湖南省常德市一中2010届高三第四次月考英语试题

常德市一中2010届高三第四次月考英语试题高三英语备课组PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30)SECTION A (1.5×15=22.5)Direction: In this section you‟ll hear 6 conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet.You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation One1. What country are the speakers in probably?A. China.B. Canada.C. The US.2. How will the air-conditioner be installed?A. The man will be trained and fix it himself.B. A trained technician will be sent to install it.C. The man will hire a trained technician to install it.Conversation Two3. What is the man doing?A. Checking in.B. Doing shopping.C. Checking out.4. What‟s the clerk‟s suggestion?A. To come again.B. To hav a good trip.C. To make a reservation for next time. Conversation Three5. What color is the car?A. Blue.B. Black.C. Yellow.6. What‟s the date today?A.1st, March.B.1st, AprilC. 1st, May.Conversation Four7. Why did the woman make the phone call?A. To change her appointment.B. To discuss a business plan.C. To arrange an exhibition.8. What will the woman do in the morning on Friday?A. Attend an important meeting.B. Go to an exhibition.C. Go to another important appointment.9. When are they going to meet?A. Wednesday.B. Thursday.C. Friday.Conversation Five10. What does Tom want to become in the future?A. A pilot.B. A college teacher.C. A computer expert.11. Why is Mary studying English?A. She wants to be a translator.B. She wants to make English friends.C. She will move to the US.12. What is the best way to learn English according to Mary?A. Using the Internet.B. Listening to the radio.C. Talking with native speakers. Conversation Six13. What are the speakers doing?A. One is interviewing the other.B. They are having a friendly chat.C. They are talking about each other‟s family.14. How many subjects did the woman take?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.15. Why was the woman‟s father disappointed at first?A. She did her first job badly.B. She didn‟t do well in the Art College.C. She gave up her job as an accountant.SECTION B (1.5×5=7.5)Directions: In this section, you will hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you‟ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.You will hear the mini-talk TWICE.Influenza A / H1N1 in ChinaI. The first case of domestic(国内的) infection on the mainland(大陆).The patient: a female who is 16 years oldII. The situation on the mainlandMedical experts are worried about a lot, but there is no 17 or 18 so far.III. The health condition of the latest patient in BeijingThe patient was on the way of 19 .IV. The measure that come from the health ministry—the nation‟s flu monitoring network ．Laboratories: from 84 to 203．Hospitals: from 197 to 20 .PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45)SECTION A (1×15=15)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. What lessons China can draw from present global financial crisis has become ________ hot topic among us students.A. the; aB. 不填; aC. a; theD. 不填; the22. Interviewers typically ask many of the same standard questions．________, by understanding which question to expect, you can better prepare your answers．A．Therefore B．Nevertheless C．Otherwise D．Moreover23. The research work suggested that the virus causing the disease was an old virus, __________somewhere for thousands of years．A．having probably existed B．probably existingC．having been probably existed D．probably existed24. It‟s estimated that 50 billion dollars will be lost ________ corruption(腐败) in Iraq annually.A. forB. toC. withD. in25. —We all had a lot of fun at the barbecue yesterday. Pity you weren‟t there.—I really should have gone with you but I _____ on some remaining problems.A. workedB. was workingC. would workD. would have worked26. Miss Li ______ as a secretary for five years in the company, and now she is the general manager.A. servesB. servedC. had servedD. has served27. They are strongly against our plan, but haven‟t been able to come up with a / an ________ one.A. alternativeB. considerateC. subjectiveD. key28. Some countries have laws against traditional crimes_______ computers, but others have no laws against cybercrime at all.A. committing usingB. committed usedC. committed usingD. commit use29. Nothing but laziness can _________ his lateness this time.A. owe toB. respond toC. account forD. lie in30. While learning to cook, Marge found that cooking was much harder than the most difficultchemistry experiments: beans and chicken ________ burn and stick to the pan．A．should B．must C．need D．would31. The abbreviations(缩写) of Aids and HIV are different______ Aids is pronounced as one word: /eidz/, while HIV is pronounced letter by letter: /eit∫ ai ′vi:/.A. asB. in thatC. in whichD. from which32. “I _______ 20 thousand dollars!”said the businessman, thanking the police for their work in catching the criminal who had tried to cheat him out of his money.A. would have lostB. must have lostC. might loseD. should lose33. It is my usual ______ to pay in cash when going shopping.A. practiceB. habitC. customD. rule34. There is a new problem involved in the popularity of private cars road conditions need to be improved .A．which B．where C．when D．that35. Faclities using solar energy may seem a bit more expensive, but in the long run, they are much cheaper than ______ using electricity.A. thatB. itC. thoseD. onesSECTION B (1.5×12=18)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C or D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Teaching second grade is always a challenge. Each student arrives at school with his own needs and difficulties. One year a student called Billy 36 me with his behavior as well as his academic requirements. He struggled daily with his uncontrollable emotions and often became angry or violent. I knew that, to make academic progress, his emotions needed controlling.One 37 I tried to help Billy was to have him come directly into the classroom when he arrived at school. Billy‟s mom would 38 me to alert (警告) me to a particularly emotional morning at home. Then, I would focus on 39 his anger and calming him down before the other students arrived.One week our class was studying pets. I thought one way to bring learning into the classroom was to bring my dog Rocky to school for the day.That day began as normal. I was preparing activities focused on dog themes when I was told that Billy had a 40 morning at home and I might need to get him settled. As I was talking to his mom, Billy 41 into the classroom. To Billy‟s 42 , Rocky immediately ran up to his new protector, wagging(摆动) his 43 and licking Billy‟s face with doggy affection. Billy couldn‟t 44 Rocky‟s charm (魅力) and began laughing as his anger melted away.Throughout the day, Billy never left Rocky‟s side, feeding him, being gentle with him and even quieting the other students while Rocky was sleeping.Billy was known for doing anything he could to avoid 45 , but on this day he found a good dog story, “Clifford‟s Puppy Days,” and read it to Rocky. How surprised I was at the sight of Billy reading happily！My little dog was able to transform Billy‟s day from one of anger and frustration to one of laughter, gentleness and 46 .That day Rocky more than helped me with my 47 ; he helped to change the life of a child! After that Billy‟s behavior definitely i mproved.36. A. challenged B. cheated C. benefited D. betrayed37. A. advantage B. agenda C. reason D. way38. A. awake B. call C. visit D. sign39. A. tolerating B. seeing C. relieving D. ignoring40. A. boring B. fantastic C. busy D. rough41. A. fled B. stormed C. jogged D. floated42. A. surprise B. delight C. shame D. fear43. A. tail B. face C. legs D. eyes44. A. resist B. describe C. reduce D. forget45. A. exploding B. reading C. arguing D. apologizing46. A. admiration B. curiosity C. anxiety D. love47. A. family B. teaching C. housework D. performanceSECTION C (1.5×8=12)Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits thecontext.Do you wish to find new and interesting things when you go 48 a journey to another country?49 you expect different countries to have the same customs and food as what you are accustomed to, then you are bound to be disappointed. You need to put aside your old ideas and prejudices and learn to be 50 flexible in your expectations because finding the unusual and unexpected 51 the reward of travel. If you are an acute observer, you will find that even within your own country, there are interesting 52 in the way in which people who live in different parts of the country behave and live.There are many reasons why pepole like to 53 . Some are nature lovers whose main interest is in the natural scenery and the wildlife. 54 have a preference for famous places and monuments they heard about even when they were very 55 .PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION (2×15=30)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.AThe principles about applying for jobs have altered greatly lately. In the past, people preferred a hand-written application letter．However, nowadays it is becoming more and more common to apply for a job through the Internet．You can find information on the Internet about how to apply for jobs．Information can be found about how to fulfill your application letter, the clothes that you should wear and how to carry out the interview itself．The importance of body language is often mentioned，but doesn‟t always get the attention it deserves．After all，before a word has even been spoken，your body language will have already given people their first impression of you．Additionally, your body language will also give out a lot more information．Based on your body language it can be seen if you are self-confident．It can also show if you are a busy or a quiet type and it helps give an impression of whether you are speaking truthfully or not．Body language can show how enthusiastic you are and if you are a nice person．someone who will take his work seriously, but also someone who has a sense of humor and can enjoy a joke from time to time．The members of the application committee will ask you questions，but your answers won‟t only be oral．The committee will not only pay attention to what you say, but also to how you say it! Body language will determine first if it …clicks‟，and sometimes all it takes is just a few seconds．Everybody uses body language，but it takes place mostly at a subconscious（下意识的）level．Using body language appropriately, you can definitely increase your chances of getting a job．56．What kind of people is the text mainly meant for?A．Interviewers B．Job-hunting people C．Employers D．Lay-off workers 57．We can learn form the first paragraph that_______．A．hand-written letters are not used in finding a job B．interviewees should wear more expensive clothes C．body language is more important than spoken words D．Internet is of significance in applying for a job58．Using body language well in a job interview will probably _______．A．get rid of the interviewers‟ prejudice B．determine what position one will getC．increase the possibility to get the wanted job D．help one remove nervousness 59．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A．Those using body language are usually confident．B．Body language is often used intentionally in job hunting．C．Body language reflects one‟s personality．D．People enjoying jokes are preferred in a job interview．60. From the passage, we can know that _________.A. Many people do quite well in applying for jobs.B. All people don‟t value the impotance of body language.C. Body language will determine everything while being interviewed.D. Body language means doing everything natually.BDespite her obvious pride, Ms. Fathi, a 22-year-old from Egypt, was amazed to find herself being trained to be a flight attendant at Etihad Training Academy of the United Arab Emirates.“I never in my life thought I‟d work abroad,” said Ms. Fathi, who was a university student in Cairo when she began noticing newspaper advertisements for young Egyptians to work at airlines based in the Persian Gulf(波斯湾). “My family thought I was crazy.”A decade ago, in the 1990s, unmarried Arab women like Ms. Fathi, working outside their home countries, were rare. But just as young men from poor Arab nations flocked to the oil-rich Persian Gulf states for jobs, more young women are doing so, sociologists say, though no official statistics are kept on how many.Flight attendants have become the public face of the new mobility for some young Arab women, just as they were the face of new freedoms for women in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. They have become a subject of social anxiety and fascination in much the same way.In the midst of an Islamic revival(复兴)across the Arab world that is largely being led by young people, gulf states like Abu Dhabi —which offer freedoms and opportunities nearly unimaginable elsewhere in the Middle East —have become an unlikely place of refuge(避难所) for some young Arab women. And many say that the experience of living independently and working hard for high salaries has forever changed their ambitions and their beliefs about themselves, though it can also lead to a painful sense of alienation(疏离) from their home countries and their families.61. It can be inferred from the passage that young Arab women _________.A. go to work abroad after American women‟s exampleB. didn‟t start to work abroad until the late 20th centuryC. are commonly used to living and working separatelyD. expect to take the same family responsibilities as men62. According to the passage, the Arab women flight attendants can be described as _________.A. proud, homesick or independentB. honest, outstanding or optimisticC. mature(成熟的), enthusiastic or energeticD.painful, desperate or conservative63. How do the public respond to young Arab women‟s new mobility?A. The public think highly of it.B. The public care very little about it.C. The public show both interest and anxiety.D. The public are strongly against it.64. The author intends to tell the readers that __________.A. Arab women can hardly find any workB. flight attendants are badly needed in the gulfC. flight attendants lead quite a different lifeD. young Arab women‟s values are changing65. The title for the passage may be_________.A. Arab Women Finding Freedom in the SkiesB. Etihad Training AcademyC. Ms. Fathi’s PrideD. Arab Flight attendantsCScientists have devised a way using a strand(缕) of hair to determine roughly where a person has lived, a technique that could help track the movements of criminal suspects or unidentified murder victims .The method relies on measuring how chemical variations in drinking water show up in people‟s hair.“You‟re what you eat and drink, and that‟s recorded in you hair,” said Thure Cerling, a geologist at the University of Utah.While U.S diet is relatively similar, water supplies differ. The differences result from weather patterns. The chemical composition of rainfall changes slightly as rain clouds move.Most hydrogen and oxygen atoms in water are stable , but traces(少量) of both elements are also present as heavier isotopes (同位素) . The heaviest rain falls first .As a result, storms that form over the Pacific deliver heavier water to California than to Utah.Similar patterns exist throughout the U.S. By measuring the proportion of heavier hydrogen and oxygen isotopes along a strand of hair, scientists can construct a geographic timeline. Each inch of hair corresponds to about two months.Cerling‟s team collected tap water samples from 600 cities and constructed a map of the regional(地区的) differences. They checked the accuracy of the map by testing 200 hair samples collected from 65 barber shops.They were able to accurately place the hair samples in broad regions roughly corresponding to the movement of rain systems.“It‟s not good for pinpointing (精确定位),”Cerling said . “It‟s good for ruling out many possibilities.”Todd Park, a local detective, said the method has helped him learn more about an unidentified woman whose skeleton(骨架) was found near Great Salt Lake.The woman was 5 feet tall. Police recovered 26 bones, a T-shirt and several strands of hair.When Park heard about the research, he gave the hair samples to the researchers. Chemical testing showed that over the two years before her death, she moved about every two months.She stayed in the Northwest, although the test could not be more specific than somewhere between eastern Oregon and western Wyoming.“It‟s still a large area,” Park said “But it narrows it way down for me.”66. What is the scientists‟ new discovery?A. One‟s hair growth has to do with the amount of water they drink.B. A person‟s hair may reveal where they have lived.C. Hair analysis accurately identifies criminal suspects.D. The chemical composition of hair varies from person to person.67. What does the author mean by “You‟re what you eat and drink” (Line 1, Para.3)?A. Food and drink affect one‟s personality development.B. Food and drink preferences vary with individuals.C. Food and drink leave traces in one‟s body tissues(组织).D. Food and drink are necessary to one‟s existence.68. What is said about the rainfall in America‟s West?A. There is much more rainfall in California than in Utah.B. The water it delivers becomes lighter when it moves inland.C. Its chemical composition is less stable than in other areas.D. It gathers more light isotopes as it moves eastward.69. What did Cerling‟s team produce in their research?A. A map showing the regional differences of tap water.B. A collection of hair samples from various barber shops.C. A method to measure the amount of water in human hair.D. A chart illustrating the movement of the rain system.70. What is the practical value of Cerling‟s research?A. It helps analyze the quality of water in different regions.B. It helps the police determine where a crime is committed.C. It helps the police narrow down possibilities in detective work.D. It helps identify the drinking habits of the person under investigation.PART FOUR WRITING (45)SECTION A (1×10=10)Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.At one time or another, most farmers have problems with mice. This is especially true of grain farmers. Mice eat a lot of grain. They also carry diseases. People can get sick from eating or touching grain that mice have gotten into.There are some ways that farmers generally use to deal with these problems. One way is to use grain storage buildings specially designed to keep mice out. Another way is to use poisons to kill themice. However, both of these methods can be costly. Farmers must buy the materials to build the grain storage buildings. Or they must buy the chemical poisons to kill the mice. But these poisons can also be dangerous to other living things —including the farmers who use them.Today we tell about a way to kill mice without spending a lot of money. It is a simple but effective kind of mousetrap.The trap is easy to make. You need a twenty-liter container that is empty and uncovered. You can use a plastic or metal bucket. Dig a hole in the ground and place the container inside. The top should be level with the surface of the ground. Fill the container with water to within eight centimeters of the top. Add small pieces of grain wastes. These should float on the water. Also put some wastes on the ground near the trap. During the night, mice will come out to eat the grain wastes. They will fall into the trap and drown in the water.An agriculture expert in West Africa once wrote about a method used by some local farmers. This expert in Mali said his gardener set four traps with this method and caught one hundred fifty mice in just one night. The report appeared in a newsletter from Educational Concerns for Hunger Development, or ECHO, an organization in the United States.Title: How to 71. _________Ways 72._______Features Things needed DescriptionGeneral ways Building73._______To 74._______75.________Buildingmaterials Using poisonTo killmice 76._______ChemicalpoisonA new way Building77. _______To killmiceCheap,78._______(1)A 20-litrecontainer;(2)Water;(3)79.________Digging a hole in theground, placing thecontainer inside,filling the containerwith water, puttingsmall pieces of grainwastes 80________and near the trap.SECTION B (2×2+2×3=10)Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Fair WayThe Westborough High School golf team had taken the official photos with the state prize. The other teams, disappointed, were on the bus heading home. And then Westborough instructor Greg Rota noticed something wrong with one of the score cards. A 9 had been recorded as a 7. They were not thestate prize winner; Wobum High had won.. "No one would have known," said Wobum's instructor, Bob Doran. But for Rota, it wasn't a difficult decision: "The prize wasn't ours to take."Never ForgottenA school in Massachusetts received a $ 9.5 million check from Jacques LeBermuth. But it tookthe school officials several days of digging to discover his connection to the school. Records showedthe LeBermuth came from Belgium and studied in the school in the 1920s. When his family fell onhard times, he was offered free room and board. LeBermuth became a trader, owned shares of AT&Tand lived off the earnings until he died, at age 89.81. What did Greg Rota probably do in the end? (No more than 8 words.)82. What word best describes Greg Rota? (No more than 1 word.)83. What did the school officials do after receiving the check from Mr. LeBermuth? ( No more than12words.)84. Why did Jacques LeBermuth gave the money to the school ? (No more than 10 words.)SECTION C (25)Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.每位同学都希望自己具有良好的人际关系，成为班级中受欢迎的人。