届高三上学期第四次检测考试英语试题附答案.docx

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届高三上学期第四次检测考试英语试题附答案

天水市三中2015-2016学年度高三级第四次检测考试

英语试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷（选择题共70分）

注意事项：

1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息

2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上

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。

A

Knowingthebestwaytostudywillhelpyoutobeabeststudent.Byusingyourtimeproperly,youcandoyourhomeworkmorequickly.Learningtostudyisnotdifficult.

Thefirstthingtorememberisthatyoumustbewillingtolearn.Itdoesn’tmeanthatyoumustalwayslikethesubject.Itdoesmean,however,thatyoumustbewillingtodowhateverisnecessarytolearn.Trytounderstandwhyitisimportantandhowitwillhelpyounowandlatertodoandlearnotherthings.Knowingmathematicsfactswillbeusefulinyourwholelife.Knowinghowtospellmakesanykindofwritingeasier.Sometimes,thesubjectthatyouthinkisgoingtobeuninterestingwillbeexcitingwhenyoubegintoworkatitandunderstanditmoreclearly.Learningthingscanbefunifyouarewillingtoworkwiththem.

Hereissomeadviceforyou:

haveacertaintimeeachdayandaquietplacewithgoodlightingforstudy,sothatyoucanconcentrateonyourstudywithoutinterruptions;haveeverythingreadybeforeyousitdowntostudy,adictionary,paper,apenandbooks;besureyouunderstandwhatyoushouldlearnbeforeyoustart;readcarefullyandpayspecialattentiontothemostimportantthings;whenmemorizing,firstfindoutthemainpartsandrecitethewholething,checkyourhomeworkafteryoufinishit;neverforgettheimportanceofreviewandpreview.

Don’ttrytospendalotoftimeresearchinglearningmethods.Therearemanystudentswhoknowmanygoodlearningmethodsbutdon’tstudywell.Theyforgetthatthemostimportantusefullearningmethodistostudyhard.

1．Themainpurposeofthearticleisto________.

A.provethatlearningisnotdifficultB.makeparentsinterestedinstudy

C.telltheimportanceofself-teachingD.tellthestudentshowtostudywell.

2．Thefirstthingtorememberinstudyisthatyoumust________

A.likethesubjectB.followtheteacher

C.enjoylearningD.studyhard

3．ThefollowingadviceisgiveninthearticleEXCEPT__________

A.toputapen,paperandbooksbesideyoubeforestudy.

B.tostudyatanypossibletimeandplace.

C.toreviewandpreview.

D.topayattentiontothemostimportantthings.

B

Myhusband,myfour-month-olddaughterandIsetoutonafive-daydrivingjourneyfromCaliforniatoWashington.Wehadtostopfrequentlybecauseourlittlechildneededtostretchfromthecarseat.

Oneofourstops,oncewecrossedtheOregonborder,wasataBlackBearDiner.Walkingtowardsthefrontdoorwenoticedagentlemanstandingatoneside.Hewasclearlyuntidy,withoutshoesandwearingwornclothing.Wepassedrightbyhimandopenedtherestaurantdoor.Thensomethingtoldmetogoback.

Holdingmydaughter,Iturnedaroundandsaidtothegentleman,“Sir.Areyouhungry?

”Hesaid,“Yes.”Ithenasked,“Maywebuyyousomethingtoeat?

”Herespondedwith,“Sure,Icanordersomethingmyself.”

Myhusbandopenedthedoorandthegentlemanwentstraighttothecounter.Itoldhimtoorderwhateverhewanted.Themanageroftherestaurantcameoverquitequicklyandlookedfrightened.Ispokebeforehehadanopportunityto.“Thisgentlemanwillhavelunchwithustoday,”Isaid.“Pleaseaddhisordertoourbill.”Themanagersaidwithafrown（皱眉）,“Okay.”Weturnedtoourtableandthegentlemansaid,loudlyandquickly,“ThankYou!

”Wewereseatedanduponcompletingourmealwewerehandedourbill.Iaskedmyhusbandwhatthegentlemanhadordered.Onefreshorangejuice,onecoffee,onebreakfastcombinationwithasideofhashbrowns.

WhenwelefttherestaurantIlookedforthegentlemanbutdidn’tseehim,butthatverysmallactjustmademyday.Ihopeinsomesmallwaywewereabletoaddsomejoytohislife,evenifonlyforafewminutes.

4．Fromtheappearanceofthegentleman,wecanguesshewasprobablya（n）_____.

A.waiterB.actorC.beggarD.worker

5．Themanageroftherestaurantlookedfrightenedbecause_____.

A.themanwasnotfriendly

B.themanhadstolensomethingfromtherestaurant

C.hehadfiredthemanbefore

D.hewasafraidthemanwouldn’taffordtopaythefood

6．Fromthepassage,wecaninfertheman_____.

A.wasthankfulfortheirkindactB.feltashamedandslippedaway

C.washungryandatealotoffoodD.wastooproudtoaccepttheiroffer

7．Thephrase“mademyday”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.

A.wastedmymoneyB.mademeveryhappyC.mademefeelsorryD.movedmedeeply

C

EveryweekinChina,millionsofpeoplewillsitinfrontoftheirTVswatchingteenagerscompeteforthetitleCharacterHero,whichisaChinese-stylespellingbee（拼写大赛）.Inthischallenge,youngcompetitorsmustwriteChinesecharactersbyhand.Toprepareforthecompetition,thecompetitorsusuallyspendmonthsstudyingdictionaries.

Perhapstheshow’spopularityshouldnotbeasurprise.Alongwithgunpowderandpaper,manyChinesepeopleconsiderthecreationofChinesecalligraphy（书法）tobeoneoftheirprimarycontributionstocivilization.Unfortunately,alloverthecountry,Chinesepeopleareforgettinghowtowritetheirownlanguagewithoutcomputerizedhelp.SoftwareonsmartphonesandcomputersallowsuserstotypeinthebasicsoundofthewordusingtheLatinalphabet.Thecorrectcharacterischosenfromalist.Theresult?

It’spossibletorecognizecharacterswithoutrememberinghowtowritethem.

Butthere’sstillhopeforthepaintbrush.China’sEducationMinistrywantschildrentospendmoretimelearninghowtowrite.

InoneBeijingprimaryschoolwevisited,studentspracticecalligraphyeverydayinsideaspeciallydecoratedclassroomwithtraditionalChinesepaintingshangingonthewalls.Softmusicplaysasagroupofsix-year-oldsdipbrushpensintoblackink.Theylookupattheblackboardoftentostudytheirteacher’sexamplesbeforecarefullyattemptingtoreproducethosecharactersonthinricepaper.“Ifadultscansurvivewithoutusinghandwriting,whybothertoteachitnow?

”weaskthecalligraphyteacher,ShenBin.“TheabilitytowritecharactersispartofChinesetraditionandculture,”shereasons.“Studentsmustlearnnowsotheydon’tforgetwhentheygrowup.”saystheteacher.

8．WhatcanwelearnabouttheCharacterHero?

A.It’sopentopeopleofallagesandallwalks.

B.It’sthemost-viewedTVprogramsinChina.

C.ItaimstospreadChineseculturetotheworld.

D.Itdrawsgreatpublicattentionacrossthecountry.

9．WhyareChinesepeopleforgettinghowtowritethecharacters?

A.Chinesepeopledon’trefertodictionariesveryoften.

B.Chinesepeoplenolongerusebrushpensorpracticecalligraphy.

C.ChinesepeopleareusingtheLatinalphabetinsteadofthecharacters.

D.Chinesepeopleneedn’twritebyhandasoftenwiththehelpoftechnology.

10．AccordingtoShenBin,beingabletowritecharactersbyhandis_________.

A.necessaryforadultstosurviveinChina

B.arequirementmadebytheEducationMinistry

C.helpfultokeepChinesetraditionandculturealive

D.anabilitytobedevelopedonlywhenyouarestudents

11．Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?

A.Anewsreport.B.Asciencereport.

C.Anadvertisement.D.Children’sliterature.

D

Foryearsscientistshavebeenworriedabouttheeffectsofairpollutionontheearth’snaturalconditions.Somebelievetheairinsidemanyhousesmaybemoredangerousthantheairoutside.Itmaybeonehundredtimesworse.

Indoorairpollutioncancauseapersontofeeltired,tosuffereyepain,headacheandotherproblems.Somepollutants（污染物）cancausebreathingdisorders,diseasesofbloodandevencancer.Mostscientistsagreethateverymodernhousehassomekindofindoorpollution.

Peoplehavepaidmoreattentiontotheproblemnow.Itistruethatwhenbuildersbeganmakinghousesandofficestheydidnotwasteenergy.Todothistheybuildbuildingsthatlimitedtheflowofairbetweeninsideandoutside.Theyalsobeganusingman-madebuildingmaterials.Thesematerialsarenowknowntoletoutharmfulgases.

Astheproblembecamemoreserious,scientistsbegansearchingforawaytodealwithit.Theydiscoveredanaturalpollutioncontrolsystemforbuilding--greenplants.Scientistsdonotreallyknowhowplantscontrolairpollution.Theybelievethataplant’sleavesabsorbortakeinthepollutants.Inexchangetheplantletsoutoxygenthroughitsleavesandtinyorganizationsonitsroots.Scientistssuggestthatallbuildingsshouldhaveonelargeplantorseveralsmallplantsinsideforeveryninesquaremetersofspace.Studiesofdifferentplantsshowthateachabsorbsdifferentchemicals.Sothemosteffectivewaytocleantheairistousedifferentkindsofplants.Havinggreenplantsinsideyourhousecanmakeitaprettierandmorehealthyplace.

12．Generallyspeaking,indoorairpollutionmaybemoreharmfulthantheairoutsidebecause________.

A.indoorairpollutioncanoftenmakepeopleseriouslyill

B.theremaybemoreharmfulgasesoutsidethebuildings

C.theairindoorsispolluted,whichisveryharmful

D.man-madebuildingmaterialsgiveoffdangerousgases

13．Somekindofindoorpollutioncanbefoundin_______.

A.everymodernhouseB.everyoldhouse

C.allkindsofhousesD.allkindsofoffices

14．Theindoorairpollutioniscausedby______.

A.thebuildingwaythatthebuilderswanttosaveenergy

B.theman-madebuildingmaterialsandthelimitofair-flow

C.thebuildingthingsthataremadeofman-madematerials

D.thelimitoftheflowofairbetweeninsideandoutside

15．Thereasonwhyweshouldusedifferentkindsofplantstocleantheairis