2020年上期衡阳市八中高二第三次月考英语试题命题人：审题人：时量：120分钟总分: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，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 think of Sue?A. She is a competitive coworker.B. She is too young to be promoted.C. She is an experienced employee.2. What does the doctor advise the woman to do?A. Do the first test only.B. Give up the two tests.C. Do the tests tomorrow.3. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Waiter and guest.B. Colleagues.C. Neighbors.4. What are the speakers talking about?A. Wedding dress.B. Wedding hotel.C. Wedding preparation.5. How far is the shop?A. Two blocks away.B. Three blocks away.C. Four blocks away.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至7题。
6. Why has the flight been canceled?A. The weather of the day is awful.B. Something is wrong with the plane.C. The airport is closed for emergency.7. What does the man think of the woman's second option?A. Acceptable.B. Ambiguous.C. Unreasonable.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a library.B. In a bookshop.C. In a supermarket.9. How can people find the books they want?A. By checking the online catalogue.B. By searching books on the phone.C. By putting in author names online.10. In what situation will the man get charged?A. When he borrows the books without his ID card.B. When he doesn't have the membership card.C. When he keeps the books without renewing them.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What does the man want to do?A. Open a credit card account.B. Check his credit report.C. Pay off credit card debt.12. How many valid credit cards does the man have now?A. None.B. OneC. Five.13. What caused the man's problem?A. He had unpaid debts.B. He was unable to pay.C. He failed to pay on time.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What might be responsible for Alice's headache?A. Lack of sleep.B. Tiredness.C. Stress.15. What does Alice probably do?A. She's a student.B. She's a housewife.C. She's an employee.16. What's the man's suggestion to the woman?A. Changing her job.B. Forgetting her to-do-list.C. Relaxing herself with what she likes.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What has happened to South Howe Broch?A. It has completely disappeared.B. It has been falling into the sea.C. It has been protected by a sea wall.18. Which of the following sites has been badly affected by severe weather events?A. Midhowe Broch.B. The Orkney Islands.C. The University of the Highlands and Islands.19. Which period does the Midhowe Broch belong to?A. The Iron Age.B. Viking rule.C. The Middle Ages.20. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Climate has greatly changed in Scotland.B. Climate change threatens Scottish historical structures.C. Ancient British structures remain after severe climate change.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。
AMy father was 44 and knew he wasn’t going to make it to 45. He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life.Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. One part always stands out. “Right now, you are pretending to be a time-killer. But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you among the very best.” Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself. “You will do something great.” He didn’t know what that would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when I’ve felt proud of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here so I cou ld ask. “Is this what you were talking about, Dad? Should Ikeep going?”A long way from 12 now, I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress. Lately, though, I’ve come to believe he’d want me to move on to what comes next: to be proud of and believe in, somebody else. It’s time to start writing my own letters to my children. Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had. Our kids don’t hold back because they’re afraid to fail. They’re only afraid of failing us. They don’t worry about being disappointed. Their fear ----as mine was until my father’s letter----is of being a disappointment.Give your children permission to succeed. They’re waiting for you to believe in them.I always knew my parents loved me. But trust me: That belief will be more complete, that love will be more real, and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts; “Don’t worry; you’ll do something great.” Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back.21. What does the author tell us in the 3rd paragraph?A. Children need their parents’ letters.B. His father’s letter removed his fear of failing his parents.C. His children’s fear of failure held them back.D. Children are afraid to be disappointed.22. Which of the following is true of the author?A. He was sure his parents loved him.B. He wrote back to his father at 12.C. He got no access to success.D. He once asked his father about the letter.23. The main purpose of the text is to _______.A. describe children’s thinkingB. answer some questions children haveC. advise parents to encourage their childrenD. stress the importance of communicationBStudent loan (贷款) debt has become a worldwide problem. In America, the country's overall student debt reached a record of $1.6 trillion in 2019. The average person with student loan debt owed between $20,000 and $25,000. A recent Japanese government report says it has been lending over $9 billion yearly to students since 2010. Similar conditions exist in Africa and South America.Several factors account for high student loan debt. One is that employers everywhere have increased their demands for skilled workers, making higher education a requirement for many jobs. The students, however, after graduation, often find that their country's economy is not strong enough to support their financial needs, so their ability to pay back the loan becomes a problem.To solve the problem, many countries are seeking their ways. Australia has developed a system where students do not have to pay anything back until they are earning at least $40,000 a year. In America, several candidates running for president in the 2020 election have offered more extreme solutions that all or at least some of these loans will be forgiven.Some professors in several universities recently studied what the effects of debt forgiveness might be. They found that, overall, sudden debt relief greatly improved the borrowers' lives. Not only did they have more money, but they were more likely to move to a new area and seek better paying work.Yet the professors' research doesn't include what might happen to financial institutions or the overall economy if debt were totally forgiven. It only looks at how debt forgiveness would help the borrowers. They warn of some other possible negativeeffects. If a borrower knew that if he ran into any trouble he would be saved because he could get the debt relief, then he might actually become more reckless with his borrowing in the future.No matter what, the professors agree that if countries do decide to approve some student debt relief the neediest students should be helped first.24. How does the author introduce the problem of student loan?A .By making a comparison.B .By making classifications.C .By setting down general rules.D .By presenting some statistics25.What can we learn about student loan debt relief?A .It has already been carried out in the United States.B .It will surely provide some benefits to borrowers.C .It aims to encourage more students to borrow money.D .It will prevent a person from landing a well-paying job.26. What is the professors' attitude to debt forgiveness?A .Uncaring.B .Positive.C .Cautious.D .Disapproving.27.What's the main idea of the text?A .Growing global student debt fuels search for solutions.B .Student loan debt is the most serious problem worldwide.C .Student loan debt tends to pull the needy out of trouble.D .People hold different opinions on debt forgiveness.C“Nomophobia”, NO Mobile Phone phobia(恐惧) is a 21st-century term for the fear of not being able to use your smartphone. Smartphone addiction is on the rise, surveys show, and a new study released adds to a growing body of evidence that smartphone addiction is harming our minds literally.Smartphone addiction affects many people from all across the globe. Over 1.8 billion people own smartphones and the average owners check their scree ns 150 times a day. Considering those numbers, it shouldn’t come as a surprise when 44% of people (compared with 20% in 2011) admit feeling anxious when they can’t have access to their phones.Researchers from Harvard University used brain imaging to study the brains of 19 teenage boys who were diagnosed with smartphone addiction. Compared with 19 teenagers who were not addicted, the brains of the addicted boys had significantly higher levels of GABA, which decelerates neurons (神经元)，than levels of glutamate-glutamine, which energizes brain signals. That results in poorer attention and control, which you don’t want to have, because you want to stay focused. So that means you are easier to get distracted.“Addicted teenagers in the study also had significantl y higher scores in anxiety, depression and levels of impulsiveness (冲动) ,” said Dr. Leslie Perlow, who led the study.If you seem to have the symptoms of smart device addiction, experts have some suggestions in addition to mindfulness training. First, turn off your phone at certain times of the day, such as in meetings, when having dinner, playing with your kids, and of course, driving. Remove social media apps, like Facebook and Twitter from your phone, and only check-in from yourlaptop. Try to stop yourself to 15-minute intervals at set times of the day when it won’t affect work or family life. Don’t bring your cellphone and its harmful blue light to bed, and use an old-fashioned alarm to wake you. And last, try to replace your smart device time with healthier activities such as meditating or actually interacting with real people.28．Where can you find the data that best supports smartphone addiction is on the rise?A．In Paragraph 2. B．In Paragraph 3.C．In Paragraph 4. D．In Paragraph 5.29．What can be concluded from the research?A．Smartphone addiction leads to distraction.B．Smartphone addiction easily causes anger.C．Smartphone addiction is harmful to the mind.D．Smartphone addiction brings about anxiety and depression.30．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “decelerates” in Paragraph 3?A．Speeds up. B.Cuts downC．Adds to. D．Slows down.31．Which of the suggestions is encouraged according to the text?A．To use an old-fashion cellphone. B．To stop fifteen-minute intervals.C．To participate in more social activities. D．To turn off the blue light on bed.DMore often than not, we think the taste of food is largely to do with the way it's cooked. However, according to a new study published in the Journal of Consumer Research, sitting and standing also affect the taste.Lead author Dipayan Biswas, a professor from the University of South Florida in the US, looked specifically at how the vestibular（前庭的）sense, which is responsible for balance, posture（姿势）and location awareness, works with our sense of taste.He found that standing for even a few minutes causes people to feel physical stress. Gravity pushes blood to the lower parts of the body, causing the heart to work harder. This increases the heart rate and leads to increased stress hormones.All of these reduce sensory sensitivity, which affects taste. Our mouths fail to taste or feel temperature as well when this happens. When people experience discomfort, foods that normally taste good aren't as pleasing, says Science Daily.Biswas gave 350 participants each a piece of biscuit and had them rate its tastiness. Those who stood while eating gave it a lower rating than those who sat in comfortable chairs. Next, Biswas and his team gave participants bite-sized cookies from a well-known local restaurant. These cookies are widely considered to be very tasty. Those who sat down to eat rated them highly. However, when the baker added extra salt, the results were opposite. Participants who stood up to eat the cookies didn't notice that the cookies tasted saltier, while those who were seated found the cookies weren't so tasty.So if you really want to enjoy your meal, try to find yourself a comfortable seat. But if you're trying to lose weight, eating while standing could be helpful because people tend to eat less while standing.32．What's the common belief about the taste of the food in the text?A．It is mainly determined by how food is cooked.B．It is largely to do with how people sit or stand.C．It has little to do with the way people eat food.D．It seems associated with people's preferences.33．Why do people who stand less enjoy food?A．Their mental health declines. B．Their hearts work more slowly.C．They have no sensory sensitivity. D．They are less sensitive to taste .34．How did Dipayan Biswas get his conclusions in paragraph 4?A．By doing experiments. B．By classifying examples.C．By studying previous theories. D．By analyzing abundant data.35．What's the best title of the text?A．Sitting Has Various Effects On Eating.B．Posture Affects How People Enjoy FoodC．Eating While Standing Helps To Lose WeightD．Sitting And Standing Are Common Postures第二节(共5小题; 每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。