【英语】湖南省耒阳二中2014届高三第一次月考(摸底考试)

2020级高三第一次月考总分：150分时间：120分钟出题人：Ebony审题人：Stephanie第一部分听力（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分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。

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.How many kilos does the man weigh now?A.62.B.54.C.50.2.What does the man need to do?A.Look up a word.B.Borrow a dictionary.C.Deal with his email.3.Why does the woman need new sheets?A.The old ones were worn.B.The old ones were ugly.C.The old ones were too small.4.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.Their futures.B.Their family.C.Their travel plans.5.What is the man mostly worried about?A.The noisy passengers.B.The safety of the airplane.C.The service of the flight attendant.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，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。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.How many dogs do the speakers have?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.7.Why does the woman change her mind about the cat?A.She doesn’t want it to die.B.She wants more animals.C.She has enough money and room for it.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

湖南师大附中2014届高三月考试卷（一）英语试题（考试范围:全部内容）本试卷分为四个部分,包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。

时量120分钟。

满分150分。

Part I Listening Comprehension （30 marks）Section A （22．5marks）Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers．For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C．Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question．You will hear each conversation TWICE．Example:When will the magazine probably arrive?A．Wednesday．B．Thursday． C．Friday．The answer is B．Conversation 11．Where does the conversation take place?A．At a clinic．B．At a restaurant．C．At a drugstore．2．What restaurant did the woman go to first last night?A．Chinese．B．American． C．Italian．Conversation 23．How much does the tour cost, including lunch?A．Ninety yuan． B．Eighty yuan．C．One hundred yuan．4．What can we learn about the guidebook?A．It’s expensive．B．it's about the places people will visit．C．It is written in both English and Chinese．Conversation 35．What did the woman do 15 minutes ago?A．She left her purse on the table．B．She went to the restroom．C．She came back from the restroom．6．Where was the purse found?A．On the table．B．In the restroom．C．Under the table.Conversation 47．Who is the woman?A．A sportswoman．B．A traveler．C．A pilot．8．What caused the accident?A．She hurt her arm．B．She lost her way．C．She landed the wrong way．9．What can we learn about the woman?A．She is weak．B．She was injured in the right foot last year．C．She’ll recover in about two months．Conversation 510．Where is the man going?A．To Paris．B．To London．C．To Berlin．11．How did the man go to Europe in World War n?A．By plane．B．By warship． C．By truck．12．How soon will the speakers arrive?A．In 2 hours．B．In 4 hours．C．In 6 hours．Conversation 613．Why did the man leave his previous job in the bank?A．His family moved to another place．B．He had never gotten a raise．C．He just wanted to make a change．14．What are the man's best qualities?A．Hard-working and responsible．B．Faithful and energetic．C．Smart and capable．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．Part ⅡLanguage Knowledge（45marke）Section A （15marks）Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A,B,C and D．Choose the one that best completes the sentence．21．How can I help them to understand _____ they won't listen to me?A．when B．while C．where D．unless 22．Partly_____ about his past love, he buried himself in his work．A．to have forgot B．having forgot C．to forget D．forgotten23．They could have escaped from the big fire, but unfortunately, someone ____the door．A．locked B．have locked C．had locked D．will lock24．Nowadays almost everyone prefers to use a smart mobile phone _____ functions are more practical．A．which B．where C．what D．whose25．It is said that the building to be completed next year will be ____ the old one．A．as half big as B．half as big asC．half bigger as D．bigger half as26．When you look at_____ great effects the climate change has on our life, you'11 agree that it is the most pressing global problem．A．which B．how C．what D．why27．According to the schedule, the flight No．232 to Beijing____ at 10:30．We'd better set out right now, or we'll be late．A．leaves B．left C．will leave D．has left28．By the time you arrive in London, we_____ in Europe for two weeks．A．will stay B．stayedC．will have stayed D．are staying29．When we were in the college, we _____ stay either in the lab or in the library, devoting ourselves to books．A．should B．would C．can D．need30．_____ and we' 11 finish the work on time．A．If we are given two more days B．Two more daysC．Having two more days D．Given two more days31．The murderer was brought in, with his hands ____ behind his back．A．being tied B．having tied C．to be tiedD．tied32．40% of the students in our school _____ from the other parts of Hunan, which ___ relatively large number．A．is? are B．is; isC．are; is D．are; are33．____ approximately eight by fourteen feet, this room can house 6 to 8 students．A．Measuring B．Being measuredC．Having measured D．To measure34．—____ you make such great achievements in your career?—With strong will and devotion．A．What is that B．How is it thatC．What is it that D．How is that35．We are always told that Only through hard work____our goals in our study．A．we will achieve B．we have achievedC．have we achieved D．will we achieveSection 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．A French billionaire used to have a rough time when he was young．Later he 36 himself in the field of drawing sales．Within ten years, he had become a young media tycoon （大亨）in France．He died of cancerin 1998．A French newspaper published his 37 after his death, in which he claimed:Iwas a poor guy．Before t reach the threshold (门槛）of heaven, I leave my secret of how to become 38 to the world．Anyone who can answer the question 'What do the poor 39 most will have discovered my secret of becoming rich．My deposit of one million francs in the private safe of my bank will be the prize for his wisdom in uncovering the riddle of poverty．"Many people 40 to the publicized will．The answers, as one might imagine, were 41 ．The majority of them thought the poor were missing money most．Some stated that what the poor most 42 was opportunity．Still others thought that the poor needed skills to make money．The rest of the answers claimed that poverty could be attributed to the 43 of help, love, attractiveness, and 44 good luck．On the first anniversary of the billion aire’s passing, his lawyer and representative opened his private safe in the bank; the secret of getting rich 45 ．The billionaire believed that the most absent among the poor was the 46 of getting rich．It was a nine? year? old girl who hit the nail on the head．Why did she regard "ambition" as the．Thing the poor lacked most? The day she was officially 47 the one million francs, she said:" Every time my elder sister brought her boyfriend home, she always warned me not to be ambitious．So, I thought perhaps ambition was something that brought what you wanted．" 36．A．introduced B．guided C．became D．established 37．A．story B．will C．secret D．finding 38．A．rich B．positive C．successful D．determined 39．A．save B．expect C．lack D．hope 40．A．applied B．responded C．admitted D．contributed ;t 41．A．various B．incorrect C．creative D．related 42．A．cared B．desired C．ignored D．shared 43．A．presence B．absence C．rejection D．dependence 44．A．even B．still C．so D．yet 45．A．turned out B．got out C．came out D．putout 46．A．idea B．ambition C．luck D．opportunity47．A．awarded B．received C．returned D．donated, Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context．In the face of various and complicated requirements of employment market, some student begin to question the significance of learning basic knowledge and skills, just as 48．is exposed in some news reports．However, it is absolutely wrong to hold that idea．Owing to the fact 49, we．are living in a competitive society, the development of our society demands that we arm 50．with basic skills and up-to-date knowledge so as to keep up with the pace of our society．51．investigation shows that millions of people spend 'time and energy grasping skills and technology so that they 52．keep a favorable position in job market or enhance their opportunities．While focusing on creativity, innovation, management and leadership skills, we should 53．forget the fundamental importance of the more basic, essential skills．It is universally Known that opportunity is important, 54．you could do nothing with it if you are not equipped 55 competitive forces, such as basic reading and calculating skills@ to seize it．Part III 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．AThe Go-Getter: Dan Maiman, 48, marketing engineer turned comedianGot Started in: New York CityThe Goal: To make laughter his businessThe Gain; Doubled his salary, learned to trust his instinct．When I was laid off from Intel Corporation in New York almost two years ago, I felt very frustrated．I was afraid that I would not find a better job．'I'd been with the company since 1996 and had poured a lot intomy technical work．But I also felt free, maybe even excited．I hadn't really liked my job very much．Years earlier, I had taken a comedy class to conquer my fear of public speaking．I had a skill for stand．A lot of my material was biographical, as in, "When I applied for the job at Intel* they^ told m&, You're half Indian, half Japanese? You don't even have to interview!'" Like many other performers, I seemed shy in person, but after a show, people would say, "Hey, you' re amazing on stage．"I thought, dray, I'll pursue comedy．It'll pay starvation wages, but I'm not a big spender．I can eat Top Amen noodles forever．I also had a fairly graceful nest egg from all those years in the corporate world．I composed jokes while riding the subway, walking around, and talking on the phone with friends．I made efforts to practice．I promoted myself on the Internet, and performed when I had the chance．My new career took off．So far I have done stand-up at corporate functions, charity galas, and birthday parties．This year, I'll have flown 125,000 miles on Delta．I'm a frequent flier, and I get upgraded to first class on everyflight．Recently, I made the unrealistic sum of $ 12,500 in one night．I'm making more than double what t made at Intel．I'll probably pull in about $ 275,000 this year, not counting the commercial;! just shot for a computer company．I also have a role in a movie due out next summer．The Last Air bender, directed by M．Night Shyamalan and featuring one of the stars of Sundog Millionaire, Dev Patel．In the Indian immunity,I've become pretty well known．In this business, there is no greater thrill than thinking of a joke in the shower that makes you laugh out loud, practicing it for a small audience, and then performing it in a theater of 2,000 people-and bringing the house down．Getting laid off was the best thing that has ever happened to me．（From Reader's Digest ）56．What is the text mainly about?A．The author's experience after being laid off．B．The greatest excitement in the author's life．C．The funniest thing the author has experienced．D．The author's experience at Intel Corporation．57．What was the author's first response to the fact that he was laid off?A．He felt amused．B．He felt relaxed．C．He was．excited．D．He felt worried．58．The underlined word "instinct" in the fourth paragraph probably means____．A．achievement B．potentialC．imagination D．curiosity62．Which of the following is TRUE about baby giant pandas?A．At birth, they are as small as a human hand．B．They are born with a full coat of fur．C．The mother and rather raise the baby giant pandas together．D．They learn to look for bamboo as soon as they are born．63．In winter, giant pandas ______．A．don’t have to eat anything B．change their lifestyle completelyC．prefer to give birth to their babies D．needn’t sleep day and night64．It can be inferred from the passage that ____．A．people who like history might enjoy watching Giant PandasB．the team members were excited when they found the giant panda wasteC．the program Giant Pandas provides all information about giant pandasD．the Qinling Mountains are a natural link between the east and west of China65．What's the best title for （he passage?A．Gi ant Pandas and the Camera Group’s Work on Giant PandasB．How to Protect Giant PandasC．Qinling Mountains: Giant Pandas^ Natural HabitatD．The Mfestyle of Giant PandasCIs early childhood education really necessary? Early childhood education primarily focuses on learningthrough playing to develop the child's physical, sensory, communicational and social development．Earlychildhood education has become a concern of the government, who pushes poor children to be formallytrained before they-are old enough for kindergarten．There are good reasons for the government to push early childhood education．Studies have shown that orphaned children who did not receive good care and education become developmentally delayed causing failure in school, and even in life．Further studies show that poor children who take part in Head Start programs are more prepared for school, less likely to end up in Special Education classes, and are less likely to receive public help or g& to jail．There are also negative parts to putting a child in formal education programs too early．Time Magazine online explains that the younger the child the less his chances of catching up with first-grade work．n I have personally witnessed many children of my generation who went to Head Start programs become frustrated and bored with school before they finished high school．Yet patents have been sure that the earlier the child starts school, the better life he or she will have, so they Dash to start children earlier．Actually while early formal education of poor children does show great gains in the early elementary years, studies also show that this head start is really a "false start", as the gains are lost in middle and high school years．It seems that environment is a bigger factor on life's success than early education．Head programs have not achieved its original goal m dosing the achievement gap in poor and middle school children．Perhaps it is time to find other ways to close that gap．66．The purpose of the government valuing the teary childhood education isA．to develop the children^ communicationB．to give orphaned children good care and educationC．to get the children prepared for the kindergartenD．to train the children formally and regularly67．According to the studies, which of the following is TRUE?A．Children with good early education* may have a good life．B．The orphaned children are usually unhappy in their life．C．Children without early education can do well at school．D．Head Start programs are helpful to the poor children．68．"．．．the younger the child the less his chances of catching up with first-grade work．" suggests that_____．A．the early childhood educ ation is helpless to the child’s gradeB．it is good for the young children to receive early educationC．the early education can help the children follow the gradeD．the younger the children are, the more clever they will be69．The authors attitude toward the early childhood education is_____．A．subjective B．objective C．disapproving D．approving70．The main idea of the last paragraph is that_____．A．the early childhood education is very necessaryB．Head Start programs have helped the children a lotC．environment is the most important to lifers successD．better ways should be found to help the poor childrenPart ]V Writing（45 marks）Section A（10 marks）Directions"．Read the following passage．Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from thepassage．Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer．A gap year （also known as year abroad, year out, year off, deferred year, bridging year, time off and tune out）is a year during which students take time off and do something other than schooling, such as travel or work．The gap year is most commonly taken after secondary school and before starting university．The practice of taking a gap year developed in the United Kingdom in the 1960s．During a gap year, a student might travel, do voluntary work overseas or undertake a working holiday abroad．In 1978, the Prince of Wales and Colonel John Blashford-Snell beam what is now known as Raleigh International by launching ' Operation Drake", a gap year expedition voyage around the world following Sir Francis Drake's route．The Center for Interim Programs in the United States was originally founded in 1980 to assist students in making a more effective transition from high school to college．The gap year has grown very popular among students in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada．A trend for gap years is to participate in educational programs that combine language study, home stay, cultural immersion, community ．service, and independent study．The high pressure increasingly leaves students of high school tired out and longing for refreshment．Also, counselors are coming to bless the gap-year option, and colleges increasingly are offering a delayed enrol lment option as more and more “gap ers" arrive on campus with enhanced motivation and maturity-all of which prepares well for their undergraduate years in college．In 2010, gap year travel has increased among school, college and university leavers, as this is seen as an attractive option for future career development．Section B（10 marks）Directions Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage．Bard itch High School decided to have an All-School Reunion．Over 450 people came to the event．There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park．Several former teachers were to tell stories about the old days, including Ms．Mabel Yates, ．an English teacher for fifty years．Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans （嘟囔声）when Ms．Yates was about to speak．Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from an old woman who had few kind words for her students while teaching．Then Ms．Yates started to speak:"I can't tell you how pleased I am to be here．I haven’t seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers arid enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies．I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students; Although I haven’t appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations* weddings and even the births of your children, in my imagination．"Ms．Yates paused and started crying a bit．Then she continued:"There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work．You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart．"There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping; The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar W^）．Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers andmodels were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forg6tteff English teacher from their hometown．81．Who were also invited to attend the reunion besides some former students? （No more than 3 words）（2 marks）82．Why did some people try to escape from the English teacher’s lecture? （No more than 11 words）（3 marks）83．How did the teacher get to know her students）situations after graduation? （No more than 11 words）（2 marks）84．According to the lecture, what did the English teacher intend to tell her former students? （No more than 12 words）（3 marks）Section C（25 marks）Directions'．Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese．假设你是Sunny，你打算加入一个名为“译者无国界”（Interpreters without Borders）的非政府组织，为此你需要提交一份英文个人简介。

株洲市二中2014届高三第一次月考试卷英语Part II Language Knowledge （45 marks）Section A （15 marks）21. ______ this book with that one and you will see which is better.A. CompareB. To compareC. ComparedD. Comparing22. It was by making great efforts _____ she caught up with other students.A. howB. thatC. whatD. when23. The young composers went to the library and searched for _______he could find about Mozart.A. whateverB. howeverC. whereverD. whichever24.—Did you catch what I said?—Sorry. I ______ a text message just now.A. had answeredB. have answeredC. would answerD. was answering25. If you _____ go, at least wait until the heavy rain is over.A. canB. mayC. mustD. will26. This building is both a secret and a mystery. No one shall be admitted intoit ______ he can give the right password.A. unlessB. asC. sinceD. if27. There were several messages from people, most of ___________ I didn't know, onmy mobile phone when I got home.A. thoseB. whichC. whomD. them28. —How do you like the film “The Gods must be crazy”?—Well, I have never seen _____one before.A. a goodB. a betterC. a bestD. the best29. I will bear it in mind because it is the most touching moment that I ______since I came to the No.2 Middle School.A. experiencedB. am experiencingC. had experiencedD.have experienced30. Last summer holiday, I went back to my hometown, ________ the neighbors and thehouses I used to live in were gone．A. only findingB. only to findC. having foundD.found31. On the Yandi Square, where a big celebration ______, some workers are busilysetting the stage and making decorations.A. will be heldB. has been heldC. was being heldD.was to be held32. Misunderstandings arising from lack of social communication, if not _____properly, may lead to serious problems.A. handlingB. being handledC. handledD. to handle33. I have finished a large part of the book, the rest of which _______ more difficult.A. isB. areC. wasD. were34. So hot __________ these days that we can’t sleep well at night．A.the weather wasB. is the weatherC.the weather isD. was the weather35.—How I wish I _______ the Olympic Opening Ceremony in London!—I’m sorry, but you didn’t.A. attended B．have attended C．had attended D．wouldattendSection B （18 marks）Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland．In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist（打击乐器独奏演员） in spite of her disability．“Early on I decided not to allow the 36 of others to stop me from becoming a musician．I 37 on a farm in northeast Scotland and began taking piano lessons when I was eight．The older I got, the more my passion（酷爱） for music grew．But I also began to gradually lose my 38 ．Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the cause and by age twelve, I was completely deaf．But my love for music never 39 me．”“My 40 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time．To perform, I learned to ‘hear’ music differently from others．I play in my stocking feet and can 41 the pitch of a note（音调） by the vibrations （振动） I feel through my body and through my 42 ．My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 43 that I have．”“I was determined to be viewed as a musician, not just as a deaf musician, and I 44 to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London．No other deaf student had done this before and some teachers opposed my admission．Based on my performance, I was 45 admitted and went on to graduate with the academy’s highest honors．”“After that, I established myself as the first full time solo percussionist．I wrote and sorted a lot of practical compositions since few had been written specially for solo percussionists．”“I have been a soloist for over ten years．Although the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t 46 that my passion couldn’t be realized．I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 47 by others．Follow your passion; follow your heart．They will lead you to the place you want to go．”(367 words) 36．A．conditions B．opinions C．actionsD．recommendations37．A．gave up B．took up C．grew up D．brought up 38．A．sight B．hearing C．touch D．taste 39．A．left B．excited C．accompanied D．disappointed 40．A．purpose B．decision C．promise D．goal 41．A．smell B．see C．hear D．tell 42．A．carefulness B．movement C．imagination D．experience 43．A．sense B．effort C．feeling D．idea 44．A．admitted B．appealed C．advised D．applied 45．A．usually B．finally C．possibly D．hopefully 46. A. conclude B．seem C．mean D．say47．A. limited B. ignored C. admired D. surrounded Section C （12 marks）Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.I’m going to share my most embarrassing experience in life with you.It turned 48 to be one of my life’s most valuable lessons.This summer, I attended a dance camp organized by the high school dance team. We went to learn new tricks, techniques and knowledge about the art of dance. I arrived at 49 camp, being very confident of my ability to be a good dancer. My rich experience and long time in the dance team qualified me for the top class, 50I felt was a right decision.51 , when the class began I realized that I did not know as much as I thoughtI did. It seemed as if every girl in the class could perform challenging jumps, leaps and other difficult tricks 52 me. I became discouraged and wanted to quit immediately. My frustration kept me from doing my best. As a result the final performance was nothing but embarrassing. On the stage I completely forgot how to dance and most of the time I just stood there, looking stupid, 53 the other girls performed like professionals. 54 embarrassing it was!From this experience I concluded that people are sometimes not as good at something as they think they are; there is always someone out there that can do it better than you. I also learned that 55 is always room for improvement, and I should do my best whatever the situation is. I know if I do not try my best, I will fail even before I begin.(232 words)PART III READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)ACosmo Books Ltd.,Hertford Estate,Rickmansworth,Middx.14, Woodman Road,Two Bridges,West Sussex.25th FebruaryDear Sir,Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare. Your company, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set (eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at what was claimed to be a ‘remarkable’ price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them.Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered. So I returned the Dickens books to you,with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all. However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice.You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds , and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have. The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside.I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now until the Last Judgment, I should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.(413 words) Yours faithfully, SIMON WALKER56. Simon Walker wrote the letter to ________A. show his anger to Cosmo Books Ltd..B. complain about getting books he did n’t want.C. advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd..D. urge for the final solution to the problem with the unwanted books.57. The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for ____A. unlimited number of Cosmo Books.B. a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare.C. fifteen pounds and fifty pence.D. a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare.58. Mr. Walker answered the advertisement because ________A. he wanted a set of Shakespeare’s works which was a good bargainB. he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable price.C. he had ordered the set and had been waiting for them to come for some time.D. the set he already had was not particularly attractive.59. It can be inferred that _______A. Cosmo Books have sent bills for books that they have not sent.B. Mr. Walker took some action after receiving the books he did not order.C. Mr. Walker hasn’t received the books that he ordered.D. Several sets of books have been sent to Mr. Walker free of charge.60. The tone of the letter is that of _______A. bitternessB. respectC. annoyanceD. humorBA new study of 8,000 young people in the journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love（早恋）may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression. The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all.The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”. According to the study, even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic relationship”, this “loss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relatio nships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. They won’t tell that to their parents.Dr. Marian Kaufman, an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build strong friendship and a strong sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends, attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family.Parents should watch for signs of depression—eating or mood changes—and if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age. Love will always make us feel young, but only maturity（成熟）gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects.(289 words)61. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. Puppy love may bring young people depression.B. Parents should forbid their children’s love.C. Romance is a two-edged sword for adults.D. Romance is good for young people.62. Which of the following is more likely to have depression?A. Young people who have a strong sense of self.B. Young boys whose parents watch for their behavior.C. Young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions.D. Careless parents whose children are deep in love.63. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Lacking love can lead young people to grow up more quickly.B. The older a woman is, the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance.C. Parents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depression.D. Early love makes young people keep close to their friends and parents.64. What’s the author’s attitude towards puppy love?A. Confused.B. Scared.C. Uninterested.D. Disapproving.65. Dr. Marian does NOT suggest parents’ encouraging their kids to ______.A. keep close to their friendsB. attend more interestingactivitiesC. chat more on lineD. spend more time with their familyCFor some minutes, all was quiet in the street. Then from across the street someone came walking.It looked like a woman of middle height, dressed in a big raincoat, a soft hat and rubber-soled boots or shoes, and making little sound while walking. No one was in sight. It was a street with two rows of about fifty small houses and there were three lamps on either side. The lamp nearest to the child’s house could be seen clearly, but the others were almost hidden by the smoky air. A car passed the end of the street and its lights showed faintly，but clearly enough to show the smooth skin of the woman’s face. The car disappeared as the woman, wrapped up in her coat, reached the doorway of the child’s house. She put a key in the lock quickly, pushed the door open and stepped inside, then closed the door without looking round. She began to breathe hard.She leaned against the door for a moment, then straightened up as if with an effort, and walked towards the door of the front room, the passage leading to the kitchen, and the narrow staircase. She hesitated outside the door, then went up the stairs quickly but with hardly a sound. There was enough light from the narrow hall to show the four doors along a small landing(楼梯平台). She pushed each door open in turn and shone a torch inside, and the light fell upon beds, walls, furniture, a bathroom hand-basin, a mirror which flashed brightness back; but this was not what the woman was looking for. She turned away and went downstairs, and hesitated again at the foot of the stairs, then turned towards the kitchen. Clearly there was nothing there, or in the small washroom that she wanted. Two rooms remained; the front room and a smaller one next to it. She opened the front room door. After a moment, she saw the child’s bed and the child.(337 words)66. The lights of the car passing the end of the street showed that ______.A. a woman was driving the carB. someone was standing by a street lamp.C. a man and a woman were walking up the street.D. a woman was walking by herself up the street.67. After the woman closed the front door, she ___________.A. looked round quicklyB. started breathing againC. rested before movingD. walked straight towards the front door68. Once she was in the house, the woman behaved as if what she was looking for ____A. might be in the kitchenB. was more likely to be upstairsC. would be easily seenD. would look frightening to a child69. When she was upstairs, the woman _______.A. saw that there was a wash-basin in each roomB. noticed a mirror which she was looking forC. found a torch in one of the roomsD. opened four different doors70. Which of the following words can describe the story?A.BoringB.BreathtakingC.RomanticD. Amusing PART IV WRITING (45marks)You have probably heard a lot about goal setting and time management. Usually, once the goal is set up, it requires a lot of time and effort to achieve it.Sometimes playing a goal detective makes it more fun to reach your goal. To figure out what your goals are is based on how you spend your time. It’s a bit like those psychological profiles (心理剖析) you hear about in movies and on television, but this time you will do it by yourself. You will find out how you spend almost every minute of the day. Normally you probably don’t write down how you spend each of those minutes, but if you were a detective and watching yourself, you would be writing down everything you did and when you did it. So, writing down what you do is the first step to be your own goal detective.Now that you know how you spend your time, the next step is to sort the time. Things like eating, sleeping, working and playing are the most obvious, but you can come up with as many as you want. Since you are being a detective, you will want to ask lots of questions about your activities in each of these categories. Here you use basic who, what, when, where and how questions to fill in information. For example, “Who did I spend time with?” “Where did I spend the time?” are possible questions that you could ask yourself. When you have finished with the questions you ask, “Now WHY did I spend my time in that way?” The answer to this question is the goal, or at least part of a set of goals that make you spend your time in that way.Whatever you find out about your daily activities, chances are that the exercise will be good for you. At the very least you will know what things you did in one day and why you did them.（331 words）When Colonel Harland Sanders retired at the age of 65, he had little to show for himself, except an old Caddie roadster, a $105 monthly pension(养老金) check ,and a recipe for chicken．Knowing he couldn’t live on his pension, he took his chicken recipe in hand, got behind the wheel of his van （货车）,and set out to make his fortune．His first plan was to sell his chicken recipe to restaurant owners, who would in turn give him a residual（酬金）for every piece of chicken they sold—5 cents per chicken．The first restaurateur he called on turned him down．So did the second．So did the third．In fact, the first 1,008 sales calls Colonel Sanders made ended in rejection．Still, he continued to call on owners as he traveled across the USA, sleeping in his car to save money．Finally number 1,009 gave him first “yes”．After two years of making daily sales he had signed up a total of five restaurants．Still the Colonel pressed on , knowing that he had a great chicken recipe and that someday the idea would catch on ．Of course, you know how the story ends．The idea did catch on．By 1963 the Colonel had 600 restaurants across the country selling his secret recipe of Kentucky Fried Chicken （with ll herbs and spices ）．In 1964 he was bought out by future Kentucky governor John Brown．Even though the sale made him a multi-millionaire, he continued to represent and promote KFC until his death in 1990．(284 words)81. What did he own when Colonel Sanders retired? (no more than 14 words)__________________________________________________________________________82. Why did Colonel Sanders plan to sell his recipe? ( no more than 10 words)___________________________________________________________________________83. When did Colonel Sanders’ sale receive the first welcome ? ( no more than6 words)___________________________________________________________________________84. What can be the best title of the passage? (no more than 8 words)___________________________________________________________________________ _。

2024届湘豫名校联考高三下学期2月第一次模拟考试英语试题一、听力选择题1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A．What to eat.B．How to cook.C．Who to invite for dinner.2. What is the relationship between the speakers?A．Classmates.B．Teacher and student.C．Salesman and customer.3. What will the man probably do?A．See a doctor.B．Attend a meeting.C．Visit the woman.4.A．The woman will have a test.B．The man will probably go to the movie.C．The man will have to sit for an exam.D．The woman wishes to go to class with the man.5.A．Tennis is difficult to learn.B．It’s too late for the man to learn tennis.C．She advised the man to try a new sport.D．The man should give up tennis.二、听力选择题6. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. What was the best part of Simon's first job?A．Earning a high salary.B．Working with his friends.C．Having short working hours.2. Why did Simon choose to be a librarian after graduation?A．It was a full-time job.B．It provided much fun.C．It was related to his major.3. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A．Teacher and student.B．Headmaster and teacher.C．Interviewer and interviewee.7. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

醴陵二中2014届高三第一次月考英语试题PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSection ADirections: 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 letter (A, B, or C) on the QUESTION BOOKLET. You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11. Which bus goes to the Capital Cinema?A. No. 15 bus.B. No. 25 bus.C. No. 50 bus.2. Where is the conversation probably taking place?A. At the bus station.B. In the Capital Cinema.C. In the Garden Hotel.Conversation 23. What is the man going?A. He is going to the Palace Museum.B. He is going to the Palace Hotel.C. He is going to the railway station.4. How is the man probably going there?A. By bus.B. By subway.C. By train.Conversation 35. What does the man order?A. A cake and a Coke.B. A hamburger and a Coke.C. A hamburger and a coffee.6. How much does it cost?A. $1.70.B. $1.07.C. $1.17.Conversation 47. Wh at’s the probable relationship between Mr. Banks and Miss Grey?A. Boss and secretary.B. Husband and wife.C. Father and daughter.8. What’s the probable relationship between Mr. Banks and the caller?A. They are friends.B. They are relatives.C. It’s not clear.9. What’s the caller’s number?A. 622301.B. 633201.C. 632201.Conversation 510. When will Wang Qiang go to Edinburgh?A. This summer vacation.B. This winter vacation.C. Next summer vacation.11. How will Wang Qiang go there?A. By air.B. By water.C. By train.12. What happened to the plane the woman took to Singapore?A. The fuel in it ran out.B. Something was wrong with the pilot.C. One of the engines caught fire.Conversation 613. What did the man want to Cathy to do?A. Rob a librarian.B. Buy some books.C. Help to carry the books.14. Where did the man get those books?A. From the library.B. From the bookstore.C. From a friend.15. What did the man buy so many books that are about Asia?A. Because he wanted to get a job in Asia.B. Because he wanted to travel in Asia.C. Because those books were interesting and they were cheap.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.PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGESection ADirections: 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. Sophia waited for a reply, _____ none came.A. butB. asC. andD. or22. Why don’t you put the meat in the fridge? It _____ fresh for several weeks.A. stayedB. has stayedC. will stayD. has been stayed23. So far this year, we_____ many students take part in the voluntary work.A. sawB. seeC. had seenD. have seen24. _____ the missing child, villagers have been doing all they can over the past five hours.A. FoundB. To findC. Having foundD. Finding25. Hearing the bad news, she felt like the sky was falling. She_____ what to do.A. doesn’t knowB. didn’t knowC. hasn’t knownD. hadn’t known26. _____ beautifully, Lucy went to the party happily with her husband.A. DressedB. To dressC. Being dressedD. Having dressed27. _____ is known to us all, the 2016 Olympic Games will take place in Brazil.A. whichB. asC. whatD. It28. If you _____ me first, I could have saved you the trouble.A. had askedB. askedC. have askedD. would ask29. If _____ with care, the pen can last for many years.A. useB. usingC. usedD. to use30. It is clear _____ she will have a role in the show.A. whetherB. thatC. ifD. which31. I heard _____ of what had happened until you told me.A. nothingB. anythingC. somethingD. everything32. No matter whom you _____ be, you’ll be punished if you break school regulations.A. needB. mustC. shallD. may33. I gave the money to Mary _____ I saw her.A. whileB. suddenlyC. the momentD. once34. _____ attends the party will have a chance to take a photo taken the movie star.A. WhomB. WhomeverC. whoD. Whoever35. _____ is hard to do good things all one’s life and never do anything bad.A. HeB. ThatC. ItD. WhatSection BDirections: 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.When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, 36 day at work. On that evening so long ago, my mom 37 a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely 38 biscuits on the table in front of my dad.Yet all my dad did was 39 for his biscuit ,smile at my mom and ask me how my day was at school…I don't 40 what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him 41 biscuits happily!When I got up from the 42 that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits." And I'll never 43 what he said: "Honey, I love burned biscuits."Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he actually liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his 44 and said, "Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's really tired. And besides, a burned biscuit never hurt anyone!"45 is full of imperfect things …and imperfect people. I'm not the best at hardly anything, but what I've shared over the years is that learning to accept each other's faults, which is one of the most important 46 to a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship.We could extend this to any relationship. In fact, 47 is the base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or friendship!36. A. interesting B. hard C. unlucky D. special37. A. treated B. planned C. placed D. made38. A. fresh B. delicious C. sweet D. burned39. A. reach B. look C. leave D. fight40. A. remember B. perform C. observe D. overlook41. A. preparing B. eating C. counting D. wrapping42. A. bed B. biscuits C. table D. plate43. A. punish B. receive C. touched D. forget44. A. fingers B. papers C. feet D. arms45. A. Time B. Study C. Life D. Work46. A. keys B. reasons C. factors D. steps47. A. confidence B. understanding C. help D. joySection CDirections: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with ONE word that best fits the context.July 17 was a big day for Englert Andre, a German teacher in his 20s, 48.______ his dream of speaking Chinese with Chinese people came true."Previously, I just heard Chinese performers speaking their language on television, 49.______ I am speaking to real Chinese people now. That is so cool," he said on Sunday at the opening ceremony of a summer camp 50.______ foreign primary and secondary school students.The summer camp attracted more than 160 students and teachers from 10 countries. 51.______ is the first time for a university to hold a summer camp with such 52.______ large number of foreigners from different countries.The aim of the summer camp is to help foreigners improve their Chinese and encourage 53.______ to communicate in Chinese during their 10-day stay. The youngsters will understand Chinese 54.______ they devote themselves to interesting activities, such as bamboo dancing, Chinese cross talk and shadow plays.PART THREE READING COMPREHENSIONDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passages is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choice s marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.AMy school goes all the way from classes for five-year-olds to classes for 18-year-olds. One day, my teacher told me about Clare. “I have a girl in my year 3 class. Her name is Clare and she reminds me so much of you. She seems a little lost in class. Do you think you could have a chat with her” Of course I was very glad to do this.Clare turned out to be a pale little girl, slim and small for her age. After talking to the 8-year-old for a while, we discovered that we both enjoyed reading and writing short stories.I started visiting the junior school as often as I could during morning break to read aloud some of the books to Clare. After a while, other girls started coming to listen too. Some days I didn't read and instead just talked to Clare. We talked about her friends, school work, books we'd read and things we'd done. I told her about the work I was doing sometimes and she always surprised me so much with her great intelligence. We talked about general interesting things they don't teach in school at her age.I still go to see Clare as often as I can. There are days when I get so excited about Clare, about how brilliant she is and how far she'll go in life. I'm excited about how much she understands about the world. Being with her and talking to her excites me to no end.I just wanted to share that excitement with you and to encourage everyone to help somebody in their life who could use a little bit of support.56. Why did the teacher ask the author to talk with Clare?A. Because Clare seemed hard in class.B. Because the teacher didn’t know Clare well.C. Because they had so much in common.D. Because Clare only spoke to the author.57. What can we infer from the passage?A. The author and Clare study in different schools.B. The author studies in the teacher’s school.C. The author is a relative of Clare.D. The author is also a teacher.58. The author helped Clare in the following ways except _______.A. reading books for herB. talking about Clare’s own thingsC. talking about her own workD. talking about their families59. After reading the passage, we can know the author is full of a sense of _______.A. sympathyB. achievementC. victoryD. sadness60. What was the author's main purpose by writing the text?A. To tell readers how to help others.B. To encourage readers to help others.C. To share her experience with readers.D. To remind teachers to help students.BThe first time I went for a walk around my father-in-law's neighborhood was garbage day, and I was shocked to see what people were throwing out.It was back in 1981, and I saw many people gathered in someone's front yard. As I went nearer to see what was happening, I got my first introduction to yard sales. For the few dollars I had in my wallet, I was able to buy a seven-inch black-and-white portable TV. I also bought a flashlight.The following weekend, at another yard sale, I saw a 14-inch color TV being sold for almost nothing. I felt I could not miss the offer and bought it. Now I had two sets and couldn't wait to see what else I could afford the next weekend.Spring ended, and by then I had accumulated almost every type of electronic equipment I had always wished to have back home.Then this new idea came to mind. I had heard about a man who traveled back home every few months. He drove a truck filled with boxes of new and used stuff that people were sending to relatives. So I told my father that I would send as many types of items as I could so that he could start his resale business.Every few months I would gather several boxes of American "junk" --- televisions, toasters, fans, hair dryers, etc. and send them home. As word got out about my father's "trash" market, people all came to buy these things. Three years later, when I visited my family for the first time since leaving home, I learned that many of the families in our neighborhood had a piece of "trash". It proved that I had the responsibility to keep people back home up to date with the latest technology you no longer need.61. According to the text, a yard sale is a place where people _______.A. sell their front yards at a low priceB. sell unwanted things in their own yardsC. gather in someone's yard to enjoy thingsD. throw away their trash in someone's yard62. The author felt he could not miss the offer because _______.A. the second TV set was biggerB. the second TV set was color TVC. the second TV set was very cheapD. he wanted two TV sets very much63. What did the author think of the "junk" he bought?A. He thought they were valuable.B. He thought they were not worth buying.C. He was not surprised to see them thrown away.D. He thought he could sell them for a good price.64.The author got the idea that his father started his resale business from _______.A. his father-in-lawB. his father-in-law’s neighborsC. his own experiences of yard salesD. a man who helped people with new and stuff to be sent to relatives65. From the passage we can infer that _______.A. the author comes from a poor countryB. the author often goes home to sell the "junk"C. the author buys the "junk" only to make profitsD. the "junk" is not welcomed in the author's home countryCOne reaction to all the concern about tropical deforestation (砍伐森林) is a blank stare that asks the question, "Since I don't live there, what does it have to do with me?"The answer is that your way of life, wherever you live in the world, is tied to the tropics (热带地区) in many ways. If you live in a house, wash your hair, eat fruits and vegetables, drink soda, or drive a car, you can be certain that you are affected by the loss of tropical forests.Biologically, we are losing the richest regions on earth when, each minute, a piece of tropical forest, the size of ten city blocks, disappears. As many as five million species of plants, animals, and insects (40 to 50 percent of all living things) live there, and are being lost faster than they can be found and described. Their loss is immeasurable.Take rubber for example. For many uses, only natural rubber from trees will do. Synthetics are not good enough. Today over half the world's commercial rubber is produced in Malaysia and Indonesia, while the Amazon's rubber industry produces much of the world's four million tons. And rubber is an important material in making gloves, balloons, footwear and many sporting goods. Thousands of other tropical plants are valuable for their industrial use.Many scientists strongly believe that deforestation contributes to the greenhouse effect –or heating of the earth from increased carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) in the atmosphere. As we destroy forests, we lose their ability to change carbon dioxide into oxygen.Carbon dioxide levels could double within the next half-century, warming the earth by as much as 4.5 degrees. The result is that a partial melt-down of polar ice caps is raising sea levels as much as 24 feet; even 15 feet could threaten anyone living within 35 miles of the coast. Unbelievable? Maybe. But scientists warn that by the time we realize the severe effects of tropical deforestation, it will be 20 years, too late.Can tropical deforestation affect our everyday lives? Now, you should have got the answer.66. The underlined word "synthetics" in Paragraph 4 probably means _______.A. natural rubberB. tropical materialsC. commercial rubberD. man-made material67. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. The forests are losing their function in turning carbon dioxide into oxygen.B. Many of our daily uses are related to the tropical forests.C. Tropical plants can be used to make industrial products.D. High carbon dioxide levels will make the earth warmer.68. If the earth was warmed by 4.5 degree, people living _______ of the coast would be threatened.A. beyond 35 milesB. within only 35 milesC. far beyond 35 milesD. within about 56 miles69. In the last paragraph the author tries to _______.A. tell people how to avoid the tropical deforestationB. show us how important it is to protect the tropical forestsC. persuade people to buy something syntheticD. let people realize the effect of tropical deforestation70. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A. Tropical ForestsB. Saving the Tropical ForestsC. Tropical Forests and Our LifeD. The Greenhouse EffectsPART FOUR WRITINGSection ADirections: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Scientists, doctors and mental health professionals have been studying the connection between colors and mood for years. Many now believe that colors can not only cause emotional reactions, but can also correct mood. Colors behave in three basic ways: active, passive and neutral (中和的).Active colors are warm colors, including yellow, orange and red. These colors bring confidence. Warm colors can also bring cheerful attitudes. Yellows and golden colors work well in offices, kitchens and study areas. Reds heat up a room. Passive colors or cool colors make people calm, quiet and satisfied. Bedrooms, private areas and bathrooms are great places for blues and greens. Beige, gray and white are thought of as neutral colors. They help to put the focus on other colors or serve to tone down (使柔和) colors that might otherwise be overpowering on their own.You can easily change the look or feel of a room by making good use of different colors. Mixing and matching colors is an excellent way to balance color and emotion, and provide a welcoming feel for guests.To create a feeling of warmth and comfort in a room, use bright, warm colors like yellow, orange and red. These colors are good choices for rooms that appear cool due to limited sunlight. Yellow adds cheerfulness to dull rooms. You can add yellows to rooms which are not closely related to happy thoughts, such as kitchens and laundry room. In rooms where there's plenty of sunshine, cool colors can provide a calming environment. Sage greens and sky blues are perfect for bedrooms, playrooms and activity areas. Neutral colors, such as pale gray, white and beige, send a peaceful message to your brain. It's not a coincidence that most doctor's offices, coffee shops and mental health centers are decorated in neutrals.To make your wall color choices better, pick out furniture that will provide a visual contrast. Cool colors make a room seem larger than it is and warm colors make rooms feel smaller.passive colors 76. overpowering colors 77. Ways 78. warm and comfortable 79. a peaceful message 80.better/improveSection BDirections: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Irene’s mother stood in the doorway, tears streaming down as she sobbed, body quivering. The door had just slammed moments before. In all of her ten years of wisdom, she had learnt too many things to last her a lifetime. She learnt the glance her mother would give her father when he came home late, walking funny and stumbling into the furniture. She learnt the sadness in her mother’s face as she tucked her in and daddy still had not come home. She hated the dark, cold stares they gave each other all the time.But now, seeing her mother leaning against the door, she just had to do something. Long moments passed. She felt awkward and nervous, not knowing what to do, what to say or what was happening. She swore then and there that she was not going to be like that with her husband, not with her kids standing by.The thought of her friend, Matilda, came to her mind. Matilda had parents that said nice things to each other. They held hands and took her great places like Disneyland. “Why can’t my parents be like that?” she thought to herself.Irene took a deep breath and ran up to her mommy and hugged her as tightly as her small arms possibly could. She whispered, “I love you, mommy. I really do.” Then she leaned up to kiss her neck. She held her close and she could feel the smile against her cheek, and her damp eyelashes too.“Baby,” she said, “I love you so much it hurts. I’m so sorry. I wish things were better for you, I do. I didn’t bring you into this world to live like this.”81. What often happened between Irene’s parents?(no more than 9 words) (2 marks )82. Why would Irene think of Matilda?(no more than 11 words) (2 marks)83. What was the purpose of what Irene did and said?(no more than 6 words) (3 marks)84. How did Irene’s mother feel for herself and Irene?(no more than 10 words) (3 marks)Section CDirections: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.暑假已经结束。

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时量20分钟。

满分150分。

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Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A (22.5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two……You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11. Where are they talking?A. At the box office.B. In the cinema.C. Over the phone.2. When is the film that the woman is going to see?A. At 5: 30 p.m. Saturday.B. At 8: 00 p.m. Saturday.C. At 8: 00 a.m. Saturday. Conversation23. What’s the wrong with the man?A. He is very tired and sleepy.B. He is worried about his test.C. He is ill because of hard work.4. What did the man do last night?A. He studied in the library.B. He went to a party.C. He sat a big test. Conversation35. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife.B. Interviewer and interviewee.C. Actor and actress.6. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman will be a secretary.B. The woman made a mistake.C. The man is satisfied with the woman.Conversation47. What is the relationship between the man and woman?A. Teacher and student.B. Mother and son.C. Classmates.8. Why didn’t John come to the class last night?A. He was considering giving it up.B. He was writing a report all day long.C. He was late for class, so he did not go in.9. What can we know about the man?A. He had studied French before.B. He is interested in learning foreign languages.C. He is from an English-speaking country.Conversation510. What did the man do with his old car?A. He sold it.B. He repaired the engine.C. He repaired the wheels.11. How does the man feel about his old car?A. It was more comfortable.B. It was worth the money.C. It was in bad conditions.12. How does the man feel about his new car?A. It is worse than the old one.B. It is much better than the old one.C. It is not worth the money he spent on it.Conversation613. Which telephone can the man use?A. The phone in the hall.B. The phone on the woman’s desk.C. The phone at the business center.14. What is happening while the two speakers are talking?A. A man is checking out of the hotel.B. The woman is helping at the check-out desk.C. The porter is bringing in the man’s luggage.15. What service does the man ask for at the end?A. Free morning meals.B. A change of towels and sheets.C. The wake-up service.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.Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks) 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. ---What’s ______population of China?---China has_____ population of 1.3 billion.A. a； theB. the； aC. /；/D. the； the22. _______terrible weather we’ve been having these days！A. How aB. What aC. HowD. What23. The song ____My heart will go on is liked by the young people．A. callB. callingC. calledD. to call24. The policeman caught hold of the thief and hit him ____the head．A. in theB. on hisC. on theD. in his25. He started early _______he could get there before nine．A. in order thatB. becauseC. so as toD. in order to26. A brilliant idea occurred to him, ___ to his research in the lab.A. while devotingB. while devoting himselfC. while he was devotedD. while devoted27. It was at the very beginning____ Mr. Smith made a decision ___we should send for a doctor．A. what，thatB. that，whichC. which，thatD. that，that28. ----I missed the first part of the film. It was really a pity．----You _____home half an hour earlier.A. should have leftB. must have leftC. should leaveD. must leave29. The river ____are covered with trees is very long．A. which banksB. of which banksC. whose the banksD. the banks of which30. He hesitated for a moment before kicking the ball, otherwise he ______ a goal.A. had scoredB. scoredC. would scoreD. would have scored31. He _______ Alice for ten years.A. married toB. has married toC. has marriedD. has been married to32. —I phoned you yesterda y morning. A girl answered, but I didn’t recognize the voice.— Oh, it __________ my younger sister. She was in my room at that moment.A. must have beenB. should have beenC. could have beenD. may have been33. The field research will take Joan and Paul about five months; it will be a long time _________ we meet them again.A. afterB. beforeC. sinceD. when34. In my opinion, life in the twenty-first century is much easier than ___________.A. that used to beB. it is used toC. it was used toD. it used to be35. Yesterday afternoon, I ______ basketball with my classmates for two hours.A. playB. playedC. have playedD. had playedSection B (18 marks) Directions: Fill in each blank with the word or phrase.When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me—about how I’d make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. 36 then the two of you came into my world with all your curiosity and mischief and those smiles that never 37 to fill my heart and light up my day. And suddenly, all my big plans for myself didn’t seem so 38 anymore. I soon found that the greatest joy in my life was the joy I saw in yours. And I 39 t hat my own life wouldn’t count for much unless I was able to ensure that you had every opportunity for happiness and fulfillment in yours.In the end, girls, that’s why I 40 President because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation. I want all our children to go to schools worthy of their 41 schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill in them a 42 of wonder about the world around them. I want them to have the chance to go to college— 43 their parents aren’t rich. And I want t hem to get good jobs: jobs that paywell and give them benefits like health care, jobs that let them spend time withtheir own kid and 44 with dignity.Sometimes we have to send our young men and women into war and other dangerous45 to protect our country — but when we do, I want to make sure that it is onlyfor a very good reason, that we try our best to settle our differences with others peacefully, and that we do everything possible to keep our servicemen and women 46 .And I want every child to understand that the blessings these brave Americans fightfor are not free —that with the great privilege of being a citizen of this nation47 great responsibility.36. A. However B. While C. But D. Although37. A. fail B. escape C. drop D. prepare38. A. shallow B. important C. respectful D.delighted39. A. recognized B. regretted C. realized D. reminded40. A. searched for B. accounted for C. asked for D. ranfor41. A. potential B. ability C. possibility D.reputation42. A. sign B. sense C. ray D. bunch43. A. as if B. now that C. in case D. evenif44. A. resign B. resettle C. retire D.request45. A. borders B. situations C. nations D. scenery46. A. satisfied B. fortunate C. successful D.safe47. A. comes B. goes C. lies D. standsSection C (12 marks) Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in eachblank with one word that best fits the context.A group of robbers dug their way into the basement of a bank in Paris and emptiedalmost 200 private safes(保险箱).They entered the Credit Lyonnais branch using building equipment to dig holesand destroy walls.48. Saturday night, they tied up a security guard and spent 49. next nine hours robbing the bank.One investigator described the robbery 50. a “professional job〞. The robbers came in at about 22:00 on Saturday 51. left at 7:00 on Sunday. They entered through the basements of the neighboring building, digging through a seriesof tunnels and making a hole into a wall of 80 cm thick to get into the bank, 52. was having building works at the time.When 53. left, the robbers set the place on fire to remove any trace of evidence, switching on the anti-fire system and flooding the building. Fortunately,the guard escaped unharmed.54. is difficult to estimate the total value of 55. was stolen as only the bank’s clients(储户) know the content of their private safes.Part III Reading Comprehension (30 marks) Directions: Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.AMy father was a foreman of a sugar-cane plantation in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox, guiding him with a broomstick. For $ 1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks.It was very tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons. Because the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could. I’ve never been late for any job since.I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for. More important, I earned my pay; it never entered my mind to say I was sick just because I didn’t want to work.I was only six years old, but I was doing a man’s job. Our family needed every dollar we could make because my father never earned more than $ 18 a week. Our home was a three-room wood shack with a dirty floor and no toilet. Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem(自尊心), one of the most important things a person can have.When I was seven, I got work at a golf course near our house. My job was to stand down the fairway and spot the balls as they landed, so the golfers could find them. Losing a ball meant you were fired, so I never missed one. Some nights I would lie in bed and dreamt of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle.The more I dreamed, the more I thought. Why not? I made my first golf club out of guava limb(番石榴树枝) and a piece of pipe. Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball. And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth. I practiced with the same devotion(热爱) and intensity(强度). I learned working in the field — except now I was driving golf balls with club, not oxen with a broomstick(帚柄).56.The writer’s first job was _______.A. to stand down the fairway at a golf courseB. to watch over the sugar-cane plantationC. to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fieldsD. to spot the balls as they landed so the golfers could find them57.The word “tedious〞 in Paragraph 2 most probably means _______.A. difficultB. boringC. interestingD. unusual58. The writer learned that_______ from his first job.A. he should work for those who he liked mostB. he should work longer than what he was expectedC. he should never fail to say hello to his ownerD. he should be respectful and faithful to the people he worked for59. _______ gave the writer serf-esteem.A. Having a family of eight peopleB. Owning his own golf courseC. Bringing money back home to help the familyD. Helping his father with the work on the plantation60. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. He wanted to be a successful golfer.B. He wanted to run a golf course near his house.C. He was satisfied with the job he got on a plantation.D. He wanted to make money by guiding oxen with a broomstick.BOn Sept. 11, an unseen enemy launched an attack on economic, military and governmentalLandmarks(标志) of the United States.Beyond the tremendous(巨大的) loss of innocent lives and physical property, the attack was clearly aimed at the ideals of America—our values and the economic system that has made the U.S. economy the envy of the world.Those responsible for these acts portray(描绘)the United States as the embodiment(化身)of all that is evilWith globalization and the worldwide economy it has spawned. They use the failures of globalization as an excuse to exploit their millions of constituents in the underdeveloped world.Sometime soon, the U.S. military will strike back against those who it is determined have committed these acts. A military response is appropriate –some would say overdue(期待已久). But even if the military objective is achieved, that alone will not get to the heart of the matter.It is crucial that the U.S. economy return to full speed ahead and continue to be the driving force behind expansion of the global economy.Globalization, or at least the present phase of it, generally is viewed as having started with the end of the Cold War in 1989. And for all its shortcomings, the free flow of goods, services, capital and labor across the borders of the world’s trading nations —the process that has come to be called globalization—still offers the best chance to fulfill the dreams of so many of the world’s poor.61. The attack on Sept. 11 caused _____.A. loss to both the military forces and the ordinary citizens in the U.S.B. a large variety of losses among the American peopleC. greater loss to the American government than the citizensD. less loss in the economy of the U.S. than the American ideals62. The unseen enemy launched the attack because ________.A. some people were jealous of the richness of the United StatesB. the development of globalization frightened those who were conservativeC. everything evil might be thought to have something to do with the U.S.D. the United States was considered the most evil country all over the world63. According to the writer, a military response ________.A. will be successful very soonB. cannot make any sense to the matterC. is really hard to some extentD. will prove justifiable and necessary64. What benefit will the globalization be of?A.It will bring the expansion of the world’s economy.B. The poor will become rich overnight if it is realized.C. Nations will be too friendly to start a war against each other.D. The borders between the nations will be abandoned soon.65. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Economical factors are of great importance in international affairs.B. The event on Sept. 11 has slowed down the process of globalization.itary forces are necessary in the course of the development of economy.D.The progress of globalization depends on the recovery of American economy.CXu Hui is very excited. The Senior 1 student in a middle school in Beijing will go to South Korea with his parents during the Spring Festival.“Overseas touring has always been a dream for me,〞 he said happily.Nowadays, Chinese people enjoy longer hol idays, such as the three “Golden Week Holidays〞(the Spring Festival, May Day and National Day). They have more time to travel. Rising incomes also make travelling abroad realistic for ordinary Chinese people.Nearly 7 million Chinese travelled overseas in , according to the National Tourism Administration(国家旅游局). The most common problem travellers face is how to choose the best routes(路线).By the end of , Chinese citizens were allowed to travel to 19 foreign countries and regions at their own expense.The top 10 places included Hong Kong, Macao and Thailand. European countries are also becoming increasingly popular.“More and more Chinese people have shown interest in travelling to Europe, particularly France and Finland,〞 said Tan Wen, a general manager of China Youth Travel Service. “Sooner or later, there will be a peak(顶峰) in European tours.〞Another consideration is choosing the right travel agencies and finding the best price. The China Consumers’ Association(CCA, 中国消费者协会) offered tipsto consumers on choosing the right travel agencies to help prevent a relaxing vacation from turning into a costly disaster.“Price should not be the single most important factor in choosing a travel agency,〞 said Zhang Yuanchao, CCA vice-secretary general. Consumers are advised to choose large State travel agencies with good reputations(名声) and official approval to organize overseas tour groups.Zhang’s association dealt with more than 5, 000 complaints about travel agencies(旅行社) last year. And the majority of the complaints were about random changes in travel routes, bad tour guides, and forced shopping.Travellers were warned to look carefully at their contracts(合同) with agencies and to buy travel insurance(保险).66. How many reasons are given in the article as to why ordinary Chinese people are traveling abroad more today?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.67.According to the passage, what is the biggest problem Chinese travelers face when going overseas?A. Choosing the best travel agent.B. Deciding the best way to get to the places they want to go to.C. Traveling to Europe.D. Cost.68.According to the passage, what seems to be the most common result of choosinga bad travel agency?A. People buy more souvenirs than they had planned to.B. People spend more money than they had planned to.C. People go to different places than they had planned to.D. People complained more than they had planned to.69.The underlined part “random changes〞 probably means that _______.A. the travelers agreed with the changes.B.the travel agency didn’t make any changes.C. the travel agency refused to changes the routes.D.the travel agency changed the routes or time without following the original plan.70. What would be a good title for this passage?A.Xu Hui’s Vacation in South KoreaB. The Job of the National Tourism AdministrationC. Where Young Chinese Travelers GoD. Suggestions for the Chinese TravelersPart 1V Writing (45 marks)Section A (10 marks) Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.D. R. Gaul Middle School is in Union, Maine, a blueberry-farming town where the summer fair finds kids competing in pig scrambles(争夺) and pie-eating contests.Gaul, with about 170 seventh- and eighth-graders, has its own history of lower level academic achievement. One likely reason: Education beyond the basic requirements hasn't always been a top priority(优先) for families who've worked the same land for generations. Here, few adults have college degrees, and outsiders(局外人) (teachers included) are often kept at a respectful distance.Since , Gaul's students have been divided into four classes, each of them taught almost every subject by two teachers. The goal: To find common threads across disciplines to help students create a big picture that gives fresh meaning and context to their class work -- and sparks(激发) motivation for learning.Working within state guidelines, each team makes its individual schedules and lesson plans, incorporating non-textbook literature, hands-on lab work and field trips. If students are covering the Civil War in social studies, they're reading The Red Badge of Courage or some other period literature in English class. In science, they study the viruses and bacteria that caused many deaths in the war.Team teaching isn't unusual. About 77 percent of middle schools now employ some form of it, says John Lounsbury, consulting editor for the National Middle School Association. But most schools use four- or five-person teams, which Gaul tried before considering two-person teams more effective. Gaul supports the team concept by "looping" classes (跟班) so that the same two teachers stick with the same teens through seventh and eighth grades. Combining teams and looping creates an extremely strong bond between teacher and student. It also, says teacher Beth Ahlholm, "allows us to build an excellent relationship with parents."Ahlholm and teammate Madelon Kelly are fully aware how many glazed looks they see in the classroom, but they know 72 percent of their eighth-graders met Maine's reading standard last year -- double the statewide average. Only 31 percent met the math standard, still better than the state average (21 percent). Their students also beat the state average in writing and science. And in, Gaul was one of 47 schools in the state to see testing gains of at least 20 percent in four of the previous five years, coinciding roughly with team teaching's arrival.Section B (10 marks) Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.Not long ago, people thought babies were notable to learn things until they were five or six months old．Yet doctors in the United States say babies begin learning on their first day of life．Scientists note that babies are strongly influenced by their environment．They say a baby will smile if her mother does something the baby likes．A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other caregiver．This is how babies learn to connect and communicate with other human beings．One study shows that babies can learn before they are born．The researchers placed a tape recorder on the stomach of a pregnant woman．Then, they played a recording of a short story．On the day the baby was born, the researchers attempted to find if he knew the sounds of the story repeated while in his mother．They did this by placing a device in the mouth of the newborn baby．The baby would hear the story if he moved his mouth one way．If the baby moved his mouth the other way, he would hear a different story．The researchers say the baby clearly liked the story he heard before he was born．They say the baby would move his mouth so he could hear the story again and again．Another study shows how mothers can strongly influence social development and language skills in their children．Researchers studied the children from the age of one month to three years．The researchers attempted to measure the sensitivity of the mothers．The women were considered sensitive if they supported their children’s activities and did not interfere unnecessarily．They tested the children for thinking and language development when they were three years old．Also, the researchers observed the women for signs of depression．The children of depressed women did not do as well in tests as the children of women who did not suffer from depression．The children of depressed women did poorly in tests of language skills and understanding what they hear．These children also were less cooperative and had more problems dealing with other people．The researchers noted that the sensitivity of the mothers was important to the intelligence development of their children．Children did better when their mothers were caring, even when they suffered from depression．81．What does the experiment in which newborn babies heard the stories prove?〔no more than 5 words〕82．In the passage, what factors are mentioned that influence intelligence development in babies?〔no more than 8 words〕83．Which group of children did the worst in tests of language skills?〔no more than 11 words〕84．What is the main idea of the passage?〔no more than 8 words〕Section C (25 marks) Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.上周日，你班开展以“美化城市环境，倡导低碳生活〞为宗旨的志愿者活动。

2019-2020学年耒阳市第二中学高三英语月考试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项ACourtyard Stay with Your DogsAs autumn approaches, we are inviting you to join us on our August dog event—Courtyard Stay with Yoga & Hike from August 21st to August 22nd nearQinglongLakein Fangshan district. This event will continue to raise fund for our Pre-treatment Guidance Project (PGP).Check out our full itinerary below:Day 1: Saturday, August 21stAt 9 am in the morning, you will be picked up by car or bus and head to Fangshan district. We have arranged a private courtyard house for a comfortable stay for the Saturday night. We will enjoy some local dishes for lunch, while enjoying the peaceful views of theQinglongLake. After lunch, we will go together for a light hike to the nearby mountain and water tracks with our dogs. For dinner, enjoy the coziest, home-style BBQ with both vegetable and meat options.Day 2: Sunday, August 22ndAfter breakfast, we will join a yoga teacher for a deeply relaxing yoga session, with the company of the morning sun. You can choose to hike a bit more afterwards in theforest park. We will be checking out around 4 pm in the afternoon, returning to our homes.Reservation: Please add our event manager, Diana, on Wechat to reserve a spot for yourself and your dog, a full payment will be required upon signing up. If you don’t have a dog but would still like to hang out with dogs, you are more than welcome to join too!Pricing:Early Bird Fee: 1400 RMB per human for the first four participants only before 7th August.Children Price: 800 RMB (4—13 years old).Full Price: 1600 RMB per human.All surplus funds and donations will go to our Pre-treatment Guidance Program.Please bring your ID, your dog’s ID and vaccine proof for any potential security check.We can’t wait to see you soon！1. Who would be most interested in the weekend activity?A. Taxi drivers.B. Yoga coaches.C. Pet dog owners.D. The PGP members.2. According to the itinerary, on August 22nd, you can ________.A. join a teacher to do some yogaB. have some local dishes for lunchC. enjoy the coziest, home-style BBQD. go together for a hike to the water tracks3. The purpose of the countryside stay activity is to________.A. promote theQinglongLakeB. raise fund for a public projectC. teach skills of BBQ and keeping dogsD. provide access to dogs for people without petsBIf you ever get the impression that your dog can "tell" whether you look delighted or annoyed, you may be onto something. Dogs may indeed be able to distinguish between happy and angry human faces, according to a new studyResearchers trained a group of 11 dogs to distinguish between images(图像)of the same person making either a happy or an angry face. During the training stage, each dog was shown only the upper half or the lower half of the person's face. The researchers then tested the dogs' ability to distinguish between human facial expressions by showing them the other half of the person's face on images totally different from the ones used in training. The researchers found that the dogs were able to pick the angry or happy face by touching a picture of it with their noses more often than one would expect by random chance.The study showed the animals had figured out how to apply what they learned about human faces during training to new faces in the testing stage. "We can rule out that the dogs simply distinguish between the pictures based on a simple cue, such as the sight of teeth," said study author Corsin Muller. "Instead, our results suggest that the successful dogs realized that a smiling mouth means the same thing as smiling eyes, and the same rule applies to an angry mouth having the same meaning as angry eyes.""With our study, we think we can now confidently conclude that at least some dogs can distinguish human facial expressions," Muller toldLive Science.At this point, it is not clear why dogs seem to be equipped with the ability to recognize different facial expressions in humans. "To us, the most likely explanation appears to be that the basis lies in their living with humans, which gives them a lot of exposure to human facial expressions and this exposure has provided them with many chances to learn to distinguish between them." Muller said.4. The new study focused on whether dogs can_________.A. distinguish shapesB. make sense of human facesC. feel happy or angryD. communicate with each other5. What can we learn about the study from paragraph 2?A. Researchers tested the dogs in random order.B. Diverse methods were adopted during training.C. Pictures used in the two stages were differentD. The dogs were photographed before the lest.6. What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. A suggestion for future studies.B. A possible reason for the study findings.C. A major limitation of the studyD. An explanation of the research method.7. In which section is the text most likely to be found in a newspaper ?A. EntertainmentB. EconomyC. ScienceD. NatureCA company called Neuralink has shared a video which appears to show a monkey playing a video game, but what makes the video even stranger is that themonkey is playing the video game with just its mind.Neuralink is a company owned by Elon Musk, which is working to develop devices that could allow people to control things using just their brains. The monkey in the video is called Pager, having special "Link" devices inside his brain. These devices are connected to 2,048 wires which lead to the parts of Pager's brain that control movements of the arms and hands.Scientists taught Pager to play a video game using a banana juice as a reward when he playedthe game correctly. Soon Pager was eager to play well in order to get more smoothie. At first, Pager controlled the video game using a joystick (操纵杆). But as Pager played, his Link devices wirelessly sent out information about the signals his brain was using to control his arms and hands. Neuralink's scientists recorded all of these signals.Then they used computers to match up the signals from Pager's brain to the movements that his hands were actually doing. This was challenging work and the scientists counted on artificial intelligence (AI) to help them decode (解码) Pager's brain signals.The next step was to have a computer make moves in the video game as if Pager had actually moved the joystick. If Pager thought about moving the joystick up, the computer would send an "up"signal to the video game. Thus Pager was able to play the video game using just his brain.When people are paralyzed (瘫痪的), it's often because the brain has lost the ability to send signals to nerves and muscles in certain parts of the body. Neuralink hopes that one day, its system will be ableto send this information in a different way, allowing paralyzed people to use their arms or legs again.8. What does Neuralink aim to do?A. To make monkeys much smarter.B. To solve complex problems with monkeys.C. To create a device linking monkeys and people.D. To make people control things with their brains.9. How does the author introduce the process of the research?A. In order of time.B. By making a comparison.C. By giving examples.D. In order of space.10. What played an important role in the success of the research?A. The joystick.B. Artificial intelligence.C. The video game.D. The banana smoothie.11. Which is the most suitable title of the test?A. Neuralink Posts an Unusual VideoB. Disabled People Have a Bright FutureC. Monkey Plays Video Games with His MindD. Neuralink, a Creative and Competitive CompanyDWe all use different ways to remember ideas, facts and things we need to store. Remembering is an extremely important part of our learning experience. Information process, storage and recall encourage purposeful learning.But the brain doesn’t store everything we want or need for future use. It makes choices and tends to remember information that forms a memorable pattern. Things you learned recently can be particularly difficult to remember because they haven’t taken root in your mind.“Forgetting allows us to remember what is really important to our survival. We forget much of what we read,watch, and think directly every day.” writes John Medina in his book, Brain Rules.How do you avoid losing 90%of what you’ve learned? An inspiring writer and speaker Zig Ziglar once said: “Repetition is the mother of learning, the father of action, which makes it the architect of accomplishment.”Repetition has been a remembering skill for ages. When you hear or read something once，you don’t really learn it-at least not well enough to store the new information for long. The right kind of repetition can do wonders for your memory. People learn or remember better by repeating things or getting exposed to information many times. Othersrepeat particular steps or processes deliberately a number of times or even years to become better at certain skills.Daniel Coyle explains in his book, The Little Book of Talent:“...closing the book and writing a summary, even short ones, forces you to figure out the key points, process and organize those ideas so they make sense, and write them on the page. When you pick it back up weeks later, reread all of your notes or highlights to strengthen the ideas even further.”People learn by repeating things. Better learning is a repetition process. Every time we repetitively access something we already know, we increase the memory’s stored value.12. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?A. The brain tends to store 90% of the things we learn.B. The fresher the information isthe easier to remember.C. Thinking is more important than remembering in study.D. The brain tends to choose and keep what it thinks important.13. How does the writer prove his opinion?A.By giving examples.B. By listing numbers.C. By borrowing words of experts.D. By providing scientific finding.14. What does Daniel Coyle want to say in his book?A. You can’t pay too much attention to repetition.B. Summarizing is a very effective learning tool.C. Forgetting forces human brain to make choices.D. Regular repetition helps to form good habits.15. Which do you think is the best title of the passage?A. How the Brain WorksB. Reading for MoreC. Fighting Against ForgettingD. Repeat to Remember第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2019-2020学年耒阳市第二中学高三英语月考试题及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AThough online ordering is popular in the UK today，hands­on experience still attracts many buyers' attention.Oxford StreetLondon is a shoppers' paradise，and most visitors head for Oxford Street.Halfway along is Selfridges，one of the world's first department stores where the architecture and window dressing impress you even before you go in.There are at least four other major stores on this street，plus Europe's largest music shop.In December the atmosphere is especially festive because of the Christmaslights which are always lighted by a politician，a great sportsman，or a super star.Kensington High StreetA fashionable area for shopping is Kensington High Street.One of its department stores even has a roof garden—good for relaxing between purchases.There's also an organic food superstore.Borough MarketYou can't visit London without going to a supermarketOne of the oldest and best for food is probably Borough Market on the south bank of the Thames.Get off the underground at London Bridge and wander among fresh fish stalls，bakeries，and fruit and vegetable sellers.You can also buy specialities to take away，like cheeses，pork pies，mustard and chutney.More places for bargainsPortobello Road Market on a Saturday is your best choice for jewelry or collector's items.It's a shortwalk from the underground station at Notting Hill Gate and you never know what you will find.For clothes，Camden Market is the place.It gets a little crowded at the weekends，though.Convent Garden Market offers great experience for the simple pleasure of looking at jewelry and gifts.1.Oxford Street becomes special in December for ________.A.the wonderful window dressingB.the Europe's largest music shopC.the lights lighted by a famous personD.many bargains to choose from2.To enjoy food，you can goto ________.A.Camden MarketB.Borough MarketC.Kensington High StreetD.Portobello Road Market3.Where is this passage probably taken from?AA science book. B.A traveler's journal.C.A news report.D.A trip guide.B36-year-old Juan Dual likes to joke that he’s empty inside. Juan’s story began when he was only 13. It was then that he was diagnosed with a terrible disease, which left him with a 99.8% chance of developing cancer of the digestive system. At age 19, right after finishing high-school, Juan underwent a tough operation to take away his colon and rectum. Sadly, it was only the beginning. By age 28, Juan’s disease had affected his stomach and gallbladder so he had to go under the knife again.Having just recovered from several serious surgeries, Juan Dual decided to accept the invitation of some friends of his parents and travel to Japan. It was there that things started to change for the better. He didn’t speak a word of Japanese, so he spent most of his time walking his dog. One day, the dog pulled harder, and Juan realized that he was still able to jog, and he started to do just that.Months later, he found himself working in a small, peaceful town in England. There was little in terms of entertainment, but the town was surrounded by hills, so he devoted even more of his time to running. He befriended some like-minded folks and told them what he’d been through, and they seemed amazed at the fact that he was still alive, let alone that he was pushing himself to exercise. That’s when the idea of focusing on motivating others took root in his mind.With the help of Pepa, a nutritionist, Juan Dual slowly relearned how to eat to keep his energy level high enough to sustain him during physical activity. Eight months after his last operation, he finished the Barcelona half marathon in two hours. He then started training for mountain running and ultra-marathons.4. Why does Juan Dual say he is empty inside?A. Because he has no desire for anything.B. Because he doesn’t have much knowledge.C. Because he always suffers from great hunger.D. Because many of his organs have been removed.5. What made Juan Dual aware that he could still run?A. His parents’ support.B. A walk with his dog.C. The idea of challenging himself.D. His quick recovery from surgeries.6. When did Juan Dual decide to inspire others with his story?A. After finishing the Barcelona half marathon.B After being introduced to a nutritionist named Pepa.C. After sharing it with his friends in an English town.D. After making friends with people with similar sufferings.7. Which of the following words can best describe Juan Dual?A. Ambitious and intelligent.B. Inspiring and responsible.C. Unfortunate but determined.D. Confident but stubborn.CSummer heat can be dangerous, and heat leads to tragedy far toooften. According to kidsandcars, org, an average of 37 young children per year die of car heat in the US, when they are accidentally left in a hot vehicle.For Bishop Curry, a fifth grader from Mckinney, Texas, one such incident hit close to home. A six-month-old baby from his neighborhood died after hours in a hot car. After hearing about her death, Curry decided that something needed to be done. Young Curry, who turned 11 this year, has always had a knack for inventing things, and he drew up a sketch (草图) of a device he called “Oasis.”The device would attach to carseats and watch the temperature inside the car. If it reached a certain temperature in the car, and the device sensed a child in the carseat, it would begin to circulate cool air. Curry alsodesigns the device using GPS and Wi-Fi technology, which would alarm the child’s parents and, if there was no response from them, the police.Curry’s father believes that the invention has potential. “The cool thing about Bishop’s thinking is none of this technology is new,” he said. “We feel like the way he’s thinking and combining all these technologies will get to production faster.” His father even introduced the device to Toyota, where he works as an engineer. The company was so impressed that they sent Curry and his father to a car safety conference in Michigan.In January, Curry’s father launched a campaign for the invention. They hope to raise money to finalize the patent, build models, and find a manufacturer. Their goal was $20,000, but so many people believed in Oasis’ potential that they have raised more than twice that — over $46,000.Curry’s father remembers the first time he saw his son’s sketch. “I was so proud of him for thinking of asolution,” he said. “We always just complain about things and rarely offer solutions.”8. What inspired Curry to invent Oasis?A. His narrow escape from death after being locked in a car.B. His knowledge of many children’s death because of car heat.C. The death of his neighbor’s baby after being left in a hot car.D. The injury of 37 children in his school in a car accident.9. What would Oasis do if it was hot in a car with a child?A. It would inform the parents or even the police.B. It would pump out the hot air in the car.C. It would sound the alarm attached to the car.D. It would get the window open to save the child.10. What does Curry’s father think is cool about Curry’s invention?A. It used some of the most advanced technology.B. It simply combined technologies that existed.C. It could accelerate production of new technology.D. It is the most advanced among similar products.11. Why did Curry’s father start a campaign to raise money?A. To conduct experiments to test the invention.B. To get other children devoted to inventions.C. To support a charity of medical aid for children.D. To get the patent and bring it to production.DMany of us in China enjoy adding chilies (辣椒) toour food, but did you know that this spicy vegetable could also be dangerous? A 34-year-oldUSman recently ended up in hospital after eating a Carolina Reaper—the spiciest chili in the world. After taking just a single bite of one, the man suffered from serious headaches in the following few days, reported BBC News.In fact, reports of stomachache and headache caused by eating spicy food are not something unusual. But if chilies are harmful, why is it that human beings are the only animals to eat this vegetable? According to the website Huanqiu, about 600 million Chinese people—almost half of the national population—are chili eaters. So what makes people love chilies so much? The human body reacts to the burning feeling that comes from eatingchilies by releasing natural chemicals that “produce a sense of happiness” , noted BBC News.And the benefits go even further than just personal enjoyment. A survey conducted by the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences found that the death rate of those who eat spicy food once or twice a week is 10 percent lower than those who eat it less than once a week. The number decreased to 14 percent for those who eat spicy food six to seven times a week. And another study done by theUniversityofVermontcame to a similar conclusion. “The data encourages people to eat more spicy food to improve health and reduce death risk at an early age,” Liu Qi, a nutritionist at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, told BBC News.Chilies have anti-cancer quality and the ability to increase our metabolism (新陈代谢). So, don't worry if you love spicy food. It seems that chilies are actually good for us—except for the Carolina Reaper, perhaps.12. The example of a 34-year-old American is mentioned in Paragraph 1 to prove ________.A. chiliescan be beneficialB. chilies are popular inAmericaC. chilies can be dangerousD. serious headaches can be dangerous13. Eating chilies gives people a sense of happiness by_______.A. decreasing death rateB. releasing natural chemicalsC. curing serious headachesD. providing enough nutrition14. Which of the following statement is TRUE?A. Human are the only animals to eat chilies.B. Stomachache and headaches caused by chilies is something unusual.C. The more chilies you eat, the healthier you are.D. Chilies have anti-cancer quality but it can't increase our metabolism.15. The writer wrote the passage to ________.A. warn people of the dangers of chiliesB. ask people to eat Carolina ReaperC. encourage people to eat more chiliesD. tell people the benefits of chilies第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2019-2020学年耒阳市第二中学高三英语模拟试卷及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项ANational Disability Insurance Scheme (方案)The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will transform the way Queenslanders with disability are supported and change the way disability services are funded and delivered.Under the scheme, Queenslanders with disability will have choice and control over how they access support and who delivers them. They will also have certainty that they will be supported throughout their lifetime to achieve their personal goals.The NDIS will have an effect on the following programs.School Transport Assistance Program for Students with DisabilityThe NDIS will not disrupt existing services for qualified students. The Queensland Government will also continue to provide school transport assistance for students with disability who are not qualified to receive funding via the NDIS.For more information about the School Transport Assistance Program, and to check your qualification, visit the Education and Training website.Taxi Subsidy (补助金) SchemeThe Queensland Governmenthas lengthened the Taxi Subsidy Scheme (TSS) membership for NDIS qualified members to 31 October, 2022. This will allow more time to solve transport support arrangements under the Commonwealth’s NDIS.You can find more information about the TSS and your qualification on the TransLink website.Disability Parking Permit SchemeNo changes will be made to the Disability parking permit scheme when the NDIS is introduced inQueensland. Current arrangements for this scheme will be maintained.You can find more information on this scheme, and check your qualification, on the Queensland Government website.Public Transport Concessions for People with DisabilityThere will be no change to concessions on public transport for people with disability when the NDIS isintroduced inQueensland. TransLink will continue to ensure concessions are provided for disabled persons travelling on public transport inQueenslandwhen the NDIS is introduced.You can find more information about public transport discounts for people with disability, and check your qualification, on the TransLink website,1.Which program helps drive the disabled to and from school?A.Taxi Subsidy Scheme.B.Disability Parking Permit Scheme.C.Public Transport Concessions for People with Disability.D.School Transport Assistance Program for Students with Disability.2.What can we learn about Taxi Subsidy Scheme?A.The scheme is for parking permit.B.The existing membership can be effective for longer time.C.There is no change to current arrangements for the scheme.D.The NDIS will not break off existing services for qualified students.3.What do the four programs have in common?A.They are all related to transport.B.They are all largely affected by NDIS.C.They all can be checked on the same website.D.They all provide discounts for disabled persons.BIt was once considered an important status symbol ---but having a home phone is increasingly seen asa white elephant. New figures show that one in five households no longer bother with a landline（固定电话），and almost a third of those that do never actually use it.The vast majority of people who still have a home phone ——72 percent ——say they only have it because it is part of their broadband package.But that's not the only reason to desert the home phone - 20 percent of those surveyed said that they were fed up with the number of cold calls and would-be scammers（诈骗者）.Digital media expert Dr. Elinor Carmi said there was a generational and social divide in phone use. She explained："If you,re young and have the mobility to go outside, you would rely on a mobile phone. But if you are older, disabled and perhaps poorer, our research shows you're more likely to use a landline. If you are richer, you will have access to more smart devices --- a smart TV, smartphone or laptop. But the poorer you are --- or if youare older, your use of these devices is more limited.”Last year, research from regulator Ofcom found that the amount of time spent on landline calls annually in theUKhad halved over just six years, to 54 billion minutes. The new study also showed that more than a quarter of households have decided to find a broadband provider that does not charge for their unused landline, but only six percent have done so.4. The underlined part “ a white elephant" in Paragraph 1 probably refers to something that isA. costly but effectiveB. useful and beautifulC. expensive but uselessD. cheap and necessary5. What's the main reason why some people still have a home phone?A. Their broadband package contains it.B. Their family can only afford to use it.C. They are used to using a home phone.D. They consider it an important status symbol.6. Which of the following is more likely to use a landline?A. A young adventurer.B. An old poor gardener.C. An outdoor photographer.D. A famous indoor designer.7. What's the best title of the text?A. End of the landline?B. Fed up with cold calls?C. The history of phonesD. Different choices of phonesCAs a rider, Anna Kiesenhofe’s Olympics victory might be a surprise. The winner of the road race at the Tokyo Olympics left the sport at the end of 2017 when she found herself out of contract (合同). She came into Tokyo without a professional team and left as an Olympic champion.The 30-year old began her cycling career in 2014 after running injuries that prevented her from continuing her pursuits of triathlon (铁人三项). She later joined a Catalan team and won the Spanish National Cup in 2016.The then-26 year old signedher first professional contract with Lotto Soudal Ladies for the following season.However, she ended her 2017 campaign in April and did not sign a contract for 2018, eventually taking a year off the bike. In 2019, Kiesenhofer came back to the sport as a rider, winning the Austrian national road race. Despite her results, Kiesenhofer sill had no professional contract while going into the Tokyo Olympics.Kiesenhofer was the first rider to attack in the Olympic road race, eventually forming a breakaway along with Carl Oberholzer, Omer Shapira, Vera Looser and Anna Plichta, which went on to reach a gap of 11 minutes. After Looser and Oberholzer were dropped, Kiesnhofer ataced her two remaining breakaway companions.After Shapira and Plichta were caught by the peloton (主车群), the rest of the riders seemed to believe that they were racing among themselves for Gold, not knowing that Remehofere was still in front. While it might be a misjudgment from the rest of the peloton that allowed Kiesenhofer to keep her lead of more than two minutes, other riders’ mistakes should not detract from the Austrian’s efforts.Off the bike the new Olympic Champion has a PhD in mathematics after studying at the Technical University of Vienne as well as at Cambridge University. She currently works at the University of Lausanne.8. Why did Anna give up triathlon?A. She got injured.B. She lost interest in it.C. She had to attend university.D. She never won a medal.9. Which is the right order of the following events?①She ended her campaign.②She took a year off the bike.③She began her cycling career.④She won the Austrian national road race.⑤She won the Spanish National Cup.A. ③④①②⑤.B. ②③④①⑤.C. ③⑤①②④.D. ④②③①⑤.10. What were the riders of the peloton unaware of at the Tokyo Olympics?A. The road race was so difficult.B. Anna was a new rider.C. They had caught up with Anna.D. Anna took the lead of them.11. What is Anna’s present job?A. A cycling coach.B. A university teacher.C A professional rider. D. A college student.DImagine turning on the GPS and seeing an image of your car from above. As the car drives, the map follows along in real time, alarming you to any traffic, pedestrians,animals, or other things nearby. Routes and names of roads appear over the live stream. It's like the map has come to life.This type of map isn't available yet. But it could be soon. In 2014, the Worldview-3 satellites was launched into space. Even though it orbits Earth at more than 370 miles（600 km）away, it can capture images of objects on Earth that are just 10 inches（25cm）across.Peeringall the way from outer space, it can make out a smartphone held in your hand. It can tell what types of cars are traveling down a road. But it can't identify your face or read the cars' license plate numbers . . . at least not openly.According to some reports, this satellite and other US spy satellites have the technology to take even sharper images, with a resolution（分辨率）of up to around 4 inches（10cm）. ButUS law forbids making these super-sharp pictures public, to prevent enemies from using them. But the idea that anybody might be able to spy on the entire Earth in such detail may seem horrible. Live, high-detail satellite mapping could possibly be used to monitor anybody at any time. Ray Purdy of University College London told CNN that he is concerned about what this could mean for privacy. Most satellites are commercially owned, so if you have money you can buy that imagery. “It means anyone can spy on anyone,” he said.At the same time, live, detailed maps of Earth's surface could be useful in amazing ways. Live maps of a disaster area could quickly discover people in need of rescue as well as the safest routes in or out. Satellite images are already helping catch illegal logging and fishing operations. Higher detail may make it possible to catch other criminals in the act. The images could also make it easier for farmers to watch over their crops.What do you think? Do you wish everyone could access high-detail live maps of Earth's surface?12. What does the underlined word in paragraph 2 mean?A. SeeingB. StandingC. WalkingD. Hearing13. Why does US law forbid making super-sharp pictures public?A. to protect the technology.B. for the sake of safety.C. to protect the environment.D. to threat other countries.14. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?A. This super-sharp map hasn't been put into market.B. Worldview-3 satellites orbits the Earth at 370 km away.C. Personal privacy is safely protected if you use the super-sharp map.D. The super-sharp map should be completely forbidden.15. How is this technology used in agriculture?A. It can help improve the production of crops.B. It can help kill pests.C. It can help farmer to watch over their crops from far away.D. It can help increase farm land.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。