衡阳市八中2019级高三第六次月考试题卷

衡阳市八中2019级高三第六次月考英语试题命题人：易建华审题人：刘君时量：120分钟总分:150分第一部分听力(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．Howwastheweatherlastweek?A．Cold. B．Warm. C．Wet.2．Whatdothespeakersdisagreewithabouttheholiday?A．Howtogo. B．Whattodo. C．Whentoleave.3．Whatwillthemandoforthecellphonecompany?A．Lookforcustomers.B．Advertisecellphones. C．Improvetheimage.4．Whoisthewoman?A．Atourist. B．Atourguide. C．Ahotelreceptionist.5．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．Ameeting. B．Aproject. C．Anartwork.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，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至7题。6．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A．Inapetstore. B．Intheman’shome. C．Inthewoman’shome.7．Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A．Feedacat. B．Buyapetcat. C．Tryanothercatfood.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8．Howdoesthemanfeelnow?A．Upset. B．Nervous. C．Tired.9．Whichmonthisitprobablynow?A．April. B．May. C．June.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．HowdoesthewomansuggestthemantraveltoParis?A．Byplane. B．Bycoach. C．Bytrain.11．Whowillthemantravelwith?A．Lily. B．Peter. C．Dieter.12．WhereareAlvaro’sfriends?A．InFrance. B．InGermany. C．InMexico.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．Whenhasthemanbeenstudyingathome?A．Sinceagefour. B．Sinceageseven. C．Sinceageeight.14．Whatdoesthemanthinkisdifficulttodo?A．Decidetopics. B．Findmaterial. C．Writeareport.15．Whatsubjectdoesthemanenjoynow?A．History. B．Biology. C．English.16．Whatdoesthemanwanttobeinthefuture?A．Ateacher. B．Afilm-maker. C．Atennisplayer.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Whatkindofriceabsorbstheleastwater?A．Europeanrice. B．Americanrice. C．Asianrice.18．Whenisthenoodlemuseumclosed?A．OnTuesday. B．OnThursday. C．OnSunday.19．Wherecanthevisitorsseetheprocessofmakingnoodles?A．Onthefirstfloor. B．OnthefloorB1. C．OnthefloorB2.20．Whattimedoesthenoodleshopstoptakingorders?A．At10:00pm. B．At10:30pm. C．At11:00pm.第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ARachelKunhner,theauthorofTelexfromCuba,TheMarsRoom,andTheFlamethrowers,hasgotsomeexcellentbooksforyou.AgortinobyAlbertoMoravla(1944).Whenmysonturned13,mymothersaidtome,“YouhavetoreadAgostino.”Agosinoisaperfectnovellaandperhapsthebestliterateeverwrittenaboutbeinga13-year-oldboy.It’spainfulandtenderandfunny.Amasterpiece.TheCopenhagenTrilogybyToveDitlevsen(1967-1971).Ditlevsenwasa20th-centuryDanishwriter.Hertrilogyofshortmemoirs,Childhood,Youth,andDependency,isbecomingthesubjectofaliterarycraze.Assoonasyousinkyourteethin,you’llunderstandwhy.Thebooksarefascinating.Theproblemistheybiteback.I’mstillrecovering.StarbyYukioMishima(1960).TherearealotofMishimanovelsthathaven’tbeentranslatedintoEnglish.Thisnovellaaboutamoviestarlosingtouchwithrealityonlyrecentlywas.“Atruestar,”Mishimawrites,“neverarrives.Showingupisforsecond-rateactorwhoneedtoseekattention.”Wanttoseemglamorous?Stayhome.Attendingthingsisforthesecond-rate.TheExpendableManbyDorothyB.Hughes(1963).DonnaTartoncerecommendedHughestome.I’msogladshedid.WhileHughes’mostfamousbook,deservedlyso,isInaLonelyPlace.TheExpendableManhasoneofthebestopeningsequencesofanymysterynovel:AmandrivingfromL.A．toPhoenixpicksupahitchhiker—adirtyandungracefulteenagegirl—withgraveconsequences.21．Whichbookmayappealtoreaderscrazyaboutmystery-solvingstories?A．Star.B．TheExpendableMan.C．TheCopenhagenTheology. D．Agostino.22．Whatdoweknowaboutthesebooks?A．TherehasbeennoEnglishversionofthebookStaruptonow.B．TheCopenhagenTrilogydescribestheauthor’swholelife.C．AllthesebooksarerecommendedtoRachelKuchnerbyothers.D．Agostinoisagoodchoiceforparentsofteenagers.23．Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A．Acolumn.B．Aguidebook C．Anannouncement. D．AtextbookBI’mrathergoodatusingmaps.ButIforgotthemapsandherewewere,lateafternoon,lastdayofvacation,mydaughter,mycousinandI,drivingalongatwo-lanehighwayinOregon.Noothercarinsight,andthesunhadjustgonedown.Wherewasthatsweetlittlevillage?Itwassupposedtoberightalongthisriver.Wedroveon,fartherintotheunknown,riveralwaysatleftasourguide.Wekeptpassingfarmsandfieldsandnowafewlightswerecomingout.Inmyhead,Iwasdoingalotofself-criticisms:Whydidn'twestartearlier,bringthemapandonandon?MycousinandIwerebothimpatientandstressed.Mydaughter,atleast,washappyinthebackseat,textmessagingafriend.Ipulledupontheshoulderoftheroadtothink.Justthen--WOW!Amazing!Anewscenehadappeared.Wherediditcomefrom?Rightthere,outofnowhere:amagicalmistylandscape.Fieldsstretchedinsilentpurples,withrowsoftalltrees,darkeninginthedusk.Iturnedthecarengineoff.Allwassilentinthehotsummerair.Besideus,aplum-coloredriverhardlymovedbetweenaborderoftrees,itsdarklazywaterreflectingthelastlightofday.Howbreathtaking!Wherehaditbeen?IfIhadseenevenabitofthisbeautywhiledrivingalong,Icouldhavestoppedandtakenalook.Ihadmisseditall.Wemissalot,almosteverything,infact,inourworld.Ourtask-focusedfilters(过滤器)takecareofthat,selectingonlywhatweneed.Weneedtogettowork.Havesomelunch.Weseewhatweneedtosee,oftenforpurposesofsurvival.GregoryBateson,speakingofbeauty,saidthejudgmentisselectionofafact.Inourdailylives,whoorwhatisdoingtheselecting?Canwemakeachange?Canweseefurther?24．Whichofthefollowingmightbethedestinationoftheauthor’sdriving?A．Herownhome.B．Avacationspot.C．Atouristcentre. D．Hercousin’sfarm.25．Whatmadetheauthorkeepblamingherselfinthebeginning?A．Thatthevacationwasbelowherexpectations.B．Thatshewasn’tasgoodatusingmapsasbefore.C．Thathercousinanddaughtercouldn’tgetalong.D．Thatlackoffullpreparationsgothertoloseherway.26．Theauthorfeltreallyamazedbecause___________.A．hercarelessnessbroughtanunexpectedpleasureB．shediscoveredatouristspotunknowntothepublicC．sheunintentionallyreachedwhatshehadplannedtoD．therightroutetoherdestinationcameoutofnowhere.27．Whatdoesthestoryintendtotellus?A．Staycoolwhenyouaretrappedintrouble.B．Makeachangeforthepurposeofsurvival.C．Slowdownyourpacestoenjoybeautyinlife.D．Bepositivebecausethere'salwaysanalternative.COnaSeptemberafternoonin1940,fourteenageboysmadetheirwaythroughthewoodsonahilloverlookingMontignacinsouthwesternFrance.Theyhadcometoexploreadark,deepholesaidtobeanundergroundpassagetothenearbymanor（庄园）ofLascaux.Squeezingthroughtheentranceonebyone,theysoonsawwonderfullylifelikepaintingsofrunninghorses,swimmingdeer,woundedwildoxen,andotherbeings—worksofartthatmaybeupto20,000yearsold.ThecollectionofpaintingsinLascauxisamongsome150prehistoricsitesdatingfromthePaleolithicperiod（旧石器时代）thathavebeendocumentedinFrance'sVezereValley.ThiscornerofsouthwesternEuropeseemstohavebeenahotspotforfigurativeart.ThebiggestdiscoverysinceLascauxoccurredinDecember1994,whenthreecaveexplorerslaideyesonartworksthathadnotbeenseensincearockslide22,000yearsagoclosedoffalargedeepcaveinsouthernFrance.Here,byunsteadilyshiningfirelight,prehistoricartistsdrewoutlinesofcavelions,herdsofrhinos（犀牛）andmagnificentwildoxen,horses,cavebears.Inall,theartistsdrew442animalsoverperhapsthousandsofyears,usingnearly400,000squarefeetofcavesurfaceastheircanvas.Thesite,nowknownasChauvet-Pont-1'ArcCave,issometimesconsideredtheSistineChapelofprehistory.Fordecadesscholarshadtheorizedthatarthadadvancedinslowstagesfromancientscratchingstolively,naturalisticinterpretation.SurelythedelicateshadingandelegantlinesofChauvet'smasterworksplacedthematthetopofthatprogression.Thencarbondatescamein,andprehistoriansfeltshocked.Atsome36,000yearsold—nearlytwiceasoldasthoseinLascaux—Chauvet'simagesrepresentednotthepeakofprehistoricartbutitsearliestknownbeginnings.Thesearchfortheworld'soldestcavepaintingscontinues.OntheIndonesianislandofSulawesi,forexample,scientistsfoundalargeroomofpaintingsofpart-human,part-animalbeingsthatareestimatedtobe44,000yearsold,olderthananyfigurativeartseeninEurope.Scholarsdon'tknowifartwasinventedmanytimesoverorifitwasaskilldevelopedearlyinourevolution.Whatwedoknowisthatartisticexpressionrunsdeepinourancestry.28．Accordingtothepassage,wheredidtheboysfindthepaintings?A．Inthewoodsonahill B．InadeepcaveinFrance.C．InamanorofLascaux. D．OnanIndonesianisland29．Accordingtothepassage,figurativeartinparagraph2isaformofartthat_____________.A．conveysconceptsbyusingaccuratenumbersandformsB．makesstoriesincontrasttoscientificsubjectsC．representspersonsorthingsinarealisticwayD．expressesideasorfeelingsbyusingshapesandpatterns30．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____________.A．theChauvet'spaintingshadbeensealedbyarockslideuntil1994B．thestyleofChauvet'spaintingsissimilartothatoftheSistineChapelC．Chauvet'simagesaretheearliestfigurativepaintingsthathavebeenfoundD．themainobjectsofChauvet'simagesarepart-human,part-animalbeings31．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ValueofPaleolithicArtwork B．PreservationofFigurativeArtC．ArtisticExpressionsofNature D．SearchesforCavePaintingsDThe1930sandearly1940swereagoodtimetofishforsardines(沙丁鱼)offCalifornia.CenteredonMontereyBay,catchesincreaseddramaticallyandsupportedthestate’seconomy.Butthesituationbegantochangein1946,andsardinecatcheseventuallyfellfromanaverageof234,000tonstojust24,000tons.Theindustrywentbelly-up.Scientistshaveguessedfordecadesaboutwhatcausedthisphenomenon,buttheylackeddatatotesttheirtheories.Nowresearchershavefinallyfoundoneapparentcause:cyclesofoceanupwelling,adefiningfeatureoftheWestCoastseaenvironmentinwhichdeep,nutrient-richwaterrisestothenutrient-poorsurfaceandrestoresthefoodsupplythere.Thekeythatunlockedthisphenomenonturnedouttobeoldseaweedspecimens(标本)gatheredaroundtheU.S.“Plantsarejustsittingthere,recordingdataaboutthestateoftheocean,”saysKyleVanHoutan,chiefscientistattheMontereyBayAquariumandseniorauthorofthenewstudy.VanHoutanandothershadsuspectedtheimpactofupwelling,butscientistsonlystartedmeasuringtheprocessinMontereyBayin1946.Historicseaweedspecimens,VanHoutanrealized,mightfillintheblanksforearlieryears—similartothewayicecorescanhelpreconstructCO2levelsfromtimesbeforeresearchersstartedcollectingreal-timemeasurements.Forthenewstudy,thescientistsreliedonthefactthatdeeperwaternearMontereytypicallyhostsmoreofaparticularnitrogenisotope(氮同位素).Lookingatmodernupwellingdataandrecentlycollectedseaweed,theyfoundthathigherlevelsofthisnitrogenintheplants’cellscorrespondedwithperiodsofmoreupwelling.Nexttheymeasuredtheisotopelevelsin70historicspecimensoftheredseaweedGelidium,gatheredfromMontereyasfarbackas1878.Theresultssuggestedagradualincreaseinupwellingandthenadramaticdecrease,whichlinedupwiththesardinepopulation’sgrowthanddecline.“Thispaperisanexcellentexampleofthecreativedetectiveworkofhistoricalecology,”saysLorenMcClenachan,amarineecologistatColbyCollege,whowasnotinvolvedintheresearch.“Therearethousandsandthousandsofsimilarspecimensincollectionsaroundtheworld,andapplyingsimilarmethodscouldteachusagreatdealaboutlong-termoceanchange.32．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“wentbelly-up”inparagraph1mean?A．Sprangup. B．Caughton.C．Crashed.D．Participated.33．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioningicecores?A．Thesignificanceofhistoricspecimens.B．Theseverityofglobalclimatechange.C．Theeffectivenessofreal-timemeasurements.D．Thenecessityofsealevelreconstruction.34．Howdidthescientistscarryoutthenewstudy?A．Bycomparingdifferentkindsofseaweed.B．Byanalyzinghistoricandcurrentdata.C．Byrecordingtheupwellingprocess.D．BymeasuringtheCO2levels.35．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheRiseandFallofRedSeaweedGelidiumB．SardinesHaveBeenHardHitbyOverfishingC．TheHiddenHistoryofFisheriesintheWestCoastD．OldSeaweedRevealsSecretofMontereySardineHistory第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Self-esteemistherulingviewyouhaveofyourself.Thisincludesyourbeliefsaboutyourinnerqualitiesandhowyouthinkothersseeyou.36．Someonecandeveloplowself-esteemevenwhentheyarehighlyfunctionalandgreatlyskilled.Understandingthismysteriousemotionalcurrencymightbethekeytounlockingyourownself-worth.Peoplewithhealthyself-esteemdon'tneedtoboastaboutthemselvestoothers.Peoplewithlowself-esteemmaytellyouhowmucheveryonelovesthem,whatagreatjobtheydoatwork,andhowamazingtheyareatprettyeverythingunderthesuneventhoughtheyreallywonderifit'strue.Peoplemayseethemasobnoxiousor"fullofthemselves".37．Theyarenotshyaboutsharingideas,includingconstructivecriticismsofothers.Theyalsotakecareofthemselveswithoutsecond-guessingorapologizing.Theyarethepeoplewhowesayseem"sureofthemselves".Ifyou'restartingtothinkyoumayhavelowself-esteem,youcanworkonthewayyoutalktoyourself.Whenyouturnoffnegativeself-talk,youcanopenthefloortopositivereinforcementsandaccessthecouragetoshowdifferentsidesofyourself.Itisn'tgoingtofeelgoodatfirst,though.Keepgoinguntilitbecomeslessandlessandmaybeevenafewawkwardlaughsinthemirrormayhelp.38．However,inseriouscasesofloworevennon-existentself-esteem,youmaywanttocallinaprofessionaloraspecialist.Goodmentalhealthisimportant,andprofessionalsdoingpsychotherapydonotpassjudgementorgivecorrections.39．Itisthebestwaytogetattherootsofyourrealself-esteemproblems.40．Itwilltakesomeworkbutyourentirelife—fromyourrelationshipstoyourbodyimagetoyourworkhabits—willbetouchedwiththekindofpowerthatonlycomesfromsomeonebelievinginthemselves.Thisisthehardestpart,andthegreatestleap.Withsomechangesandsupport,youcanimproveyourself-esteemandseehoweverythingelsechangesasaresult.A.Self-esteemisnotalwaysrootedinreality,though.B.Youhavethepowertoshapeanewself-perceptionC.Thisencouragesyoutospeakopenlywithoutworry.D.TherealtestofcharacteriswhethertheycanlearnfromtheirmistakesE.Self-esteemreferstoaperson'soverallsenseofhisorhervalueorworth.F.Peoplewithahealthylevelofself-esteempresentthemselveswithacasualconfidence.G.Withsomepracticeandpersistence,youwillwinthisinternalstruggletoseeyourself-worth.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。SixdaysofspringrainhadcreatedaragingriverrunningbyNancyBrown'sfarm.Asshetriedtoherdhercowstohigherground,she41andhitherheadonafallentreetrunk.Thefallknockedheroutforamomentortwo.Whenshe42,Lizzie,oneofheroldestandfavoritecows,waslickingherface.Thewaterwas43.NancygotupandbeganwalkingslowlywithLizzie.Thewaterwasnowwaisthigh.Nancy's44gotslowerandslower.Finally,allshecoulddowasto45herarmaroundLizzie'sneckandtryto46.About20minuteslater,Lizziemanagedtosuccessfully47herselfandNancyoutoftheragingwaterandontoabitofhighland,asmallislandnowinthemiddleofacresof48water.49itwasaboutnoon,theskywassodarkandtherainandlightingsobadthatittook50anothertwohourstodiscoverNancy.Ahelicopterloweredanambulanceman,who51Nancytoalife-supporthoist.TheyraisedherintothehelicopterandtookhertotheschoolgymwheretheRedCrosshadsetupanemergency52.Whenthefloodwentdowntwodayslater,Nancy53wentbacktothe"island".Lizziewas54.Shewasoneof19cowsthatNancylost."Iowemylifetoher"saidNancy55.41．A．rose B．succeeded C．slipped D．stayed42．A．turnedup B．cameto C．gotback D．gavein43．A．rising B．flowing C．approaching D．changing44．A．mind B．heartbeat C．pace D．breath45．A．stretch B．throw C．feel D．bend46．A．hangon B．comealong C．runaway D．pullthrough47．A．direct B．seize C．pull D．carry48．A．pure B．still C．frozen D．white49．A．Nowthat B．Eventhough C．Asif D．Eversince50．A．relatives B．farmers C．doctors D．rescuers51．A．invited B．pinned C．assigned D．attached52．A．shelter B．system C．meeting D．business53．A．gradually B．suddenly C．immediately D．occasionally54．A．spotted B．injured C．trapped D．gone55．A．eagerly B．sobbingly C．regretfully D．hesitantly*第二节(共10小题:每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Thenovelcoronavirusdiseases（COVID-19）hitWuhan,China,inearly2020,withthenumberofinfectedpeople56._______(rise)rapidlyacrossthecountry.Theviraldiseasethatsweptintomostcountriesaround57._______globeandkilledthousandsofpeopleareofficiallycharacterizedasapandemicbytheWorldHealthOrganization,on11March,2020.

COVID-19,58._______wasreported,isgeneticallysimilar59._______theknownbatcoronaviruses.Wildanimalssoldforfoodwere60._______(original)suspectedtobetheintermediaryhostsofCOVID-19becauseinChinamanyofthefirstindividuals61._______(find)infectedbytheviruswereworkersatHuananSeafoodMarket.Theoutbreakpromotedabanonthetradeand62._______(consume)ofwildanimalsinChina.TheChinesegovernmentandpeopledemonstratedtheirresponsibilitywith63._______(practice)actions.Astrictnationalpreventionandcontrolprogramwasswiftlyputinplace.Twospecializedhospitalswerebuiltinlessthan15days.64._______(guarantee)thatnofamilyinneedwasleftunattendedto,communityworkersleftnostoneunturnedincheckingoneveryblock.Inthosetoughestdays,donationsincashandkind65._______(make)tohelpbattlethedisease.Thankstothejointefforts,everythingisgettingbetterandbetter.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)*第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Jack发邮件询问你未来的专业选择和职业规划。请根据以下内容回复邮件：1.你的专业选择；2.你的职业规划；3.你的理由。注意：1.写作词数80左右。2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。WhenMicahwasachild,Iusedtodomanythingswithher.Later,Igotpromotedandwasalwaysonconstantbusinessholidays.3years'devotiontoworkresultedinmyabsencefromherlifeandnowshewasateenagegirl.Recently,Ieventuallymanagedtohaveabundantti