庐江县六校联盟2016届高三年级第四次考试

英语试卷

第Ｉ卷

第一部分　听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；　每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话，每段对话后面有一个小题。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项并标在试题的相应位置。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. Where is the woman now?

A. In her own bedroom. B. In hospital. C. In the office.

2. What did Smith offer her?

A. Smith offered her a computer. B. Smith offered her a room.

C. Smith offered her a job as a typist.

3. What does the woman want to do?

A. She wants to know the time. B. She wants to read a magazine.

C. She wants to buy a watch.

4. What are they talking about?

A. Houses. B. Piano. C. Space.

5. Why is Smith so successful?

A. Because he never makes any mistake. B. Because he can answer questions quickly.

C. Because he is always thinking of others.

第二节　（共15小题；　每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面段对话或独白。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题的相应位置。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 6-8 题。

6. Where is the noise coming from?

A. The car. B. The motor. C. The motorbike.

7. Where did they stop their car?

A. A factory. B. A hotel. C. A park place.

8. What's wrong with the car?

A. It needs water in the tank. B. It runs out of petrol. C. It needs heating up.

听第 7 段材料，回答第 9-11 题。

9. Where does the flight go?

A. To London. B. To Paris. C. To Heathrow.

10. How much is the one-way flight?

A. $ 420. B. $ 320. C. $ 210.

11. What time can the woman get the ticket?

A. Tomorrow. B. Anytime she likes to. C. The day after tomorrow.

听第 8 段材料，回答第 12-14 题。

12. Why was Nancy away from school yesterday?

A. Because she was busy. B. Because she was ill. C. Because she was at home.

13. What is she going to do?

A. Go home. B. Go to clinic. C. Go to her friend's.

14. Why will they stop on the way?

A. To buy some medicine. B. To see a doctor. C. To buy some food.

听第 9 段材料，回答第 15-17 题。

15. Why does the man talk to the woman?

A. He wants to invite her to spend a holiday with him.

B. He wants to give her some advice.

C. He wants to get some suggestions from her.

16. Which is mentioned in the talk?

A. Mike had intended to travel with Celia this holiday.

B. Mike had wanted to go sightseeing with Miguel this holiday.

C. Celia had planned to go on a trip with Miguel this year.

17. Why does Mike feel it hard to make the decision to accept the invitation?

A. He has not enough money for the holiday.

B. He does not want to hurt Celia’s feelings.

C. He does not like Miguel very much.

听第 10 段材料，回答第 18-20 题。

18. What does the speaker prefer to do to spend the spare time?

A. Stay at home. B. Watch TV. C. Go outdoors.

19. What are needed for a healthy body?

A. Fresh air, sunlight and enough physical exercises.

B. Sunlight, enough physical exercises and reading.

C. Fresh air, enough physical exercises and enjoying music.

20. Which of the following is not the reason for outdoors activities?

A. Take a lot of time and money. B. Can meet a lot of people.

C. Spend too much time indoors.

第二部分　阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Life gets noisier every day and very few people can be free from noise of some sort or another. It doesn’t matter where you live ---- in the middle of a modern city, or a faraway village --- the chances are that you’ll be disturbed by jet planes, transistor radios, oil-powered engines, etc. we seem to be getting used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely without background music while they’re working.

Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be a very frightening experience for a human being. However, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their eardrums (耳鼓). The noise level in some discos is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.

One recent report about noise and concentration suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration, what really influences their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise. It goes on to say that a background noise which doesn’t change too much (music, for example) may even help to concentrate.

21. According to this passage, the noise pollution ____________________.

A. has become the worst in the countryside B. has become better in big cities

C. has spread from cities to villages D. has been controlled in modern cities

22. Some people have their hearing harmed _____________.

A. while listening to pop music B. in complete silence

C. when speaking loudly D. while watching TV

23. Which of the following isn’t included among the things causing noise?

A. trucks B. motorcycles C. electric engines D. jet planes

24. Scientists have discovered that what prevents people from concentrating on something is _______.

A. all kinds of noise B. great changes in the level of noise

C. background noise D. popular music

B

I am 26. I’m clear that I’m never going to catch up with Mother Teresa. But I want to do something to help people every single day like her.

Everybody thinks we just serve food and soda. The safety training is serious and stressful. Caring for 49 people in a business class in 90 minutes is not easy. I had a roommate who was a waitress; she just left a candle and a table cloth burning, and I used a fire extinguisher (灭火器) to put out the fire. If something goes bad at her job, she calls the police. But if something happens up in the air, it’s up to us.

I’m single and have no kids. I’ve flown every Christmas since 1995. If I fly, someone else can be with their kids. Christmas in an airport can be depressing, but it’s the little things that make a difference.

We’re not robots. It’s hard to put on a smile and just pretend everything is great when it isn’t. I’ve seen co-workers lose a family member the day before a trip and just pull themselves together (take control of their feelings and believe in a calm way). At the end of a 14-hour flight, it’s like, “It was really nice to help you, but I’m ready for you to get off the plane.” Those last 15 minutes can be the longest 15 minutes of your life. You can’t wait to turn off the flight attendant’s voice and get something to eat without anyone saying “Excuse me.”

Sometimes I go all day and never hear a “please” or a “thank you.” When you say thank you, it’s huge. It makes us feel like you actually see us as fellow humans. We’re up there together at a height of 30,000 feet, enjoying the miracle (奇迹) of the modern flight.

25. What’s the author’s attitude towards Mother Teresa?

A. Grateful B. Fearful C. Doubtful D. Admiring

26. How did the author like her roommate’s job?

A. It was the same as hers B. It was more interesting than hers

C. It was easier than hers D. It was more serious than hers

27. Why does the author fly every Christmas?

A. Because she has nowhere to go. B. Because she’s trying to be a helpful co-worker.

C. Because she owes her co-workers some favors.

D. Because she’d like to earn more money.

28. What does the author imply by saying the underlined sentence “We’re not robots”?

A. Flight attendants are not stronger than robots.

B. Flight attendants also experience emotions.

C. Flight attendants get tired while robots don’t.

D. Flight attendants need to rest now and then.

C

Freda Bright says, “Only in opera do people die of love.” It’s true. You really can’t love somebody to death. I’ve known people to die from no love, but I’ve never known anyone to be loved to death. We just can’t love one another enough.

A hear-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt nervous and late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to the raise.

The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festival meal. She wondered if someone from the office had tipped him off, or --- did he just somehow know that she would not get turned down?

She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news. They embraced and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It read: “Congratulations, darling! I knew you’d get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you.”

Someone has said that the measure of love for his wife is love without measure. What this man feels for his wife is total acceptance and love, whether she succeeds or fails. His love celebrates her victories and soothes her wounds. He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their direction.

Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said, “What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. And love your friends. Love them without measure.”

29. The sentence in the first paragraph “Only in opera do people die of love.” means ________.

A. no love in the world is believable B. love is one thing, and life is another

C. love in operas is truly touching

D. love can survive forever, though people die at different ages

30. That the husband prepared her a second letter about her raise suggests that ________.

A. he loves her because he believes that she is sure to receive a raise

B. he has a great way to promote his wife’s love towards him

C. he has a false love for people even if the person is his wife

D. he loves his family members truly, whether they are in good conditions or not

31. From the text, we might say the author ________.

A. refuse any spiritual emotions as embraced and kissed

B. criticizes the attitude of suspicion of the love

C. doesn’t believe there is true love in the world

D. thinks the true love does not expect repayment

D

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