【英语】湖南省衡阳市八中2015-2016学年高二下学期3月考试题

衡阳市八中2016年高二下期六科联赛考试英语试卷命题人：易建华谢照春审题人：李红注意：本堂考试时量120分钟，满分150分。

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）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（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．What will the man do?A．Go grocery shopping．B．Finish his school project.C．Help the woman with her homework．2．Why is the man angry with Anne?A．She drives too slowly．B．She was rude to him．C．She has not turned up．3．What is the time now?A．About 5:30. B．About 6:00. C．About 6:30.4．What is the man worried about?A．They have run out of money．B．They don't have enough time．C．They don’t know the way．5．What will the man probably eat for dinner?A．Pizza．B．French food．C．Snacks in KFC．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．What is the woman probably doing?A．Asking about admission prices．B．Giving tourist directions. C．Buying a train ticket．7．Where is the Botanical Garden?A．Beside a red house．B．On the right of the station．C．On the left of Snake Hill．听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8．Which of the following is a theme of the movie?A．Time is valuable．B．Love is everywhere.C. Everyone should be loved.9．What do we know about the song “Wild Thing”?A．It is a sad song．B．It is a great rock-and-roll song．C．It is the last song of the movie．听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．When will the woman give her presentation?A．On September 9．B．On September 8． C．On September 7．11．What did Rachel and Sam ask about?A．The time of the meeting． B．The information about the hotel．C．The change of the schedule．12．What is the woman going to do?A．Post the meeting details．B．Write several reports．C．Prepare lunch．听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．In what aspect is the new TV the same as the old one?A．Its brand．B．Its size．C．Its remote control．14．How much did the man pay for the new TV?A．$600．B．$1,200．C．$2,400．15．What is the woman’s attitude toward the new TV?A．She’s confused by the quality. B．She would prefer a new model．C．She thinks it was unwise to buy it．16．What suggestion does the woman give to the man?A．Researching which TV is best for him．B．Returning the TV within a week．C．Trying a different store．听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．Why has the meeting been called?A．To elect the chairman． B．To discuss department affairs．C．To start planning the graduation．18．What do we know about the people present at the meeting?A．They are all teachers．B．They have work experience．C．They have the ability to organize．19．What should the people do before the next meeting?A．Start to work on everything． B．Start to brainstorm ideas．C．Break up into groups．20．What day is it today?A．Wednesday．B．Friday．C．Sunday．第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15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黑。

ABelow is adapted from an English dictionary. Use the dictionary to answer the following questions.figure/ fīgə / noun, verb● noun1. a number representing a particular amount, especially one given in official information: the trade / sales figures2. a symbol rather than a word representing one of the numbers between 0 and 9: a six-figure salary3. (informal) the area of mathematics that deals with adding, multiplying etc.4. a person of the type mentioned: Gandhi was both a political and a religious figure in Indian history.5. the shape of a person seen from a distance or not clearly6. a person or an animal as shown in art or a story: a wall with five carved figures in it7. the human shape, considered from the point of view of being attractively thin: doing exercise to improveone’s figure8. a pattern or series of movements performed on ice: figure-skating* be / become a figure of fun: be / become sb. that others laugh at* cut a…figure: sb. with a particular appearance: He cut a striking figure in his dinner jacket.* put a figure on sth. : to say the exact price or number of sth.* a fine figure of man / woman: a tall, strong-looking and well-shaped person* figure of speech: a word or phrase used in a different way from its usual meanings in order to create aparticular mental image or effect* figure head: someone who is the head or chief in name only (with no real power or authority)● verb1. to think or decide that sth. will happen or is true: I figured that if I took the night train, I could be in Scotland by morning.2. to be part of a process, situation, etc. especially an important part: My opinion of the matter didn’t seem to figure at all.3. to calculate an amount or the cost of sth: We figured that attendance at 150,000.* figure in: to include (in a sum): Have you figured in the cost of hotel?* figure on: to plan on; to expect sth. to happen: I haven’t figured on his getting home so late.* figure out: to work out; understand by thinking: Have you figured out how much the trip will cost?* It / That figures!:That seems reasonable.21. The phrase “watch my figure” in the sentence “Don’t tempt me with chocolate; I am watching my figure.” means “______”.A. have sportsB. try not to get fatC. add the numbersD. watch games22. Which sentence is used as figure of speech?A. John is fond of animals and raises a rabbit as a pet.B. In some countries, bamboo can be used to build houses.C. We all regard Mr. Smith as an important figure in our company.D. I didn’t really mean my partner was a snake.23. According to the information above, which of the following sentence is not right?A. This year’s sales figures were quite excellent.B. I couldn’t figure out what the teacher was talking about.C. He was about to speak but she put a figure on his lips to stop him.D. She was the leading figure in British politics in the 1980s.BSome young engineers from the United States have brought the Internet to several areas of rural Kenya.Their idea was to connect the communities to the Web by satellite. But there was a problem. The areas were not even connected to Kenya's electric power supply. The answer: solar panels. Energy from the sun powers the satellite dishes and computers that link the areas with the world outside.Kelly Moran, Joan Ervin and Tricia Donajkowski spent 10 days in Kenya in November. The women recently earned master's degrees in space systems engineering from the University of Michigan.Another engineer, Drew Heckathorn, did not go to Africa but worked on parts of the project.Kelly Moran says there was excitement when the team would arrive to connect communities tothe Internet. People would sometimes run alongside the car carrying the engineers to welcome them. And local residents would offer to help the team build the Internet stations.People now have access to educational, medical and all kinds of other information. Farmers, for example, can easily find weather, crop and price information online.The project began back at the college of engineering in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 2007. That was when 25 students in a class taught by Thomas Zurbuchen first talked about the idea.The goal was to test whether Internet stations could be set up, how much they would cost, and how long they could operate. But the engineers also had to consider other things -- like social needs. Students from the public health and business schools offered advice.The young engineers also had to design the equipment to survive the heat in Africa. Professor Zurbuchen praises his former students for "making something work in a different climate far away from home."Google paid for the final design of the equipment. The company is also supporting the costs of the satellite bandwidth needed for the connections. Google has invested in a new company that wants to put up a system of satellites over Africa. The availability of more satellites would reduce the costs.Just 5 percent of Africans have Internet connections. The International Telecommunication Union says 1/3 of Kenyans have mobile phones. But mobile phones may or may not work well with the Internet.24. What is the main idea of the whole passage?A. The Internet stations to be set up in some areas of rural Kenya.B. Engineers from America to help the communities in Kenya.C. Solar energy has been used to operate the Internet.D. The Internet to play an important part in people’s life in Kenya.25. Why did Google give the project financial support?A. It intend s to help to rid Kenya’s residents of poverty.B. The project is one of its investments in Africa.C. The use of satellites would benefit a lot its business in Kenya.D. It wants to test whether its equipment is the best in the world.26. The underlined part in the ninth paragraph suggests that ____________.A. it is difficult for Kelly and her partners to build the Internet stations in KenyaB. the climate in Kenya is so bad that Kelly and her partners will have difficulty in buildingthe Internet stationsC. what Kelly and her partners will do will make a difference to the residents in KenyaD. to help Kenya build the Internet stations, Kelly and her partners have to leave their homes27. From the passage we can learn that ____________.A. the idea of building the Internet stations in Kenya was put forward by Professor ZurbuchenB. the project hasn’t got any support from Kenya’s governmentC. the Internet stations are powered by solar energyD. Professor Zurbuchen is giving the project the technical directionCEating hot dogs, ham and other processed meat can cause colorectal (直肠的) cancer, and eating red meat “probably” can also cause cancer, the World Health Organization’s cancer agency reported Monday.Kurt Straif of the International Agency for Cancer Research said the risk of developing colorectal cancer from eating processed meat remains small but rises with the amount consumed. Consuming red meat was linked to colorectal cancer, but the link was not as strong, the IARC report said.“In view of the large number of people who consume processed meat, the global effect on cancer incidence is of public health importance,” Straif said.“Red and processed meat are among 940 agents reviewed by IARC and found to show some level of theoretical ‘hazard’ (危险)，” institute spokeswoman Betsy Booren said.Processed meat was defined as meat transformed through salting, curing, fermentation (发酵), smoking “or other processes to improve flavor or preservation.” The most com mon processed meats consumed in the U.S. include hot dogs, sausages, bacon, ham, canned meat and beef jerky (牛肉干).The IARC said it considered more than 800 studies that investigated possible links between a dozen types of cancer with the consumption of red meat or processed meat in many countries and populations with diverse diets.“The experts concluded that each 50 gram portion – about 1.75 ounce, or about two strips of bacon –of processed meat eaten daily increases the risk of colorectal cancer by 18%”, the IARC said.IARC director Christopher Wild said the findings support current public health recommendations to limit intake of meat but stressed that red meat has nutritional value. He said governments and international regulatory agencies must balance the risks and benefits of eating red meat and processed meat “to provide the best possible dietary recommendations.”28. What does the passage mainly want to tell us?A. Cancer results from meat.B. People should stop eating processed meat.C. Cancer can be prevented.D. Eating too much processed meat does harm to us.29. Why is meat salted, cured or smoked?A. To make meat taste better or preserved longer.B. To add the weight of meat.C. To cheat the consumers.D. To process more meat.30. We can infer from the passage the IARC drew the conclusion that __________.A. red and processed meat is dangerous only if you eat itB. there will be more studies about the links between meat and cancerC. processed meat was harmful according to hundreds of studiesD. public health is becoming worse because of the consumption of meat31. What’s Christopher Wild’s attitude towards red meat?A. It is full of nutrition so it should be eaten.B. People should control their consumption of it.C. The way of eating red meat varies from one to another.D. The government should give people proper suggestions about how to cook meat.DWe forgot about speed. To make roadways safer for teens, the nation has focused much attention on such critical issues as distracted (思想不集中的) driving and driving under the influence (of alcohol or drugs). But speeding --- which is arguably even more critical --- has largely escaped such notice.In a study supported by insurer State Farm, the Governors Highway Safety Association found that over the past decade, there were 19,447 speed-related crashes involving teen drivers, with speeding as a cause of deadly teen crashes rising from 30% to 33%.If the US is to continue making progress in teen driving safety, it must address speeding, says Susan Ferguson, a highway safety consultant who authored the report.“Speeding is something people aren't particularly concerned about,” Ferguson says. “This is the first time, really, that we’ve focused on this issue. We’ve know n for a while that speeding is an issue for young drivers, especially for young males,” she says.Half of all deadly crashes involving 16-year-old drivers with three or more passengers are speeding-related, according to the report.“Unless speeding is recognized as a dangerous behavior, much the same as alcohol-involved driving, it will continue to be difficult to address as a society,” the report says.Peter Kissinger, president and CEO of AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, says, “A lot of the traffic safety community believes that the distracted driving debate has unnecessarily taken focus away from speeding and the contribution that speeding makes to the bigger picture.”Speeding is so deep-rooted in American culture, which will be difficult to address, Kissinger says. His group’s Traffic Safety Culture Index, a survey of nearly 4,000 people of driving age, found that 63% considered speeding on streets “completely unacceptable” --- but 47% had done it in the past month.The report offers recommendations for state and local governments and for parents. State and local police should enforce (执行) speeding laws and use automated enforcement such as speed cameras. Parents should not purchase vehicles for their teenagers right away. “When a teen first has a l icense, if they are the primary owner of a vehicle, they are more likely to speed” than in the family car, Ferguson says. Also, parents should choose larger and newer cars and nothigh-performance vehicles.32. The first paragraph is written to ________.A．give the causes of the problem B．offer some solutions to the problemC．introduce the topic of the text D．attract readers with some simple facts33. According to the text, distracted driving __________.A．draws public attention away from speedingB．is the primary cause of speedingC．is easier to deal with than speeding D．has begun to concern the traffic safety community 34. What can we conclude from the results of Kissinger’s survey?A．Speeding is very common in the US.B．Most American people tolerate speeding.C．American culture is strongly against speeding.D．Nearly half of US teen drivers are used to speeding.35. Susan Ferguson advises parents to ___________.A．prevent their teens from using the family carB．encourage their children to have a licenseC．buy cheap or used cars for their teensD．put off buying their children a car第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分。