1、山西省怀仁县第一中学学年高二第四次月考英语试题（满分150分，时间120分钟）第一部分 听力（共20题；每小题1分，满分20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答案，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 was the boy hiding? A. Behind the door B. Under the bed. C. In the closet2. What will the man do during wi
2、nter break? A. Go skiing. B. Stay home with his dog. C. Visit some overseas friends.3. Where did the man get the vegetables? A. From his school. B. From the community garden C. From the grocery store.4. What kind of food does the woman want the man to buy? A. Junk food. B. Cheap food. C. Good qualit
3、y food.5. What size does the woman need? A. Large B. Medium C. Small.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。听完每段对话或独白前，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和第7两个小题。6. How does the womans family celebrate Christmas? A. They eat turk
4、ey. B. They go skating. C. They hold a great party.7. Who might the man be? A. A waiter. B. An actor. C. A reporter.听第7段材料，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. When does the man want to go to Mexico? A. In January. B. In February. C. In August.9. What can the speakers find in Mexico during the winter? A. Snow. B. Very ho
5、t water. C. Whales.听第8段材料，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. Why does the woman read the book so quickly? A. The story is too exciting. B. She just wants to get it over with. C. She has to return it very soon.11. How many days are there before Saturday? A. Two B. Three. C. Four.12. What will the woman do for the res
6、t of the week? A. Read another book. B. Read the book again. C. Write a book review.听第9段材料，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. Where does the man dream about going? A. To a desert. B. To a big city. C. To a quiet island.14. How long would the man like to be away? A. For around half a year. B. For at least a whole yea
7、r. C. For about six years.15. What did the young guy in the story do for work? A. He was a travel agent. B. He was a fisherman. C. He ran his own Internet business.16. What does the woman think about the young guys story? A. She is impressed. B. She isnt interested at all. C. She will do the same th
8、ing.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. How long did it take to build the Golden Gate Bridge? A. Three years B. Four years C. Seven years.18. What must you bring with you if you decide to visit the Bridge? A. A camera. B. A bike. C. A jacket.19. How many bridges are longer than the Bridge? A. Four. B. Eight.
9、C. Twelve.20. What is true about the Bridge according to the speaker? A. Its not worth visiting now. B. Its still a famous attraction in the world. C. Its the oldest bridge of its kind in the world.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）AIn our world today, the media and entertainment industries
10、 are constantly focusing on beauty over brains. Movies, television shows, commercials, and magazines all make use of models and actors whose physical attributes(特性) will sell their product.As our country is trying to reduce the obesity numbers, eating disorder statistics continue to increase due to
11、the push for thinner people. While obesity is a serious medical condition that can lead to many health problems, many of us try to lose weight for appearance purposes. Children as young as elementary school age have begun to worry about the numbers that appear on the scale. In my opinion, it seems t
12、hat “fat” has become the new “ugly”.Two weeks ago, 37-year-old Wisconsin television reporter Livingston, who is 235 pounds, received an email from a man named Krause. In the email Krause attacked her, writing, “Your physical condition hasnt improved for many years. Surely you dont consider yourself
13、a suitable example for this communitys young people, girls in particular.”Today, it seems that a vast majority of people care more about how they look and appear to their peers rather than what is inside. The truth is that every person is built differently; we all come in different shapes and sizes.
14、 Just because someone is heavier, that doesnt mean they eat large amounts of junk food around the day. Likewise, even though a person is thin, that doesnt mean they are necessarily healthy and fit.If you are reading this and you struggle with your weight or your appearance, please recognize that you
15、 are beautiful and special in your own way. You are worth so much more than you realize, and even if I dont know you, understand that I respect and support you. Beauty is not defined by size; it is defined by how we treat others and respect ourselves. In the words of the talented film actress Kirsti
16、e Alley, “Theres a lot more to life than how fat or thin you are.”21. With so many people losing weight, it will end in .A. models and actors appearance in ads B. the fall of media and entertainment industriesC. more and more people becoming obesityD. more peoples suffering from eating disorder22. T
17、he underlined phrase “the numbers that appear on the scale” in the second paragraph may mean .A. intelligence B. weight C. patience D. strength23. What Kirstie Alley said means .A. people should pay attention to the appearanceB. there is no need for any people to go on dietC. people are beautiful wh
18、en they concern othersD. theres always someone who understands and supports youBMapping Your WorldDifferent forms of maps are appearing. They allow independent travelers to get local knowledge of places they are visiting, from the official to the unusual. Meanwhile, hi-tech developments are creating
19、 new ways for us to map the world. Here are two of our favorites:Green MapsGreen Maps allows people to share with the world their knowledge of environmentally friendly places and attractions in the local areas. Users add information with a set of icons (图标) , making it easy to read any map, whatever
20、 the nationalities of those who produce it. At present there are over five hundred map, projects being developed in 54 countries. Green Maps advertised idea is think global, map local. It is a wonderful way of gaining all sorts of information of a place, ranging from community gardens to good places
21、 of bird watching.Green Maps is not specifically intended for travelers. Not all of its maps are online, so it may be necessary for some users to communicate with the producers through the Green Maps website.Map MashupsMany people use online maps developed by Google, but not many know about the mash
22、ups of them. Working in a similar way to Green Maps, Map Mashups allows people to add icons of their own to existing maps to express a certain topic. The mashups is so called because it combines all the knowledge you could ever need. It ranges from the extremely useful, such as where all the World H
23、eritage Sites are, to the most bizarre (古怪的), such as where Americas drunkest cities are. With the mashups added to the basic Google Maps, a multilayered (多层的) map can be created.24. According to the passage, which of the following is a characteristic of Green Maps? A. Introducing local attractions
24、with icons.B. Aiming at environmental protection.C. Offering advice to independent travelers.D. Collecting icons worldwide for local maps.25. Which of the following icons is most probably NOT used in Green Maps?26. Map Mashups is named with the word mashups because _.A. it is produced by users all o
25、ver the world B. it is a branch of Google MapsC. it shares icons with Green Maps D. it gathers various kinds of information27. What do Green Maps and Map Mashups have in common? A. They are created by local people. B. They are environmentally friendly.C. Users can edit maps on the Internet. D. Users
26、 need to communicate with producers.CIn October 2010, I left my hometown and family in Virginia and moved to Iowa so I could be coached by Liang Chow. Id been dreaming of an Olympic gold medal since I was eight but gradually, that dream seemed like a million miles away.On January 2, 2012, while Mom
27、was visiting me in Iowa, I told her, “I dont like gymnastics anymore. I want to try dancing, or become a singer. I can get a job in Virginia. I just want to come home.”Moms eyes narrowed and her expression turned to stone. “Youre breaking my heart, Brie,” she said. “Youve been doing gymnastics for t
28、en years, and now you want to quit? Have you lost your mind?”I hadnt lost my mind, but I had lost my fire. Its an entirely different thing to push toward that dream when you feel alone.“Im not trying to break your heart, Mom,” I said. “I just dont want to do it anymore.” “I know you miss home. But y
29、ouve signed a contract that says you will represent your country to the best of your ability. Youve got a responsibility to your teammates. And now you just want to walk away? I will not let you be dishonorable. If you dont like gymnastics, then at the very least, you will finish the season.”The nex
30、t afternoon as I dragged myself into Chows gym, I thought of the efforts Mom had made in order to pay for my training. I thought of my two sisters: Arielle, who gave up ballroom dancing, and Joyelle, who stopped ice skating so that our single mom could afford to keep me in gymnastics.For now, heres
31、what you need to know: Exactly 210 days before I ever attempted my first vault (跳跃) in the London Summer Olympics, my leap of faith came this close to ending in a crash of disaster.28. The author wanted to give up gymnastics because _.A. she thought she loved music more B. she was overcome with homesicknessC. an Olympic gold was beyond her reach D. the training for the Olympics was too hard29. How did the authors mother feel on hearing her words?A. Heart-broken. B. Sympathetic. C. Helpless. D. Calm.30. We can infer from the passage that the author _.A. was born into an athletic family
