河南省卫辉市高级中学2011届高三英语第四次月考新人教版

1、河南省卫辉市高级中学2011届第四次月考试题英语考试时间：100分钟 考试范围：全部第I卷一、单项选择1Despite such a big difference in _ towards what one eats, there is no doubt that people in the west regard the Chinese food as something special.A. point B. idea C. attitude D. sight2Although you have traveled to many scenic spots before, of them a

2、re as attractive as the one I visited this summer vacation.AanyBnoneCneitherDall3 It is known to all of us that lions _ meat-eating animals.A. belonged to B. are belonging to C. are belonged to D. belong to4 Most people_ what Fang Zhouzi has done against the dishonest professors and researchA. admit

3、 B. appreciate C. satisfy D. afford 5The members of the board are discussing the problem right now; it will _ have been solved by the end of next weekAluckily Bimmediately Chopefully Dundoubtedly6 The man founded a university named himself, and his belief in education for women left a deep impressio

4、n most of us.A. by; onB. after; withC. by; withD. after; on7 You can see the bright Yaoming today, but cant imagine what a hard time he had himself home and abroad before.A. trainingB. trainedC. to trainD. train8 The employees were made to spend as much time as they could _ more products to meet the

5、 _ market.A. producing; growingB. to produce; grownC. to produce; growingD. produced; grown9 When first _ to the market, the computer software was not a success due to its complexity in operation. A. introducingB. being introducedC. introducedD. to be introduced10 The party will begin as soon as all

6、 the guests arrive.Look, here _ all the guests!A. is comingB. are comingC. comeD. comes11 Spoken English slightly differs from country to country. For instance, in some parts of the US the “r” sounds at the end of the words_.A. is droppedB. have droppedC. has droppedD. are dropped12The Arabian Night

7、s _ well known all over the world, in which many a story_ interesting and instructiveAis; are Bare; isCare; are Dis; is13 I would appreciate _ you could give me some advice on TOFEL test.A. that when B. it whether C. it if D. that if14 Its the same in China - many people, _ some are not overweight a

8、t all, are always going on diets or taking weight-loss pills, _ are often dangerous.A. whose; which B. of which; who C. of whom; which D. who; that15Good evening, Mr. Green. Im sorry to bother you. But its the fourth of December today.Oh, Mrs. Baxter, _ rent! Im sorry its late. Ill write you _ check

9、 right now.Athe; theBa; a Ca; theDthe; a二、完型填空Growing trees in the concrete jungle of Los Angels brings neighbors benefits beyond beauty. As the 36 of TreePeople, a nonprofit organization he founded in 1973, Andy, now 54, has inspired hundreds of thousands of volunteers to 37 plant more than two mil

10、lion trees throughout Southern California.Tree People 38 tools, blueprints, planting demonstrations, and tree-care supervisors free to all the participants, 39 me. “You will need their support,” Andy said, referring to my neighbors. “ 40 the community behind you, the trees you plant will die in five

11、 years.” So I started knocking on doors, hoping to share 41 Id learnt in Tree Peoples seminar(培训班) about the critical role of trees in removing smog from the 42 , cooling our homes and preventing water runoff. Strange 43 it may seem, some people are afraid of trees. “The roots destroy sidewalks,” on

12、e neighbor said, “ 44 will ruin my pipes. And I dont want leaves.” 45 told me. When I called Andy about the 46 I was getting from my neighbors, he encouraged me to keep trying. So my son and my wife delivered cookies while I went door to door. It 47 us half a year to sign permission forms from 16 ne

13、ighbors for 21 trees.When the big day arrived, I was excited and 48 . What if I threw a planting tree and 49 else came? But as I set out shovels(铁铲), my son and wife made cakes and doughnuts, 50 started to gather. Friends brought friends. Neighbors came with cousins and grandchildren. A local middle

14、 school even 51 with half the seventh grade. More than 300 people joined us.Then Andy led us in a 52 : welcoming each tree into the world and 53 it name. After the ceremony, as I shook hands with volunteers and my neighbors, I 54 help but feel wed accomplished 55 great. After all, trees need people,

15、 and people need trees.16A. friendB. interviewer C. presidentD. volunteer17A. bravely B. actively C. anxiouslyD. generously18A. supports B. affords C. showsD. provides19A. including B. considering C. containingD. reminding20A. For B. WithoutC. WithD. Except21A. what B. which C. thatD. how22A. cloudB

16、. windC. skyD. air23A. whileB. if C. howeverD. as24A. You B. IC. TheyD. It25A. The other B. AnotherC. OtherD. Others26A. resistance B. acceptance C. agreementD. praise27A. spentB. paidC. tookD. covered28A. moved B. disappointed C. surprisedD. nervous29A. everybodyB. nobody C. somebodyD. anybody30A.

17、volunteersB. journalists C. friendsD. neighbors31A. made up B. took up C. showed upD. cheered up32A. ceremony B. march C. activityD. celebration33A. calling B. leavingC. makingD. giving34A. wouldnt B. shouldntC. couldntD. neednt35A. anything B. something C. nothingD. everything三、阅读理解Eric and Doris K

18、ing Turner are packing their bags for New Zealand. They're busy deciding what to pack and what to leave behind in Britain and are making plans to extend their new home in Nelson. Doris is looking forward to getting the garden into shape and Eric has his heart set on a spot of fly fishing. The di

19、fference is that Eric is 102, Doris is 87. Eric thinks he's Britain's oldest emigrant.In January next year Eric King Turner and his wife of 12 years will wave goodbye to their neighbors, and set sail from Southampton on the voyage of a lifetime. The ocean liner (远洋客轮)Saga Rose will take six

20、weeks to get to Auckland and the couple are expecting a red-carpet welcome from family.Doris was born in New Zealand but gave up her homeland when the couple met and married in the late 1990s. But New Zealand is close to both their hearts and the attraction of family and friends, and the good fishin

21、g helped to persuade them to move.Doris, who has five children and nine grandchildren, supported her husband's application to settle in New Zealand. The paperwork took five months. Eric says, "We not only had to produce a marriage certificate（证书） but we had to produce evidence that we were

22、in a long and stable relationship!" He also said he was not asked about his age but had to show that he could support himself financially (财政上) in New Zealand."I like New Zealand. The way of life is very much the same as it is here but it is not so crowded." His wife has always been “

23、a little bit homesick” but has never complained. Now the couple are in the middle of the task of sorting out possessions and selling their flat.36Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. They decided to leave all the things behind in Britain.B. The wife always complained

24、 about the life in Britain.C. The couple will set up their new home in Nelson.D. Doris and Eric will go to New Zealand to hold the wedding.37The underlined word "emigrant" in Paragraph 1 probably refers to a person who_.A. lives in a country foreverB. moves from one place to settle in anot

25、her C. travels around the worldD. visits many places in a country38What makes the couple's move to New Zealand special?A. Their age.B. The red carpet.C. The ocean liner Saga Rose.D. Their marriage certificate.39The best title of the passage may be .A. Better late than never B. Eric and Doris Kin

26、g-Turner are packing their bagsC. To leave or not to leave, that's the problemD. Eric, 102, leaves Britain with his wife This is the age of being busy. Many of us live in busy places and have busy lives. Even the roads are busy as we try to get from here to there. Adults are busy going to jobs a

27、nd taking care of their families. Kids are busy, too, going to school and doing a lot of homework after school and on weekends.Busy isnt bad, necessarily. If you are not busy enough you might be bored. But if you are too busy, you might break down. For example, if you have a soccer game that runs la

28、te on a school night and you havent eaten dinner or done your homework, thats a not-so-fun kind of busy. We wanted to know what kids thought, so we did a kidsPoll about being busy with 882girls and boys aged 9 to 13.Almost all of them said they felt stressed because they were too busy. About half sa

29、id they felt this way once in a while or some of the time. But 17% said they felt this way most of the time and 24% said they felt this all the time! Oh dear, thats no fun.Only 4% of kids said they wanted less free time and 18% said they already had just the right amount. But, no big surprise, 61% o

30、f kids wish they had a lot more free time. If they had more time, most would spend it hanging out or playing with friends. Often, adults plan large parts of a kid s day, especially during the school year. kids cant tell their parents theyll be skipping school(逃学) today to get more free time! But the

31、y can tell their parents theyd like to play a game or read a book during their free time instead of watching TV.40The purpose of the first paragraph is to _.A. Introduce the topicB. Support the main ideaC. Raise the topic sentenceD. Attract the readers attention41By giving the example of a late socc

32、er game, the writer intends to tell us_.A. Being too busy is bad for the kidsB. It is no fun to be busy for the kidsC. Homework should go before gam.D. Being busy may cause the kids to feel bored42According to the passage, the KidsPoll is done to carry out research on _.A. How kids arrange their fre

33、e timeB. What kids think of being busyC. How many kids felt stressedD. What kids do with their study43From the passage, we can infer that the writer agrees kids can_.A. Spend their free time hanging or playing outB. Get a lot more free time from their parentsC. Have a right amount of free time with

34、permissionD. Get more free time from school work sometimesWe have been providing performing arts information for over 14 years. Here you can search for plays, musicals, concerts and operas across the UK.Bob the BuilderSpuds Big Mess at Apollo TheatreChildren will be happy to see and sing along with

35、their favorite characters. Bob, with his hard-working team, builds a new eco-centered wind farm in Sunflower Valley. This show is full of fun, and provides an educational message to help children learn about caring about the environment, recycling and, of course, teamwork. Kids showDates: From 1st N

36、ovember, 2009 to 8th May, 2010, at 19:00.Price information: 20.00 to 40.00The Lion King at Sunny TheatreIt is taken from an African story. A young lion grows up and learns that taking over the pride requires wisdom. MusicalDates: From 24th September, 1999 to now. Tuesday to Saturday at 14:00. Sunday

37、 at 15:00. Not on show on Monday.Price information: 22.5 to65.00Mother Courage and Her Children at National TheatreMother Courage sells food and clothing to soldiers and tries to keep her business and children alive at all costs during the war. Her encouraging story is told through humor and song. P

38、layDates: From 9th September, 2009 to 8th December, 2009Price information: 10.00Duke Bluebeards Castle at Coliseum TheatreFull of curiosity, Judith persuades her husband to give her the keys only to discover a glowing jewel house, a garden of flowers, a kingdom, and a lake of tears. But what is behi

39、nd them? OperaDates: From 6th November, 2009 to 28th November, 2009Nov 6, 10, 12, 20, 25 at19:30. Nov 14, 28 at 18:30Price information: 22.00 to 50.0044The main purpose of the text is to inform readers of_.A. film posters B. performance information C. the theatres advice D. picture exhibitions45Whic

40、h performance will be on show for the shortest period of time?A. Bob the BuilderSpuds Big MessB. The Lion KingC. Mother Courage and Her ChildrenD. Duke Bluebeards Castle46 What can we learn from the text?A. The first three shows are inspiring.B. The shows are intended for children.C. All of them hav

41、e won many awards.D. The characters in the shows are brave.Even facts “forgotten” by people during a busy day may be retrieved if this is followed by a good nights sleep.Researchers from the University of Chicago asked volunteers to remember simple wordsMany found their memories letting them down to

42、wards the end of the day, but the following morning, those who had slept well could recall much more.Researchers, writing in the journal Nature, said the brain could “rescue” lost memories during the night.When the brain is first asked to remember something that memory is laid down in an “unstable”

43、state, meaning that it is possible that it could be lostAt some point, the brain consolidates those it deems important into a “stable”, more permanent stateHowever, the Chicago researchers suggested that it was possible for a “stable” memory to be made “unstable” againThis would mean that memories c

44、ould be modified then filed away again in the face of new experiences.The 12 volunteers tested in the experiment were played words created through a speech synthesizer which were purposely difficult to understandInitially, the written version of the word from the audio version onlyTests revealed tha

45、t the ability to recall the right word tended to tail off as the day ended.However, when the volunteers were retested after a good nights sleep, they were able to recall some words that they had “ forgotten” the previous evening.Dr Daniel, one of the study authors, said: “Sleep consolidates memories

46、, protecting them against subsequent interference or decaySleep also appears to “recover” or restore memories.” He said: “If performance is reduced by decay, sleep might actively recover what has been lost.”Dr Karim Nader, from the Department of Psychology in McGill University in Montreal, said: “Me

47、mory research is undergoing a transformation-no longer is memory thought to be a hard-writing of the brain, instead it seems to be a process of storage and restorage.”Sleep helps some memories “mature” and also prunes out unimportant memories.47What does the first paragraph implies?AA busy day makes

48、 people forget things easily.BPeople need a good nights sleep after a busy day.CA good nights sleep helps memories.DA good nights sleep helps people forget a busy day.48The words the 12 volunteers played in the experiment were not _Acreated through a speech synthesizerBhard to understandCavailable a

49、t the beginningDdesigned to test peoples ability of understanding49According to the passage, memory_Ais a hard-writing of the brainBis not a process of storageCis not a process of restorageDwill be mature with the help of sleep50Which of the following is NOT true?AWhen people first remember somethin

50、g, the memory is in an “unstable state”.BThe brain will change those important unstable memories into stable.COnce the memory become stable, it will never become unstable again.DSleep can protect memories from being harmed.第II卷根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Are Societies Ageing Too Fast?

51、An ageing society is one in which the population of people over the age of 60 is increasingThe global population at present is about 6 billion with 1 person in every 10 aged 60 or above51_This will mean that for the first time in human history the population of older persons will be larger than the

52、population of children! What are the causes of this population change?52_And another is that birthrates have dropped as people, especially women, are educatedMeasures to slow population growth like Chinas one-child policy, have also contributed to lowered birthratesThe increase in the aged populatio

53、n is not just an interesting trend, however; it also has severe implications for the future of global economiesPeople traditionally retire at 65 and live on government pensions53_Another concern is that as medical expenses increase with age, the demands of the growing aged population will eventually

54、 cause medical systems to face bankruptcy（破产）_54_They suggest that because people are living longer, they ought to work longer, while governments need to establish a sound social security systemThey also suggest that individuals start saving as soon as possible to ensure a financially secure retirem

55、entPeople should also develop good health habits in their youth to ensure an active and productive old age55_By finding cures for diseases like Alzheimers and cancer, medical bills and the need for care would be drastically reducedFinally, an important step to ensure a bright future for all is to do away with negative stereotypes that see valuable members of society only as pensioners or patientsIts high time we stopped seeing ageing as a disease and started playing our parts in securing the future of our ageing societiesA. Due to ageing problem, cities are facing more chall