湖南省2022年上学期衡阳县四中高三英语8月月考试题

湖南省2022年上学期衡阳县四中高三英语8月月考试题第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AIndependenceissomethingthatcanbedifficulttoachieve.Butdon’tworrybecauseherewehavefourbooksthatcanhelpyou.Ifyoudon’tbuylessthanthreeofthem,you’llbegivena20%discount!TheTotalMoneyMakeoverbyDaveRamseyTakingcareofyourfinanceishard.DaveRamsey,afamousbusinessman,isheretotakeyouonthewholeprocessofplanningyourfinance,andshowthemythsofcashadvancesanddebtconsolidation(债务重整),tomakesureyourfinanceishealthy.Price:$14.49Grace’sGuidebyGraceHelbigGraceHelbigsharedhertipstobecomingagrown-up.ThebookisfullofpersonalstoriesofHelbig,herstrugglesandthelessonsshelearntfromfailingmanytimes.Thisbookisyouron-the-gofunreadwithpicturesanddrawingsofHelbig,andworksheets(作记录)topractice.Price:$7.95TheOhSheGlowsCookbookbyAngelaLiddonHavingsufferedfromeatingdisorderandlivingondiet,AngelaLiddonpromisedtoeathealthilyforever.Shethrewoutherfat-freebutterspray(黄油喷雾)andlow-caloriefrozen14/14\ndinnersafterlearninghowtoproperlycook.Thisbookcontainsmorethan100recipes(食谱)coveringbreakfast,salads,soups,powersnacksandthemaindishesforahealthymealatanytimeoftheday.Weallknowthathealthyeatingisallpartofbeingindependent.Price:$22.22TinyBeautifulThingsbyCherylStrayedLifecanbehard,especiallywhenitcomestorelationshipswithothers.Inthebook,Strayedgivesadviceonloveandlife.Shewritesaboutdifferentsubjects:asonrejectedbyhisparents,amotherwhohaslostherchild.Andthemessagehiddenthroughoutallheradviceisalwaysthat,ifyouwantagoodlife,youhavetocreateit.Price:$8.7621.Howmuchwillyousaveatleastifyoubuythreeofthelistedbooks?A.$5.68.B.$6.24.C.$8.95.D.$9.10.22.WhatisspecialforthebookGrace’sGuide?A.Itisabouthowtogrowuphealthily.B.Itismainlyabouthowtoworkbetter.C.Itisbasedonitsauthor’slifeexperience.D.Itteachesreaderstolearnfromothers’lifestories.23.Whichbookshouldyouchooseforsomeonewhoisbadatgettingalongwithothers?A.Grace’sGuide.B.TinyBeautifulThings.C.TheTotalMoneyMakeover.D.TheOhsheGlowsCookbook.B14/14\nOne-year-oldTallulahturnedpurpleandstoppedmovingafterthesweetbecamestuckinherthroat.HermumLeigh-Annesaidthedramabeganduringavisittohergrandma’shousewhenhergrandparentsgaveherolderkidssomesweets.“Thenatabout4:45pm,Tallulahstartedtochoke—weallwentintoapanic.”“Itseemedlikeitwentonforages.Notoneofusknewwhattodo.”“Iranganambulancewhilemygrandmaandgranddadtriedtogetthesweettocomeup.”“Tallulahwaspanickingatfirstbutthenshestartedtogopurple—shealmosthadnooxygenleftinher.”Withherdaughterlimp(无力的)andtimerunningout,Leigh-Anneknewshecouldn’taffordtowaitfortheambulancetoarrive.“TheonlythingIcouldthinkwastogooutintothestreet.”Shesaid.“IrushedoutandscreamedforsomeonetohelpwhilemygrandmarushedoutcryingwithTallulah.”Atexactlythemoment,Caitlin,whoisstudyingpublicservicesatRedcarCollege,waspassingbyQueenStreet.Shesaid,“IwaswaitingtogotoworkwhenIheardsomeonescreamingforhelp,soIranstraightover.”The17-year-oldgirladded,“SomethingjustclickedandIwentintoautomode.Thelittlegirlwascompletelylimp,soIcheckedherairwaysandtilted(使倾斜)heroverandstartedhittingherback.Iturnedherroundandtappedonherchest,thenafterwhatfeltlikeforevershecoughedupthesweetandspatitout.AssoonasshestartedcryingIfeltahugerelief.IwasjustsopleasedIwasabletohelp.”CaitlinwastaughtherlifesavingskillswhenshejoinedtheArmyCadetsfouryearsago.24.WhendidTallulahgetchoked?14/14\nA.Whileeatingsweets.B.Whileenjoyingadrama.C.Whilehavingameal.D.Whiletakingsomemedicine.25.Whydidthefamilygooutintothestreet?A.Tobuysomeneededtools.B.Tosearchfortimelyhelp.C.Togetabreathoffreshair.D.Towaitfortheambulancetoarrive.26.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeCaitlin?A.Braveandselfless.B.Kindandenergetic.C.Determinedandgenerous.D.Quick-thinkingandhelpful.27.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.Firstaidskillsoundsimportant.B.Screamingforhelpmakessense.C.Eatingsweetsendangersbabygirl.D.Heroicteenagersavesbabygirl’slife.CTechgiantsAppleandGoogleareteaminguptocreateasystemthatwouldletsmartphoneusersknowwhenthey’vecomeintocontactwithsomeonewhohasCOVID-19.ThetechnologywouldrelyontheBluetoothsignalsthatsmartphonescanbothsendoutandreceive1aperscntestspositive(阳性)forCOVID-19,theycouldinformpublichealthauthoritiesthroughanapp.Thosepublichealthappswouldthenwarnanyonewhosesmartphoneshadcomeneartheinfectedperson’sphoneintheprevious14days.ThetechnologycouldbeusedonbothGoogleAndroidphonesandAppleiPhones.14/14\nThecompaniesinsistthattheywillpreservesmartphoneusers’privacyandtheirtechnologywillbeusedonlybypublichealthauthoritiestotracethespreadofCOVID-19.Smartphoneuserscanchoosetouseit.Thesoftwarewillnotcollectdataonusers’physicallocationsortheirpersonallyidentifiableinformation.Peoplewhoaretestedtobepositivewouldremainunknowntothepublic,bothtothepeoplewhocameincontactwiththemandtoAppleandGoogle.“Privacyisofgreatestimportanceinthiseffort,”thecompaniessaidinajointstatement.TheAmericanCivilLibertiesUnionhaswarnedthatusingcellphonedatatohandlethepandemiccarriesrisksof“destructionofprivacy”.InastatementonFriday,ACLUcybersecuritycounselJenniferGranicksaid,“Thesystemalsocan’tworkwellifpeopledon’ttrustit”.ShesaidthatthejointAppleandGoogleproject“appearstoreducetheworstprivacyrisks,butthereisstillroomforimprovement.”Sheaddedthatthecontacttracingappshouldbeusedonlyforpublichealthpurposesandonlyforthedurationofthispandemic.Publichealthofficialssaythecontacttracing—findingpeoplewhohavebeenincontactwithaninfectedpersonwillbeakeystepinliftingshelterin-placerestrictions.Itwouldallowpeoplewhoareknowntohavebeenexposedtothevirustoisolatethemselves,whilelettingothersrecovernormalactivities.28.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toadvertiseforpublichealth.B.Tointroduceacontacttracingsystem.C.TowarnthepublicofrisksofCOVID-19.D.Toraisepeople’sawarenessofprivacyprotection.14/14\n29.Whatdothecompaniespromisetodoinparticular?A.Warnpeoplewhotestpositive.B.Protectinfectedpeople’sprivacy.C.Workwithpublichealthauthorities.D.Collectdataonusersphysicallocations.30.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4suggest?A.Publichealthissuesaretracedaccurately.B.Onlypeople’strustinfluencesthesystem.C.Thesystemisattheriskofbeingdestroyed.D.Jenniferthinksthesystemshouldbebetter.31.Thesystemismainlydesignedto.A.ensureinfectedpeople’srecoveryB.guaranteepeople’snormalactivitiesC.helppreventthespreadofCOVID-19D.encourageallthepeopletoisolatethemselvesDAsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation,dopeoplerememberless?Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation,whystoreitinyourownpersonalmemory,yourbrain?ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwe14/14\nrememberandhow.Inarecentstudy,ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperiment,theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later,thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.Inanotherexperiment,theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember,andtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationontheInternet.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder(文件夹).Surprisingly,peoplelaterrememberthefolderlocation(位置)betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet,theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled“transactivememory(交互记忆)”.AccordingtoSparrow,wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Instead,computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories;thatis,peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesn’tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent,butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.32.Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto________.A.introducethemaintopicB.showtheauthor’sattitudeC.describehowtousetheInternetD.explainhowtostoreinformation14/14\n33.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment?A.Sparrow’steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.B.Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.C.Thefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheinformation.D.Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation.34.Intransactivememory,people________.A.keeptheinformationinmindB.changethequantityofinformationC.organizeinformationlikeacomputerD.rememberhowtofindtheinformation35.WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrow’sresearch?A.Weareusingmemorydifferently.B.Wearebecomingmoreintelligent.C.Wehavepoorermemoriesthanbefore.D.Weneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。No-friendeatingtrendWhenyoueatlunchinarestaurant,youmightseemanypeopleeatingby14/14\nthemselves,watchingvideosontheirphones.36Doyouworrythey’relonely?Youprobablydidn’tevennoticebecauseyouwerelookingatyourownphone.TheNewYorkPostsaysthateatingalonewithelectronicdevicesisagrowingtrendamongyoungpeoplearoundtheworld.AccordingtoanewsurveyconductedbyOnePollonbehalfoftheUS-basedHighbushBlueberryCouncil,theaverageadulteatssixmealsaloneeachweekand387mealseachyear.37Maybenot.“Thewaywedefine‘togetherness’andwhatitmeanstobeconnectedseemstobeevolvingastechnologyevolves.Keepingourrelationshipsstrongdoesn’talwaysrequirebeingtogetherphysically,”wrotethereport.Nowadays,manyyoungpeoplespendmoretimestudyingandworkingincompetitiveenvironments.38Instead,it’snaturaltocommunicatewithothersthroughtext,emailandsocialmedia.DanielaGalarza,fromtheUS,isoneoftheseyoungpeople.ShetoldtheNewYorkPostthatshespentnearly10hoursonherworkeveryday.Shesaid,“Engagingwithmyfriendsandfamiliesonsocialmediaplatformsforabouthalfanhoureverydayalwayshelpsmefeelmoreconnectedwiththem.39”“Today,‘togetherness’ismoreofafeelingthanaphysicalstate,andpeoplegetcreativetostayconnected,”aspokespersonforTheHighbushBlueberryCounciltoldtheNewYorkPost.“40”A.I’mnotlonelyanymore.B.Doyoufeelpityforthem?14/14\nC.Beingtogetherallthetimeisgreat.D.Doesitmeantherearealotoflonelypeople?E.Theyenjoyeatingalonewithelectronicdevices.F.Theyhavelesstimetogatherandeatwiththeirfriendsorfamilies.G.Thejoyofbeingtogether—howeveryoumanageit—neverchanges.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Youjustcan’timaginewhatabravemotherislike.Shewasamotherofthree,whojust41anearthquake,couldn’ttellifherchildrenwere42forhelp.Orwhatifyouknewyoucouldn’tyellatherforhelpbecauseshecouldn’t43you?ThatwaswhathappenedtoConnieandherthreechildren44the6.1-magnitudeearthquakerockedNapa,California.Connieis45andcommunicateswithherchildrenusingsignlanguage.Atmidnight,Connieandherthreechildrenwere46onthefirstflooroftheirtwo-storyhome.Sheandher16-year-oldson,Juan,wereshakenawake.Instantly,theyrealizedtherewerenodisastersuppliesdownstairs.Connie,also47one-month-oldRauland8-year-oldAdriana,calledJuantocomeclosetoherinthedarknessand48forhimtogoupstairstogeta49.Juanslowly50thestairs.Heheardaloudcreak(嘎吱声).Arrivingonthetopfloor,hemovedquicklybut51togetwhatheneeded.Usingtheflashlighttoguidehisstepsback52thestairs,thefamilywasabletotakeafewitemsfrom14/14\nthefirstfloorand53.Theirhomewasalmostinruins.Beingdeafwasnotdeterrent(妨碍物)forthis54mother.Thefamilymadeittothe55safely,whichcomfortedeveryone.41.A.experiencedB.dreamedC.avoidedD.reported42.A.turningaroundB.standingbyC.runningawayD.cryingout43.A.seeB.hearC.forgiveD.reach44.A.whenB.afterC.unlessD.before45.A.blindB.deafC.oldD.sick46.A.aloneB.awakeC.aliveD.asleep47.A.chattingtoB.playingwithC.focusingonD.runningafter48.A.signedB.phonedC.shoutedD.explained49.A.helperB.flashlightC.boxD.suitcase50.A.moppedB.examinedC.climbedD.left51.A.carefullyB.regularlyC.bravelyD.hurriedly52.A.upB.aboveC.underD.down53.A.stayB.returnC.fleeD.cry54.A.famousB.skillfulC.ordinaryD.determined55.A.darknessB.shelterC.ruinsD.stairs14/14\n第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Atwo-layeredpaint56reflectsinfraredlight(红外线)whilemaintainingitscolourcouldhelpkeepbuildingsandvehiclescoolunderhotsun.Thiscouldhelpreduceenergyusedincooling.Thiscoating57(develop)byYuanYangatColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkandhiscolleagues.Itconsists58atoplayer,whichprovidesthecolour,andabottomlayerreflectinginfraredlight.Whenthesunshineson59objectcoatedwiththispaint,thetoplayerabsorbscertainlight,whilethebottomlayerreflectsinfraredlight,preventingtheobjectfrom60(heat)up.Asimilarcoolingeffectcanbeachievedusingwhitepaintormetalmirrors,61Yangsaystheadvantageofthisnewpaintisthatitcanbeanycolourdesired.62(usual)blackpaintabsorbsheat,butpaintinganobjectwithablackversionofthisnewcoatingkeptitabout16%:63(cool)thanwhenanobjectpaintedwithcommercialblackpaintwasexposedtothesameamountofsunlight.Thisnewpaintcouldbe64(use)intropicallocationstohelpkeep65(building)cool,aswellastopreventcars,busesandtrainsfromgettingtoohot.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华，上周应留学生朋友Andrew的邀请，你去听了一场钢琴音乐会，你打算教他长英文歌以表感谢，就此请你用英语给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：（1）对受邀表示感谢；14/14\n（1）简要回忆音乐会；（2）提出教他唱中文歌作为回报。注意：（1）词数80字左右（2）可以适当增加细节，已使行文连贯。第二节读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。Iwaslackingineverythingneededtostartanewfriendship.Myparentsmovedtothetownwhentheydecidedtolookfornewjobsbuttheydidn’trealizeIwasreallyhurtwhenIsaidgoodbyetomyoldfriends.Itfeltawfultobeanewstudentintheschoolandwhenmyclassmateswerechatting,whatIcoulddowastobecaughtupinmythoughtswatchingthecloudsoutsidethewindow.Iwasnotgoodatmathorhistory;norwasIgoodatdrawingordancing.Iwasshyandtimid.IhadafewfriendsbackatmyhometownanditseemedthattheyweretheonlyoneswhoIcouldbefriendswithformywholelife.IfeltIhadachievedapointofsaturation（饱和）withregardtohavingfriendsandIcouldmakenofurtheradditiontomyfriendlist.Iwasashamedofmyself,soIbelievedIdeservednonoticefromothersuntilEmilycametomyworld.Emilywasfearless,outspoken（坦率）andeasytogo.ShewaseverythingIwasnotandIwastooshytocomeoutofmyshell.ImetEmilyinschoolalmosteverydayandyetInevertalkedtoher.Wewereinthesameclassbutwewerelikepolesapart.HowIwishedIcouldbelikeheroratleastbeafriendofhers!Itwasanotherordinaryday.Iwanderedtothebusstopinthemorningandwaitedfortheschoolbus.BirdsweresingingsongswiththeirfriendsbutwhocouldIsingsongswith?Igotonthebusandwent14/14\nstraighttomyusualseat,complaininginalowvoiceaboutgettingupearlyandgoingtoschoollikeeveryotherday,andabouthowthingsweregoingtobethesamealloveragain.LittledidIrealizesomethingdifferentwouldhappenthatday.Para.1:WhenIgotuptogetdownthebus,myschoolbagwasstuckinthearmrest（被卡在扶手）.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Para.2:IgotnoticedbyEmily,whobroughtmecouragetostartanewfriendship!______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________14/14