广东省潮州市实验中学2010届高三下学期4月月考英语试卷与答案.doc

1、广东省潮州市实验中学 2010届高三下学期 4月月考英语试卷与答案 其他 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，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案：填写在非选择题答题卷上标号为 3140 的相应位置。 A new study from Finland shows pet owners tend to be heavier. 31 active and in poorer health than people without a pet, which was released in PLOS ONE, an online

2、 journal 32 (publish) by the Public Library of Science. 33 a number of studies showed certain people can take advantage of a dog or cat to ease stress or loneliness in the elderly, researchers recently found pet owners were generally more likely to be overweight and to view their own health 34 poor.

3、 to be overweight and to view their own health 34 poor. The conclusion 35 (draw) from survey data of more than 21,000 young to middle aged Finnish adults. 20070402 As for pet owners, the researchers point out, 39 need to make more of 40 effort such as walking and playing with the dog instead of show

4、ing him the way to the yard. 答案： 31 less 32 published 33 although 34 as 35 was drawn 36 largely 37 who 38 with 39 they 40 an 第二节 信息匹配（共 5小题，每小题 2分，满分 10分） Desmond, Carls, Russel, Malcolm, Warren正计划买一辆小车。阅读他们的情况和下面六种小车的介绍（选项 A、 B、 C、 D、 E、 F），选出符合各自需求的最佳选项（选项中有一项是多余选项）。请将答案：用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔写在非选择题答题卷标号为 56

5、60 的相应位置上。 56 Desmond is young and promising athlete. Having won a champion in an important international game, he decides to buy a car to develop a brighter future. Of course, the car must be extremely fast and is especially fit for him, a sportsman. 57 Carls has just been admitted to a famous univ

6、ersity hundred of kilometers away from her hometown and has been permitted to buy a car. As a young girl, she certainly put safety factors above all. 58 Russel, a farmer in a mountainous area, is growing hundreds of acres of crops. To transport his goods to town timely, he wants to buy a car. He hop

7、es the car will run very fast and, first of all, must meet the natural conditions. 59 Fighting in the commercial circle (商界 ) and getting a great success, Malcolm makes a fortune. With an aggressive ambition, he decides to buy a luxury car to develop an even brighter future. 60 Warren is a merchant

8、traveling to different parts of the country in any weather situation, good or bad. He expects to have a satisfactory car to make his career better. A B Provided by an advanced design Triton engine, with a perfect cooling system, and plenty of pulling power. Passenger safety is excellently strengthen

9、ed by the Second Generation double airbags and side door intrusion beams. Luxury packages with deluxe accommodation (良好的空间 ). Was it wind Or was it fear Chances are the both. Equipped with the first four cam 32 valve V8 engine offered in a sport utility (实用 ) vehicle. An advanced source of power gen

10、erating 320 Ib ft of twisting force and 230 horsepower. C D A spirited package that takes the zoom zoom (疾行声 ) ethos into the mainstream(主流社会 ). An aggressive, confident look, one thats backed by impressive dynamics. Engaging all the senses in the driving experience. Bottom line: If youre in the mar

11、ket for a sedan, stop by our store and ask to try on one of ours Good luck will be with you! Style quality and high technology are the ingredients (要素 ) which have enabled Maserati to create some of the fastest and most advanced road cars in the world. Its one thing to climb a Mountain. Its quite an

12、other look good doing it. E F 302 hp best in class V8 3rd row seating. And available climate controlled front seats. The new Lincoln Aviator. Like Navigator, just smaller, Proof that magnificence comes in all size. There are those who travel. And those who travel well. The cars with shapes wed seen

13、only in our dreams. The land based roeket ships. With cockpits (驾驶座 ) full of computers and video screens. The cars that are invisible to the wind. Where are the cars we were promised 计划买车的人 供选择的汽车 56 Desmond A Car A 57 Carls B Car B C Car C 58 Russel D Car D 59 Malcolm E Car E 60 Warren F Car F 答案：

14、 56 B 57 A 58 D 59 F 60 E 完型填空 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分 35分） 第一节：完形填空（共 10小题，每小题 2分，满分 20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 2130各题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 When television first began to expand, very few of the people who had become famous as 21 announcers were able to be equally effective on television. Som

15、e of the difficulties they experienced when they were trying to 22 themselves to the new medium were technical. When 23 on radio, for example, they had become 24 to seeing on behalf of the listener. This art of seeing for others 25 that be announcer has to be very good at talking. In the case of tel

16、evision, however the announcer sees 26 with the viewer. His duty, 27 , is completely different. He is there to make sure that the viewer does not 28 any point of interest, to help him focus on particular things, and to help him 29 the images on the television screen. 30 his radio colleague, he must

17、know the value of silence and how to use it at those moments when the pictures speak for himself. 21 A television B advertisement C radio D newspaper 22 A adopt B adjust C change D shape 23 A working B listening C appearing D showing 24 A practiced B experienced C determined D used 25 A guarantees B

18、 means C convinces D warns 26 A something B Everything C nothing D anything 27 A Moreover B therefore C furthermore D nevertheless 28 A miss B ignore C drop D catch 29 A reveal B expose C understand D translate 30 A Like B Beside C Unlike D As 答案： 21 C 22 B 23 A 24 D 25 B 26 B 27 B 28 A 29 C 30 C 阅读

19、理解 阅读（共两节，满分 40分） 第一节：阅读理解（共 15小题；每小题 2分，满分 30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。 A In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity, others say that competition is bad;

20、 that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people. I have taught many children who held the belief that their self worth relied (依赖 ) on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life and death aff

21、airs. In their single minded pursuit (追求 ) of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten. However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary pla

22、yers, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to se ek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not tr

23、ying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesnt matter because I really didnt try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the sam

24、e as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that ones self respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (缓解 ) can we di

25、scover a new meaning in competition. 41 What does this passage mainly talk about A Competition helps to set up self respect. B Opinions about competition are different among people. C Competition is harmful to personal quality development. D Failures are necessary experiences in competition 42 Why d

26、o some people favor competition according to the passage A It pushes society forward. B It builds up a sense of duty. C It improves personal abilities. D It encourages individual efforts. 43 The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means . A those who try their best to win B those who v

27、alue competition most highly C those who are against competition most strongly D those who rely on others most for success 44 What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a desire to fail A Ones worth lies in his performance compared with others. B Ones success in competition ne

28、eds great efforts. C Ones achievement is determined by his particular skills. D Ones success is based on how hard he has tried. 45 Which point of view may the author agree to A Every effort should be paid back. B Competition should be encouraged. C Winning should be a life and death matter. D Fear o

29、f failure should be removed in competition. 答案： 41 B 42 A 43 C 44 A 45 D B SYDNEY: As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999. Shane Gould and Jessicah Schipper were simply getting along well, chatting about sport, life and anything else that came up. Yet in Sydney next month, they wi

30、ll meet again by the pool, and for a short time the friends will race against each other in the 50 meter butterfly in the Australian championships at Homebu Bay. Gould, now a 47 year old mother of four, has announced she will be making a return to elite competition (顶级赛事 ) to swim the one event, hav

31、ing set a qualifying (合格的 )time of 30. 32 seconds in winning gold at last years United States Masters championships. Her comeback comes 32 years after she won three golds at the Munich Olympics. Schipper, now a 17 year old girl from Brisbane with a bright future of going to Athens for her first Olym

32、pics, yesterday recalled (回忆 ) her time with Gould five years ago. “I was at a national youth camp on the Gold Coast and Shane had come along to talk to us and watch us train.” Schipper explained. “It seemed as if we had long been good friends. I dont know why. We just started talking and it went fr

33、om there.” “She had a lot to share with all of us at that camp. She old us stories about what it was like at big meets like Olympics and what it was like to be on an Australian team. It was really interesting.” Next time, things will be more serious: “I will still be swimming in the 50 m butterfly a

34、t the nationals, so there is a chance that I could actually be competing against Shane Gould.” said Schipper, who burst onto the scene at last years national championships with second places in the 100 m and 200 butterfly. 46 What is the passage mainly about A Stories happening in swimming competiti

35、ons. B Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds. C Lessons learned from international swimming championships. D Friendship and competition between two swimmers. 47 Gould and Schipper are going to_. A talk about sport and life B go back to elite competition C set a qualifying time and win gold D take

36、 part in the same sports event 48 Gould won her three Olympic golds when she was_. A 15 B 17 C 22 D 30 49 The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph probably refers to . A the Olympics B the youth camp C the friendship D the Australian team 50 What Schipper said showed that she_. A was no longe

37、r Goulds friend B had learned a lot from Gould C was not interested in Goulds stories D would not like to compete against Gould 答案： 46 D 47 D 48 A 49 C 50 D C John Steinbeck once said, “All Americans believe they are born fishermen. For a man to admit to a distaste in fishing would be like denouncin

38、g (公开指责 ) mother love or hating moonlight.” I cant say that Im the biggest John Steinbeck fan. Actually, the only thing I can ever remember reading by him was “The pearl” when I was in middle school, but I couldnt agree more with the man when it comes to fishing. Whether I am on a boat in the middle

39、 of the Lay Lake, fishing off the shores of the Florida Keys for tarpon (大海鲢 ) or catching rainbow trout (红鲭鱼 ) in the Shoshone River of Wyoming, fishing is my life. According to the American Sports Fishing Association, the fishing industry brings in more than $ 116 billion per year from fishermen a

40、cross the country. Though a beautiful picture to imagine fishing is much more than that. Fishing is a way of life for many people and a way to escape everyday stress. Being a fisherman makes me a member of a wonderful group of people extending to all walks of life. Even President Bush can be found f

41、ishing on his farm in Texas with his good friend Roland Martin when the job gets too stressful. I can remember fishing with my grandfather when I was 5 years old on his boat at Lake Mitchell. Although I didnt understand what I doing. I did know that my grandfather was happy and that made me happy. S

42、ince then Ive spent the past 16 years on the rivers and lakes of Alabama. After days of practice, before and after work, I slowly developed an understanding of fishing. My boss. Ric Horst, took me back to the Shoshone, and I managed to bring in a 19 inch cutthroat trout. Fishing with Ric was a life

43、changing experience for me. He not only showed my how to fish correctly, but also told me how fishing could be a way to escape your problems. Since then, prime time (黄金时间 ) season seems to take forever to arrive. Now, with the ending of February and beginning of March in sight, the excitement of hea

44、ding out Lake Tuscaloosa or Lake Lurleen before classes and catching something has finally returned. 51 What John Steinbeck said in the first paragraph implies that_. A Americans are believed to be the offspring (后代 ) of fishermen B it is unthinkable for an American to admit his dislike of fishing C

45、 all Americans are expert at fishing D those who dislike fishing would not love their mother 52 The writer came to understand the real meaning of fishing_. A when he was reading “The pearl” by John Steinbeck B when he went fishing with his grandfather at Lake Mitchell C after he had spent 16 years o

46、n the rivers and lakes of Alabama D after he went fishing with his boss, Ric Horst on the Shoshone 53 What can be inferred from the text A The author is at most 21 years old. B The author regards fishing as a very important part in his life. C The author agreed with John Steinbeck the most when he w

47、as in middle school. D President Bush often goes fishing in public in order to collect idea for his job. 54 According to the author, _. A people can get to know VIPs when fishing. B people can smooth away all the troubles by fishing C Fishing is a way of communication D Fishing is a way to make a li

48、ving for most American people 55 What is the purpose of the writing A To describe the writers experience and understanding of fishing. B To explain the reason why so many Americans like fishing. C To make others understand the industry of fishing. D To express his opinions about fishing in different time of the year. 答案： 51 B 52 D 53 B 54 C 55 A 书面表达 写 作（共两节，满分 40分） 第一节：基础写作（共 1小题，满分 15分） 你将带领一个外国旅游团参观长城，请根据以下的信息要点，用 5个规范的英语句子写一份长城的简单介绍。你的介绍应包括全部信息要点，介绍的开头已给了，不计入5个句子中。 （信息要点） 历史 有两千多