2014届漳州八校第四次联考高三英语试卷与答案

2014 届漳州八校第四次联考英语科试卷 （考试时间：120 分钟 总分 150 分）2014.5.5 命题人：芗城中学高三备课组 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡 上。 第一节 (共 5 小题, 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 much did the man pay for the cap? A. Ten dollars. B. Forty dollars. C Fifty dollars 2. Where is the man going to plant the tree? A. By the front door. B. At the back of the garage. C. At the other end of the garden. 3. What did the man mean? A. He quite agreed with the woman. B. He enjoyed the lecture the whole time. C. The lecture was more than one hour long. 4. What does the man really want to do? A. To read the advertisement. B. To meet the manager. C. To take the job. 5. Whats the time how? A. 8:30. B. 8:00. C. 9:00. 第二节(共 15 小题, 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 22.5 分) 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，各小题给出 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 至 7 题。 6. Why does the man make his phone call? A. To buy a table. B. To reserve a table. C. To sell a table. 7. At what time does Mr. Miller want to go? A. At7:00. B. At 8:00. C. At9:00. 听第 7 段材料, 回答第 8 至 9 题。 8. Where is Mr. Brown? A. He is in the Sales Department. B. He is having a meeting. C. He is busy. 9. What is Mr. Petersons telephone number? A.1300621 7865. B. C. 听第 8 段材料, 回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. How long has Art been retired? A. About twelve years. B. About five years. C. About eight years. 11. What did Art do? A. He was a businessman; he ran a bicycle business. B He was a golfer. C. He was a painter. 12. What does Art like doing most now? A. Play golf. B. Paint pictures. C. Make glass. 听第 9 段材料, 回答第 13 至 16 题 13. Where does the man want to go? A. Tokyo Subway Station. B. Tokyo Art Museum. C. Tokyo Tower. 14. How much is the train fare? A. 130 yen. B. 140 yen. C. 150 yen 15. Where should the man get on the train? A. Platform number 3. B. Platform number 4. C. Platform number 5. 16. How often does the train come? A. About every five minutes. B. About every six minutes. C. About every seven minutes. 听第 10 段材料, 回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What is the name of the course? A. Intercultural Commerce. B. Interaction in Communication. C. Intercultural Communication. 18. What time does the class meet? A. 3:05 pm to 4:15 pm. B. 3:15 pm to 4:50 pm. C. 3:50 pm to 4:50 pm. 19. On average, how often will the class meet in the research lab during the last part of the course? A. Once a month. B. Twice a month. C. Three times a month. 20. Which item was NOT mentioned as part of determining a students final grade in the class? A. Participation. B. A research project. C. Presence of the class. 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分 45 分） 第一节：单项填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 从 A、B、C 、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21._ today, he would get there by Friday. A. Were he to leave B. If he had left C. Did he to leave D. Had he left 22.Our new machines are much cheaper to run. A. effective B. efficient C. energetic D enthusiastic 23. What wonderful world it would be if all countries in the world could live peace with one another. A. a; B. the; C. a; the D. the; the 24. This film is boring; it is, in fact, rather exciting and fascinating. A. all but B. nothing but C. no more D. anything but 25. I was surprised to see wild flowers in Alaska. -Many people think there is nothing ice and snow. A. except for B. rather than C. apart from D. regardless of 2 26. You type almost anything, however unclear, into the space provided on Google and in a second it _ thousands of references. A. catches up with B. comes up with C. ends up with D. puts up with 27.The Nuclear Security Summit is an initiative of Mr. Obama, considers nuclear terrorism to be one of the greatest threats to international security. A. which B. what C. who D. whom 28. his European tour with a speech in Bruges, Belgium, President Xi says China and the EU can become twin engines of growth. A. To end B. Ended C. To be ended D. Ending 29.Ever since Ming furniture went on exhibit in Beijing, there large crowds at the World Art Museum every day. A. was B. have been C. has been D. were 30. Oh, you said youd tell me the latest news about the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. - Sorry, I with my work at hand. I to that. A. deal; will come B. was dealing; come C. have dealt; have come D. have been dealing; am coming 31. Chinese first lady Peng Liyuans ZTE（中兴） Nubia Z5 mini, is empowered with a 13-mega-pixel（百万 像素） rare camera with such as taking panorama images. A. features B. feathers C. fictions D. fashions 32. “thanks” is polite when someone has done you a favour, but saying it too often is quite another thing. A. Though saying B. If saying C. Saying D. In spite of saying 33. More than one the people heart and soul. A. official has served B. officials have served C. official has served for D. officials have served for 34. Off without so much as a goodbye. A. did Jenny go B. went Jenny C. Does Jenny go D. goes Jenny 35. I really thought Id win first prize. -Oh,well, , Tom. A. thats all right B. best wishes C. its out of question D. better luck next time 第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） I drove to a local supermarket the other day. My shopping list was 36 and my wallet was light. Still, I needed to get a weeks worth of groceries for my family. I parked my car, looked down at my list, and hoped I could 37 it all. As I 38 the door, I saw a man with kind eyes and a gentle 39 . He said he was collecting for a local food bank that helped to 40 the hungry in my area. He handed me a second shopping list of things they could use and asked me to 41 if I could. I smiled back, took the 42 and walked into the store. I really wanted to help, but wasnt sure if I could this time. I walked through the store, picking up vegetables, soup, spaghetti, bread, milk, cereal, macaroni, bananas, and a dozen other things. I slowly 43 each item off my list until I was done. When I looked down at my full cart I 44 again if I even had enough to pay for it all. Then, as I put my own list back into my pocket, I saw the food 45 list under it. I smiled and decided to trust my heart. With the food bank in mind, I went over and 46 two of the biggest boxes of rice the store had and put them in my cart. It took 47 six dollars out of my wallet to pay for them, 48 my heart felt six times larger when I did. And when everything was 49 , I had just enough to pay for it all. It 50 so little to make our world a better place. A few dollars can help to fill a childs 51 belly(肚子). A smile and hug can help to 52 a hurting heart. An encouraging word can inspire someone else to live and to love. A random 53 of kindness can change anothers day and life. It is up to us, 54 . If we can 55 a few dollars on rice , then we can share a love that will last forever. 36.A. short B. long C. frequent D. heavy 37.A. offer B. exchange C. afford D. accept 38 A. approached B. painted C. cleaned D. left 39 A. attitude B. manner C. smile D. anger 40.A. share B. train C. protect D. feed 41.A. help B. write C. advertise D. search 42.A. name B. project C. list D. budget 43.A .signed B. marked C. rid D. separated 44.A. wandered B. wondered C. fancied D. amazed 45.A. store B. cart C. nutrition D. bank 46.A. picked out B. lifted up C. picked up D. folded up 47.A. other B. others C. more D. another 48.A. so B. but C. and D. since 49.A. ordered B. totaled C. replaced D. packed 50.A. takes B. spends C. pays D. wastes 51.A. hungry B. adequate C. anxious D. full 52.A. cure B. treat C. heal D. recover 53.A. ability B. allowance C. appreciation D. act 54.A. although B. though C. yet D. still 55.A. save B. rescue C. accumulate D. reserve 第三部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 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 Endless playing of songs like All I want for Christmas in shops during the festive season doesnt just drive us mad the songs also make us more careless with our money, research has warned. While repeated performance of Jingle Bells may seem like an innocent attempt to raise customers spirits during the nightmare of Christmas shopping, the songs also have a more delicate impact. “Background music, or “Muzak”, can be used by marketers to impose cultures -such as the commercialization of Christmas- onto consumers and influence their behaviour,” experts said. Dr. Alan Bradshaw of Royal Holloway, University of London, said, “Festive jingles are force-fed to Christmas shoppers in a bid to change their mood, influence their sense of time and what sort of products they 3 buy. In other words, this is an attempt to control your shopping habits in a way that you might hardly be aware of.” “Often we are told that we have the freedom to choose where we want to shop, but during Christmas the use of music in this way is so common that our freedom to choose disappears.” Dr. Bradshaw and Prof Morris Holbrook of Columbia University examined the phenomenon and found that retailers often “dumb down” the music played in shops to relax customers, meaning it is easier to control their behaviour. It is thought that slowing down the rhythm of music in shops can trick customers into thinking less time has passed, and therefore spend more time examining the shelves, for example. Some providers of background music have been known to promote their services by claiming they can boost profits by controlling the behaviour of customers. “A common trick is to take a popular current song and record an instrumental version which can be slowed down or sped up at different time of the day to influence behaviour in different ways,” Dr. Bradshaw said. Background music is often classed as “Muzak” in honor of the Seattle-based company which began producing its soft-sounding melodies in the 1930s. 56. According to Dr. Bradshaw, in what ways does Christmas music influence customers? their mood their income their sense of time the sort of products they buy A. B. C. D. 57. Shopkeepers slow down the rhythm of music in shops to _. A. let customers spend more time shopping B. make customers and sales assistants relaxed C. let customers enjoy the beautiful music D. help customers find what they really want 58. What kind of music is now often adapted to influence customers in shops? A. Classical music B. Popular modern songs. C. Folk songs. D. Jazz music. 59. What is the best title of the passage? A. Music makes happy Christmas B. Christmas “Muzak” C. How to make Christmas music? D. Christmas music makes us spend more B Born in America in 1898, William was an extraordinary boy, gifted with an amazing IQ between 250 and 300. The genius went to a grammar school when he was only 6 years old and graduated just within 7 months. At the age of 11, he became the youngest student of the Harvard University. He graduated with high scores at the age of 16 and entered Harvard Law School at 18. Gifted with an amazing IQ between 220 and 230, Terence Tao makes it to this list of the people with the highest IQ in the world. Born in Adelaide, Australia in 1975, this genius first displayed his incredible intelligence at a mere age of 2, when he managed to solve basic arithmetic questions on his own. At the age of 16, he graduated with both Masters and Bachelors degrees at the Flinders University. He has been considered as Mr. Fix it “ by Charles Fefferman, who is a professor of Mathematics at Princeton University, and many other mathematicians want to interest him in their problems. This 31-year-old Japanese-American astrophysicist lands him third in this list. At the age of 12, Christopher Hirata already worked on college-level courses, around the time most of us were just in the 7th grade. At the age of 13, this gifted kid became the youngest American to have ever won the gold medal in the International physics Olympiad. At the age of 16, he was already working with NASA on its project to conquer planet Mars. After he was awarded the Ph.D. at Princeton University, he went back to California Institute of Technology. The next person with very high IQ is Albert Einstein. With an IQ between 160 and 190, Albert Einstein is the genius behind the theory of relativity, which has had great impact on the world of science. He possessed such an amazing ability that after his death, researchers were eager to preserve and make research on his brain in search for clues to his exceptional brilliance, which to this day, has remained a mystery. 60. About William, which of the following is true? A. His IQ reached between 220 and 230. B. At the age of 16, he graduated from a grammar school. C. At the age of 6, he graduated with both Masters and Bachelors degrees. D. At the age of 11, he became the youngest student at the Harvard University. 61. How many people with remarkable IQ are mentioned in the passage? A. 3 B.4 C.5 D.6 62. Who once worked on the project to conquer planet Mars? A. William B. Terence Tao C. Christopher Hirata D. Albert Einstein 63. From the passage we can know that_. A .when William graduated from the Harvard University, he got the highest scores B. at the age of 2, Terence solved basic arithmetic questions on his own C. Christopher Hirata is a Japanese D. researchers have found out why Albert Einstein was so brilliant C Adult Basic Education (ABE) and GED Preparation Task: The Adult Basic Education Department serves a huge population of learners. Our task is to teach basic skills and help learners to get more knowledge to function effectively as a family member, citizen, worker, and lifelong learner in a changing world. Description: ABE is a non-credit program of self-improvement designed to improve basic skills for students who are of different educational level. Development of reading, writing, and math skills are paid special attention to, as well as life skills, employability, and technology. Students without a high school diploma(文凭)also have the opportunity to prepare for the GED exams in the five subject areas writing, social studies, science, literature, and math. Prerequisites (条件): 4 ABE classes are open to anyone 18 or over who desires to improve basic reading, writing, and math skills at the pre-college level. Students who are 16 or 17 must first obtain an official release( 证书) from high school before attending class. To be accepted, students must attend an Educational Planning Session. During the Educational Planning Session students will be given an overview of the ABE programs as well as PCC policies, fees, etc. Students will also have their reading, writing, and math abilities assessed (评估) during the Educational Planning Session The results of their assessment will help the teachers develop individual programs of study for students to guide them toward their personal goals. Students needing special help must get in touch with the Office for Students with Disabilities (503-977-4341) at least two weeks before the session is held. Courses: 64. The ABE Department serves an aim to_. A. provide learners with basic knowledge and skills to fit in with society B. help learners successfully get a job in a changing world C. offer diplomas to those who fail to finish secondary education D. provide students with opportunities to prepare for the GED exams 65. A 17-year-old is not accepted to ABE classes only because he_. A. is below 18 B. cant offer a high school diploma C. has left school without official permission D. is assessed as poor in learning performances 66. What is the Educational Planning Session intended for? A. Providing special help to disabled students. B. Helping students be better at the four basic skills. C. Finding out whether they can be accepted to ABE classes. D. An assessment of students basic skill levels. 67. Different courses are offered to different students according to _. A. their own choices B. the assessments during the Educational Planning Session C. their performances in school D. how much they pay for the courses D People in several American states may be surprised to see cars on city streets without a driver. Experimental driverless vehicles now are legal in Florida, Nevada and California. They are pointing the way to a future that is not far down the road. The high-tech company Google has a number of self-driving cars, which had covered 480,000 kilometers by August. Volvo is among the companies doing road tests and says it plans to sell driverless cars by 2020. In September, California Governor Jerry Brown signed an act to allow autonomous vehicles on the roads of his state. “ Today were looking at science fiction becoming tomorrows reality-the driverless car. “ The technology for these cars includes cameras, radar and motion sensors. The systems have been improved through competitions sponsored by the U. S. government agency DARPA. Engineer Richard Mason of the Rand Corporation helped design driverless vehicles for DARPA challenge races. Cars have become much more fuel-efficient, and new electronic features are making Hondas safer, said Angie Nucci of Honda America. “ A camera on the passenger-side mirror actually engaged on your guiding screen so you can safely change lanes. “ Other safety features include warning systems on the front and the sides of the cars. These systems help drivers , but dont replace them. Curator Leslie Kendall of the Petersen Automotive Museum said autonomous cars will make the high ways safer “By taking out drivers, you also remove most risks of an accident,“ Kendall said. He s