2011届高考英语 考前天天练黄金卷4

专心 爱心 用心1 20112011 届高考英语考前天天练黄金卷届高考英语考前天天练黄金卷 4 4 第第 I I 卷卷 共共 105105 分分 I I ListeningListening ComprehensionComprehension SectionSection A A DirectionsDirections In Section A you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once After you hear a conversation and the question about it read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard 1 A 6 45 B 7 30 C 7 15 D 7 00 2 A At the hotel B At the railway station C At the airport D At the cinema 3 A Some music cassettes B Some school supplies C Something to drink D Something to eat 4 A Susan gave him the last piece of pie B He thought the pie was delicious C He went out to buy an apple pie D He didn t think highly of Susan s pie 5 A Moving office furniture B Hanging a poster C Painting a room D Reading a news bulletin 6 A Surprised B Disappointed C Delighted D Offended 7 A He found her topic uninteresting B He hurt his eye this morning C The clock was a very unusual one D The lecture was more than one hour long 8 A He believes dancing is enjoyable B He won t dance until he has done his work C He admires those who dance D He definitely does not like dancing 9 A He should look for someone to talk to B He gives lessons in exercising C He talks too much D He should follow his own advice 10 A She gave a lecture to the psychology class B She advised the man to see a psychologist C She persuaded the man not to take the course D She convinced the man to apply to graduate school 专心 爱心 用心2 SectionSection B B Directions Directions In Section B you will hear two short passages and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages The passages will be read twice but the questions will be spoken only once When you hear a question read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage 11 A He did it during the class time B He did it on weekends C He copied it from friends D He rarely did it 12 A At high school B In the freshman year of college C In the second year of college D In the senior year of college 13 A By failing in getting his degree B By worrying about losing his scholarship C By crying in the professor s office D By having to do extra assignments Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following introduction 14 A Fire emergencies B Medical situations C Traffic accidents D All types of situations 15 A Asking them to call 911 often B Telling them what an emergency is C Telling them the cause of an emergency D Organizing all kinds of drills for them 16 A The different uses of 911 B Teaching kids how to deal with emergencies C The establishment of 911 D Keeping kids away from emergencies SectionSection C C DirectionsDirections In Section C you will hear two longer conversations The conversations will be read twice After you hear each conversation you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard Write your answers on your answer sheet Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation Complete the form Write ONEONE WORDWORD for each answer TheThe Woman Woman LifeLife inin LondonLondon 专心 爱心 用心3 Winter weather in London Cold and 17 Ways of transportation to work in London Usually by 18 Restaurants in London Very 19 Place of celebrating her birthday In an 20 restaurant Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation Complete the form Write NONO MOREMORE THANTHAN THREETHREE WORDSWORDS for each answer II II GrammarGrammar andand VocabulaVocabula ryry SectionSection A A DirectioDirectio ns ns 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 25 People all over the world were shocked Japan s nuclear explosion caused by the devastating earthquake A inB atC toD on 26 The agreement was made quickly as both sides were satisfied with the conditions of A anotherB othersC the otherD either 27 Do you regret having paid so much for the trip to Maldives No Since it s worthwhile I d gladly pay for it A twice as much B twice so much C twice as many D twice so many 28 A little carelessness while driving cost the driver his life A mustB shallC needD may 29 The family moved to Miami three years ago and this house vacant ever since A is B was C has been D had been 30 In the U S a tip is thought to be polite when paying the bill A leave B having left C leaving D being left 31 in the northwest of China Xi an is seen as the birthplace of the country s civilization What kind of movies does the woman like She quite likes 21 and thrillers What does the woman prefer to do in her spare time She prefers 22 to watching TV When will the woman start filming her next movie On 23 Where are they filming most of the movie Most of it will be filmed 24 专心 爱心 用心4 A Locating B Being located C To locate D Located 32 It s the embarrassment of refusing to jump persuades him to conquer his fear of heights A which B that C how D what 33 She swept the soil away and found herself standing on seemed a pavement A what B which C who D that 34 Excuse me would you lower your voice or use your mobile phone outside Oh sorry I A don t realize B hadn t realized C didn t realize D haven t realized 35 You should take control of your life it is planning coursework or picking a major A whenever B whether C whatever D no matter 36 Believe it or not crying is a way you can imagine pressure A relieving B to relieve C relieved D relieve 37 Both John and Nick are doctors the respect of patients but Nick is more skilled in treating diseases A to winB to have wonC wonD having won 38 The traditional view is where you stand in the alphabet can really affect your chances A whenB whyC whetherD that 39 Of the making of good books there is no end neither any end to their influence on man s lives A there is B is there C it is D is it 40 In addition to his traditional medical treatment he tried to put himself in situations would bring about positive emotions A which B where C why D as SectionSection B B Directions Directions Complete the following passage by using the words in the box Each word can only be used once Note that there is one word more than you need A increasing B threatened C direction D financial E alternative F poisoning G published H regularly I originally J knowledge Scientists and environmentalists have reached a growing agreement that time is running out for Planet Earth The polar ice caps are melting One in eight bird species are extinct 专心 爱心 用心5 Air water and ground pollutants are 41 major population centers But according to a recently 42 book there is a secret plan to save the Earth This plan is being carried out by a group of eco barons Who are eco barons then They are a band of visionaries 有远见的人 some of the world s wealthiest businessmen who are using their wealth their energy their fame and their 43 of law and science to persuade the world to take a new 44 to save the Earth These people both men and women are the modern day heroic counterparts 同等分量的 人 to the evil 19th century robber masters who 45 set the world on the path to environmental destruction Bill Gates and Warren Buffet are among the eco businessmen These two wise investors who regularly exchange places at the top of Forbes magazine s annual list of world billionaires have spent some of their 46 power on different areas Gates has long sponsored 47 fuels such as oil from algae 藻类 while in Buffet s case it s wind power and electric cars Douglas Tompkins the founder of the North Face and Esprit clothing lines has also embraced environmentalism He was always an outdoor adventurer he would 48 disappear for months long trips to the forests of South America so when he burned out in the business world Tompkins took his fortune worth hundreds of millions of dollars and began steadily buying acre after acre of 49 virgin forest in Chile Tompkins and his wife have obtained more than two million acres for conservation in Chile III III ReadingReading ComprehensionComprehension SectionSection A A Directions 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 I teach economics at UNLV three times per week Last Monday at the beginning of class I 50 asked my students how their weekend had been One young man said that his weekend had not been so good He had his wisdom teeth 51 The young man then proceeded to ask me why I always seemed to be so cheerful His question 52 me of something I d read somewhere before Every morning when you get up you have a choice about how you want to 53 life that day I said I choose to be cheerful Let me give you an example I continued 54 all sixty students in the class In addition to teaching here at UNLV I also teach out at the community college in Henderson 17 miles down the freeway from where I live One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson I 55 the freeway and turned onto College Drive I only had 专心 爱心 用心6 to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college But just then my car died I tried to start it again but the engine wouldn t 56 So I put my flashers on grabbed my books and 57 down the road to the college As soon as I got there I called AAA 汽车协会 and asked them to 58 for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class The secretary in the office asked me what has happened This is my lucky day I replied 59 But your car breaks down she was 60 What do you mean I live 17 miles from here I replied My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway It didn t Instead it broke down in the 61 place off the freeway within walking distance of here I m still able to teach my class and I ve been able to apply for the tow truck to meet me after class If my car was 62 to break down today it couldn t have been arranged in a more convenient fashion The secretary s eyes opened wide and then she smiled I smiled back and headed for class So ended my story I scanned the sixty faces in my 63 class at UNLV Despite the early hour no one seemed to be asleep Somehow my story had touched them Or maybe it wasn t the story at all In fact it had all started with a student s 64 that I was cheerful 50 A seriously B cheerfully C curiouslyD coldly 51 A destroyed B broken C decayed D removed 52 A reminded B warned C informed D mentioned 53 A change B insure C start D sacrifice 54 A addressing B talking C attracting D speaking 55 A entered B followed C exited D took 56 A make away B turn over C turn back D run away 57 A moved B marched C struggledD turned 58 A require B apply C demandD arrange 59 A inquiring B shouting C smiling D disappointing 60 A expected B shocked C frightenedD puzzled 61 A perfect B terrible C empty D business 62 A determined B meant C arrangedD wished 63 A economics B drive C fashion D community 64 A recognition B judgment C observationD absence SectionSection B B Directions Directions Read the following three passages Each passage is followed by several 专心 爱心 用心7 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 you have just read A A I made a pledge 发誓 to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father Totally loving No ifs ands or buts The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio The speaker was quoting a Biblical 圣经 passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives Then he went on to say Love is an act of will A person can choose to love To myself I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband Well for two weeks that would change And it did Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said That new yellow sweater looks great on you Oh Tom you noticed she said surprised and pleased Maybe a little puzzled After the long drive I wanted to sit and read Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach I started to refuse but then I thought Evelyn s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites So it went Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums Relaxed and happy that s how the whole vacation passed I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment however Evelyn and I still laugh about it today On the last night at our cottage preparing for bed Evelyn stared at me with saddest expression What s the matter I asked her Tom she said in a voice filled with distress do you know something I don t What do you mean Well that checkup I had several weeks ago our doctor did he tell you something about me Tom you ve been so good to me am I dying It took a moment for it all to sink in Then I burst out laughing No honey I said wrapping her in my arms You re not dying I m just starting to live 65 In the first paragraph No ifs ands or buts probably mean A unnecessarily B unconditionally C impossibly D unexpectedly 66 From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage 专心 爱心 用心8 A alone B with his family C with Evelyn D with his children 67 During the two weeks on the beach Tom showed more love to his wife because A she looked lovely in her new clothesB she was seriously ill C he was determined to be a good husbandD he had made a lot of money in Wall Street 68 By saying I m just starting to live Tom means that A he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before B he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change C he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life D he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband B B Note You may read the questions first TsunamiTsunami warningwarning systemsystem isis testedtested If he the founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory were alive Thomas Jaggar would be proud of the U S tsunami warning system after Friday s devastating earthquake in Japan sent a surge 大浪 汹涌 of ocean water dashing toward the West Coast WASHINGTONWASHINGTON So many people surged to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center website that it slowed to a crawl early Friday unable to provide critical information to the public about the coastal impact in the U S of a massive earthquake in Japan McClatchyMcClatchy WashingtonWashington BureauBureau MarMar 1111 06 0906 09 p m p m CHICAGOCHICAGO A tsunami warning has been issued for the central and northern California coast and Oregon the National Weather Service announced early Friday ChicagoChicago TribuneTribune 论坛报 MarMar 1111 06 0706 07 a m a m HONOLULUHONOLULU A tsunami warning was issued late on Thursday for Hawaii after an 8 9 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific near Japan prompting state civil defense officials to order all coastal areas evacuated 疏散 by 2 a m local time Tsunami sirens 汽笛 began sounding at 9 59 p m on Thursday They have sounded every hour since 11 15 p m Alaska Tsunami Warning Center also issued a warning for much of the coasts of Alaska Washington Oregon and California 专心 爱心 用心9 ReutersReuters viavia Yahoo Yahoo NewsNews MarMar 1111 01 2201 22 a m a m LOMPOCLOMPOC TsunamiTsunami warningwarning a a wake upwake up call call A tsunami warning that led to evacuations for coastal communities and campgrounds in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties Friday served as a successful trial for a more serious emergency officials said after the danger passed TheThe LompocLompoc RecordRecord MarMar 1111 11 2911 29 p m p m WELLINGTONWELLINGTON The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a warning after an 8 9 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific near Japan and it said the sea level readings confirm that a tsunami has been generated and was in effect for some Pacific islands Hawaii China s Taiwan the Philippines and Indonesia etc NewNew StraitsStraits TimesTimes MarMar 1111 07 4807 48 a m a m Reproduced by Yahoo Greenwich Meantime 69 A tsunami warning was issued for all the following states in the U S except for A Ohio B California C OregonD Alaska 70 According to the passage the Pacific Tsunami warning was first reported by A New Straits Times B Reuters via Yahoo News C McClatchy Washington Bureau D Chicago Tribune 71 In which city did the news agency issue a tsunami affecting for some other places apart from Japan and Hawaii A LOMPOC B WELLINGTON C HONOLULU D WASHINGTON C C Retirement is frightening It is a new uncertain journey at a time when peace in life is treasured Personal financial security is a powerful motivator to keep control of the business The inability to letlet gogo is even more difficult for those who founded their businesses at a time of unemployment or family poverty For many who build successful enterprises their business is their identity It is said of one woman business owner still in control in her 90s that work is her oxygen Some entrepreneurs 企业家 started their businesses at least in part to prove themselves to former bosses who had rejected or doubted them We find that they cling to their creations more strongly than most 专心 爱心 用心10 For these reasons and others too many business founders refuse to retire They insist that only they are capable of running the business Jealousy or insecurities relating to declining power generate interpersonal conflicts that spoil succession 接替 继位 planning or even the performance of potential successors If an executive has not quite achieved what he had hoped he often wants the opportunity to stay in the game Rather than a graceful transition the succession process can become a war The parties to such a combat however should remember Winston Churchill s warning