2019年上学期衡阳市八中高二期中考试
英语试题
命题人：黄佩芝 审题人：刘小青
（考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分）
注意事项：
1、本试卷共分两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题，第Ⅱ卷为非选择题。
2、所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上，答案写在试卷上的无效。
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纸上。
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 will the woman be doing this afternoon?
A. Stay at home.
B. Go to visit her friends.
C. Go to the Olympic Games.
2. What happened to the boy today at school?
A. He fought with someone. B. He didn't join in the fight. C. He made a big fire.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. Inside a cinema. B. In a ticket office. C. Outside a cinema.
4. What is true about the woman?
A. She likes math now.
B. She is very good at English.
C. She thinks the man is funny.
5. What happened to the woman?
A. She wanted to take the 6：00 flight.
B. She misunderstood the man.
C. She changed the reservation to 7：00.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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 times has the man made dumplings?
A. Twice. B. Once. C. Never.
7. What does it need to make good dumplings according to the woman?
A. Practice. B. A secret recipe. C. Talent.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why didn't the woman see all of the collections at the museum?
A. The museum is too large.
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B. Only the jade exhibit was open.
C. She spent too much time at one exhibit.
9. What did the woman like the most?
A. The primitive tools of Peking Man.
B. The jade collection from the earliest time period.
C. The artistic' works from the Qing Dynasty.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What did the man do last night?
A. He watched a sports program on TV.
B. He invited the woman to see a show.
C. He went to the stadium to watch an NBA game.
11. How did the woman describe basketball?
A. A very fast game. B. A dull game. C. Too complicated.
12. Why did the man ask the woman the last question?
A. He wanted to take her to a movie.
B. He wanted to take her to an NBA game.
C. He wanted to change the topic of their discussion.
听第9段材料，回答第l3至16题。
13. Why did the man stop the woman?
A. To ask her for directions.
B. To give her a ticket for speeding.
C. To warn her about the kids in the street.
14. What was the speed limit where the woman was driving?
A. 40 mph. B. 35 mph. C. 25 mph.
15. What will happen if the woman goes to traffic school?
A. She won't have to pay a fine.
B. She won't have to go to court.
C. Her insurance won't become more expensive.
16. What do we know about school zones?
A. They are more dangerous than other areas.
B. People are more likely to get tickets there.
C. There are sometimes children there even on weekends.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the main focus of the study?
A. How to eat chocolate without gaining weight.
B. The health benefits of eating chocolate.
C. The effects of eating chocolate on happiness.
18. Who reported the best results?
A. People who ate no chocolate at all.
B. People who ate a tot of chocolate every day.
C. People who ate a moderate amount of chocolate every day.
19. What did the researchers say about the study?
A. There is still a lot of work to be done.
B. Milk chocolate was used in the experiment.
C. Eating too much chocolate had no positive impact on health.
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20. Who might appreciate this news report most?
A. People who want to change their diet.
B. People who exercise regularly.
C. People who already eat chocolate fairly often.
第二部分 阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)
第一节 阅读下面四篇文章，然后从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出每个问题的最佳选项，并将答题卡上相应题目的答案标号涂黑（本节共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
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We like people who look like us, because they tend to have personalities similar to ours. And, a new study suggests, the longer we are with someone, the more similarities in appearance grow.
Researchers set out to study why couples often tend to look like one another. They asked 11 male and 11 female participants to judge the age, attractiveness and personality of 160 real-life married couples. Photographs of husbands and wives were viewed separately, so the participants didn’t know who was married to whom.
The test’s participants rated men and women who were actual couples as looking alike and having similar personalities. Also, the longer the couples had been together, the greater the similarities. The researchers guess that the sharing of experiences might affect how couples look.
“The idea that there is a connection between appearance and personality might seem strange at first, but there could be biological reasons for a link.” said the study member Tony Little from the University of Liverpool in England.
“The face displays our emotions and over time emotional expressions may become written in the face.” Little told live science. For example, someone who smiles a lot may develop lines and muscles that are suggestive of someone who is happy.
Other studies have shown that partners who are genetically similar to each other tend to have happier marriage.
The new study indicates that people have genetically similar to each tend to have happier marriage.
The new study indicates that people have different features when using facial appearance to make decisions about someone’s personality, and that the particular cues(暗示)focused on change from face to face. What is vital to the decision, however, are eyes and smiles.
“Smiles are important social cues that may tell us whether or not someone is friendly, and eyes are also a traditional focus of attention, “Little said.
Overall face shape can be important too. “For example, the combination of large chins and dominant brow ridges(脊)can create an impression of disagreeableness and being unwilling to cooperate. ” Little said.
21. Why do we like those who look like us?
A. They tend to like us. B. Opposites usually attract each other.
C. Their personalities are similar to ours. D. We often marry those who look like us.
22. Why do some old lovers look alike according to the researchers?
A. They live in the same place for a long time.
B. Their similar experiences might affect their appearance.
C. They learn from each other in their daily life.
D. They’re closely connected with each other biologically.
23. Which part of a person’s face can help you judge whether he/she is paying attention to you?
A. The eyes B. The nose C. The mouth D. The eyebrow
B
Nowadays more and people are too busy with work to relax themselves. We have no time to tell a bedtime story to our children, or enjoy a nice dinner with our family, or take a break to think about how we live the precious life, or even meet friends. All we notice is that the distinctions that used to guide and steady us-between Sunday and Monday, public and private, here and there-are gone. We have more
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ways to communicate, but less and less to say, partly because we’re so busy communicating.
Maybe that’s why more and more people I know, even if they have no religious belief, seem to be turning to yoga, or meditation, or tai chi .Some friends of mine try to go on long walks every Sunday, or to “forget” their cellphones at home. A series of tests in recent years has shown that their brains become both calmer and sharper after spending time in quiet rural settings.
In my own case, I often turn to extreme measures to try to keep my sanity and ensure that I have time to do nothing at all. I’ve not yet used a cellphone and I’ve never tweeted Facebook. I tried not to go online till my day’s writing was finished, and I moved from Manhattan to rural Japan.
None of this is a matter of principle or asceticism(苦行主义)：It’s just pure selfishness. Nothing makes me feel better-- calmer, clearer and happier-- than being in one place, absorbed in a book, a conversation, or a piece of music. It’s actually something deeper than mere happiness: It’s joy, which the monk David Steindl-Rast describes as “that kind of happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens”.That is the highest of the highest we have been longing for-The joy of quiet.
24. Why does the writer sometimes do nothing at all?
A. He is out of work. B. Whatever he does makes no sense.
C. He can enjoy himself in his leisure time. D. He is worried about his writing.
25. What does the writer mean when using the word “forget “in the second paragraph?
A. Trapped in busy work, they are really forgetful.
B. They think the cellphone is not a suitable means of communication.
C. They leave their cellphones at home on purpose.
D. They hate modern techniques such as the cellphone.
26. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The writer is unwilling to help others since he is selfish.
B. Slowing down to find and space to think and enjoy ourselves is urgent.
C. It is better to go back to the ancient times since we are so busy now.
D. We have more to say because we have more ways to communicate.
27. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Enjoying quiet time is very important.
B. We can do some sports such as yoga to relax.
C. To feel better, we should do nothing at all.
D. The more we communicate, the better we will feel.
C
An idea that started in Seattle’s public library has spread throughout America and beyond. The concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same time.
In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit (追求) to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched (发起) the “If All of Seattle Read the Same Book” project in 1998. her original program used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong Kong.
In Chicago, the mayor (市长) appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the “One Book, One Chicago” program. As a result, reading clubs and neighborhood groups sprang up around the cit. across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character.
The only problem arose in New York, where local readers could not decide on one book to represent
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the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity (一致) can be achieved. Or it may show that New Yorkers missed the point, putting all their energy and passion into the choice of the book rather than into discussion about a book itself.
Ultimately, as Nancy points out, the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are enriched by the process, or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word.
28. What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?
A. To invite authors to guide readers.
B. To encourage people to read and share.
C. To involve people in community service.
D. To promote the friendship between cities.
29. According to the passage, where would the project be more easily carried out?
A. In large communities with little sense of unity.
B. In large cities where libraries are far from home.
C. In medium-sized cities with a diverse population.
D. In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached.
30. The underlined words “shared a word” in Paragraph 5 probably mean _______.
A. exchange ideas with each other B. discussed the meaning of a word
C. gained life experience D. used the same language
31. According to Nancy, the degree of success of the project is judged by _______.
A. the careful selection of a proper book
B. the growing popularity of the writers
C. the number of people who benefit from reading
D. the number of books that each person reads
D
Americans are worried about new technology. They are concerned that machines, including robots, will take over work now done by humans. These findings come from a new report by the Pew Research Center in Washington D.C.
About 75 percent of Americans questioned by Pew believe automation will increase income inequality between the rich and the middle class and the poor. And 64 percent of people expect automation to be so common in America that people will face difficulty finding things to do with their lives.
Some of the concerns about technology come a distrust about whether machines will always make the right decision. Many Americans believe humans have better judgment in dealing with complex matters. One example is selecting a person for a job. There quarters of Americans said they would not want to apply for a job that uses a computer program to choose the most qualified person.
Most Americans want the government to limit automation. For example, 87 perent support a requirement that all driverless vehicles have a human in the drive’s cab who can take control when needed. And 85 percent want to limit machines to mostly doing jobs that are dangerous or unhealthy for humans. And only 25 percent expect more jobs to come from automation, Pew said.
Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder of Facebook, spoke last May to graduating seniors from Havard University in Massachusetts. His talk centered on the uncertain future facing young people.“Our generation will have to deal with tens of millions of jobs replaces by automation like self-driving cars and trucks, “Zuckerberg told the graduates.
Zuckerberg said young people will have to find projects that will bring both jobs and direct benefits to the people of the world. He said in his speech that 300,000 people worked to put a man on to the moon, and millions of people built the Hoover Dam as well as other great projects over the last 100 years.
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32.What do Americans think of new technology?
A. Useful B. Effective C. Dangerous D. Undependable
33.Which of the following do the majority of Americans want the government to do?
A. Limit machines to doing jobs which are harmful to people.
B. Decrease job chances by introducing machines.
C. Select a person for a job by computer.
D. Get rid of all driverless vehicles.
34.What did Zuckerberg encourage the students to do?
A. Refuse self-driving vehicles. B. Create new job chances
C. Consider large projects D. Fight against robots
35.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. New Technology Creates More Jobs
B. New Technology Makes New Unfairness
C. Americans Worry That Rotots Will Take Over Jobs
D. Robots Make Work Easy to DO for Workers
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。
Post-graduation life comes with a lot of new responsibilities. But what happens when you move to a new town and don’t know anyone? 36 Here are a few steps you can take towards making a new friendship.
Join a gym. From the locker room to the exercise classes, the possibilities of starting up a casual conversation with a stranger are endless at the gym. Maybe try asking someone to grab a bite after your yoga or Zumba class is over.
37 Networking is the word you always hear when you are talking about starting your career, but it also applies to starting a new friendship. Going to these events can help you meet other young adults who are also looking for friends.
38 . It’s becoming more and more common that people meet and become friends via the Internet and their favorite social network. Use Instagram, Twitter, or your personal blog to meet people who you have things in common with, and set up a meeting. Of course, you have to be careful when meeting someone on the Web. 39
Go back to class. We’re not talking about more school, but instead, a class on a subject you’ve always wanted to try. Want to learn how to cook? 40 Going to classes will not only teach you some valuable (or at least interesting) skill, but it will also put you in a room with people you have things in common with! Starting a conversation will be easy, and just let it go from there.
A. Use social media.
B. Enjoy networking events.
C. Or how about new style of dance?
D. Make networking events do good to your work.
E. However, it might turn out to be a great friendship.
F. How are you supposed to make new friends as an adult?
G. What do you do when you don’t have any classes to attend?
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，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
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Today I would like to share some thoughts on the important subject of “thinking”. Through the ages, the most successful writers, teachers and philosophers have all come to the same 41 :It is the quality of our thinking that will finally 42 the quality of our life .Is most of our thinking done on a 43 level?
Sometimes we forget that the greatest 44 we have as citizens is the power to choose. 45 who we are or what we have done in the past, we can choose the quality or 46 of our own thinking. Isn’t it 47 to be able to say, “The past is gone and I can’t do 48 about it, but from this point forward I’m going to 49 my life by improving the quality of my thinking”? As I said, the 50 is ours .What is so sad for me to realize is that millions of people could have more and be much 51 if they just knew it.
While it’s an individual thing, you may ask, “How do I go about it? “In fact, it’s very 52 .Place a guard at the entrance of your 53 .You must be very careful when you 54 the television programs you watch, the books and magazines you read and the people with whom you 55 .In short, if we are to improve the quality of our thinking, we must be very selective as to where we get our 56 .
It takes several years for me to come to the 57 that if I’m going to improve my life, when a(n) 58 program comes on TV, I just turn it off. It’s a choice I make because I now realize what it will do to my thinking. Have you ever given any 59 thought to this before? There may be someone telling you that it does not make any difference what you watch or read or who you spend your 60 with. But it does.
41.A.conclusion B.question C.judgment D.challenge
42.A.confirm B.support C.determine D.analyze
43.A.lower B.higher C.wider D.bigger
44.A.hope B.concern C.advantage D.problem
45.A.Regardless of B.Because of C.According to D.In spite of
46.A.level B.aspect C.habit D.ability
47.A.necessary B.possible C.great D.clear
48.A.everything B.anything C.nothing D.something
49.A.change B.share C.attract D.collect
50.A.reason B.choice C.experience D.attitude
51.A.happier B.smarter C.busier D.richer
52.A.obvious B.pleasant C.interesting D.simple
53.A.mind B.office C.heart D.house
54.A.select B.avoid C.arrange D.develop
55.A.meet B.agree C.interact D.argue
56.A.opinion B.informatinon C.suggestion D.opportunity
57.A.condition B.connection C.attention D.realization
58.A.meaningless B.amazing C.hopeful D.different
59.A.creative B.delightful C.serious D.positive
60.A.vacation B.energy C.money D.time
第II 卷
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(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Is "sorry" the hardest word? Not for the British man Michael Gove, 61 has apologized recently to his former French teacher 62 his bad behaviors in class. It took him 30 years to express regret. In a letter 63 (publish) in a magazine, Mr. Gove says: “It may be too late to say I'm sorry. But, as my mom told me, it's never too late to set the record straight.”
Researchers argue that people have too high expectations of the power of saying sorry. Some psychologists say in a study that 64 (receive) an apology isn't as 65 (help) as people think. Nevertheless, apologies might be an important social tool as they reaffirm the 66 (exist) of rules that need to be observed.
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The man's apology might have been accepted by his old teacher but he might get 6 7 (he) into trouble.
According to the Daily Mail, Mr. Gove's mother didn't know her son was causing trouble at school and she 68 (say), “He would have been punished 69 I had known he was being so naughty.” Later, Gove said, “I can never express my apology to him face to face these days---it just goes through to his answering machine. But when I do 70 (eventual) speak to him, I will tell him a good sorry.”
第四部分 写作 （满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有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， 并在该词下面写出该加的词。
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。
The annual national reading survey shows people's reading habits has barely changed over the past several years. The survey says about 59 percents of the adults in China read books, with one adult, in average, reading 4-5 books a year. This means a large number of people don't read, and those who do so read only a few books a year.
An equally worrying fact is because that even students, teenagers in particular, seem to be avoiding books as they spend more time and energy watching videos.
There are many reasons that fewer people today read books. To begin with, given the fast-changing social atmosphere, many people today tend spend time on hobbies rather than books. In additional, many senior family members have become indifferent to reading, thereby (因此，从而) failed to cultivate (培养) the love for books among his children and grandchildren. The lack of public libraries, too, was responsible for the falling number of readers.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom听说在中国通过扫描二维码（scan QR code）就可以轻松实现移动支付（mobile payment），感到不可思议。请你写封邮件告知移动支付在中国的相关情况。内容包括：
(1)在中国最流行，提供了便利。
(2)快捷且强大的功能：如买早餐，买地铁票。
(3)改变我们的生活，引领世界。
注意：
(1)词数100左右；
(2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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2019年上学期衡阳市八中高二期中考试
答案
听力 1—20 AACAB BACBA BCBCC CBCAC
阅读理解 21-35. CBA CCBA BDAC DABC
七选五 36-40. FBAEC
完形填空 41-60. ACBDA ACBAB ADAAC BDACD
语法填空
61.who 62.for 63.published 64.receiving 65.helpful
66.existence 67.himself 68.said 69.if 70.eventually
短文改错
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书面表达
Dear Tom,
How are you? Glad to tell you something about mobile payment in China.
Mobile payment is most popular in China. It has made people's daily life more and more convenient. Most of us are used to paying by scanning QR codes.
By mobile payment, we can pay easily wherever we go. You can buy breakfast on the street and pay by scanning with your smart phone. In the subway station, you scan with your smart phone to purchase your ticket. This is a glimpse into the life of most Chinese — allowing us to bid farewell to the wallet and bank cards. Mobile payment has greatly changed people's lives in China. It seems that China is really leading in some ways and is also sweeping other nations.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours,
LiHua
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