衡阳八中2016年下期高三年级第一次月考试卷
英语（试题卷）
注意事项：
1.本卷为衡阳八中高三年级实验班第一次月考试卷，分两卷。其中共72题，满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。
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第I卷 选择题（共100分）
一.听力（每题1.5分，共30分）
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
第一节，听下面五段对话，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，听完每项对话后，你都有10秒的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
现在你有5秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。
1. What Will the woman do next?
A. Describe her neighbor. B. Have a physical examination.
C. Do some exercises.
2. What did the man do?
A. He criticized Jane. B. He made the woman angry.
C. He had a fight with Jane.
3. Who is the woman?
A. A teacher. B. A student. C. A company employee.
4. What does the man say about the summer palace？
A. it is well-preserved. B. it has been damaged.
C. it was the target of wars.
5. When does the conversation take place？
A. Just after a performance. B. Before a performance.
C. During a performance.
第二节: 听下面五段对话或独白，每段对话和独白后有几个小题。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。听每段对话和独白前，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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话和独白读两遍。（每题1.5分，共22.5分）
听下面一段对话，回答两个小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。
6. Why does woman speak English so well？
A. She has many English friends.
B. She watches English programs on TV.
C. She listens to English programs every day.
7. How long has the woman probably studied English？
A. For three months. B. For to years. C. For three years.
听下面一段对话，回答三个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
8. What does Bob think of motorcycle racing after the accident ?
A. It’s still attractive. B. It’s too dangerous. C. It’s violent.
9. How long will it take Bob to fully recover？
A. About two weeks. B. About three weeks. C. About a years.
10. What did the woman give to the man？
A. Some chocolates. B. Some flowers. C. Some medicine.
听下面一段对话，回答三个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
11. Where is this conversation taking place？
A. On the phone. B. At the woman’s. C. At the man’s.
12. Who is the man？
A. A policeman. B. A criminal. C. A ticket seller.
13. What did the woman give to the man？
A. Take a flight. B. Talk with the man. C. Meet her daughter.
听下面一段对话，回答三个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
14. What’s the relationship between the speakers？
A. Colleagues. B. Interviewer and interviewee. C. Boss and secretary.
15. What is the man not good at？
A. Organizing things. B. Learning new things. C. Speaking in public.
16. What does the woman want to know at last？
A. If the man gets on well with others.
B. How the man deals with difficulties.
C. What certificates he has earned.
听下面一段独白，回答四个小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。
17. Where does the speaker’s friend live？
A. In Atlanta. B. In Chicago. C. In San Francisco.
18. What is the speaker’s job?
A. An artist. B. A doctor. C. An office manager.
19. How often do the two friends talk on the phone?
A. Twice a month. B. Once a week. C. Once a day.
20. In how many ways does the speaker keep in touch with her firend？
A. 2. B. 3. C. 5.
二.阅读理解（每题2分，共40分）
第一部分 阅读下面的文章，从每题后面所给的四个选项中选出正确的一项。
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Think about the last time you felt afraid．Was it a fear of height?Did you oversleep on a weekday and fear you’d get into trouble at the office?In any case，you know what it feels like to feel fear．
But one woman doesn’t．The woman，code-named“UM”，gave her first-ever interview after years of being studied by a team of researchers．The woman is given a code name because the researchers want to protect her from anyone who would take advantage of her inability to feel afraid．
UM can’t tell you what fear is because she’s never experienced it．“I wonder what it’s like to actually be afraid of something，”she said．The formal name for the disease is Urbach-Wieth disease，which is characterized by a hoarse(粗哑的)voice，small bumps around the eyes，and calcium deposits(钙沉积的)in the brain．
In the case of UM，the disease has transformed the part of her brain that controls the human response to fear．In the interview，UM talks about an event in her life where she was held at knifepoint and gunpoint，“I was walking to the store，and I saw a man on a park bench．He said．‘Come here，please，’so I went over to him．He
grabbed me by the shirt，put a knife to my throat and told me he was going to cut me．I told him，‘Go ahead and cut me，’I wasn’t afraid at a11．And for some reason，he let me go．”
Doctors who have been studying UM’s condition for years have been trying different things that could strike fear into her．They finally figured something out—increasing UM’s carbon dioxide levels．Extra carbon dioxide concentration in the blood is known to cause fear and panic in health individuals．Increasing UM’s carbon dioxide levels did manage to give her a fright．
21．The text starts by_______．
A．challenging the reader B．solving daily problems
C．1isting situations D．giving explanations
22．Why is the woman with Urbach-Wieth disease given a code name?
A．To tell her case from other patients．
B．To respect her privacy．
C．To meet the researchers’demands．
D．To ensure her safety．
23．From UM’s case，we can know that Urbach-Wieth disease may________.
A．stop the brain from functioning normally
B．1ead to a decrease in calcium deposits
C．stop the brain from responding quickly
D．1ead to an increase in carbon dioxide
24．What will probably happen to UM?
A．Dying of the Urbach-Wieth disease．
B．Getting the sense of panic．
C．Experiencing another danger．
D．Speaking with a hoarse voice．
B
My aunt died back in about 2003. She was eighty-four and so was my uncle. When she passed he felt miserable. They had been married for over 60 years. After my aunt’s death, he attended his church more frequently and his mourning was nearly unbearable to witness. His only daughter lived clear across the country in the south so he had only himself to make a comfort.
My cousin talked him into selling the house that he and my aunt had built together about twenty-five years before. It was very hard to part with the home they built together. One day he called my cousin who was living in Texas and told her that he reconnected with a lady from a church that he and my aunt went to forty years previously. She played the piano and his church was looking for new music. Her husband had died about seven years previously. He said he just wanted someone to go out to dinner with and spend time with. We were happy for them but had no idea how it would turn out. They were both almost eighty-seven years old.
They were like lovebirds and spent as much time together as they could. They both had one child each, she a son, he a daughter.
The conflict in their relationship came one day when they neither wanted to leave their respective churches. Before too long they realized that they did not want to be apart. They would find a new church together. They planned to marry. When he took her to a jewelry store and bought her a diamond, the employees were so impressed that they had a big write up in our own local paper, “The ‘Truth for Valentines’ Day. ” They prepared for their wedding. They moved the wedding date up because neither wanted to wait any longer to “be together”.
They got married in her house, where her first marriage took place. It was such a beautiful refreshing thing to see, two people who you would have thought had pretty much lived their lives, were beginning a new one together.
24.Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage above?
A. Love me, love my dog B. Love is never too late
C. Love is blind D. Love at first sight
25.How many characters are mentioned altogether in the story?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
26.Which of the statements is true of my uncle?
A. He loved church activities more than anything else all his lifetime.
B. He lived in the south of the country, far away from his daughter living in Texas.
C. His wedding day fell on Valentines’ Day when he borrowed the lady a diamond.
D. His conflict with the lady arose in that they were both attached to their own churches.
C
Researchers from France and Italy discovered that Canadian parents are less strict with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy.
“Our most important finding was the difference between Canadians and the others，” said Professor Michel Claes，the lead author of the study.“Canadians focus on independence and negotiation．On the other hand，Italians，for example，exercise more control．We found Canadians seem to focus on negotiation in case of a conflict.”
Claes said Canada，France and Italy were selected for the study because they share important cultural and social factors.“We chose FrenchCanadians because they share the same language as France，and originally came from France and share certain values．Italy was included because it was considered to have similar，strong and important family values，” he explained.
The researchers examined the emotional ties between parents and their children by questioning 1,256 students aged 11 to 19 years old.
Canadian students reported less control and more free actions，according to the study．Italian parents were stricter and French parents were somewhere in the middle.
Claes explains that the differences lie in education in Canada，France and Italy.
“North America has its own educational values，which promote individualization．Tolerance and comprehension are encouraged．Italy，on the other hand，promotes respect of authority，control，and the need for permission.” he said.
Children from all three countries described their mothers as warm and communicative．Italian and Canadian children had similar feelings about their fathers，and reported high levels of emotional ties．But French fathers were generally thought by their children to be more distant and cold.
“We were surprised by this，” Claes admitted.“It seems as though the relationships between French mothers and their children were becoming closer over time，while fathers maintain a form of distance and coldness，which is more of a source of conflict in France than in the other countries.”
28．Professor Michel Claes believes that Canada，France and Italy ________.
A．have the same family spirit
B．have some similar cultural traditions
C．have experienced some similar social changes
D．have experienced similar cultural developments
29．How did the researchers carry out the study ?
A．By collecting answers of parents from Canada，France and Italy.
B．By collecting answers of children from Canada，France and Italy.
C．By questioning parents and their children from Italian Canadian families.
D．By questioning children from FrenchCanadian families.
30．According to Michel Claes，what mainly leads to the differences in parentchildren relationships among Canada，France and Italy?
A．Educational opportunities.
B．Traditional ideas.
C．Educational values.
D．Historical events.
31．Which of the following is NOT a finding of the study?
A．French children have troubled relationships with their parents.
B．Canadian children have close relationships with their parents.
C．Italian children have good relationships with their parents.
D．Kids from Canada，France and Italy have closer ties with their moms.
D
I’ve often wondered how exactly sleep, or lack of it, can have such an awful effect on our bodies and, guess what, how much we sleep switches good genes(基因) on and had genes off.
In the first half of 2013, the Sleep Research Centre at the University of Surrey found a direct link between hours spent sleeping and genes. Every cell in our bodies carries genetic instructions in our DNA that act as a kind of operating handbook. However, each cell only “reads” the part of this handbook it needs at any given moment.
Can sleep affect how a gene reads instructions? It’s a question asked by Professor Derk-Jan Dijk at the University of Surrey. He set up an experiment and asked his volunteers to spend a week sleeping around seven and a half hours to eight hours a night and the next sleeping six and a half to seven hours.
Blood samples were taken each week to compare which genes in blood cells were being used during the long and short nights. The results were rather surprising. Several hundred genes changed in the amount they were being used, including some that are linked to heart disease, cancer, and Type 2 diabetes. Genes to do with cell repair and replacement were used much less.
Sleep restriction(six and a half to seven hours a night) changed 380genes. Of these, 220 genes were down regulated (their power was increased). Those affected included body-clock genes which are linked to diabetes(糖尿病). One of the most downgraded genes is that which has a role in controlling insulin(胰岛素) and is linked to diabetes and insomnia(失眠). The most upgraded gene is linked to heart disease.
So changing sleep by tiny amounts can upgrade or downgrade genes that can influence our health and the diseases we suffer from when we sleep too little.
The important message is that getting close to eight hours of sleep a night can make a dramatic difference to our health in just a few days through the way it looks after our genes.
32.What kind of relation is directly discussed in the passage?
A. Sleeping hours and changes of genes.
B. Sleeping hours and diseases.
C. Changes of genes and diseases.
D.Genes and health.
33.What can we learn about Professor Derk-Jan Kijk’s experiment?
A. The experiment was carried out to find the answer to how genes affect sleep.
B. The experiment took a period of more than two weeks to reach a conclusion.
C. His volunteers were divided into two groups with two different sleeping patterns.
D. Blood samples of the volunteers were checked afterwards to decide how many genes changed in sleeping.
34.Which of the following may be concluded from the passage?
A. The experiment was performed at the University of Surrey in early 2013.
B. Body-clock genes are associated with heart disease, cancer and Type 2 diabetes.
C. Sleep restrictions may contribute to disease like diabetes, insomnia, and heart disease.
D. 7.5－8 hours’ sleep pattern makes little difference compared with 6.5－7 hours’ sleep pattern.
35.Which of the following can be inferred from the findings of the sleep research?
A. When there is a sleep restriction, genes to do with cell repair and replacement function less.
B. In a sleep, several hundred genes change in the amount. The more changes, the worse results.
C. When genes are up regulated, they do good to health; when genes are down regulated , they do harm to health.
D. Eight hours of sleep a day can be beneficial to our health in that it looks after our genes.
第二部分 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。
Does this situation seem familiar to you? Your English is progressing well. The grammar is now familiar. The reading comprehension is no problem. You are communicating quite fluently. 36
First of all, remember that you are not alone. Listening comprehension is probably the most difficult task for almost all learners of English as a foreign language. So, the most important thing is to listen as often as possible.
37 The Internet is really a useful tool for English students. You can download The RealPlayer from RealMedia.com, which allows you to use the Internet like a radio station.
Once you have begun to listen on a regular basis, you might still be frustrated by limited understanding. 38
Here is some of the advice I give my students:
Accept the fact that you are not going to understand everything.
Keep cool when you do not understand --- even if you continue not to understand for a long time.
39 Don't concentrate on details until you have understood the main idea.
40 This approach usually results in confusion. Translating leads to a kind of block in one’s brain which sometimes doesn’t allow us to understand anything at all!
By remaining calm, allowing yourself not to understand, and not to translate while listening, your brain is free to concentrate on the most important thing: understanding English in English.
A. Secondly, most people repeat themselves constantly.
B. What should you do?
C. Do not translate everything into your native language.
D. This situation leads to less -- not more -- understanding.
E. The next step is to find listening resources.
F. Listen for the general idea of the conversation.
G. But listening is STILL a problem.
三.语言知识技能运用（共两节，共45分）
【一】完形填空（每题1.5分，共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。
For most of the eight years they have been married, Ryan has never received a hug from his wife, Tracy. He has not even received a 41 “hello” or a smile. Tracy has been 42 since 2008. But this is not a story about the 43 outcome of a young lady. Rather, it is about a man who has stayed 44 to his wife, nursing her night and day, making sure she is as 45 as possible.
Ryan and Tracy 46 in a friend’s home in 2003. “She was beautiful and interesting to talk to,” Ryan says of his first 47 of Tracy. In 2005, they got married and were very happy. However, a call put the couple’s life in 48 a month after their daughter was born. Ryan was at work when a neighbor called to inform him that Tracy had been 49 to the hospital.
50 , he ran to the hospital. When he got there, he knew his 51 had been treated for fever. However, the fever did not 52 after Tracy received that medical treatment.
Tracy’s breathing became labored and was 53 to speak. The medical examination 54 she developed an infection damaging her nerve system. Tracy went into a coma(昏迷) and a few days later, though she regained consciousness, she 55 could not move her lower legs. “She was admitted to hospital for four months and 56doctors did all they could, her 57 got worse,” Ryan says. She could no longer 58 her legs, and lost the ability to give voices.
“Those four months are the most 59 time I have ever had. I have never stopped hoping and praying she will regain her 60 ,” Ryan says with a smile, “I miss her laughter, and wonder what kind of a mother she would be to our daughter.”
41. A. happy B. simple C. different D. basic
42. A. weak B. alone C. ill D. cruel
43. A. magic B. exciting C. unexpected D. sad
44. A. true B. strange C. rude D. useful
45. A. comfortable B. special C. safe D. conscious
46. A. married B. stayed C. met D. worked
47. A. impression B. expression C. discussion D. attention
48. A. danger B. trouble C. surprise D. silence
49. A. dashed B. rushed C. pushed D. carried
50. A. Angry B. Confident C. Anxious D. Proud
51. A. daughter B. friend C. neighbor D. wife
52. A. slow down B. go down C. look down D. burn down
53. A. ready B. eager C. unwilling D. unable
54 A. revealed B. repeated C. agreed D. admitted
55. A. even B. instead C. still D. again
56. A. though B. after C. since D. when
57. A. attitude B. examination C. condition D. pain
58. A. clean B. remove C. touch D. move
59. A. wonderful B. difficult C. ridiculous D. important
60. A. position B. power C. confidence D. health
第II卷 非选择题（共50分）
三.语言知识技能运用（共两节，共45分）
【二】语法填空（每空1.5分，共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。
One day a young man was walking along the road when he heard a cry. It seemed 61 ___(come) from underneath a bridge. As he approached the bridge, the sound got louder and then he saw 62 pitiful sight. There, 63 (lie) in the muddy riverbed was a little dog about two months old, 64 front legs were tightly tied with ropes. It had wounds on its head and was covered with mud.
The young man wanted to help the dog, 65 as he approached, the dog started to bark. The young man did not give up. He sat down and started 66 (gentle) talking to the dog. It took a long time but eventually the dog 67 (stop) barking and the man was able to touch it. The young man carried the dog home, cared 68 its wounds, and gave it food and water. Even with all of this, the dog was still 69 (friend) every time the young man approached. But the young man did not give up. Weeks went by and the man continued attending to the dog. Then one day, as the young man approached, the dog wagged its tail.
It was consistent love and kindness 70 won a lifelong friendship of loyalty.
四.写作技能（共两节，共35分）
71.短文改错（共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。
Bob is very sorry to have missed the first two lesson this morning. He got up early as usually in the morning, but when he was ready to leave he find his bicycle's front tyre (轮胎) flat. He wanted to take bus or taxi to school, and he didn't have any money with him. He had to look for a place along the street to get his bicycle repairing. Unluckily, there were not any bicycle repair shops was open in the early morning. So he had to walk to school, carrying his bicycle all the way. That was how he was late for school. He told Mr. White not to worry with his lessons, for he would make up for it and turn to teachers for help if necessary.
72.书面表达（共25分）
随着科技的进步，多媒体已走进很多学校的课堂。课间休息时，有些学校利用它来播放音乐。假如昨天你班就“课间是否要播放音乐”展开了讨论。请你根据以下信息用英语写一篇短文，陈述讨论结果。
[写作内容]
1.讨论的时间和讨论的问题；
2.学生们的观点：
大多数学生认为：活跃气氛，放松，带来快乐，学习效率高。
部分学生认为：时间短，没效果；课间太吵，需要安静。
3.达成的共识：最好播放柔和并适合于中学生的音乐。
参考词汇：the class break, efficiency(效率), relaxation(放松), agreement(共识)
[写作要求] 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯
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41. B 句意：他甚至没有收到过一句简单的“你好”或一个微笑。故选B。
42. C 由后文可知，Tracy一直在生病，故选C。
43. D 句意：但这不是关于一个年轻女子悲伤结局的故事。
44. A 句意：相反，这是关于一个男子对自己妻子始终忠诚的故事。Be true to sb. 对某人忠诚/忠心耿耿。
45. A 确保她尽可能舒服。故选A。
46 .C 由下文可知，这是他们第一次见面。
47. A 这是他的第一印象（impression）。
48 B 由后文和语境可知这个电话使这个家庭的生活陷入困境。
49. B 此处rush表示快速运输、速送。
50. C anxious焦虑的，这里作主语补足语，表明他焦急跑到医院的状态。
51. D 根据语境选wife（妻子）。
52. B go down有“（温度）下降”的意思，根据句意，这里指她的烧没有退，故选B。
53. D 句意：Tracy的呼吸变得吃力并且不能说话了。故选unable（不能够）。
54. A 句意检查显示她的感染伤害了神经系统。
55. C 句意：尽管重新获得意识，但仍然不能移动她的下肢。故选still（仍然）。
56. C 尽管医生做了所有能做的事。
57. C 她的情况变得更糟。
58. D 前文已提到她再也不能移动她的腿了，故选move。
59. B 根据语境，这四个月应该是最困难的时期，应选B。
60. D 根据语境，希望妻子能重获健康，选D。
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66. gently 67. stopped 68. for 69. unfriendly 70. That
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72.Yesterday we had a discussion about whether music should be played during the class break or not. Towards this, most of the students think that music should be played for it can produce a better efficiency and greater relaxation as well as a lively and happy atmosphere. However, some believe they can't get the expected effect from playing music, for the class break time is short. What is needed most during the class break is peace rather than the noise produced by music. After a heated discussion, we finally reached an agreement that it' s better to play soft music, which is suitable for our middle school students as well.
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