湖南省衡阳县第四中学高三英语12月月考试题.doc

英语试题part onelistening comprehension (30 marks)section a (22.5 marks)directions：in this section, youll hear six conversations between two speakers. for each conversation，there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked a，b and c. listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question. you will hear each conversation twice.conversation 1( )1.how much will the woman lend the man? a. 7. b. 9. c. 5.( )2.what does the man want to buy? a. a book. b. a dictionary. c. a pen. conversation 2来源:( )3.what will they do tonight? a. play music. b. dance. c. hear music. ( )4.where will they meet? a. in the park. b. at the zoo gate. c. at the school gate. conversation 3( )5.what is wanted in the ad? a. waiter. b. waitress. c. cook.( )6.how are things going with betty? a.very bad . b.not bad. c.we dont know. conversation 4 ( )7.what does the man want to do? a .to find a house with lowered rent. b. to share a room with his close friend.c. to rent some place quiet enough to study( )8.does the woman familiar with the city ? a. maybe,as she has a little information to offer the man. b. sure,as she knows wher to find what the man needs. c. yes,as she is in charge of the affairs.( )9.what does the man probably do? a. a man cashier working in a supermarket. b. a manager arranging part time jobs. c. a student studying in a college.conversation 5( )10.what is mr. white doing? a. preparing an exhibition. b. having a meeting. c. having a sleep.( )11.what is the woman could be ? a. a secretary. b. a reporter. c. a student.( )12.where will the exhibition be held? a. in an office. b. in the art gallery. c. in the open air.conversation 6( )13.what is the woman doing? a. she is having a job interview. b. she is interviewing a famous sports star. c. she is making a self-introduction in public.( )14.why was the woman out of school for half a year during high school? a. because she was badly ill. b. because she had to act in a film. c. because her father took her to america.( )15.what part time job did the woman do at college? a. a designer. b. a teacher. c. a travel guide.section b (7.5 marks) directions: in this section, you will hear a short passage. listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. fill in each blank with no more than three words. you will hear the short passage twice.first winter in canadaliving in the 16 first snowfall one evening in 17 more than 18 inchesthe speaker would play outsideafter 19 if they dressed warmlythe sightwas 20 part twolanguage knowledge (45 marks)section a (15 marks)directions： beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked a， b， c and d. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 21. it was the middle of the night_ my father woke me up and told me to watch the football game. a.that b.as c.which d.when22. it has been proved _ several new kinds of medicine_ a positive effect on the cure of h7n9.a. which，hasb. if, has c. that, haved. what, have23. im calling to ask for information about the position_ in the local tv news.a. advertising b. advertised c. having advertised d.to advertise24. being examined twice a year is the rule that every driver _ obey in this city.a. shall b. can c. ought to d. need25. why didnt tom go to the concert last night ? i have no idea,but i think he _ in his study.a. readb. have read c. was reading d. would read26. _ has helped to protect the environment is worth praising. a. who b. the one c. anyone d. whoever 27. the website of china daily, and you will learn more about it. a. having searched b. search c. searching d.to search28. on workday mornings i usually _ an hour driving to work because of the traffic jam.a. spent b. am spending c. spend d. will spend29. mum, where is my ball? i remember i put it here yesterday. you _ it in the wrong place.a. must put b. might put c. might have put d. should have put30. is the manager available tomorrow afternoon?no, he is busy. otherwise he _ the meeting.a. had attended b. would have attendedc. would attend d. could have attended31. when youre learning to play the piano, _ a good teacher makes a big difference. a. have b. having c. and have d. if have32. no sooner _ the room than we realized we to take our books. a.had we left ; forget b.we had left ; forget c. we had left ; forgot d. had we left;forgot33. _ is announced in todays newspaper, we have launched another man-made satellite. a.that b.which c. as d. what34. with five professional hands _ them next month, these students are sure to complete the experiment on time.a. helping b. help c. to helping d. to help35. i have already forgotten _ you bought the computer.a. that it was when b. that it was what c. what it was that d. when it was thatsection b (18 marks)directions: for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. fill in the blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.in 1919, princess bazzar of luxembourgs royal family met the royal kitchen helper leon. many nights, leon went into the kitchen and made ice-cream for bazzar. they soon fell in love. but because of their different social status, both of them burried the feelings.soon, bazzar was made to accept an arranged royal marriage. for days, leon could not see bazzar, he was 36 with impatience. finally, bazzar 37 at the table a month later. while serving desserts, leon 38 the letters dove, which is an abbreviation of do you love me with hot chocolate on bazaars ice-cream. leon 39 that bazzar could understand his feelings.a few days later, bazzar got 40 . one year later, leon could not 41 the mental suffering and left the royal kitchen. years later, he and his own family 42 a candy store.many years later, bazzar remembered that that afternoon she ate the ice-cream made by leon, but didnt see the 43 letters.hearing this, leon broke down in tears, and he finally understood the past misunderstandings. if that chocolate had been 44 , those letters would never have melted, and he would not have lost his last chance. leon decided to create a solid chocolate which can 45 a long time.after lots of 46 , the chocolate dove was finally made and each piece of chocolate was 47 engraved with the letter “dove”. its a symbol of the love between leon and bazzar.now more and more people fall in love with this chocolate. giving someone dove means sending the whisper of love: do you love me?36. a. calling b. burningc. workingd. talking37. a. stood up b. turned upc. stayed upd. dressed up38. a. wroteb. sent c. mixed d. noticed39. a. expectedb. declaredc. allowed d. promised40. a. sickb. angryc. marriedd. bored41. a. reduceb. stopc. repeat d. bear42. a. left b. visitedc. ran d. found43. a. confusingb. interesting c. meltingd. annoying44. a. stableb. powerfulc. frozend. solid45. a. stand b. sparec. taked. preserve46. a. breaksb. researchc. pressured. problems47. a. firmlyb. immediatelyc. quickly d. luckilysection c (12 marks)directions: complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context. in most colleges and universities the examination is used as a chief means of deciding whether a student succeeds or fails in mastering a particular subject. although it does the job quite efficiently, 48 side effects are also enormous. to begin 49 , examinations lower the standards of teaching. since teachers are often judged 50 examination results, they are reduced to training their students in exam techniques. no subjects can be taught successfully merely through being approached with intent to take examinations. in addition, the most undesirable effect is 51 examinations encourage bad study habits. as 52 examination score is the only criterion for his academic performance, a student is driven to memorize mechanically rather 53 to think creatively. in fact, few 54 us admit that examinations can contribute anything really important to the students academic development. if that is the case, 55 cannot we make a change and devise something more efficient and reliable than examinations?part reading comprehension (30 marks) directions: read the following three passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.ain china, if you are not married by the time you are 30, you are in for trouble social blame and pressure from family and friends can get you down. and if you are a woman, its even worse. many young people get married simply to get other people off their backs (免受别人的指责) . this is a serious compromise. one ends up not marrying the ideal partner.there are, however, a few young people who refuse to compromise if they cant find a good marriage partner, they say, they would rather not marry at all.34-year-old kate is a university lecturer in english. she said she would not describe herself as celibatarian (独身主义者) but simply a woman who hasnt come across the right man yet. she has sharp comments for the way in which the old generation looks at marriage. “many people think marriage is a duty-to your parents, family and society. nobody cares if your marriage is happy or not, she said, i think this is very wrong and i intend to live and act according to my own will.”happily for her, her parents are open-minded and not lay stress on her. but the same does not apply to her friends. they are constantly trying to get her together with some young man or another. she always refuses politely.56. the main idea of this passage is that _.a. marriage is a duty to society b. people should get married before 30 years old c. late marriage should be respected d. women should get married earlier than men57. miss kate refuses to get together with some young man or another because _.a. she doesnt think he is the right man she wants b. he is either too old or too youngc. he is either important or little learned d. he doesnt have good manners58. in the first paragraph the underlined words “in for” refer to _.a. interested in b. satisfied with c. worried about d. likely to suffer59. which is not true according to this passage? a. in china, one may face social blame and family pressure if one hasnt got married by 30.b. miss kates parents are always worried about her marriage.c. miss kate wont compromise if she cant have her ideal marriage.d. miss kate wants to marry a worthy young man.60. if marriage is regarded as a duty to society, _.a. everybody will be happy and satisfiedb. nobody will pay attention to whether you are happy or not in your family lifec. you can easily find an ideal partnerd. young people will have nothing to worry about in marriagebchemical safetyprocedures for handling chemical spills(泄露) and leaks.chemical spills and leaks can be broken down into two basic types: simple spills, which you can clean up yourself and complicated spills, which require outside assistance.if your spill meets any of the following conditions, it is a complicated spill. a person is injured; or the identity of the chemical is unknown; or multiple chemicals are involved; or the chemical is highly poisonous, flammable (可燃的) or reactive ; or the spill/leak occurs in a “public space” such as a corridor; or the spill/leak has the potential to spread to other parts of the building such as through the ventilation (通风) system; or the clean up procedures are not known or appropriate materials are not readily available; or the clean up requires a respirator (呼吸器) (including cartridge respirators) to be worn and no personnel have been trained and fit-tested in accordance(一致) with the campus respiratory protection program; or the spill/leak may endanger the environment by reaching waterways or outside ground, or by going down a drainif none of the above conditions are met, the spill is defined as a simple spill. you may clean up simple spills in accordance with chapter 6 of the chemical safety guide. for consultative assistance, call division of research safety (dsr) at 333-2755.how to report a complicated spill1. evacuate(撤退) to a safe location, and alert others to evacuate.2. dial 9-911 from a campus phone.3. tell the operator you are calling to report a chemical spill at the university of illinois.4. have the following information ready.l name of chemicall quantity spilledl location of spill (full building name and room number)l number of people injured or slashedl if applicable, the occurrence of a fire or explosionl your name and phone number5. have someone knowledgeable about the chemical spilled meet the fire department at the main entrance to your building. take a material safety data sheet (msds) of the chemical, if it is readily available. 61. which of the following situation can be classified as a simple spill?a. some spilled liquid causes a fire in the building.b. yellow and green gases are leaking from the storage room.c. an unknown red chemical is found on the corridor floor.d. a researcher spills his milk all over the lab floor.62. according to the safety instructions, upon discovering a complicated spill on campus, people should _. a. put on a respirator as soon as possibleb. refer to chapter 6 of the chemical safety guidec. get away from the spill and report it to authoritiesd. call division of the research safety at 333-275563. “msds” in the passage possibly refers to _.a. a mask b. an explanation about the chemical c. a device d. another kind of chemical64. who are most possibly the targeted audiences of this article?a. students in the chemistry department of a university.b. researchers working at chemical institution of illinois.c. members of division of research safety.d. staff members at a chemical manufacturing company.65. the purpose of the material above is to _ .a. inform people of the dangers of various chemical spillsb. introduce complicated spills and necessary measures in response to themc. encourage students to join the campus respiratory protection programd. compare simple spills and complicated spillscin the caucasus (高加索) region of russia, nearly 50 out of every 100,000 people live to celebrate their 100th birthday, and many dont stop at 100! by comparison, in america only 3 people in 100,000 reach 100. but these russian old people arent alone. the pakistanis, who live high in the himalaya mountains, and the ecuadorans (厄瓜多尔人) of the andes mountains seem to share the secret of long life, too. these people remain healthy in body and spirit despite the passage of time. while many older persons in industrial societies become weak and ill in their 60s and 70s, some caucasians aged 100 to 140, work in the fields beside their great-great-grandchildren. even the idea of aging is foreign to them. when asked “at what age does youth end?” most of these old people had no answer. several replied, “well, perhaps at age 80.”what accounts for (解释) this ability to survive to such old age, and to survive so well? first of all, hard physical work is a way of life for all of these long-living people. they begin their long days of physical labor as children and never seem to stop. for example, mr. rustam mamedov is 142 years of age. his wife is 116 years old. they have been married for 90 years. mr. mamedov has no intention of retiring from his life as a farmer. “why? what else would i do?” he asks. all these people get healthful rewards from the environment in which they work. they all come from mountainous regions. they live and work at elevations (海拔) of 1,660 to 1,000 meters above sea level. the air has less oxygen and is pollution-free. this reduced-oxygen environment makes the heart and blood vessel (血管) system stronger. another factor that may contribute to the good health of these people is their isolation. to a great extent (程度), they are separated from the pressures and worries of industrial society. inherited (遗传) factors also play some role. most of the longest-living people had parents and grandparents who also reached veryold ages. good family genes may, therefore, be one factorin living longer.66. the example of mr. and mrs. mamedov implies that some caucasians aged 100to 140_. a. become we