湖南省娄底市重点中学2011届高三10月联考--英语.doc

名校试题 会员交流资料 湖南省娄底市重点中学2011届高三10月联考英语总分:150分 时量:120分钟本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读理解和书面表达。考试结束后，将答题卷与答题卡一并收回。PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION ADirections: In this section, youll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation TWICE.Example:When will the magazine probably arrive?A. Wednesday. B. Thursday.C. Friday.The answer is B.Conversation 11. What does the man think of the price of the ticket?A. He thinks its acceptable. B. He thinks its too expensive.C. He thinks its a little more expensive. 2. How long will the man stay in London? A. One week. B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks. Conversation 23. What is the man?A. He is a factory worker. B. He is an office clerk. C. He is a bus driver. 4. What does the woman like about these shoes? A. They are fashionable. B. They are strong. C. They are comfortable. Conversation 35. What are they talking about?A. A Christmas party. B. The mans new hat. C. Mr. Brown. 6. How does the woman think the man will look?A. She thinks he will look handsome in it. B. She thinks he will look the strangest in it. C. She thinks he will look funny in it. Conversation 47. Where is Jack calling from?A. The Grand Hotel. B. The airport in Chicago. C. The airport in Los Angeles.8. Why doesnt Jack visit Dorothy at once?A. Because he doesnt want to see Dorothys parents.B. Because he has to check in first.C. Because he prefers to stay at the airport now.9. What will Jack most probably do tonight?A. He will have dinner at the airport. B. He will have dinner with Dorothy at the hotel. C. He will have dinner with Dorothys family.Conversation 510. What day was it yesterday?A. Friday. B. Thursday. C. Monday.11. Why was the woman late for work?A. Because the road was blocked.B. Because she broke the traffic rule and was stopped by a policeman.C. Because there was something wrong with her car.12. What was the worst thing yesterday?A. The woman didnt meet an important customer. B. Somebody dirtied the new carpet. C. The woman forgot inviting her boss to dinner. Conversation 613. When is the man free these days? A. At weekends. B. In the evening. C. In the afternoon. 14. How often does the woman practice? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week. 15. What do the man and the women have in common? A. They are both very busy. B. They both have much free time. C. They are taking training in music.SECTION BDirections: In this section, youll hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information youve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS. Youll hear the mini-talk TWICE.Topic Which is more beneficial, going to boarding schools or 16 Arguments in favor of going to boarding schools Boarding school is an ideal place for building up childrens 17 . Children in boarding schools are generally more used to 18 .Arguments against going to boarding schoolsBoarding schools are usually much more expensive.Children in boarding schools may develop a(n) 19 toward those from other families. Going to boarding schools will weaken 20 . PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45%) SECTIONA(15%) Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A,B ,C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21I wanted to catch early train, but couldnt get ride to the station.Aan；the B/；the Can；/ Dthe；a22. _ on the top of the hill is a monument, dating back to hundreds of years ago.A. Having stoodB. StandingC. Being stoodD. Having been stood23_ difficult the task may be, we must finish it on time, because we cant meet such a precious opportunity _ we have expectedAWhatever; that BHowever; as CHowever; that DWhatever, which24The number 9.11 is a special number, , I think, that will be remembered by the Americans forever.AwhatBitCwhichDone25._ that the government can lead them out of the financial crisis, people are optimistic about the future of the country. A. Convincing B. Convinced C. To convince D. Having convinced26. -Can I pay the bill by check?-Sorry, sir. But it is the management rules of our hotel that payment be made in cash. Ashall Bneed Cwill Dcan27.Your mother isnt a doctor, is she? -_. She teaches English in a middle school.A. Yes, she isB. Yes, she isnt C. No, she isnt D. No, she is 28 is known to us all is that America is a developed country _the First World.AWhich; belongedBAs; belonging toCWhat; belonging toDIt; belonging29. Alice is one of the students who I am sure always best in most difficult situations. A. do her B. do their C. does her D. does their30“How could you lose so much money?” Charlie asked his wife, eyeing her angrily from _the kitchen table. Aat Bacross Cthrough Don31.Where did you get to know her?It was on the farmwe both once worked in the 1970s.A. thatB. whichC. whenD. where32.Can you imagine what difficulty people had this year_against the severe natural disasters?A. fightingB. to fightC. foughtD. fight33. Attention, coffee lovers! We have for you, the best coffee machine _ invented.A. ever B. already C. even D. nowadays34.What are you busy with ? The conference _ in our city next week. A. heldB. will be heldC. be holdingD. to be held35. Id like to have visited the Palace Museum, but something unexpected _ to my father.A. had happenedB. happenedC. has happenedD. happensSECTION B (18%) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B. C. and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till Id got one.I had seen an agency （中介机构） advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the _36_ in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as _37_ as if I were going on the stage. Finding the 38 quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”The simple atmosphere of the office 39 me. The woman looked carefully at me for a while through her glasses, and then questioned me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather 40 She wondered why I was looking for this sort of job I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 41 to get a job without experience I wondered whether I ought to leave, when the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say:“ 42 , Ive got someone in the office at this very moment who might 43 .” Shewrote down a _44 , and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady. She wants a cook immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”“Oh yes,” said I 45 having cooked for more than four in my life. I 46 her again and again, and rushed out to the nearest telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.I spent the next few hours 47 cook books.36. A. bedB houseC. agencyD. office37. A. proud B. pleaseC. nervous D. worried38. A. family B. door C. place D. stage39. A. calmed B. excited C. frightened D. disturbed40. A. encouraged B. dissatisfied C. hopeless D. pleased41. A. difficult B. helpless C. possible D. unusual42. A. Above allB. As a matter of fact C.As a resultD. In spite of that43. A. hireB. acceptC.suit D. offer44. A. letterB. nameC.note D. number45. A. almostB. neverC.nearly D. really46. A. answeredB. promisedC.thanked D. told47. A. borrowingB. buyingC.reading D. writing SECTION C (12%)Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that fits the context.Last month we finally got a chance to have a trip to Emei Mountain, _48_ we had longed to do for ages. It was there _49_ I was amazed by the most beautiful scenery I had ever seen! The weather didnt seem to welcome us when we got to West Chinas Chengdu city - it was quite wet and cold. On the coach heading to the mountain, I couldnt help feeling disappointed. “What a bad day!” I said to myself when looking out of the window, “We may not be able to see a lot in the mountain. And _50_ a pity it will be if we miss the sunrise next morning!”The guide denied the possibility of a sunny day. “Actually, seldom _51_ we have bright sunshine here, especially in winter.” he said. Very early the next morning, amazingly, we got completely satisfied in a totally unexpected way. On the way up the mountain, we found everything was becoming white - it was snowing! We screamed. Arriving at the top of the mountain, we found _52_ in a white world that only existed in fairy tales. _53_ could help describe what we saw. We were jumping, screaming, taking photos, trying to fill our eyes _54_ everything we could see, because we knew that this was the _55_ time to see such beauty of the nature, and probably, the only time in our lives. PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION 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.AI am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of languagethe way it can evoke（唤起） an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them allall the Englishes I grew up with.Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, Ive been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. Ive heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including peoples perceptions（认识）of the limited English speaker.I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mothers “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is ,because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I wont get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal（内在的） language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure: I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show; her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.56. By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that _.A. she uses English in foreign tradeB. she is fascinated by languagesC. she works as a translatorD. she is a writer by profession57. The author used to think of her mothers English as _.A. impolite B. amusingC. imperfect D. practical58. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?A. Americans do not understand broken English.B. The authors mother was not respected sometimes.C. The author mother had positive influence on her.D. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.59. The author gradually realizes her mothers English is _.A. well structured B. in the old styleC. easy to translate D. rich in meaning60. What is the passage mainly about?A. The changes of the authors attitude to her mothers English.B. The limitation of the authors perception of her mother.C. The authors misunderstanding of “limited” English.D. The authors experiences of using broken English.BAsk someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need. We are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place. The total amount of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a typical households waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running out of it for carrying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place. Food waste is a serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. However, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example.But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to associate packaging with quality. We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. This is especially true of food. But is also applies to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary. There are signs of hope. As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize just how much unnecessary materials are collecting. We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.61. What does the underlined phrase “over-consumption” refer to? A. Using too much packaging.B. Recycling too many wastes.C. Making more products than necessary.D. Having more material than is needed.62. The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show _.A. the tendency of cutting household wasteB. the increase of packaging recyclingC. the rapid growth of super marketsD. the fact of packaging overuse63. According to the text, recycling _.A. helps control the greenhouse effectB. means burning packaging for energyC. is the solution to gas shortageD. leads to a waste of land64. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?A. Unpackaged products are of bad quality.B. Supermarkets care more about packaging.C. It is improper to judge quality by packaging.D. Other products are better packaged than food.65. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Fighting wastefulness is difficult.B. Needless material is mostly recycled.C. People like collecting recyclable waste.D. The author is proud of their consumer culture.CBatteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devices themselves. University of Missouri(MU) researchers are developing a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.“To provide enough power, we need certain methods with high energy density(密度)”，said Jae Kwon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at MU. “The radioisotope(放射性同位素) battery can provide power density that is much higher than chemical batteries.”Kwon and his research team have been working on building a small nuclear battery, presently the size and thickness of a penny, intended to power various micro / nanoelectromechanical systems (M/NEMS). Although nuclear batteries can cause concerns, Kwon said they are safe.“People hear the word nuclear and think of something very dangerous,” he said, “However, nuclear power sources have already been safely powering a variety of devices, such as pace-makers, space satellites and underwater systems.”His new idea is not only in the batterys size, but also in its semiconductor(半导体). Kwons battery uses a liquid semiconductor rather than a solid semiconductor.“The key part of using a radioactive battery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation energy can damage the lattice structure(晶体结构) of the solid semiconductor,” Kwon said, “By using a liquid semiconductor, we believe we can minimize that problem.”Together with J. David Robertson, chemistry professor and associate director of the MU Research Reactor, Kwon is working to build and test the bat