安徽省芜湖市学年高二上学期教学质量检测英语试题学生版.docx

1、安徽省芜湖市学年高二上学期教学质量检测英语试题学生版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

2、from a headache.2. Why is 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 s

3、peakers?A. Neighbors. B. 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

4、the girl talk to the man?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.

5、 Relax herself.10. When can 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 swimm

6、ing class.听第8段材料，回答第13至第15三个小题。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 w

7、ritten for?A. Teachers. 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

8、music and dance, museums,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 disp

9、lay everywhere. The citys 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 Pa

10、ris “a moveable feast”, 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 set

11、ting for the rise of Shakespeare, 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 mus

12、eum and still be ready for 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.

13、 Visitors today can see 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 d

14、oes the underlined word “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.BMany seniors feel pressured to go straight from high school to college, but Camden Olson, who gradua

15、ted 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 for the Blind in Maine. The non - profit provides trained guide dogs to blind and visually - impaired (视力障碍的) people. “This i

16、s 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 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

17、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 went for it. Olsons volunteer work centers around Derby, a one-year-old black dog.“My job is to raise him to be well-mannered a

18、nd 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, theres an end in sight for Derby and Olsons close bond. When Derby celebrates his own graduation, Olson will have to say goodbye

19、 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 choice, Olson said shes seen major success. In fact, shell be attending Princeton University soon and is thinking about majoring i

20、n 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 to spend her gap year working for Guiding Eyes?A. Because her parents talked her into doing it.B. Because many of her peers

21、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 should _.a. not be easily distractedb. be well-mannered and easy-goingc. know how to play some tricks for their ownersd. give th

22、eir visually impaired people supporte. protect their blind people from all possible dangersA. a, b, c B. a, b, dC. b, c, e D. b, d, e6. How did Olson feel when she said goodbye to Derby?A. Quite happy. B. Sad but glad.C. Regretful and sad. D. Nervous and disappointed.7. What does Olson think about t

23、he 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 makes sure of a students success at college.CLaughter is a kind of universal body language that is shared by people of all n

24、ationalities, skin colors, cultures and traditions. But did you know that the ability to tell real laughter apart 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 fro

25、m 21 countries were asked to listen to random recordings of laughter. Some of the recordings were made up of laughs 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 laught

26、er, although their abilities vary from country to country. Residents of the Samoan Islands, were particularly 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 smil

27、e” because they rely heavily on emotional engagement in order to predict others behavior and create stronger social 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 C

28、alifornia told the Association for Psychological Science, in real laughter, we produce qualities, such as higher 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

29、 brain system that controls the lips and tongue. 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”.So that? s something to think about: nex

30、t time one of your friends laughs at something you say, will you be able to tell if its real or fake?8. What did 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 o

31、f universal body language in the world.9. Why are residents of Samoan accurate in identifying natural laughter?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 laughte

32、r have?A. Clearer words. B. Slower speed.C. Higher sound. D. More like a speech.11. What can we learn about the fake 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.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)