1、2019 年上学期衡阳市八中高二期中考试英语试题（考试时间：120 分钟 总分：150 分）注意事项：1、本试卷共分两部分，第卷为选择题，第卷为非选择题 。 2、所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上，答案写在试卷上的无效。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纸上。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
2、小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What will the woman be doing this afternoon?A. Stay at home. B. Go to visit her friends. C. Go to the Olympic Games. 2. What happened to the boy today at school?A. He fought with someone. B. He didnt join in the fight. C. He made a big fire. 3. Where does the conversation probably tak
3、e place?A. Inside a cinema. B. In a ticket office. C. Outside a cinema. 4. What is true about the woman?A. She likes math now. B. She is very good at English. C. She thinks the man is funny. 5. What happened to the woman?A. She wanted to take the 6：00 flight. B. She misunderstood the man.C. She chan
4、ged the reservation to 7：00. 第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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、7 题。6. How many times has the man made dumplings?A. Twice. B. Once. C. Never. 7. What does it need to
5、 make good dumplings according to the woman?A. Practice. B. A secret recipe. C. Talent. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Why didnt the woman see all of the collections at the museum?A. The museum is too large. B. Only the jade exhibit was open. C. She spent too much time at one exhibit. 9. What did the woman l
6、ike the most?A. The primitive tools of Peking Man. B. The jade collection from the earliest time period. C. The artistic works from the Qing Dynasty. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What did the man do last night?A. He watched a sports program on TV. B. He invited the woman to see a show. C. He went to t
7、he stadium to watch an NBA game. 11. How did the woman describe basketball?A. A very fast game. B. A dull game. C. Too complicated. 12. Why did the man ask the woman the last question?A. He wanted to take her to a movie. B. He wanted to take her to an NBA game. C. He wanted to change the topic of th
8、eir discussion. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 l3 至 16 题。13. Why did the man stop the woman?A. To ask her for directions. B. To give her a ticket for speeding. C. To warn her about the kids in the street. 14. What was the speed limit where the woman was driving?A. 40 mph. B. 35 mph. C. 25 mph. 15. What will happen if
9、 the woman goes to traffic school?A. She wont have to pay a fine. B. She wont have to go to court. C. Her insurance wont become more expensive. 16. What do we know about school zones?A. They are more dangerous than other areas. B. People are more likely to get tickets there. C. There are sometimes c
10、hildren there even on weekends.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What is the main focus of the study?A. How to eat chocolate without gaining weight. B. The health benefits of eating chocolate. C. The effects of eating chocolate on happiness. 18. Who reported the best results?A. People who ate no chocolate
11、 at all. B. People who ate a tot of chocolate every day. C. People who ate a moderate amount of chocolate every day. 19. What did the researchers say about the study?A. There is still a lot of work to be done. B. Milk chocolate was used in the experiment. C. Eating too much chocolate had no positive
12、 impact on health. 20. Who might appreciate this news report most?A. People who want to change their diet. B. People who exercise regularly. C. People who already eat chocolate fairly often. 第二部分 阅读理解(共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 40 分)第一节 阅读下面四篇文章，然后从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出每个问题的最佳选项，并将答题卡上相应题目的答案标号涂黑（本节共 15 小题
13、，每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）AWe like people who look like us, because they tend to have personalities similar to ours. And, a new study suggests, the longer we are with someone, the more similarities in appearance grow.Researchers set out to study why couples often tend to look like one another. They asked 11
14、male and 11 female participants to judge the age, attractiveness and personality of 160 real-life married couples. Photographs of husbands and wives were viewed separately, so the participants didnt know who was married to whom.The tests participants rated men and women who were actual couples as lo
15、oking alike and having similar personalities. Also, the longer the couples had been together, the greater the similarities. The researchers guess that the sharing of experiences might affect how couples look.“The idea that there is a connection between appearance and personality might seem strange a
16、t first, but there could be biological reasons for a link.” said the study member Tony Little from the University of Liverpool in England.“The face displays our emotions and over time emotional expressions may become written in the face.” Little told live science. For example, someone who smiles a l
17、ot may develop lines and muscles that are suggestive of someone who is happy.Other studies have shown that partners who are genetically similar to each other tend to have happier marriage.The new study indicates that people have genetically similar to each tend to have happier marriage.The new study
18、 indicates that people have different features when using facial appearance to make decisions about someones personality, and that the particular cues(暗示)focused on change from face to face. What is vital to the decision, however, are eyes and smiles.“Smiles are important social cues that may tell u
19、s whether or not someone is friendly, and eyes are also a traditional focus of attention, “Little said.Overall face shape can be important too. “For example, the combination of large chins and dominant brow ridges(脊)can create an impression of disagreeableness and being unwilling to cooperate. ” Lit
20、tle said.21. Why do we like those who look like us?A. They tend to like us. B. Opposites usually attract each other.C. Their personalities are similar to ours. D. We often marry those who look like us.22. Why do some old lovers look alike according to the researchers?A. They live in the same place f
21、or a long time.B. Their similar experiences might affect their appearance.C. They learn from each other in their daily life.D. Theyre closely connected with each other biologically.23. Which part of a persons face can help you judge whether he/she is paying attention to you?A. The eyes B. The nose C
22、. The mouth D. The eyebrowBNowadays more and people are too busy with work to relax themselves. We have no time to tell a bedtime story to our children, or enjoy a nice dinner with our family, or take a break to think about how we live the precious life, or even meet friends. All we notice is that t
23、he distinctions that used to guide and steady us-between Sunday and Monday, public and private, here and there-are gone. We have more ways to communicate, but less and less to say, partly because were so busy communicating.Maybe thats why more and more people I know, even if they have no religious b
24、elief, seem to be turning to yoga, or meditation, or tai chi .Some friends of mine try to go on long walks every Sunday, or to “forget” their cellphones at home. A series of tests in recent years has shown that their brains become both calmer and sharper after spending time in quiet rural settings.I
25、n my own case, I often turn to extreme measures to try to keep my sanity and ensure that I have time to do nothing at all. Ive not yet used a cellphone and Ive never tweeted Facebook. I tried not to go online till my days writing was finished, and I moved from Manhattan to rural Japan.None of this i
26、s a matter of principle or asceticism(苦行主义) ：Its just pure selfishness. Nothing makes me feel better- calmer, clearer and happier- than being in one place, absorbed in a book, a conversation, or a piece of music. Its actually something deeper than mere happiness: Its joy, which the monk David Steind
27、l-Rast describes as “that kind of happiness that doesnt depend on what happens”.That is the highest of the highest we have been longing for-The joy of quiet.24. Why does the writer sometimes do nothing at all?A. He is out of work. B. Whatever he does makes no sense.C. He can enjoy himself in his lei
28、sure time. D. He is worried about his writing.25. What does the writer mean when using the word “forget “in the second paragraph?A. Trapped in busy work, they are really forgetful.B. They think the cellphone is not a suitable means of communication.C. They leave their cellphones at home on purpose.D
29、. They hate modern techniques such as the cellphone.26. What can we learn from the passage?A. The writer is unwilling to help others since he is selfish.B. Slowing down to find and space to think and enjoy ourselves is urgent.C. It is better to go back to the ancient times since we are so busy now.D
30、. We have more to say because we have more ways to communicate.27. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Enjoying quiet time is very important.B. We can do some sports such as yoga to relax.C. To feel better, we should do nothing at all.D. The more we communicate, the better we will feel.CAn idea
31、that started in Seattles public library has spread throughout America and beyond. The concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same time.In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit (追求) to be enjoyed by all, the program allo
32、ws strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched (发起) the “If All of Seattle Read the Same Book” project in 1998. her original program used
33、author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong Kong.In Chicago, the mayor (市长) appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the
34、 “One Book, One Chicago” program. As a result, reading clubs and neighborhood groups sprang up around the cit. across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character.The only problem arose in New York, whe
35、re local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity (一致) can be achieved. Or it may show that New Yorkers missed the point, putting all their energy an
36、d passion into the choice of the book rather than into discussion about a book itself.Ultimately, as Nancy points out, the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are enriched by the process, or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word.28. What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?A. To invite authors to guide readers.B. To encourage people to read and share.C. To involve people in community service.
