山西省忻州一中、临汾一中、长治二中、康杰中学

2016届高三下学期第四次联考

英 语 试 题

【本试题分第I卷和第II卷两部分，时间120分钟，总分150分，听力不计入总分。】

第I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。

1. What is the woman trying to do?

A. Read a book. B. Watch a movie. C. Work on the computer.

2. When will the girl learn how to surf?

A. In 5 years. B. In 10 years. C. In 15 years.

3. Why is the woman in Texas?

A. For fun. B. For business. C. For study.

4. What are the speakers mainly discussing?

A. Careers. B. Health problems. C. Types of hospitals.

5. What does the woman think of the parrot?

A. He’s funny. B. He’s quiet. C. He’s allergic to juice.

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，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 is the dog’s name?

A. Harry. B. Yoda. C. Luke.

7. What is the dog like?

A. Young and fast. B. Old and loyal. C. Big and scary.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What does the woman show the man last?

A. Jupiter. B. The North Star. C. Mars.

9. Who might the woman be?

A. A doctor. B. A scientist. C. An artist.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. When did the man see the bear?

A. At about 9:15 a.m. B. At about 9:30 a.m. C. At about 9:45 a.m.

11. How did the bear act toward the man?

A. It attacked him. B. It showed its teeth. C. It ran away quickly.

12. What does the man think of the bear?

A. It isn’t very dangerous.

B. It is a beautiful brown bear.

C. It often attacks runners in spring.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How does the woman feel about rock music?

A. It comes from the heart.

B. It’s something you have to think about.

C. It never gets boring.

14. What did the woman look like?

A. She had long black hair.

B. She wore leather clothes.

C. She never wore pants.

15. What was the name of the woman’s band?

A. Up Your Alley. B. The Blackhearts. C. Rock and Roll.

16. What does the woman suggest in the end?

A. She didn’t actually have much influence.

B. People still don’t understand her.

C. She still wants to perform.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the topic of the talk?

A. Bad behavior in schools.

B. New education methods.

C. Making kids healthier.

18. Who is Ashanti Branch?

A. An assistant principal.

B. The company founder of Ergotron.

C. A parent of a student at Montera Middle School.

19. According to the radio interview, what is difficult for students to do?

A. Sit still in class.

B. Adjust to the new education system.

C. Work independently on assignments.

20. What was the solution to the problem?

A. More teachers. B. Shorter class time. C. Different furniture.

第二部分 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

Art classes about animals & wildlife

All Creatures Large and Small

Animals bring something special to our life and give us inspiration for paintings that we will treasure. This workshop will focus on how to bring animals to life through color, lighting and good composition (构图). We will be working from photographs, so you will need to bring several good photos of your pets or wildlife animals.

Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Instructor: Phil Beck

Pet Portraiture (肖像画法) with Christine Fifer

Nothing teaches us to live in the moment more than our furry and feathered friends, and this workshop emphasizes (强调) the technical aspects of drawing and painting animals. Fifer is a long-time painter whose realistic style is simple and clear. No live models allowed (only a favorite picture or two)!

Location: Key West, FL

Instructor: Christine Fifer

Nature & Wildlife in the Field with Rafael Galvez

Limited to 12 students. Have a guided walk through a natural reserve and explore Charlotte’s wilderness with an experienced naturalist and bird painter, while learning about the region’s wildlife and habitats, and learning to paint from live subjects. Galvez emphasizes process rather than product.

Location: Charlotte, NC

Instructor: Rafael Galvez

Animal Drawing

A rare opportunity to work with live animals in the PAFA studios! Work with a horse and a dog serving as models, learn skills and develop techniques for the graphic depiction（图形描绘）of animals. Explore a variety of drawing materials and techniques.

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Instructor: Peter van Dyck

21. Phil Beck will teach students to paint animals from ________.

A. live models B. pictures

C. famous paintings D. his works

22. If you like to paint in a realistic style, you will learn from _______.

A. Phil Beck B. Christine Fifer

C. Rafael Galvez D. Peter van Dyck

23. Where should you go if you want to learn to paint in the open air?

A. Scottsdale, AZ. B. Key West, FL.

C. Charlotte, NC. D. Philadelphia, PA.

B

This summer, I was part of something that I have carried with me every day since. That was an experience that changed my life. The Kentucky YMCA has a program called Y-Corps, which are service trips of around 20 students. This summer, two trips were made across Kentucky, one down south and another trip up north.

I was on the Y-Corps Service to the North in Indianapolis, Indiana, and our trip began at the end of July. I had butterflies flying around me as my parents drove me to Louisville, where the Service to the North team would set off on a nine-day journey in a school bus. I knew some of the team members from previous Y-Conferences, but there were many that I had never met, and I had never participated in a service trip like this before. Though I was nervous, I was also ready to try something completely out of my comfort zone. Once we loaded the bus with our lightly packed suitcases and sleeping bags, we said our goodbyes to our parents and departed for an adventure that changed all of our lives.

With the Kentucky Y’s motto: “Participate, don’t anticipate (预知) ”, we had no idea where we headed. Road signs were our only clue of where we would be stopping. We did service work at a Middle Way House in Indiana, a Detroit Market Garden, a Pennsylvania YMCA for an invasive species clean-up, the Upper Main Line Y in Pennsylvania to spend time with children at a summer camp, a Hurricane Sandy clean-up in Jersey Shore and the National Mall in Washington D.C. We slept on floors of local YMCAs that would take us in for a night, and some nights we didn’t have the opportunity to shower. We had late nights on the road driving from city to city, and early mornings to start the day journaling (记录) and reflecting on the day before.

Though we were physically exhausted from the hard work, we still enjoyed the time to experience the culture of the areas we were in.

24. For the author the Service Trip to the North is ________.

A. valueless B. expensive C. meaningful D. fruitless

25. The Service Trip to the North started off from ________.

A. Kentucky B. Indiana C. Indianapolis D. Louisville

26. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A. The team members carried a lot of luggage on the trip.

B. The author had taken part in such kind of service before this one.

C. The author was nervous but willing to face something uncomfortable.

D. The members in the team were all familiar to the author.

27. We can infer from the last two paragraphs that _________.

A. their trip was packed with hard work and cultural experiences

B. they didn’t know where to go without road signs

C. they were physically exhausted and didn’t enjoy the hard work

D. they didn’t have enough water for a bath at night

C

George Walker Bush served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. He was born on July 6, 1946, in Connecticut. He received a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale in 1968 and then served as a pilot in the Texas Air National Guard. He got a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School at the age of 29.

Following graduation, Bush began a career in the energy business. After working on his father’s successful 1988 Presidential campaign, Bush gathered a group of partners that purchased the Texas Rangers baseball franchise (经营权) in 1989. He entered politics and was the 46th Governor of Texas, serving from 1995 to 2000 ---- the first Governor in Texas history to be elected to continuous 4-year terms.

Bush won the Presidency in 2000. He worked to extend freedom, opportunity and security at home and abroad. His first initiative as President was the No Child Left Behind Act, a bipartisan (两党支持的) measure that attempted to raise standards in schools. He also cut taxes for every taxpayer and carried out free trade agreements with more than a dozen nations.

The most significant event of Bush’s term came on September 11, 2001, when terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people in the 9/11 attacks. He declared a War on Terror and invaded Afghanistan to end the Taliban rule and find Osama bin Laden. He later invaded Iraq over weapons of mass destruction that did not exist. Bush returned to his Texas big farm after leaving office and is now a public speaker.

28. When did Bush get his MBA from Harvard Business School?

A.In 1968. B. In 1975. C. In 1979. D. In 1988.

29. We learn from the passage that George Walker Bush _______.

A. served as the 41st President of the USA

B. got a bachelor’s degree in politics from Yale in 1968

C. served as a pilot in the Texas Air National Guard in 1988

D. started energy business after graduation from Harvard

30. Which of the following shows the order of the events according to the passage?

①Bush declared a War on Terror and invaded Afghanistan to end the Taliban rule.

②The terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people in the 9/11 attacks.

③Bush entered politics and served as the 46th Governor of Texas.

④Bush reduced taxes for every taxpayer and started free