高三上学期英语第四次月考试题

高三上学期英语第四次月考试题内容摘要：

feelings and my music is pletely based on Chinese culture,” said Tan. When he arrived in New York in 1986, he wanted to be a standard western poser. But, after working with many leading western musicians, he realized that he couldn’t turn his back on his roots. “Chinese culture gave me a golden key that has opened many different musical gates,” he said. 45. Before he was 19, Tan Dun ______. A. had never worn shoes B. was an ordinary peasant C. knew some music of Beethoven D. had no name 46. His latest work was performed _______. A. by the poser himself B. free of charge C. in 1999 D. before an audience of 30,000 Hunan people 47. Which of the following is NOT true? A. His works are of a mixture of west and east B. He has won many prizes C. He attended the handover ceremony of Hong Kong to China D. The music of some popular films was posed by him 48. “He couldn’t turn his back on his roots” means ______. A. he wanted to base his music on Chinese culture B. he wanted to be a standard western poser C. he wanted to go back to his hometown D. he wanted to pose music for films C The first tape recorder didn’t use tape. It used long thin wire. It was invented in 1900 by Valdermar Poulsen. In 1930, German scientists invented the tape we use today. Back then the tape was on big rolls. In 1964 the Philips pany in Holland invented the cassette. It’s pretty much a holder for the tape. People use cassettes all over the world. If you don’t have a cassette recorder, borrow one. Think of a book your parents read out loud to you. That might be a great book to read out loud to your mom or dad in their car. Put a cassette in the recorder, open the book, hit the record button and start reading out loud. Remember there is no such a thing as a wrong way to do this. You might think you’ve made a mistake, but this gift is part of you, and nothing about that can be a mistake. It’s impossible. You get to be all artistic and creative here. You might want to play music in the background. Do whatever you want. The gift is you, so you decide. Remember to say “ I love you” at the end of your reading. That’s like the prize at the end of the book. 49. Choose the right order that shows the development of the tape recorder. a. Using big rolls. b. Using cassettes. c. Using thin wire. A. a,b,c B. b,c,a C. c,a,b D. c,b,a 50. Why does the author mention the history of tape recorders in Paragraph 1? A. To inform readers of new inventions. B. To lead into his following suggestion. C. To give an example of his suggestion. D. To show the importance of tape recorders 51. What does the author advise us to do? A. To read a book to our parents in their car B. To ask our parents to record a book. C. To make a gift for our parents. D. To practice reading out loud. 52. Why does the author say it is impossible to make a mistake in Paragraph 3? A. Because the tape shows your true love. B. Because it’s easy to use a tape recorder. C. Because the music is what your parents like. D. Because it’s impossible to find a mistake in the book. D Thousands of us long to master the English language。 many of us also dream of shining on the stage as actors or actresses. How about bining the two — to play drama in English? On the evening of May 25, a Drama Night show was given in Beijing Foreign Studies University as a part of the university’s Festival of English Language and Culture. Six teams from different departments took part in the petition, each bringing the audience a magnificent play of about 25 minutes, including “The Twelfth Night” written by Shakespeare, “The Cop and The Anthem” by O’Henry and the wellknown fairy tale “The Giant and the Garden.” The first prize winner was “Alibaba and the Four Gangsters,” performed by the School of International Business. Adapted from the original story in “Thousand and One Nights,” the play was performed somewhat like a ical cartoon, arousing the laughter of the audience from beginning to end. “Forrest Gump” given by the School of English Language Communication, was an experimental piece. Bringing the Hollywood movie to the stage, it used pictures from the movie as a background and imitates its lines. In this university with a traditional interest in playing drama in foreign languages, students felt it was both a challenge and an improvement for their language skills. “Every sentence in our play was written by ourselves,” said Duan Kunlun, director of “Alibaba and the Four Gangsters.” We referred to dictionaries, discussed among ourselves and inquired the。