广东省增城中学届高三第四次综合测试英语试题doc.docx

1、广东省增城中学届高三第四次综合测试英语试题doc广东省增城中学2010届高三第四次综合测试英语试卷 校对：柳文2009.12试卷共9页，4大题，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。I听力(共两节，满分35分) 第一节 听力理解(5段共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个问题，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。每段对话或对白读两遍。听第一段对话，回答第13题。1. What does the woman think about

2、 the couple next door?A. Theyre helpful. B. Theyre boring. C. Theyre noisy.2. What do the speakers usually do for a party? A. Prepare different sorts of salads. B. Invite the couple next door. C. Provide the food only.3. What can we learn from the conversation? A. Some different food will be provide

3、d. B. More people will attend the party. C. Salads are too difficult to prepare.听第二段对话，回答第4-6小题。4. Why is the man late? A. He forgot to look at his watch. B. The math teacher kept him in her office. C. The math class lasted longer than it should.5. What do we know about the students? A. They dont mi

4、nd the mans being late. B. They dont want to hurt the teacher. C. They prefer to learn more maths.6. What is the man most likely to do? A. Talk to the maths teacher. B. Remain silent about the problem. C. Refuse to go to the maths teachers classes.听第三段对话，回答第7-9小题。7. Where does the conversation most

5、likely take place? A. At a park. B. At a school. C. At a party.8. Where does the woman probably live now? A. In France. B. In England. C. In the United States.9. What does the womans mother do? A. A housewife. B. A professor. C. A worker.听第四段对话，回答第10-12小题。10. What do we know about the two speakers?

6、A. They often go to concerts together. B. They both lack the theory of music. C. They both like playing the piano.11. Whats the mans favorite activity? A. Listening to music. B. Playing the piano. C. Playing the violin.12. Whom will they turn to for help? A. Their professor. B. The mans brother. C.

7、The womans brother.听第五段对话，回答第13-15小题。13. What did the speaker think had happened when he woke up? A. His house was on fire. B. Some guests had arrived. C. His house was broken into.14. Why was the speaker afraid to get into the living room? A. It was too dark there. B. There might be burglars. C. Th

8、e policemen were there.15. What did the police find out? A. The woman forgot to turn off the TV set. B. Two men were trying to steal the TV set. C. Someone had opened the door with a special key.第二节 听取信息(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)听下面一段对话，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为1620的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。你将有80秒钟

9、的作答时间。 ORDER FORMCustomer details:Name: Mr. Saunders Company: 16._ CompanyAddress: 17._, Hong KongTelephone: 3357218 Fax: 18._Order details:Items: 19._ Quantity /Amount: 10Total charge(including transportation): 20._ 语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35分)第一节 完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2130各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最

10、佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Mary Kimble-smith was an ordinary 12-year-old girl; ordinary, that is, in every way except one. She suddenly started to walk in her 21_. No one knew why this happened. The best guess seems to be that it represents 22_ : the sleep-walker is worried. This feeling normally remains under

11、 control during 23_ hours, but at night, when the mind is in a more passive mode, it 24_ to the surface and shows itself in the form of physical movement. At first, her family 25_ help from just about every doctor they could find. But none of them were able to suggest a means by which she could be 2

12、6_ . Then her parents were frightened, and they tried to wake her up. In fact, the general advice is that we should not wake a sleepwalker. To wake a person and bring them to a sudden 27_ that they are not where they thought they were could 28_ the feelings of anxiety and perhaps even reinforce the

13、habit. Most sleepwalkers at last stop without any warning- they just 29_ do it again. In Marys case though, she 30_ sleep-walking soon after her twelfth birthday and was still doing it the day before she died in 1989, at the age of 93.21. A. room B. sleep C. habit D. way22. A. anxiety B. excitement

14、C. active D fear 23. A. daytime B. night C. sleeping D. waking 24. A. rises B. falls C. reduces D. takes25. A. looked B. searched C. obtained D. sought 26. A. helped B. saved C. cured D. improved27. A. recognition B. realization C. knowledge D. impression28. A. develop B. increase C. form D. produce

15、29. A. sometimes B. often C. never D. usually30. A. started B. liked C. feared D. formed第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为3l-40的相应位置上。Necessity is the mother of invention. This proverb just means that there is nothing like 31_ urgent nee

16、d for setting people to work to find a way of meeting it. 32_ we could get all we want from nature, we should not bother to invent anything. As we cant, we 33_(force) to find out ways and means to satisfy 34_ needs.In the early days of mankind, the necessity of communicating 35_ one another led men

17、to the invention of languages. Later, the necessity of keeping some record of 36_ people did or said led to the invention of writing. Later still, the necessity of spreading the 37_(late) news and knowledge led to the invention of printing. And now, working and studying efficiency 38_(increase) sinc

18、e computers were invented. After the Internet was invented, information can be so easily got that the world now seems more to be a village.These are only a few illustrations to prove that from the very 39_(begin) of human life people have been making inventions and discoveries out of necessity. Ther

19、efore, we recognize “necessity” 40_ the cause of progress for the human race. 阅读(共两节，满分40分)第节 阅渎理解(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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIn Western countries people have been using the installment plan since the first half of the twentieth century. Today, a large number of fa

20、milies in Great Britain buy furniture, household goods and cars by installments. In the U.S., the figure is much higher than in Great Britain, and people there spend over 10 percent of their income on the installment plan. The price of an article bought on installments is always higher than the pric

21、e that would be paid by cash. There is a charge for interest. The buyer pays one quarter or one third of the price as a down payment when the goods are delivered to him. He then makes regular payments, weekly or monthly, until the full price is paid up. The legal ownership of the goods remains with

22、the seller until the final payment has been made.Installment buying has advantages and disadvantages. It can help couples with small incomes to furnish their homes and start housekeeping. It increases the demand for goods, and in this way helps business and employment. There is, however, the danger

23、that when business is bad, installment buying may end suddenly, making business much worse. This may result in a great increase in unemployment. If the people on the installment plan lose their jobs, they will probably not be able to make their payments. If great numbers of people are not able to pa

24、y their installment debts there is a possibility that businessmen cannot collect their debts and will therefore lose money. If businessmen lose money or fail to make a satisfactory profit, it becomes more likely to have a depression. This is why, in some countries, the government controls the instal

25、lment plan by fixing the amount of the down payment and installments to discourage people from buying more than they can pay for on the installment plan.41. Which of the following is NOT true about the installment plan?A. A lot of British families use the installment plan.B. More than 10 percent Ame

26、rican families buy things on installments.C. Americans depend more on installment than British people do.D. Americans spend one tenth of their income on installment buying.42. Goods bought on installments are more expensive than goods bought by cash because _.A. the buyer has to pay extra money as i

27、nterestB. the delivery of the goods charges extra moneyC. the buyer has to pay a down paymentD. the service offered by installment plan charged extra money43. What will happen to a buyer if he fails to make the full payment for an item bought on installments?A. He might lose his job.B. He will stop

28、owning the item he has bought.C. He will have to sell what he has bought.D. He will go into debt.44. The advantage of installment buying might include all the following EXCEPT that _.A. purchasing power is strengthenedB. employment might be increasedC. people develop a good habit of saving moneyD. y

29、oung couples are able to furnish their homes45. In some countries, the governments control the installment plan to _.A. increase employmentB. avoid depressionsC. ensure that businesses make good profitsD. ensure that people can pay for what they buy BPsychiatrists (精神病专家) who work with older parents

30、 say that maturity can be an asset（资产） in child rearing - older parents are more thoughtful, use less physical discipline and spend more time with their children. But raising kids takes money and energy. Many older parents find themselves balancing their limited financial resources, declining energy

31、 and failing health against the growing demands of an active child. Dying and leaving young children is probably the older parents biggest, and often unspoken, fear. Having late-life children, says an economics professor, often means parents, particularly fathers, end up retiring much later. For many, retirement becomes an unobtainable dream.Henry Metcalf, a 54-year-old journalist, knows it takes money to raise kids. But hes also worried that his energy