1、1 页山西省忻州一中等四校 2015 届高三第一次四校联考英 语 试 题【试卷综述】本套试卷难度适中，符合新课改要求。 阅读理解题材广泛，涉及名人 传记、社会生活、文化知识等，考查考生在对语篇理解的基础上运用英语语言基础知识的能力。 题干和选项设置明确，涵盖细节题，推断题、主旨大意、以及划线词义猜测等题型。写作题只提供了大致的写作中心内容,具体写作内容仍然需要学生自己组织和发挥，学生能够展示个性和思维的多样性与开放性,更有利于考查学生的思想认知水平和真实的写作水平。总体而言，本套试卷选题、选材符合学生学习实际，贴近学生学习生活环境。试题说明：1. 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两
2、部分。2满分 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。3. 听力计入总分。第卷（选择题 共 115 分）第一部分 听力（共两节,满分 20 分）第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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。1What did the womans sister use to be?AA teacher BA doctor CA nurse. 2How did the man come here?ABy bus
3、 BBy taxi CBy car3Whom does the dictionary belong to?AMarry. BJack CJane4When will the train leave?AAt 9:00. BAt 10:00. CAt 10:30 5What is the man doing?AWatching TV BAnswering the phone CRepairing the TV第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分 15分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每
4、小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6What do the speakers decide to do at last?AHave a rest BPlay basketball CVisit Lucy 7Who has just given birth to a baby?A. Lisa B. Lucy C. The woman2 页听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8When did the woman show Mr. brown around the company?AYesterday morning BYesterday a
5、fternoon CYesterday evening.9Where did the quality manager go yesterday?ATo the restaurant B. To the factory CTo the hospital.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10How much does the woman want to spend on a gift?AAbout $20 BAbout $30 CAbout $4011What gift does the woman decide to buy at last?AA cartoon bookBA pen and
6、a pencil box. CA book on how to play games12What do we know about the womans son?AHe is ten years oldBHe likes to write booksCHe plays PC games very well听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What does the woman think of her shopping trip?ASurprising BExciting CUnpleasant 14Why was Jane late? AHer watch was slowBHer ca
7、r broke downC She met a friend in the street15Where did the woman and Jane actually meet? AAt the womans clothing department BAt the east entrance of the department CAt the main entrance of the department16What did the woman buy? AA sweater BA dress CA T-shirt听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What is the woman?AA
8、 photographer BA musician CAn explorer18What did the woman like doing in Africa?AMeeting many interesting people BSeeing animals run freely in the wild CEnjoying the beautiful natural scenery19Which country has the woman visited?ASpain B. Ireland CNew Zealand20What does the woman complain about? ATh
9、e high cost of traveling BThe long distance of travelingC The impolite tourists of some places第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂3 页黑。 【题文】AHave you ever heard of a great Chilean poet? He was once referred to as the Picasso of poetry. Belove
10、d by Chileans of all classes, he is one of the most widely read and respected poets in history. And this year is the 110th birthday of Pablo Neruda (1904-1973).Born with the name Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto, he was a tall, shy and lonely boy. He loved to read and started to write poetry when he wa
11、s ten. The American poet Walt Whitman, whose framed picture Neruda later kept on his table, became a major influence on his work.However, his father did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and tried to discourage him from writing. To cover up the publication of his first poem, he took the p
12、en name Pablo Neruda.In 1924 Neruda gained fame with his most widely read work “Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair. Yet his rich experience as a diplomat and exile made him go beyond the theme of love. His work also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America.
13、He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.Neruda loved the sea which he saw as creative, destructive and forever moving. He found inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast. “I need the sea because it teaches me,” he wrote. “I move in the university o
14、f the waves.” He loved how the sea forever renewed itself, a renewal echoed (共鸣) in his work.21. The underlined word “Picasso” can probably be replaced by “_”.A. poem fan B. most important person C. famous person from Picasso D. freedom fighter in Picasso 22. Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto took the p
15、en name Pablo Neruda because _.A. he was greatly influenced by other poetsB. literary greats usually used the pen name C. his father encouraged him to use the nameD. he wanted to prevent his father knowing the publication23. Which of the following is not the theme of his works?A. Social reform. B. L
16、ove. C. Political struggle. D. Development of South America. 24. The last paragraph mainly tells us _.A. Neruda loved to write his poems near the sea B. the sea gave Neruda vast writing inspirationC. the beautiful scenery along the Chile coast D. Nerudas poems were widely read overseas 【答案】 【知识点】C1
17、人物传记类【文章综述】文章主要讲述了智利伟大的诗人聂鲁达的成名史以及他的作品。【答案解析】21.B。解析：词义猜测题 大家都知道毕加索是画界泰斗，那么可以猜测出这里讲这位智利诗人是诗歌界的泰斗。或者根据下一句的意思“他被各个阶层的智利人所爱戴着，且备受尊重，他的作品广为传诵”可推出：他曾被誉为诗坛“巨匠” 。22.D。解析：细节理解题 根据第三段可知聂鲁达的父亲不赞成儿子当诗人，经常想方设法阻止他创作。为了掩饰自己发表的第一部诗集，他就为自己取了个笔名叫聂鲁达。23.A。解析：细节理解题根据第四段的第二、三两句 Yet his rich experience as a diplomat and
18、 exile made him go beyond the theme of love. His work also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America.因此，他的诗歌主题多样，并不仅仅局限于爱情。他的作品还反映了左派政治斗争以及南美洲的4 页发展。24.B。解析：段落大意题 根据最后一段第二句 He found inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast.海浪
19、和海鸟赋予他创作的灵感。【题文】B Traditionally, across the world, boys and girls attend a mixed school, where they study together. But boys schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music.Boys at single-sex schools were said to
20、be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their emotional expressiveness, rather than feeling they had to correspond to(和相符) the “boy code“ of hiding their emotions to be a “real man“.The findings of the study go against received wisdom that boys do bette
21、r when taught alongside girls. Tony Little, head master of Eton, warned that boys were being failed by the British education system because it had become too focused on girls. He criticized teachers for failing to recognize that boys are actually more emotional than girls.The research argued that bo
22、ys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when girls do better earlier in speaking and reading skills.But in single-sex schools teachers can tailor lessons to boys learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent bor
23、edom, wrote the studys author, Abigail James, of the University of Virginia.Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with “boy-focused“ approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to them. Because boys generally have more acute vision, learn best through touch, and are phy
24、sically more active, they need to be given “hands-on“ lessons where they are allowed to walk around. “Boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine（女性的） and prefer the modern genre （类型） in which violence and sexism are major themes,“ James wrote.Single-sex education also made it less likely
25、 that boys would feel that they had to be “masterful and in charge“ in relationships. “In mixed schools, boys feel forced to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means,“ the study reported.25. The author believes that a single-sex school would _.A. force boys
26、to hide their emotions to be “real men“B. help boys to be more competitive in schools.C. encourage boys to express their emotions more freelyD. naturally strengthen boys traditional image of a man26. It is commonly believed that in a mixed school boys _.A. behave more responsibly. B. grow up pore he
27、althily.C. perform relatively better. D. receive a better education.27. According to Abigail James, one of the advantages of single-sex schools is _.A. teaching can be tailored to suit the characteristics of boysB. boys can focus on their lessons without being distractedC. boys can choose to learn w
28、hatever they are interested inD. teaching can be designed to promote boys team spirit28. What does the underlined word “acute” in paragraph 8” mean?A. lovely B. sharp C. serious D. dull【答案】 【知识点】C5 文化教育类【文章综述】文章主要论证了男孩在男校成长比男孩和女孩在一起接受教育效果更好。【答案解析】5 页25.C。解析：细节理解题 根据第二段内容“男孩在单一性别学校比较容易涉足文化艺术活动，这有助于培养
29、他们的情感表达，而不是让男孩们感觉他们必须去符合隐藏自己情感的“男孩准则” ，以便从而成为一个“真正的男人” 。 ”26.C。解析：细节理解题 根据第三段The findings of the study go against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls. 这个研究的结论和人们普遍接受的看法不一致，按照人们普遍的看法，男孩在和女孩一起接受教育的时候表现会更出色。27.A。解析：细节理解 题根据第六段第一句 But in single-sex schools teachers can tailor
30、 lessons to boys learning style, 但是在单一性别的学校，老师们可以将课程调整得更加适应男孩得学习风格。28.B。解析：词义猜测题A. lovely 可爱的B. sharp敏捷的，尖锐的C. serious严重的D. dull 枯燥的，乏味的。根据后半句内容“通过触摸的方式会学习更快，并且非常喜欢动，他们需要可以触摸的课程，他们可以走来走去。 ”可判断出，符合意思的只有B。【题文】CDear Friend,The recent success of childrens books has made the general public aware that the
31、res a huge market out there.And theres a growing need for new writers trained to create the $3 billion worth of childrens books bought each year . plus stories and articles needed by over 650 publishers of magazines for children and teenagers.Who are these needed writers? Theyre ordinary folks like
32、you and me.But am I good enough?I was once where you might be now. My thoughts of writing had been pushed down by self-doubt, and I didnt know where to turn for help.Then, I accepted a free offer from the Institute to test my writing aptitude（潜能）,and it turned out to be the inspiration I needed.The
33、promise that paid offThe Institute made the same promise to me that they will make to you, if you show basic writing ability:You will complete at least one manuscript（ 手稿 ） suitable to hand in to a publisher by the time you finish our course.I really didnt expect any publication before I finished th
34、e course, but that happened. I sold three stories. And I soon discovered that was not unusual at the Institute. Since graduation, I have authored 34 nationally published childrens books and over 300 stories and articles.Free test and brochureWe offer a free aptitude test and will send you a copy of
35、our brochure describing our recognized home-study courses on the basis of one-on-one training.Realize your writing dream today. Theres nothing sadder than a dream delayed until it fades forever.Sincerely,Kristi Kristi Holl, InstructorInstitute of Childrens Literature29. From the first three paragrap
36、hs, we learn that_.A. childrens books are usually bestsellers B. there is a growing need for writers of childrensC. magazines for teenagers have drawn public attention D. publishers are making $3 billion each year 30. When finishing the course, you are promised to_.A. be a successful publisher B. be
37、come a confident editor6 页C. get one story or article published D. finish one work for publication31. Kristi Holl mentions her experience mainly to_.A. prove she is a good instructor B. give her advice on course preparationC. show she sold more stories than articles D. promote the writing program【答案
38、】 【知识点】C7 社会生活类【文章综述】文章围绕 Kristi Holl 参加了儿童研究所的写作课程后，成功出版很多儿童读物并实现自己的写作梦想的事，呼吁更多热爱写作的人来学习该课程。【答案解析】29.B。解析：细节理解题 前三段告诉我们急需儿童作家。第二、三段开头 And theres a growing need for new writersWho are these needed writers?30.C。解析：细节理解题 根据第七段 You will complete at least one manuscript（手稿） suitable to hand in to a publ
39、isher by the time you finish our course 可知 C 正确。31.D。解析：判断推理题 Kristi Holl 用自己的例子证明该项目的可行性，同时也宣传了该项目。【题文】DCooking food over a smoky fire is found everywhere in the world. It is often difficult to find wood for the fire. People who do not have wood must spend large amounts of money on cooking fuel. Ho
40、wever, there is a much easier way to cook food using energy from the sun. Solar cookers, or ovens, have been used for centuries. A Swiss scientist made the first solar oven in 1767. Today, people are using solar cookers in many countries around the world. People use solar ovens to cook food and to h
41、eat drinking water to kill bacteria and other harmful organisms.There are three kinds of solar ovens. The first is a box cooker. It is designed with a special wall that shines or reflects sunlight into the box. Heat gets trapped under a piece of glass or plastic covering the top of the cooker. A box
42、 oven is effective for slow cooking of large amounts of food.The second kind of solar oven is a panel(嵌板式) cooker. It includes several flat walls, or panels, which directly reflect the suns light onto the food. The food is inside a separate container of plastic or glass that traps heat energy. Peopl
43、e can build panel cookers quickly and with very few supplies. They do not cost much. In Kenya, for example, panel cookers are being manufactured for just two dollars. The third kind of solar oven is a parabolic(抛物线的) cooker. It has rounded walls that aim sunlight directly into the bottom of the oven
44、. Food cooks quickly in parabolic ovens. However, these cookers are hard to make. They must be re-aimed often to follow the sun. Parabolic cookers can also cause burns and eye injuries if they are not used correctly. You can make solar ovens from boxes or heavy paper. They will not catch fire. Paper
45、 burns at 232 degrees Celsius. A solar cooker never gets that hot. Solar ovens cook food at low temperatures over long periods of time. This permits people to leave food to cook while they do other things. To learn more about solar cooking, you can write to Solar Cookers International. The postal ad
46、dress is nineteen-nineteen Twenty-First Street, Sacramento, California, nine-five-eight-one-one, USA. Or you can visit the groups Internet Web site. The address is www.solarcooking.org. 32.How long is the first solar cookers invented?A. About 1767 years B. More than 300 yearsC. More than 250 years D
47、. Less than 250 years33. In which of the following column could we find the passage?A. Development Report B. Agricultural ReportC. Health Report D. Education Report34. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The first sun-cooker was made by a Swiss soldierB. Parabolic cookers can be dangerous sometimes 7
48、页C. Sun-cookers often get hotter than 232 D. It is more expensive to cook with a sun-cooker than on fire35. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?A. Different Ways of Cooking B. The History of the Solar Cookers.C. How to Choose Solar Cookers. D. Cooking Meals with the Sun for Fuel【答案】 【知识点】C7 社会生活类【文章综述】文章主要讲述了人们用太阳能作燃料来做饭，并且介绍了三种太阳能烤炉及它们的优点。【答案解析】32.D。解析：细节理解题 根据 the first solar oven in 1767，今年是 2014，2014-1767=24733.A。解析：判断推理题 利用太阳能做饭，属于社会发展方面。34.B。解析：细节理解题 根据第一段 A Swiss scientist made the first solar oven in 1767.可知，A 错误；根据第四段 Parabolic
