山西省高三英语上学期第四次月考试题

山西省实验中学2016-2017学年度高三年级第四次月考试题（卷）

英语

说明：

1. 考生务必将自己所在班级、姓名、准考证号等信息填写在密封线内的相应位置。

2. 本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共8页。答题时间100分钟，满分150分。

3. 答卷时考生务必用蓝、黑色墨水笔或圆珠笔作答。

第I卷客观题（100分）

第一部分:阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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黑。

A

Researcher s at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a stranger's personality simply by looking at the person's shoes. “Shoes convey a thin but useful slice of information about their wearers,” the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality. “Shoes serve a practical purpose, and also serve as nonverbal cues (非语言暗示) with symbolic messages. People tend to pay attention to the shoes they and others wear.”

Medical Daily notes that the number of detailed personality traits (特质) detected in the study include a person's general age, income, political tendency, and other personality traits, including someone's emotional stability. Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style, cost, color and condition of someone's shoes. In the study, 63 students from the University of Kansas looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the study's participants. Participants in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes, and then filled out a personality questionnaire.

So, what do your shoes say about your personality? Some of the results were expected: people with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes, and flashier footwear was typically worn by outgoing people. However, some of the more specific results are interesting. For example, “practical and functional” shoes were generally worn by more

“friendly” people, while ankle boots were more closely connected with “aggressive”personalities. The strangest of all may be that those who wore “uncomfortable looking”shoes tend to have “calm” personalities.

And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take exceptional care of them, you may suffer from “attachment anxiety,”spending too much time worrying about what other people think of your appearance. There was even a political calculation in the mix with wearing “shabbier and less expensive” shoes.

The researchers noted that some people would choose shoe styles to mask their actual personality traits, but researchers pointed out that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were revealing deep insights into their personalities.

1. By looking at a person’s shoes, it’s possible for people to_____.

A. know the wearer thoroughly and accurately

B. form an opinion about the wearer’s character

C. have exact cues about the wearer’s social status

D. judge the wearer’s educational background

2. What can we know about the passage?

A. Wealthy people tend to choose shiny shoes.

B. Friendly people are likely to wear ankle boots.

C. Calm people prefer shoes with uncomfortable appearance.

D. Outgoing people always wear shoes with practical functions.

3. Taking exceptional care of new shoes shows that _____.

A. the owners care much about others’ opinions on their appearance

B. the owners are in a relaxed state

C. the owners are particular about their appearance

D. the owners have too many shoes to choose from

B

Papa, as a son of a dirt-poor farmer, left school early and went to work in a factory, for education was for the rich then. So, the world became his school. With great interest, he read everything he could lay his hands on, listened to the town elders and learned about the world beyond his tiny hometown. “There's so much to learn,”he'd say. “Though we're

born stupid, only the stupid remain that way.”He was determined that none of his children would be denied an education.

Thus, Papa insisted that we learn at least one new thing each day. Though, as children, we thought this was crazy, it would never have occurred to us to deny Papa a request. And dinner time seemed perfect for sharing what we had learned. We would talk about the news of the day; no matter how insignificant, it was never taken lightly. Papa would listen carefully and was ready with some comment, always to the point.

Then came the moment—the time to share the day's new learning.

Papa would push back his chair and pour a glass of red wine, ready to listen.

“Felice,” he'd say, “tell me what you learned today.”

“I learned that the population of Nepal is ....”

Silence.

Papa was thinking about what was said, as if the salvation of the world would depend upon it. “The population of Nepal. Hmm. Well . . . .”he'd say. “Get the map; let's see where Nepal is.” And the whole family went on a search for Nepal.

This same experience was repeated until each family member had a turn. Dinner ended only after we had a clear understanding of at least half a dozen such facts.

As children, we thought very little about these educational wonders. Our family, however, was growing together, sharing experiences and participating in one another's education. And by looking at us, listening to us, respecting our input, affirming(肯定) our value, giving us a sense of dignity, Papa was unquestionably our most influential teacher.

Later during my training as a future teacher I studied with some of the most famous educators. They were imparting(传授) what Papa had known all along—the value of continual learning. His technique has served me well all my life. Not a single day has been wasted, though I can never tell when knowing the population of Nepal might prove useful.

4. What do we know from the first paragraph?

A. Those born stupid could not change their life.

B. The author's father was born in a worker's family.

C. The poor could hardly afford school education.

D. The town elders wanted to learn about the world.

5. It can be learned from the passage that the author ____.

A. appreciated his father's educational technique

B. felt regret about those wasted days

C. knew very well about Nepal

D. enjoyed talking about news

6. What is the greatest value of "dinner time" to the author?

A. Showing talents.

B. Continual learning.

C. Winning Papa's approval.

D. Family get-together.

7. The author's father can be best described as ____.

A. a participant willing to share his knowledge

B. a teacher strict about everything his students did

C. an educator expert at training future teachers

D. a parent insistent on his children's education

C

A man is in a serious condition after being bitten by a shark in northern NSW. The 52-year-old man from Evans Head, named in media reports as Craig Ison, is undergoing surgery after suffering injuries to his legs and hands when the shark attacked him at around 6a.m. on Friday.

Detective Inspector Cameron Lindsay told reporters in Ballina the quick thinking of another surfer and beach walkers who stemmed the flow of blood may have saved Isons life.

Two surfers initially helped him, using towels and tourniquets until emergency services arrived at the beach.

Lindsay said Ison spotted the shark in the water and warned the other surfers.

As the group tried to paddle away from the animal it then attacked Ison, he said.

“He actually fought off the shark, we’re told, and has made it to the shore with the help of the other surfers,” he said.

Ison was then transported to Lismore hospital in an ambulance driven by a police officer as paramedics frantically work on him in the back.

The beach, south of Ballina, is not patrolled in winter and would remain closed, a Surf Life Saving NSW spokeswoman said.

Local resident Bart Easdown says in the past week locals have reported many sightings

of four-meter and five-meter sharks nea r Ballina and Lennox Head. But he says nothing will stop surfers. “I’m not quite that brave, but they (local surfers) are, and they just love doing it,” Mr. Easdown told reporters. “The majority of people say they will be back in the water and that there is always something looming.”

On Sunday beaches around Ballina were closed after two sharks were spotted off the coast, a Surf Life Saving ZNSW spokeswoman said. Earlier this month a bodyboarder was mauled by a shark at Ballinas Lighthouse Beach, suffering serious injuries to his lower legs. In February, a large great white shark tore the legs off 41-year-old surfer, Tadashi Nakaharaa, in a fatal attack at neighbouring Shelly Beach.On Sunday a man was killed by a shark while diving for scallops with his daughter near Maria Island, off Tasmania’s east coast.

8. It is learned from the text that ____.

A. Ison was sent to the nearest hospital by surfers

B. other surfers had an easy escape from the shark

C. the attack happened during surfing at noon

D. the shark’s attack left Ison seriously hurt

9. According to Bart Easdown, we know that ____.

A. there are reported sightings of sharks

B. sharks appear in large numbers near Ballina

C. locals are brave enough to surf with sharks

D. there are no enough guards near Ballina and Lennox Head

10. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A. Why sharks attacked.

B. Examples of recent attacks.

C. What caused sharks to attack.

D. When different attacks happened.

11. What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?

A. To describe serious diving accidents.

B. To remind surfers of safety issues.

C. To report a surfer’s misfortune.

D. To call people’s attention to sharks.

D

The brain, rather than our eyes, may be more important for sight, researchers studying fruit flies(果蝇) have discovered. The discovery could change the way we think about vision.

Researchers in the University of Virginia have found that the very simple eyes of fruit fly larva(幼虫), with only 24 total photoreceptors (the human eye contains more than 125 million), provide just enough light input to allow the animal’s large brain to make that input into images. Their discovery shows that vision may be less important to “seeing”than previously thought—and in fact it is the brain’s ability to process points of light into complex images that is key.

“It blows open how we think about vision.” said Barry Condron. “This tells us that visual input may not be as important to sight as the brain working behind it.”

Condron’s graduate students, Elizabeth Daubert, Nick Macedonia and Catherine Hamilton, conducted a series of experiments to test the vision of fruit fly larvae. They found that when a larva was tied to the bottom of a dish, other larvae were attracted to it as it attempted to free itself. After several further experiments to understand how they sensed the motion, the researchers learned that the nearly blind animals likely were seeing the action.

“The answer must be in the brain of these animals.” Condron said. “They are able to take just a couple dozen points of light and then process that into recognizable images, something like when an astronomer with a small telescope is able to use techniques to improve a limited image into useful information about a star.” Condron believes the animals are able to assemble useful images by rapidly scanning their heads and, in doing so, gather up enough light points to allow the brain to compose an image clear enough to “see”.

The researchers tested this by presenting larva with a video (therefore no sound and no smell), and found that the larvae still sensed and sought out the struggling larva on the video. This provides us with a good model for trying to understand the role that the brain plays in helping organisms, including humans, to process images, such as recognizing faces.

12. The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.

A. people should depend on brain rather than eyes for sight

B. the brain may be more important for sight than people thought

C. using the fruit fly larva to test the eyes is the best way

D. some methods can keep our eyesight accurate and normal

13. Condron used the example of “an astronaut with a small telescope” in Para5 to show _____.

A. how the larvae gather up enough light points

B. why the larvae moved their heads side-to-side

C. how we can get useful information about a star with a small telescope

D. the brain helps process the light points into images

14. Why is a video used by the researchers?

A. Because it helps to understand the part the brain plays.

B. Because it is able to provide certain sound and smell.

C. Because it turns visual inputs into a complete picture.

D. Because it makes the larvae seek out the struggling larva.

15. The underlined word “assemble” in the fifth paragraph may mean “_________”.

A. choose proper equipment

B. receive useful information

C. put together separate parts

D. observe enough actions

第二节 (共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)

根据短文内容，从短文后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。

Sometimes we can get so caught up in the stress and worry of our personal lives that our minds become too messed up to operate effectively. This is especially dangerous in a test taking situation. After hours of reading and studying, our brains can lock up in a state of overload.

_16 . But when you’re tense, clearing your mind isn’t so easy! Try this relaxation technique if you think your brain has seized up(卡住) from information overload.

Set aside at least five minutes for quiet “clearing” time

_17 . If necessary, set a watch or phone alarm or ask a friend to wake you up at a designated (指定的) time.

Think of a time or place that puts you into a complete state of peace

_18 . Have you ever sat on the beach watching the waves come in and realized you’ve “zoned out” for a while? This is the sort of experience you’re looking for.

Cover your eyes and go to your “place”

_19 . For some people, it may not be a good idea to put your head down. Because you

might fall asleep!

Re-energize!

Remember, this is not nap time. The point here is to re-energize(重新激活) your brain. _20 . Stay relaxed and resist the urge to think about the things that are stressing you out or blocking you brain. Don’t let your brain go back to the state of stress.

Now go forward with your test or study session refreshed and ready!

A.Lie in bed late at night listening to good music.

B.If you’re at school, see if you can put your head down to sleep for a while somewhere or

find an empty room or quiet space.

C.If you are at school preparing for a test before class, you may simply rest your elbows on the

desk and put your hands over your eyes.

D.Don’t let any thoughts run into your brain.

E.After five or ten minutes of clearing time, take a brisk walk or take a drink of water to

re-energize your mind and body.

F.The time or place will be different for different people.

G.In a stressful situation it’s often necessary to clear your mind completely to allow your brain

to refresh itself and recalibrate(重新校准) all of its function.

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。

Ten years ago, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He 21 a white hat and drove a white truck. As a boy, I couldn’t take my eyes 22 the coin changer(自动换币机) 23 to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery 24 gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.

Of course, he 25 more than milk. There was cheese, eggs, and so on. If we needed

to

26 our order, my mother would write a note---- “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery” ----and 27 it in the box along with the 28 bottles. And then, the 29 would appear.

All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a 30 relationship between us. Mr. Basille even had a key 31 our house, when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, 32 the milk wouldn’t 33 . And I remember Mr. Basille form time to time taking a 34_ at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea.

There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies make milk productions 35 , making it 36 for milkmen to live. Besides, milk is for sale 37 , and it is unnecessary to have a delivery service.

Recently, an old milk box in the countryside 38 my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back yard. When my son’s friends ask 39 on earth it is, I start telling stories about the milkman and the 40 among us.

21.A. required B. repaired C. wore D. worked

22.A. on B. off C. out D. up

23.A. settled B. fixed C. cleaned D. noticed

24.A. but B. so C. yet D. and

25.A. delivered B. decided C. donated D. decorated

26.A. charge B. regret C. change D. become

27.A. move B. place C. borrow D. use

28.A. cheap B. painted C. empty D. expensive

29.A. buttermilk B. butter C. milk D. sandwich

30.A. frightened B. hopeless C. close D. upset

31.A. of B. to C. about D. over

32.A. so that B. such that C. however D. i nstead

33.A. steal B. spy C. pay D. freeze

34.A. break B. bath C. opportunity D. breath

35.A. higher B. taller C. cheaper D. dirtier

36.A. easy B. difficult C. happy D. simple

37.A. nothing B. nowhere C. everything D. everywhere

38.A. brought in B. brought up C. brought down D. brought back

39.A. that B. what C. which D. why

40.A. friendship B. scholarship C. membership D. marriage

第II卷主观题（50分）

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Women are starting to take power in more and more important positions in recent years.

41 to a new list made by AFP, the 42 (world) 10 most powerful women who made their way above the “glass ceiling”, 43 (include) the US’ first female presidential nominee(候选人) Hillary Clinton and Director General of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan.

There is something interesting with the AFP list: A majority of the 10 women are over 60, the age 44 some women become grandmothers. In fact, this might be the best proof of how aging ----a factor that has always been considered as a/an 45 (advantage)---- has begun to turn into a strong point, for women.

The reasons behind the phenomenon may include that today’s older women are 46 (well) educated and 47 (experience) than any generations before.

It is also because of society’s changing opinion about 48 women can achieve ----after their years raising kids and running family lives, older women are now more likely to start again instead of retiring into 49 peaceful life of cooking and gardening.

In fact, this changing atmosphere in gender equality is spreading all over the world and across women 50 all ages.

第三部分写作（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。错误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.每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

The World Health Organization said that 92 percent of the world’s population live in areas

of high air pollution. Experts say much of that pollution comes from vehicles fueling by diesel.

Many cities in Europe have called for end the production of diesel cars. They hope to replace them wit h electric vehicles but their quality has improved. London is one of the most heavy polluted cities in Europe. Levels of harmful gases in the city are regularly higher than limits set

by the European Union. Martin Williams says pedestrians(行人) often do not realize how close they are to air pollution sources because they cannot see it. He says people across Great Britain

have being died too early because the pollution. Experts say electric cars could offer a answer

to air pollution in most city. They add, however, that the electricity should be created using renewable energy.

第二节书面表达（满分25分)

假定你是高中生李华，你校英语俱乐部将举办题为How to get along well with our parents?的英语演讲比赛，请根据以下要点写一份英语演讲稿：

1. 懂得感恩；

2. 懂得尊重；

3. 实际行动

注意: 1. 词数100 左右

2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

3.开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。

山西省实验中学

2016-2017学年度高三年级第四次月考试题（卷）

英语

七选五（每小题3分，满分15分）

16 17 18 19 20

语法填空（每小题1.5分，满分15分）

41. _________ 42. _________ 43. __________ 44. _________ 45. __________

46.__________47. _________ 48. __________ 49. _________ 50. __________

短文改错（满分10分）

The World Health Organization said that 92 percent of the world’s population live in areas

of high air pollution. Experts say much of that pollution comes from vehicles fueling by diesel.

Many cities in Europe have called for end the production of diesel cars. They hope to replace them with electric vehicles but their quality has improved. London is one of the most heavy polluted cities in Europe. Levels of harmful gases in the city are regularly higher than limits set

by the European Union. Martin Williams says pedestrians(行人) often do not realize how close they are to air pollution sources because they cannot see it. He says people across Great Britain

have being died too early because the pollution. Experts say electric cars could offer a answer

to air pollution in most city. They add, however, that the electricity should be created using

renewable energy.

书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是高中生李华，你校英语俱乐部将举办题为How to get along well with our parents?的英语演讲比赛，请根据以下要点写一份英语演讲稿：

1. 懂得感恩；

2. 懂得尊重；

3. 实际行动

注意: 1. 词数100 左右。2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

Good morning, everyone!

It is my honor to be here to share with you my opinions on how to get along with our parents.______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ _____________

Thank you!