1、河南省豫南省级示范高中联盟高三下学期联考四英语本试卷满分150分，考试时间150分钟。注意事项：1.答卷前，务必将自己的姓名、考籍号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。2.答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。3.答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。4.所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。5.考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。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15分，满
2、分75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 Jack probably do? A. Go home. B. Lock the lab. C. Check the lab.2. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At the shop. B. In the library. C. On the bus.3. How did the man fe
3、el about his jump in the end? A. Crazy. B. Disappointed. C. Excited.4. How much will the man pay for the tickets? A. $15. B. $20. C. $25.5. What has Mr. Smith decided to do? A. Continue his talk. B. Meet the engineer. C. Check the schedule.第二节（共15小题；每小题15分，满分225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、
4、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 are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A fire. B. A restaurant. C. A plan.7. Why is Zeinab closed now? A. It is under repair. B. It has got a bad review. C. Its service is poor.听第7段材料，回答第8、9
5、题。8. How did the girl lose weight? A. She did some sports. B. She had a healthy diet. C. She skipped some meals.9. What does Simon suggest doing? A. Buying some fruits. B. Starting a healthy food club. C. Bringing vegetables from home. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How did the man get the information of the
6、apartment? A. On the Internet. B. From TV. C. From a friend.11. Why does Ms. White want to rent out her apartment? A. She is going to study abroad. B. She has moved to another city. C. She is going to live with her parents.12. What does Ms. White probably mind the man doing? A. Having visitors. B. W
7、atching TV. C. Keeping pets. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is Mark doing?A. Buying some stamps. B. Giving Cathy directions. C. Showing a stamp machine.14. What can we know about the machine? A. It has no screen. B. It receives cash only. C. It can exchange money.15. What can We infer from the conversati
8、on? A. Cathy has no money on her.B. Mark will pay for the stamps. C. The machine is new to Cathy.16. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Classmates. C. Salesman and customer.17. Where do Indonesians put their garbage? A. In public garbage cans. B. In fr
9、ont of their houses. C. In official garbage bags.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。18. Where do pizza boxes go in Germany? A. Gray garbage cans. B. White garbage cans. C. Yellow garbage cans.19. What can be known about the garbage bags in Korea? A. Their prices depend on the types of waste. B. They are provided by
10、the government for free. C. Different districts have their official garbage bags.20. What is the text mainly about? A. Measures to recycle waste. B. Benefits of sorting garbage. C. Ways of waste management.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节 阅读选择（30分）ASaint Paul has four ice rink (溜冰场) locations. All hockey (冰球)
11、rinks have boards and nets. See below for locations, hours, and updates.Cold Weather Policy: Rinks will close if temperatures reach -25F.Warm Weather Policy: In order to prevent extended closures due to damaged ice, rinks will close if melt water is visible on the surface.Rink Hours & Locations:Rink
12、 hours and conditions are subject to change without notice. Rinks will close periodically for maintenance. Appointed hockey rinks may be unavailable for open skating during hockey practices or scheduled open hockey times. Please call the numbers listed below to confirm details.Our maintenance crew a
13、nd dedicated volunteers work hard to keep the rinks clean, but Saint Paul snow piles up fast and freezes easily, which can quickly reduce the skateable surface area of the rink. Even if you feel you cant commit to volunteering, you are still desired to help by clearing snow while visiting the rinks.
14、 Thank you for doing your part to make Saint Paul rinks great.21. What situation can cause rinks to close?A. No water is found on the surface.B. The temperatures are below 25F.C. Rinks undergo maintenance checks.D. The boards and nets are almost broken.22. Which rink will you go to if you are availa
15、ble at 8 pm on Tuesdays?A. Phalen.B. Palace.C. Groveland.D. Langford Park.23. What is the purpose of the last part of the text?A. To advertise Saint Pauls ice rinks.B. To stimulate visitors to remove snow.C. To present Saint Pauls snow piles.D. To praise rinks crew and volunteers.BIn ancient Greece,
16、 purslane herb (马齿苋) was regarded as an important medicinal herb for treatment of fever, female disorders, stomachaches, and headaches, and Hippoctrates, the famous father of medicine, practically tried it for the healing of wounds. Purslane herb was later considered as a cold herb around the 17th.
17、Century.Purslane is today known as a beneficial juicy herb found as a weed throughout the world. Purslane is commonly used as an ingredient for salads. Purslane has been recently identified as an excellent source of alpha-linolenic acid(亚麻酸). Alpha-linolenic is a kind of an omega-3 fatty acid, also
18、known as fish oil. This important content in purslane herb plays an important role in human growth, development and preventing disease. Modern medical research claims that purslane herb is five times richer in omega-3 fatty acids than another vegetable, and also is high in vitamin C.Purslane has sma
19、ll, green leaves, which are usually delicate and juicy. The stem is round and smooth. Young plants have a green stem but as the plant matures the stems take on reddish colors. Flowers are 1/4 inch long and a brilliant yellow in color with 5 petals(花瓣)，which contain round black seeds. Purslane herb p
20、resents a wide variety of medical uses and each part of the herb is beneficial. Purslane herb is widely used all over the world and here is its known benefit: Purslane is known as an excellent source of vitamins C and E and the essential alpha-linolenic acids.Reports describe purslane as power food
21、of the future because of its high value of nutrition and medicine. Purslane leaves contain Omega-3 fatty acids which regulate the metabolic(新陈代谢) activities of bodies. The stems of purslane herb are known to be high in vitamin C. Purslane-herb is known to have one of the best known concentrations of
22、 Omega-3 fatty acid. 24. In ancient Greece, Hippoctrates used purslane to treat A. Stomachaches B. Wounds C. Headaches D. Fever25. Which is the correct description of purslane?A. Its stems are round and strong.B. Its leaves are big and green.B. Its stems are red in color.D. Its flowers are yellow in
23、 color.26. Why is purslane considered as power food of the future?A. Because its leaves are rich in vitamin C,B. Because its stem contains Omega-3 fatty acids,C. Because it is valuable in nutrition and medicine,D. Because it regulates the metabolic activities of bodies.27. What is the best title for
24、 this passage？A. Purslane, a famous herb in the worldB. The basic knowledge about purslaneC. Purslane, a herb that benefits healthD. The medical research abut purslaneCSome colors that people see late at night could cause signs of the condition mental health experts call clinical depression. That wa
25、s the finding of a study that builds on earlier study findings. They show that individuals who live or work in low levels of light overnight can develop clinical depression.Doctors use the words “clinical depression” to describe severe form of depression. Signs may include loss of interest or pleasu
26、re in most activities, low energy levels and thoughts of death or suicide.In the new study, American investigators designed an experiment that exposed hamsters to different colors. The animals were separated into 4 groups. One group of hamsters was kept in the dark during their nighttime period. Ano
27、ther group was placed in blue light, a third group slept in white light. While a fourth was put in red light. After four weeks, the researchers noted how much sugary water the hamsters drank. They found that the more depressed animals drank the less amount of water.Randy Nelson, who heads the Depart
28、ment of Neuroscience at Ohio State University, says animals that slept in blue and white light appeared to be the most depressed. “What we saw is these animals didnt show any sleep disruptions at all but they did have messed up circadian clock genes (生物钟基因)and they did show sign of depression wherea
29、s if they were in the pale red light, they did not.” He says theres a lot of blue in white light, which explains why the blue light and white light hamsters appear to be more depressed than the hamsters that see red light or darkness.Mr Nelson has suggestions for people who work late at night, or th
30、ose who like to stay up late. “My recommendation is if you are just living a typical mostly active life during the day, mostly inactive at night, you need to limit exposure to TVs which are quite bluish in the light they give off and computer screens and things like that. You can get filtered glass,
31、 you can get filters (过滤器) on your computer screen and filters on your e-Readers to put it more in the reddish light.”28. How did the researchers carry out the study?A. By examples. B. By explanation. C. By reasoning. D. By comparison. 29.What can we conclude from the findings of the study?A. Hamste
32、rs appear to be more upset. B. Animals in blue and white light appeared the most depressed.C. These animals all showed clinical depression. D. The animals had messed up circadian clock genes.30. Which can best replace the underlined word in paragraph 4?A. distribution. B. dissatisfaction. C. distrac
33、tion. D. disturbance.31. Where can you probably find the above text?A. In a science magazine. B. In a fashion brochure. C. In a research report. D. In a book review.DIts a connected world, and nearly every device, appliance, and machine with some sort of computer running inside it can be connected t
34、o others through the Internet of Things (IOT). What a great leap forward in this journey we call human civilization! But does this recent advancement come with a dark secret that can someday turn on us? Are smart devices spies around us?Many smart appliances today, particularly smartphones and virtu
35、al assistants are equipped with voice command capabilities. They can, therefore, listen to and record your comments and conversations even after theyve carried out your original command. Concerns about devices turning on voice command by themselves and listening even when you do not enable the featu
36、re have also been raised. The question then is: What actually happens when your smart device is listening? How much information gets recorded, and where does this eventually end up in?Take a listening app called “Alphonso” as an example. You cant download it directly from the App Store, but it comes
37、 with some games and apps that you can fix. While you are playing games on your smartphone, Alphonso comes to life and listens to what you are watching on TV. It then records this information and sends it to some server somewhere, and the data is analyzed to build a profile about your TV-viewing hab
38、its. Alphonso proves that devices can listen to what you say and do.Now, whats to stop devices from gathering other data? They can be made to look at chat and text messages or your calendar, for example. Everything about you would be fair game. Some popular smart home platforms can control the platf
39、orms to fall silent but still remain active, capturing every word you speak that can potentially land you in some sort of phishing (网络欺诈) trouble. This seems to be the price we have to pay for the convenience that technology gives us. Privacy seems non-existent. So we should thus take steps to prote
40、ct ourselves from this eventuality.32. What can we infer about IOT mentioned in paragraph 1?A. People rely too much on IOT.B. IOT spies are exactly among us.C. IOT can be a double-edged sword.D. IOT merely comes with a dark secret.33. What is the potential risk associated with smart devices?A. Voice
41、 command capabilities.B. Personal data and identity theft.C. Original command recognition.D. Location-based tracking function.34. Why does the author take “Alphonso” as an example?A. To present how smart devices send ads.B. To introduce the advantage of voice commands.C. To show the usage of downloa
42、ding listening app.D. To explain how hidden app steal peoples privacy.35. Where does the article go next?A. Ways to prevent information leakage.B. Reasons for the loss of personal data.C. Tricks of obtaining sensitive information.D. Methods of interactions with technologies.第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文
43、内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Would it surprise you to learn that the vast majority of adultsaround 75 per centtell up to two lies every day? _36_Why people lie Over 20 % of lies are told in a bid to avoid other people; 20 % are jokes or pranks; 14 %are told in self-protection; 13 % are attem
44、pts to make a good impression;11 % are told to protect others; and 9% are for personal gain.How to spot a liarSo, are there any body language giveaways that can help “out” someone whos lying? Back in 2015,University of Michigan researchersidentified some common behaviours among liars, including grim
45、acing(作怪相), looking directly at the questioner in order to appear trustworthy, or looking to the right, and overcompensating by gesturing with both hands. _37_._38_Vocal factors can offer a good clue, too. People who are being deliberately dishonestor who lack certainty in what theyre saying tend to
46、 speak slower and place less emphasis on the middle of words, according toa previous study.Interestingly, the researchers also found that listeners automatically registered these voice changes as a sign of dishonesty, even when they werent being asked to do so.Its important to remember though that n
47、one of these pointers offer undeniable evidence that youre dealing with a liar. _39_How to cope with a liarInstead of accusing someone outright of lying, try “fact-checking” what theyre saying by asking lots of questions. Deceptive people generally cant provide specifics and their tales start to unravel(解体). Catch someone out in this way, which at least kickstarts a more honest conv
