高三第四次月考英语试卷

银川一中2009届高三年级第四次月考

英语试卷

班级＿＿＿姓名＿＿＿学号＿___＿

命题教师：魏凤玲、任俊玲

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共115分）

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1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A.Husband and wife

B. Salesman and customer

C. Neighbors

2. Where do you think the conversation takes place?

A.At a hotel

B. At a cinema

C. At a post office

3. What can be concluded from this conversation?

A.Jim types faster than David B Jim is too busy to help C. Jim is a poor typist

4. How did the man go to Canada?

A. By train

B. By car

C. by bus

5. How much did the woman pay for the cap?

A. 50 dollars

B. 10 dollars

C. 40 dollars

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道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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至8题。

6.What can the woman be?

A. She is a waitress at a hotel

B. She is the secretary of Mr. Black.

C. She is the assistant of professor Green

7. How would the man get in touch with Mr. Green?

A. Find where the Blackwood Hotel is

B. Go upstairs to Room 304 straightly

C. Dial 64 to find the number of the Blackwood Hotel

8. Why .did the man ask the woman to change the dollar?

A. To pay for the information

B. To make a phone call

C. To take a bus

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题

9. Where dose this conversation take place?

A. In a flat building

B. In the man’s office

C. In the woman’s office

10. What has the woman been looking for over the last week?

A. A two-bedroom flat

B. A three-bedroom flat

C. A ground-floor flat

11. What dose the woman think of the flat?

A. It is too small to live in

B. It is too expensive to buy

C. It is satisfying on the whole

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题

12. What dose the woman want to buy?

A. Desktop computer

B. Laptop computer

C. Printers

13. How soon could the machines be delivered?

A. On the firm date the woman suggested

B. Pretty quickly

C. only a few days later

14. How much will the man cut off the price for the woman?

A. 15%

B. 12%

C. 10%

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. Why doesn’t the woman go to watch the football match in person?

A. She is too busy to go

B. She prefers to watch it on TV

C. She has no money

16. What makes the man feel excited when he is watching the games in person?

A. Watching the game more closely

B. The audien ce’s enthusiasm

C. Super views of all the players

17. What is the man obviously planning to do?

A. Watch the game in person

B. Watch TV with the woman

C. Pay for the woman’s football ticket

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What do the children dislike about school?

A. They can’t do anything they want to do

B. Everything is different from at home

C. They are often blamed by teachers

19. Who is probably the speaker?

A. A parent

B. A child

C. An educator

20. What advice dose the speaker want to give?

A. Teachers should notice every student in school

B. Children should go to school to learn

C. Teachers should be strict with children

第二部分：知识运用（共两节，共45分）

第一节单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从每题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21．－I didn’t do well in the last contests, including math and English. How about you?

－_____________.

A．I’ll do better next time B．Even worse

C．A lot better D．I like English, though

22．Many students in this school make __________ a rule to come to the evening classes even on Saturdays and Sundays

A．this B．that C．it D．them

23. When it comes to bringing up children ,some people say strict control produces

well-behaved children.

A．不填；the B．the；不填C．不填；不填D．the; the

24．－What was the trouble with you the day before yesterday?

－When I practiced running on the playground with others, my strength _________ and

I fell onto the ground.

A．gave away B．gave in C．gave off D．gave out

25．How long do you suppose it is _________ he arrived and began to work there?

A．when B．before C．after D．since

26．The traffic in the city was ________ today, so as you guess, Mary got home far earlier than usual.

A．heavy B．weak C．scare D．light

27．－You seem to have lost your way, ___________?

－I’m looking for Wangfujing Street.

A．What are you looking for B．Why so

C．Need help D．Where are you going

28．She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she ______ all day long.

A．has been reading B．had read C．is reading D．read

29．Strong typhoons struck this area very _______. Normally, they form and come here between July and August every year.

A．generally B．regularly C．usually D．suddenly

30．He finds his daughter is quite different from _________ she was five years ago.

A．who B．what C．how D．which

31.Most green vegetables, such as spinach cabbage,____ for too long, will lose nutrition.

A. if to be cooked

B. if cooking

C. if cooked

D. if being cooked

32. The wheat and corn are growing very well, which _____ to be a good harvest.

A. expects

B. promises

C. support

D. thinks

33. The song “ rice fragrance” by Jay Zhou was a ________ at once and its recording disc

rose to No. one last week bestseller lists.

A. shock

B. strike C hit D. beat

34. It is generally that new industries for the southern part of the country .

A．admitted ;are to be needed B．admitted ;to be needed

C．admitting; are needing D．admitting ; needed

35.By nine o’clock, all the Olympic torch bearers had reached the top of Mount Qomolangma,

____ appeared a rare rainbow soon.

A. of which

B. on which

C. from which

D. above which

第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Washoe is a young chimpanzee(黑猩猩).She is no 36 chimpanzee, though. Scientists are doing research 37 her. They want to see how civilized she can 38 .Already she can do many things a human being does.

For example, she has been learning how to exchange 39 with people. The scientists are teaching her 40 language. When she wants to be picked 41 , Washoe points up with one finger. She rubs her teeth with her finger 42 she wants to brush her teeth. This is done after every meal.

Washoe has also been 43 to find answers to problems. Once she was put in a 44 with food hanging from the ceiling. It was too high to 45 . After she considered the 46 ,she got a tall box to 47 . The food was still too high to be reached. Washoe found a 48 pole. Then she climbed onto the 49 , grasped the pole, and 50 down the food with the pole.

Washoe 51 like a human ,too. The scientists keep her in a fully furnished house. After a hard 52 in the lab, she goes home. 53 she plays with her toys. She 54 enjoys watching television before going to bed.

Scientists hope to 55 more about people by studying our closest relative ----- the chimpanzee.

36. A. foolish B. simple C. special D. ordinary

37. A. for B. on C. to D. by

38. A. experience B. change C. develop D. become

39. A. actions B. views C. messages D. feelings

40. A. human B. sign C. spoken D. foreign

41. A. out B. at C. on D. up

42. A. when B. until C. since D. while

43. A. trained B. raised C. ordered D. led

44. A. hole B. zoo C. room D. museum

45. A. pull B. see C. eat D. reach

46. A. problem B. position C. food D. ceiling

47.A. stand by B. stand on C. stand up D. stand with

48. A. straight B. strong C. long D. heavy

49 A. wall B. box C. ceiling D. pole

50. A. knocked B. picked C. took D. pulled

51. A. lives B. works C. thinks D. plays

52. A. task B. lesson C. time D. day

53. A. But B. There C. So D. Still

54. A. quite B. already C. even D. still

55. A. see B. answer C. learn D. gain

第三节阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

A

The Fourth “21th Century Cup” National English Speaking Competition is to be held in Shanghai.

Organizers: China Daily and Shanghai Broadcasting Network.

Co-ordinater: China University English Speaking Association （CUESA）.

Co-sponsors （联办单位）: English Speaking Union （ESU）, Lotus Software （China）Co. Ltd. , Times Publishing Group of Singapore, Hilton Shanghai, Pearson Education, Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press.

Date: March 26 （Friday）, 2007

Place: Hilton Shanghai.

Competition Format （形式）: Each student will present a prepared speech on the given topic, followed by a three -minute off - hand speech and a three - minute question and answer period with the judges.

Prepared speech period: six minutes.

Q & A period: three minutes.

Speech topic: People and Nature: In search of harmony （和谐）in a new age ＋your personal opinion. （Topics for the off hand speech will be given on the day of competition）.

Prizes: Besides books and certificates （证书）, the top two winners will be offered scholarships（奖学金）to travel to the annual international English -speaking competition which will be held by the English Speaking Union in London in May, 2007. The third and fourth place winners will be offered a study trip to Singapore, sponsored by the Times Publishing Group. The fifth through 10th place winners will be offered cash prizes. All the competitors will receive certificates from the English Speaking Union and book prizes provided by Pearson Education and Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press. The teachers of the top winners will also receive a one - year membership to the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language（IATEFL）

56．The main purpose of this passage is ________.

A. to invite you to take part in the competition

B. to tell you some information of the competition

C. to help to improve your spoken English

D. to show you how to win the competition

57．Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the Shanghai English Speaking Competition?________.

A. Where and when it will take place.

B. Its program.

C. What each winner will be offered.

D. The number of its competitors.

58．Suppose you get the sixth place, you’ll________ .

A. travel to London for free.

B. become a one - year member of IATEFL

C. get some money , some books and a certificate

D. get a chance to study in Singapore

59．An “off- hand speech”is________.

A. a speech not longer than three minutes

B. a speech without preparation

C. a speech with a piece of paper in hand

D. a speech which is well prepared

B

Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on

attractive defendants. But in the executive（主管的）circle, beauty can become a liability.

While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman.

Handsome male executives were considered having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success.

Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck.

All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.

Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the “manly”qualifies required.

This is true even in pol itics, “When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently, ” says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates（候选人）. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.

The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.

60．The word “liability” most probably means ________.

A. disadvantage

B. advantage

C. misfortune

D. trouble

61．Bowman’s experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness________

A. turns out to be a disadvantage to men

B. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women

C. has as little effect on men as on women

D. affects men and women alike

62．It can be inferred from the passage that people’s views on beauty are often________.

A. practical

B. supportive

C. old – fashioned

D. one - sided

63．The author writes this passage to ________.

A. give advice to job - seekers who are attractive

B. discuss the disadvantages of being attractive

C. demand equal rights for women

D. state the importance of appearance

C

Some people believe that international sport brings about good will between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together. Others say that the opposite is true: that international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sport encourages international brotherhood. Not only was there the terrible incident with the murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by those incidents caused mainly by minor national contests.

One country received its second - place medal with great anger after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers objecting to the final decisions. They were certain that one of their goals should not have been dismissed and that the opposite side’s victory was unfair. Their manager was angry when he said: “This wasn’t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Society are finished. ”The president of the society said later that such words could result in the pause of the team for at least three years.

The American basketball team announced that they would not give away first place to Russia, after a fighting end to their contest. The game had ended in quarrel. It was thought at first that the United States had won, by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play, A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and another player beat it into the basket. It was the first time the USA had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. The judges discussed the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then decided not to receive the silver medals.

Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played for honors or money rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that sportsmen should compete as individuals , or in non national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages dangerous nationalism.

64．According to the author, recent Olympic Games have ________.

A. brought about goodwill between the nations

B. made only false national pride

C. hardly showed any international friendship

D. led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred

65．What did the manager mean by saying, “… Hockey and the International Hockey Society are finished”? ________.

A. His team would no longer take part in international games

B. Hockey and the society are both ruined by the unfair decisions

C. There should be no more hockey matches organized by the society

D. The society should be dismissed

66．The author gives the two examples in paragraphs 2 and 3 to show________.

A. how false national pride leads to undesirable incidents in international games

B. that sport men have been more troublesome than they used to be

C. that competitiveness in the games discourages international friendship

D. that unfair decisions are common in Olympic Games.

67．What conclusion can be drawn from the passage? ________.

A. The organization of the Olympic Games must be improved

B. Athletes should compete as individuals in the Olympic Games

C. Sport should be played competitively rather than for the love of the game

D. International contests lead to misunderstanding between nations.

D

ARIEL, West Bank: A suicide bomber blew up near Israeli soldiers outside a Jewish settlement in the West Bank yesterday, killing at least three people and wounding about 30 others, th e settlement’s mayor and rescue workers said.

“A suicide bomber came and there were many soldiers…and he blew himself up.” said Ron Nachman, mayor of the settlement of Ariel. “Soldiers were among the casualties. ”People on the spot said the bomber blew up after soldiers eating at a food stand in a petrol station at the entrance of the settlement found him. According to some people on the spot accounts reported by Israeli media, a soldier shot and wounded the bomber, who then exploded.

The Magen David Adorn ambulance service said at least three people were killed and at least 30 wounded in the blast, which set the bomber burning at Ariel, about 25 kilometers east of Tel Avi v.

A fire brigade official said: “The bomber was still burning when we got there and we put out the fire immediatelly.”

Meanwhile, a blast shook homes in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp early yesterday, damaging buildings but causing no injuries, Palestinian sources said. They said the bomb was planted outside the home of a member of Palestimian President Yasser Arafat’s Fatah faction in Ain el-Hilwch camp, and exploded while the family was sleeping.

68．Some of people including ________were killed or wounded in the blast accident.

A. soldiers

B. mayor

C. rescue workers

D. a fire brigade official

69．The suicide bomber blew himself up because________.

A. there was something wrong with his brains

B. a soldier shot and wounded him

C. he couldn’t see the settlement’s mayor

D. he wanted to make himself known

70．It can be concluded that the passage is most probably part of a （n）________.

A. announcement

B. advertisement

C. news report

D. science research

E

I live in Japan, where electronic items are a way of life, so it is no surprise that many students carry these little electronic dictionaries. E-dictionaries may be light and compact(简洁的) more so than any paper dictionary. 71___ It depends on which one you buy. To me, these are pretty much the limits to their advantages.

I think e-dictionaries should be limited in their use in classrooms. 72____

E-dictionaries are much more expensive. In Japan, they cost as little as 10,000 yen (US$100)much as 40,000 yen, depending on how many functions you want (or think you want) and depending on how fashionable you are. My trusty Random House paper dictionary is copyrighted at1995, cost me a mere US$12.95 plus tax.

E-dictionaries are more fragile(易碎的). Drop your paper dictionary. Go ahead. Hold it above your head and drop it. 73

E-dictionaries need batteries. Batteries are temperature sensitive. Batteries cost money, too.

E-dictionaries have keypads. Typing in the spelling of a word is harder and more time consuming than looking through pages and using the index at the top of each page.

_74____ Such little devices beep(嘟嘟声) when you press the buttons, but it is very disturbing to some people in a classroom situation or library.

Finally, let’s consider making corrections or additions. No dictionary is perfect, paper version or electronic. However, when you find som ething you’d like to change in the e-dictionary, you can’t do anything about it. You can pencil in some notes with the paper type. Similarly, if you learn a word that isn’t in the dictionary, a few notes of a pencil make it easy to increase its memory capacity.

__75__ And, for those students whose habit is to mark certain words with a highlight pen for ease of future reference, again, the paper dictionary wins out.

A. But it is impossible to do so with a keypad model

B. They may even contain more words and expressions

C. Sometimes e-dictionaries trouble you and you really don’t know how to get rid of them

D. Now, try this with any lightweight plastic e-dictionary, and you’ll be picking up the pieces

E. That huge, heavy paper dictionary that you see in your library looks like a building block in size and weight.

F. E-dictionaries have advantages as well as disadvantages

G. Let’s take a look at the following reasons

姓名_____________班级_____________学号_____________

第II卷（满分35）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

Dear Mary,

I receive your E-mail just now. Don’t worry about me. I’m getting on well with my research work in the lab. But to my greatly surprise you say you will give up learn English. The reason is because you have not done well in it recently and you have lost interests. I’m afraid I couldn’t agree with you . I know it is difficulty to learn English, and English is widely used in the world today. It will be important tool in our future work. Beside, it is becoming more and more important in our daily life. If you study hard, you will be succeed. Do remember that where there is a will, there is a way. I’ m looking forward to hearing good news from you.

Yours,

Li Hua

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是某市居民，名叫李华。你觉得该市出租车行业问题较多，请写一封信给该市市长，内容应包括：

问题：

1. 停靠点太少，不易打的;

2. 欺诈外地乘客;

3. 车速过快，事故频频;

4. 仍有拒载者;

5. 深夜聚集在娱乐场所外等客时制造噪音，影响他人休息。

建议：要求采取措施管理

注意：字数120词左右。文章开头已给出。

参考词汇：绕道：take a roundabout route 道德；morality

娱乐场所entertainment places

Dear Mayor,

I’m a resident(居民) of the city. I feel there are many problems existing in the trade（行业）of taxi in our city._____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

Sincerely yours,

Li Hua