1、周测4崇义中学2019届高三英语周测(四)试卷组题人:汤崇辉 审题人:赖庆湖 2018.9.26一、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和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ABritish MuseumLocated in Great Russell Street,London WC1B 3DG, the British Museum houses a vast collection of world art and artifacts and is free to all visitorsThe British Museum
2、 s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture,and it has more than 7 million objects,so it would probably take a week to see everythingOver 6 million visitors every year experience the collection,including world-famous objects such as the Rosetta Stone and Egypti
3、an mummiesAdmission and opening timesFree,open daily 10:00 to 17:30Open until 20:30 on Fridays,except Good FridayClosed on 24,25 and 26 December and 1 JanuaryLarge luggage,suitcases and cabin baggageFor everyones safety,all bags,packages and personal items may be searched before entryWheeled cases a
4、nd large items of luggage are not allowed on British Museum for safety and security reasonsStorage for luggage is available at major rail stations,including Euston, Kings Cross and Charing CrossMembershipMembership allows you to discover 2 million years of human history with free unlimited entry to
5、special exhibitions,an exclusive discount offer on magazine subscription and many more benefitsIndividual membership:74Under 26 membership:54Young friends (ages 8-15):25ShopsThe Museum has four shops where you can buy books,souvenirs,and family gifts41When can you visit the British Museum?AAt 9:00 F
6、riday BAt 12:00 MondayCOn Christmas Day DOn Good Friday42Where can visitors store their large luggage?AAt major train stations BAt some crossingsCIn the hall of the Museum DAt the entrance to the Museum43If two friends aged 14 and 18 apply for membership of the Museum, how much should they pay?A25 B
7、79 C50 D148BA new family moved in next door and I got to meet the mother of the family, Lydia.Lydia is Korean, and her family moved to our city so her husband could go to graduate school. We started talking, and she was apologetic about how bad her English was, but I didnt care. I knew how hard it w
8、as to learn a second language. I enjoyed chatting with Lydia as we watched our kids play.It was what came next that challenged me: Lydia asked if Id be willing to help her with her English.Now, I am not a teacher. I admire teachers, and Im grateful for teachers, and its because I admire what they do
9、 so much that I was very, very sure that I couldnt do it myself.But Lydia was sure that she wanted my help. I was doubtful. I wasnt sure my “help” was even worth being called by that name.But because she asked me, I said “yes.”And that was the beginning of our friendship. Lydia and I spent afternoon
10、s sitting together and reading the newspaper, and as we did, she asked me questions when she had them questions about language, yes, but also questions about the new culture she found herself in.In turn, I asked my own questions, growing curious about her home country and culture. We bonded over our
11、 shared faith and our struggles as mothers of kids with special needs. When I complimented (恭维)her cooking, she began to teach me about Korean food, eventually leading to a shared trip to explore the Korean grocery stores in our city.Because of Lydia, I learned more about my own hometown than I ever
12、 could have learned by myself.Im still not sure that Im any good as a teacher. But Im grateful I said “yes” when my neighbor asked me to help her with her English. That meant spending extra time with my neighbor, and that extra time meant she didnt remain just my neighbor. She became my friend.44. W
13、hat was Lydia sorry about?A.Her bad English. B. Her carelessness.C.Nobody teaching her English. D. Her poor life in a new place.45. What can be concluded from the fourth paragraph?A. The author admired teachers.B. The author wanted to be a teacher.C. The author didnt want to help Lydia.D. The author
14、 was not confident in helping Lydia.46. Why was the author grateful at the last paragraph?A. She managed to learn English well.B. She made friends with her neighbor.C. She learned how to cook Korean food.D. She realized her dream of being a teacher.47. What can we learn from the passage?A. No pains,
15、 no gains.B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.C. To help others is to help ourselves.D. Where there is a will, there is a way.CThe survey by The Harvard Crimson was emailed to incoming first year undergraduates; 1,600 students respondedResults showed that at least a tenth of the students polled a
16、dmitted to having cheated on an exam before starting at the university,while almost half admitted to cheating on their homeworkAthletes were apparently the most prone to cheating. 20 percent of students who played a university sport admitted to cheating on an exam compared to 9 percent of students w
17、ho did notThe survey also revealed that men were not only more likely to cheat but were also more likely to admit to itThe result,compared to a previous survey done on the class of 2013,suggested that cheating may be becoming more commonplaceOf the outgoing seniors only 7 percent admitted to cheatin
18、g in an exam and another 7 percent said they had been dishonest on a take-home test. 32 percent of the seniors said they had cheated on homework during their undergraduate yearsThe surveys come in the wake of a cheating scandal at the university which saw 120 students investigated for sharing answer
19、s on an exam in 2012One recent graduate stated:Cheating was commonplace when I was at Harvard,especially with students in their first year or twoI would say as many as 60 percent of students took notes into some examsNo one really cared and the faculty (教师),well some of them at least,seemed to recog
20、nize and yet ignore the problemIn an email to NBC News,Jeff Neal,a Harvard representative,explained that a committee,made up of faculty,staff and students had been established totackle cheating,whichis a national problem in American education48Of the following 4 university students,who is most likel
21、y to cheat?AJack,an athletic freshman BRose,a third-year studentCJohn,a second-year student DMaria,a first-year student49According to para.4& 5,which of the following statement can be inferred?AThey have done more than one surveyBonly 7% of the seniors have cheated in the examsCIt seems more and mor
22、e undergraduates are cheatingDStudents are more likely to cheat in their senior years50Why did The Harvard Crimson conduct the survey?ABecause they want to wake up the cheating studentsBBecause the faculty recognized and yet ignored the problemCBecause cheating has become more commonplaceDBecause th
23、ere was a cheating scandal at the university51Which word has the closest meaning to the underlined wordtacklein the last paragraph?Afind Bpunish Csolve D explainDAccording to new research from the University of Cambridge in England,sheep are able to recognize human faces from photographsThe farm ani
24、mals,who are social and have large brains,were previously known to be able to recognize one another,as well as familiar humansHowever,their ability to recognize human faces from photos alone is novelThe recent study,the results of which were published in the journal Royal Society:Open ScienceShow th
25、e woolly creatures could be trained to recognize still images of human faces, including those of former President Barack Obama and actress Emma WatsonInitially, the sheep were trained to approach certain images by being given food rewardsLater,they were able to recognize the images for which they ha
26、d been rewardedThe sheep could even recognize images of faces shown at an angle,though their ability to do so declined by about 15percent - the same rate at which a humans ability to perform the same task declinesAnyone who has spent time working with sheep will know that they are intelligent, indiv
27、idual animals who are able to recognize their handlers, said Professor Jenny Morton,who led the Cambridge studyWeve shown with our study that sheep have advanced face-recognition abilities,comparable with those of humans and monkeys.Recognizing faces is one of the most important social skills for hu
28、man beings,and some disorders of the brain,including Huntingtons disease,affect this abilitySheep are long-lived and have brains that are similar in size and complexity to those of some monkeysThat means they can be useful models to help us understand disorders of the brain,such as Huntingtons disea
29、se,that develop over a long time and affect cognitive abilitiesOur study gives us another way to monitor how these abilities change, Morton said52According to the new research,whats unusual about sheep?AThey have large brains BThey can recognize their ownersCThey can tell animals from humans DThey c
30、an recognize human faces from photographs53How did the researchers train the sheep?ABy guiding them to follow their handlers BBy giving food rewardsCBy showing photos of humans and monkeys by turnsDBy showing photos of famous people54What can be inferred from the passage?ASheep have a higher face-re
31、cognition ability than monkeysBThe sheeps face-recognition ability stays the same when shown photos at any angleCThe new discovery is beneficial to the study of cognitive ability changesDThe sheeps face-recognition ability may prevent some disorders of the brain55Whats the best title of the passage?AA New discovery about Sheep BHow Sheep Recognize Each OtherCA Wonderful Scientist DThe Life of Sheep第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分) 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Do teenagers know how to sleep? If you re the parent of teens, you might be laugh
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