineYano,describedthecharacterasacatinareport.YanowasresponsibleforaHelloKittyshowinLosAngeles.

ProfessorYano,speakingtotheLAtimes,said:

“Sanrioemailedme,sayingthatHelloKittyisnotacat.She’sacartooncharacter.Sheisalittlegirl.Sheisafriend.Butsheisnotacat.Shewalksandsitslikeatwo-leggedperson.Shedoeshaveapetcatofherown,however,andit’scalledCharmmyKitty.”

AccordingtotheofficialHelloKittyhomepage,KittyWhitewasborninLondononNovember1,andis“acheerfulandhappylittlegirlwithaheartofgold.”Yanosays,“HelloKittycameoutinthe1970s,whentheJapaneseandJapanesewomenwereintoBritain.TheylovedthecultureofBritain.Itshowedanidealized（理想化的）childhood.Sothecharacterwascreatedexactlyforthetastesofthattime.”

Sincehercreationin1974,HelloKittyhasbecomeaglobalfigureworthabout$7billiontoSanrio.

It’snotthefirsttimetherehavebeendoubtsaboutwho,orwhatexactly,acartooncharacteris.Inthe1990stherewasdiscussionaboutGoofy.

ThoughwewereallinshockatthenewsthatKittyisnotacat,therewassomegoodnews,asitistruethatSnoopy,theworld’sfavoritedog,isthankfullyadog.

25.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Theauthorisencouragingreadersnottobelieveanything.

B.PeopleusuallythinkHelloKittyisacat.

C.ItisstrangethatalittlegirliscalledKitty.

D.ItispuzzlingwhyHelloKittyhasbecomepopular.

26.Theunderlinedword,“this”,inthesecondparagraphrefersto______.

A.thefactthatHelloKittyisalittlegirl

B.thereportthatprofessorYanomade

C.theHelloKittyshowinLosAngeles

D.theviewofSanriotowardHelloKitty

27.Accordingtothetext,KittyWhite_______.

A.wasborninLondoninthe1990s

B.isahappyandkind-heartedgirl

C.haslivedaroundmanyJapanesepeople

D.likesshowingthecultureofBritain

28.HowdoestheauthorfeeltowardthenewsthatHelloKittyisnotacat?

A.Delighted.B.ThrilledC.ThankfulD.Shocked

C

Whattodoonvacation

Asyouareheadingtocollege,thissummervacationcouldbeimportantinhelpingyoustandoutinanewenvironment.

Itcanbechallengingforstudentstosetthemselvesapartduringtheacademicyearsbecauseeverystudentattheirhighschoolhasthesameopportunitiestotakethesameclassesandparticipateinthesameclubsandactivities.Summerjumpsoutasagreatopportunityforastudenttodosomethingdifferentfromthepack.

Ifpossible,itisagoodideaforstudentstodeveloptheiracademicinterestsinacollegeenvironment.Spendingaweekortwooncampusandgoingintomoredepthintheareathey’regoingtostudywillbehelpfulfortheirfuturestudy.

Whatelsecanstudentsdobesidesthat?

1.Helpout.Summerisawonderfultimetobecomemoreengaged（投入的）inyourcommunitythroughserviceprojects.

2.Getajob.Paidworkexperienceisextremelywell-regardedbycollegesbecauseitneedsmaturity,responsibility,anddevotion.Don’tlookdownyournoseatentry-leveljobsinsupermarkets,restaurantsorretail（零售业）.Theyaregreattraininggrounds.

3.Trainforaleadershiprole.Leadershipisaskillyoucaneasilytakefromhighschooltocollege.Collegesarealwayslookingforstudentstotaketheroleswithinclubsandorganizationsthatareleftopenafterstudentsgraduate.

4.Getatasteoftherealworldwithaninternship（实习）.Internshipcanbeagreatwayforastudenttotestthewaters.Seeingwhatday-to-daylifeislikeinspecificcareerswilloftenbelife-changing.

5.Becreative—Startsomethingnew.Createabusinesswithafriendandmakesomemoney.

6.Ohyeah:

Havesomefuntoo!

29.Theunderlinedphrase“lookdownyournoseat”isclosestinmeaningto___________.

A.applyforB.expecttoomuchof

C.becomeinterestedinD.havealowopinionof

30.TheauthorrecommendsthatstudentsdothefollowingthingsduringtheirsummervacationsEXCEPT________________.

A.settingupabusinesswithfriends

B.spendingsometimeonacollegecampus

C.helpingtheirparentswithsomehousework

D.gettingapaidjobordoinganinternship

31.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthisarticle?

A.Toexplainwhichqualitiesmakestudentsstandoutinhighschools

B.Toadvisestudentstomakeuseoftheirsummervacationstoprepareforcollegelife

C.Totrytopersuadestudentsthattheirstudiesshouldnotbethemostimportantthingintheirlives.

D.Togivestudentstipsonhowtodeveloptheiracademicinterestsinacollegeenvironment

D

It’soneofourmainlybeliefsthatmiceareafraidofcats.Scientistshavelongknownthatevenifamousehasneverseenacatbefore,itisstillabletodetect（察觉）chemicalsignalsreleasedfromitandrunawayinfear.Thishasalwaysbeenthoughttobesomethingthatishard-wiredintoamouse’sbrain.

ButnowWendyIngram,agraduatestudentattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,haschallengedthiscommonsense.Shehasfoundawayto“cure”miceoftheirinbornfearofcats—byinfecting（感染）themwithaparasite（寄生虫），reportedthesciencejournalNature.

Theparasite,calledToxoplasmagondii,mightsoundunfamiliartoyou,buttheshockingfactisthatuptoone-thirdofpeoplearoundtheworldareinfectedbyit.Thisparasitecancausedifferentdiseasesamonghumans,especiallypregnantwomen—itislinkedtoblindnessandthedeathofunbornbabies.

However,theparasite’seffectsonmiceareunique.Ingramandherteammeasuredhowmicereactedtoacat’surine（尿）beforeandafteritwasinfectedbytheparasite.Theynotedthatnormalmicestayedawayfromtheurinewhilemicethatwereinfectedwiththeparasitewalkedfreelyaroundthetestarea.

Butthat’snotall.Theparasitewasfoundtobemorepowerfulthanoriginallythought—evenafterresearcherscuredthemiceoftheinfection,theynolongerreactedwithfeartoacat’ssmell,whichcouldindicatethattheinfectionhascausedapermanentchangeinmice’sbrains.

Whydoesaparasitechangeamouse’sbraininsteadofmakingitsicklikeitdoestohumans?

Theanswerliesinevolution.Toxoplasmagondiicanonlyreproduceinsideacat.Sotheparasitehadtodevelopawayoftrickingthemiceintogettingeatenmoreeasily—thushelpingitselfgoinsid