1、东莞实验中学2015-2016学年度上学期高三第四次月考英 语2015.12.17命题人：李平 刘丽君本试卷满分120分。考试用时120分钟。第I卷第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（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。AUniversity Room RegulationsApproved and Prohibited ItemsThe following items are approved for use in residential (住宿的) rooms: el
2、ectric blankets, hair dryers, personal computers, radios, televisions and DVD players. Items that are not allowed in student rooms include: candles, ceiling fans, fire works, waterbeds, sun lamps and wireless routers. Please note that any prohibited items will be taken away by the Office of Residenc
3、e Life.Access to Residential RoomsStudents are provided with a combination (组合密码) for their room door locks upon check-in. Do not share your room door lock combination with anyone. The Office of Residence Life may change the door lock combination at any time at the expense of the resident if it is f
4、ound that the student has shared the combination with others. The fee is $25 to change a room combination.Cooking PolicyStudents living in buildings that have kitchens are only permitted to cook in the kitchen. Students must clean up after cooking. This is not the responsibility of housekeeping staf
5、f. Kitchens that are not kept clean may be closed for use. With the exception of using a small microwave oven to heat food, students are not permitted to cook in their rooms.Pet PolicyNo pets except fish are permitted in student rooms. Students who are found with pets, whether visiting or owned by t
6、he student, are subject to an initial fine of $ 100 and a continuing fine of $50 a day per pet. Students receive written notice when the fine goes into effect. If, one week from the date of written notice, the pet is not removed, the student is referred to the Student Court. 1. Which of the followin
7、g items are allowed in student rooms?A. Ceiling fans and waterbeds. B. Wireless routers and radios.C. Hair dryers and candles. D. TVs and electric blankets.2. What do we know about the cooking policy? A. A housekeeper is to clean up the kitchen. B. Cooking in student rooms is permitted.C. A microwav
8、e oven can be used.D. Students are to close kitchen doors after cooking.3. If a student has kept a cat in his room for a week since the warning, he will face .A. parent visits B. a fine of $100 C. the Student Court D. a written noticeBBrownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play t
9、ogether. These two loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their respective houses. One evening, Brownies family noticed that Brownie hadnt returned home. They went looking for him with no success and by the next week he was stil
10、l missing. Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownies house alone. Barking and generally pestering (纠缠) Brownies human family. Busy with their own lives, they just ignored the nervous little neighbor dog. Continuously, Ted, Brownies owner, was disturbed by the angry, determined little dog. Spotty follo
11、wed Ted about, barking insistently, then rushing toward a nearby empty lot and back, as if to say, “Follow me! Its urgent!” Eventually, Ted followed Spotty to a deserted spot half a mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie alive, one of his hind legs injured in a steel leg-hold trap.
12、 Frightened, Ted now wished hed taken Spottys earlier appeals seriously. Then Ted noticed something quite remarkable. Spotty had done more than simply led Brownies human owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the injured dog, Ted found some dog food and leftovers which were later identified
13、 as the remains of every meal Spotty had been fed that week! Spotty had been visiting Brownie regularly, in the hope of keeping his friend alive by giving up his own comfort. Spotty had evidently stayed with Brownie to protect him from hunger and other dangers, and keep his spirits up.Brownies leg w
14、as treated by a veterinarian (兽医) and he recovered. For many years thereafter, the two families watched the faithful friends chasing each other down that well worn path between their houses. 4. Why did Ted pay little attention to Spotty at the very beginning?A. Because Ted was tired of listening to
15、Spotty barking.B. Because Ted only cared about Brownies safety.C. Because Ted was not free at that moment.D. Because Ted knew where Brownie was.5. When Ted was led by Spotty to Brownie, he_.A. was curious to find out what had happened B. highly appreciated Spottys help C. was worried about Brownies
16、health D. regretted not following Spotty earlier6. Not only did Spotty help Ted find Brownie but also_.A. he went to see his friend and played with him secretlyB. he sent messages to some other persons in his community to save his friend C. he sent food to his friend, accompanied him and inspired hi
17、m to cheer up D. he managed to lead a veterinarian to treat his friend7. What can we learn from the story?A. Barking dogs seldom bite. B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.C. Love me, love my dog. D. Every dog has its day.CWhen it comes to medical care, many patients and doctors believe “more is b
18、etter.” But what they do not realize is that overtreatmenttoo many scans, too many blood tests, too many proceduresmay bring harm. Sometimes a test leads you down a path to more and more testing, some of which may be invasive, or to treatment for things that should be left alone.Terrence Power, for
19、example, complained that after his wife learned she had Wegeners disease, an uncommon disorder of the immune system, they found it difficult to refuse testing recommended by her doctor. The doctor insisted on office visits every three weeks, even when she was feeling well. He frequently ordered bloo
20、d tests and X-rays, and repeatedly referred her to specialists for even minor complaints. Even when tests came back negative, more were ordered, and she was hospitalized as prevention when she developed a cold. She had as many as 25 doctor visits during one six-month period. The couple was spending
21、about $30,000 a year for her care.After several years of physical suffering and near financial ruin from the medical costs, the couple began questioning the treatment after discussing with other patients in online support groups. “Its a really hard thing to determine when doctors have crossed the li
22、ne,” Mr. Power said. “You think shes getting the best care in the world, but after a while you start to wonder: What is the purpose?” Mr. Power then spoke with his own primary care doctor, who advised him to find a new specialist to oversee Mrs. Powers care. Under the new doctors care, the regular t
23、esting stopped and Mrs. Powers condition stabilized. Now she sees the doctor only four or five times a year.8. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Treatments do not always cause harmful side effects.B. Patients tend to believe more testing is better treatment.C. Too much medical care may not b
24、e beneficial to patients.D. Doctors generally recommend office visits that are necessary.9. Which of the following was a problem for Mrs. Power during her medical treatment?A. She had to be hospitalized for three weeks whenever she had a cold. B. When test results showed she was fine, her doctor sti
25、ll ordered more tests.C. She did not have any insurance, so she became penniless because of her illness. D. Her doctor asked her to consult other specialists due to her constant complaints.10. Who does “she” in the third paragraph most likely refer to? A. a doctor.B. a patient. C. Mrs. Power.D. a sp
26、ecialist11. What led to the Powers doubt about Mrs. Powers treatment?A. Knowing about other patients treatment.B. The results of her blood tests.C. Mrs. Powers condition getting worse.D. The advice from Mr. Powers doctor.DAre you trying to learn a new language in a foreign land? You might be better
27、off if you stopped looking at that picture of your family and friends.New research from Columbia University found that prompting (提示) someone who is learning a new language with images and reminders of their own culture could temporarily ruin everything that the brain was trying to build.When native
28、 Chinese students were asked to talk with a Caucasian avatar (白种人的虚拟头像) and a Chinese avatar, their English skills were so different. Simply exposing students to a Chinese person affected their ability to speak English. Subjects who talked with the Chinese version felt more comfortable in their spee
29、ch, but they produced 11% fewer words per minute. They actually became less fluent speakers.To make sure it wasnt just the avatar, researchers also showed people random images of China while the participants told a story. When pictures of their homeland appeared, fluency dropped 16% and volunteers w
30、ere 85% more likely to use a translation, for example, calling pistachios “happy nuts”, because thats what the Chinese word for pistachio means.When the students were shown pictures of fish with one swimming ahead of the others, their culture would change how they look at the photo. With Chinese pro
31、mpts, like photos of the Great Wall or Chinese Dragon, etc. they saw more students thinking that the fish was being chased, while an American prompt, like pictures of Marilyn Monroe or Superman, saw those students believing that it was a leader fish. Why are our cultural symbols Marilyn Monroe and S
32、uperman?The bottom line is: when attempting to learn a new culture it is far better to surround yourself with that culture than create an island of the old one.12. Why does the author use a question in the first paragraph?A. To raise a question. B. To arouse readers awareness.C. To introduce the top
33、ic. D. To tell a story.13. The underlined word “pistachios” in the fourth paragraph refers to _. A. a kind of food B. pictures C. volunteers D. an image14. From the passage we can infer that _. A. with Chinese prompts, more students thought that it was a leader fish B. with an American prompt, more
34、students thought that the fish was being chased C. different images would change with different people D. different cultures would affect how students look at the photo15. According to the research, which is a better way for a student in a foreign land to learn a new culture? A. To surround himself
35、with that culture. B. To create an island of the old one. C. To see random images of China. D. To talk with a Caucasian avatar.第二节 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。注意：填涂答题卡时，如选E请同时涂黑AB；选F涂黑CD；选G涂黑AC！Five Things Ambitious People Never Say“I cant do this-its too hard.”Ambiti
36、ous people never limit themselves or undervalue hard work with these words. 16 “Im not good enough.”Ambitious people never say they are not good enough. Saying you are not good enough holds you back and makes you easy to quit when things get a little rough. And quitting when things get a little roug
37、h is never a good thing. The most successful people in the world are not quitters. 17 Be confident and believe in yourself, or no one else will.“I wont make it through the obstacles.”Challenges and obstacles are tests of your resolve and desire to succeed. 18 They say they will make it because they
38、know better things lie ahead-the sun always shines after the storm. 19 The only time people wont take you seriously is if you dont take yourself seriously. Insisting that people wont take you seriously is an excuse not to do what you know you should do. Ambitious people never say these words. Start
39、respecting yourself and honoring what you do and people will respect and take you seriously.“Im going to fail for sure.” 20 It can teach you valuable lessons and redirect you to the right path.Ambitious people dont say they are going to fail and let that stop them from trying. They challenge the fea
40、r of failure by taking calculated risks because they know the only time you are truly defeated is when you dont try at all.A. Failure is not entirely bad.B. “People think me impossible.”C. “People wont take me seriously.”D. They tell themselves they can do it.E. Ambitious people say they can do ever
41、ything well.F. They are hard workers who believe in themselves and their abilities.G. Ambitious people never say they wont make it through the hard times.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（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，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 When I was growing up my dad would often give me smal
42、l tasks to finish to help out around the house. Some were easy but the three I remember the most were the three 21 of all. The first was helping to weed the four 22 we had. It was 23 work. I would rather ride my bike than crawl（爬行）in the dirt on my hands and knees 24 the thousands of weeds in our ga
43、rdens. The second was piling firewood for 25 . It was tough work and I got more than my share of pieces. I would rather walk in the woods than piling it in rows. The third was 26 water from a mountain spring to our house 27 our well water had too much iron in it to 28 .Over the years, though, I lear
44、ned to see the 29 in all the things my dad had made me do. Having fresh vegetables for dinner was a delight. 30 a cold glass of iced tea made from the mountain spring water was a pure 31 . Standing by the wood stove on a snowy December day was a wonderful way to 32 . I saw as well that all this work
45、 my dad had given me had 33 made me a better, stronger and more caring man. Most of all, I 34 that when I did my work with a(n) 35 heart, it didnt feel like work at all. Over the years I have learned something else too. When we do the work for our Heavenly Father with a 36 spirit, it doesnt feel lik
46、e work, either. It feels like that every act of 37 , word of encouragement, and gift of love we share will only make our lives 38 , make our hearts happier, and bring out souls closer to Heaven.I am so 39 to both my dad and my Father in Heaven. They showed me the 40 of work and more importantly they
47、 showed me the pricelessness of love.21.A. simplestB. wildestC. strangestD. toughest22.A. schoolsB. companiesC. gardensD. streets23.A. boringB. excitingC. interestingD. relaxing24.A. controllingB. keepingC. pushingD. pulling25.A. festivalB. holidayC. winterD. marriage26.A. protectingB. borrowingC. c
48、arryingD. conducing27.A. becauseB. unlessC. althoughD. but28.A. boilB. matchC. getD. drink29.A. requirementsB. attentionC. rewardsD. experience30.A. DesigningB. EnjoyingC. PerformingD. Developing31.A. desireB. challengeC. surpriseD. pleasure32.A. turn upB. warm upC. stay upD. set up33.A. unluckilyB.
49、 immediatelyC. graduallyD. temporarily34.A. rememberedB. ignoredC. regrettedD. realized35.A. honestB. happyC. braveD. modest36.A. lovingB. complainingC. hatingD. punishing37.A. rudenessB. curiosityC. kindnessD. simplicity38.A. richerB. betterC. worseD. poorer39.A. kindB. luckyC. gratefulD. vital40.A
50、. keyB. wayC. goalD. value 第II卷第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节：（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。How difficult it is these days for us 41 (find) someone to come and fix our fridge, our TV set or our washing machine if 42 breaks. Everybody wants to sell us new fridges, new TV sets or
51、 new washing machines, but nobody wants to fix them when they stop 43 (work). One day Mrs. Richard discovered that her washing machine didnt work, 44 she telephoned a workshop. Three days later, 45 man from the shop came to see 46 was wrong with her washing machine. But Mrs. Richard was not too glad
52、 and said, “Well, youve finally arrived. I called you three days ago”. The man 47 (pay) no attention to what she said. He 48 (simple) took a piece of paper out of his pocket and looked at it. Then he said, “Three days ago？ That was the 21st, wasnt it? Well, I am sorry. Ive come to the wrong place. I
53、m looking for Mrs. Robbers house, not 49 . She telephoned me 50 the 20th.”第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10分）下面短文中有10处语法错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）,并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。Very few people would eat at
54、the White Rose Restaurant, and its owner did not know how to do. The food in his restaurant was cheap and good, but nobody seemed to like eating there.Then he did something that changed all, and in a few weeks his restaurant was always full of man with their lady friends. Whenever a gentleman came i
55、n to a lady, a smiled waiter gave each of them a beautiful menu. The menus looked same on the outside, but there was an important different inside. The menu that the waiter gave to the man gave the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine, meanwhile the menu that he gave to the lady gave
56、a more higher price. So when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and wine after wine, the lady thinks he was much more generous than he really was.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，是高三1班的一名学生。最近，你校广播站面向全体学生招募两名英语播音员。你很想尝试一下，请根据下面的要点写一封自荐信。1、自我介绍和写信的目的；2、自身优势；3、希望被录取。注意：1、词数100左右；2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3、文章的开头和结尾已
57、给出，不计人总词数。Dear Sir or Madam,I am Li Hua. _I am looking forward to your early reply. Yours, Li Hua一、阅读理解 第一节A篇：1-3 DCC B篇：4-7 CDCB C篇：8-11 CBCA D篇：12-15 CADA 第二节 七选五1620 DFGCA二、英语知识运用第一节 完型填21-25 DCADC 26-30 CADCB 31-35 DBCDB 36-40 ACBCD第二节 41. to find 42. it 43. but 44. working 45. a 46. what 47. pa
58、id 48. simply 49. yours 50. on三、写作第一节 短文改错Very few people would eat at the White Rose Restaurant, and its owner did not itsknow how to do. The food in his restaurant was cheap and good, but nobody seemed whatto like eating there.Then he did something that changed all, and in a few weeks his restaura
59、nt was always full of man with their lady friends. Whenever a gentleman came in to a lady, a men withsmiled waiter gave each of them a beautiful menu. The menus looked same on thesmiling theoutside, but there was an important different inside. The menu that the waiter gave to differencethe man gave
60、the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine, meanwhile the whilemenu that he gave to the lady gave a more higher price. So when the man calmly 删除more或改为muchordered dish after dish and wine after wine, the lady thinks he was much more thoughtgenerous than he really was.第二节、书面表达：Dear Sir o
61、r Madam,I am Li Hua. I am a student in Class 1, Grade 3. I have read the notice that our school radio station needs two English announcers, so Im writing to introduce myself.First of all, I am greatly interested in broadcasting. I have received some professional training in my spare time, hoping tha
62、t I can work as an announcer in the future. Now I would like to put what I have learned into practice and gain some experience. Besides, I am good at English, especially spoken English. I won first prize in the English Speech Contest last year. So I think I am highly qualified for the job.If I am admitted, I will try my best to serve the students. I sincerely hope that you can give me a chance to work for the school radio station.I am looking forward to your early reply.Yours, Li Hua高三英语月考 第9页（共8页）
