1、2018 届湖南省衡阳县高三上学期期末考试英语试题第 I 卷第一部分听力(共两节,满分 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答案。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. Where is the woman going this afternoon?A. The beach B. The job center C. The shopping mall2. Where does the conversation most p
2、robably take place? A. At the railway station B. On the train. C. On a bridge.3. How long does David stay abroad in all?A. 9 Days B. 11days C. 16 days4. What is the man doing?A. Making a call. B. Making a visit C. Making an appointment.5.What does the woman think of the science museum?A. Exciting B.
3、 Tiring C. Boring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。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,回答第 6、7 题。6. What does the woman say about the restaurant?A. The food is not fresh B. The price is reasonable. C. The meat tast
4、es best7. Why does the man suggest the woman do?A. Try the cherry pie B. Try his favorite meat C. Eat less vegetables. 听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。8.What is the woman probably?A. A writer B. A reporter. C . A tour guide.9. What is on the mans right?A. A statue B. A park C. A palace听第 8 段材料回答第 10 至 12 题10. wh
5、at does the man consider first when choosing a suitcase?A. Its brand and material B. Its size and style C. Its price and color.11. What does the woman say about the wallet?A. Its on sale these days B. Its made of real leather. C Its popular and can be folded12. How much will the man pay for what he
6、has bought in total?A. 580 yuan B. 620 yuan C. 700 yuan听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. what do we know about the woman?A. She lives close to the officeB. She is new to the companyC. She likes the big kitchen14. How does the man go to work?A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By car.15. Why was Susan late for work?
7、A. She missed the busB. Her train was lateC. Her car broke down16. What will the man do tomorrow?A. Visit the woman in her flatB. Go to work by trainC. Leave home earlier听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Whose pet dog was it in 1918?A. A soldiers B. A doctors C. dorothys18. Where did Dorothy go to leam ab
8、out the guide dog?A. Germany B. America C. England19. How long does it take to train a little dog to be a guide dog?A. Four months B. Fourteen months. C. Over two years20. What will the listeners do next?A. Teach dogs to be guidesB. Introduce their pet dogsC. Continue visiting the center.第二部分阅读理解(共两
9、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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AThe following books provide tips on how to learn languages for language learnersThe Vocab Cookbookby Kerstin HammesThe book is mainly about the best vocabulary learning methods and explains them step by step. It shows you ho
10、w to choose your best vocabulary learning method, where to find the best system for remembering words forever how vocabulary learning methods can be turned into your own learning styles, and how remembering grammar is different from remembering vocabulary.Buy from: Amazon. com or Amazon. co. ukFluen
11、t in 3 Monthsby Benny LewisBenny Lewis, who has been travelling around the world and learning languages since 2003，runs the language-learning blog, Fluent In 3 Months, and works hard to find better, faster, and more efficient ways to learn languages. This book is a collection of tips on how to learn
12、 any language quickly. Many of the tips have appeared on his blog, and many tips and resources are available there for readers of this book.Buy from: Amazon, com or Amazon. co. ukHow to Learn Any Languageby barry M. FarberIf youre considering learning a language and are not sure where or how to star
13、t. this book will help point you in the right direction. Its full of practical tips on how to study and includes a brief introduction to some of the worlds main languages.Buy from： Amazon. con or Amazon. co. ukLanguage is Musicby Susanna ZarayskThe book makes learning foreign languages fun, easy and
14、 affordable through watching TV. listening to music, going to cultural events and other enjoyable activities. also it includes suggestions of many online resources you can use to help you learn languages.Buy from: Amazon. com or Amazon. co. uk 21. If you have difficulty in remembering words, you bes
15、t choice is_A. How to Lean Any Language B. Fluent in 3 MonthsC. The Vocab Cookbook D. Language is Music22. Who uses his or her blog to help readers learn languages?A. Barry M. Farber B. Kerstin Hammes C. Susanna Zaravsky D. Benny Lewis23. What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To show th
16、e importance of language leaning B. To introduce some books for language larnersC. To provide tips on how to learn Chinese wellD. To show the connections between language and musicBA ten-year-old boy from Howell, Michigan is being praised as a hero thanks to his persistence that led to saving the li
17、fe of an elderly neighbor. The event happened late in an evening when Danny Dipietro was being driven home from hockey practice by his mom.That s when the young boy noticed an open garage and a figure that he believed was a dog outside an apartment building near his house, Given the freezing cold we
18、ather. the young boy got a feeling that something was not right. But instead of dismissing it like most kids his age would have, he insisted that his mother, Dawn, find out what was going on. Dawn tried to make Danny believe that no one would leave a dog out in such cold weather, but he refused to t
19、ake no for an answer.Dawn finally gave in and decided to drive to the area with the family dog and see if there was any truth to dannys hunch (直觉) Sure enough, as she got closer to the apartment building she noticed a garage that was wide open and someone waving madly for help. Upon getting there, s
20、he realized that it was not a dog the young boy had seen, but Kathleen St Onge. The 80-year-old had fallen down on some ice in her garage and had been lying there for two hours， unable to get up.Dawn rushed home to get her husband to help and called 911. The two then returned with some blankets to c
21、over Ms. St, Onge, while they waited for the ambulance to arrive. Though still in hospital, the elderly woman is recovering well and forever grateful to Danny, for following up on his hunch！24. When seeing a figure in an open garage, Danny_A. realized something was wrong B. thought it was a homeless
22、 dogC. believed it was nothing important D. recognized it was an old man25. Which of the following can best describe Danny?A. Considerate and optimistic. B. Persistent and warm-heartedC. Friendly and honest D. Brave and patient26. What could be the best title for the text?A. Unknown hero brings love
23、 and hope B. 10-year-old saves elderly neighbors lifeC. Always follow your hunch D. Be ready to help save the elderlyCDear Li Jun，Last night I saw a TV documentary about the 1976 Tangshan earth quake in China. I noticed one thing that is common with most natural disasters. The killer disasters come
24、either early in the morning or late at night, when people are either resting or preparing to rest and, unfortunately, when people are least attentive to warning signs.The Tangshan disaster struck early in the morning when the people were still sleeping.Many people died in their sleep. Miners were tr
25、apped deep below the earth. Some died. Survivors waited in the dark. They hoped that rescuers would come and pull them out. It is a horrible thing to be in a situation where you can do nothing to save yourself.It seems that, Mather Nature has always attacked us as if she were afraid that we would fi
26、ght back. Otherwise why would she come only as a thief? I have a story to tell you, This one happened in August 1986 in the villages near Lake Nyos in Cameroons northwest province. Large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2)gas had been collecting at the bottom of the lake. It was clear that nobody knew a
27、bout the gas or about how dangerous it was. Suddenly, before dawn on August 26, 1986, a large quantity of gas was released (gave off) from the lake. CO2 is heavier than air, so it spread out over the nearby villages. The blanket of CO2 floated for 25 kilometres. Many people died in their sleep from
28、lack of oxygen(O2). Before sunrise, more than 1, 700 people had lost their lives. And thousands of animals were also killed by the gas. At first scientists believed that the gas was caused by an earthquake or a volcano. However, further studies proved that there had been no volcanic activity. Nobody
29、 is very certain how such a large amount of gas was released from the lake. Scientists from the USA, the EU, Japan and Cameroon have been studying the lake for the past twenty years. Yet they still have not found an answer.Well, Jun, let me leave Mother Nature and her timid(胆小的) way of attacking us.
30、 I need torun out for some noodles at a nearby Chinese restaurant.Take good care of yourself.Theresa 27. What were most people doing when the Tangshan earthquake happened?A. They were sleeping B. They were watching TV.C. They were preparing to rest. D. They were mining below the earth28. What caused
31、 so many people to die near Lake Nyos?A. A thief. B. A large quantity of poisonous gasC. A lack of oxygen D. A thick cloud in the sky29. Which of the following sentences is true according to the passagc?A. No Animals were killed by the gas near Lake NyosB. Mother Nature was afraid that people would
32、fight backC. People seem to be more attentive to signs of disasters in the daytime.D. Scientists have been studying the Tangshan earthquake for the past twenty years.30. What does the underlined sentence mean at the end of the letter?A. The writer decided to leave nature and hide awayB. The writer d
33、ecided to stop writing about the topicC. The writer decided to attack nature bravelyD. The writer decided not to fight with nature because she was timid. DRome, Paris and New York are the worlds top fashion cities, all of which have produced some of the top trends, from fashionable skirts to the hot
34、test new shoes. But have you ever wondered about the negative ideas that they have enforced?In April 2016, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in Britain banned an ad fromGucci that featured models dancing around and having fun, because thay were all extremely skinny. Banning ads due to the mo
35、dels extreme figures isnt new. The ASA banned an ad in 2015 for the same reason. In France, it has been ruled that models are to provide a doctors note providing that they are at a healthy weight.So what is the healthy weight for models? Twenty years ago, the average fashion model weighed 8% less th
36、an the average woman. Today, they weigh 23 less. People may think that being at an unhealthy weight will help them gain the benefits that the models do. This provides a standard of beauty, and therefore people who want to achieve those things may attempt to obtain them through unhealthy ways. People
37、 may think that they are overweight, due to the images of models thin figures. They see something wrong with their bodies，whether they are overweight or not. This is a key factor in a lowered body image, low self-es-teem, depression and possibly even eating disorders.Im not blaming the fashion indus
38、try by any means Its not their fault that many people look up to the models and expect to live a life like theirs. I am glad that the ASA is raising its voices when discussing the growing issue of body images in the fashion industry. By banning photos and videos, speaking out against them and pushin
39、g for doctors notes from the models, its pushing for the ideas that the traditional fashion industrys body image demands should be changed and something more needs to be questioned.31.According to the text, why was one of Guccis ads banned?A. Because the models didn t act according to the ruleB. Bec
40、ause its models are much too thin.C. Because none of its models had a doctors noteD. Because its models were dancing in an unhealthy way32. We can infer from the numbers mentioned in Paragraph 3 that_A. models are becoming thinner with time going byB. many women are on a diet to become modelsC. peop
41、le dont know why models weigh lessD. the healthy weight for models hasnt been decided33. What does the fourth paragraph mainly show?A. The changes in the standard of beautyB. The benefits of becoming thin figures.C. peoples attitudes towards models imagesD, The negative effects of models images34.Th
42、e possible purpose of the ASAs measures 15 to_A. change the future models are faced withB. criticize the traditional standards for modelsC. set up new standards of models body imagesD encourage more people to livc a life like models35. What is the authors tone of writing this passage?A Critical. B H
43、umorous. C. Hopeful. D. Objective第二节(共 5 小题:每小题 2 分,满分 10 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。Ways to build strong friendshipsBe loyal to a friend. Part of being a friend is being prepared to devote your time and energy to helping out your friends. If a friend needs help with an unpleasant th
44、ing, or if he or she just needs a shoulder to cry on, be there for them. 36 . This is a good way to attract the kind of friends you want in your life.37 When you say youll do something, do it. When your friend tells you a secret, keep it secret from others, Be someone that people know that they can
45、rely on. If you show this quality to your friends, they will appreciate it and will be reliable in return.Be a good listener. Many people think they have to appear very interesting. 38_ Listencarcfully to what people say, remember important details about them, ask questions about their interests, an
46、d take the time to learn more about them.Stress your good qualities. Show others what makes you stand apart from the crowd. Talk bout your interests and hobbies. Everyone has interesting stories to tell -dont be afraid to share yours. 39 People love to be around someone who makes them laugh.Choose y
47、our friends wisely. As you make friends with more people, you may find that some are hard to get along with. Sometimes you may even realize that certain friendships are unhealthy. 40 Cherish those friends who are a positive influence in your life, and do your best to be a positive influence in their
48、s.A. Be a reliable friendB. Keep your promise to your friendC. Besides, a little humor always keeps a conversation light and happyD. In this case, walk your way out of the friendship as gracefully as possibleE. Being a loyal friend will attract other people to you who value this quality.F. Be respectful of their decisions and share yours with himG. Far more important than that,
