2010届广西南宁二中高三年级第四次月考

1、2010届广西南宁二中高三年级第四次月考英语试卷（满分：150分时间：120分钟）第一卷（三部分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5 分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。Which days doesn't the woman's brother work on?A. Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays.B. Saturdays and Sunda

2、ys.C. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.2.Where might the two speakers go to have a dinner?A. To the French restaurant.B. To the Chinese restaurant.C. To her friend's.3.What does the woman want to borrow from the man?A. Some money.B . A magazine.C.His bike.4.A. In a hotel.B . In the man's ho

3、me.C.In a restaurant.Where does the conversation probably take place?5.A. Next Tuesday.B . Next Wednesday.C.Next Thursday.When will the man leave the hotel?第二节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A, B, C三个选项中选出最佳选项， 并标在试卷的相应位置。 听每段对话或独白前， 你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独

4、白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. How did the man get the stamps mostly?A. He bought them from foreigners.B. He took them off envelopes.C. He got them from his father.7. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Have a dinner.B. Come around to see his stamp collection.C. Ask for her stamps.8. What does the man

5、think of some of his stamps?A. Quite useful.B . Very valuable.C.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What does the woman want to do this afternoon?A. Study in the library B . Do an experiment. C. 10. What will the man have to do this afternoon?A. Study Physics.B . Write a poem.C.11. Which subject will the woman help

6、the man with?A. Chinese.B . Physics.C.听第8段材料，回答第12至15题。12. Where does this conversation take place?A. At the airport.B . In a restaurant.C.13. Why does the woman like Kunming?A. It has good weather.B . It has beautiful people.C.14. Where does the man come from?A. Guangzhou.B . England.C.15. What doe

7、s the woman think of the man 's Chinese?A. Strange.B . Excellent.C.听第9段材料，回答第16至17题。16. What do we know about the woman and her parents?A. She dislikes her parents.Just so so.Go shopping.Write an experiment report.Writing.In the hospital.It is her hometown.Sichuan.Terrible.B. Her father gives he

8、r enough freedom.C. Her parents don't understand her.17. What's the man's attitude towards the woman opinion?A. Quite agree.B. Disagree.C. Cold.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. How many Nextel Cup victories has Johnson got?A. Only once.B . More than 19.C. 19.19. How many people watched the race on

9、TV?A. About 200,000B . Millions.C. 12,00020. What's American s ;attitude toward stock car racing?A. More and more people like it.B. Few people are interested in it.C. The number of people who like it is reducing.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共 15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡

10、上将该选 项的标号涂黑。21. My best friend's in a bad mood. How about her some flowers?A. givingB. givenC. to giveD. give22. On my birthday I got a watch from my uncle, was made in Japan.A. whoB. thatC. whichD. what23. The news came as no surprise to me, for I of it earlier.A. hearB. heardC. have heardD. ha

11、d heard24. 一 Why are they pulling down the houses?一 a new parking lot.A. BuildB. To buildC. BuildingD. Built25. I on a sofa because my parents have come for the weekend.A. sleptB. was sleepingC. have sleptD. am sleeping26. The Chinese are good at table tennis the English are interested in football.A

12、. ifC. whileD. since27. Since you don't like you don't have to go skiing.A.itB. thisC.thatD.them28. You can never play the piano better if you don 't practice .A.muchB. moreC.lessD.most29. Was it in front of the market was rebuilt two years ago the road accident happened yesterday?A. whe

13、re; that B. that; thatC. that; which D. which; where30. You be hungry yet. You had a big cake only an hour ago.A.may notB. mustn'tC.can'tD.needn't31. The most popular food for foreigners on any menu in Beijing is roast duck.A.includeB. includingC.to includeD.included32. The mother, along

14、 with her two daughters, from the sinking aircraft by a passing ship.A. have rescuedB . have been rescuedC. has rescuedD . has been rescued33. many mistakes you had made, you didn't pass the exam.A. Because of B. AtC. BecauseD. By34. This painting is splendid, but we actually need it is a differ

15、ent matter.A.thatB. whatC.whetherD.how35. Thank you, but I 'll have to you offer.A.turnaway B. turn downC.turn backD.turnoff第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。The great advantage of the electric train over the steam train, I think, is that it does

16、 not smell . When a person is in a 36 drawn by a steam locomotive （机车）,one always has the _37 smell of burning coal around one. If one opens the window to look out at the38 and to getsome fresh air, one is 39 with little bits of coal-ash which get into one's hair and eyes, and soon force one to

17、shut the window again and withdraw （退缩）into the 40 atmosphere of one's compartment （车厢）.In a tunnel, 41 distress reaches a peak, for there the smoke is forced intoa 42 area, from which it escapes into the train itself through any small cracks （缝隙）it may43 . In a long tunnel, the 44 grows worse a

18、nd worse, while one 's eyes smart （刺痛）and the electric light in the carriage grows no longer 45 , hidden behind the smoke.With an electric locomotive, on the other hand, one can enjoy the view and the fresh air without inconvenience. I really think that one gets part of the extra 46 out of trave

19、ling through the Alps or Tyrol by train for the simple 47 that the trains there are 48 operated, so that the traveler who 49 become used to having his air dirtied by 50 and considers such a condition as 51 , believes that there is something extra-special about the Tyrolese air. Of course, 52 airis p

20、urer and fresher than the air of the plains,53 the smoke of a steam train 54 not allowthis condition to 55 .36. A.boatB.carC. trainD.truck37. A.slightB.sweetC. unpleasantD.natural38. A.viewB.peopleC. wheelsD.street39. A.finishedB.leftC. delightedD.covered40. A.impureB.friendlyC. informalD.warm41. A.

21、one'sB.hisC. itsD.their42. A.tidyB.openC. smallD.special43. A.haveB.getC. receiveD.find44. A.smellB.roadC. noiseD.scenery45. A.blindingB.badC. dullD.bright46. A.joyB.moneyC. timeD.work47. A.impressionB.ruleC. theoryD.reason48. A.quicklyB.confidentlyC. smoothlyD.electrically49. A.willB.canC. hasD

22、.should50. A.smokeB.sandC. dustD.gas51. A.terribleB.normalC. disagreeableD.unusual52. A.villageB.suburbC. mountainD.forest53. A.butB.orC. forD.so54. A.shouldB.wouldC. mustD.need55. A.improveB.remainC. changeD.disappear第三部分：阅读理解（共 20小题，每题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。AThat

23、 cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was walking home at one in morning after a tiring practice at the theatre. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at

24、night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold . I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers

25、. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had

26、made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.Suddenly I wasn ' t cold orem anymore. I ran out of the door and ba ck to where I ' d heard the no

27、ise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found .Just as I was about to give up the search , I heard the garbage truck （垃圾车） pull up to the sidewalk next to me . When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho? I thought I was dreaming. How

28、could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eye. " Isthis what you ' rooking for? ”he asked, holding up a small square shape.It was nearly 3: 00 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wou ldn ' t get much sleep that nighbut

29、I had gotten my wallet back. I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.56. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?A. Cold and sick .B Fortunate and helpfulC. Satisfied a

30、nd cheerful .D . Disappointed and helpless.57. From the first paragraph , we learn that the writer was busy .A. solving her problem at the bankB. taking part in various city activitiesC. learning acting in an evening schoolD. preparing for the first night show58. On her way home the writer .A. lost

31、her wallet unknowinglyB. was stopped by a garbage truck driverC. was robbed of her wallet by an armed manD. found some homeless people following her59. In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming ?A. Someone offered to take her back home.B. A red-haired man came to see her.C. She

32、 heard someone call her name.D. Her wallet was found in a garbage truck .60. From the text , we can infer that the writer .A. would stop working at nightB . would stay on in San FranciscoC. would make friends with cleanersD . would give up her job at the bankBTests are a way for you and your teacher

33、 to measure how well you have learned the material covered by the class. Think of them as a challenge : Here are some tips for studying before the test.(1) Be sure to find out ahead of time.what material the test will coverwhat type of test it will be (multiple choice, true false, short answer, essa

34、y);how the test will be graded ;how much the test will count toward the final grade.(2) Study in a place that is free of distractions. Have ready all the things you will need, such as paper, pens, or a calculator.(3) Study at a time when you are alert and not hungry or sleepy.(4) Don't wait unti

35、l the last minute to study! Short daily study sessions(段时间)are betterthan one long session the night before the test.(5) While you are reviewing your notes, cover them up periodically and summarize them out loud. Pretend that you are explaining the material to someone else.(6) Create your own study

36、aids.Make an outline from your notes of just the main ideas.Make a timeline of important dates or the order of events.(7) Do any practice exams or study sheets provided by the teacher. These will help you focus your study session and give you confidence.61. The writer writes this passage .A. for stu

37、dents to prepare for the testB . for teachers to test their studentsC. for students to test themselvesD . for teachers to help their students in the test62. Which of the following is not mentioned in the tips?A. Studying time and place.B. Staying up studying.C. Reviewing notes now and then.D. Not ma

38、king cards for cheating in the test.63. Which of the following is true according to the tips?A. Reviewing means learning what has been taught by heart.B. The last minute is golden time to study for the test.C. Doing exam pagers given by teachers is a good practice for the test.D. Reviewing is the ea

39、siest in your study.CThe making of glass is a very old industry - at least 4,500years old. Glass has many extraordinary qualities and it is often being used in new ways.One of the most interesting new uses for glass is in telephone communication. Scientists have developed glass fibers as thin as hum

40、an hair which are designed to carry light signal. When the light reaches the other end, it is first changed into electrical signals, which are in turn changed into sound messages.Called light wave communication, the new system was used successfully in an experiment in Chicago in 1977. During the exp

41、eriment, two glass fibers were able to carry 672 conversations at the same time. The light wave cable, containing 144 glass fibers, is able to carry 50,000 conversations at the same time.The light wave communication system has two important advantages. First, the glass fiber cables are smaller and w

42、eigh less than copper cables. Second, they cost less.Perhaps it can be said that telephone communication has entered the age of light.64. According to the passage, people started to make glass .A. 4,500 years agoB . no less than 4,500 years agoC. less than 4,500 years agoD . nearly 4,500 years ago65

43、. One of the extraordinary qualities of glass is that it can carry .A. sound signals B. light signals C. electric signals D. any signals 66. According to the passage the new telephone communication system .B. has been put into actual useC. was put into actual use in 1977D. was put on experiment in 1

44、977E. had been repeatedly experimented on before 197767. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?A. Glass is very useful because it has many unusual qualities .B. Light signals have changed the use of glass in industry .C. Glass fibres have reduced the cost of t

45、elephone communication .D. The use of glass fibres to carry telephone messages is an interesting new development .DPeople living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens h

46、ad disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone （石灰石）cliffs （崖）on which they had been built. While experts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea.Erosion （侵蚀）of the white cliffs along the south coast

47、 of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be given up as the sea has crept （蔓延） farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which the

48、ir homes will be swallowed up by the hungry sea.Angry owners have called on the government to set up sea defenses to protect their homes. Government officials have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the wa

49、ves and currents go further along the coast, shifting （转移）the problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an island area of hard rock which will not be eaten as limestone is. Meanwhile, if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain future,

50、 apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.68. What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face?A. The rising of the sea leve

51、l .B. They spent millions of pounds to set up sea defenses but they failed.C. The washing-away of limestone cliffs .D. The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens69. The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of EnglandA. will soon become a problem for people living in EnglandB has now become

52、a serious problem to the local peopleC. can be stopped if proper measures are takenD. is quickly changing the map of England70. The experts ' study on the problem of erosion can.A. lead to its eventual solutionB . provide an effective way to slow it downC. help to prevent it from worseningD . wa

53、rn people whose homes are in danger71. It is impossible to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because.A house agents along the coast do not support the ideaB they will be easily knocked down by waves and currentsC the government is too slow in taking actionD it is too costly and will enda

54、nger neighbouring areasLooking ahead to 2010, it appears financially impossible to accommodate （容纳） 85000 newstudents in classrooms at four-year universities. Luckily, such a way is not necessary. Indeed, it'snot even proper.Several forces are riding to the rescue. The two most important are dis

55、tance learning and community and technical colleges. These will not get rid of the traditional setting where bachelor's （学士）and graduate degrees are earned. But they will be able to handle much of the growth in enrollments （注册人数，入学人数）and the demand for higher education.“When faced with a problem

56、 created by technology, apply more technology. " a journalist once said. Higher education seems to be an example. New learning technology is an important tool in teaching new technology skill.William Richardson, president of Johns Hopkins University, praised Western Governors University ” a vir

57、tual institution （虚拟大学） that uses the Internet and other information technology to overcome the vast distances of the West and reach people with education. Just as the extremely controlled high school of old was perfect training for an assembly-line （装配线） work force, so today's college is equally proper as a setting for a socie