长郡中学2015届高三上学期第四次月考英语试题

本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。时量1 20分钟。满分1 50

Part I Listening Comprehension （30 marks）

Section A （22．5 marks）

Directions In this section ，you will hear six conversations between two speakers．For each conversation , there are．several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A ,B and C．Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question．

You will hear each conversation TWICE．

Conversation 1

1．Who used the car this morning?

A．The son． B．The aunt． C．The mother．

2．Where are the keys found?

A．In the purse． B．In the pocket． C．In the drawer．

Conversation 2

3．Which of the following is TRUE about the man?

A．He borrowed some money．

B．He is caught in the traffic．

C．He will meet his teacher．

4．How is the man going home?

A．By train． B．By bus． C．By taxi．

Conversation 3

5．When was the party held?

A．In the morning． B．In the afternoon． C．In the evening．

6．Why didn't the woman go to the party?

A．She didn't feel well．

B．She didn't have the time．

C．She didn't get an invitation．

Conversation 4

7．What does the man want to buy?

A．A camera． B．A mobile phone． C．A music player．

8．Which of the following does the man choose?

A．The PE310． B．The RT230． C．The FG160．

9．How much does the man pay?

A．$300． B．$270． C．$100．

Conversation 5

10．What is the woman?

A．A dress designer． B．A basketball player． C．A headmaster．

11．What do we know about the man s travel plan?

A．He's going by air．

B．He's leaving for Paris．

C．He's arriving this afternoon．

12．Who is going to pick up the man?

A．The woman's son．

B．The woman's brother．

C．The woman herself．

Conversation 6

13．What is the man doing now?

A．Looking for a job．

B．Studying in a university．

C．Teaching at a high school．

14．What kind of movie does the man like best?

A．Adventure． B．Comedy． C．Drama．

15．Where are the speakers going first?

A．The supermarket． B．The cinema． C．The cafe．

Section B （ 7．5 marks）

Directions In this section @ you will hear a short passage．Listen carefully and then fill in the

numbered blanks with the information you've got．Fill in each blank with NO MORE TH．AN

THREE WORDS．

You will hear the short passage．TWICE．

Essav competition introduction

Part Ⅱ Language Knowledge （45 marks）

Section A （15 marks）

Directions Beneath each of the following sentences there, are four choices marked A，B，C

and．D．Choose the one that best completes the sentence．

21．It was never clear _____ the man hadn't reported the accident sooner．

A．that B．what C．when D．why

22．After the fierce competition, the students were taken to their camp, _____ they would rest for next round．

A．where B．who C．which D．what

23．To learn English well, we should find opportunities to hear English as much as we can．

A．speak B．speaking C．spoken D．to speak

24．—Why．Jack, you look so tired!

—Well．I the house and I must finish the work tomorrow．

A．was painting B．will be painting

C．have painted D．have been painting

25．So sudden_____ that the enemy had no time to escape．

A．did the attack B．the attack did

C．was the attack D．the attack was

26．It's not the score you've got, but the attitude you choose ______ determines our evaluation of your work．

A．which B．that C．what D．who

27．All we are required to do ______ record a "weike" where we explain what we think students are puzzled about．

A．are B．is C．was D．were

28．Our school called on us to donate our pocket money to the school damaged by the flood, _____ the students to return to their classrooms．

A．enabling B．having enabled C．enable D．to have enabled

29．—I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays．

—That's_____I don't agree．You should have a more active life．

A．where B．how C．when D．what

30．John thinks it won't be long _____ he is ready for his new job．

A．when B．after C．before D．since

31．_____ an important decision more on emotion than on reason, you will regret it sooner or later．

A．Based B．Basing C．Base D．To base

32．The manager is said to have arrived back from Paris where he ______ some European partners．

A．would meet B．is meeting C．meets D．had met

33．_____ something to drink, as the movie will last three hours．

A．Grab B．To grab C．Grabbing D．Grabbed

34．The president hopes that the people will be better off when he quits than when he _____．

A．has started B．starts C．started D．will start

35．—I left my handbag on the train, but luckily someone gave it to a railway official．

—How unbelievable to get it back! I mean．someone _____ it．

A．will have stolen B．might have stolen

C．should have stolen D．must have stolen

Section B （18 marks）

Directions For each blank in the following passage there, are．four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker．He is not famous in sports or the arts．But people in the streets know about him, especially those who are 36

For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg．How did he get that name? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase （公文箱）．But he's 37 His briefcase always has some gloves．

In winter, Mr．Greenberg does not 38 like other New Yorkers．who look at the sidewalk and 39 the street．He looks around at people．He stops when he sees someone with no gloves．He gives them a pair and then he 40 , looking for more people with cold hands．

On winter days．Mr．Greenberg gives away gloves．During the rest of the year, he 41 gloves．People who have heard about him 42 him gloves, and he has many in his apartment．

Mr．Greenberg began doing this 21 years ago．Now．many poor New Yorkers know him and 43 his behavior．But people who don't know him are sometimes 44 him．They don't realize that he just wants to make them 45 ．

It runs in the 46 Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier．Michael Greenberg feels the same．A pair of gloves may be a 47 thing． but it can make a big difference in winter．

36．A．old B．busy C．kind D．poor

37．A．calm B．different C．crazy D．curious

38．A．act B．Sound C．feel D．dress

39．A．cross over B．drive along C．hurry down D．keep off

40．A．holds up B．hangs out C．moves on D．turns around

41．A．borrows B．sells C．returns D．buys

42．A．call B．send C．lend D．show

43．A．understand B．dislike C．study D．excuse

44．A．sorry for B．satisfied with C．proud of D．surprised by

45．A．smart B．rich C．special D．happy

46．A．city B．family C．neighborhood D．company

47．A．small B．useful C．delightful D．comforting

Section C （12 marks）

Directions Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word．that best fits the context．

One day the employees of a large company returned from their lunch and were greeted with a sign on the front door． 48 sign said "Yesterday the person who has been limiting your growth in this company passed 49 ．We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym．"

At first everyone was sad to hear 50 one of their colleagues had died．but after a while they started getting curious 51 who this person might be．

The excitement grew 52 the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respect． Everyone wondered "Who is this person that was limiting my progress? Well．at least he is no longer here．"

One by one the employees got closer to the coffin（棺材） 53 when they look inside it they suddenly became speechless．There was a mirror inside the coffin everyone 54 looked inside it could see himself．There was also a sign next to the mirror that said "There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth it is 55 "

Part m Reading Comprehension （30 marks）

Directions Read the following three passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there, are four choices marked A，B，C and D．Choose the．one that fits best according to the information given in the．passage．

A

Jerry was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant．The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude．He was a natural motivator．It an employee was having a bad day．Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation．

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time．How do you do it?" Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, "Jerry, you have two choices today．You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood．' I choose to be in a good mood．Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it．I choose to learn from it．Every time someone comes to me complaining．I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life．I choose the positive side of life．The bottom line It's your choice how you live life．" I reflected on what Jerry said． Later．I left the restaurant industry to start my own business．We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life．

Several years later．I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in a restaurant business he left the bac