2024-2025年湖南省衡阳市八中高一下学期英语期末测试题（含答案无听力音频含听力原文）

衡阳市第八中学英语期末试题注意:本堂考试,时量:120分钟.满分150分.答案必须填于答题卡上.第一部分:听力(30分,1.5每小题)第一节听下面五段对话,选出最佳选项.Wholikesredmeat?AThewomanBThemanCTheman’sfatherWhatdoestheman’sdaughterliketosee?ADolphinsBButterfliesCFlowersWhatarethespeakerstalkingabout?ATheauthorofthenovelBTwofamouswritersCTheirfavoritenovelWheredidthemanoftenseetheplantsandanimalsunderthesea?AOntheInternetBOnTVCInmagazinesWhatstarsdoesthewomanlike?ASingingstarsBSportsstarsCMoviestars第二节听下面五段材料,选出最佳答案Howmanypeoplearethereintheman’sfamily?A6B7C8Whatdoestheman’smotherdo?ASheworksasataxidriverBSherunsasmallfamilystoreCSheworksatabreadshop听下面材料,选出最佳答案8Howmuchmoneydoesthewomanneed?AEighteendollarsBThirty-sixdollarsCFifty-fourdollars9Whatwillthewomandonext?AGiveBobacallBBuyticketswithBobCDosomebabysitting听下面材料,选出最佳答案10WhoansweredMr.Gerald’sphonecalljustnow?ACharlieBMr.BlackCRose11whendoestheconversationtakeplace?AInthemorningBatnoonCIntheafternoon12Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?AShehasbeenpreparingforajobinterviewBShehasbeenworkingforfiveyearsinthecompany.CShewillworkinthecompanyforanotherfiveyears.听下面材料,选出最佳答案13Whenwasthewoman’shousebrokeninto?ABefore12BAfter1:30CBetween12and1:3014WhohadtheirnameontheTV?AThewomanBThewoman’ssonCThewoman’shusband15Whatwerestolen?ASomejewelryandtheTVBSomejewelryandtherefrigeratorCtheTVandtherefrigerator16Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?Athewoman’shusbanddoesn’tknowabouttherobberyBthewomanputhergoodjewelryintherefrigeratorCthewoman’ssafeboxhasalsobeenbroken听下面材料,选出最佳答案17whenistheworker’sbusiesttime?AwhentheyreceivebabybirdsorrabbitsBwhentheycareforandraiselittleanimalsCwhentheysendanimalsbackintothewild18Whatisthemainreasonforthelittlebirds’comingtothewildanimalcenter?AcatsordogstakethemawayfromtheirnestsBpeoplekeepthembutfeedthemimproperlyCtheythemselvesfalloutoftheirnests19whichofthefollowingwouldbeagainstthelaw?AtotakeawaylittleanimalsfromthecenterBtothrowsickanimalsbackintothewildCtotakeliveanimalsoutoftheirnests20whatdoesthespeakertellpeopletodoatlast?AtoleavelittlebirdsonthegroundaloneBtotouchlittleanimalswiththeirhandsgentlyCtotreatlittlebirdsfallingoutofnestsproperly第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15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、D）中，选出最佳选项。AItisgenerallybelievedthatwearegettingcleanedwhenwestepunderashower.Weare,butwe’realsogivingahometolotsoftinylittlecreatureswedidn’tevenknowabout.AshowerheadcarriesthousandsofbacteriacalledMycobacterium.Thesecancauseproblemslikecoughsandtiredness,andageneralfeelingofbeingsick.Whenyouturnonthewater,thebacteriagofromtheshowerheadontoandintoyourbody.

ThisisafindingofNormanR.PaceandhisteamattheUniversityofColorado,intheUS.Pace'steamlookedat45showerheadsinnineAmericancities.Theydiscoveredthat30percentofthemhadlargeamountsofflyingMycobacterium.

ButPacesaidthattheyposefewthreatstothehealth.Onlythosewithaweakimmunesystemmightneedtoworry．HetoldtheNewYorkTimesthatthebacteriaarenotasunpleasantasmightbethought．Hesaidthathavingashowerisnomoredangerousthananythingelsewedointhemorning．

Butforthosewhofeelsickabouttheideaofallthosemicroorganisms(微生物),hehadsomeadvice.Letthewaterrunfor30secondsbeforegettingintotheshower.Why?Thenumberofbacteriaissmallerthanthatwhenthewaterisjustturnedon.Ifthatseemslikeawasteofwater,headdedthatyoucouldalsochangeyourshowerheadeveryfewmonths.

However,Pacehadgoodnewstoo.HehasalsobeentestingtheairinUSsubways.Apartfromironparticles(粒子),whicharegroundoffthetrackbythewheelsoftrains,subwayairisfresh.Thereasonisthatatrain’smovementpumpsfreshoutdoorairintothetunnels.

21.FromthefindingofNormanR.Pace,aftertakingashower,wemightcoughorfeeltiredbecause

_______.

.

A.it’seasytogetacoldwhentakingabath

B.theshowerheadcarriesmanybacteriacausingillness

C.wedon’tgetcleanedwhileshowering

D.wedon’tgetaweakimmunesystem

22.Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat

______

.

A.thebacteriaalwaysthreatpeople’shealth

B.thereisnoneedtofearmicroorganismsforpeoplewithstrongimmunesystem.C.thebacteriaalwaysthreatpeople’shealthwhenpeoplehaveashowerD.itisbettertodosomeexerciseinthemorningthanhaveashower.23.WhatcontributestofreshairinUSsubways?

A.Thetrain’smovement.

B.Ironparticles．

C.Trainwheels.

D.Airconditionersonthetrains．BArecentstudy,whileshowingagenerallypositiveattitudetowardscience,alsosuggestsawidespreadworrythatitmaybe“runningoutofcontrol”.Thisideaisdangerous.Sciencecanbeaforceforevilaswellasforgood.Itsapplicationscanbechanneledeitherway,dependingonourdecisions.Thedecisionswemake,personallyorcollectively,willdeterminetheoutcomesofscience.Buthereisarealdanger.Scienceisadvancingsofastissostronglyinfluencedbybusinessesthatwearelikelytobelievewhateverdecisionswecometowillmakelittledifference.And,ratherthanfightingforthebestpossiblepolicies,wemaystepbackanddonothing.Somepeoplegoevenfurther.Theysaythatdespitethemoralandlegalobjections,whateverisscientificallypossiblewillbedone---somewhere,sometime.Theybelievethatsciencewillgetoutofcontrolintheend.Thisbeliefisdangeroustoo,becauseitafuelssenseofhopelessnessanddiscouragesthemfrommakingeffortstobuildasaferworld.Inourinterconnectedworld,thelackofagreementinandoftheworldofsciencecanleadtothefailuretocontroltheuseofscience.Withoutacommonunderstanding,thechallengesof“controlling”scienceinthiscenturywillbereallytough.Takehumancloningforexample.Despitethegeneralagreementamongscientistsonitspossiblehugeimpactontraditionalmoralvalues,somecountriesstillgoaheadwiththeresearchanddevelopmentofitsrelatedtechniques.Theoutcomesarehardtopredict.Therefore,discussionsonhowscienceisappliedshouldbeextendedfarbeyondscientificsocieties.Onlythroughtheunitedeffortsofpeoplewithhope,canwebefullysafeagainstthemisuseofscienceandcansciencebestservemankindinthefuture.24.Whatcanweconcludefromtherecentstudy?A.Peopleholdmixedopinionsaboutscience.B.Peoplethinkhighlyofscience.C.Scienceisgettingdangerouslyoutofcontrol.D.Scienceisusedforbothgoodandbadpurposes.25.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillhappenifweholdthatscienceisgettingbeyondcontrol?A.Thedevelopmentofsciencewillhopelesslyslowdown.B.Businesseswillhaveevengreaterinfluenceonscience.C.Thepublicwilllosefaithinbringingaboutabrightfuture.D.Peoplewillworkmoreactivelytoputscienceundercontrol.26.Thediscussionshouldreachbeyondscientificsocietiesbecause__________.A.scientistshavefailedtopredicttheoutcomesB.peopleneedtoworktogethertopreventthebaduseofscienceC.unitedeffortsarenecessaryforthedevelopmentofscienceD.thetiesbetweendifferentareasneedstrengthening27.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Scienceanditsapplicationsbringusmanydangers.B.Thefutureofsciencewillbeinfluencedbythedangerousideas.C.Mankindcanlargelytakecontrolofsciencewiththeirefforts.D.Thedevelopmentofsciencemostlyliesinpeople’sattitudes.CChinesewriterMoYan’sNobelPrizeforLiteraturemightigniteanexplosionofglobalinterestinChineseliteratureandleadtomoretitlestranslatedintoEnglish,Europeanexpertssay.

“Hopefully,theawardmeansmorepeoplewillreadChineseliteratureandmoreworkswillgettranslated,”saysMichelHockx,professoroftheLanguagesandCulturesofChinaandInnerAsiafromUniversityofLondon.“ManyverygoodChinesewritershavebeenacceptedgloballyforalongtimealready.MoYanisprobablythemosttranslatedChinesewriteralive,withatleastfiveofhisnovelsmadeavailableinEnglishoverthepast20years.”

JonathanRuppin,webeditorofbooksellerFoyles,saysMo’swincoincideswithgrowinginterestinChineseliteratureandrecognizesthetalentsofadistinctiveandvisionarywriter.“WeareveryexcitedbythefactthatEnglishtranslationsofmoreofhisbooksshouldnowbecomeavailable,”Ruppinsays.HemadethecommentafterMobecamethefirstChinesecitizentowintheNobelPrizeforLiteratureinitscentury-longhistory.

AsEast-Westculturalexchangehasbeenbooming,Chineseliteraturehasbeenattractinggrowingattentioninrecentyears.Hockxexplains,“It’smainlybecausetherearemanymoreopportunitiesforChinesewriterstovisitothercountries,topublishtheirworksoutsideChinaandtointeractwithreadersabroad.Atthesametime,moreandmorepeoplegloballyarelearningChineseandtakinganinterestintheChineselanguageandculture.”UniversityofOxfordlecturerinmodernChineseliteratureMargaretHillenbrandsays,“TheobviousreasonforthegrowingglobalpresenceofChineseliteratureisthegrowingglobalpresenceofChinaitself.PeoplehavecometorealizethatthereisaseriousknowledgedeficitbetweenChinaanditsinternationalcounterparts—inparticular,ChinaknowsincomparablymoreaboutEuropeandAmericathantheotherwayround—andreadingChineseliteratureisaneffective,simplemeansofsolvingthatgap.”

28.Theunderlinedword“ignite”inParagraph1probablymeans“________”.

A.startoutB.burnupC.setoffD.appealto

29.Chineseliteraturehasbeenattractinggrowingattentionmainlybecause________.

A.ChinesewritershavebeenwritingmoreandmorebooksinEnglish

B.theChineselanguagehasbecomethemostwisyusedlanguageintheworld

C.theChinesegovernmentattachesgreatimportancetoliterature

D.theculturalcommunicationbetweenChinaandwesterncountrieshasdeveloped

30.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.ChineseliteraturehasspreadwiththedevelopmentofChina.

B.TheNobelPrizeforLiteraturehasahistoryofhundredsofyears.

C.Inthepast,noChinesewriterswereacceptedoutsideChina.

D.ForeignersknowaboutChinamainlybyreadingMoYan’sworks.

31.Howdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph?

A.ChinaknowsmoreaboutEuropeandAmericathanbefore.

B.ChinaknowsmoreaboutEuropeandAmericathantheyknowaboutChina.

C.China,EuropeandAmericaknowoneanothermorethanbefore.

D.ComparedwithAmerica,ChinaknowsmoreaboutEurope.DAroundfouryearsago,Ireceivedacallfromtheprincipalofourschoolastothe“ParentsView”talkthenextmorning.Heaskedmetospeaktothegroup.Afterthecall,mywholebodybecamefeverishandpanicky.Thetimefromhiscalltothenextmorningseemedlikeyears.Thewholenight,Icouldnotsleepwithmanyominousapprehensionsinmind.OneofthemwastocalltheprincipalwithregretandtellhimthatIcouldnotcome.Finally,Igatheredsomecourage.Ithought,“IfImissthisopportunity,surelytheschoolwillneverinvitemeagaintoanyoftheirprograms.”

Ireachedtheschoolintime.Beforemyturncame,mywholebodywastrembling.WhenmyturncameandIstartedspeaking,myheartbeatincreasedandmymouthwentdry.Iwasn’tevenabletoreadthewrittenspeechproperly.IwasnotawareofwhereIwasstandingandwhatIwasreading.ThatwasthedaywhenIrealizedmybiggestweakness,PublicSpeaking.

Aftermyspeech,Imetwiththeprincipalandexplainedwhathappenedtome.Hetoldmethatthishappenstoeveryone.Evengreatspeaker,facedthesamethingswhentheystarted.HesuggestedthatIcomeagainnexttime.

Aroundonemonthlater,IwasinvitedtorefertoatopiconMotivation.ThistimeIwasfeelingcomfortable.Myspeechwasnotonlyappreciatedbytheprincipalaswellastheteachers,becauseIwasabletogetmyideaacrosstothem.Theyencouragedandpraisedmyefforts.

Afterdeliveringissuccessfully,Ibecamemoreconfident.lsaidtomyself,“IfIcanspeakinfrontofsuchalearnedaudience,liketheprincipalwhoeducatesothers,Icannowspeakinfrontofotherstoo.”

Istarteddeliveringlecturesinmyplant,onvarioustopicslikeSelfMotivation,PersonalityDevelopment,PersonalExcellence,SpokenEnglishandPresentationSkills.Thishasbecomeapassionforme.Ilearnedthateverythingispossibleifwehavethecouragetotakethefirststep.

32.Whichofthefollowingisthehesttitleforthepassage？

A.PracticeMakesaManaBetterSpeechmaker

B.PublicSpeakingMakesaManEmbarrassed.

C.PrincipalProvidestheBestChances.

D.SpokenEnglishDevelopsinMaltingSpeeches.

33.Theauthorhadbadfeelingsbeforethespeechbecause______.

A.hedislikedtheideaofgivingalectureB.hehadgotahighfeverbeforethat

C.heregrettedacceptingtheinvitationD.hefearedhecouldn'tperformitproperly

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“ominousapprehensions”inthefirstparagraphmean？

A.Unluckyopportunities.B.Negativeideas.

C.Curiousviews.D.Happycomments.

35.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage？

A.Nothingistobegotwithoutpainsbutpoverty.

B.Knowledgemakeshumble,ignorancemakesproud.

C.Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.

D.Necessityisthemotherofinvention.（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。MaketherightchoicesWhatislife’sgreatestgift?36______Choiceistheabilitytoselectonecourseofactionfromasetofalternativestoachieveagoal.Whatissogreataboutchoice?Ittransformsusfromdumbanimalsintoartists.EachofusbecomesanotherMichelangelo.Choicebecomesnothingotherthanthetoolweusetosculptourlife.Thetooldoesn’tcomefree,however,forthepriceofchoiceisresponsibility.37______Therewardishappiness.Lifeisnotstill.Itisaflow.38______Weconstantlyneedtomonitorwhereweareonourjourney.Weneedtoaskquestions:AmImovingclosertomygoals?Ifnot,whatcorrectivemeasurescanItake?WhatactionwillItakenowtoreadjustmyselftomygoals?Choiceispower.Choiceisattheheartoflife.Itisthecreativepoweroflife.39______Andyourlifebecomesmoreconvenientorcomfortablebecauseofthem.Forexample,youdecidewhichstorestoshopatandwhichgasstationtogoto.Butthedecisionsthatwemaketosculptourlivesarefarmoreimportantthandecidingwheretoshop.Themoreweappreciatethedifferencebetweenminorandmajordecisions,thegreatertheprobabilitythatwewillexperiencehappinessandfulfillment.Allchessloversrealizethatitisn’tnecessarytowintoenjoythegame.Thepleasureisintheplaying.Lifeislikeachessgame.40______A.Itisfreewillorchoice.B.Youhavetomakechoiceseveryday.C.Makethebestmovesyoucanunderthecircumstances.D.ItButwhenweacceptandcarryitout,wegetagreatreturn.E.

Everychoicewemakeleadsusclosertoorfartherfromourgoals.F.

Lifeisfullofhardchoices,andthebiggertheyare,thehardertheyget.G.

Choosetocarryoutresponsibilitiesnotbecauseyouhaveto,butbecauseyouwantto.第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Readingandlearningnewwordsisaboutfindingtheirmeaningandusewithinapassage.Themeaningofunknownwordswhichyou41inyourreadingsometimescanbeknownbytheir42,thatis,theircontexts.Thecontextofthesentencecantellusthepartofspeech(词性)ofthe43word.Usingthecontextoftheparagraphtodefineunknownwordscanalsobe44.Readersoftenhavetroublebecausetheyunderstandthesentencewordbywordbut45meaningofaword,whentheyshouldidentifythewayithasbeenusedinthepassage.Oneconsiderationinusingthecontextistodeterminetheunknownword'spart,ofspeech.Thewordsaroundtheunknownwordcangiveyou46.Onceyouknowifthewordisanounoranadjective,itisoftenenoughforyouto47readingwithouthavingtostoptolookupthemeaningoftheword.Aftercomingacrossthewordafewmoretimes,youwillknowitsmeaningmore48thanifyouhadjustlookeditup.Comparisoncluesindicatethattwoormorethingsare49.Acomparisonispossiblebecausetheknownandunknownwordshave50.Wordslikewiseshowyouthatcomparisonscanbemade.51cluestellyouthatanexampleofanunknownwordfollows.Examplecluesareusually52bythefollowingwordsandphrases:suchas,such,other,forexample,andlike.Tofindmeaningsfromtext-basedclues,youshouldlookforcluesinthesentence.Asecondkindofcluedoesnot53onspecificwordstoindicatemeaning.Thiskindofcontextclueiscalledframework-basedclue.Yourknowledgeofthemeaningsofsurroundingwords54youdiscoverthemeaningofawordorsentence.Common55andyourknowledgeofthepartsofspeechalsohelpindefiningunknownwords.Forexample:Theangrydrivershoutedvehementlyduringhisfightwiththeotherdriver.Whatdoesvehemently56?Youknowwhat57means,andyouknowhowpeople58whentheyargue.Fromthis,youcan59outthatvehementlyhassomethingtodowithstrong60orintensefeeling.41.A.takedown B.lookup.C.comeacross D.pickout42.A.sentencesB.wordsC.topics D.surroundings43.A.unknown B.abnormalC.familiar D.negative44.A.unique B.natural C.helpful D.common45.A.incorrect B.inconvenientC.different D.satisfactory46.A.cases B.reasons C.effects D.clues47.A.translate B.interview C．continue D.Examine48.A.strangely B.uncertainly C．potentially D.firmly49.A.alike B.meaningful C．proper D.great50.A.properties B.similaritiesC．possibilitiesD.personalities51.A.Popularity B.Consideration C．ExampleD.Comparison52.A.affected B.adjusted C.changed D.introduced53.A．focus B.spend C.carry D.rely54.A.prevents B.helps C.tells D.Displays55.A.point B.taste C.awareness D.sense56.A.mean B.use C.contain D.complete57.A.angry B.grateful C.happy D.anxious58.A.act B.say C.take D.think59.A.come B.figure C.feel D.set60.A.demand B.ambition C.attitude D.emotion第四部分:英语知识运用语法填空(满分15分.每小题1.5)Thedaythatyouenjoyallthe61___________(satisfy)ofhavingallthehouseworkdonebyarobotmightstillbeafewdecadesoff.Butincreasingly,engineersaresaying62______robotsaregoingtomaketheleapfromthefactoryfloortoyourfamilyroom.BillGatesonce63_________(predict)the“DawnoftheAgeofRobots”.Whatisbehindthisnewera?Itispartly64_____matteroftechnology.Devices65________canrecognizeandrespondtoahumanvoicehavebeendeveloped.Therearenowafewdifferentwaysforrobots66______(move)around.Theycanwalk,crawlorrideonwheels.They67________(make)smallerandsmallerthesedays.Fromthe1950s68_____thetelevisionremotecontrolwasinvented,peoplearoundtheworldhavetirelesslysearchedforwaystogetlazier.Also69_______(consider)theincreasingwealthofpeople,engineersbelievethetimeappearsripetointroducerobotstoeaseourdailylives.Robotswilldobasichouseworksuch70_____cleaningorgardening.第二节短文改错(满分10分.每小题1分)YesterdaymyfriendYvonneandIhavedinneratthepizzeriabehindourschool.IknowYvonneisnotcrazyforpizzas,shecamealongjustbecauseme.Atthetablenexttome,therearetwoguysfromourschool.Oneofthemwasreallyfunny.Hetriedtoimitateallthepeopleinthepizzeria.Wecouldn’tstoplaughing.Butthereweresomecustomerwhodidnotlikethefactwhichtwoboywereimitatethem.Theycomplainedtotheowneroftherestaurantandhecameoverandtellthemtostop.ItwasapitybecauseYvonneandIwasreallyhavingfun.第五部分：书面表达（满分25分）科学技术的发展给我们的日常生活带来了很大的变化。请你以“Scienceandtechnologyischangingourlifegreatly”为话题，谈谈你家三代人购物生活的变化，并畅想未来的购物方式。一、听力部分第一节短对话（每段读一遍）原文W:Ilikeeatingallkindsofvegetables.Inevereatredmeat.M:Butmyfatherlovesredmeatverymuch.答案：C原文M:Mydaughterlikeswalkinginthegarden.Sheenjoyswatchingbeautifulbutterflies.W:Thatsoundslovely.答案：B原文M:Whatdoyouthinkofthisnovel?It’swrittenbyLuXun.W:It’sfantastic.It’smyfavouritebook.答案：C原文W:Wheredidyoulearnsomuchaboutunderwaterplantsandanimals?M:IoftenwatcheddocumentariesonTVwhenIwaslittle.答案：B原文M:Doyoulikesportsstarsormoviestars?W:Idon’tcareaboutsports.Ionlylikemoviestars.答案：C第二节长对话/独白（每段读两遍）第1段（6-7题）原文W:Howmanypeoplearethereinyourfamily?M:Letmesee.Mygrandparents,myparents,twosisters,mybrotherandme.W:Whatdoesyourmotherdoforwork?M:Sherunsasmallfamilystorenearourcommunity.答案：6.B7.B第2段（8-9题）原文W:Iwanttobuytwotickets.Eachticketcostseighteendollars.M:That’sthirty-sixdollarsintotal.W:Right.IneedtocallBobfirstandaskifhewillgowithme.答案：8.B9.A第3段（10-12题）原文M:Hello,thisisMr.Gerald.Didanyonecallmejustnow?W:HelloMr.Gerald.Roseansweredyourphoneamomentago.Itwasaroundnoon.M:OK.Bytheway,youlooknervous.What’swrong?W:I’mpreparingforajobinterview.Ihopeeverythinggoeswell.答案：10.C11.B12.A第4段（13-16题）原文M:I’msorrytohearyourhousewasbroken