湖南省衡阳市第八中学2018届高三上学期第五次月考 英语

衡阳市八中2018届高三第五次月考试题英语考生注意：1. 时量120分钟，满分150分2. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，满分100分）第一部分听力（共两节，20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节听下面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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What will the man probably do this weeend?A. Sleep at home.B. Prepare for his eams.C. Go to the concert.2. What did the man receive?A. A credit card bill.B. An ad for a new Visa.C. An announcement of a new ban fee.3. Who are the speaers?A. Colleagues.B. Applicants for a new job.C. University admissions staff.4. What does the man imply?A. He can give the woman two rooms.B. He’ll give the woman something for free.C. He’ll try to find the woman a house to rent.5. What will the woman probably do net?A. Eat her ice cream.B. Throw out the ice cream.C. As for a different ice cream.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。

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、7题。

6. What do we now about the woman?A. She invited the man to tea.B. She is interviewing the man.C. She thought she saw a famous actor.7. How does the man probably feel?A. Ecited.B. Disappointed.C. Annoyed.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What is special about the Double Jac?A. There’s double the amount of ingredients.B. The ingredients are of higher quality.C. It contains etra cheese.9. How might someone get a free hamburger?A. By using a VIP card.B. By entering a contest.C. By being the first one in the restaurant.10. What will the speaers do net?A. Go to a restaurant.B. Go to the ban.C. Go online.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. How many printers are available on the website?A. Si.B. Twelve.C. Twenty.12. What does the man help others do?A. Run their companies better.B. Print out photographs.C. Find the right equipment.13. What is most important to the man?A. Printing in color.B. eeping the cost down.C. Having the latest technology.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. How will the woman communicate with her professors?A. In person.B. Through email.C. In a live discussion online.15. When did the man probably go to school?A. A long time ago.B. A few days ago.C. He is currently in school.16. What does the woman want to do after she earns her degree?A. Wor for Apple.B. Start her own company.C. Do what she lies in a small company.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the name of the old insurance company?A. Blue Cross.B. Red Hat.C. United Care.18. How many reasons does the woman give for the change?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.19. Who will be covered for free under the new plan?A. Children of employees.B. All part-time employees.C. Wives and husbands of employees.20. How can people get the health plan number?A. By going to Human Resources.B. By looing in their mailbo.C. By checing their email.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涂黑。

AYou may be wondering what Shreveport is lie as you boo your trip. The Hustler breas down what to now and what to do during your time in the city.Search for BigfootLocated about 20 miles northwest of Shreveport, Caddo Lae has been the location of frequent Bigfootsightings over the years. Stop by the Whole Foods on 1380E 70th St, pac up your picnic, tae your telescope and spend an attractive afternoon looing for liely animals!Where to EatHerby-'s Restaurant Herby-'s is one of those classic hole-in-the-wall spots with a legendary reputation, according to Southern Living.Crawdaddy's itchen It amaes me how truthful people are in writing reviews; this was an awesome meal, according to Twins2Garner,Yelp Review.Real BBQ(烧烤野餐) and More Real BBQ and More is a simple roadside barbeque stand in southwestern Shreveport, according to Louisiana Life Travel.Things to Do in ShreveportIf you're going to have some etra time in Shreveport before or after Vanderbilt's bowl game, you'll want to eplore the city. The R.W. Norton Art Gallery is a free museum, which is currently featuring two ehibits “Enlist! Art Goes to War,1914~ 1918”and “Scarlett Passions, Bellocq's Storyv ille”.For those who are interested in science, Sci-Port, Louisiana's Science Center, is located in Shreveport. The center holds nearly 300 current ehibits in math, space and science, in addition to an IMA theater and laser space Dome Planetarium.The Touchstone Wildlife & Art Museum is a popular Shreveport destination, home to an impressively large and diverse collection.How to Get to ShreveportIf you want to reach Shreveport, your best option might be Shreveport Regional Airport. They offer direct flights to and from a number of major cities in the United States, including Atlanta and Las Vegas. You may need a quic connecting flight, but Shreveport's airport is there and is probably the quicest way to the city.21.Where will we go if we are interested in the mystery of the natural world?A. Caddo Lae.B. The R.W. Norton Art Gallery.C. Sci-Port.D. The Touchstone Wildlife &Art Museum.22.Why is Real BBQ and More recommended?A. Visitors can now more about its reputation.B. Visitors can have a barbecue on the roadside.C. Visitors can have a picnic in the open air.D. Visitors can order some awesome meals.23. What had we better do as a movie fan if we feel tired after eploring the city?A. See a movie in Sci-Port.B. Go to the free museum.C. Enjoy diverse collections.D. Watch an eciting bowl game.24. What can be concluded from the tet?A. Shreveport is in lac of tour resources.B. Shreveport has a relatively short history.C. Shreveport has developed movie industry.D. Shreveport provides convenient air services.BMy 11-year-old daughter has been awarded an academic scholarship to a private school. It’s only a small discount, but the scholarship means she’ll sip the waiting list ---provided my husband and I can cover $20,000 a year.Should we pay the private school fees, or choose free education instead?I always assumed my children would go to a private school, lie I did. Not because my family is wealthy, but because I believe that the best education is private.It too years for me to mae peace with the fact that my two children attended our local public primary school.They’ll go to a private high school, I told myself. Yet here we are. My eldest is now in her last year of primary school, and my husband and I will struggle to afford private school.If we’re to send our girl to private scho ol, I could increase my wor hours. My law degree was supposed to be my ticet to a good job and a solid income, but that’s not quite how it turned out.The guilt and epectations are mine alone. I’m terrified that my daughter’s potential will be wasted at the public school. And yet, I now that woring more hours will crush (压垮) me.During many sleepless nights, I felt troubled by the decision.Although I want the best for my daughter, I have my own dreams too. I can’t sacrifice everything for my precious girl.I eplain that I want to be a positive role model for my daughter, and an unhappy parent is a terrible strain on a family.I point out that not even the privilege of private school will protect my children from disappointment or struggle.And finally, it’s decided. My daughter is going to the public school behind our home. She couldn’t be more pleased.It’s taen me a little longer, but now I’m content. More than my fancy private school education, it’s my family that shaped me. With high school now 25 years in the past, I can no longer remember the mathematical problems and Shaespearean quotes I once new so perfectly. The lessons from my childhood home, however, have proved impossible to forget.25. Why did the author want her daughter to go to a private school at first?A. Because her daughter earned an academic scholarship.B. Because she wanted her daughter to receive the best education.C. Because she wanted her daughter to sip the waiting list.D. Because her daughter’s potential was wasted at the pub lic primary school.26. The author decided her daughter to go to a public school mainly because she realied that ______.A. private school doesn’t guarantee a solid incomeB. she didn’t want her daughter to struggle in private schoolC. however hard she wo red, she couldn’t afford private schoolD. public school is the most balanced choice for her family27. When the decision was made, ______.A. the author’s daughter was disappointedB. the author felt sorry and guilty about itC. both the author and her daughter were content with the resultD. the author encouraged her daughter to be a role model at school28. What is the main message the author intends to convey in the last paragraph?A. Family influences a child’s growth more than school education.B. The lessons learned during our childhood will stay with us forever.C. It always taes people a long time to mae a right decision.D. Private school education is not as good as people epect.CHave you ever dreamed of visiting a planet in the Mily Way (银河系)? While the trip sounds eciting, it would tae years and years to reach your destination. So in the future, bedtime for astronauts may be more than a few hours of regular shut eyes. They would have to sleep for years.European researchers are now conducting hibernation eperiments. The study may help them understand whether humans could ever sleep through the years it would tae for a spaceflight to distant planets. "If there was an effective technology, it could mae deep space travel a reality," said Mar Ayre of the European Space Agency last month.What seems lie a science fiction is not completely unliely. Researchers have been able to use chemicals to put living cells into a sleeplie state where they don’t age. They have now moved on to the small, non-hibernating mammals lie rats.A major challenge is the fact that cells can be very simple systems, whereas body organs are far more comple. "It’s lie moving from a simple Apple computer to a supercomputer," said Marco Biggiogera, a hibernation researcher at I taly’s University of Pavi a. Just lie bears and frogs, the hibernation of human beings would cause a person’s metabolism (新陈代谢) to be a lower level so they would need less energy.Medical research, however, is just half of a spaceflight hibernation system. There is a challenge of designing a suitable protective shelter. Such a shelter would provide the proper environment for hibernation, such as the proper temperature. It would also have to monitor life functions and serve the physiological needs of the hibernator.According to Ayre, the Human Outer Planets Eploration Mission to Jupiter’s moon (木星的卫星) Callisto, could be an opportunity to use human hibernation. The mission aims to send si persons on a five-year-flight to Callisto, where they will spend 30 days, in 2045.29. According to the article, the hibernation research _______.A. has made some progressB. is carried out in the U.S.A.C. will put into practice in 2045D. gets the idea from a science fiction30. According to the article, what can be concluded from Marco’s comparison?A. Cells in different body organs wor in the same way.B. What wors in cells may be quite difficult for the organs.C. The hibernation of humans can help save human beings' energy.D. The deep space travel may be possible if hibernation research is successful.31. What is the best title of the article?A. Hibernation and Long Life in SpaceB. Welcome to the Mily WayC. To hibernate, to live longerD. Hibernation study for space travelDPhantom vibrations---the phenomenon where you thin your phone is vibrating but it's not---have been around since the mobile age. Today, they’re so common that researchers have devoted studies to them.For Valerie usler, who wors on a cattle farm, the feeling is complicated by the cows. “The cows’ moo is very muffled, it inda sounds lie…errrr,”she says.“So that's very similar to what my phone sounds lie when it vibrates on my des or in my purse.”Other people may not confuse cows for their phones, but research shows phantom vibration symptom is a near-universal eperience for people with smartphones.Nearly 90 percent of college undergraduates in a 2012 study said they felt phantom vibrations. The number was just as high for a survey of hospital worers, who reported feeling phantom vibrations on eithera weely or monthly basis．“Something in your brain is being triggered（触发）that's different than what was triggered just a few short years ago,”says Dr Larry Rosen, a research psychologist who studies how technology affects our minds.“If you'd ased me 10 years ago, or maybe even five years ago if I felt an itch beneath where my pocet of my jeans was, and ased me what I would do, I'd reach down and scratch it because it was probably a little itch caused by the neurons firing（神经元刺激）,” he says. Now, of course, the itch triggers him to reach for his phone. Rosen says it's an eample of how our devices are changing how our brains process information．“we’re seeing a lot of what loos lie obsessive behavior. People who are constantly picing up their phone loo lie they have an obsession. They don't loo much different from someone who's constantly washing their hands. I’m not saying that it is an obsession, but I’m saying that it could turn into one, very easily,” Rosen says.While 9 out of 10 participants in the study of college students said the vibration feeling bothered them only a little or not at all, Rosen still recommends bacing away from our phones every once in a while to eep our aniety levels down.“One of the things I’m really adamant about in spite of being very pro-technology, is just away from the technology for short periods,” Rosen says. “And by short periods. I mean, maybe just 30 minutes or an hour”.32. According to the article, phantom vibrations_____.A. are mainly caused by neurons firingB. affect people mostly woring on farmsC. started troubling people in recent yearsD. help our brains better process information33. The underlined word "adamant" in the last paragraph probably means_____.A. determinedB. curiousC. satisfiedD. cautious34. It can be concluded from Larry Rosen's research that_____.A. phantom vibrations could probably result in obsessive behaviorB. the use of smart phones has completely changed the way our minds worC. most people feel uncomfortable when they eperience phantom vibrationsD. hospital worers are more liely to suffer from phantom vibrations than students35. According to Larry Rosen, the most effective measure against phantom vibrations is to_____.A. move to a quieter neighborhoodB. stop using smartphones in poor conditionC. eep a close watch on your aniety levelsD. tae a brea from using smartphones occasionally第二节（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。