届安徽省潜山县三环高级中学高三上学期第四次联考英语.docx

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届安徽省潜山县三环高级中学高三上学期第四次联考英语

三环高中2016-2017上学期第四次联考

高三英语试卷

时间：

110分钟分值：

150分命题人：

汪健健审题人：

储德武

第I卷

第一部分听力（共20题，每题1.5分。

满分30分）

请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项

1.Whatwillthemandothisafternoon?

A.Gotothepark.B.GotoseeLisa.C.Gotothebeach.

2.Whichsportdoesthewomanlikethebest?

A.VolleyballB.BasketballC.Football

3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.AthomeB.AtarestaurantC.Atasupermarket

4.Whatdoestheman’sbrotherlooklike?

A.HehasdarkhairB.HeisquitebigC.Heistall

5.WhatdoesAnnawanttodo?

A.FindaroomB.MovetoCaliforniaC.MakefriendswithJane

请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题

6.Whatisthemancomplainingabout?

A.ThefoodB.TheserviceC.Theprice

7.Whichofthefollowingdoesthemannotneedtopayfor?

A.SoupB.DessertC.Drinks

请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题

8.Howmuchshouldthewomanpay?

A.45centsB.30centsC.15cents

9.Whichbuswillthewomanprobablytakeafterthisone?

A.No.6B.No.10C.No.16

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题

10.Whocanplaytheguitar?

A.SamB.HelenC.Nick

11.WhenwillthemanmeetNick?

A.OnWednesdayB.OnThursdayC.OnFriday

12.Whatdoesthewomanremindthemantobring?

A.AsweaterB.SomefoodC.SomeCDs

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题

13.Whendidthemanleavehomeyesterday?

A.At8:

30amB.At9:

00amC.At9:

30am

14.Whywasthemanlate?

A.HelefthomelateB.HisbusbrokedownC.Hehadanaccident

15.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.AnaccidentB.AnexamC.Acompetition

16.WhatdoweknowaboutTim?

A.Heistheman’sbestfriendB.HetookanexamyesterdayC.Hewonfirstplace

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17.What’sthedatetoday?

A.July4B.July5C.July6

18.WhatwillthetouristsvisitfirstaftertheyarriveinChongqing?

A.shipB.AmountainC.Azoo

19.WhatwillthevisitorsdoonJuly8?

A.GototheQutangGorge

B.Attendawelcomeparty

C.VisittheThreeGorgesDam

20.Howlongdoesthetourlast?

A.SixdaysB.FivedaysC.Fourdays

第二部分阅读理解（本大题共20小题，共40分）

A

ElNifio,aSpanishtermfor“theChristchild”,wasnamedbySouthAmericanfishermanwhonoticedthattheglobalweatherpattern,whichhappenseverytwotosevenyears,reducedtheamountoffishescaughtaroundChristmas.ElNifioseeswarmwater,collectedoverseveralyearsinthewesternPacific,flowbackeastwardswhenwindsthatnormallyblowwestwardsweaken,orsometimestheotherwayround.

Theweathereffectsbothgoodandbad,arefeltinmanyplaces.RichcountriesgainmorefrompowerfulNifio,onbalance,thantheylose.AstudyfoundthatastrongNifioin1997helpedAmerican’seconomygrowby15billiondollars,partlybecauseofbetteragriculturalharvest,farmersintheMidwestgainedfromextrarain.Thetotalriseinagriculturalinrichcountriesingrowththanthefallinpoorones.

ButinIndonesiaextremelydryforestsareinflames.Amulti-yeardrought（干旱）insouth-eastBrazilisbecomingworse.ThoughheavyrainsbroughtaboutbyElNinomayrelievethedroughtinCalifornia,theyarelikelytocausesurfacefloodingandotherdisasters.

Themostrecent

powerfulNino,in1997-98,killedaround21,000peopleandcauseddamageworth$36billionaroundtheglobe.ButsuchNinoscomewithmonthsofwarning,andsomuchisknownabouthowtheyhappenthatgovernmentscanprepare.AccordingtotheOverseasDevelopmentInstitute（ODI）,however,just12%ofdisaster-relieffundinginthepasttwodecadeshasgoneonreducingrisksinadvance,ratherthanrecoveryandrebuildingafterwards.Thisisdespiteevidencethatadollarspentonrisk-reductionsavesatleasttwoonreconstruction.

Simpleimprovementstoinfrastructure（基础设施）canreducethespreadofdisease.Bettersewers（下水道）makeitlesslikelythatheavyrainisfollowedbyanoutbreakofthediseaseofbadstomach.Strongerbridgesmeanvillagesarelesslikelytobeleftwithoutfoodandmedicineafterfloods.Accordingtoapaperin2011byMrHsiangandco-authors,civilconflictisrelatedtoElNino’sharmfuleffects—andthepoorerthecountry,thestrongerthelink.Thoughtherelationshipmaynotbecausal,helpingdividedcommunitiestopreparefordisasterswouldatleastreducetheriskthatthosedisastersarefollowedbykillingandwoundingpeople.SincethepoorestareleastlikelytomakeupfortheirlossesfromdisasterslinkedtoElNino,reducingtheirlossesneedstobethepriority.

21.WhatcanwelearnaboutElNinoinParagraph1?

A.ItisnamedafteraSouthAmericanfisherman.

B.Ittakesplacealmosteveryyearallovertheworld.

C.ItforcesfishermentostopcatchingfisharoundChristmas.

D.Itseesthechangesofwaterflowdirectionintheocean.

22.WhatmayElNinosbringabouttothecountriesaffected?

A.Agriculturalharvestsinrichcountriesfall.

B.Droughtsbecomemoreharmfulthanfloods.

C.Richcountries’gainsaregreaterthantheirlosses.

D.Poorcountriessufferlessfromdroughtseconomically.

23.ThedataprovidedbyODI

inParagraph4suggestthat__________.

A.moreinvestmentshouldgotoriskreduction

B.governmentsofpoorcountriesneedmoreaid

C.victimsofElNinodeservemorecompensation

D.recoveryandreconstructionshouldcomefirst

24.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.TointroduceElNinoanditsorigin.

B.ToexplaintheconsequencesofElNino.

C.ToshowwaysoffightingagainstElNino.

D.TourgepeopletoprepareforElNino.

B

OneeveninginFebruary2007,astudentnamedPaulaCeelybroughthercartoastoponaremoteroadinWales.Shegotouttoopenametalgatethatblockedherpath.That’swhensheheardthewhistlesoundedbythedriverofatrain.HerRenaultCliowasparkedacrossarailwayline.Secondslater,shewatchedthetraindraghercaralmostakilometredowntherailwaytracks.

Ceely’snearmissmadethenewsbecausesheblameditontheGPS（导航仪）.Shehadneverdriventheroutebefore.Itwasdarkandra

iningheavily.CeelywasrelyingonherGPS,butitmadenomentionofthecrossing.“Iputmycompletetrustinthedeviceanditledmerightintothepathofaspeedingtrain,”shetoldtheBBC.

Whoistoblamehere?

RickStevenson,whotellsCeely’sstoryinhisbookWhenMachinesFailUs,pointsthefinger（指责）atthelimitationsoftechnology.Weputourfaithindigitaldevices,hesays,butourdigitalhelpersaretoooftennotuptothejob.Theyarefilledwithsmallproblems.Andit’snotjustGPSdevices:

Stevensontakesusonatourofdigitaldisastersinvolvingeverythingfrommobilephonestowirelesskeyboards.

Theproblemwithhisargumentinthebookisthatit’snotclearwhyheonlyfocusesondigitaltechnology,whiletheremaybeanumberofotherpossiblecauses.Amap-makermighthaveleftthecrossingoffapapermap.MaybeweshouldblameCeelyfornotpayingattention.Perhapstherailwayauthoritiesareatfaultforpoorsignalingsystem.OrmaybesomeonehasstudiedtherelativedangersandworkedoutthattherereallyissomethingspecificwrongwiththeGPSequipment.ButStevensondoesn’tsay.It’saproblemthatrunsthroughthebook.

Thegamebetweenhumansandtheirsmartdevicesisamusingandcomplex.Itisshapedbyeconomicsandpsychologyandth

ecultureswelivein.Somewhereinthemixofthoseforcestheremaybeawayforawiseruseoftechnology.

Ifthereissuchaway,itshouldinvolvemorethanjustanawarenessoftheshortcomingsofourmachines.Afterall,wehavelivedwiththemforthousandsofyears.Theyhaveprobablybeenfoolingusforjustaslong.

25.WhatdidPaulaCeelythinkwasthecauseofheraccident？

A.Shewasnotfamiliarwiththeroad.

B.Itwasdarkandrainingheavilythen.

C.Therailwayworkersfailedtogivethesignal.

D.HerGPSdevicedidn’ttellheraboutthecrossing.

26.Thephrase“nearmiss”（Paragraph2）canbestbereplacedby______.

A.closehit                        B.heavyloss

C.narrowescape                   D.bigmistake

27.WhichofthefollowingwouldRickStevensonmostprobablyagreewith?

A.Moderntechnologyiswhatwecan’tlivewithout.

B.Digitaltechnologyoftenmakesusdisappointed.

C.Digitaldevicesaremorereliablethantheyusedtobe.

D.GPSerrorisnottheonlycauseforCeely’saccident.

28.Whatistherealconcernofthewriterofthisarticle?

A.Themajorcausesoftrafficaccidentsandcarthefts.

B.Therelationshipbetweenhumanandtechnology.

C.Theshortcomingsofdigitaldevicesweuse.

D.Thehumanunawarenessoftechnicalproblems.

C

“Whenstudyingforeignspeech,don’tforgetaboutbodylanguage,”AnneMerrittsaid.Somethingassimpleasasmilecanshowfriendlinessinoneculture,embarrassmentinanother,impatienceinathird.Evensilencemeansdifferentthingsindifferentplaces.Ifyouwanttoavoidmakingsomemista

keswhentravelingabroad,youshouldpayattentiontothefollowing.

Touch

　　Britain,alongwithmuchofNorthernEuropeandtheFarEast,hasa“non-contact”culture.Inthosecountries,thereisverylittlephysicalcontactinpeople’sdailytalks.Evenbrushingsomeone’sarmbyaccidentisthereasonforanapology.However,inthehigh-contactculturesoftheMiddleEast,LatinAmerica,andsouthernEurope,physicaltouchisabigpartofdailylife.

What’smore,therearedifferentstandardsforwhotoucheswhomandwhere.InmuchoftheArabworld,menholdhandsandkisseachotheringreeting,butwouldneverdothesamewithawoman.InThailandandLaos,itistaboo（禁忌）totouchanyone’shead,evenchildren’s.InSouthKorea,elderscantouchyoungerpeoplewithforcewhentryingtogetthroughacrowd,butyoungerpeoplecan’tdothesame.

EyeContact

　　　InmostWesterncountries,frequenteyecontactisasignofconfidenceandattentiveness（注意）.Wemaythinkthataconversationpartnerwholooksawayiseithernot