1、20192020学年度第一学期芜湖市中小学校教育教学质量监控高二年级英语试题卷第一部分 听力（共15小题，满分15分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 do we know about John?A. He had an accident. B. He worked in the hospital. C. He suffered from a headache.2. Why is
2、the man late?A. He overslept. B. His car broke down. C. He had no alarm clocks.3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Health. B. Education. C. Environment.4. How old is the girl?A. 6 years old. B. 9 years old. C. 15 years old.5. Whats the relationship between the speakers?A. Neighbors. B.
3、Former classmates. C. Workmates.第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）听下面3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至8三个小题。6. What is the party for?A. A festival. B. A birthday. C. An anniversary.7. Why does the girl talk to the man?
4、A. To ask for permission. B. To make an invitation. C. To get some advice.8. What will the headmaster do before the party?A. Sing an English song. B. Share his resolutions. C. Deliver a speech.听第7段材料，回答第9至第12四个小题。9. What does the woman want to do?A. Get fit. B. Kill time. C. Relax herself.10. When c
5、an non - members enjoy the special offer?A. This month. B. During holidays. C. On their birthdays.11. How much does a swimming class cost non - members each time?A $10. B. $25. C. $35.12. What class will the woman choose?A. A weight lifting class. B. A yoga class. C. A swimming class.听第8段材料，回答第13至第1
6、5三个小题。13. Why did the reader feel lonely?A. Her best friend wasnt around.B. She had trouble with her studies.C. She was unable to look after herself.14. What is the speaker trying to do?A. Introduce a class. B. Give suggestions. C. Share experiences.15. Whom is this passage written for?A. Teachers.
7、B. Parents. C. Students.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIn our annual Readers Choice Awards survey, we asked our readers to rate their favorite cities in the world for arts and culture. These cities are centers of music and dance, museums
8、,and theaters. Here are four of them where you can find inspiration in the arts,starting with the top spot.Rome, ItalyAt its peak, the Roman Empire extended over nearly two million square miles of land across Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa. Today, that history is on display everywhere. The city
9、s main attractions are famous not because of tourist advertisements,but because they are really so impressive. No wonder its known as the Eternal City:You could spend forever here and find new artistic and cultural treasures every day.Paris, FranceHemingway famously called Paris “a moveable feast”,
10、but wherever you go while in the city, there is always something to see, hear, taste or feel. With some 150 museums, Paris doubles as an art history class, offering the very best of the discipline across centuries and styles.London, United KingdomLondon is inspiration and setting for the rise of Sha
11、kespeare, Dickens, Orwell and Eliot and the breeding ground for all those iconic (标志性的) bands: The Kinks, The Clash and The Stones. London is also Banksys favorite canvas, home to more than 1,000 galleries, and the kind of place where you can spend a whole day in a single museum and still be ready f
12、or more when it opens the next morning.Vienna, AustriaAs we all know, Western music would be unrecognizable without Austrias capital, which nurtured many famous musicians. Its also the site of the Vienna Secession, a revolutionary art movement founded in 1897 by Gustav Klimt. Visitors today can see
13、the fruits of all that creativity in the citys 100 odd museums.1. Why is Rome regarded as the Eternal City?A. It had an important role in history.B. Its history can be seen everywhere.C. People can easily find new art and culture.D. People can spend money well there.2. What does the underlined word
14、“nurtured” in the last paragraph mean?A. Produced.B. Affected.C. Attracted.D. Changed.3. Which column can we probably find the text?A. History.B. Art.C. Education.D. Life.【答案】1. C 2. A 3. B【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了四个世界上最受喜爱的艺术和文化城市。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中No wonder its known as the Eternal City: You could spe
15、nd forever here and find new artistic and cultural treasures every day.可知难怪它被称为永恒之城：你可以永远在这里度过，每天都能发现新的艺术和文化宝藏。由此可知罗马被视为永恒之城是因为人们可以很容易地找到新的艺术和文化。故选C。【2题详解】词义猜测题。根据上文As we all know, Western music would be unrecognizable without Austrias capital可知，如果没有奥地利的首都，西方的音乐将是不可识别的，因此推断画线句句意：奥地利诞生了许多著名的音乐家。由此可知划
16、线单词意思为“产生，诞生”，故选A。【3题详解】推理判断题。根据文章第一段第一句In our annual Readers Choice Awards survey, we asked our readers to rate their favorite cities in the world for arts and culture.可知在一年一度的读者选择奖调查中，我们要求读者对世界上最喜爱的艺术和文化城市进行排名。以及文章内容主要介绍了四个艺术和文化城市，由此可推知文章能够在“艺术”一栏找到。故选B。【点睛】文章出处类推理判断题。做这类题重要的是要抓住文章的内容或结构特征，这是推理判断的
17、前提和基础。如报纸，前面会出现日期、地点、通讯社名称等；广告，其格式特殊，容易辨认；产品说明、器皿设备的使用说明有产品名称或操作方法，而药品的服用说明会告知服用时间、次数和药量等。文章中第三小题，根据文章第一段第一句In our annual Readers Choice Awards survey, we asked our readers to rate their favorite cities in the world for arts and culture.可知在一年一度的读者选择奖调查中，我们要求读者对世界上最喜爱的艺术和文化城市进行排名。以及文章内容主要介绍了四个艺术和文化城市
18、，由此可推知文章能够在“艺术”一栏找到。故选B。BMany seniors feel pressured to go straight from high school to college, but Camden Olson, who graduated from the Latin School of Chicago in the US last year, didnt give in. She decided to spend a gap year-taking a year off before college-raising a guide dog for Guiding Eyes
19、for the Blind in Maine. The non - profit provides trained guide dogs to blind and visually - impaired (视力障碍的) people. “This is something Ive always wanted to do.” Olson said.It is becoming more and more popular among American teenagers to have a gap year. Some students use the year off to figure out
20、 what they want to do: travel the world or save money for college.Olson is using her time to follow a passion shes had since 7th grade. For years, she kept an eye on guide dog services until she came across the opportunity at Guiding Eyes. With support from her friends, family and teachers, Olson we
21、nt for it. Olsons volunteer work centers around Derby, a one-year-old black dog.“My job is to raise him to be well-mannered and socialized,” she said. “Guide dogs cant be distracted. They go everywhere with their visually-impaired owner. They give a blind person a lot of support, too.”Of course, the
22、res an end in sight for Derby and Olsons close bond. When Derby celebrates his own graduation, Olson will have to say goodbye to him.“No doubt there will be tears, but, if he passes, I will be so happy for him to become a working dog,” she said.While some do not agree that gap years are a good choic
23、e, Olson said shes seen major success. In fact, shell be attending Princeton University soon and is thinking about majoring in biology.“I think Im already so much more mature than I was,” she said. “So many kids come back from gap years a lot more focused and prepared.”4. Why did Camden Olson decide
24、 to spend her gap year working for Guiding Eyes?A. Because her parents talked her into doing it.B. Because many of her peers had already chosen to do so.C Because it had been her dream for a long time.D. Because it would help her to make her experienced in work.5. According to Olson, guide dogs shou
25、ld _.a. not be easily distractedb. be well-mannered and easy-goingc. know how to play some tricks for their ownersd. give their visually impaired people supporte. protect their blind people from all possible dangersA. a, b, cB. a, b, dC. b, c, eD. b, d, e6. How did Olson feel when she said goodbye t
26、o Derby?A. Quite happy.B. Sad but glad.C. Regretful and sad.D. Nervous and disappointed.7. What does Olson think about the idea of a gap year?A. It makes people better prepared for the future.B. Whether its good or not depends on the person.C. Its negative side outweighs its positive side.D. It make
27、s sure of a students success at college.【答案】4. C 5. B 6. B 7. A【解析】这是一篇记叙文。主要记叙了Camden Olson利用空档年为Guiding Eyes工作，这是一家非盈利机构为盲人和视力受损的人提供训练有素的导盲犬。文章说明了她参加这项工作的原因和经过，以及她对空档年的看法。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“This is something Ive always wanted to do.” Olson said. 可知“这是我一直想做的事情。”Olson说。由此可知Camden Olson决定利用空档年为Gui
28、ding Eyes工作是因为这是她很久以来的梦想。故选C。【5题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段“My job is to raise him to be well-mannered and socialized,” she said. “Guide dogs cant be distracted. They go everywhere with their visually-impaired owner. They give a blind person a lot of support, too.”可知“我的工作就是把它培养成一个彬彬有礼、善于社交的，”她说。“导盲犬不能分心。它们和视力受损的
29、主人一起到处走。他们也给盲人很多支持。”由此可知，导盲犬应该不易分心、举止文明，容易相处和给予视障人士支持。故选B。【6题详解】推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“No doubt there will be tears, but, if he passes, I will be so happy for him to become a working dog,” she said.可知她说:“毫无疑问，会流泪，但如果他通过了，我很高兴他能成为一条工作犬。”由此可知，当Olson和Derby告别时，她感觉悲伤但高兴。故选B。【7题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段中“So many kids come b
30、ack from gap years a lot more focused and prepared.”可知“如此多孩子在间隔年回来后会更专注，更有准备。”由此可推知Olson认为空档年使人们对未来有更好的准备。故选A。CLaughter is a kind of universal body language that is shared by people of all nationalities, skin colors, cultures and traditions. But did you know that the ability to tell real laughter ap
31、art from fake (假的) laughter also varies among cultures?Greg Bryant, a professor of communication at the University of California, published a study in late July. In the study, 884 people from 21 countries were asked to listen to random recordings of laughter. Some of the recordings were made up of l
32、aughs from the bottom of the heart, while others were made by people who were asked to laugh on command.The study showed that people around the world have the ability to pick out real laughter, although their abilities vary from country to country. Residents of the Samoan Islands, were particularly
33、good at it, correctly identifying real laughter 56 percent of the time. According to Bryant, people from smaller, less industrialized nations “are more accurate in identifying a natural smile” because they rely heavily on emotional engagement in order to predict others behavior and create stronger s
34、ocial relationships.But how do people from different cultures detect natural laughter so easily? And what characters does real laughter have? As Professor Jessica Wolf of the University of California told the Association for Psychological Science, in real laughter, we produce qualities, such as high
35、er pitch (音调) and volume, as well as faster bursts of no clear sounds.By contrast, fake laughter will “sound like speech”. According to Science Daily, fake laughter is controlled by the same brain system that controls the lips and tongue. Bryant further explained that this system has active ability,
36、 saying “with this speech system, you can make a lot of different noises, including crying, laughter or scream. Thats where fake laughter comes from”.So that? s something to think about: next time one of your friends laughs at something you say, will you be able to tell if its real or fake?8. What d
37、id the study find?A. Real laughter is produced from peoples heart.B. People can tell real laughter from fake laughter.C. People have trouble recognizing real laughter.D. Laughter is a kind of universal body language in the world.9. Why are residents of Samoan accurate in identifying natural laughter
38、?A. They put much emotion to knowing others.B They often predict others behaviors.C. They arent well educated.D. They have a strong social relationship.10. What characters does real laughter have?A. Clearer words.B. Slower speed.C. Higher sound.D. More like a speech.11. What can we learn about the f
39、ake laughter system?A. It controls ears and eyes.B. It works like speech systems.C. It encourages people to copy others.D. It can make people produce various noises.【答案】8. B 9. A 10. C 11. D【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了Bryant研究发现，尽管各国人民的能力各不相同，但是世界各地的人们都可以通过声音中的微小差异来识别真笑和假笑。文章还说明了真笑和假笑分别具备的特点。【8题详解】细节理解题。根据第三
40、段第一句The study showed that people around the world have the ability to pick out real laughter, although their abilities vary from country to country.可知研究表明，尽管各国人民的能力各不相同，但世界各地的人们都能辨别出真正的笑声。由此可知研究发现了人们可以分辨出真正的笑和假笑。故选B。【9题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段中because they rely heavily on emotional engagement in order to pred
41、ict others behavior and create stronger social relationships.可知因为他们严重依赖情感投入来预测他人的行为，并建立更牢固的社会关系。由此可推知，Samoan居民能准确识别自然的笑声是因为他们把很多情感放在了解别人上。故选A。【10题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段中in real laughter, we produce qualities, such as higher pitch and volume, as well as faster bursts of no clear sounds.可知在真正的笑声中，我们会产生高音调和音量，
42、以及没有清晰声音的快速爆发。由此可知，自然的笑声通常以高音量为特征。故选C。【11题详解】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中Bryant further explained that this system has active ability, saying “with this speech system, you can make a lot of different noises, including crying, laughter or scream. Thats where fake laughter comes from”.可知布莱恩进一步解释说:“有了这个语音系统，你可以发出很多不
43、同的声音，包括哭泣、大笑或尖叫。这就是假笑的由来。”由此可知，假笑系统可以使人产生各种各样的噪音。故选D。DScientists are attempting to extract (提取) cells from a 40,000-year-old horse in hope of using the sample to clone the extinct (灭绝的) species back into existence. The male baby horse was discovered in 2018 in permafrost (永冻土) in northeastern Siberi
44、a of Russia.A team of scientists from South Korea and Russia believes the young horse, called the Lenskaya or Lena horse, was about 20 days old when it died. The species of horse, now extinct, is between 30,000 and 40,000 years old. Thanks to the terrible coldness, the animals tissue was preserved e
45、nough for the scientists to obtain samples.Semyon Grigoriev, head of the lab at the Mammoth (猛犸象) Museum of the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk, said the horse was “well - preserved” and a “great find”. There is no damage to the horses body and even its hair is undamaged. The unfortunate
46、 animal, according to Gngo-riev, “could have drowned after falling into some kind of a natural trap.”Hwang Woo-suk, a researcher from South Korea working on the project, said, “If researchers find a cell, they will do their best to clone the animal. If we get live cells from this ancient baby horse,
47、 it would be wonderful in terms of cloning.”After that, they will make a cloned embryo (胚胎) and a female horse carry it as its mother. Hwang said modern-day horses are “very similar to the ancient one,” so there would be no problem getting help from a modern-day female horse.The scientists are hopin
48、g the experiment on the baby horse will give them experience in progressing toward their ambitious goal-bringing back the extinct woolly mammoth.“If we manage to clone the horse-it will be the first step to cloning the mammoth.” Hwang said.12. Why was the Lenskaya horse kept in good condition?A. The temperatures were extremely low.B. It was buried under the ground.C. Alocal museum had preserved it.D.
