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届湖南省衡阳八中高三上学期第二次月考试题英语
衡阳市八中2016年下学期高三第二次月考试题
高三英语
命题人:
胡鸾舟审题人:
马豫晖
注意:
本堂考试,时量:
120分钟,满分150分。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分听力(共两节,每小题1.5分,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.Whatwillthemanprobablydothisweekend?
A.Sleepathome.B.Prepareforhisexams.C.Gototheconcert.
2.Whatdidthemanreceive?
A.Acreditcardbill.
B.AnadforanewVisa.
C.Anannouncementofanewbankfee.
3.Whoarethespeakers?
A.Colleagues.B.Applicantsforanewjob.C.Universityadmissionsstaff.
4.Whatdoesthemanimply?
A.Hecangivethewomantworooms.
B.He’llgivethewomansomethingforfree.
C.He’lltrytofindthewomanahousetorent.
5.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?
A.Eathericecream.B.Throwouttheicecream.C.Askforadifferenticecream.
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,选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。
6.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?
A.Sheinvitedthemantotea.
B.Sheisinterviewingtheman.
C.Shethoughtshesawafamousactor.
7.Howdoesthemanprobablyfeel?
A.Excited.B.Disappointed.C.Annoyed.
请听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.WhatisspecialabouttheDoubleJack?
A.There’sdoubletheamountofingredients.
B.Theingredientsareofhigherquality.
C.Itcontainsextracheese.
9.Howmightsomeonegetafreehamburger?
A.ByusingaVIPcard.
B.Byenteringacontest.
C.Bybeingthefirstoneintherestaurant.
10.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?
A.Gotoarestaurant.B.Gotothebank.C.Goonline.
请听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Howmanyprintersareavailableonthewebsite?
A.Six.B.Twelve.C.Twenty.
12.Whatdoesthemanhelpothersdo?
A.Runtheircompaniesbetter.B.Printoutphotographs.C.Findtherightequipment.
13.Whatismostimportanttotheman?
A.Printingincolor.B.Keepingthecostdown.C.Havingthelatesttechnology.
请听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14.Howwillthewomancommunicatewithherprofessors?
A.Inperson.B.Throughemail.C.Inalivediscussiononline.
15.Whendidthemanprobablygotoschool?
A.Alongtimeago.B.Afewdaysago.C.He’scurrentlyinschool.
16.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodoaftersheearnsherdegree?
A.WorkforApple.B.Startherowncompany.C.Dowhatshelikesinasmallcompany.
请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatisthenameoftheoldinsurancecompany?
A.BlueCross.B.RedHat.C.UnitedCare.
18.Howmanyreasonsdoesthewomangiveforthechange?
A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.
19.Whowillbecoveredforfreeunderthenewplan?
A.Childrenofemployees.
B.Allpart-timeemployees.
C.Wivesandhusbandsofemployees.
20.Howcanpeoplegetthehealthplannumber?
A.BygoingtoHumanResources.
B.Bylookingintheirmailbox.
C.Bycheckingtheiremail.
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
Iclearlyrememberthedaywhenmylittlebrotherwasborn:
January1,1994.Oneofmyfavoritefamilyphotosshowsmelyingwithmymotherinthehospitalbed,happybutunawareofthesmall,sleepingbabyinthebackground.
Istayedwithmygrandparentsfortheweekendofmybrother’sbirth,excitedaboutmynewbrotherbutnotyetawareofwhathavingalittlebrotherwouldmean.Ididn’ttrulyrealizewhatwasgoingonuntilwewereinthehospitalroomatDukeUniversity—coincidentally,thesameroominwhichIhadbeenborntwoyearsearlier.
WhenIlookedatmybrotherforthefirsttime,Ifeltamixtureoffearandinterest.LittledidIknowthatsmall,pinkcreaturewouldgrowuptobeoneofmyfavoritepeopleintheworld.
Inreality,thoughIamtwoyearsolderthanmybrother,Iammoreoftenthannottherealbabyinthefamily.Iamverylackingwhenitcomestocommonsense.InstructionsconstantlyconfusemeandIfrequentlyfindmyselftotallypuzzledbythingslikeknowinghowtostartthewashingmachineormanagethestoragesettingsonmyiPhone.
That’swhereGibsoncomesin.ThepoorkidhashadtoguidemethroughmoretasksthanIwouldcaretoadmit,buthenevercomplains.ThoughIshouldprobablybetoldtofigureitoutmyself,healwayscomesthrough.
I’menviousofhisabilitytoreadilyanswertheever-present,“Whatdoyouwanttodowithyourlife?
”questionatfamilygatherings.“Beadoctor,”hesays—asolidanswer,completelyoppositetomyshakyone,“Well,I’manEnglishmajor,so…”
Mybrothertrulyismybestfriend.Nooneunderstandsmebetter,andthereisn’tanyoneelseIwouldwanttobestuckwithinourfamily.ImaynothaveaclearideaofwhereI’mheaded,butheisstuckwithme.
21.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhesawhisbrotherforthefirsttime?
A.Angryandsad.B.Excitedandmoved.
C.Curiousandscared.D.Happyandinterested.
22.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefourthparagraphmean?
A.Mybrotheristherealbabyinthefamily.
B.Infact,Iseemtobelessmaturethanmylittlebrother.
C.MybrothergetsmorelovefromthefamilythanIdo.
D.Iamgrowingmoreslowlythanmybrother.
23.Whatdoesthebrotheroftenhelptheauthordo?
A.Helphimdealwithmanydailytasks.B.Helphimwithhisstudies.
C.Givehimadviceonhowtochooseamajor.D.Comforthimwhenheisinabadmood.
24.Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?
A.MyStrangeFamilyGatheringsB.TheRealBabyintheFamily
C.StuckwithMe—MyNot-So-LittleLittleBrotherD.TheFeelingofHavingaBrother
B
Amanentersastoretobuymilk.Hewalksoutofthestorewithmilk.Thatisall-milk.Atthesametime,awomanentersthesamegrocerystorealsotobuymilk.Shebuysit.Butshealsobuyschickenandlemonstomakedinnerthatnight.Thensherememberstobuyfoodforhersontoeatatschool.Shealsogetsabottleofwinefordrinkswithfriendsandabirthdaycardforherhusband’sniece.Thenshegetscoffeeforbreakfast,icecreamfordessertandremembersstampstomailthebills.Anddon’tforgetsoapforthebathroom.
Andthatisthedifferencebetweenthefemaleandmalebrainssimplyexplainedinagrocerystore.
Generallyspeaking,mendoonethingatatime.Womendomany.Nowscientificresearchsupportsthistheoryaboutmaleandfemalebrains.Arecentstudyhasconfirmedwhatwehaveknownallalong—menandwomenthinkdifferently.
ScientistsattheUniversityofPennsylvaniastudiedbrainimagesof949peopleagedfromeightto22yearsold.Theyfoundthatmalebrainshavemoreconnectionsononesideofthebrain,orhemisphere.Inthefemalebrains,theyfoundmoreactivityandconnectionsbetweentherightandleftsidesofthebrain.Theleftsideofthebrainisknownasthesideof“reason.“Therighthemisphereisknownasthe“creative”side.
ReginaVermaisaprofessorattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Sheco-wrotethereport.Shesayswhenwomenareaskedtodosomethingdifficulttheymightusedifferentpartsofthebrain.Men,sheadds,generallyusejustonesideofthebrain.Asaresult,mengenerallydealdirectlywithaproblem.Thereisastrongconnectionbetweenthe“understanding”andthe“action”partsoftheirbrains.Women,however,mightincludeotherpartsofthebrainwhensolvingaproblem.Womentakealessdirectpathtofindasolution.
25.TheauthormentionedtheshoppinginParagraph1to___________.
A.showwomen’scarefulnessB.provemen’squickaction
C.objecttoanopinionD.bringupthetopictobediscussed
26.ThemainideaofParagraph4isthat___________.
A.womenhavetwosamebrainsonbothsides
B.menhavemorecomplicatedbrainsthanwomen
C.differentkindsofbrainimageshavebeenstudied
D.men’sstructureofbrainisdifferentfromwomen’s
27.Whatcausesthedifferencebetweenmen’sandwomen’sbehavior?
A.Watchingthingsfromdifferentsides.
B.Havingdifferentattitudestowardslife.
C.Usingdifferentpartsofthebraintothink.
D.Reactingatdifferentspeedtoproblems.
C
Weknowthathugsmakeusfeelcosyinside.Andthisfeelingcouldactuallywardoffstressandprotecttheimmune(免疫)system,accordingtoanewresearchfromCarnegieMellonUniversity.
It’sawell-knownfactthatstresscanweakentheimmunesystem.Inthisstudy,theresearcherssoughttodeterminewhetherhugscouldprotectindividualsfromtheincreasedsensitivitytoillnessbroughtonbytheparticularstressthatcomeswithinterpersonalconflict.
“Weknowthatpeopleexperiencingongoingconflictswithothersarelessabletofightoffcoldviruses.Wealsoknowthatpeoplewhoreporthavingsocialsupportarepartlyprotectedfromtheeffectsofstressonpsychologicalstates,suchasdepressionandanxiety,”thestudy’sleadauthor,psychologistDr.SheldonCohen,saidinastatement.“Wehavetestedwhetherawarenessofsocialsupportisequallyeffectiveinprotectingusfromsensitivitytoinfectioncausedbystressandalsowhetherreceivinghugsmightpartiallyaccountforthosefeelingsofsupportandthusprotectapersonagainstinfection.”
Intheexperiment,over400healthyadultsfilledoutaquestionnaireabouttheirperceived(感知到的)socialsupportandalsoparticipatedinanightlyphoneinterviewfortwoweeks.Theywereaskedaboutthefrequencythattheyengagedininterpersonalconflictandreceivedhugsthatday.
Then,theresearchersexposedtheparticipantstoacommoncoldvirus,andmonitoredthemtoassesssignsofinfection.Theyfoundthatbothperceivedsocialsupportandmorefrequenthugsreducedtheriskofinfectionassociatedwithexperiencinginterpersonalconflict.Regardlessofwhetherornottheyexperiencedsocialconflicts,infectedparticipantswithgreat