1、2014届宁夏银川一中高三上学期第四次月考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 Clara Barton， founder of the American Red Cross， gained worldwide honor for her dedication to easing human suffering and earned the nickname “Angel of the Battlefield.” Barton was born into a liberal (开明的 ) freethinking family in 1821. Her elder brothers and sist
2、ers happily tutored her in math and reading, so when she entered school at three years old, she could read and spell three-syllable words. _【小题 1】_ Concerned about Bartons difficulty in making friends, her parents sent her to a boarding school, hoping it would make her more comfortable with her peer
3、s. _【小题 2】 _ Barton lost her appetite and cried constantly. After only one term, she had to be brought home. Then, Barton stayed out of school to nurse her older brother through a serious injury and also volunteered to care for poor families during a smallpox (天花） outbreak. In 1861， the Civil War br
4、oke out. The sight of wounded soldiers touched Barton deeply. She began to collect and distribute food, bandages, medicines, and other supplies for the Union army. _【小题 3】 _ There, with little concern for her own safety, she cooked meals, assisted surgeons, and comforted wounded soldiers. Eventually
5、， because of working too hard， Barton collapsed， ill with typhoid fever (伤寒症 ). _【小题 4】 _ It was there that she learned of an organization based in Switzerland - called the International Red Cross, whose work mirrored her own. Shortly after Barton arrived back home in 1873， her sister died. _【小题 5】_
6、 When recuperating (休养） at a health facility in New York， she began planning for the establishment of an American wing of the International Red Cross. Although at first the government resisted， her efforts finally paid off. The American Red Cross was officially organized on May 21, 1881. Her influen
7、ce lives on today in the work of the organization she founded. A Barton fell into a deep depression. B Unfortunately, it had the opposite effect. C Many people felt sorry for the loss of her sister and her own health. D Barton risked her life to transport wagonloads of supplies to the front lines. E
8、. When she recovered, her doctors prescribed (指示 ) a long, restful trip to Europe. F. Barton spent the following several months learning basics about Swiss Cross. G. She easily kept up with the older children academically but did not fit in socially. 答案： 【小题 1】 G 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 E 【小题 5】 A
9、试题分析：文章介绍美国红十字会的创始人 Clara Barton的生平事迹和她如果创办红十字会帮助需要帮助的人们的。 【小题 1】考查句意理解和上下文：根据上文： she could read and spell three-syllable words 和下文 Concerned about Bartons difficulty in making friends,可知：她在学习上很容易跟上大些的孩子，但是不能适应社会，答案：是 G 【小题 2】考查句意理解和上下文：根据下文： Barton lost her appetite and cried constantly.可知：不幸的是，这有相
10、反的效果，答案：是 B 【小题 3】考查句意理解和上下文：根据下文： There, with little concern for her own safety,可知： Barton冒生命危险把运货马车送到前线，答案：是 D 【小题 4】考查 句意理解和上下文：根据上文： Eventually， because of working too hard， Barton collapsed， ill with typhoid fever (伤寒症 ).可知：当她恢复的时候，她的医生让她到欧洲进行长期的修复的旅行，答案：是 E 【小题 5】考查句意理解和上下文：根据上文： Shortly after
11、 Barton arrived back home in 1873， her sister died.可知： Barton陷入深深的压抑，答案：是 A 考点：考查信息匹配 单项选 择 * Try not to work yourself too hard. Take it easy. Thanks. _. A No way B So what C You too D What for 答案： C 试题分析：考查交际用语：句意： A. No way没门， B. So what 那又怎样？ C. You too你也是， D. What for 为什么？句意： -尽量不要让自己太辛苦。放轻松。-谢谢
12、，你也是。选 C。 考点：考查交际用语 He may win the first prize in the national competition, _ he is likely to be admitted to Peking University. A in which case B in that case C in what case D in whose case 答案： A 试题分析：考查定语从句：句意：他在全国比赛中可能获得一等奖，这样的话，他有可能被北京大学录取。两句话之间没有连词，应该用定语从句，这里使用：“介词 +关系代词 +名词 ”引导定语从句，选 A。 考点 ：考查定
13、语从句 I had just about given myself up for lost _ I was spotted by a ship. A when B while C as D until 答案： A 试题分析：考查连词： A. when当 时候（表示时间点） B. while当 时候（表示时间段） C. as随着，因为， D. until直到，就在我要绝望而放弃之时，幸被一艘船发现获救。 I had just about given myself up，这里用的是过去完成时，就要放弃之时， when表示 “这时 ”，选 A。 考点：考查连词 If you have a job,
14、_ yourself to it and finally you will succeed. A do devote B dont devote C be devoting D to devote 答案： A 试题分析：考查强调句：句意：如果你有工作，一定要全身心投入，最后你会成功的。强调谓语的时候，用助动词 do， does， did后面接动词原形，选 A。 考点：考查强调句 If I find someone who looks like the suspect, my _ reaction will be to tell the police. A genuine B sensitive
15、 C immediate D independent 答案： C 试题分析：考查形容词： A. genuine天才的， B. sensitive敏感的， C. immediate立刻的， D. independent独立的，句意：如果我发现有人看起来象嫌疑犯，我的立刻的反应是报警。选 C。 考点 ：考查形容词 They produced four reports, _ of which contained any useful suggestions. A either B all C none D neither 答案： C 试题分析：考查代词： A. either两者中任何一个， B. a
16、ll 三者以上都， C. none三者以上都不， D. neither两者都不，句意：他们做了四个报告，没有一个有有用的建议。由于是四份报告，排除 AD，因为定语从句中用 any，说明是否定句，用 none，选 C。 考点：考查代词 Would you please keep silent The weather report _ and I want to listen. A is broadcast B has been broadcast C was broadcast D is being broadcast 答案： D 试题分析：考查时态语态：句意： -能请你保持沉默吗？天气预报正在
17、播放，我想听。从 I want to listen.可知天气预报是说话的时候正在被播放，用现在进行时的被动语态，选 D. 考点：考查时态语态 I cant thank you _ much for your kindness because without your help I wouldnt have won the big prize in the speech contest. A very B too C so D ever 答案： B 试题分析：考查固定搭配： canttoo much“ 再 也不为过 ”，句意：我再感谢你也不为过，因为没有你的帮助，我在演讲比赛中不能获得大奖。选
18、B。 考点：考查固定 搭配 I apologize if I _ you, but I assure you that it was unintentional. A should offend B were to offend C had offended D offended 答案： C 试题分析：考查交错时间的虚拟条件句：句意：如果我冒犯了你，我抱歉，但是我向你保证我不是故意的。本题中的 was暗示，事情发生在过去，所以虚拟条件句中的谓语动词应该用表示过去时间的虚拟形式。用过去完成时，选 C。 考点：考查交错时间的 虚拟条件句 _ take the aeroplane all the w
19、ay, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada. A Other than B Rather than C More than D Or rather 答案： B 试题分析：考查词组： A. Other than除了， B. Rather than而不是， C. More than不仅仅，很，非常， D. Or rather更确切的是，句意：不是一路乘飞机，他们决定飞到 Vancouver，然后坐火车从西向东穿过加拿大。选 B。 考点：考查词组 He cou
20、ld not have the murderer _ away with killing those innocent people. A got B to get C get D getting 答案： D 试题分析：考查现在分词做宾语补足语：句意：他不能听任这个杀人犯杀死这么多无辜的人而逃避处罚。 Have sb doing 听任某人做 ，选 D。 考点：考查现在分词做宾语补足语 The fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which _ my appearance. A accounts for B
21、 turns up C dresses up D cuts down 答案： A 试题分析：考查词组：句意：事实上，我是作为免费的帮手赚得我的船费的，这就是我出现的原因。 A. accounts for占据，是 的原因， B. turns up出现，调大， C. dresses up打扮， D. cuts down砍倒，减少， 选 A。 考点：考查动词短语 _ is even important is _ as the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface. A That, that B What, that C Wha
22、t, what D It, that 答案： B 试题分析：考查名词性从句：句意：甚至更重要的是，随着地球冷却下来，水开始 出现在它的表面。第一空是 what引导的主语从句， what在主语从句中做主语，第二空是 that，连接表语从句，因为表语从句是完整的，不缺成分，选 B。 考点：考查名词性从句 When we get closer to the moon, we shall feel its gravity pulling us, but it will not be _ the earths. A as a strong pull as B a pull as strong as C
23、as strong a pull as D as strong pull as 答案： C 试题分析：考查同级比较：句意：当我们靠近月亮，我们可以感觉到重力在拉我们，但是这种拉力没有地球上的拉力强。使用了同级比较： “as+形容词 +冠词+名词 +as”结构，选 C。 考点：考查同级比较 Why_ you do everything as if you have to win A must B can C need D shall 答案： A 试题分析：考查情态动词： A. must必须，偏要， B. can能够， C. need需要， D. shall应该，可以，句意：你为什么做什么事情都好
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35、学习获得 Specialized Associate Degree ， C正确。 【小题 3】推理题。根据文章最后一行 E-mail: 说明通过邮件与他们进行联系，故 B正确。 考点：考查广告类短文阅读 Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, was born in Kingfish, Oklahoma on March 29, 1918. He was raised in Missouri where he worked in his fathers store while attending school. This was his first retai
36、ling (零售业 ) experience and he really enjoyed it. After graduation, he began his own career as a retail merchant. He soon opened his first Wal-Mart store in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas. Wal-Mart specialized in name brands at low prices and Sam Walton was surprised at the success. Soon a chain of Wal-Mar
37、t stores sprang up across rural America. Waltons management style was popular with employees and he founded some of the basic concepts of management that are still in use today. After taking the company public in 1970, Walton introduced his “profit sharing plan”. The profit sharing plan was a plan f
38、or Wal-Mart employees to improve their income dependent on the profits of the store. Sam Walton believed that “individuals dont win, teams do”. Employees at Wal-Mart stores were offered stock options (认股权 ) and store discounts. These benefits are commonplace today, but Walton was among the first to
39、implement (实现 ) them. Walton believed that a happy employee meant happy customers and more sales. He also believed that by giving employees a part of the company and making their success dependent on the companys success, they would care about the company. By the 1980s, Wal-Mart had sales of over on
40、e billion dollars and over three hundred stores across North America. Wal-Marts unique decentralized (分散的 ) distribution system, also Waltons idea, created the edge needed to further encourage growth in the 1980s during growing complaints that the “superstore” was stopping smaller and traditional st
41、ores from developing. By 1991, Wal-Mart was the largest US retailer with 1,700 stores. Walton remained active in managing the company, as president and CEO until 1988 and chairman until his death. He was awarded the Medal of Freedom shortly before his death. 【小题 1】 Sam Walton first made a hit in ret
42、ailing when _. A he worked in his fathers store B he created Waltons management style C a chain of Wal-Mart stores sprang up across rural America D he specialized in name brands at low prices 【小题 2】 What is the purpose of Waltons carrying out “profit sharing plan” A To make sure all the employees ha
43、d their own shares. B To encourage the employees to work hard and make joint efforts. C To select excellent employees for his stores. D To make more profit for himself. 【小题 3】 Which of the statements is TRUE A With Waltons management style, employees treated the stores as their own. B Walton wasnt o
44、ne of the merchants who first implemented stock options. C The smaller and traditional stores were well affected by Waltons stores. D In his old age, Walton gave all the management to his men. 【小题 4】 What does the underlined word “edge” in the last paragraph mean here A Danger. B Disadvantage. C Adv
45、antage. D System. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 试题分析：文章介绍了沃尔玛公司创始人：山姆 沃尔顿创立沃尔玛的经过，还有他自身对于百货公司的经营理念与经验。 【小题 1】细节题。根据第二段 He soon opened his first Wal-Mart store in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas. Wal-Mart specialized in name brands at low prices可知他开的第一家百货公司是低价销售名牌产品，所以选 D 【小题 2】细节题。根据第四段 The profi
46、t sharing plan was a plan for Wal-Mart employees to improve their income dependent on the profits of the store可知这个计划是为了鼓励员工努力工作，所以选 B 【小题 3】细节题。根据第四段 He also believed that by giving employees a part of the company and making their success dependent on the companys success, they would care about the
47、company可知沃尔顿的经营策略让员工们都将公司当做自己的一样关心，所以选 A 【小题 4】词义推断题。根据上下文可知这句话的意思是，沃尔顿的想法创造了可以鼓励日后进步的优势， edge的意思是优势，所以选 C 考点：考查人物传记类短文 Debbie Macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. She rented a typewriter, put it on the _ table and began typing each morning after the kids went to school. _ the
48、kids came home, she moved it and made them dinner. When they were _ she got it back and typed some more. Debbie followed this _ for two years. She had become a struggling writer and she loved every minute of it. One night, _, her husband, Wayne, said, “Honey, Im sorry, but youre not _ any income. We cant do this anymore. We cant survive on just what I make.” That night, her heart was _. Debbie knew, with all of the _ of keeping up
