广东省增城中学高三英语第四次综合测试【会员独享】

2010—2011学年度下学期增城中学、秀全中学高三年级联合考试英
语科试题
I、语言知识及运用（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）
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。

Flu season occurs annually in countries that have cold weather in the winter. Although the influenza virus is 1 throughout the world in all four seasons, it seems to have its greatest impact on 2 during the winter. Scientists are not sure why. They 3 it’s because in the winter people are indoors and close together for longer periods of time. Also, the virus might be able to live longer and be stronger in colder weather. 4 , indoor air can 5 the mucous(粘液) that helps 6 people from the virus.
In the US, the virus is not something to sneeze at. It kills about 36,000 people every year (most of them elderly). It also causes almost 250,000 people to end up in a hospital bed 7 .
Scientists 8 a preventive flu shot for people to take as winter begins. This shot is not 9 to prevent flu; scientists can only 10 at which virus might be the most dangerous in the upcoming season. The shot protects against only that particular virus. For those who do not get the shot, influenza spreads among them 11 . It takes only a sneeze, a cough, or a touch. 12 frequently get ill from shaking hands, opening doors, or 13 money.
Most infected people will have a fever, sore throat, and cough. But the symptoms are often 14 and last for only a week. For many others, however, symptoms can be so severe and prolonged that victims end up in bed for weeks, or in the 15 or even in the cemetery（公墓）.
1. A. intelligent B. new C. unknown D. alive
2. A. Americans B. doctors C. scientists D. humans
3. A. think B. note C. identify D. recognize
4. A. However B. Indeed C. Finally D. Unluckily
5. A. dry up B. block up C. take down D. add to
6. A. prevent B. stop C. separate D. protect
7. A. often B. annually C. already D. usually
8. A. discover B. invent C. develop D. find
9. A. designed B. made C. taken D. guaranteed
10. A. know B. realize C. guess D. predict
11. A. quickly B. easily C. immediately D. difficultly
12. A. People B. Doctors C. Victims D. Elderly
13. A. paying B. handling C. giving D. making
14. A. common B. mild C. serious D. typical
15. A. hospital B. house C. church D. park
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的词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置上。

Few people would ever think of beginning a new job at the age of 76, ___16___ one of America’s most famous artists did just that. Anna Mary Robertson, better known as “Grandma
Moses”, turned to painting ___17___ she was too old to work on her farm. She was born in New York but she never received any regular college training in painting.
Grandma Moses was crazy ___18___ painting soon after she picked it up and worked hard at it. She painted ___19___(care) and her works were nice. She painted in her own style---simple, naive and pure, which was very impressive. She first painted only to please ___20___, but every now and then she also painted for her friends. Later she began to sell her works for a little money. In 1993, a___21___( collect), Louis Caldor happened to see several of Grandma Moses’works ___22___(hang) in a shop. He liked them, ___23___(buy) them at once, and set out to look for more. Caldor held ___24___ show to introduce the works of Grandma Moses to other artists. Grandma Moses, ___25___ was world-famous, died on December 13, 1961, at the age of 101. II、阅读理解（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。

A
A higher reading rate, with no loss of comprehension, will help you in other subjects as well as in English ,and the general principles apply to any language .Naturally, you will not read every book at the same speed. You would expect to read a newspaper, for example ,much more rapidly than a physics or economics textbook –but you can raise your average reading speed over the whole range of materials you wish to cover so that the percentage gained will be the same whatever kind of reading you are concerned with .
The reading passages which follow are all of an average level of difficulty for your stage of instruction. They are all about five hundred words long .They are about topics of general interest which do not require a great deal of specialized knowledge. Thus they fall between the kind of reading you might find in your textbooks and the much less demanding kind you will find in a newspaper or light novel .If you read this kind of English, with understanding at four hundred words per minute, you might skim through a newspaper at perhaps 650—700, while with a difficult textbook you might drop to two hundred or two hundred and fifty.
Perhaps you would like to know what reading speeds are common among native English-speaking university students and how those speeds can be improved .Tests in Minnesota, U.S.A., for example, have shown that students without special training can read English of average difficulty, for example, Tolstoy’s War and Peace in translation,at speeds of between 240—250 words per minute with about seventy percent comprehension. Students in Minnesota claim that after twelve half-hour lessons, once a week, the reading speed can be increased, with no loss of comprehension, to around five hundred words per minute.
26. According to the passage, the purpose of effective reading with higher speed is most likely to help you _________.
A．only in your reading of a physics textbook
B．improve your understanding of an economics textbook
C．not only in your language study but also in other subjects
D．choose the suitable materials to read
27．Which of the following does not describe the types of reading materials mentioned in the second paragraph? .
A．Those beyond one’s reading comprehension
B．Those concerned with common knowledge
C．Those without the demand for specialized knowledge
D．Those with the length of about five hundred words
28．The average speed of untrained native speakers in the University of Minnesota is .
A．about three hundred words per minute
B．about two hundred and forty-five words per minute
C．about sixty words per minute
D．about five hundred words per minute
29．According to the passage, how fast can you expect to read after you have attended twelve half-hour lessons in the University of Minnesota? .
A．You can increase your reading speed by three times
B．No real increase in reading speed can be achieved
C．You can increase your reading speed by four times
D．You can double your reading speed
30．Where do you think the passage is taken from ? .
A．The introduction to a book on fast reading
B．A local newspaper for young people
C．A school newspaper run by students
D．The introduction to an English textbook
B
Anne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college. "I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions correctly. I would blank out because of nervousness and fear. I couldn’t think of the answer. My low grades on the tests did not show what I knew to the teacher." Another student in microbiology had similar experiences. He said, "My first chemistry test was very difficult. Then, on the second test, I sat down to take it, but I was so nervous that I was shaking. My hands were moving up and down so quickly that it was hard to hold my pencil. I knew the material and I knew the answers. Yet I couldn’t even write them down!"
These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and he is uneasy about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does. The student can’t write or think clearly because of the extreme tension and nervousness. Although poor grades are often a result of poor study habits, sometimes test anxiety causes the low grades. Recently, test anxiety has been recognized as a real problem, not just an excuse or a false explanation of lazy students.
Special university counseling courses try to help students. In these courses, counselors try to help students by teaching them how to manage test anxiety. At some universities, students take tests to measure their anxiety. If the tests show their anxiety is high, the students can take short courses to help them deal with their tension. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. Students are trained to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work at ease. Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.
An expert at the University of California explains. "With almost all students, relaxation and less stress are felt after taking our program. Most of them experience better control during their
tests. Almost all have some improvement. With some, the improvement is very great."
31. To “blank out” is probably______.
A. to be like a blanket
B. to be unsure of an answer
C. to be unable to think clearly
D. to show wrong knowledge to the teacher
32. Poor grades are usually the result of _______.
A. poor hygienic habits
B. laziness
C. lack of sleep
D. inability to form good study habits
33. Test anxiety has been recognized as _______.
A. an excuse for laziness
B. the result of poor habits
C. a real problem
D. something that can’t be changed
34. To deal with this problem, students say they want to ______.
A. take a short course on anxiety
B. read about anxiety and know how to deal with it
C. be able to manage or understand their anxiety
D. take tests to prove they are not anxious
35. What can be inferred from the passage? _______.
A. all students could overcome the anxiety after taking a special test anxiety program
B. most of the students felt relaxed after taking a University of California counseling course
C. students found it difficult to improve even though they had taken a special test anxiety
course
D. students found it easy to relax as soon as they entered a University of California counseling
course
C
I've been writing for most of my life. The book Writing Without Teachers introduced me to one distinction and one practice that has helped my writing processes tremendously. The distinction is between the creative mind and the critical mind. While you need to employ both to get to a finished result, they cannot work in parallel no matter how much we might like to think so.
Trying to criticize writing on the fly is possibly the single greatest barrier to writing that most of us encounter. If you are listening to that 5th grade English teacher correct your grammar while you are trying to capture a fleeting(稍纵即逝的) thought, the thought will die. If you capture the fleeting thought and simply share it with the world in raw form, no one is likely to understand. You must learn to create first and then criticize if you want to make writing the tool for thinking that it is.
The practice that can help you pass your learned bad habits of trying to edit as you write is what Elbow calls “free writing”. In free writing, the objective is to get words down on paper non-stop, usually for 15-20 minutes. No stopping, no going back, no criticizing. The goal is to get the words flowing. As the words begin to flow, the ideas will come from the shadows and let themselves be captured on your notepad or your screen.
Now you have raw materials that you can begin to work with using the critical mind that you've persuaded to sit on the side and watch quietly. Most likely, you will believe that this will take more time than you actually have and you will end up staring blankly at the pages as the deadline draws near.
Instead of staring at a blank screen start filling it with words no matter how bad. Halfway
through your available time, stop and rework your raw writing into something closer to finished product. Move back and forth until you run out of time and the final result will most likely be far better than your current practices.
36. When the author says the creative mind and the critical mind “cannot work in parallel” (Line 4,
Para. 1) in the writing process, he means ________.
A. no one can be both creative and critical
B. they cannot be regarded as equally important
C. they are in constant conflict with each other
D. one cannot use them at the same time
37. What prevents people from writing on is ________.
A. putting their ideas in raw form
B. attempting to edit as they write
C. ignoring grammatical soundness
D. trying to capture fleeting thoughts
38. What is the chief objective of the first stage of writing?
A. To organize one's thoughts logically.
B. To choose an appropriate topic.
C. To get one's ideas down.
D. To collect raw materials.
39. One common concern of writers about “free writing” is that ________.
A. it overstresses the role of the creative mind
B. it takes too much time to edit afterwards
C. it may bring about too much criticism
D. it does not help them to think clearly
40. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. It introduces the author’s writing method.
B. It tells us something about the creative mind.
C. It highlights the importance of critical mind.
D. It shows the difficulties to write on the fly.
D
The record rise in world food prices last month is not only a start to a possible "food price shock" in the coming months, but also an obvious warning that the international community cannot afford to ignore. The fearful consequences of long-term climate change are more closing now and divided response to the global financial crisis could make them worse.
Early this week, the United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization announced that its benchmark food price index had jumped to 214.7 points in December, above the previous peak of 213.5, which was set in June 2008 and caused food riots(暴乱) in some poor countries.
With the world economy showing little sign of emerging out of the mess any time soon, the record increase in food prices is certainly shocking.
The 2008 food crisis was a "silent tsunami" for the world's poor. So, what will happen if food prices remain high over the next several months? The obvious answer is: The number of hungry people across the world, about 1 billion according to UN estimates, will almost certainly increase. Hence, the international community should prepare to solve a food crisis similar to that in 2008. For the moment, that means policymakers across the globe should make joint efforts to prevent panic over food prices both at home and in the global market.
But to prevent such food crises from happening again, the international community must first
recognize that our future is likely to be affected by extreme weather more seriously than feared earlier if we continue to drag our feet in the fight against climate change.
The looming food crisis calls for a stronger sense of urgency than what negotiators, especially those from developed countries, have shown at UN climate change conferences in recent years.
Besides, soaring world food prices also highlight the threat of super-loose monetary policies that some rich countries have adopted to let rapid inflation erode（腐蚀）the real value of their debt burden. Excessive liquidity from developed countries has pushed up commodity prices in the world market and created considerable inflationary(通货膨胀) pressure on developing countries. This is unfair to developing countries, which are relatively poor and suffer a lot more from food-led inflation.
As the world's most populous country, China can draw some comfort from its bumper harvest last year, which was also its seventh continuous rich harvest. The country's success in feeding one-fifth of the world's population with less than 10 percent of global farming land shows that its great efforts to increase agricultural production have paid rich interest.
But Chinese policymakers cannot assume that such favorable conditions will continue. Rapid urbanization and population changes in the country will make it increasingly difficult to further raise grain output.
Therefore, China should take the record rise in world food prices as a call to double its efforts to improve farm productivity.
41. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Urgent Concern about the Rise of the World Food Prices
B. The Climate Changes Are to Blame
C. Global Farming
D. Urgent Concern about the Poor Countries.
42. What will happen if food prices remain high over the next several months?
A. The number of hungry people all over the world will almost certainly increase.
B. Many people will die easily for lack of food.
C. People will fight with each other and cause riots across the world.
D. Excessive liquidity from developed countries will create considerable inflation.
43. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A. The rapid inflation eroded the real value of some rich countries’debt burden by the
super-loose monetary policies.
B. People all over the world should work together to prevent the food crisis.
C. The food price index had jumped to the peak in 2008.
D. The developing countries suffered a lot more from food-led inflation.
44. Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined phrase “drag our feet”?
A. quicken our pace
B. slow our pace
C. pull our feet.
D. walk quickly
45. The Chinese policymakers doubt whether the grain output will continue to increase
because_________.
A. the farms will not work harder than before
B. the population in China will be smaller and smaller
C. more houses will be built on the farm land in the future
D. the terrible weather will affect the agriculture production
第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
首先，请阅读下面六种杂志的简介（A、B、C、D、E和F）。

F
47. Jason is a successful young businessman. He travels widely and enjoys adventures and
challenges. Having been to many different countries, Jason is still looking for new places to visit. His biggest dream is to see every corner of the world before he retires.
48. Smart and pretty, Kate is very popular among her friends. She takes great care of how she looks and has a great interest in fashion and the lifestyle of famous people. Besides, she also enjoys reading articles written especially for young girls.
49. Wayne teaches science in a middle school. He not only wants his students to know more about the modern science, but also tries hard to develop a curiosity about nature among his students. He is gathering materials for his students to read.
50. Frank is the father of a 10-year-old boy. He believes that in this fast-developing world parents should prepare their children fro lifelong learning at an early age. Therefore, in his opinion, the most important skill for children to learn is to discover things on their own. He is looking for a magazine for his son.
III 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)
你校上周组织了一次主题为“节约资源，爱我校园(Save Resources and Love Our School)”的活动，假如你是21世纪报的小记者，请根据以下表格内容用英语给该报写一篇
[写作要求]
1．只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；
2．文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

[评分标准]
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

第二节：读写任务(共1小题，满分25分)
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Drunk driving has been written into a new draft law to China's Criminal Law as crimes, as part of the country's efforts to make its roads safer.
The draft law states that drunk driving are against the Criminal Law and drunk drivers would be detained(拘留) and fined.
Currently, those suspected of drunk driving, if no serious consequences such as road accidents are caused, are not charged with criminal offences(刑事犯罪). According to the road traffic safety law, drunk drivers will face up to 15 days in detention and their driving licenses will be suspended from one to six months. Meanwhile, drivers will have to pay a fine ranging from 200 yuan (30 U.S. dollars) to 2,000 yuan. On the other hand, when drunk driving has become vital or has caused "serious consequences", drivers are ruled to be committing traffic crimes or crimes against public security and receive jail terms ranging from no more than three years detention or more than seven years imprisonment.
The latest law emphasizes that drunk driving, even if it has caused no road accidents or other serious consequences, would be charged with a criminal offence.
Drunk driving has been heavily criticized by the public. The law is a response to increase calls for more severe punishment of dangerous driving on Chinese roads.
[写作内容]
1．以约30个词概括短文的要点；
2．以“Say Goodbye to Drunk Driving”为主题写一篇短文，刊登在“Morning Post” 上。

至少包含以下的内容要点，该部分的字数为120词左右。

(1)酒后驾驶现象普遍的原因；
(2) 酒后驾驶产生的后果；
(3)你对防治酒后驾驶的建议。

[写作要求]
(1)可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
(2)标题自定。

[评分标准]
概括准确、语言规范、内容合适，篇章连贯。

第二节：读写任务(共1小题，满分25分)
Say Goodbye to Drunk Driving
Drunk driving will be charged as crime in the new law though no road accidents or other serious consequences have been caused. According to the law, drunk drivers will receive much more severe punishment than present.
With the rapid development of economic society during recent years, private cars have already been popular and important vehicles, which makes people’ life easier in many aspects. The popularization of private cars, however, has brought about more and more car accidents, most of which are caused by dr unk driving. China’s traditional wine culture contributes to this. Moreover, the lack of the safety awareness is the direct reason why there exists too much illegal drunk driving.
Drunk driving is one of the most terrible things not only for the pedestrians but also for other vehicles. Traffic accidents from drunk driving are the dual tragedies, which lead to the legal penalty to the drivers and cause great harm to our society, families and individuals.
From my point of view, it is absolutely necessary that the government should schedule some educational programs to strengthen the awareness of public traffic safety. What’s more, strict regulations and laws should be made to offer more severe punishment on drunk drivers.
评分标准
语法填空：全对给足分，大小写错扣0.5分。

基础写作
[评分说明]基础写作的评分建议采用分析法，即，按照语言表达（满分8分）、内容（满分5分）和连贯（满分2分）三项指标分别给分，最后累计作为该题的总得分。

【各档次的给分范围和要求】
读写任务
[评分说明]
1. 本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。

评分时可分为两个部分。

摘要5分，写作20分。

2. 评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。

3. 词数少于100 的，从总分中减去2分。

4. 评分时，应注意的主要内容为：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性、上下文的连贯性及语言的得体性。

5. 拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面，评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。

英、美拼写均可接受。

6. 如书写较差，以至影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。

7. 内容要点可用不同方式表达，对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分。

注意：不得分：（0分）
未能传达给读者任何信息：内容太少，无法评判；写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。