衡阳市八中2014届高三第二次月考试题
英语
时量：120分钟满分：150分
命题人：曹淑红审题人：刘君
考生注意：本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读理解和书面表达。考试结束后，将答卷收回。
PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A （22.5 marks）
Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letters (A,B or C) on the question booklet.
You will hear each conversation TWICE.
Conversation 1
1. Which of the following is TRUE about Mike?
A. He likes eating potatoes.
B. He likes watching TV
C. He is a bit light.
2. What does the man advise the woman do?
A. Take her son to the club.
B. Take her son to a doctor.
C. Let her son just enjoy his vacation. Conversation 2
3. What?s wrong with the woman?s computer?
A. It can …t be turned on .
B. It was attacked by hackers. C .Its screen was broken.
4. How does the man ask the woman to contact him?
A. By e-mail.
B. By phone.
C. By short messages.
Conversation 3
5. Where did the woman go?
A. To her father?s house.
B. To her office.
C. To the beach.
6. What does the woman advise doing this weekend?
A. Having a get-together.
B. Doing some kinds of drinks
C. Cooking a meal in the open air. Conversation 4
7. What did the woman do today?
A. She stayed at home .
B. She tried contacting the man.
C. She prepared for a big meal.
8. What does the woman think causes the bad connection?
A. The man?s receiver.
B. Her receiver.
C. The phone line.
9. Why does the woman refuse the man?s invitation?
A. She has a bad cold .
B. She has to look after her brother.
C. She will teach her brother to cook. Conversation 5
10. What does the woman think is a personal question?
A. Her full name.
B. Her husband?s earnings.
C. Her family expenses.
11. How much does the woman spend on housing?
A. About￡200 a month .
B. About￡480 a month
C. About￡600 a month.
12. Why is the woman?s family much less well off?
A. she stopped working after having a baby .
B. Her husband now earns less than before
. C. The living cost has been increasing rapidly.
Conversation 6
13. What did the man do when the first earthquake happened?
A. He tried to get out.
B. He stayed in bed.
C. He screamed for help.
14. Where was the man when the second earthquake started?
A. In the bedroom.
B. In the kitchen.
C. In the yard.
15. What did the man know from the radio?
A. People could sleep under their beds.
B. All the parks were very crowded.
C. There might be another earthquake.
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 have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
You will hear the short passage TWICE.
“Child to child” group
PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
SECTION A （15 marks）
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A,B ,C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
21．It is _____ he often fails in exams____ makes his parents worried about him.
A．because；that B．that；that C．不填；that D．what；that
22. Mr White _______his racing bicycle by himself yesterday, but I?m not sure whether it is ready
A. repaired
B. had repaired
C. was repairing
D. would repair
23.Our English teacher , having explained to us how to design a project, allowed us a whole week?s
preparation and then ______the class.
A. to dismiss
B. dismissed
C. dismissing
D. having dismissed
24.It was reported that an agreement ____ between the two companies and that they would carry out a project
together.
A. reached
B. had been reached
C. was reached
D. has been reached
25. You can get the best result ______you carry out the experiment under the desired conditions.
A. what if
B. even if
C. only if
D. as if
26. The subway was crowded with passengers going home from market, most of ________carrying heavy bags
and baskets full of fruits and vegetables they had bought there.
A. whom
B. them
C. who
D. which
27.If you want to live a happy life, you?d better learn to accept life _____it is..
A. as
B. that
C. which
D. where
28. Science is more than a collection of unrelated facts; to be meaningful and valuable,________ must be
arranged to show generalized character.
A. which B .those C. it D.they
29. “___________,” the soldiers screamed loudly, who held a gun in his hands, “or I will shoot again.”
A. Stopped there
B. Stopping there
C. To stop there
D. Stop there
30.Though ____a difficult and even dangerous place , Vietnam is now a friendly destination that welcomes
visitors from all over the world _______.
A. considered; visiting
B. considered; to visit
C. considering ; visiting
D. considering; to visit
31. ---Our company will organize a trip to Hongkong next month. I ______my mother there.
---I? rather you ________. After all she has just recovered from her illness and she still feels weak..
A. will take ; won?t
B. am taking; don?t
C. will take; didn?t
D. am taking; didn?t
32. I was admitted into a famous university. My success______ me pleased with myself but I didn?t .
A. might have made
B. might make
C. should have made
D. should make
33. On the top of the hill_____ the old man once lived.
A. a temple stands there in which
B. stands a temple where
C. a temple standing on which
D. does a temple stand where
34. I told you the other day that Tom had agreed with your idea, ____________?
A. hadn?t he
B. didn?t he
C. did I
D. didn?t I
35. ______ all the seats full, he had no choice but to stand up.
A. For
B. As
C. Though
D. With
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.
I pulled into the driveway of my Mum?s house and saw my two-year-old daughter?s smiling face staring out the window at me. Vanessa had stayed with her grandma for a week, while her mommy, Georgia ,was in hospital 36 complications(并发症) in her second pregnancy. Vanessa, who missed her room and toys, 37 awaited the arrival of daddy to pick her up and take her to see her mother. After the visit we?d go home where I had a surprise for her.
Vanessa and I spent an hour with Georgia and then 38 home.
I got Vanessa out of her snowsuit, 39 on the sofa and sat beside her. “Vanessa, you know you?re going to have a new brother or sister soon.”
“I know, Daddy. Mommy?s bringing it home with her.”
“That?s right .”I smiled. “well, the baby is going to need a 40 to sleep in. I hope you don?t mind, but I put your cradle in the new baby?s room.”
“Where will I sleep, Daddy?”
“ Follow me.” I led her down the hall to her room. “I have a 41 for you.”
When Vanessa turned the corner and screamed with pleasure. “It?s a bed ,Daddy! My very own bed!” She 42 up and down on the mattress with 43 happiness on her face.
“ I guess this means I?m growing up,” said Vanessa.
First beds are first milestones. For the first time we are free to get out of bed without 44 someone lift
us from our cradles. We are trusted to handle the freedom with respect and are expected to 45 new rules. First days of school, first loves, firsts jobs，first homes or apartments, first child；they?re all 46 in life. Each comes with 47 and responsibilities and it all starts with the first bed..
36. A. instead of B. as to C. due to D. regardless of
37. A. anxiously B. surprisingly C. purposely D. especially
38. A. stayed B. headed C. missed D. left
39. A. bent B. lay C. settled D. sighed
40. A. camp B. basket C. house D. cradle
41. A. prize B. surprise C. word D. promise
42. A. bounced B. turned C. climbed D. laughed
43. A. pure B. little C. exact D. sudden
44. A. joining in B. giving in C. sending for D. waiting for
45. A. build B. ignore C. follow D. break
46. A. obstacles B. memories C. scenes D. milestones
47. A. sorrow B. joys C. interest D. pride
SECTION C （12 marks）
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Grace, like many renters, is tired of renting. 48 . reason is that her annual rent keeps going up. Every year her landlord raises the rent by five percent. Another reason is her neighbors. She finds it hard to get
49 well with them. “ New neighbours always seem to care less about other people?s feelings than the ones
50 moved out,”she said, “My first neighbour liked closing his door loudly; I always knew when he came home or left home. _51 he moved out, a saxophonist moved in. He practiced two hours every day. On Saturday his friends 52 come over and I? d get to listen to a whole band. I once called the police, 53 they said saxophone playing was permitted in apartments for up to four hours 54 day, they told me I was lucky that the guy was 55 playing two hours!”
PART THREE 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
Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling. They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael sings to his sister in Mommy's tummy.
The pregnancy progresses normally for Karen. But complications arise during delivery. Finally, Michael's little sister is born. But she is in serious condition. With siren howling in the night, the ambulance rushes the infant to the intensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital.
The little girl gets worse. The doctor tells the parents, "There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst." Karen and her husband have fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby — now they plan a funeral.
Michael, keeps begging his parents to let him see his sister, "I want to sing to her," he says. But kids are never allowed in Intensive Care. However, Karen makes up her mind. She will take Michael whether they like
it or not. “If he doesn't see his sister now, he may never see her alive.” She dresses him in an oversized scrub suit and marches him into ICU. The head nurse recognizes him as a child and bellows, "Get that kid out of here now! " The mother, the usually mild-mannered lady glares steel-eyed into the head nurse's face, her lips a firm line. "He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!" Karen tows Michael to his sister's bedside. He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live. And he begins to sing.
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray”
Instantly the baby girl responds. The pulse rate becomes calm and steady.
"You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away "
The ragged, strained breathing becomes as smooth as a kitten's purr.
Keep on singing, Michael. Tears conquer the face of the bossy head nurse as well as Karen.
Funeral plans are scrapped. The next, day —the very next day —the little girl is well enough to go home!
NEVER GIVE UP THE ONE WE LOVE!
56. How did Michal?s feel when he knew that he was going to have a sister?
A. indifferent.
B. worried.
C. expectant.
D. disappointed.
57. The doctor recommended the family ___________.
A. get ready for the worst result.
B. wait for the hope in the near future.
C. prepare much more money for the infant.
D. prepare for another chance in other hospitals.
58. Which word can best replace the underlined word in Paragraph 4?
A. pointed.
B. yelled.
C. whispered.
D. ignored.
59. What happened when Michael sang to his little sister?
A. The little baby responded to his song and woke up immediately.
B. The baby heard the song and burst into tears.
C. The baby?s physical signs disappeared eventually.
D. The baby recovered from the dangerous state of coma gradually.
60. What could be the best title of the article?
A. An unexpected gift.
B. A miracle of love.
C. A iron-mother.
D. A medical success.
B
While you may be doing everything right, ignoring just one or two steps in the process may keep you from getting a job, especially in this fierce market. Here is a checklist that covers some of the major links in the job-search chain.
THE RESUME --- Make sure it is up-to-date and tailored to the types of jobs you are seeking for. Have someone else look at your resume. If you cannot afford a career coach, give your resume to friends or family members to scrutinize. Have copies of your resume printed so that you are ready to hand them out at interviews.
COVERING LETTERS --- Maybe you?ve set up a few basic styles in advance, but that?s not enough. Each covering letter should be designed to suit the job for which you are applying.
THE W ARDROBE(衣橱) --- Check your wardrobe to ensure that you have the appropriate professional dress, including shoes, ready for interview.
NETWORKING --- Don?t isolate yourself from others for days. Network through e-mail messages, phone calls, appointments and meetings keep you in touch with the outside world and prevent you from becoming depressed.
APPLICATION --- A glance at huge online job sites isn?t usually the best way to find a job. You are more likely to succeed through the people you know via networking.
THE FOLLOW—UP --- It is quite common to apply for job and never hear back from the company. Take measures, such as following up with a phone call a week or so after you apply. If you know someone at the company, check whether that person will put in a good word for you.
INTERVIEWS --- If you?ve got plenty of interviews but no return calls or job offers, take a look at your interviewing skills. This is one area where investing in a career coach may pay off. But if you can?t afford one, try to find a job group or service that conducts free mock(模拟) interviews.
SUPPORT SYSTEMS --- Finally, recognize that looking for job is rather difficult. Even at the best of times, a job hunt is often about rejection, and that can be hard to endure. Staying in touch with family, friends, professional networks and fellow job seekers can help you to maintain a positive attitude and a sense of perspective.
61. The author?s purpose of writing this text is to _________.
A. suggest graduates should find suitable jobs
B. tell people how to improve their interview skills
C. teach people how to get ready for an interview
D. give people some tips on searching for jobs
62. The underlined word “scrutinize” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by ________.
A. check
B. use
C. rewrite
D. criticize
63. Which of the following methods is wrong according to the text?
A. You should have your resume read by your friends after finishing it.
B. You should create different covering letters for the different jobs you apply for.
C. Searching online is the most effective way to look for a job.
D. You should wear professional clothes and shoes for the interview.
64. What should you do if you don?t receive any calls after lots of interviews?
A. Ask a fellow job seeker to help you.
B. Carefully review your interviewing skills.
C. Rewrite your resume as soon as possible.
D. Go to the managers? offices to find out why.
65. It is implied in the text that__________.
A. people often pay no attention to writing their resume
B. the interview is the most difficult step for interviewees
C. your social network may help you a lot in your job hunt
D. a career coach often offers free mock interviews to interviewees
C
In a recent study, researchers have estimated the energy required to produce bottled water, including the energy required to manufacture plastic, make the plastic into bottles, process the water, fill and seal the bottles, transport the bottles, and chill the bottles for use. Combining all the energy input totals for treatment and distribution, researchers found that producing bottled water requires between 5.6 and 10.2 million joules(焦耳) of energy per liter, depending on transportation factors. That's up to 2, 000 times the energy required to produce tap water.
To break down the energy requirements, researchers found that producing the plastic bottles and
transporting the bottles greatly dominated(控制) the energy input. Although some companies are experimenting with producing lightweight bottles or using recycled materials, the researchers calculated that the manufacturing cost is about 4 million joules of energy per plastic bottle weighing 38 grams, and the cap weighing 2 grams.
“Our previous work had suggested that bottled water production was an energy- intensive process, but we were surprised to see the results, ” the researchers said.
Transportation costs vary depending on the distance and mode of transport, and both factors depend on the type of bottled water. There are two main kinds of bottled water in th e US: “ spring water”，which comes from an underground spring; and “purified water”，which is city tap water that has received further treatment. For purified water distributed locally by truck within Los Angeles, the total transportation energy is about 1.4 million joules per liter. In the second situation, spring water shipped from Fiji (such as Fiji Spring Water) across the Pacific to Los Angeles, and then delivered locally by truck, requires about 4 million joules per liter for transportation. For the spring water, the transportation energy equaled (in the case of Fiji) the energy required to produce the bottle.
With this data, the researchers hope that future studies will have the ability to make specific estimates for different situations, and possibly find ways to cut energy costs.
66. From the first Paragraph we can know that the energy required to ______.
A. produce bottled water includes the energy required to drink it
B. distribute bottled water includes the energy for producing the bottles
C. distribute bottled water is much smaller than the energy for treating it
D. produce bottled water is much smaller than the energy for producing tap water
67. To reduce the energy required to produce bottled water, some companies are trying ______.
A. to fill tap water into the plastic bottles directly
B. to replace the plastic bottles with metal containers
C. to produce lightweight bottles with recycled materials
D. to use bicycles to transport and deliver bottled water locally
68. What's Paragraph 4 mainly talking about?
A. Treatment of bottled water needs no energy input at all.
B. Bottled water production is an energy- intensive process.
C. Transportation of bottled water takes up the most energy input.
D. Production of the plastic bottles greatly dominated the energy input.
69. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. there are two main kinds of bottled water in the US
B. world consumption of bottled water has been increasing
C. transportation costs have something to do with the mode of transport
D. bottled water produced in Spring is more expensive than purified water
70. What's the main purpose of the passage?
A. To help consumers themselves make more environmentally sustainable choices.
B. To advise the government to take severe measures to stop producing bottled water.
C. To urge the consumers to drink tap water instead of bottled water for the sake of the earth.
D. To try the best to find ways to produce bottled water cheaply and quickly for the companies.
PART FOUR WRITING (45 marks)
SECTION A (10 marks)
Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Many of us suffer needlessly when it comes to our well-being or physical health. In most cases this can be attributed to a lack of knowledge about our lifestyle to include our eating habits along with physical activity. If we learn how to keep healthy, our lives would be so much more enjoyable.
With so many places to find a fast meal, it is hard to maintain control of your eating habits when coupled with a fast pace lifestyle. We do need food to provide the energy our bodies need, but it is our choices that ultimately help or harm us. From increasingly large burgers to fried chicken, we are attacked with endless quick meals. However, we must give our body what it needs to get healthy and not what our taste buds want.
The other key component to keeping healthy is regular exercise. You don?t have to be a gym rat or anything of that nature, but you must develop some type of workout. It can be something as little as walking. Exercising just 30 minutes of your day is all you really need if you want to stay healthy. You can do as little as 3 to 4 days a week or make it a daily routine.
Our bodies are not equipped to deal with stress on a routine basis. Constant stress can lead to a rise in blood pressure which increases your chance for a stroke or a heart attack. It also affects the blood cells that aid in fighting infections. These weaken cells leave you helpless against common colds, other illnesses, and medical conditions. Therefore, you should learn to relax yourself by spending some time every day chatting with your family, playing with your friends or just watching a film or listening to some soft music.
There is no big secret on how to keep healthy. If you take care of your body, it will do the same for you in return. It is best that you take every measure possible to lead a healthy lifestyle. Keep healthy by treating your body right.
Section B (10 marks )
Directions : Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.
How we look and how we appear to others probably worry us more when we arc in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life．Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion．
Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner．If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment．
Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress．A barber today does not cut a boy's hair in the
same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did．The advertisers show us the latest fashionable styles and we arc constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we arc odd or dull.
What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion．Take hats for example- In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside．In recent times, President Kennedy caused a depression in the American hat industry by not wearing hats: more American men followed his example．There is also a cyclical pattern in fashion．In the 1920s in Europe and America, short skirts became fashionable．After World WarⅡ, they dropped to ankle length．Then they got shorter and shorter and the miniskirt was in fashion．After a few more years, skirts became longer again．
Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be．It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else．Within reason, you can dress as you tike or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion．The popularity of jeans and the "untidy" look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashion of the top fashion houses．
81．What do the fashion magazines or TV advertisements claim to bring us? （No more than 2 words）
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 82．Why does the writer take President Kennedy as an example? （No more than 14 words）
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 83．What does the writer try to explain by talking about short skirts? （No more than 8 words）
______________________________________________________________________________________ 84．Why are jeans so popular according to the writer? （No more than 10 words）
______________________________________________________________________________________ Section C(25 marks)
Direction: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
最近，“光盘行动”在社会上引起很大反响。请你在班上演讲，阐述学习食堂食物浪费现象严重，号召大家加入“光盘行动”。请你根据以下提示用英语写一篇演讲稿:
1. 列举学校餐厅食物浪费现象；
2.阐述浪费食物的危害：不利于性格发展，增加父母经济负担，浪费资源；
注意：1.词数不少于120 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
3. 提出减少食物浪费的措施（至少两点）
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Key
听力(1.5分一个，共30分)
1-5 BAABC 6-10 AACBB 11-15 CABBC 16.London 17. ten 18.clean 19. burns and cuts
20. resource material
单项选择（1分一个，共15分）21~25BCBBC 26~30BADDB 31~35 DCBDD
完型填空（1.5分一个，共18分）36-40 CABCD 41~45 BAADC 46~47 DB
语法填空（1.5分一个，共12分）
48. one 49. along/on 50. who 51. After/When 52. would 53. but 54. a 55. only/just/merely/simply
阅读理解（2分一个，共30分）
56~60 CABDB 61~65. DACBC66~70 BCCBA
任务型填空（1分一个，共10分）
71. Keeping healthy
72. enjoyable lives
73. lifestyle knowledge
74. Suggestions/ Advice.
75. Physical activity./ Regular exercise.
76. Eating things.
77. walking.
78. Exercising 30 minutes.
79. Watching a film
80. right treatment
阅读回答（共10分）
81. Confidence.（2分）
82. To show the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion.（2分）
83. There is a cyclical pattern in fashion.（3分）
84. Because it?s a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashion.（3分）
书面表达（25分）
Dear friends, May I have your attention, please? Now I?d like to share my opinions about food waste.
There is no denying that food waste has become a serious problem on campus. we can see some students dumping leftovers without feeling guilty. So it is high time to call for an end to it.
The reasons are as follows: In the first place, the bad habit of being wasteful will have a bad influence on our own character building. Secondly, it adds financial burden to our parents. Last but not least, not only does it exhaust the world?s limited natural resources, it can also contribute to global warming.
In my opinion, it is everybody?s business to fight with it. On one hand, we should start it with ourselve s to save food. For instance, do not order too much; pack up the leftovers; don't be picky about food. On the other hand, we can persuade others to join the fight with us.
Tough and big as the task is, I?m sure, with everyone doing his bit, we will change the present situation for the better.
That?s all. Thank you!
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