西安中学高2016届高三第四次仿真考试
英语
（时间：120分钟满分：150分）
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题，100分）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，50分）两部分。考试时间120分钟。
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。1.2.3.4.5.
Howdoesthemanliketobeginhislecture?A.Withalaugh.Whatdoesthemando?A.Adriver.A.Atabusstop.A.Teacherandstudent.A.Anearthquake.
B.Apoliceman.B.Inashop.B.Classmates.B.Afire.
C.Agatekeeper.C.Inahospital.C.Motherandson.C.Agasaccident.
Wherearethetwospeakers?
Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?Whatmighthavehappened?
B.Withasmile.
C.Withafunnystory.
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。听每段对话或者独白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，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。
2016届高三第四次仿真考试（英语）第1页共14页听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6.7.8.
Whoisthewoman?A.Acandidate.A.Inthehallways.A.Putupposters.
B.Aradioannouncer.B.Intheclassrooms.B.Writeaspeech.
C.Acampaignmanager.C.Inthecafeteria.C.Answerquestions.
Wherewilltheyputuptheposters?Whatwillthemandotonight?
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9.
Whatmaybethetwospeakers?A.Moviemakers.A.BeyondtheMoon.A.BeyondtheMoon.
B.Actors.
C.TVpresenters.
10.Accordingtotheman,whatisthefunniestmovieoftheyear?
B.AMan’sBestFriend.C.SanFrancisco.B.AMan’sBestFriend.C.SanFrancisco.
11.Whichmovieisappreciatedbybothofthespeakers?听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12.Howwillthespeakerstravel?
A.Bytrain.
B.Bybus.
C.Byplane.
13.Whenshouldthemanbookthetravelinginadvance?
A.Fourmonths.A.Tobookaticket.
B.Eightmonths.
C.Tenmonths.
14.Whatisthepurposeoftheman?
B.Togivesomedetails.C.Toaskforinformation.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15.HowmanyplaceswillMr.RobertsonvisitinChina?
A.Two.
B.Three.
C.Four.
16.HowwillRobertsongotoXi’an?
A.Byplane.
B.Bytrain.
C.Bycar.
17.WherewasRobertsonborn?
A.Australia.
B.England.
C.China.
2016届高三第四次仿真考试（英语）第2页共14页听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Wheredoesthespeakerprobablywork?
A.Inamuseum.
B.Inatravelagency.
C.Inacarsalescentre.
19.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?
A.Exhibitionsoffilms.
B.Exhibitionsofvehicles.C.Exhibitionsofmusic.
20.Whichistheworld’sfirstjetski?
A.TheonefromMr.Bean.
B.TheonefromDieAnotherDay.
C.TheonefromTheSpyWhoLovedMe.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。
A
Inheroutstandingbook,“ChoosetheHappinessHabit”,PamGoldenwrote,“Takethestoryoftwotwinbrothersforexample.Onegrewupandbecameanalcoholic,whiletheotherbecameasuccessfulbusinessman.Whenaskedwhyhebecameanalcoholic,thealcoholicreplied,“Becausemyfatherwasadrunk.”However,thesuccessfulbusinessman’sanswerwasalso“Becausemyfatherwasadrunk.”whenaskedwhyhesucceeded.Thesamebackground.Thesameupbringing.However,theresultswerequitedifferent.Why?Thereasonisthattheyhaddifferentchoices.Thebrotherschosedifferentthoughtswhichformedthesituationstheyfoundthemselvesinatlast,sotheyhaddifferentexperiences.
TherewasatimeinmylifewhenIthoughtdifficultywasdueto“badluck”.Haveyoueverheardthesaying“Whenitrains,itpours”?ThatwasmyanswerwhenothersaskedmehowthingsweregoingonwhenIwasintrouble.SowhatdoyouthinkIgot?“RAIN”.Moreandmore“RAIN”.Icouldn’tunderstandwhybadluckwasalwayswithme.
2016届高三第四次仿真考试（英语）第3页共14页PamGoldensays,“You’reeitherlivingintheproblemoryou’relivinginthesolution.”Now,whenI’mfacedwithwhatIusedtothinkwasanegativesituation,Iuseadifferentwaytothinkaboutit.Iforcemyselftoreplacethosenegativethoughtsthatmakemeloseheartinmymindwithpositivethoughtswhichencouragemetofightagainstthedifficultybravely.SometimesIwritedownsomeideasthatmaybeasolution,whichIcombinewiththelessonsIhavelearnedfromthebadsituationsandthedifficultiesthattroubledmeinthepast,andoften,Ifindasolutiontotheproblemsoon.ItseemsthatIshouldthankthedifficultyImetwith.TheRAINthatpouredinmyworldhasbecomegreatexperiencesthatprovidemewithvaluableexperience,fromwhichIcanbenefit.
Now,itdoesn’t“rain”asmuchinmylifeasitusedto.Infact,mostdaysarebeautiful,cloudlessandsunny!SometimesIdogetarain,butIthinkitmakesmestrongerjustliketherainhelpsplantsgrowup.
21.Theexampleofthetwinbrothersshowsthat________.
A.itisluckthatleadstosuccessB.educationdecidesaperson’sfutureC.upbringingmakesabigdifferenceD.makinggoodchoicesisthemostimportant
22.Whatdoes“RAIN”mentionedinthesecondparagraphreferto?
A.Water.
B.Difficulty.
C.Success.
D.Goodluck.
23.Whatistalkedaboutinthethirdparagraph?
A.Howtheauthorcollectsusefulexperience.B.Howtheauthorgetshelpfromothers.C.Howtheauthordealswithdifficultynow.D.Howtheauthorlivesintheproblem.
24.Whichofthefollowingagreeswiththeauthor’sattitudenowinthetext?
2016届高三第四次仿真考试（英语）第4页共14页A.Meetingwithdifficultyisnotabadthing.B.Allthingsaredifficultbeforetheyareeasy.C.Misfortunestelluswhatfortuneis.D.Thingsattheworstwillmend.
B
Meetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanbedifficult.Fromthebeginning,peoplemaysendthewrongsignal.Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.
Differentculturesemphasizetheimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegree.Forexample,businessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.Evenwithpeopleatwork,itisnecessarytospendalotoftimein“smalltalk”,usuallyoveraglassoftea,beforetheydoanyjob.InmanyEuropeancountries–liketheUKorFrance–peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsorcafé’sratherthanattheoffice.
Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.IoncemadeaspeechinThailand.Ihadexpectedmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscussion;insteadtherewasanuncomfortablesilence.Thepeoplepresentjuststaredatmeandsmiled.Aftergettingtoknowtheirwaysbetter,IrealizedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyownculture,weexpressmeaningmainlythroughwords,butpeopletheresometimesfeeltoomanywordsareunnecessary.
EvenwithinNorthernEurope,culturaldifferencescancauseseriousproblems.Certainly,EnglishandGermanculturessharesimilarvalues;however,Germansprefertogetdowntobusinessmorequickly.Wethinkthattheyarerude.Infact,thisisjustbecauseoneculturestartsdiscussionsandmakesdecisionsmorequickly.
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