湖南省衡阳县第四中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试.docx

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湖南省衡阳县第四中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试

第一部分听力（共两节30分）

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.Howmuchwillthemanpayforadoubleroom?

A.$60B.$32C.$16

2.WhatwastheweatherlikeonSaturday?

A.Sunny.B.Cloudy.C.Windy.

3.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Atarestaurant.B.Atastore.C.Atthewoman’shouse.

4.Whatdoesthemantellthewomantodo?

A.Takethenumber1bus.

B.GotoLindenstreetonfoot.

C.Walktotheundergroundstation.

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Aclass.B.Atrip.C.Acity.

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6至7题。

6.Wherearethespeakersnow?

A.InVancouver.B.InSanFrancisco.C.InSeattle.

第1页共12页

7.Whatistheman?

A.Astudent.B.Ateacher.C.Atravelagent.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Openadoor.B.OpentheWindows.C.Repairadoor.

9.Whowillthespeakersringupforhelp?

A.Apoliceman.B.ARepairman.C.Aneighbor.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howdidthewomanfeelatfirstwhenmakingcakes?

A.GladB.UpsetC.Tired

11.Whathappenedtothecakes?

A.Theywereburnt.

B.Theywereeatenbysomeone.

C.Theywereforgottentobeputintheoven.

12.Howdidthewomansolvetheproblem?

A.Shemadecakesagain.

B.Sheaskedhersisterforhelp.

C.Sheboughtsomecakesinastore.

听第9段材料，回答13至16题。

13.Wherewillthewomangonextweek?

A.ToBritainB.TotheUnitedStates.C.ToAustralia.

14.Whatdoesthewomanlikemostaboutherjob?

A.Meetingdifferentpeople.

B.Travelingaroundtheworld.

C.Experiencingbignewsevents.

15.Howdidthewomangettoknowherboyfriend?

A.SheranintohiminHongKong.

B.Hersisterintroducedhimtoher.

C.Theymotatuniversity.

16.Whatwillthewomandowhenshewantstorelax?

A.GoforasailB.DoHomocooking.C.Visitherboyfriend.

听第10段材料，回答17至20题。

17.HowdidKatrinahaveanaccident?

A.Shespedthroughalight.

B.Shedrankalotandhitacar.

C.Hercarwashitbyadrunkendriver.

18.WhydoesKatrinahavetostayinthehospitalforafewdays?

A.Shewasseriouslyhurt.B.Sheisaskedtodoso.

C.Sheneedsanoperation.

19.WhatwillKatrinareceiveinthehospital?

A.Acard.B.Flowers.C.Acake.

20.WhatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakerandKatrina?

A.Policemananddriver.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Workmates.

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

Europehasarichhistoryanditisagoodplacetojourney.

Paris

Paris,theheavenoffashion,cultureandentertainment,isthemostvisitedcityintheworld.ItisalsoheldasanumeroustouristdestinationduetothepresenceoftheEiffelTowerandseveralotherhistoricalbuildings,museumsandchurches.

Rome

AtalkaboutEuropeisincompletewithoutamentionofRome.Heldasaplacewhereoneoftheoldestcivilizationsoftheworldprospered（繁荣）,Romeiswhereyou’dgettoseenumerouscastles,palaces,ancientbuildings,fountains,squaresandbeautifulparks.SeveraltouristscomehereespeciallytohavealookattheRenaissancearchitecturethatthebuildingsofthiscityboast.

Barcelona

Barcelona,amajorcityinSpain,isregardedamongthe10bestbeachcitiesoftheworld.Thecity’scoastlinehasclearwatersandamildclimatewhichmakesitafavoritedestinationamongsunbathers.Besidesthat,Barcelonahasagloriouspasttoshowoff.Youmustwanderthroughitsbusystreetsandtakealookatthehistoricbuildings,castles,churches,partandmuseums.

Vienna

IfyouareamusicloverandasteadydevoteeofBeethovenorMozart,thenavisittoViennaislikegoingonapilgrimage（朝圣）.ThisisbecauseViennaisthebirthplaceoftheseartists.You’dfindtheirhomesthereandalsotheirmemorialgraves.Besidesthat,Viennaisknownforcastles,palaces,museumsandhistoricmonuments.Ifyouareadevotedartlover,Viennaistheplaceforyou.Ithasnearlyahundredmuseumsdevotedtoart!

21.Whichplacehasthemosttouristsintheworldaccordingtothepassage?

A.ViennaB.BarcelonaC.RomeD.Paris

22.InRomeandBarcelonayoucanenjoy.

A.thebirthplaceofartistsB.castles

C.fountainsD.TheEiffelTower

23.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.SomeancientarchitectureinEurope.

B.SomebestplacespeoplecanvisitinEurope.

C.SomebestattractionspeoplecanenjoyinParis.

D.Somefamousmusiciansandtheirfamousworks.

B

At23,Iwasfreshoutofgraduateschoolandworkinginanursinghome,tryingtodecidemynextpathinlife.Myjobinvolvedwheelingresidentstothecommunityhallforactivities.Elizabethwouldwavefromherdarkenedroombutrefusetojointhegatherings.Nearlyblind,andrequiringoxygen,sheneverleftherbedside.Isoonlearned,though,thatshelovedbooks,andeverydayafterworkIwouldreadtoher.

Indimlightwemadeourwaythrough“KingLear,”“HenryIV,”“JaneEyre,”thepoemsofRupertBrooke.

TwogoldenhoursmightpassbeforeI’dpackuptoreturntomyapartment.BeforeIcouldleaveshe’dpressmyhand,saying,“Child—myliterarychild.Youbringmesuchjoy.”Elizabeth’shusbanddiedadecadeearlier,andtheironlychild,adaughter,wasdistantforwhatheartbreakingreasonIneverknew.

Onedayanoldfriendofhersvisitedandbroughthersomesoup.Smilingbroadly,Elizabethsqueezedmyarm.“Tomorrow,child,weshallfeast.”

ThenexteveningIfoundElizabeth’sbedempty.“I’msorry,”thenursewhispered.Shehandedmeaboxandnodded.“Shelefteverythingtoyou.”Athome,Iunpackedit,findingtwowhitesweaters,thedozenleather-boundbooksand,atthebottom,thecanofsoup.

ThatsummerIdecidedraypath.Ireturnedtoschooltostudyliterature.

Andfor26yearsthesouphasstayedinmykitchen.It’sremainedunopenedandnowisrusted（生锈的）.Butthememoriesarepreserved.

24.WhydidElizabethrefusetojointhegatherings?

A.Shehadmanybookstoread.

B.Shewasnotaverysocialperson.

C.Shewasrestrictedinhermovement.

D.Shehadnointerestinthoseactivities.

25.WhatdoweknowaboutElizabeth?

A.Shelovedwritingpoems.

B.Sheoftenvisitedherfriends.

C.Shegotdivorcedtenyearsago.

D.Shehadlittlecontactwithherdaughter.

26.Whichiscorrecttobestdescribetheauthoraccordingtothetext?

A.Sheusedtobedoctor.

B.ShewasinspiredbyElizabeth.

C.Shetaughtliteraturefor26years.

D.Shedidn’tlikethetasteofthesoup.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Abook-lovingfriend

B.Anunforgettableliteraryjourney

C.Aninterestingnursingexperience

D.Ashort-termjobanditslifelongimpact

C

Smalltalk—thelikesof“Whatdoyouhavethere?

Popcorn?

”or“Theweathertodayisbeautiful,isn’tit?

”—ismeaninglessandawasteoftime,accordingtosomepeople.Butscientistsbelievethatitisactuallymoreusefulthanitmayappeartobe.

Oneexamplecomeswhenyouareonatrainoraplane.Thethoughtoftalkingtothestrangersittingbesideyoucanbescary,becauseyouknowtheconversationissuretobeawkward.ButastudybytheUniversityofChicagointheUSfoundthatpeoplewhochattostrangersenjoyabetterridethanthosewhositinsilenceorburythemselvesintheirphones—moststrangerswerenotonlywillingtobetalkedto,butalsopleasanttotalkto.

“Humanbeingsaresocialanimals,”NicholasEpley,oneoftheleadresearchers,toldLiveScience.“Otherpeoplearepeople,too.Anditturnsoutthatthey’dliketogettoknowyou.”

Apartfrommakingyouhappier,smalltalkwithstrangerscanalsohelpyoufeelconnectedtoyoursurroundings.Previousstudiesfoundthatwhenpeoplearefrequentlysmiledat,madeeyecontactwithandspokentoatcoffeeshops,theytendtohaveastrongersenseofbelonginginsteadoffeeling1iketheyarebeingignoredandleftout.

AndIfyouarealreadycomfortableenoughtomakesmalltalkwithstrangers,youshouldtrytodevelopitintosomething“bigger”.A2010studyprovedthathavingadeepandmeaningfulconversationgivesyouevenmorehappinessthansmalltalk.Butdeepconversationscanstartwithsmalltalk,can’tthey?

Sothefirststepistostarttalking,nomatterhowcasualthetopicis.Andwhoknows,maybeanopeninglineassimpleas“Ilikeyourhat”couldleadtoaseriousconversationinwhichyoulearnsomethingnewfromastranger.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimply?

A.Mostpeoplearedefensivetostrangers.

B.Peopletendtoknoweachother.

C.Peopleareafraidofbeingtalkedto.

D.Peopleliketoshowtheirgoodsidetostrangers.

29.AccordingtoPara.4,smalltalkcanmakepeople.

A.wastelesstime

B.getmoreusefulinformation

C.feelthey1reignored

D.feelliketheyarepartofthesurroundings

30.Howcanyougetmorehappinessfromsmalltalk?

A.Talktostrangers.

Startwithanytopics.

C.Trytomakethesmalltalkintoadeeperone.

D.Choosepleasantsurroundings.

31.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Smalltalkmakesushappy.

B.Differentopinionsaboutsmalltalk.

C.Howtostartasmalltalkinourdailylife.

D.Thedifferencebetweensmalltalksanddeepconversations.

D

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