2015衡阳八中第四次月考英语试题及答案

衡阳市八中2015届高三第四次月考试题
英   语
命题：江萍 谢丽英   审题：张兰芬
考生注意：本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读理解和书面表达，满分150分，时量120分钟，请将答案写在答题卷上。


PART ONE    LISTENING  COMPREHENSION（共20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分30分）
SECTION A
Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letters (A,B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation TWICE.
Questions 1 through 2 are based on the following conversation.
1. What did the man do this morning?
A. He went to see Uncle Johnson.         B. He lent Uncle Johnson his car.
C. He cleaned the car.
2. Where are the keys?
A. On the table. B. In the woman’s pocket. C. In the man’s pocket.
Questions 3 through 4 are based on the following conversation.
3. What caused Mark’s accident?
A. Being drunk while driving. B. Sending a short message while driving.
C. Talking on the phone while driving.
4. What do we know about the two speakers?
A. They don’t know much about safe driving.
B. They like listening to music while driving.
C. They are careful when they are driving.
Questions 5 through 6 are based on the following conversation.
5. When will the man set off for the airport?
A. At 8:30 am. B. At 9:00 am. C. At 9:30 am.
6. Which city will the man visit last?
A. Xi’an. B. Taiyuan. C. Los Angeles.
Questions 7 through 9 are based on the following conversation.
7. Where is the institute?
A. On Green Street. B. On First Avenue. C. On First Street.
8. What makes the man decide to take a bus at first?
A. There is a bus every 10 minutes.  B. The bus stop is not far.
C. The cost is much cheaper.
9. What do we know about the man?
A. He is a new student at the institute.           B. He has a lot of luggage.
C. He will go out Exit A.
Questions 10 through 12 are based on the following conversation.
10. Where did the man buy the T-shirt?
A. In a downtown store. B. From an online store. C. At a fashion show.
11. What did the man like most about the T-shirt?
A. The design of the T-shirt. B. The color of the T-shirt.
C. The convenience of the T-shirt.
12.  What is the man’s plan for tonight?
A. To eat with the woman. B. To eat with a friend. C. To treat his friend at home.
Questions 13 through 15 are based on the following conversation.
13. Where did the woman and Mary first meet each other?
A. In kindergarten. B. In primary school. C. In middle school.
14. Why didn’t the woman and Mary keep in touch?
A. Mary lost the woman’s address.        B. They were too busy.
C. Keeping in touch was hard back then.
15. What did the woman do last week?
A. She searched for Mary’s name on Facebook.
B. She visited Mary and took a photo with her.
C. She invited Mary over to her house.

SECTION B
Directions: In this section, you will hear mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS. You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.
Blanks 16 through 20 are based on the following talk.

A few activities on the weekend

A concert	◆ Place: Lamely School ◆ Time:  16   to 9:00 on Saturday evening ◆ Service included: Food and drinks included in the cost of the ticket
A long-distance walk	◆ Place:   17     ◆ Time: At 8:00 am on Sunday ◆ A(n)  18   from the market squares is for anyone who is interested in going
A(n)   19	◆ Place: In the library ◆ Host: The International Club; a well-known       20     writer  ◆ Time: At 5:00 on Saturday afternoon

PART TWO   LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
SECTION A （共15小题；每小题 1分，满分15分）
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.


21. New iPhone goes on sale on Friday with ____ bigger screen and 4G wireless technology, as _____ company seeks to keep its competitiveness.
A. a; the     B. a; a C. the; the D. the; a 
22. In a TV ad, a happy housewife is polishing her table so shiny that her smiling reflection _____ on it.
A. has seen        B. was seen C. is seen    D. has been seeing
23. Driving Offence Point System is a computer-controlled system _____ to reduce accident rates and make roads much safer.
A. designing    B. to design   C. to be designed    D. designed
24. That the big film star ____ be so rude to his fans is quite astonishing.