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学年湖南省衡阳市八中高一下学期单科竞赛试题英语

2015-2016学年湖南省衡阳市八中高一下学期单科竞赛试题英语

注意:

本堂考试,时量:

120分钟.满分150分.答案必须填于答题卡上.

第一部分:

听力（30分,1.5每小题）

第一节

听下面五段对话,选出最佳选项.

1.Wholikesredmeat?

AThewomanBThemanCTheman’sfather

2.Whatdoestheman’sdaughterliketosee?

ADolphinsBButterfliesCFlowers

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

ATheauthorofthenovel

BTwofamouswriters

CTheirfavoritenovel

4.Wheredidthemanoftenseetheplantsandanimalsunderthesea?

AOntheInternetBOnTVCInmagazines

5.Whatstarsdoesthewomanlike?

ASingingstarsBSportsstarsCMoviestars

第二节

听下面五段材料,选出最佳答案

6.Howmanypeoplearethereintheman’sfamily?

A6B7C8

7.Whatdoestheman’smotherdo?

ASheworksasataxidriver

BSherunsasmallfamilystore

CSheworksatabreadshop

听下面材料,选出最佳答案

8Howmuchmoneydoesthewomanneed?

AEighteendollarsBThirty-sixdollarsCFifty-fourdollars

9Whatwillthewomandonext?

AGiveBobacall

BBuyticketswithBob

CDosomebabysitting

听下面材料,选出最佳答案

10WhoansweredMr.Gerald’sphonecalljustnow?

ACharlieBMr.BlackCRose

11whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

AInthemorningBatnoonCIntheafternoon

12Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

AShehasbeenpreparingforajobinterview

BShehasbeenworkingforfiveyearsinthecompany.

CShewillworkinthecompanyforanotherfiveyears.

听下面材料,选出最佳答案

13Whenwasthewoman’shousebrokeninto?

ABefore12BAfter1:

30CBetween12and1:

30

14WhohadtheirnameontheTV?

AThewoman

BThewoman’sson

CThewoman’shusband

15Whatwerestolen?

ASomejewelryandtheTV

BSomejewelryandtherefrigerator

CtheTVandtherefrigerator

16Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

Athewoman’shusbanddoesn’tknowabouttherobbery

Bthewomanputhergoodjewelryintherefrigerator

Cthewoman’ssafeboxhasalsobeenbroken

听下面材料,选出最佳答案

17whenistheworker’sbusiesttime?

Awhentheyreceivebabybirdsorrabbits

Bwhentheycareforandraiselittleanimals

Cwhentheysendanimalsbackintothewild

18Whatisthemainreasonforthelittlebirds’comingtothewildanimalcenter?

Acatsordogstakethemawayfromtheirnests

Bpeoplekeepthembutfeedthemimproperly

Ctheythemselvesfalloutoftheirnests

19whichofthefollowingwouldbeagainstthelaw?

Atotakeawaylittleanimalsfromthecenter

Btothrowsickanimalsbackintothewild

Ctotakeliveanimalsoutoftheirnests

20whatdoesthespeakertellpeopletodoatlast?

Atoleavelittlebirdsonthegroundalone

Btotouchlittleanimalswiththeirhandsgently

Ctotreatlittlebirdsfallingoutofnestsproperly

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15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、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Itisgenerallybelievedthatwearegettingcleanedwhenwestepunderashower.Weare,butwe’realsogivingahometolotsoftinylittlecreatureswedidn’tevenknowabout.AshowerheadcarriesthousandsofbacteriacalledMycobacterium.Thesecancauseproblemslikecoughsandtiredness,andageneralfeelingofbeingsick.Whenyouturnonthewater,thebacteriagofromtheshowerheadontoandintoyourbody.

   ThisisafindingofNormanR.PaceandhisteamattheUniversityofColorado,intheUS.Pace'steamlookedat45showerheadsinnineAmericancities.Theydiscoveredthat30percentofthemhadlargeamountsofflyingMycobacterium.

ButPacesaidthattheyposefewthreatstothehealth.Onlythosewithaweakimmunesystemmightneedtoworry．HetoldtheNewYorkTimesthatthebacteriaarenotasunpleasantasmightbethought．Hesaidthathavingashowerisnomoredangerousthananythingelsewedointhemorning．

Butforthosewhofeelsickabouttheideaofallthosemicroorganisms（微生物）,hehadsomeadvice.Letthewaterrunfor30secondsbeforegettingintotheshower.Why?

Thenumberofbacteriaissmallerthanthatwhenthewaterisjustturnedon.Ifthatseemslikeawasteofwater,headdedthatyoucouldalsochangeyourshowerheadeveryfewmonths.

   However,Pacehadgoodnewstoo.HehasalsobeentestingtheairinUSsubways.Apartfromironparticles（粒子）,whicharegroundoffthetrackbythewheelsoftrains,subwayairisfresh.Thereasonisthatatrain’smovementpumpsfreshoutdoorairintothetunnels.

21.FromthefindingofNormanR.Pace,aftertakingashower,wemightcoughorfeeltiredbecause   _______.   .

  A.it’seasytogetacoldwhentakingabath

B.theshowerheadcarriesmanybacteriacausingillness

  C.wedon’tgetcleanedwhileshowering

D.wedon’tgetaweakimmunesystem

22.Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat    ______  .

  A.thebacteriaalwaysthreatpeople’shealth

B.thereisnoneedtofearmicroorganismsforpeoplewithstrongimmunesystem.

C.thebacteriaalwaysthreatpeople’shealthwhenpeoplehaveashower

D.itisbettertodosomeexerciseinthemorningthanhaveashower.

23.WhatcontributestofreshairinUSsubways?

  A.Thetrain’smovement.                B.Ironparticles．

  C.Trainwheels.                             D.Airconditionersonthetrains．

B

Arecentstudy,whileshowingagenerallypositiveattitudetowardscience,alsosuggestsawidespreadworrythatitmaybe“runningoutofcontrol”.Thisideaisdangerous.

Sciencecanbeaforceforevilaswellasforgood.Itsapplicationscanbechanneledeitherway,dependingonourdecisions.Thedecisionswemake,personallyorcollectively,willdeterminetheoutcomesofscience.Buthereisarealdanger.Scienceisadvancingsofastissostronglyinfluencedbybusinessesthatwearelikelytobelievewhateverdecisionswecometowillmakelittledifference.And,ratherthanfightingforthebestpossiblepolicies,wemaystepbackanddonothing.

Somepeoplegoevenfurther.Theysaythatdespitethemoralandlegalobjections,whateverisscientificallypossiblewillbedone---somewhere,sometime.Theybelievethatsciencewillgetoutofcontrolintheend.Thisbeliefisdangeroustoo,becauseitafuelssenseofhopelessnessanddiscouragesthemfrommakingeffortstobuildasaferworld.

Inourinterconnectedworld,thelackofagreementinandoftheworldofsciencecanleadtothefailuretocontroltheuseofscience.Withoutacommonunderstanding,thechallengesof“controlling”scienceinthiscenturywillbereallytough.Takehumancloningforexample.Despitethegeneralagreementamongscientistsonitspossiblehugeimpactontraditionalmoralvalues,somecountriesstillgoaheadwiththeresearchanddevelopmentofitsrelatedtechniques.Theoutcomesarehardtopredict.

Therefore,discussionsonhowscienceisappliedshouldbeextendedfarbeyondscientificsocieties.Onlythroughtheunitedeffortsofpeoplewithhope,canwebefullysafeagainstthemisuseofscienceandcansciencebestservemankindinthefuture.

24.Whatcanweconcludefromtherecentstudy?

A.Peopleholdmixedopinionsaboutscience.

B.Peoplethinkhighlyofscience.

C.Scienceisgettingdangerouslyoutofcontrol.

D.Scienceisusedforbothgoodandbadpurposes.

25.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillhappenifweholdthatscienceisgettingbeyondcontrol?

A.Thedevelopmentofsciencewillhopelesslyslowdown.

B.Businesseswillhaveevengreaterinfluenceonscience.

C.Thepublicwilllosefaithinbringingaboutabrightfuture.

D.Peoplewillworkmoreactivelytoputscienceundercontrol.

26.Thediscussionshouldreachbeyondscientificsocietiesbecause__________.

A.scientistshavefailedtopredicttheoutcomes

B.peopleneedtoworktogethertopreventthebaduseofscience

C.unitedeffortsarenecessaryforthedevelopmentofscience

D.thetiesbetweendifferentareasneedstrengthening

27.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Scienceanditsapplicationsbringusmanydangers.

B.Thefutureofsciencewillbeinfluencedbythedangerousideas.

C.Mankindcanlargelytakecontrolofsciencewiththeirefforts.

D.Thedevelopmentofsciencemostlyliesinpeople’sattitudes.

C

ChinesewriterMoYan’sNobelPrizeforLiteraturemightigniteanexplosionofglobalinterestinChineseliteratureandleadtomoretitlestranslatedintoEnglish,Europeanexpertssay.

“Hopefully,theawardmeansmorepeoplewillreadChineseliteratureandmoreworkswillgettranslated,”saysMichelHockx,professoroftheLanguagesandCulturesofChinaandInnerAsiafromUniversityofLondon.“ManyverygoodChinesewritershavebeenacceptedgloballyforalongtimealready.MoYanisprobablythemosttranslatedChinesewriteralive,withatleastfiveofhisnovelsmadeavailableinEnglishoverthepast20years.”

JonathanRuppin,webeditorofbooksellerFoyles,saysMo’swincoincideswithgrowinginterestinChineseliteratureandrecognizesthetalentsofadistinctiveandvisionarywriter.“WeareveryexcitedbythefactthatEnglishtranslationsofmoreofhisbooksshouldnowbecomeavailable,”Ruppinsays.HemadethecommentafterMobecamethefirstChinesecitizentowintheNobelPrizeforLiteratureinitscentury-longhistory.

AsEast-Westculturalexchangehasbeenbooming,Chineseliteraturehasbeenattractinggrowingattentioninrecentyears.Hockxexplains,“It’smainlybecausetherearemanymoreopportunitiesforChinesewriterstovisitothercountries,topublishtheirworksoutsideChinaandtointeractwithreadersabroad.Atthesametime,moreandmorepeoplegloballyarelearningChineseandtakinganinterestintheChineselanguageandculture.”

UniversityofOxfordlecturerinmodernChineseliteratureMargaretHillenbrandsays,“TheobviousreasonforthegrowingglobalpresenceofChineseliteratureisthegrowingglobalpresenceofChinaitself.Peoplehavec