合肥市第一六八中学高三上学期第四次段考英语试题

第I卷（共100分）

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节

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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How does the woman know the new movies?

A. From her friend. B. From the newspaper. C. From the Internet.

2. Where are the speakers probably?

A. At home. B. In a bookstore. C. In the library.

3. What is the woman looking for?

A. Batteries. B. Books. C. Towels.

4. When can the woman get the book?

A. After 5:00 p.m. on Friday. B. Anytime on the weekend. C. Monday morning.

5. How did the woman learn about the weather?

A. She checked it online.

B. She looked outside her window.

C. She watched the weather report on TV.

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. Why did the man come to see the woman?

A. To find a job. B. To drop a class. C. To contact a professor.

7. What's the most important part of the form?

A. The man's personal details.

B. The man's reason for doing that.

C. The professor's signature.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why didn't the man buy any milk today?

A. He forgot to buy it.

B. The store ran out of milk.

C. He read some negative words about milk.

9. What do we know about the woman?

A. She seldom drinks milk.

B. Her opinions always change.

C. She doesn't trust those experts.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where is Molly studying?

A. In Chicago. B. In Paris. C. In London.

11. How does Molly feel about her professors?

A. They aren't helpful. B. They are really smart people. C. They always lose patience easily.

12. What does Molly dislike about her school life?

A. Heavy workload. B. Bad relationship with her roommates. C. The food at the cafeteria.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What are the speakers mainly discussing?

A. How to run a tea company.

B. The specialty of the man's tea business.

C. The tea industry in general.

14. How are the man's teas different from most other teas?

A. They are mixed with only high-quality teas.

B. Each tea comes from a single source.

C. They are all imported from abroad.

15. What does the man say about the people who grow his tea?

A. They keep their growing process a secret.

B. They only sell their tea to him.

C. They are paid fairly.

16. How might the man's company be described overall?

A. A small one focused on high-quality tea.

B. A big one making huge profits.

C. A famous one selling inexpensive tea.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What was the speaker like as a child?

A. She loved math.

B. She was interested in spelling.

C. She was addicted to word games.

18. With whom did the speaker first play the game?

A. Online players. B. Her classmates. C. Her family.

19. Why did the speaker quit gaming?

A. She became bored with playing games.

B. She became too involved in the games.

C. She got married and became a mother.

20. What does the speaker do now?

A. She's a student. B. She's a teacher. C. She's a babysitter.

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中，选出最佳选项。

A

Well, parents, surprise! Lots of us are using Twitter and Facebook to find rides, and not just to school. It’s awkward to call a friend and ask for a ride, and half the time they’ll say, “Sorry, my car is full.” But with Twitter, you just tweet #Ashleys Pool Party and look for other people heading the same way.

It may sound risky, but many teens stay within their own social circles to find rides, and don’t branch out beyond friends when asking on Twitter. For me, I only rideshare with people I know, but to some young people, especially those taking longer trips, stranger danger is less of a concern.

The sharing economy got big during the recession（经济衰退）. It allows people to access more goods and services using technology, while also allowing them to share cost. And that technology, for me, is what the car was for my mom, a gateway to more freedom.

According to the researchers at the University of Michigan, 30 years ago, eight in ten American 18-year-olds had a driver’s license. Today it’s six in ten. So it’s not that surprising that on my 16th birthday I wasn’t rushing to get a license. All I wanted was an iPhone. Juliet Schor (Sociology professor at Boston College) knows people of my age love being connected and for young people driving means they have to disconnect from their technology, and that’s a negative. So if they could sit in the passenger side and still be connected, that’s going to be a plus.

To me, another plus is ridesharing represents something more than trying to save money. I see it as evidence that people still depend on each other. My generation shares their cars and apartments the way neighbors used to share cups of sugar. For the system to work, some of us still need our own cars. But until I get my own version of the silver Super Beetle, you can find me on Twitter.

21 The writer usually rideshares with _____.

A. anyone heading the same way B. people he knows

C. friends of friends D. strangers of his age

22. Some young people choose to rideshares instead of driving because _____.

A. driving means offering free rides to others.

B. getting a driving license becomes more difficult.

C. driving one’s own cars causes a negative impression.

D. driving makes them disconnected from technology.

23. We can conclude from the passage that _____.

A. the writer rideshares in order to save money

B. people under 18 are not allowed to drive

C. people can’t live well without others’ help

D. the older generation had to fight for freedom

B

Nature is full of color, from rainbows and roses to butterfly wings and peacock tails. Even the fruits and vegetables you eat have different colors: blue blueberries, red strawberries, green broccoli, and orange carrots.

Plant and animals often use color to attract attention. The substances responsible for these colors belong to a class of chemical called antioxidants(抗氧化物). Plants make antioxidant to protect themselves from the sun’s ultraviolet(UV)(紫外线)light.

Ultraviolet light causes chemicals called free radicals(自由基)to form within plant cells. They can destroy parts of plant. Free radicals also have damaging effects on human beings. Some of these effects like wrinkled skin can be seen. The damage is caused by the free radicals attacking cells in our bodies. Certain cancers and heart disease are linked to free radicals.

Our bodies have natural defences for fighting off free radicals. While we are young, our defences are pretty strong. However, they get weaker as we get older. The body’s built-in defences can only go so far without extra help.

The key to fighting free radicals with fruits and vegetables is to mix and match colors. It’s like sunscreen(防晒霜)for the inside of your body. Go for a range of very bright colors. Colorful foods contain hundreds of healthy chemicals not found anywhere else.

Research into how chemicals in blueberries affect the brain’s function in rats suggests that these chemicals may help our own brains work more efficiently.

Don’t just blame the sun. Ultraviolet light isn’t the only source of free radicals. If you breathe polluted air such as smog, automobile exhaust(废气), or wasted gas from a factory, you take in chemicals that also cause such damage. And, the body itself produces free radicals as it processes food.

24. Which of the following not true?

A. Antioxidants are responsible for plant colors

B. Plants use color to attract attention

C. Antioxidants can protect plants from UV light

D. Antioxidants help free radicals to attack plants

25. In which order do the following facts occur?

a. Wrinkled skin can be seen

b. UV light causes free radicals to form

c. Free radicals damage cells in our bodies

d. The sun gives out UV light

A. a, b, c, d B. d, b, c, a C. c, a, d, b D. d, b, a, c

26. We need extra help for fighting off free radicals from fruits and vegetables because ____.

A. our bodies’ defences are not natural

B. we are too young to defend ourselves

C. our defences get weaker as we get older

D. our bodies’ built-in defences can only go away

27. Which of the following can not cause free radicals to form?

A. Colorful food B. UV light from the sun C. Polluted air D. The body itself

C

The ancient Greek philosopher Plato said, “Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and joy to life and to everything.”

"We know that music brings joy and comfort, and makes us feel happy," Spencer says. "But research has also discovered music plays a powerful role in the mental development of children. Music inspires creativity, imagination and self-expression. It also builds self-respect and is good for memory skills. "

The power of music

Much research supports both Spencer and Plato. A Stanford University study found that musical training improves the way the brain processes the spoken word.

Research from Canada found that children aged four to six years old who had music lessons had better memories, as well as higher ability to read and write and maths levels．

Not in the curriculum （课程）

Research shows it's not that smart kids play music; it's that music makes kids smarter. It supports Spencer's call for music to be a standard part of the school curriculum, like English and maths．

“Music is everywhere, but not at 75 per cent of public schools around Australia who don't have a devoted music teacher," Spencer says. "It's sad that many children don't have access to formal musical education, particularly when it has such an effect on a child's development.”

It's up to parents

Involving our children in music doesn't have to be expensive. And many parents give their kids musical exposure subliminally（下意识地）, be it through singing, the radio or stereo. But parents can take it to the next level by talking about music and exposing kids to different styles.

For many older children, music is part of their culture