湖南省衡阳市八中2012届高三英语第二次月考（无答案）

PAGE10-衡阳市八中2012届高三第二次月考试卷英语PARTONE:LISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONA(22.5points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear6conversationsbetween2speakers.Foreachconversation,thereareseveralquestionsandeachquestionisfollowedby3choices.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletter(A、BorC)ontheQUESTIONBOOKLET.YouwillheareachconversationTWICE.Conversation11.Howlatewasthedelivery?A.3hoursB.4hoursC.5hours2.Whatdoesthewomanpromisetodo?A.Refundthemanhismoney.B.Deliverontimenexttime.C.Offerthemanafreedelivery.Conversation23.Whatdoesthewomandoonweekends?A.Shedoessomereading.B.Shehelpsherfather.C.Shegoestothebeach.4.Whendoesthemansingandtellstoriesinthecamp?A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.Conversation35.Whatisthewoman’stemperature?A.37.5℃B.38℃C.38.5℃6.Whatisthedoctor’ssuggestion?A.Tostayinbedandhaveagoodrest.B.Totakesomemedicineanddrinkmorewater.C.Tostayinhospitalforafewdays.Conversation47.Whatdiddinosaursliveon?A.Plantsormeat.B.Otheranimals.C.Birds.8.Howmanykindsofearlyanimalsarementionedintheconversation?A.2.B.3.C.4.9.Whatdoweknowaboutearlylizards?A.Theywereveryugly.B.Theylivedinthesea.C.Theylaideggs.Conversation510.Whereisthewomangoing?A.Totheclassroom.B.Tothelibrary.C.Tothebookstore.11.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?A.Learnreadingskillsfromthenativespeakers.B.Talkwiththenativestudentsoutofclass.C.Avoidlookingupwordsinthedictionarytoooften.12.Whatisthewomantryingtodo?A.Adjustthesituationthere.B.Avoidattendingclassdiscussions.C.Learnmoreaboutreadingskills.Conversation613.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemanabout?A.Hisschoollife.B.Hisdevelopmentplan.C.Thesizeofhisclass.14.Howmanyhobbygroupsarementionedintheconversation?A.5B.6C.715.Whendoesthemanhavesportstraining?A.EveryTuesdayandWednesdayafternoon.B.EveryTuesdayandFridayafternoon.C.EveryWednesdayandFridayafternoon.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,you’llhearamini-talk.Listencarefullyandthenfillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyou’vegot.FillineachblankwithNOMORETHAN3WORDS.Youwillhearthemini-talkTWICE.WelcometheNewYearCitiesCelebrationsHowManyPeople167tonsoffireworksaresetoffovertheSydney1.5millionHongKong17displayoffireworksattheVictoriaOver30thousandLondonDisplayof18shootingoutfromtheLondonEyeMorethan19NewYorkCrystalballdroppingin20andafireworksdisplayAbout1millionPARTTWO:LANGUAGEKNOWLEDGE(45points)SECTIONA(15points)Directions:Beneatheachofthefollowingsentencesare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.21.Iran’sfirstnuclearpowerplantstartedsupplyingelectricitytothenationalgridonSaturday,____onstreamafteryearsofdelays,Iran’sISNAnewsagencyreported.A.tocomeB.comeC.havingcomeD.coming22.AcrossNorthChina_____intheworld,namelytheGreatWall.A.thelongestwallruns B.runsthelongestwallC.doesrunthelongestwall D.doesthelongestwallrun23.Look,____fashionableclothesisshewearingthatalltheeyesarefixedonher!A.so B.such C.how D.what24.Thesplitbetweenhumansandlivingapesisthoughtbysomescholars____15to20millionyearsago.A.tooccur B.occurring C.tohaveoccurred D.havingoccurred25.____acertaindoubtamongthepeopleastothepracticalvalueoftheproject.A.ThereremainsB.IthasC.TheyhaveD.Itremains26.Thetrafficproblemwearelookingforwardtoseeing_____shouldhaveattractedthelocalgovernment’sattention.A.solvingB.solvedC.tosolveD.solve27.WithApril18’srailwayspeedup,highwayandairtransportwillhavetocompetewith_____serviceforpassengers.A.goodB.bestC.betterD.thebest28.Howwasyourtripabroad?Great.TheonlypityisthatI_____tobuysomegiftsformyfriends.A.forgotB.forgetC.wouldforgetD.wasforgetting29.____theflighttoBeijingwillbedelayedis____I’mespeciallyworriedabout.A.If;what B.Whether;that C.When;that D.Whether;what30.ManyquestionshavebeenansweredbyJohn.Hemusthavepreviewedthelessonslastnight,_____he?A.needn’tB.hasn’tC.mustn’tD.didn’t31.—I’llbeabletocometoseeyourperformanceat8:30tomorrowevening.—I’msorry,bythenmyperformance___andI____reportersinthemeetingroom.A.willbeended;willmeet B.istoend;willmeetC.willhaveended;willbemeeting D.willend;amgoingtomeet32.Beingphysicallyexaminedforfreetwiceayeariswhateveryclerk_____beensuredinanycompanyofthestate.A.mustB.oughttoC.shallD.need33.Ihadjustgotupandwasabouttocookmybreakfast_____thetelephonerangloudly,butithungup_____Icouldanswerit.A.when;beforeB.while;beforeC.when;untilD.as;after34.Ifacomputercrashes,youwilllosethefileyou______onifyoudon’tsaveitearlyenough.A.workB.areworkingC.willworkD.worked35.—Weshalltaketheconditionsintocarefulaccount____youhaveattachedtothiscontract.—Thanks.Hopeforfurthercooperation.A.as B.what C.where D.whichSECTIONB(18points)Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwithawordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Iteachclayclassestochildrenandadults.Onecoldafternoonafamilycameinto36aclayclasstogether.Itwasaone-hourclassthatwasmeanttoallowthefamilysomefunatmakingtheirownartisticcreations.Threechildrenagednine,sevenandthreesatintheirseats37tobegintheirlittleartisticcreations.Thewarmclayandvarioustoolsmadetheireyesfullof38.Theyweresoexcitedtobegin.EverywordIsaidmadethemfeelgreatintheclayclassandsotheybegantocreate.Theyoungartistsenjoyedtheir39totouch,feelandexpressthemselvesuntiltheirparents40andcontrolledtheireverymoment.Theyweretoldtodothis,dothat,usethis,notthat...I41watchedasthelittleblooms(花朵)ofcreationsweretakenfromtheirsmallhands.Thethree-year-oldrebelled(反抗)andwastoldshewas42.IwantedtoaskhowtheparentswouldfeeliftheywereenjoyingthemselvescreatingapieceofartandItookitfromthemandtotallycontrolledthe43ofitscreation.Iaskedthecontrollingfatherifhewouldliketohaveacupofcoffeeandletthethree-year-oldjust44,explainingshewouldhavefunandstop45him.Hedidandshecontinuedfocusingonherworkwiththemostbeautifulsmile.Inthishurriedworld,I46thatsomeparentsandteachersarenotlettingchildren47astheywant.Itisbettertoletchildrencreateworksofartintheirownwayratherthantellthemtodoinwaysthatpleaseusasadults.36.A.give B.teach C.enjoy D.conduct37.A.afraid B.ready C.unwilling D.careful38.A.confusion B.terror C.expectation D.anxiety39.A.habit B.determination C.responsibility D.freedom40.A.tookover B.gaveup C.wentout D.calmeddown41.A.hopefully B.curiously C.sorrowfully D.excitedly42.A.lazy B.brave C.proud D.naughty43.A.aim B.process C.time D.reason44.A.play B.cry C.sit D.watch45.A.asking B.annoying C.pleasing D.fighting46.A.find B.suggest C.agree D.doubt47.A.behave B.exercise C.study D.createSECTIONC(12points)Directions:CompletethefollowingpassagebyusingONEwordthatbestfitsthecontext.Inmanycountriestoday,lawsprotectwildlife.InIndia,theneedforsuchprotectionwasrealizedcenturiesago.About300B.C,48Indianwriterdescribedforeststhatweresomewhatlikenationalparkstoday.Thekillingofgamebeastswascarefullysupervised.Someanimalswerefullyprotected.49theforest,nobodywasallowedtocuttimber,burnwoodforcharcoal,50catchanimalsfortheirfurs.Animals51becamedangeroustohumanvisitorswerecaughtorkilledoutsidethepark,sothatotheranimalswouldnotbecomeuneasy. Theneedforwildlifeprotectionis52nowthaneverbefore.Aboutathousandspeciesofanimalsare53dangerofdyingout,andtherateatwhich54arebeingdestroyedhasincreased.55wetooknomeasurestoprotectwildlife,somedayourchildrenwouldseenolivingcreaturesexceptmanhimself.PARTTHREEREADINGCOMPREHENSIONDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.AAwaterbearerinIndiahadtwolargepots．Oneofthepotshadacrackinit,andwhiletheotherpotwasperfectandalwaysdeliveredafullloadofwaterattheendofthelongwalkfromthestreamtothemaster'shouse,thecrackedpotarrivedonlyhalffull．Fortwoyearsthiswentondaily．Theperfectpotwasproudofitsaccomplishment．Ofcourse，thepoorcrackedpotwasashamedofitsownimperfection．Aftertwoyearsofthissenseofbitterfailure,itspokeonedaytothewaterbearerbythestream．“Iamashamedofmyself,andIwanttoapologizetoyou．”“Why?”askedthebearer．“Whatareyouashamedof?”“Ihavebeenablefortheselasttwoyearstodeliveronlyhalfmyload,becausethiscrackinmysidecauseswatertoleakoutallthewayback．Andyoudonotgetfullvalueforyourefforts”thepotexplained．Thewaterbearer,hearingthis,said,“Aswereturntothemaster'shouse,Iwantyoutonoticethebeautifulflowersalongthepath．”Astheywentupthehill,thecrackedpottooknoticeofthesunwarmingthebeautifulwildflowersonthesideofthepath,andthischeereditalittle．Thebearersaid,“Didyounoticethattherewereflowersonlyonyoursideofthepath,butnotontheotherpot'sside?”ThatisbecauseIhaveknownaboutyou,andItookadvantageofit．Iplantedflowerseedsonyoursideofthepath,andeverydaywhilewewalkbackfromthestream,youhavewateredthem．FortwoyearsIhavebeenabletopickthosebeautifulflowerstodecoratemymaster'stable．Withoutyoubeingjustthewayyouare,hewouldnothavethisbeautyinhishouse．”56．What'sthemoralofthepassage?A．Noperfectmanexistsinthisworld．B．Weshouldlearntobekindtoourselves．C．Wesometimesdon'thavetomindtoomuchthewayweare．D．Oncewehaveshortcomings,weshouldtrytoovercomethem．57．Whydidthecrackedpotfeelashamed?A．Becauseitdidn'tholdwater．B．Becausethewaterbearerdidn'tlikeit．C．Becauseitdidn'thaveaperfectappearance．D．Becauseitcouldonlyaccomplishhalfofitsload．58．Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．Thewaterbearerfeltsorryforthecrackedpot．B．Thecrackedpotwasmoreusefulthantheperfectone．C．Thecrackedpotwateredtheflowersalongthepath．D．Thewaterbearerpreferredtheperfectpottothecrackedone．59．Howwouldthecrackedpotfeelattheendofthestory?A．Muchhappierwithitself．B．Disappointedwithitself．C．Prouderthantheperfectpot．D．Stillashamedofitself．60．Whichofthefollowingproverbscanbestgowiththispassage?A．Everydoghashisday．B．Everymanhashisprice．C．Everypicturetellsastory．D．Everycloudhasasilverlining．BWhatI’venoticedaboutsomeverysuccessfulbusinessownersisthattheyarealwayslearningandgrowing.Foryourbusinesstobebetteryouneedtobebetterand,youdon’tgetbetterbydoingnothing!YouaretheaverageofthefivePEOPLEyouhangaroundwithmost.Surroundyourselfwithpeoplewhomyouwanttobelike.Todothisyoumayhavetogetrightoutofyourcomfortzoneandjoininacoachingprogram,goalongtoseminars(专题讨论会)whereyoucanmeetotherlike-mindedpeopleorthoseplayingatahigherlevelofbusinessthanyou.There’snoexcusenottogetoffyourbuttandlearnyourwaytosuccess.Regardlessofwhereyouarelocated，eventsaretakingplaceallaroundthecountryregularlyaswellasonline.Sayingyouhave“nomoney”or“notime”isnotagoodenoughexcuse.Formanybusinessownerstheyspendtheirwholelivesusingtheseexcusesandgoingnowhere.Don’tfocusonwhereyouarenow,butwhereyouwanttobe.You’llfindthemoneyandthetimeifyouseriouslywanttochange.Youongoinglearningcantakeyoufromstrugglingalongtosoaringhighinallareasofyourlife.It’sbeennearlysixmonthssinceyoumadethoseNewYeardecisionstomakechangesinyourbusinessandyourlife.Areyougettingtheresultsyouwanted?Isyourbusinessmoreprofitable?Doyouhavemorefreetime?Isthequalityofyourlifeimproving?Isyouranswer“yes”,thentakealookatwhythatis.Whathaveyoubeendoingtogettheseresults?Andifyou’renotmovingahead,seriouslylookatwhythatis.When’sthelasttimeyoureadabook,listenedtoaCD,gotcoachedorattendedaseminartolearnhowtodothingsbetter?ThepeopleIknowwhoaregettinggreatresultsintheirbusinessandpersonallivesarealwayslearningandgrowing.YouaretheSecrettoYourSuccess,sodoeverythingwithinyourpowertoinvestinyourself.61.AllthefollowingwayscancontributetoyourbusinessEXCEPT___________.A.gettingintouchwithsuccessfulpeopleB.notdreamingoflivingacomfortablelifeC.avoidingfindingunnecessaryexcusesD.decidingtochangeyourpresentlife62.Theunderlinedphrase“getoffyourbutt”inParagraph5probablymeans_________.A.stopbeinglazyandstartdoingsomethingusefulB.leaveforaplacewhereyouwanttogoC.dosomethingasyoulikeD.shootanobject63.Accordingtothepassage,themostimportantthingtosuccessis__________.A.makingaplanaheadoftimeB.attendingimportantmeetingsoftenC.makingchangeswhennecessaryD.keepinglearningallthetime64.Whydoesthewriterwritetheword“people”incapitallettersinParagraphThree?A.Peoplearesupposedtosethighergoals.B.It’ssometimesdifficulttochangeaperson.C.Averagepeopleareeasytogetalongwith.D.Youdon’tgetbetterbydoingsomething.65.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.FailureistheMotherofSuccessB.SuccessfulBusinessOwnersC.LearnYourWaytoSuccessD.NoMoreanyExcusesCStudieshaveshownthatthefewermedicinesapersonhastotakethemorelikelyheorshewilltakethem.Lastweek,astudywasreleasedaboutanewtreatmentthatcombines5medicinesforheartdiseaseinonepill.SalimYusufofMcMasterUniversityinHamilton,Ontario,Canadawastheleadinvestigator.HepresentedthefindingsattheAmericanTheexperimentaldrugisknownasPolycap.Itcontainsaspirin,adrugtolowercholesterol(胆固醇)andthreemedicinestolowerbloodpressure.Thestudywascarriedoutat50healthcentersacrossIndia.Morethantwothousandpeoplebetweentheagesof45and80tookpartinthestudy.Allhadatleastoneriskfactorforheartdisease.Theseincludehighbloodpressure,highcholesterol,diabetesorbeingseverelyoverweight.Thepeopleweredividedinto9groupsofabout200peopleeach.OnegrouptookPolycap.TheothergroupstookeitherasingledrugordifferentcombinationsofthemedicinesinthePolycappill.ThestudyshowedthatPolycaploweredbloodpressureandcholesterolwithoutmanysideeffects.DoctorYusufsaidthesinglepill,takenonceaday,couldreducetheaverageperson'sriskofheartdiseaseandstrokebyabouthalf.ThemakerofPolycap,CadilaPharmaceuticalsofIndia,paidforthestudy.Cardiovasculardiseases（心血管疾病）oftheheartandbloodvesselsarethenumberonecauseofdeatharoundtheworld.Thesediseaseskillmorethanseventeenmillionpeopleeveryyear.80percentofthemareinlowandmiddleincomecountries.DoctorYusufsaidthesinglepilltreatmentcouldrevolutionizeheartdiseaseprevention.Peoplewouldbemorelikelytotakeonepilladaythanmanypills.Andonepillwouldcostlessthanseveralpills.Otherheartdoctorssayheartdiseasepreventionisimportantbutnotnecessarilywithpills.Theysaypatientsmightbeabletogetthesameresultswithchangesindietandexercise.DoctorssaythatmoreresearchonPolycapisneeded.Theysaythedrugshouldbetestedonthousandsmorepeople,includingthoseindifferentrisk,ageandethnicgroups.66.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagragh1impliesthatpeople_______.A.don’tliketotakemedicinesB.tendtotakefewermedicinesC.shouldtakemedicinesifitisnecessaryD.tendtofallsickiftheytakefewermedicines67.WhichofthefollowingaboutDoctorYusuf’sexperimentonPolycapinIndiaisTrue?A.Polycapwastestedforitsfivedifferentcombinations.B.Polycapwasprovedbasicallysafeandeffective.C.Alltheparticipatiorshadatleastonesymptomofheartdisease.D.Participatorswererequiredtocomefromdifferentagesandethnicgroups.68.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatPolycap________.A.isgenerallyacceptedbyheartdoctorsB.mainlyconsistsofmedicinestolowerbloodpressureC.iscertaintoplayimportantroleinheartdiseasepreventionD.willbecheaperthanothercommonmedicinestotreatheartdisease69.Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingpeoplearemorelikelytogetCardiovasculardiseaseexcept______.A.oldpeopleB.low-incomepeopleC.overweightpeopleD.diabeticpeople70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Differentopinionsaboutheartdiseaseprevention.B.Acombinationpillmaycutheartdiseaseriskinhalf.C.Acombinationpillcuresbloodpressureandbadcholesterol.D.Cardiovasculardiseasesarethenumberonekillerintheworld.PARTFOURWRITING(45%)SECTIONA(10%)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Completethediagrambyusingtheinformationfromthepassage.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.Analtimeter（测高计）isaninstrumentusedinanairplanetotellthepilothowhighheisflying.Thealtimeterusedinmostairplanesisakindofbarometer（气压计）,which,likebarometersfoundinordinaryhomes,isameasuringinstrumentforairpressure.Theweightoftheatmospherepressesdownwardseverywhere.Atsealevelthispressureismorethan14poundsoneverysquareinchofthesurface.Thehigheryougointotheair,thelowertheairpressureis.Analtimetermeasuresthisairpressuretoshowthealtitudeoftheairplane,or,howhighitisabovesealevel.Butthealtimeterdoesnotshowhowhightheplaneisabovetheground.Aplanemightbeflyingatanaltitudeof15,000feet,butitwouldbeonlyathousandfeetorsoabovethegroundifthelandinthatareahappenedtobe14,000feetabovesealevel.Thepilotadjustshisaltimetertotheactualsea-levelpressurebeforesettingoutfromtheairportandthencorrectsitinflightaccordingtonewinformationgiventohimbyradio.Heflieshighenoughtobeaboveanymountainhemaypassonhiscourse.Thebarometeraltimeteriscorrectwithinabout300feet.Anotherkindofaltimeter,theradioaltimeter,makesuseofradioreflections.Itcalculatestheheightoftheflyingplanebysendingoutelectricalsignalstothesurfacebelowandmeasuringthetimerequiredforthemtobounceback（反弹）.Itiscorrectwithin15feetoverwater,butisnotreliableoverland.Bigplanesusuallyhavebothkindsofaltimeter.Title:71:__________72._________Aninstrumentusedinanairplanetotellthepilot73________ofthecraft.74.__________75.____________TheradioaltimeterHowitworksby76._____toshowthealtitudeoftheairplane,ortheheightabovesealevel.bygivingout77._____tothesurfacebelowandmeasuringthetimerequiredfortobouncebackHowto78._____Adjustittotheactualsea-levelpressurebeforetheplane79_______.Correctitinflightaccordingtonewinformation./RequirementsWithin80._________________________Within15feetoverwaterSECTIONB(10%)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageandtherequiredwordslimit.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Imagethatyouaresittinginaparkandsuddenlyrememberthatyouneedtosendanurgentemail.Youhaveyourlaptopcomputerwithyouandyouconnectittoawirelessaccesspoint(WAP)andaccesstheInternet.Thenyousendyouremail.WirelessInternethastricked(慢慢进入)intoourexistenceinsomanywaysthatwedon’tevenrealizewhatanecessarypartithasbecomeofourday-to-daylives.HowdoweconnecttoawirelessInternetserviceforlaptopcomputers?Therearetwowaystodothis.TheyareWi-Ficonnection