1、宣城市2022届高三年级第二次调研测试英语试题考生注意事项：1.本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）共四部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。2.答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、考号在答题卷指定位置填写清楚并将条形码粘贴在指定区城。3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。第卷每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案涂黑；第卷请用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔在答题卷上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。4.考试结束时，务必将答题卡交回。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
2、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 is the problem?A. The sofa is too long. B. The door is too narrow. C. The table is too big.2. What will the woman do next?A. Pay a $50 fee. B. Repack her luggage. C. Add clothes to her suitcase.3. Who is the man
3、 in the conversation?A. The womans boss. B. The womans father. C. The womans co一worker.4. What does the man mean?A. He needs some money.B He wants to give the woman a surprise.C. He totally forgets the womans birthday.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. A window. B. A cooker. C. A smoke alarm.
4、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. When did the woman get her driver s license?A. Earlier than other people in the school.B. The same time as everyone else in the school.C.
5、Later than most people in the school.7. What is the new law about driving now?A. People have to practice longer.B. People dont have to take a drivers course.C. People cant drive until theyre 20 years old.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Which does the girl fear most?A. Insects. B. Snakes. C. Rats. 9. Where are th
6、e speakers?A In a jungle. B. In a desert. C. On a beach.10. What type of trip are the speakers taking?A. A family trip. B. A school trip. C. A business trip.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. How does the man keep up to date with the news?A. By reading the newspaper. B. By listening to the radio. C. By watching T
7、V.12. What does the man suggest the girl do?A. Stop listening to any network news.B. Depend less on what journalists say.C. Listen to more than one source of news.13. What does the man think of the news in general?A. It is always right. B. It is seldom accurate. C. It is generally reliable.听第9段材料，回答
8、第14至16题。14. How old is the woman now?A. 18. B. 28. C. 30.15. What do we know about the womans grandmas house?A. It is outside the big city.B. It is in a nice neighborhood.C. It is worth a lot of money now.16. Who has the biggest house according to the woman?A The man. B. The woman. C. The womans gra
9、ndmother.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What did the babysitter do first?A. She called the mother at work.B. She informed emergency services.C. She put the snake in a box.18. Who helped the babysitter before the emergency services arrived?A. A neighbor. B. A painter. C. An animal expert.19. How did the snake
10、 expert feel in the end?A. Afraid. B. Painful. C. Relieved.20. What do we know about the snake?A. It was poisonous. B. It was Jonnys pet. C. It was harmless.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中。选出最佳选项。AAre you ready to become an international UN volunteer?You can con
11、tribute your time, skills and knowledge through volunteering with the UN. This is an opportunity to create a positive impact and be a significant force for achieving peace and development. Make a difference to the lives of many!Why Volunteer with UN? They promote peace and development in communities
12、 around the globe, while upholding the ideas and aspirations of the United Nations; They represent many cultures and backgrounds, bringing a wide variety of perspectives and approaches; Your assignment can create a ripple effect that extends far beyond the immediate results of your efforts; You will
13、 learn about different cultures, expand your networks, study foreign languages and gain matchless professional and life experiences. Requirements 25 years old and older (no upper age limit); university degree or higher technical diploma; At least two years of relevant work experience in a profession
14、al background; Ability to work in a multicultural environment; willingness to work with people and local organizations; Ability to adjust in hard living conditions or remote locations; strong interpersonal and organizational skills.Conditions of service Assignments generally run for 6 to 12 months w
15、ith the possibility of extending for one to two years; Short-term assignments are also requested from time to time; Allowances are in no way to be understood as a compensation, reward or salary in exchange for the volunteer work.1. What can we benefit from being an International UV Volunteer?A. It i
16、s convenient for us to go abroad.B. We can promote local tourism rapidly.CIt is a good way to practise Chinese well.D. We can help achieve peace and development.2. What is the age range if you want to serve as an International UN Volunteer?A. Younger than 18.B. From18-25.C. At least 25.D. From 25-60
17、.3. What can we learn about International UN Volunteers from the passage?A. They are given salaries or reward annually.B. They are required to have related work experience.C. They are asked to work for at least one year abroad.D. They are arranged to work in isolated areas only.BLooking out of my wi
18、ndow today reminded me of another day just like this one, a day when I was searching for a special blue bird. I thought it had been talking to my grandmother about me.One day grandmother asked me to buy some bread. On the way home I gave my bread to a black dog. I really wanted to keep her but I kne
19、w my mother would not allow.An idea occurred to me. I got to our back gate, carefully dug a hole under the fence, and left the rest of the bread right at the hole. Then from the front door I went down the drive and through to the backyard. I got there just in time. She was trying to reach the bread
20、at the hole. I held her front paws and pulled her through. She ate up the bread and I was delighted that my idea had worked.When I got inside, I told my grandmother that my bread was eaten by a stray dog. I was very pleased with myself for not having to lie. We suddenly heard scratching coming from
21、the back door. Seeing her, grandmother asked me, “Where did that come from?” “She must have come in under the gate.” I pointed out the hole under the back gate. Grandmother told me she thought it was I who brought the dog home. I looked at my grandmother s face and asked, “How did you know?” She sai
22、d, “A little bird told me, a little blue bird told me.” I reminded her I had not told a lie. She grinned and said, “No you did not lie. But the truth you told was not the whole story either.”I spent most of that summer making sure the blue birds stayed out of the yard. I remember watching grandmothe
23、r giggling a little as she watched me.Years later I found out that grandmother had been looking out of the breakfast room window and watched me dig the hole, run back into the yard and pull the dog through. She and my mother laughed about it. Anyway, we kept the dog (even after she delivered 13 pupp
24、ies) until she passed away with snow-white on her snout and around her eyes.4. How did the dog get into the house?A. From the hole under the fence.B. From the bakery at the back door.C. From the front door and the drive.D. From the breakfast room window.5. What does the underlined word “that” in par
25、agraph 4 refer to?A. The bird.B. The scratching noise.C. The dog.D. The hole.6. Why did grandmother grin?A. Because she knew the truth.B. Because she once talked to the bind.C. Because she thought I told the truth.D. Because she loved the dog too.7. How did the writer feel about keeping the dog?A. F
26、rightened and puzzled.B. Concerned and happy.C. Tolerant and sympathetic.D. Delighted and carefree.CHave you ever found picking out the face of a friend in a group photo is sometimes hard, especially when everyone crowds together? In the same way, it can also be hard to read a passage of text when t
27、he letters are too close together. In fact, a new study shows that spacing the letters farther apart can help anyone read faster, and possibly understand more.Dyslexia is a common reading disorder. Crowded text was especially difficult for people with dyslexia to read. So researchers wanted to see i
28、f increasing the spacing between letters would help.Steven Stagg, a scientist, studies how people think and learn. His team recruited 59 students between 11 and 15 years old, thirty-two of whom had dyslexia. While the researchers recorded them, each student read two passages out loud. One passage wa
29、s in its original format. In the other, there was an increase of 2.5 points in the spacing between the litters. The recording allowed the scientists to measure their reading speed and count any mistakes, such as skipped words.People with dyslexia often employ aids to help them read, such as colored
30、overlays (覆盖物). This time they are offered by the researchers. Those colored overlays didnt help either group of kids. However, kids with dyslexia read the wider-spaced text 13 percent faster than the text with original spacing. These kids also made fewer mistakes. Students without dyslexia read fas
31、ter, too, although only by 5 percent.This is very good news It means teachers and publishers can print material with extra spacing between litters. Readers with dyslexia wont feel singled out by having to use special aids for reading. An organization called Readability Matters is working on these is
32、sues. The group is trying to get tech companies to make changes that should make reading easier.Stagg says, “Some methods have shown mixed results, but Letter spacing seems to be the one thing that everyone is finding works.”8. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?A. To make the article intere
33、sting.B. To present a common problem.C. To lead to the topic of the article.D. To provide a new solution.9. What do you know about people with Dyslexia?A. They may understand everything while reading wider-spaced text.B. They may read faster than normal kids while reading wider- spaced text.C. They
34、may free from dyslexia after increasing letter spacing.DThey may feel singled out while using colored layouts for reading.10. In which column of a newspaper can we probably find this passage?A. Science study.B. Campus life.C. Star stories.D. Business.11. What is the best title for the text?A. Reader
35、s Try to Improve Reading SpeedB. You Just Need More SpaceC. Colored Overlays Are Helpful AidsD. Dyslexia Affects Reading SpeedDChina s booming coffee business has made it the second most important market for global giant Starbucks, behind only its home U.S. market. But its also providing fertile gro
36、und for new and innovative (勇于创新的) players catering to local preferences. One of the latest in that group is Shanghai-based chain Manner Coffee, which, together with other similar homegrown names, are reshaping the countrys coffee drinking landscape.This year alone has seen 16 financing events in Ch
37、inas coffee sector, with more than 5 billion yuan ($784 million ) pouring into the space. Even the infamous Luckin Coffee, which was removed from the Nasdaq last year after being exposed for massive fraud (欺诈), is once again attracting investors attention.Dubbed (被称作) as a seller of “street coffee”
38、priced between 10 yuan and 20 yuan per cup, equal to $ 3 or less, Manner quickly became popular among young office workers for its less expensive price and high quality.Manner and the other up-and-comers are thriving on a China coffee market that is growing at a healthy 15% per year. After expanding
39、 slowly in its first three years, Manners store count rose from just eight at the end of 2018 to 194 this year, with 165 in Shanghai and the rest in Beijng, Shenzhen, Chengdu and other cities. It plans to keep expanding outside of Shanghai by opening up to 100 new stores a year.Meanwhile, Starbucks
40、reported its same-store sales in the Chinese market grew by just 19% in its financial third quarter, down sharply from 91% growth in the previous quarter, due in part to weak year-ago figures from stores affected during early stages of the pandemic in 2020. The company forecast that growth would slo
41、w further still in the following years.12. What does the underlined phrase “fertile ground” in paragraph 1 probably mean here?A. Limited space.B. Fat chance.C. Rich soil.D. Necessary conditions.13. What can we learn from the passage?A. Starbucks is creating the countrys coffee-drinking landscape.B.
42、Starbucks was removed from the Nasdaq last year due to fraud.C. Manner Coffee has a cheaper price and superior quality.D. Manner Coffee plans to expand is overseas market.14. What is the purpose of mentioning Starbucks in the last paragraph?A. To show that new players are starting to bite into Starb
43、ucks lunch.B. To prove that Luckin Coffee is an unusually successful hit.C. To explain the fast increase of Starbucks in the Chinese market.D. To present the promising future of the U.S. coffee market.15. Whats the text mainly about?A. Manner Coffee becomes fashionable worldwide “street coffee”.B. M
44、anner Coffee joins hand with Starbucks to develop business.C. Manner Coffee replaces Starbucks both at home and abroad.D. Manner Coffee takes on Starbucks in China with “street coffee”.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，选项中有两项为多余选项。What is empathy?Empathy is the ability to share and u
45、nderstand the feelings or emotions of others.Types of empathyThere are three different ways to think of empathy. First, there is affective empathy. This is the ability to share the emotions of others. For example, someone watching a scary movie may feel scared when a character is scared. Second, the
46、re is cognitive empathy. This is the ability to understand the feelings of others. A good example is a counselor. Counselors may understand that someone they are speaking to is sad, but that does not mean the counselor becomes sad. Finally, there is emotional regulation. _16_. For example, doctors n
47、eed to control their emotions when doing surgery on a patient. They cannot be afraid of hurting them or sad for them because they are sick.Depending on the situation_17_ . It may not always be positive. For example, strong positive empathy feelings for members of our own family might lead to negativ
48、e emotions like hate toward those we see as a threat. _18_. For instance, people might feel more empathy for people who look or act like them. People who are good at reading others emotions might also trick other people for their own benefit.Measuring stick_19_ . These typically ask people to tell how much they agree with certain statements. They might say they strongly ag
