湖南省望城一中2012届高三第四次调研考试 英语试题

PART ONE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION （30 points）
Section A （22.5points）
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 conversation 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.
Conversation One
1. Which topic is the best according to the man?
A.Teacher’ Day B。

Children's Sports C. Beijing Pop Music Festival
2。

What will the woman do next？
A.Give a special report
B.Make a plan
C. Attend a musical festival
Conversation Two
3。

What’s the weather like outside?
A. Rainy B。

Snowy 。

C。

Cloudy
4。

Where does the conversation take place？
A。

On a bus. B。

At home. C. On a plane。

Conversation Three
5.Where is the cinema?
A. Beside the post—office
B. Far from the post—office
C. Opposite the post—office。

6。

Where are the speakers?
A. Near the center of the downtown area B。

Two blocks east of the post-office
C. In the suburb.
Conversation Four
7. How long has the woman been in the office?
A. For one day.
B. For one week.
C. For five years
8. What do we know about the man？
A。

He is new to the area 。

B. He is head of the office。

C. He changed his job recently。

9. What will they probably do this weekend?
A. Chat online。

B .Have lunch together。

C. Go fishing.
Conversation Five
10。

When will the man have his holiday ?
A. In May. B。

In June. C。

In July。

11. Who will go there with the man ？
A. His wife and son. B。

His wife and daughter. C。

His son and friend.
12。

What will the woman do next?
A。

Send an e—mail to the man. B。

Call the man back C.
Post a letter to the man。

Conversation Six
13。

Why is the girl kept at home？
A。

She quarrelled with her parents. B. She was lazy。

C。

She didn’t do well in her test.
14. What do her parents want her to do？
A. Do well in school. B。

Respect them。

C. Obey the rules.
15。

What do we know about the boy’s parents?
A。

They often punish him。

B. They will punish him when he is lazy C。

They are impatient with him。

Section B （7.5 points）
Directions：In this section, you will hear a short passage。

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 short passage TWICE。

PART TWO：LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 points）
Section A （15 points）
Directions：Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B，C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence。

21。

A: What should I wear to attend his wedding party？
B: Wear you like. There is no need to be too particular。

A．what B．how C．whatever D．however
22。

Don’t be too rude to your father next time. Never in h is life in that way.
A．has he spoken to B．he has spoken to
C．has he been spoken to D．he has been spoken to 23．Have you ever been upset when alone at home with no one to?
A．being left …to talk B．left …to t alk C．being left…
talking D。

left …talking
24。

A:I saw no more than one motor car in that shop。

Will you go and buy ？
B： No, I'd rather find in other shops。

A．it; one B．it; it C．one; it D．one; one
25 .The laptops made by our company sell best, but several years ago ，
who could have imagined the role in the markets that they
________？
A。

were playing B。

would play C. had played D. played
26. Why are you in such ____ hurry? As ____ matter of fact,I will take ____ same flight as you.
A. a; the ;the B。

a；a；the C. 不填；the ;a D.a;不填；a
27。

For the time being,there is no cure available AIDS and most cancers。

A。

of B.for C。

on D。

about
28. A: Mike is frequently absent from work！
B:Tell him he get punished,if he goes on behaving like this。

A. must B。

shall C. can D. would
29. Please let me know you want to go or not。

A. when
B. that
C. how D .whether 30．Such guys are people often refer to as hackers。

A．who B．whoever C．what D．whatever
31. I think they are to tell us the secret,but I am not so sure.
A. impossible
B. probable
C. likely D。

possible 32。

My sister and I had a quarrel over ________ should wash dishes.
A。

who it was that B。

it was who that C. whom it was that D. it was whom that
33。

The doctors and nurses were trying hard to reduce his fear
he might die of the disease.
A。

which B。

when C.if D。

that 34。

There was a loud scream from the backstage immediately after the concert ended, _______?
A. wasn't there B。

was there C。

didn’t it D。

did it 35。

A：May I go and play with Tom this afternoon，mum？
B：No, you cannot go out ________your homework is unfinished。

A。

before B。

while C。

until D. unless
第二节：完形填空（共20小题;每小题1。

5分；满分30分）Section B (18 points）
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A，B，C and D。

Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context
As one comes to some crossroads，he or she sees a sign which
36 that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead.At other crossroads，drivers have to go slow，but they do not actually have to stop 37 , of course，there 38 something coming along the main road; and at still others，they do not have whether to stop or to go slow，because they are themselves on the main road.
Mr Williams，39 was always a very careful driver, was driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroad. It had a “SLOW”40 . He slowed down when he came to the main road，41 both ways to see that nothing was coming，and then drove across without stopping completely.
At once he heard a police whistle （哨声）, so he pulled into the 42 of the road and stopped. A policeman walked over to him 43 a notebook and a pen in his hand and said, “You44 at that crossing just now."
“But the sign there doesn't say “STOP"，answered Mr Williams, “It just says ‘SLOW’, and I45 go slow.”
The policeman looked 46 himself，and a look of surprise came over his face。

Then he 47 his notebook and pen away, scratched （抓) his head and said，“Well，I'm in the wrong street!”36。

A. says B。

tells C.writes D。

informs
37。

A. if B。

once C unless D。

though
38。

A。

is B。

are C。

has D. have
39。

A. who B. which C.whom D.that
40。

A sign B。

notice C. poster
D。

signal
41.A.looking B.looked C. finding D。

found
42。

A back B。

center C。

side
D.front
43 A.with B. on C. by
D.for
44。

A。

do not stop B. did not stop C.stopped D。

stop
45。

A did B.do C。

indeed D.actually
46。

A。

before B.behind C.after D.around
47。

A。

gave B.put C.dropped D.took
Section C (12 points）
Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context
It seems 48 great artists and scientists often suffer from mental problems
Both Einstein and Dickens had mental illness. Now scientists have started to look at whether mental illness and genius(天才)are 49 。

Do the two have anything to do with each other？
Dr Adele Juda studied 5000 creative people in Germany。

She found there were more people with mental illness in this group 50 in the general population。

Poets had the highest rate of mental illness, followed by musicians, with lower numbers for painters and architects.
Other scientists did research which also showed a strong link between mental problems and creativity. But it did nothing to 51 why。

Dr Ruth Richards of Harvard University made 52 breakthrough. Instead of studying creative people，she took a group of psychiatric （精神病的) patients and tested them for creativity。

The patients got much higher scores than a normal group。

Also，the patients' close relatives were much more creative than the patients and a normal group. This 53 that the key to the link between creativity and mental illness is in our genes. But this is a problem. According to Darwinism，harmful genes should be removed. Some scientists believe that evolution (进化）has created a balance，where the madness of a few people leads to the 54 of the whole human race。

Geniuses may be mad，bad 55 even just difficult to understand，but their discoveries have improved the world we live in. It seems that a little creative madness is good for us all.
PART THREE：READING COMPREHENSION （30 points）Directions：Read the following three passages。

Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements。

For each of them there are
4 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
Robert is nine years old and Joanna is seven。

They live at Mount Ebenezer。

Their father has a big property. In Australia they call a farm a property。

Robert
and Joanna like school very much。

At school they can talk to their friends but Robert and Joanna can not see their friends。

They live 100 , or perhaps 300，miles away and like Robert and Joanna, they all go to school by radio。

Mount Ebenezer is in the centre of Australia。

Not many people live in “The Centre”. There are no schools with desks and blackboards and no teachers in “The Centre”. School is a room at home with a two-way radio。

The teacher also has two—way radio. Every morning she calls each student on the radio. When all students answer, lessons begin… Think of your teacher 300 miles away!
56. The children in “The Centre” do not go to a school because
______。

A。

they live too far away from one another。

B. they do not like school。

C. they are not old enough to go to school. D。

their families are too poor。

57. In order to send their children to school，parents in “The Centre” of Australia must have ______.
A。

a property. B. a car。

C。

a school room at home。

D。

a special radio.
58。

Teachers in “The Centre” of Australia teach ______。

A。

not in a classroom but at the homes of the students.
B. by speaking only and not showing anything in writing。

C. without using any textbooks or pictures.
D。

without knowing whether the students are attending .
59。

When children are having a lesson, they can hear their teacher。

A。

but their teacher cannot hear them。

B. and their teacher can hear them too。

C。

but cannot hear their schoolmates。

D。

and see him or her at the same time.
60。

A “Property” in Australia is a。

A. house.
B. school。

C. farm.
D. radio.
B
The other day I heard a few local musicians talking：
“I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can’t even understand a bit of music。

”
“I’m never playing in that club again. To o many drunks and nobody listens to us。

"
But, one younger musician said，“There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and I'm trying to find other places to play。

I’m also looking to book a few summer festivals this year.”
I've heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with，or to put it another way, you are who your friends are。

Attitudes are important. Whether they're positive or negative，they're rubbing off on you. If you’re around people who com plain about lack of work and about other musicians，or blame others，and you play the role of victim ，chances are that you will start to as well。

So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”.
This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out with，and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard for yourself and don't become friends with people who fall below that standard.
Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better。

Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work you're looking for，or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path.
61。

Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A。

A friend in need is a friend indeed B. How to make friendship last for ever
C. You are who your friends are
D. Friends are the most important in one's success
62. The underlined sentence “they're rubbing off on you” in Paragraph
6 means ______。

A. they'll push you ahead B。

they'll influence you
C。

they’ll cover your shortcomings D. they’ll help you achieve your goal
63。

The musicians’ words at the beginning are written mainly to show ______.
A. the musicians’ living condition s are quite poor
B. people have poor taste in music
C。

people have different attitudes towards the same thing D。

young people have greater chances of succeeding
64. By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7，you can ______。

A. improve a lot in making more friends
B. come to the right way of making friends
C。

develop a better relationship with your friends D。

arrange the time with your friends properly
65。

The passage is mainly written for ______.
A。

musicians B. managers C。

negative people D。

people wanting to succeed
C
There are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board. Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide。

Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses.
Or，job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers。

Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet。

For example，people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects，meet people or find a job。

Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month。

Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university。

For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job。

Of course，looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called “What Color is Your Parachute （降落伞)？" by Richard Bolles。

This book has been helping people choose a career （职业）since it was first published in nineteen seventy。

Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles。

She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.
66. What is the passage mainly about?
A。

Finding a job。

B. College students' part-time jobs。

C。

Craigslist Web site。

D。

The relation between study and work。

67. By logging on the Craigslist Web site, you can ______.
A. sell your old things
B. do some shopping online
C. create your own announcement board D。

get useful information about 450 cities
68. “What Color is Your Parachute？” is a book which gives tips to those who want to _____。

A. work on the airplane
B. buy a parachute
C. publish a book D。

find a suitable job
69。

It can be learned from the passage that ______.
A. companies often put job information in local shops
B. the Internet is the most popular tool for job hunters in the USA
C。

Susan W. Miller’s company is helping people choose careers
D. California Career Services mainly serves university students
70. How many ways of finding a job are mentioned in the passage？
A. Three. B。

Four. C。

Five。

D。

Six
PART FOUR：WRITING
Section A （10 points)
Directions: Read the following passage。

Complete the diagram by using the information for the passage。

Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.
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Section B (10points)
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions below，using the required number of words。

Now satellites are helping to forecast the weather。

They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world。

The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere, because this is where the weather forms。

They send
these pictures to the weather stations。

So meteorologists can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures，the scientists can often say how the weather will change.
Today，nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures，the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones。

Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours。

This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change，too. In their next weather forecast，the meteorologists can say this。

So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists。

Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon，perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead.
81.Where does the weather form？（no more than 3 words）
82。

Why are the pictures a help to meteorologists？(no more than 10 words)
83。

To nearly how many weather stations worldwide are satellite cloud pictures available according to the article?(no more than 3 words)
84。

Could meteorologists even forecast the weather before the invention of the weather satellite？（no more than 3 words)
SECTION C （25 points）
Directions：Write an English composition in over 120 words
according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
书面表达（共1小题；满分25分)
如今，中学生的假期生活发生了很大变化。

假定你是李明，美国的笔友Lisa想了解中国学生现在的假期生活.请写封回信。

要点如下：
学习和休闲仍然重要;
帮忙做家务或干农活;
参加社会活动，做志愿者工作，帮助他人。

注意：
1.词数80一100;
2。

请结合实际增加细节,适当发挥；
3.信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Lisa，
I'm glad to have received your letter. Our holiday life has changed a lot.
Best wishes ！
Yours,Li Ming
The Keys
21—25 CCBDB 26-30 BBBDC 31—35 CADAB 36—40 ACAAA 41-45 BCABA 46-47 DB
48。

that 49. linked\connected\related\associated 50。

than 51. explain \say 52。

a 53. shows\ indicates\suggests\proves 54. evolution\development\progress\advancement 55。

or
56—60 ADBBC 61-65 CBCBD 66-70 ABDCC 71．Lifestyle\way of life 72．fun 73．safe 74．dancing
One possible version:
Dear Lisa,
I’m glad to have received your letter。

Our holiday life has changed a lot。

Learning and relaxing are still very important to us。

Besides, we often help our parents do housework or farm work。

Through that, we
学必求其心得，业必贵于专精
realise how hard our parents work every day。

And we can form a habit of laboring at the same time。

Also, we take an active part in social activities as volunteers. Sometimes, we go to the streets to collect rubbish or go to the hospital to cheer up the sick children。

We try our best to help people in need and make our hometown more beautiful. We find great pleasure in all these activities.
Best wishes ！
Yours Li Ming。