1、许昌市四校联考高二上学期第四次考试英语试卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 (共20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 Asia-Pacific consumers are the worlds largest group of online shopping lovers and many rely on Internet reviews when making purchases, research firm Nielsen said this week. The firm said
2、 35% of consumers in Asia-Pacific used over 11% of their monthly spending to make online purchases, compared to a global average of 27% of consumers. South Koreans were the heaviest online buyers in Asia, with 59% directing more than 11% of their monthly spending to online purchases, followed by 41%
3、 in China, Nielsen said in a report. A further 31% of Asian consumers use between 6% and 10% of their monthly shopping purchases to buy items online. More Asia-pacific consumers also intend to buy online in the next six months than those from other regions, with South Koreans and Chinese the most li
4、kely to make such purchases. Among the purchases consumers in the region are likely to make in the next six months are books, clothing, shoes, airline tickets, electronic equipment and hotel reservations. Technology and the Internet will very likely basically change how and where shoppers spend thei
5、r money and interact with sellers,” said Pete Gale, a managing director at Nielsens Retailer Services. We are seeing a strong trend in markets like Korea, where a significant population of online shoppers buy essentials such as groceries, cosmetics and nutrition supplies over the Internet. Nielsen s
6、aid opinions posted online were important in Asia-pacific customers decisions to buy products such as cosmetics, cars, software and food. Asia-pacific consumers were also the most likely to share dissatisfaction at a product on the Internet compared with consumers elsewhere. The increasing accessibi
7、lity of the Internet and unbelievable popularity of social media and online discussion forums mean todays brands have nowhere to hide, said Megan Clarken, Asia-Pacific managing director at Nielsens online division.Nielsen said in June that social media such as Facebook and Twitter or blogging sites
8、had become powerful tools influencing what people buy and urged businesses to embrace the trend.21.What influences Asia-Pacific consumers most when making purchases online? A. Other buyers comments B. Powerful online tools C. The varieties of online item D. The price and the way to play22.Who uses m
9、ore than 11% of their monthly spending to buy online? A.31% of Asians B. 41% of Chinese C. 41% of south Koreans D. 26% of global consumers23.What is the passage mainly about? A. The trend of doing e-business is speeding up. B. Asians are most likely to shop with a “click.” C. Online shopping is deve
10、loping quickly worldwide. D. Asia-Pacific consumers are fans of online discussion forums.BPeter Owen was born in Wales in 1771. At the age of ten he went to work. His employer had a large private library so Owen was able to educate himself. He read a lot in his spare time and at nineteen he was give
11、n the job of superintendent(监工) at a Manchester cotton mill. He was so successful there that he persuaded his employer to buy the New Lanark mill in Scotland.When he arrived at New Lanark it was a dirty little town with a population of 2,000 people. Nobody paid any attention to the workers houses or
12、 their childrens education. The conditions in the factories were very bad. There was a lot of crime and the men spent most of their wages on alcoholic drinks.Owen improved the houses. He encouraged people to be clean and save money. He opened a shop and sold the workers cheap, well-made goods to hel
13、p them. He limited the sale of alcoholic drinks. Above all, he fixed his mind on the childrens education. In 1816 he opened the first free primary school in Britain.People came from all over the country to visit Owens factory. They saw that the workers were healthier and more efficient than in other
14、 towns. Their children were better fed and better educated. Owen tried the same experiment in the United States. He bought some land there in 1825, but the community was too far away. He could not keep it under control and lost most of his money.Owen never stopped fighting for his idea. Above all he
15、 believed that people are not born good or bad. He was a practical man and his ideas were practical. If you give people good working conditions, he thought, they will work well and, the most important thing of all, if you give them the chance to learn, they will be better people. 24. For Owen, his g
16、reatest achievement in New Lanark was _.A. improving workers housesB. helping people to save money C. preventing men from getting drunk D. providing the children with a good education25. From the passage we may infer that Owen was born _.A. into a rich family B. into a noble family C. into a poor fa
17、mily D. into a middle class family26. Owens experiment in the United States failed because _. A. he lost all his money B. he did not buy enough land C. people who visited it were not impressed D. it was too far away for him to organize it properly27. We may infer form the passage that no children in
18、 Britain could enjoy free education until _.A. 1771B. 1816C. 1825D. 1860CLoma just had to get in touch with someone：“I had to tell my best friend something important. I tried calling her but I couldnt get through. So I sent her an e-mail and then I spoke to her on MSN. Without technology I would not
19、 have been able to tell her. ”Staying connected with friends and family is important for us. Thats why we asked our readers to tell us how cell-phones, e-mail, blogs, text messaging, and personal pages help them keep in touch. More than 1,500 responded. Most of them told us they couldnt live without
20、 technology：80of teens said they need technology to stay in touch. Almost 30said theyd be completely out of their friends without their cell-phones and other methods of communication. What do they do when theyve got news they need to share now? Most teens say they try to reach their friends by phone
21、. But if they dont reach them, they use QQ, e-mails, and text messaging to get the words out.Lots of people use one way of communicationlike text messagingto get a friends attention and then use another where they can talk more. “My friends and I always tell each other everything that happens. So I
22、send them text messages to tell them to come online so we can talk about it,” said Sabeiha. “When planning to get together with friends”, Julian said, “the easiest and fastest way I know is to send a text message to my contact group.” Jocelyn said. “If I want to go to see a movie with a few friends,
23、 I usually send text message to them. By telephone, you have to call every single friend one by one. But text messaging allows you to send the same message to as many as youd like, which saves a lot of time.28. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. E-mails. B. Blogs. C. Personal
24、 pages. D. Personal letters. 29. What do most young people use first when they have news to tell their friends? A. MSN. B. QQ. C. Phones. D. Text message. 30. The underlined part “get the words out” means“ ”. A. send the message B. send the e-mailC. talk with their friends D. meet their friends31. I
25、n which part of a newspaper can you find this passage?A. Sport. B. Education. C. Technology. D. Culture. DIn much society, there is often greater acceptance of light skin than dark skin; Light skin may be seen as a mark of beauty, intelligence and success. These beliefs can lead to social pressures
26、even within the same group, if some members are darker than others.The result is that skin lightening has become very common across Africa, Asia and other areas of the world and more people with dark skin are using skin-lighting products, even if it means they may face health risks. They believe tha
27、t having whiter skin will improve the quality of their lives. Many people think they will have a better family. Or they want to look like what their society generally considers beautiful.Some beauty care（美容） products and soaps contain chemicals that make skin lighter. However, some of the chemicals
28、are extremely dangerous. The chemicals in the products block and break down the natural barrier(障碍) to protect against sunlight. Then the skin can become thick and discolored. Usually the person will use more of the product in an effort to correct the problem, which just makes things even worse. Doc
29、tor Ly says some chemicals are so dangerous that they may lead to blackened fingernails, infections(感染) and serious skin damage.And these are not the only problems. Experts say some people who change their skin color suffer emotional damage. They feel regretful and sad. They feel that instead of ris
30、king their health, they should have learned to live and accept their skin color as it was.32. Whats the result of the wrong understanding of darker skin? A. Many people with dark skin try to make their skin whiter. B. Many people with whiter skin live a better life than others. C. People with darker
31、 skin try to marry people with light skin. D. People with darker skin try to protect themselves against social pressures.33. The third paragraph is about . A. some medical effects that skin-lightening products have brought about B. the mental damage that skin-lightening products have caused C. the p
32、hysical damage that skin-lightening products have caused D. the causes why skin-lightening products can make skin whiter34. Why are chemicals in beauty care products dangerous? A. They can damage the skins color producing progress. B. They can control peoples emotions and feelings. C. They can make
33、the fingernails and skin black. D. They make more people decide to change their skin colors.35. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Different Colors of SkinB. The Dark Side of Skin LighteningC. What Is Beauty? D. Light Skin or Dark Skin?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。
34、并在答题卡上将该项答案涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。We all wish we had just a bit more timeJust think what you could do with an extra hour or two each day: you could finally stick to an exercise routine, or spring-clean the house, or write your novel, or learn the guitar and so on 36 But I can help you find more hours in you
35、r day for the things that really matter1Get Out of Bed Earlier If you normally get up at 7; 30 a.m., try getting up at 7:00 a.m. That half-hour might not sound like much, but it could be time that you use to exercise, to read that book youve been meaning to finish 37 2Do the Important Tasks First On
36、ce you get to work, get the important ones done first（not the easy ones, or even the urgent ones）. 38 If you work like this, youll usually save time. The urgent tasks will still get done, and you wont miss the important ones 3Reduce Interruptions If colleagues have a habit of hanging around your des
37、k to chat, or if the phone is constantly ringing, you might find that it takes you half the day to finish a simple task like writing a letter. 39 4 40 A few minutes chatting, browsing the web, and so on, can easily turn into hours of wasted time over the course of a day. If your concentration is sli
38、pping, take a proper break: go and get a glass of water, or stretch your legs a bit. And if youre facing a difficult task, try breaking it into small steps or stages so that its easier to deal with. A. Stay Focused on Your WorkB. Take Breaks When NecessaryC. Constant interruptions dont just eat up t
39、ime, they also break your concentrationD. You can afford to spend at least an hour working on big, important tasks rather than on all those little urgent onesE. Would you want me to make your day longer?F. I cant magically make all your days 25 hours longG. Or simply to get your day off to a calm an
40、d organized start第二部分 语言知识运用（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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)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。The young woman was feeling a little down on that Sunday in May. 41, it was Mothers Day . and 800 miles 42 her from her parents in Ohio. She had called her mother that morni
41、ng to wish her a _43 Mothers Day, and her mother had mentioned how 44 the yard was now that spring had arrived. As they talked, the young woman could 45 smell the peaceful purple lilacs (丁香花) hanging on the big bush outside her parents back door.Later, when she mentioned to her husband how she 46 th
42、ose lilacs, he immediately drove her and two children to a hill 47 with purple lilacs. With a smile, the young woman buried her 48 in the flowers, drinking in the sweet smell and the 49 it brought back. And then, carefully, she picked a lilac here, another one there until her arms full of them._50,
43、they returned to their car for the trip home. While the kids 51 talked and the man attentively drove, the woman sat with a smile, surrounded by her flowers, a 52 look in her eyes. They stopped at a nursing home, where an elderly 53 was sitting in her wheel-chair, 54, head bowed, her back to most of
44、the other patients. 55 , across went the flowers to the old woman. She slowly 56 her head , and smiled.For a few moments, the two women chatted, and both 57 with happiness. As they drove back for home, the kids asked, Mom, who was that? Why did you give her our flowers? Is she somebodys mother? The
45、mother said she didnt know the old woman, 58 it was Mothers Day, and she seemed so lonely, and who wouldnt be 59 by flowers? Besides, she added, I have all of you, and I still have mother, 60 she is faraway. That woman needed those flowers more than I did. 41. A. Above allB. At leastC. Whats moreD.
46、After all42. A. freedB. tookC. separatedD. blocked43. A. sadB. happyC. clearD. busy44. A. colorfulB. largeC. dullD. noisy45. A. thusB. almostC. simplyD. hardly46. A. valuedB. forgotC. missedD. respected47. A. coveredB. filledC. piledD. wrapped48. A. feetB. faceC. eyesD. mouth49. A. memoriesB. wishes
47、C. dreamsD. imagination50. A. SuddenlyB. FinallyC. NaturallyD. Certainly51. A. impatientlyB. gentlyC. calmlyD. excitedly52. A. farawayB. lonelyC. tiredD. sleepy53. A. nurseB. doctorC. patientD. professor54. A. unfortunateB. satisfiedC. helplessD. alone55. A. SuddenlyB. HappilyC. HopefullyD. Eventual
48、ly56. A. noddedB. shookC. liftedD. touched57. A. calmed downB. showed offC. came throughD. lit up58. A. whileB. butC. asD. although59. A. cheeredB. movedC. encouragedD. surprised60. A. and yetB. in caseC. even ifD. as though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，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上
49、。第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）The Internet is an amazing information resource. Students, teachers, and researchers use it as _61_ investigative tool. Journalists use it to find information for stories. Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the _62_ (late) medical development. Or
50、dinary people use it for shopping, banking, bill-paying, and communicating with family and friends. People all over the world use it to connect with individuals from _63_ countries and cultures. However, _64_there are many positive developments _65_ (associate) with the Internet, there are also cert
51、ain fears and concerns. _66_concern relates to a lack of control over_67_ appears on the Internet. With television and radio there are editors to check the accuracy or appropriateness of the content of programs, and with television there are _68_ (restrict) on what kinds of programs can _69_ (broadc
52、ast) and at what times of the day. With the Internet, parents cannot check a published guide to determine what is suitable _70_ their children to see.61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 第四部分 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）文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出
53、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，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。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（从第11处起）不计分On my way to the bookstore, I noticed a group of people surrounded two anxious foreigners. I stopped and found that they were tourist from Canada who careless left a very important wallet in a taxi. I acco
54、mpanied them to the nearest police station and without their help, we got in touch with the taxi company. We told a moment ago a driver had just turned in a wallet and then a policeman drive us to the company without delay. The two Canadians happily claimed their wallet, that contained their passpor
55、ts, flight tickets, some cash or credit cards. They expressed our thanks to me. I feel it is really a great pleasure to help the others.第二节：书面表达（满分25分） 假如你是一名中学生，叫李华，根据下表内容用英语写信给某报社Just ask 栏目的主持人Witman, 请求帮助解决一个长期困扰你如何与同桌相互交流、沟通的问题。你的情况学习成绩好；喜欢与同学交谈，乐于助人你同桌的情况学习勤奋，遵守纪律；性格内向，很少与人交流、沟通；有时要发脾气注意：1、开头已
56、写好，只需接着写 2、可适当发挥，使文章更连贯3、词数100左右 参考词汇：发脾气 lose ones temperDear Witman,Im a middle school student_许昌市四校联考高二上学期第四次考试英语答案阅读理解: 21-23 ABB 2427 DCDB 28-31 DCAC 32-35 ACAB 七选五: 36-40 FGDCA完形填空： 41-45 DCBAB 46-50 CABAB 51-55 DACDA 56-60 CDBAC语法填空：61. an 62. latest 63.other 64. while 65.associated 66. One 6
57、7. what 68. restrictions 69. be broadcast(ed) 70.for改错: 1. surrounded-surrounding 2. tourist-tourists 3. careless-carelessly 4. without-with 5. told 前加were 6. drive-drove 7. that-which 8. or-and 9. our-their10. others前的the 去掉书面表达：A possible version：Dear Witman,Im a middle school studentIm doing well
58、 at my studies, and ready to help othersIn the school I like to talk with my classmatesHowever, I have a problem that troubles me all the timeIt is the relationship between my deskmate and meMy deskmate is a hardworking student, who keeps the school rules wellHowever, he is a person of few wordsWhats more, he loses his temper easilyI dont know how to communicate with himMaybe its because we have seldom sat down and exchanged our feelings and thoughtsI hope we can know more about each other and understand each other betterI do hope well be closerWhat can I do? Yours sincerely,Li Hua
