1、台州中学 2018 届高三上学期第四次统练英 语 试 题本试卷分第 I 卷（选择题）和 第 II 卷（非选择题）第卷第一部分：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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.15. C. 9.18.答案是 B。1. When will the speakers meet?A.
2、 At 6:30 B. At 6:45. C. At 7:00. 2. Where are the speakers?A. At a store. B. At a laundry. C. At home. 3. Which subject does the girl dislike?A. Art. B. Geography. C. History. 4. What is the woman trying to do?A. Express gratitude. B. Send an invitation. C. Offer a suggestion. 5. What are the speake
3、rs mainly talking about?A. A book. B. A play. C. A film.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罝。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What does the man want the woman to do?A. Change the reservatio
4、n. B. Confirm the reservation. C. Cancel the reservation. 7. When will the man arrive at the hotel?A. On October 16th. B. On October 18th. C. On October 19th. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Where does the woman live now?A. In a town. B. In a village. C. In a city.9. What is the woman a bit nervous about some
5、times?A. Her neighbors. B. Her children. C. The traffic. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What does Patrick think of the match?A. Just so-so. B. Fantastic. C. Disappointing.11. What has Jenny been doing recently?A. Watching live concerts. B. Preparing for her exams. C. Taking science classes.12. Where wil
6、l the speakers probably go?A. To a college. B. To a stadium. C. To a caf. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. When will the woman have to hand in her report tomorrow?A. By 8:00. B. By 9:00. C. By 10:00.14. What is the man doing now?A. He is working. B. He is having dinner. C. He is playing with his kids.15.
7、Which place is the man going to next?A. His home. B. The womans office. C. A computer store.16. What relation is the woman to the man?A. His boss. B. His workmate. C. His customer.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Who are the listeners?A. Parents. B. Students. C. Teachers.18. Where is the speaker?A. In th
8、e school hall. B. In the health center. C. In the school office.19. How can the listeners get the information about the procedures?A. From the speaker. B. From a doctor. C. From a handbook.20. What does the speaker suggest the listeners do in the end?A. Go to the health center soon.B. Offer their me
9、dical history to the doctor. C. Make an early appointment with the health center.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节（共 10 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。ARoland was a carpenter in Virginia. He and Sheila had three kidstwo boys and baby Jessica. The baby had been in and o
10、ut of the hospital for the last whole year because of infections and other problems. She was very weak and sick. The doctors were not confident that she would live another year.Taking care of Jessica was expensive. The family was deep in debt. Roland saw no light at the end of this tunnel. Then he s
11、aw an advertisement in the newspaper: “Security Guards wanted $ 100, 000 a year. $ 20, 000 bonus for extending the contract (合同) an extra year. ” He called the number. The line was busy, but he kept calling and finally got through. He was worried that the jobs were all taken, but they told him plent
12、y of jobs were still available. They said they would give him two weeks of training in Texas and then fly him to Iraq for his assignment (任务 ). Roland told Sheila he had to take this job. He knew it was dangerous; he might get injured or killed, but the money was too good. Besides, the family would
13、have full medical benefits, which would enable the baby to get the care she needed. Roland said if he survived the first year, he would probably sign up for the bonus and a second year.Sheila was worried. She asked, “What if you get killed? What are we going to do without you?”“You cant think like t
14、hat, honey,“ he said. “Youve got to think positive. Think about how well off well be in two or three years after I bring back all that money. This is the best thing I could do for this family.”Sheila hugged him and sobbed. “I dont want you to go.”Roland flew to Houston five days later.21. What was t
15、he major problem facing Roland and Sheila? A. Having few chances to find a well-paid job.B. Failing to pay off their heavy debts.C. Having no time to look after Jessica.D. Lacking the money to treat Jessicas disease. 22. What do we know about the job Roland decided to take? A. It seemed quite appeal
16、ing but was difficult to get.B. It provided medical benefits for the applicant alone. C. It required training before the assignment started up. D. It offered a salary of $120, 000 for a one-year contract. 23. How did Sheila feel after Roland described the job to her? A. Anxious. B. Proud. C. Embarra
17、ssed. D. Moved. BVolunteering to help people in need combined with traveling to faraway places is a new trend in the travel industry. It is called voluntourism. People travel to other countries, learn languages and other cultures, and gain new experiences. On the other side, they volunteer to help o
18、thers who are not as well off as they are. Recent statistics show that in the past few years voluntourism has been one of the fastest-growing areas of tourism. More than 1. 6 million people around the world are volunteers in other countries. They work in orphanages (孤儿院) , help build schools, assist
19、 in hospitals and do farming work in developing countries. Some of them develop lasting bonds with people far away.There are many reasons why people want to take part in voluntourism. Students see it as a period of time when they can take a break before going to university; others simply want to tak
20、e time out from a job and do something else. Then there are those who are bored and merely seek adventure. However, many voluntourists do not see volunteering as what it is. They think it is a cheap way of traveling and dont really want to get involved in hard work.Not everyone sees voluntourism in
21、a positive way. Critics (评论家) say that if people really want to help those in need there are many opportunities in their own community to do this. On the other side, volunteers are often not skilled enough for the tasks they do.Travel experts point out that in some cases voluntourists are taken adva
22、ntage of by the organization that sets up the trips. 24. What is the first paragraph mainly about? A. The origin of voluntourism. B. The future of voluntourism.C. The concept of voluntourism. D. The importance of voluntourism. 25 . According to paragraph 3, which may inspire people to participate in
23、 voluntourism? A. Making money. B. Avoiding adventure. C. Applying for a scholarship. D. Seeking for a change. 26. What might be talked about after the last paragraph?A. Cases where people help others in their own community. B. Tips on choosing voluntourism organizations and projects. C. Reasons why
24、 not all people adopt a positive attitude to voluntourism. D. Problems caused by volunteers who lack necessary skills for their tasks. CBigger isnt always better. People who are skeptical about this argument just need to look at personal computers. It is the continual shrinkage of components that ha
25、ve brought about the explosion of computing power and enabled these computers to be accessible to people across the world.Inspired by this, researchers have been working on areas where making things small may mean big results. And this year, the Nobel Prize has challenged the convention of celebrati
26、ng big by presenting the biggest prizes to discoveries on the smallest scales (规模). The committee presented the Nobel Prize for medicine to Yoshinori Ohsumi of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, for his research on “autophagy” , which is a “self-eating process seen in cells”.Whats more, in recogniti
27、on of their working on the unique nature of matter in extreme states and taking their research all the way down to an atomic scale, the Nobel Prize for physics was awarded to three British-born scientists who presently work in the US. Another exceptional new field is that of nanotechnology (纳米技术). T
28、he Nobel prize for chemistry was awarded to a scientist who managed to build the worlds tiniest machines out of molecules (分子), including a nano-sized car, which are so small that they are not seen by the human eye.Small as the subjects are, the benefits of the scientists research are set to be huge
29、. More importantly, their inventions may even eventually be turned into products that benefit mankind. Ohsumis research on “autophagy” shines a light on common diseases such a Parkinsons and diabetes. As for the molecular motors, theyre preparing to bring huge potential to the fields of medicine and
30、 energy. “The ground-breaking discoveries in physics have lighted a firestorm of research, and its only a matter of time before their research leads to advances as unimaginable to us now as computer chips were a hundred years ago,” Laura H. Greene, president-elect of the American physical society to
31、ld The New York Times. 27. The underlined word “shrinkage” in paragraph 1 probably means _. A. cutting down the cost B. reducing the sizeC. improving the quality D. strengthening the function 28. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Nano-sized cars are now popular all over the world. B. Ohsumis
32、research has helped cure some common diseases. C. Three scientists have made a great breakthrough in atomic energy. D. The Nobel Prize used to have a preference for findings on big scales. 29. What is Laura H. Greenes attitude to the new discoveries in physics? A. Positive. B. Doubtful. C. Reserved.
33、 D. Concerned. 30. What is the message the passage conveys?A. Great minds think alike.B. Small things make a big difference. C. Many small streams make a great river.D. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 第二节(共 5 个小题;每小题 2 分,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, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。选项中
34、有两项为多余选项。In different countries around the world, people become “adults” at different ages. Being an adult means having the right to do certain things such as getting a part-time job, voting, getting married, or getting a license to drive. 31 In many countries, sixteen or eighteen is the age at whic
35、h a person becomes an adult. 32 They no longer have to rely on their parents for money all the time. In many parts of North America, sixteen is also the age when one can obtain a drivers license; in England, it is seventeen. There are responsibilities that go along with both of these rights. 33 Driv
36、ing a car demands that you follow certain rules and regulations such as getting and paying for insurance to drive.Voting is another right that marks the passage into adulthood for many young people. In the United States, Canada and the UK, young people have the right to vote at the age of eighteen.
37、34 For young people to use their right to vote wisely, they must have an understanding of the needs of society, and they must also learn how politics works. 35 They think the people should be able to vote at the age of sixteen. They argue teenagers at sixteen are old enough to get part-time jobs, pa
38、y taxes, and drive, they are also old enough to vote in elections.Not everyone would agree that it is a good idea to give all of these rightsand the responsibilities that accompany themto people when they are too young. The question is: How young is too young?A. With this right also comes responsibi
39、lity. B. Adults should be allowed to enjoy the greatest freedom. C. Getting a part-time job means that you have to pay income tax. D. It also means accepting the responsibilities that accompany these rights. E. A group of teenagers in Canada want the Canadian voting laws changed. F. People should be
40、 able to get a drivers license at the age of sixteen or eighteen. G. People at this age can get a part-time job and begin to receive an income of their own.第 II 卷第三部分 语言运用（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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。It was her giggling t
41、hat drew my attention. Note taking really wasnt all that funny.Walking over to the 36 , I asked for the note. Frozen, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet 37 between the teacher and the student. When she finally handed it over she whispered, “Okay, but
42、I didnt draw it.”It was a hand-drawn 38 of me, teeth blackened and the words “Im stupid” coming out of my mouth.I managed to fold it up calmly. My mind, 39 , was working angrily as I 40 not to cry. I knew the two most likely 41 for drawing the picture. It would do them some 42 to teach them a lesson
43、, and maybe it was high time that I did it!Thankfully, I was able to keep myself 43 .When there were about six minutes 44 , I showed the class the picture. They were all silent as I told them how 45 this was for me. I told them there must be a reason 46 and now was their chance to write down anythin
44、g they needed to tell me. Then I let them write silently while I sniffed in the back of the classroom.As I read the notes later, many of them said something like, “Ive got nothing 47 you,” or “Im sorry you were hurt.” Some kids said, “Were afraid of you.” But two notes, from the girls who I 48 were
45、behind the picture, had a list of issues. I was too mean, too 49 .Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of 50 my students, I had begun commanding them to 51 . Where I thought I was driving them to success I was 52 driving them away.I had some apologizing to do. B
46、ut the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card. The one 53 by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for 54 .This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the 55 .36.
47、A. offender B. criminal C. destroyer D. defender37. A. argument B. quarrel C. battle D. conversation38. A. statue B. picture C. graph D. poster39. A. otherwise B. therefore C. however D. besides40. A. desired B. struggled C. learned D. succeeded41. A. boys B. listeners C. candidates D. audience42. A
48、. punishment B. harm C. favor D. good43. A. amused B. relaxed C. relieved D. controlled44. A. leaving B. allowing C. remaining D. keeping45. A. fearful B. hurtful C. regretful D. shameful46. A. aside B. above C. beneath D. behind47. A. from B. for C. against D. in48. A. figured B. promised C. conclu
49、ded D. confirmed49. A. demanding B. devoted C. ignorant D. considerate50. A. forcing B. comforting C. encouraging D. teaching51. A. appreciate B. achieve C. compromise D. cooperate52. A. normally B. actually C. immediately D. generally53. A. signed B. offered C. decorated D. bought54. A. gratitude B. apology C. forg
