- 1 -衡阳市八中2010届第二次月考英语试卷听力 （30分）第一节1. What is the man doing?A. Inviting the woman to dinner. B. Inviting the woman to a cinema C. Cooking supper2. Which bus goes to the shopping center?A. No. 10 B. No. 17 C. No. 153. Why didnt the man go to the Forest Park?A. Because he didnt like the park. B. Because he had to help his brother study.C. Because he had to look after his brother.4. What do the two speakers complain about?A. The weather B. The weather report C. The picnic5. Which of the following is true?A. John is as healthy as before B. John is weaker than before C. John is as strong as a horse第二节(1)6. How long can the battery last?A. 20 hours B. 10 hours C. 5 hours7. What does the woman think of the player?A. She thinks the sound great. B. She thinks the functions great C. She thinks the style great.8. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The MP3 can download 19 hours of English audio texts. B. The MP3 can be continuously operated for 25 hours C. The MP3 can download 9 hours of music.(2)9. Where did the conversation take place?A. In a rest room. B. In a fitness club. C. On the road.10. What was the woman trying to do?A. Teach the man something about the weather. B. Ask the man to stop and have a rest.C. Persuade the man to go back home.11. Why did the woman have so much knowledge about the weather?A. Because she gained it from her early experience on a farm. B. Because she worked in weather station.C. Because she learned a lot from her geography teacher.(3)12. What does the man suggest the woman do with old exam papers?A. Try to understand but not memorize the questions. B. Memorize the answers as quickly as possible. C. Do all the old exam papers carefully.13. What is the conversation mainly about?A. How to prepare for exams B. How to stay calm in exams C. Where to attend review sessions.14. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man knows little about exam preparation. B. The woman likes her teacher very much.C. The man is to have exams soon.(4)15. How many objects does the Library of congress have now?A. About 10 million B. More than 100 million C. more than 1000 million16. When is the Library of congress open to the public?A. Monday through Friday, except for public holidays. B. Monday through Thursday, except for public holidaysC. Monday through Saturday, except for public holidays17. Which is one of the regulations of the Library of Congress?A. Everyone can read the books there. B. Only authorized readers can read the books there.C. Only authorized readers can get the books out of the Library of Congress。第三节- 2 -单选题 （15分）21. We hired _ one-eyed man to play in our film, and we gave him _ 100-pound check for just one minute.A. a, an B. an, a C. a, a D. an, an22. My uncle promised to buy me a nice gift for my birthday, _ beyond my imagination.A. which B. that C. the one D. something23. We should believe ourselves! The brain of these people was as _ as our own.A. large and fully developed B. large and full as developedC. largely and full as developed D. large and full developed24. Have you told my father about the awarding ceremony? Yes, but he is too busy. I dont think he _. But in case he _, let him sit between us.A. is coming; is B. will come; does C. would come; will D. comes; do25 Actually, _ works hard can be _ he wants to be, whether it is a pilot, an engineer or a manager.A. anyone; whoever B. whoever; whatever C. who; no matter what D. no matter who; whomever26. _ we admire his good performance in the competition, he still needs more practice to be perfect.A. As much B. Much as C. Though much D. So much27. -Where is that _ tie I bought last month?- Cant you remember giving it to Rachel as a wedding gift?A. silk new black B. new silk black C. new black silk D. black new silk28. The farm as well as its neighbouring hills we once spent so much time _ on a new look as recently as last year. A. on has taken B. has taken C. on having taken D. having taken 29. Who would you rather _ the report instead of you？w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mA. have written B. have to write C. write D. have write 30. -We really enjoy ourselves at the party. Thanks again, Mr. and Mrs. White. -_. Just drop in whenever you feel like it.A. With pleasure B. Its a pleasure C. Nice having you here D. Nice you are here31. He hid himself behind the door _ he still could see what would happen to his classmates. A. there B. which C. from which D. from where 32. Its dangerous to let the children who are _ go swimming in the river. A. too young to B. so young C. not old enough to D. so old 33. The problem isnt difficult for the children to work out, is it？ _ . Perhaps they should have been given a more difficult one. A. Yes, it is B. Yes, it isnt C. No, it is