1、英语湖南省岳阳市十四中高三四月月考岳阳市十四中2016年四月月考英语试卷第一部分 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. Who is the man?A. A student. B. A salesman. C. A policeman.2. What does the woman want to do?A. Cancel the mee
2、ting.B. Change the time of the meeting.C. Skip the meeting.3. What do we know about the man?A. He has never been across the ocean.B. He does not understand what the woman means.C. He likes mathematics a lot.4. What kind of job would the woman prefer?A. Any job with a high salary.B. An average job wi
3、th a nice salary.C. An exciting job with an average salary.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. The weather.B. What happened last night.C. Sleeping problems.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
4、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 is special about the meal?A. The amount of food. B. The price of food. C. The kind of food.7. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Try a dessert. B. Try his favorite meat. C. Eat as much as possible.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What did the man ask the woman t
5、o do?A. Take a break. B. Take more pictures. C. Show him the photos.9. Why did the man complain?A. The beach was dirty.B. There were no pictures of him.C. The weather was bad.10. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman is very selfish.B. The man will copy his pictures into his PC.C. The
6、 speakers are on vacation.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Why does the man wish to break up with his girlfriend?A. She is not as pretty as she once was.B. They dont get along well.C. He will move soon.12. What does the woman think of the matter?A. The man should not take the job.B. The man might be reasonable.
7、C. The man should maintain this relationship.13. How does the man think his girlfriend will feel at his decision? A. Sad. B. Calm. C. Happy.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What is the woman looking for?A. Some saucepans. B. Some frying pans. C. Some plates.15. When did she first see them?A. This morning. B. Ye
8、sterday. C. Some days ago.16. What did the man ask the woman to do?A. Have a look at the window display.B. Check all the kitchenware in stock.C. Describe the item she wanted.17. How might the woman feel in the end?A. Disappointed. B. Excited. C. Surprised.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What happened to the e
9、lderly gentleman?A. He got stuck in the doors of the train.B. He missed the train.C. He was seriously injured on the train.19. What do we know about the gentlemans wife?A. She was in great panic. B. She cried for help. C. She remained calm.20. Who offered to help solve the problem?A. The speaker and
10、 two other men.B. The conductor.C. Nobody.第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，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。ATwo European Summer Must SeasWhen you think of summer, the beach, clear water, sunny skies, and relaxing days are a few things that come to mind, and two of th
11、e best places to experience these summer feels are two gorgeous European bodies of water：the Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea! These two incredible Seas hold some of my favorite travel memories, and I would revisit each one in a heart beat!The Mediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea can be acce
12、ssed from various European countries as well as a few North African countries. And while many think of visiting Ibiza, Malta, or the Greek islands to experience the Mediterranean, my Mediterranean beach days came while visiting the seaside city of Marseille in the South of France! Marseille was a lo
13、vely city with easy access to the Sea, also with pretty sandy beaches. The gorgeous crystal clear blue water made it unlike any beach day in America! Not only were the beaches amazing, but the city of Marseille was adorable and filled with numerous cute shops and seaside restaurants. And the Mediter
14、ranean-style food was delicious!The Adriatic SeaThe Adriatic Sea is equally as stunning (wonderful) and surely worth a visit! The Croatian coast has numerous beach clubs, some private and some public, that tourists are able to visit and you can experience the beauty of the Adriatic Sea there! Zrce N
15、ovalja, a Croatian seaside town I visited, was impressively featured by the rather rocky beach in place of sand. The rocks were small and smooth, making swimming in the sea and wading in the water just as easy as sandy beaches! Plus the locals in Croatia are also extremely friendly, making the exper
16、ience even more memorable.21. The writers trip to the two seas was full of _. A. unbearable hardships B. various adventures C. wonderful experiences D. funny events22. From which place did the writer get to the Mediterranean Sea? A. Ibiza. B. Malta. C. The Greek islands. D. Marseille.23. What makes
17、Zrce Novalja so special? A. Its beach clubs. B. Its beautiful sea. C. Its rocky beach. D. Its friendly locals.BLONDONHeres a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly. Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged (持续很久的) periodseven if you also exercise regularlycould be b
18、ad for your health. And it doesnt matter where the sitting takes placeat the office, at school, in the car or before a computer or TV just the overall number of hours it occurs. Several studies suggest people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat, have a heart attack or even
19、 die. In an editorial published this week in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Elin Ekblom-Bak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences suggested that authorities rethink how they define physical activity to highlight the dangers of sitting.While health officials have issued guidelin
20、es recommending minimum amounts of physical activity, they havent suggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated position.“After four hours of sitting, the body starts to send harmful signals,” Ekblom-Bak said. She explained that genes regulating (调节) the amount of glucose (葡萄糖)
21、and fat in the body start to shut down. Even for people who exercise, spending long periods of time sitting at a desk is still harmful. Tim Armstrong, a physical activity expert at the World Health Organization, said people who exercise everydaybut still spend a lot of time sittingmight get more ben
22、efit if that exercise were spread across the day, rather than in a single bout (一回). Still, in a study published last year that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen years, researchers found people who sat more had a higher death risk, whether or not they exercised.“We dont have enoug
23、h evidence yet to say how much sitting is bad,” said Peter Katzmarzyk of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, who led the Canadian study. “But it seems the more you can get up and interrupt this sedentary (坐着的) behavior, the better.” Figures from a U.S. survey in 2003-2004 found
24、 Americans spend more than half their time sitting, from working at their desks to sitting in cars. Experts said more research is needed to figure out just how much sitting is dangerous, and what might be possible to offset those effects. “People should keep exercising because that has a lot of bene
25、fits,” Ekblom-Bak said. “But when theyre in the office, they should try to interrupt sitting as often as possible,” she said.24. What is the best title for the text?A. Sitting Too Much Could Be DeadlyB. How To Avoid Sitting Too MuchC. Not Sitting Too Much While WorkingD. More And More People Sit Too
26、 Much25. According to the research, _.A. the more time you spend in exercising in a single bout, the healthier you will beB. those who often sit too much are sure to grow fat or suffer from a heart attackC. you had better not sit for more than four hours in a single boutD. regular exercise is effect
27、ive to get rid of the side effect of sitting too much26. How does the danger of sitting too much affect the human body?A. It results in a higher death risk.B. It causes the genes to fail to balance the glucose and fat in the body.C. It increases glucose and fat in the body.D. It makes a person unabl
28、e to exercise long enough in a day.27. The underlined word “offset” in paragraph 10 probably means _.A. improve B. achieve C. ignore D. balanceCLiving with other students can be a wonderful experience. Here are a few tips for student accommodations that can help ensure a great experience and build l
29、ifelong friendships: Screen your roommates carefully if you are given a choice. Combining the living spaces of several students into one location can be exciting and rewarding experience for the outgoing students. If you are on the shy side, or prefer a quiet group to study with pick quieter roommat
30、es.Divide the bills evenly. Some students are far less responsible than their roommates and tend to let their part of the finance slide. Resentment (不满) is quick to build when everyone has to pay the bill for a fellow student who cant seem to pay hisher share of the money. Carry your part of the loa
31、d. Everyone has to clean the bathroom and the kitchen sometime. Dont avoid your part of responsibility. Student accommodations can get messy and it involves everyone to keep them tidy and healthy.Think about someone else before you think about yourself. Put your roommates interests above your own. Life will be far enjoyable when everyone is concerned about the feelings property and studies of each other.Be open and honest. Hostilities (敌意) and frustrations may cause problems that cant be fixed. Everyone brings different standards and expectations to group living and i
