湖北省沙市中学2016届高三英语下学期第四次半月考(一模)试题

12015—2016学年下学期高三年级第四次半月考英语试卷考试日期：2016年5月5日第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.Whatarethespeakersmostprobablydoing?A.Waitingforabus.B.Talkingabouttheirschedule.C.Changingtheirplans.2.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?A.Itwillbeabigstormtomorrow.B.Theweathermanisusuallyexactinhisforecast.C.Theweathermanisusuallynotexactinhisforecast.3.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Inacottonfield.B.Atarailwaystation.C.Onatrain.4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Heshouldhavehiscarrepairedinthegarage.B.HeshouldlendhiscartoBill.C.HecouldrefuseBillwithawhitelie.5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Hercameraisbetterthantheman’s.B.Hercameraisnotmoremodernthantheman’s.C.Themanshouldbuyacameraofqualityandfashion.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给出的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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Howoldisthewomannow?A.Tenyearsold.B.Nineteenyearsold.C.Eighteenyearsold.7.Howdoesthewomanmakesomemoney?A.Shegiveslessons.B.Sheplaysthepianoattheconcerts.C.Sheplaysthepianoatparties.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。28.Whendoesthewomanplantoleave?A.OnWednesdaymorning.B.OnFridayafternoon.C.OnSaturdaynight.9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutthecost?A.Low.B.Reasonable.C.High.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatisthegirl'snationality?A.Chinese.B.Japanese.C.Indian.11.Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Customerandshopassistant.B.Studentandteacher.C.Classmates.12.Whatdoesthemanmeanwhenhesays“Verygood”？A.Hethinksthegirlcaneasilyunderstandhiswords.B.Hethinksthegirlunderstandshowtouse“Excuseme”,andhasuseditcorrectly.C.Hethinksthegirlisclever.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?A.Atatravelagency.B.Attherailroadstation.C.Atthebusstation.14.Whydoesthetravelerwanttotakeabus?A.Thebusticketsarecheaperthanthetraintickets.B.Thetravelerwantstoexperienceanotherwayoftraveling.C.Busstopsatseveralcitiesalongtheway.15.Whyarethebusticketsmuchcheaperthanthetraintickets?A.Thebustriptakeslongertime.B.Thebusstopsatseveralcities.C.Thereisnorestroominthebus.16.Whycouldn’tthepassengerusethetraintickettopayforthebusticket?A.Thetrainticketcostsmorethanthebusticket.B.Thetrainstationbelongstoanothercompany.C.Heruncleandauntdon’tagreewithhertodoso.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthespeakerdoing?A.Givingalesson.B.Makingaspeech.C.Introducingafamily.18.Howlongwasthecompanyinbusiness?A.Foroveracentury.B.Forabouthalfacentury.C.Foraboutaquarterofacentury.19.Whydidthecompanynearlygooutofbusiness?A.Theypaidforthefireloss.B.Theyspenttoomuchbuildingthenewfactory.C.Theypaidtheemployeesregularlywhilerebuilding.20.WhatdoweknowaboutArdenTextile?A.Theyreceivedanawardfromthepublic.B.Peoplehaddifferentviewsonwhattheydid.C.Theyhavehelpedothersmakegreatprofits.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）3第一节（共15小题；第小题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。ABigmessagingappsabroadWhileWeChatisChina'sbiggestmobilemessagingapp(应用软件)therearemanyequivalentappsinothercountriesthatoffersimilarfeatures.WhatsApp(US)Users:morethan300millionPlatforms:Android,10S,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryFeatures:Textchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharingWithmorethan300millionactiveusers,WhatsAppisoneofWeChat'sbiggestcompetitors.Developedbytwoex-Yahoo,employeesin2009,WhatsApporiginallyfocusedontextchat,butonAug6italsostartedpush-to-talkservice.It'snotedforitsaccessibility,easeofuseandtheabsenceofadverts.Theserviceisfreeforthefirstyear,afterwhich$0.99(6.06yuan)ischargedforaone–yearsubscription.KakaoTalk(SouthKorea)Users:morethan100millionPlatform:Android,iOS,W.ndo.sPhone.BlackBerryandBada(anoperatesystemdevelopedbySamsung)Features:Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,groupcalls,filesharingWithmorethan100millionusersinmorethan230countries,KakaoTalkisamulti-platformtextingapplicationthatallowsuserstosendandreceivemessagesfortree.WithKakaoTalk,userschoosefrommorethan250animatedemoticonsandsharethemwithfriends.Line(Japan)Users:morethan200millionPlatforms：Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandPCFeatures：Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing,gaming,stickers.Linetopsthelistofthemostdownloadedfreeappsin52countries.Apartfromtextandvoicemessaging,Lineprovidesitsuserswithmorethan250originalstickersandemoticonstobuyfromitsownshop.Inthefirstquarterof2013alone,itmade$7millionjustfromstickers.ThepopularappalsoallowsfriendstobattleeachotherintheLINEGame.21.Thefirstparagraphofthepassageisusedto.A.introducethemostpopularmobilemessagingappsinChinaB.talkaboutnewfeaturesinthelatestmobilemessagingappsC.drawreaders'attentiontovariouspopularmobilemessagingappsD.explainhowmobilemessagingappshavebecomesopopular22.Comparedwiththeothertwoapps,whichofthefollowingfeaturesmakesLinestandout?4A.Groupmobilegames.B.Freestickersandemoticons.C.Freedownloadoftheapp.D.Textandgroupchat.23.OneofthepopularfeaturesofWhatsAppisthatusers.A.cansendandreceivemessagesforfreeB.canenjovlivevideochatswithingroupsC.don'tneedtoworryaboutunwantedadsD.regularlysetfreestickersandemoticonsBTherewasatimewhenatrip