內(nèi)蒙古赤峰市高三下學(xué)期4月統(tǒng)一考試英語試題及答案

1、絕密啟用前2014年赤峰市高三統(tǒng)一考試英語 2014.4本試卷分第卷（選擇題）和第卷（非選擇題）兩部分。滿分：150分，考試時(shí)間：120分鐘第卷第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的a、b、c三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話，你都有10秒中的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1. w hat does the man play?a. sports. b. musical instruments. c. computer games.2.what will the wedding probably do today?a. atten

2、d the wedding. b. go over her lessons. c. eat out with the man.3.whats the mans major?a. attend the wedding. b. go over her lessons. c. eat out with the man.4. where does this conversation take place?a. at a bus stop. b. at the railway station. c. at the airport.5.what does the man mean?a. he has be

3、en to the restaurant many times. b. he heard about the restaurant from tom.c. he intends to try a better restaurant.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白，每段對(duì)話或?qū)Π缀笥袔讉€(gè)小題，從體重所給的a、b、c三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各個(gè)小題將給出5秒鐘的做大時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6.who says organic food

4、tastes better?a. the man. b. he woman. c. the womans friend.7.what does the woman suggest doing?a. only buying organic products.b. trying some organic vegetables. c. asking joe for advice about food.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8.what does the woman think of washing clothes by herself ?a. troublesome. b. fun. c.

5、not a big deal.9.why will she take her clothes to the laundry tomorrow?a. its too tor.b. trying some organic vegetables. c. asking joe for advice about food.10.what happened to tony today?a. he lost his job. b. he was criticized by his boss. c. his vacation in summer was cancelled.11.how did he feel

6、 about it?a. astonished. b. extremely angry. c. sad but not surprised.12.what is he going to do?a. wait to be called back to the company. b. talk with his boss about his problems. c. start to look for a new job.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.where did chopsticks originate?a. in japan. b. in china. c. in korea.

7、14.what kind of chopsticks are often used by ordinary chinese people ?a. wood or bamboo ones. b. jade ones. c. plastic ones.15.why did ancient kings and emperors use silver chopsticks ?a. to show their wealth. b. to see if their food was poisoned. c. to show their power.16.what do chinese people thi

8、nk knives and forks suggest?a. violence. b. high quality life. c. in korea.17.what course is english literature 201?a. a course on the works of william shakespeare. b. a course on the history of english literature. c. a course on classics of english literature18.when will the midterm exam be held?a.

9、 after romeo and juliet. b. right after macbeth. c. during week 6.19.which of the following is not on the list of books?a. hamlet. b. macbeth. c. henry.20.what is the talk mainly about?a. changes in homework assignments. b. the life of william shakespeare. c. william shakespeares masterpieces .第二部分

10、閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)；滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從媒體所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（a、b、c和d）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ai imckkd up the phone. without so much as a hello ,a voice said: “whats new? we have an eagle in the backyard.it look me three second* lo recognize my nephews a voice. he was excited.“hes sitting on top of a dead tree in the ba

11、ckyard .hes been there a long lime. were tilling in the sunroom watching him."but actually, my nephew is blind.ketinitis pigmentosa（色素性視網(wǎng)膜炎）brgan stealing his sight when he was 12. he s in his 20s now.“its a big thing. dad said it must have a wingspan of 6 feet (1.88 meters). weve got an eagle

12、out hack!"i could believe they had the rare pleasure of spotting an eagle. what i couldnt believe was that my nephew, without sight, was giving the comment. it shouldnt have been that surprising,really?his sight might be gone, but he sees plenty. from memory, mostly; from conventions around him

13、; from listening to television and radio. he has an amazing memory. we took him into town with us when we were visiting his parents once. our gps wasn t working, so he gave us directions turn by turn, complete with landmarks, approximate distances and cautions on curves（拐彎處）in the road. he knew exac

14、tly where we were and got us to where wanted to go.second to his family, there are two things that have been important in this young mans life: a guide dog and a job.the guide dog gave him the confidence he didnt know he had.the job, “well” as his dad said: “having a job makes him like everybody els

15、e. now, he has something to come home and complain about at the end of the day."i never have a conversation with my nephew without asking about his job in case lie wants to complain. but i know-and i know that he knows work is a gift.we were created to work. we were made to produce goods and se

16、rvices, to invent and solve problems. work is what drags us out of bed in the morning.work gives us something to do and somewhere to go. if that doesnt i sound like a big deal, talk to someone who s unemployed. it is working hard that enhances the lime that you dont work, from kicking back and readi

17、ng a book to watching an eagle in your backyard.21 .what surprised the author when she received her nephews phone call?a. an eagle remained in her nephew s backyard for a long time.b. the sight of an eagle made her nephew so excited.c. her nephew regained his sight after he had been blind for severa

18、l years.d. despite being blind, her nephew described the eagle as if he could really see it.22.by mentioning her nephew lending her amend when site visited his parents, the author intends to .a. show that she got along well with her nephew and his familyb. fell us of her nephews good sense of direct

19、ionc. show how good a memory her nephew hasd. prove that her nephew had no trouble living by himself alone23.according lo the article, a job is very important lo the author's nephew mainly because.a. a job make* him confident and slops him from complainingb. a job enables him lo feel normalc. wi

20、th a job he can afford to raise his guide dogd. with a job he can help his parents support i he family24.what can we conclude from the lust two paragraphs?a. everyone has to work, so make sure to play.b. the hander you work, the more successful you w ill lie.c. work enriches our lives, so we should

21、appreciate it.d. work is just a way for us to kill time and make a living.bare you a dog person or a cat person?with so many photos and videos of cats and dogs doing cute things online, its easier than ever to answer which of these furry friends you like more. there are many reasons why people prefe

22、r one type of pet over the other. so, have you ever wondered what your preference for cats or dogs says about you?in fact, a 2010 study done by sam gosling , a psychologist at the university of texas, us, and his graduate student carson sandy found that dog people are more extroverted（外向的）agreeable

23、and serious than cat people.“cats will occasionally engage in social activities, but usually after only a few minutes they will abandon the game. dogs, on the other hand, will often engage in play, like fetching a thrown lull, for hours at a lime," said modem dog magazine.just on the basis of d

24、ogs' nature being more sociable than cats, you may expect that the personalities of dog people also reflect higher sociability. and coslings study found that dog people are generally about 15 percent more extroverted and 13 percent more agreeable, both of which are associated with social altitud

25、e.in addition, dog people are 11 percent more conscientious than cat people.“conscientiousness" is a tendency in show self-discipline（自律）,to complete tasks and aim for achievement. this quality also shows a preference for planned rather than spontaneous （一時(shí)沖動(dòng)的） behavior.in comparison, cat peopl

26、e an; about 12 percent more anxious, but they are also 11 percent more “open” than dog people, due to a general appreciation for art, emotion, imagination, curiosity, adventure, unusual ideas and variety of experience. and people high on openness are more likely to hold unconventional beliefs.despit

27、e vast differences, there an some things that cat people and dog people have in common. “both types of people consider themselves close to nature, dislike animal-print clothing and generally optimists. ” noted mother nature network.25.what does the article mainly talk about?a. differences between do

28、gs and cats in their personality qualities.b. factors that influence peoples preference for dogs or cats.c. how raising a pet helps shape your personality.d. what your preference for dogs or cats reveals about you.26.the underlined phrase “engage in ”in the fourth paragraph probably means .a. get in

29、volved in b. benefit fromc. take little interest in d. perform well in27. according to the study done by sam costing, dog owners tend to than cat owners.a. be more imaginative and creativeb. live a more organized lifec. love to get close to nature mored. be more easygoing and adventurous28. accordin

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37、 northern lightsb. a small group has less effect on costc. a small group can serve the travel < ostd. a small group will not disturb wildlife30. the underlined word “it” refers to “ ”.a. the northern lights tour b. patiencec. equipment d. the northern lights31. we can infer that .a. if tourists s

38、tay out late, they have to pay moreb. every tourist group is not sure to see the northern lightsc. every tourist group get the money back if they dont see the northern lightsd. the northern lights can be seen every day from 20th september to 31st marth32. the passage is most likely to be taken from

39、a(n) .a. advertisement b. news report c. science textbook d. tourist brochureddavid beckham. cristiano ronaldo and rnfacl nadal while you watch sports and admin* the players skills, do you ever notice how handsome the players are?yes, sportsmen tend to be handsome. and they havent only attracted the

40、 interest of the audience even scientists are now studying their good looks.in a recent study, erik postma, a biologist at the university of zurich in switzerland, collected the headshots（頭像）of 80 professional athletes from i hr 2012 tour he france, a bicycle race held in franco. the race, which cov

41、ers 3,200 kilometers in 23 days, is often considered to in* one of the hardest endurance（耐力）events, according to the telegraph.postma then asked female participants to score the cyclists attractiveness.judging them only based on their facial appearances. so, if a participant recognized any of the cy

42、clists, meaning she knew how good he was at the sport, her score wouldnt count.after comparing all the scores with the cyclists performances in the 2012 race, postma was surprised to find that the best riders were rated on average 25 percent more attractive than the worst ones. for example, one of t

43、he cyclists, maxime monfort , came third in terms of attractiveness and sixth in terms of performance, reported discovery news.but where did women get the ability to single out a good rider by simply looking at his face?according lo postma, evolution (進(jìn)化) seems to be the answer. in ancient times, wo

44、men preferred to marry strong men because they would provide good genes for their children. a man with great endurance was also able to cover long distances to hunt for food, which would allow him to better feed the family. “thats why endurance performance was a key evolutionary factor.” postma told

45、 discovery news.as you can see, its not that sportsmen ate more attractive themselves, women were just born to think of them that way.perhaps surprisingly, when postma did the same test with male participants, he found that men actually had a quite similar view on which riders were handsome. eventho

46、ugh most men arent aware of it. they inherited (繼承) this ability from their ancient past, when it was necessary to “spot potential competitors” , explained postma.33. what did erik postma ask female participants to do in his study?a. to help collect the headshots of professional cyclists from the to

47、ur de france.b. to pick out the cyclists whom they are familiar with or appreciate most.c. to rate the cyclists attractiveness according to facial appearance.d. to predict the cyclists performances based on facial appearance.34.what did postma discover from his study?a. the more attractive a cyclist

48、 was, the better he performed in the race.b. generally, a cyclists endurance had nothing to do with his attractiveness.c. attractive cyclists proved to have less endurance than those who were less attractive.d. those who performed best in the games were considered more attractive than those who perf

49、ormed worst.35. what can we conclude from the last three paragraphs?a. women and men hold quite different views on male attractiveness.b. men with good looks tend to lie less popular than men with great endurance.c. a man with great endurance appealed to women in ancient times and this remainsthe sa

50、me today.d. most men don* t have the same ability as women to single out a good sportsman by simply looking at his face.第二節(jié) （共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。some simple key* to transform your lifethe power of choiceevery one of us makes countless choices every day. every ch

51、oice we make has an impact on our lives. 36 when hunger strikes, we con reach for a healthy, nutritious snack, or we can choose the* sugar high of junk food. the more important the decision, the greater its effect. for instance, how do i act towards that person who treated me badly? do i generally c

52、hoose to be passive, or do i actively set clear intentions and create what i want in my life? every choice we make, however big or :<mall, affects us in some way.37 if you are interested in living a richer, fuller life, there is a foundation upon which you can base all of your decisions which can

53、 make life better not only for you, but also for those around you. this foundation is to choose based on what's best for all .imaginea world where every parent, friend, teacher, business person, and politician truly did their best to choose what's best for all involved in every decision they

54、 made. we would certainly live in a more raring, supportive world.it's the intention. 38 the answer is simple. it doesn't matter. the matter itself is not the choice you make, hut rather the intention behind your choice. the key is that what decision you make. you an* dear in your intention

55、of choosing based on what's best for all. if it later turns out that you seem to have made a bad choice, there's no need for guilt. knowing that you did your best to choose with a sincere desire for what's best for all, your conscience stays clear and open. 39 what's best for me, too

56、!choosing whats best does not mean you have to always sacrifice yourself for others. another example .a very exhausted mother can lose her temper easily and then she may become ill so that she can't support her family without earning any money. 40 so as we move through each day of our lives, let

57、 us learn to care about ourselves as we do ourbest to choose what's best for others.a. how do you make choices?b. discuss them together to choose your project.c. but how do i know what is really best?d. what is important is that we should pay attention to this presence.e. so it is very important for you to take good care of yourself.f. even small or unimportant choices can affect what we experience and how we feel.g. this then allows you to improve your decision, and make