湖南省华容县2017届高三“四校联考”第二次考试英语试题(含答案)

1、华容县2017届高三英语四校联考测试卷（二） 时量：120分钟 总分：150分试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（选择题）两部分。第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）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 .Where is the woman going with her children？ A. To Australia. B. To Canada. C. To Japan.2 .H

2、ow much should the man pay？ A.16.B.32.C.60.3 .What does the woman expect the man to do on Saturday？ A. Celebrate their mums birthday. B. Take Brian out for the day. C. Help Brian move house.4 .What does the woman mean？ A. She dont like the job. B.She will take the job right away. C.She isnt sure whe

3、ther to take the job.5 .What are the speakers mainly talking about？ A. A novel. B. A film. C. A writer.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 .What will the woman do this evenin

4、g？ A. Attend a party. B. Visit her grandma. C. do some shopping.7 .What does the man advise the woman to do？ A. Make a skirt. B. Buy a handbag. C. Wear a necklace.:.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8 .Where does the conversation take place？ A. At a hotel. B. At an airport. C. At a police station.9 .What does the man

5、suggest the woman do？ A. Wait where she is. B. Make a request for the loss. C. Give him her telephone number.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whats the relation between the speakers？ A. Husband and wife. B. Friends. C. Boss and worker.11.Why does the woman look worried？ A .She has been late for-work recently. B

6、.She is not getting on well with her boss. C .She has trouble taking her children to school.12.What might the woman think of Alices way to deal with her problem？ A. Practical. B. Strange. C. Wrong.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How long will the course run this year? A. Six weeks. B. Seven weeks. C. Eight wee

7、ks.14.What was the woman surprised at？ A. The lack of assistants. B. The condition of weather. C. The number of children15. What new activities can the children have this year A. Adventure sports. B. Fun programmes. C. Creative classes.16. What is expected about the course this year? A. It will run

8、better. B. It will last longer. C. It will start earlier.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What difficulty did the speaker have when starting to learn French？ A. Grammar. B. Vocabulary. C. Pronunciation.18.Why did the speaker go to France？ A. To settle there. B. To look for a job. C. To continue her studies19.Wh

9、at did the speaker think of her French after she arrived in France？ A. Poor. B. Acceptable. C. Excellent.20. What is the most important in learning a language according to the speaker? A. Mastering the grammar rules. B. Using the language in real life. C. Knowing a large number of words.第二部分 阅读理解（共两

10、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 Come on! Save your money in the Save Money, which is a special bank account intended for teenagers to help them better manage their money. The Save Money is a transaction(交易) account where you receive a special card so

11、you can get your money 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Its a service with best features for teenagers： Excellent interest rates ! You want your money to grow. The Save Money has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits (储蓄) without taking them out in a month. C

12、onvenient Teenagers are busywe get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the Save Money you can bank from home using the phone and the Internet. You can have money directly deposited into your Save Money account. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part-time job!

13、No account keeping fees! Youre no millionaire so we dont expect you to pay large fees. In fact, there are no account keeping or transaction fees! Free magazine included Along with your regular report, you will receive a free magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money. There are also

14、 fantastic offers and competitions only for the Save Money members.:The Save Money is a great choice for teenagers. And it is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form. You will have to get permission from your parents. We cant wait to hear from you. 21. Which of the following is NOT TRUE

15、about the Save Money ?A. The bank opens everyday. B. Special gifts are ready for parents.C. Services are convenient for its members. D. The account keeping is free of charge.22. The Save Money provides magazines which _?A. help to make more of your money B. encourage spendingC. are full of adventure

16、 stories D. are free to all teenagers23. What is the purpose of the passage ?A. To organize key-cards B. To provide part-time jobsC. To introduce a new banking service D. To set up a club B The housewives are the ones who remain at home after children leave for school and their husbands go to the of

17、fice. After their departure, they begin to do the same activities that have become a routine in their daily lives.They are so preoccupied about doing all the things they have to do in the house that they forget about the mere fact they are lonely in the house. Therefore, they are surrounded by plate

18、s and clothes to wash or different products to prepare something to eat for the family. Then, they have to iron, to arrange clothes in the wardrobe, and clean the dust. All these ways to and from the kitchen are so numerous during one day, but they dont even realize it.The consequence is that housew

19、ives dont have enough time for themselves. They just look in the mirror while passing in a hurry in front of this; they dont have time to relax and read a magazine, watch TV or go and visit a friend. The only thing housewives know to do is to have the food prepared for the family, to have the entire

20、 house cleaned, and to do all this over and over again. And the worst thing is the following: their husbands do not offer them some moments of relaxation and go out somewhere, because they say they are tired after a long day at the office. And they have to accept it because all that her husbands do

21、is for the better of the family.Anyway, lately, this attitude housewives have, will completely change. They will realize that they have been doing useless things and that they will leave nothing behind them after their death. They will try to revenge at some extent, doing things that they have never

22、 done until then, just in the need to feel something different is taking place in their lives.24. What do the housewives usually do after their husbands and children leave home? A. Relax themselves . B. Take part in activities. C. Dress themselves up. D. Do the housework.25. It seems that the housew

23、ives dont feel lonely at home probably because they _ A. enjoy many interesting activities B. are too busy doing something C. can do anything they like best D. keep in close touch with their friends26. The housewives begin to realize that what they do at home is _ A. necessary B. difficult C. meanin

24、gless D. important27. What would be the best title for this passage? A. What do the housewives do at home? B. Why do the housewives feel lonely? C. When can the housewives set themselves free? D. Why dont the husbands understand their wives? C Do you often pay attention to some idioms? Some problems

25、 are difficult to solve! But there are a lot of number expressions that can help. For example, if we put two and two together, we might come up with the right answer. We know that two heads are better than one. It is always better to work with another person to solve a problem. Some problems have on

26、ly one solution. You cannot be two minds over this. But with any luck, we can solve the problem in two shakes of a lambs tail. In other words, we could have our answers quickly and easily. Sometimes we can kill two birds with one stone. That is, we can complete two goals with only one effort or acti

27、on. But we must remember that two wrongs dont make a right. If someone does something bad to you, you should not do the same to him. If you are going out with your girlfriend, or boyfriend, you do not want another friend to go along on your date. You can just say to your friend: twos company, threes

28、 a crowd. A young child in school has to learn the three Rs. These important skills are reading, writing and arithmetic. These three words do not all start with the letter R, but they have the sound of R. Teachers will give three cheers when their pupils do a good job. Some of my friends were confus

29、ed and did not understand their schoolwork. They were at sixes and sevens. In fact, they did not care whether they could finish high school. They saw little difference between the two choices. But they were really happy when they completed their studies and graduated from high school. They were in s

30、eventh heaven. They were on cloud nine. Nine times out of ten students who do well in school find good jobs. Some work in an office doing the same things every day at nine-to-five jobs. You do not have to dress to the nines, or wear your best clothes, for this kind of work. 28. If you solve a proble

31、m without any difficulty, you can also say that you can do it _. A. in seventh heaven B. on cloud nine C. in two shakes of a lambs tail D. at sixes and sevens 29. When Tom wins first place in the game, we can congratulate him by saying “_”according to the passage. A. dress up to the nines B.put two

32、birds with one stone C.kill two birds with one stone D. give three cheers 30. Which of the following has the similar meaning to “in all probability”? A. Nine times out of ten. B.Twos company, threes crowd. C.Two wrongs dont make a right. D. Two heads are better than one. 31. What is the best title o

33、f the passage? A. Use Numbers B. Number Stories C. Interesting Number Expressions D. The Importance of Numbers D Human beings are familiar with the elephant. But a recent study of ancient and modern elephants has come up with the unexpected conclusion that the African elephant is divided into two di

34、stinct species. The discovery was made by researchers at York and Harvard Universities when they were examining the genetic relationship between the ancient woolly mammoth and mastodon to modern elephantsthe Asian elephant, African forest elephant, and African savanna elephant. Once they obtained DN

35、A sequences (序列)from two fossils , mammoths and mastodons, the team compared them with DNA from modern elephants. They found to their amazement that modern forest and savanna elephants are as distinct from each other as Asian elephants and mammoths. The scientists used detailed genetic analysis to p

36、rove that the African savanna elephant and the African forest elephant have been distinct species for several million years. The divergence of the two species took place around the time of the divergence of Asian elephants and woolly mammoths. This result amazed all the scientists. There has long be

37、en debate in the scientific community that the two might be separate species, but this is the most convincing scientific evidence so far that they are indeed different species. Previously, many naturalists believed that African savanna elephants and African forest elephants were two populations of t

38、he same species, despite the elephants significant size differences. The savanna elephant has an average shoulder height of 3.5 metres while the forest elephant has an average shoulder height of 2.5 metres. The savanna elephant weighs between six and seven tons, roughly double the weight of the fore

39、st elephant. But the fact that they look so different does not necessarily mean they are different species. However the proof lay in the analysis of the DNA. Alfred Roca, assistant professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois, said, “We now have to treat the forest an

40、d savanna elephants as two different units for conservation purposes. Since 1950, all African elephants have been conserved as one species. Now that we know the forest and savanna elephants are two very distinctive animals, the forest elephant should become a bigger priority (优先) for conservation pu

41、rposes.”32One of the fossils studied by the researchers is that of _A. the Asian elephant B. the forest elephant C. the savanna elephant D. the mastodon elephant 33The underlined word “divergence”in Paragraph 4 means “_ ”A.evolution B.exhibition C.separation D.examination 34The researchers conclusio

42、n was based on a study of the African elephants _. A.DNA B.height C.weight D.population35What are Alfred Rocas words mainly about?A .The conservation of African elephants. B.The purpose of studying African elephants. C.The way to divide African elephants into two units. D.The reason for the distinct

43、ion of African elephants.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。 There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love.One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving birds.36. She cared them with love and the birds grew strong.Every morning they greeted

44、her with a wonderful song.The girl felt the great love from the birds. 37. The larger and the stronger of the two birds flew from the cage.The girl was so frightened that he would fly away.As he flew close,she grasped him wildly.Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him.38. She opened her

45、hand and stared in horror at the dead bird.Her desperate love had killed him. She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage.She could feel his great need for freedom.He needed to fly into the clear,blue sky.39. The bird circled once,twice,three times.:.The girl watched del

46、ightedly at the birds enjoyment.40. She wanted the bird to be happy.Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder.It sang the sweetest songs that she had ever heard. The fastest way to lose love is to hold on to it too tight,while the best way to keep love is to give it wings!A.She

47、 gave them some delicious food and left.B.Suddenly she felt the bird go limp (松软的).C.Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss.D.One day she left with the two birds at home alone.E.She took them home and put them in a small cage.F.One day the girl left the door of the cage open.G.She lifted hi

48、m from the cage and threw him softly into the air.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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During my stay at an orphanage (孤儿院)at the age of 9,a gentleman came and taught us how to do woodworking projects.I remember my first projecta

49、 small table.I was so 41 of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) 42 .It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to 43 it.I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a 44 .She was the head mistress of our orphanage,who was always kind but 45 with us. As the tables

50、 were not dry from the clear coating,the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories.But I was just so 46 and happy that I couldnt wait I dashed out like a 47 ,carrying my table,smiling from ear to ear. When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed.I w

51、as 48 it when Mother Winters entered.She walked over to the table.Running her hand 49 it,she noticed that it was still wet. “Were you 50 to bring this home?”she asked. “No,maam,”I 51 with my head down. She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did.After she left,I immediately opened the door to

52、 get it back.There was 52 stuck all over.I brushed and cried,but the dirt would not come off. I hid the table in my closet and never 53 it.However,a year later during a cleaning-up,it was discovered.Painfully,I had to give the table to Mother Henderson,my houseparent,thinking that she would 54 it aw

53、ay. Thirty years later at a reunion,I 55 that Mother Henderson was living nearby,so I drove up to see her.We talked cheerfully for long.As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her 56 to get something important.I followed her 57 into a dark corner.She picked something up. 58 she turned

54、around,I could see that she was holding a little table. Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.Today,I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of 59 to Mother Henderson,who kept the table for a young orphan who 60 it so much. 41.A.tired B.ashame

55、dC.amused D.proud42.A.wonderB.awardC.record D.product43.A.designB.inventC.paint D.complete44.A.rewardB.giftC.prizeD.souvenir45.A.satisfiedB.patientC.strict D.cruel46.A.upset B.amazed C.excitedD.confident47.A.thiefB.hero C.swordD.flash48.A.dryingB.observingC.admiringD.hiding49.A.intoB.acrossC.aboveD.behind50.A.suppose