1、2011级重庆八中高三（上）第四次月考英语试题 单项选择 * -You look tired after _ search for the missing boy -Yes, I prefer to head for _ bed as soon as possible A a; the B the; the C the; D ; 答案： C Would you be able to go to the party I have to pick up my friend at the airport A Id love to B Im afraid not C Absolutely! D Why
2、 not 答案： B You job here is only _, for you will be removed from it when we have a proper post for you A permanent B contemporary C temporary D fundamental 答案： C After her sons death, the old lady _ sit at the window, deep in thought A would B should C could D might 答案： A His sacrifices for the count
3、ry were never officially _, which made all of us feel discouraged A acknowledged B appealed C recommended D commanded 答案： A He was very busy, and _ he didnt go to the party that night A however B otherwise C therefore D anyhow 答案： C Police are searching for an escaped criminal who is reported to _ s
4、ince he broke away from the prison A have been missing B have lost C be missing D get lost 答案： A -Sorry, I am late -Thats okay You are here and thats what A does B works C stays D counts 答案： D I am sure that youll love our best-seller, _ you can read some good novels in simple English A which B who
5、C that D where 答案： D We all think that the plan you suggest _ the work is very practical A completing B completed C to complete D should complete 答案： C The old couple have been married for 40 years and never once _ with each other A they had quarreled B they have quarreled C have they quarreled D ha
6、d they quarreled 答案： C Not far from the club, there was a garden, _ owner seated in it, playing chess with a friend A whose B its C his D which 答案： B -Why didnt you try your best to get on the bus -I tried to, but _ I could, it started moving A until B when C before D after 答案： C -I hope you enjoyed
7、 the film last night -How on earth do you know I went to a film I _you A wont tell B didnt tell C havent told D hadnt told 答案： B They paid fifty percent of _ they were able to earn to the state A that B which C what D whom 答案： C 完型填空 “So teach him to close the door”, my daughter Emma responded after
8、 listening to me 36 , again, about the dog coming in from the back door, bringing with him a blast of Buffalo January 37 air Teach a dog to close a door behind him That has got to be a really, really 38 thing to do But then she took it a step 39 “Come on, Kolby”, she said, grabbing some treats（犒劳物）
9、and 40 him in front of the open door “Touch ” And “touch” he did, which moved the door to a 41 position She 42 him with a treat, smiled, looked at me, and said “see!” And I saw and became 43 Over the last few days I have been with Kolby Each time he comes in I bring him back to the 44 door and ask h
10、im to close There have been 45 in the beginning, but lately more and more successes However, there remains much work to be done I have to get him to follow my hand signal again and again 46 he will close the door from a distance But, I now realize, as long as you keep to the focus , the 47 will be c
11、ompleted, and, with the way things are 48 , completed quickly What a 49 treat to have a dog that can close the door after himself! Even more wonder can be found in the 50 I learned so clearly from both Emma and Kolby A wish is just a wish until you decide to take 51 Once you 52 the belief that it is
12、 “too hard”, then it remains “too hard ” and out of 53 Once you want to accomplish a goal, and 54 that it is “easy”, then it becomes “easy” to do what needs to be done Just 55 doing it 【小题1】 A complain B scream C worry D scare A thin B fresh C dirty D cold A interesting B funny C tough D possible A
13、again B further C deeper D backward A pushing B catching C driving D positioning A stopped B fixed C closed D checked A rewarded B provided C offered D thanked A moved B convinced C concerned D puzzled A open B closed C broken D perfect A pleasures B experiments C failures D pauses A in case B even
14、if C as if D so that A interest B task C profit D harmony A changing B reacting C progressing D happening A wonderful B small C different D simple A knowledge B skills C lessons D experience A patience B part C delight D action A hold on to B pay attention to C come up with D live up to A date B tou
15、ch C reach D power A prove B decide C approve D realize A imagine B start C keep D enjoy 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】根据上下文句意和介词 about可知填 c
16、omplain，意思是：抱怨狗进来出去把风带进了。选 A 【小题 1】考查句意：抱怨的应该是冷空气而不是新鲜空气。选 D 【小题 1】考查形容词辨析和句意：教狗关好身后的门应该是很困难的事。选C 【小题 1】考查形容词的比较级， take a step further“采取进一步措施 ”选 B 【小题 1】这题考查单词辨析： push推， catch抓， drive驱赶， position“使 在 位置 ”，这里是指让狗到门口。选 D 【小题 1】和第一句话对应 So teach him to close the door 是教狗关门，也就是 C 【小题 1】考查词组： reward sb w
17、ith sth“用 奖励某人 ”选 A 【小题 1】考查形容词： convinced“相信的 ”选 B 【小题 1】考查上下文理解，后面说 ask him to close 那门应该是开着的。选 A 【小题 1】考 查上下文理解，后面说 but lately more and more successes 说明是有失败。选 C 【小题 1】这题考查 so that引导的目的状语，让狗听从我丈夫的信号是为了它能从远处去关门。选 D 【小题 1】考查名词辨析：教狗关门是一个任务。选 B 【小题 1】考查动词辨析：这里的 progress是进展。选 C 【小题 1】考查形容词，句意是：有狗在身后关门
18、是很好的乐事。选 A 【小题 1】考查 lessons的含义，这里是说我从 Emma 和 Kolby 身上学到很多的道理。选 C 【小题 1】考查词组： take action“采取行动 ”选 D 【小题 1】考查词组： hold on to“抓住不放 ,坚持 ”pay attention to注意， come up with 想出， live up to 符合，句意是 :如果你坚持认为这很难。选 A 【小题 1】和前面的 hard对应，用 out of reach“够不着 ”，选 C 【小题 1】句意是：如果你想完成任务，先决定这是容易的。选 B 【小题 1】句意是：开始做吧，符合全文的主旨
19、。选 B 阅读理解 I really hadnt meant to yell（吼叫） at them But that grey afternoon saw it just as my son and daughter were making a terrible mess on the floor in the kitchen With a tiresome report to write， I felt bothered at my desk Suddenly, it occurred to me that my kids were at fault A voice inside me i
20、nsisted that I do something quickly “OK， you two here but what an awful thing you are attempting!” shouting angrily, I made for them, while it became evident that the boy wanted no part of me “Get away from us!” he shouted back， there being expression of support from his sister All of a sudden， I fo
21、und the fault in myself Quickly I shaped my hands into pincers（螃蟹螯） and crawled towards them， “Crabby（似螃蟹的） Daddy is here Ha，Ha， Ha， he likes to yell at children， and then eat them!” My son continued to keep me away， but now he was laughing and crying at the same time My mission to repair the damage
22、 caused by my yelling seemed to work well Still， I regretted not having controlled myself first in a right way that my children could do after Need I let them know how badly they were acting by blaming This is a lesson that serves myself It only shows just how to get rid of something（ ill-feelings，r
23、esponsibility） by blaming others Its not my “best self” We have to search for our “best self” when with our children They dont need perfect parents， but they do need parents who are always trying to get better Here，Im reminded of the words of a great thinker， “When a man lives with God， his voice sh
24、all be as sweet as the murmur of the brook” Then ， in our lifetime，couldnt we always speak to our kids in such a sweet voice since， most of us consider them as the most precious in the world And before we reach this level， what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our childr
25、en 【小题 1】 The author couldnt help yelling at his kids this time probably because_ A the weather was so unpleasant B a Daddy has his right to do so C the kids didnt ask him to join them D he was tired of his boring work 【小题 2】 Which of the following made the author aware of his fault A No obvious rea
26、son B The childrens reaction C His self-control D The mess made by the children 【小题 3】 According to the passage the author will in another similar situation A play a crab again like this time B apologize to kids in a sincere way C avoid blaming kids in a hurry D beat them up about such things 【小题 4】
27、 What will the writer go on to write about in the next paragraph（ s） A How to behave ourselves properly when kids are at fault B How to blame our children in a more interesting way C How to deal with the terrible mess made by our kids D How to persuade children to do what they are told to 答案： 【小题 1】
28、 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】根据 With a tiresome report to write， I felt bothered at my desk及下文描述，可知选 D。 【小题 1】根据 while it became evident that the boy wanted no part of me “Get away from us!” he shouted back， there being expression of support from his sister可知选 B，孩子们的反应。 【小题 1】根据 Still， I regr
29、etted not having controlled myself first in a right way that my children could do after及下文描述，可知这位父亲以后会尽量避免在类似情况匆忙的批评孩子。故选 C。 【小题 1】根据最后一段 And before we reach this level， what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children 描述，可知选 A，当孩子犯错时，我们如何适当的做出反应。故选 A。 To switch or not
30、 to switch, that is the question Googles announcement of its Nexus One smartphone（智能手机） happened over a week ago and Im still receiving lots of e-mails from readers asking the same question: Should they give up their iPhone for the Nexus One Some people with iPhones, disappointed by American Telepho
31、ne&Telegraphs inadequate service and the high monthly cost, are wondering if they have really got something to replace it Does the Nexus One offer the functions that Apple has led them to expect Im on the fence myself, even though I never thought Id be interested in anything but the iPhone From my e
32、xperience using the Nexus One, and from talking to people who have made the change, its not necessarily about the differences between the iPhone and the Nexus One The phones are extremely similar in design and general feel Instead, the decision can be made based on the software（软件） services you use
33、on your desktop My friend Chad Dickerson received a pre-launch Nexus One from Google three weeks ago He said Googles phone feels connected to certain services on the Web in a way the iPhone doesnt “Compared to the iPhone, the Google phone feels like its part of the Internet to me,” he said “If you l
34、ive in a Google world, you have that world in your pocket in a way thats cleaner and more connected than the iPhone ” Personally, the phones work perfectly with their own software, but both of them dont make an effort to play well with other services 【小题 1】 Why are some iPhone users expecting a new
35、type of phone A Because their old ones are out of date B Because they accept Googles announcement C Because of the limited service and high cost D Because of the terrible software they can use 【小题 2】 Whats the authors attitude towards the new phones in the third paragraph A Negative B Neutral C Indi
36、fferent D Positive 【小题 3】 In Chad Dickersons opinion, the Nexus One is _ the iPhone A better than B worse than C as good as D as bad as 【小题 4】 The best title of the passage might be _ A Apples New Smartphone B Torn Between Two Phones C Good Services Matter D Googles New Smartphone 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1
37、】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】根据第二段 Some people with iPhones, disappointed by American Telephone&Telegraphs inadequate service and the high monthly cost, are wondering if they have really got something to replace it描述，可知选 C。 【小题 1】根据 Im on the fence myself, even though I never thought Id be interested
38、 in anything but the iPhone及下文描述，可知作者持中立态度，选 B。 【小题 1】根据倒数第二段 He said Googles phone feels connected to certain services on the Web in a way the iPhone doesnt “Compared to the iPhone, the Google phone feels like its part of the Internet to me,” he said “If you live in a Google world, you have that wo
39、rld in your pocket in a way thats cleaner and more connected than the iPhone ”描述，可知选 A。 【小题 1】这篇短文主要是讨论了两种手机的优劣问题，根据最后一段 Personally, the phones work perfectly with their own software, but both of them dont make an effort to play well with other services描述，可知作者对两种手机都不太满意，故选 B，在两种手机之间左右为难。 “The first
40、and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful,” says Plato Self-control is at the root of all the advantages Let a man give in to his impulses （冲动） and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom A single angry
41、 word has lost many a friend When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger Many a person has dropped dead in great anger Fits of anger
42、bring fits of disease “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad ” “Keep cool”, says George Herbert, “for fierceness makes error a fault ” To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself “Anger,” says Pythagoras, “brings with folly（愚蠢） and ends with regret ” You must m
43、easure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him Self-control is mans last greatest victory If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-co
44、nfidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also 【小题 1】 What does the reader learn from the first paragraph A The greatest victory for a man is to conquer everything except himself B Ones moral fre
45、edom is based on the control of himself C To control oneself is the most difficult in ones life D If a person is too stubborn, he will feel most shameful 【小题 2】 What does the underlined sentence “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad” mean A If the gods want to kill you, they make you craz
46、y first B If you are mad, you will be punished by the gods C If you cannot control yourself, you will become crazy D If you always lose your temper, you will soon be finished 【小题 3】 If a man lacks self-control, he lacks all of the following EXCEPT _ A the very backbone and nerve of character B the p
47、atience and power to control himself C strong feelings D self-confidence 【小题 4】 The authors main purpose in writing this article is to _ A explain that self-control is the key to success B teach people how to control everything in order to make a great success C distinguish all kinds of self-control and suggest ways for keeping it D advise people not to lose temper so as to make and keep more friends 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A A HOLIDAY jet pilot （飞行员） said that he would land and call the police after a woman refused to stop smoking He warned Maureen Harkavy, “Put that cigar
