陕西省届高三普通班上学期第四次月考英语试题.docx

1、陕西省届高三普通班上学期第四次月考英语试题高三普通班第四次检测英语试题第I卷第一卷选择题（共60题,100分）一、 听力第一节 （每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）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. How long will the man wait for the post office to open? A. Fifteen minutes. B. Half an hour. C. An hour.2. When did the pl

2、ane to Shanghai take off? A. At 12:25 B. At 12:30 C. At 12:353. How does the woman usually contact her friends? A. By letter. B. By telephone. C. By e-mail.4. What do the two speakers probably do? A. They are reporters. B. They are workers. C. They are tourists.5. Why does the woman thank the man? A

3、. Because he is a good listener. B. Because he lent her some money.C. Because he returned her lost money to her.第二节 （每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6，7题。6. What does the man want the woman to do? A.

4、 Buy a CD for him. B. Lend him her notes. C. Look after his mother.7. How many times did the man call the woman? A. Ten B. Nine C. Eight. 听第7段材料，回答第8，9题。8. When will the man probably go to Africa? A. This winter. B. This month. C. Next year.9. How many people went to Africa with the woman? A. Two. B

5、. Three. C. Four. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Who is the man probably? A. He is a salesman. B. He is Toms teacher. C. He is the womans husband.11. What do we know about Tom? A. He likes leather shoes. B. He likes doing sports, such as running. C. Tom has worn out a pair of shoes in one month.12. What kind

6、of shoes will the woman probably but for Tom? A. Tennis shoes. B. Leather shoes. C. Iron shoes. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In the womans home. B. In the womans office. C. In a classroom.14. How much does a single room cost a day? A. 32 dollars. B. 27 dol

7、lars. C. 21 dollars.15. What suggestion does the woman give the man? A. Applying for the room as soon as possible.B. Choosing a cheaper or a nearer room.C. Looking for a roommate as soon as possible.16. Where is the Room Management Office? A. In Building 208. B. In Building 210. C. In Building 901.

8、听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where did the accident happen? A. At the bus station. B. Near the top of the hill. C. In Building 901.18. What do we know about the accident? A. The car hit a big tree. B. The car accident killed several people.C. The drivers back was hurt.19. Who hurried to ask for an ambulanc

9、e? A. Jack. B. A passer-by. C. A policeman.20. What did the policeman do? A. He took the broken car away. B. He sent the driver to the hospital. C. He asked questions about the accident.第二部分阅读理解（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 Inspire your students w

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11、raordinary wildlife and scenery on a voyage in the worlds last true wilderness. Antarctica offers your students different kinds of study topics from geology and plate tectonics (构造学) at Deception Island to cold environments. As the fifth largest continent in the world, Antarctica covers an area of r

12、oughly 14 million square kilometers, most of which is blanketed by a vast ice sheet, averaging 2000 meters in thickness. For half of the year, it lies in darkness. However, with the arrival of its short summer, this cold land plays host to some of the greatest wildlife on earth. Millions of pairs of

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17、o find out more about the travel to Antarctica. Call 007.21. Now Antarctica is not only a land of scientists, but also_.A. a place where no living things can be seenB. a fantastic continent all the students are interested inC. a good topic for researching geology and plate tectonicsD. an excellent p

18、lace for students to make discoveries and explorations22. It is possible to view the wildlife in summer almost any time because _.A. the wild animals come out only in summerB. visitors can view the animals more clearly in summerC. summer offers warm weather and long hours of daylightD. wild animals

19、never sleep during the summer time23. What does the author expect the readers to do according to the last paragraph?A. To save money for the trip to Antarctica.B. To make a better understanding of the company.C. To get in touch with each other to organize their trip.D. To find further information ab

20、out the trip to Antarctica.BA 9-foot and 7-inch bronze statue titled Giddy-Up, Daddy was set up, in memory of Family Circus creator Bil Keane.Jeff Keane, Bils youngest son, who took over work in the Family Circus, used to say,“As long as the family was together, we would be happy. Maybe that was the

21、 secret to what my dad did with his cartoon.” He added, “Paradise Valley and Scottsdale were important; we grew up here. My parents used to drive past here constantly. Our parents loved the Arizona life. So, we would get to put a statue here.”The statue came to Scottsdale by way of Paradise Valley o

22、n the second anniversary of Keanes death. He lived in Paradise Valley for more than 50 years, creating his famous comic strips(连环漫画)as well as raising his five children with his wife in their home north of Lincoln Drive.The comic is modeled on his family, featuring characters of childhood innocence：

23、Billy, Dolly, Jeffy and P.J.Former Paradise Valley mayor Ron Clarke, said Bil Keane was always the go-to guy for anything the town neededfrom helping create the Mummy Mountain Preserve to using his art to help raise money for Hurricane Katrina victims in Mississippi. “He was always so influential in

24、 town,” Clarke said.Bronzesmith gallery director Kathy Reilly said this bronze statue was the first combination of animation(动画)and realism, which shows the emotions of joy, family and love.“We found out how many peoples lives were touched by Bil Keane, not only through his cartoons but also through

25、 personal contact he had with so many people,” Reilly said.Bil Keane and his family moved to Paradise Valley in 1958, and two years later, his comic strips began appearing in newspapers across the country.After seeing one of Rick Kirkmans comic strips, Keane sent a letter to Rick Kirkman, co-creator

26、 of the comic strip, stating, “you have a winner.”“Those few words fed us for years, and fueled our enthusiasm and persistence. Never did so few words encourage us so much.” Said Kirkman.24. Where is the statue most probably located?A. In Paradise Valley. B. In Scottsdale.C. In Lincoln Drive. D. In

27、Mummy Mountain Preserve.25. What do we know about Bil Keanes comic strips?A. They are based on the Arizona life.B. They are modeled on five children.C. They began to come out in newspaper in 1960.D. They were the combination of animation and realism.26. What information can we get about the statue?A

28、. It is 9-foot and 7-inch in height.B. It was built at the request of comic fans.C. It was set up immediately after Bil Keane died.D. It travelled many places before it was located.27. How did Kirkman feel on hearing “you have a winner”?A. He couldnt hide his envy of Bil.B. He was fed up with the be

29、havior of Bil.C. He felt more enthusiastic and determined.D. He was pleased with his works and himself.C JOHANNESBURGThey say cats have nine lives. Now a Chinese toad(蟾蜍) has joined that club of clever survivors. South Africans are shocked at the endurance of a toad that got trapped in a cargo shipm

30、ent from China to Cape Town, after jumping into a porcelain(瓷器) candlestick（烛台） that was made there. South African officials reportedly planned to put down the creature, fearing it would cause harm as an invasive species if it were let go in the wild. But the toad got a last-minute pardon. Mango Air

31、lines, a South African airline, transported the toad on Friday to Johannesburg for delivery to an animal shelter, after officials decided to find a way to let the toad live. The two-hour fight was a breeze compared to the trip from China, a long way of many weeks and thousands of kilometers across t

32、he Indian Ocean. Airline spokesman Hein Kaiser said the toad got “first-class treatment”, sitting in a transparent plastic container with escort Brett Glasby, an animal welfare inspector. There was even a ceremony, in which the toads boarding pass was handed to Glasby. “He was the star of the show on the flight,” Kaiser said of the amphibious(两栖的)