2016届高三4月质量测试英语试卷

第I卷

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称钟的时间来回答有关小题如阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．How much does one ticket cost ?

A．$0.70 B．$4.30 C．$5.00

2．What is the man going to do ?

A．Attend a lecture. B．Visit Mr. Brown. C．Leave his school.

3．What is the woman probably doing ?

A．Listening to loud music.

B．Preparing a speech contest.

C．Talking loudly on the phone.

4．Where does the man probably work ?

A．At a bank. B．At a school C． At a hospital.

5．What did the woman not like about the movie ?

A．The special effects. B．The acting. C．The plot.

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。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，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5 秒钟的做答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6 段材料，回答第6、7 题。

6．What is the weather like now ?

A．Cloudy. B．Windy. C．Sunny.

7．What will the woman do ?

A．Start to dig the hole.

B．Water the new flowers.

C．Take a break.

听第7 段材料，回答第8、9题。

8．What does the woman suggest doing first ?

A．Going cycling. B．Flying a kite. C．Playing volleyball.

9．Why does the man want to return home by 5 pm ?

A．To play basketball. B．To cook potatoes. C．To watch a game.

听第8 段材料，回答第10 至12题。

10．How many people will the company hire this time ?

A．Two. B．Three. C．Five.

11．In which year would an employee’s salary be about $ 13,500 ?

A．The first year. B．The second year. C．The third year.

12．Why does the man love the job ?

A．He can learn Chinese.

B．The pay is really high.

C．It involves going around the city.

听第9 段材料，回答第13 至16题。

13．When did the man get the ring ?

A．Two days ago. B．Last year. C．Two years ago.

14．Who is the man ?

A．The woman’s grandpa.

B．The woman’s husband.

C．The woman’s brother.

15．Why does the man apologize to the woman ?[]

A．He was mean to her.

B．He didn’t believe her.

C．He lost her sunglasses.

16．Where does the man find the ring ?

A．On his little finger.

B．On his middle finger.

C．On his ring finger.

听第10 段材料，回答第17 至20 题。

17．How long is the centre open on weekends ?

A．For ten hours. B．For nine hours. C．For eight hours.

18．Which course was popular last year ?

A．Basketball. B．Tennis. C．Football.

19．What is offered as a free gift to someone who buys a six-month membership ?

A．Equipment. B．Drinks. C．A T-shirt.

20．How can payment be made ?

A．In cash. B．By check. C．By credit card.

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。

A

My father was 44 and knew he wasn't going to make it to 45. He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life.

Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. One part always stands out. “Right now, you are pretending to be a time-killer . But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you among the very best.” Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself. “You will do something great.” He didn't know what that would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when I've felt proud of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask, “Is this what you were talking about, Dad? Should I keep going？”

A long way from 12 now, I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress. Lately, though, I've come to believe he'd want me to move on to what comes next: to be proud of, and believe in, somebody else. It's time to start writing my own letters to my children. Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had. Our kids don't hold back because they're afraid to fail. They're only afraid of failing us. They don't worry about being disappointed. Their fear－as mine was until my father's letter－is of being a disappointment.

Give your children permission to succeed. They're waiting for you to believe in them.

I always knew my parents loved me. But trust me: That belief will be more complete, that love will be more real, and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts：“Don't worry; you'll do something great.” Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back.

21. We learn from the text that the author ________.

A. lost his father when he was young

B. worked hard before he read his father's letter

C. asked his father's permission to believe in himself

D. knew exactly what great thing his father wanted him to do

22. What does the author tell us in the 3rd paragraph?

A. Children need their parents' letters.

B. Children are afraid to be disappointed.

C. His children's fear of failure held them back.

D. His father's letter removed his fear of failing his parents.

23. Which of the following is TRUE of the author?

A. He got no access to success.

B. He wrote back to his father at 12.

C. He was sure his parents loved him.

D. He once asked his father about the letter.

24. The main purpose of the text is to ________.

A. describe children's thinking

B. answer some questions children have

C. stress the importance of communication

D. advise parents to encourage their children

B

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25. Which of the following is the most popular in the Province of Québec?

A. Huttopia. B. Tree Sphere.

C. Four-Season Tents. D. Houseboats.

26. Which statement is CORRECT about the houseboat?

A. It has only one type.

B. It is large enough for four to live in.

C. It is supplied with some baked food.

D. By houseboat, you can find a place to play golf.

27. The underlined word “dangle” in the second paragraph probably means “________”．

A. move B. swing C. tremble D. quake

28. Which of the following is NOT the advantage of the Four-Season Tents?

A. The large wooden platforms. B. Convenient facilities.

C. The sense of floating. D. The large sleeping space.

C

Imagine the following scenario (情形): A woman buys her lunch every day from a fast food outlet near her job. After some years, she finds herself 30 pounds overweight, and feeling unhealthy. So what does she do? She chooses to bring a lawsuit against the fast food outlet, aiming that the food served there was the cause of her being overweight and in poor health. Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? The only thing more absurd than the story itself is the fact: that is not fiction. There are people who have sued fast food chains for causing their weight problems.

This is an example of one of the ways in which many of us spend enormous amounts of energy trying to deny the undeniable and universal fact that we are all ultimately responsible for our own choices and our own lives.

How much easier would we make it for ourselves if we could accept this fact rather than resist it? But how can you embrace the truth, that we are living the lives we choose to live, that we are enjoying or suffering the consequences (结果；后果) of our own choices, and that blaming others for our problems and shortcomings is nothing more than a comfortable fantasy?

We must acknowledge the truth of our lives, however unpleasant this may be.]If we are overweight, in a bad relationship, in a dead end job, we need to accept that this is where we are, at this moment in time.

Imagine that woman decided that she was unhappy with the extra pounds she'd gained after many years of eating fast food on a regular basis. Imagine that this woman took the time to really understand and accept that no one else was responsible for her eating choices. Having acknowledged this fact, she then decides to make the changes in her lifestyle to become the healthier, slimmer person she wants to be.

29. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Be Responsible for Our Own Choices

B. Overcome the Challenges in Our Life

C. Acknowledge the Truth Rather than Deny It

D. More than a Comfortable Fantasy

30. Why is the woman mentioned twice in the passage?

A. To show the right way of dealing with weight problems.

B. To describe a familiar scenery in life.

C. To give support to the author's viewpoint.

D. To compare the consequences of different choices.

31. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Fast food chains contribute little to people