湖南省衡阳八中2015届高三上学期第四次月考试题英语

衡阳市八中2015届高三第四次月考试题英语命题：江萍谢丽英审题：张兰芬考生注意：本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读理解和书面表达，满分150分，时量120分钟，请将答案写在答题卷上。

PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）SECTION 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 letters (A,B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation TWICE.Questions 1 through 2 are based on the following conversation.1. What did the man do this morning?A. He went to see Uncle Johnson.B. He lent Uncle Johnson his car.C. He cleaned the car.2. Where are the keys?A. On the table.B. In the woman‟s pocket.C. In the man‟s pocket.Questions 3 through 4 are based on the following conversation.3. What caused Mark‟s accident?A. Being drunk while driving.B. Sending a short message while driving.C. Talking on the phone while driving.4. What do we know about the two speakers?A. They don‟t know much about safe driving.B. They like listening to music while driving.C. They are careful when they are driving.Questions 5 through 6 are based on the following conversation.5. When will the man set off for the airport?A. At 8:30 am.B. At 9:00 am.C. At 9:30 am.6. Which city will the man visit last?A. Xi‟an.B. Taiyuan.C. Los Angeles.Questions 7 through 9 are based on the following conversation.7. Where is the institute?A. On Green Street.B. On First Avenue.C. On First Street.8. What makes the man decide to take a bus at first?A. There is a bus every 10 minutes.B. The bus stop is not far.C. The cost is much cheaper.9. What do we know about the man?A. He is a new student at the institute.B. He has a lot of luggage.C. He will go out Exit A.Questions 10 through 12 are based on the following conversation.10. Where did the man buy the T-shirt?A. In a downtown store.B. From an online store.C. At a fashion show.11. What did the man like most about the T-shirt?A. The design of the T-shirt.B. The color of the T-shirt.C. The convenience of the T-shirt.12. What is the man‟s plan for tonight?A. To eat with the woman.B. To eat with a friend.C. To treat his friend at home. Questions 13 through 15 are based on the following conversation.13. Where did the woman and Mary first meet each other?A. In kindergarten.B. In primary school.C. In middle school.14. Why didn‟t the woman and Mary keep in touch?A. Mary lost the woman‟s address.B. They were too busy.C. Keeping in touch was hard back then.15. What did the woman do last week?A. She searched for Mary‟s name on Facebook.B. She visited Mary and took a photo with her.C. She invited Mary over to her house.SECTION BDirections: In this section, you will hear mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS. You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.Blanks 16 through 20 are based on the following talk.A few activities on the weekendPART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGESECTION A （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）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. New iPhone goes on sale on Friday with ____ bigger screen and 4G wireless technology, as _____ company seeks to keep its competitiveness.A. a; theB. a; aC. the; theD. the; a22. In a TV ad, a happy housewife is polishing her table so shiny that her smiling reflection _____ on it.A. has seenB. was seenC. is seenD. has been seeing23. Driving Offence Point System is a computer-controlled system _____ to reduce accident rates and make roads much safer.A. designingB. to designC. to be designedD. designed24. That the big film star ____ be so rude to his fans is quite astonishing.A. willB. shouldC. mayD. must25. Today impressionist paintings are accepted at the beginning of ____ we call “modern art”.A. whatB. whichC. thatD. how26. Content _____ with the salary offered by the foreign bank, he preferred the chances he could have at the state-owned company.A. he was thoughB. was he thoughC. though he wasD. though was he27. The pop singer is talented and elegant. ____ is no surprise that she has so many fans around the world.A. ItB. ThereC. ThatD. What28. Without the Internet, those who are disabled _____ fewer avenues to meet people outside.A. will haveB. would haveC. had hadD. would have had29. All the money ______, the young man had no choice but to start hunting for a job.A. has been spentB. had been spentC. having spentD. having been spent30. --- Have they made the final decision?--- Yes, but it‟s _____ likely that they will change their mind again tomorrow.A. rather thanB. less thanC. other thanD. more than31. When asked if he was disappointed with his failure ____ the gold medal, the athlete responded just with a smile.A. to winB. winningC. wonD. to be won32. The Russian rocket designer has died. For many years, he ____ as a deputy to the father of Soviet space program.A. servesB. was servingC. servedD. has served33. Trish Keenan, for ____ life was a discovery, was a great British singer.A. whoseB. whomC. whichD. that34. --- Tom, you go and pick up Mary from the station, _____?--- But she‟s already got home.A. don‟t youB. do youC. shall youD. will you35. A car was burning on the highway near Birmingham. In no time _____ to the spot.A. the police had rushedB. had the police rushedC. the police rushedD. did the police rushSECTION B （共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分）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.In 1919, Princess Bazzar of Luxembourg‟s royal family met the royal kitchen helper Leon. Many nights, Leon went into the kitchen and made ice-cream for Bazzar. They soon fell in love. But because of their different social status, both of them burried the feelings.Soon, Bazzar was made to accept an arranged royal marriage. For days, Leon could not see Bazzar, he was 36 with impatience. Finally, Bazzar 37 at the table a month later. While serving desserts, Leon 38 the letters DOVE, which is an abbreviation of DO YOU LOVE ME with hot chocolate on Bazaar‟s ice-cream. Leon39 that Bazzar could understand his feelings.A few days later, Bazzar got 40 . One year later, Leon could not 41 the mental suffering and left the royal kitchen. Years later, he and his own family 42 a candy store.Many years later, Bazzar remembered that that afternoon she ate the ice-cream made by Leon, but didn‟t see the 43 letters.Hearing this, Leon broke down in tears, and he finally understood the past misunderstandings. If that chocolate had been 44 , those letters would never have melted, and he would not have lost his last chance. Leon decided to create a solid chocolate which can 45 a long time.After lots of 46 , the chocolate Dove was finally made and each piece of chocolate was 47 engraved with the letter “DOVE”. It‟s a symbol of the love between Leon and Bazzar.Now more and more people fall in love with this chocolate. Giving someone DOVE means sending the whisper of love: DO YOU LOVE ME?36. A. calling B. burning C. working D. talking37. A. stood up B. turned up C. stayed up D. dressed up38. A. wrote B. sent C. mixed D. noticed39. A. expected B. declared C. allowed D. promised40. A. sick B. angry C. married D. bored41. A. reduce B. stop C. repeat D. bear42. A. left B. visited C. ran D. found43. A. confusing B. interesting C. melting D. annoying44. A. stable B. powerful C. frozen D. solid45. A. stand B. spare C. take D. preserve46. A. breaks B. research C. pressure D. problems47. A. firmly B. immediately C. quickly D. luckilySECTION C （共8小题；每小题1.5分，满分12分）Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.In most colleges and universities the examination is used as a chief means of deciding whether a student succeeds or fails in mastering a particular subject. Although it does the job quite efficiently, 48 side effects are also enormous.To begin 49 , examinations lower the standards of teaching. Since teachers are often judged 50 examination results, they are reduced to training their students in exam techniques. No subjects can be taught successfully merely through being approached with intent to take examinations. In addition, the most undesirable effect is 51 examinations encourage bad study habits. As 52 examination score is the only criterion for his academic performance, a student is driven to memorize mechanically rather 53 to think creatively.In fact, few 54 us admit that examinations can contribute anything really important to the students‟academic development. If that is the case, 55 cannot we make a change and devise something more efficient and reliable than examinations?PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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.AThanks to a young waiter, I only recently discovered that a friend of 20 years was once a yo-yo virtuoso(溜溜球大师).“Oh，stop it!” Jackie said when I started laughing during our dinner. “I was, too. And I knew how to …Walk the Dog.‟ ”“Wow, really?” said our waiter, Jumario Simmons, flashing a big smile at us.“Don‟t encourage her,” I said.“What else could you do?” he asked.“I did …Round the World,‟” Jackie said, now ignoring me completely. “That cradle(婴儿时期的) thing, too.”I‟d asked Jumario what he did when he wasn‟t waiting on tables. The 24-year-old waiter was so smart that I knew there had to be more to his story. It turns out that he won a regional yo-yo competition last year. He also gives free lessons to kids. “It gives them something to do,” Jumario said. “Keeps them off the streets.”One of the great things about eating out is the table talk with strangers, which reminds us that everyone has a life and a name. But the other day I heard that some restaurants are ending this talk between diners and servers. I listened to the reporter describe how their improvements are allowing customers to text orders from their tables to speed up service.The reporter got my attention with this sentence: “Five minutes after typing …I‟m at table 3‟, a meal arrives at the table.” But there wasn‟t a “please” with this order, which should have been a request, by the way. If you‟ve ever waited on tables, you know that the last thing you need is yet another way for a customer to be unpleasant.Most servers are constantly mediating(调解) between customers‟requests for substitutions and overworkedcooks‟accusations of treason. Except at high-end restaurants, servers also have to hover like mothers of preschoolers so that we might consider them worthy of a large enough tip to lift their pay to minimum wage.Texting a server from a table a few feet away is equal to moving our fingers and shouting, “Hey, you!” It was rude in 1957, and it‟s rude now. You won‟t ever find me texting a waiter or waitress.56. What do we know from the text?A. The waiter knows Jackie well.B.The waiter is good at playing yo-yo. .C. Jackie plays yo-yo in her spare time.D. The author has a great interest in playing yo-yo.57. Some restaurants allow diners to text a server from a table to .A.improve their serviceB. reduce the cost of serviceC. show respect for dinersD. stop talks between diners and servers58. What‟s the last but one paragraph mainly about?A. The pay of servers.B. The work of servers.C. The customers‟ request.D. The work of mothers of preschoolers.59. From the passage, the author‟s attitude towards texting a server from a table is _________.A. indifferentB. negativeC. curiousD. positive60. The passage mainly focuses on .A. how to wait on tablesB. the friendship between old friendsC. where to eat outD. the relationship between customers and waitersBChemical SafetyProcedures for handling chemical spills(泄露) and leaks.Chemical spills and leaks can be broken down into two basic types: simple spills, which you can clean up yourself and complicated spills, which require outside assistance.If your spill meets ANY of the following conditions, it is a COMPLICATED SPILL.● A person is injured; or●The identity of the chemical is unknown; or●Multiple chemicals are involved; or●The chemical is highly poisonous, flammable (可燃的) or reactive ; or●The spill/leak occurs in a “public space” such as a corridor; or●The spill/leak has the potential to spread to other parts of the building such as through the ventilation(通风) system; or●The clean up procedures are not known or appropriate materials are not readily available; or●The clean up requires a respirator (呼吸器) (including cartridge respirators) to be worn and nopersonnel have been trained and fit-tested in accordance(一致) with the campus Respiratory Protection Program; or●The spill/leak may endanger the environment by reaching waterways or outside ground, or by goingdown a drainIf none of the above conditions are met, the spill is defined as a simple spill. You may clean up simple spills in accordance with Chapter 6 of the Chemical Safety Guide. For consultative assistance, call Division of Research Safety (DSR) at 333-2755.61.Which of the following situation can be classified as a simple spill?A. Some spilled liquid causes a fire in the building.B. Yellow and green gases are leaking from the storage room.C. An unknown red chemical is found on the corridor floor.D. A researcher spills his milk all over the lab floor.62.According to the safety instructions, upon discovering a complicated spill on campus, people should_________.A. put on a respirator as soon as possibleB. refer to Chapter 6 of the Chemical Safety GuideC. get away from the spill and report it to authoritiesD. call Division of the Research Safety at 333-275563. “MSDS” in the passage possibly refers to _____.A. a maskB. an explanation about the chemicalC. a deviceD. another kind of chemical64.Who are most possibly the targeted audiences of this article?A. Students in the Chemistry Department of a university.B. Researchers working at Chemical Institution of Illinois.C. Members of Division of Research Safety.D. Staff members at a chemical manufacturing company.65.The purpose of the material above is to ____________ .A. inform people of the dangers of various chemical spillsB. introduce complicated spills and necessary measures in response to themC. encourage students to join the campus Respiratory Protection ProgramD. compare simple spills and complicated spillsCDreams can be familiar and strange, fantastical or boring, but some dreams might be connected to the mental processes that help us learn. No one knows for certain why people dream, but some dreams might be connected to the mental processes that help us learn. In a recent study, scientists found a connection between nap-time(打盹时的) dreams and better memory in people who were learning a new skill.In the study, 99 college students between the ages of 18 and 30 each spent an hour on a computer, trying to get through a virtual maze (迷宫). The maze was difficult, and the study participants had to start in a different place each time they tried --- making it even more difficult. They were also told to find a particular picture of a tree and remember where it was.For the first 90 minutes of a five-hour break, half of the participants stayed awake and half were told to take a short nap. Participants who stayed awake were asked to describe their thoughts. Participants who took a nap were asked about their dream after sleep---and they were awakened within a minute of sleep to describe their dreams.Stickgold, a neuroscientist (神经科学家), wanted to know what people were dreaming about when their eyes weren‟t moving, during sleep.Four of the 50 people who slept said their dreams were connected to the maze. Some dreamed about the music that had been playing when they were working; others said they dreamed about seeing people in the maze. When these four people tried the computer maze again, they were able to find the tree faster than before their naps.Stickgold suggests the dream itself doesn‟t help a person learn --- it‟s the other way around. He suspects that the dream was caused by the brain processed associated with learning.All four of the people who dreamed about the task had done poorly the first time, which makes Stickgold wonder if the dreams show up when a person finds a new task particularly difficult. People who had other dreams, or people who didn‟t take a nap, didn‟t show the same improvement.66. Before having a short nap, participants of the experiment were asked to ___________.A. stay in different place in the mazeB. design a virtual maze which is difficult to get throughC. experience the experiment and try to remember somethingD. get through a virtual maze on a computer from the same place67. After doing what they were asked on computers, participants ___________.A. were divided into two groups to do different things at breakB. were so tired as to fall asleepC. felt bored with the experiment and they were sleepyD. were asked to remember their experiment separately68. What can we learn from the passage?A. Participants who took a nap were required to express their thought.B. Some dreams may encourage people to invent something new.C. Participants who dreamed about films could finish the task more easily.D. Participants whose dreams had something to do with the maze could find the tree faster.69. According to Stickgold, ____________.A. every person may dream about what they learnedB. people‟s brain processes may still be connected with their learning in their dreamsC. once people‟s eyes stop moving, they are sued to dream about somethingD. no matter fantastical or boring, dreams are connected with peoples life70. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?A. Strange DreamsB. Stickgold, a Dream ExpertC. Dreaming Makes BetterD. Not All Dreams Are TruePART FOUR WRITINGSECTION A（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）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.Ready to give up long showers, water parks, and unlimited water gushing（喷涌）out of your taps? A new study says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people are faced with water shortage now. The oceans are full, of course. But the liquid—fresh, clean water for drinking and watering crops is in short supply in many parts of the world. Rivers are running low, lakes are shrinking, streams have stopped flowing, and groundwater is being pumped dry. However, the demand for water keeps increasing. So there comes inevitably the water crisis!What is causing the crisis? Experts say it is a complex combination of climate change and rapid population growth. On the one hand, global climate change threatens to reduce water supplies due to decreased rainfall. On the other hand, population growth is driving explosive demand for water, prompting rivers in thirsty countries to be tapped for nearly every drop and driving governments to pump out so-called fossil water.Lack of water may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking waters are not safe. Lack of water may also result in more international conflict. Countries may have to compete for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. And lack of water would affect the ability of developing to improve their economies. This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning.One partial answer to the world water shortage, at least for countries near the sea, is to build more desalination plants that change seawater into fresh water. Another suggested solution is for water-rich countries, such as Canada, to sell water to countries which are poor in water. A third suggestion is for countries to adopt ways of increasing the freshwater supply, such as teaching farmers in Africa methods to get clean rainwater. And nearly everyone agreed that the amount of water on our planet can‟t be changed, but the way we use it can be if more people realized the problem. Last and the most important, public should be aware of saving water to defeat the water crisis.Title: 71.I. Present situation:★Rivers are 72. .★Lakes are shrinking.★Streams have stopped flowing.★73. is drying up.II. 74. :★climate change→decreased rainfall →75. water supplies★population growth →rivers 76 and fossil water to be pumped outIII. Consequences:★health problems★77.★the affected ability of developing to improve economiesIV. 78. :★turning seawater into freshwater★water-rich countries selling water to 79. countries★exploring methods of getting clean rainwater★changing the way people use water★arousing 80. of saving waterSECTION B (满分10分)Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.The world of journalism can be very exciting. Journalists are on the cutting edge of local and global events. Before you take a big step for becoming a journalist, please make sure you are aware the climate for newspaper journalists is especially tough right now.Once you are sure that a journalism career is right for you, here‟s what you need to do.●Education comes first. Besides understanding how to write well, a degree in journalism, English, and communications are also beneficial to those wishing to pursue a career in journalism. In addition to helping you gain the necessary knowledge, many universities offer employment services to new graduates. Attending journalism school, also called J-school, or journalism college is an investment in your future.●Pick a specialty (专业). Jobs in journalism vary a lot, so it is important to decide exactly what path you wish to take. For newspaper reporters, you must be flexible and able to think on your feet because stories are often fast-breaking. Deadlines are typically tight, so be prepared to write with speed and accuracy (正确). There are also broadcast journalists, investigative reporters, foreign reporters, sports journalists and so on, which require different skills.●You’ve got to have the right stuff. No matter which branch of journalism interests you, there are a number of necessary qualities that are common to all. Journalists must have a “nose for news”. Additionally ,Good journalists must use high ethics (高尚的道德规范) at all times. At last, a fair attitude is required for almost all areas of journalism; these jobs require a neutral (中立的) reporting of facts rather than opinions.●Think big, but start small. Although internships (实习) during your last two years of college equip you with much experience, it is highly unlikely that your first job as a journalist will be high-paying. However, getting a job at a community newspaper or local television station is a good start. Once you are working in the field, you‟ll have the chance to prove yourself and actively seek advancement.81. Why does the author think that attending journalism schools is an investment in your future? (No more than 14 words) (2 points)82. How can a newspaper reporter deal with the problem of tight deadlines? (No more than 6 words) (2 points)83. What necessary qualities must all journalists have? (No more than 11 words) (3 points)84. What is the purpose of the passage? (No more than 10 words) (3 points)SECTION C写作（满分25分）Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.最近，某英文报就“如何处理师生间的矛盾”发起了一个专题讨论。