广东省汕头市高三英语上学期第四次月考试题新人教版.doc

汕头四中2013届高三第四次月考英语试题本试卷共12页，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。第一部分 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分 45 分)第一节完形填空 (共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 115 各题所给的 a、b、c 和 d 项中，选出最佳 选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 a man found the cocoon ( 茧 ) of a butterfly. one day a small _1_ appeared. he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it _2_ to force its body through that little hole. then it seemed to stop making any _3_. it appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further. so the man decided to _4_ the butterfly. he took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon. the butterfly came out _5_. but it then had a swollen body and small, shriveled ( 皱缩 ) wings. the man _6_ to watch the butterfly because hed expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge to be able to _7_ the body, which would contract ( 缩小 ) in time. so he waited patiently. neither happened! in fact, the butterfly _8_ the rest of its life crawling ( 爬行 ) around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. it was never able to _9_. what a shame! what the man, in his kindness and fast action, did not understand was that the suffering and the struggle _10_ for the butterfly to get through the tiny hole were natures way of _11_fluid (液体) from the body of the butterfly into its wings _12_ it would be ready for flight once it achieved its _13_ from the cocoon. sometimes struggle are _14_ what we need in our lives. if nature allowed us to go through our lives without any difficulties, it would weaken or even disable us. we would not be as _15_ as what we could have been. we could never fly!1. a. openingb. insectc. signd. mark2. a. expectedb. struggledc. pretendedd. learned3. a. noiseb. decisionc. choiced. progress4. a. leaveb. helpc. troubled. study5. a. excitedlyb. naturallyc. easilyd. silently6. a. continuedb. stoppedc. hopedc. waited7. a. supportb. coverc. helpd. contract8. a. gave upb. spentc. put asided. devoted9. a. get upb. flyc. get throughd. shrivel10. a. wastedb. watchedc. requiredd. searched11. a. forcingb. makingc. producingd. letting12. a. even though b. as ifc. so thatd. in case13. a. energyb. freedomc. progressd. life14. a. almostb. hardlyc. probablyd. exactly15. a. strongb. wellc. wised. patient第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，井将答案填写在答题卡标号为1625的相应位置上。mr. robinson had to travel somewhere on business. as he was 16 a hurry, he decided to go by air. he liked sitting beside a window when he was flying, 17 when he got onto the plane, he looked for a window seat. he found all of them already 18 (take) except one. there was a soldier sitting in the seat beside 19 . wondering why this one had not been taken, mr. robinson at once went towards it.when he reached it, however, mr. robinson saw that there was a notice stuck on the seat. it said, “this seat 20 (keep) for proper load balance, thank you.” because he had never seen such a kind of 21 (usual) notice in a plane before, mr. robinson was a little surprised. but he thought that the plane must be carrying something 22 (particular) heavy in it, so he walked on and found 23 empty seat, not beside a window, to sit in.two or three people tried to sit in the window seat beside the soldier, but they too read the notice and went on. when the plane was nearly full, a very pretty girl hurried into the plane. the soldier, 24 was watching the passengers coming in, quickly took the notice off the seat beside his and in this way succeeded in having the company of a 25 (beautiful) during the whole trip.第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a, b, c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。amy father was chief engineer of a merchant ship, which was sunk in word war ii. the book night of the u-boats told the story. memories in september, 1940, my mother, sister and i went to swansea, where my fathers ship was getting ready to sail. we brought him a family photograph to be kept with him at all times and keep him safe.then i remember my mother lying face down, sobbing. she had heard from a friend that the ship had been sunk by a torpedo (鱼雷). i can remember the arrival of the telegram, which in those days always brought bad news. my grandmother opened it. it read, “safe, love ted.” my most vivid memory is being woken and brought down to sit on my fathers knee, his arm in a bandage. he was judged unfit to return to sea and took a shore job in glasgow for the rest of the war. for as long as i can remember, he had a weak heart. mother said it was caused by the torpedoes. he said it was because of the cigarettes. whichever, he died suddenly in his early 50s. ten years later i read night of the u-boats and was able to complete the story. torpedo one torpedo struck the ship. father was in the engine room, where the third engineer was killed. he shut down the engines to slow the ship making it easier for it to be abandoned. by the time he got on deck he was alone. every lifeboat was gone except one which had stuck fast. when he tried to cut it free, it swung against the ship, injuring his hand and arm. he had no choice but to jumpstill with the photograph in his pocket. three days later, he and other survivors were safe in glasgow. all 23 with him signed the back of the photograph. a toast in my room is the book and the photograph. often, glass in hand, i have wondered how i would have dealt with an explosion, a sinking ship, a jump into a vast ocean and a wait for rescue? lest we forget, i have some more whisky and toast the heroes of the war.26. we can infer that the mother and children went to swansea _. a. to meet a friend b. to see the father off c. to take a family photo d. to enjoy the sailing of the ship27. what did the author learn about the father from the telegram? a. he was still alive. b. his knee was broken. c. his ship had been sunk. d. he had arrived in glasgow.28. the underlined word “it” in paragraph 6 refers to the fathers _. a. weak heart b. taking a shore jobc. failure to return to sea d. injury caused by a torpedo29. what can we know about the authors father after his ship was attacked? a. he lost his arm b. he repaired the engines. c. he managed to take a lifeboat. d. he was the last to leave the ship.30. what is the massage mainly about? a. a group of forgotten heroes b. a book describing a terrifying battle. c. a ship engineers wartime experience. d. a merchants memories of a sea rescue. b some chinese new - rich like eating shark fin soup because they think it shows their classhowever, for the chinese nba idol yao ming, doing so is unacceptable as the practice has led to the overfishing of sharks when yao and his wife ye li got married in 2007, they publicly announced that they would not allow shark fin soup to be served at their wedding banquet actually, yao had been saying no to shark fins since 2006, when he was appointed as the goodwill ambassador for wild life protection now, the 226 - cm big guy is resorting; to his personal influence to encourage more to say no to eating the soup and to raise awareness of protecting animals sharks are friends of human beings they are not our food, yao said other celebrity athletes like olympic champions li ning and kong linghui are following on the heels of yao, throwing themselves into serving the public as goodwill ambassadors for wild animal rescue recent reports about yaos retirement have saddened tens of thousands of basketball fans both at home and abroad yet yaos influence goes far beyond the basketball courts yao has engaged himself in charity and public welfare services for quite a whilewhen the devastating 80 magnitude earthquake hit wenchuan in southwest china in 2008 , yao donated 2 million yuan“when i was a little boy my parents and teachers told me to help others and to be a good man, yao recalledbut i could nor donate then because i had not much pocket money after i moved to houston, i got involved in quite a number of community service activities and i felt a strong sense of achievement when i got people together, yao said like yao, newly crowned french open champion li na has showed her willingness to donate li gave 480,000 yuan of her prize money from the open, plus 20,000 yuan from her own pocket, to a local nursing home in her hometown another chinese sports icon, hurdler liu xiang, has also been actively involved in charity for years31. the reason why some chinese new-rich like eating shark fin soup is that they think ait is very deliciousbit is very cheap and healthycit is very popular in societydit can show their status32. yao ming is against eating shark fin soup because a. too many sharks are killed b. he dislikes eating sharp fin c. it is too expensive d. sharks are dangerous animals33. which of the following statements is not true?ali na donated 500,000 yuan to a local nursing home in her hometownbyao ming donated 2 million yuan after the earthquake of wenchuancyao ming has encouraged more people to stop eating shark fin soup and protect animalsdyao ming was appointed as the goodwill ambassador for protecting wild life in 200734. what words can be used to describe yao ming according to the passage?arich and generousbinfluential and warmheartedcenergetic and optimisticdpopular and confident35. from the passage , we can learn that . a. most athletes dont like eating shark fin soupb. yao ming has been donating money to charity since he was a childc. yao ming has an influence on not only the basketball courts but also charity and public welfare services d. yao ming has taken part in many community service activities when he was in chinacthere exist cruel wars, fighting and sadness in the world today, so its not only necessary, but also essential to have a good sense of humor just to help us go through difficult times in our lives. putting a smile on someones face when you know they are feeling depressed, as the saying goes, makes me feel good and warms my heart. how would you feel if you could not joke around with your wife, husband, child, co-worker neighbor, close friend, or even just someone that you are standing in line with at your corner store? i am always saying things that make others smile or laugh, even if i dont know the person im joking around with. my grandma always found humor in everything she did, even if it was the hardest job anyone could imagine. this not only relieves stress in any situation, but also is a common manner to speak to others that are around you. i know of a few people that dont have a funny bone in their bodies, as they say. everyone around them could be rolling on the floor after hearing a great joke and they would sit there without the slightest smile on their face. they dont get the joke that makes others laugh. i am busting a gut while they just sit there, looking at me as if i were from outer space. how can people not get a really funny joke?laughing is essential to keep your stress levels under control. without humor we would find ourselves with a lot of psychological problems, or on a lot of medications to keep us from going crazy. there is too much sadness in this present world. it drives people crazy. we all need to find a way to avoid the sadness and bring a little light into our lives. therefore, i believe our best medicine is to get together and tell some jokes and have some fun laughing together.36. according to the author, humor is useful in the aspect that _.a. it can pick up peoples spirits b. it can help people get on well with othersc. it can help get rid of the cruelty in the world d. it makes people more confident 37. the author answers the question in the second paragraph with _.a. facts and descriptions b. evidence and argumentc. examples and conclusion d. stories and persuasion38. the underlined phrase “busting a gut” in the 3rd paragraph can be replaced by . a. keeping silent b. speaking loud c. laughing hard d. explaining carefully39. in writing the passage, the author mainly intends to _. a. talk about his own understanding of humor b. encourage people to be humorous in daily life c. introduce a practical way to get through daily life d. convince people of the power of being optimistic about life40. what is the authors attitude towards the present world? a. indifferent b. positive c. satisfied d. criticald. two american scientists told the people in industrial nations that they would be much healthier if they ate more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago. the scientists say that the human body has changed very little since human first appeared on earth, but the way we live has changed greatly. our body has not been able to deal with these changes in life style and this has led to new kinds of sicknesses. so they are called “ disease of civilization”. many cancers and diseases of the blood system, including heart attacks and strokes ( 中风 ) are examples of such diseases.scientists noted that early stone-age people used very little alcohol ( 酒精 ) or tobacco, probably none. ancient people also got a great deal of physical exercise, but a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and life today.stone-age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than farm animals. they also ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables, and fruits. they did not use milk and other dairy products, and they made a very little use of grains. but today, we eat a large amount of dairy products and grain foods. we eat six tomes more salt than stone-age people. we eat more sugar. we eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein ( 蛋白质 ) and much less vitamin c. people today probably do not want to live as people thousands of years ago did, but scientists say that we would be much healthier if we ate as those ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet foods.41. the people in industrial nations would be much healthier if they ate _.a. more foods as humans living 10,000 years ago didb. as humans living 10,000 years agoc. more kinds of food eaten by people living 10,000 years agod. more of the same kind of food eaten by people over 10,000 years ago42. new kinds of sicknesses have been found because _.a. the human body has changed compared with human first appearing on earthb. the way we live has changed a littlec. our body cant deal with the changes in life styled. the way we live today is proper for the human body43. what is the main cause mentioned in the article why people suffer from a lot of new sicknesses?a. ancient people did a great deal of physical exerciseb. people today have a lot of alcoholc. people today have more tobaccod. food is quite different between life today and life in ancient times.44. stone-age people were much healthier than people today because they ate a lot of _.a. milk and other dairy products b. grain foods and farm animalsc. salt and sugar d. wild animals, fresh wild vegetables and fruits45. from this passage, we know that the following choices are good to our health except _a. protein and vitamin c b. milk and grain foodsc. wild animals, vegetables and fruits d. a huge amount of fatty, salty and sweet foods第二节：信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。46. mary: i never used to like stamp collecting. i read almost everything i can: books, magazines, newspapers. i go to the public library abut twice a week. if youd like to send me something, maybe books are my favorite.47. tom: my wife says i should take up gardening. we have a big garden and she loves working in it. but the truth is, it bores me. my friends and my wife think im really boring, because im always listening to music. i go to concerts all the time. i love mozart and all that classical staff.48. mike: i dont really like video games and that sort of things. i prefer being outdoors, hiking or playing sports. i always go out with my family playing baseball and stuff all the time. i think most sports are pretty interesting.49. lisa: im a free writer, and a lot of people think my job is easier because i dont have to go to the office everyday. and i dont have to deal with office politics. but, you know, my job is very hard. i have to be very organized and much disciplined. and pretty self-motivated. and when i have a problem, there is no one around to help me.50. victor: my life is very stressful. in my working place, everyone is in a hurry and under tremendous pr