信丰中学2011-2012学年度高三年级第四次月考英语试题

   命题人:刘光明 李梅 付玉英   审题人:曾国东    2011-12-18

第Ⅰ卷  选择题（共115分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

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。每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的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.Where does this conversation take place probably?

A. In a post office         B. In a bar             C. In a library

2. Where will the speakers go for their vacation?

A. The mountains         B. The seaside        C. The city

3. When should the woman turn right?

A. At the colored sign           B. At Joe’s Garage         C. After two miles

4. What does the woman want to know?

A. What kind of typewriter it is            B. What price the man is asking

C. Why the man wants to sell the typewriter       

5. How does the man feel about the news?

A, Happy        B. Anxious             C. Unconcerned

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个小题，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。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Husband and wife            B. Go-workers              C. Salesman and customer

7. How much money can be saved to buy a camera and a washing machine?

A. 42 pounds         B. 26 pounds         C. 20 pounds

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Why can’t the woman handle her problem alone?

A. She is inexperienced         B. She is too busy         C. She is afraid

9. What will the woman’s son do this weekend?

A. Play sports        B. Help her buy a car            C. See a match

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题

10. How old was Jamers Dean when his family moved to California?

A. Four years old          B. Five years old           C. Nine years old

11. When did Dean become more serious about acting?

A. When he was a college student        B. When he was in high school

C. After he moved to New York

12. Which aspect of Dean first attracted the man’s attention?

A. His acting skills                B. His character            C. His cool appearance

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题

13. What are the speakers doing?

A. They’re on vacation         B. They’re shopping online    C. They’re visiting a museum

14. What did the woman do during the video chat?

A. She showed off some photos          B. She showed off her boyfriend

C. She showed off her new jewelry

15. What does the woman’s friend want?

A. A ring         B. Some bags         C. A new dress

16. What does the man think of the woman’s plan?

A. It’s a bad idea          B. It’s good idea            C. He doesn’t care

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17. When does the story take place?

A. During the week              B. On the weekend        C. During a holiday

18. What was the strangest thing about the man according to the speaker?

A. He was riding a unicycle          B. He was singing a love song

C. All his clothes were pink               

19. Why did everyone start clapping?

A. The guy did a trick on the unicycle         B. The guy helped someone out

C. The guy sang a song with some kids

20. What might be the lesson of the story?

A. Don’t judge people by their appearances         B. Always do the right thing

C. Be careful with your money

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. — Do you think an advertisement is _______ help when you look for a college?

 — Well, it all depends. Anyway, it gives me more of _______ chance.

A. a; a                     B. 不填; a           C. 不填; the                 D. a; the

22. — As a weight-lifting athlete, Thomas is indeed too large, I think.

— But ________ that, he is still one of the best athletes at present.

A. in case of        B. in spite of             C. thanks to             D. in response to

23. — Please check your answer with the key on Page 129.

— All right. Oh, it’s so simple. Why ________ of that?

A. hadn’t I thought                                  B. haven’t I thought   

C. didn’t I think                                              D. wasn’t I thinking

24. _________ this job, he will have to be faced with the challenging situation he has never experienced before.

A. No matter who will take on                          B. Who takes on

C. Whoever will take on                              D. Whoever takes on

25. Most students’ attitudes towards fashion are reported ________ nowadays in a recent survey.

A. changing            B. to be changing          C. having changed         D. to be changed

26. Henry hurried to the library only to find a notice at the gate, saying “No ____ before12 noon”.

A. permission          B. admission                 C. submission               D. commission

27. — I’m sorry to hear that some villagers got disabled in the earthquake.                                

   — That’s too bad, but _________.

A. all is well that ends well                           B. the darkest hour is nearest the dawn

   C. where there is life, there is hope               D. it is good to have friends in trouble

28. Patience is a kind of quality—and that’s ________ it takes to do things well.

　　A. what                 B. how                         C. which                      D. why

29. Nothing but some ancient Chinese coins ________ in the sunken ship since they began the exploration.

A. were found         B. has been found        C. had been found  D. have been found

30. Johnny’s uncle promises that the boy _________ get a nice present on Christmas Eve.

A. should           B. must                C. can                      D. shall

31. __________ the moment they heard the starting signal given by the teacher.

A. Ran the children down the hill                B. Down the hill did the children run

C. Down the hill the children ran                   D. Down the hill ran the children

32. — Sorry, but I still don’t quite understand that phrase.

— OK, let me make another sentence to _________ its meaning.

A. bring about        B. bring up               C. bring out             D. bring in

33. It is said that ________ to classic music may be helpful in improving teenagers’ taste.

A. exposed                     B. exposing                   C. being exposed                D. having exposed

34. Many people tend to buy things from big store, _________ they believe the qualities are good.

A. at which            B. of which           C. which                          D. where

35. — Frank, I’ve learned your plan. Could I make some suggestions?

 — ________.

A. Just for fun       B. Go right ahead      C. With pleasure          D. Take it easy

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

        阅读下面短文，从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将其涂黑。

Just recently I had been wondering if there was much point in doing little acts of kindness. So often they get   36  , and occasionally they come back to bite you!

Then, just last week, after a long travel, I found myself   37   at a bus station. The bus was four hours late! So, I guess I wasn’t in a good   38  .

That’s when a woman asked me if I had any spare   39   to help her get a bus ticket.

“Oh, sure,” I said sarcastically (挖苦地). “How much would you like?”

As I spoke, I mentally kicked myself for my   40   and reached into my bag for some money. As I handed her five dollars, I heard low sounds from her stomach because of real    41  .

I reached back into my bag and brought out a   42   I had bought earlier. I handed it to her with a(n)   43   that I hoped would make up for my earlier tone of voice. Getting a   44   look at her now, I realized she was extremely tired, like she had had several months of   45   days!

As she took the food, a look of   46   washed over her. In return, she tried to give me a Milwaukee bus ticket! I don’t live in Milwaukee and the ticket will probably   47   be used, but I took it.

A few minutes later she came back over, apologized, and told me she was still   48   of five dollars. I took some singles out of my bag and slipped a twenty in there as well.   49  , the voice in my head told me I was being a fool.

Five minutes later she came back again and tried to   50   my twenty. When I said it was for her so she could get something else to   51  , and that I was completely serious and I wasn’t taking it   52  , she started crying and hugged me.

From now on, when I wonder if it is   53   trying to help someone, I will remember that woman. Maybe I am really making a   54   for someone. So, sure, sometimes my efforts might not be noticed, and sometimes they might come back to bite me, but they might actually   55   another human being!

36. A. appreciated         B. ignored             C. acknowledged                D. forgiven

37. A. examined            B. trapped            C. delayed               D. confused

38. A. mood               B. place               C. habit                       D. situation

39. A. energy                B. time                  C. hand                     D. change

40. A. appearance          B. selfishness        C. attitude                  D. experience

41. A. pain                    B. hunger                     C. anxiety                     D. fear

42. A. cake                B. ticket                C. gift                          D. souvenir

43. A. shout                  B. apology             C. smile               D. praise

44. A.good                B. gentle                C.    quick                 D. cold

45. A. dark                B.special             C. mysterious               D. tough 

46. A. doubt                  B. regret                C.relief                   D. anger

47. A. never               B. often               C. sometimes                      D. once  

48. A. ashamed             B.short                  C.aware                 D. proud

49. A. Eventually           B. Besides              C. Therefore                 D. However

50. A. show                  B.return                 C. share                       D. earn

51. A. do                      B.eat                     C. add                        D.trade

52. A.back                    B. out                    C.away                  D. over

53. A. hard                   B. fun                   C. worth                   D. useless

54. A. profit                  B.difference           C. decision                   D. suggestion 

55. A.inspire              B. help                  C. educate                 D. excite

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Do you know anything about the history of weather? Don’t look at the sky． Don’t look for old weather reports． Looking at the tree rings is more important． Correct weather reports date back only one century, but some trees can provide an exact record of weather even further back．

It is natural that a tree would grow best in a climate with plenty of sunlight and rainfall． It is also expected that little sunlight or rainfall would reduce the growth of a tree． The change from a favorable to an unfavorable climate can be found out by the reading pattern of rings in a tree trunk． To find out the weather of ten years ago, you can count the rings of a tree trunk from the outside to the inside． If the tenth ring is far from the other rings, then it is certain that plenty of sunny and rainy weather occurred． If the rings are close together, then the climate was bad for the tree．

  Studying trees is important not only for the history of weather, but also for the history of man． In an area of New Mexico you can find only sand — no trees or people． However, many centuries ago a large population lived there． They left suddenly． Why?

  A scientist studied the pattern of the rings of dead trees that had grown there． He made up his mind that the people had to leave because they had cut down all the trees． Trees were necessary to make fires and buildings． So, after the people destroyed the trees, they had to move．

  In this example studying tree rings uncovered an exciting fact about the history of man．

56. We can find out the weather of five years ago by counting the rings of a tree trunk ____．

     A. from the left to the right                         B. from the outside to the inside          

C. from the inside to the outside             D. from the right to the left

57. If the ring was far from the others, we can conclude that the weather of that year was _____．

     A. bad         B. sunny             C. rainy                    D. favorable

58. By studying the rings of dead trees in an area of New Mexico, the scientist found _______．

     A. what the people had to eat                      B. where the people had to go

       C. why the people had to leave                    D. how the people left

59.The ancient people usually lived where there were plenty of trees mainly because ______．

     A. trees were materials for fires and buildings

B. trees could supply them with fruit and food

       C. rees could supply them with shades

       D. trees provided an exact record of weather

 60. By giving the example of an area of New Mexico, the author tries to prove        ．

     A. that studying trees is important for the history of man

B. trees can’t live in the area without population                          

C. what the relation is between tree rings and the history of man

       D. the history of man is important for the history of trees

B

  You wake up in the morning，the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time．Then the telephone rings，you say hello, and the drama starts．The person on the other end has a depressing(令人沮丧的) tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to．You are still in a wonderful mood? Impossible!

  Communicating with negative people can wash out your happiness．It may not change what you think，but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time．

  Life brings ups and downs，but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer．They only feel glad when they make others feel bad．No wonder they can hardly win others’ pity or respect．

    When you communicate with positive people，your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted．When the dagger(匕首)of a negative person is put in you．you feel the heavy feeling that all in all，brings you down．

    Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people．This could be a co-worker，or relative．In this case，say what needs to be said as little as possible． Sometimes it feels good to let out-your anger back to the  negative person，but all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they won’t feel ashamed of themselves about that．

    Negativity often affects happiness without even being realized．The negative words of another at the start of the day can cling to(附着)you throughout the rest of your day，which makes you feel bad and steals your happiness．Life is too short to feel negative．Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible．

61. The purpose of the first paragraph is to _____________________________  ．

    A. offer an evidence                     B. introduce a topic

C. describe a daily scene                                D. make a comparison

62．How can negative people have effect on us?

    A. By telling US the nature of life．

    B. By comparing their attitude to life with ours

    C.. By influencing our emotion．

    D. By changing our way of thinking．

63. Some negative people base their happiness on _______________________ ．

    A. building up a positive attitude            B. other people’s pity for them

    C.other people’s respect for them D. making other people unhappy    

C

Welcome to Franklin Hotel．To make your stay as enjoyable as possible , we hope you will use our facilities to the full．Dining Room: Breakfast is served in the dining room from 8 to 9:30 am．Also the room staff  may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7 am．If this happens , please fill out a card and hang it outside your door when you go to bed．Lunch is from 12 to 2:30 pm．Dinner is from 7:30 to 9 pm． Room service : This operates 24 hours a day ; phone the Reception desk , and your message will be passed on to the room staff． Telephones : To make a phone call , dial（按）0 for Reception and ask to be connected．We apologize for delays if the lines are very busy．There are also public telephones near the Reception desk．Tell Reception if early calls are needed． Shop : The hotel shop is open for presents , gifts and goods from 9 am to 5:30 pm． Laundry : We have a laundry in the building , and will wash , iron and return your clothes within 24 hours．Ask the room staff to collect them．Bar: The hotel bar is open from 12 to 2 pm and 7 pm to 1 am． Banking : The Reception staff will cash cheques（兑现支票）and exchange any foreign money for you．
66. You would see this notice 

A. in a hotel bar．                               B. in a hotel dining room．
C. at the entrance of a small family hotel．                                 

D. in a bedroom of a large international hotel．

67. You have arrived at the hotel at 2 a．m．and want a quick meal．What should you do?

    A. Go to the hotel shop．                B. Phone Reception
    C. Hang a message outside your door．     D. Go to the hotel bar．
68．You have come back to the hotel just to make an urgent（紧急）phone call．But you notice a           lot of people around the Reception desk．Judging from the notice , would it be quickest to
    A. use one of the telephones in the entrance?     B. ask at the Reception desk?
    C. go to your room and phone from there?       D. go out again and look for a public phone box?
69. How many kinds of service are there according to the notice?
    A. Twelve．           B. Ten．    C. Seven．      D. Eight
70. What would you do if you want room service at 24 pm?
    A. Fill out a card ahead          B. Go to the Reception desk．
    C. Phone the room staff．       D.．Phone the Reception desk．         

D

 Although there is no formal process of selection, in larger groups, leaders are usually chosen formally through election or recruitment（招募）．

Although leaders are often thought to be people with unusual personal ability, decades（十年） of research have failed to produce evidence that there are any “natural leaders”． It seems that there is no set of personal qualities that all leaders have in common; or rather, any person may be recognized as a leader if the person has qualities that meet the needs of that particular group．

Research suggests that there are typically two different leadership roles that are held by different individuals． Instrumental leadership is leadership that emphasizes the completion of tasks by a social group． Group members look to instrumental leaders to “get things done”． Expressive leadership, on the other hand, is leadership that emphasizes the collective well-beings福利 of a social group’s members． Expressive leaders are less concerned with the overall goals of the group than with providing emotional support to group members and attempting to minimize tension and conflict among them．

Instrumental leaders are likely to have a rather secondary relationship to other group members． They give others and may discipline group members who inhibit （阻碍） attainment of the group’s goals． Expressive leaders develop a more personal or primary relationship to others in the group． They offer sympathy when someone experiences difficulties and try to solve problems that threaten to divide the group． As the difference between these two roles suggests, expressive leaders generally receive more personal affection from group members; instrumental leaders, if they are successful in promoting group goals, may enjoy a more distant respect．

71. What does the passage mainly discuss?

       A. The problems faced by leaders．   B. How social groups determine who will lead them．

       C. How leadership differs in small and large groups．

       D. The role of leaders in social groups．

72. The passage mentions all of the following ways by which people can become leaders EXCEPT ________．

       A. specific leadership training        B. formal election process

       C. recruitment                                    D. traditional cultural patterns

73. Which of the following statements about leadership can be inferred from Paragraph 2?

       A. An effective leader of a particular group may not be an effective leader in another group．

       B. Most people desire to be leaders but can produce little evidence of their qualifications．
C. A person can best learn how to be an effective leader by studying research on leadership．
D. Few people succeed in sharing a leadership role with another person．

74. In mentioning “natural leaders” in Line 4, the author is making the point that ________．

       A. few people qualify as “natural leaders”

       B. “natural leaders” share a similar set of characteristics               

C. there is no proof that “natural leaders” exist

D. “natural leaders” are easily accepted by the members of a group

75. The passage indicates that instrumental leaders generally focus on ________．        

       A. sharing responsibility with group members  B. achieving a goal
C. identifying new leaders                                D. ensuring harmonious relationships

第二卷（非选择题  满分35分）

第四部分  写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节  阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。

       Many students want to find friends on the Internet as a way of practising their language skills and learning more about new cultures. Traditional pen pals were the primary source for such contacts, and students could write each other letters. With the Internet, fingding friends has become much easier, and such relationships are called key pals.

However, care and consideration should be given when finding friends on the Internet:

◎Search the Internet for reputable(有信誉的) services. Look for reviews of such sites to learn more about other students’ experiences. Don’t join a service until you have done your research

◎Check to see if you can use a nickname, instead of __________, to protect your identity.

◎Never give personal information to anyone, including your home address, phone number, and birthday.

◎Stop contact with others if you feel uncomfortable with the topics of conversation. Again, if you protect your identity, this will be easier to do. Tell your teachers, parents, or even local law enforement if problem arise.

◎Try to use the language you are studying in the classroom in your communication with others.

◎Ask appropriate questions that will also help you learn about other cultures. Remember that someone’s personal experience might help you to understand a whole culture. You have to talk to many different people, and this will get you started.

 76. Please give this passage a proper title. (Please answer with 10 words.) 

___________________________________________________________________________

77. Please fill in the blank with proper words. (Please answer within 5 words.)

___________________________________________________________________________ 

78. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

    Pen friends used to write letters to keep in touch with each other.

___________________________________________________________________________

79. Why do many students want to find friends on the Internet?

 (Please answer within 20 words.)

__________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

80. What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph probably refer to? （no more than 10 words）

______________________________________________________________________

第二节．书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是某中学高三（1）的李华，即将高中毕业。请根据以下要点给某英文报写一

篇英语短文，谈谈你对高三生活的看法。

（1）对获得的帮助表示感谢；     （2）消除与同学之间的误会；

（3）努力学习，实现人生梦想；   （4）对学弟、学妹的建议。

注意：1可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯2词数：120左右