衡阳市八中2016届高三第三次月考
英语试题
请注意：时量120分钟 满分150分
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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．What does the woman do for work now?
A. She cares for patients. B. She teaches at a college. C. she serves coffee.
2．What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Games. B. Streets. C. Movies.
3．What is the man doing now?
A. Playing a game. B. Watching something on TV.
C. Getting ready to walk the dog
4．What should the man do according to the woman?
A. Repair his bike. B. Find the university. C. Buy a new bike. 5. What does the woman suggest?
A. Reading more at night. B. Reading on the train.
C. Listening to the recording.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
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，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 does the woman feel about the expression?
A. Extremely surprised. B. Very amused. C. Somewhat confused.
7．What does the man think of bread?
A. He likes it a little bit. B. He doesn’t like it. C. He thinks it’s very good.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．How many miles per gallon does the man’s car get on the highway?
A. 45. B. 42. C. 40.
9．When was the man born?
A. In 1974. B. In 1964. C. In 1954.
10．Why does the man only drive the Mustang on weekends?
A. To go to work. B. To protect the car. C. To save money on gas.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Travel agent and tourist. B. Good friends. C. Boss and employee.
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12．Why does the man say the woman is traveling at a good time?
A. Her project will be done then. B. The weather will be better then.
C. There will be festivals then.
13．When does the woman want her form signed?
A. Today. B. In two weeks. C. In March.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14．How does the woman respond to the man’s task?
A. She wants to change everything. B. She wants to observe. C. She wants to help.
15．According the woman, what impression should the man give?
A. A serious one. B. A funny one. C. A generous one.
16．Why does the woman suggest listing different activities?
A. To show variety. B. To appear smart.
C. To show how much he exercises.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What problem is the app aiming to solve?
A. Neighborhood safety. B. City street jams. C. Freeway traffic.
18．Who is bothered by the app?
A. Drivers. B. Homeowners. C. Police.
19．Where was the app created?
A. In Isreal. B. In Silicon Valley. C. In Los Angeles.
20．What can the company do about the problems with the users?
A. Charge fines. B. Stop users from posting. C. Remove information.
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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Have you ever had a day when everything seemed to go wrong, and nothing seemed to go right? Not too long ago I was having one of those days. I was discouraged, tired, and plain sad. My focus was on myself. After all, no one else was experiencing the same trials I was.
I expressed my upset state to my mother, hoping for some pity. Instead, she said, “I heard Jamie was having a difficult day too. Why don't you make her some cookies and take them to her this afternoon?”
I didn't really want to, but decided that I didn't want to go back to my other problems just yet.I made the cookies and arranged them on a little plate.Then I made a card with a sunflower on it and wrote a small note of empathy(共鸣）.
That afternoon I dropped by my friend's house. I went to the door and rang the bell. Soon, Jamie came to the door and looked at me in surprise for the unexpected visit. Before she could say anything I rushed, “I heard you were having a hard day and decided to bring you something. I hope your day goes better.” The look that came over Jamie's face was one that I could never put into words. It was as if a darkened sky was suddenly lit with the golden rays of the sun；it was as if in that small act, her day was brightened.
I got back into the car and for some amazing reason, I felt a lot better myself. That day I experienced the truth that James Barrie attempted to describe, “Those
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who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.”
21 The author made cookies and arranged them on a plate______.
A. so as to show off his skills
B. not to let his mother feel down
C. to stop thinking about his own worries
D. not to show his sadness to others
22. How did Jamie feel when seeing the author's coming?
A. She poured out all her worries.
B She was surprised and scared.
C. he couldn't express herself.
D. She lit up very soon.
23. What do you think of the author's mother?
A. Sympathetic. B. Instructional. C. Willing. D. Selfish.
B
Studying in the US，I find that many Chinese students are too shy to socialize with American
students. They say it's the language barrier that stops them. But in my mind，the reasons are
beyond language．
The first reason may be that these students feel a little inferior to American students，
especially when they don't speak English well. Because of the cultural and economic differences
between the Western and Eastern worlds in general，some Chinese students subconsciously think highly of Western students.
Second，some Chinese students are too afraid of feeling embarrassed. Because of the
language problem，Chinese students often find it hard to understand the jokes their American
peers make. Some may feel so embarrassed that they try to avoid talking to Americans.
There is also a cultural reason. China and the US have very different cultures. It's natural
that students from these two countries find it hard to understand each other. Some Chinese
students choose not to watch American TV shows or listen to American music since they don't
understand the jokes in American comedy or the lyrics of a popular song. That leads to further
segregation between themselves and American peers.
I'm no expert，but I do want to give a few tips to students who are planning to study abroad
and are interested to fit in. First，be confident. Your foreign classmates are not superior to you．
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Don't think of them all as hard-to-reach people. Second，always say yes to social activities
whether they are organized by your school or your friends. Go to watch sports games even if you
are not playing and are just there to cheer for the team. Third，don't try to improve your English
merely by memorizing vocabulary. Try to watch TV shows，read popular books，and just talk to
people. Remember，language is not a barrier and it never will be. The real barriers exist because
you are not trying.
24．The underlined phrase“inferior to”in Paragraph 2 probably means“ ”．
A. junior to B. colder than C. senior to D. interested in
25．What does the author think is the barrier for the Chinese students in Paragraph 4？
A. Music. B. Comedy. C. Segregation. D. Culture.
26．What is the purpose of the text?
A. To introduce the US culture. B.To attract Chinese students.
C.To give some suggestions. D. To overcome the language barrier.
27．Which part is the text most likely taken from in a newspaper?
A. Discovery. B. Campus. C. Science. D. World.
C
Here is an astonishing and significant fact：Mental work alone can't make us tire．It sounds absurd．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 at 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 outstanding 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 the 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
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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 emotions
C．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 toxins
C．exercise regularly D．enjoy their work
D
KING LEAR
Part 3
NARRATOR: As soon as Goneril has got all she can from her father, she begins treating him disrespectfully. When Lear wants to speak to her, Goneril tells her servant, Oswald, to say she is sick. She encourages her staff to be disrespectful towards Lear and begins complaining about the hundred soldiers Lear has brought with him. However, King Lear soon has a friend by his side. The Duke of Kent, who Lear ordered to leave Britain, cannot abandon his king. He therefore comes to Lear disguised as a servant called Caius and asks for a job.
(Enter Lear, several of Lear's soldiers and Kent disguised as a servant.)
LEAR: OK, Caius. I'll give you a trial. And if you prove to be good at your job, I'll keep you on as my servant. (Oswald enters.) Hey, you there. Where's my daughter? (Oswald ignores the king and hurries out of the room.) Hey. What's going on? Call him back. Is he deaf? (A Soldier rushes out after Oswald.) It's as though the whole world has gone to sleep. (Soldier reenters.) Where's that servant? Why didn’t he come back when I called?
SOLDIER: Sir, he answered me very rudely and said he would not come back.
LEAR: I don’t believe it!
SOLDIER: Sir, I am sorry, to tell you this, but it seems to me that you are not being treated with the respect due to a king. Everyone here, including your daughter, is behaving very coldly towards you.
LEAR: Mmm. I suspected the same, but I kept telling myself it was my imagination. Please tell my daughter I wish to speak with her. (Soldier bows and leaves. Oswald enters.) Ah, come here my man and answer me. Who am I?
OSWALD: My lady's father.
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LEAR: Your lady's father? Is that all I am to you, you dog, you slave! (Lear raises his arm as though to strike Oswald.)
OSWALD: I'll not be hit, my Lord.
KENT: (Kent kicks Oswald's feet out from under him.) And you won't be laid flat on your back either, I suppose. Now get up and get out of here. (Oswald leaves.)
LEAR: My thanks, Caius. I can see you will be a most valuable servant.
(Enter Goneril.) What's up, daughter? You always seem to be frowning lately.
GONERIL: Is it any wonder that I frown when your soldiers are continually drinking and fighting? I thought when I told you about their behavior you would make them behave, but now I hear you have insulted Oswald. I do believe you are encouraging your soldiers in their bad behavior.
LEAR: Is this my daughter scolding me?
GONERIL: I have had enough of your soldiers. They are expensive to keep and you don't need them. Besides, their drunken behavior and bad manners are disgusting. You will send half of them away. And unless you want me to get rid of the rest of them too, I suggest you teach them how to behave properly.
LEAR: That's a lie. My soldiers are good men who know how to behave properly. I won't stay here to be insulted. I still have one more daughter. She'll scratch out your eyes when she hears how you've treated me. Men! Get my horses ready and collect my baggage. I'll leave immediately. I won't stay where I'm not welcome. (Lear and companions leave.)
NARRATOR: Lear sends Kent on ahead to the castle of his other daughter, Regan, to tell her that he will soon be arriving. Goneril sends her servant Oswald to Regan to tell her side of the story.
32. Who does the underlined “him” probably refer to?
A. Kent. B. Oswald. C. Lear. D. Soldier.
33. Why did the Duke of Kent disguise himself as a servant?
A. To find a chance to meet Goneril. B. To share some of the king’s wealth.
C. To find a job in the court. D. To serve and help his king— Lear.
34. From the passage, what is the relationship between Goneril and Regan?
A. Sisters. B. Couple. C. Sister and Brother. D. Brothers.
35. Which of the following best describes the character of King Lear in this passage?
A. A wise king and father. B. A stupid and a bit stubborn man.
C. A cruel and selfish king. D. A cold-hearted father.
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
WHEN people speak about the Chinese women’s volleyball team, most of the time they don’t just refer to a sporting group. __36__.
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The team won its fourth World Cup victory by defeating host team Japan 3-1 on Sept 6. This has been its first world title in the 11 years since it won at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004.
What has the team gone through, and what has made it rise again?
Once a world superpower in women’s volleyball, China was almost unbeatable (不可战胜的) between 1981 and 1986. ___37__.
But the retirement (退役) of the players who won in Athens led to a period of difficulty. The newcomers didn’t perform well enough and coaches changed too often.
__38__. She had led the Chinese to the 1981 and 1985 World Cup titles as a player. As head coach, she “brought in fresh air, using more young players boldly (大胆地)”, according to Xinhua. As a result, young players got more chances to train and play for the national team.
But things never go exactly (恰好) as planned. _39_ . Lang had to find replacements (替补) quickly from her two years of buildup (积累).
There were more things to do. She had to calm down her girls. “It’s still too far to see who will win,” she told them. Assistant coach Lai Yawen knew all about the effort made by 54-year-old Lang, who spent less than four hours sleeping every day during the World Cup. “Lang has to study the videos showing the other countries’ players’ movements and skills every night,” Lai told paper.cn.
Her players fought just as hard as she did. Zhu Ting, 20, asked to return to a game after South Korea took the lead. She had left because of an injury.
She said the injury was “not a big deal”. Only after she had helped the team win that game did she tell reporters: “My ankles (脚踝) were really in pain, but I hid it.”
__40__. “Luck finally gave us a chance to win. I believe chance only favors prepared people,” Lang told Xinhua.
Or, as Xinhua said, it was the girls’ “hard work, unity and perseverance (坚持)” that won them the World Cup.
A.Chinese team was known by many people at that time.
B. The term has come to mean an amazing team spirit.
C. Though the team has met many injuries, they still overcome them.
D. After the team finished fifth at the 2012 London Games, Lang Ping took over as head coach the next year.
E. Before going to Japan, some key players were injured.
F. During that time, the team won two world championships, two World Cups, and one Olympics.
G. The 2015 World Cup title didn’t come easy but the team made it.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
完形填空
What an exciting day it was for Jennifer and Valerie! They 41 friends since Grade Three and had 42 many of their high school experiences. Now they were driving together to their final high school event. Today was 43 day at Laman High School.
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44 they were close friends, they were different in many ways. Jennifer was a fairly 45 student while Valerie did just enough to get by and was mainly 46 in a good social life.
"Isn't it 47 that we're all finished?" said Valerie. "I'm really looking forward to having a 48 time this summer."
" 49 be nice," Jennifer replied. "I'm afraid I'm going to have to work most of the summer to help pay for my college expenses. "
Jennifer's parents had only a small 50 and she had made up her mind to have a career in which she could 51 all the things her 52 could not.
Valerie, 53 , came firm a fairly wealthy family. She had little desire to work hard for 54 she had always taken for granted.
"I really don't want to go to college for a while," she 55 . "My uncle 56 a restaurant in the Bahamas and he has 57 me to spend a year there 58 a waitress. That should give me plenty of 59 for the beach. "
"It seems 60 will really be going different ways now," thought Jennifer.
41. A.has been B. were C. had been D. would be
42.A.learned B. obtained C. remembered D. shared
43.A.exam B. sports C. graduation D. working
44.A. Although B. Because C. If D. When
45.A.diligent B. polite C. active D. favorite
46.A.specialized B. relieved C. envied D. interested
47.A.certain B. great C. unfortunate D. annoying
48.A.nice B. high C. bad D. happy
49.A.Can B. Shall C. Must D. Need
50.A.income B. problem C. family D. difference
51.A .afford B. give C. support D. send
52.A .teachers B. parents C. friends D. relatives
53.A.in fact B. in a way C. as a result D.on the contrary
54.A.what B. whom C. that D. these
55.A. proposed B. complain C. admitted D. screamed
56.A.opens B. runs C. works D. makes
57.A.helped B. assured C. invited D. promised
58.A.on B. do C. like D. as
59.A.peace B. time C. energy D. work
60.A.I B. they C. she D. we
第Ⅱ卷
注意：将答案用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
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Far out in the sea there was an island, on the rocky edge of 61 lived three Sirens, the three sisters of magic song. Half human and half bird, the Siren sisters sat in a field of flowers, singing. Their songs were so sweet that ships 62 (attract) to the island and struck to pieces on the rocks. No sailor or ship had passed this Island.
63 (follow) Circe’s advice, Odysseus made careful 64 (prepare) against the Sirens. Before their ships came to 65 they could hear the song, Odysseus had himself 66 (tie) to the mast (桅杆), stopped the ears of his men with wax and ordered them to ignore his orders and gestures when they 67 (pass) the fatal island.
Soon they came in sight of the rocky island, and the attractive song reached the ears of Odysseus. It moved him so much that he struggled to free 68 and shouted for his men to turn 69 the land. But no one paid any attention to him. The sailors kept straight on until they were completely out of hearing. Then his friends freed him and took 70 wax out of their ears. The eldest of the sisters loved Odysseus so much that she threw herself into the sea after his ships had passed.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
下面是一封李华写给Tom 的信，信中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Tom,
It has been half year since we parted last time. Now I’m getting up well with everything and have been missing you all the time. I’ve been missing the day in America that you helped me a lot with my English study. Thanks to my kind help, I have improved my English a lot. But to my regret, I have been lost contact with my teacher Mr. Smith. Would you please tell me something about him but tell me how to get in touch with him?
In addition, it would be a great honor for me to inviting you to my country during the Spring Festival when you will experience color Chinese culture. I’m looking forward for your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 书面表达 （满分25分）
假如你将参加一场题为“Two heads are better than one”的英语演讲比赛。请你准备一份演讲稿。内容须包括：
1. 你对这句话的理解；
2. 生活中的具体例子。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 文章的开头已给出，不计入总次数。
Ladies and Gentlemen,
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It’s my great honor to give a speech here,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for your listening.
答案
1-20 ACBAC CBAAC CBACB ACBAC
21-23 CDB 24-27 ADCB 28-31 CBAD 32-35 CDAB 36-40 B F DE G
41-60 CDCAA DBBCA ABDAC BCDBD
61. which 62. were attracted 63. Following 64. preparations 65. where
66. tied 67. were passing 68. himself 69. towards/to 70. the
序号
考查类型
考查落点
关键信息/语境/大意
基准词
修改描述
答案
难度
1
冠词
有无
half year
half year
之间加
a
易
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副词
搭配误用
语境，getting well with
up
改为
on/along
中
3
名词
单复数
语境
day
改为
days
难
4
连词
定语从句
the day in America
that
改为
when/where
难
5
代词
代替误用
语境
my
改为
your
中
6
动词
语态
I…lost
been
去掉
been
中
7
连词
并列连词
语境行文逻辑
but
改为
and
中
8
动词
非谓语
for me to
inviting
改为
invite
中
9
形容词
用法
语境
colour
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colourful
难
10
介词
搭配误用
looking forward
at
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to
易
Possible version
Ladies and gentlemen,
It’s my honor to give a speech here. In my opinion, this proverb means we can make things easier by working with others. It reveals the significance of cooperation.
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Take my experience as an example. Once we were given quite a complicated physics problem by our teacher and were expected to work it out whatever the way was. Naturally, everyone in our class was eager to be the first one to solve it. Considering that I was very good at identifying the physical principles and my friend Joe was better at performing complex calculations, we decided to work together. Magically, we solved the problem efficiently and even were better than the top student who chose to work alone.
This experience really impressed me a lot. So always keep in mind that cooperation not only contributes to greater working efficiency but also explore our potential.
Thank you!
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