1、2014届湖南省长沙市长郡中学高三上学期第四次月考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the. questions according to the information given in the passage. As an English teacher. Ive been lucky enough to travel to many countries. Ive seen people celebrating everything from the arrival of new babies to
2、 the delivery of new cars. Ive attended weddings, parties and religious celebrations in countries as far apart as Argentina and Japan, and Ive noticed that gold - the metal or the colour is almost always part of cultural events, traditions and celebrations. From mashallah gold tokens(纪念品 ) that peop
3、le give to babies in Turkey, to the gold stars that primary teachers stick on their students exercise books. to the gold coffin that the King of Pop Michael Jackson was buried in. it makes me wonder: Why do people love gold For some people, gold seems to be a status symbol. Indian businessman Datta
4、Phuge loves gold so much that hes even bought a shirt made of the stuff-at a cost of $ 250,000. Datta Phuge has his reasons. He explains : Some elite (杰出人物 )people want to own an Audi or Mercedes(奔驰 ) and have big cars. I chose gold. For other people, gold is an investment. The price of gold general
5、ly increases over time-and in European markets it reached over $ 1,500 per ounce in 2011. And for many people, the family heirloom(传家宝 )brings together status and investment. My mother has a gold bracelet that was given to her by her grandmother-who, in turn. inherited it from her own grandmother. I
6、ts quite a heavy piece and probably worth quite a lot of money. But its sentimental value is greater than its value in dollars: It s a beautiful object that holds many family memories. When the time comes, my mum will give the bracelet to me. So, status and investment are good reasons to value gold.
7、 But, I think that the real reason people love gold is because it can be made into beautiful objects. Think about Tutankhamen s death mask. People love gold because it captures our minds, our imaginations and. above all, our hearts. 【小题 1】 What did the writer observe while travelling in different co
8、untries7 ( No more than 15 words) (2 marks) 【小题 2】 Why did Indian businessman Datta Phuge buy a gold shirt (No more than 7 words) (3 marks) _ 【小题 3】 What does the writer think of her mothers gold bracelet (No more than 7 words) (2 marks) _ 【小题 4】 In the writers opinion, why do people love gold (No m
9、ore than 17 words) (3 marks) _ 答案： 【小题 1】 She observed that gold is almost always part of cultural events, traditions and celebrations. 【小题 2】 He chose gold as a status symbol. 【小题 3】 She believes that it holds many family memories. 【小题 4】 Because it can be made into beautiful objects, and because i
10、t captures our minds, our imaginations and our hearts. 试题分析：文章介绍作者在旅行的时候，发现：金子是很多活动，传统，庆祝活动的一部分，通过多年的生活阅历，作者发现很多人喜欢金子是因为他可以被做成美丽的东西，而 且它可以捕获我们思想，想象力和心。 【小题 1】细节题：从第一段的句子： Ive noticed that gold - the metal or the colour is almost always part of cultural events, traditions and celebrations.可知作者在旅行的时候，
11、发现：金子是很多活动，传统，庆祝活动的一部分： She observed that gold is almost always part of cultural events, traditions and celebrations. 【小题 2】推理题：从第三段的句子： He explains : Some elite (杰出人物 )people want to own an Audi or Mercedes(奔驰 ) and have big cars. I chose gold. 可知 Datta Phuge选择了一个金色的衬衫，因为他认为景色是身份的象征。 He chose gold
12、as a status symbol. 【小题 3】细节题：从倒数第二段的句子： It s a beautiful object that holds many family memories. 可知作者认为妈妈的金手镯承载了很多家庭的记忆。 She believes that it holds many family memories. 【小题 4】细节题：从最后一段的句子： But, I think that the real reason people love gold is because it can be made into beautiful objects. People l
13、ove gold because it captures our minds, our imaginations and. above all, our hearts.可知作者认为很多人喜欢金子是因为他可以被做成美丽的东西，而且它可以捕获我们思想，想象力和心： Because it can be made into beautiful objects, and because it captures our minds, our imaginations and our hearts. 考点：考查阅读表达 Facebook is one of the most popular websites
14、 that offer social networking today with more than l billion users around the world. Online social networking is just like-minded people coming together for some activities, forming groups, having discussions, sharing photographs, etc. Similarly, Facebook enables all these activities by various appl
15、ications(运用程序 ) , for example, providing forums, photo sharing options. video updating, keeping a track on all the happenings in their formed communities, people they have approved to be linked to, etc. Online gaming is one of the biggest USPs(独特的卖点 ) of Facebook, and indeed, games like Farmville an
16、d Mafia Wars have attracted many users to the site. Facebook also offered a brilliant platform for business to reach out to their customers. In the beginning, Facebook was just meant for Harvard University students to find and contact fellow students. It was meant to serve the purpose of keeping tra
17、ck of who was new to college to get in touch with each other for project purposes. It was an online directory(目录 ) , and was founded in 2004 0n the Harvard University campus. However, as soon as it was launched, almost two thirds of the total number of students registered themselves on Facebook. Mar
18、k Elliot Zuckerberg, along with Chris Hughes, Dustin Moskovitz. and Eduardo Saverin. helped in the launch of the site. To pursue this, Mark dropped out of Harvard and got into making Facebook a worldwide accessible site, and then to its current stand of being the top social networking site in the wo
19、rld. Today, Facebook rules the social networking world, with one person in fourteen using it. It is also the second most popular site in the US, and is worth billions of dollars. And it has been a success story for the four co-founders, making them all accidental billionaires. Title : Facebook-the m
20、ost popular social networking site in the world I . Definition : *One popular website 【小题 1】 . 【小题 2】 : * Enabling people to gather for 【小题 3】 0n it * 【小题 4】 * Offering a brilliant platform for businesses to reach out to their customers Birth : * Time: in 2004 * Place: 【小题 5】 lV. 【小题 6】 : * To help
21、students contact each other V. 【小题 7】 : * Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, along with Chris Hughes, Dustin Moskovitz, and Eduardo Saverin VI. Popularity: * As an 【小题 8】 : having almost two thirds of the students on it * As the top social networking site : ruling the social networking ; having over 【小题 9】 in
22、the world; being 【小题 10】 billions of dollars 答案： 【小题 1】 Offering social networking 【小题 2】 Initial(original) advantages /benefits 【小题 3】 Different/various activities 【小题 4】 Providing/Offering online games. 【小题 5】 In Harvard University 【小题 6】 Purpose/Aim/Goal/Intention 【小题 7】 Inventors/founders 【小题 8】
23、 Online directory 【小题 9】 1 billion users 【小题 10】 worth 试题分析：文章介绍关于 Facebook的信息，包括它的创建者，最初目的，和现在的发展流行情况。 【小题 1】原词 重现：从第一段的句子： Facebook is one of the most popular websites that offer social networking today with more than l billion users around the world. 可知 Facebook的一个主要的功能是提供社交网络： Offering social ne
24、tworking 【小题 2】归纳题：下面提到的都是 Facebook的好处： Initial(original) advantages /benefits 【小题 3】句意归纳题：从第一段的句子： Facebook enables all these activities by various applications(运用程序 ) 可知 Facebook可以让人们参加里面的各种各样的活动： Different/various activities 【小题 4】句意归纳题：从第一段的句子： Online gaming is one of the biggest USPs(独特的卖点 ) of
25、 Facebook, 可知 Facebook可以给人们提供晚上的游戏：Providing/Offering online games. 【小题 5】句意归纳题：从第二段的句子： In the beginning, Facebook was just meant for Harvard University students to find and contact fellow students. 可知Facebook是在哈佛大学被创建的： In Harvard University 【小题 6】句意归纳题：从第二段的句子： It was meant to serve the purpose o
26、f keeping track of who was new to college to get in touch with each other for project purposes. 可知这里将的是创办 Facebook的目的： Purpose/Aim/Goal/Intention 【小题 7】句意归纳题：从第二段的句子： Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, along with Chris Hughes, Dustin Moskovitz. and Eduardo Saverin. helped in the launch of the site. 可知 Mark Ell
27、iot Zuckerberg, Chris Hughes, Dustin Moskovitz, 和 Eduardo Saverin是 Facebook的创办者： Inventors/founders 【小题 8】原词重现：从第二段的句子： It was an online directory(目录 ) , and was founded in 2004 0n the Harvard University campus.可知填 Online directory 【小题 9】原词重现：从第一段的句子： Facebook is one of the most popular websites tha
28、t offer social networking today with more than l billion users around the world. 1 billion users 【小题 10】原词重现：从第三段的句子： It is also the second most popular site in the US, and is worth billions of dollars. 可知填 worth 考点：考查任务型阅读 Time is something from which we can t escape. Even if we ignore it, its stil
29、l going by, ticking away, second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour. 【小题 1】 the main issue in using your time well is Whos in charge We can allow time to slip by 【小题 2】 let it be our enemy. Or we can take control of it and make it 【小题 3】 ally(同盟 ) . By taking control of 【小题 4】 you spend your
30、time, youll increase your chances of becoming 【小题 5】 more successful student. Perhaps more importantly, the better you are at managing the time you devote 【小题 6】 your studies, the more time youII have to spend on your outside interests . The aim of time management is 【小题 7】 to schedule every moment
31、so we become slaves of a timetable 【小题 8】 governs every waking moment of the day. Instead, the aim is to make informed choices as to how we use our time. 答案： 【小题 1】 so 【小题 2】 and 【小题 3】 our 【小题 4】 how 【小题 5】 a 【小题 6】 to 【小题 7】 not 【小题 8】 that/which 试题分析：文章介绍如何对待时间，是忽视它，还是控制它，还有如何控制时间，而不至于成为它的奴隶。 【小题
32、 1】如果我们忽略时间，它就会一点一点的流逝，所以使用时间的主要问题是 “谁主宰 “，用连词： so 【小题 2】我们可以让时间溜走，并成为我们的敌人。用并列连词： and 【小题 3】我们也可以控制时间，使它成为我们的同盟。用形容词性物主代词：our 【小题 4】通过控制我们怎样花费时间。用 how 【小题 5】这会增加你成为一个成功的学生的机会。用不定冠词： a 【小题 6】考查词组： devote time to“ 将时间投入 ”. 【小题 7】管理时间的目的不是规定每个时刻让我们成为时间的奴隶。用否定词： not 【小题 8】考查定语从句：先行词是 a timetable ， that
33、/which governs every waking moment of the day.修饰先行词，意思是：控制我们清醒时的每个时间的时刻表。 考点：考查短文填词 单项选择 * It never will rain roses. _ we want to have more roses. we must plant trees. A When B Unless C Until D While 答案： A 试题分析：句意：天上不会掉下玫瑰来，如果想要更多的玫瑰，必须自己种植。这里用 when“当 时候，如果 ”， unless“除非，如果不 ”， until“直到 ”，while“当 时候，
34、然而，虽然 ”，根据句意选 A。 考点：考查连词辨析 lt was his positive attitude to life and hard work _finally led him to his successful career . A which B what C that D as 答案： C 试题分析：句意：是他对人生的积极的态度和努力工作最后导致他的成功。这里用的是强调句，强调结构是： It is/was+强调部分 +that ，判断是否是强调句的方法是：去掉强调结构，如果这句话仍然成立，就是强调句，这句话如果去掉强调结构是： His positive attitude to
35、 life and hard work finally led him to his successful.所以是强调句， 所以选 C。 考点：考查强调句 The witnesses_ by the police just now described the fight quite differently. A questioned B being questioned C to be questioned D questioning 答案： A 试题分析：句意：刚刚被警察询问的目击者现在描述这个打斗很不同。这里是非谓语动词做定语，因为 witnesses 和 question是被动关系，用过
36、去分词做定语，所以选 A。 考 点：考查过去分词做定语 Those postcards were so lovely that they_ in no time. A sold B had been sold C were sold D have been sold 答案： C 试题分析：句意：这些明信片是如此可爱，以至于他们立刻就被卖光了。从Those postcards were so lovely可知应该是一般过去式，还有 postcards和 sell是被动关系，用一般过去式的被动，选 C。 考点：考查时态语态 John kept looking at the pretty girl,
37、 wondering whether he_ her somewhere. A saw B has seen C sees D had seen 答案： D 试题分析：句意：约翰一直看着这个漂亮的女孩，想知道他在什么地方看见过她。从前面的 John kept looking at the pretty girl,可知这里是过去的过去的动作，用过去完成时，所以选 D。 考点：考查时态 -1 hear youve got a set of valuable coins._ I have a look -Yes, certainly. A Will B May C Shall D Should 答案
38、： B 试题分析：句意：我听说你有一套很珍贵的硬币。我可以看一看吗？ -是的，当然了。 May“可以，可能 ”，这里表示请求许可， will“愿意，将会 ”用于第二人称， shall“将会 ”也可以用于第一人称表示 “征求意见 ”， should“应该 ”，所以选 B。 考点：考查情态动词 The girl had been suffering from the lung cancer, yet she acted as if nothing_ to her while we were together. A happened B would happen C has happened D h
39、ad happened 答案： D 试题分析：句意：这个女孩一直得了肺癌，但是当我们在一起的时候，她表现的好像什么事都没有发生一样。 As if“好像 ”，后面接从句的时候，如果是和过去的情况不符，用过去完成时表示虚拟语气，所以选 D。 考点：考 查虚拟语气 The Grand Theatre is located on one corner of_ is called the Peoples Square. A which B what C the place D that 答案： B 试题分析：句意：大剧院位于被称为人们广场的一个角落。介词 of后面接的是宾语从句，宾语从句中缺少主语用 w
40、hat连接，所以选 B。 考点：考查宾语从句 A student at a Nevada middle school opened fire on campus, wounding two l2-year-old boys and_ a math teacher. A kill B killing C killed D to kill 答案： B 试题分析：句意：一个 Nevada的中学的学生在校园开枪，伤了两个 12岁的男孩和一名数学老师。这里用现在分词做伴随状语和 wounding是并列的，所以选B。 考点：考查现在分词做状语 Not until all the fish died in
41、the lake _ how serious the pollution was. A did the villagers realize B the villagers realized C realized the villagers D do the villagers realize 答案： A 试题分析：句意：直到湖里所有的鱼都死了，村民才意识到污染多严重。 Not until+从句放在句首的时候，后面的主句要部分倒装，助动词放在主语前面，排除 BC，因为前面用 died，所以用一般过去式，选 A。 考点：考查倒装句 To be successful, you need to rem
42、ember that _you might be very busy, you need to be energetic and enthusiastic. A as though B in case C even if D now that 答案： C 试题分析： A. as though好像， B. in case以防，万一， C. even if即使， D. now that 既然，句意：为了成功，你需要记住即使你忙，你也要精力充沛和有热情。所以选 C。 考点：考查连词 Only when-_ according to the directions can the medicine be
43、 quite effective. A taking B taken C being taken D having been taken 答案： B 试题分析：句意：只有当按照说明被服用这个药才能非常有效。这里用了状语从句的省略，完整的是 only when the medicine is taken according to the directions can ，当主从句的主语一致的时候，可以省略从句的主语和 be动词，所以选B。 考点：考查状语从句的省略 The man_has made up his mind to win will never say impossible. A wh
44、om B when C which D who 答案： D 试题分析：句意：下定决定赢的人将永远不会说 “不可能 ”，这里用了定语从句，先行词是 the man，定语从句中缺少主语，用关系代词 who引导定语从句，when不能做关系代词， which指物， whom做宾语，选 D。 考点：考查定语从句 Listening to peaceful music. as well as taking exercise,_ a lot in relieving people s sad emotions. A help B helped C helps D are helping 答案： C 试题分析
45、：句意：听宁静的音乐和锻炼有助于缓解人们的悲伤的情绪。主语是被 as well as连接的两个主语时，谓语和前面的主语保持一致，这里和 Listening to peaceful music一致，因为是动名词，所以用单数谓语，所以选 C。 考点：考查主谓一致 Better not call the manager between 8 and 9 this evening, for he_ an important meeting then. A will have B would have C will be having D will have had 答案： C 试题分析：句意：最好在 8
46、点和 9点之间不要打电话给经理，因为他那时将正在开一个重要的会议。时间是 then= between 8 and 9 this evening,属于将来一段时间，用将来进行时，选 C。 考点：考查时态 完型填空 In the middle of a beautiful day, I was feeling lost, as if the world was crashing on me. didnt know which way to go, except to head out to the countryside. I went to the spot where I used to ta
47、ke my kids-when I still had kids. Now they had and were leaving. I was sitting alone in my car when I saw a man in his seventies, whose problem appeared bigger than mine. He stood near the edge of the road, a kite spindle(风筝线锭 ) in his hands. Apparently, lost in thought, he stared skyward. I my neck to see how successful he had been in the clouds. Following his string with my eyes, I almost lost 0f the other end. Finally, the kite rested on what seemed to be the highest branch of the tree in the park. Obviously, that was his grandsons kite! The kite was a replica (复制品 ) of a beautiful bald e
