衡阳八中永州四中2016年上期高一年级文科实验班第一次联考
英语（试题卷）
注意事项：
1.本卷共72题，满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。
2.考生领取到试卷后，应检查试卷是否有缺页漏页，重影模糊等妨碍答题现象，如有请立即向监考老师通报。
第一部分听力（每题1.5分，共30分）
第一节听下面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’s t he woman crazy about?
A. The bad traffic in the morning.
B. The early working time in her office.
C. The construction in front of the building.
2.What is the woman doing?
A. Recommending some places to the man.
B. Asking for advice from the man.
C. Leaving on her trip to Asia.
3.What is the man going to do?
A. Talk to more soldiers.
B. Organize the information.
C. Collect more information.
4.What will the speakers do tonight?
A. Prepare for an exam.
B. Go to a celebration.
C. Go to a hospital.
5.Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. At a clinic.
B. At a furniture store.
C. In a gym.
第二节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，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。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.What class will the man have this afternoon?
A. Politics.
B. History.
C. Biology.
7.What does the woman say about the cafeteria?
A. She likes the variety of food there.
B. She doesn’t think the food there is too bad.
C. She thinks it is too crowded there.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8.Where does the conversation take place?
A. At the airport.
B. At the Lost and Found.
C. At a railway station.
9.How many pieces of luggage does the woman have?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
10.What color is the large suitcase?
A. Brown.
B. Gray.
C. Blue.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.What does the woman ask the information for?
A. For some surveys.
B. For a meeting.
C. For a class project.
12.What sport is the 36-to-45 age group’s second choice?
A. Jogging.
B. Tennis.
C. Skiing.
13.In which age group are men a bit more active than women?
A. The 18-to-26 age group.
B. The 27-to-35 age group.
C. The 46-to-55 age group.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14.How does the man know the shop?
A. From a friend.
B. From the newspaper.
C. From the Internet.
15.Who does the man like most?
A. Jimi Hendrix.
B. Jimmy Page.
C. Fender.
16.Why is the Ji mmy Page’s guitar so expensive?
A. His signature is on it.
B. It was played at his 1970 show.
C. It is the only Fender in the store.
17.What does the man plan to buy?
A. A Fender used by Jimmy Page.
B. A latest model of classic guitar.
C. A small guitar for a beginner.
听第10段材料，回答18至20题。
18.What should international students do when they get to college in America?
A. Take out a medical insurance policy.
B. Ask the college to recommend a doctor.
C. Get a check-up.
19.According to the man, what is the standard form of medical care in America?
A. Public clinics.
B. College clinics.
C. Private doctors.
20.What should international students bring when they go to America?
A. Their health records.
B. The contact information of their doctors.
C. Medicine.
第二部分阅读理解（每题2分，共40分）
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While the 1970s pop psychotherapy (心理疗法) movement focused on the importance of letting anger out, more recent research suggests that there’s a smarter, healthier way to react to life’s misfortunes with forgiveness. In a recent study, it was found that when individuals were about to forgive, they experienced greater joy, a greater sense of control over life and less depression. Sound appealing.
*Why holding a grudge (怨恨) can be harmful?
Your boyfriend blows you off for an important date. If you stay angry at him, you’ll probably get fresh flowers on your doorstep and maybe a romantic meal or two. But grudge-holding only gives us the illusion (错觉) of power. If you hold on to that anger on a chronic basis, then it has power over you, eating away at your peace of mind and perhaps even your immune system. A study by Kathleen Lawler, Ph. D., a psychology professor at the University of Tennessee, confirms that people who are unable to forgive report more stress in their lives, more illness and more visits to the doctor than do forgiving folk.
*Going from a grudge to forgiveness
A few ways to develop your capacity to tolerate—Try writing a daily “forgiveness”reminder in your journal; it may sound out of date, but it’s a great way to help gain control over your emotional life.—Write a letter to your offender, detailing exactly what’s bothering you. Then throw it. You’ll feel better, even if your message never reaches its intended target.—What, exactly, makes your blood boil? Forgiveness isn’t about swallowing anger or being a doormat. It’s not about
forgetting, either. On the contrary, it’s about acknowledging an offence with your eyes wide open—and then releasing the anger. That means not quarrelling with the person who hurt you, but focusing on the good parts of your life.
*An act of courage
Are you still not convinced that it’s worth it to put your energies toward forgiving? Besides the benefits to your mental and physical health, true forgiveness is a sign of strength and spiritual virtue (美德). “It takes a lot of moral muscle to forgive,”says Dr Witvleit of Hope College in Michigan. The bottom line: Forgiving eventually benefits the forgiver more than the person who has done wrong. So start putting your own well-being first, and live life with as much interest and love as you can.
21.Forgiveness has the following advantages except that .
A.it makes people become smarter
B.it makes people more cheerful
C.it helps people to be healthier
D.it relieves people’s frustration
22.According to the passage, if you keep feeling angry for a long time, .
A.the one who has done wrong will keep sending you presents
B.the one who has done wrong will ultimately apologize to you
C.you will have power over the one who has done wrong to you
D.you will gradually lose control over your mind and your health
23.The author thinks when one forgives, .
A.he will ignore the offence
B.he bears the offence without complaints
C.he tries his best to forget the bad experience
D.he does not stick to the past but welcomes the bright side of life
24.Dr Witvleit thinks to forgive .
A.benefits one’s physical health
B.benefits one’s mental health
C.costs one’s time and energy
D.shows one’s good moral quality
B
These days, there are very few wild animals left in the UK. The wolves have gone. The bears have been hunted to extinction. Fortunately, there are a few badgers （獾）--- Oh, well, actually, not for long as the British government has just decided to kill them too ! But why?
Badgers are fascinating creatures. The black and white mammals live underground in “ setts ”, which they dig out of the earth. They are extremely brave, fighting off larger animals such as bears and wolves. The problem is that some badgers carry “ Bovine Tuberculosis ” ( BTB ), an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium Bovis ( M. Bovis ) which can cause TB in some other animals, including cattle.
For farmers, this is a serious issue. In 1998 in the UK, almost 6,000 cows were killed to control the disease. And in 2010, more than 30,000 animals were destroyed. It’s expensive too. Bovine TB costs the UK about ￡100 million per year. And some believe that the disease could end up costing the economy ￡9 billion over the next 40 years if nothing is done about it.
Experts say that badgers are responsible for about 50% of the infected cattle. So, after much debate, the government has agreed to a badger cull（杀戮）. This will mean about 30,000 of the innocent creatures will be wiped out to fight the disease. Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman admitted that there was “ great strength of feeling ” about it, but said, “ I believe this is the right way forward. ” Of course, many are against the measure, including conservationists and animal rights activists. They claim that killing the badgers in controlled zones wouldn’t work because badgers from neighboring areas would simply move into the empty setts and become infected too. Furthermore, they believe that the way cattle are raised
intensively, and transported around to lots of different farms during their lives is probably the biggest cause of the spread of the disease.
Most ordinary people are against the measure too. A survey suggests about
two-thirds are against killing the badgers, with majorities against killing them regardless of age, region and gender. One of the alternatives to the cull involves using vaccine(疫苗) on badgers. However, this costs an average of ￡2,250 per year per square kilometer. Trapping and shooting badgers costs ￡2,500 per year, but shooting free-running badgers only costs about ￡200 per year ( per square kilometer ). ks5u
So, with that in mind, it’s easy to see how the government arrived at their decision. Money talks!
25. Why does the government want to kill the badgers ?
A. Because there is no other choice to cut the spread of the disease.
B. Because badgers carry TB, a disease which can infect other animals.
C. Because they almost wiped out an entire population of cattle.
D. Because it might be an effective way to fight TB at the least expense.
26. Which of the following statements is TRUE ?
A. Some people object to culling because it costs much more to trap and shoot badgers.
B. In the following four decades, ￡9 billion will be spent on TB.
C. Based on the survey, people of different age groups, regions and both genders are against killing the badgers.
D. Caroline Spelman thought badgers should be culled despite people’s strong reaction.
27. Who is strongly for the killing the badgers according the passage?
A. The government
B. Most ordinary people
C. Conservationists
D. Animal rights activists
C
I cheated on a unit test in math class this morning during second period with Mr Burke .Afterward, I was too sick to eat lunch just thinking about it.
I came straight home from school, went to my room, and lay on the floor trying to decide whether it would be better to run away from home now or after supper. Mostly I wished I was dead. It wasn’t even an accident that I cheated.
Yesterday Mr. Burke announced there’d be a unit test and anyone who didn’t pass would have to come to school on Saturday, most particularly me, since I didn’t pass the last unit test. I did plan to study just to prove to him that I’m plenty smart---which I am mostly--- except in math.
Anyway, I got my desk ready to study on. Just when I was ready to work, Nicho came into my room with our new rabbit and it jumped on my desk and knocked the flashcards all over the floor. What a mess! Nicho and I finally took the rabbit outside but then Philip came to my room and also Marty from next door and before long it was dinner.
After dinner my father said I could watch a special on television if I’d done all my homework. Of course I said I had. That was the beginning. I felt terrible telling my father a lie about the homework.
It was nine o’clock when I got up to my room and that was too late to study for the unit test so I lay in my bed with the light off and decided what I would do the next day when I was in Mr. Burke’s math class not knowing the 8- and 9-times tables. So, you see, the cheating was planned after all.
The next day, I’d go into class as usual, acting like things were going just great. I’d sit down next to Stanley Plummer---he is so smart in math it makes you sick---and from time to time, I’d glance over at his paper to copy the answers. Everything
was okay except that my stomach was upside down and I wanted to die.
The fact is, I couldn’t believe what I’d done in cold blood. I began to wonder about myself. I’ve never been a wonderful kid that everybody in the world loves.
I have a bad temper and I like to have my own way and I argue a lot. Sometimes I can be mean. But most of the time I’ve thought of myself as a pretty decent kid. Mostly I work hard, I care for little kids, and I tell the truth. Now all of a sudden I’ve turned into this criminal. It’s hard to believe I’m just a boy. And all because of one stupid math test.
Lying on the floor of my room, I begin to think that probably I’ve been bad all along. It just took this math test to clinch it. I’ll probably never tell the truth again.
I tell my mother I’m sick when she calls me to come down for dinner. She doesn’t believe me, but puts me to bed anyhow. I lie there in the early winter darkness wondering what terrible thing I’ll be doing next when my father comes in and sits down on my bed.
“What’s the matter?” he asks. “I’ve got a stomachache,” I say. Luckily, it’s too dark to see his face. “Is that all?”“Yeah.”“Mommy says you’ve been in your room since school.”“I was sick there too,” I say. “She thinks something happened today and you’re upset.” That’s the thing that really drives me crazy about my mother. She knows things sitting inside my head the same as if I was turned inside out.
“Well,” my father says. I can tell he doesn’t believe me. “My stomach is feeling sort of upset.” I hedge(避免做正面答复). “Okay,” he says and he pats my leg and gets up.
Just as he shuts the door to my room I call out to him in a voice I don’t even recognize as my own. “How come?” he calls back not surprised or anything. So I tell him I cheated on this math test. To tell the truth, I’m pretty much surprised at myself. I didn’t plan to tell him anything.
He doesn’t say anything at first and that just about kills me. I’d be fine if he’d spank(打屁股) me or something. And then he says I’ll have to call Mr. Burke. It’s not what I had in mind. “Now?” I ask surprised. “Now,” he says. He turns on the light and pulls off my covers. “I’m not going to,” I say.
But I do it. I call Mr. Burke, and I tell him exactly what happened, even that I decided to cheat the night before the test. He says I’ll come on Saturday to take another test, which is okay with me, and I thank him a whole lot for being understanding and all.
“Today I thought I was turning into a criminal,” I tell my father when he turns out my light.
Sometimes my father kisses me good night and sometimes he doesn’t. I never know. But tonight he does.
28. By saying “ It wasn’t even an accident that I cheated”, the author means that_______.
A. he had planned not to study before the test
B. he had planned to cheat with Plummer before the test
C. he decided to cheat after he had wasted the whole evening
D. he decided to cheat when he knew there was going to be a test
29. Before the cheating, the author thought that_______.
A. he was a bad boy in everything
B. he always did what he was told
C. he was a boy that everyone loved
D. he was a decent child but not perfect
30. After he was informed of what he had done, the father________.
A. scolded the author severely
B. didn’t say anything and left
C. called Mr. Burke immediately
D. let the author make a call to Mr. Burke
31. The author’s father kissed the author good night because________.
A. he had done something unusual
B. he promised to study math harder
C. he was willing to take a make-up test
D. he realized his mistake and had the courage to admit it
D
It’s amazing how we grow from careless kids to responsible teens. What happens in the course that makes us responsible now? It’s the seed that we sow in the beginning which grows and becomes a huge tree. As I sit here, silently thinking about my growth, I wonder over some questions which don’t have an answer but it’s because of such unanswerable situations that life has become a roller coaster ride.
As a kid, I used to read a lot of story books. In one particular book, I read a story of a bird. From then on, that has become an integral (必不可少的) part of my life. It described a male bird which takes a lot of pain to build a nest and the female bird takes shelter in it and nourishes the baby. When the bird learns to fly, the whole family flies off to a different place leaving behind the beautiful nest for other birds to grow their family in it. It made me wonder. How could they so easily sacrifice their house built with so much effort?
One night, when I was deep in sleep, I got this particular dream. I was walking miles on the endless road, totally isolated but lined with beautiful trees on the either side. Fascinated by the greenery, I marched towards it only to end up deeper and deeper into the greenery. I happened to stop upon seeing something. It was a massive, wonderful house. I fell in love with that amazing part of art. Yeah, it was indeed a piece of art with every nook and corner touched artistically and lovingly.
I don’t know why I felt that it was done lovingly. Maybe because, things turn out to be beautiful only when we put our love into it — just like the food prepared by mom which tastes more delicious with her love.
I explored the house only to fall more in love with it. There was a sloping roof which matched with the greenery around; the large central open courtyard reminded me of the activities that might have taken place there which felt lively even now when it is completely deserted. The small water body that kept the house cool added to the beauty of the house — of course, it was all dried up now. It’s really wonderful how such things add life to the spaces which otherwise just become structures. Such liveliness and happening turns the house into a home. They say ‘THE HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS’, but now I began to feel it. This is where my heart belongs. This is what I’m destined to do.
When I woke up from the dream, I was clear about everything. I realized where that mile of walk was intending me to lead. I realized what message my dream wanted to convey me. And years later, when finally my turn of choosing my destination came, I simply closed my eyes, held that book in my hand, pressed it against my chest and relived the dream. When I opened my eyes, I was sure what to do. I decided to choose the road — less traveled. Yes, I took up architecture as my profession because this is what I am destined to do. I wanted to do the same thing that the male bird in the story did, to take pain in building a beautiful house and let others stay in it. This is my dream come true and the happiness that I gain now from this profession is indescribable.
32. When the writer read the story of the bird, he probably felt _______.
A. upset
B. confused
C. amazed
D. amused