1、衡阳市八中 2017 届高三第四次月考英 语 试 题命题：肖文芳 易建华 注意：本堂考试，时量：120 分钟，满分 150 分。第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，每小题 1.5 分，满分 30）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。每段对话后有一个话题，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 do we know about Betty?A. She has travelled world
2、wide. B. She is going to New York. C. She likes collecting postcards. 2. What are the speakers most probably?A. Physicians. B. Teachers. C. Students.3. What kind of food does the woman want the man to buy?A. Fast food. B. Green food. C. Organic food.4. Where do the speakers plan to go?A. The theater
3、. B. The grandmas. C. The aunts. 5. What is the woman doing?A. Making complaints. B. Offering suggestions.C. Asking for help. 第二节听下面 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，你将有时间阅读每个小题，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. Which of the followin
4、g does the woman want to learn? A. French. B. English. C. Chinese.7. When will the speakers start the language learning?A. Tonight. B. Tomorrow. C. Next Thursday.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Why does the man decide to be a painter?A. To make more money. B. To kill time. C. To do what he likes.9. Whats the
5、womans attitude towards the man?A. Respectful. B. Negative. C. Indifferent.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What are the speakers doing?A. Having a meal. B. Cleaning a fish. C. Cooking dinner.11. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a restaurant. B. At the womans home.C. At the mans
6、home.12. Who does the woman want to see?A. The mans friend. B. The mans children. C. The mans wife.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. When does the conversation take place?A. On Sunday. B. On Saturday. C. On Friday.14. How does the woman feel about the news?A. Confused. B. Disappointed. C. Sympathetic. 15.
7、What does the man say about his dog? A. She had a short life. B. She died of natural causes. C. She should get better soon.16. What does the woman offer to do?A. Call the man more often. B. Cook for the man. C. Invite the man to another party.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. How does Anna treat Jack acco
8、rding to the talk?A. Bathing him and paying his health bills and taxes. B. Buying his clothes and paying his phone bills and taxes. C. Buying his food and paying his health bills and taxes.18. What is the life like for the people in Sweden?A. Busy. B. Orderly. C. Easy.19. What are the dog taxes used
9、 for?A. Buying insurance for dog owners. B. Paying for any damage done by dogs. C. Providing medical care for dogs.20. What can we learn from the talk?A. People in Sweden pay a lot of taxes.B. Owning dogs means asking for trouble.C. Many car accidents are caused by dogs.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）1. （共 1
10、5 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。ADisney World has four theme parks. A single-day admission ticket to any of these four theme parks is $67 for adults and $ 56 for young children above three years. The very best time to come here includes middle of April to lat
11、e May, and Labor Day to middle of November or early December. Magic KingdomThis is the original Disney park from which the entire Disney World has expanded. Once you get here, you can pose for pictures with the Disney characters at the entrance. But if you want to save time, go straight to the Main
12、Street. The children would almost certainly desire to see the Dumbo and Winnie. Just remember the parking lot is usually packed. You will need to walk to the entrance gate.EpcotEpcot is divided into two sections: World Showcase and Future World. Future World is all about futuristic rides and high-te
13、ch attractions like Test Track and Turtle Talk with Crush. The World Showcase, which lies along a lake, shows international styles from different parts of the globe, including Germany, Canada, Mexico, China and a lot more.Animal KingdomIf youre an animal lover, youll really like the Animal Kingdom.
14、The newest addition to this part of Disney World is the Expedition Everest ride plus the Finding Nemo stage show. Its very best to come here in the morning when the animals are more active. The safari （游猎）is open but the opening hours depend on the animals, and how active they are during the day.Dis
15、neys Hollywood StudiosYou will discover plenty of huge attractions inside this movie park. Indiana Jones, Playhouse Disney Live, Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage, and also the Lights, Motors, Actions Extreme Stunt show are just few of what you need to watch out for. It is also the very best spot f
16、or taking pictures with Disney characters.21. If your parents bring you and your three-year-old little brother to visit Magic Kingdom, the cost is at least_. A. $123 B. $255 C. $190 D. $17922. You think Epcot is worth visiting probably because you can _.A. see the most popular movies nowadaysB. enjo
17、y the foreign styles along the lakeC. take pictures with the Disney charactersD. go hunting wherever you like23. Which of the following may have something to do with animals?A. Actions Extreme Stunt show.B. The Dumbo and Winnie.C. Playhouse Disney Live.D. The Finding Nemo stage show.B“Helicopter par
18、enting” describes a style of raising children where parents are overprotective and do too much. The term describes parents who hover over their kids at home and on the playground like a helicopter. Today, modern technology allows these helicopter parents to hover from even faraway places. They can g
19、ive their children directions at any moment from anywhere.Julie Lythcott-haims wrote a book titled How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kids for success. In her book, she gives readers a closer look at this parenting style. She also explains why parents should
20、 stop it.Julie Lythcott-Haims says she experienced the effects of helicopter parenting first-hand when she worked as dean of first-year students at Standford University. The incoming students, or freshmen, she says, were very smart and accomplished on paper. But many were unable to take care of them
21、selves. “They were turning to parents constantly for guidance, for problem-solving, to have them make the choice about something.”Lythcott-Haims warns this kind of parenting has many short-term wins but long-term costs that harm the child. She uses an area common to most children-a playground. Lythc
22、ott-Haims suggests letting your child get a little hurt.“If you do your childs homework, it will be perfect. That is what she calls the short-term win. The long-term cost is that your child may not feel capable. And he does not become a determined learner, meaning he will give up easily when faced w
23、ith a difficult problem to solve.” So what can parents do if they want to beak the overparenting “helicopter” cycle? Reading Julies book, you can follow some ways to stop hovering over your children. In a word, when kids have all the skills to take care of themselves, they will be prepared for adult
24、hood.24. The underlined words “hover over” in Paragraph 1 probably mean “_”.A. deal with B. fly over C. stare at D. circle around25. What do the “helicopter parents ” believe?A. Short-term wins can harm the kids.B. Getting protection from parents is necessary. C. Trying to make decisions should be v
25、alued. D. Learning from failure is helping kids.26. What should parents do for their children based on Julies study?A. Encourage them to do what they can do.B. Help them grow with parents protection. C. Guide them in doing as parents do or say. D. Prevent them from playing on a playground.27. What w
26、ould be the best title for the text?A. How to Break the Overparenting CycleB. How to Help Adults with Their ProblemsC. Helicopter Parenting Is Well Worth Trying D. Helping Children Too Much Is Hurting ThemCThey swim lovely along the shore, looking for underwater greens to feed on. But these days, al
27、ong Floridas western coast, something is mixing with the seas grass that manatees like to eat. And its making them sick - even killing them.Its a poisonous form of algae, usually called “red tide” because of its color. Algae are plant-like organisms (微生物) that live mainly in water. Most are harmless
28、, but not red tide. When it gets mixed in with the grass and the manatees eat it, they get so sick that they cant even swim.“Theyre basically paralyzed (瘫痪的), and they become unconscious, ” said Virginia Edmonds, an animal care manager. Manatees are mammals and they need to surface often to breathe
29、in air. If a manatee is paralyzed, it cant swim and will drown.As of Monday, the current red tide outbreak has killed at least 174 manatees since the beginning of this year. That has already beaten Floridas record-high number for manatee deaths in a single year - and we still have nearly nine months
30、 to go!The experts arent sure when the red tide outbreak will end. So many more manatees are in danger. The situation has gotten so desperate that Florida zoos have rescued at least a dozen manatees. You can find manatees anywhere from Brazil up to Florida - and throughout much of the Caribbean Sea.
31、In fact, the manatee is officially considered an endangered species. Thanks to the US governments protection, Floridas manatee population has grown to approximately 5,000 in recent years. But the red tide is threatening their survival. Some experts suspect that pollution from farms even might be fue
32、ling the red tide outbreak, because fertilizer thats used on farms often winds up in water. And when that fertilized water runs off into the Gulf of Mexico, it makes things grow faster - just like on land.If youre in Florida and you see a manatee that doesnt look right, wildlife officials would like
33、 you to call them. Theyve set up a free hotline - 888-404-3922. “We want to preserve the manatees for the future of Florida,” said Martine, a veterinarian (兽医) with Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. “We want future generations to enjoy manatees the way we enjoy them right now.”28. All of the fol
34、lowing are about descriptions of red tide except _.A. plant-like organisms that live mainly in water B. a kind of sea grass that manatees like to eatC. a poisonous form of algae D. growing rapidly29. In the text, the author seems to worry that _.A. manatees from Brazil up to Florida will be huntedB.
35、 the experts cannot prevent the red tide from spreadingC. more manatees will be killed in the following nine monthsD. manatees will have to spend their winter in the Caribbean Sea30. What can we infer from the text?A. The experts know the red tide will end this year.B. Florida zoos should try to sea
36、rch for sick manatees in the sea.C. The manatees benefit little from the US governments protection.D. Farms should be stopped from sending out harmful materials into the sea.31. The free hotline is mentioned in the last paragraph to _.A. call on people to protect the environmentB. let future generat
37、ions enjoy manatees betterC. remind people to save the manatees in troubleD. show the determination of protecting the manateesDA team of researchers from Oxford University in Britain had demonstrated a self-driving car that is obviously different from such cars being tested by Audi, Ford, etc. Its m
38、uch cheaper because its based on off-the-shelf (现成的) technology wired and controlled by an ordinary iPad. Instead of using GPS to understand where it is and where it needs to go, the car learns routes when a person is driving, and then asks after its got it down，if the driver would like the computer
39、 to take over.Its a radical(激进的 ) idea, and one that deserves attention, because as time passes its becoming clear that people believe computers would be better drivers. It had been proven that computers are able to react more quickly to driving conditions, make smarter decisions, dont take risks, a
40、nd dont make mistakes in focusing. They dont drink, which means accidents due to drunk driving could be reduced dramatically if the computer could take over when someone needs to get home from the bar. And the team says drivers dont need their cars to know everything about every road, condition or p
41、ossible danger. Instead, they just need to know how to get from one point to another, and to do a good job of it when asked.To that end, the researchers have added cameras, lasers and of course, a central computer to process information and a simple interface (接口), which for now means a regular iPad
42、. In practice, they would learn how to get to and from places that the driver frequents, such as their work place of grocery store. Once it has it down, the computer asks the driver if theyd like a rest, if so, they simply tap the iPad, and the car takes over.Its very neat and simple, and doesnt req
43、uire nearly the same degree of gadgetry (小机件) as those being tested by other car companies. The researchers say people might be able to get the total price of the system below a hundred dollars. And of course, the iPad can be lifted out and carried away for other purposes when not being used as a dr
44、iver assist.32. How are the cars tested by Oxford University different from others?A. They depend on GPS to understand the location.B. They depend on the technology available at a low costC. They should develop a good relationship with their ownersD. They should remember the places that their owners
45、 frequently go.33. Computers are believed to be better drivers mainly because _.A. they seldom make mistakes in focusingB. they get more skilful in avoiding dangersC. they can react more quickly and make better decisionsD. they are more familiar with every road they go34. We can infer from the text
46、that the iPad _.A. acts as a surface for drivers to connect with gadgetry insideB. has replaced cameras, lasers, and a central computerC. will become a new hit since it is used in a self-driving carD. cannot be removed when it is not used35. What is the authors tone of writing this text?A. Serious.
47、B. Persuasive. C. Objective. D. Subjective. 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。Whether you are in a professional or social environment, treat other people with respect. While everyone is different, all people like to be treated with dignity, treated fairly and made to feel as though they matter. Keeping a few rules in mind regarding how to show respect will resolve problems easily when they occur. 36PunctualityBe punctual. Actions speak louder than words, and one of the easiest ways to send a nonverbal message of disrespect to someone is by showing up
