河北省衡水市冀州中学届高三上学期第四次月考英语试题.docx

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河北省衡水市冀州中学届高三上学期第四次月考英语试题

冀州中学2014-2015学年上学期高三年级第四次月考

英语试题

考试时间：

120分钟出题人：

姚黎明

第一部分听力（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。

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.Whatdidthemanthinkoftheshirt?

A.Amazing.B.Expensive.C.Ugly.

2.Wherewillthewomanprobablygo?

A.Totheclassroom.B.Tothelibrary.C.Tothestore.

3.Wheredoesthewomanthinkthemanmighthavelefthisbag?

A.Inthehall.B.Intheclassroom.C.Inthegym.

4.HowdoesPeterfeelabouthismother?

A.Hefeelsawfullysorry.B.Hefeelsquiteworried.C.Hefeelsquiterelieved.

5.Whywon’tthewomanlendhercartotheman?

A.Hercarisinthecountryside.B.Hercarwon’tbeavailable.C.Hercarisbroken.

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.Whichisthedecidingfactorofthediscount?

A.Ordersize.B.Paymentmeans.C.Producttypes.

7.Whatdiscountwillthemanget?

A.5%.B.10%.C.50%.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhatdoesthewomanthinkoftheDramaClub?

A.Notveryinteresting.B.Attractive.C.Toohard.

9.Whatmayhappentoyouifyouactinadrama?

A.Youmayberecognizedeasilyoncampus.

B.Youwillhavemorechancestomeetdramastars.

C.Youmaybecomeanotherpersoninlife.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whydidthemantakethefartherroutethismorning?

A.Toavoidbuyingcigarettes.B.Tomakeacall.C.Tomeetagirl.

11.Whydidhefalldown?

A.Hebumpedintoatree.B.Theroadwasrough.C.Heranintoanotherperson.

12.Whydidhegoback?

A.Tofindhiscellphone.B.Tobuysomecigarettes.C.Togotoschool.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatistheman’sjob?

A.Ahost.B.Adoctor.C.Ateacher.

14.Whousedtobeadoctor?

A.Cassie’sfriend.B.ThemotherofCassie’sfriend.C.Cassie’smother.

15.HowlongdidittakeCassietobecomeaqualifieddoctor?

A.Oneyear.B.Fouryears.C.Fiveyears.

16.HowdoesCassielikeherjob?

A.Sheenjoysit.B.Shethinksit’sboring.C.Shethinksit’spoorlypaid.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.HowmanypeopleweremissingonTuesday?

A.Atleast10.B.Over17.C.Over70.

18.WhenmighttheBrisbaneRiverriseto12feet?

A.OnTuesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnSaturday.

19.WhywilltherebenopoweronWednesday?

A.Itwillbecutforsafetyreasons.

B.Thepowerlineswillbeunderwater.

C.Heavierstormswilldamagethelinescompletely.

20.Wherehasthefloodstruck?

A.France.B.Germany.C.Australia.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节阅读下列短文，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。

A

Anestimated80percentofAmericanadultsthinkmusiclessons,thoughattimesboringandchallengingintheeyesofsomekids,improvechildren’sabilitytolearnortheirperformanceinschool.Theysaythatthesatisfactionforlearningtoplayanewsonghelpsachildexpresscreativity.

ResearchersatHarvardUniversity,however,havefoundthatthere’sonethingmusicaltrainingdoesnotdo.SamuelMehr,theleadingresearcherofthenewstudy,saiditiswrongtothinkthatlearningtoplayamusicalinstrumentimprovesachild’sintellectualdevelopment.Theevidencecomesfromstudiesthatmeasuredthementalabilityoftwogroupsof4-year-oldsandtheirparents.Onegroupattendedmusicclass;thecomparisongroupwenttoaclassthatplacesimportanceontheopticalarts-artsthatcanbeseen.

“Wefoundnoevidenceforanyadvantageonanyofthesetestsforthekidsparticipatinginthesemusicclasses,”saidMehr.

SamuelMehrsaysresearchershavecarriedoutmanystudiesinanefforttolearnwhethermusicaltrainingcanmakechildrensmarter.OnlyonestudyseemstoshowasmallpercentageincreaseinIQ,intellectualscoresamongstudentsafteroneyearofmusiclessons.

HedoesnotbelievethatIQisagoodmeasureofachild’sintelligence.Therefore,theresearchersinhisstudycomparedhowwellchildreninthemusicaltraininggroupdidonmentalprocessingtasks,thentheresultswerecomparedtothoseofchildrenwhodidnottakelessons.

Musiclessonsmaynotofferchildrenafasteasywaytogainentrytothebestschoolslateroftheirlife,butthetrainingisstillimportant.

MrMehrnotesthattheworksofwriterWilliamShakespearearenottaught,sothechildrenwilldobetterinphysics.HesaysShakespeareistaughtbecauseitisimportantforculturalreasons.“AndIdon’tthinkmusicneedstobeanydifferentthanthat.”

21.WhatattitudedomostAmericangrown-upshavetowardsmusiclessons?

A.ApprovingB.UninterestedC.DoubtfulD.Uncertain

22.Theunderlinedword“optical”inParagraph2probablymeans.

A.colorfulB.visualC.traditionalD.serious

23.HowdidSamuelMehrdrawhisconclusioninthenewstudy?

A.Bystudyingpreviousresearchresults

B.BymeasuringtheIQofthekids.

C.Byreferringtosomedocuments

D.Bycomparingtwodifferentgroups

24.Thestudyshowsthat.

A.earlymusictraininghasnegativeeffects

B.musicallessonsshouldbestoppedatschool

C.playingmusicalinstrumentmakeskidsmorecreative

D.musicaltrainingdoesn’timprovekids’intelligence

B

Sellingfruitmaynotseemlikeajobthatrequiresmuchskill.ButXuJiadisagrees.Theformertechnician,whoearnedahugesalaryworkingforaBeijing-basedITgroup,believesfreshfruitisanevenmorepromisingindustrythanIT.Sothe27-year-oldquithisjobandbegantosellfruitandbecomeanonlinesensation（网络红人）.

ButtoXu,itisonlyastorywhereayoungmandoeswhathelovesandbecomeshappyeveryafter,simpleasthis.

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Hewasrewardedforhishardworkoverthoseyearsasatechnician,buthewasexhausted.Thinkingaboutwhathereallylikesdoing;eatingfruitcametohismind.HequithisjobearlythisyearandreturnedtoChongqingtobuildupanelectroniccommerceplatformforfruitselling.

Beforehemadethechange,Xuconsiderenhisoptionscarefullyandmadesomepreparations.

Xustartedhisbusinesswithfiveyoungemployees.OneofhisfriendswasinchargeoftherealstoreandXumanagedtheonlinestore.

Hepromotedthecherriesonhismicroblogandmanycitizensvisitedhisonlinestoretosupporthim.Somecomplainedthecherriesgotspoiledduringtransportaionandsomesaidthepackagingsmelledbad.

Xuansweredthesuggestionshonestly.Thiswasanimportantstepfortheyoungmantopursuehis“fruitdream”

“Somewebsitessellingfreshproducehaveclosed.I’mworriedaboutthefuture,butIstillhaveconfidence”,saysXu.

“Mydreamistobringfreshfruittothetableofeveryfamilyinthecountry,fromnorthtosouth.I’mreallyhappytomakethismycareer.”Hesays.

25.WhydidXuJiaquithisformerjobasatechnician?

A.Hethinksfreshfruitmorepromising.B.HeearnedlittlemoneyintheITgroup.

C.Heisnotsuitabletobeatechnician.D.Hecanbecomeamillionairebysellingfruit.

26.HowexactlydidXubecomeanonlinesensation?

A.Hequithisjobwhichgavehimahugesalary.

B.Thephotocomparisononlinemadehimbecomepopular.

C.ThephotoofXusellingfruitonlinewentviral.

D.Hedoeswhathelovesandbecomeshappy.

27.What’sthemostimportantreasonforXu’ssuccessofcareerchange?

A.Hemadeenoughpreparations.B.Heconsideredhisoptionscarefully

C.Hedoeswhathereallylikesdoing.D.Hisfiveyoungemployeeshelpedhim.

28.Theunderlinedword“This”probablyrefersto.

A.Xu’sansweringthecomplaintsB.somecitizens’complaints

C.Xu’sworryingaboutthefuture.D.Xu’shavingconfidence

C

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