1、第 1 页共 11 页岳阳县六中 2007 届高三第四次月考英语试题总分:150 分 时间:120 分钟第一部分：听力（共三节，满分分）做听力部分时，请先在试题卷上作答。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将第至第 17 小题的答案转涂到答题卡上，将第 18 至第 20 小题的答案转写到答题卡上。第一节（共小题；每小题.分，满分.分）听下面段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试题卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What are the two speakers talking a
2、bout?A. The future plan. B. The weather. C. The TV program.2. Where are the man and the woman now?A. At an airport. B. At a railway station. C. At a bus station.3. What does the man mean?A. He can go to the cinema on Sunday afternoon.B. He can go to the cinema on Saturday morning.C. He can go to the
3、 cinema on Saturday evening.4. How long will the man stay in the hotel?A. Four days. B. Five days. C. Six days.5. What is the boy doing?A. He is doing nothing. B. He is drawing pictures of a tree.C. He is damaging the skin of a tree with a knife.第二节（共 12 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 18 分）听下面 4 段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中
4、所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试题卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第段材料，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。6. Why does the woman want to read the paper?A. Sunday papers are interesting.B. She is only interested in Sunday papers.C. She has some free time only on Sunday.7. What information is th
5、e woman going to read?A. News about women. B. News about some food. C. News about her business.听第段材料，回答第 8 至第 11 三个小题。8. Which of the two speakers got a job?A. The man. B. The woman C. Neither.9. What did the woman think of the waiting list?A. It was hardly of any use B. It was of great importance.C
6、. It provided a great opportunity.10 What did the woman mean by saying “were a couple of successes”?A. She got a good job. B. She was trying to laugh off her sorrows.C. She got comfortable from the job interviewer.11. Why didnt the man get a job in the dress shop?第 2 页共 11 页A. He didnt apply for the
7、 job at all B. He didnt have the experience needed.C. Too many people were waiting to get a job there.听第段材料，回答第 12 至第 14 三个小题。12. How does the man feel?A. Nervous. B. Upset C. Sick13. Whats wrong with the man?A. He had a car accident. B. He was knocked down by a car.C. He had an accident when walkin
8、g on the street.14. How did it happen?A. The road-sign had a wrong direction. B. The other was driving very fast.C. Something was wrong with the driving mirror.听第段材料，回答第 15 至第 17 四个小题。15. What is wrong with the woman?A. She is wet all over. B. She has had a cough for three days.C. She has a bad head
9、ache. 16. What does the man tell the woman to do?A. Stay in bed for some time and take some medicine.B. Go around from time to time.C. Come to see him tomorrow morning.17. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a rose garden. B. In the mans clinic. C. In the womans home.第三节（共小题；每
10、小题.分，满分 4.5 分）听下面一段材料，将第 18 至第 20 三个小题的信息补充完整, 每小题不超过三个单词。听材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。本段材料读两遍。Destination 18. _Means of transportation by taxiThe drivers charge 19._francsMr. Whites feeling 20. _第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分分）第一节 单词填空（共小题；每小题分，满分分）从 A、B、C 、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
11、。例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child_ he or she wants.A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever答案是 B。21. Accounting is described as _ science of classifying, recording, and reporting _ important financial events.A. a, the B. a, 不填 C. 不填, 不填 D. 不填, the22.I havent read _ of his b
12、ooks, but judging from the one I have read I think hes a very promising writer.A. any B. none C. both D. either23. Are you engaged in writing your essay?-Yes, I _ it this afternoon, the latest.A. just finish B. have just finished C. am just going to finish D. am just finishing24. If something is “do
13、g-eat-dog”, it is a situation _ people have to take 第 3 页共 11 页care of themselves and look after their own interests.A. on which B. in which C. by which D. for which25. I cant _ what has happened to the poor child, for he was only sent to hospital yesterday.A. draw out B. look out C. figure out D. w
14、ork out26._ to somebody, a British often shakes hands with the stranger.A. When introducing B. To introduce C. To be introduced D. When being introduced27.When I was a child, Father and I _ get up early and go fishing on Sundays.A. could B. would C. might D. should 28. We think it is John rather tha
15、n you that _.A. to blame B. is to blame C. is blamed D. are to blame29. Not many people knew Kangaroo were in Australia _ about 200 years ago when Captain Cook sailed there from England.A. since B. until C. for D. before30. _ only five minutes to go before the teacher collected our exam papers, I fe
16、lt uneasy as I had not yet checked the answers.A. With B. Until C. Because D. For31. The Chinese government _ that all the citizens will have had enough food and clothing by 2010.A. promised B. will promise C. has promised D. had promised32. I felt proud that my assistance in the investigation led t
17、o _.A. the thief to be caught B. the thief being caughtC. the thief was caught D. being caught the thief33. Did the boy pass the exam?-No. He _ it, but he wasnt careful enough.A. was able to pass B. could have passed C. must have passed D. might be able to pass34. It is a common practice _ we have a
18、 day off on Sunday, but _ makes us annoying is the heavy homework.A. that, which B. which, what C. that, what D. what, what35. You know who came yesterday?-Yao Ming? We had a basketball match.-_ He came and watched the game。A. You guessed it! B. How did you know that?C. Well done! D. That was good n
19、ews!第二节 完型填空（共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 3655 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Perhaps the only test score I remember is the forty-one. I was in the eighth grade. It was a time when I, like 36 , didnt know what I was to be in life. The drama at that time of youth was simply 37
20、school and make the long walk home.The test was the final for the class. I remember anxiously 38 as Mr Bales passed out paper after paper. It was a rather difficult test. Mr Bales 39 the pages on my desk. There in big red numbers, circled to draw 40 , was my grade: 41!“ 41 of you passed,” Mr Bales a
21、nnounced.第 4 页共 11 页“The highest grade in the class was a forty-one,” were the 42 words I remember.I had the highest grade. I felt a whole lot 43 .My mother knew that I had 44 that day and 45 me as soon as I got home, “how did you do on your test?” I told her my grade.Mothers 46 changed. A frown(皱眉)
22、 now stood 47 a smile was a few seconds earlier. I 48 that I got the highest grade in the class. “It doesnt matter if everyone else 49 , too. What matters is what you do,” my mother 50 answered.For years, I thought that was a harsh judgment. My mother was 51 that way. We often dont understand the 52
23、 of good parents until we ourselves stand in the parenting shoes. My mothers philosophy has carried me 53 life. Dont worry about what the crowd does. If you follow the crowd, you will go to 54 destination as the crowd. The path of the crowd is wide and it is 55 . The path to pass the tests of life i
24、s narrow and there are very few people on it.36. A. best B. least C. most D. mostly37. A. get through B. get to C. walk through D. walk to38. A. waiting B. struggling C. answering D. cheating39. A. collected B. tore C. dropped D. seized40. A. a picture B. attention C. attraction D. a zero41. A. Some
25、 B. One C. None D. Many42. A. discouraging B. final C. horrible D. unconfident43. A. worse B. more excited C. more anxious D. better44. A. a great loss B. a terrible time C. a difficult test D. a big test45. A. asked B. comforted C. doubted D. criticized46. A. expression B. impression C. intonation
26、D. satisfaction47. A. in which B. at which C. while D. where48. A. lied B. explained C. argued D. shouted49. A. passed B. succeeded C. failed D. insisted50. A. firmly B. softly C. angrily D. sadly51. A. never B. always C. sometimes D. seldom52. A. difficulty B. kindness C. experience D. wisdom53. A.
27、 into B. beyond C. throughout D. over54. A. a different B. the same C. a faraway D. an invisible55. A. quiet B. straight C. smooth D. crowded第三部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题分，满分 40 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen a consumer finds that one item that she or he bought is faulty or in some
28、way doesnt live up to the manufacturers claim for it, the first step is to present the warranty, or any other records which might help, at the store of purchase. In most cases, this action will produce results. However, if it doesnt, there are various means the consumer may use to gain satisfaction.
29、A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager. In general, the “higher up” the consumer take his or her complaint, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled. In such a case, 第 5 页共 11 页it is usually settled in the consumers favor, assuming he o
30、r she has a just claim.Consumer should complain in person whenever possible, but if they can not get to the place of purchases, it is acceptable to phone or write the complaint in a letter.Complaining is usually mostly effective when it is done politely and firmly, and especially when the consumer c
31、an demonstrate what is wrong with the item in question. If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements. For example, “The left speaker doesnt work at all and the sound coming out of the right one
32、 is unclear” is better than “this stereo doesnt work”.The store manager may advise the consumer to write to the manufacturer. If so, the consumer should do this, stating the complaint as politely and as firmly as possible. But if a polite complaint doesnt achieve the desired result, the consumer can
33、 go a step further. She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization responsible for protecting consumers rights.56. If a consumer wants a quick settlement of his or her problem, it is better to complain to_.A. a shop assistant. B. the store
34、 manager.C. the manufacturer. D. a public organization.57. The most effective complaint can be made by _.A. explaining exactly what is wrong with the item. B. showing the faulty item to the manufacturer.C. saying firmly that the item is of poor quality.D. asking politely to change the item.58. The p
35、hrase “live up to” (in Para. 1) means_.A. meet the standard of B. realize the purpose ofC. fulfill the demands of D. keep the promise of.59. The passage tells us _.A how to settle a consumers complaint about a faulty item.B.how to make an effective complaint about a faulty item.C. how to avoid buyin
36、g a faulty item.D. how to deal with complaints from consumers.BListening to music while you drive can improve your speed and ability to get away from accidents, according to Australian psychologists (心理学家)But turning your car radio up to full volume could probably make you end up in an accidentThe p
37、erformance of difficult tasks can be affected if people are subjected to loud noiseThe experience of pulling up at traffic lights alongside cars with loud music made some psychologists in the University of Sydney look into whether loud music has something to do with driving.The psychologists invited
38、 60 men and women aged between 20 and 28 as subjects and tested them on almost the same driving tasks under three noise conditions：silence, rock music played at a gentle 55 decibels (分贝), and the same music at 85 decibels.For l0 minutes the subjects sat in front of a screen operating a simple machin
39、e like a carThey had to track a moving disk on screen, respond to traffic signals changing color, and brake (刹车) in response to arrows that 第 6 页共 11 页appeared without warning.On the tracking task, there was no difference in performance under the three noise conditionsBut under both the loud and qui
40、et music conditions, the performers “braked” at a red light about 50 milliseconds sooner than they did when there was no rock music at allThat could mean a reduction in braking distance of a couple of meters actually, the difference between life and death for a pedestrian(行人 ).When it came to the ar
41、rows that appeared across the visual field, the psychologists found that when the music was quiet, people responded faster to objects in their central field of sight by about 50 millisecondsFor the people listening at 85 decibels, response times dropped by a further 50 milliseconds - a whole tenth o
42、f second faster than those “driving” with no music.“But theres a trade - off,” the psychologists told the European Congress of Psychology “They lose the ability to look around the whole situation effectively.” In responding to objects that suddenly appeared, people subjected to 85-decibel rock music
43、 were around 100 milliseconds slower than both the other groupsSince some accident - such as children running into the road -take place without any notice, drivers listening to loud music must be less safe as a result.60Which of the following is the best way to make driving safer?ALoud music. BQuiet
44、 music. CSilence. DHeavy metal music.61What does the phrase “pulling up” in paragraph 1 mean?AStopping. BGiving somebody a lift. CPutting up with. DDriving.62Where did the researchers do the experiment?AAt crossroads. BAt a police traffic station.CIn a crowded street. DUnder the same conditions as t
45、hose of the streets.63Which of the following is NOT true of loud music?AIt helped the performers to brake sooner at red lights.Blt helped the performers to be more careful.CIt helped the performers to respond faster to objects stepping in the way.DIt can do more good than harm to drivers. CTake Acti
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