宁夏大学附属中学2019届高三英语上学期第四次月考试题.doc

1、- 1 -宁夏大学附属中学 2019届高三英语上学期第四次月考试题（满分 150分， 时间： 120 分钟）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30分）第 1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. What will the man do?A. Open the window. B. Find another room. B. Go out with the woman.2. When

2、is the womans birthday?A. March15th B. March11th C. March7th 3. What does the man mean?A. John has some personal problems.B. The problem is common for young men. C. Its not common for young men to leave home. 4. What will the man most probably do?A. Get some change from Jane. B. Go and look for a pa

3、yphone.C. Use Janes mobile phone.5. What does the man mean?A. It was impossible for him to go to the party.B. Everyone was surprised by his attendance at the party.C. He had expected to go to the party for a long time.第 2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，

4、 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。- 2 -听第 6段材料，回答第 6,7,8题。6. Why does the woman want to go to the library?A. To return some books. B. To borrow some new books.C. To find some test papers. 7. When does the library close?A. At 9:00. B. At 9:40. C. At 10:00.8.

5、 How long does the conversation last?A. 10 minutes. B. 20 minutes. C. 5 minutes.听第 7段材料，回答第 9至 11题。9. What was the man doing when the story happened?A. Sleeping B. SwimmingC. Listening to the radio.10. What happened to the little boy?A. His eye was hurt by the sand. B. He couldnt find his parents. C

6、. He fell into the water.11. What did the man do?A. He went on enjoying the music.B. He looked for the boys parents.C. He jumped into the water.听第 8段材料，回答第 12至 14题。12. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student. B. Husband and wife. C. Manager and secretary. 13

7、. Where are the two speakers going?A. The airport. - 3 -B. The railway station.C. The bus station.14. Why do the speakers call Brenda?A. To ask her to change clothes. B. To ask her when mother arrives.C. To ask her if she can go with them.听第 9段材料，回答第 15至 17题。15. Where is Mary going?A. Home. B. The p

8、ark. C. The zoo.16. Why doesnt Mary like walking through the street?A. Its too cold. B. There are too many people.C. It isnt interesting.17. When does the conversation most likely take place?A. Late in the morning. B. In the late afternoon.C. Early in the morning. 听第 10段材料，回答第 18至 20题。 18. When did

9、Grandma Moses turn to painting?A. At the age of 76. B. At the age of 39.C. At the age of 101.19. What did Grandma Moses do before she became an artist?A. She sold her works for a little money.B. She worked on her farm.C. She taught at a school.20. What is the story mainly about?A. A famous American

10、artist.B. Making money from painting.- 4 -C. Collecting painting.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 A,B,C和 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AStarting CyclingWe have two services designed to give people the confidence and knowledge to cycle successfully.LessonsAll our instructors have been tr

11、ained to National Standards level of “Bike-ability”. This means you will be trained to a standard consistent across the whole country.There are three levels of skills to progress through. Children would start levels 1&2, progressing from the playground or park to cycle on less busy local roads. Teen

12、ager and adult beginners can also learn levels 1&2 in an off-road and quiet environment.Confident teenagers and adults can broaden their skills by learning level 3, using multi-lane roads and larger roundabouts. We provide both complete packages of lessons for the beginner or individual lessons tail

13、ors to the client. Whatever the need we can address and practice until perfect!Cost is 30 per hour. Guided RideWe know that riding on the roads in London can be scary, and if you have to navigate(确定行车路线)as well it can become a real hard task! The Guided Ride service takes all the stress out of it fo

14、r you by providing the following:Route planned in advance to suit your skill level. Route map provided to you.Cycle and equipment checked. We will teach you a simple method to check basic roadworthiness(车辆性能 )of your bike that you can perform on a weekly basis.Route discussed and focus given to any

15、areas requiring special attention.Cycle along with the instructor close behind. Here the traffic can be controlled by the instructor and rider observed.We currently cover London Zones1&2. Please contact us if your requirements are outside of these areas.Cost 30 per hour. 21Where can level1&2 lessons

16、 for adult beginners be carried out?- 5 -A. Off road. B. Near large roundabouts.C. On busy local roads. D. On multi-lane roads.22What services does the Guided Ride provide?A. They check your cycle and equipment every week.B. They help you to be familiar with all London roads.C. They let users experi

17、ence the busiest road in London.D. They ensure users ride safely in London zones 1&2.23Who is the text probably intended for？A. Bike riding lovers. B. Children and teenagers.C. Travelers in London. D. Parents loving cycling.BThe setting was a packed gymnasium just before the start of a game against

18、another school. There were five girls who were members of the Danville High School basketball team-all of them starters. They were not in uniform to play that night and would not be on the team for the rest of this season. They were there to admit their breaking of team rules. They were there to sup

19、port their coachs decision to take them off the team. They were there to let the town know there was a problem in their little community that needed to be addressed. And they did it with sincere regret rather than defensiveness. While the school had been out for the New Years holiday, the five girls

20、 had gone to the party with several of their friends. There was alcohol there. And they all drank some.Coach Rainville has a zero tolerance rule on drugs and alcohol for her members though it was a hard decision to make. When classes resumed and accounts of holiday parties were shared, rumors about

21、the five girls began closing in on them. The coach said she couldnt back down on her rules. And the players-two junior students and senior students-agreed. That night in the gym was part of their public support of the coachs decision.“We hope you will understand that we are not bad kids. What we did

22、 was definitely not worth it. We hope this event will make everyone realize that there is a big drug and alcohol problem in our community,” one of the senior students said, “And if you work with us to try to solve this problem, you will help us feel that we have not been thrown off our basketball te

23、am for nothing.” The five left the floor to deafening applause.The team may not win another game this year. But theyve learnt something about personal responsibility, the effect of ones action on others, and - 6 -honesty that will serve them well throughout life. 24It can be inferred from the passag

24、e that five girls who were kicked off the team were_.A. very good players on the team B. addicted to alcohol and drugsC. three junior students and two senior students D. scolded by their parents for drinking alcohol25What did the girls do to support their coachs decision?A. They didnt fight for Danv

25、ille High School any more.B. They all gave speeches to apologize in the local press.C. They admitted their mistake in public in the gymnasium.D. They would never drink any alcohol throughout their life.26Which word best describes the coach Rainville?A. Indifferent. B. Strict. C. Stubborn. D. Cruel.2

26、7. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Growing up with pain B. A bad mistake C. Team rules are everything D. Basketball girls in high schoolCHere is a record of the discussion about AI (artificial intelligence) conducted by several scientists.Scientist A: I would say that we are quite a

27、 long way off developing the AI, though I do think it will happen within the next thirty or forty years. We will probably remain in control of technology and it will help us solve many of the worlds problems. However, no one really knows what will happen if machines become more intelligent than huma

28、ns. They may help us, ignore us or destroy us. I tend to believe AI will have a positive influence on our future lives, but whether that is true will be partly up to us.Scientists B: I have to admit that the potential consequences of creating something that can match or go beyond human intelligence

29、frighten me. Even now, scientists are teaching computers how to learn on their own. At some point in the near future, their intelligence may well take off and develop at an ever-increasing speed. Human beings evolve biologically very slowly and we could be quickly substituted. In the short term, the

30、re is the danger that robots will take over millions of human jobs, creating a large underclass of unemployed people. This could mean large-scale poverty and social unrest. In the long term machines might decide the world would be better without humans.- 7 -Scientists C: Im a member of the campaign

31、to Stop Killer Robots. Forget the movie image of a terrifying Terminator stamping on human skulls and think of whats happening right now: military machines like drones, gun turrets and sentry robots are already being used to kill with very little human input. The next step will be autonomous “murder

32、bots” following orders but finally deciding who to kill on their own. It seems clear to me that this would be extremely dangerous for humans. We need to be very cautious indeed about what we ask machines to do. 28What is Scientists B worried about? A. AI technology will destroy the earth.B. Computer

33、s cant think by themselves. C. Robots will take the place of humans. D. Humans will be unhappy without machines.29What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph refer to?A. I launch the campaign to Stop Killer Robots. B. We forget the movie image of a terrifying Terminator.C. “Murderbots

34、” cant decide by themselves. D. “Murderbots” will be against humans orders. 30Which statement is RIGHT according to the record?A. Scientist A thinks AI technology will never develop. B. The employment will be affected by AI technology in the future. C. “Murderbots” will follow the orders of their ma

35、nufactures in the wars. D. All the three scientists agree that AI technology will benefit human beings.31Who agree(s) AI has more negative aspects than positive aspects?A. Scientist A B. Scientist BC. Scientists B&C D. Scientists B&ADDodder is an unusual and unwanted plant that attacked other plants

36、. Except for its flower, the plant looks like spaghetti, a kind of noodles in the shape of long thin pieces that look like string when they are cooked. Its almost leafless, thread-like stems hang down on top of other plants that dodder needs to stay alive. Dodder does not produce its own food. Inste

37、ad, it steals food from other plants. It feeds by sucking juices from the plant which is wrapped around, often making its host very weak or even killing it.Dodder can find other plants by their smell. When a young dodder plant - 8 -starts growing, it follows the smell of plants it prefers, like toma

38、to plants, potato plants, or other farm crops. Unlike most plants that usually grow in the direction of light or warmth, a dodder plant will grow in the direction of , for example, tomato smell-if a tomato happens to be growing nearby.However, a young dodder plant must find a host plant quickly. It

39、no longer needs its root once it is attached to the host and wrapped around it. If it cannot catch a smell of potential host within a few days, it will dry up and vanish even if there is plenty of water around. Once it finds a host, the young dodder plant will attach itself to it and start growing f

40、aster. At that point the dodder plant will drop its root.Dodder is thus a difficult weed to manage and a real headache for farmers. When it does get out of hand, dodder can greatly reduce a farmers harvest or even destroy crops completely. Before sowing their produce, especially farmers in warm part

41、s of the world often check to make sure no unwanted dodder seeds have mixed with their crop seeds. This is a good way to stop dodder plants from making their way to a crop field secretly.32Why does the author mention spaghetti in the first paragraph? A. To analyze the content of some food. B. To int

42、roduce the topic of this passage. C. To tell the usage of the dodder plants. D. To describe the shape of dodder plants.33What does the underlined word “vanish” in the third paragraph mean?A. invade B. grow C. escape D. disappear 34What can be inferred from the passage?A. Dodder doesnt produce its ow

43、n food. B. Dodder gives off smell to attract plants.C. Dodder can affect farmers income. D. Dodder can only survive in the shade.35What is the purpose of the passage?A. To introduce a new variety of farm crops. B. To introduce plants that are harmful to humans. C. To introduce the special abilities

44、of a dangerous plant. D. To introduce recent improvements in farming methods.第二节：（共 5小题，每小题 2分，满分 10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。- 9 -Interruptions are one of the worst things to deal with while you are trying to get work done. 1, there are several ways to handle things. Lets take a lo

45、ok at them now.2 .Tell the person youre sorry and explain that you have a million things to so and then ask if the two of you can talk at a different time.When people try to interrupt you, have set hours planned and let them know to come back during that time or youll find them then. 3. It can help

46、to eliminate (消除) future interruptions.When you need to talk to someone, dont do it in your own office. 4, its much easier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of your space even after explaining how busy you are.If you have a door to your office, make good

47、use of it. 5. If someone knocks and its not an important matter, excuse yourself and let the person know youre busy so they can get the hint(暗示) that when the door is closed, youre not to be disturbed. A. If youre busy, dont feel bad about saying noB. When you want to avoid interruptions at workC. S

48、et boundaries for yourself as far as your time goesD. If youre in the other persons office or in a public areaE. Its important that you let them know when youll be availableF. It might seem unkind to cut people short when they interrupt youG. Leave it open when you re available to talk and close it

49、when youre not第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45分）第一节 完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A,B,C和 D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Many years ago, I was working in an office in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We had a large 41 that looked out over a busy street. I was standing by it one day when a woman in a 42 car looked up and made eye contact. Naturally I 43 . As she turned and tried to