湖南省衡阳市第八中学2017_2018学年高一英语下学期12月五科联赛试题

湖南省衡阳市第八中学2017-2018学年高一英语下学期12月五科联赛试题本试题卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共8页。

时量120分钟。

满分150分。

第I卷第I卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，20小题，每小题15分，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Where does the conversation take place?A. In a supermarket.B. On a bus.C. In a taxi.2. How much does each ticket cost?A. £ 3.70.B. £ 4.70.C. £ 7.40.3. What item is needed the most?A. Batteries.B. Cell phones.C. MP4s.4. What do we know about Karen?A. She hasn’t been in contact with the speakers.B. She has turned away from all her friends.C. She really likes her studies.5. Why did the woman change her job?A. She didn’t like machines.B. She was not good at doing business.C. She didn’t like accounting.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对活或独白。

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

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至8题。

6. At what time will the speakers go to see the Smiths?A. 3:30.B. 4:00.C.4:15.7. How will they go there?A. By bus.B. By bike.C. On foot.8. Where will they meet?A. At the bus stop.B. Opposite the factory.C. In front ofthe bookstore.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. Why does the man like Joplin’s?A. Because of the location.B. Because of the benefits.C. Because of thesalary(工资).10. What does the woman suggest?A. He should reconsider.B. He should ask for more benefits.C. He should apply for it.11. Why is the woman familiar with Joplin’s?A. Her husband was employed there.B. She lives near there.C She once worked there.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What’s Charles’s problem?A. He has to rent a room.B. He has to pay the rent.C. He has to leave hishome.13. What do we know about the woman in the past?A. She always lent money to the man.B. She got financial problems.C. She always bought lotteries.14. How did the woman get so much money?A. She won the lottery.B. She found a good job.C. Her uncle leftit to her.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What is the w oman’s first impression of the television?A. It’s too big.B. It’s beautiful.C. It’s of highquality.16. How much did the TV cost the man?A. $ 1000.B. $ 1200.C. $ 2400.17. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Watch less television.B. Have the old television fixed.C. Return the television and get his money back.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What roles do fathers play nowadays?A. They mainly stay at home looking after children.B. They work outside the home leaving childcare to their wives.C. Besides working they help with childcare as well.19. What do people often do on Mother’s Day?A. Mothers and children go shopping together.B. They wear carnations.C. They have outdoor picnics.20. What is most important on these two days?A. What children write on cards.B. The value of gifts.C. Love and respect given to parents.第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ASelfies (自拍) have become an increasingly common way to capture memorable moments. When itcomes to taking selfies , knowing the following tips can directly affect the quality of your final product.The use of light is vital to improving image quality. Lights can help avoid shadows and create soft features on your face, so turn your face toward the main light source. If you want to be creative, play with light angles by turning your body, but make sure the photo is properly exposed and your face is lit from the front or the side. Besides, avoid taking selfies against the main light source or with overhead lighting. In addition, natural light possesses a warmth that makes you look like you're glowing.（发光）When taking selfies, angles also matter a lot. Hold the camera away from your face, and try to take photos both horizontally（水平地） and vertically(垂直地). If not, your face might look bigger than usual. Ideally, the universal selfie angle is 45 degrees above your head. But you should study your face at different angles because finding your best angle requires you having seen all of them.One problem with selfies is that most have distracting backgrounds. You can always do more to show others your best side. Try to simplify the background by taking selfies outdoors or in spacious areas. Document yourself engaging in interesting activities---hiking with family members, visiting landmarks, or working out with friends. At least, you can make the photo appealing by getting rid of your outstretched arm or a background that's too busy.You can also download some photo apps that allow you to adjust the lighting and contrast. Some apps offer useful filters, which can change your skin tone and remove pimples (粉刺) on your face.21．To get an image of high quality, you need to _______.A. be under the light sourceB. be against the main lightC. face the main light sourceD. have the photo fully exposed 22．How can you find the angle that suits you most?A. Study your face at different angles.B. Hold the camera far enough from you.C. Keep the camera lower than your face.D. Place the camera 45 degrees above yourhead.23．Which of the following should be avoided when taking selfies?A. The use of natural light.B. A landmark as a background.C. Changes of the skin tone.D. A busy background.BThe Internet plays a big part in human life. We use it for work and entertainment. We can find new recipes on the Internet or advice on staying healthy. We can even use it to learn a new language and connect with family and friends.As far as the Internet being a part of our lives —well, that train has left the station. This expression means there is no going back to an Internet-free life. But can using the Internet too much be bad for our health? It might be, say researchers.A new study finds that heavy Internet use may be connected to high blood pressure in an unlikely group —teenagers. The study results show that teens who spend at least 14 hours a week online were more likely to have high blood pressure. High blood pressure can cause heart and kidney(肾)disease. It is also closely linked to some forms of dementia(痴呆), a brain disease. Dementia is marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and a reduced ability to reason.The Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan did the study. 335 young people from 14 to 17 years old participated in it. One hundred and thirty-four of the teens were described as “heavy Internet users.” Researchers found that out of these 134 teens, 26 had high blood pressure. The lead researcher of the study is Andrea Cassidy-Bushrow. In a statement she said, “Using the Internet is part of our daily life but it shouldn’t consume us.” For the pur pose of the study, she explains, teens considered heavy Internet users were online on “average 25 hours a week.” Ms. Cassidy-Bushrow adds that it is important for teens to take “regular breaks from their computers or smartphones” and to do some “kind of physical activity.”24. Which of the following statements is closest in the meaning to the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?A. The train has stopped at the wrong station.B. There is something wrong with the train.C. Life without the Internet is nowhere to be found.D. The train has changed its course.25. If a person suffers from Dementia, he ________.A. will remember everything clearlyB. will change his characterC. will develop a brain cancerD. can do analysis accurately26. Wha t is the percentage of young “heavy Internet users” with high blood pressure?A. 26%.B. 14%.C. 25%.D. 19%.27. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. The Internet Does Harm to the Study.B. Too Much Internet May Be Bad for Teenagers.C. We Should Stop Using the Internet.D. High Blood Pressure Is around theCorner.CHere is an astonishing and significant fact：Mental work alone can't make us tire．It sounds absurd(怪诞)．But a few years ago，scientists tried to find out how long the human brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue(疲劳)．To the amazement of these scientists，they discovered that blood passing through the brain， when it is active，shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer, we would find it full of fatigue toxins and fatigue products．But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day．So far as the brain is concerned，it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning．The brain is totally tireless．So what makes us tired?Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes from our mental and emotional attitudes．One of England’s most outst anding scientists，J．A．Hadfield，says，“The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin．In fact，fatigue of purely physical origin is rare．”Dr．Brill，a famous American scientist, goes even further，He declares，“One hundred percent of th e fatigue of sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems．”What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? Joy? Satisfaction? No! A feeling of being bored，anger, anxiety, tenseness, worry, a feeling of not being appreciated—those are the emotions that tire sitting workers．Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue．We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body．28．What surprised the scientists a few years ago?A．Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborer's blood．B．Albert Einstein didn’t feel worn after a day’s work.C．The brain could work for many hours without fatigue.D．A mental worker's blood was filled with fatigue toxins．29．According to the author, which of the following can make sitting workers tired?A．Challenging mental work B．Unpleasant emotionsC．Endless tasks D．Physical labor．30．What's the author's attitude towards the scientists' idea?A．He agrees with them．B．He doubts them．C．He argues against them．D．He hesitates to accept them．31．We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energetic，sitting workers need to____．A．have some good food．B．discover fatigue toxinsC．exercise regularly D．enjoy their workDTayka Hotel de SalWhere: Tahua, BoliviaHow much: About $ 95 a nightWhy it's cool: You've stayed at hotels made of brick or wood, but salt? That's something few can claim. Tayka Hotel de Sal is made totally of salt-including the beds (though you'll sleep on regular mattresses and blankets). The hotel sits on the Salar de Uyuni, a prehistoric dried-up lake which is the world's biggest salt flat. Builders use the salt from the 4,633-square-mile flat to make the bricks, and glue them together with a paste (糊) of wet salt that hardens when it dries. When rain starts to dissolve the hotel, the owners just mix up more salt paste to strengthen the bricks.Green Magic Nature ResortWhere: Vythiri, IndiaHow much: About $ 240 a nightWhy it's cool: Taking a pulley(滑轮)-operated lift 86 feet to your treetop room is just the start of your adventure. As you look out of your open window-there is no glass! -you watch monkeys and birds in the rain forest canopy(罩篷). Later you might test your fear of heights by crossing the handmade rope bridge to the main part of the hotel, or just sit on your bamboo bed and read. You don't even have to come down for breakfast-the hotel will send it up on the pulley-drawn“elevator" .Dog Bark Park Inn B&BWhere: Cottonwood, IdahoHow much: $ 92 a nightWhy it's cool: This doghouse isn't just for the family pet. Sweet Willy is a 30-foot-tall dog with guest rooms in his belly. Climb the wooden stairs beside his hind leg to enter the door in his side. You can relax in the main bedroom, go up a few steps of the loft(阁楼) in Willy's head, or hang out inside his nose. Although you have a full private bathroom in your quarters, there is also a toilet in the 12-foot-tall fire hydrant(消防栓) outside.Gamirasu Cave HotelWhere: Ayvali, TurkeyHow much: Between $ 130 and $ 450 a nightWhy it's cool: This is caveman cool! Experience what it was like 5,000 years ago, when peoplelived in these mountain caves formed by volcanic ash. But your stay will be much more modern. Bathrooms and electricity provide what you expect from a modern hotel, and the white volcanic ash, called tufa, keeps the rooms cool in summer. (Don't worry-there is heat in winter. )32. What do we know about Tayka Hotel de Sal?A. It is located on a prehistoric lake.B. It should be protected against the rain.C. Everything in the hotel is made of salt.D. You have to cross a rope bridge to the hotel.33. How are the hotels similar?A. Expensive.B. Comfortable.C. Natural.D. Unique.34. What do the underlined words “Sweet Willy" refer to?A. The name of the hotel.B. The name of the hotel owner.C. The building of Dog Bark Park Inn B&B.D. The name of a pet dog of the hotel owner.35. Which of the hotels gives you a feeling of living in the far past?A. Tayka Hotel de Sal.B. Green Magic Nature Resort.C. Dog Bark Park Inn B&B.D. Gamirasu Cave Hotel.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。