1、1宁夏石嘴山市第三中学 2018届高三英语下学期第四次模拟考试试题本试卷分第 I卷（选择题）和第 II卷（非选择题）两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。注意事项：1. 答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置上。2. 选择题答案使用范围 2B铅笔填涂，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号；非选择题答案使用 0.5毫米的黑色中性笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3. 请按照题号在各题的答题区域（黑色线框）内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。4.
2、 保持卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损。第 I卷 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. Where might the man be? A. At home. B. In his car. C. In the hospital.2. How does the woman feel about her new job? A. Bored. B.
3、Excited. C. Worried.3. What smells so good? A. A candle. B. A cake. C. Some cookies. 4. What is the woman about to do? A. Leave high school. B. Graduate from college. C. Throw a party for her friends.5. Where would James probably like to go?A. To historical buildings in Egypt. B. To the Amazon rainf
4、orest. C. To a 2tropical beach.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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6段材料，回答第 6至 7题。6. Which item will come out first? A. Some pancakes. B. Some toast. C. A salad.7. What does the wo
5、man mention to the man? A. She doesnt want anything in her coffee. B. Her friend is still coming.C. She is running late.听第 7段材料，回答第 8至 9题8. Who is the man? A. A customer. B. An office worker. C. A hotel worker. 9. What time must the woman leave her room tomorrow? A. At 12:00. B. At 2:00 p.m. C. At 5
6、:00 p.m. 听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。10. Who might Socks be? A. The mans new kitten. B. The mans previous cat. C. The womans dog.11. Why doesnt the woman own a cat? A. Her husband cant be around it. B. Shes allergic to it.C. She thinks it too much work for her.12. When will the speakers see each other? A. A
7、t around 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. B. At around 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.C. At around 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。13. How many songs does the man want? A. About eight. B. About twenty. C. About thirty.314. According to the woman, when should the man play a big hit? A. At the very beginning.
8、 B. After five songs. C. At the very end.15. Who taught the man to dance?A. His mother. B. His cousin. C. The woman.16. What does the woman say about Michael Jackson?A. His music is not good for dancing. B. He has popular slow songs.C. Everybody loves his music.听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17. What does the
9、 new program involve? A. Recycling. B. Picking up trash. C. Weekly resident get-togethers.18. What time does the event start? A. At 6:30 p.m. B. At 7:00 p.m. C. At 8:30 p.m. 19. When does Mr. Light need to be contacted? A. By Thursday. B. By Wednesday. C. By Tuesday.20. Who might Annie Miller be? A.
10、 A resident. B. The speaker. C. The general manager.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 40分）第一节（共 15小题；每小题 2分，满分 30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。A Great Activities for Nature LoversWant to get away from the stress in your daily life? Mother Nature can help us find peace and direction in a noisy w
11、orld. Here are some of the best activities to get in touch with nature.HikingOne of the easiest and most accessible ways to get close to nature is by setting out on a good old fashioned hike. Hiking generally doesnt require any fancy equipment or special skills; just a sturdy(结实的)pair of boots, a ma
12、p, and a thirst for adventure.4Backcountry campingWhy limit yourself to just a day hike when you can have a full weekend for longer adventure? Backcountry camping involves packing your tent, sleeping equipment, food and water on your back to set up camp in a remote location. If youre an experienced
13、camper, this is an excellent way to test your survival skills and explore the mysterious wilderness. Many parks require backpackers to obtain permits, so make sure to register and map your route before stepping on the trail.Rock climbingRock climbing is also one of the best ways to really get in tou
14、ch with the natural environment. Climbing challenges your mind, tests your personal willpower, and encourages you to work with the forces of nature to accomplish your goals. Youll definitely need to take a few rock climbing courses, and hire a guide before attempting to climb your own routes.Gardeni
15、ngContrary to popular belief, you dont have to travel beyond your own backyard to experience the beauty of nature every day. If your personality is less adventurous or your mobility restricted, consider planting a garden to grow your own vegetables, fruits, herbs, or flowers. Theres something truly
16、satisfying about mixing up a salad with fresh ingredients you grew yourself. For more information, please click here.21. Before starting your backcountry camping, you should .A. ask for permission to enter the park B. take a few training coursesC. prepare a map D. have excellent survival skills22. W
17、hich kind of activity is suitable for people with mobility challenge?A. Hiking. B. Backcountry camping.C. Rock climbing. D. Gardening.23. What can we infer from the passage?A. Special skills are needed if you want to set out on a hike.5B. It is essential to hire a guide before attempting to climb.C.
18、 Backcountry camping is an excellent way to test survival skills for every climber.D. To get close to nature, you must travel beyond your own backyard.24. Where will you read the passage?A. A website. B. A magazine.C. A science report. D. A newspaper. B It was Mothers Day morning last year and I was
19、 doing my shopping at our local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Teayson. As we were leaving, we found that only minutes earlier an elderly woman had fallen over at the entrance and had hit her bead on the concrete. Her husband was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was emb
20、arrassed and clearly in shock.Walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very upset about what had happened to the couple. Ile said to me. “Mums its not much fun falling over in front of everyone.”At the front of the supermarket a charity group had set up a stand selling cooked sausages and flowers t
21、o raise funds. Tenyson suggested that we should boy the lady a flower. “It will make her feel better,” he said. I was amazed that hed come up such a sweet idea. So we went over to the flower seller and asked her if we could buy a flower for the lady to cheer her up. “Just take it,” she replied. “I c
22、ant take your money for such a wonderful gesture.”By now paramedics(救援人员) had arrived, and were attending the injured woman. As we walked up to her, my son became intimidated by all the blood and medical equipment. He said he was just too scared to go up to her.Instead I gave the flower to the woman
23、s husband and told him. “My son was very upset for your wife and wanted to give her this flower to make her feel better.”At that, the old man started crying and said, “Thank you so much, you have a wonderful son, Happy Mothers Day to you.”6The man then bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling
24、 her who it was from. Though badly hurt and shaken, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with love in her eyes and gave him a little smile.25. What does the author intend to tell us?A. One can never be too careful. B. Actions speak louder words.C. Love begins with a little smile. D. A small act of kind
25、ness brings a great joy.26. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The elderly woman was knocked down by Tenyson.B. Tenysons idea of buying a flower gained his fathers support.C. Tenysons care for the elderly woman puzzled the flower seller.D. The elderly woman was moved to tears
26、 by Tenysons gesture.27. The underlined word “intimidated” in the fourth paragraph probably means .A. astonished B. struck C. frightened D. excited C With golden sunshine and a gentle breeze, autumn is the most beautiful season in the year. This is a great time to go outside and have fun. Go to a va
27、lley to see red maple trees, go and pick fruit in an orchard or find an open field to fly your kite in.However, for many high school students, these great activities may be just a dream. With plenty of work to do, they spend all their hours indoors, struggling for a high mark in their exams. Of cour
28、se, study is one of the most important things for teenagers. But life is definitely much more than that.Sometimes we spend so much time studying that we forget how to make life wonderful. In doing so, we lose the real purpose of life to be a valuable and happy person. To enjoy just how great it is t
29、o be alive, we have to put down our books and pens and look around us. Students, take some exercise to improve your health, talk with your parents and friends for understanding and walk around outside to refresh your body and mind.Going out and enjoying the beautiful countryside often helps our 7cre
30、ativity in our work. Chinese craftsman, Lu Ban, created a saw to help woodworkers. But if he hadnt walked outside, he would not have been inspired by a kind of toothed grass. We could also suppose if Newton hadnt rested under that apple tree, then he wouldnt have been hit by an apple, and his classi
31、c theories would not have come out.Going out is not only a break from hard work, but a chance to add to life experience. So come on, give your brain a good rest. Step out of the books and get your bag ready for an autumn outing. We are sure you will get much more than knowledge from the exciting jou
32、rney.28. In which paragraph does the writer make a summary about his opinion?A. Paragraph 1. B. Paragraph 2. C. Paragraph 5. D. Paragraph 4.29. Why is going out a dream for many high school students?A. They are unhappy to do so.B. Their parents dont allow them to do so.C. They think study is the mos
33、t important thing for them.D. They have too much work to do for getting high marks in the exams.30. The passage is developed mainly by .A. making predictionsB. reasoning and giving examplesC. describing the beautiful scenery in AutumnD. pointing out the present situation of high school students31. W
34、hat message can you get from the passage?A. Going out can make high school students get more.B. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.C. The author isnt happy with our education at all.D. Nature is power.D A new keyboard can tell whether you are its owner. The keyboard records information about
35、 the typing pattern and sends it to a computer program. The program then checks to see if the pattern matches the right user, if not, an 8alarm sounds, and the computer locks the typist out. It locks out anyone else, even if that person knows password. Whats more, this device needs no batteries. It
36、harvests all the energy it needs from the action of your typing. Besides, the keyboard is also self-cleaning and the keys are free of damage from water, oil and dirt.The keys of the new keyboard are made of the same inexpensive plastic that might be found on any other standard keyboard. But instead
37、of being smooth, the keys have millions of tiny plastic nanowires (纳米线 ) on their surface area to every key, increasing the effective contact area between the plastic and fingers. This ensures that theres enough power to run the keyboard as someone types.Liming Dai, a scientist , did not work on the
38、 new keyboard ,but he thinks the design could be important in getting better performance from a variety of devices.” It could also be applied to a touch screen, for instance,” Dai says. “ Then smartphones and notepads could harvest energy from the action of someone typing or drawing.”“Future work mi
39、ght make the keyboard even more useful,” Dai adds.” A later design might build tiny capacitors (电容器 ) onto the nanowires,” he suggests. Capacitors are little devices that temporarily store electric charges. Those might then LEDs to light a Keyboard in the dark.Zhonglin Wang is a co-designer of the n
40、ew keyboard. His team has built a working model of the keyboard.” If a company decides to fund its production, this keyboard could be in stores in as little as two years.” says Wang.32. How does the new key keyboard tell whether you are its owner?A. By checking the right users passwords.B. By sendin
41、g alarms to a computer program.C. By matching the typing pattern to the right user.D. By recording information about the typing pattern.33. Why are there many nanowires on the surface of the keys?A. To help produce power. B. To make the keys beautiful. 9C. To make the keys smooth. D. To improve the
42、speed of typing34. Whats Dais attitude to the new keyboard?A. Unconcerned B. Positive C. Doubtful D. Critical35. What is the best title for the text?A New Keyboard Made of Nanowires. B. New Keyboard Powered by Typing.C. A new Keyboards Future. D. A New Keyboard entirely owned by you.第二节（共 5小题：每小题 2分
43、，满分 10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Today，there are thousands of national parks all over the world 36 In that year，the United States government gave a large piece of land to the state of CaliforniaThey ask the state to create a special park to protect the mountains and for
44、est in the areaThe trees in this area are called sequoias 37 They are the tallest living things in the world and are not found anywhere else on EarthConservationists in other countries saw what happened in California and soon began to do the sameToday Europe has over 350 national parksThe first one
45、in France，Vanoise National Park，was created in 1963 because the government wanted to stop a plan to build a large tourist project thereThe idea of creating a national park was first discussed in the 1940s，but people couldnt agree on what size to make the park 38 Ecologists worked with the government
46、 to finally agree on a plan that protected the animals，while still allowing some tourism39 Like the first California park，the Bavarian Forest National Park was created to protect mountains and treesIt is the largest area of protected forest in EuropeThe park has shelters where visitors can spend a n
47、ight close to natureIn some places high up in the mountains，there are steps cut into the rock 40 Thousands of tourists go to the park each yearThey walk 10through the attractive woods and enjoy the wonderful mountain viewsAThis makes it easier for tourists to get to the topBThe first national park i
48、n Germany opened in 1970CThe worlds first national park was started in 1864DThe biggest ones are over one hundred meters highEThe Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park is alive with mystery and wonderFThey also had different ideas on whether to put human or animal needs firstGThe human feel very for
49、tunate to be able to get so close to these beautiful national parks第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分） 第一节 完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）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。In 2014 Peter Rouen won the third series of The Biggest Loser, a reality TV show that makes overweight people against each other to see who can lose the highest percentage of body weight.Aged
