衡阳市八中2024届高三第五次月考英语试题注意事项：本试卷满分为150分，时量为120分钟第I卷(选择题)第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。1.Whatistherestaurant’sspecialty?A.Americanfood.B.Italianfood.C.Thaifood.2.Whyisthemanhere?A.Tohaveaninterview.B.Tomakeaninquiry.C.Tovisitthewoman.3.Whatisthewomanmostexcitedabout?A.Seeingsharks.B.Goingtothebeach.C.Stayingwithherrelatives.4.Wherearethespeakers?A.Atabusstop.B.Inacar.C.Onabus.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Whytheelectricitybillwentup.B.Wheretheycanpaytheelectricitybill.C.Howtheycanreducetheelectricityusage.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。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。听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。6.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Reservingaroom.B.Checkingintoahotel.C.Packingherluggage.7.Whatwillthewomandonext?A.Walkinapark.B.Havedinner.C.Gotoabank.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。8.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Colleagues.B.Interviewerandinterviewee.C.Managerandcustomer.9.Howmanycandidatesaretherefortheposition?A.Two.B.Four.C.Six.10.Whatdoesthewomanask?A.Whatthejobrequirementsare.B.Wheretheinterviewwillbeheld.12.WhatdoesSarahneedtodo?A.Meetnewpeople.B.Developnewskills.C.Findawaytorelax.13.Whoteachesthebeginners’class?A.Ms.Thompson.B.Ms.Brown.C.Ms.Johnson.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。14.Whatisthewomanworriedabout?A.Thepopularityofthetopic.B.Thelimitedtimeforthepresentation.C.Theamountofinformationtoprepare.15.Whatisthefirstmainpointofthepresentation?A.Waysofhelpingbees.B.Theimportanceofbees.C.Problemsaffectingbeestoday.16.WhatisMr.Lee?A.Ateacher.B.Anassistant.C.Areporter.17.What’sadvisedtobeaddedtothepresentationbytheman?A.Diagrams.B.Statistics.C.Photos.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。18.Whichdepartmentisrecentlyestablished?A.History.B.Business.C.Economics.19.Howwilltheprogramhelpwiththecoursefees?A.Itoffersstudentsloans.B.Studentscangetdiscounts.C.Theexpertsofferthefunds.20.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?A.Todoapromotionofaprogram.B.Toexplainhowtoregisterforthecourse.CToemphasizetheimportanceofeducation.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。AHandelingenkamerLibrary,TheHague,NetherlandsTheHandelingenkamerLibraryisalsoknownastheOldLibraryoftheDutchParliament.Thisbeautyistoppedwithaglassroundroofthatallowslighttocomethroughthebuilding’sfourstories.Itwasconstructedatthecloseofthe19thcentury.Inthishistoriclibrary,richlydecorativehandrails(扶手)andredbeautifulironbalconieswindandcurvearoundwhitetoweringshelvesofbooksfilledwithreportsofpoliticians’debatesandbills.Everyyearmanypeoplecometovisitit.TheAdmontAbbeyLibrary,Admont,AustriaTheAdmontAbbeyLibraryinAdmont,Austria,isthelargestmonastic(僧侣的)libraryintheworld.Foundedin1776,thelibraryispartoftheoldeststill-operatingmonasteryinAustriaandfeaturesastunningwhiteandgoldBaroquestyle(巴洛克风格)interior.Itattractsnumerousvisitorseveryyeartoday.Besides,thelibraryishometomorethan200,000sacredtexts.TrinityCollegeOldLibrary,Dublin,IrelandTheOldLibraryatTrinityCollegeisnotonlyoneoftheworld’soldestlibraries,butoneofthemostrespected.LocatedinthecentreofDublin,theLibrarywasconstructedin1712.It’sakeyattractionfortourists,manyofwhompurchaseadvanceticketstoviewTheBookofKells,avellummanuscript(羊皮纸手稿)thatdatesbacktothefourthcentury.Everyday,adifferentpageofthebookisdisplayedtothepublic.TianjinBinhaiLibrary,Tianjin,ChinaUnliketheotherlibrariesonourlist,thisoneispracticallynew.TheTianjinBinhaiLibraryopenedtothepublicin2017andwasdescribedbyTimemagazineasa“ziggurat”,withitswhitewavybookshelvessurroundingaroundauditorium.The363,000square-footbuildingwasdesignedbyDutchfirmMVRDVandcanhold1.35millionbooks.Builtinjustthreeyears,it’sbecomequiteatouristattractionsinceitwasfinished.1.WhatarethebooksinHandelingenkamerLibraryrelatedto?A.Money. B.Politics.C.History. D.Economics.2.WhydopeoplebuyadvanceticketsofTrinityCollegeOldLibrary?A.Tovisittheoldestlibraryintheworld.B.Totakealookatanoriginalcopyofabook.C.ToreciteWordsonapieceofvellumpaper.D.TotakeatouraroundtheTrinityCollege.3.Whatdothefourlibrarieshaveincommon?A.Theyhavealonghistory. B.Theyhavewhitebookshelves.C.They’reinthesamecontinent. D.They’retouristattractions.BOutinthewoodsstoodanicelittleFirTree.Itwasthesunshiningonhimandthefreshairsurroundinghimthatmadehimgorgeous.Insummer,childrenoftencameandsatdownnearhimandsaid,“Whatanicelittlefir!”Inwinter,whenthesnowlayglitteringontheground,aharehoppedoverthelittletree.Butheneverfeltanypleasure.WhatthelittleFirwantedsomuchwastogrowintoabigtreeashisneighbors.“Oh!WereIbutsuchahightreeastheothersare,”thoughthe.“ThenIshouldbeabletospreadoutmybranches,andwiththetopstolookintothewideworld!”WhenChristmascame,quiteyoungtreeswiththefinestlookingwerecutdown.AndsowastheFirTree.Hefoundhimself,inthemiddleoftheliving-room,stuckuprightinabucketthatwasfilledwithsandanddecoratedwiththemostsplendidthings-apples,colorfullightsandattheverytopalargegoldenstar,whichmadehimincomparablybeautiful.“Whatasplendor!”thoughttheFirTree,believinghewouldtake