湖南省衡阳县四中2021届高三8月月考 英语（word版含答案） 试卷

衡阳县四中高三8月月考英语试题
第Ⅰ卷（选择题）
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，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。
1. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At school. B. At home. C. At a shop.
2. What’s the season now?
A. Summer. B. Fall. C. Winter
3. When does the man want to go to the library?
A. On Saturday B. On Sunday, C. On Monday.
4. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Turn up the gas in the fireplace.
B.Get some more wood from outside.
C. Let the wood burn a bit more.
5. Why didn’t Mary sleep well?
A. She had a headache.
B. She was troubled by noise.
C. She had a stomachache.
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 岀最佳选项。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，各小题将给岀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 will the man do on Saturday night?
A. Pick up the woman’s sister. B. Watch a DVD. C. Go to a club.
7. What day is it today?
A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Where does the woman plan to go?
A. San Francisco. B. Sacramento. C. Los Angeles.
9. What’s the best way to see California according to the man?
A. Go there by plane.
B. Take the train along the coast.
C. Go through the center of California.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why does the man like to go listening to music?
A. To make new friends. B. To kill time. C. To learn from others.
11. What hobby do the speakers share?
A. Going to concerts.
B. Playing musical instruments.
C. Listening to pop music.
12. How will the speakers improve their theory of music?
A. By turning to the man’s uncle for advice.
B. By practicing playing music every day.
C. By exchanging experience with each other.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How did the woman get the computer?
A. She ordered it. B. She borrowed it. C. She got it as a gift.
14. What surprises the man about the computer?
A. The size. B. The price. C. The color.
15. What did the woman do in the cafe today?
A. She talked with a friend.
B. She worked on her resume.
C. She looked for a job there.
16. How does the woman feel about noisy cafes?
A. She dislikes the noise.
B. She ignores the noise.
C. She is inspired by the noise.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What’s the talk mainly about?
A. A history of electronics.
B. Hearing loss caused by loud music.
C. Different ways to listen to music.
18. How many students involved in the study probably set no limit on their listening time?
A. Over 150. B. About 120. C. Around 300.
19. Who was asked about their use of music players?
A. Only students. B. Only adults. C. Both students and adults.
20. What do studies show about hearing loss?
A. It happens very quickly.
B. It will last throughout your life.
C. It is caused by noise below level 90.
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。
A
Independence is something that can be difficult to achieve. But don’t worry because here we have four books that can help you. If you don’t buy less than three of them, you’ll be given a 20% discount!
The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
Taking care of your finance is hard. Dave Ramsey, a famous businessman, is here to take you on the whole process of planning your finance, and show the myths of cash advances and debt consolidation(债务重整), to make sure your finance is healthy.
Price: $14.49
Grace’s Guide by Grace Helbig
Grace Helbig shared her tips to becoming a grown-up. The book is full of personal stories of Helbig, her struggles and the lessons she learnt from failing many times. This book is your on-the-go fun read with pictures and drawings of Helbig, and worksheets(作记录) to practice.
Price: $7.95
The Oh She Glows Cookbook by Angela Liddon
Having suffered from eating disorder and living on diet, Angela Liddon promised to eat healthily forever. She threw out her fat-free butter spray(黄油喷雾) and low-calorie frozen dinners after learning how to properly cook. This book contains more than 100 recipes(食谱) covering breakfast, salads, soups, power snacks and the main dishes for a healthy meal at any time of the day. We all know that healthy eating is all part of being independent.
Price: $22.22
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
Life can be hard, especially when it comes to relationships with others. In the book, Strayed gives advice on love and life. She writes about different subjects: a son rejected by his parents, a mother who has lost her child. And the message hidden throughout all her advice is always that, if you want a good life, you have to create it.
Price: $8.76
21. How much will you save at least if you buy three of the listed books?
A. $5.68. B. $6.24. C. $8.95. D. $9.10.
22. What is special for the book Grace’s Guide?
A. It is about how to grow up healthily.
B. It is mainly about how to work better.
C. It is based on its author’s life experience.
D. It teaches readers to learn from others’ life stories.
23. Which book should you choose for someone who is bad at getting along with others?
A. Grace’s Guide. B. Tiny Beautiful Things.
C. The Total Money Makeover. D. The Oh she Glows Cookbook.
B
One-year-old Tallulah turned purple and stopped moving after the sweet became stuck in her throat. Her mum Leigh-Anne said the drama began during a visit to her grandma’s house when her grandparents gave her older kids some sweets.
“Then at about 4:45 pm, Tallulah started to choke — we all went into a panic.”
“It seemed like it went on for ages. Not one of us knew what to do.”
“I rang an ambulance while my grandma and granddad tried to get the sweet to come up.”
“Tallulah was panicking at first but then she started to go purple — she almost had no oxygen left in her.”
With her daughter limp(无力的) and time running out, Leigh-Anne knew she couldn’t afford to wait for the ambulance to arrive.
“The only thing I could think was to go out into the street.” She said.
“I rushed out and screamed for someone to help while my grandma rushed out crying with Tallulah.”
At exactly the moment, Caitlin, who is studying public services at Redcar College, was passing by Queen Street. She said, “I was waiting to go to work when I heard someone screaming for help, so I ran straight over.”
The 17-year-old girl added, “Something just clicked and I went into auto mode. The little girl was completely limp, so I checked her airways and tilted(使倾斜) her over and started hitting her back. I turned her round and tapped on her chest, then after what felt like forever she coughed up the sweet and spat it out. As soon as she started crying I felt a huge relief. I was just so pleased I was able to help.”
Caitlin was taught her lifesaving skills when she joined the Army Cadets four years ago.
24. When did Tallulah get choked?
A. While eating sweets. B. While enjoying a drama.
C. While having a meal. D. While taking some medicine.
25. Why did the family go out into the street?
A. To buy some needed tools. B. To search for timely help.
C. To get a breath of fresh air. D. To wait for the ambulance to arrive.
26. Which of the following can best describe Caitlin?
A. Brave and selfless. B. Kind and energetic.
C. Determined and generous. D. Quick-thinking and helpful.
27. What may be the best title for the text?
A. First aid skill sounds important. B. Screaming for help makes sense.
C. Eating sweets endangers baby girl. D. Heroic teenager saves baby girl’s life.
C
Tech giants Apple and Google are teaming up to create a system that would let smart phone users know when they’ve come into contact with someone who has COVID-19.
The technology would rely on the Bluetooth signals that smart phones can both send out and receive 1aperscn tests positive(阳性) for COVID-19, they could inform public health authorities through an app. Those public health apps would then warn anyone whose smart phones had come near the infected person’s phone in the previous 14 days. The technology could be used on both Google Android phones and Apple iPhones.
The companies insist that they will preserve smart phone users’ privacy and their technology will be used only by public health authorities to trace the spread of COVID-19. Smart phone users can choose to use it. The software will not collect data on users’ physical locations or their personally identifiable information. People who are tested to be positive would remain unknown to the public, both to the people who came in contact with them and to Apple and Google. “Privacy is of greatest importance in this effort,” the companies said in a joint statement.
The American Civil Liberties Union has warned that using cellphone data to handle the pandemic carries risks of “destruction of privacy”. In a statement on Friday, ACLU cyber security counsel Jennifer Granick said, “The system also can’t work well if people don’t trust it”. She said that the joint Apple and Google project “appears to reduce the worst privacy risks, but there is still room for improvement.” She added that the contact tracing app should be used only for public health purposes and only for the duration of this pandemic.
Public health officials say the contact tracing — finding people who have been in contact with an infected person will be a key step in lifting shelter in-place restrictions.
It would allow people who are known to have been exposed to the virus to isolate themselves, while letting others recover normal activities.
28. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To advertise for public health.
B. To introduce a contact tracing system.
C. To warn the public of risks of COVID-19.
D. To raise people’s awareness of privacy protection.
29. What do the companies promise to do in particular?
A. Warn people who test positive.
B. Protect infected people’s privacy.
C. Work with public health authorities.
D. Collect data on users physical locations.
30. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 suggest?
A. Public health issues are traced accurately.
B. Only people’s trust influences the system.
C. The system is at the risk of being destroyed.
D. Jennifer thinks the system should be better.
31. The system is mainly designed to .
A. ensure infected people’s recovery
B. guarantee people’s normal activities
C. help prevent the spread of COVID-19
D. encourage all the people to isolate themselves

D
As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, do people remember less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.
In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.
In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder(文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remember the folder location(位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory(交互记忆)”.
According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesn’t mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.
32. The passage begins with two questions to ________.
A. introduce the main topic
B. show the author’s attitude
C. describe how to use the Internet
D. explain how to store information
33. What can we learn about the first experiment?
A. Sparrow’s team typed the information into a computer.
B. The two groups remembered the information equally well.
C. The first group did not try to remember the information.
D. The second group did not understand the information.
34. In transactive memory, people ________.
A. keep the information in mind
B. change the quantity of information
C. organize information like a computer
D. remember how to find the information
35. What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrow’s research?
A. We are using memory differently.
B. We are becoming more intelligent.
C. We have poorer memories than before.
D. We need a better way to access information.
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-friend eating trend
When you eat lunch in a restaurant, you might see many people eating by themselves, watching videos on their phones. 36 Do you worry they’re lonely?
You probably didn’t even notice because you were looking at your own phone. The New York Post says that eating alone with electronic devices is a growing trend among young people around the world.
According to a new survey conducted by OnePoll on behalf of the US-based Highbush Blueberry Council, the average adult eats six meals alone each week and 387 meals each year.
37 Maybe not.
“The way we define ‘togetherness’ and what it means to be connected seems to be evolving as technology evolves. Keeping our relationships strong doesn’t always require being together physically,” wrote the report.
Nowadays, many young people spend more time studying and working in competitive environments. 38 Instead, it’s natural to communicate with others through text, email and social media.
Daniela Galarza, from the US, is one of these young people. She told the New York Post that she spent nearly 10 hours on her work every day. She said, “Engaging with my friends and families on social media platforms for about half an hour every day always helps me feel more connected with them. 39 ”
“Today, ‘togetherness’ is more of a feeling than a physical state, and people get creative to stay connected,” a spokesperson for The Highbush Blueberry Council told the New York Post. “ 40 ”
A. I’m not lonely any more.
B. Do you feel pity for them?
C. Being together all the time is great.
D. Does it mean there are a lot of lonely people?
E. They enjoy eating alone with electronic devices.
F. They have less time to gather and eat with their friends or families.
G. The joy of being together — however you manage it — never changes.
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。
You just can’t imagine what a brave mother is like. She was a mother of three, who just 41 an earthquake, couldn’t tell if her children were 42 for help. Or what if you knew you couldn’t yell at her for help because she couldn’t 43 you? That was what happened to Connie and her three children 44 the 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Napa, California. Connie is 45 and communicates with her children using sign language.
At midnight, Connie and her three children were 46 on the first floor of their two-story home. She and her 16-year-old son, Juan, were shaken awake. Instantly, they realized there were no disaster supplies downstairs. Connie, also 47 one-month-old Raul and 8-year-old Adriana, called Juan to come close to her in the darkness and 48 for him to go upstairs to get a 49 .
Juan slowly 50 the stairs. He heard a loud creak(嘎吱声). Arriving on the top floor, he moved quickly but 51 to get what he needed. Using the flashlight to guide his steps back 52 the stairs, the family was able to take a few items from the first floor and 53 . Their home was almost in ruins.
Being deaf was not deterrent(妨碍物) for this 54 mother. The family made it to the 55 safely, which comforted everyone.
41. A. experienced B. dreamed C. avoided D. reported
42. A. turning around B. standing by
C. running away D. crying out
43. A. see B. hear C. forgive D. reach
44. A. when B. after C. unless D. before
45. A. blind B. deaf C. old D. sick
46. A. alone B. awake C. alive D. asleep
47. A. chatting to B. playing with
C. focusing on D. running after
48. A. signed B. phoned C. shouted D. explained
49. A. helper B. flashlight C. box D. suitcase
50. A. mopped B. examined C. climbed D. left
51. A. carefully B. regularly C. bravely D. hurriedly
52. A. up B. above C. under D. down
53. A. stay B. return C. flee D. cry
54. A. famous B. skillful C. ordinary D. determined
55. A. darkness B. shelter C. ruins D. stairs
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。
A two-layered paint 56 reflects infrared light(红外线) while maintaining its colour could help keep buildings and vehicles cool under hot sun. This could help reduce energy used in cooling.
This coating 57 (develop) by Yuan Yang at Columbia University in New York and his colleagues. It consists 58 a top layer, which provides the colour, and a bottom layer reflecting infrared light.
When the sun shines on 59 object coated with this paint, the top layer absorbs certain light, while the bottom layer reflects infrared light, preventing the object from 60 (heat) up. A similar cooling effect can be achieved using white paint or metal mirrors, 61 Yang says the advantage of this new paint is that it can be any colour desired. 62 (usual) black paint absorbs heat, but painting an object with a black version of this new coating kept it about 16%: 63 (cool) than when an object painted with commercial black paint was exposed to the same amount of sunlight.
This new paint could be 64 (use) in tropical locations to help keep 65 (building) cool, as well as to prevent cars, buses and trains from getting too hot.
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；
（2） 简要回忆音乐会；
（3） 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。
I was lacking in everything needed to start a new friendship.
My parents moved to the town when they decided to look for new jobs but they didn’t realize I was really hurt when I said goodbye to my old friends. It felt awful to be a new student in the school and when my classmates were chatting, what I could do was to be caught up in my thoughts watching the clouds outside the window. I was not good at math or history; nor was I good at drawing or dancing. I was shy and timid. I had a few friends back at my hometown and it seemed that they were the only ones who I could be friends with for my whole life. I felt I had achieved a point of saturation（饱和） with regard to having friends and I could make no further addition to my friend list. I was ashamed of myself, so I believed I deserved no notice from others until Emily came to my world.
Emily was fearless, outspoken（坦率） and easy to go. She was everything I was not and I was too shy to come out of my shell. I met Emily in school almost every day and yet I never talked to her. We were in the same class but we were like poles apart. How I wished I could be like her or at least be a friend of hers!
It was another ordinary day.
I wandered to the bus stop in the morning and waited for the school bus. Birds were singing songs with their friends but who could I sing songs with? I got on the bus and went straight to my usual seat, complaining in a low voice about getting up early and going to school like every other day, and about how things were going to be the same all over again. Little did I realize something different would happen that day.
Para. 1:
When I got up to get down the bus, my schoolbag was stuck in the armrest（被卡在扶手）.
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Para. 2:
I got noticed by Emily, who brought me courage to start a new friendship!
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参考答案
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
1-5 ABCBB 6-10 CACBC 11-15 CACAB 16-20 CBACB
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）
21-23 BCB 24-27 ABDD 28-31 BBDC 32-35 ACDA
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36-40 BDFAG
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）
41-45 ADBAB 46-50 DCABC 51-55 ADCDB
第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
56. which/that 57. was developed 58. of 59. an 60. being heated
61. but 62. Usually 63. cooler 64. used 65. buildings
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）
Dear Andrew ,
How are you recently ? I’m very glad to have been invited to attend the piano concert with you .To be honest , not only am I impressed with the performance given by the skilled artists ,but also with the wonderful comments by you .Thank you again for your kindness .Are you interested in singing Chinese songs ?If so ,keep me informed and I’ll spare no effort to help you learn it in return .
Yours sincerely ,
Li Hua

第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
Para. 1:
When I got up to get off the bus, my schoolbag was stuck in the armrest. I didn’t notice it and stood up with all my strength. Unfortunately, my schoolbag was torn apart and all the contents fell on the ground. I knelt down to pick them up. Suddenly, I saw a hand passing me some of the books. I looked up and found it was Emily who was helping me. With her help, I put all the contents back to my schoolbag. I began to talk with her and was surprised to find that we had much in common.
Para. 2:
I got noticed by Emily, who brought me courage to start a new friendship! One day when I told her that I admired her and how I wished to be a friend of hers, she said, “We have already been friends.” I felt so happy that I even sang a song. Hearing my song, she thought highly of it and asked me to teach her to sing it. She made me realize how unique I was and at last I came out of me shell.