衡阳市八中2010届第二次月考英语试卷.doc

衡阳市八中2010届第二次月考英语试卷听力 （30分）第一节1. What is the man doing? A. Inviting the woman to dinner. B. Inviting the woman to a cinema C. Cooking supper2. Which bus goes to the shopping center? A. No. 10 B. No. 17 C. No. 153. Why didnt the man go to the Forest Park? A. Because he didnt like the park. B. Because he had to help his brother study. C. Because he had to look after his brother.4. What do the two speakers complain about? A. The weather B. The weather report C. The picnic5. Which of the following is true? A. John is as healthy as before B. John is weaker than before C. John is as strong as a horse第二节(1)6. How long can the battery last? A. 20 hours B. 10 hours C. 5 hours7. What does the woman think of the player? A. She thinks the sound great. B. She thinks the functions great C. She thinks the style great.8. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The MP3 can download 19 hours of English audio texts. B. The MP3 can be continuously operated for 25 hours C. The MP3 can download 9 hours of music.(2)9. Where did the conversation take place? A. In a rest room. B. In a fitness club. C. On the road.10. What was the woman trying to do? A. Teach the man something about the weather. B. Ask the man to stop and have a rest. C. Persuade the man to go back home.11. Why did the woman have so much knowledge about the weather? A. Because she gained it from her early experience on a farm. B. Because she worked in weather station. C. Because she learned a lot from her geography teacher.(3)12. What does the man suggest the woman do with old exam papers? A. Try to understand but not memorize the questions. B. Memorize the answers as quickly as possible. C. Do all the old exam papers carefully.13. What is the conversation mainly about? A. How to prepare for exams B. How to stay calm in exams C. Where to attend review sessions.14. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man knows little about exam preparation. B. The woman likes her teacher very much. C. The man is to have exams soon.(4)15. How many objects does the Library of congress have now? A. About 10 million B. More than 100 million C. more than 1000 million16. When is the Library of congress open to the public? A. Monday through Friday, except for public holidays. B. Monday through Thursday, except for public holidaysC. Monday through Saturday, except for public holidays17. Which is one of the regulations of the Library of Congress? A. Everyone can read the books there. B. Only authorized readers can read the books there. C. Only authorized readers can get the books out of the Library of Congress。第三节 （18）_Fish and Lobster Table Booking NoteLunch Dinner Date: Oct. 8th, 2008Name：Tyler Cook Number of people: (19) _ Special request about the table: (20) _单选题 （15分）21. We hired _ one-eyed man to play in our film, and we gave him _ 100-pound check for just one minute.A. a, an B. an, a C. a, a D. an, an22. My uncle promised to buy me a nice gift for my birthday, _ beyond my imagination.A. which B. that C. the one D. something23. We should believe ourselves! The brain of these people was as _ as our own.A. large and fully developed B. large and full as developedC. largely and full as developed D. large and full developed24. Have you told my father about the awarding ceremony? Yes, but he is too busy. I dont think he _. But in case he _, let him sit between us.A. is coming; isB. will come; does C. would come; will D. comes; do25 Actually, _ works hard can be _ he wants to be, whether it is a pilot, an engineer or a manager.A. anyone; whoever B. whoever; whatever C. who; no matter what D. no matter who; whomever26. _ we admire his good performance in the competition, he still needs more practice to be perfect. A. As much B. Much as C. Though muchD. So much27. -Where is that _ tie I bought last month?- Cant you remember giving it to Rachel as a wedding gift?A. silk new black B. new silk black C. new black silk D. black new silk28. The farm as well as its neighbouring hills we once spent so much time _ on a new look as recently as last year. A. on has taken B. has taken C. on having taken D. having taken 29. Who would you rather _ the report instead of you？w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mA. have written B. have to write C. write D. have write 30. -We really enjoy ourselves at the party. Thanks again, Mr. and Mrs. White. -_. Just drop in whenever you feel like it.A. With pleasure B. Its a pleasure C. Nice having you here D. Nice you are here31. He hid himself behind the door _ he still could see what would happen to his classmates. A. there B. which C. from which D. from where 32. Its dangerous to let the children who are _ go swimming in the river. A. too young to B. so young C. not old enough to D. so old 33. The problem isnt difficult for the children to work out, is it？ _ . Perhaps they should have been given a more difficult one. A. Yes, it is B. Yes, it isnt C. No, it is D. No, it isnt 34. -What should I do with this passage? -_ the main idea of each paragraph. A. Finding out B. Found out C. Find out D. To find out35. Having got up late this morning, Mike ran as fast as he could _ to catch the bus.A. hope B. to hope C. hopedD. hoping完形填空 （30分）An Indian warship destroyed a suspected pirate vessel off the Horn of Africa last November. Finally, here is the language that pirates can understand: 36. a ship. Several countries have 37. forces to patrol Somali waters in 38. to the growing number of pirate attacks on 39. . But the pirates have only become more brazen (肆无忌惮), 40. larger ships. Pirates even hijacked (劫持) a Saudi 41. that was carrying over $100 million of oil. Nearly 100 ships were hijacked 42. the Horn of Africa in 2008. Ransoms (赎金) paid to 43. the ships reached nearly $50 million. This has 44. much hand-wringing (much disappointment) in government circles, and some 45. decisions by shipping companies. Some have decided to reroute their ships all the way 46. the Cape of Good Hope. That could 47. over $250,000 to each trip, but its better for their ship and crew to be kept by pirates for some weeks. International patrols are having little 48. . Pirates responded by moving their armed attacks 49. offshore. In effect, theyve created a much larger field of play. The Sirius Star was 50. 450 nautical miles off the Kenyan coast, in the Indian Ocean-a 51. of water so vast that 52. forces cant possibly patrol(巡航) it. It seems that shipping firms have a decision to make: 53. the region altogether or arm their ships to defend off direct attacks. There are some creative ways to do that. A chemical tanker fought off pirates 54. with automatic weapons by releasing foam from fire hoses into the waters around the ship. In 2005, a cruise ship used a Long Range Acoustic Device, capable of causing permanent ear damage and temporary vision loss, to defend off a pirate attack on Somalias coast.When shall 55. return to this body of water? People are still seeking the answer. 36. A. AttackB. SinkC. ControlD. Drive37. A. joinedB. attendedC. gatheredD. united38. A. returnB. turnC. responseD. favor39. A. warshipsB. commercial shipsC. fishing shipsD. passengers ships40. A. aimingB. targetingC. intendingD. taking41. A. fishing boatB. goods shipC. passenger shipD. oil tanker42. A. outB. aboutC. offD. from43. A. chargeB. seizeC. keepD. free44. A. causedB. ledC. didD. brought45. A. reasonableB. unreasonableC. negativeD. sensitive46. A. aboutB. overC. aroundD. beyond47. A. increaseB. putC. makeD. add48. A. effectB. affectC. effortD. afford49. A. awayB. furtherC. aboutD. around50. A. forcedB. leftC. capturedD. broken51. A. seaB. flowC. massD. body52. A. airB. naval C. landD. mixed53. A. AvoidB. ProtectC. KeepD. Guard54. A. mixedB. combinedC. fittedD. armed 55. A. warB. hijackC. peaceD. conflict阅读理解 (34分)AThe Colonel asked Ashenden a good many questions and then suggested that he had particular qualifications for the Secret Service. Ashenden knew several European languages and the fact that he was a writer provided excellent cover: on the pretext that he was writing a book he could, without attracting attention, visit any neutral country. It was while they were discussing this point that the Colonel said, You know you might get material that would be very useful to you in your work. Ill tell you an incident that occurred only recently. Very dramatic. A foreign government minister went down to a Mediterranean resort to recover from a cold and he had some very important documents with him that he kept in a dispatch case(公文箱). A day or two after he arrived, he picked up a beautiful blonde at some restaurant or other, and he got very friendly with her. He took her back to his hotel, and when he came to himself in the morning, the lady and the dispatch-case had disappeared. They had one or two drinks up in his room and his theory is that when his back was turned the woman slipped a drug in his glass. Do you mean to say that happened the other day? said Ashenden. The week before last. Impossible, cried Ashenden. Why! Weve been putting that incident on the stage for sixty years, weve written it in a thousand novels. Do you mean to say that life has only just caught up with us? Well, I can guarantee the truth of the story. said the Colonel, And believe me, the government has been put to no end of trouble by the loss of the documents. Well sir, if you cant do better than that in the Secret Service, sighed Ashenden, Im afraid that as a source of inspiration to the writer of fiction, its washout.56How did the Colonel suggest that Ashendens being a writer would relate to his work as a spy?A. It would make traveling abroad more possible.B. It would make it easier for him to meet people.C. It would enable him to avoid arousing suspicion.D. It would enable him to use the languages he knew.57The reason for the Ministers trip was _ .A. to fetch some documentsB. to get over an illnessC. to meet a spyD. to deliver some papers58According to the Colonel the incident happened _ .A. a few days before B. a few weeks beforeC. two weeks before D. sixty years before59Ashenden cried Impossible after hearing the Colonels story because he thought _ .A. it could not possibly happen B. it was too embarrassingC. it was too close to fiction D. it was too recentBHeading back to the room for dinner and a hot shower may sound like the act of a tired tourist, but in the traditional Japanese inn - or ryokan - those activities can be as interesting as anything along the sightseeing trail. “People going looking for a sort of nostalgic (怀旧的),old-fashioned, traditional view of Japanese life will find it most easily in a ryokan,” said Peter Grilli, president of Japan Society of Boston, Massachusetts.Many ryokan sprang up in the 17th century to put up feudal lords (领主) traveling along Tokaido highway to Edo (now Tokyo). Today tourists looking for a taste of the countrys historic lifestyle find varying levels of understated elegant in ryokan throughout the country.A typical stay starts with a greeting from the inns staff and a change from street shoes into slippers. An attendant leads guests to their rooms, where slippers are removed before walking on the rice straw flooring, called tatami. Walking slowly along behind a kimono-clad (和服) attendant on the creaky wood floods of Fukuzumiro ryokans hallways is like stepping back in time. The inn was established in 1890 by a former samurai(武士).Tim Paterson, 33, a banker living in Tokyo, has stayed at several ryokan. This New Zealand native leaves after a recent stay at Fukuzumiro. “I think its quite good mixing culture with history and not just going to see it, but living in it, staying in it.” he said. Sliding glass doors line the inns rural hallways, bringing in the sound of trickling water and the quietness of the stone and tree-filled courtyards outside.60. From the 1st paragraph, we can see that _.A. there is no dinner or a hot shower in ryokan B. such activities as dinner and shower in ryokan can take you back in timeC. such activities as dinner and shower mean the same both in ordinary inns and traditional innsD. such activities as dinner and shower are more important than the sightseeing for tourists61. Whats the purpose of building so many ryokan in the 17th century?A. To provide rooms for the noble when they travelled. B. To keep the Japanese traditional style of life.C. To make people feel elegant in the ryokan. D. To attract more tourists to put up in the ryokan.62. Which of the following shows the right order of tourists entering the ryokan? a. An attendant shows guests to their room b. The guests take off their shoes c. The staff greet the guests d. The guests walk on tatami e. The guests take off slippers f. The guests put on slippers A. bcdefa B. cbfaed C. cadbef D. badecf63. From Tim Patersons words, in the last paragraph, we can infer that _. A. he will never stay in such a ryokan again B. he stays in such a ryokan just for its long history C. he feels relaxed and culturally enriched D. he would rather live in such a ryokan than go back homeCJust five one-hundredths of an inch thick, light golden in color and with a perfect “saddle curl,” the Lays potato chip seems an unlikely weapon for global domination. But its maker, Frito-Lay, thinks otherwise. “Potato chips are a snack food for the world,” said Salman Amin, the companys head of global marketing. Amin believes there is no corner of the world that can resist the charms of a Frito-Lay potato chip.Frito-Lay is the biggest snack maker in America owned by PepsiCo and accounts for over half of the parent companys $3 billion annual profits. But the U.S. snack food market is largely saturated, and to grow the company has to look overseas.Its strategy rests on two beliefs: first a global product offers economies of scale with which local brands cannot compete. And second, consumers in the 21st century are drawn to “global” as a concept. “Global” does not mean products that are consciously identified as American, but ones that consumes-especially young people are linked across cultures by shared beliefs and tastes. Potato chips are an American invention, but most Chinese, for instance, do not know that Frito-Lay is an American company. Instead, Riskey, the companys research and development head, would hope they associate the brand with the new world of global communications and business.With brand perception a crucial(决定性的) factor, Riskey ordered a redesign of the Frito-Lay logo(标识).The logo, along with the companys long-held marketing image of the “irresistibility” of its chips would help facilitate the companys global expansion.The executives acknowledge that they try to swing national eating habits to a food created in America, but they deny that amounts to economic imperialism(势力扩张). Rather, they see Frito-Lay as spreading the benefits of free enterprise across the world. “Were making products in those countries, were adapting them to the tastes of those countries, building businesses and employing people and changing lives,” said Steve Reinemund, PepsiCos chief executive.64It is the belief of Foito-Lays head of global marking that_.A. Potato chips can hardly be used as a weapon to dominate the world marketB. People all over the world enjoy eating their companys potato chipsC. The light golden color enhances the charm of their companys potato chipsD. Their company must find new ways to promote domestic sales65What do we learn about Frito-Lay from Paragraph 2? A. Its products use to be popular among overseas consumers. B. Its expansion has caused fierce competition in the snack market. C. It gives half of its annual profits to its parent company. D. It needs to turn to the world market for development.66One of the assumptions on which Frito-Lay bases its development strategy is that_. A. consumers worldwide today are attracted by global brands B. local brands cannot compete successfully with American brands C. products suiting Chinese consumers needs bring more profits D. products identified as American will have promising market value67Frito-Lays executives claim that the promoting of American food in the international market_.A. wont affect the eating habits of the local people B. will lead to economic imperialism C. will be in the interest of the local people D. wont spoil the taste of their chipsDSure enough, at that very moment as they looked back, they saw the man bend down to examine something on the pavement. Then he looked all around for some moments. They held their breath. The man bent down again, and prodded(以尖物推或刺) the pavement with his shoe.Toad, who at the best of times would not have been fast enough escape pursuit, was so tired that he could hardly move at al