学届高三第四次模拟英语试题附答案.docx

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学届高三第四次模拟英语试题附答案

2016～2017学年第一学期高三第四次模拟考试

英语试题

第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（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

MarleneDietrichisfinallytobehonoredbyherhomecity,Berlin.

Formorethanhalfacentury,thefamousfilmstarwonhugefameinHollywood,butremainedahighlycontroversial（引起争议的）figureinGermany.

Whenthecity’snewfilmmuseumisopenedonSeptember26,threeofits15roomswillshowthestar’spossessionscollectedoveralifetime.

InadditiontovariouscollectionsbyMarlene,visitorswillbeabletoseeallMarleneDietrich’smovies.TherewillalsobekeyexceptforavastrangeofGermany-madefilms.

Dietrichbecameaworldstarafterherwonderfulperformanceinamovie.Afterthat,sheturnedherbackonGermany,horrifiedbythesuddenmovementofNaziinherhometown.

Afewyearsafterthewar,thestarwaspersuadedtopayashortvisittoBerlin.Butthetripprovedadisaster.AtacityhallgatheringinWestBerlin,crowdsturnedouttoseeher,butnotallfriendly.

Shewasattackedattimes.ShefoundherselfbeingblamedforwearinganAmericanuniformduringthewartopleaseU.S.troopsinEurope.Shewasalsoscoldedfor“turningherbackonthecountry”.

Dietrich,deeplyhurt,decidedshewouldneverreturntoBerlinagain.Butshesoftenedherjudgment.

WhenshediedinParisin1972,itwasatherexpresswishthatherbodyshouldbesentbacktoBerlinforburialalongsidehermotherinalocalcemetery.

1.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecangettoknowthat_______.

A.Germanswerenarrowed-mindedB.Germansweredifficulttogetalongwith

C.allGermansadmiredDietrichD.someGermansdislikedDietrich

2.Theunderlinedsentence“sheturnedherbackonGermany”（inparagraph5）means_______.

A.DietrichlookeddownuponhercountryB.Dietrichturnedawayfromhercountry

C.DietrichgaveupperformanceinhercountryD.Dietrichlostherjobinhercountry

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.VisitorscanseevariouscollectionsbyMarleneinBerlin’snewfilmmuseum.

B.DietrichwasafamousfilmstarinHollywood.

C.Afterthewar,Dietrichpaidashortvisittohercountry.

D.WearinganAustralianuniformduringthewar,Dietrichwasregardedabetrayer（背叛者）tohercountry.

4.Thefamousfilmstar,asawhole,________.

A.hatedhercountrybecauseshewasoncescoldedforbetrayingGermany.

B.enjoyedherlifeinFrance

C.lovedhercountryfromherheart

D.feltsatisfiedwithherperformance

B

Amother’slove

I’MaNewYorkCityfirefighter.Everyday,Iseeterror–sometimesevendeath.ButthedayIfoundScarlettwasdifferent.ThatdayIsawlife.Andlove.

Wewererespondingtoacallaboutaburninggarage.Outside,Iheardthesoundofcatscrying.Icouldn’tstop–Iwouldhavetolookforthecatsafterthefirewasputout.

Ittookalongtimetofinallybringthebigfireundercontrol,butwedidit.Nooneinsidewashurt.

AtthatpointIwasfreetoinvestigatethecatnoises.Therewasstillalotofsmokeandheatcomingfromthebuilding.Ifollowedthemeowing（猫叫）toaspotonthesidewalknearthefrontofthegarage.There,cryingandhuddled（挤作一团）together,werefiveterrifiedkittens.Theymusthavebeeninsidethebuilding,astheirfurwasbadlysinged（烫烧）.

Ileftthefivekittensinaboxonaneighbor’sporch（门廊）.

Iwantedtofindthemother.Itwasobviousthatshehadgoneintotheburninggarageandcarriedoutallofherbabies,onebyone–unbelievable.

Wefinallyfoundher.Shewasbadlyburnt:

hereyeswereblistered（起水泡）,herpaws（爪子）wereblackened,andherfurwassingedallover.Youcouldevenseeherreddenedskinbeneaththeburnedfur.Shecouldbarelymove.Ipickedherup,andsherelaxedinmyarmsasmuchasherpainwouldallow.Sensinghertrust,Ishedatear.Iwasdeterminedtosavethisbravelittlecatandherfamily.

Thevettoldmetheywouldobservethekittensandtheirmotherovernight,buttheyweren’toptimisticaboutthemother’schanges.

Aboutaweeklater,Ifoundoutshewasgoingtolive.OneofthetechnicianssuggestedwenameherScarlett,becauseofherreddenedskin.

KnowingwhatScarlettendured（忍受）forherkittens,itmeltedmyhearttoseeherreunitedwiththem.Shetouchedeachofthemagain,nosetonose,tomakesuretheywereallsafe.Shehadriskedherlifefiveseparatetimes–andithadpaidoff.Allofherbabieshadsurvived.

Asafirefighter,Iseeheroism（英雄事迹）everyday.ButwhatScarlettshowedmethatdaywasthekindofbraverythatcanonlycomefromamother’slove.

5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?

A.Theauthorwenttorescuethecatsassoonasheheardthemcrying.

B.Thefirefightersputoutthebigfirequicklyandnoonewashurt.

C.Themothercatmovedallofherfivebabiestoasaferplacedespitethefire.

D.Theauthordidn’tfindthecatsuntilthesmokeandheatweregone.

6.Whywastheauthordeterminedtosavethecats?

A.Herefusedtowatchsomeoneelsedieinhiswork.

B.Hewasimpressedbythemother’sstrongloveandcourage.

C.Thecat’sstoryhadmademanypeopleconcerned.

D.Ithadtakenmuchtimeandeffortforhimtosavethem.

7.Whichbestdescribestheauthor’stoneinthearticle?

A.ObjectiveB.Admiring.C.Excited.D.Optimistic.

C

Fightingracialstereotypes（模式化）onUScampusesoftenbeginsbyputtingstudentsofdifferentethnicbackgroundstogether–underonedormitoryroof.

SamBoakyewasafreshmanatOhioStateUniversityandtheonlyblackstudentonhisfloor.Hewasdeterminedtogetgoodgrades–inparttomakesurehiswhiteroommatehadnobasisfornegativeracialviews."You'repushedtodobetter,tochallengethestereotypethatblackpeoplearenotthatsmart,"hetoldtheNewYorkTimes.

Severalrecentstudieshavefoundthathavingaroommateofadifferentracecanreduceprejudice（偏见）,diversify（使多样化）friendshipsandevenpromotestudents’academicperformance.InastudybyOhioStatepsychologyprofessorRussellFazio,blackfreshmenwhocametocollegewithhightestscoresearnedbettergradesiftheyhadawhiteroommate—eveniftheroommate’stestscoreswerelow.AnotherstudyonstudentinteractionbyDukeUniversitysuggeststhatfreshmenwithroommatesofadifferentracewerethemostlikelytodiversifytheirfriendships.“Justhavingdiversityinclassroomsdoesn’tdoanythingtoincreaseinterracialfriendships,”saidClaudiaBuchman,anauthoroftheDukestudy.“Butlivingtogetherwithadifferent-raceroommatedoesleadtomoreinterracialfriendships.”

Thereare,however,someproblemswithsuchroomassignments.Fazio’sstudyfoundthatthreetimesasmanyrandomly（随机地）assignedinterracialroommatesweren’tlivingtogetherattheendofthesemester,comparedwithwhiteroommates.Interracialroommatesalsospentlesstimetogether,hadfewerjointactivitiesandwerelessinvolvedwitheachother’sfriendsthanwhitepairs.

AsforBoakye,thisisnotthecase.“Alotofwhitestudentscomewithoutmuchexposure（暴露）todiversity,sowhentheirfirstinteractionwithablackguyisn’tbad,theywillmakemoreblackfriends.IthinkImadeagoodimpressiononmyfreshmanroommate.Isawhimthisyear,andhesaid,‘Heydude,you’renottheonlyblackfriendIhave.’Thatfeltgood.”

8.HavingaroommateofadifferentracecanhavethefollowingbenefitsEXCEPT________.

A.makingmorefriendsB.reducingprejudice

C.earningbettergradesD.improvingphysicalhealth

9.SamBoakyewasdeterminedtogetgoodgradespartlybecause________.

A.hewantedtoprovehewasasmartboy

B.heintendedtopleasehisparents

C.hewishedtoearnthescholarship

D.hewantedtoshowblackpeopleareassmartaswhitepeople

10.WecanconcludethatBoakye________.

A.gotalongwellwithhiswhiteroommate

B.sharedfewerjointactivitieswithhiswhiteroommate

C.hadanegativeattitudetowardshiswhiteroommate

D.isstilllivingtogetherwithhisfreshmanwhiteroommate

11.The4thparagraphismainlyabout________.

A.theinterracialfriendship

B.someproblemswithhavinganinterracialroommate

C.somecommentsontheinterracialroommates

D.theinteractionbetweentheblackstudentandthewhitestudent

D

Scientistsfoundthatsleepingconsiderablyimprovesourcreativity.Aftertakinganappeopleareabletothinkfasterandputmoreimaginationintotheirthinking.Besides,ifwedream,thethinkingabilitiesareimprovedevenmore.

Researchersconsiderthatsleepingonaprobleminmostcasesleadstoelucidation（解释）.TheysaywhenapersonentersaphasecalledRapidEyeMovement（REM）duringsleep,itincreasestheeffect.Suchphasetakesplacerightbeforeweawakeandaccordingtoscientistsithelpsourbrainmakelinksbetweenunrelatedsubjects.

Inthestudy,ledbyProfessorSaraMednick,scientistsmadeaconclusionthattheREMwas“importantforassimilating（消化）newinformationintopastexperience”inordertofindsolutionstocreativeproblems.

Prof.MednickisapsychiatristattheUniversityofCalifornia.Herstudyinvolvedtheanalysisof77adults.Eachparticipantwasgivenseveralword-associatedcreativetasks.Alltasksweregiveninthemorning,withparticipantsbeingshownanumberofgroupsof3words,forexample:

cookie,heartandsixteen.Theywereaskedtocomeupwithawordthatwouldbeassociatedwithallthreegiventerms—likesweet.Sometimelater,aftersomeparticipantswereallowedtosleep,theywereaskedtoperformthesametasksandsomenewones.Itisworthmentioningthatwhilesomepeopleslept,researchersusedbrainscanstoseethetypeofsleepeachparticipanten