衡阳市八中2022级高一第二学期开学考试
英语
命题人：曹淑红 审题人：江莉
满分150分
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
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。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。
What does the man mean
A. He doesn’t care. B. He is very satisfied. C. He is a little disappointed.
How did the woman feel just now
A. Excited. B. Scared. C. Bored.
Where does the woman want to go tonight
A. To the theater. B.To a restaurant. C.To the supermarket.
What is the woman worried about
Missing her flight.
Having a traffic accident.
Being late for the football game.
Why does the man want another credit card
To pay for a car.
To get a higher credit score.
To buy more things he needs.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或对白，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至7题。全科免费下载公众号-《高中僧课堂》
What are the speakers probably
A. Journalists. B. Doctors.
What are the speakers probably going to do there
Have a news making event.
Buy some equipment.
Go sightseeing.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
When is the man’s flight leaving
Next Friday. B. Next Sunday. C. Next Saturday.
How much will the man have to pay for all tickets
A. $580. B. $1,160. C. $1,740.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
When should students meet for the field trip
A. At 7:00 am. B. At 7:15 am. C. At 8:00 am.
How will the boy probably get to school today
A. Take the bus.
Take his mom’s car.
Take Mrs. Anderson’s car.
What is the relationship between the woman and Mrs. Anderson
Colleagues.
Neighbors.
Best friends.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
How does the woman usually go to work
A. By bike. B. By subway. C. By car.
What will happen if the man is late for work
His boss will yell （大喊） at him.
He will work overtime.
He will be fined.
Why does the woman like living in the city
Her kids will get into good schools.
It makes it easier to work from home.
There are many interesting things to do.
What do the speakers have in common
They both have children.
They both like driving.
They are both married.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
Where does the talk take place
In England.
In Australia.
In the United States.
When was The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry published （出版）
A. In 2014. B. In 2012. C. In 2007.
What award （奖） has Rachel Joyce won
The Commonwealth Book Prize.
The Man Booker Prize.
The Tinniswood Award.
What did Rachel Joyce use to work as
An actress. B. A TV host. C. A writer.
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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Instructional Assistant Wanted
Oregon City School District 62
Oregon City, OR 97045
Full job description:
Under the direct guidance of a licensed teacher, the instructional assistant will deal with students during break time, in the classroom and perform other duties as assigned. Possible assignments could include one-on-one student assistance, special education classroom or general education classrooms for students from Kindergarten to 12th grade. Duties are at all schools in the district and assignments may be different each day.
Special requirements:
Must have the ability to work harmoniously with teachers, students, and other staff
Must have the ability to take direction appropriately, changing tasks as necessary
Must have 72 credit hours of post-high school studies, earned an Associate’s Degree or higher or passed the WorkKeys test
Must demonstrate excellent attendance and punctuality
Experience working with school-age students preferred, but not required
Bilingual(双语的) in Spanish desired, but not required
When you come to registration you will need to bring the following:
Current Passport or Driver License and Social Security Card or Birth Certificate
Copy of post-high school transcript(成绩单） showing 72 credit hours or the Associate’s Degree or above or copy of the WorkKeys completion certificate
Applicants are required to be fingerprinted and have a criminal record check at their own expense(presently $12.50).
This position is 5.5 hours per day;181 days per years.
Rate of pay: $20 per hour
What do we know about instructional assistants
Their daily wage is $181.
They take on tasks as assigned.
Their job is to form teacher-student bonds.
They work at different schools every day.
What is a requirement for instructional assistants
Having teaching experience.
Having an Associate’s Degree.
Having a good command of Spanish.
Having extremely good attendance.
What do applicants have to bring to register
Proof of identity.
The high school transcript.
The criminal record check form.
The WorkKeys completion certificate.
B
As a child, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm in western Pennsylvania. Surrounded by miles of winding stone walls, the house and field provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me.
Since my first visit to the farm, I had wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stone walls surrounding the houses. My parents would never agree because the walls were so old that some stones were loose and falling. However, my idea to climb across those walls grew so strong that finally I had all my courage to enter the living room, where the adults had gathered after Sunday dinner.
“I want to climb the stone walls.” I said. “Heavens, no! You’ll hurt yourself!” The response was just as I’d expected. But before I left the room, I was stopped by my grandfather’s loud voice. “Now hold on just a minute.”I heard him say. “Let the boy climb the stone walls. He has to learn to do things for himself.”
“Go,” he said to me, “and come and see me when you get back. ”For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls—and had the time of my life. Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my adventures. I’ll never forget what he said. “Fred,” he said, smiling, “you made this day a special day just by being yourself. Always remember, there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are.”
Many years have passed since then, and today I host the television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, seen by millions of children throughout America. There have been changes over the years, but one thing remains the same: my message to children at the end of almost every visit. ”There’s only one person in this whole world like you,“ the kids will hear me say, ”and people can like you exactly as you are.
24. Why did the writer enjoy his visits to the farm
A. There were old stone houses. B. He could experience new fun there.
C. He missed his grandfather. D. He was allowed to climb the stone walls.
25. Which of the following statements is true
A. The writer didn’t expect his parents’ disagreement with his climbing the walls.
B. The writer didn’t know the possible danger of the stone walls.
C. The writer’s grandfather backed him up to follow his own heart.
D. The writer became a TV program host due to his grandfather’s influence.
26. Which word can be used to describe the grandfather
A. Adventurous. B. Open-minded.
C. Tricky. D. Stubborn.
27. Which is probably the best title for the text
A. Unforgettable Childhood. B. Do Whatever You Like.
C. Just Be Yourself. D. Like grandfather, like grandson.
C
Can a computer think That depends on what you mean by “think”. If solving a mathematical problem is “thinking”, then a computer can “think” and do so much faster than a man. Most mathematical problems can be solved quite mechanically by repeating certain straightforward processes over and over again. Even the simple computers of today can be geared for that.
It is frequently said that computers solve problems only because they are “programmed” to do so. They can only do what men have them do. One must remember that human beings also can only do what they are “programmed” to do. Our genes “program” us the instant the fertilized ovum (受精卵） is formed, and our potentialities are limited by that “program”.
Our “program” is so much more enormously complex, though, that we might like to define “thinking” in terms of the creativity that goes into writing a great play or composing a great symphony, into developing a brilliant scientific theory or a profound moral judgment. In that sense, computers certainly can’t think and neither can most humans.
Surely, though, if a computer can be made complex enough, it can be as creative as humans. If it could be made as complete as a human brain, it could be the equivalent of a human brain and do whatever a human brain can do.
But how long will it take to build a computer complex enough to duplicate (复制) the human brain Perhaps not as long as someone thinks. Long before we approach a computer as complex as our brain, we will perhaps build a computer that is at least complex enough to design another computer more complex than itself. This more complex computer could design one still more complex and so on and so on and so on.
In other words, once we pass a certain critical point, the computers take over and there is a “complexity explosion”. In a very short time thereafter, computers may exist that not only duplicate the human brain but far surpass it.
28. In what sense does the writer think that humans are programmed
A. He thinks a man’s abilities are not limited, as a computer’s are.
B. Their characteristics, powers, etc. are fixed before birth.
C. In the sense that humans will always be superior to computers.
D. Computers must be operated by men, but man can operate by himself.
29. The writer mentions two kinds of “thinking”. They are________.
A. mathematical thinking and language thinking
B. writing thinking and composing thinking
C. mechanical thinking and creative thinking
D. none of the above
30. What does the “critical point” in the last paragraph refer to
A. When one computer is itself clever enough to design a better one.
B. The point at which a computer is an exact copy of a human brain.
C. When a computer can be made as creative as we are.
D. When the computers destroy each other in an explosion.
31. The underlined word “explosion” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
A. damage B. noise
C. excitement D. leap forward
D
At 3:30 a.m. EDT on April 19, the Ingenuity helicopter --- which landed on Mars with the Perseverance rover (漫游者) in February --- took off from the Martian surface. More importantly, it circled for about 30 seconds, three meters above the surface and came right back down again.
It may not sound like a huge achievement, but it is. Ingenuity’s flight is the first powered flight of an aircraft on another planet. It marks the milestone in the story of human space exploration.
There are several technological challenges to conduct helicopter flight in another world. First, and more significantly, helicopters need an atmosphere to fly. The blades (桨叶), or “rotors” of a helicopter must spin (旋转) fast enough to generate a force called “lift”. But lift can only be generated in the presence of some kind of atmosphere. While Mars does have an atmosphere, it’s much, much thinner than Earth’s --- about 100 times thinner, in fact.
Flying Ingenuity in Mar’s atmosphere is therefore the equivalent (对等物) of flying a helicopter on Earth at a height of 100,000 feet. For reference, commercial aircraft fly between 30,000-40,000 feet above the Earth’s surface and the highest we’ve ever been in a helicopter on Earth is 42,000 feet.
Then there’s the Martian gravity to consider. It is about one-third the strength of gravity on Earth, which means we’d be able to lift Ingenuity with less power than would be required here. But while Mars’ gravity works to our advantage, this is cancelled out by the lack of atmosphere.
Even sending the signal for the flight to begin required a collection of advanced technology. While it only requires minutes for radio signals to travel between Earth and Mars, there was still a delay of hours for those signals to reach the helicopter.
All these things require Ingenuity to be light enough. Actually, it weighs less than 4 pounds, stands just 1.6 feet tall, and carries batteries, heaters and sensors. Besides, its two rotors had to spin about 2,400 revolutions per minute — five times faster than on Earth.
When in flight, Ingenuity’s shadow gives the impression of oversized, four-winged dragonfly. But the tiny craft is set to make an enormous impact on space exploration. “Sojourner’s technical exposure in 1997 gave NASA the guarantee of future pilots. What the Ingenuity team has done has given us a new chance. I think that’s the way we build the future,” said JPL director Michael Watkins. In addition, Watkins believes that Ingenuity is expected to lay the foundation for more antigravity spacecraft capable of exploring other worlds in a totally new way.
32. Which of the following is of extraordinary significance according to the author
A. The Ingenuity helicopter landed on Mars successfully
B. The Ingenuity helicopter made its first flight on Mars.
C. The Ingenuity helicopter stayed on Mars for a long time
D. The Ingenuity helicopter travelled between Mars and Earth.
33. What can we learn about Mars’ atmosphere
A. It can hardly provide a lift for Ingenuity to fly.
B. It’s not safe for Ingenuity to fly high and fast.
C. It’s too thin to keep Ingenuity stable in the air.
D. It can only raise Ingenuity to a height of 100,000 feet.
34. What can we know from Paragraph 3 to Paragraph 6
A. How Ingenuity performed during the flight
B. Why Ingenuity’s flight on Mars is a big deal
C. How Ingenuity survived the tough conditions of Mars
D. What contributed to the successful flight of Ingenuity
35. Why did Michael Watkins mention Sojourner
A. To explain how its mission differs from Ingenuity’s.
B. To show technological progress in Mars exploration.
C. To stress the significance of Ingenuity’s flight on Mars.
D. To illustrate the impact of space exploration on future flight.
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。
In Australia, many people travel. After people retire, they might buy a van and travel all over the country. ___36___
So if someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in their home to care for it and keep the gardens tidy. House sitters might have to care for pets. Also, quite a few people have swimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning.___37___ I feel it is a great way of seeing the country, because you go and stay in a new city, get to meet new people, and have time to go sightseeing in a new area.
___38___ There are websites where you find the advertisements by people who want to travel, and by replying to the advertisement, you can make arrangements to go and look after their home.
There are some requirements to be a house sitter. You must be a trusted person, so that the home owner knows you will not steal anything. You must be able to go when the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of free time.___39___ You need to be good with pets, able to care for cats and dogs, or other pets they may have.
Some house sitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the house owners have a short holiday. Sometimes it is for much longer. We have had one house sit for six months, while the home owner travelled to Europe.
___40___ Then you can travel to many different countries and stay there. One of the important things to get is references from the home owners where you have stayed. A reference is a written letter to say that you are trustworthy and have looked after their home well. You can show these letters to possible house sitting jobs and they know you will do a good job.
A. I have done house sitting many times.
B. Thousands of people do this all the time.
C. It is also possible to do house sitting in other countries.
D. Generally you have many opportunities to get a house sitting job.
E. You must take a little care over what your description says about you.
F. This is an international house sitting service for all city and country areas.
G. You must have a good car, so you can travel to different parts of the country.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节, 满分30分）
第一节（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。
My sales career was almost cut short by my parents. I was 11, a member of the Girl Scouts, and preparing to sell our first Thin Mints. Our goal was to sell at least 50 boxes each, which would make us qualified for the ___41___. I considered knocking on strangers’ doors and hoping to win them over.
But when I___42___ my parents the permission paper to do this, they___43___handed it back unsigned. They thought it was ___44___ that their child would ask neighbors for ___45___. I defended my case: The ____46____want delicious cookies!
Finally, they ___47___, and I hit the streets. Door after door, I found that the ____48____ basically sold itself and all I had to do was adding some extra charm with my silk ribbon. The Girl Scouts____49____ me with a cup that had a thumb printed yellow smiley face on it. I felt _____50_____ .
I went on to have a long career in sales. Now when I_____51_____ that first adventure, what I see is a young girl who instinctively_____52_____the most important thing about selling. It’s about _____53_____ a service—bringing them the things they want and need, so that, in the best of situations, any product_____54_____ itself as well as the cookies did. That’s why I still have that cup, which I keep as a ______55______
41. A. candies B. certificates C. prizes D. designs
42. A. showed B. handed C. instructed D. sent
43. A. accidentally B. obviously C. hardly D. immediately
44. A. astonishing B. boring C. embarrassing D. confusing
45. A. food B. money C. support D. service
46. A. customers B. passengers C. listeners D. visitors
47. A. disappeared B. agreed C. struggled D. continued
48. A. product B. present C. object D. instrument
49. A. associated B. helped C. charged D. rewarded
50. A. interested B. recognized C. confused D. unprepared
51. A. look back on B. keep up with C. get close to D. make up for
52. A. doubted B. noticed C. understood D. remembered
53.A. requiring B. expecting C. checking D. providing
54. A. creates B. replaces C. sells D. reflects
55. A. present B. reminder C. surprise D. secret
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下而短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In recent years, many original Chinese children’s novels and picture books, with moving stories and Chinese elements, 56.___________(reach) great heights in the international markets. Children’s books have clocked(达到） 7.3 million volumes, 57.____________ (account) for 50.33 percent of all books exported.
Three factors have 58.____________ (great) contributed to the 59.__________ (grow): the depth of the story, traditional Chinese elements and emotions of the characters.
The meaning of children’s books lies in conveying the profound connotation（内涵）behind the story. Through the unique interpretation of the humanity and the environment,
60.___________(write) share the same feelings with Chinese and Western readers.
Cao Wenxuan, 61.________ is the writer of Bronze and Sunflower, even won Hans Christian Andersen Award. The English version of the book was published in 2015 by a British company, 62.___________ republished in 2017. It was included in “ the voice of the world - the world’s 63.__________ (beautiful) novel series”.
The book tells the story of the growing relationship 64.____________ a city girl, Sunflower, and a country boy, Bronze. The author displays the extreme struggle of the characters in 65.________ face of hardship, and describes the true, the good and the beautiful in human nature with vigor (活力）and warmth.
第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
假定你是李华，你的外国朋友Tom来信说他即将作为交换生来中国学习，他想提前了解中国饮食文化。请你给他回一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 表示欢迎;
2. 介绍中国饮食文化(如食物、筷子、就餐氛围等);
3. 期待他的到来。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
第二节 读后续写(满分25分)
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
The Difference a Teacher Can Make
Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was about to be lost forever by the U.S. education system. Remarkably, he could read ,yet, he was failing. He had been failing since first grade. Though Steve looked bigger than his age, yet he went unnoticed …until Miss White.
Miss White was a smiling, young, beautiful lady! Steve liked his new teacher; yet, still he failed. He never did his homework. Whenever he was punished for failing to turn in his homework , he felt just terrible! Still , he did not study.
Last week, the entire seventh grade was tested for basic skills. Steven hurried through his test, and continued to dream of other things. His heart was not in school, but in the woods, where he often stayed alone after school.He was always alone because no one cared. Oddly, Steven never missed a day of school.
One day, Miss White’s impatient voice broke into his daydreams.
“Steve!” Shocked, he turned to look at her.
“Pay attention!” Miss White began to go over the test results for the seventh grade. “You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “except for one boy, and it breaks my heart to tell you this , but…” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp stare. “ The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!” She just stared at Steve, as the class turned around for a good look. Steve dropped his eyes and carefully examined his fingertips.
“Just try it ! ONE WEEK!” He was unmoved.
“You’re smart enough! You’ll see a change!” Nothing changed him.
“Give yourself a chance! Don’t give up on your life!” Nothing.
“Steve! Please! I care about you!”
注意:
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1: Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it: Someone cared about him! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2: The following Monday, Miss White gave another test.
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听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1-5 CBAAB 6- 10 AA ACB 11- 15 CBABC 16-20 CCBCA
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)
21-25 BDABC 26-30 BCBCA 31-35 DBABC
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
36-40 BADGC
第三部分 语言运用（共两节, 满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）
41-45 CBDCB 46-50 ABADB 51-55 ACDCB
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. have reached 57. accounting 58. greatly 59. growth 60. writers
61. who 62. and 63. most beautiful 64. between 65. the
第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
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Dear Tom,
I am delighted that you are coming to China soon. Let me tell you something about Chinese eating culture.
Firstly, Chinese food has a great reputation for its delicious tastes and diverse cooking methods, which appeals to people at home and abroad. Typical examples are dumplings, noodles and hotpots, as you may have heard of. Besides, what highlights Chinese eating habits is the use of the chopsticks. What’s more, it’s common for Chinese people to talk over meals, which is regarded as a sign of being friendly.
There are more waiting for you to experience. Looking forward to your coming.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写(满分25分)
Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it: Someone cared about him! He couldn’t believe his ears. He looked up at Miss White in wonder. From her eager eyes, he could feel the warmth and the real care. On the way back home, those words constantly echoed in his mind. When he got home, for the first time in his life, he didn’t storm out out of the room for the woods. He seated himself before the desk and placed his schoolbooks on it. Determined, he turned the first page open.
The following Monday, Miss White gave another test. Spreading the paper carefully on his desk, Steve hurried through the test and was the first to hand in his paper. Obviously puzzled, Miss White began to look it over. In shock, she glanced up at Steve, then down, then up. Suddenly , her face broke into a bright smile. “ The smartest boy had just passed his first test!” she announced, proud and excited! At her words, Steve cracked a big smile, with his eyes sparkling with joy and gratitude. He knew that was all because of a teacher who cared about him.
