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湖南省长郡中学届高三第四次月考英语
湖南长郡中学
2011届高三第四次月考
英语试题
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本试卷分为四个部分,包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。
考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
时量120分钟,满分150分。
PARTONELISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(30marks)
SECTIONA(22.5marks)
Directions:
Inthissectionyou'IIhearsixconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Foreachconversation,thereareseveralquestionsandeachquestionisfollowedbythreechoicesmarkedA,BandC.Listencarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.
YouwillheareachconversationTWICE.
Example:
Whenwillthemagazineprobablyarrive?
A.Wednesday.B.Thursday.C.Friday.
TheanswerisB.
Conversation1
1.Whichofthefollowingmusicdoesthemanlikebest?
A.Classicalmusic.B.Rockmusic.C.Jazz.
2.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?
A.Cometohishousethisweekend.
B.Holdapartyinherhouse.
C.Taketheviolincoursewithhim.
Conversation2
3.Howdoesthewomanliketheelectronicorganizer?
A.Useful.B.Light.C.Expensive.
4.Whichofthefollowingwillthemanrecordwiththeorganizer?
A.Music.B.Stories.C.Lectures.
Conversation3
5.Whenwilltheconcertbeon?
A.OnSundaynight.
B.OnthenightofSeptember14th.
C.OnthenightofSeptember4th.
6.Wheredoesthemanlive?
A.InLondon.B.InCambridge.C.InLuton.
Conversation4
7.Whatarcthespeakersdoing?
A.Payingsomebills.B.Buyingsomestamps.C.Sendingabirthdaycard.
8.Whatdoweknowaboutthemachine?
A.Itcan'twaittoolong.B.Itcanexchangemoney.C.Itcanspeak.
9.Howmuchisthewoman'scredit?
A.Onedollar.B.Tendollars.C.Fourdollars.
Conversation5
10.Whatistheman'snationalitymostprobably?
A.Chinese.B.Japanese.C.German.
11.HowlongisthemangoingtostayinSanFrancisco?
A.Fortwoweeks.B.Forafewdays.C.Forafewweeks.
12.Whatistheman'sroomnumberatthehotel?
A.646.B.246.C.264.
Conversation6
13.Whathappenedtotheman?
A.Hewasbadlyill.B.Hehadhislegsbroken.C.Hewashitbyacar.
14.WhatdidthemandointhehospitalinAfrica?
A.Helayinbedallday.B.Hedidsomeexercise.C.Hedidsomereading,
15.Whenwillthemangetrecoveredaccordingtothedoctor?
A.Inabouttwoweeks.B.Inaboutthreeweeks.C.Inabouthalfayear.
SECTIONB(7.5marks)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Listencarefullyandthenfillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyou'veheard.FillineachblankwithNOMORETHANTHREEWORDS,
YouwillheartheshortpassageTWICE.
CustomsofdinnerpartiesinBritainandAmerica
Briefinformation
*partystartingbetween7and8p.m.andendingatabout16.
*eveningstartingwithdrinksandsnacks
*mealstartingfirstwithsouporomethingsmall,thenmeatorfishwithvegetables,and19.thedessert,finallyendingwithcoffee
dosanddon’ts
beforetheparty
*bringflowers,chocolatesorabottleofwine17.
*sayhowmuchyouliketheroomorthepicturesonthewall
*don’taskhowmuchthingscost
duringtheparty
*18.everythingonyourplate
*takemoreifyouwant
aftertheparty
callthehoststhenextday,orwritethemashort20.
PARTTWOLANGUAGEKNOWLEDGE(45marks)
SECTIONA(15marks)
Directions:
BeneatheachoffollowingsentencestherearefourchoicemarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.
21.WearesorrytohavetoannouncethattheLeedstrainthat_____duetoarriveat12:
20hasbeendelayedbyonehourandwillnowarriveat13:
20.
A.wasB.isC.willbeD.hadbeen
22.Takegreatpainstoread_____youcanoryouwon'thaveabetterunderstandingof
life.
A.asmuchasB.booksasmuchas
C.booksasmanyasD.asmanybooksas
23.Withmassesofhomework_____,Icanhardlysparetimetopracticeplayingthepiano.
A.doneB.todoC.doingD.beingdone
24.—DidBettygoshoppingwithyouyesterday?
—Evenifshe_____alotofstudying,shewouldhavepreferredstayinghometogoingshopping.
A.didn'thaveB.shouldn'thave
C.hadn'thadD.hasn'thad
25.Ifweworkhardwithastrongwill,we_____overcomeanydifficulty,howevergreatitis.
A.mustB.needC.shouldD.can
26.Hewassobusythat_____Icouldsayhellotohimhehadrushedoutoftheroom.
A.whenB.beforeC.sinceD.until
27.Thecomputersystembroke_____suddenlywhilehewassearchingforinformationontheInternet.
A.downB.outC.upD.in
28.Itisestimatedthatthenovelwillbe_____ofhisbestsellers,forhisnovelsarequitepopularamongyoungpeople.
A.otherB.eitherC.anotherD.theother
29.Nosooner_____ontheTVthanIheardthenewsthatthestampedeinCambodia'scapital,PhnomPenh,hadleft375victimsdead.
A.hadIturnedB.didIturnC.IhadturnedD.Iturned
30.TheArabianNights_____wellknownallovertheworld,inwhichmanyastory_____interestingandinstructive.
A.is;areB.are;isC.are;areD.is;is
31.Alotofpeoplefinditusefultohaveaphrasebookwhentheytraveltoacountry_____theydon'tknowthelanguage.
A.whereB.whenC.whyD.which
32.Allthepreparationsforthetask_____,andwe'rereadytostart.
A.completedB.complete
C.hadbeencompletedD.havebeencompleted
33.Allthecitizensstronglyinsistthosefound_____"harmful"advertisementsinthestreetshouldbepunishedstrictly.
A.puttingupB.beingputup
C.putupD.tobeputtingup
34.Themembersoftheboardarediscussingtheproblemrightnow;itwill_____havebeensolvedbytheendofnextweek.
A.luckilyB.immediately
C.hopefullyD.undoubtedly
35.Alwaysrememberitisnoneofyourbusiness_____otherpeoplethinkaboutyou.Justbelieveinyourself.
A.howB.whatC.whichD.when
SECTIONB(18marks)
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,
B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Growingoldissomethingthatnobodycanunderstanduntiltheyexperienceitforthemselves.Imaynotbe"old"butIamcertainlybeginningto36it?
turned18justoveraweekago.Iamnowanadult.
Asachildyou37adults—or"grown-ups"asIusedtocallthem—toalwaysbeincontrol.toknowwhatisrightandwrong.38asateenager,IthoughtthatwhenIreached18Iwouldbefarmore39inmanyaspectsoflife.ButnowthatIam18,1knowthatisnottrue.
Itiscleartomenowthatyoudonot40learningwhenyouare18.Everydayyoulearn
something41,nomatterwhatyourage.However,Idounderstandwhenyoubecomeanadult
youhaveto42moreresponsibility.
WhereasbeforeIseldomhadtocleanthedishes,setthetableorhelpoutaroundthehouse,nowIdoallofthose.Ihavealready43myselfthenickname"housekeeper".
Icanevendrivenow,whichispretty44,becauseofthefrequencyofaccidents.Butthat'snottosaythat18isnot45tobe.NotonlycanIdrinkalcohol,butIcanalso46.Infact,being18hasmademereallyinterestedinpoliticsbecauseitnowmeansthatIcanchangethingson47Day.Moreandmoreofmyfriendswanttobecomepoliticians,anditisgreatto
thinkthattheycanchangethingsforthebetter.
36.A.dislikeB.feelC.learnD.love
37.A.expectB.criticizeC.denyD.know
38.A.EvenB.ButC.SoD.Since
39.A.comfortableB.interestedC.assuredD.contented
40.A.continueB.desireC.stopD.refuse
41.A.interestedB.uniqueC.valuableD.new
42.A.takeonB.putonC.takeupD.putup
43.A.honoredB.chosenC.earnedD.won
44.A.scaryB.amazingC.fascinatingD.difficult
45.A.adventurousB.toughC.goodD.annoying
46.A.electB.voteC.volunteerD.involve
47.A.LaborB.IndependenceC.ChristmasD.Election
SECTIONC(12marks)
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext.
IfyouplantoremainintheUnitedStatesforanylengthoftime,youwillsoonfind48.ittooexpensivetostayinahotelandwillwanttofindanotherplacetolive.49.Asistrueincitiesverywhereintheworld,the50.fartheryouliveoutsidethecity,generallythelowertherentswillbe.However,travellingtoand51.fromthecitybybus,carortrainmaymakeitasexpensiveaslivinginthecity.Naturally,itiseasiertojoininthelifeofacity52..if/whenoneisclosetothecenter.53.Forthisreason,youmayprefertoliveasclosetothecenterofthecityaspossible.Or,54.youmayprefertorentaplaceforonlyamonthortwountilyoubecomemorefamiliarwith55.thearea.
PARTTHREEREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30marks)
Directions:
Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.
A
ThestoryofMadameTussaudisasfascinatingasthatoftheexhibitionitself.Fromahousekeeper'sdaughtertoasuccessfulbusinesswoman,herlifehasallthemarksofaHollywoodblockbuster.
MadamTussaudwasbornin1761andnamedMarieGrosholtz.HerfatherwaskilledinbattleonlytwomonthsbeforeMane'sbirth.Forthefirstfiveyearsofherlife,MarielivedinBernewithhermother,whoworkedashousekeeperforDrPhilippeCurtius.Adoctor,withatalentforwaxmodeling,Curtiusbecameherteacher.
ItwasCurtiuswhoopenedtheoriginalwaxexhibitioninParisin1770andintroducedMarietosomefamouspeople.Atonly17,shemodeledthefamouswriterFrancoisVoltaire,followedbyaportraitofAmericanstatesmanBenjaminFranklinwhenhewasinParisasUSambassador.BothfiguresarestillondisplayatMadameTussaud's,Londontoday.
HerworkatCurtiussuccessfulwaxexhibitionledtoaninvitationtothecourtofLouisXVIandhisqueen.Fornineyearsshelivedat