高三第四次四校联考英语试题及答案
山西省学年高三英语第四次四校联考试卷及答案中学试卷
山西省学年高三英语第四次四校联考试卷及答案中学试卷山西省忻州一中长治二中临汾一中康杰中学2013-2014高三第四次四校联考英语试题A卷命题：忻州一中长治二中临汾一中康杰中学本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，共10页。
第Ⅰ卷为选择题, 共100分；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题，共50分。
全卷共150分，考试时间为120分钟。
注意事项:1．答题前，考生务必用0.55mm黑色中性笔将姓名、准考证号、班级填写在试题和答题卡上。
2．请把答案做在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡，不交试题，答案写在试题上无效。
第Ⅰ 卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分，不计入总分）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 does the woman think of the examination paper ?A. Difficult.B. Easy.C. Proper.2. Where does the woman prefer to live?A. In the city.B. In foreign countries.C. In the country.3. What does the man buy?A. Some bottles of milk.B. Some bottles of vitamins.C. Some bottles of wine.4. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman doesn’t like pear juice.B. The man broke the juice bottle.C. The man will buy some pear juice.5. What is the woman?A. Journalist.B. A film maker.C. An actress.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。
2024湖北省高中名校联盟高三下学期第四次联合测评英语试题及答案
湖北省高中名校联盟2024届高三第四次联合测评英语试卷本试卷共10页，67题。
满分150分。
考试用时120分钟。
考试时间：2024年5月11日上午8:00—10:00★祝考试顺利★注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
3.非选择题的作答：用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。
写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
4.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
例: How much is the shirt?A. £ 19.15.B. £ 9.18.C. £ 9.15.答案是C.1. What was the result?A. Italy won the game.B. France won the game.C. Both were winners.2. Which does the man want?A. Hot coffee.B. Grapes.C. Fruit juice.3. Where does the man think the keys are?A. In the woman’s purse.B. In the woman’s car.C. In the restaurant.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Their TV sets.B. Their jobs.C. Their children.5. What does the man suggest doing?A. Arranging an ad.B. Forgetting about it.C. Having a d₁…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。
陕西省汉中市多校2023-2024学年高三上学期第四次联考英语试题
高三联考英语考生注意：1.本试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.请将各题答案填写在答题卡上。
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. Which animal does the man think is most special?A. Ducks.B. Birds.C. Horses.2. Where is the woman going tonight?A. The library.B. The stadium.C. The café.3. What will the man have for tomorrow's breakfast?A. Egg rolls.B. Fried eggs.C. Boiled eggs.4. What does the man think of the new towels?A. They're quite useful.B. They're a bit expensive.12C. They're very comfortable.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A science fiction movie.B. A new GPS device.C. A chat program.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。
2019-2020学年高三英语第四次联考试卷及参考答案
2019-2020学年高三英语第四次联考试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（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ATheBest Placeto Camp in Each StateWashington-SecondBeach, Olympic National ParkCampers put up their tents right on the sand of thisPacific Northwestbeach. Make a campfire, photograph sunset over the sea and try to absorb this charming spot with your entire being.Alaska-Bartlett Cove Campground, Glacier (冰川) Bay National ParkIn a state full of natural riches,Glacier Bayis a wonder, home to high peaks, whales, 700 miles of coastline, and light blue glaciers that flow directly into the sea. Set within temperate rainforest along Bartlett Cove, the park's only campground is impressively green and an easy jumping-off point for boat tours.Arizona-Havasupai Campground, Havasupai ReservationGetting to Havasupai is a challenge. Permits are snatched (剥夺) up almost instantly, and even if you get one it's a 10-mile hike from the border to reach this rural campground that hugs Havasu Creek. Make the journey, however, and you're rewarded with a series of great waterfalls and natural pools.Arkansas-BuffaloNationalRiverAmerica's first national river travels 135 miles through the Ozark Mountains, winding its way over rapids, forming peaceful pools and passing rocky cliffs topped by green forest. Plan a float trip and absorb the scenery ata leisurely pace, pausing for hikes to visitLostValley's caves or the 200-foot waterfalls.1.Which state may attract people preferring glaciers?A.Alaska.B.Washington.C.Arizona.D.Arkansas.2.What makesArizonaa popular camp choice among tourists?A.The blue glaciers and green rainforests.B.The winding national river and cliffs.C.The soaring peaks and long coastline.D.The beautiful waterfalls and pools.3.What can you do when camping inArkansas?A.Take a long trip on foot.B.Visit caves and waterfalls.C.Put up a well-equipped tent.D.Enjoy a view of sunset.BI was at the hardware store the other day and overheard a woman tell Ed., the manager, that fall was her favorite time of year. Ed., because he liked to keep his customers happy, agreed that fall was a wonderful season, but I could tell he was lying.I was going through my mind recently, trying to find sweet memories of fall. I failed. I met my wife in the summer and married her two summers later. My sons were born in the winter and summer, my granddaughter in the winter. I’ve been fried twice in my life, both in fall. One October, a truck carrying tofu ran a red light and hit me, destroying my favorite car, combining the three things I most hate - trucks, tofu and October.I'm not saying fall is without its attractions. The leavesare beautiful. But fall's vacillation (立场摇摆)is troubling, its effort (努力)to please everyone, its continuous search for the middle ground to be all things to all people. Say what you will about summer and winter, at least they have the courage to keep their opinions strong, even if they kill us with extreme heat or cold.I recently read a story of a man coming out of a three-month coma (昏迷). It started in early fall and ended just as winter came. I hope if I were ever in a coma I would be just as lucky as the man.Upon my awakening, one of my families who stood around my bed would ask. "Don't you remember anything from the past three months?""Not the first thing," I would happily report.If I ever have enough money. I'm going to buy a second home inAustralia, so that when fall starts here, I can move there for three months, just when spring is starting.4. What did Ed think of the customers words according to the author?A. Ed understood them and supported the customer completely.B. Ed might hold a different opinion on the topic.C. Ed believed the customer wasn't telling the truth.D. Ed thought they stood for most peoples' opinion.5. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A.The author has a big and loving family.B. The author is having a hard time at work.C. It is important to follow the rules of the road.D. Nothing good has happened to the author in fall.6. Why does the author say the man in Paragraph 4 was lucky?A. Because he slept fall away.B. Because he ho sweet memories of fall.C. Because hedreamed of fill many times.D. Because he was met by his family when waking up.7. Which of the following does the author most want to do?A. Drivetracks.B. Eat tofu dishes.C. Watch leaves falling in fall.D. Move toAustraliain October.CWe've all heard it before：to be successful, get out of bed early. After all, Apple CEO Tim Cook gets up at 3：45 am, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne at 3：30 am and Richard Branson at 5：45 am﹣and, as we all know, "the early bird's catches the worm. "But just because some successful people wake up early, does that mean it's a trait most of them share？And if the idea of having exercised, planned your day, eaten breakfast, visualized and done one task before 8 am makes you want to roll over and hit snooze till next Saturday, are you really doomed to a less successful life？For about half of us, this isn't really an issue. It's estimated that some 50% of the population isn't really morning or evening﹣oriented, but somewhere in the middle. Roughly one in four of us, though, tend more toward bright﹣eyed early risers, and another one in four are night owls. For them, the effects can go beyond falling asleep in front of the TV at 10 pm or being regularly late for work.Numerous studies have found that morning people are more self﹣directed and agreeable. And compared to night owls, they plan for the future more and have a better sense of well﹣being.Although morning types may achieve more academically, night owls tend to perform better on measures of memory, processing speed and cognitive（认知）ability, even when they have to perform those tasks in the morning. Night﹣time people are also more open and more creative. And one study shows that night owls areas healthy and wise as morning types﹣and a little bit wealthier.Still think the morning people sound more like CEO material？Don't set your alarm for 5 am Just yet. As it turns out, overhauling（全面改革）your sleep time may not have much effect"If people are left to their naturally preferred time, they feel much better. They say that they are much more productive. The mental capacity they have is much broader, " says Oxford University biologist Katharina Wulff. On the other hand, she says, pushing people too far out of their natural preference can be harmful. When they wake early, for example, night owls are still producing melatonin（褪黑素）. "Then you disrupt it and push the body to bein the daytime mode. That can have lots of negative physiological consequence. " Wulff says, like a different sensitivity to insulin and glucose（葡萄糖）which can cause weight gain.8. What does the authordo in the first three paragraph？A. raising the problem→analyzing the problem → solving the problemB. leading in the topic→challenging a viewpoint → discussing about the topicC. presenting a viewpoint → providing supporting proofs→making a conclusionD. introducing a viewpoint →raising the question→presenting author's viewpoint9. What can we know from the 4th and 5th paragraph？A. Morning types tend to have clear goals and better mood.B. To beat night﹣time people ask them to do math calculation in themorning.C. Night owls tend to sacrifice their health for their wealth.D. Neither night owls nor morning persons perform better than the middle ones.10. Which of the following does Katharina Wulff support？A. Don't fall sleep in front of the TV.B. Avoid being regularly late for work.C. Stop setting your alarm for 5 am.D. Better not overhaul your sleep time.11. Why does the author write this article？A. To explain why some people are more successful.B.To compare the differences between early risersand night owls.C. To advise people to get up neither too early nor too late.D. To argue against this view that the Carly bird catches the worm.DA Hug from a Teenage BoyFifteen years spent in the field of education have provided Nancy Marra with many treasured moments. One of the most endearing happened when she was teaching second grade.That year, she decided to plan something special for the children: a Mother’s Day tea. After all the preparations were made for it, each child took home an invitation.Nancywas surprised and relieved to see that every mother was planning to attend. She even invited her own mother.Finally, the day arrived. That afternoon, each child lined up at the classroom door expecting the arrival of hisor her mom. As it got closer to starting time,Nancylooked around and her eyes quickly found Jimmy. His mother hadn’t shown up and he was looking upset.Nancytook her mother by the hand and walked over to Jimmy. “Jimmy,”Nancysaid, “I have a bit of a problem here and I was wondering if you could help out. Since I’m going to be really busy today, I was wondering if you could keep my mother company.”Nancy’s mom and Jimmy sat at a table with two other mother-child pairs. Jimmy servedNancy’s mom her treats, presented her with the giftNancyhad made, and pulled out and pushed in her chair, just as they had practiced the day before. WheneverNancylooked over, her mom and Jimmy were in deep conversation Ten years later,Nancywas at a high school to take a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy. On the way back,Nancyhad the students complete an evaluation form of their trip. She collected and checked the forms one by one.When she came to Jimmy’s evaluation page, he had written, “Remember our Mother’s Day tea we had in second grade, Mrs. Marra? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too.”As they began unloading at the school, Jimmy made sure he was the last one to go.Nancytold him she really enjoyed what he had written. He looked rather embarrassed, mumbled (咕哝) his own thanks, and then turned to walk away. As the bus driverbegan pulling the bus away, Jimmy ran back and knocked on the bus door. He jumped back on board and gaveNancya big hug. “Thanks again, Mrs. Marra. No one even knew my mom didn’t make it that day!”She ended her workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had probably stopped hugging teachers years ago.12. Why was Jimmy paired withNancy’s mother?A. Nancy was too busy to spend time with her.B. Jimmy’s mother didn’t come to the event.C. Nancy wanted Jimmy to get to know her.D. Jimmy could get along well with her.13. Where did Jimmy meetNancyten years later?A. Near Jimmy’s high school.B. At a Mother’s Day tea.C. In Nancy’s classroom.D. On a field trip.14. How did Jimmy feel about whatNancyhad done for him?A. Upset.B. Embarrassed.C. Grateful.D. Satisfied.15. Which of the following best presents the theme of the passage?A. No act of kindness is ever wasted.B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.C. A mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go.D. The best teacher must be the best performer.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。
2020-2021学年高三英语第四次联考试卷及参考答案
2020-2021学年高三英语第四次联考试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（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AConservation Volunteering in New ZealandWhether you are a student, professional or a retiree (退休者), anyone is welcome to make a difference and contribute to protecting some of the most beautiful islands in the world. Choose a suitable city and travelout to your conservation (保护) site to work with local people!Duration: 1-12 weeks Dates: Throughout the yearArrival day: Friday Return day: FridayRequirement: General level of fitness Age: 18+What will I be doing?Volunteer in New Zealand and enjoy conserving the environment through activities such as:·Tree planting·Walking trail construction·Protect native birds, insects, fish and penguins·Seed collection·Weed controlYou, and a group of up to 10 volunteers, will work under the guidance of a conservation team leader. Your team leader will give you regular safety instructions, inform you of the project aims and assist you with working effectively.No previous experience is necessary to join the project. All you need is a love of the environment and a fairly good level of fitness to help out!1.Who can sign up for this conservation volunteering project?A.A retired maths teacher.B.A primary school student.C.A scientist with heart disease.D.A businessman in a wheelchair.2.What can you do on the volunteer trip?A.Protect cultural sites and go shopping.B.Enjoy local sightseeing and go fishing.C.Protect weeds and build roads.D.Collect seeds and plant trees.3.From which is the text probably taken?A.A history book.B.A travel magazine.C.A research paper.D.A novel.BWhy isn’t science better? Look at career incentive(激励).There are oftensubstantial gaps between the idealized and actual versions of those people whose work involves providing a social good. Government officials are supposed to work for their constituents. Journalists are supposed to provide unbiased reporting and penetrating analysis. And scientists are supposed to relentlessly probe the fabric of reality with the most rigorous and skeptical of methods.All too often, however, what should be just isn’t so. In a number of scientific fields, published findings turn out not toreplicate(复制), or to have smaller effects than, what was initially claimed. Plenty of science does replicate — meaning the experiments turn out the same way when you repeat them -but the amount that doesn’t is too much for comfort.But there are also waysin which scientists increase their chances of getting it wrong. Running studies with small samples, mining data for correlations and forming hypotheses to fit an experiment’s results after the fact are just some of the ways to increase the number of false discoveries.It’s not like we don't know how to do better. Scientists who study scientific methods have known about feasible remedies for decades. Unfortunately, their advice often falls ondeaf ears.Why? Why aren't scientific methods better than they are? In a word: incentives. But perhaps not in the way you think.In the 1970s, psychologists and economists began to point out the danger in relying on quantitative measures for social decision-making. For example, when public schools are evaluated by students’ performance on standardized tests, teachers respond by teaching “to the test”. In turn, the test serves largely as of how well the school can prepare students for the test.We can see this principle—often summarized as “when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure”—playing out in the realm of research. Science is a competitive enterprise. There are far more credentialed (授以证书的) scholars and researchers than there are university professorships or comparably prestigious research positions. Once someone acquires a research position, there is additional competition for tenure grant funding, and support and placement for graduate students. Due to this competition for resources,scientists must be evaluated and compared. How do you tell if someone is a good scientist?An oft-used metric is the number of publications one has in peer-reviewed journals, as well as the status of those journals. Metrics like these make it straightforward to compare researchers whose work may otherwise be quite different. Unfortunately, this also makes these numbers susceptible to exploitation.If scientists are motivated to publish often and in high-impact journals, we might expect them to actively try to game the system. And certainly, some do—as seen in recent high-profile cases of scientific fraud(欺诈). If malicious fraud is the prime concern, then perhaps the solution is simply heightened alertness.However, most scientists are, I believe, genuinely interested in learning about the world, and honest. The problem with incentives is that they can shape cultural norms without any intention on the part of individuals.4. Which of the following is TRUE about the general trend in scientific field?A. Scientists are persistently devoted to exploration of reality.B. The research findings fail to achieve the expected effect.C. Hypotheses are modified to highlight the experiments' results.D. The amount of science that does replicate is comforting.5. What doesdeaf earsin the fourth paragraph probably refer to?A. The public.B. The incentive initiators.C. The peer researchers.D. The high-impact journal editors.6. Which of the following does the author probably agree with?A. Good scientists excel in seeking resources and securing research positions.B. Competition for resources inspires researchers to work in a more skeptical way.C. All the credentialed scholars and researchers will not take up university professorships.D. The number of publication reveals how scientists are bitterly exploited.7. According to the author, what might be a remedy for the fundamental problem in scientific research?A. High-impact journals are encouraged to reform the incentives for publication.B. The peer-review process is supposed to scale up inspection of scientific fraud.C. Researchers are motivated to get actively involved in gaming the current system.D. Career incentives for scientists are expected to consider their personal intention.CRecycling plastic has always been a stop-start effort, and the wide variety of plastics we produce, the pollution from waste, and other limitations make recycling an economic(经济) problem. It’s estimated(估计)only 9%of plastic ever created has been recycled. But with the help of a chemical process, Canadian Miranda Wang and her company BioCellection want to change that.Stability is one of plastic greatest qualities and downside. There's limited evidence that some plastics can biodegrade (生物降解)but largely photo-plastics degrade in the sun. It’s a long process, and the truth is that we can only estimate how long it takes. Wang is looking to break the inaction and BioCellection's task is to make most plastic waste recyclable.She outlines two current methods. One is to take plastics like water bottles, wash them, cut them, melt and reconstitute them. “That's a very limited process” she says, due to the requirement that plastics be “clean” . The other, which can handle dirtier plastics and a level of pollution, is called hydrolysis(热解). Intense heat is applied to break down plastics so they can be reused as oils for energy, but “it’s not economical,’’ she says.BioCellection’s solution builds on research from over ten years ago, Wang explains, when a US studydiscovered pure polyethylene powder (聚乙烯粉)could be broken down by a catalyst (催化剂). Wang and her co-founder Jean hit upon a bacterium being able to eat plastic. In the years since, they engineered a comparable catalyst capable of doing the same job, only faster, which even works on plastics no one else can recycle at present. “We have now found a catalyst that is much cheaper than the one that was used before, Wang says.Currently focusing on plastic films like shopping hags, the three-hour process breaks clown plastic into chemicals that can act as the building blocks for more complex plastic products.“Right now we’re able to achieve about 70% transformation from plastic waste material to these chemicals,” she adds, saying they’re working to increase that figure.8. Why has so little plastic been recycled?A. Plastic is chemically stable.B. Recycling plastic led to pollution.C. We produced various plastics.D. Most photo-plastics degrade in the sun.9. What does Wang think of the two current methods?A. Highly effective and dynamic.B. Expensive and pollution-causing.C. Limited and energy-consuming.D. Widely used and recognized.10. What did BioCellection find effective to recycle plastics?A. Polyethylene powder.B. Chemical products.C. Plastic films.D. A catalyst.11. What is the text mainly about?A. Miranda Wang and her company.B. A new plastic recycling method.C. The greatest downside of plastic.D. Transformation of plastic waste.DANew Zealandcouncil has announced a month-long road closure in order to allow a sea lion and her pup to reach the ocean safely.John Wilson Ocean Drive in Dunedin will be closed after the New Zealand sea lions made their home at a nearby golf course and started "regularly crossing the road to get to the beach," according to a Facebook post from Dunedin City Council."You can still visit the area on foot or by bicycle, but please give the sea lions lots of space," continued the post.Locals applauded the decision, and one even called for the closure to be made permanent."No dogs should be on the beach, either," wrote Gaylene Smith. "We need to protect our beautiful sea life."Dogs are known to attack sea lions, and Chisholm Links Golf Course, where the sea lions have made their home, also posted advice to dog walkers in a Facebook update."We're lucky to have sea lions on our coastline and we need to share the space with them,as this is what makes our coastline so unique!" wrote the course on Facebook.The council went on to explain thatNew Zealandsea lions are endangered, and are one of the world's rarest species of sea lion.There are an estimated 12,000New Zealandsea lions left, according to the Department of Conservation. Under local law, anyone who kills a sea lion could face up to two years in prison or a fine of up to NZ$250,000(US$178,000).12. What decision has the Dunedin City Council made?A. Closing an ocean drive for a month.B. Forbidding entry into a golf course.C. Forbidding walking dogs outside.D. Closing the nearby beach temporarily.13. How did the City Council announce the decision?A. By informing on TV.B. By sending out notices.C. By posting on Facebook.D. By advertising in a newspaper.14. What is the attitude of the local people toward the closure?A. Doubtful.B. Supportive.C. Uncaring.D. Critical.15. What can we learn aboutNew Zealandsea lions from the text?A. They are afraid of humans.B. They are a common species.C. They are being killed by dogs.D. They are under legal protection.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。
2019-2020学年高三英语第四次联考试题及答案解析
2019-2020学年高三英语第四次联考试题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AAre you looking for somewhere special to go this weekend? Do you want to try something new?Check out one of these hot new restaurants.Fast BestFast food doesn't have to be junk food, as this café proves. Do you fancy a really good hamburger made with the best ingredients, or old-fashioned fish and chips fried to perfection, all on the table in super-quick time? Speed and quality are important here, and the prices aren't bad either.Your Local Caff (小餐馆)Remember when cafés served full English breakfasts—sausages, beans, fried bread, bacon and eggs—with a strong cup of tea? Well, this place still does and you can have your breakfast at any time you like during the day while you listen to your favourite tunes from the 1980s.Last Days of the RajA centrally located Indian restaurant, perfect for eating before or after the cinema or a show. In summer enjoy your meal in the beautiful garden. The most popular dishes are lamb and chicken cooked with mild, medium or hot spices. For brave customers there is extra hot!The Chocolate BoxThe owner of this small café used to cook all kinds of food, but then she realised she preferred desserts to anything else. If you want meat or fish, don't come here. They only do desserts! Lots of different kinds of sweets. Chocolate lovers will be excited by the range of chocolate cakes.1.Fast Best suits a person ______.A.who has a sweet toothB.who loves spicy foodC.who wants to have good breakfastD.who gets 30 minutes off for lunch2.Which is true about Last Days of the Raj?A.You can listen to great music in it.B.It serves hot food with pepper.C.It serves an all-day breakfast.D.It is prefect for vegetarians.3.Which restaurant serves only desserts and sweets?A.Fast Best.B.Your Local Caff.st Days of the Raj.D.The Chocolate Box.BKenyan mother Beth Mwende heard her sleeping child cry out, but did not worry after the three-year-old quickly quietened down. The next morning, however, she found her daughter, Mercy, nearly unconscious with two bite marks in the neck. “I didn’t know that it was a snake,” Mwende said.Although snakebites are common in her hometown, antivenom medication is difficult to get. Mwende lives about 160 kilometers east of Nairobi, Kenya’s capital. So she took her daughter to a traditional healer. He placed stones over the bites. Mercy died within hours. She was one of about 700 Kenyans killed by snakebites each year, notes a report in the scientific publicationToxicon.The Kenya Snakebite Research and Intervention Center (KSRIC) is working to change that. The KSRIC hopes to have East Africa’s first antivenom medication on the market within five years. It estimates the cost will be about 30 percent of an imported product, which often sells for about US $ 30.More than 70, 000 people are bitten in East Africa each year. Climate change and deforestation are worsening the problem as snakes get pushed out of natural surroundings into populated areas.Nearly 100 snakes live at the research center in a forest near Nairobi. Researchers take venom from snakes and study it before injecting small amounts into other animals, such as sheep. The animals then create antibodies that can be made into antivenom.“Up to now, no one has made any kind of antivenom in Kenya,’’ said Geoffrey Maranga Kepha, a senior snake handler.Two effective antivenoms are available in Kenya, from India and Mexico, the center says.The center is teaching communities that using antivenom immediately after receiving a snakebite can save lives, said head researcher George Adinoh.“After seeing how people died in Kenya from snakebites I decided to devote my life to coming up with a rescue measure that will help or prevent people from dying from snakebites,” snake handler Kepha added.4. How does the author introduce the topic of the text?A. By telling a story.B. By listing figures.C. By referririg to documents.D. By making a comparison.5. Why did Mwende take her daughter to a traditional healer?A. She couldn’t afford any modern treatment.B. She lived where antivenom medication is not available.C. The traditional way is very effective to treat snakebites.D. She believed a traditional healer could cure her daughter.6. What is causing more snakebites to happen in East Africa?A. Lack of antivenom medication.B. Environmental damage and climate change.C. People’s low awareness of the danger of snakes.D. People’s pursuit of traditional cures for snakebites.7. What do we know about antivenom in Kenya from the text?A. Itis taken from antibodies of sheep.B. There is only one effective antivenom available.C. KSRIC is trying to develop a local antivenom now.D. People refuse to use antivenom after being bitten by snakes.CI was at my parent’s dinner table. Before me was a worn journal of thin and discolor1 ed pages. It was my grandfather’s journal and now belonged to my father. My grandfather had passed away in the months leading up to my birth. I never got to visit the places he had frequented and the people who had been a part of his life’s journey.I was now about to enter his world, through the words he had left behind. Within minutes, I wascaptivatedby the power of the written words. In the magical script (笔迹) before me, I was transported to another age when food was an everyday art, planned, prepared and enjoyed in the company of others, and a time when people had the heart to pause their own lives to embrace (拥抱) each other’s struggles. All this was conveyed to me in the beauty of the words that flowed together to connect with the writer’s mind and understand the world they lived in.That kind of writing seems to be lost on us today. We have gotten used to writing in bite-sized pieces for a public looking for entertainment, and hungry for information. No wonder, there are nearly 200 million bloggers on the Internet and a new blog is created somewhere in the world every half a second. Instead of adding to our collective wisdom, most of these writings reflectthe superficiality (肤浅) and impatience of our day and age.This not only robs us of the skill of writing impressive essays, it also prevents us from exploring what is indeed important. Writing humbles (使谦卑) us in a way that is vital for our character growth, by reminding us about thelimits of the self and our appropriate place in the vast flow of life. Writing frees us by helping us explore the unknown so that we really open up to magic of the world around us. I saw all of this in the writing of my grandfather. And I’ve seen it again and again in the writings of the greatest thinkers of humanity. Their writing reflect deep thought on issues of human importance.8. The underlined word “captivated” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “________”.A. puzzledB. frightenedC. attractedD. defeated9. In the author’s grandfather’s age, people ________.A. lived a hard lifeB. cared about each otherC. were fond of writingD. treated food as an art10. The author begins the text with her grandfather’s journal in order to ________.A. show her respect to her grandfatherB. present the importance of good writingC. express her interest in reading as well as writingD. raise the problems with today’s writing11. In the last paragraph, the author is trying to _________.A. discuss what good writing is likeB. express her strong desire to learn writing skillsC. stress the effects of her grandfather’s journal on herD. show her admiration for her grandfather’s writingDWith graduation days being celebrated all over the country, a student who has to use a wheelchair honored his mother on his graduation day in a special way. Easley High School graduate, Alex Mays surprised people present when he got up and walked across the stage at Clemson's Littlejohn Coliseum.“I was really happy—it made me feel good,” Alex said.Alex was not given a chance to live right from his birth. He was born at 25 weeks and weighed just 1 pound, 10 ounces at birth. When he was very young, he had a disease and lost the ability to walk. After his mother's death in 2013, Alex had several other difficult life changes until he came to live with his grandparents, Dousay and her husband, Dewayne. Dousay said that when Alex came to live with them, they decided to bring him up in the best possible way they could.Last fall, Alex said that he would walk across the stage to get his diploma to honor his late mother. He practiced hard and worked with a physical therapist for 9 months to complete his plan.The only help Alex got was from his mom's best friend, Tonya Johnson, who pushed his wheelchair to the stage wearing one of his mother's favorite shirts. “I had support from my family. I couldn't have done it without them,” Alex said.“Alex made everyone in the building feel encouraged that day” Pickens County School District public information specialist John Eby said. “The school teachers knew he was going to get up to get his diploma, but the distance he walked was a surprise, even to them,” Eby said.“Some of life's most important tests aren’t given in a classroom; Alex tested himself and passed with flying color1 s,” Eby added.12. In what way did Alex honor his late mother on his graduation day?A. By dressing like her.B. By saying sorry to her.C. By inviting her best friend.D. By walking to get his diploma.13. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?A. Alex was born healthy.B. Alex went through a lot.C. Alex had a purpose in life as a child.D. Alex has lived with his grandparents all the time.14. What did Alex also express on his graduation day?A. His big regret in life.B. His feelings for hisschool.C. His thanks for his family.D. His will to complete his study.15. Which of the following words can best describe Alex?A. Strong-minded.B. Warm-hearted.C. Cool-headed.D. Easy-going.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。
2024学年百校联盟高三下第四次大考英语试题含解析
2024学年百校联盟高三下第四次大考英语试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。
2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。
第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。
3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。
第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．He liked the lovely dog so much that he ________ his book and played with it immediately.A．gave off B．set asideC．took over D．turned down2．We will remain ______to the path of peaceful development and shoulder more international responsibilities. A．committing B．committed C．to be committed D．to have committed3．—What did he do in return for free ________ and food offered by the kind couple?—He helped their son with his lessons.A．conservation B．admissionC．accommodation D．immigration4．A new movie Sacrifice came out last year, Ge You played adoctor saved an orphan at the cost of his own baby.A．in which; who B．when; who C．on which; by whom D．where; whom5．________ they choose Chinese company is that China has the most advanced technology of high speed railway in the world.A．When B．ThatC．Where D．Why6．Much to their delight, their new project _____ at the conference, the excited scholars decided to have a barbecue in honour of the fantastic moment.A．to approve B．being approvedC．having approved D．having been approved7．It was warm and nice that evening. I stayed awake until eleven in order to have a good look at the moon by myself.A．on average B．on purposeC．on business D．on time8．The disaster-stricken village was inaccessible ___________ by helicopter, and the storm added to the rescuers’ difficulty.A．instead of B．other than C．rather than D．regardless of9．— What happened to the young trees we planted last week?—The trees __________ well, but I didn’t water them.A．might grow B．would have grownC．needn’t have grown D．would grow10．Lack of sleep _______ lead to weakened immunity and memory, and also slow physical growth.A．shall B．must C．should D．can11．—Did you take sides when Mom and Dad were arguing again?—No. I’ve learned that it’s best _______ until it blows over.A．to call it a day B．to pull their legsC．to sit on the fence D．to wash my hands off12．--When will you come home for dinner? I’ll prepare it for you.--Don’t ________ it. I’ll eat out with my friends.A．care about B．worry about C．bother about D．talk about13．--- Mom, can you give me an extra 200 yuan a month?--- Son, we have just bought a house, and from now on we need to practise strict .A．economy B．medicine C．self-control D．patience14．—Have you heard from Jane recently?—No，but I ________ her over Christmas.A．saw B．will be seeingC．have seen D．have been seeing15．Keep up your spirits even if you _____ fail hundreds of times.A．must B．needC．may D．should16．The young man who was expected to ________ his father’s company, made an unusual decision that he would start his own business.A．hand over B．think overC．go over D．take over17．English is a language shared by several diverse cultures, _________ uses it differently.A．all of which B．each of which C．all of them D．each of them18．They were abroad during the months when we were carrying out the investigation, or they __________to our help. A．would have come B．could comeC．have come D．had come19．The fellow we spoke ________ no comment at first.A．to make B．to madeC．made D．to making20．The government officials met the workers and engineers working on the stadium, most____ were migrant workers．A．of which B．of who C．of whom D．of them第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。
2024届东北三省四校高三下学期第四次模拟考试英语试卷
2024届东北三省四校高三下学期第四次模拟考试英语试卷一、阅读理解Medical Examination InstructionsThese medical instructions are being issued as your immigration (移民) application has reached the stage where medical examination results are required.When, who and how to complete your Immigration Medical ExaminationYou are required to have the medical examination within 30 days of the date of this letter; your medical examination must be performed by a doctor from the IRCC list of Panel Physicians; book an appointment with a Panel Physician in your area as soon as possible.Once your medical examination has been completed, the Panel Physician will submit medical results to IRCC for assessment. To obtain a copy of your Immigration Medical Examination, please ask the Panel Physician at the time of your appointment.Paying for your Immigration Medical ExaminationAny costs related to the medical examination are your responsibility and are payable to the Panel Physician at the time of examination. This payment is for the Panel Physician's services and cannot be returned even if your immigration application is refused or the validity period (有效期) of your immigration medical examination ends.Note: If you are qualified for coverage under the Interim Federal Health Program, the costs related to your immigration medical examination may be covered by the IFHP. Please confirm with the Panel Physician in your area that they are registered with the IFHP.What must I bring to my appointment?★ The attached Medical Report form★Identification, including your passport if one is available (Proof of identity must include at least one government-issued document with photograph and signature, such as a passport.)★Eye glasses or contact lenses (隐形眼镜), if worn★Four recent photographs★For individuals qualified for Migration Medical Examination coverage under the Interim Federal Health Program, please bring one of the following documents:●Refugee Protection Claimant Document●The Interim Federal Health Certificate●Acknowledgement of Claim and Notice to Return for InterviewIf available, you may be offered vaccinations (接种疫苗) by the Panel Physician.1．After your medical examination, _________.A．the previous health reports ought to be consultedB．you will submit the results to IRCC for assessmentC．the Panel Physician will present the results to IRCCD．you will surely obtain a copy of examination results by the physician2．If your immigration application is refused, which statement is right about the costs?A．The IFHP will cover them.B．They cannot be returned.C．The Panel Physician will pay in cash.D．They will be returned if you apply. 3．Which of the following must be brought to the appointment?A．Proof of identity.B．The Federal Health Certificate.C．The application form.D．Medical examination instructions.Wall Street bankers, investors and economists have for months argued over whether a US recession (衰退) is coming. But for some Americans, the unforgiving economic pain typical during recession has already set in.Al Brown and his wife faced a tough call in May when reviewing their weekly budget: what’s a higher priority, more food or dish soap? Based in Concord, North Carolina, Brown was the main breadwinner for his wife and their two children. Then in April, he was let go from his job as a global director of business development at software company Cascade. He’s since quit his gym membership and sold various items around his home, including a computer and yard furniture. His 13-year-old son quit the basketball team.Brown, 37, now spends his days searching the internet for jobs or reaching out to potential connections. After filing over 600 applications, only a handful have produced interviews. That’s a far cry from the labor-market strength described in government figures.Investors and economists have been expecting a recession since last year as the Fed raised interest rates to control inflation (通货膨胀). That caused companies to focus on profitability overgrowth, which meant cutting spending and reducing their workforces.“I think it’s unlikely that I will get another good paying job with great benefits like the one I had,” McCollum, who lives in Cleveland, Ohio, said. More Americans are likely to encounter similar cases, some experts predict.“As we go through this year, and into next year, there is still going to be this focus on trying to reduce costs, and it is going to result in more unemployment,” said Thomas Simons, a senior economist at Jefferies. “The impact of layoffs, currently concentrated among white-collar workers, will last throughout the economy through a ‘big pullback in overall spending’,” Simons said. “Consumer spending accounts for about two-thirds of economic output, so if more Americans are forced to cut back because they were laid off, that might throw the US economy into a recession.”4．What are some Americans currently going through?A．They can’t afford necessities of life.B．They’ve lost interest in high-end gyms.C．They are badly treated by their bosses.D．They have difficulty making ends meet. 5．What does the author want to demonstrate through Brown’s job hunting?A．One should try various ways to find a job.B．American labor market is not that friendly to job-seekers.C．Few companies are interested in middle-aged job-hunters.D．The government provides accurate figures of the job market.6．How do companies deal with the economic struggles?A．By employing more workers.B．By changing interest rates.C．By giving priority to profits.D．By cutting employees’ allowances. 7．Which statement will Thomas Simons probably agree with?A．Laid-off workers tend to go into debt.B．Lower consumption may worsen the current situation.C．Americans will spend more to increase economic output.D．Companies are to blame for the unemployment of white-collar workers.What’s your first memory? Whatever it is, you’re bound to treasure it. But can we actually trust them? Nothing about memory is simple. Memory is malleable. What we remember is not necessarily what happened. A memory is not a recording. It’s more like a dramatic reconstructionand one that we can keep changing without realizing it.For any experience to be remembered, it has to be encoded (编码). This encoding is not any kind of direct translation, though. It’s a rich and complex process that creates associations and meanings. We might be remembering something very similar, but slightly changed and colored by our own sets of associations.Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus produced groundbreaking research on eyewitness testimony (证据). Her work showed that memories can easily be influenced, even after they’ve been created. For example, if two eyewitnesses talk with each other, their memories of events often change, absorbing what they’ve heard from the other one — but they won’t realize this has happened. Similarly, witnesses who are shown an image of an innocent person, can sometimes stick it onto their memory of the actual event — a process known as unconscious transference (无意识的转移). It is estimated that around 70% of wrongful convictions (定罪), later overturned by DNA evidence, are due to mistaken eyewitness testimony.In some cases, memories can even be deliberately created and implanted. The Lost in the Mall experiment took a test group of subjects and talked to them in depth about key childhood memories while also adding an invented one — the experience of having been lost in a shopping center. It was found that between a quarter and a third of subjects not only accepted this new memory as genuine but enriched it with specific details.Most of us have certain key memories of being a very young child. But research suggests that they’re highly unlikely to be actual memories due to the way memory is stored in the baby brain. Your precious first memory may well not be a real memory, and we’re all perhaps living in our imaginations more than we realize.8．What does the underlined word “malleable” in paragraph 1 mean?A．Trustworthy.B．False.C．Easily changed.D．Deeply impressive. 9．Which will influence the memory of eyewitnesses?A．Powerful DNA evidence.B．Pictures stuck in their memory.C．Reduced accuracy of convictions.D．Exchanged information between them. 10．What can we learn about “The Lost in the Mall” experiment?A．It was designed to investigate mistaken eyewitness testimony.B．Its subjects could recall specific details of a shopping center.C．Its subjects made believe that they had been lost in a shopping center.D．It demonstrated that invented experiences could be fixed in one’s memory.11．What can be a suitable title for the text?A．The Unreliable Nature of Memory.B．Revised Eyewitness Testimony.C．Reflection on Sweet Childhood.D．An Exploration of Truth and Fiction.It took an ill screech owl (鸣角鸮) to teach a scientist the value of up-close-and-personal study.In his Harvad talk, Carl Safina, an ecologist and author of Alfie and Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe, recalled that the chick was found dying in his backyard. Safina took it in and planned to nurse it back to health and then perform release. But the owlet's flight feathers didn't grow properly. Safina delayed the release. Over those extended months, Safina got to know Alfie in ways that moved and changed him.“An owl found me and then I was watching ‘an owl’,” he said. “It was no longer an owl after a while, it was ‘she’ because she had a history with me. This little owl, who was with me much longer than I thought she would be, became an individual to me by that history and all those interactions.”The bond with Alfie strengthened to the point that, when she was finally released, she created a territory with Safina's home at its center. Safina was able to spend hours each day observing her in the woods as she learned to take care of herself in the wild, met two mates, and raised chicks of her own.When he heard Alfie calling, Safina said, he'd call back and she'd land nearby. Their closeness allowed him to learn more things about screech owls. Field guides, for example, describe two known calls but he identified six, some of which you have to be quite close to hear. The relationship also opened a window for Safina onto personality differences between Alfie and her mates.When pointed out that his approach to Alfie—including the act of naming her—ran counter to widespread scientific practice, Safina said he wasn't concerned about violating (违反) convention, particularly if something interesting like individual personality differences among owls could be learned.The experience caused Safina to think more deeply about humankind's relationship with nature and the kind of personal connection he was able to feel with a wild individual. “What I learned from Alfie is that all sentient (有情感的) beings seek a feeling of well-being and freedom of movement,” Safina said. “That's a guide to what's right and what's wrong to me.”12．What do we know about Alfie?A．She developed a close bond with Safina.B．She was a fictional character in Safina's book.C．She intentionally landed in Safina's backyard.D．She was dying because of the broken flight feathers.13．What happened after Safina released Alfie?A．Alfie chose to stay with Safina at his home.B．They maintained a continous communication.C．Alfie met mates and raised chicks by herself.D．Safina kept his distance from her to prevent attachment.14．What did Safina achieve in his study?A．Recording six different calls of the screech owl.B．Identifying different types of owls by their calls.C．Learning how to release owls back into the wild.D．Understanding personality differences among owls.15．How did Safina's experience with Alfie impact him?A．He became more focused on exploring nature.B．He initiated his commitment to wildlife conservation.C．He developed a deep appreciation for the welfare of living creatures.D．He decided to guide readers to distinguish between right and wrong.Who can imagine life today without an Automated Teller Machine (ATM)? They are available in considerable numbers throughout the world.The first ATM was the brainchild of an enterprising Turkish-American inventor Luther George Simjian. When the idea of an automated banking machine struck him, he registered 20 patents before any bank agreed to give it a trial run. It is easy to assume that the inventor of such apopular machine was laughing all the way to the bank. 16 Within six months of its operation in New York in 1939, the device was removed due to lack of customer acceptance.It was not until 1967, nearly 30 years later, that Barclays Bank, in a careful launch, rolled out a self-service machine in London, England, which proved successful. 17 The first cash machine relied on customers’ use of prepaid tokens (代币) to get envelopes with a fixed amount of cash inside.18 The banks’ principle was seemingly customer service. But it would be foolish to minimize the many advantages that cash machines provided to the banks themselves. By the late 1970s, the highest fixed cost for the average large bank was its branches. The greatest variable cost and loss to profits were its staff. Bank accounts swiftly recognized that self-service operations could reduce bank branch staff cost by70 percent.Experts quickly determined that public acceptance of ATMs counted on convenience, simplicity, speed, security and trust. 19 For maximum efficiency, ATMs had to be located near public transport or in a shopping mall, not at a branch. The busier and more crowded the location, obviously, the better. Now, roughly 75 percent of all cash provided by banks to their customers comes from cash machines. 20 .Public acceptance of deposits (存款) by machine was significantly slower than customers’ usage of ATMs for withdrawals. In general, it seems that customers sometimes still prefer and trust an over-the-counter transaction (交易) for deposits.A．Location, in particular, was a key factor.B．His cash machine, however, didn’t prove durable.C．The device was relatively primitive, at least by today’s standards.D．However, cash machines posed some interesting, unanswered questions.E．An interesting factor was the issue of bio-statistics for customer identification.F．Devices originally dismissed by the public are now recognized as essential institutions. G．Soon afterwards, many other banks became admittedly champions of the cash machine.二、完形填空My friendship with the students in a primary school in Uganda started on a shaky ground.The 21 of not being understood was hidden within, for they spoke a language different from that of mine and mine too fell on 22 ears.I greeted them with a broad smile, and they replied with ice cold 23 when I spoke further. A 24 echoed (回响) in my mind: you must live through it to get to them. So I gave it another try. I spoke 25 English with hand gestures and a bit of dancing. If all failed, the smile would 26 . Soon we picked up and then the 27 of the learners came into play. At the mention of a name, reddish cheeks and shaking voices were the response I got. I decided to 28 a desk with a team each day during group work to get closer. After school, I 29 them home.30 , we became friends. They were even aware of my favorite fruit, avocado (牛油果). If I didn’t get one on my desk, it would 31 me wherever I was. My slippers were 32 . One night I left them out as no one could steal a pair of slippers in that state. The next morning, I was ready to drag my slippers on as usual and I was surprised they had been 33 . Wow!The little things we do for each other bring us great joy and 34 . We don’t have a proper spoken language, but we are fluent in the language of 35 .21．A．anger B．fear C．desire D．belief 22．A．sharp B．all C．long D．deaf 23．A．silence B．blame C．comment D．agreement 24．A．puzzle B．doubt C．reminder D．relief 25．A．official B．simple C．academic D．unusual 26．A．turn out B．break off C．die away D．take over 27．A．laziness B．shyness C．loneliness D．calmness 28．A．share B．clear C．search D．exchange 29．A．prevented B．forced C．accompanied D．allowed 30．A．Suddenly B．Gradually C．Accidentally D．Obviously 31．A．miss B．leave C．refuse D．find 32．A．worn out B．put out C．made out D．carried out 33．A．packed B．cleaned C．abandoned D．repaired 34．A．freedom B．chance C．warmth D．challenge35．A．friendship B．admiration C．sympathy D．confidence三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
江苏省无锡市四校2024届高三下学期期初学期调研英语试卷(含答案)
江苏省无锡市四校2024届高三下学期期初学期调研英语试卷学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 一、阅读理解Photo Retouching ServicesFixthephoto offers online photo retouching (修图) services. Today we provide professional online retouching services of the highest level. Our retouchers make any kind of Photoshop work. Simply upload photos, write your requirements, and we’ll take care of the rest.Photo Editing (编辑) Services We Provide:FigureOnly $6 per photo. We will make portrait (肖像) photos look good and professionally edited. Our retouchers will improve body shapes and remove all unwanted imperfections.Services included: color adjustment, skin smoothing, spots removal, and make-up correction.WeddingOnly $0.25 per photo. Give a romantic feel to your photos. Our team will add highlights, adjust colors and improve the background fast.Services included: color correction, smoothing out wrinkles on the skin and clothes and fixing lighting issues.ProductOnly $2.50 per photo. 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You take photos, we edit. 1．How much will you spend if your portrait photo needs make-up correction?A. $0.25.B. $5.C. $2.50.D. $6.2．Which two services provide background replacement?A. Figure and Wedding.B. Figure and Product.C. Product and Jewellery.D. Wedding and Jewellery.3．What is the first thing you must do if you want to edit your photos?A. Open an account on this website.B. Upload your photos to retouchers.C. Give a detailed self-introduction.D. Take down your own requirements.About a decade ago, Lawson was at a beach in Virginia watching his kids build castles right next to the waves.“I kept trying to get them to come back because I thought it was a terrible idea,” he remarked. He wanted them to build their sandcastles closer to the dunes. But they found it more exciting to build right where the waves hit, seeing their sandcastles get destroyed, and then rebuilding them with whatever debris washed up from the ocean. “It seemed so symbolic, somehow, of how life works more than just building your perfect sandcastles,” said Lawson. When he decided to turn that sunny day into a children’s book, the idea came to just use pictures. “It seemed like it would work beautifully without words,” he said.A Day for Sandcastles is illustrated by Qin Leng. It’s the second wordless picture book for Lawson and Leng since 2021’s Over the Shop. Leng’s illustrations stay pretty true to re al life. Three siblings spend the day building sandcastles and watching them get destroyed by a flying hat. “To me it’s a celebration of childhood and the simple joys of life. These are the things I like to capture,” said Leng.Leng spent part of her childhood in France, and she was inspired by European comic books “What I love to do when I illustrate a picture book is add side stories to the main storyline. I always think about the readers and the longevity of the book, and I want them to be able to discov er something new every time they revisit the book,” Leng explained.At the end of the day, the sleepy-eyed kids pile into the bus that will take them home. “Those last pages are some of my favorite. They capture that feeling like at the end of the day on t he beach, when it’s getting dark and you feel completely exhausted,” Lawson said. It must be a universal childhood feeling: happy with sand, sticky from the salt, hot from the sun,and ready to fall asleep the moment you get into the car.4．Why does Lawson mention the scene where the kids built sandcastles?A. To suggest a way to enjoy leisure.B. To remind readers of the childhood.C. To convince us of how life works.D. To tell us the inspiration for his book. 5．What do you know about the two books mentioned?A. They are purchased by kids universally.B. Readers can only find pictures in them.C. They carry no elements of comic books.D. The stories are literally works of fantasy.6．How does Lawson feel when telling us the last pages in the last paragraph?A. Relieved.B. Pleased.C. Disturbed.D. Exhausted.7．What can be a suitable title for the passage?A. Childhood in sandcastlesB. Beautiful childhood memoriesC. Popular illustrated booksD. Explore the mystery of natureRush up the stairs. Play games with your kids. Increasing the vigor (活力) of our daily activities could have a huge impact on our long life, according to a new study of movement intensity and death rate.The study finds that as few as three minutes a day of vigorous everyday activity is linked to a 40 percent lower risk of early death in adults, even when they do not exercise at all. “It is fantastic” research，said Ulrik Wisloff, the director of the K.G. Jebsen Center for Exercise in Medicine at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.The study’s results join rising scientific evidence that adding a little intensity to ourmemberships or time. The idea that how we move influences how long we live is hardly new. Plenty of research links regular exercise with longevity (长寿),including the formal public health exercise guidelines, which recommend at least 150 minutes a week of moderate (适度的) exercise for health and longevity.More-focused research, though, suggests intensifying some of our exercise increases the health benefits. In a 2006 study from Wisloff’s lab, for instance, just 30 minutes a week of intense exercise dropped the risk of dying from heart disease by about half in men and women, compared to people who were sitting long. Similarly, a study published last year in JAMA Internal Medicine concluded that people who occasionally pushed themselves duringexercise were about 17 percent less likely to die early than people who did the same amount of exercise, but at a gentler, mild pace.Both of these studies, though, were based on people’s recall of how much and how hard they exercised. They also were exercise studies, making them of interest mostly to people who exercise or woul d like to, which does not represent the greater part of humanity. “If we’re honest, most people are allergic(过敏) to the word ‘exercise,’” said Emmanuel Stamatakis, a professor of physical activity and health studies at the University of Sydney, who led the new study.8．What is the main finding of the new study?A. There’s a connection between exercise intensity and long life.B. Increasing the intensity of daily activity may affect our life.C. Vigorous everyday activity is better than moderate exercise.D. The way people choose to exercise determines people’s health.9．What does the underlined phrase “pays big dividends for” mean in paragraph 3?A. Brings great benefits to.B. Causes serious harm to.C. Takes off the pressure from.D. Raises big money for.10．Why does the author mention the study from Wisloff’s lab in paragraph4?A. To explain the right amount of exercise improves health.B. To show energetic exercise raises heart rates and breathing.C. To prove adding some intensity to exercise brings more benefits.D. To demonstrate exercise in a gentler way benefits people more.11．What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. People’s subjective recall is reliable.B. Most people like exercise to a certain degree.C. The new study involves a great majority of people.D. The new study has some limitations as previous ones.An open letter, attracting signatures from the likes of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, was released early last week. It advocates a 6-month stop to give Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies and regulators time to make safeguards to protect society from potential risks of the technology.AI has progressed at an alarming speed since the launch of ChatGPT, from the Microsoft-backed company Open AI. ChatGPT reportedly reached more than 100 million users by January, 2023, and major tech companies are racing to build generative AI into theirproducts, which have caught many off guard.“I think many people aren’t well prepared for the pace and scale of these AI mo dels. They are ideal for spreading misinformation, cheating people out of their money and convincing employees to click on dangerous links in emails,” says Michael Osborne, a machine learning researcher of AI company Mind Foundry, who signed the letter. “I feel that a 6-month pause would give regulators enough time to catch up with the rapid pace of advances.”Privacy is another emerging concern, as critics worry that systems could exactly reproduce personal information from their training sets. Italy’s dat a protection authority prohibited ChatGPT on 31 March over concerns that Italians’ personal data are being used to train Open AI’s models. Some technologists warn of deeper security threats. Planned ChatGPT-based digital assistants that can read and write emails could offer new opportunities for hackers.Unfortunately, many problems of today’s AI models don’t have easy solutions. One tricky issue is how to make AI-generated content easy to detect. Some researchers are working on “watermarking” —creating a d igital signature in the AI’s output. However, a recent research finds that tools which slightly change AI-produced text can easily defeat this approach.Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates tells Reuters the proposed pause won’t “solve the challenges” ahead. He notes the people behind the letter are heavily involved in the tech world, which he thinks gives them an arrow perspective on the potential risks.12．What’s the purpose of the open letter?A. To draw the attention of AI giants.B. To present the risks of AI technology.C. To call for a pause on the AI development.D. To turn down the application of AI programs.13．What can we infer about AI from the text?A. AI models threaten human survival.B. AI users have expanded out of control.C. AI development brings potential dangers.D. AI technology will replace human beings.14．What does the author aim to show by mentioning “watermarking” in Paragraph 5?A. It is hard to sign digitally.B. It is easy to detect AI’s output.C. It is wise to leave a water mark.D. It is tough to settle AI problems. 15．What’s Bill Gates’ attitude towards the 6-month pause?A. FavorableB. Negative.C. Ambiguous.D. Tolerant.二、七选五16．The desire to be noticed by peers（同龄人）is a natural tendency. Your style-the way you dress up, the way you carry yourself, the trends you follow-plays a key role in helping your stand out from the others. ① The following tips can help you.Be yourself.Why be a second-rate version of anybody else when you can be the first–rate version of yourself? Nothing will help you stand out of the crowd more than your own features because there can be only one you. Everyone has their own belief, their own way of thinking, their own experiences that shape their styles. However, self-doubt and fear of disapproval drive many to abandon their own ways and follow what everyone else is doing. ②Keep an open mind.Open-mindedness helps you see things from a different perspective, understand others, find opportunities, and learn from others. ③ There are several styles that you should explore and determine which suits your own personality. Nobody knows what fashion you are enthusiastic about. But you should be clearly aware of your own true feelings about it.Keep up with the recent trends.Fashion is always changing. ④ As society changes, so does fashion. Changing trends reflect the changes in people’s taste. Similarly, your sense of fashion changes as you gain more experiences in life. Keeping track of the latest fashion will help you redefine your style.Wear your confidence.Your attitude towards dressing can make a significant difference to how you look. You can wear a very beautiful dress, but if you can’t carry it with confidence, it will not look good on you. ⑤_____ Don’t wear an unco mfortable dress just because everyone or your friend is wearing it. Remember, it’s okay to have your own style as long as you are confident with it.A. Also, it tells a lot about your personality.B. What worked yesterday may not work today.C. Copying others will make you just another face in a crowd.D. Having an open mind can be very helpful in defining your style.E. On the other hand, even an average dress looks great on people who wear it confidently.F. It is not absolutely necessary to follow every new trend, and you can enjoy the ones you like.G. Simply following the fashion trends or wearing expensive clothes will not help you get a distinct style.三、完形填空（15空）fairytales, they dream of becoming a prince or princess.shareholder (股东) meetings since she was three years old.She is studying economics and film and media studies at Texas Tech University, and hashas attended. Iger, now 72, replied: “Well, one thing you can do is keep coming to our shareholders’ meeting.”and her younger sister a single share when they were children. It was her mother, Jan, who17．A. Inspired B. Selected C. Financed D. Transformed18．A. imagination B. assumption C. description D. ambition19．A. turning out B. growing up C. setting out D. going on20．A. calling B. attending C. reporting D. chairing21．A. created B. owned C. loved D. missed22．A. related to B. adapted from C. intended for D. combined with23．A. studios B. positions C. offices D. shares24．A. asked B. bothered C. informed D. warned25．A. support B. approach C. replace D. attract26．A. dream B. plan C. family D. generation27．A. consequently B. regularly C. instantly D. gradually28．A. accepts B. recalls C. proves D. doubts29．A. character B. theme C. membership D. fairytale30．A. anxious B. qualified C. determined D. content31．A. creation B. presence C. honesty D. kindness四、短文填空32．The latest film Re La Gun Tang, or YOLO in English, which Jia Ling directed and played the lead role in has finally hit the big screen as part of the Spring Festival movies in 2024.The film ① (feature) Jia tells a story of an unemployed woman in her thirties who leads an aimless life. It has set off an online argument due to Jia’s significant weight loss, ②it goes far beyond that. Jia once explained on her Weibo account: “The film is not ③(relate) to weight loss and even has very little connection with boxing. It tells ④ a kind person finds herself and learns to love herself.”After a family conflict, Le Ying (played by Jia Ling) decides to leave home ⑤ she lives with her parents and her divorced younger sister. From then on, she struggles to live an independent life, working at a small restaurant. Her unexpected encounter ⑥ Hao Kun (played by Lei Jiayin), a boxing coach, brings a glimmer of hope into her gloomy life. However, fate plays another cruel trick on her, further ⑦(complicate) her journey. Instead of getting⑧ (depress), she turns to boxing and pulls through slowly.The comedy film ⑨(dominate) the box office chart since its debut, pocketing about 2.7 billion yuan in revenue. “It was incredibly moving,” said Cheng Zhangli, a viewer in Beijing. “The heroine’s unwavering persistence and ⑩ (determine) deeply touched me.I believe everyone should applaud their o wn journey,” she added.五、书面表达33．假设你是李华,是一名国际学校的高中生,在你校举行的成人礼上你作为学生代表发言。
2019-2020学年高三英语第四次联考试卷及参考答案
2019-2020学年高三英语第四次联考试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（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AThe “laugh out loud” face is officially the world’s most popular emoji, according to researchers from Adobe (ADBE) who surveyed 7,000 users across the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan, Australia, and South Korea.The “thumbs up” emoji came in second, followed by the “red heart” emoji. The flirtatious “wink and kiss” and “sad face with a tear” emojis respectively rounded out the top five.The software maker on Thursday released the findings from its 2021 Global Emoji Trend Report ahead of World Emoji Day on Saturday.Adobe’s latest Emoji Trend report also examined the three most misunderstood emojis in the world. The “eggplant” symbol edged out the “peach” and the “clown” emojis respectively as the most confusing for users.The vast majority of emoji users (90%) believe the modern —day hieroglyphs make it easier for them to express themselves. Eighty — nine percent of respondents said emojis simplify communicating across language barriers. And 67% said they think people who use emojis are friendlier, funnier and cooler than those who don’t. A slight majority of respondents said they are more comfortable expressing emotions through emojis than talking on the phone or in —person. More than half of global emoji users (55%) said using emojis in communications has positively impacted their mental health. Seventy — six percent of those surveyed said emojis are an important communication tool for creating unity, respect and understanding. And 88% said they feel more empathetic toward people who use emojis.1.What are the three most popular emojis according to the passage?A.clown thumbs up laugh out loudugh out loud thumbs up wink and kissugh out loud thumbs up red heartD.thumbs up red heart sad face with a tear2.Which emoji is the most confusing one for users?A.Peach.B.Eggplant.C.Clown.D.Wink and kiss.3.Which of the following best describes the attitude of most people surveyed to emojis?A.Favorable.B.Passive.C.Indifferent.D.Doubtful.BScientists have made great discoveries. But how have they influenced our personal lives? Do kids in your classroom even know when Einstein lived? You may be wondering: but why is it important to teachkids about modern-day scientists?First, stories of scientists can encourage kids. Chris Hadfield is a Canadian who went to space, and he’s a real, guitar-playing person. He makes singing videos on YouTube! His story can make kids think scientists are also common people. Hearing scientists’ stories makes kids think “I can do that too!”But not only that, the stories of famous scientists can encourage kids to never give up. Bill Nye was always refused when trying to be an astronaut. But today, he’s made a lot of successes in his role as a popular science educator and engineer. Besides, it’s no secret that scientific discoveries require trying, and trying again.Another way some scientists can encourage kids is through their diversity. Neil deGrasse Tyson, for example, is an African-American, which is not common in his field. Such stories can make kids think anyone can be a scientist.It’s important to know that scientists don’t need to be “gifted” or “good” at school. Often we consider a scientist as being an extremely smart kid at school. That doesn’t have to be true. They just need to have a great interest in science. Telling students stories of scientists can encourage them to show interest in science. As long as they’re interested, they are likely to become a scientist in the future.Modern scientists teach kids that knowledge builds upon the foundation others have laid. This is important — no one can do it alone. Scientists’ stories can encourage today’s young scientists to keep trying. They’ll be encouraged not to give up on the dream of making discoveries. Even if they haven’t made important discoveries, their research may help the following scientists.4. What can Chris Hadfield’s story tell students?A. Scientists are interested in different things.B. Students should have a hobby of their own.C. Scientists can be ordinary like people around us.D. Students should consider scientists as their models.5. Which of the following would the author agree with?A. African-Americans are more likely to become scientists.B. Scientists are not necessarily very smart at school.C. Not all scientists really show interest in science.D. Scientists are usually good at their schooling.6. The last paragraph shows us that ________.A. scientists should help each otherB. a scientist should never give up tryingC. making discoveries is necessary for scientistsD. new scientific discoveries may be based on others’ findings7. What is the text mainly about?A. Why scientists are important to us.B. Why students should be taught about scientists.C. Why students love stories of scientists.D. Why scientists can encourage students.CA nurse has fulfilled (实现) a promise she made to her patient four years ago to one day attend her daughter's graduation from nursing school.Edina Habibovic, 22, graduated from Chamberlain University's College of Nursing in 2020. Her mother, Sevala Habibovic, 46, died in2017 after a two year fight with breast cancer.“I thought the medical field wasn't for me. Then, my mom got sick and I had all the experience going in and out of the hospital, ” Edina toldGood MorningAmerica. “When my mom passed away, I thought, ‘I want to dothis.’”she said.Sanja Josipovic, who at the time worked as a home health nurse with Northwestern Medicine in Winfield, Illinois, cared for Sevala inside her home. They often chatted and shared the latest news with each other over six months of care.“She was most worried about Edina because she was young and hadn't finished school yet, ” Sanja said. “We are like sisters; we care about and trust each other. She was a powerful and strong minded woman. She wasn't scared to die; she was just worried about her kids and husband.”Edina said her mother lived for being with her family and taking care of people. “When Sanja was working, my mom would still try to make her something to eat, no matter how sick she was, ” Edina added. When Sevala's life was coming to an end, she asked Sanja to take her place at her youngest daughter's nursing school graduation. “That was the only thing she was going to miss. Edina's graduation, ” said Sanja, who is a mother of three herself.She agreed.Due to COVID -19, there was no graduation or pinning ceremony. Edina's manager at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital decided to host a pinning ceremony for her and have Sanja present the pin. “Sanja has fulfilled her promise, ” Edina said.Edina and Sanja are now caring for patients alongside one another as colleagues at Marianjoy.8. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 3 refer to?A. Leaving the hospitalB. Working as a nurseC. Facing death positivelyD. Caring for Edina's mother9. What can be learned about Sanja and Sevala?A. They enjoyed volunteeringB. They were cancer survivorsC. They had unhappy marriagesD. They developed a close bond10. What would be Sevala's regret?A. The loss of the chance to study medicineB. Her absence from Edina's school graduationC. Failing to keep the promise made to SanjaD. Never cooking a good meal for her husband11. How did Sanja fulfill her promise?A. By taking care of Edina and her familyB. By helping Edina enter her dream hospitalC. By attending a special ceremony for EdinaD. By managing to become Edina's colleagueDThe year 2020 will mark the beginning of the decade of the yold, or the “young old”, as the Japanese call people aged between 65 and 75. The traditional retirement age is 65. One might therefore expect peak retirement. By continuing to work, and staying socially engaged, the yold will change the world, as they have done several times before at different stages of their lives.The yold are more numerous, healthier and wealthier than previous generations of seniors. The yold are busier, too. In short, the yold are not just any group of old people. They are challenging the traditional expectations of the retired as people who wear slippers and look after the grandchildren. That will influence consumer, service and financial markets.The over-60s are one of the fastest-growing groups of customers of the airline business. The yold are vital to the tourism industry because they spend much more, when taking a foreign holiday, than younger adults.But for all this to happen,three big things will have to change, under pressure from the yold themselves. The most important is public attitudes towards older people, and in particular the expectation that the old ought to be putting their feet up and quietly retiring into the background. Then, government policies will have to change, too. The retirement age in many rich countries is still below the age to which many people want to work. The effective retirement age (the age at which people actually leave the workforce) is usually even lower. Third, higher numbers of healthy yold people will require drastic changes in health spending. Most diseases of ageing are bestmetwith prevention and lifestyle changes. But only about 2%~3% of most countries’ health-care spending goes on prevention. That will have to rise, because although the yold will constitute a bulge of comparative health and activity over the next decade, by 2030 they will hit 75 and enter a long period of decline for which few rich countries are ready.12. What kind of people are the yold exactly?A. They are workaholics.B. They are full of energy.C. They enjoy being focused on.D. They like staying socially engaged.13. Why do the yold contribute to tourist industry?A. They like traveling more.B. They have more money.C. They consume more on travel.D. They have much free time.14. What’s the author’s attitude toward health-care spending on prevention?A. Unsatisfied.B. Subjective.C. Neutral.D. Active.15. What does the underlined word “met” in the fourth paragraph mean?A. dealt withB. come acrossC. satisfiedD. experienced.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。
2024届安徽省宣城重点中学高三第四次四校联考英语试题含解析
2024届安徽省宣城重点中学高三第四次四校联考英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。
回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．— Y ou've got your flat furnished, haven't you?— Yes, I ______ some used furniture and it was a real bargain.A．will buy B．have boughtC．had bought D．bought2．—— Congratulations on your promotion. Go out for dinner, OK?—— Good! __________, just you and me.A．Follow me B．My treatC．My pleasure D．Allow me3．You look beautiful in this dress and there is only one of this kind left here. I wonder if you would buy ________. A．it B．oneC．some D．any4．Much to my ______, my vocabulary has expanded a great deal.A．delighting B．delighted C．delight5．The police have anyone with information to come forward and talk to them.A．appealed to B．attended toC．responded to D．attached to6．Interest is as ________ to learning as the ability to understand，even more so.A．vital B．availableC．specific D．similar7．Th e young man has ______ experience. He probably can’t do that job.A．few B．littleC．some D．any8．---He was satisfied with the result, wasn't he?---No. It was so difficult that he __________have passed it.A．shouldn't B．mustn'tC．couldn' t D．wouldn't9．This was returned because the person ________ this letter was addressed had died three years ago.A．to whom B．to whichC．which D．whom10．We work during the week，but weekends and evenings are usually ________．A．vacant B．casual C．empty D．clear11．––You seem to be familiar with this city.—I ______ here for three years. It’s so great to be back.A．lived B．had livedC．have lived D．live12．Andrew lives alone and enjoys the company of a pet cat _______ he’s grown so fond.A．which B．in whichC．of which D．when13．Don’t let the child who is ________ go to school．A．so young as to B．not old enough to C．not old enough D．too young to14．It was reported that as many as 50% of patients do not take medicine ______ directed, ______ has drawn doctor’s attention.A．when; it B．as; what C．as; which D．that; and15．More subway lines______ to make travelling easy in Beijing in the coming years.A．will build B．will be builtC．build D．are built16．Julie is one of those women who always the latest fashion.A．put up with B．keep up with C．come up with D．get on with17．If you want to lead a happy life, you’d better learn to accept life ______ it is.A．as B．thatC．which D．where18．—Would you mind giving your advice on how to improve our business management?—If you make ________ most of the equipment, there will be ________ rise in production.A．the; a B．/; / C．/; a D．the; /19．Only after talking to two students that having strong motivation is one of the biggest factors in reaching goals.A．I did discover B．did I discoverC．I discovered D．discovered20．Despite the obvious privacy concerns, the use of facial-recognition technology is ________ at some public places.A．out of danger B．on the run C．out of sight D．on the rise第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。
福建省四地六校2024年高三下第四次大考英语试题含解析
福建省四地六校2024年高三下第四次大考英语试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．﹣Mom，I'll stay in to accompany my grandpa this evening．﹣________!A．With pleasure B．Never mindC．Suit yourself D．It depends2．During the economic crisis, we should help those for ______life is far from easy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever3．The accident have been caused by a dog running across the road, but we don’t know for sure.A．might B．shouldC．will D．must4．These new books are a very welcome _________ to the school library.A．addition B．arrival C．attitude D．audience5．They intended to have the school better equipped，the local government wasnot able to get enough money to do so.A．unless B．while C．although D．once6．In many countries in the world, breakfast is a snack ______ a meal, but the traditional English breakfast is a full meal.A．less than B．more thanC．other than D．rather than7．volleyball is her main focus, she is also great at basketball.A．Since B．OnceC．Unless D．While8．—Alice, why aren’t you at work t oday?—I a day off．A．have given B．have been given C．gave D．was given9．_____ is often the case, we have worked out the production plan.A．Which B．When C．What D．As10．Nine in ten parents said there were significant differences in their approach to educating their children compared with ________ of their parents.A．those B．one C．that D．it11．This course is of great interest to students, _____ to improve their writing skills.A．hope B．to hopeC．hoping D．hoped12．There is a wide ________of reference books to be found, so ________you look for some material needed, you can turn to me.A．kind; the last time B．sort; every timeC．variety; next time D．type; the moment13．If we use the new recycling method, a large number of trees .A．are saved B．will save C．will be saved D．have saved14．With the development of agriculture, the people_____ village I taught arenow living a happy life.A．in whose B．whose C．in which D．which15．Jack’s fellow workers often turn to him for help when tr apped in trouble because he is a _____of ideas. A．fountain B．sessionC．diagram D．resource16．Dave was a ________. Because of his misconduct in class, the whole class had to stay after school.A．wet blanket B．leading lightC．black sheep D．dark horse17．---Turn off the TV, Jack. Your homework now?---Mum, just ten more minutes, please.A．Should you be doingB．Couldn’t you be doingC．Shouldn’t you be doingD．Will you be doing18．– She will finish the project within three days!-- ______________! I could do it in three hours.A．Y ou are right. B．I’m stuck. C．Oh, come on D．Don’t mention it.19．She ________ to someone on the phone, so I just nodded to her and went away.A．talked B．has talkedC．had talked D．was talking20．A new movie Sacrifice came out last year, Ge You played adoctor saved an orphan at the cost of his own baby.A．in which; who B．when; who C．on which; by whom D．where; whom第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。
高三第四次四校联考英语试题及答案
高三第四次四校联考英语试题及答案高三第四次四校联考英语试题（考试时间120分钟，满分150分）第Ⅰ卷（选择题共115分）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 are the speakers probably talking about?A. Movies.B. Races.C. Countries.2. What does the woman think of the prices at this restaurant?A. They are fair.B. They are not high.C. They are not low.3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a shop.B. At the man’s house.C. At the woman’s house.4. What’s the possible relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Mother and son.C. Classmates.5. Why won’t the woman eat any more?A. She’s had enough.B. She’s not feeling well.C. She’s on a diet.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，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。
2020-2021学年高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案
2020-2021学年高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案第一部分阅读（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AWe are proud to present a showcase for kid inventions from children chosen from the Kid's Forum at Blue Print Earth. We hope you enjoy the ideas expressed here and join us in supporting the next generation.Eater of Natural DisastersMy invention cansave your home by sucking up all-natural disasters. The government will not own this machine, but by you so there will be no taxes on it. Order Now! The Eater of Natural Disasters will run on renewable batteries. It will cost 50 dollars to make and I will sell it for just $ 75.Created by Matthew Szekeresh —Mt.WashingtonElementary, 5th Grade.Pick-up-Pollution BombMy invention is called the Pick-up-Pollution Bomb. It will just pick up pollution and it won't hurt anything else like people, animals, property, playgrounds, and parks. The reason why I made it is that I think there is too much pollution on the Earth. It sells for $100 apiece, and if you buy this now, I will send you another one for free.Created gratefully by Lauren Newberry — Mt. Washington Elementary, 5th GradeFlying HouseMy invention is a home that will blast off in space. For example, if there were an earthquake people would immediately blast off, or if there were a flood it would take off. Only for $ 400.99.Created by David Turner —Mt.WashingtonElementary, 5th GradeBug RobotMy invention is a robot that catches little bugs, eats little bugs, sucks up pollution, sucks up natural disasters, and turns them into food solving the problems of too many little bugs, natural disasters, pollution and starvation. My product is worth $500. My invention works on 2 triple — A batteries. And if you order one today I'll throw in 4 rechargeable triple-A batteries.Created by Cassie Courtey —Mt.WashingtonElementary, 5th Grade1. Why is the Flying House created?A. To explore the space.B. To clean the air.C. To prepare people for earthquakes.D. To help people escape from natural disasters.2. Which invention can turn pollution into food?A. The Bug Robot.B. The Pick-up-Pollution Bomb.C. The Flying House.D. The Eater of Natural Disasters.3. What can we infer about the four inventions?A. They are very easy to build.B. They are ideas from kids in the same school.C. They are expensive but of practical use.D. They are being used by people.BTofight for the conservation of forest ecosystem, several ecologists including Daniel Janzen convinced Del Oro, an orange juice producer, to donate part of their forestland to a national park. In return, Del Oro was allowed to throw large amounts of waste in the form of orangepeels(皮) on a 3-hectare piece of land within the national park at no cost. Dealing with tons of leftover peels usually involved burning them or paying to have them poured into a landfill, so the proposal was very attractive.But a year later, another juice company challenged the deal in court, arguing that their competitor was "polluting a national park". They ended up winning, and the deal between Del Oro and the national park fell through.Then in 2013, while discussing possible research avenues（途径，手段）with Timothy Treuer, Daniel Janzen mentioned the orange story. Feeling interested, Treuer decided to stop by that piece of land that had been covered with fruit waste 15 years earlier. What he found shocked him."While I would walk over exposed rock and dead grass in the nearby fields, I'd have to climb through undergrowth and cut paths through walls ofvines(藤) in the orange peel site itself," said Timothy Treuer.Treuer and his team spent months picking upsamples(样品), analyzing and comparing them. They found great differences between the areas covered with orange peels and those that were not. The area withorange waste had richer soil.The effect that the orange peels had on the land is probably not that surprising to people familiar withcomposting(施肥), but what is really shocking is that a judge actually thought the waste of orange "mined" a national parkand stopped it from going forward. Now that Timothy Treuer's study has received worldwide attention, this type of "ruining" is being seriously considered as a way of bringing forests back to life.4. What did Del Oro usually do with orange peels?A. Add them to fuel.B. Feed them to animals.C. Burn or bury them.D. Make them into cakes.5. What can we know about the deal between Del Oro and the national park?A. It lasted 15 years.B. It was signed by Treuer.C. It was made in about 1998.D. It was broken by Del Oro.6. What was Treuer's finding?A. Orange peels contain much fibre.B. Orange peels can make soil richer.C. Orange peels rot away in a short time.D. Orange waste ruined the national park.7. What is the author's attitude toward the judge mentioned in the last paragraph?A. Disapproving.B. Positive.C. Worried.D. Admirable.CJake Oldershaw and his daughter Mollie from Birmingham, Britain have asthma (哮喘). Mollie, 11, has required hospital treatment several times while Jake Says he always finds breathing more difficult when there is heavy traffic. Air quality has an enormous impact on their lives and both noticed a marked improvement during the spring lockdown because of the epidemic (疫情). Jake said, “During lockdown there was a noticeable difference in air quality. I didn't suffer any asthmatic attacks during that period. These days you can feel the effects.”However, under current COVID-19 restrictions in the UK this winter, many people probably will have to work from home. The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) says while emissions (排放) have dropped this year because we've been travelling less and doing less, the expected use ofgas boilers to provide heating and hot water could rise by more than half.Heating accounts for nearly 37% of the UK's total carbon emissions. Modelling by the ECIU suggests a 56% increase in boiler usage this winter resulting in a 12% increase in emissions of carbon. The ECIU says that's enough to offset the last two years' worth of progress on reducing traffic emissions.Jess Ralston, author of the analysis for the ECIU, said, “Working from home and having increased gas use in the home could be really critical for air pollution and also climate change. The way we heat our homes needs to change if we are to get to net zero by 2050.”Jess Ralston said, “The increase in pollution from gas boilers expected this winter provides a graphic illustration (图解) of their forgotten role in air pollution. And it is a role set to continue without practical policies to decarbonize home heating. ”The government is set to publish its Heat and Buildings Decarbonisation Strategy in a few weeks which is expected to give details on plans to try to switch British homes to cleaner sources of heat.8. How did the spring lockdown in the UK affect Jake?A. He was cured of his asthma.B. He had to go to hospital for retreatment.C. He suffered a noticeable difficulty in study.D. He didn't suffer any asthmatic attacks during that period.9. What is concerning the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit?A. The epidemic will become worse.B. Air pollution will get worse this winter.C. People may have to work from home longer.D. There is less energy for gas boilers in winter.10. What would Jess Ralston agree with?A. People prefer to work from home in winter.B. The government failed to protect the environment.C. People tend to ignore the harmful effect of home heating.D. The climate has suffered a lot from the epidemic this year.11. How to improve air quality during winter according to Jess Ralston?A. A warmer winter season.B. Less and less gas boilers.C. Practical plans from the government.D. Improved awareness of cutting down pollution.DTechnology is supposed to make our lives easier, allowing us todo things more quickly and efficiently. But too often it seems to make things harder. This increase in complexity, often called "feature creep," costs consumers time, but it also costs business money. Product returns in the U.S. cost a hundred billion dollars a year, and a recent study by Elke den Ouden, of Philips Electronics, found that at least half of returned products have nothing wrong with them. Consumers just couldn't figure out how to use them. Companies now know a great deal about problems of usability and consumer behavior, so why is it that feature creep proves unstoppable?In part, fieature creep is the product of the so-called internal-audience problem: the people who design and sell product are not the ones who buy and use them, and what engineers and marketers think is important is not necessarily what's best for consumers. The engineers tend not to notice when more options make a product lessusable. And marketing and sales departments see each additional feature as a new selling point, and anew way to attract customers.You might think, then, that companies could avoid fieature creep by just paying attention to what customers really want. But that's where the trouble begins, because although consumers find overloaded gadgets（配件）unmanageable,they also find them attractive. It turns out that when we look at a new product in a store we tend to think that the more features there are, the better. It is only once we get the product home and try to use it that we realize the virtues of simplicity.It seems strange that we don't expect feature tiredness and thus avoid it. But, as numerous studies have shown, people are not, in general, good at predicting what will make them happy in the future. As a result, we will pay more for more features because we systematically overestimate how often we'll use them. We also overestimate our ability to figure out how a complicated product works.The fact that buyers want bells and whistles but users want something clear and simple creates an unusual problem for companies. A product that doesn't have enough features may fail to catch our eye in the store. But a product with too many features is likely to annoy consumers.12. What does the first paragraph mainly discuss?A. The benefits brought by the advanced technology.B. The recent study conducted by Elke den Ouden.C. The loss caused by the feature creep of technology.D. Many problems of usability known by the consumers.13. Which of the following is true according to the second paragraph?A. It is the audience problem that leads to feature creep.B. What matters to designers and marketers is not good for consumers.C. Feature creep brings blessings to the people in marketing and sales.D. The engineers will not pay attention to the quality of the product14. What do we know about the buyers in paragraph 4?A. They are deeply convinced that all the products work in simple way.B. They are fed up with the more and more features of the products.C. They are too confident of their ability to use the complicated products.D. They are quite clear about the products which will make them happy.15. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Saying No to Feature Creep is No Easy ThingB. Feature-heavy Products in DemandC. The More Features, the BetterD. Simplicity Outweighs Complexity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。
湖北省教学合作2024届高三第四次教学质量检测试题考试英语试题含解析
湖北省教学合作2024届高三第四次教学质量检测试题考试英语试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。
2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。
第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。
3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。
第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．The government has been under growing pressure to ______ the causes of air pollution as smog frequently smothers the country’s large cities.A．release B．scheduleC．maintain D．address2．----What happened to the young trees we planted last week？---The trees_____________ well，but I didn't water them.A．might grow B．needn't have grownC．would grow D．would have grown3．But for your instruction, I ______ such great progress in so short a time. Thanks a lot.A．wouldn’t make B．hadn’t madeC．won’t make D．wouldn’t have made4．After she became ill, I felt ______ with her—she was cheery while I felt gloomy.A．out of tune B．out of breath C．out of curiosity D．out of mind5．When she was in trouble, I did what I could to help her．__________ my help, she wrote me a letter of thanks．A．In honor of B．In case of C．In terms of D．In return for6．Why d o you want a new job ______ you’ve got such a good one already?A．that B．whereC．which D．when7．—I have been considering cancelling the project because it seems hard to go farther.—But it's too early to________ now. There's still much hope.A．pick up the pieces B．throw in the towelC．go through your paces D．jump down your throat8．One of the most important questions they had to consider was ___________ of public health.A．what B．that C．this D．which9．It’s always difficult ______ in a foreign country, especially when you don’t speak the language.A．being B．to beC．having been D．to have been10．We were sad to learn that several students were by a car yesterday.A．hit out B．knocked overC．run across D．picked up11．______, his ideas was accepted by all the people at the meeting.A．Strange as might it sound B．As it might sound strangeC．As strange it might sound D．Strange as it might sound12．________Wuhu with Shanghai, to be frank, and you'll find it's more convenient to live in the former.A．To compare B．ComparingC．Compare D．Compared13．--- I’m afraid the company will not hire me.--- Come on, Bill, relax! You have a lot of experience and fine references and your college work is ideal background for them. ______________A．It'll be no sweat. B．All good things come to an end.C．Words pay no debts. D．Don't give me any jaw.14．This is a very interesting book. I’ll buy it，________.A．how much may it cost B．no matter how it may costC．however much it may cost D．whatever may it cost15．They felt ________ it was high tax and low income ________ contributed to the extreme misery of the working people at the bottom of the ladder.A．/；that B．that; whichC．that; what D．/; which16．Johnson hasn’t felt any effect the new dieting recipe has him since he tried to lose weight three months ago. A．for B．to C．on D．with17．Large quantities of time ______ for practising guided writings.A．was needed B．are needed C．needs D．is needed18．_____ with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on timeA．To face B．Faced C．Face D．facing19．--- Ann, our department may be named the Department of the Year because of the outstanding performance.--- _______.A．Good to know B．I’ll sayC．I hear you on that one D．Can’t argue with that20．There are a lot of signs men are more likely to have heart attacks than women.A．indicate B．to indicate C．indicated D．indicating第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。
高三英语四校第四次联考试题试题
2021届高三年级第四次四校联考英语试题试题说明：1. 本套试卷分第I卷〔选择题〕和第II卷〔非选择题〕两局部。
2．满分是150分。
考试用时120分钟。
3. 听力不计入总分。
第I卷〔选择题，一共115分〕第一局部听力〔一共两节，满分是30分〕第一节〔一共5小题；每一小题分，满分是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三个选项里面选择最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间是来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Mother and son.B. Husband and wife.C. Shop assistant and customer.2. What does Jack think of Harry Potter 7?A. Terrible.B. Interesting.C. Not so good..3. What will Rose do next?A. Go shopping.B. Take a walk.C. Look after Lisa.4. What does the man mean?A. He agrees with his wife.B. The final decision will depend on his opinion.C. He and his wife haven’t made the final decision.5. Where did the man come back from?A. Hong Kong.B. London.C. Manchester.第二节〔一共15小题；每一小题分，满分是分〕听下面5段对话或者独白。
每段对话或者独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项里面选择最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
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高三第四次四校联考英语试题（考试时间120分钟，满分150分）第Ⅰ卷（选择题共115分）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 are the speakers probably talking about?A. Movies.B. Races.C. Countries.2. What does the woman think of the prices at this restaurant?A. They are fair.B. They are not high.C. They are not low.3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a shop.B. At the man’s house.C. At the woman’s house.4. What’s the possible relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Mother and son.C. Classmates.5. Why won’t the woman eat any more?A. She’s had enough.B. She’s not feeling well.C. She’s on a diet.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，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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. How many classes does the man have to teach today?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.7. What subject is the man teaching?A. English．B. History.C. Chinese.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where does the man work?A. At a hospital.B. In a club.C. At a college.9. What can we know about the woman?A. She won a cup in the national tennis competition.B. She is in charge of the science department.C. She has worked at the college over a year.10. Why does the man plan to join a club？A. To meet new friends.B. To improve his skills.C. To catch up with the woman.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. When did the speakers last see each other?A. A year ago.B. A month ago.C. A week ago.12. What can we know about Joe?A. He is still playing the violin.B. He broke his leg a few days ago.高三四校四联英语试题第 1 页共9 页C. He enjoys sports now.13. What is Mrs. White studying?A. French.B. Typing.C. Cooking．听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What may be the man’s purpose?A. To find a suitable job.B. To get a suitable partner.C. To marry the woman.15. What kind of person might the man prefer?A. A serious person.B. A practical person.C. A rich person.16. What’s the man’s possible favor according to the conversation?A. Sightseeing.B. Doing the cooking.C. Writing news reports.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What’s the population of London?A. About six million.B. About seven million.C. About eight million.18. Which settlement did London begin as?A. A Spanish settlement.B. A French settlement.C. A Roman settlement.19. What happened in 1666 in London?A. A plague.B. A fire.C. A flood.20. What can we know from the talk?A. London was badly bombed in World War I.B. A new barrier will be built across the Thames.C. The level of the river Thames is slowly rising.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. ----Daddy, I want to watch my favorite program I Am a Singer tonight.----_______. You must finish your homework.A. Go aheadB. That’s greatC. Forget itD. Why not?22. The teachers believe ______ punishment is by no means ______ wise choice to help the pupilsgrow healthily.A. /; aB. the; theC. a; aD. the; /23. ----Did you see a child dressed in red pass by?----Sorry, I _____ the poster on the board without noticing anyone.A. have readB. had readC. am readingD. was reading24. Every year a great number of foreign tourists pay a visit to _____ we Chinese call Heaven Lake.A. whereB. whichC. whatD. that25. There is still something we can try _____ those dying animals.A. to saveB. savingC. to be savedD. being saved26. The road back home may be difficult before the Spring Festival, ______ the desire to gettogether with family members can never be stopped.A. whileB. andC. butD. as27. _____ we go to the McDonald’s? I’m sick of the food there!A. MightB. CanC. MustD. Would28. _____ English that I couldn’t follow her.A. So did fast the native speakB. So fast did the native speak高三四校四联英语试题第 2 页共9 页C. Did the native speak so fastD. So fast the native did speak29. On leaving CCTV, Li Yong ______ a teaching position at the Communication University ofChina.A. took upB. brought upC. set upD. called up30. ----It’s pouring now. Are we still going camping tomorrow?----_____ it is good or bad, we will set off as planned.A. HoweverB. WhetherC. WhateverD. No matter31. The novel _______ in the conference just now was written by Mo Yan.A. talked aboutB. being talked aboutC. to be talked aboutD. having been talked about32. ----Do the boys in your class enjoy playing chess?----______ likes it, but many of them like football.A. NothingB. NoneC. No oneD. Neither33. ----In fact, you _____ to write up the report within three days.----Sorry for not finishing it. I’ve been too busy recently.A. are expectingB. have expectedC. were expectedD. are expected34. As we all know, Lost in Thailand is a very successful movie, the cost of ______ is only 30 millionyuan.A. whichB. thatC. whoseD. whom35. Two more people in Shanghai have been ________ to be infected with the deadly H7N9 bird flu,local authorities said on Sunday.A. conductedB. convincedC. condemnedD. confirmed第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。