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

1、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. What did th

2、e man think of the shirt? A. Amazing. B. Expensive. C. Ugly.2. Where will the woman probably go? A. To the classroom. B. To the library. C. To the store.3. Where does the woman think the man might have left his bag? A. In the hall. B. In the classroom. C. In the gym.4. How does Peter feel about his

3、mother? A. He feels awfully sorry. B. He feels quite worried. C. He feels quite relieved.5. Why wont the woman lend her car to the man? A. Her car is in the countryside. B. Her car wont be available. C. Her car is broken.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

4、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. Which is the deciding factor of the discount? A. Order size. B. Payment means. C. Product types.7. What discount will the man get? A. 5%. B. 10%. C. 50%.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the woman think of the Drama Club? A. Not very interesting

5、. B. Attractive. C. Too hard.9. What may happen to you if you act in a drama? A. You may be recognized easily on campus. B. You will have more chances to meet drama stars. C. You may become another person in life.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why did the man take the farther route this morning? A. To avoid b

6、uying cigarettes. B. To make a call. C. To meet a girl.11. Why did he fall down? A. He bumped into a tree. B. The road was rough. C. He ran into another person.12. Why did he go back? A. To find his cell phone. B. To buy some cigarettes. C. To go to school.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the mans job?

7、A. A host. B. A doctor. C. A teacher.14. Who used to be a doctor? A. Cassies friend. B. The mother of Cassies friend. C. Cassies mother.15. How long did it take Cassie to become a qualified doctor? A. One year. B. Four years. C. Five years.16. How does Cassie like her job? A. She enjoys it. B. She t

8、hinks its boring. C. She thinks its poorly paid.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How many people were missing on Tuesday? A. At least 10. B. Over 17. C. Over 70.18. When might the Brisbane River rise to 12 feet? A. On Tuesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Saturday.19. Why will there be no power on Wednesday? A. It wi

9、ll be cut for safety reasons. B. The power lines will be under water. C. Heavier storms will damage the lines completely.20. Where has the flood struck? 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。AAn estimated 80 percent of American

10、adults think music lessons, though at times boring and challenging in the eyes of some kids, improve childrens ability to learn or their performance in school. They say that the satisfaction for learning to play a new song helps a child express creativity.Researchers at Harvard University , however,

11、 have found that theres one thing musical training does not do. Samuel Mehr, the leading researcher of the new study, said it is wrong to think that learning to play a musical instrument improves a childs intellectual development. The evidence comes from studies that measured the mental ability of t

12、wo groups of 4-year-olds and their parents. One group attended music class; the comparison group went to a class that places importance on the optical arts-arts that can be seen.“We found no evidence for any advantage on any of these tests for the kids participating in these music classes,” said Meh

13、r.Samuel Mehr says researchers have carried out many studies in an effort to learn whether musical training can make children smarter. Only one study seems to show a small percentage increase in IQ, intellectual scores among students after one year of music lessons.He does not believe that IQ is a g

14、ood measure of a childs intelligence. Therefore, the researchers in his study compared how well children in the musical training group did on mental processing tasks, then the results were compared to those of children who did not take lessons.Music lessons may not offer children a fast easy way to

15、gain entry to the best schools later of their life, but the training is still important.Mr Mehr notes that the works of writer William Shakespeare are not taught , so the children will do better in physics. He says Shakespeare is taught because it is important for cultural reasons.“And I dont think

16、music needs to be any different than that.”21. What attitude do most American grown-ups have towards music lessons?A. Approving B. Uninterested C. Doubtful D. Uncertain22. The underlined word“optical”in Paragraph 2 probably means .A. colorful B. visual C. traditional D. serious23. How did Samuel Meh

17、r draw his conclusion in the new study?A. By studying previous research resultsB. By measuring the IQ of the kids.C. By referring to some documentsD. By comparing two different groups24. The study shows that .A. early music training has negative effectsB. musical lessons should be stopped at schoolC

18、. playing musical instrument makes kids more creative D. musical training doesnt improve kids intelligenceBSelling fruit may not seem like a job that requires much skill . But Xu Jia disagrees. The former technician, who earned a huge salary working for a Beijing-based IT group, believes fresh fruit

19、 is an even more promising industry than IT. So the 27-year-old quit his job and began to sell fruit and become an online sensation(网络红人).But to Xu, it is only a story where a young man does what he loves and becomes happy every after, simple as this.One of his friends posted a photo comparison onli

20、ne. One photo is of Xu as an IT technician-with most of his hair having fallen out and looking pale; the other is of Xu selling fruit with sparkling eyes, his hair all grown back and most importantly, a happy look on his face. All of a sudden , the photo comparison went viral, appearing on micro blo

21、gs to major news portals(门户网站).He was rewarded for his hard work over those years as a technician, but he was exhausted. Thinking about what he really likes doing; eating fruit came to his mind. He quit his job early this year and returned to Chongqing to build up an electronic commerce platform for

22、 fruit selling.Before he made the change, Xu consideren his options carefully and made some preparations. Xu started his business with five young employees. One of his friends was in charge of the real store and Xu managed the online store.He promoted the cherries on his micro blog and many citizens

23、 visited his online store to support him. Some complained the cherries got spoiled during transportaion and some said the packaging smelled bad.Xu answered the suggestions honestly. This was an important step for the young man to pursue his “fruit dream”“Some websites selling fresh produce have clos

24、ed. Im worried about the future, but I still have confidence”, says Xu.“My dream is to bring fresh fruit to the table of every family in the country, from north to south. Im really happy to make this my career.” He says.25. Why did Xu Jia quit his former job as a technician?A. He thinks fresh fruit

25、more promising. B. He earned little money in the IT group. C. He is not suitable to be a technician. D. He can become a millionaire by selling fruit.26. How exactly did Xu become an online sensation?A. He quit his job which gave him a huge salary.B. The photo comparison online made him become popula

26、r. C. The photo of Xu selling fruit online went viral.D. He does what he loves and becomes happy.27. Whats the most important reason for Xus success of career change?A. He made enough preparations. B. He considered his options carefullyC. He does what he really likes doing. D. His five young employe

27、es helped him. 28. The underlined word“This ”probably refers to .A. Xus answering the complaints B. some citizens complaints C. Xus worrying about the future. D. Xus having confidenceC If youre ever in central London between Covent Garden and Holborn, look up. You might spot three letters somewhere

28、between the Starbucks angels and the pub signs: “LSE”. They may not look much. But these three letters welcome you to one of the worlds leading universities for social and political sciences.The London School of Economics and Political Science （LSE） offers more than just economics. You can study all

29、 sorts of things, from history to mathematics to psychology. The university was founded in 1895. It has always set very high standards for its students. Today, it accepts fewer students every year than any other British university. Its not surprising that 17 Nobel Prize winners and 34 world leaders

30、went to LSE including John F. Kennedy. Those who do get a place can enjoy teaching from LSEs top-class staff. Students have the chance to learn in the universitys great facilities（设施）. The LSE has the worlds largest social and political sciences library, its own theater, and many other lecture theat

31、ers. These host lectures and debates for both students and the public. Some of the most important people in the world come to speak. Recent speakers have included former UN SecretaryGeneral Kofi Annan, former US President Bill Clinton, and even controversially Colonel Gaddafi. In 2008, the LSE start

32、ed “LSE Live”, a series of live online lectures.Theres still time for fun at LSE. Students can join up with the LSE student union to take part in sports, arts and drama clubs. They can also join up with other London universities. Whats more, LSE is big on China. The university has a strong link with Peking University. A two-week LSEPKU summer school takes place every year. The course covers economics, management, int