2014年春高三英语第4次补差试题（4.16）
李秀焕
阅读理解（8分）
English songs have been very popular for people around the world for many decades. Singers, from Elvis Presley to Ricky Martin, from the Beatles to Eminen and from Natalie Cole to Britney Spears, have all been sitting in everyone’s heart, even for people who don’t speak English. But will you have better English skills if you listen to English songs for a long time?
From my experiences, some people listen to English songs for 20-30 years but still haven’t accomplished any good English skills. Some people choose English songs to be the “main learning approach”, but most of them have failed.
Listening to English songs does not help you to speak English fluently. It does help you gain some vocabularies. Most of them are unusual ones that you don’t use in your everyday life. You won’t learn the sentence “It is a complicate project. We really need to meet the deadline.” in any English songs.
People like using English songs to practice English skills because it’s easy and enjoyable. They think that sitting in the car listening to English songs day by day can improve their English skills. It is not that actually.
You will not improve your listening skills because normal people don’t speak with melody（乐调）. People don’t talk like Eminen’s songs （well, actually, some teenagers do）. You can’t get
yourself familiar with English pronunciation or accent just from listening to English songs. The words that they pronounce in the songs are not the words that you will hear in your everyday life. It often even confuses you more how English is pronounced.
I would fully encourage you to watch English movies, listen to radio news or other normal talks, but not music. Of course, you can consume it for fun but not the aim to improve your English skills.
25. What’s the text mainly about?
A. How English songs help people practice English skills. B. Who has made English songs popular all over the world.
C. Why people won’t improve their English by listening to English songs. D. Where people can find good English songs to practise their English skills. 26. English songs are helpful for English learners if they want to ________. A. speak English fluently B. enlarge their vocabulary
C. improve their listening skills D. learn to express themselves in daily life 27. Which of the following won’t probably appear in English songs?
A. Country road, take me home. B. Every night I see you, I feel you. C. It’s not a big big thing if you leave me.
D. We need to meet the deadline thought it’s tough. 28. We can learn from the text that ________.
A. world-famous singers have done a lot to help people learn English B. watching English movies or listening to radio news can be a great help C. English songs get people familiar with English pronunciation or accent D. most people who enjoy English songs in their car speak English very well
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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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Sharks have been around for hundreds of millions of years. 36 Some sharks live near the surface, some live deep in the water, and others on or near the ocean floor.
We tend to think of sharks as big dangerous creatures. We sometimes read about shark attacks in the newspapers, and in 1975 the film Jaws terrified moviegoers with the story of a great white shark which attacked holidaymakers in a small seaside town in the USA. 37 It can reach 6 metres in length and up to 2000 kilograms in weight. It has as many as 3000 needle sharp teeth, so it can sever（切断）a man’s leg in a single bite.
But not all sharks are like the great white. 38 There are almost 400 species of shark and more than half of these are under a metre in length. The biggest sharks of all are not at all dangerous to humans. The basking shark and the whale shark grow to around 12 metres, but they are quite harmless.
39 Of these the bull shark is the one that is most likely to attack people. It swims in very shallow waters where people swim. 40 Indeed you are far more likely to be killed by a dog or by bees than by a shark, and some scientists believe that sharks only attack people because they mistake them for their favourite food.
A. The pigmy shark, for example, is only about 20 centimetres in length. B. Less than one hundred people are attacked by sharks each year. C. A shark is a large fish considered to be dangerous to humans. D. Only about 25 species（种类）are dangerous to people. E. The great white is certainly a fearsome creature. F. We can never imagine such things can happen. G. They live in oceans and seas all over the world.
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
There were very few things that Tim liked less than waiting. His mother was 41 . She could sit for hours without complaining（抱怨）. He could not. 42 , the worst place in the world for him to have to spend time was the 43 room at any office or business.
Today,Tim 44 at the waiting room in the auto shop. His mother had taken their 45__ in early on Saturday morning for an oil change. Tim had already 46 the vending machines
（售货机）. Some silly people forgot to 47 their change, so he often found coins. That was __48 . Today he had found nothing, though. 49 , Tim wondered what else he could do to kill time 50 the car was done. The TV was on, but it was on a 51 channel, speaking of the sort of boring things that adults liked to know about, 52 conflicts in Syria.
In the end, Tim 53 to pick up a magazine. They had a lot of news about popular stars, but he didn’t 54 that kind of things. He 55 found one on science and animals. The __56 were very surprisingly colorful and interesting. 57 , he got so into it that his mother had to 58 him to let him know the car was done.
“ 59 ?” She said. “Waiting doesn’t have to be boring. You just have to keep yourself occupied. I read a few chapters in my book, too.”
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Tim nodded, his 60 still full of the pictures he’d seen. She was right. 41. A. afraid B. different C. cautious D. hardworking 42. A. Therefore B. However C. Instead D. Otherwise 43. A. living B. fitting C. waiting D. meeting 44. A. played B. stayed C. pointed D. sat 45. A. vehicle B. clock C. machine D. fuel 46. A. examined B. tested C. observed D. opened 47. A. collect B. recognize C. overlook D. protect 48. A. silly B. nice C. enough D. easy 49. A. Smiling B. Nodding C. Sighing D. Thinking 50. A. when B. after C. once D. until 51. A. news B. sports C. children D. science 52. A. for B. like C. with D. as 53. A. agreed B. promised C. managed D. decided 54. A. go against B. care about C. ask for D. learn from 55. A. actually B. specially C. completely D. finally 56. A. pictures B. stars C. words D. flowers 57. A. For example B. In fact C. What’s more D. After all 58. A. grasp B. offer C. shake D. hit 59. A. Hello B. Well C. What D. See 60. A. brain B. mind C. head D. heart
语法填空 （15分）阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
B: Hi! Are you a new student?
A: No. I’m a sophomore（大学二年级学生）. I take it you are a new student? B: Yeah. It’s pretty exciting to be here.
A: Have fun while it lasts. The 61 （excite） wears off quickly, especially after you see how __62 homework you get. Where are you from?
B: I’m from Korea. My parents wanted me to go to 63 American university, so I came here. A: I’ve been to Japan before, 64 I have never been to Korea. B: Why were you in Japan?
A: My father 65 （think） it would be a good experience to take a vacation to a different country. He’s so into learning about different 66 （culture）. B: That’s pretty cool.
A: I think it 67 have been more fun if I had gone without my parents. B: Well, if you ever want to visit Korea, I will be happy to show you 68 . A: 69 （thank） for the offer, I’ll keep that in 70 . Oh, the professor is coming. We’ll talk more after class. B: OK.
短文改错（10分）
Echo, my favourite teacher, is a pretty and slim lady. When she talks to us, she always has a smile on his face. I think Echo is gifted teacher because she has a lot of good teach methods. Her
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classes are so full of funs that you will never feel bored. To improve our grades, she usually gave us some advice about how to learn English well. What’s more, she spends much her time helping her students instead of staying with her family. Sometimes, she hardly has any time to have the
lunch. Whenever I ask her questions, she will spare no effort to make me understood, with patience or care. I have never seen so a good teacher as her before.
班级 姓名 分数
答题卷（73分）
一.25—28 36—40 （18分）
二. 41—45 46—50 （30分）
51—55 .56—60
三． 61 62 63 64 65
66 67 68 69 70
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25. C 26. B 27. D 28. B 36. G 37. E 38. A 39. D 40. B 41. B 42. A 43.C 44. D 45. A 46. A 51. A 52. B 53. C 54. B 55. D 56. A 第二节
61. excitement 62. much 63. an 66. cultures 67. would/could 68. around
47. A
57. B 48. B 58. C 49. C 59. D 50. D 60. C
64. but 65. thought 69. Thanks 70. mind
第四部分 第一节：
Echo, my favorite teacher, is a pretty and slim lady. When she talks to us, she always has a
smile on his face. I think Echo is ∧gifted teacher because she has a lot of good teach methods. her a teaching
Her classes are so full of funs that you will never feel bored. To improve our grades, she usually
fun
gave us some advice on how to learn English well. What’s more, she spends much ∧her time
gives of(或将her去掉) helping her students instead of staying with her family. Sometimes, she hardly has any time to
have the lunch. Whenever I ask her questions, she will spare no effort to make me understood, understand with patience or care. I have never seen so a good teacher as her before. and such
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