2018届湖南省长沙市长郡中学高中三年级实验班选拔考试英语试题

2018届省市长郡中学高三实验班选拔考试英语试题第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小題；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，从每题所给的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 does the man want to do?A. Reserve a cheap hotel.B. Go to Mexico on business.C. Relax and enjoy himself.2. What will the woman get?A. Carpet cleaner.B. A paper towel.C. A glass of wine.3. Who is the woman?A. She’s a teacher.B. She’s a studentC. She’s an assistant teacher.4. Where are die speakers going?A. To a swimming pool.B. To the beach.C. To a restaurant.5. Why is die museum important?A. It’s a museum for old art.B. It will be built on a small island.C. Its first of its kind in Indonesia. 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，从每题所给的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，你将有时间用读各个小題，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. How much does an entrance ticket cost?A. Two dollars.B. Five dollars.C. Seven dollars.7. How dose the women pay?A. In cash.B. By check.C. By credit card.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Where did the tomato sauce come from?A. A local farm.B. A store only five miles away.C. The man’s own tomatoes.9. What does woman thick of cooking?A. She enjoys it.B. She doesn’t have the patience for it.C. It makes her feel creative.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is die relationship between the speakers?A. Interviewer and interviewee.B. Husband and wife.C. Neighbors.11. Where did the man go to college?A. In Washington.B. In Texas.C. In Nebraska.12. What is die woman’s job?A. She is a computer programmer.B. She is a backer.C. She is an artist.听第9段材枓，回答第13至16题。

13. What did Fitbit say about die recent study?A. It was false.B. It hurt their business.C. They had no comment.14. When does die man use his Fitbit?A. Only wh en he’s exercising.B. During die daytime.C. All die time.15. What does the man think of his Fitbit?A. It’s sometimes uncomfortable to wear.B. It isn’t useful.C. It’s of g ood value.16. How does the women sound?A. Interested.B. Bored.C. Upset.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is die speaker mainly talking about?A. A free lesson website for teachers.B. A search engine.C. A language program.18. How many people use Duolingo currently?A. Over on« hundred million.B. A few hundred thousand.C. Several thousand.19. Where is Luis von Ahn from?A. Switzerland.B. Guatemala.C. Costa Rica.20. How was Duolingo originally funded?A. By big websites.B. By an actor.C. By schools.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。

AWhile beach vacations may be a great way to take your mind off work, lakes surrounded by mountains make for an even grander experience. If you are looking for come peace on your vacation, we have some recommendations for you in the Caucasus (高加索).Lake SevanLake Sevan is situated in the central part of Armenia, in the Gegharkumk province. It is the largest lake in Armenia, located 6,200ft above sea level. Along the lake shore, there are various accommodations such as resorts and hotels with plenty of activities to partake m such as windsurfing, swimming and sunbathing. While there, do not forget to visit one of the famous cultural monuments, the Sevanavank Monastery, and it offers a great view of the lake as well.Lake ParavaniLake Paravani, located at 6,801ft above sea level, is in the south of Georgia, near the Javakheti plateau. At this level, altitude sickness can occur and it is a good idea to be prepared to adapt to it properly, or bring medication for altitude sickness. Being a volcanic lake makes for a more interesting: experience. The lake is best known for fishing. Do not come home during the winter months when the lake freezes.Lake CildirLake Cildir is located in the Ardahan province. East Turkey, near the borders of Georgia and Armenia. It is the second largest freshwater lake of Eastern Turkey, and many tourists are not aware of this beautiful attraction. Lake Cildir is surrounded by mountains of the Caucasus. The lake freezes during late November. If the winter is not extremely cold, you can try some lake activities like ice skating and ice fishing.Lake VanLake Van is the must visit of all lakes in this list. The largest lake in Turkey. Lake Van is located on the eastern shore of Turkey and is also the most ac cessible lake here. It’s situated at 5,380ft above sea level, and unique to lakes around the world, the water is high in salt content.21. If you want to visit some historic sites during your travel by a lake, you can go to .A. Lake CildirB. Lake ParvaniC. Lake SevanD. Lake Van22. What is special about Lake Van?A. Its water is high in salt.B. It is a volcanic lake.C. It is globally the latest lake.D. It is surrounded by mountains.23. What challenge are travelers most likely to face while visiting Lake Paravani?A. Lack of medicine.B. Volcano eruptions.C. Altitude sickness.D. Low temperature all the year.24. Which destinations would be attractive to a lover?A. Lake Sevan and Lake Paravani.B. Lake Paravani and Lake Cildir.C. Lake Cildir and Lake Van.D. Lake Sevan and Lake Van.BOn Wednesday, nearly 300 kids will take part in the National Spelling Bee. Fewer will make it to the following day’s semifina ls, where one mistake means elimination(淘汰). I’d bet that many of them will be sile ntly praying—not on the first word I knew it because I was there 17 years ago.I was 14 year old then. My mother and I had flown from Kentucky to Washington, but she was no strange to the capital. My older sister had already competed at nationals.When my sister was 14 and I was 12, we trained together. We began with the Suggested List given out at school—hundreds of words printed on a poster that folded up like a map. When the words along the creases(折痕) began to disappear, we bought additional spelling bodes.Sometimes my mother tested us, reading words most English teachers wouldn’t know how to pronounce, let alone my Indian-born mother. When she pointed out the misspelled words, I blamed her accent for my errors!When it was my turn. I approached the microphone and waited for my first word.The announcer was somewhere to my left, a man who pronounced clearly. “Barbican,” he said.It seemed that my competitors were secretly complaining at the relative ease of my word. Would they laugh at me if I couldn’t spell it? Would my mother be disappointed in me? That last syllable could go two ways: C-A-N or C-O-N. Which one was right? Finally I decided on C-O-N.Of course, I was eliminated and guided to the Comfort Room, wh ere parents couldn’t enter. Inside, recent losers were sitting around a table abundant with junk food.We casually mentioned the words that defeated us, like a special ceremony to welcome each new arrival. Then we changed the subjects if we’d already moved on from missed words and lost opportunities.Eventually, I went out and saw my mother.“Well,” she said, “I guess you won’t be doing this again.” Yes, next year I would be 15 and not allowed to take part in the competition.25. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 1 refer to?A. The difficulty of the first word.B. The fierce competition.C. The nervousness of the kids.D. The strict rules.26. The author failed probably because .A. she was unable to relaxB. the announcer had an accentC. her competitors disturbed herD. she didn’t practise hard enough27. What did the author do m the Comfort Room?A. She met her mother.B. She comforted new arrivals.C. She talked with other losers.D. She watched the competition.28. Why did the author’s mother say the underlined sentence in die last paragraph?A. She was disappointed in the author.B. The author would be beyond the age limit.C. She didn’t want the author to suffer aga in.D. The author had no interest m the competition.CWhen Chinese W omen’s V olleyball team to ok on Serbia for the Olympic title, 70 percent of Chinese families watched live broadcast on TV, easily beating the audience rating for Lunar New Year Gala.Pushed to the fourth place in group, China met the powerful and two-time Olympic champions Brazil who had unlimited support from their home fans in the quarterfinals.When almost no one believed they could win, the Chinese team came restored from to beat the host 3-2 before they avenged their group loss on the Netherlands in the semifinals.Among all the Chinese spor ts teams, the women’s volleyball remain the most special one, whose victories had fueled Chinese confidence in the 1980s and still represents the best things that sports can offer to the Chinese: perseverance, courage and unity.They endured extremely hard training and displayed ‘"never say die” spirit to becoming world champions，which made die Chinese believe the country could be as strong in the world one day as the volleyball players are in sports.After over 30 yean of reform and opening up nowadays, China believes the “women’s volleyball spirit” is never outdated.“My mom cried when I told her a bout Lang Ping’s team’s victory in Rio. She recalled young days and said Lang was a great player. Now she is a great coach,” wrote an internet user.“My father leapt m the air when China won. He told me with tears in his eyes that great spirit has been with the Chinese volleyb all team for years,” wrote an Internet user.29. What can we learn from the passage?A. Chinese families love sports more than literary programs.B. Many people didn’t expect Chinese Women’s V olleyball team could win.C. The Brazil sports fans did give the biggest support to the Chinese players.D. Chinese Women’s V olleyball team beat the Netherlands m die qua rterfinals.30. Which of the following can replace the underli ned word “f u eled” in the 4th paragraph?A. strengthenedB. weakenedC. fulfilledD. limited31. What does the wri ter want to show by quoting an Internet user’s words in the last paragraph?A. The father is a volleyball fan.B. The father is an emotional person.C. Ch inese Women’s Volleyball team is the greatest in the world.D. The great spirit of Chin ese Women’s V ol leyball team inspires Chinese people.DWe talk about people being “co lour-bl ind” but very few of us are Even those who describe themselves as colour-blind are normally just colour lack. A strongly colour-blind person will still be able to tell 20 different colour, compared to the 100 or so that normal-sighted people see.Pingelap, a tiny island in the Pacific, is a beautiful spot but one that has a genetic trouble. It is known as Colour-blind Island because so many people who live on this remote island can only see in black and white.Not being able to see in colour is bad enough. But one islander, Herrol, who’s a fisherma n, also struggles in full sunlight because all be sees is a painful burnt-out image. “I find it difficult to go outside in the s un,” he says, “beca u se when it’s sunny I cannot see to do my w ork.”But if being truly colour-blind is rare, why is it that around 10% of the population of Pingelap live in a totally black and white world?Well, we know that in 1780 the population of Pingelap was all but wiped out by a tsunami(海啸). As few as 20 people survived, one of whom was the king. I t’s belie ved he had a genetic fault that causes colour-blindness and he passed this fault on to his many generations.There is one advantage. Herrol can see well, really well, in the dark. So when it gets dark, Herrol and his fiends get in their boats and hunt flying fish. They hang up flaming torches and die fish are attracted to the flames.“This type of fishing is fun,” Herrol says, “especially if we catch plenty. So even though it’s hard wo rk we enj oy it.”32. What is Pingelap famous as?A. A tiny island.B. A beautiful island.C. A mentally troubled island.D. A colour-blind island.33. What can we infer about Herrol?A. He may stay at home wh en it’s sunny.B. He is interested in burnt-out images.C. He likes taking photos very much.D. He do esn’t live in Pingelap any more.34. Why are about one-tenth of people in Pingelap piously colour-blind?A. Because Pingelap often from tsunamis.B. Because the king had an unlucky marriage.C. Because die king’s genetic fault played a role.D. Because die king made a serious mistake.35. What would be the best title for die text?A. The island of colour-blindness.B. The disadvantage of Herol.C. The history of Pingelap.D. The advantage of colour-blindness.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中存两项为多余选项。