1、考点：_ 考场：_ 姓名：_ 准考证号：_密封线绝密启用前宁夏六盘山高级中学2014届高三第四次模拟试卷学科：英语 命题： 康 凤 胡小妹本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分，共10页，满分150分，考试用时120分钟。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2B铅笔填涂,如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案的标号；非选择题答案使用0.5毫米的黑色中性（签字）笔或碳素笔书写，
2、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保持卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损。第卷第一部分：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，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.
3、答案是B。1. What do we learn from the conversation?A. The man hates to lend his tools to other people.B. The man hasnt finished working on the bookshelf.C. The man lost those tools.2. What are the two speakers talking about?A. A park. B. A trip. C. A cinema. 3. What does the man mean?A. He would like to
4、 make an appointment for the woman.B. He thinks it worthwhile to try Santerbales.C. He knows a less expensive place for a haircut.4. What do we learn from this conversation?A The man wants to go to Los Angeles B The man wants to go to San Francisco.C There are no flights to Los Angeles for the rest
5、of the day.5. What is the womans opinion of the research paper? A. Its fine as it is.B. Only a few changes should be made in it.C. Major revisions are needed in it. 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，每个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每
6、段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. Why is Ken calling?A. To ask about the address for the meeting.B. To ask about the time for the meeting.C. To remind Andy of the meeting.7. Where is Andy?A. In his office. B. In the supermarket. C. In the downtown.8. What is Kens phone number?A. 439-808-7754. B. 493-908-7
7、754.C. 439-908-7754.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. Which of the following is the mans favorite food?A. Carrots. B. Chocolate cakes. C. Fruits.10. What are the two speakers probably doing now?A. Having a meal. B. Shopping. C. Preparing food.11. What does the woman say about carrots?A. It is rich in fibers.B. It
8、can reduce weight.C. It contains much vitamin C.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. Where is the conversation taking place?A. In the mans house.B. In the womans house.C. In their friends house.13. What color is the meat container?A. Blue. B. Yellow. C. Red.密封线14. What is the side dish mentioned by the man?A. Eggpl
9、ant with soy sauce.B. Pork with pineapple.C. Tomatoes with sugar.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. Who is learning Chinese probably?A. Rose. B. Jane. C. Jack.16. How many children does the woman have?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. 17. What will the woman do tomorrow?A. Go to the cinema. B. Go to the McDonalds. C. G
10、o to school.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What happened to the speaker?A. He transferred to another post in another city.B. His colleagues started to get along well with him.C. His hard work got paid off.19. What contributions did the speaker make for the company?A. He helped increase the sales.B. He helped
11、 build a branch company.C. He helped make new products.20. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The speakers pay rose to $15, 000 per year.B. The speakers department sales increased a lot last year.C. The speaker refused the rise.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A、B、C、
12、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHow to look good in a photo?What should you do if you want to have a nice photo taken? Whether its work or fun, the most important thing is lighting. If you get bad lighting, you will look bad, too. Know where the light is. You dont want it below you or above you, you want
13、 it to shine directly at you The key thing is no shadow. If you are being photographed outside, do it in the morning, or wait till the 2 oclock shadow has passed. Also dont let pictures in the magazines stress you out - all the pictures are taken by great photographers. And all the faces have had pi
14、mples（丘疹，粉刺）taken out by computers. Tip your head and learn what angles work with your face. Everyone is different, so you have to learn what suits you. You can practice in Photo Booth for as long as it is your turn, to learn what angles suit your face. Tip your neck to make it look longer, make eye
15、 contact with the camera. No one can look bad if they smile. For long legs, point one leg into center of the frame and get the photographer to shoot looking up your body.For just leg shots, lie upside down and raise legs in the air for the best angle. And your legs will look thinner and be in better
16、 shape.Keep shoulders back. Always have mouth slightly open, enough to put a penny between your lips, as this will make your lips look fuller. Lower your eyes and then look up just as shutter（快门）is clicked for full eyesDelete any evidence of a less than perfect photogenic moment, everyone has off da
17、ys.21. If you want to look good in a photo, the light should be _.A. below youB. above youC. directly at youD. right behind you22. According to the passage, we should consider all EXCEPT _A. light B. shadow C. angles D. photographers23. What advice does the author give on taking photos?A. Raise legs
18、 on the wall. B. Look downC. Keep shoulders back. D. Put a penny between lips.BDining in a completely dark room, unaware whats on your plate while sitting next to a complete stranger may not sound like an ideal restaurant experience, but its certainly an intriguing way to spend a rainy night in Lond
19、on.Dans le Noir, close to Londons financial district, is a restaurant full of blind waiters and waitresses who become your eyes around the restaurant, whose original Paris branch opened in 2004.In the bar with the light, you choose whether you want the fish, meat or vegetable, but the dishes themsel
20、ves remain a secret, as do the ingredients of the “surprise” cocktails. Bags, coats and devices(设备)that light up, including watches and mobile phones, are kept in the bar. Placing your hand on the shoulder of your guide, you are led to a table in a black dining room that sets up to 60 people. And it
21、 is dark.The waiters tell you when the food is being placed down in front of you, then the fun begins, trying to get food into your mouth, then identifying just what it is thats on your plate, and finally whether you have missed any of it. Its also a great chance to break social convention and eat u
22、sing your fingers. Those same fingers are also the only way you can tell how much wine youre pouring into your glass. The happy atmosphere in the dining room also made the night memorable. You cant really avoid talking to the person next to you at the long tables and guessing what the dishes are cer
23、tainly provides adequate fuel for the conversations.密封线 All will be revealed at the end of the meal when you are led back out into the lit bar. Not only do you finally get to see what youve just been eating but also who you ve been talking to for the last 90 minutes.24. What does the underlined word
24、 “intriguing ” in the first paragraph mean?A terrible B. interesting C. expensive D. new25. According to the text, “ Dans le Noir”_.A is far from Londons financial districtB has its first branch opened in BritainC is very popular among blind customers D has a dining room which can seat up to 60 peop
25、le26. We know from the text that the customers in “Dans le Noir”_.A. are forbidden to eat with their fingersB. can talk to the strangers at table C. will book the menu in a dark barD. can take their mobile phones into the dining room27. Whats the main purpose of the text?A. To help blind people find
26、 a job in restaurants.B. To show how to open a restaurant with a new idea.C. To show how to enjoy the time in a dark restaurant.D. To introduce and attract customers to “Dans le Noir ”. CPicture the scene: the battery on your mobile phone has run out. You cant make any calls for help and no one can
27、contact you. You are all alone - well, not quite. Just reach into your pocket and take out a piece of sugar. Put it into the battery, wait a minute, and youre back on the phone.Thanks to a couple of American scientists, this situation could become real. Swadesh Chaudhuri and Derek Lovely have invent
28、ed the “bacteria battery” - powered by bacteria that eats sugar and turns it into electricity.“This is a special organism,” Lovely said. “You can harvest enough electricity to power a cell phone battery for about four days from a spoonful of sugar.”In the past, bacteria batteries have been expensive
29、 and not long-lasting. But this battery uses more efficient bacteria that can turn 80 percent of sugar into electrical energy. This is 30 percent more than similar batteries can manage. The bacteria battery could become as small as a household battery. Its also cheap and stable, as sugar can be take
30、n from waste and crops. But the sugar to electricity process is slow: it could take weeks for the bacteria to digest a cup of sugarAnd it produces greenhouse gases which pollute the environment The scientists understand there is a lot more work to be done. “It is still young,” said Lovely. “Where we
31、 are now is where solar power was 20 or 30 years ago.” But he believes the battery could be used in scientific equipment at the bottom of the ocean. Other ideas include using sugar in the blood to run medical devices in the human body, and taking sugar from animal waste to provide energy to power ho
32、mes in rural areas28. This passage is mainly about_ . A. how to change sugar into electricity B. a scientific invention of a new kind of bacteria battery C. a new way to reduce pollution caused by mobile phones D. a new kind of mobile phones and its future29. Which of the following is Not the strong
33、 point of the newly-developed battery? A. Convenient. B. Stable. C. Inexpensive. D. Quick.30. The underlined sentence in the 7th paragraph actually means A. the bacteria battery shares some similarities with solar energy B. scientists will continue their work until they find solar power C. there is
34、much room for the improvement of the bacteria battery D. the bacteria battery will get popular in 20 0r 30 years31. According to the passage, who will find the bacteria battery less useful? A. Farmers B.Divers C. Doctors D. ElectriciansDYou wake up in the morning, the day is beautiful and the plans
35、for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the telephone rings, you say hello, and the drama starts. The person on the other end has a depressing tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to. You
36、are still in a wonderful mood? Impossible! Communicating with negative people can wash out your happiness. It may not change what you think, but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time.Life brings ups and downs, but some people are stuck in the wr
37、ong idea that life has no happiness to offer. They only feel glad when they make others feel bad. No wonder they can hardly win others pity or respect. When you communicate with positive people, your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted. When the dagger(匕首) of a negati
38、ve person is put in you, you feel the heavy feeling that all in all, brings you down. Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people. This could be a co-worker, or a relative. In this case, say what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels good to let out your
39、anger back to the negative person，but all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they wont feel ashamed of themselves about that.Negativity often affects happiness without even being realized. The negative words of another at the start of the day can cling to(附着) you throughout th
40、e rest of your day，which makes you feel bad and steals your happiness. Life is too short to feel negative. Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible.密封线32. The purpose of the first paragraph is to _.A. make a comparison B. offer an evidenceC. introduce a topic D. describe a daily scene3
41、3. How can negative people have effect on us?A. By influencing our emotion B. By telling us the nature of lifeC. By changing our ways of thinking D. By comparing their attitudes to life with ours34. According to the passage, to reduce negative peoples influence on us，we are advised to _. A. change n
42、egative peoples attitudes to lifeB. show our dissatisfaction to negative peopleC. make negative people feel ashamed of themselvesD. communicate with negative people as little as possible35. What is the authors attitude towards negative people?A. FavorableB. Critical. C. Indifferent. D. Supportive.第二
43、节（共5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，选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Love Your Parents Even if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life. You love them for the fact that they created you, raised you, and are in part, a source of
44、 who you are. _36 Tell them you love them every morningA gentle good morning and I love you will warm a coldest heart. Remember that they brought you into this world. Without your parents, we might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world. Respect them more and cherish these momentsYou
45、can use these moments to learn from them, preparing yourself for when youre off on your own. Its OK to get angry but angry actions dont help you or your parents. Act calmly, cool off, write down your feelings, or talk to a friend. 37 Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn yo
46、u more respect from them. It may seem like you are going through hell when you dont get what you want or you have to clean. However, you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when its cold, raining, snowing, or too hot. Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes. 38 Sin
47、ce you can forgive your friends, why not forgive your parents? Keep company with them. Do things with your parents like watching TV, or go somewhere with them. 39 Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your teachers in this way or another. Some people simply may not
48、be able to love their parents. 40 Seek help if you are being abused（虐待）in any way. Parents do not have a right to harm you.A. Parents will in turn express their love to you.B. Forgiveness is the key.C. Here are some ways to love your parents.D. There can be realistic reasons for this, family violenc
49、e for example.E. Anyway, spend as much time with them as you can.F. After this, share your feelings with your parents.G. Please remember parents are as important as friends. 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，撑握其大意，然后从4160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。I paid 30 yuan
50、 for a watermelon the other day. When I ate it at home I found it more bitter than sweet. I was 41 to throw it away for it cost me money 42 . But to eat it was a 43 thing no better than tasting goldthread (黄连). Things like this 44 occur in our daily life. For example, last week when going on a tour
51、we failed to find the 45 we had been seeking. 46 we were so uncomfortable as if on pins and needles (如坐针毡). In such a case we had better 47 home immediately, but most of us tourists still chose to 48 our way until we finished visiting all the scenic spots, 49 actually we did not quite enjoy them.If
52、we 50 , well get nothing; we would have spent money 51 . If we dont give up, what weve got is something to cause us suffering or pain, or 52 disaster. Since thats the case, why are we still unwilling to 53 with it? The only 54 is: it means money.Then what 55 does money contain? Its importance lies i
53、n none other than the following two aspects: (1) it can be used for our living; (2) it can be used for our daily life. When a sum of money that should be able to obtain joy or enjoyment is certain to 56 the purpose, isnt it wise to give it up? Isnt it a sort of 57 for money-spending or even for enjo
54、ying ourselves?To 58 and forget a sum of money that is to be of no value or to produce 59 values can be counted as 60 value of money. Isnt it so? 41.A. unwillingB. readyC. uncertainD. anxious42.A. above allB. after allC. in allD. for all43.A. pleasantB. painfulC. dangerousD. special44.A. regularlyB.
55、 recentlyC. hardlyD. frequently45.A. friendshipB. memoryC. pleasureD. experience46.A. On the wholeB. In this wayC. In other wordsD. On the contrary密封线47.A. callB. leaveC. arrive D. return48.A. feelB. continueC. stopD. make49.A. becauseB. sinceC. althoughD. unless50.A. give awayB. give upC. give outD
56、. give in51.A. in reliefB. in factC. in realityD. in vain52.A. evenB. stillC. everD. more53.A. stayB. partC. takeD. break54.A. excuseB. reasonC. topicD. ambition55.A. valueB. messageC. secretD. surprise56.A. ignoreB. serveC. failD. meet57.A. possibilityB. mistake C. wisdomD. choice 58.A. abandonB. w
57、asteC. spendD. save 59.A. properB. negativeC. wonderfulD. various60.A. littleB. wholeC. otherD. another第卷注意：请将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Student A: The service is really slow here. I 61 (try) to get the waiters attention for the last ten minutes.
58、Student B: I hope he takes our order soon. 62 , I will be late for my class at 2 oclock.Student A : 63 too, I have a class at 2 as well.Student B : Ive noticed you have a math book. Do you like 64 summer school here?Student A :Its pretty good. I think I have learned a lot.Student B : Yeah. I only wi
59、sh the class 65 (be) a little smaller, 66 I like my teachers a lot. They are very kind and 67 (patience).Student A : I see. By the way , where are you from?Student B : Im from Boston. How about you?Student A : Im from Washington DC. Im only staying here 68 three more weeks. Then Ill go to Columbia U
60、niversity in New York. Ive been offered a chance to study there.Student B : 69 (congratulate)! Its a place Ive always been looking forward to. Student A: Oh, here comes the waiter. It seems we are going to get 70 (serve) after all.Student B : Good, Im serving now.第四部分:写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节:短文改错（共10小题；每小题
61、1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词。2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Dear Headmaster,I am writing to talk about the canteen of our school. There are only a few stand in
62、 the canteen, leading to lots of students have to line up for food. It is waste of time, isnt it? But at times the food is not fresh and does not taste deliciously. So its not surprising that some students chose to go to the street to buy junk food which do harm to their health. Would you think abou
63、t that how to improve it? I would appreciate you if you could take some measures. Hopefully, my opinion can be taken to account.Jack第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，暑假在泰国旅游期间入住The Bangkok Hotel宾馆504房间，7月1日入住，8日退房。你回家后发现一个中等大小的红色背包遗失在那里，内有几本旅游书籍，一个白色iPod，一张信用卡和少量现金。请用英文给该宾馆经理写一封信，请求他帮忙寻找并寄回。信件要点包括： 1. 陈述写信原因； 2. 简要描述该背包；3. 说明其重要性； 4. 期待回复并感谢。注意：1. 词数：100字左右； 2. 信件格式已给出。Dear Sir,_ Yours sincerely, Li Hua
