高三英语第四次月考试题

高三第四次月考试题

英语试题（.⑵

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第H卷（非选择题）两部分，共120分。考试时间120

分钟。

第I卷（共三部分，共85分）

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21.Ifyouwanttoknowtasteofapear;you'dbetterhave___tasteofitinperson.

A.the;theB.a;aC.the;aD.a;the

22.—Excuseme.DidyounoticewhethertheNo.18bushadgoneby?

一NotIbegantostandhere.

A.asB.sinceC.whenD.while

23.Howevermanyresourcesontheearththeremaybe,they'llbeoneday.

A.comingoutB.takingoutC.goingoutD.runningout

24.—DoyoumindifIturnofftheradio?

—.Weareallexpectingtolistentothenoonnews.

A.I'mafraidIdoB.Ofcoursenot.C.Whynot?D.Pleasedon't.

25.一IsMissYangstillteachinginyourschool?

—I'mafraidnot.Sheissaidabroadtenyearsago.

A.togoB.tohavegoneC.tobegoneDtobegoing

26.Morecountrypeoplefloodintocitiestofindjobsbecausetheworkchancesthere

areagoodmanymorethaninthecountryside.

A.itB.oneC.thatD.those

27.inthewellforeighthours,thelittlegirlwasfinallyrescuedoutofit.

A.HavingtrappedB.TobetrappedC.TrappedD.Trapping

28.Theprice_shouldhavemadeyourealizeitwasatrick.

A.justB.simplyC.onlyD.alone

29.Mr.Wang,whoissaidtohaveimmigratedtotheUSA,atNo.lMiddleSchoolinour

cityfortwentyyears.

A.hasbeenteachingB.taughtC.wasteachingD.havetaught

30.ltisthetestsystem,theteachers,thatistoblamefortheheavyburdenofmiddle

schoolstudentsnowadays.

A.ratherthanB.otherthanC.orratherD.morethan

31.—JohnsongotlostwhenhewastryingtocrosstheDeathValleyalone.

——Oh,myGod!Hebraveenoughtofindhiswayoutofit!

A.mustbeB.mightbeC.musthavebeenD.mighthavebeen

32.Thenatureparkforthemiludeerisdesignedtobeconstructedshouldbe

theenvironmentisfriendlytoanimals.

A.where;whereB.which;whichC.which;whereD.where;which

33.—Don'tyouthink__greatfunforusstudentstosurftheInternet?

—Iagree,butthequestionis___youareuptoontheInternet,learningorplaying?

A.it;thatB.it;whatC.that;thatD.that;what

34.Don'tstopgoingoveryourlessons,youwilllearnthembyheartstepbystep.

A.andB.orC.butD.so

35.Only__asatouristguide___howimportantitwastobegoodatspokenEnglish.

A.whensheworked;sherealizedB.whendidshework;didsherealize

C.whendidshework;sherealizedD.whensheworked;didsherealize

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白

处的最佳选项。

Onesummerseveralyearsago,myfamilywasenjoyingabarbecueonthebeach.After

thebarbecue,myfather-in-lawinvitedmetogofishing.Fishingwashishobby,butI36

wentfishing.Wewalkedalittlewayalongthebeachandreachedarockbytheshore,andI

37thehookintotheseafromthere.Franklyspeaking,Iama3）38person,and

althoughIhadnotfeltatug（猛拽）ontheline,Ireeledupthehookafterfiveminutesorso.I

hadcaught39.Itwasastarfish.IttrembleduneasilywhenI40thehookfromits

uglymouth.Ithrewthestarfishbackintothesea.AfteranotherfiveminutesIcaughtanother

starfishandIthrewitbackagain.

Afterawhile,Icaughtyetanotherstarfish.Thatwas41time,andthistimeIreallygot

angry.Ihitthestarfishontherock42throwingitintothesea.Iwasnotinthe43

tocontinuefishinganymore.

WhenIwas44thefishingtools,Inoticedalittlegirllookingatthestarfishonthe

rock.We45lookswitheachother.Thelittlegirlspoketomeina46voice."Sir;

wouldyoumindifI47thestarfishbackintothesea?”"Notatall/Ireplied.z/,,Butyou

know,therearetoomanystarfishinthesea,andtheyeatmanyshellfish.48,theylookso

ugly.Idon'tlikethem."

"\understand/saidthelittlegirl."Butifthestarfishcannotgetbacktothesea,itwillbe

49bythesunanddie.Mydeadgrandfatheroncetoldmethattherearenolivingcreatures

thathavenorighttoexistintheworld.God50everycreaturebecauseitwasneededby

nature.Poisonoussnakes,spiders,andstarfishwerebornintothisworldwithacertain51

fortheirexistence/

“Allright,dear;pleasethrowthestarfishbackintothesea/Isaidtothelittlegirl,feeling

52.Thegirlpickedupthestarfishandgentlyputitintothesea,andshe53atmeand

said,“Thankyou,sir.”

Manypeoplelike"cute"creaturessuchasdogs,cats,andrabbits,whiletheytendto

dislike"ugly"creaturessuchassnakes,spiders,andstarfish.However,the“cuteness”and

“ugliness“ofthingsaredecided54onlyonone'spersonalopinions.Therearenoliving

creaturesthathaveno55intheworld-thisiswhatIlearnedfromthelittlegirl.

36.A.evenB.seldomC.stillD.ever

37.A.pulledB.draggedC.castD.pushed

38.A.impatientB.carelessC.imaginableD.confident

39.A.anythingB.somethingC.nothingD.everything

40.A.receivedB.relaxedC.replacedD.released

41.A.asecondB.thesecondC.athirdD.thethird

42.A.insteadofB.otherthanC.morethanD.exceptfor

43.A.senseB.moodC.hopeD.peace

44.A.puttingoffB.puttingoutC.puttingawayD.puttingin

45.A.changedB.arrangedC.experiencedD.exchanged

46.A.frightenedB.hopelessC.hesitatingD.puzzled

47.A.threwB.putC.castD.dropped

48.A.BesidesB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Still

49.A.driedoutB.wornoutC.turnedoutD.diedout

50.A.protectedB.createdC.blessedD.admitted

51.A.purposeB.excuseC.ideaD.ability

52.A.verysatisfiedB.abittiredC.quiteangryD.alittleashamed

53.A.shoutedB.smiledC.lookedD.laughed

54.A.carryingB.dependedC.basedD.following

55.A.priceB.rightC.valueD.life

第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

It'swonderfulwhenteenagedreamscometrueafteralotofhardwork.BanKi-Moon,

foreignministeroftheRepublicofKorea,knowsthisonlytoowell.Hedreamtofbeinga

diplomat（夕卜交官）fromayoungageandnowthe62-year-oldhasbecometheworld'stop

diplomat.

OnOctober9,,UNSecurityCouncilappointedBantotaketheplaceofSecretaryGeneral

KofiAnnan.SincehetookoverinJanuary,,hehasbeenthefirstAsiantoleadtheworldbodyin

35years

BornintoapoorfamilyinROK/sChungju,youngBanshowedearlytalentatlanguages.In

hisSenior1yearhewroteanEnglishbooktohelphisclassmatesstudy.At18Banwonthefirst

prizeinanEnglishspeakingcompetition.ThisallowedhimtotraveltoWashingtonandmeet

theformerUSPresidentJohnF.Kennedy.Z/Thiswasthemomentwhenmydreambegan/said

Ban.

EversincethenBanworkedhardtokeephisdreamalive.Aftergraduatingfromthe

top-rankingSeoulNationalUniversity,hejoinedtheforeignministryandbecameitsmost

industrious（勤奋的）worker.InhebecamethetopdiplomatintheROK.

Ban/sdown-to-eartheffortsalsogavehimtheabilitytogetalongwitheveryone.After

beingadiplomatfor36years,hemademanyfriendsbutnoenemies.

Butcriticsthinkhisgentlenessmightmakehimreadytogivein.Theydoubtwhetherhe

cantakeastrongstandonburningissuesliketheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea/s（DPRK,

朝鲜）nuclearprogramme.

AstheDPRKannouncedasuccessfulnucleartestonOctober9,,expertssaidtheUN'snew

bosswouldbechallengedbyhisfirsttoughtask.ButBan,whoplayedaleadingroleinpast

nucleartalkswiththeDPRK,seemstohavehisownideas.

〃||IunderstandthepowerofTaiChi（太极）well/saidBan.He's

readytotraveltoPyongyangtotalkitsleadersintogivingupnuclearweapons.

“Banhasatypicalorientalstyle,mildbutdetermined“saysYoonYoung-Kwan,former

foreignministeroftheROK."Hemaylooksoftfromtheoutside,butinsidehehasstrong

views/

56.BanKi-MoonwasallowedtomeetformerUSPresidentJohnF.Kennedybecause.

A.hedreamtofbeingadiplomatB.hisEnglishwasexcellent

C.hewroteanEnglishbookD.hewasamostindustriousworker

57.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“mydream,/referto?

A.TheUNchiefB.TheforeignministerofPOK

C.AdiplomatD.TheUSpresident

58.WhichofthefollowingisthebestsentencetobeputintoblankinPara.8?

A.Iwillthinkoverastrongwaytosolvetheproblem.

B.Softwaysareoftenthebesttodealwithintenseconflicts.

C.ThenuclearprogrammeofDPRKisverydemanding.

D.Terribleconflictsshouldbesettledbyallthecountries.

59.Accordingtothetext,wecaninferthat.

A.BanKi-Moonhasnoideaaboutdealingwiththenuclearprogramme

B.BanKi-MoonlikesplayingTaiChiinhissparetime

C.anAsiantookthepostofUNchiefin1973.

D.BanKi-Moonbecamethetopdiplomatattheageof60.

B

TheHongKongMedicalAssociation（HKMA）Councildiscussedina

meetingtheproblemofusingmobilephoneswhiledriving.The

followingpointswererecorded:

1.therearenowobjectivescientificinformation,mostrecently

fromToronto,showingthattheriskofbringingabouttrafficaccidentsrisesfourfoldifamobile

phoneisusedwhiledriving;

2.hands-offmodelsofmobilephonesarenosaferthanhands-onmodels;

3.Switzerland,Israel,BrazilandsomestatesinAustralianowhavelawsbanningtheuseof

telephoneswhiledrivingmotorvehicles.

TheCouncilalsorecordedthatmobilephonesserveaspecialsocio-economicfunctionin

HongKong,suchasoperationofgoodsvansandtaxis,andforbiddingtheirusebylaw

immediatelymaydisrupt（扰舌L）importantaspectsofoursocio-economiclife.Wedoubt

whetherthelowfigureof1-3trafficaccidentsperyearlocallyoccurringwhileamotoristwas

usingamobilephone,asofferedbytheSecretaryforEconomicServicesMr.StetpenPritt,was

systematicallycollected.

TheHKMACouncilstronglyadvisedthat

1.driversofallmotorvehiclesinHongKongshouldstoptheirvehiclesinsafeplaceswhen

theywishtousetheirmobilephones;

2.theGovernmentshouldseriouslyconsideraddinganadditionalchargeofdriving

withoutduecareandheavierpunishmentsondriversconnectingwithtrafficaccidentswhile

usingmobilephones;

3.statisticsonmobile-phone-induced（弓I起）trafficaccidentsshouldbecollected

systematicallywithoutdelay.Ifnecessary,thepolicemaybeempoweredtocross-checkwith

phonecompanieswhetherthedriver'sphonewasinuseatthetimeofatrafficaccident.

60.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A.Theimportanceofobjectivescientificinformation.

B.Usingmobilephoneswhiledriving.

C.Aspecialsocio-economicfunction.

D.Forbiddingtheuseofmobilephones.

61.ThelowfigureoftrafficaccidentscausedbyusingmobilephonesinHongKongsuggests

that.

A.fewpeoplethereusedmobilephoneswhiledriving

B.thedriverstherestoppedtheirvehiclestousemobilephones

C.thedriverstherewereafraidoftheheavypunishment

D.thepeopleinteresteddidnotcollecttheinformationregularly

62.ItisrecommendedthattheHongKonggovernmentshould.

A.forbidtheuseofmobilephoneswhiledriving

B.takeduecaretostopdriversfromusingmobilephoneswhiledriving

C.punishmorestrictlydriversconnectingwithaccidentsduetousingphones

D.solvetheproblemofusingmobilephoneswhiledrivingimmediately

63.Theword"cross-check'*inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans.

A.questioningsomebodycarefullyB.consideringadifferentsource

C.providingmorecross-referencesD.joininganaccidentinsurancecompany

C

Nowadays,muchoftheprofitofabusiness—sometimesthewholeofits

success—dependsupontheuseoftheoddsandends.Theoddsandendsarevarioussmall

things,whichareleftoverwhenthemainthingsareproduced.Buttheypossessarealvalueof

theirown.

Ifabusiness,bigorsmall,lookeddownupontheseoddsandends,itwouldmeanabig

differenceintheamountofthebenefitofthebusiness.Takeameatfactoryforinstance,there

arecountlessoddsandends—bonesandhair,whichcanbemadeintoglueandropeto

increaseitsprofitgreatly.

Then,ifwearecollegestudents,whataboutouroddsandends—theoddmoments?

Taketimeforexample.Everyoneofushastheexactsameamountofit.Everyone'ssuccessor

failuredependsontheuseoftheirtime.Buteveryoneusesthetimemoreorlessinthesame

way.However,whymanygreatmeninscienceorarthavemadehugesuccessesforthemselves

intheworld?Becausetheyhavemadebestuseoftheiroddmoments.TakeThomasA.Edison,

heneverallowedhisoddmomentstoslipby.Hethought,planned,andtriedhisinventions.He

alwaysworkedtwentyhoursoutofeachtwenty-four.Hisinventionsmadehimfamousallover

theworld,andprovidedvaluablewealthforthehumanbeings.

So,rememberthisaxiom：verybusypeoplealwaysfindtimeforeverything.However,

peoplewithgreatsparetimefindtimefornothing.Isitverystrange?Notatall!Thequestion

ishowtogatherupfragmentsoftimeandmakefulluseofthem.Asmanybigbusinesseshave

found,thattherealprofitisinusingtheoddsandends.Wealsomustdointhiswaytomake

bestuseofouroddmomentsandmanagetobesuccessfulinsomethingthatwedo.

64.Whatareoddsandends?

A.Theyarenothinguseful.

B.Theyarevarioussmall,butvaluablethings.

C.Theyarethemainthingsthatfactoriesproduce.

D.Theyareoddmomentsstudentsdenytogatherup.

65.Whyshouldtheoddsandendsbemadefulluseof?Because.

A.lotsoffactorsinsuccessorinfailuredependonthebestuseofoddsandends

B.theycontroltopossessavalueoftheirown

C.theyarevarioussmallthingspeopledon'twant

D.theyareuselessthingsleftoverwhenthemainthingsareproduced

66.Whatdoestheword“Axiom“inthefourthparagraphmean?

A.clearandevidentwithoutproof

B.statementacceptedastruewithoutproofofargument

C.statementthatcanbeargued

D.regulationacceptedinscientificusage

67."'Fragmentsoftime“equals""intheabovepassage.

A.theoddsandendsB.immenseleisure

C.themainthingsD.theoddmoments

D

Therearemanywaysofdefiningsuccess.Itisaccuratetosaythateachofushasourown

conceptofsuccesstotheextentthateachofusisresponsibleforsettingourowngoalsand

determiningwhetherwehavemetthesegoalssatisfactorily.Becauseeachofuspossesses

uniquedifferencesingeneticability,andfavorableenvironmentsinwhichtoexpressthese

abilities,itisnecessarilytruethatwemustdefinesuccessbroadly.

Forsomepeople,simplybeingabletolivetheirlifewithaminimumofmiseryand

sufferingisconsideredasuccess.Thinkofthepeaceofmindofthepoorshepherdwhotends

hissheep,enjoyshisfrugallifewithhisfamilyinthebeautyofnature,andwhoisrespected

becausehedoesagoodjobofachievingthegoalsexpectedofandacceptedbyhimandhis

society.Ontheotherhand,itseemsthateventhoughsomepeopleappeartoberichin

materialpossessions,manyofthemseemtobemiserableandconsiderthemselves

unsuccessfulwhenjudgedbytheirowngoalsofsuccess.Becausenotallventurescanbe

successful,oneshouldnotsetunrealisticgoalsforachievingsuccess,butifonehas

self-confidenceitwouldbeunluckytosetone'sgoalsattoolowalevelofachievement.

Awisecounseloroncesaidtoayoungmanwhowasexperiencingfrustration（挫折）with

hisownprofessionalsuccess:r/Youdonothavetosetyourgoaltoreachthemooninorderto

havesuccessintraveling//

*"Sometimesonecanbeverysuccessfulmerelybytakingawalkinthepark,orridingthe

subwaydowntown/Thecounseloradded,/zYouhavenotreallyfailedandspoiledyourchances

forsuccessuntilyouhavebeenunsuccessfulatsomethingyoureallylike,andtowhichyou

havegivenyourbesteffort//

68.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorimpliesthatisnecessaryinachievingsuccess.

A.abilityandgoalsB.goalsanddetermination

C.abilityandenvironmentD.goalsandenvironment

69.Theunderlinedword“frugal〃means..

A.wealthyB.wastefulC.thriftyD.miserable

70.Thelastparagraphimpliesthat.

A.weshouldhavehighgoals

B.successmeansachievinggreatgoals

C.successmeanstakingawalkinthepark

D.successmeanstryingone'sbestatwhatonereallylikes

第II卷（共两部分，共35分）

第四部分单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

根据首字母或汉语提示，写出单词的正确形式。

71.Heisamateurwriter;andheoftenctoourschoolmagazine.

72.Youshouldgoandseethisfilmifyougettheo.

73.We'dbettertakeaofthefineweathertopaintthefence.

74.Theterriblefloodrecededeventually,chundredsoflives.

75.Sheisverythinbecausesheisalwaysp_aboutherfood.

76.Ourofficeismuchwarmerthanlastyearfor（太阳能）heatingsystemhasbeen

fixed.

77.Hewas__（麻木）byhiswife'sdeath.

78.Theoldmanoftenhasteawithtwo（匙）sugarputinit.

79.Theywalkedandwalkedarrivingata（死气沉沉）countytown.

80.ManchesterUnitedwere（提升）totheFirstDivisionafterthiswin.

第五部分任务型阅读（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的词（每空1

词）。

Educatinggirlsquitepossiblyharvestsahigherrateofreturnthananyotherinvestment

availableinthedevelopingworld.Women'seducationmaybeanunusualfieldforeconomists（经

济学家），butincreasingwomen*scontributiontodevelopmentisactuallyasmuchaneconomicas

asocialissue.Andeconomics,withitsfocusonincentives（鼓励），providesanexplanationforwhy

somanygirlsaredeprivedof（录I］夺）aneducation.

Parentsinlow-incomecountriesfailtoinvestintheirdaughtersbecausetheydonotexpect

themtomakeaneconomiccontributiontothefamily:girlsgrowuponlytomarryintosomebody

else'sfamilyandbearchildren.Girlsarethusseenaslessvaluablethanboysandarekeptat

hometodohouseworkwhiletheirbrothersaresenttoschool—theprophecy（预言）becomes

self-fulfilling,trappingwomeninaviciouscircle（恶'性循环）ofneglect.

Aneducatedmother;ontheotherhand,hasgreaterearningabilitiesoutsidethehomeand

facesanentirelydifferentsetofchoices.Sheislikelytohavefewerbuthealthierchildrenandcan

insistonthedevelopmentofallherchildren,ensuringthatherdaughtersaregivenafairchance.

Theeducationofherdaughtersthenmakesitmuchmorelikelythatthenextgenerationofgirls,

aswellasofboys,willbeeducatedandhealthy.Theviciouscircleisthustransformedintoa

virtuouscircle.

Fewwillarguethateducatingwomenhasgreatsocialbenefits.Butithasenormous

economicadvantagesaswell.Mostobviously,thereisthedirecteffectofeducationonthewages

offemaleworkers.Wagesriseby10to20percentforeachadditionalyearofschooling.Suchbig

returnsareimpressivebythestandardofotheravailableinvestments,buttheyarejustthe

beginning.Educatingwomenalsohasasignificantimpactonhealthpractices,includingfamily

planning.

Topic:Thesignificanceoffemale（81）indevelopingcountries

ViewpointEducatinggirlsismorebeneficialthananyother（82）______________.

Fromlow-incomefamilies

FamiliesFromeducatedmothers'families

Girlsareof_____（83）valueDevelopmentshouldbeforall

Attitudes

thanboys.（84）—.

•Thereisnot（85）

investmentindaughters.Girlsandboyshave（87）____

Practices

•Girlsaremadetostayathome,chances.

（86）_________housework.

ConsequencesAviciouscircleAvirtuouscircle

Educatinggirls(88)__________tosocialbenefits,(89)__________

Significance

advantagesandhealthpractices,includingfamilyplanning.

Educatinggirlsindev