江苏省淮安市2012届高三第四次调研测试英语试题.doc

江苏省淮安市2012届高三第四次调研测试英语试题
说明：1.本试卷共12页，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。
2.在答题纸的密封线内填写学校、班级、姓名、考号等，密封线内不要答题。
3.请将所有答案均按照题号填涂或填写在答题卡/纸相应的答题处，否则不得分。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
做题时。先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10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 is the weather like today?
A. Windy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.
2. What has the man just finished doing?
A. Answering the phone. B. Talking with Tom. C. Making a phone call.
3. When will Linda probably hear from her family?
A. Tomorrow. B. Next week. C. The day after tomorrow.
4. Who is the woman probably speaking to?
A. A post office clerk. B. A bus conductor. C. A railway porter.
5. Where should the woman take Bus No. 1?
A. Near the railway station.
B. From where she is standing.
C. On the other side of the street.
第二节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，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。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料, 回答第6至7题。

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. Where does the man live?
A. In town. B. Outside town. C. Not mentioned.
9. When will the refrigerator be delivered to the man’s house?
A. The day after tomorrow. B. Tomorrow evening. C. By tomorrow afternoon.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the conversation mainly about?
A. What food to eat.
B. How to keep our mind strong.
C. How to keep our body in good condition.
11. What can the right food help our body to get?
A. Enough energy. B. Lower blood pressure. C. Stronger muscles.
12. How can we make our hearts stronger?
A. By sleeping well at night.
B. By doing physical exercise.
C. By eating lots of vegetables.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What do we know about the woman?
A. She’s enthusiastic about art.
B. She doesn’t have much taste for art.
C. She likes all kinds of art except modern art.
14. How many pieces of art are mentioned?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
15. Why is the first painting famous?
A. Because it was done by a kid.
B. Because it was done hundreds of years ago.
C. Because the painter showed great talent in the work.
16. What are the speakers doing?
A. Visiting an art museum.
B. Trying to buy a painting.
C. Displaying their works of art.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How did the first man feel when he was invited to the party?
A. Excited. B. Confident. C. Worried.
18. What advice did his friend give him?
A. Don’t drink too much.
B. Just follow his example.
C. Don’t ask silly questions.
19. Why did the first man lose control of himself by the end of the party?
A. He had drunk too much.
B. He was too pleased with himself.
C. He couldn’t stand the uncomfortable silence.
20. What can be inferred about the second man?
A. He knew more about Shakespeare than the first man.
B. He was as ignorant as the first man.
C. He was very humorous.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. The passengers were at ________ loss when ________ word came that their voyage was called off because of the hurricane.
A. the; a B. a; the C. a；/ D. /; a
22. —Peter, you look so tired and wet all over!
—Yes, all afternoon I ________ football on the playground.
A. am playing   B. have been playing   C. played   D. have played
23. — Which of these two books will you take?
—I will take ______ in case the trip is boring.
A. all B. either C. both D. neither
24. — I heard that there were a lot of shouts and screams at yesterday’s party. It must have been terrible.
— Oh, no. ________, I enjoyed every minute.
A. On the contrary B. In the end C. As a result D. On the other hand
25. Mary ________ a smile when she heard her family went to Australia without her.
A. wore B. performed C. controlled D. managed
26. Now our school is four times ________ it was twenty years ago.
A. when B. which C. that D. what
27. — It’s ten years since I met you last time. I ________ you at all.
—I wouldn’t have, either, if someone ________ you by name.
A. didn’t recognize; didn’t call B. haven’t recognized; didn’t call C. can’t recognize; had called D. didn’t recognize; hadn’t called
28. You are always telling me I am lazy. Look at your room. What a mess it is! ________.
A. The day has eyes, the night has ears
B. The great thieves punish the little ones　　
C. That is like the pot calling the kettle black
D. When one will not, two cannot quarrel
29. Tom is _______ learning English. To learn it well, he abandons all his hobbies.
A. bound to B. desperate to C. bent on D. accustomed to
30. Generally speaking, _______ according to the directions, the drug has no side effect.
A. if taking B. if taken C. if to take D. if being taken
31. Look! the ground is wet. It must have rained last night, _______?
   A. hasn’t it      B. didn’t it         C. mustn’t it      D. hadn’t it
32. — How long will it be _______ the president pays another visit to China?.
— It all depends.
A. before B. until C. since D. when
33. So sudden ________that the residents had no time to escape.
A. was the earthquake B. did the earthquake
C. the earthquake did D. the earthquake was
34. —Mom, today I received a message telling me to send money to the account.
—Delete it. It’s a trick. Many a person ________ by such tricks.
A. have been cheated　　　  B. were cheated
C. has been cheated　　　   D. was cheated
35. —Shall I pick you up after the meeting is over?
—Thank you. ________.
A. If you insist B. It’s up to you
C. It all depends D. It couldn’t be better
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后个题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The little boy turned to the old woman next to him, ‘‘Granny, are you sure I don’t have enough money?’’ She nodded. The little boy was still 36 the doll (洋娃娃) in his hand.
I walked toward him, 37 who he wished to give this doll to. “Sister. She was sure that Santa Claus would bring a doll to her.” I told him that maybe Santa Claus would do so. But he replied to me 38 . “No, Santa Claus(圣诞老人) can’t bring it to her 39 she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she 40 there. My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, 41 I thought she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.’’
The little boy looked 42 at me, “I told Daddy to tell Mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall. I 43 she didn’t have to leave me, but Daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister.” Then he looked 44 at the doll with sad eyes.
I quickly 45 for my wallet. “Let’s check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll!” “OK. I hope I do have enough.” I added some of my money to 46 without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and 47 some spare money. “Thank you God for giving me enough money!” He looked at me and 48 , “I wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my Mommy, but I didn’t dare to ask God 49 too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose. My mommy loves white roses.”
50 I remembered a local newspaper article two days ago, mentioning a drunk man in a truck hit a car 51 by a young woman and a little girl. The little girl 52 right away and the mother was 53 in a critical state.
Two days 54 this encounter (偶然相遇) with the little boy, I read in the newspaper that the young 55 had passed away.
36. A. raising B. holding C. hiding D. tearing
37. A. considering B. understanding C. watching D. asking
38. A. proudly B. hurriedly C. sadly D. angrily
39. A. where B. what C. who D. when
40. A. comes B. finds C. goes D. leaves
41. A. so B. for C. but D. as
42. A. down B. on C. to D. up
43. A. think B. wish C. imagine D. find
44. A. then B. sadly C. again D. now
45. A. reached B. looked C. searched D. charged
46. A. myself B. him C. his D. them
47. A. still B. yet C. also D. even
48. A. nodded B. added C. laughed D. showed
49. A. to B. for C. in D. on
50. A. Now B. Therefore C. However D. Then
51. A. occupied B. controlled C. attacked D. owned
52. A. left B. died C. came D. killed
53. A. knocked B. treated C. left D. kept
54. A. after B. since C. until D. before
55. A. man B. girl C. boy D. woman
第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
A
Oprah Winfrey, the American media queen, is undoubtedly one of the most successful women in the world. She’s the host and owner of The Oprah Winfrey Show, which continuingly wins high ratings, and the founder of Harpo Productions, which produces her television shows and movies.
Certainly Winfrey feels right these days. Early on, however, Winfrey seemed more like a candidate for welfare rolls than film roles. She stayed with her grandmother after birth and moved to Wisconsin to live with her mother at 6, and hence began the most difficult period in her life. They lived in the low-income community and her mother showed her less attention. Her classmates came from families with more money and she couldn’t participate with them in a lot of activities.
Some people are handed money at birth and are nurtured into success; other people create their own success, and Oprah Winfrey definitely belongs to the latter. “There is no such thing as failure in my life,” she concluded, “Life is a marathon. I think the ones who survive in life do it by hammering at it one day at a time.” Well, by doing so, she won the game.
56. By mentioning “Winfrey seemed more like a candidate for welfare rolls than film roles” in Paragraph 2, the author indicates that ______.
A. she was interested in acting and applied for roles in many films, but failed.
B. she was more interested in working for charities than in films.
C. she lived a poor life and had to depend on the government for food.
D. the film companies wouldn’t offer her roles because she was too poor.
57. Which of the following is NOT the cause of her bad behaviors as a teenager?
A. Her mother had no time to take good care of her.
B. Her classmates’ families were very rich.
C. She couldn’t take part in activities with her classmates.
D. She had too much anger and pain inside.
58. Oprah Winfrey succeeded at last chiefly due to _______.
A. her hard childhood living with her grandmother.
B. her hard work and the spirit of not giving up.
C. her good performance in the juvenile detention home.
D. her major in Speech and Performing Arts in college.
59. Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?
A. Oprah Winfrey, from a problem girl to the American media queen.
B. Oprah Winfrey, from a news reader to a marathon winner.
C. Even famous people have a disgraceful past.
D. All that glitters is not gold.
B
The Oxford Mal, England
Most prisons are the kind of place you’d be desperate to escape from, not somewhere you’d possibly conceive of escaping to.
But this former Oxford prison has been converted into a boutique hotel by the fashionable Malmaison chain and offers the kind of luxurious living that former convicts could only have dreamed of.
Rates: Double room £140 (US$233). Breakfast £12.95 per person
Jules’ Undersea Lodge, United States
Originally a research laboratory, the world’s only underwater hotel sits at the bottom of the Emerald Lagoon in Florida, and can only be reached by scuba diving down six meters.
The lodge can accommodate two couples and is kitted out with showers, a microwave and a fridge.
The real attractions are the fish; the lodge is like a goldfish bowl in reverse, where you sit and watch angelfish, parrotfish, barracuda and snappers peering in at you through the window.
Rates: From US$400
Das Park Hotel, Austria
Stay overnight in a concrete sewer pipe on the banks of the River Danube.
The drainpipes are two meters in diameter and two and a half meters long, with a porthole to look out of, a front door to close and a cozy nest to snuggle into, which includes a low-slung futon, bedside lamp, woolly blanket and light sleeping bag.
Rates: You pay as much, or as little, as you want.
Sant` Angelo Luxury Resort, Italy
“Four-star boutique cave-hotel” is the proud boast of the Sant’Angelo in the city of Matera, which is famous for its sassi-houses dug into the rock. Matera is the only place in the world where people can boast to be still living in the same houses as their ancestors did 9,000 years ago. The rooms have been fashioned from old sassi stables and workshops. There are two restaurants, a bar and an art gallery.
Rates: A three-night package costs from US$560 per person including some meals, a walking tour and car hire, but not flights.
La Balade Des Gnomes, Belgium
A truly out-of-this-world experience, this hotel makes you feel like you’re on the moon.
You can sleep in a moon buggy, bathe in a lunar capsule, and the walls and ceilings are covered in twinkling stars and planets.
Other themed rooms include a newly opened Trojan Horse, a Troll Forest, a South Seas sailing ship and a Wine Room.
Rates: From €115 (US$170) per double
60. Das Park Hotel is different from the other hotels in that __________.
A. it is underwater B. you decide the pay
C. it used to be a prison D. it is not in Europe
61. If you want to experience the life on the moon, most probably you will choose to stay in __________.
A. Jules’ Undersea Lodge, United States B. La Balade Des Gnomes, Belgium
C. Das Park Hotel, Austria D. The Oxford Mal, England
62. If Mr. and Mrs Smith put up at the Oxford Mal for one night and have breakfast there, they will have to pay at least _____________.
A. £165.9 B. £152.95 C. £258.9 D. £305.9
C
Death Valley, one of America’s great national parks, is a place of strange and silent beauty. As beautiful as this place is, its name provides evidence of very real danger. Death Valley is a land of beautiful yet dangerous extremes. There are mountains that reach more than 3,000 meters into the sky. There is a place called Badwater that is the lowest area of land in the Western Hemisphere. If there were water there, it would be 86 meters below the level of the ocean.
Death Valley can be dangerously cold during the winter months. Storms in the mountains can