湖南省衡阳八中学年高三上学期月考试题 英语 Word版含答案.docx

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湖南省衡阳八中学年高三上学期月考试题英语Word版含答案

衡阳市八中2017-2018学年高三第二次月考

英语试题

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

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’stheweatherlikerightnow?

A.Sunny.B.Stormy.C.Cloudy.

2.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hecan’ttoleratethepain.B.Heisn’tsatisfiedwithhiswork.C.He'soutofworknow.

3.Whenwillthespeakersgettogether?

A.Thisevening.B.Tomorrowmorning.C.Tomorrowevening.

4.Whichflightdoesthemanwanttotake?

A.The4:

40one.B.The5:

20one.C.The6:

00one.

5.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Findahotel.B.Hireataxi.C.Buythewomanaring.

第二节

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.HowlonghasthemanbeenanengineeratMBACompany?

A.Forthreeyears.B.Forfiveyears.C.Foreightyears.

7.Whatdoesthemanaskabout?

A.Workinghours.B.Basicsalary.C.Furthereducation.

请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?

A.Turnontheheater.B.Paytheelectricitybill.C.Checkthewindows.

9.Howistheman’sopinionabouttheirlife?

A.Hard.B.Convenient.C.Different.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howdidthemanspendhislastholiday?

A.Hikinginthemountains.B.Visitingabeautifulisland.C.Visitingthesouthofthecountry

11.Howdoesthewomanusuallyspendherholiday?

A.Stayingaloneathome.B.Helpingherparentswithhousework.C.Goingtohergrandmother’svillage.

12.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’sparents?

A.Theyarerunningarestaurant.

B.Theylikegoingboatingalot.

C.Theyseldomconsiderthewoman’sfeelings.

请听第9段材料.回答第13至16题。

13.Howlonghasn’tthemanfeelsicktohisstomach?

A.Foroneweek.B.Fortwoweeks.C.Forthreeweeks.

14.Onwhichpartofthebodydoesthemanneedanoperation?

A.Hisstomach.B.Hislegs.C.Hisfeet.

15.Whatgoodnewsdoesthewomantelltheman?

A.Histestresultcameout.B.Hecanplaysoccersoon.C.Hedoesn’thavecancer.

16.Whatwillthewomandoforthemanbeforetheoperation?

A.Checkthediseasedpartofhisbody.B.Doafewbloodtests.C.Checkthefoodheeats.

请听第10段材料。

回答第17至20题。

17.WhoisTony?

A.Theman’sclassmate.B.Theman’sbrother.C.Theman’sneighbor.

l8.Whatwastherealreasonwhythemanmissedthetest?

A.Hisbusdidn’tcomeontime.B.Hegotuplate.C.Hisalarmdidn’twork.

19.Whichofthefollowingabouttheprogram’spolicyisTRUE?

A.Onecantakethetestatalaterdateorinthenextterm.

B.Onecan’tmakeupthetestifheorshecheatsinthetest.

C.Onewillgetazeroifheorshemissesatestwithoutproperreasons.

20.Whydoesthemaninsisthemustpassthetest?

A.Hewantstogetfunding.

B.Hedoesn’twanttobescolded.

C.Hewantstoreceivefurthereducation.

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

Whatwillpoweryourhouseinthefuture？

Nuclear，wind，orsolarpower？

AccordingtoscientistsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）intheUS，itmightbeleaves—butartificial（人造的）ones.

Naturalleavesareabletochangesunlightandwaterintoenergy.Itisknownasphotosynthesis（光合作用）．Nowresearchershavefoundawaytoimitatethisseeminglysimpleprocess.

TheartificialleafdevelopedbyDanielNoceraandhiscolleaguesatMITcanbeseenasaspecialsiliconchipwithcatalysts（催化剂）．Similartonaturalleaves，itcansplitwaterintohydrogenandoxygenwhenputintoabucketofwater.Thehydrogenandoxygengasesarethenstoredinafuelcell，whichusesthosetwomaterialstoproduceelectricity，locatedeitherontopofahouseorbesidethehouse.

Thoughtheleafisonlyabouttheshapeofapokercard，scientistsclaimedthatitispromisingtobeaninexpensivesourceofelectricityindevelopingcountries.“OnecanimaginevillagesinIndiaandAfricanotlongfromnowpurchasinganaffordablebasicpowersystembasedonthistechnology,”saidNoceraataconferenceoftheAmericanChemicalSociety.

Theartificialleafisnotanewidea.Thefirstartificialleafwasinventedin1997butwastooexpensiveandunstableforpracticaluse.Thenewleaf，bycontrast，ismadeofcheapmaterials，easytouseandhighlystable.Inlaboratorystudies，Nocerashowedthatanartificialleafprototype（原型）couldoperatecontinuouslyforatleast45hourswithoutadropinactivity.

ThewonderfulimprovementscomefromNocera'srecentdiscoveryofseveralpowerful，newandinexpensivecatalysts.Thesecatalystsmaketheenergytransformationinsidetheleafmoreefficientwithwaterandsunlight.Rightnow，thenewleafisabout10timesmoreefficientatcarryingoutphotosynthesisthananaturalone.Besides，thedevicecanruninwhateverwaterisavailable；thatis，itdoesn'tneedpurewater.Thisisimportantforsomecountriesthatdon'thaveaccesstopurewater.

Withthegoalto“makeeachhomeitsownpowerstation”and“giveenergytothepoor”，scientistsbelievethatthenewtechnologycouldbewidelyusedindevelopingcountries，especiallyinIndiaandruralChina.

21．Whichofthefollowingorderscorrectlyshowshowtheartificialleafisusedtoproduceelectricity?

a．artificialleavessplitwaterintohydrogenandoxygen

b．thehydrogenandoxygengasesarestoredinafuelcell

c．theartificialleavesareputinwater

d．thefuelcelluseshydrogenandoxygentoproduceelectricity

A.c，a，b，dB．c，b，a，dC．b，c，a，dD．c，a，d，b

22．ThepurposeofthescientistsatMITindevelopingthenewartificialleafisto________.

A．buildupmorepowerstationsintheworld

B．providecheaperenergyfordevelopingcountries

C．offerpeopleindevelopingcountriesaccesstopurewater

D．gainadeeperunderstandingofthephotosynthesisprocess

23．Themainideaofthispassageis________.

A．anintroductiontothehistoryofartificialleaves

B．amixtureofwaterpowerandsolarenergy

C．givingenergytothepoor

D．aninventioncopyingphotosynthesis

B

Obama,LadyGagaandSteveJobs—whatdotheyhaveincommon?

Theyare,ofcourse,allAmericans.Andaccordingtoasurveybysocialnetworkingsitebaidu.com,theyallbestillustrate（举例说明）theword“cool”.

Butjustwhatdoesitmeantosaysomeoneis“cool”?

Mostwouldanswerthatitissomethingtodowithbeingindependent-mindedandnotfollowingthecrowd.

YaleUniversityartprofessorRobertFarrisThompsonsaysthattheterm“cool”goesbackto15thcenturyWestAfricanphilosophy.“Cool”relatestoideasofgrace（优雅）underpressure.

“InAfrica,”hewrites,“coolnessisapositivequalitywhichcombinescalmness,silence,andlife.”

Themodernideaof“cool”developedlargelyintheUSintheperiodafterWorldWarII.“Post-war‘cool’wasinpartanexpressionofwar-weariness（厌战情绪）,...itwentagainstthestrictsocialrulesofthetime,”writesociologistsDickPountainandDavidRobinsinCoolRules:

AnatomyofanAttitude.

ButitwastheAmericanactorJamesDeanwhobecamethesymbolfor“cool”inthehugelysuccessful1955movieRebelwithoutaCause.Deanplaysatoughguywhodisobeyshisparentsandtheauthorities.Healwaysgetsthegirl,smokescigarettes,wearsaleatherjacketandbeatsupbullies（欺凌弱小者）.Inthemovie,Deanshowedwhat“cool”wouldmeantoAmericanyoungpeopleforthenext60years.

Todaythefocusof“cool”haschangedtoathletics（体育运动）stars.Ofteninmoviesaboutschools,studentsgainpopularityontheathleticsfieldmorethanintheclassroom.ThiscanbeseenquiteclearlyinmovieslikeVarsityBluesandJohnTuckerMustDie.

Butmanyteenagersalsothinkbeingsmartiscool.Chessandotherthinkinggameshavebeenbecomingmorepopularinschools.

“CallittheHarryPotterizationofAmerica—atimewhenbeingsmartisthenewcool,”writesjournalistJoeSunnen.

24．Ifyouwereconsidered“cool”inAfricainthe15thcentury,you________.

A.thoughtandacteddifferentlyfromthemajorityB.hadacalmandquietattitudetowardslife

C.didn’tobserverulesandauthoritiesD.hadallkindsof“bad”manners

25．TheheroesinVarsityBluesandJohnTuckerMustDiearelikelytobethosewho________.

A.doverywellintheirstudiesB.areveryskilledatsports

C.aregoodatchessandotherthinkinggames.D.havesupernaturalpowerslikeHarryPotter

26．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?

A.Itisgenerallyconsidered“cool”tobeindependent-mindedandnottofollowthecrowd.

B.“Cool”wasusedasearlyasthe15thcentury.

C.Disobeyingone’sparentsandtheauthoritiesisconsidered“cool”amongAmericanyoungpeoplenowadays.

D.Gettingthefirstplaceinanexamcanalsobeconsidered“cool”.

27．Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?

A.Theoriginoftheword“cool”.B.Thekindsofpeoplewhoare“cool”.

C.Thechangingmeaningoftheword“cool”.D.Howtobea“cool”person.

C

Aresearchshowsthathumansswitchfromselfishtounselfishbehaviorwhentheyarewatched.Doyou?

Apictureofasetofeyesonacomputerscreencancauseachangeinthewaypeopleact.Evenimagesofeyesonacharitydonation,collectionboxencouragepeopletobeunselfish,becausepeopleputmoremoneyinacollectionboxthathasapictureofeyesonitthantheydowhenaflowersymbolisonthebox.

ManfredMilinskifromtheMax-PlanckInstituteforEvolutionaryBiologyinGermanyandBettinaRockenbachoftheUniversityofBerlin,theauthorsofanewstudy,foundthatpeopleactbetterwhentheyarebeingwatchedbecausetheyfeeltheywillberewardedforgoodbehavior.Theirreportalsoreferredtootherresearchshowingthatthisresponseofbeha