祁阳四中届高三第四次月考英语试题Word格式文档下载.docx

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1.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.Hikedownthehill.

B.Takeouthercellphone.

C.Takeapicturewithhercamera.

2.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Onthetelephone.B.Inahospital.C.Atabeach.

3.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Askingforadvice.

B.Givingdirections.

C.Askingfordirections.

4.Wheredoesthesmellcomefrom?

A.Thegarbage.B.Thecat.C.Adeadanimal.

5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Themanisn’tabletodothepuzzle.

B.Shecan’tstandbythemananymore.

C.Shewillnotbeabletosolvethepuzzle.

第二节

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.Whatwillthewomandotomorrow?

A.LeavefortheU.S.byair.

B.Gotoaconcertwiththeman.

C.Pickupherfriendfromtheairport.

7.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.ProfessorSmithhasboughtthetickets.

B.Thewomanwillgototheairportwithouttheman.

C.Thewomanhascanceledherappointmenttonight.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdidthemanfindoutfromhisspecialsocks?

A.Heneedstorunfaster.

B.Heisn’treadytorunarace.

C.Hewasn’trunningintherightposition.

9.Whichcompetitionhasthemanalreadyparticipatedin?

A.Amarathon.

B.Ahalfmarathon.

C.Aquartermarathon.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatkindofringwillthemanbuy?

A.Onewithathickgoldband.

B.Onewitharedstone.

C.Onemadeofsilver.

11.Whoishelpingtheman?

A.Astoreemployee.B.Hisfriend.C.Hisfather.

12.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Buythering.

B.Lookatadifferentring.

C.Takeapictureofthering.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whichcountrydidthewomanvisit?

A.Spain.B.Ireland.C.England.

14.Howlongwasthewomanabroad?

A.Forafewyears.B.Forsixmonths.C.Justunderhalfayear.

15.Whydidn’tthemantraveltoBrazil?

A.Histripwascanceled.

B.Hecouldn’tgetthetimeoffwork.

C.Heranoutofmoney.

16.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Getajob.

B.Findaplacetolive.

C.Introducethewomantoafriend.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhoisJessica?

A.TheHelplineofficer.

B.Auniversitytourguide.

C.TheStudentUnionPresident.

18.Whatwillthespeakerhandout?

A.Herbusinesscards.

B.Guidebrochures.

C.Maps.

19.WhatarethehoursoftheStudentWelfareOffice?

A.9:

30a.m.-4:

00p.m.onweekdays.

B.9:

00p.m.onSaturdays.

C.10:

00a.m.-4:

20.Whatshouldvisitorsdoduringbusytimes?

A.Waitinaline.

B.Addtheirnametothewaitinglist.

C.Askthespeakertocallthemback.

第二部分阅读理解（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。

A

Wetrackdownsomeoftheworld’sgreatestrailjourneys.

1.TheOriginalTrans-SiberianExpress

Spanning9,288kmoftrack,thisisperhapsthemosticonicofrailjourneysandthelongestpassengertrainrouteinthe

world.Withanaveragespeedofjust77km/h,thetripfromMoscowtoVladivostokisn’tforthoseonatightschedule---you’llneedtosetasideaminimumof146hoursand8minutes,andmostjourneysincludestopovers（中途停留）.Butforthatinvestmentyou’llcrossmultipletimezonesandwitnessthebreadthofRussia’smajesticterrain（地形）.

2.TheCanadian

ThetripfromTorontotoVancouveris83hourslong---butconsideringyou’llbewindingthroughthesteepandsnow-

CappedRockyMountainsandCanadianShieldforests,thepacesuitsanyonelookingforrelaxation,restandpeacefulviews.Hugeglasswindowsmakethemostofthesceneryasthetrainwendsitswayacross4,466kmofCanada’sdiverselandscape.

3.TheBlueTrain

SouthAfrica’sfamousBlueTrainspans1,600kmoftracklinkingPretoriawithCapeTown.It’smorelikeahotelonrails

thanatrain,andthereareloungecarriageswherepassengerscanmixincomfortandsomesuitescontainfull-sizebaths.Thejourneytakes27hoursformstarttofinishandcrossessomeofthemostdiverseandpicturesquesceneryontheAfricancontinent.Don’texpecttofeeltherushofwindthroughyourhairthough,asitsaveragespeedisjust75km/h.

4.TheIndianPacific

DepartingfromSydney,ittakesabout70hoursfortheIndianPacifictocrosstheAustraliancontinentonitswaytoPerth.

StoppingattheminingtownofBrokenHill,you’llcover4,352kmatanaveragespeedof85km/h.Atthatrate,you’llcatchthefullgloryofthesunsettingacrossthehorizononthelongeststretchofstraightrailtrackintheworld.TravelinspringforthebestofWesternAustralia’swildflowers.

21.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabouttheOriginalTrans-SiberianExpress?

A.Itisthelongestpassengertrainrouteintheworld

B.Itstrackspans9,288kmfromMoscowtoVladivostok.

C.Therearemanystopoversduringthejourney.

D.Itissuitableforthoseonatightschedule.

22.IfyoutaketheCanadiantrain,youwill__________.

A.havea1,600kmjourneythattakes83hours.

B.beabletoappreciatethesceneryoftheRokyMountains

C.feelcomfortableasitsaveragespeedisjust77km/h.

D.appreciatethebreadthofRussia’smajesticterrain.

23.Whichtrainwillprovideyouwithcarriagesthatarebothlargeandelegant?

A.TheOriginalTrans-SiberianExpress.B.TheCanadian

C.TheBlueTrainD.TheIndianPacific

B

Fatherwasahard-workingmanwhodeliveredbreadasalivingtosupporthiswifeandthreechildren.Hespentallhiseveningsafterworkattendingclasses,hopingtoimprovehimselfsothathecouldonedayfindabetter-payingjob.ExpectonSundays,Farherhardlyateamealwithhisfamily.Heworkedandstudiedveryhardbecausehewantedtoprovidehisfamilywiththebestthatmoneycouldbuy.

Wheneverthefamilycomplainedthathewasnotspendingenoughtimewiththem,heexplainedthathewasdoingitallforthem.Butheoftenyearnedtospendmoretimewithhisfamily.

Thedaycamewhentheexaminationresultswereannounced.Tohisjoy,Fatherpassed,andwithdistinction,too!

Soonafter,hewasofferedagoodjobasaseniorsupervisorwhichpaidhandsomely.

Fathercouldnowaffordtoprovidehisfamilywithlife’slittleluxuries.However,thefamilydidnotgettoseehimformostoftheweek.Hecontinuedtoworkveryhard,hopingtobepromotedtothepositionofmanager.Infact,tomakehimselfaworthyofcandidateforthepromotion,heenrolledinanothercourseattheopenuniversity.

Father’shardworkpaidoffandhewaspromoted.Healsofeltthatitwouldbeniceforhisfamilytobeabletoenjoythefacilitiesandcomfortofaluxuryapartment.Havingexperiencedtherewardsofhishardworkmanytimesbefore,Fatherresolvedtofurtherhisstudiesandworkatbeingpromotedagain.Thefamilystilldidnotgettoseemuchofhim.Infact,sometimesFatherhadtoworkonSundaysentertainingclients.

Asexpected,Father’shardworkpaidoffagainandheboughtanapartmentinabeautifulplace.ThenFatherdeclaredtohisfamilythathehaddecidednottotakeanymorecoursesorpursueanymorepromotions.Fromthenonhewasgoingtodevotemoretimetohisfamily.

Fatherdidnotwakeupthenextday.

24.Whydidthefatherattendeveningclassesafterwork?

A.Togetabetterjobtoprovidehisfamilywiththebest.

B.Toimprovehiscapacityforwork.

C.Topassanexaminationorganizedbyhiscompany.

D.Toachievemorethings.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase,“yearnedto”,inthesecondparagraphprobablymean?

A.DeterminedtoB.LongedtoC.HesitatetoD.Plannedto

26.Whatwasthefamily’sattitudetowardthefather’shardwork?

A.Thefamilytoldhimnottoworksohard.

B.Thefamilyweregratefulforhishardwork.

C.Thefamilywantedhimtospendmoretimewiththem.

D.Thefamilythoughthisworkwasworthless.

27.Thepurposeofthetextistotellusthat_______.

A.thebestwaytogetapromotionistoworkhard.

B.thereshouldbeabalancebetweenone’slifeandone’sdesires.

C.peopleshouldn’thavetoomanydesires.

D.weshouldpaygreatattentiontoourbelovedones.

C

Barcodes（条形码）aren’tgivenmuchthoughtbythemajorityofconsumers,butthesecodeswerefairlyrecentlyimplemented（应用）inaworkingfashionin1970.

Asmallfoodstoreownerdecidedonedaythatkeepingrecordsoftheinventoryofhisstockandtheassociatedpriceswasanextremelylaboriousprocess,andso,in1948,hecontactedTheDrexelInstituteofTechnologyinordertoworktowardsasolution.BernardSilverrosetothechallengeandsetouttostudytheproblem,andbeganworkingonasolutioninvolvinganautomaticwayofkeepingtrackofitemsthathadbeensold.Silverandagroupofstudentsfromtheinstituterealizedtheiranswerintheformofultravioletlight（紫外线）,inkandascanner.

Thesystemworkedinitially,butpossessedsomenegatives.Itwasincrediblycostlytoimplementonalargescaleandthesystemwasalsounstable.Iftheinventionwastobecomecommonplace（普遍的）ingrocerystores,thesetwoproblemshadtobesolved.

ThepatentforthebarcodesystemwasfiledbySilverandoneofhisstudents,Woodland.Thepatentwasnotgrantedimmediately;

infaceittookthreeyearsforthepatentagencytogranttheirinventionapatentforthebarcode,occurringon7thOctober,1952.

Despitethepatentbeingissued,thesystemwasstillnotwelconedbythemajorityofstoreowners.Itwasn’tuntil1966thatthesystembegancreeping（缓慢移动）itswayintomoreand