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衡阳市八中2024年高考适应性练习卷（四）
英语卷
请注意：考试时间120分钟，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，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 suggest the woman do
A. Prepare for a test. B. Read something. C. Go to bed early.
2. How much will the woman take the coat
A. 50. B. 100. C. 150.
3. What is the woman going to do next
A. Sing a song. B. Make a speech. C. Visit her parents.
4. Why is the girl calling the man
A. To ask him for a present. B. To thank him for his gift. C. To invite him to her birthday party.
5. What is the main topic of the conversation
A. Gardening. B. The weather. C. Global warming.
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、7题。
6. Which country are the speakers in
A. Australia. B. France C. Italy.
7. How does the woman feel now
A. Happy. B. Regretful. C. Anxious.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Schoolmates. B. Family members. C. Teacher and student.
9. Which lesson does the man usually have on Mondays
A. Maths. B. Physics. C. Art.
10. What will the man do next
A. Have lunch. B. Take a class. C. Write poetry.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why can't Jose swim alone
A. He is not old enough. B. He has had an accident. C. He is not good at swimming.
12. How does the woman sound at first
A. Calm. B. Confused. C. Worried.
13. What does the man do probably
A. He's a customer. B. He's an instructor. C. He's a student.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. How long was the man away
A. For one week. B. For two weeks. C. For three weeks.
15. How many times has the man been to London
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times.
16. What did the man dislike about London
A. The prices. B. The transport. C. The food.
17. Where does the man plan to visit next
A. London. B. Paris. C. Rome.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What did the speaker want to do after graduation
A. Buy a house. B. Work in a bank. C. Rent an apartment.
19. What is the reason why the speaker didn't use a credit card in college
A. He had so few expenses. B. He spent money on school fees. C. He had parents paying for things
20. Where is the talk given probably
A. On a street. B. In a classroom. C. In a school playground.
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
2024 Philly Theatre Week
Theatre Philadelphia hosts Philly Theatre Week: a celebration of the artists, organizations, and audiences that have made Greater Philadelphia one of the most vibrant theatre regions in the nation. Audiences will have an opportunity to try something new from our theatre community through a series of productions, readings, interactive events, and much more!
Plan your Philly Theatre Week experience
1. GET THE “WHAT'S ON STAGE” NEWSLETTER:
Delivered to your inbox! Sign up for our email list to receive daily updates during theatre week. Plus, go behind the scenes with artists, performers, and more.
2. SHARE YOUR STORIES:
Use #phillytheatreweek to share your Theatre Week experience online, and to see what else audiences are discovering.
Pay What You Can tickets
This year, all Philly Theatre Week tickets are Pay What You Can. This is a ticketing system that allows all audiences to choose their own ticket price. Each show listing includes information about how each PWYC ticket sale supports their company and artists.
Please note that all Philly Theatre Week tickets are limited and exclusive—they are offerings outside of normal box office ticket sales. If a show is out of Philly Theatre Week tickets, check a company's official website for regular price tickets. If a Philly Theatre Week option is sold out, please visit the theatre's official website to find additional tickets.
How can I view events/ reserve Philly Theatre Week tickets
All shows will be listed on www. on March 4th, when tickets go on sale! Click “Buy Now” and select your tickets.
21. What arrangement can you make for 2024 Philly Theatre Week
A. Open an email account. B. Watch shows with artists.
C. Post with a given tag. D. Exchange letters for updates.
22. What can we learn about Pay What You Can tickets
A. Their price is all up to the participants. B. They are intended for the Theatre Week.
C. They offer information about companies. D. They are cheaper than regular price tickets.
23. Where can you probably see this article
A. On a company's website. B. On a theatre schedule poster.
C. In a travel guidebook. D. In a advertising brochure.
B
One night several years ago, after filling up my car at a gas station and pulling away, I notice a strange sound behind me in I traffic. It sounded to me like someone was dragging a bumper (保险杆) , so I started looking for the car to alert the driver. But no matter how fast or slow I moved, or where I turned, I couldn't locate the car.
At this point I noticed people on the sidewalk pointing and laughing at me. I stopped and found the gas hose (软管) still attached to my car. I immediately pull out the hose and drove back to the gas station, where I was educated on the economics of breaking a gas pump (泵) .
My memory of that night is odd because I was judging the behavior of another person, who then turned out to be me. Philosophers might say that in these rare minutes, my “I-self” (the seer of things around me) and "me-self" (the one seen) were mentally separated.
This kind of separation is unnatural. Making it your permanent state of mind would be difficult and perhaps even undesirable. Each of us can, however, purposely change the balance of time we spend as observers and as the object of observation—even without doing something as ridiculous as I did. And working to observe more than you think about being observed can be an excellent way to get happier.
We think constantly about how other see us; we look in every mirror; we check our mentions on social media; we obsess over our identity. This brings trouble. Research has shown, for example, that focusing on the world outside yourself is linked to happiness, while focusing on yourself and how others see you can lead to your moods going up and down like a yo-yo. The good news is that you can certainly increasing your happiness by adopting conscious practices that help lower the mount of time you spend in an objectified state.
24. What happened to the author that night
A. He was probably fined. B. He damaged the bumper.
C. He got trapped in traffic. D. He knocked into the sidewalk.
25. What does “I-self” refer to at the early stage in the incident
A. The hose. B. The people. C. The author. D. The pump.
26. What does the author suggest readers to do in the last two paragraphs
A. Separate yourselves from the outside. B. Spend more time being an observer.
C. Avoid being an object of observation. D. Work bard to increase happiness.
27. What might the author continue talking about
A. How to be aware of happiness. B. How to spend our spare time.
C. How to reduce the state of “me-self”. D. How to adjust our moods.
C
Shakespeare described sleep as “the main course in life's feast, and the most nourishing” New research suggests it may also be a key nutrient in defend us against Alzheimer's discase.
Poor sleep has long been linked to Alzheimer's, but the relationship is similar to the chicken-and-egg puzzle. It isn't clear which came first. During deep sleep, the brain produces slow electrical waves and flushes out neurotoxins (神经毒素) including amyloid (淀粉样蛋白) and tau (微管蛋白) , two indicators of the disease.
Studies have shown that even one night of terrible deep sleep can lead to an increase of amyloid. A week of disrupted sleep can raise the amount of tau, which is especially insidious because over time it can strangle neurons from the inside out.
A study in the Annals of Neurology found that a sleep pill called suvorexant could reduce amyloid and tau in middle-aged adults with no cognitive problems. The two-night trial showed that amyloid dropped 10%to 20%, and a key form of tau 10%to 15%in people who received a high dose compared to a placebo (安慰剂) group. But these effects need to be studied over longer periods of time—including in older adults at higher risk of Alzheimers. But the study suggests that improving sleep quality among middle-aged adults could help reduce the risk of developing
Alzheimer's later in life.
What has puzzled neurologists, however, is that some people with high levels of amyloid who may appear to have Alzheimer's based on brain scans nonetheless function normally. Neurologists assume that this is because some people have higher levels of “cognitive reserve.” which enables them to function normally despite neurological damage. But there's another X factor, which scientists have struggled to identify. A new study suggests it may be sleep, and in particular deep sleep.
“Think of deep sleep almost like a life raft that keeps memory afloat, rather than memory getting dragged down by the weight of Alzheimer's disease,” says Matthew Walker, a neuroscience professor at UC Berkeley.
28. What is the relationship between sleep and Alzheimer's disease according to the new research
A. Inadequate sleep will indicate Alzheimer's disease.
B. The disease may be prevented if we can sleep well.
C. Neurotoxins produced during sleep cause the disease.
D. A good sleep will raise the indicators of the disease.
29. What can we infer from paragraph four
A. It's too early to use the sleeping pill to treat Alzheimer's.
B. It's advisable that adults turn to suvorexant to sleep well.
C. Suvorexant is a desirable pill to improve our sleep quality.
D. The amount of Amyloid and tau decreased due to placebo.
30. What is the main idea of paragraph five
A. Researchers' great confusion about the high levels of amyloid.
B. Low level cognitive reserve resulting in abnormal brain function.
C. Potential determinants related to the possibility of Alzheimer's.
D. Neurologists' assumption about our brain function and damage.
31. Why dose Matthew Walker make the comparison in his remarks
A. To advocate a healthy lifestyle among adults.
B. To emphasize the significance of sleep quality.
C. To demonstrate the crucial role of our memory.
D. To detail the damage brought by Alzheimer's.
D
To appreciate Dubai, you could start by going skiing. The ski resort, located inside one of the city's shopping malls, looks from the outside like a silver spaceship. You put on a thick coat, pull on your gloves and then marvel at what strong air-conditioning can do. At the exit, you can buy a souvenir T-shirt. A cartoon thermometer in Celsius announces: “I went from +50 to minus 8!”
Indoor skiing in the desert has become a symbol of Dubai's status as a wealthy. Modem metropolis. This small fishing village, Dubai's fortunes changed forever with the discovery of oil in the 1960s. Since then. it has evolved to become the largest city. But the rapid growth has come at a price. To power its cars and air-conditioning, the city has produced large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO. ) from fossil fuels. Now it is making some big changes.
To reduce its dependence on cars and lower its emissions, Dubai has invested in solar energy, green buildings, and a comprehensive public transportation system. In addition, all new buildings must meet strict energy regulations.
The most striking development can be found where the city's suburbs meet the desert. Unlike much of Dubai. the Sustainable City to the south feels more like a close-knit-village community. About five hundred low-rise houses are distributed along attractive. tree-lined streets. They all face north, away from direct sunlight, and are close together to provide natural shade. Each building has reflective windows and wall paint, which reduce the heat absorbed from the sun. Rooftop solar panels and energy-saving lights contribute to the community's energy efficiency. As a result, residents of the Sustainable City now consume 50 percent less energy than people living in other parts of Dubai.
By 2050, the government intends to obtain 75 percent of the city's energy from renewable sources-mainly solar. It also wants to have the smallest ecological footprint in the world. The plan is ambitious. But if successful, even guilt-free skiing in the desert could become an reality.
32. Why does the writer start the passage by describing a ski resort
A. To demonstrate the problems of living near a desert.
B. To describe an expensive and unsuccessful building project.
C. To give an example of how Dubai is a wealthy modern city.
D. To provide a warning of what Dubai might be like in the future.
33. The word striking in paragraph four is closest in meaning to
A. distinctive B. isolated C. massive D. uniform
34. Which feature is NOT true about the green buildings
A. Installation of energy-efficient lights. B. Avoidance of the sunlight from north.
C. Placement of solar panels on rooftops. D. Arrangement to allow natural cooling.
35. What would be the best title for this passage
A. How Oil Has Changed Dubai. B. Dubai's Economic Future.
C. The Costs of Green Living. D. Building a Sustainable City.
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
“Not only is it okay to not feel ‘okay’. it is essential.” Dr. Zuckerman, a licensed clinical psychologist, said. So crying after you get into a fight with your partner is also normal. as is feeling anxious and scared about an uncertain future. When we think we might lose something we care about, that's sad. 36 . We should let ourselves, and other people in our lives, feel these things as they come up.
37 . The more we avoid internal unease, the more isolated we can become, the more anxious we can get, and the more depressed we can feel. We need to not only feel. but also acknowledge our legitimate emotional responses to situations. Efforts to avoid or ignore them can isolate us during times of need.
You may feel you're being supportive by sending positive affirmations to a friend who is going through a difficult time. 38 . Your positive affirmations create the idea that your friend is in some way incapable of handling their feelings.
When you're lending an car to someone in distress, Dr. Zuckerman suggests avoiding phrases like: It'll be fine. 39 . What's there to cry about Instead, she suggests using phrases that affirm the other persons feelings and lets them know you are here to support them without expectation: It is okay to not feel okay right now. You're allowed to feel this way.
Feel your feelings. Sit with them. Let them pass. 40
A. Just smile, stop worrying!
B. You should feel whatever emotions you want to.
C. When we don't know what to expect next, that's scary.
D. By hiding our discomfort, we're only adding fuel to fire.
E. Never feel ashamed or embarrassed of being sad and afraid.
F. But in reality. you may be invalidating their feelings and harming them.
G. And allow others ride the wave of whatever emotions they're feeling too.
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、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
If doctors lie, it is surely inexcusable. One of the basic 41 the public have of doctors is honesty. Dut what would you think if I told you that research has shown that 70 per cent of doctors 42 to lying to their patients
Mrs Walton was in her eighties and 43 to see her husband. “He's on his way, don't worry,” I said this to calm her down. But it was a lie. He died two years ago. The truth is that it is a 44 to lie sometimes.
Mrs Walton is one of the dementia (痴呆) sufferers, who lose their memory of 45 events, but hold memories from the distant past. Many of them realize that the past bears little 46 to the present, but are at a loss to explain. They often feel scared that they are 47 by strange people, even when they are with their family. They look at their adult children 48 and wonder who they could be.
I have countless families not knowing how to react as their loved one moves back into distant past and they are 49 in the present. And how. as a doctor, does one manage sufferings that come with having no 50 of these patients' life for the past ten or 20 years Maybe he can tell them lies that are not big and elaborate —they are 51 comforts intended to calm and allow the subject to be swiftly changed.
52 with them about this false reality is not unprofessional —it is actually kind. That's not to say that lying to patients with dementia 53 is right. But what kind-hearted person would put another human being through the unimaginable pain of learning, 54 again and again, that they have lost their beloved ones. It would be an unthinkable cruelness.
Sometimes honesty is 55 not the best policy.
41. A. expressions B. expectations C. reputations D. regulations
42. A. objected B. contributed C. admitted D. appealed
43. A. ashamed B. delighted C. nervous D. desperate
44. A. cruelty B. kindness C. pain D. pleasure
45. A. recent B. popular C. distant D. major
46. A. opposition B. connection C. attention D. similarity
47. A. attacked B. isolated C. surrounded D. attracted
48. A. puzzled B. satisfied C. amused D. motivated
49. A. cut off B. thrown away C. put down D. left behind
50.A. knowledge B. control C. imagination D. record
51. A. brief B. constant C. permanent D. secret
52. A. Competing B. Plotting C. Matching D. Mixing
53. A. unnecessarily B. inaccurately C. impatiently D. impolitely
54. A. ahead of time B. in no time C. for the last time D. for the first time
55. A. mostly B. informally C. simply D. finally
第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5 分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Ancient stories vividly portray the lightweight clothing worn during summer. One tale recounts an encounter 56. ________ an Arabian merchant came across an official wearing a light and soft garment. Astonishingly, the merchant could make out a mole (痣) on the 57. ________ (official) chest through five lavers of clothing. If imagination is too 58. ________ (tax) , let us explore some examples of summer clothing from ancient China.
A sha gown 59. ________ (unearth) from Han Tomb No. 1 at Mawangdui in Changsha. It is the thinnest dress in the world. The plain gown, “thin as a cicada (蝉) wing” and “light as smoke” weighs 49 grams. It is only 25g with the sleeve openings and collar 60. ________ (remove) and can be folded into a matchbox. This piece represents the highest level of early Han 61. ________ fabric manufacture.
Well-suited for the humid southern regions of China, luo has larger holes in the fabric. 62. ________ (make) it more lightweight and breathable. At that time, only officials of fifth rank or higher were permitted to wear garments made of 63. ________ material.
Silk fabrics such as sha and luo were luxurious for common people. However. resourceful individuals discovered a way 64. ________ (utilize) plant fibers for clothing production, significantly reducing the cost of summer garments. Ge, also known as kudzu (野葛) , 65. ________ Chinese arrowroot (竹芋) , represents the earliest utilization of natural fiber as fabric in China
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，是学校英语社团负责人。你校正在开展“快乐学习，健康生活”主题活动，请代表社团用英文向社团成员及全体学生写一份倡议信，号召大家利用好课间休息时间，劳逸结合。内容包括：
1. 倡议的背景和目的；2. 如何利用课间休息时间；3. 提出倡议。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可适当添加内容，使行文连贯。
Dear fellow students,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The English Club
第二节（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，使之构成以一篇完整的短文。
When Mary entered the south Pole Penguin Research Lab. she saw her friend Tom gently stroking (轻抚) a penguin in his arms. As children of the lab scientists, Mary and Tom often observed the emperor penguins that were studied to understand how they adapted to extreme temperatures—insights that could aid human survival.
“We're thirteen, Tom. It's time to grow up and stop playing with the lab penguins,” said Mary as she started cleaning. “They're research animals, not pets.”
“But the birds listen to me!” insisted Tom. his breath forming a cloud in the freezing air. “You're just trying to be a penguin whisperer again,” Mary replied, shaking her head with a gentle smile. The penguins seemed playful as they walked, dove, swam and chased their live fish for sport before
eating.
Suddenly, an alarm rang out and red lights flashed, signaling a problem. The kids rushed over to look into it. “It's colder than before —there's ice forming on the water.” noted Tom. Though always cold, Mary had never seen ice here before. She checked the habitat monitor and found that the temperature had gone down a lot. “The heater must be broken!”
Mary quickly sent a message to their parents' research team, who were conducting outdoor studies. With the adults away, the kids would have to deal with the freezing conditions until help arrived.
Time dragged as Mary and Tom anxiously waited. The increasing cold caused them to shake. “I wonder what emperor penguins do in extreme cold, since they stay in the Pole all winter instead of going somewhere warmer.” asked Marv. “They huddle (挤作一团) .” Tom answered. “They huddle together tightly so that the birds in the middle will be warm enough.” “What about the ones on the edge ” Mary asked. “They push their way towards the center, and then move back out to the edge, and struggle back again. Scientists recorded it.” He replied as he stared at the large crowd of the penguins in the lab.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。
“I have an idea to stay warm!” Tom shouted excitedly. ____________________________________________
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Two and a half hours later, the. parents returned with help. _________________________________________
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