2019学年湖南衡阳八中高二第一次联考英语试卷【含答案及解析】

1、2019 学年湖南衡阳八中高二第一次联考英语试卷【含答案及解析】姓名_ 班级_ 分数_题号-二二三四五六总分得分、阅读理解1.阅读下面的文章，从每题后面所给的四个选项中选出正确的一项。As you move aro und your home, take a good look at the thi ngs you have. It is likely that your liv ing room willhave a televisi on set and a video, and your kitche n a washi ng machi ne and a microwave ove n

2、. Yourbedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need. You almost certa inlyown a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once aweek.Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about,

3、 and what it is for.Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large nu mbers of people aro und the world. They feel thatthe long hours work culture to make more money is eati ng up their lives, leav ing them very little time orenergy for family or pastimes. Many are turning to other ways of l

4、iv ing and dow nshift ing is one of them. Sixperce nt of workers in Brita in took the decision to downshift last year.One couple who dow nshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in cen tral London. He was a n ewspaperreporter and she used to work for an intern ati onal bank. They would go to wo

5、rk by train every day from theirlarge house in the suburbs, leav ing their two childre n with a nanny. Most eve nings Daniel wouldn t gethome until eight or nine o clock and nearly t wice a month hewould have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but bega n to fee

6、lthat life was pass ing them by.Nowadays, they run a farm in the moun tai ns of Wales.“ I always wan ted tohave a farm the n, ” says Dani el, “ and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. It staken some getting used to, but it s been worthit. We have to thi nk twice now about spe nd

7、ing money on car repairs and we no Ion ger have any holidays.However, I thi nk it s made us stron ger as a family, and the childrenare a lot happier.Liz, however, is not quite sure.“ I used to enjoy my job, even though it washard work and long hours. I m not really a country girl, but I suppose Igra

8、dually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more ofmy children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you mightnot do it at all. ”1._The passage tells us that.A people seldom work long hours to m

9、ake moneyB people hardly buy more things than necessaryC people are sure everything they own is in the right place D people realize there is more to life than justmaking money2._ When Daniel was a reporter he .A lived in central LondonB disliked his jobC missed his childrenDwas well paid3._ Daniel a

10、nd Liz both agree that the move tothe farm _ .Awas easy to organizeBhas improved family lifeCwas extremely expensiveDhas been a total success4.What does the author mean by saying“ the longhours work culture to makemore money is eating up their lives” in the second paragraph?A People work long hours

11、to earn their living.BTo make more money through hard wor k is the aim of peoples life.CLong hours of hard work occupy too much of people s life.D People spent too much time and money eating meals.2.阅读下面的文章，从每题后面所给的四个选项中选出正确的一项。Bangkok has become the world s top tourist destination, with 15.98 milli

12、 visitors projected tovisit Thailand s capital city this year, according tothe third annual Global Destination Cities Index released by MasterCard on Monday. Based on dataMasterCard collected from governments, central banks, related public agencies and airlines so far this year,the projection for th

13、e entire year says Bangkok is surpassing （超过 ） London, the previous holder ofthe top place, by a very narrow margin.Monday s report marked the first time an Asian city has been projected to be the top-ranked touristdestination. London came in second, with 15.96 million visitors expected in 2013, and

14、 Paris, third, with 13.92million visitors. MasterCard looked at 132 cities.Other Asian cities that made it to the Top-20 Global Destination Cities in 2013 include Singapore at numberfour, with 11.75 million visitors; KualaLumpur at number eight, with 9.2 million visitors; Hong Kong at number nine, w

15、ith 8.72 million visitors; Seoulat number 11, with 8.19 million visitors;onShanghai at number 14, with 6.5 million visitors, Tokyo at number 16, with 5.8 million visitors, and Taipei,with 5.19 million visitors.The study found that Bangkok is experiencing a large increase in its numberof tourists in

16、2013, up 9.8% from 2009. That compares to New York s increaseat 5.0% and London s at 3.8%. Paris, meanwhile, saw a small dip in its numberof tourists (negative 0.7%).Caroline Lledo, who was visiting Bangkok from France, said Thailand has manyofferings. “ We like culture and the people are so nice. W

17、e also love sh opping here, ” Ms. Lledo said.MasterCard Worldwide s global economic adviser YuwaHedrick-Wong cited ( 引用 ) overall value for money spent for why Bangkok is attractive. That is true forThailand overall as well.1._ From the passage we can know that.A.Bangkok defeated London by a wide ma

18、rginB.there are 15.96 million visitors visiting London in 2013C.Paris is experiencing an increase in its number of touristsD.London topped List of World s Tourist Destinations in 20122.How many Asian cities have made it to the Top-20 Global Destination Cities in 2013?A.Seven. B. Eight.C. Nine. _ D.

19、Ten.3.What attracts visitors to Thailand?A.People and buildings.B.Shopping and environment.C.Culture, people and shopping.D.Culture and natural scenery.4.What can we know about MasterCard?A.MasterCard surveyed 131 cities.B.Caroline Lledo was MasterCard s adviser.C.MasterCard collected data from priv

20、ate agencies.D. It is the third time that MasterCard has released the Index.3.阅读下面的文章，从每题后面所给的四个选项中选出正确的一项。A developer edition of Sony s augmented reality smart glasses will go on sale in ten countries next month,the tech giant has announced.Pre-orders for the Smart Eyeglass, costing $840 (620), are

21、 now being taken inthe UK and Germany, with Japan and the US to follow shortly. The black-framed glasses are compatible ( 兼容的) with recent Android operating systems. Last month Google announced that it was withdrawing itssmart glasses for redevelopment. Sony s initial model will come with a software

22、 development kit toencourage people to design apps for it, the company said.The glasses, which weigh 77g, contain an accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, image and brightnesssensors, 3-megapixel camera and a microphone. They also come with a controller, designed to be attachedto clothing, which contai

23、ns a speaker, touch sensor and the device s battery. Text is displayed in frontofthe wearer in monochrome green.Apple chief executive Tim Cook has been open about his dislike of glasses as a wearable device. “ Wealways thought that glasses were not a smart move, from a point of view that people woul

24、d not really want towear them,” he toldthe New Yorker. “ They were intrusive （ 闯入的 ）, instead of pushing technology to the background, aswe ve always believed. ”Stuart Miles, founder of tech site Pocket-lint, said:“ I think Sony iswasting their time, energy and effort.”“Google Glass obviously needed

25、 a complete rethink. I cantsee howsomething thick-rimmed and more invasive-looking than Google Glass is going to catch on.“ People are keen on wearables like fitness bands and watches, but they care about their faces. Wearingsomething on your head is a lot stronger than wearing something on your arm

26、, ” he added. “ The industrykeeps pushing it but consumers just don t want it. ”1. In which countries people can get the SmartEyeglass first?A. The US and Japan. _ B. The US and the UK.C. The UK and Japan. _ D. Germany and the UK.2._The purpose of this passage is to.A. introduce an accelerometer dev

27、eloped by the Google companyB. tell the people that the SmartEyeglass will go on saleC. people like the glasses very muchD. the SmartEyeglass is less than 840 yuan3.What can be inferred from what Stuart Miles said?A. He supports Sony s efforts to develop the SmartEyeglass.B. He cares more about his

28、clothes and face.C. He dislikes the SmartEyeglass.D. He really wants to wear them.4.阅读下面的文章，从每题后面所给的四个选项中选出正确的一项。 Telemedicine is the name for whendoctors give advice to patients by telephone or the Internet, or when health care providers in rural areasconnect with specialists in big cities.Telemedi

29、cine has existed for a long time, but the rise of smart phones, tablets and webcam-equippedcomputers is raising telemedicine to new levels. Some health care systems in the United States now offerVirtual Urgent Care, patients see a doctor by video chat without having to leave home.Diana Rae is a nurs

30、e educator in the western state of Washington. She recently showed how Virtual UrgentCare works. She used an iPad tablet and skype the video chat service.Doctor Green has the patient describe her symptoms, then the doctor performs a physical exam bydemonstrating what he wants her to do. Doctor Green

31、 decides that the problem is a silence infection. Formedicine, he prescribes an antibiotic. He says about 3 out of 4 patients have health problems that can betreated like this through Virtual Urgent Care, that means a video chat couldreplace a visit to the doctors office.The Franciscan Health System

32、 is based in Tacoma, Washington. Franciscan charges $35 for this kind ofvirtual house call, that is much less than the cost of going to an emergency room, a doctors office or anurgent care clinic.After trying the video conference, Diana Rae says,“ I wouldve paid twicethat for the convenience of gett

33、ing taken care of without having to sit in a waiting room, wait, and get exposedto everyone elses germs. ”Franciscan has a deal with a company called Carena to add virtual urgent care by Skype or phone. Carenais one of several companies doing this kind of work around the country. But a company offic

34、ial says staterules have not kept progress with developments in telemedicine. The workers who provide virtual urgentcare must be separately licensed in each state where the company does business. For now, that meansCarena doctors can treat patients in Washington state and California for example, but

35、 not in neighboringOregon or Idaho.1._ The second paragraph is mainly used to show_ .A. why telemedicine becomes popularB. the advantages of telemedicineC. many factors contribute to telemedicineD. what telemedicine is2._ Doctor Green decides that theproblem is a silence infection _ .A. through his

36、observation of the patientB. through a careful examinationC. by knowing what he wants her to doD. by prescribing an antibiotic3.The major health problems, in Doctor Green s opinion,.A. are tough to deal withB. can be treated through a video chatC. should result from work pressureD. nearly cost littl

37、e to recover4._ By mentioning what Diana Raesays, the author wants to show _A. he finds it convenient to see a doctor by using a video chatB. he sings high praise for this kind of treatment formC. he must be tired of waiting too long in the hospitalD. it should be very unhealthy while staying in hos

38、pital二、七选五5.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。House SittingIn many countries of the world people do what is called house sitting. It means that if owners of the house aregoing away, they want someone to come into their home and look after the house and maybe pets while theyare away.In Austr

39、alia, many people travel. After people retire, they might buy a van and travel all over the country. 1.So if someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in their home to carefor it and keep the gardens tidy. House sitters might have to care for pets. Also, quite a few

40、 people haveswimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning. 2. I feel it is a great way of seeing the country,because you go and stay in a new city, get to meet new people, and have time to go sightseeing in a newarea.3. There are websites where you find the advertisements by people who wa

41、nt to travel, and by replying to theadvertisement, you can make arrangements to go and look after their home.There are some requirements to be a house sitter. You must be a trusted person, so that the home ownerknows you will not steal anything. You must be able to go when the house owner wants you

42、to go, so youneed lots of free time.4.You need to be good with pets, able to care for cats and dogs, or other pets they may have.Some house sitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the house owners have a shortholiday. Sometimes it is for much longer. We have had one house sit

43、 for six months, while the home ownertravelled to Europe.5.Then you can travel to many different countries and stay there. One ofthe important things to get is references from the home owners where you have stayed. A reference is awritten letter to say that you are trustworthy and have looked after

44、their home well. You can show theseletters to possible house sitting jobs and they know you will do a good job.A. I have done house sitting many times.B. Thousands of people do this all the time.C. It is also possible to do house sitting in other countries.D. Generally you have many opportunities to

45、 get a house sitting job.E. You must take a little care over what your description says about you.F.This is an international house sitting service for all city and country areas.G.You must have a good car, so you can travel to different parts of the country.三、完形填空6.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项 （A、B、C 和 D）中,

46、选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist. Its universally known that he was theof theNobel Prize in Physics. He is bestknown for his _ 0f relativity, which holds that measurements of spaceand time _ according to conditions such as the state of motion of theobserver.When

47、 he was a（n） _ , Einstein was fat and his head was so big thathis mother _ it was damaged. And he was _ in learning how tospeak. So his parents led him t o _ a doctor.He had contempt（ 轻 视 ） toward authority, which led one _ to saythat he would never amount to much. But when asked about this later, t

48、he headmaster denied that he hadever said so. But this qualities helped to make him a（n） _ . His contempt for authority led him to_conventional wisdom. His slow _ development made him curious aboutordinary things, such as _ and time which most adults took for granted.And he _ to think in pictures ra

49、ther than words which gave him greathelp to his achievements.In 1905, Einstein _ and got his college certificate, but didnt getan academic job. Therefore, he was _ very hard six days a week as athird-class examiner in the Swiss patent （专利 ） office. During his free time,he produced four papers that u

50、pended _ . The first showed that lightcould be _ as waves, just as what our textbooks tell us today calledoptical wave. The second proved the _ 0f atoms and molecules. As weall know now, all the substance is made up of them. The third, the special theory of relativity, said that therewas no such thi

51、ngs as time or space. And the fourth noted equivalence （ 等值） between energy and mass.That is to say, there is a between energy and mass.Genius are _ , but not born. If one wants to amount to much,hardworking is the basis.1.A. holder B. creator C. winner D. maker2.A. idea _ _ B. improvement C. experi

52、ment D.theory3.A. varyB. un-change_ C. moveD. speed4.A. adultB. childC. babyD. elder5.A. fearedB. hopedC. thoughtD. realized6.A. fastB. slowC. cleverD. normal7.A. consultB. examineC. seeD. watch8.A. authorityB. motherC. scientistD headmaster9.A. officialB. headmaster_ C. geniusD.astronomer10.A. agre

53、eB. questionC. criticize D.praise11.A. behavioralB. verbalC. mentalD. physical12.A. speedB. spaceC. energyD. effect13.A. wantedB. stoppedC. beganD. tended14.A. accessedB. decidedC. graduatedD.progressed15.A. workingB. studyingC. researchingD. living16.A. Chemistry _ B. Physics C. Biology D.Geography

54、17.A. made _ B. monitored C. gathered D.imagined18.A. existenceB. movement_ C. formation D.variety19.A. changeB. balanceC. lossD.increase20.A. producedB. createdC. encouragedD. made四、语法填空7.阅读下面材料 ,在空白处填入适当的内容 (1 个单词 )或括号内单词的正确形式。 It is recommended thatone of the effective ways to make your English w

55、riting skills improved should be keeping a diary.1.(compare) with other form of writing , it takes 2. (little) time as well as being shorter. It is 3. (general)recognized that you will get to learn how to express yourself in English if you insist on practising. Apparentlyyou may meet with 4. good ma

56、ny difficulties at times. The trouble is 5. you can not find appropriate wordsand phrases to give expression to your mind. In addition, there are lots of idiomatic ways of Chineseappearing in your diary.6.my point of view, a piece of good advice is that there should be no 7. way more suitable than k

57、eeping anotebook and an English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something 8. (beat) you, put 9. down andthen consult the dictionary. Certainly you can get help from your English teacher if necessary. I m sure it isof great use to keep a diary in English for the10. (improve) of writing abiliti

58、es.五、短文改错8.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中 共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(A),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。In life people make many decisions, some of what are so important that they affect us

59、 greatly.My latest decision is made when I entered Senior 3 in Miss Zhangs class. Since I was not good in English,Miss Zhang asked me to listen attentive in class and put down some important notes. Therefore, I was nevera good listener. I went on in my own way, ignore her suggestions completely unti

60、l Miss Zhang had talk withme. He made me realize the importance of note-taking. From this experience, I have realized a gooddecision benefits from people. We should learn to take others advices and do the right things.六、书面表达9.假定你是李华。你的美国朋友彼得来信，表示想来中国旅游，询问你是否有时间接待 请给他回信，要点如下：1. 来信已悉，欢迎来华；2. 航班信息，以便接机；3. 住宿地点，旅