1、四校联考试题英语广东四校联考英语试题本试卷分为第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分,第卷为1 60题,共110分,第卷为写作,共40分。全卷共计150分。考试时间为120分钟。注意事项:1答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。2每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑,如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其它答案,答案不能答在试卷上。3考试结束,监考人员将本试卷和答题卡一并收回。第卷 (本卷共计110分) 听力(共两节,满分35分)第一节 听力理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题,各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅
2、读时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题,在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听第一段对话,回答第1 3题。1. How many classes has the girl missed? A. 10 classes. B. 20 classes. C. 30 classes.2. Why was the girl absent from class? A. Because she thought those courses were quite boring. B. Because she was losing her visa status very
3、 soon. C. Because she was questioned by the Immigration Police.3. What will happen if the girl misses 30 more classes? A. The professor will make a phone call and tell her father. B. She wont become a full-time student in the college. C. She cant study there anymore and will be sent back.听第二段独白,回答第4
4、 6题。4. Why did the speaker give up his hobbies for weekends? A. Because he took up some others. B. Because he was too busy. C. Because he lost interest in them.5. Why did the speaker drink more and start smoking? A. To enjoy himself. B. To escape from the reality. C. To get rid of stress.6. What wil
5、l the speaker probably do with his lifestyle? A. Continue it. B. Change it. C. Give it up.听第三段对话,回答第7 9题。7. What is the number of the flight from London to Melbourne on Friday? A. AA933. B. BA101. C. AA101.8. How long does the flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong stop over at Shanghai? A. 55 minut
6、es. B. Nine hours. C. Eleven hours and 5 minutes.9. Whats the departure time of the flight from Sydney to Paris? A. 7:00 pm. B. 7:45 am. C. 8:05 pm. 听第四段独白,回答第10 12题。10. What percentage of the people polled had an unfavorable view of Miami? A. 3%. B. 66.6%. C. 49%.11. Which city is Americans favorit
7、e to live in? A. San Francisco. B. Chicago. C. New York.12. Why dont Americans like to live in Miami? A. Because it is a small city with a big population. B. Because the crime rate there is very high. C. Because it has a poor reputation as a vacation spot.听第五段对话,回答第13 15题。13. Which of the following
8、cant the Village provide? A. Convenient transportation. B. Delicious food. C. Kitchen ware. 14. Who is able to enter the Village? A. The woman. B. The mans friend. C. The womans friend. 15. Why is the woman so surprised? A. Because the man has already got an AD card. B. Because the man is prepared t
9、o participate in some sports events. C. Because the man has a friend who will take part in the Olympics.第二节 听取信息(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)听下面一段独白,请根据题目要求,从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息,填入答题卡标号为16 20的空格中。听录音前,你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。录音读两遍,你将有60秒钟的作答时间。The difference in the month of birthThe result ofinvestigationPeople born in autumn
10、live longer than those born in spring and are less likely to 16. when they are older.The peoplesurveyedMore than 1,000,000ReasonsA mother 17. in spring spends the last phase of her pregnancy in winter, during which she will eat less vitamins than in autumn.In hot days, babies are easier to 18. .Two
11、examplesCountriesThe differenceIn AustriaAbout seven monthsIn DenmarkAbout 19. ConsequenceThe 20. persists. 语言知识及应用(共两节,满分35分)第一节 完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21 30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。Even after several weeks, every time I read this little story I start to cry: My sist
12、er-in-law teaches physically and mentally handicapped children at a private school in Brooklyn.She recently 21 a Special Olympics and went to the starting line of the 100-metre dash with six 22 contestants. As the starting whistle sounded, a boy tripped, fell and began to cry. All the other 23 stopp
13、ed, turned and went back to help.Then they all 24 hands and went on to the finish line together. Needless to say, everyone in the stands 25 . Why am I so moved? There are tears of joy 26 with tears of sadness. Tears of joy, just for the 27 friendship, selflessness and love embodied (体现) by these chi
14、ldren. Tears of sadness, just for how 28 from such behavior we adults have wandered. Wouldnt it be nice if, at least once in a while, we could pause in our race for money and power; turn around to see the 29 of those we have left behind; go back and 30 these less able ones to their feet; and then wa
15、lk forward together with them, arm in arm. 21. A. witnessed B. reported C. interviewed D. attended22. A. eager B. smart C. breathless D. active23. A. players B. members C. runners D. cheerleaders24. A. held B. shook C. took D. clapped25. A. shouted B. cheered C. cried D. yelled26. A. filled B. mixed
16、 C. joined D. associated27. A. mature B. unusual C. common D. pure28. A. long B. easily C. far D. much29. A. suffering B. shortcoming C. surrounding D. behaving30. A. comfort B. support C. carry D. help第二节 语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为3
17、1 40的相应位置上。How should one invest (投资) a sum of money in these days of inflation (通货膨胀)? 31 (leave) in a bank itll hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate. Only a brave man, 32 a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock (股票) Market. Today it seems that one of the best ways 33 (
18、protect) your savings and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects 34 the past. Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks, 35 I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques.I sometimes wonder 36 a being from another planet report back about our
19、way of life. “The planet Earth 37 (rule) by a mysterious creature that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound. It has a face 38 twelve black marks and two hands. Men can do nothing without its permission, and it 39 (fast) its young around peoples wrists so that everywhere men go
20、40 are still under control. This creature is the real master of Earth and men are its slaves.” 阅读(共两节,满分40分)第一节 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AMy newly-rented small apartment was far away from the centre of London and it was becoming essential for me to find a job,
21、 so finally I spent a whole morning getting to town and putting my name down to be considered by London Transport for a job on the underground. They were looking for guards, not drivers. This suited me. I couldnt drive a car but thought that I could probably guard a train, and perhaps continue to wr
22、ite my poems between stations. The writers Keats and Chekhov had been doctors. T.S. Eliot had worked in a bank and Wallace Stevens for an insurance company. Id be a subway guard. I could see myself being cheerful, useful, a good man in a crisis. Obviously Id be overqualified but I was willing to for
23、get about that in return for a steady income and travel privileges those being particularly welcome to someone living a long way from the city centre.The next day I sat down, with almost a hundred other candidates, for the intelligence test. I must have done all right because after about half an hou
24、rs wait I was sent into another room for a psychological test. This time there were only about fifty candidates. The interviewer sat at a desk. Candidates were signaled forward to occupy the seat opposite him when the previous occupant had been dismissed, after a greater or shorter time. Obviously t
25、he long interviews were the more successful ones. Some of the interviews were as short as five minutes. Mine was the only one that lasted a minute and a half.I can remember the questions now: “Why did you leave your last job?” “Why did you leave your job before that?” “And the one before that?” I ca
26、nt recall my answers, except that they were short at first and grew progressively shorter. His closing statement, I thought, revealed (揭示) a lack of sensitivity which helped to explain why as a psychologist, he had risen no higher than the underground railway. “Youve failed the psychological test an
27、d we are unable to offer you a position.”Failing to get that job was my low point. Or so I thought, believing that the work was easy. Actually, such jobs being a postman is another one I still desire demand exactly the sort of elementary yet responsible awareness that the habitual dreamer is least q
28、ualified to give. But I was still far short of full self-understanding. I was also short of cash.41The writer applied for the job chiefly because _.Ahe wanted to work in the centre of LondonBhe could no longer afford to live without oneChe was not interested in any other available jobDhe had receive
29、d some suitable training42The writer thought he was overqualified for the job because _.Ahe often traveled underground Bhe had written many poemsChe could deal with difficult situations Dhe had worked in a company43The length of his interview meant that _.Ahe was not going to be offered the jobBhe h
30、ad not done well in the intelligence testChe did not like the interviewer at allDhe had little work experience to talk about44What does the writer realize now that he did not realize then?AHow unpleasant ordinary jobs can be. BHow difficult it is to be a poet.CHow unsuitable he was for the job. DHow
31、 badly he did in the interview.45Whats the writers opinion of the psychologist?A. He was very aggressive. B. He was unhappy with his job.C. He was quite inefficient. D. He was rather unsympathetic. BIndividuality is the particular character, or aggregate (total) of qualities that distinguishes one person or thing from others. Many artists late in the last century were in search of a means to express their individuality. Modern dance was one of the ways some of these people sought to free their cre