1、启用前【考试时间：2021 年 1 月 16 日 15:0017:00 绵阳市高中绵阳市高中 20182018 级第二次诊断性考试级第二次诊断性考试 英语英语 本试卷分为试题卷和答题卡两部分，其中试题卷共 12 页；答题卡共 2 页。满分 15。分， 考试时间 120 分钟。 注意事项：注意事项： 1.答题前，考生务必在答题卡上将自己的学校、班级、姓名用 0.5 毫米黑色签字笔填写 清楚，同时用 2B 铅笔将考号准确填涂在“考号”栏目内。 2.选择题使用 2B 铅笔填涂在答题卡对应题目标号的位置上，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干 净后再选涂其 它答案；非选择题用 05 毫米黑色签字笔书写在答题卡的对应
2、框内，超出答题 区域书写的答案无效；在草 稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。 3.考试结束后将答题卡收回。 第一部分第一部分 听力听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 回答听力部分时，先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的 时间将你的答案转涂到 答题卡上。 第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 L5 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并阅读下一小题。每段对话 仅读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt? A. 19.15. B.
3、 9.18. C. 9.15. 答案:C. 1. What are the speakers talking about? A. Changing notes. B. Paying for tickets. C. Repairing machines. 2. What does the man probably do? A. A carpenter. B. A shoe maker. C. A tailor 3. Whats the relationship between the speakers? A. Boss and secretary. B. Doctor and nurse. C.
4、 Teacher and student. 4. How much does each copy of the magazine cost? A. 2. B. 68.4 C. 15.8. 5. What does the man mean? A. He has a different opinion. B. He agrees with the woman. C. People should not go out. 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
5、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. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In the market. B, In the garden. C. At the birthday party. 7. When is Steves birthday? A. This weekend. B. In two weeks. C. Next week. 听第 7 段材料，回
6、答第 8 至 10 题。 8. Who will go to Japan? A. Doris. B. Henry. C. Bob. 9. What is Doris worried about? A. How to renew her passport. B. When to pack up her suitcase. C. Who to take care of her pet dog. 10. What do we know about the man? A. He is fond of pet dogs. B. He knows a lot about Japan. C. He is w
7、arm-hearted. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。 11. When does the conversation take place? A. Before the wedding party. B. During the wedding party. C. After the wedding party. 12. How does the man feel? A. Nervous. B. Worried. C. Thrilled. 13. What are they talking about at the end of their conversation? A. T
8、heir house. B. Their dress. C. Their photo. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。 14. How does the woman think of the mans idea? A. Ridiculous. B. Reasonable. C. Meaningless. 15. What does the man want to do? A. To stay at home all day long, B. To be helpful. C. To earn some money. 16. What can we learn from the
9、conversation? A. The man is too old to do something meaningful. B. Its easy to find a suitable job for a man at an old age. C. The man is confident in finding a job for himself 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What is Mr. Jia now? A, A safety guard. B. A student at Tsinghua University. C. A student in a
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21、 the track team, running the quarter mile in 57 seconds. She thought she might become a sports broadcaster. She gave no thought to teaching until a friend took her to an introduction to a program, which placed novice instructors in schools full of low-income children. Jackson liked the idea of givin
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28、ver noticed that the stars sometimes appear brighter in December, January and February? Theres a link between cold air and the night lights. Part of it is that it tends to be drier in the winter, said Diane Tumshek, an astronomer at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Even though
29、 its invisible, moisture （湿度）can change the way light moves through the air. And in the summer, moisture can make stars appear more dull. Air temperature is also what puts the twinkle twinkle in the little stars. Even on very clear nights, some of the atmosphere is cooler, and some of the atmosphere
30、 is warmer, said Tumshek, who also works with the Allegheny Observatory （阿利根尼 天文台）.And when the light from a star passes through those bubbles of varying temperatures, it bends and shifts the light, so that we are seeing stars appear to dance or twinkle,“ she said. For star lovers in the United Stat
31、es, theres another factor that comes into play for bright winter stars, although this is a matter of coincidence. During Earths journey around the sun, “there are just simply more bright stars visible from the Northern Hemisphere in the winter sky, Tumshek said. If you really want to see a shiny sta
32、r, just try to find a burning ball of gas called Sirius near the horizon. At 8.6 light-years away, Sirius is relatively close to Earth and the brightest star visible in the night sky. It is also large nearly twice as big as our sun and 20 times as bright. So this winter, when the world turns cold an
33、d it seems like we should be spending more time indoors, consider asking an adult to go exploring outside. With a warm coat and a clear sky, any night can be turned into a treasure hunt. All you have to do is look up. 28. What does the underlined word dull in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A. not shiny
34、B. not exciting C. not severe D. not smart 29, How does air temperature influence the brightness of stars? A. By changing the bubbles around them. B. By putting the twinkle twinkle in them. C. By varying the direction of the light from them. D. By making the stars dance and twinkle in the sky. 30. W
35、hat do we know about Sirius? A. It can be found at any night. B. It is 20 times as bright as the sun. C. It is a burning and shiny ball. D. It is closer to Earth than other stars, 31. What is the authors purpose in writing the text? A. To advocate stargazing in winter, B. To call on people to focus
36、on stars. C. To present new research results about stars. D. To explain why stars are more visible in winter. D Going through social media can quickly convince you that everyones life is more interesting than yours. During a particularly adventurous week on Instagram some months ago, I saw waterskii
37、ng in Maui, and swimming with wild pigs in the Bahamas. Wild pigs! I started googling flights to new places, imagining adventures. Then I ordered food from the place I eat at every week and . felt bad about not trying somewhere new. Recent research about repeat and novel experiences suggests that we
38、 ought to reconsider those negative feelings associated with repetition. Ed OBrien, a professor at the University of Chicago, launched a series of studies on this topic, “Theres a genera! belief that if you want to seem like an interesting, cultured person, the best thing you can do is to showcase t
39、hat youre open to new experiences, he says. That may be true, but I think we take for granted the value of really digging deep into one field.” To test this hypothesis （假设），OBrien and his team exposed all participants to the same stimulus （刺 激），including museum visits, movies, and video games. Next,
40、 some people were asked to imagine repeating the experience, while others actually did repeat what they had done. The researchers found that on the whole, participants said that repeating experiences was often far more enjoyable than they had predicted. There is joy in repetition partly because ever
41、y human mind wanders. Consequently, we miss a good part of every experience. Repeating things can really be seen as another opportunity to actually experience something fully. OBriens studies show that people are too quick to assume that theyve seen all the layers even in those cases where they have
42、nt. Its safe to assume there are more explorable layers in any experience. When were noticing new things in any experience, our brain becomes engaged. All we need to do is approach whatever task is at hand by searching for the things that we didnt see in it the first time around. 32. Why does the au
43、thor mention his experiences in Paragraph 1? A. To introduce the bad feelings linked to repetition. B. To show novel experiences are more interesting. C. To tell us a common belief about social media. D. To present to us his new, imagined adventures. 33. What did OBriens studies find? A. People were
44、 open to new experiences. B. Imagination was exciting on the whole. C. Repeating experiences made one bored. D. Digging deep into one field was enjoyable. 34, How can we keep our brain engaged? A. By assuming we didnt see all at first. B. By searching for the ignored elements. C. By approaching what
45、ever task is at hand. D. By keeping focused on every experience. 35. What is the best title for this passage? A. Novel Experiences Enrich Us B. More Layers Keep the Mind Busy C. Repetition Makes People Happy D. Wandering Minds Help One Explore 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项
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47、re in that goes over the bridge of your nose, and pinch （捏住） it until it fits your nose shape. Another trick: Clean glasses with soap and water to help prevent fogging. Mask Slipping Down Why it happens: Faces come in all shapes and sizes. 38 , But once you are out and about, a fitted mask is crucia
48、l so that you dont touch your mask and risk contaminating （污染）it or your hands. How to fix it: To make sure a mask fits you correctly, put it on and cup your （washed） hands around the edges. Pull the mask up towards your cheeks, then down towards your chin. Adjust the ear loops （圈）. 39 . It should f
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