山西省四校高三第三次联考英语试题

 
第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）
第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
21. —Excuse me, can you spare me a few minutes?
—_________?

A．What’s on

B．What’s up

C．What is it

D．What’s more

 
22. —I think we have to solve _____ problem of air quality for the Great International Art Festival held in our city next year.
— Yes, and the government is trying to think of _____ way out and there is more than one 
solution

 
23. He was rejected for the job vacancy because he couldn’t be ______even for the
interview. 

 
24. He apologized for his mistake, saying that he ___________no offence.

 
25. Mike _______ have known the solutions to this problem, or he would have told us.

 
26. — Ring me at six tomorrow morning, will you?
— Why that early?

 
27. The development of science and technology must benefit people _____ harm them.

 
28. The book was written _____ careful observations and detailed studies.

 
29. Tired of work through the year, she desired to _____ and make an independent life for     
herself.

 
30. —What should we do since we can’t make a compromise after lengthy talks.
— ____ you apologize and take back what you’ve said _____ it is all over between us.

 
31. —You should make it a rule to do more exercise in your spare time.
— I think your suggestion really deserves__________.

 
32. If the economic situation goes on like this, there’s a danger______ many factories may have to close down. 

 
33. — It’s said that Williams will come to help us.
— ______ we depend on him, we have to do most of the work ourselves.

 
34. Scientists generally agree that Earth’s climate will warm up over the next 50 to 100 years_________ it has warmed in the 20,000 years since Ice Age.

 
35. The confidence of the Chinese film makers _______by Avatar, the release of______ has not only set a good example for the Chinese film industry but also embarrassed our directors, who lack professional ethics.

 
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55 各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The restaurant was only a quarter full when we got there. A couple in their thirties were seated about three tables away. Their 36 was a little strange and it caught my attention. I’ve always been  37  to the feelings of other people. I got the immediate 38 that this couple could  39  afford to eat out. At first I  40  the thought, but it kept appearing into my head.
I began to feel a strong  41 to pay for their meals. I wasn’t rich, but I could 42  it. So I followed my intention and  43  the boss to pay their bill. I was told that they had  44  their courses and might still order coffees, but so far the bill  45  $ 75.
When he asked  46  I was paying their bill, I felt a little  47  as I tried to cover my feelings. I finally replied, “When I saw that couple I got the feeling that they had to 48 to get what they’ve got. So I decided to pay their bill.  49  I don’t want you to tell them who paid it or why. Just treat it as a(n)  50  .” When the couple want to settle their account a  51  reaction could be heard throughout the restaurant. Later I asked the boss what happened. He said the young woman broke down in tears and said, “  52  like this has ever happened to us before. We’ve never  53  anything or been given anything. Things  54  this just don’t happen to us .” But it did happen. Now every time I think of the  55  at the restaurant a smile spreads across my mouth, as I remember how once, I felt a strong desire to give freely to another.
36. A. age                       B. bill                        C. appearance             D. manner
37. A. polite                    B. sensitive                 C. nervous                  D. important
38. A. order                     B. hope                     C. impression              D. promise
39. A. hardly                   B. proudly                  C. luckily                   D. freely
40. A. wrote                   B. felt                        C. followed                D. ignored
41. A. regret                   B. desire                     C. success                   D. danger
42. A. change                  B. face                       C. afford                    D. prevent
43. A. reminded               B. advised                  C. approached             D. helped
44. A. refused                  B. prepared               C. paid                       D. finished
45. A. came to                B. depended on           C. gave up                  D. turned against
46. A. why                      B. when                     C. how                       D. where
47. A. shy                       B. proud                    C. excited                   D. Foolish
48. A. pretend                  B. continue                 C. expect                    D. struggle
49. A. But                       B. So                         C. Or                         D. Because
50. A. problem                B. chance                   C. gift                        D. adventure
51. A. frightened              B. surprised                C. disappointed           D. bored
52. A. Something             B. Everything             C. Anything                D. Nothing
53. A. experienced           B. trusted                   C. won                       D. saved
54. A. besides                  B. for                         C. despite                   D. like
55. A. incident                 B. service                   C. joke                       D. food

 
第三部分　阅读理解（共20小题；每小题3分，满分60分）
阅读下面短文，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。
A
Joyce Yuan and her host family
As I began to feel completely sick of the cold North American winter, spring break finally arrived! What made me even more excited was that we were going to Florida to enjoy the warm weather!
Just imagine wearing short sleeves or a swimsuit under the hot Florida sun!
Before the vocation started, we had a little episode at the airport. The alarm sounded when my host mom and I were walking through the security check. We were taken away to have further checks, but when they finally told us that we could go, we felt easy and amused. It was just because of the decorations on my pants and the tinfoil(锡纸) around my host mom’ chewing gum! －Just as a reminder, no overly fashionable pants or tinfoil on a plane!
Of course, I had a lot of first experiences during this special vacation. Since eight of us were living in a house, we had to share a room with my 4-year-old host sister. She is tiny compared to me, but she took up about two thirds of the bed. Moreover, because I was not used to sleeping in the same room with others, I was afraid of waking up and hardly slept at all.
Luckily, except for all that, everything went really well. My host family were really warm-hearted, and they wanted me to try everything new. With their “persuasion”, I was “forced” to go boating, which turned out to be really fun. We went through some canals and I saw manatees(海牛) and dolphins with my own eyes for the very first time!
When we finally landed in Wisconsin again, everyone looked brown and full of energy! 
56. According to the passage, the reason why we were taken away to have further checks was that___________.
A. my pants and my host mom’s chewing gum
B. we carried some things that are not permitted
C. they considered us to be thieves
D. we had not passports with us
57.During the travel, the author experienced the following things for the first time EXCEPT_________.
A. sharing a room with a 4-year-old girl               B. going boating
C. seeing manatees and dolphins with her own eyes      D. taking a plane 
58.According to the passage, how many people went to Florida for traveling with the author together?
A. Seven                B. Eight           C. We don’t know it    D. Nine
59. From the passage, we can infer that the author felt the vacation was_____.
A. frightening            B. amazing         C. memorable             D. challenging

 
B
BUNOL, Spain (AFP) — Tens of thousands of people from around the world threw tons of ripe tomatoes at each other in an annual food fight that painted the eastern Spanish town of Bunol red.
More than 40,000 people, including many visitors from Australia, Britain and the United States, took part in the food fight known as the “Tomatina”, now in its 64th year, a spokeswoman for Bunol’s town hall said.
They were provided with over 100 tons of tomatoes by the town council for the battle which lasted about one hour and left participants covered in red.
Many men were shirtless while others wore old clothes, hardhats, goggles or protective plastic sheets.
Shopkeepers put up huge plastic covers on their store fronts or boarded them up to protect their properties from the sea of red mush (糊状物).
After the battle, governmental workers and local residents used “giant hoses” to clear the walls and streets of the tomato pulp in just half an hour while the participants headed to a nearby river where temporary showers were set up.
The event cost the town of some l0,000 residents 40,000 dollars, Spanish media reported.
The “Tomatina” is held each year in Bunol, located in a fertile (富饶的) region about 40 kilometres north of the coastal city of Valencia, Spain’s third-largest city, on the last Wednesday in August.
The origins of the event are unclear although it is thought to have its roots in a food fight between childhood friends in the mid-1940s in the city.
It has grown in size as international press coverage brought more and more people to the festival.
60. To keep their stores safe, the shopkeepers _____.
A. kept their store fronts covered                      B. hung plastic sheets on the walls
C. closed all the doors and windows              D. stopped people throwing at them
61. Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the underlined word “pulp” (in      
Paragraph 6)?
A. skin.                     B. color.                    C. mush.                      D. value.
62. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
A. the “Tomatina” brings in huge profits
B. the festival attracted more tourists this year
C. no one knows the history of the festival        
D. tourism plays an important role in Bunol
63. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. It is fun to throw tomatoes         B. An exciting story about tomatoes
C. Fighting and sightseeing in Bunol  D. Spanish town painted red in tomato fight

 
C
Visit one of the most outstanding prehistoric sites in the United Kingdom, and enjoy amazing historic English attractions. Please notice that every tour starts and ends in London. Have a tour with Visiting Britain.
Stonehenge Direct Tour
Visit one of the most outstanding prehistoric sites in England and in the world: Stonehenge.
Duration: l day
Price: Adults￡29.99, Children￡28.99
Stonehenge and Bath Tour
Enjoy a late breakfast before heading to the Stonehenge site and end your day with an original visit of the Roman Baths.
Duration: l hours (departure l0:30 am return 8:30 pm).
Price: Adults￡64, Children￡60
Stonehenge, Bath and Windsor Castle Tour
Explore three of England’s most popular sites to visit: Windsor Castle, Stonehenge and the Roman Baths.
Duration: 1 day (return 8:30 pm)
Price: Adults￡64.80, Children￡61.20
Stonehenge, Lacock and Bath Tour
Come and feel the warmth of Bath, see the pleasant village of Lacock, and solve the mystery of Stonehenge.
Duration: l day (return 6 pm)
Price: Adults￡85, Children￡78
Stonehenge, Windsor and Oxford Tour
Choose Stonehenge, Windsor and Oxford Tour and enjoy ancient mysticism, royal history and illustrious knowledge.
Duration: l day
Price: Adults￡72, Children￡68
Stonehenge, Bath and Stratford Tour
Take a tour to make the most of the English historic attractions: the Stonehenge site, Bath and Stratford, the birthplace of playwright William Shakespeare.
Duration: l day (return 8 pm)
Price: Adults ￡79, Children￡68
64. The purpose of the passage is to _____.
A. advertise some popular English attractions
B. recommend some different tours in England.
C. tell readers how to save money while traveling
D. persuade readers to join Visiting Britain
65. Two 15-year-old foreign students who want to visit Stonehenge and Oxford University will have to pay at least _____.
A. ￡136                    B. ￡170                     C. ￡l10                     D. ￡126
66. When can you come back to London after visiting Stonehenge and the Roman Baths?
A. At 6 pm.           B. At 7 pm.                  C. At 8 pm.                  D. At 8:30 pm.
67. If you plan to travel with your kid who is a fan of Shakespeare, you would choose _____.
A. Stonehenge Direct Tour              
B. Stonehenge, Bath and Stratford Tou
C. Stonehenge, Windsor and Oxford Tour  
D. Stonehenge, Bath and Windsor Castle Tour

 
D
In the computer age, most of us take a broadband Internet connection for granted. Whether cable or mobile broadband, today’s connections are many times faster than those in the early days. Videos play smoothly, complex websites load quickly, and files download much faster than ten years ago. And the files are much bigger too.
There’s a catch, of course: You have to live near enough to a major city to get broadband Internet. If you don’t, it’s slow dial-up access for you. And for those living really far out, there may be no Internet access at all.
Technology experts often talk about the “last mile” problem, which refers to the difficulty of bringing Internet access to remote locations. In cities and suburbs, it’s relatively easy to provide access for everyone. It is much more difficult to deliver access to those living far from cities, especially in developing countries. Internet service providers, for their part, have been reluctant to provide access to sparsely (稀疏地) populated areas. The handful of Internet users they would reach wouldn’t cover the expense.
But every year, technological advancements allow of more and more Internet users. Most broadband connections today run over existing cable TV and telephone lines although these technologies aren’t available everywhere.
Some companies have delivered the Internet over standard power lines. Advancements in cheaper, more efficient fiber optics cables (光纤电缆) promise to bring extremely fast Internet connections to more users.
Still, the “last mile” problem remains hard to deal with. There will always be somewhere that doesn’t have an affordable broadband connection. But someday that might not matter. If the rapid progress in cell phone technology is any indication (迹象), it may not be too long before an Internet connection simply follows you wherever you go.
68. The underlined part “a catch” (in Paragraph 2) probably means “_____”.
A. a rare challenge                                           B. a desirable plan       
C. an efficient device                                D. a hidden problem
69. What can we know from the third paragraph?
A. Internet connection has not been popular in most cities.
B. Internet service providers care about rural customers.
C. Computer is popular in developing countries.
D. It is hard to bring Internet access to users in remote areas.
70. Paragraph 4 mainly tells us that technological advancements _____.
A. make TV and telephone available everywhere
B. bring great change to people’s everyday life
C. make it possible for more people to use the Internet
D. bring faster Internet connections to users
71. What may eventually settle the “last mile” problem?
A. The broadband connection’s getting faster.
B. More and more Internet users.
C. more and more Internet connections.
D The rapid progress in cell phone technology.

 
E
Music died here last spring, or rather, it was killed by members of the school committee who ignored the importance of music and drama as part of the high-school curriculum.
The committee decided that teaching students how to take a standardized test is more important than a curriculum in which students can explore their interests in the arts as well as academics. Because the school system is running out of funding, it needs to make sure that students pass the mastery test or even more money will be lost. If students fail the state standardized test, it is not the fault of drama and music classes – they are failing because the academic classes are not sufficient.
It is painful to think of how many students will be discouraged from singing, acting, and playing instruments because school programs are no longer offered. Many families cannot afford private music lessons, and many potential musicians and artists may not find their calling if they are not exposed to it in school. The fact that the school committee thinks the arts are not worth the investment will certainly make some students believe the arts are not worth their time or support and the cycle will continue.
Teaching for a test does not shape students into complete, well- rounded people. It blocks the natural sense to create and express feelings through art – there is more to life than the analytical thinking that math and English provide. What happens after a test? Sure, a student might graduate, but they will have limited knowledge – certainly not a good preparation for the real world.
72. Music and drama are not included in the high- school curriculum mainly because ________.
A. the school committee pays no attention to them
B. the school is afraid of losing financial support
C. the students are not interested in both of them
D. the state standardized test is more important
73. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The sufficiency of the classes determines students’ performance in the mastery test
B. Quite a few students are discouraged from music and art in today’ s school system
C. Students can be musicians and artists only if they can afford private music lessons
D. The school committee completely influences students’ attitude towards the arts
74. We can learn that music and art can ______.
A. motivate students in creativity and expression
B. make students round-shaped people in future
C. provide students with analytical thinking
D. prevent students graduating from high school
75. The best title of the passage can be ______.
A. Who Killed Music and Drama?               B. Can Curriculum Go Without Music?
C. Why is Music So Important?                  D. How To Prepare For the Real World?

  
第Ⅱ卷非选择题（共35分）
第四部分（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)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并且也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没错的不要改。
Charlie Lee, aged fifteen, and his sister Roseanne,                               
earn their pocket money by washing his father’s car,                             76.________
watering the plants, cleaning the balcony, and do                                  77.________
odd jobs around a house. Their parents prefer giving                             78.________
them money for doing jobs to buying them present.                              79.________
Charlie and Roseanne usually receives about $25 for                             80.________
each job. They often bargain their father over the rate                             81.________
of pay and the job to be done. Mrs. Lee said, “We were                           82.________
teaching them that the money doesn’t come out of                                83.________
nowhere. It means more to them unless they feel that they’ve                   84.________
earned it and they better understand the value of things.                        85.________

 
书面表达
据一项调查显示，有85.8%的中学生说自己的字迹不好看，而他们又不想改善字迹，其理由有很大差别。请根据下图写一篇100个词左右的短文，说明该现象并发表自己的看法，开头已给出。

Nowadays, with the growing popularity of computers, teachers, students and their parents are paying less and less attention to handwriting.