广东省顺德市李兆基中学高三英语上学期第四次月考试题.doc

顺德李兆基中学2016届高三上学期第四次月考 英语 科试卷本试卷共8页，三大部分，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上。2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑。3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) athe london pass is the final sightseeing package that has been specially tailor-made for visitors to the city. it allows holders to make the most out of their trip , saving them both time and money .with the london pass you will get the following :free entry to your choice of over 60 popular attractions, tours, sights and museumsa useful 160 page guidebook about the attractions plus helpful tips about the cityability to skip the lines at the selected attractions to save timeoptional travel card to cover all of your transport needsthe london pass saves you moneylondon can be an expensive city , and its tourist attractions are no exception .however, go sightseeing with a london pass you could make some great savings. take a look at the normal gate price for some popular london attractions: tower of london 19.00; thames river cruise 19.00; windsor castle 17.00; london bridge experience 23.00 ; st pauls cathedral 15.00. visiting those five attractions will cost well over 89. with a london pass, these and many more attractions wont cost you a penny .the london pass saves you time london is a popular destination, therefore , attractions and sights do get very busy. waiting in line can sometimes take hours from your sightseeing experiencethats why london pass holders get to skip the queue at key attractions such as tower of london, windsor castle and london bridge experience. also, the map of london and the information about the citys public transportation system available in our guidebook help plan the perfect sightseeing itinerary to maximize your time in the city.practical informationadult ticket: from 43.00address: charing crous road, london , wc2h oeptel : 01664 4850201. with a london pass , you are expected to spend _ when visiting tower of london and windsor castle.a. 43.00 b . 36.00 c . 89 d .nothing 2. which of the following statements is true about sightseeing with a london pass?a. one doesnt need to wait in line in all tourist attractions in london.b. one can choose the travel card that suits his transport attractions in london.c. one can enter over 60 tourist attractions, sights and museums at a low price.d. one can enjoy all the tourist services in london with exactly forty-three pounds.3. the underlined word “itinerary” probably means a. budget b. route c. partner d. equipmentthe netherlands on monday introduced its first-ever intelligent bicycle, fitted with electronic devices to help bring down the high accident rate among elderly cyclists in the bicycle-mad country. developed for the government by the netherlands organization for applied scientific research (tno), the intelligent bicycle, runs on electricity. a commercial-available bicycle is expected to be on the market in the next two years and should sell for between 1, 700 to 3, 200 euros per bicycle. the devices on the bike are linked through an onboard computer with a vibrating (震动的) warning system fitted in the bicycles saddle and handlebars to warn cyclists of the coming danger.the saddle vibrates when other cyclists approach from behind, while, the handlebars do the same when barriers appear ahead. accidents often happen when cyclists look behind them or get a fright when they are passed at high speed, said maurice kwakkernaat, one of tnos research scientists involved in the project. the onboard system technology has already been at work in the car industry, he said. more and more elderly people are using a bicycle, not only for short distances, but also for longer distances, dutch environment and infrastructure minister melanie schultz van haegen told afp. this type of bicycle is truly needed in the netherlands because it will help us bring down the number of elderly people who are injured every year and allow them to continue to enjoy cycling, she said. in the netherlands, bicycles outnumber the population of 17 million by at least one million and there are some 25,000 km of bicycle path in the country. those statistics are set to grow as more and more people take to two-wheeled transport, leading to an increased risk of injury. last year, 184 cyclists died in the country, of which 124, or 67%, were older than 65, according to the central statistics office. the year before, 200 cyclists died, the majority of victims also being elderly. the current model weighs 25 kilograms but researchers are working on making the onboard systems smaller. 4. the intelligent bicycle is aimed to _. a. protect the environment b. help reduce traffic pressurec. popularize the use of bicycles d. improve safety for elderly cyclists5. which part of the intelligent bicycle will vibrate when another cyclist was suddenly found ahead ?a. the handlebars. b. the wheels. c. the saddle. d. the onboard computer. 6. we can learn from the passage that _. a. the elderly ride bicycles wherever they gob. the accident rate among elderly cyclists is highc. the number of elderly cyclists is decreasingd. the elderly are planning to give up cycling7. which is the best title for the passage?a. a test bicycle b. elderly cyclists c. a smart bicycle d. a bicycle-mad countryccan eating a chocolate bar every day really prevent age-related memory loss? no. but a new research shows that large amounts of flavones, substances found in cocoa, tea and some kinds of vegetables, may improve age-related memory failure. dr. scott small is a professor of neurology (神经病学) at columbia university in new york city. he is the lead writer of a research paper describing the effects of cocoa flavones on brain activity. his study involved 37 volunteers aged between 50 and 69. researchers gave them a high-level flavones drink made from cocoa beans or a low-level flavones drink. for a period of three months, some subjects got 900 milligrams of flavones a day. the others got 10 milligrams of flavones each day. brain imaging and memory tests were given to each study subject before and after the study. dr. small says that the subjects who had the high-level flavones drink showed much improvement on memory tests. the researchers warn that more work is needed to be done because this study was performed only on a small group. dr. joann manson is the lead researcher of a four-year study involving 18,000 adults. this study will use flavones capsules. the study subjects will be divided into two groups and will take two pills per day. the capsules used will all look the same. but one groups capsules will contain flavones, while the other group will take capsules made of an inactive substance, or placebo. dr. manson says its not necessary for people to start eating more chocolate, because 3 persons would have to eat a huge amount of chocolate to get the same level of flavones given to the rest subjects. he adds many manufacturers have planned to remove the flavones from their chocolate products. similarly, dr. manson says a cocoa-based flavones extract（提取）may be developed in the future. but he says that more studies are needed to see how much flavones is good for our health.8. what was done to the subjects after dr. smalls study? a. they were asked to take a high-level flavones drink. b. they were given capsules containing flavones. c. they were given brain imaging and memory tests. d. they were asked to take two pills of flavones capsules per day.9. whats the similarity of the two experiments? a. both use high-level flavones capsules. b. the number of the subjects is the same. c. drinks and placebos are used in both experiments. d. the subjects are divided into two groups in both experiments.10. why will dr. manson carry out the four-year study? a. to prove the first experiment is wrong.b. to carry out the experiment further. c. to test how much flavones can improve our memory. d. to show eating chocolate is better to improve memory.11. what can we learn from the last paragraph? a its not necessary for us to eat chocolate. b the more we eat flavones, the better our health will be. c. in the future we can get flavones without eating chocolate. d. its easy for people to get the same level of flavones given to the test subjects.don the eve of our daughters weddings, i gave both of them what i considered to be excellent marital advice: never leave your husband unsupervised (无人监督的) with pruning shears (修枝剪). if only i had taken my own advice. i recently let my guard down. thirty-some years of marriage can do that to a woman. give a man pruning shears and electric trimmers (电动修剪器) and he will give new meaning to “armed and dangerous.”one day earlier this year, my husband said that the crab apple tree was dead. “why do you think it is dead?” i asked.“look at it. theres not a leaf on it.”“theres not a leaf on anything. its march,” i said.“it looked sick last fall and with this bitter winter we had, im convinced its dead.”the truth is hes never liked the crab apple. sure, it has beautiful blooms in the spring, but then it gets a disease, the leaves curl, and it drops those little apples that sit on the driveway.each passing week he pronounced the tree dead. eventually i began to believe him. though he agreed it would be a regrettable loss, there was a twinkle in his eye. he armed himself a couple of weeks ago and began trimming. a branch here, a branch there, a small limb, then a large limb. i watched and then decided to check the wood on some of the branches closer to the trunk. i broke one off and saw green. the crab apple was not dead. it just hadnt had time to leaf out. the tree was now falling to one side, but it was not dead. i would have told him so, but he had moved on to a maple. once the man starts, he cant stop. one trim leads to another. “please, stop!” i called. he smiled and nodded, but he couldnt hear because he had started the hedge (树篱) trimmers and was getting ready to fix a line of hedges. zip (飕飕声), zip, zip.“what do you think?” he shouted.“its supposed to be a privacy hedge; now all that will be private are our ankles.”he started the trimmers again. “stop!” i called, “come back!”“why?” he shouted.“youre in the neighbors yard.”12. by saying “if only i had taken my own advice.” the author means that _. a. she should have kept a closer watch on her husbandb. she feels regretful about her marriage after many yearsc. she didnt follow her own advice about pruning shearsd. she shouldnt have given that marital advice to her daughters13. we can learn from the article that the authors husband _. a. has a great talent for gardeningb. had never used pruning shears beforec. mistook their crab apple tree for a maple treed. nearly ruined their neighbors garden14. what does the article mainly talk about? a. why husbands shouldnt be left to trim trees alone. b. why the authors husband insisted on trimming their crab apple tree.c. how the author has survived her “thirty-some” years of marriage. d. how the authors husband killed their crab apple tree.15. what is the tone of the article? a. anxious. b. humorous. c. serious. d. critical. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从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。the ipod generationtoday it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go. they move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of whats happening around them. _16 outside life is shut out. so are you one of them?for me, walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect. _17 whats even better, wearing earphones seems to give a signal to people which says: “im not available for chatting at the moment”.suppose, youre at work and about to make an incredible breakthrough. but a colleague suddenly turns up. at this precise moment, the slightest disturbance would break your concentration. _18 once again, those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give that “go away!” signal._19 its probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole family while their mothers give them lectures about why they should do their “yes, mum.” problem solved.pretty soon, not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our ears but also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instruments. well be in a virtual world, communicating with everyone else, or choosing not to, as we like. in this world, we will all be permanently plugged in. _20 and they are changing our social habits along the way.in the end, there is a thin line between using technology as a tool for making life better and being a slave to it! its so strange. suddenly, i dont feel like wearing my earphones anymore.a. our instruments are changing quickly.b. i also have wires hanging from my ears.c. in the home situation, teenagers love these wires.d. i dont have to deal with the noise from the environment.e. after all, i am listening to my favourite music and would rather not be disturbed.f. listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions.g. they walk around in their own spaces, with their personal digital noise reduction systems.第二部分语言知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后面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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。being a physician who flies much often, a lot of my time is spent on planes listening for that fearful “is there a doctor on board?” announcement. ive been _21_ only once - for a woman who had merely fainted(昏厥). but the _22_ made me quite curious about how _23_ this kind of thing happens. i wondered what i would do if _24_ with a real mid-air medical emergency - without access _25_ a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment. so _26_ the new england journal of medicine last week _27_ a study about in-flight medical events, i read it with _28_.the study estimated that there are a(n) _29_ of thirty in-flight medical emergencies on u.s. flights every day. most of them are not _30_; fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints. _31_ 13% of them - roughly four a day - are serious enough to _32_ a pilot to change course. the most common of the serious emergencies _33_ heart trouble, strokes, and difficult breathing.lets face it: plane rides are _34_. for starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly _35_ they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. most people can tolerate these pressures pretty_36_, but passengers with heart disease _37_ experience chest pains as a result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood. _38_ common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis(静脉血栓) - the so-called economy class syndrome. _39_ happens, dont panic. things are getting better on the in-flight-emergency front. thanks to more recent laws, flights with at _40_ one attendant are starting to install emergency medical equipment to treat heart attacks.21. a. addressedb. called c. informedd. surveyed22. a. affair b. conditionc. incidentd. disaster23. a. soonb. longc. oftend. many24. a. providedb. treatedc. identifiedd. faced 25. a. tob. forc. byd. through26. a. beforeb. sincec. while d. when 27. a. collectedb. publishedc. discoveredd. conducted28. a. patienceb. joyc. interest d. sorrow29. a. averageb. amountc. sumd. number30. a. significantb. seriousc. commond. heavy 31. a. forb. orc. sod. but32. a. inspireb. require c. engaged. command33. a. contain b. showc. implyd. include34. a. enjoyableb. stimulatingc. stressfuld. boring 35. a. whob. whichc. what d. that36. a. hard b. unwillinglyc. happilyd. easily37. a. may b. ought toc. used to d. need38. a. anyb. anotherc. otherd. one39. a. wherever b. whicheverc. wheneverd. whatever 40. a. least b. worstc. most d. best第ii卷第二部分 英语知识运用策二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。as food is to the body, so is learning to the mind. we strengthen our bodies 41 taking in adequate nutritious food. likewise, we should start learning day by day to expand our intellectual ability. 42 is constant learning that supplies us with large amounts of energy to 43 (sharp) our power of reasoning, analysis, and judgment. moreover,