2019-2020学年石家庄市第四十三中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案解析

2019-2020学年石家庄市第四十三中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答
案解析
第一部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
Over the years, I’ve been guilty of hastily shutting the front door to many strangers when they came knocking with the intention of selling things. But earlier this year, around Easter time, a dear friend of mine had an experience that changed my mind and perception towards these “intruders”.
Linda, who recently moved to a new neighbour hood, had been housebound all week suffering from a severe case of flu when, early one morning, there was the terrible knock on her front door. Peering out the window, she saw two young ladies demurely (端庄地) holding leaflets and a TV set model. She knew of a large TV set establishment nearby and assumed a message was about to be gently delivered. “This is the last thing I need today,” she muttered to herself and hesitantly opened the door.
Coughing, she poked her head out and impatiently informed them she wasn’t the slightest bit interested in any TV whatsoever. Furthermore, she added, she was feeling quite unwell and abruptly shut the door. The ladies politely turned and left in silence.
A few hours later, another knock. Linda glanced out the window and to her surprise, there were the same two ladies, back again. Really annoyed this time, she opened the door ready togive them a piece of her mind. Before she could speak, with concerned looks on their faces, these women handed Linda what looked to be a dish, saying, “We’re so sorry we disturbed you earlier. We thought you may like this homemade chicken soup. Hopefully it might make you feel a little better.”
Linda was taken aback by this lovely gesture. Being new to the area, she didn’t know many neighbours or people who could assist her with shopping or errands (跑腿) so the gesture was all the more appreciated. She could only smile sheepishly and sincerely thanked them. With that, the ladies left.
After she related this story to me, I thought about how touching this deed really was. Especially in today’s world where sadly, kindness and thoughtfulness seem so rare. I also realized that thinking about others and showing kindness is the real essence of love.
1. What does the expression “give them a piece of her mind”in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Scold them severely.
B. Drive them away.
C. Refuse them directly.
D. Speak out her idea.
2. What can be learned about Linda from the passage?
A. Linda always hastily shut the front door to many people.
B. Linda was not a little interested in any TV whatsoever.
C. Linda was very grateful to the ladies for their chicken soup.
D. Linda would buy their TV set in reward for the ladies’ chicken soup.
3. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. A Chicken Soup
B. Soup for the soul
C. The Real Essence of Love
D. A Friend’s experience
B
Becoming famous is the dream of many, and Tian is getting closer to that dream.
Tian, 30, is a white-collar worker inBeijing. On short video application Douyin, Tian has more than 2,000 fans. So far, she has received more than 50,000 likes on the Dubsmash-like app. On her page on Douyin, Tian shares everything, from her son’s daily activities, to her pet dogs, to little skits (段子) made up by her and her husband. “Making funny videos, and combining them with music is really interesting,” Tian said. “Of course, I make the videos for fun because it is quite relaxing.”
China’s short video market has seen great growth, according to areport. The report said thatChina’s short video market was valued at 5.73 billion yuan ($900 million) in 2017, an increase of 184 percent. The industry value is expected to go up to the 30 billion mark in 2020. Companies like Tencent, Sohu and Iqiyi have all started providing short video content.
“Short videos are popular because they are an addition to traditional audio and video content on the internet,” said Sun Jiashan with the Chinese National Academy of Arts.
Fans say that the short videos help them “chill out” from a stressed-out lifestyle. “My favorite videos are all about pets,” said Zhou Na, a nurse inHefei, capital of East China’sAnhuiprovince. “After a whole day’s work, watching the 15-second videos makes me laugh, which reduces my pressure.”
4. Why does Tian make short videos in Douyin?
A. To get fun.
B. To become a well-known person.
C. To attract fans.
D. To record her family’s routine.
5. What’s Sun Jiashan’s opinion about short videos?
A. They have huge value.
B. They greatly reduce people’s pressure.
C. They make people’s star dreams come true.
D. They enrich internet audio and video content.
6. What does the underlined words “chill out” probably mean?
A. Catch a cold.
B. Feel cold.
C. Calm down.
D. Become concerned.
7. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. Every Chinese is using Douyin.
B. China’s short video market is open.
C. Douyin brings the Chinese great happiness.
D.China’s short video market has developed rapidly.
C
While the arts can' t stop the COVID-19 virus or the social unrest we see in the world today, they can give us insight into the choices we make when moving through crises and chaos. The arts invite everyone to think in new ways.
We often experience works of art as something that's pleasing to our senses without a full understanding of the creative effort. Great art often shows us contradictions and crises, and we can learn a great deal from their resolutions(解决). Through our understanding of art, we can gain a deeper understanding of how we might overcome our own challenges. In understanding extremes of contrast, we can see the beauty in art with themes that are not simply pleasing for their magnificent features or qualities.
Beethoven offers a wonderful example of moving artfully through crises and chaos. He composed his Symphony No. 9 as his hearing loss became more and more pronounced. The opening of the symphony seems to come out of nowhere, from near silence in the opening to a full expression of what many consider to be the joy of freedom and universal brotherhood with Schiller’s Ode to joy（欢乐颂). Beethoven appears to have created a work of art that not only freed him from his personal struggles, but one that also speaks to the joy of living together in peace and harmony.
Have a dialogue between the two opposing parts and you will find that they always start out fighting each other until we come to an appreciation of difference—a oneness of the two opposingforces.The arts offer many lessons that can help us gain the knowledge we need to move more confidently in today’ s competitive and uncertain environment. An openness to arts-based solutions will give you more control over your future.
8. What value does art have beyond pleasing people's senses?
A. It brings people inner peace.
B. It contributes to problem-solving.
C. It reduces the possibility of crises.
D. It deepens understanding of music.
9. What can we learn about Beethoven's Symphony No. 9?
A. It celebrates freedom and unity.
B. It aims to show crises and chaos.
C. It opens with Schiller's Ode to Joy.
D. It is unfinished due to his hearing loss.
10. What is the author's suggestion on dealing with conflicting forces?
A. Leaving things as they are.
B. Making a choice between them.
C. Separating them from each other.
D. Engaging them in a conversation.
11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. How COVID-19 changes art
B. Essentials of Symphony No. 9
C. Moving artfully through crises
D. Joy in the eyes of Beethoven
D
Chimps use loud calls and gestures to make their feelings known but until now, the exact meaning for individual movements has remained a mystery. Now researchers believe they have translated the key gestures used in the chimp community and identified their intentions for the first time.
From 4,351 gestures, experts were able to identify 66 that are used for 19 specific message meanings, including showing a foot to tell a child they can climb on their back. The researchers were able to narrow down these 66 gestures to 36 that are used intentionally to achieve 15 purposes. The translations were made by Dr Catherine Hobaiter and her colleagues at St Andrews University in Scotland.
Dr Hobaiter used behavior sampling and filmed all recorded cases of gestural communication. Other gestures include stomping their feet to ask another chimp to stop what they are doing, and slapping objects together to ask
another to follow them. Of the 19 meanings,17 encouraged interactions to start, or to develop, such as “move closer,” and “change play”. Some of the gestures were found to have more than one meaning. and only 10 of the 66 gestures were used for only a single meaning.
Researchers collected a total of 471 video clips from two social groups of chimps at a shelter near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. As well as identifying what the gesture means, they also discovered the technique needed to increase the chances of success.
“Human children use gestures to communicate before they produce their first words, and their earliest gestures typically appear around 10 months of age,” explained the researchers. “In great apes, there is good evidence that language-trained individuals are capable of acquiring and understanding signals, but this is far less clear in their natural communication. ”
12. Chimps slap the objects to____________.
A. tell others to stop what they are doing
B. ask others chimps to join them
C. gather other chimps to move closer
D. encourage interactions to start
13. What did researchers find after studying 471 video clips?
A. Chimps trained in language are good at understanding signals.
B. Two social groups of chimps live at a shelter near Kinshasa.
C. Language-trained individuals do well in natural communication.
D. Chimps’earliest gestures appear around 10 months of age.
14. How is the last paragraph developed?
A. By analyzing causes.
B. By examining differences.
C By making comparisons. D. By following time order.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A A New Research on Chimps B. Human Children and Chimps
C. Getting the Chimps Trained for Language
D. Translating the Sign Language of Chimps
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项Every culture has set rules about how people should act. Patterns of good behavior, or manners, show respect and care for others.____16____
Greeting people cheerfully is almost always considered polite.____17____For example, when you enter a store in France, you should always greet the person working there. Other cultures also value greeting people. But
of course the greetings vary as people speak different languages.
____18____It creates and keeps the harmony（和谐）of human relationships?and is used as greetings, encouragement and so on. In American society people usually widely use praise and compliments, which plays an important role in communication. The right answer to other's praise and compliments is “Thank you”. However, refusing a compliment is accepted and even approved of in China.
Some of the biggest cultural differences have to do with table manners.____19____That means chewing with your mouth closed and not slurping（出声地喝）your soup. The same goes forburping（打嗝）. But in parts of Asia, slurping shows that you are enjoying your meal. And burping is a sign of being full and content.
____20____Saying “please" and "thank you, “ for example, is almost always polite. If you show appreciation and try to follow local customs, people will generally respond well. Showing kindness can bring people together, no matter what culture they come from.
A. Yet the details of how to express respect vary.
B. Yet there are also similar points across cultures.
C. Diversity（多样化）exists when it comes to the choice of food.
D. Attitudes to praise and compliments can be different.
E. But it's more important in some cultures than others.
F. It's polite to eat as quietly as possible In North America.
G. Praise and compliments is akind of communicative action.
第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项For a long time, a little boy was wondering why his deskmate could rank 1stin the class whenever he wanted to, while he himself failed to: he only ranked 21st.
At home, he asked his Mom, “Mom, am I more___21___than others? I feel I am obedient (听话的) and as careful as him, but___22___I always fall behind?” Hearing the words, Mom was aware that her son began to___23___the sense of self-respect, which was now being injured by the ranking system.___24___at him, she went wordless, not knowing___25___to explain.
In another test, the son ranked 17th, while his deskmate remained 1st. Back home he___26___the same question. Mom really wanted to inform his son that___27___differs, which means that students ranking 1stare supposed to be cleverer than normal ones.___28___, was this discouraging answer the one that her son was constantly___29___about? Thank goodness she did not open her mouth.
How to answer her son’s question? There were times when she felt an urge to equivocate (搪塞), “ You are too lazy. You are not as hard working as others…” but she stopped___30___imagining her son suffering from the pains of unsatisfied grades and rankings. She thought it___31___to put any additional burden on his son and was trying to find out a perfect answer.
Time passing swiftly, the son___32___primary school. Despite studying harder and better, he was still unable to keep up with his deskmate. To show her pride of him, Mom decided to___33___him to the sea. During the trip, she managed to give an answer.
Now, the son no longer worries about his___34___, and there are no boring guys who would inquire his rankings in primary school, because,___35___the 1stranking, he was admitted toTsinghuaUniversity. Back home in winter vacation, he was invited to___36___the students and parents in his high school. In the speech, he mentioned a valuable experience in his childhood, “… When my mother and I were sitting on the___37___, she pointed to the front and said, ‘Do you see the sea birds struggling for food over there? When the waves come near, little birds can rise___38___while “awkward” seagulls will take more time to complete the process. However, have you noticed birds that finally fly___39___the endless ocean are none other than the “awkward” seagulls?’” The speech___40___many mothers present to tears, including his mother.
21. A. considerate B. careless C. stupid D. clever
22. A. what if B. how come C. how about D. what for
23. A. lose B. have C. win D. beat
24. A. Shouting B. Glaring C. Staring D. Pointing
25. A. which B. why C. when D. how
26. A. raised B. met C. answered D. solved
27. A. intelligence B. right C. knowledge D. strength
28. A. Therefore B. Instead C. Thus D. However
29. A. enthusiastic B. curious C. crazy D. clear
30. A. if B. before C. unless D. when
31. A. cruel B. important C. disappointed D. necessary
32. A. attended B. started C. finished D. entered
33. A. direct B. take C. bring D. push
34. A. homework B. belongings C. health D. rankings
35. A. in B. about C. with D. on
36. A. teach B. deliver C. address D. face
37. A. floor B. road C. bank D. beach
38. A. quickly B. suddenly C. slowly D. sharply
39. A. into B. through C. across D. throughout
40. A. made B. moved C. impressed D. inspired
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
One day a man was asked to paint a boat by an owner of boat . He began to paint the boat a bright red as required .
While painting , he realized there was a hole in the hull and decided to repair____41.____. When he finished____42.____（paint）, he received his money and left .
Several days later , the owner came to the painter and presented him____43.____a nice check , much____44.____（high）than the payment for painting . The painter was surprised , “You’ve already paid me for painting the boat which is a small____45.____（serve）.”“But this is not for the paint job . It’s for having____46.____（repair）the hole in the boat . ”he said ,“My dear friend , let me tell you____47.____happened . When I asked you to paint the boat , I forgot____48.____（mention）about the hole . When the boat dried , my kids took the boat and went on____49.____fishing trip when I was not at home . When I returned and noticed they had taken the boat , I was desperate . Imagine my relief and joy when I saw them returning from fishing . Then , I examined the boat and found that you had repaired the hole ! You saved the lives of my____50.____（child）! I do not have enough money to pay your ‘small’good deed.”
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节短文改错（满分10分）
51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(∧)划掉。

修改:在错的词下面画一横线,，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分
I have been playing table tennis since I graduate from junior high school two and a half years before. It started when my father went the stadium to play with some of his friend. In those days, my father used to taking
me with him, hoping that I would take part in the sport and keep health. I knew playing table tennis were popular, so I started to play it. We practised together every Sunday morning. Little by little, his skills improved. Though a bit tired, I found myself quite enjoying it, but I carried on. Now, if I have time at the weekend, I will play with my father for at the least two hours.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的英国笔友John得知你所在的班级每节英语课前都轮流由一名同学做“Two-minute presentation”，特发来邮件询问情况。

请给他回复一封邮件，介绍相关情况。

内容包括：
1.活动情况；
2.对英语学习的帮助；
3.你的建议。

注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.信的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear John,
How are you going?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. C
7. D
8. A 9. D 10. B 11. C
12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D
16. A 17. E 18. G 19. F 20. B
21. C 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. D 31. A 32.
C 33. B 34.
D 35. C 36. C 37. D 38. A 39. C 40. B
41. it 42. painting
43. with. 44. higher
45. service
46. repaired
47. what 48. to mention 49. a. 50. children
51.(1).graduate→graduated
(2).before→ago
(3).在went后加to
(4). friend→ friends
(5). taking→ take
(6). health→ healthy
(7). were→ was
(8). his→ my
(9). but→ and/so
(10).将the去掉
52.略。