武威市第六中学2014届高三第四次月考英语试题

第一部分：听力（ 满分20分）

第一节（共5 小题；每小题1分，满分5 分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where are they talking?

A. At a meeting. B. On the phone. C. In the street.

2. Whose car was stolen?

A. Karen’s. B. The man’s C. The woman’s

3. What is the woman going to do this evening?

A. Go to dinner. B. Visit her sister. C. Go to the airport.

4. why was the woman late?

A. She was ill. B. She had a traffic accident. C. The traffic was too heavy.

5. What is the most probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Teacher and student. B. Mother and son. C. Friends.

第二节（共15 小题；每小题1分，满分15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. What happens to the woman?

A. She wants to break up with Jane. B. She doesn’t like Jane’s gifts.

C. She doesn’t believe Jane’s words.

7. What is the reason for the woman's problem?

A. Jane has a different custom from hers. B. Jane doesn’t attend her birthday party.

C. Jane doesn’t value their friendship.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Who is new in the neighborhood?

A. Joseph. B. The Williams. C. Jill Chen..

9. How many people are there in Mr. Williams’ family?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why does the woman only have a few minutes to have a talk?

A. Because she will have a class. B. Because she will attend a meeting.

C. Because she will have a test.

11. What are the two speakers talking about?

A. Learning how to draw. B. Attending the drawing course. C. Taking an exam.

12. Why does the man come to see the woman?

A. .To give his drawings to the woman

B. To ask for the woman’s permission to attend the course.

C. To ask how to prepare for the exam.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Who is the woman?

A. A reporter. B. A book seller. C. A policewoman.

14. Who is the main character of the man’s latest book?

A. A spy. B. A murderer.. C. A policeman.

15. What does the man usually base his characters on?

A. People in real life. B. People in Florida C. People in fictions.

16. What kind of stories is the man writing now?

A. Murder. B. Detective. C. Humorous.

听第l0段材料，回答第17至20题。

17 Where was Charles K. Kaoborn?

A. Shanghai. B. Hong Kong. C. New York.

18. How many scientists got the 2009 Noble Prize in Physics together?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three.

19. what can be learned from the voice?

A. Kao’s work makes the Internet information transmit faster around the world..

B. Kao is still working in the Chinese University of Hong Kong now.

C. Willard Boyle and George Smith are both scientists..

20. How do the Chinese people feel at the news that Kao got the Noble Prize?

A. interested B. surprised. C. happy.

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，共15分）

21. —Mum, why can’t I have _____ new bike?

—Dear, you know, ______ money doesn’t grow on trees.

A. the; the B. a; / C. a; the D. /; the

22. Jenny, the new comer, has earned not only the trust of her classmates but also ______ of her teachers.

A. one B. ones C. that D. those

23.“Mary looks hot and dry.” “So _____ you if you had so high a fever.”

　 A. do B. would C. will D. are

24.The holiday was ending, it ___ to both of them that they still had loads of homework to do.A．happened B．occurred C．thought D．took place

25. – Excuse me, Sir. Is the swimming pool open all day?

–________ .Only from 600 pm to 1000pm.

A. That’s right B. Yes, of course

C. Sorry, I’m not sure D. Sorry, I’m afraid not

26. All the books donated by the students from urban schools are said ______ to the students in rural areas the other day.

A. to be sent B. being sent C. having been sent D. to have been sent

27. Reality is not the way you wish things to be,______ the way they actually are.

A. as B. or C. but D. and

28. _________ you may have, you should gather your courage to face the challenge.

A. Whatever serious a problem B. However serious a problem

C. However a serious problem D. No matter how a serious problem

29. If you have a job, _______ yourself to it and finally you’ll succeed.

do devote B. don’t devote C. Devoting D. not devoting

30. As most of their houses were badly damaged after the earthquake, many people had to be_______ in a stadium.

A. put forward B. put up C. put out D. put away

31 ._______ a satisfactory operation, the doctor believed the patient would recover from his illness very soon.

A. Giving B. Having given C. Given D. Having been given

32.By the year she arrives in London, scientists probably_______ a cure for H5N1.

A. will be discovering B. are discovering

C. will have discovered D. have discovered

33.The professor considers_______ no good _______ without understanding.

A. it; to read B. it; reading C. that; to read D. this; reading

34.Although we hadn’t met for about 20 years, I recognized her_______ she entered the room.

A. rapidly B. quickly C. eventually D. directly

35.Will you attend the meeting this afternoon?

– But I _______ told anything about it.

A. wasn’t B. am not C. haven’t D. won’t

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was 8, a gentleman came to my orphanage and taught us how to do woodworking projects.

I remember my first project—a small table. I was so 36 of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) 37 . It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to 38 it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a 39 . She was the head mistress of our orphanage, who was always 40 with us.

As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. But I was just so 41 and happy that I couldn’t wait. I dashed out like a 42 , carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear.

When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was 43 it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand 44 it, she noticed that it was still wet.

“Were you 45 to bring this home?” she asked.

“No, ma’am,” I 46 with my head down.

She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was 47 stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but it would not come off.

I hid the table in my closet and never 48 it. A year later while cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent（宿管员）, thinking that she would 49 it away.

Thirty years later at a reunion, I 50 that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her 51 to get something important. I followed her 52 into a dark corner. She picked something up. 53 she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.

Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.

Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of 54 to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to 55 .

36. A. tired B. ashamed C. proud D. aware

37. A. award B. wonder C. record D. product

38. A. design B. invent C. paint D. complete

39. A. gift B. reward C. prize D. souvenir

40. A. satisfied B. strict C. patient D. angry

41. A. upset B. amazed C. confident D. excited

42. A. thief B. hero C. sword D. flash

43. A. drying B. observing C. admiring D. hiding

44. A. into B. across C. above D. after

45. A. supposed B. embarrassed C. encouraged D. determined

46. A. agreed B. sighed C. whispered D. argued

47. A. dirt B. glue C. paint D. wood

48. A. removed B. touched C. shook D. split

49. A. put B. give C. take D. throw

50. A. learned B. expected C. remembered D. recommended

51. A. bathroom B. balcony C. basement D. bedroom

52. A. curiously B. unwillingly C. doubtfully D. worriedly

53. A. Before B. Since C. As D. Until

54. A. admiration B. gratitude C. sympathy D. regret

55. A. adapt B. study C. perform D. please

第三部分：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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Work your brain!

Between 2 and 3 pounds of wonder, it controls everything we say, do or think, who we are and what we care about. The way we walk or laugh or figure out things. What we like and the talents we possess. How we see and talk and run and jump and process our food.

The brain uses 20 percent of our body’s oxygen and 20 percent of its blood. Somewhere within its protein, fat, 100,000 miles of blood vessels and 100 billion nerve cells, it helps us remember where we put our gym shoes. Change our temperature so we don’t die because of the heat or cold. Speed us up or slow us down. Help us choose between orange juice or orange-flavored drinks.

Its complexity are stunning, far beyond anything most of us can imagine. To keep this work of art as polished as possible we need to eat right, exercise and keep mentally stimulated（增强）. Good nutrition helps brain cells communicate with each other. Exercise stimulates a hormone in