湖南省郴州市2017届高三第四次质量检测英语试题
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，从题中给出的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，你都有秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What do we know from the conversation about the woman?
A. She will stop learning swimming.
B. She may go on with her swimming class.
C. She had once some difficulty with her swimming class.
2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Husband and wife.     B. Patient and nurse.    C. Driver and passenger.
3. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Seeing a movie.     B. Reading a book.    C. Buying a book.
4. What v/ill the man do next?
A. Help the woman scan the picture. B. Buy the woman a computer. C. Tell the woman a secret.
5. Which has the woman decided to buy?
A. The city postcard     B. The forest postcard.    C. The lake postcard
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至8题。
6. Why does the man think it is bad to take a taxi at first?
A. Because these suitcases are not heavy.
B. Because there are just a few suitcases.
C. Because the traffic is heavy.
7. How soon do the speakers have to get there?
A. In five minutes.     B. In fifteen minutes.    C. In fifty minutes.
8. How will the speakers probably go there at last?
A. By bus.       B. On foot.      C. By taxi.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. Why did the man look pale?
A. He didn’t sleep well last night.  B. He didn’t have dinner last night. C. He has been seriously ill.
10. What does the man think has caused his sickness?
A. Too much alcohol.     B. Unhealthy food.     C. Lack of sleep.
11. Where did Jerry have his dinner last week?
A. In the man’s home on Fifth Street.
B. In an old restaurant on Fortieth Street.
C. In a new restaurant on Fourth Street.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. When did the speakers meet each other last time?
A. More than 6 months ago.   B. More than 10 months ago.  C. More than 24 months ago.
13. Who is Michael?
A. The woman’s husband    B. The man’s manager.   C. The woman’s chili
14. What is the problem with the woman’s job?
A. A strict five-day week at work.  B. Working too long.   C. Living far from work.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What’s the man’s major subject this term?
A. Comparative Cultures.    B. World Economy.    C. Styles of Management.
16. Why does the man plan to study Business next year?
A. To prepare for term paper.   B. To share sources with others. C. To start his own company.
17. When will they meet according to the conversation?
A. Next weekend      B. Next Friday.    C. Next Wednesday.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. For what purpose were dogs trained in the old days?
A. To protect people from robbery.
B. To play with their owners.
C. To protect and hunt for people,
19. What is the main reason for the city people to keep dogs at present?
A. For hunting.     B. For companionship.    C. For protection.
20. Who will treat a dog as his best friend according to the speaker?
A. A child      B. A young couple.    C. An old couple.
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
Broadway Junior
Developed by famous educators and designed to suit school assemblies,Broadway Junior is perfect for students or teachers who are new to musical theater and seeking to introduce students to the joys of participating in a show.
Achieve your arts requirements
Broadway Junior brings all of the art disciplines together. This efficient model for arts instruction is engaging for learners of all styles.
● Visual Arts are explored through scenery^ costume design, poster creation and more. Visual learners will enjoy constructing the world of the play.
● Music is studied and sung to tell a story. Music learners will appreciate the rhythms and melodies inherent to this project-based learning.
● Dance is brought to life through the show’s choreography. Dance learners will learn the movement of shows.
● Drama is investigated through character work and storytelling skills. Linguistic learners will study the written words.
Prepare students for college and careers
Schools are preparing students for success in college and the workforce. Broadway Junior builds life skills through stage skills like these：
● Cooperation: Just as they will need to work in teams in university and the workplace, students in a school musical must work together toward a common goal.
● Determination: Determination is a major factor of academic and career success; their show enforces the discipline and practice necessary to build will.
● Creativity: The 21st century workforce needs creative thinkers. Quality arts education allows students to see the possibilities in their world.
● Confidence: The leaders of tomorrow must be confident in their decisions. By performing in a musical, young people build the self-assurance necessary for success.
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21. Which of the following subjects can students learn in Broadway Junior?
A. American history.        B. Asian culture.
C. Fashion design.        D. Photographic art
22. Broadway Junior tries to help students to        .
A. earn much money in the future     B. develop some good qualities to get success
C. devote themselves to developing musical arts  D. study how to organize a successful musical activity
23. After studying in Broadway Junior, students may know something about        .
A. how to write an interesting story    B. how to work together to finish a goal
C. what can be used to create a good song   D. what things can be done to become great
24. Who will show a special interest in Broadway Junior?
A. Jack who is a dance teacher working in China.
B. David who often goes to watch musical plays with friends.
C. Peterson who is creating a new song for a ceremony in his school.
D. Mary who wants to help students become interested in musical plays.
B
On July 15，1797，young St. Claire Pollock died from a fall off the nearby cliffs onto the rocks below. He was buried where he fell off, for his dad George Pollock had bought the land. George Pollock laid a marble monument over his grave (坟墓). In 1800，he sold the property to a neighbor, with a request:
“There is a small enclosure (圈占地) near your boundary fence -within -which lie the re-mains of a favorite child ^ covered by a marble monument. You will confer a peculiar and interesting favor upon me by allowing me to convey the enclosure to you so that you will consider it a part of your own estate, keeping it, however, always enclosed and sacred.”
Over time, the place became known as Claremont Hill, site of the Battle of Harlem Heights during the Revolutionary War, and later, the very popular Claremont Hotel, which eventually became a restaurant. Sadly, the building burned down in 1950 and was replaced by the Claremont Playground Unbelievably, over the years, little St. Claire’s grave was always respected In fact, at one point, the city attempted to move the remains for the construction of Grant’s tomb, the former president, only to be met with a wave of opposition from citizens, The monument has been replaced twice due to deterioration, the most recent having been done in 1967.
St. Claire’s grave is one of only three private graves on public land on the entire island of Manhattan. The first is Grants tomb. The second belongs to military General William Jenkins Worth. Despite sitting in the shadow of the two huge tombs, the grave of the little boy has almost an equal importance.
25. In George Pollock’s request, the buyer should        .
A. Pass on St Claire’s story to the next buyer   B. tell the next buyer the truth about St. Claire
C. allow him to visit St Claire’s grave all the time  D. consider St Claire’s grave as a component of the land
26. From the text we can learn that        .
A. all of the owners of this land have honored Mr. Pollock^ request
B. St. Claire’s grave is the most famous monument in the city
C. St. Claire’s monument has been replaced three times since it’s built
D. the tombs for Jenkins Worth and Grant make St Claire’s grave famous
27. What’s the writer’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To tell people St Claire’s touching story.   B. To prove that all men are born equal.
C. To praise what George Pollock did for his son.  D. To show that a promise should be kept at all times.
C
Children who are raised in households with dogs or farm animals during their first year of life may have a lower risk of asthma (哮喘)a few years later，a new study suggests.
In the study, the researchers looked at early exposure to dogs and farm animals and the rate of asthma among about 377,000 preschool-age and 276,000 school-age children in Sweden, Among the school-age kids in the study, those who had been exposed to dogs during their first year of life were 13 percent less likely to have asthma at age 6, compared with the school-age kids who hadn’t.
The researchers said they were at a loss to know what correctly may explain the link be-tween early exposure to animals and a reduced risk of asthma. “It might be due to a single factor, or more likely, a combination of several factors related to a dog ownership lifestyle or dog-owners’ attitudes, such as kids’ exposure to household dirt and pet dust, time spent out-doors or being physically active,” the study author Fall told Live Science.
“My take-home message from this study is that parents at this point do not need to worry about keeping their dog when expecting a baby for fear of asthmatic disease,” Fall said “I do want to be clear that this recommendation is valid only for families without a child already having allergies. If they already have a furred-animal-allergic child，we do not recommend them to get a furred pet.”
“Being exposed to bacteria early in life is vital for shaping a healthy immune system, and may play a role in modifying a person’s risk of developing asthma and allergies. With allergies and asthma, it is partially genetic, but studies like this do show us that the place where you live does play a key role in the development of your immune system, and the development of allergies and asthma,” Parikh told Live Science.
28. According to the text, the school-age kids exposed to farm animals at one year old will        .
A. not have asthma       B. grow up stronger
C. have more chance to stay with dogs    D. have less possibility of suffering from asthma
29. Which of the following will Fall probably support?
A. Asthma is still a serious disease for most children.
B. Dirt and dust in the family are bad for children’s health.
C. The reasons for the lower risk of asthma aren’t exact.
D. Most parents can’t always keep their house very clean.
30. Who shouldn’t have a pet?
A. Children that don’t have asthma.   B. Children that are allergic to animals.
C. Children that have some allergic animals.  D. Children that don’t like outdoors activities.