湖南省衡阳市八中届高三考前模拟压轴卷英语.docx

1、湖南省衡阳市八中届高三考前模拟压轴卷英语湖南省衡阳市八中2010届高三第十次月考英语试卷总分:150分 时量:120分钟本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读理解和书面表达。考试结束后，将答题卷与答题卡一并收回。PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION ADirections: In this section, youll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is

2、followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letters (A,B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11. What is the womans sister doing now?A. Playing tennis. B. Writing. C. Washing the

3、 floor.2. What does the woman invite the man to do? A. Go swimming. B. Go to the movies. C. Watch TV at her home. Conversation 23. What does the man want to do? A. Have his own place to live. B. Marry Mary right away. C. Live with his grandparents.4. Where have the woman and her husband lived before

4、 according to the conversation? A. In a hotel. B. In the mans grandparents. C. In a house they rent. Conversation 35. Who will hold a housewarming party? A. The woman speaker. B. Joan. C. Simon and Viola Mark.6. Which of the following statements is true? A. The house is big. B. The house is in the c

5、ity. C. The man has been invited. Conversation 47. Why does the man make the phone call? A. To ask the woman where the library is. B. To renew the books he borrowed 2 weeks ago. C. To book some books and magazines.8. How long can the man keep the books? A. For 5 weeks. B. For 6 weeks. C. For 8 weeks

6、.9. How will the man pay the woman? A. In cash. B. By credit card. C. By check. Conversation 510. What are the speakers talking about？A. The man speakers new story.B. English learning.C. A coming examination.11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Interviewer and interviewee.B.

7、 Boss and secretary.C. Doctor and patient.12. What is the advice for those poor in listening?A. To memorize more words.B. To watch some VCDs.C. To practice some listening exercises.Conversation 613. What does the man do?A. A worker. B. A student. C. A doctor.14. Why did the woman leave Format?A. The

8、 company closed down.B. She needed a change.C. She had a quarrel with her boss.15. How long did the woman work in the United Health Group?A. For 2 years. B. For 8 years. C. For 12 years.SECTION BDirections: In this section, you will hear mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blan

9、ks with the information youve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS. Youll hear the mini-talk TWICE.Children and televisionProblemsReasonsTelevision causes declining math and reading 16._ among schoolchildren.Children spend 17._ time in watching TV rather than read and think independentl

10、y.18._ violence may cause children to become more aggressive. Children become more used to violence as the only solution to 19._.Children see so much violence on television.The 20._ on TV for sugar-coated food have a bad effect on children.PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45%) SECTIONA(15%) Directions:

11、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. The koala is _ tree-climbing animal which lives in _ Australia. A. a; the B. the; the C. a; 不填 D.不填; 不填 22. The news that they failed their driving test disc

12、ouraged him, _?A. did they B. didnt they C. did it D. didnt it23. -What do you think of Obamas address to the nation?- I like _ of what he said. His success has proved that the American dreamcan be turned into a reality.A. many B. much C. few D. little24. If knowledge is power, as Sir Francis Bacon

13、wrote in 1597, _ perhaps creativity can be described as the ability to use that power.A. then B. so C. and D. but25. We met an old friend in New York _our expectation. She waved at us from across the street when she saw us.A. with B. out C. beyond D. in26. - How are things going?-The disabled with n

14、o relatives in Guangzhou _ by the volunteers, who will graduate from Zhongshan University next year. A. are taking care of Bwill be taken care ofC. are being taken care of D. will take care of27. Is there a bookshop around _ I can buy an English and Chinese dictionary.A. where B. what C. when D. whi

15、ch28. A 3G mobile phone, _to be most useful and fashionable, is popular with some teenagers.A. consider B. considered C. considering D. to be considered29. As it is far from here, he _ take a taxi here.A. neednt B. needs C. need to D. needs to30. We neednt have worried. Everything _ out all right in

16、 the end.A. has turned B. turned C. will turn D. had turned31. Interest is of great importance when we choose a major. Only if we are interested _our heart into our work.A. we can put B. did we put C. can we put D. have we put32. - It is said that the number of Chinese characters you can type on you

17、r mobile phone is_the total number of Chinese characters. - I know. That is because the character input systems are made by foreign cell phone producers. A. much than 25 percent B. 25 percent as less asC. 25 percent as much D. 25 percent less than 33. People in Yushu are determined to rebuild _ was

18、destroyed in the earthquake.A. what B. which C. how D. that34. When the customer caught the shop owner _ him, she stopped _ things there and started dealing with another shop.A. cheating; to buy B. cheating; buying C. cheat; to buy D. to cheat; to buy 35. Thank you for all your hard work last week.

19、I dont think we _ it without you. A. can manage B. can have managed C. could manage D. could have managedSECTION B (18%) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B. C. and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.De

20、ar World, My son starts school today. Its going to be strange and new to him 36 . And I wish you would treat him _ 37 . You see, up to now, hes been king of the house. Hes been boss of the backyard. I have always been around to repair his wounds, and to 38 down his feelings. But now, things are goin

21、g to be 39 . This morning, hes going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand and start on his great 40 that will probably includes wars, tragedy and sorrow. To live his life in the world, he needs faith, love and 41 . So, World, I wish you would take him by his young hand and teach him the thing

22、s he will have to know. Teach him, but gently, if you can. Teach him for every scoundrel(恶棍) there is a hero; that for every dishonest politician there is a dedicated leader; that for every enemy there is a 42 . Teach him it is far more honorable to 43 than to cheat. Teach him to have faith in his o

23、wn ideas, even if everyone else tells him that his ideas are 44 . Teach him to sell his strengths and brains to the highest bidder(出价人), but never to put up a price on his heart and 45 .Teach him to be gentle with gentle people, 46 with tough people. Steer him away from envy if you can and teach him

24、 the secret of quiet laughter. Teach him if you can how to laugh when he is sad, teach him there is no shame in 47 . Teach him there can be glory in failure and despair in success. Teach him gently, World, but dont let him do what he wants, because only the test of fire makes fine steel.This is a bi

25、g order, World, but see what you can do. Hes such a nice little fellow. 36.A. at the momentB. after a whileC. in a whileD. for a while37.A. happilyB. gentlyC. honestly D. fairly38.A. putB. take C. calm D. break39.A. strangeB. differentC. hopefulD. difficult40.A. journeyB. outingC. adventureD. tour41

26、.A. health B. courageC. truth D. heart42.A. people B. God C. opponentD. friend43.A. go B. buyC. failD. serve44.A. rightB. honestC. wrong D. bright45.A. mindB. soulC. bodyD. brain46.A. concernedB. carefulC. meetD. tough47.A. tearsB. ragsC. angerD. love SECTION C (12%)Directions: Complete the followin

27、g passage by filling in each blank with one word that fits the context.You probably have noticed that people express similar ideas in different ways depending on the situation they are in. This is very natural. All languages have two general levels of usage: a formal level and a(n) 48._ level. Engli

28、sh is no exception. Formal language is the kind of language you find in textbooks, reference books , business letters , compositions and essay that you 49. _ in school. Informal language is used in conversation with colleagues, family members and friends, and 50. _ we write personal notes or letters

29、 to close friends.Formal language is different 51. _ informal language in several ways. First, formal language tends to be more polite. What we find interesting is that 52. _ takes more words to be polite. For example, I might say to a friend or a family member “Close the door, please,” 53. _ to a s

30、tranger, I probably would say : “ Would you mind closing the door?” 54. _ difference between formal and informal language is some of the vocabulary. There are bound to be some words and phrases 55. _ belong in formal language and others that are formal. Lets say that I really like soccer. If I am talking to my friend I might say “I am just crazy about soccer!” But if I were talking to my boss, I would probably say “I really enjoy soccer.”PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several ques