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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
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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
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ButtoXu,itisonlyastorywhereayoungmandoeswhathelovesandbecomeshappyeveryafter,simpleasthis.
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Beforehemadethechange,Xuconsiderenhisoptionscarefullyandmadesomepreparations.
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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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