衡水中学2015届高三第四次联考

英 语 试 题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，总分120分，考试时间90分钟。

第I卷（三部分，共100分）

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 does the conversation probably take place?

A．in a library. B． In a restaurant. C．()n a bus.

2．How does the woman feel about her work?

A． She is disappointed with it.

B．She is excited about it.

C．She is satisfied with it.

3．What kind of music does the woman like?

A．Jazz. B．Classical. C．Folk.

4．Why will the man go to Edinburgh?

A．To drive the woman there.

B．To have a meeting in Glasgow.

C．To meet some important people.

5．What will the girl do tonight?

A．Prepare for an exam. B．Watch TV. C．Go to a movie.

第二节：（共1 5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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，听完后，每小题将给出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。

6．What does the man suggest doing?

A．Going for a walk. B．Having a cup of tea. C．Mailing a letter.

7．What is the woman doing?

A．Writing a letter. B．Cooking dinner. C．Exercising.

听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。

8．What is the date today?

A．October 22nd. B．October 23rd. C. October 24th.

9．How old is the United Nations in 2010?

A．70 years. B． 65 years. C．60 years.

听第8段材料，回答第10～12题。

10．Who is Thomson?

A．Linda's husband. B．The man' s cousin. C．A chef.

11．What is the relationship between the man and woman?

A．Friends. B．Wife and husband C．Relatives.

12．What do we know about Linda?

A．She won't be invited to the party.

B．She doesn't eat chicken.

C．She is a good cook.

听第9段材料，回答第13～16题。

13．What are the speakers talking about?

A． Friends. B． Pictures. C．Stories.

14．Why does the woman think it is stressful to go to the dentist?

A．It is out of your control. B．It is too expensive. C．It hurts.

15．What does the man think is the most stressful?

A．Being B．Having an exam. C．Moving to a new place.

16．What does the woman think of interviews?

A．They are challenging. B．They are stressful. C．They are terrible.

听第1 0段材料，回答第17～20题。

17．Where is the finish line?

A．Outside London. B．Near Buckingham Palace. C．At Greenwich.

18．What was last year's record time?

A．2 hours 17 minutes 16 seconds.

B．2 hours 22 minutes 16 seconds.

C．2 hours 48 minutes.

19．Who was the youngest person to finish the race so far?

A．Betty Omary. B．Shelly Mortimer. C．Ian Britton.

20．When will the full report about the event be?

A．At 7：15. B．At 7：30. C．At 7：55.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Wilma was born on June 23, 1940 in St Bethlehem, Tennesse． By the time she was 6, Wilma Rudolph was given metal braces （支架） to aid her in walking． She started receiving treatment with help from her family． A few years later, she walked without any assistance into the church．

When she was in junior high, she joined the basketball team． She finally made an appeal to compete in games again and when her wish was finally permitted, she amazed everyone by leading the team to an undefeated season and the state championships． Though they lost the championship title in the end, Wilma Rudolph earned the attention of the women's track coach, Ed Template at Tennessee State University and was invited to join the “Tigerbelles”． Her efforts paid off as she turned out to be so good that the Tigerbelles invited her to join them in the national Olympic team trails． Not only did she make it into the team, but she won a bronze medal in the 4× l00m relay at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics． Four years later, Rudolph set a world 200m record （22．9 seconds） at the 1960 US Championships．At the Rome Olympics in 1960, she competed in the l00m, 200m and 4×l00m relay, and equaled the world record of 11． 3 seconds in the semifinals（半决赛） of the l00m． She won the final by three metres in 11．0 seconds, but it was not accepted as a world record．

Wilma Rudolph's extraordinary achievements in Rome made her a darling of the European press who gave her the nickname /The Black Gazelle （羚羊）" and‘‘The Black Pearl"． She also became the first woman in American history to win 3 gold medals in the Olympics and was crowned “the Fastest Woman in the World"．Wilma Rudolph's spirit inspired people such as Jackie Joyner Kersee and Florence Griffith Joyner who became the next woman to win 3 gold medals．

21．What problem did Wilma face according to Paragraph l?

A．Not being able to walk． B．Not being able to speak．

C．Losing her sight． D．Losing her hearing．

22．According to the passage, Wilma could join the “Tigerbelles" mainly because of ．

A．her being Ed Template's favourite athlete

B．her strong appeal to Ed Template

C．her outstanding performances in basketball games

D．her winning the championship title

23．W e learn that Wilma broke the world record in

A．the 4× l00m relay at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics

B．the semifinals of the l00m at the Rome Olympics

C．the final of the l00m at the Rome Olympics

D．the 200m at the 1960 US Championships

24．How many people that at least won 3 Olympics gold medals in American history are mentioned in the passage?

A．Three． B．One． C．Four． D．Five．

B

I am a good mother to three children． I have tried never to let my passion stand in the way of being a good parent．

I no longer consider myself the center of the universe． I show up． I listen． I try to laugh．I am a good friend so my husband． I have tried to make marriage vows （誓言） mean what they say． I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me． Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today．

So here's what I want to tell you today: Get a life．A real life, not a desire of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house．

Get a life in which you are not alone．Find people you love, and who love you．And remember that love is not leisure; it is work．Pick up the phone． Send an e-mail．W rite a letter．And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted．

It's so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, and our minutes．It's so easy to exist instead of to live．learnt to live many years ago． Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all．And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all．

I learned to love the journey, not the destination．I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally．And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned．

By telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face． Learn to be happy．And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived．

25．It can be inferred from the passage that ．

A．the author didn't try her best to work well

B．the author is a success in personal life

C．the author spent all her time caring for her children

D．the author likes traveling very much

26．How did the author form her view of life?

A．Through social experience．

C．From her children and husband．

B．By learning from her friends．

D．Through an unfortunate experience．

27．By the underlined sentence“1t's so easy to exist instead of to live" in the fifth paragraph, the author really means that people tend to ．

A．work rather than enjoy life B．make a living rather than live a real life

C．waste a lot in life D．forget the most important lessons in life

28．What's the author's attitude toward work?

A．Do it well to serve others．

B．Earn enough money to make life better．

C．Don't let it affect your real life．

D．Try your best to get a higher position and a pay raise．

C

Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made． Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insects．Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages． I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic．

Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary． I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys． Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door． But I do have a clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds, and above all, the insects．

I am a naturalist, not a scientist． I have a strong love of the natural world and my enthusiasm led me into varied investigations． I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil while reading about other people's observations and discoveries． Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind．

Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle, because it all seems to fit together． This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some might honor with the title of scientific research．

But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist: one of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self- discipline, a quality I lack． A scientist requires not only self-discipline, but hard training, determination and a goal． A scientist, up to a certain point, can be made． A naturalist is born． If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds．

29．The first paragraph tells us the author ．

A．lost his hearing when he was a child

C．didn't like his brothers an sisters

B．was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood

D．was born to a naturalist's family

30．The author can't remember his relatives clearly because ．

A．he didn't live very long with them

C．he was fully occupied with observing nature

B．the family was extremely large

D．he was too young when he lived with them

31．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The author is a scientist as well as a na