1、宜宾市普通高中宜宾市普通高中 2020 级第二次诊断性测试级第二次诊断性测试英语英语（考试时间：（考试时间：120 分钟满分：分钟满分：150 分）分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）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（共第一节（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 7.5 分）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
2、遍。例：How much is the shirt?A.19.15.B.9.18.C.9.15.答案是 C。1.What are the two speakers talking about?A.Weather.B.Travel.C.Study.2.Where does the conversation most probably take place?A.In an office.B.In a bank.C.In a hospital.3.What will the man drink?A.Coca Cola.B.Beer.C.Soda water.4.What does the man w
3、ant to order?A.TV sets.B.Machines.C.Personal computers.5.What is the mans problem?A.He is thirty.B.He is sick.C.He is tired.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道小题。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，每小题将给出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 题。6
4、.What happened to the man?A.He locked himself out.B.He was knocked down by a car.C.He found his house broken into.7.What is the woman probably?A.A driver.B.A doctor.C.A policewoman.8.What is the woman most probably going to do?A.Look round the house.B.Talk to the mans wife.C.Lock all the windows.听第
5、7 段材料,回答第 9 至 11 题。9.Whats the possible relationship between the two speakers?A.Interviewer and interviewee.B.Employer and employee.C.Professor and student.10.Where do the womans foreign teachers come from?A.America.B.England.C.Australia.11.How many hours will the woman work for every day if she is
6、employed?A.Four hours.B.Five hours.C.Six hours.听第 8 段材料,回答第 12 至 14 题。12.Why does the woman mention the Sahara Desert?A.She watched a TV program about it last night.B.She thinks it is the largest desert in the world.C.She knows that the man likes foreign things.13.What kind of film does the woman li
7、ke actually?A.Love films.B.Travel films.C.Horror films.14.What can we learn about the man?A.He dislikes eating lunch with the woman.B.He likes to try new food.C.He gets sick of chips.听第 9 段材料,回答第 15 至 17 题。15.How did Rebecca lose much weight?A.She was on a diet and exercising.B.She had too much work
8、.C.She had too much sport.16.What sport does Rebecca like best?A.Baseball.B.Volleyball.C.Soccer.17.What can we learn from the conversation?A.The man was on the school football team.B.Teamwork is of great importance in the match.C.The football team practiced five hours a day.听第 10 段材料,回答第 18 至 20 题。1
9、8.What were dogs mainly used for in the old days?A.Food.B.Hunting.C.Protection.19.Why do people in cities keep dogs now?A.They want them to watch houses.B.They need friendship.C.They love animals.20.What can we learn from the text?A.Most people in the West still keep dogs for protection.B.The dog is
10、 useful for both children and adults.C.People feel more and more lonely.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）分）第一节（共第一节（共15小题；每小题小题；每小题2分，满分分，满分30分）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。ATAYKAHOTEL DE SALYouve stayed at hotels made of brick or wood.But salt?Tayka Hotel de Sal,Tahua,Bolivia
11、is made mostly of salt,including some bedsthough youll sleep with regular mattresses andblankets.The hotel,about$130 a night,sits on the border of Salar de Uyuni.Its a prehistoricdried-up lake and the worlds biggest salt flat.Builders use the salt from the over4,000-square-mile flat to make the bric
12、ks and glue them together with a paste of wet salt.The wetsalt will harden when it dries.When rain starts to dissolve the hotel,its no problem:the ownersjust mix up more salt paste to strengthen the bricks.COOLTHINGS ABOUT BOLIVIADuring rainy summer months,Bolivias Salar de Uyuni salt flat looks lik
13、e a giant mirror.The bus station in La Paz was designed by Gustav Eiffel.He also designed the Eiffel Towerand the Statue of Liberty.Every August in Bolivia,dogs are honored during the Feast of St.Roch.THINGS TO DO IN BOLIVIAEnjoy a saltea baked pastry filled with spicy meatfrom a street vender in Co
14、chabamba.Take a boat to Isla del Sol,an island in Lake Titicaca.Motorized vehicles arent allowedthere.Walk up to the Gate of the Sun,a huge stone doorway built by the ancient Tiwanaku culture.Dance with thousands of masked and costumed performers at the Carnival de Oruro.21.What kind of feature does
15、 Tayka Hotel de Sal have?A.It is built largely out of salt.B.It is at a very high altitude.C.It is firm in rainy days.D.It is attractive in price and quality.22.What can we learn about Bolivia?A.Bolivia is abundant in natural resources.B.ThepeopleinBoliviaprobablyrespectdogs.C.Motor vehicles are pro
16、hibited everywhere.D.Bolivian buildings were designed by Gustav Eiffel.23.What can visitors do in Bolivia?A.They can study Tiwanaku culture.B.They can cook local cuisines in person.C.They can travel to Isla del Sol by boat.D.They can sing with natives at the Carnival.BSachin oza always seemed to cat
17、ch whatever cold and flu germs were flying around.Despitebeing only in his mid-thirties,he felt out of shape and out of sorts.He realized that if he didntmake some changes,his immune function would continue worsening with age.“I have a familybackground of diabetes,high cholesterol,and heart disease,
18、”adds Oza.“I had to take action.”But Ozas lifestyle stood in the way.He clocked long days working in finance in London,with little opportunity to be active or focus on his well-being.His commute from his home inOrpington,Kent,to the office was stressful and time-consuming,and he was spending far too
19、many hours stuck behind his desk.Ozas increasingly sedentary（久坐不动的）lifestyle had repercussions.In addition tocatching bugs easily,he lacked energy,his body ached,and he felt lethargic.“My immunesystem was really weak,”recalls Oza.“I knew that I shouldnt be feeling this way before evenhitting 40.”So
20、he began a 15-year journey to examine his health fully.He conducted some changes to hisdiet,introducing more raw fruits and vegetables and cutting down on junk food.He started goingfor runs and began regular training,resistance training,and stretching.He also became interestedin mindfulness,practisi
21、ng deep-breathing and meditation.Now 49,Oza feels like a new man.“I catch colds far less frequently than before,”he says.His aches and pains have eased,his stress levels are lower,and he sleeps soundly.“I no longerwake up in the early hours,which has made a huge difference in how I feel.”There are m
22、any factors affecting the immune system that we cant controlageing weakensour immune function,for example,and we have individual genetic differences that affect how wedeal with diseases.24.What was the barrier for Oza to make changes before?A.His immune system.B.His family background.C.His unfavoura
23、ble lifestyle.D.His weak health situation.25.What does the underlined word“lethargic”mean?A.Puzzled.B.Sleepy.C.Unconfident.D.Energetic.26.How has Oza regained health?A.By taking a 15-year journey.B.By giving up his job in London.C.By eating raw fruits and vegetables.D.By changing diets and keeping t
24、raining.27.What do you think of Oza according to his experience?A.Busy.B.Determined.C.Intelligent.D.Dull.CNoise pollution is one of the serious yet least recognized health threats of our time.Noiseincrease risks of heart disease,cognitive damage and developmental delays.Now,scientists arerevealing t
25、hat non-humans,too,suffer from noise pollution and that they are far more sensitivethan humans.Also,marine animals see and sense the world through sound,which travels fartherunderwater than light.But scientists are now revealing that a vast range of marine creatures areextremely sensitive to sound.T
26、he range of negative effects caused by marine noise pollution isastonishing:delayed development,slow growth etc.Aquatic（水生的）plants are highly sensitive to sound.Take marine seagrass for example,just like forests on land,seagrass is a carbon sink,contributing to stabilizing our global climate.Inthe p
27、ast few decades,seagrass meadows the size of the Amazon have vanished.Climate change,pollution,boat anchors and the building of seawalls and harbors are all likely factors.Asresearchers at the Technical University of Catalonia have recently discovered,we can now addnoise pollution to this list of th
28、reats.When the scientists exposed a sample of Mediterraneanseagrass to powerful blast-level sound,the seagrass was severely damaged.Their sensitive hearing is an advantage in the dark depths of the ocean,but it makes aquaticorganisms very vulnerable.Loud underwater sounds can damage or destroy their
29、 hearing ability.These effects occur at much lower intensities（强度）of sound than are known to be damaging toanimals on land.These findings stress the vast threat that marine noise pollution poses to our oceans.Asoffshore operations-from seabed mining to oil and gas and renewable energy construction-a
30、reincreasing,little thought has been given to noise pollution.While exposure limitation levelshavent yet been determined,it is clear that this emerging science will lead to new restrictions onthe permitting and operations of marine industrial and shipping activities.28.Whats the main idea of paragra
31、ph 1?A.Noise pollution is the most serious pollution.B.Noise pollution hardly influences marine creatures.C.Noise pollution is regarded as the cause of diseases.D.Noise pollution harms humans and marine creatures.29.What is the function of marine seagrass?A.It has high sensitivity to light.B.It can
32、keep global climate stable.C.It can adjust aquatic organisms.D.It has weak hearing ability.30.Why is aquatic plantshearing ability easily damaged?A.Because its sensitive to the intensities of underwater sounds.B.Because humans have developed oceans quickly.C.Because there is lack of light in the dee
33、p ocean.D.Because aquatic plants grow rather slowly.31.What can be inferred from the text?A.Marine noise pollution will probably be improved.B.The restrictions on marine noise has been operated.C.Ocean transportation and fishery will be forbidden.D.The ocean will be sharply threatened by noise pollu
34、tion.DOver the years I have been fascinated to read about studies into the power of touch.Onefamous study examined video footage of how people responded to those near them who had beenthe victim of a crime.Observing their reaction and comparing their behaviors in non-humanprimates,researchers found
35、that there are striking similarities between the ways that humans andprimates such as chimpanzees comfort one another and demonstrate compassion and care.But to me,it also speaks about the importance of closeness and intimacy.Another studyfound that holding hands to comfort a loved one can actually
36、reduce their pain.It found that whenpeople who are close to one another hold hands,their bodies synchronize(同步)their heart rateand breathing rate.Perhaps we shouldnt be surprised,as we have known for many years aboutthe importance of touch.It symbolizes safety and love which is one of the most impor
37、tant aspectsfor development as a child.Is it any wonder that,when we are upset,distressed and vulnerable asadults,we seek out the same thing?The value of touch was demonstrated by a series of disturbing experiments on monkeys backin the 1950s by Harry Harlow,an American psychologist.His work showed
38、the incrediable drivefor warmth and intimacy that we have.In his experiments,he took young monkeys and placedthem in different enclosures.When given a choice between a surrogate(替代)“mother”to clingto made of wire mesh that had a ready supply of milk or a warm,soft mother that didnt provideany food,t
39、hey chose,to everyones astonishment,the comfort over food.This flew in the face ofwhat was expected.Yet this appeared to show that it was not food,but being comforted andintimate,that was the most important.The experiments showed for the first time how vital thefeeling of being loved is to us.32.Wha
40、t can be learned from paragraph 1?A.Humans have different behaviors from chimpanzees before violence.B.Comparing behavior of humans and primates is necessary.C.Comforting the victims of violence is important.D.Humans and primates resemble in some way.33.Which example shows the importance of closenes
41、s and intimacy?A.Giving an upset child candies can comfort him.B.Observing a victims reaction releases his pain.C.Touching a patients hands can make him less distressed.D.Holding the same heart rate illustrates the close relationship.34.Why did the people feel surprised at the experiment results?A.B
42、ecause they found the monkeys were not hungry at all.B.Because the monkeys could comfort the surrogate mother.C.Because the soft mother didnt provide any food for the monkeys.D.Because they always assumed that food was most likely to be chosen.35.What can be the most suitable title for the passage?A
43、.The Power of TouchB.How to Comfort a Loved OneC.Holding Hands Reduces PainD.Love and Safety is Essential第二节（共第二节（共5小题；每小题小题；每小题2分，满分分，满分10分）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。Developing friendship with other people is essential in our lives due to our own very nature.36Therefore,we need to
44、love and to be loved to become fully human beings,as loveis the highest form we can relate with others and one of the most distinct features of our species.Here are 4 key points to develop and sustain a true friendship.Take responsibility of your own emotions.37Sometimes we cant realize that we are
45、presenting the bad power to him/her.Beingaware of that,we would be better if we take responsibility and embrace the emotions that come upin our inner world instead of stopping the relationship or blaming the other for what we arefeeling.38The primary goal of friendship is to love,because this is our
46、 most inherent need.But love hasno other object than love.Therefore,the value of our friendship with others is not because of theusefulness of the relationship.Our love for a person should not depend on their capacity toimprove the conditions of our life.On the contrary,feeling the joy of having a t
47、rue friendship iswhat we need.Seek the good of the other person.When we love another person,we seek the good of the other because we rejoice in their ownhappiness.Therefore,our seeking for the other persons good is totally disinterested.39Acts of love are made for its own sake.Embrace the difference
48、s.Friendship doesnt mean having the same interests,opinions and mindset as the other person.Friendship is therefore a practice of unconditional love,an opportunity to grow together towardsfulfillment,and a journey to unfold the most precious capacities of a human being.40A.Human beings are relationa
49、l beings.B.Why not cherish it with your own heart?C.Look at the other as an end not as a means.D.Recognize the necessity of the close relationship.E.We usually blame the other person for what we feel.F.The mode of friendship differs from person to person.G.We serve the other without expecting anythi
50、ng in return.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 20 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 30 分）分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。One well-below-freezing morning,I walked through the grounds of Ontario Place.Treeswere frosted sculptures,and large chunks of ice41in the lake.I stop
