1、2021年高三第四次月考英语试题含答案本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（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2B铅笔填涂,如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案的标号；非选择题答案使用05毫米的黑色中性（签字）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，不破损。第卷 （选择题）第一部
2、分：听力理解（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。1What would the woman like to do? ADo past-time workBTravel aloneCLearn to drive2Where does the conversation most proba
3、bly take place?AAt a coffee barBAt homeCAt Cappuccino3How much does the man pay? A15 centsB50 centsC100 cents4Why is the man calling? ATo book a tableBTo cancel the reservationCTo postpone the reservation5What does the woman want to do?ATo open an accountBTo exchange moneyCTo cash a cheque第二节:（共15小题
4、;每小题15分,共225分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC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。每段对话仅读两遍。听第六段材料，回答第67题。6What are the speakers mainly discussing?AWhen the conference will begin BWhen the report will be finished CWhen the woman will go to Rome7What will the woman do this weekend?AAtt
5、end a meetingBSee Sarah CWork on a report听第七段材料，回答第8-9题。8Who is the womans watch for?AHer father BHer friend CHer husband9What does the man say about the necklace?AIt is free of dutyBIt is very beautifulCIt is very expensive 听第八段材料，回答第10-12题。10Why does the man decide not to go downtown at first?AHe
6、cant spare the time BHe thinks it is too far awayCHe has nothing to do downtown11What is Gilsons?AA big supermarket BA watch repair shopCA large parking lot 12What do we know about the woman?AShe is busy with her workBShe is leaving in several hoursCShe is going shopping downtown听第九段材料，回答第13-16题。13W
7、hat has the woman seen on American TV shows?A80% of Americans buy take-out food once a weekBYoung Americans often buy take-out foodCMany Americans like eating in restaurants14Which of the following does the man like?APizza BSoda CHamburgers15What do we know about the mans parents?AThey learned how t
8、o cook at ten years oldBThey often took the man out to eatCThey think healthy eating is important16What will the woman do tonight?ATreat the man BCook at home CEat in a restaurant听第十段材料，回答第17-20题。17Why did the speakers parents take her to her grandparents? AThey thought she would study better there
9、BThey wanted her to keep her grandma pany CHer grandma could help look after her18Who usually prepared lunch?AThe speakers grandpaBThe speakers grandmaCThe speakers dad19What did the speakers grandma do? AShe helped a poor familyBShe shared their food with a little boyCShe made lunch for a little bo
10、y20What do we know about the speaker?AShe likes helping the poorBShe likes encouraging othersCShe is twenty years old now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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A“Dont worry if you have problems!” It is easy to say until you are in the midst of a r
11、eally big oneThe only people who dont have troubles are gathered in little neighborhoodsMost munities have at least oneWe call them cemeteriesIf youre breathing, you have difficultiesIts the way of lifeAnd believe it or not, most of your problems may actually be good for you! Let me explainMaybe you
12、 have heard the Great Barrier Reef, stretching some 1,800 miles from New Guinea to AustraliaTour guides regularly take visitors to view the reefOn one tour, a traveler asked the guide an interesting questionI notice that the lagoon （泻湖） side of the reef looks pale and lifeless, while the ocean side
13、is vibrant and colorful, the traveler observedWhy is this?The guide gave an interesting answer, The coral around the lagoon side is in still water, with no challenge for its survivalIt dies earlyThe coral on the ocean side is constantly being tested by wind, waves and stormsIt has to fight for its s
14、urvival every dayAs it is challenged and tested, it changes and adaptsIt grows healthyIt grows strongAnd it reproduces Then he added, “Thats the way it is with every living organism”Thats how it is with peopleChallenged and tested, we e alive! Like coral pounded by the sea, we growPhysical demands c
15、an cause us to grow strongerMental and emotional stress can produce tough-mindedness and resiliencySpiritual testing can produce strength of character and faithfulnessSo, you have problems? No problem! Just tell yourself, There I grow again!Remember: A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner21Who ha
16、s no problems according to the passage?AThe persons who are very famous BThe persons who have much moneyCThe persons who have been born DThe persons who are living in the cemeteries22In the writers opinion, _Aproblems bring us much troubleBproblems have two sides, good or badCwe should try to stay a
17、way from any troubleDthe fewer things we do, the less trouble well meet23The reason why lagoon side of the reef has no life is _Ait hasnt got any sunlight Bit has less energy than othersCit never faces any challenge and tests Dit has no work to do every day24After reading this passage, we should _Ar
18、egard any problem as challenge Blearn from the lagoon sideCworry your problem Denter into cemeteriesBA study of more than five million books, both fiction and non-fiction, has found a marked decline in the use of emotional words over timeThe researchers form the University of Bristol used Google Ngr
19、am Viewer, a facility for finding the frequency of terms in scanned books, to search for more than 600 particular words identified as representing anger, dislike, fear, joy, sadness and surpriseThey found that almost all of the categories showed a drop in these “mood words” over timeOnly in the cate
20、gory of fear was there an increase in usage“It is a steady and continuous decrease,” said Dr Alberto AcerbiHe assumed that the result might be explained by a change in the position occupied by literature, in a crowded media landscape“One thing could be that in parallel to books the 20th century saw
21、the start of other mediaMaybe these media movies, radio, drama, had more emotional content than books”Although both joy and sadness followed the general downwards trend, the research, published in the journal PLOS One, found that they also exhibited another interesting behaviour：the ratio （比率） betwe
22、en the two varied greatly, apparently mirroring historical eventsDuring the Roaring Twenties the joy-to-sadness ratio reached a peak that would not occur again until before the recent financial crashBut the ratio plunged at the height of the Second World WarNevertheless, the researchers held a reser
23、ved opinion about their claim that their result reflected wider social trendsIn the paper, they even argue that the reverse could be true“It has been suggested, for example, that it was the suppression （压抑） of desire in ordinary Elizabethan English life that increased demand for writing filled with
24、romance and sex perhaps,” they conclude, “songs and books may not reflect the real population any more than catwalk models reflect the average body”25The word decline （paragraph 1） is closest in meaning to_AincreaseBriseCdecreaseDchange26A study of more than five million books indicated a decrease i
25、n “mood words” over time except_Ain the use of the words of historical events Bin the category of fearCin the category of literature Din the category of joy27Whats the main idea of this passage?AA study of emotional words BA study about vocabulary in literatureCReasons for the use of emotional words
26、 decreases in literatureDA study on increase in the category of fearCNEMSNEWRI Environmental Master of ScienceNEWRI: Nanyang Environment & Water Research InstituteBe a leader in environmental science and engineeringthrough the NEMS programmeNEWRI Environmental Master of Science （NEMS） is a primary g
27、raduate education and research programme conducted by Nanyang Technological Universitys （NTUs） NEWRI, with summer attachment at Stanford UniversityIt aims to train engineers and scientists to meet the increasing environmental challenges for Asia and the wider regionNEWRI-Nanyang Environment & Water
28、Research InstituteNEWRI is enabling Singapore to be a global center of environmental science and technology in providing technological solutions to the worldIt is mitted to environmental and water technologies through its ecosystem of education, research and developmental activitiesNEWRI is trying i
29、ts best to pull together NTUs water and environment-related centers and institutes, gathering one anothers strengths for the benefit of industry and societyMaster of Science Applications Applications open now and close on 30 May xx for Singapore applicants Graduates having relevant engineering or sc
30、ience background, including final-year students, are invited to apply Applicants are required to have a certificate of GREFurther information and application materials are available at the Website: Ceentuedusg/Graduate/NEMS Highlights of Programme: Students spend a full summer term at Stanford takin
31、g regular courses and continue with the rest of their academic programme at NTU It is a 12-month full-time course in environmental science & engineeringStudents under NEMS will have opportunities to do research projects under NEWRI as well as to continue for the Doctors degree Graduating students re
32、ceive the NTU degree and a certificate from Stanford for their summer attachmentScholarship for tuition grants and living expenses at both Stanford and NTU are availableEnquiry contact: Ms Christian SohTel：（65） 6861 0507 Fax:（65） 68614606Email: nemsntuedusg Information on other graduate programmes a
33、vailable at：ntuedusg/cee/program/postgradasp28If one wants to apply for the NEMS programme, it is essential for him to _Amake contact with Ms SohBhave passed the GRE testCpossess a university diplomaDmajor in engineering or science29Students admitted to the NEMS Programme _Aare required to obtain a
34、Doctors degreeBwill first have regular courses at StanfordCneednt be released from their regular jobsDcan receive degrees of both NTU and Stanford30Whats the main purpose of the NEMS programme?ATo offer scholarship for tuition grants and living expensesBTo strengthen the cooperation between NTU and
35、StanfordCTo introduce Nanyang Environment & Water Research InstituteDTo train experts on environmental science and engineering31Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A30 May xx is the deadline for NEMS applicationBApplicants for NEMS should have relevant work experienceCOther cente
36、rs and institutes for environmental and water technologies also exist in NTUDSingapore is the global center of environmental science and technologyDThere are 67 counties in the state of AlabamaEach county is rich with history and its own unique storiesColbert County, located in the northwest corner
37、of the state, has its share of exciting stories and claims to statewide fameThe county was created on February 6, 1867, and Tuscumbia became the county seat （the town in which the offices of the county government are located）One of the most famous residents of Tuscumbia was Helen KellerHelen Keller
38、was born on June 27, 1880Her home was a white frame cottage built by her grandparentsSince ivy （常春藤） grew everywhere, the house was called Ivy GreenIt was here, at the water pump in the backyard, that Keller learned the word “w-a-t-e-r” with the help of her teacher, Anne SullivanVisitors to Ivy Gree
39、n can walk under boxwood trees that are 150 years oldThe home has furniture that the Keller family usedIt also has Kellers Braille （盲文） books and her original Braille typewriterSpring Park is Tuscumbias most popular park and favorite tourist attractionThis park has the worlds largest manufactured wa
40、terfall called Coldwater FallsThe Spring Park Light and Water Show is an amazing sight to seeIt takes place every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at sundownThe water appears to dance to music and colored lightsThe music played during the show is recorded by singers and musicians from AlabamaFame Record
41、ing Studios is in the city of Muscle Shoals in Colbert CountyThe studio is the first successful recording studio in AlabamaIt is best known for creating “Southern rock,” “Southern soul,” and “county soul” Well-known performers like Aretha Franklin and musical groups such as Alabama and Lynyrd have m
42、ade recordings at this studioVisitors can continue to explore music in Alabama by visiting the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in TuscumbiaBuilt in 1990, this site recognizes the musical talents of more than 500 Alabama residents in a wide variety of musical styles, including country and rhythm and blues
43、 Truly, Colbert County has a lot of wonderful locations to visitGuests will not be disappointed in a visit to this delightful place32Which of the following is TRUE about Alabama and music?AAlabama musicians have established exhibits for visitorsBThere are a great many talented musicians in AlabamaCM
44、usic is the most important industry in AlabamaDAlabama residents enjoy listening to music33How many locations related to music in Colbert County are mentioned in the text? A1B2C3D434The author writes the text mainly to persuade the reader _Ato learn from Helen KellerBto visit businesses in AlabamaCt
45、o stop for a visit in Colbert CountyDto listen to Southern styles of music35The text is most probably taken from _Aa story bookBa book reviewCa personal diaryDa travel magazine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。选项中的两项为多余选项。 Coconut oil has bee popular as healthier oil in cooking, cle
46、aning and even as part of a natural beauty productAt room temperature except in warmer climates, it hardens, but naturally bees liquid as the temperature rises 36 Healthy fat is an important part of the diet, and coconut oil is one source of the healthy fatCoconut oil is also natures richest source of medium-chain fatty acids （脂肪酸）This oils health benefits include, but are not limited to, improv
