内蒙古赤峰市高三下学期4月统一考试英语试题及答案.doc

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1、绝密启用前2014年赤峰市高三统一考试英语 2014.4本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。满分：150分，考试时间：120分钟第卷第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)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，你都有10秒中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. 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，每段对话或对白后有几个小题，从体重所给的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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的做大时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.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.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。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.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。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、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，从媒体所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。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（色素性视网膜炎）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 out ha

12、ck!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; from liste

13、ning 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（拐弯处）in the road. He knew exactly where we

14、 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 else. Now, he h

15、as 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 services, to invent

16、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 reading a book to watch

17、ing 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 several years.D. Despite

18、 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 directionC. show how goo

19、d 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 authors nephew mainly because.A. a job make* him confident and slops him from complainingB. a job enables him lo feel normalC. with a job he can afford

20、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 appreciate it.D. Work i

21、s 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 prefer one type of pet over

22、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 and serious than cat pe

23、ople.“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 dogs nature being more sociabl

24、e 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 altitude.In addition, dog people are 11 p

25、ercent 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 （一时冲动的） behavior.In comparison, cat people an; about 12 percent more anxious, but

26、 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.Despite vast differences, there an some things

27、 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 dogs and cats in their personality qualiti

28、es.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 involved in B. benefit fromC. take little

29、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. According to the article, both dog people and ca

30、t people .A. are generally self-disciplinedB. are usually positive and care about natureC. are likely to hold unconventional beliefsD. like to wear animal-print clothing;CNorthern Lights TourLocated in the middle of the northern lights belt, Troms can offer some of the highest level* of northern lig

31、hts activity on earth. Perhaps Tromso is the worlds best place for a Northern Light? Tour.Join one of our Northern Lights Holidays this winter. It could become one of the greatest experiences in your life.DESTINATION Troms county. Norway.PRICE $450 per personWHEN 2th September until 31st March.PICK-

32、UP Each evening at 6PM outside your hotel.DROP-OFF Earliest at 12AM. When we have a sighting we often stay out later, at no extra cost.tSIZE OF GROUP Maximum 8 participants is recommended and normal, but not absolute A small group allows more freedom in terms of chasing the northern lights.INCLUDED-

33、Transportation each day in a comfortable car-A meal each day-All necessary equipment such as snowshoes , flashlight, water-filled bottle. woolenunderwear, a warm hat, warm shoes. warm stockings, and reindeer skin In lie on. if needed.-A guide who will do anything necessary to find the northern light

34、s.EXCITING CHASEA Northern Lights Holiday means an intense and exciting chase to the coast or deep into the wild, perhaps even to the Finnish holder. Each day on a Northern Lights Tour we contact meteorologists shortly before departure to get accurate information. In order to find out where we will

35、have best chances to see the northern lights.WE GUARANTEE A GREAT TRIPThe northern lights are unpredictable, but we guarantee that wewill do everything to find it. Patience is a keyword on Northern Lights Tour.ECO-TOURISMWe offer ecologically sustainable and responsible tours Travelling in small gro

36、ups is an essential part of the ecotourism concept, as small groups have lesser impact on nature and will not disturb the wildlife unnecessarily.29.A small group is preffcrrd for the following reasons EXCEPT that .A. a small group is free to run after thr northern lightsB. a small group has less eff

37、ect 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 stay out late, they have to pay moreB. every touris

38、t 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 a(n) .A. advertisement B. news report C. science t

39、extbook 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 interest of the audience even scientists are now

40、studying their good looks.In a recent study, Erik Postma, a biologist at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, collected the headshots（头像）of 80 professional athletes from I hr 2012 Tour He France, a bicycle race held in Franco. The race, which covers 3,200 kilometers in 23 days, is often consider

41、ed 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 cyclists, meaning she knew how good he was at the sp

42、ort, 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 the cyclists, Maxime Monfort , came third in terms

43、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 (进化) seems to be the answer. In ancient times, women preferred to marry strong men because they wou

44、ld 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 Discovery News.As you can see, its not that sport

45、smen 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. Eventhough most men arent aware of it. they inherited (继承

46、) 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 Tour de France.B. To pick out the cyclists whom they

47、 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 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 m