江西吉安吉水中学2014高三上学期第四次考试试题－英语

1、第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题l.5分，满分7.5分）听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。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. In which country did the tsunami kill the most people?A. In Sri Lanka B. In Indonesia C. In India 2. Whats the possible relationship between the speakers?A. Teac

2、her and student B. Reporter and interviewee C. Assistant and customer3. What do you know about the mans son?A. The son is not doing well B. The son is as smart as his father C. The son is very poor 4. What does the man mean?A. Its too far away to walk to B. Its within walking distance C. Its not far

3、, but too far to walk to 5. Where are they talking?A. At the bus stop B. At the airport C. At the railway station 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。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. Why did the man go to

4、the doctors?A. To have his teeth examined B. To have his bad teeth pulled out C. To have his decay teeth filled 7. Why did the man refuse to do it?A. He had a meeting to attend B. He had a lecture to attend C. He had some lectures to attend 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What is the conversation mainly about?A.

5、 How to read the instructions B. How to use the cell phone C. How to pay the phone bill 9. How often should the woman recharge the batteries?A. Every few days B. Every few weeks C. Every few months 10. Why should the woman take care of the batteirs?A. Its easily broken B. Its easily recharged C. Its

6、 easily paid 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Where does this conversation probably take place? A. At a bus stop B. In a newspaper office C. In a coffee shop 12. What should the transportaion be like in their opinion?A. There should be fewer subway lines B. There should be more public transportaion C. There sho

7、uld be more cars 13. What are they going to do after the conversation?A. Get on the coming bus B. Write a letter to the paper C. Go to the coffee shop and have a talk听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A high school B. A French teacher C. A teaching post 15. Where is

8、the high school? A. In France B. In England C. In Scotland 16. What does the man think of the job? A. Interesting B. Boring C. Disappointing 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the passage mainly about? A. It is about the 13th international AIDS ConferenceB. It is about a brave little AIDS fighterC. It is

9、 about medicines to cure AIDS18. How long was Johnson expected to live? A. Twelve years B. Nine years C. Nine months 19. Where was Johnsons speech broadcast? A. In South Africa B. At the conference C. All over the world 20. How many children were there living at Nkosis Haven at that time? A. Eleven

10、B. Twenty C. Thirty-one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）21. In todays world, being able to speak more than one language, including English, is _ you stand out and get ahead. A. what B. which C. how D. that22 . Its been such a long day! I feel as if Im going to stop breathing. Oh, co

11、me on! Itll be only eight months _ you take the College Entrance Examinations.A. until B. after C. when D. before 23. Everyone wants to live in a beautiful, comfortable and “livable” place, but not _ know where it is.A. all B. some C. either D. both24. The moment _ John will never forget is _ Mr. Sm

12、ith gave him a lot of valuable advice on how to improve his writing. A. that; that B. that; when C. when; that D. when; when25. Temperatures _ quite dramatically at night in mountains, so put on some warm clothes before going out. A. are dropped B. drop C. are being dropped D. have dropped26. Cheati

13、ng is strictly forbidden in this important exam, and students _ bring any reference books into their classrooms. A. wont B. shouldnt C. mustnt D. neednt27. In order to build the dam ,they moved the local people and _them in another place .A. recovered B. ignored C. concerned D. settled 28.It is repo

14、rted that a school bus fell into a river and 14 pupils were killed in Hunan Province the other day. Yes,_ news came as _ shock to all of us.A. the;the B .a;/ C. the;a D./;a29. As is known to all, the newly learnt words will soon be forgotten unless_ used in everyday communication.A. gradually B. acc

15、urately C. familiarly D. frequently30. Id like to do something for you_ everything you have done for me.A. in exchange B. in turn C. in return for D. in terms of31. Every means _, but none proved _.A. have tried; a successB. have been tried; successfulC. has tried; to be successfulD. has been tried;

16、 successful32. The weather of this year is not so good as _ of last year.A. oneB. the oneC. thatD. those33. All those second-hand goods are sold at _ before.A. 30% as lower price asB. as 30% low price asC. 30% as low a price asD. 30% lower price than34. Alex is said _ by heart 2000 Chinese character

17、s up to now.A. that he has learnedB. to have learnedC. to learnD. having learned35. Max could smell the rain comingAnd it didSuddenly the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly _ him. Ato blind Bblinded C. blinding Dhaving blinded 三.完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）Half a year before graduation from c

18、ollege, my son began to seek a job. 36 thefinancial crisis 危机, fewer companies would like to 37 new staff. My son targeted a company that was 38 to employ only one person 39 there were more than 20 people filing their resumes简历.After the interview, there would only be 3 who could enter the final rou

19、nd, which would later40 one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite 41 and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week.On the day of the final interview, my son and other two 42 arrived at the interview place on time, 43 the test.The interview was unbelievably 44

20、 . The interviewer only said to them, “All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our 45 . We will tell you the 46 in 3 day s. Good luck to all of you！” On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt

21、very 47 。 .In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me 48 on phone,“Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him, “ Whats the whole 49 ?” My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also 50 of t

22、he test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son s 51 was “ Thank you”while the others said “Goodbye”. Only then did I know that my son s hope 52 in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not 53 to say “Thank you ” to the one who disappoints you. Say

23、ing “Thank you” shows respect for others work and shows your grand 54 .Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of 55 compared with others!36.A. Due to B. As to C. By way of D. Contrary to37.A. promote B. train C discover. D. employ38. A. encouraged B. allowed

24、C. intendedD. supposed39. A. since B. while C. though D. if40.A. decide B. attract C. meet D. represent41.A. slowly B. secretlyC. smoothly D. silently42.A. candidates B. students C. friends D. members43.A. watching overB. waiting for C thinking about D looking into44. A. formal B. funnyC. simple D.

25、strange45.A. information B. orderC. notice D. message46.A. choice B. resultC. mark D. idea47.A. annoyed B. puzzled C. shocked D. disappointed48.A. doubtfully B. calmlyC. excitedlyD. worriedly49.A. cause B. matterC. conclusion D. interview50.A. middle B. ending C. courseD. part51.A. reply B. way C pr

26、oblem. D. question52.A. came B. grew C. changed D. developed53.A. expect B. regret C. dislike D. forget54.A. curiosity B. generosityC dignity D. personality.55.A. abilities B. opportunitiesC. challenges D. strengths第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） AAre morning people born or made? In my case it was defi

27、nitely made. In my early 20s, I hardly went to bed before midnight, and I would always get up late the next morning. But after a while I couldnt ignore the high relationship between success and rising early. On those rare occasions where I did get up early, I noticed that my productivity was always

28、higher. So I set out to become a habitual early riser. But whenever my alarm went off, my first thought was always to stop that noise and go back to sleep. Eventually some sleep research showed that my strategy was wrong. The most common wrong strategy is this: supposing youre going to get up earlie

29、r, youd better go to bed earlier. It sounds very reasonable, but will usually fail. There are two main schools (流派) of thought on sleep patterns. One is that you should go to bed and get up at the same time every day. The second school says you should go to bed when youre tired and get up when you n

30、aturally wake up. However, I have found both are wrong if you care about productivity. If you sleep at fixed hours, youll sometimes go to bed when you arent sleepy enough. Youre wasting time lying in bed awake. My solution is to combine both methods. I go to bed when Im sleepy and get up with an ala

31、rm clock at a fixed time. So I always get up at the same time (in my case 5 a.m.), but I go to bed at different times every night.However, going to bed only when Im sleepy, and getting up at a fixed time every morning are my ways. If you want to become an early riser, you can try your own.56. Accord

32、ing to the passage, the underlined phrase refers to _.A. people who stay up until the next morningB. people who feel sleepy in the morningC. people who get up early in the morningD. people whose productivity is the lowest in the morning57. Why did the author want to become a habitual early riser?A.

33、Because he / she found that the productivity was higher.B. Because he / she wanted to do morning exercise.C. Because he / she wanted to test which school is better.D. Because he / she wanted to have more sleep time.58. The author experienced all the following EXCEPT _.A. going to bed after midnight

34、  B. pressing off the alarm to go on sleepingC. getting up early occasionallyD. asking scholars for advice on sleeping habits59. Whats the authors sleep pattern?A. Going to bed early and getting up early.B. Going to bed when sleepy and getting up at a fixed early time.C. Going to bed late and g

35、etting up late.D. Going to bed early and getting up late. 60.The passage is mainly about _.A. main schools of thought on sleep patterns   B. how to become an early riserC. wrong strategies for getting up early D. how to have a good sleepBWhat makes a gift special? Is it the price you see on the

36、 gift receipt? Or is it the look on the recipient's face when they receive it that determines the true value? What gift is worth the most? This Christmas I was debating what to give my father. My dad is a hard person to buy for because he never wants anything. I pulled out my phone to read a tex

37、t message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked. The message was from my father. My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming, and underneath a poem by William Blake. The flower, a lone dandelion stan

38、ding against the bright blue sky, inspired me. My dad had been reciting those words to me since I was a kid. That may even be the reason why I love writing. I decided that those words would be my gift to my father. I called back. I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift. I s

39、ent the photo of the cream-colored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the derails another poem came to mind. The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe; my dad recited it as much as he did the other. I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to

40、 the words of it. The poem was focused around dreaming, and after searching I found the perfect picture. The image was painted with blues and greens and purples, twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream. As I watched both poems passing through the printer, the white paper coloring

41、 with words that shaped my childhood, I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate. Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dad's face as he unwrapped those swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame, I knew I had given the perfect gift.61. The

42、idea for a special gift began to form when the author was _. A. reading a message B. having a debate C. doing shopping D. leaving for Wyoming62. The author's inspiration for the gift came from _. A. a text about Christmas B. a story about a kid C. a call from the mother D. a photo of a flower63.

43、 The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refers to a poem by A. the father B. the author C. Edgar Allan Poe D. William Blake 64. The author made the gift by _. A. searching for the poems online B. matching the words with picturesC. painting the letters in three colors D. drawing the backgr

44、ound by hand 65. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To show how to design images for gifts.B. To explain how computers help create gifts.C. To suggest making gifts from one's heart.D. To describe the gifts the author has received. CHow could we possibly think that keeping animals in cag

45、es in unnatural environmentsmostly for entertainment purposesis fair and respectful?Zoo officials say they are concerned about animals. However, most zoos remain “collections” of interesting “things” rather than protective habitats. Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals bored, lone

46、ly, and far from their natural homes. Zoos claim to educate people and save endangered species, but visitors leave zoos without having learned anything meaningful about the animals natural behavior, intelligence, or beauty. Zoos keep animals in small spaces or cages, and most signs only mention the

47、species name, diet, and natural range（分布区）. The animals normal behavior is seldom noticed because zoos dont usually take care of the animals natural needs. The animals are kept together in small spaces, with no privacy and little opportunity for mental and physical exercise. This results in unusual

48、and self-destructive behavior called zoochosis. A worldwide study of zoos found that zoochosis is common among animals kept in small spaces or cages. Another study showed that elephants spend 22 percent of their time making repeated head movements or biting cage bars, and bears spend 30 percent of t

49、heir time walking back and forth, a sign of unhappiness and pain. Furthermore, most animals in zoos are not endangered. Captive breeding（圈养繁殖）of endangered big cats, Asian elephants, and other species has not resulted in their being sent back to the wild. Zoos talk a lot their captive breeding progr

50、ams because they do not want people to worry about a species dying out. In fact, baby animals also attract a lot of paying customers. Havent we seen enough competitions to name baby animals?Actually, we will save endangered species only if we save their habitats and put an end to the reasons people

51、kill them. Instead of supporting zoos, we should support groups that work to protect animals natural habitats. 66. How would the author describe the animals life in zoos?A. Unhappy. B. Dangerous. C. Natural. D. Easy. 67. In the state of zoochosis, animals_. A. behave strangely B. remain in cages C.

52、attack other animals D. enjoy moving around68. What does the author try to argue in the passage?A. Zoos use animals as a means of entertainment. B. Zoos fail in their attempt to save animals. C. Zoos should treat animals as human beings. D. Zoos are not worth the public support.69. The author tries

53、to persuade readers to accept his argument mainly by _. A. using evidence he has collected at zoos B. pointing out the faults in what zoos doC. questioning the way animals are protected D. discussing the advantages of natural habitats70. Although he argues against zoos, the author would still agree

54、that_. A. zoos have to keep animals in small cages B. most animals in zoos are endangered speciesC. its acceptable to keep animals away from their habitats D. some endangered animals are reproduced in zoosDFor working parents, the long summer break can be a very difficult problem for childcare. When

55、 an annual leave allowance amounts to only five weeks, there is a need to spread this across the year. Couples can find themselves taking leave in turn in order to care for children who are on holiday. For some this makes even an affordable family holiday difficult.The schools that I visit in Nottingham are full of experienced staff committed to giving our children a caring and inspiring learning environment. The number of children receiving free school meals is quite large in Nottingham and many schools have breakfast clubs to m