1、石嘴山三中2019届第四次模拟考试英语能力测试本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。注意事项：1. 答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置上。2. 选择题答案使用范围2B铅笔填涂，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号；非选择题答案使用0.5毫米的黑色中性笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3. 请按照题号在各题的答题区域（黑色线框）内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。4. 保持卡面清洁，不折叠，不破
2、损。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 will the boy do first? A. Play baseball. B. Watch TV. C. Do homework. 2. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a school. B. On a
3、train. C. In a store. 3. What does the man most probably do? A. A mechanic. B. A driver. C. A policeman. 4. What will Susan do on Sunday afternoon? A. Go to a park. B. Play a match. C. Have a barbecue. 5. What did the man think of the flight? A. Long and boring. B. Long but interesting. C. Short and
4、 comfortable. 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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What is the boy dissatisfied with about the school dining hall? A. The service. B. The price. C. The environment. 7. Wha
5、t will the school board do? A. Add more dishes. B. Reduce the price. C. Open more windows. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. Whats the relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Mother and son. C. Classmates. 9. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A weekly magazine. B. A part-time
6、 job. C. The Olympic Games. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. Why is the boy unhappy? A. He got low grades. B. He missed the discussion. C. He is bored with his studies. 11. What does the girl ask the boy to do? A. Join in her discussions. B. Build his self-confidence. C. Find suitable discussions.12. What
7、doesnt the boy like? A. Reading. B. Discussing. C. Studying. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. What does the professor look like? A. Hes tall. B. Hes short. C. Hes of medium height. 14. Where is Kates birthplace? A. San Francisco. B. Los Angeles. C. New York. 15. What major does Kate like best? A. Business.
8、 B. Biology. C. Computer science. 16. What does Kate do on rainy days? A. Watch movies. B. Go to the bars. C. Sleep at home. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. What was the speaker before he came to Argentina? A. A lawyer. B. A teacher. C. A worker. 18. How long did the speaker stay in Argentina? A. Three ye
9、ars. B. Two months. C. Two weeks. 19. What was the speakers duty in the school? A. Teaching English. B. Planning lessons. C. Organizing activities. 20. How did the speaker feel about his stay in Argentina? A. Worried. B. Satisfied. C. Strange. 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
10、个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。 A For the business traveler whos all about efficiency: check out these hotels that will get you in and out with a minimum trouble.When youre pressed for time on a business trip, nothing can annoy you more than a slow hotel check-in process. On your next trip, try th
11、ese hotels that offer a speedier check-in process. Marriott Detroit Airport Another option for business travelers in a hurry: Marriott is rolling out its mobile check-in app to 325 hotels this year, including the Marriott Detroit Airport hotel. (Ive tested the app itself but not for a real visit qui
12、te yet.) here is the basic idea: you download the iPhone or Android app. The night before, you can “check-in” virtually. When you arrive, you get an alert that the room is ready and your key, which is already tied to your reservation, is waiting for you at the desk. Hyatt Regency Minneapolis I happe
13、ned to stay at this hotel recently and liked how fast the kiosk check-in works. The kiosk asks you to insert your credit card, similar to an airport terminal. The whole process took about 3 minutes. When I left, I was equally impressed with the fast check-out: An agent meets you in the lobby with, a
14、n iPad and asks for an email to use for a receipt. The big advantage: you never have to wait in line. Radisson LaCrosse The Radisson is trying to make the kiosk process even faster. At a few select hotels like the Radisson Lacrosse in Wisconsin，you use a mobile app to register and then receive a bar
15、code by email or text. When you get to the kiosk, you can scan the barcode to get your key without any other steps required. Its super fast. You can find this new check-in system at the Radisson hotels in Salt Lake City, Seattle, and Phoenix as well.21. Which two hotels offer a mobile app for custom
16、ers to check in? A. Marriott Detroit Airport and Yotel New York . B. Marriott Detroit Airport and Radisson LaCrosse. C. Marriott Detroit Airport and Hyatt Regency Minneapolis. D. Hyatt Regency Minneapolis and Radisson LaCrosse.22. Which hotel will send you a receipt by email? A. Yotel New York. B. M
17、arriott Detroit Airport. C. Radisson LaCrosse. D. Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.23. What is the best title for the passage? A. Checking out the hotels will make you in trouble B. Three hotels that will make your life easier C. Try these hotels that offer you comfort D. Hotels for the travelers B When my
18、 father married my mother in 1943, he gave my mother a 1937 crown coinand told her to keep it in the back of her purse and not to spend it. This would mean that she always felt that she was protected and would always have money if she really needed it.When I was married in 1970, my husband, who had
19、heard this story, obtained a 1937 crown coin for me and I have always kept it in my wallet, and I have always had enough for my needs.A friend recently fell on hard times, partly through external (外部的）circumstances and partly through poor planning. Friends and I have loaned her money, paid her bills
20、, given her food, and even tried to teach her budget techniques, but none of them has been a solution. She has just slipped deeper and deeper into financial trouble and depression.Last week she looked pale and unwell, very depressed and hopeless, very sad for a friend to see and I then thought about
21、 how the crown coin, a physical reminder of anothers care and love had protected me, so I went to the bank for a $ 100 dollar-bill.I told my friend the story and asked her to keep the $ 100 in the back of her wallet. It turned out that she didnt have a wallet, so she put the money in a little pencil
22、 case where she kept her coins. She immediately felt better“I feel rich, and thank you for being a good friend,” she said, and we were both a bit teary.I went home and remembered a little wallet I had that Id never used, and thought, “Ill give that to my friend. ” I opened it, and inside, found $ 10
23、0.24. What did the 1937 crown coin from the authors father mean to her mother?A. His concern for her. B. His pity and protection for her.C. His care and love for her. D. His pride and respect for her.25. Where did the authors friend keep the $ 100 dollar-bill?A. In the back of her wallet. B. In a li
24、ttle pencil case.C. In the pocket of her raincoat. D. In the layer of her suitcase.26. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. The author became rich all of a sudden.B. The authors friend would receive a wallet as a gift.C. The authors friend was not touched by her story.D. The author felt u
25、ncomfortable when receiving the bill.27. What can be the best title for the text?A. A crown coin B. The help to a friendC. A hard life D. A gift from my father C When athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics collect their medals, theyll not only be wearing something that celebrates their sporting perform
26、ance, but something that symbolizes lastingness. For both the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, organizers aim to make all of the gold, silver, and bronze medals out of used electronics. This strong message about how to make use of e-waste has gotten a lot of Japan involved. Starting in April 2017, the
27、 Japanese Olympic Committee began collecting old laptops, digital cameras, smartphones, and other abandoned electronics. The initiative(倡议）has achieved great success. Already, the quantity needed for bronze medals has been met, and theyre in the homestretch for silver and gold medals, meaning the co
28、llection process can pack up at the end of March. When looking just at the number of cell phones collected, the amount of waste is shocking. In a period of about 18months,a little over 5 million smartphones were collected thanks to cooperation with NTT DOCOMO. Japans largest mobile phone operator al
29、lowed the public to turn in phones at their shops, which counted a lot in the projects success. After being taken apart and sorted, the small electronics underwent a smelting process toextract(提炼）all thegold, silver，and bronze elements. Thanks to this initiative, the worldwide struggle with e-waste
30、will have a global platform. According to a study published by the United Nations University44.7 million metric tons of e-waste were made in 2016. Only 20% of that was actually recycled. Unfortunately, this figure is set to rise significantly in the coming years, moving to 52.2 million metric tons b
31、y 2021. So while the Tokyo Olympics initiative might be just a drop in the bucket, its a good start in showing what the public can do if theyre made more aware of the issue.28. What can be learnt about Tokyo Olympics initiative from the passage?A. E-waste in the world is increasing significantly.B.
32、It is easy to get elements needed from the used electronics.C. Only producers of electronics participated in the project.D. NTT DOCOMO contributed to the success of the project.29. Which can best replace the underlined word “homestretch” in Paragraph 2?A. starting period B. collection effort C. fina
33、l stage D. hard search30. What influence does the Tokyo Olympics initiative have?A. It offers an effective method to solve the problem of e-waste.B. It shows the power of advanced technology in daily life.C. It saves the expense spent in making all the medals.D. It encourages the publics involvement
34、 in dealing with e-waste.31. What is the writers attitude to the Tokyo Olympics initiative?A. Positive B. Negative C. Ambiguous D. Indifferent D You have probably heard of the Mozart effect. Its the idea that if children or even babies listen to music composed by Mozart, they will become more intell
35、igent. A quick Internet search reveals plenty of products to assist you in the task. Whatever your age is there are CDs and books to help you taste the power of Mozarts music, but when it comes to scientific evidence that it can make you more clever, the picture is more mixed. The phrase “the Mozart
36、 effect” was made up in 1991, but it was a study described two years later in the journal Nature that sparked real media and public interest about the idea that listening to classical music somehow improves the brain. It is one of those ideas that sound reasonable. Mozart was undoubtedly a genius hi
37、mself; his music is complex and there is a hope that if we listen to enough of it, well become more intelligent. The_idea_took_off,_with thousands of parents playing Mozart to their children, and in 1998 Zell Miller, the Governor of the state of Georgia in the US, even asked for money to be set asid
38、e in the state budget so that every newborn baby could be sent a CD of classical music. It was not just babies and children who were exposed to Mozarts music on purpose, even an Italian farmer proudly explained that the cows were played Mozart three times a day to help them produce better milk. Ill
39、leave the debate on the impact on milk yield to farmers, but what about the evidence that listening to Mozart makes people more intelligent? More research was carried out but an analysis of sixteen different studies confirmed that listening to music does lead to a temporary improvement in the abilit
40、y to handle shapes mentally, but the benefits are shortlived and it doesnt make us more intelligent.32What can we learn from Paragraph 1?AMozart composed many musical pieces for children.BChildren listening to Mozart will be more intelligent.CThere are few products on the Internet about Mozarts musi
41、c.DThere is little scientific evidence to support the Mozart effect.33Why did many people believe in the idea of the Mozart effect?ABecause a study described it in the journal Nature.BBecause Mozart himself was a genius.CBecause Mozarts music is enjoyable.DBecause Mozarts music makes people relaxed.
42、34The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 suggests that _.Apeople were strongly against the ideaBthe idea was accepted by many peopleCMozart played an important part in peoples lifeDthe US government helped promote the idea35What is the authors attitude towards the Mozart effect?AFavorable. BObjectiv
43、e. CDoubtful. DPositive.第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Rich and Famous Twenty years ago the most common ambition of American children was to be a teacher， followed by working in banking and finance， and then medicine But todays situation is quite different
44、36 Instead they most commonly say they want to be a sports star, a pop star， or an actor-in other words，they hope to become a celebrity According to experts， young people desire these jobs largely because of the wealth and the fame 37 Lets take athletes and singers as an example. Their careers are s
45、hort-lived Many athletes best time only lasts a few years and singers can have a very limited career The field that was once the focus of their lives becomes something they have little or no involvement in As a result， theyll have a feeling of worthlessness and a lack of control 38 The truth is quit
46、e simple： they have been so far removed from it for so long In spite of these disadvantages， there is greater ambition than ever among young people to achieve that status They are not satisfied just making a living-they want to be rich and famous Globally， more and more TV shows provide talent compe
47、titions where winners can achieve their goals in just a few weeks or months 39 They unrealistically believe that this lifestyle is easily obtained and leads to great satisfaction While many people argue that there is nothing wrong with having such ambitions， others feel that this trend will finally lead to dissatisfaction as more and more people are unable to reach th