江西省宜丰中学2019届高三英语上学期第四次月考试题.doc

1、- 1 -江西省宜丰中学 2019 届高三英语上学期第四次月考试题第一部分 听力（共两节, 满分 30 分）第一节 (5 小题；每小题 1. 5 分, 共 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。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. What will the woman do this evening?A. Have dinner with Mike. B. Go out with her parents. C. Stay at home with her brot

2、her. 2. How will the man help the woman?A. By writing invitations. B. By preparing dinner. C. By going shopping. 3. What day is it today?A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday. 4. What is next to the oldest building in town?A. City Hall. B. The police station. C. The post office. 5. Why is the man talkin

3、g to the woman?A. To take out insurance. B. To describe his illness. C. To make an appointment. 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。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. Where does the conversatio

4、n take place?A. In a hotel. B. In the mans office. C. In a post office. 7. What will the man do next?A. Post some papers. B. Find a fax machine. C. Go downstairs. 听第 7 段材料, 回答第 8 至 10 题。8. How will the woman go to California from Los Angeles?A. By bus. B. By plane. C. By train. 9. Why will the woman

5、 go to California?A. To study in a university. B. To see her sister. C. To visit the man. 10. What time is it now?A. About 6:00. B. About 7:00. C. About 8:00. 听第 8 段材料。回答第 11 至 13 题。11. Where did the man most probably lose his phone?A. On the underground. B. In a restaurant. C. In a bank. 12. What w

6、ill the man do before five oclock?A. Meet the woman. B. Buy a new phone. C. Make a call to the woman. 13. How does the man feel in the end?A. Surprised. B. Doubtful. C. Grateful. - 2 -听第 9 段材料。回答第 14 至 17 题。14. What does the man think of Lucys taking flying lessons?A. Impractical. B. Surprising. C.

7、Interesting. 15. What is Lucy?A. A pilot. B. A nurse. C. A doctor. 16. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Teach in a college. B. Start her own restaurant. C. Organize an Italian cooking class. 17. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife. B. Brother and sister. C. T

8、eacher and student. 听第 10 段材料。回答第 18 至 20 题。18. Who is the speaker?A. An English teacher. B. A university student. C. A news reporter. 19. What does the speaker suggest?A. Practicing listening more after class. B. Trying to understand every word when listening. C. Listening to pop songs without read

9、ing the words. 20. What is the speaker mainly talking about?A. How to understand teachers better. B. How to find interesting materials. C. How to improve English listening. 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, 共 30 分）AThe online business model is changing on a satisfaction-first basis. It d

10、oesnt matter if someone recommended you an app, nothing beats getting to try out the app first before deciding on whether or not to apply the service. RhapsodyListen to Rhapsodys large music library and get the option to download and listen to songs or even full-length albums even when youre offline

11、. At the moment, this service is available in 32 countries only. Remember that you1l need to cancel within the free trial period to avoid being charged for your first month. Trial period14 days | After trial$9. 99 / month | Try nowBigstockNeed to save photos for your presentations and artworks? Go t

12、o Bigstock to check out its collection from top artists and photographers around the world. Choose from over 30 million photos, and illustrations(插图), with 75, 000 images coming in every new week. All you need to start your free trial is your email address. Trial period7 days | After trial$79month |

13、 Try nowCanvas- 3 -If you are drowning in paperwork, perhaps it is time to use Canvas and transfer all your paperwork online. Digitalize your work orders, forms etc so that they can be completed right on any mobile device. This makes it easy to create, edit, gain valuable data and send it to people

14、who need it in seconds. Trial period30 days | After trial$13month | Try nowBackupifyIf youve ever lost your phone, you know how important it is to backup(备份)all your important documents, notes, contacts and other personal details. Get cloud-to-cloud protection of up to 3 PB of data with Backupify. Y

15、ou can backup your data for Google apps, Office 365, various social media sites and even Salesforce. Trial period15 days | After trial$3month | Try nowTo learn more about the apps above, Click Here. 21. Who is more likely to use the app Canvas?A. A secretary. B. A photographer. C. An artist. D. A mu

16、sician. 22. To save photos, can be of some help. A. Bigstock and Canvas B. Backupify and BigstockC. Rhapsody and Backupify D. Rhapsody and Canvas23. What is the advantage of the four apps?A. Users will access them via email accounts. B. They offer free entertainment services. C. They can help brush

17、up users work skills. D. Users can try them without paying money. 24. Where can you find more information about such apps?A. In a magazine. B. In a TV show. C. On a website. D. On a newspaper.BWhen was the last time you told someone they inspire you to go to work each morning?Teachers at Oak Park Hi

18、gh School in Kansas City, Missouri, did just that this September, when they pulled individual students out of class to tell them just how much they appreciated them. The students reactions, which were captured(捕捉)on video and shared on YouTube, ranged from shy thanks to hugs and tears. “I have been

19、challenged to find a student who makes me want to come to school every day, ”says one teacher in the video,“and thats you. ”Jamie McSparin, a teacher in charge of the schools academy program for at-risk sophomores(二年级学生)and juniors, posed the challenge, writes ABC News. “Initially when we pulled the

20、 kids out, they all thought they were in trouble, ”McSparin told ABC News. “Any teacher-student interaction always seems to be negative(消极的 ), and that was something that bothered me, too. No matter if theyre good kids or troublemakers, they always thought they were in trouble, ”she says. McSparin s

21、ays she got the idea for the project after attending a - 4 -professional development workshop this summer called the power of positivity. “I like the idea of letting students know they are appreciated, because we do appreciate them. I just dont think we say it enough, ”she told the local news outlet

22、 WDAF-TV. Its safe to say the challenge was effective. “I feel special,”said one of the boys in the video. “You should, ”said his teacher. “You are special. ”25. What does the underlined word“posed”in Paragraph 5 mean?A. Presented. B. Rejected. C. Ignored. D. Evaluated. 26. How did the students prob

23、ably feel when pulled out of the classroom at first?A. Nervous. B. Thrilled. C. Curious. D. Encouraged. 27. What inspired McSparin to challenge the project?A. The trouble caused by students. B. The need of shooting the video. C. A seminar named the power of positivity. D. A program related to studen

24、ts interactions. 28. What message does this text mainly convey?A. Challenge is unavoidable in life. B. Everyone needs to be appreciated. C. Positivity outweighs negativity. D. News media contribute to students progress.CAs cultural symbols go, the American car is quite young. The Model T Ford was bu

25、ilt at the Piquette Plant in Michigan a century ago, with the first rolling off the assembly line(装配线)on September 27,1908. Only eleven cars were produced the next month. But eventually Henry Ford would build fifteen million of them. Modern America was born on the road, behind a wheel. The car shape

26、d some of the most lasting aspects of American culture：the roadside diner, the billboard, the motel, even the hamburger. For most of the last century, the car represented what it meant to be Americangoing forward at high speed to find new worlds. The road novel, the road movie, these are the most ty

27、pical American ideas, born of abundant petrol, cheap cars and a never-ending interstate highway system, the largest public works project in history. In l928 Herbert Hoover imagined an America with “a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage. ”Since then, this society has moved onward, never lo

28、oking back, as the car transformed America from a farm-based society into an industrial power. The cars that drove the American Dream have helped to create a global ecological disaster. In America the demand for oil has grown by 22 percent since 1990. The problems of excessive(过度的)energy consumption

29、, climate change and population growth have been described in a book by the American writer Thomas L. - 5 -Friedman. He fears the worst, but hopes for the best. Friedman points out that the green economy(经济)is a chance to keep American strength. “The ability to design, build and export green technol

30、ogies for producing clean water, clean air and healthy and abundant food is going to be the currency of power in the new century.”29. Why is hamburger mentioned in paragraph 2？A. To explain Americans love for travelling by car. B. To show the influence of cars on American culture. C. To stress the p

31、opularity of fast food with Americans. D. To praise the effectiveness of Americas road system. 30. What has the use of cars in America led to?A. Decline of economy. B. Environmental problems. C. A shortage of oil supply. D. A farm-based society. 31. What is Friedmans attitude towards Americas future

32、?A. Ambiguous. B. Doubtful. C. Hopeful. D. Tolerant. DLong before iPhones, the cigarette was the companion of choice for restlessness. And long before Facebook and WeChat, it was tobacco that promised to better your social life. Now, quitting smartphones has become the new quitting smoking. Of cours

33、e, technology does not yellow your teeth, cause disease or lead to cancer. But some individuals are so concerned that device addiction is damaging their mental health. In order to reduce their dependence, even in Silicon Valley, people are turning off the messages that constantly buzz for their atte

34、ntion, banning smartphones from the bedroom and, curiously, changing the colors on their screens to a less tempting scale of gray. The big tech companies will have to work out how to respond to this new generation of quitters. Facebook is the first to go public with its attempt, hoping its recent mo

35、ve can make the social network more homely. Last year the tech industry got a bad nameBig Techwith unfortunate echoes of other industries that have faced fierce opposition, including Big Tobacco. Like them, the tech industry has to reduce concern from a new generation of activist shareholders(股东)tha

36、t are questioning its role in the world. These campaigns are never as fierce as those faced by Big Tobacco. In the 1990s, socially responsible investors refused to put money in tobacco stocks. It is far difficult for investors to challenge Big Tech and hard to separate the good these companies do in

37、 the worldconnecting old friends and giving space for people to share their ideasfrom the bad. In the meantime, stopping using technology remains problematic. In The World Without Mind： The Existential Threat of Big Tech, Franklin Foer argues that tech should be seen in a similar way to junk food：a

38、convenience that some reject for more continuing nutrition. So we need to do more to turn the tide. In the same way that public service announcements made smoking around your children taboo, we can warn parents - 6 -against losing themselves in their smartphones while taking care of kids. We can als

39、o create no-smartphone zones at dinner. Eventually smartphones could be banned from all public places and we could give our attention to the people around us instead. 32. How did people keep close relationships with others in the past?A. By smoking. B. By drinking. C. By phoning. D. By dining out. 3

40、3. Why is the tech industry called Big Tech?A. It plays a bad role in the world. B. It is as big as Big Tobacco. C. It has an unfortunate name. D. It is a giant in Silicon Valley. 34. What can we infer from Franklin Foers argument about the tech?A. It promotes social development. B. It is still favo

41、red by some people. C. It is worse than Big Tobacco. D. It offers continuing nutrition. 35. Which can be the best title for the passage?A. Creating a no smartphone lifeB. Smartphones enrich our social lifeC. Smoking does greater harm than smartphones doD. Quitting smartphones is the new quitting smo

42、king第二节 七选五（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分, 共 10 分）Little Habits Make a Big DifferenceEverything around us is changing at amazing speed, it seemsbut some things will always remain the same. 36 Some of our daily habits have the power to always give us happiness and lead toward success. Here are some little habits th

43、at can make a big difference：1. 37 Many studies have linked early rising with success. An early morning wake-up carries benefits including better planning and anticipation(预料)of problems, and more time to the things that make you happy. 2. Happiness comes to those who are curious. 38 As long as you

44、live, there will always be something to learn, and as long as you follow your heart and your passions, you wont miss out on learning. 3. Believe in yourself and all that you are. 39 Confidence is the key to successthe thing that lets you look at the past without regret, stay grounded in the present,

45、 and prepare for the future without fear. 4. A day well spent gets you a good night sleep. Enough sleep makes you feel healthier and happier, and its more than lifting you up or removing exhaustion(疲惫). Adequate sleep is a key part of your health and inner happiness. 40 It doesnt take a huge effort

46、to make a significant change in your lifeusing one or two tiny habits may be all you need. Get started today and youll soon be experiencing the rewards. A. Thats why habits are so powerful. B. The ground work of all happiness is good health. C. Early to rise makes you healthy, wealthy, and wise. D.

47、The habit of respect means treating everyone with kindness. - 7 -E. Nothing will ever make you happier than having faith in yourself. F. When you rest better, you can live better and achieve more happiness. G. There is no stage in life when we cant be learning something valuable. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节, 满分 4

48、5 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分, 满分 30 分）It happened to Susan Black in a cold winter. Everything seemed in a 41 those days. Both her parents suffering from depression, sending for a 42 became a common practice. As a woman in her 40s, it was a 43 job to be a teacher of 30 first-graders, who were alway

49、s 44 , and shed tried all sorts of methods, but 45 to get them quiet in classMisfortunes were 46 one after another. After a long and tiring day at work, Susan dragged herself along, 47 towards the parking lot. She came to the car, only to find she had locked her keys and cell phone inside. 48 kicking the tyre of the car, she sensed tears 49 her cheeks. “Whats wrong?”a voice was heard. Susan looked up, and saw a young man with a 50 at his sid