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1 湖南省衡阳市八中湖南省衡阳市八中 20102010 届高三第十次月考英语试卷届高三第十次月考英语试卷 总分总分 150 150 分分 时量时量 120 120 分钟分钟 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 PARTPART ONEONE LISTENINGLISTENING COMPREHENSIONCOMPREHENSION SECTIONSECTION A A Directions In this section you ll 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 letters A B or C on the question booklet You will hear each conversation TWICE ConversationConversation 1 1 1 What is the woman s sister doing now A Playing tennis B Writing C Washing the floor 2 What does the woman invite the man to do A Go swimming B Go to the movies C Watch TV at her home ConversationConversation 2 2 3 What does the man want to do A Have his own place to live B Marry Mary right away C Live with his grandparents 4 Where have the woman and her husband lived before according to the conversation A In a hotel B In the man s grandparents C In a house they rent ConversationConversation 3 3 5 Who will hold a housewarming party A The woman speaker B Joan C Simon and Viola Mark 6 Which of the following statements is true A The house is big B The house is in the city C The man has been invited ConversationConversation 4 4 7 Why does the man make the phone call A To ask the woman where the library is B To renew the books he borrowed 2 weeks ago C To book some books and magazines 8 How long can the man keep the books A For 5 weeks B For 6 weeks C For 8 weeks 9 How will the man pay the woman 2 A In cash B By credit card C By check ConversationConversation 5 5 10 What are the speakers talking about A The man speaker s new story B English learning C A coming examination 11 What is the probable relationship between the speakers A Interviewer and interviewee B Boss and secretary C Doctor and patient 12 What is the advice for those poor in listening A To memorize more words B To watch some VCDs C To practice some listening exercises ConversationConversation 6 6 13 What does the man do A A worker B A student C A doctor 14 Why did the woman leave Format A The company closed down B She needed a change C She had a quarrel with her boss 15 How long did the woman work in the United Health Group A For 2 years B For 8 years C For 12 years SECTIONSECTION B B Directions In this section you will hear mini talk Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you ve got Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS You ll hear the mini talk TWICE ChildrenChildren andand televisiontelevision ProblemsProblemsReasonsReasons Television causes declining math and reading 16 among schoolchildren Children spend 17 time in watching TV rather than read and think independently 18 violence may cause children to become more aggressive Children become more used to violence as the only solution to 19 Children see so much violence on television 3 The 20 on TV for sugar coated food have a bad effect on children PARTPART TWOTWO LANGUAGELANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE 45 45 SECTIONA 15 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 21 The koala is tree climbing animal which lives in Australia A a the B the the C a 不填 D 不填 不填 22 The news that they failed their driving test discouraged him A did they B didn t they C did it D didn t it 23 What do you think of Obama s address to the nation I like of what he said His success has proved that the American dream can be turned into a reality A manyB much C few D little 24 If knowledge is power as Sir Francis Bacon wrote in 1597 perhaps creativity can be described as the ability to use that power A then B so C and D but 25 We met an old friend in New York our expectation She waved at us from across the street when she saw us A with B out C beyond D in 26 How are things going The disabled with no relatives in Guangzhou by the volunteers who will graduate from Zhongshan University next year A are taking care of B will be taken care of C are being taken care of D will take care of 27 Is there a bookshop around I can buy an English and Chinese dictionary A where B what C when D which 28 A 3G mobile phone to be most useful and fashionable is popular with some teenagers A consider B considered C considering D to be considered 29 As it is far from here he take a taxi here A needn t B needs C need to D needs to 30 We needn t have worried Everything out all right in the end A has turned B turned C will turn D had turned 4 31 Interest is of great importance when we choose a major Only if we are interested our heart into our work A we can put B did we put C can we put D have we put 32 It is said that the number of Chinese characters you can type on your mobile phone is the total number of Chinese characters I know That is because the character input systems are made by foreign cell phone producers A much than 25 percent B 25 percent as less as C 25 percent as much D 25 percent less than 33 People in Yushu are determined to rebuild was destroyed in the earthquake A what B which C how D that 34 When the customer caught the shop owner him she stopped things there and started dealing with another shop A cheating to buy B cheating buying C cheat to buy D to cheat to buy 35 Thank you for all your hard work last week I don t think we it without you A can manage B can have managed C could manage D could have managed SECTIONSECTION B B 18 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 Dear World My son starts school today It s going to be strange and new to him 36 And I wish you would treat him 37 You see up to now he s been king of the house He s been boss of the backyard I have always been around to repair his wounds and to 38 down his feelings But now things are going to be 39 This morning he s going to walk down the front steps wave his hand and start on his great 40 that will probably includes wars tragedy and sorrow To live his life in the world he needs faith love and 41 So World I wish you would take him by his young hand and teach him the things he will have to know Teach him but gently if you can Teach him for every scoundrel 恶棍 there is a hero that for every dishonest politician there is a dedicated leader that for every enemy there is a 42 Teach him it is far more honorable to 43 than to cheat Teach him to have faith in his own ideas even if everyone else tells him that his ideas are 44 Teach him to sell his strengths and brains to the highest bidder 出价人 but 5 never to put up a price on his heart and 45 Teach him to be gentle with gentle people 46 with tough people Steer him away from envy if you can and teach him the secret of quiet laughter Teach him if you can how to laugh when he is sad teach him there is no shame in 47 Teach him there can be glory in failure and despair in success Teach him gently World but don t let him do what he wants because only the test of fire makes fine steel This is a big order World but see what you can do He s such a nice little fellow 36 A at the momentB after a whileC in a whileD for a while 37 A happilyB gentlyC honestlyD fairly 38 A putB takeC calmD break 39 A strangeB differentC hopefulD difficult 40 A journeyB outingC adventureD tour 41 A healthB courageC truthD heart 42 A peopleB GodC opponentD friend 43 A go B buyC failD serve 44 A rightB honestC wrongD bright 45 A mindB soulC bodyD brain 46 A concernedB carefulC meetD tough 47 A tearsB ragsC angerD love SECTIONSECTION C C 12 12 Directions Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that fits the context You probably have noticed that people express similar ideas in different ways depending on the situation they are in This is very natural All languages have two general levels of usage a formal level and a n 48 level English is no exception Formal language is the kind of language you find in textbooks reference books business letters compositions and essay that you 49 in school Informal language is used in conversation with colleagues family members and friends and 50 we write personal notes or letters to close friends Formal language is different 51 informal language in several ways First formal language tends to be more polite What we find interesting is that 52 takes more words to be polite For example I might say to a friend or a family member Close the door please 53 to a stranger I probably would say Would you mind closing the door 54 difference between formal and informal language is some of the vocabulary There are bound to be some words and phrases 55 belong in formal language and others that are formal Let s say that I really like soccer If I am talking to my friend I might say I am just crazy about 6 soccer But if I were talking to my boss I would probably say I really enjoy soccer PARTPART THREETHREE READINGREADING COMPREHENSIONCOMPREHENSION 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 A A The old man walked slowly into the restaurant With head tilted and shoulders bent forward he leaned on his trusty stick with each unhurried step His torn cloth jacket patched trousers worn out shoes and warm personality made him stand out from the usual Saturday morning breakfast crowd He stopped turned with his whole body and winked at a little girl seated by the door She flashed a big smile right back at him A young waitress named Mary watched him walk toward a table by the window She ran over to him and said Here Sir Let me give you a hand with that chair She pulled the chair away from the table Steadying him with one arm she helped him move in front of the chair and get comfortably seated Then she moved the table up close to him and leaned his stick against the table where he could reach it In a soft clear voice he said Thank you Miss And bless you for your kind gestures You re welcome Sir She replied And my name is Mary I ll be back in a moment and if you need anything at all in the mean time just wave at me After he had finished a hearty meal Mary brought him the change from his ticket He left it on the table She helped him and walked with him to the front door Holding the door open for him she said Come back and see us Sir He turned and nodded a thank you You are very kind he said softly smiling When Mary went to clean his table she almost fainted Under his plate she found a business card and a note scribbled on a napkin Under the napkin was a one hundred dollar bill The note on the napkin read Dear Mary I respect you very much and you respect yourself too It shows by the way you treat others You have found the secret of happiness Your kind gestures will shine through those who meet you The man she had waited on was the owner of the restaurant where she worked This was the first time that she or any of his employees had ever seen him in person 56 The old man left 100 under the napkin because he A was grateful for Mary s kindness B wanted to encourage Mary to do more good deeds C appreciated Mary s kindness and work attitude D thought highly of the tasty meal in the restaurant 7 57 What do we know about Mary and the old man A Mary knew who the old man was from the note B Mary recognized the old man when she served him C The old man intended to have Mary as his secretary D It was the first time that Mary had seen her boss in the flesh 58 It can be inferred that the old man went to the restaurant to A have a good meal B enjoy good service C have an on site visit D show his generosity 59 The passage is developed mainly by A following the order of space B following the order of events C making comparisons D providing examples 60 The best title of the passage would be A Employer and Employee B The Secret of Happiness C A Gift from the Manager D Good Service in the Restaurant B B Burn rate is the speed at which a startup business consumes money My rate was 75 000 a month Four months after my company was set up I had only a quarter of the starting capital left in the bank Looking for guidance I went to talk to my friend Arthur Walworth about my new venture Times of great change always bring out the risk takers he said And they leave winners and losers My grandfather invested a lot of money in a project of Thomas Edison s that ended up in failure I was lost in thought at the notion of a Thomas Edison s project ending in failure Damn It could happen to anybody I must continue At that time CD ROM sales had bombed so investors were fleeing from the field I didn t turn away from mine entirely but instead linked it to the Internet My plan was to offer consumers descriptions of home design products by using a special software and let them modify the designs Then we can enable them to get online professional and constructional help to have their houses built decorated and furnished according to their own choice To realize my plan I needed investors so I continued to meet regularly with venture capitalists One said I had a great idea But I needed to test it Get the money somewhere To get this money from a VC is going to cost my wife and my children He turned down my request Wife Children I barely remembered them I was working nonstop struggling to turn the key in the lock to find the right way ahead The pressure was terrible It was just at this time that my parents and sisters stepped up Two hundred thousand dollars A lot of money to them invested in this crazy son and brother without a moment s hesitation Dad and Mom had driven out from Chicago and seen the passion in my little office and the trouble at home With their help my company survived and has been prospering ever since 8 61 When the author s company started operation he had A 450 000 B 400 000 C 350 000 D 300 000 62 Arthur implies that to start a business in times of change people have to A rely on famous people all the time B invest as much money as possible C face the risks of possible failure D think about nothing but success 63 The author s company was engaged in A furniture design and production B online home design service C traditional home designing D home decoration business 64 Faced with a very unfavorable market situation the author decided A to improve his service B to start a new business C to withdraw his money D to reduce his investment 65 It is implied that venture capital is often A risky B timely C secure D abundant C C Particles from car exhausts generate more persistent clouds but less rain new research suggests Furthermore putting more of these particles into the atmosphere reduces the low level winds which could reduce the amount of wind power available in very polluted regions The dry but populated regions may therefore suffer a triple blow as a result of vehicle pollution less water less hydropower and less wind energy Scientists studied the effects of aerosol 浮质 pollution from cars and industry They correlated satellite data on wind speeds and the amount of aerosol particles in the atmosphere above the South Coast Basin in California and above China Results showed that higher concentrations of aerosols were closely associated with slower ground winds Scientists then used computer models to support the idea that there was a cause and effect relationship behind this correlation Particles floating in the atmosphere block energy from the Sun preventing it from warming the surface of the Earth Cooler surface temperatures during the day means the low level and slow moving air does not rise up and mix with the faster winds at higher altitudes Slower winds also induce less evaporation from oceans rivers and lakes And finally once clouds have formed they store less moisture in the form of rain This is because raindrops form around small particles dust for instance or pollution With more particles in the atmosphere it takes longer for enough water to condense 凝结 onto a particle to form a raindrop And if the cloud of fine droplets 小滴 moves to a drier area before its would be rain can rain the moisture evaporates once more and the cloud disappears Scientists note their new work does not contradict previous findings that 9 suggest global warming might lead to more tropical storms because there is far less particulate 微粒的 pollution over the oceans 66 The first paragraph mainly talks about A the results of vehicle pollution B an introduction to particles from car exhausts C less wind energy in polluted regions D less water caused by vehicle pollution 67 Scientists believe that there is less rain in polluted regions because A particles prevent the surface of the Earth from becoming warm B more particles in the atmosphere make it longer for a raindrop to form C particles in the atmosphere keep the low level air from rising up D the wind blows the cloud away 68 From this passage we can learn that A scientists supported their idea by using material models B the new study is contrary to the previous findings C if there are more particles in the atmosphere there will be more raindrops D there is a cause and effect relationship between wind speeds and particle pollution 69 The underlined word induce in Paragraph 3 most probably mean A reduce B persuade C cause D produce 70 What s the best title for the passage A Pollution and Global Warming B Car Wind and Rain C Industry Pollution D How Rain Forms PARTPART FOURFOUR WRITINGWRITING 45 45 SECTIONSECTION A A 10 10 Directions Read the following passage Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer There has been a big change in the shopping experience throughout China recently The production sale and use of plastic shopping bags 0 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