1、第二次质量监测联考英语注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30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
2、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。例: How much is the shirt?A.19.15. B.9.18. C.9.15.答案是C。1. What time is it now?A. 5:15. B. 5:30. C.5:45.2. How does the man feel?A. Frightened. B. Proud. C. Excited.3. What is the mans phone number?A. 560-1278. B. 560-1287. C. 650-1287.4. What are the speakers main
3、ly talking about?A. How long they havent met.B. How the woman went to college.C. How the womans life is going.5. What does the woman think of French food?A. It is delicious. B. It is easy to make. C. It is time-consuming.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。听每段对话
4、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. What will the woman do during the holiday?A. Work on a report. B. Travel to somewhere. C. Have a rest.7. Why does the woman refuse to lend her car to the man?A. She lent it to other people. B. He broke it before. C. She sold it
5、out.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues. B. Husband and wife. C. Friends.9. What do the speakers think of their future?A. Promising. B. Blank. C. Unclear.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What are the speakers looking forward to?A. Relaxing themselves. B. Reunit
6、ing with parents. C. Finishing the remaining work.11. What will the woman do during the Spring Festival?A. Travel around Beijing. B. Travel across the country. C. Get together with her parents.12. Where does the woman come from?A. The countryside. B. Beijing. C. A city near Beijing.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
7、13. Why did Linas family go to town at Halloween?A. They had no neighbors.B. They didnt have many neighbors.C. The people in town were friendly.14. What did Linas parents do while the kids went to trick-or-treat?A. They went with the kids. B. They waited for the kids. C. They wandered around the tow
8、n.15. What did Linas dad once dress up as?A. A policeman. B. A passer-by. C. Santa Claus.16. How do you like Linas parents?A. They love life. B. They are strange. C. They are stubborn.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What did the speaker eat on the train to Paris?A. A hamburger. B. A steak. C. A hot dog.18. Ho
9、w did the speaker go to Rome?A. By train. B. By coach. C. By plane.19. Why does the speaker want to sit next to Maria?A. To help her relax when flying. B. To listen to music with her. C. To learn from her.20. What is the relationship between the speaker and Maggie?A. Classmates. B. Husband and wife.
10、 C. Brother and sister.第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。ANot all walks need be a forced march. Here are 4 of Britains gentlest routes, both urban trails and countryside meanderings(曲径).The Grand Union Canal, BirminghamStart Point: The Bordes
11、ley CentreThe original Grand Union Canal runs for 137 miles, taking you through an industrial area to discover the hidden world of canals, with narrow boats, wildlife and fishermen. Along the canal, look out for wildflowers and birdlife, and narrow boats negotiating the locks. The walk can be extend
12、ed along the canal at either end to make it flexible in length.Warley Woods, KeswickStart point: Keswick Youth HostelStarting in the centre of Keswick, this walk takes you up through Castlehead Wood, the perfect place for a woodland adventure, and to a wonderful viewpoint over Derwentwater and the s
13、urrounding mountains. The route then takes you down to the lakeshore and returns across Crow Park to the market square.Chester-le-Street, County DurhamStart point: Chester-le-Street Amateur Rowing ClubA lovely riverside walk along the banks of the River Wear, through Riverside Park and past Durham c
14、ounty football club. The circular route follows a curve in the river, meaning youll have beautiful views along the way. Watch the rowers on the river or stop in the park to feed the swans and ducks. This walk is wheelchair-friendly.Hathersage Flower Meadows(草地), DerbyshireStart point: Hathersage Rai
15、lway StationThere are attractive views to be appreciated throughout this scenic walk and two sites of protected meadow offer a real treat to summertime walkers. Fans of the works of great masters, like Charlotte Bronte, will enjoy spotting several places that are closely associated with the authors.
16、21. What can you do in Warley Woods?A. Enjoy mountain scenery. B. Walk along the canal.C. Go boating on the lake. D. Do shopping in the park.22. What is special about Chester-le-Street?A. It is attractive to shoppers. B. It is available to the disabled.C. It is friendly to foreign tourists. D. It is
17、 popular with football fans.23. Which place do literature lovers prefer?A. The Grand Union Canal. B. Warley Woods.C. Chester-le-Street. D. Hathersage Flower Meadows.BAs my husband and I drove down a country road, we passed a fire station with a sign that read, Are you ready for the next storm? Our a
18、rea had just been in the path of Hurricane Irma, causing downed trees and outages. We were stuck in the dark and cut off from the outside world.We have had our share of storms in the past-a snowstorm and other heavy snows that knocked down trees, sometimes up to a week at a time. Those days in a col
19、d house werent fun, but we learned so much from those early storms, things that made later storms easier to bear.Now we have stored up flashlights, lanterns and candles. We bought a battery-operated radio to keep up with the news. We stocked up on batteries so that wed have plenty for extended power
20、 failures. We make sure our grill(烤架)is ready and its tank is full, and we purchase food that can be easily prepared and then cooked or heated on the grill. And we dont forget to buy emergency chocolate! We have book lights to read in the dark. We keep our car gas tanks full and have emergency cash
21、on hand.Were ready for the next storm, but we wouldnt have learned to do all those things if we hadnt encountered a storm in the past. The same is true spiritually. Those little storms in our lives are never fun, but they prepare us for the big storms-the big trials-that will come our way. They can
22、teach us some valuable lessons.Are you ready for the next storm? Now is the time to get ready not when the storm arrives.24. Which can replace the underlined word outages in paragraph 1?A. weather change B. virus spreading C. power failure D. emotional reaction25. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk a
23、bout?A. The lessons that storms can teach us.B. The importance of being ready for storms.C. The necessities the author bought for her daily life.D. The preparations the author made for the next storm.26. What does the author think of experiencing the past storms?A. It was rewarding. B. It was annoyi
24、ng. C. It was thrilling. D. It was frightening.27. What can we learn from the authors story?A. Things will work out. B. Keep something for a rainy day.C. Dont stop regardless of the weather. D. Sunshine always comes after the storm.COn a trip to the forests of southern India, amateur photographer Ka
25、ushik Vijayan was shocked to see some massive rodents(啮齿动物), who are maroon(紫褐色), leaping from treetop to treetop.Vijayan uploaded the images of the four-pound rodents to Instagram, and the Internet went crazy immediately. Some had a difficult time believing that the squirrels, photographed in the P
26、athanamthitta District of Kerala, actually exist, thanks to the animals bright spots of black and maroon.But the Indian giant(巨大的)squirrel, also known as the Malabar giant squirrel, is the real deal. Believe it or not, it is not alone. There are three other giants in the squirrel family, Sciuridae-e
27、ach of which weighs in at two to three times the size of the gray squirrels native to the eastern United States.The four species that make up this group are fascinating in their large size, brilliant coloration, and tendency for feeding on some of the massive tropical fruits on the trees, says Kopro
28、wski.Even among its relatives, the Indian giant squirrel stands out with its bright colors, which makes one wonder why its evolution would select fur. That would call so much attention to itself. After all, these forests are also home to predators such as lion-tailed macaques, leopards, and crested
29、serpent eagles-all of which have been known to hunt rodents.No one knows for sure, says Koprowski, but the squirrels purple patterns may serve as a way to hide the animal itself. This is because the broadleaf forests these squirrels inhabit create a pattern of sun spots and shaded areas-not unlike t
30、he rodents markings.In other words, what looks flashy and fun to us in an Instagram post may make the squirrels disappear when hungry mouths come to hunt. Now thats a common trick.28. How did people feel after seeing the Malabar giant squirrels images?A. Nervous. B. Incredible. C. Embarrassed. D. So
31、rrowful.29. What makes the Malabar giant squirrel different from the rest?A. Its size. B. Its habitat. C. Its color. D. Its lifestyle.30. Why does the Malabar giant squirrel have unusual fur?A. To show itself off. B. To protect itself.C. To drive other animals away. D. To compete with its companions
32、.31. Which of the following may be a potential threat to the Malabar giant squirrel?A. Human beings. B. Rodents hunting.C. The Instagram post. D. The broadleaf forests.DChina successfully sent the 52nd and 53rd satellites of its domestically developed BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS)-the las
33、t two medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellites for the BDS-3 constellation(星座)-into space on Monday, marking the completion of the global navigation systems core constellation deployment(部署)and this years BDS satellite launch campaign.Launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, on bo
34、ard a Long March-3B carrier rocket with an Expedition-1 upper stage, the two satellites were injected into planned orbits after more than three hours flight.Since the first BDS-3 satellite was launched on November 5, 2017, China has conducted 18 BDS satellite launch missions, successfully sending 30
35、 into their planned orbit, setting a national record for highest mission frequency and success rate.In-orbit tests will be carried out before the two MEO satellites are commissioned(正式委托). By then the core constellation for the Chinese global navigation satellite system will be successfully complete
36、d.Wang Ping, chief designer of the BDS-3 system, said that the hybrid constellation design, in which three groups of satellites-the Inclined Geo Synchronous Orbit (IGSO), MEO and geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO)-work in concert in different orbits, was an exclusive BDS innovation and a world first.
37、Existing global navigation satellite systems, such as the US GPS and Russias GLONASS, only have a MEO satellite constellation, said Wang.The MEO satellites, in orbit 20, 000 kilometers above Earth, are a special type of satellite providing global service, while the IGSO and GEO satellites, in an orb
38、it 360, 000 kilometers above Earth, mainly enhance regional service quality, according to Wang. That explained why completion of the MEO constellation was significant, marking the completion of the core network for BDS-3, meaning a stable BDS-3 global coverage without weak points has been carried ou
39、t.Feedback shows that the BDS service quality was already comparable to GPS since the end of 2018, and after completing BDS-3, We will be as good as any GNSS, Wang said.32. How many BDS satellites were sent into their planned orbit successfully?A. 3. B. 5. C. 18. D. 30.33. Whats the advantage of BDS
40、 compared with GPS and GLONASS?A. The excellent service quality. B. The diverse functions.C. The lower cost of designing it. D. The ability to work in different orbits.34. Why are the MEO satellites important?A. They can serve the world. B. They can enter farther orbits.C. They can avoid all the wea
41、k points. D. They can be put into use immediately.35. What may be the best title for the text?A. Exploring Space Is Very Important to the WorldB. The BDS-3 System Has Benefited Many CountriesC. The Core Constellation of BDS-3 Completes DeploymentD. China Becomes the First Country to Launch a MEO Sat
42、ellite第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Its the start of a new year, when your fitness goals are set and you engage in the challenge. 36 Their standards of too big are not even achievable in their lifetime, let alone a few months of training, which brings my tips.Set
43、realistic goals! The process of building muscle is an absolutely slow one that requires strong will to gain. Consistently causing protein synthesis(合成)in specific muscle fibers will allow muscle to develop. However, all individuals are not equal in the process. 37 Gaining muscle will happen quickly
44、to a new gym-goer, but take a long time for someone that has been training for years.Stick to specific training for the goals you set to achieve. 38 This will require you to restrict the diet, and it will prevent you gaining muscle. Diet reflects the training load. The training reflects your goals.
45、Its like swimming upstream, think strong, fast and flexible. If you are running a marathon, the goals are different and train accordingly! 39 Fat has taken some time to develop, so it will not be lost overnight. Allow the hormonal triggers(生理诱因)in the body to work more efficiently to regulate volume
46、 of food. Taking out additional sugars is one of the most important steps to regulate volumes of food to switch off desire for food.Once a goal is reached, do not go back to what you did before. When people finish their transformation, the hormone profile is very weak to fat deposition(沉积).Every tra
47、ining session should be a step toward a lasting transformation, with a diet improving the level of exercise. 40 A. Dont try to achieve too much at once.B. Why do so few people see their goals through?C. Give yourself a realistic timeline when it comes to fat loss.D. Keeping running slowly leads to v
48、ery big changes over time.E. Appreciate that you are taking time for your own development.F. Place restrictions on your diet and follow good food eating patterns.G. Also, it depends on how long you have been training to achieve muscle growth.第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的
49、A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Once I started working after graduating from Wilfrid Laurier University, I decided to stay in the workforce and go to school part-time. I began my journey as an adult 41 in the Business Administration program at Wilfrid Laurier University. When I 42 from Lauri
50、er, a colleague introduced me to the Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) program, which offered a professional credential(凭证)related to my field of 43 .These days, I keep my industry knowledge 44 through reading industry publications, 45 relative conferences and taking an annual Continuing
51、Education course. From a 46 interest perspective, Ive taken music lessons and 47 in first aid, gardening and website development.Some might call me a learning 48 . I honestly cant imagine a time when I want to stop learning. Sometimes people ask me why I 49 to take courses when I am getting close to
52、 retirement. When I look to the 50 , 30 years of sitting on the couch watching Netflix isnt the kind of life I want to live. I need a reason to get out of bed in the morning, and something to keep me 51 active.I am looking at the Plain Language program as an opportunity to learn a new skill that wil
53、l not only make me 52 at my current job, but also will 53 some extra income once I leave my full-time career behind.The days of being able to 54 education after university are long gone. So, continuous learning will be necessary to keep up with the pace of 55 .41. A. designer B. teacher C. reporter
54、D. learner42. A. heard B. inferred C. graduated D. suffered43. A. work B. training C. research D. education44. A. current B. known C. useful D. remarkable45. A. organizing B. attending C. recording D. confirming46. A. secret B. personal C. unique D. common47. A. choices B. measures C. courses D. res
55、ponsibilities48. A. celebrity B. master C. consultant D. addict49. A. need B. agree C. continue D. refuse50. A. truth B. demand C. effect D. future51. A. financially B. physically C. mentally D. socially52. A. better B. stronger C. braver D. firmer53. A. reduce B. generate C. reserve D. negotiate54.
56、 A. care about B. leave behind C. insist on D. show off55. A. comment B. purchase C. production D. change第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。The Guardian gave us the bad news that red and processed meat can shorten life. But The Daily Telegraph provided the good news that exc
57、hanging one portion(部分)of red meat a day 56 fish or nuts could cut the risk of early death by almost a fifth.Both headlines 57 (put) forward by a major new study into diet and health 58 (outcome). Researchers looked at changes in diet for more than 50, 000 women and 27, 000 men in the US, over 16 ye
58、ars.They found that those 59 had changed their diet to include more red meat 60 (be) around 10%more likely to die during the study. While reducing red meat alone did not result in lower risk of death, eating other food such as fish or nuts did 61 (slight) reduce the risk of death.We still need to be
59、 62 (care) about the findings. This study cannot tell us for sure that red meat or changes in red meat 63 (consume) are the direct cause of changes in length of life. But 64 results support existing healthy eating advice 65 (limit) red and processed meat, and to eat plenty of vegetables, fruit and o
60、ther protein sources such as nuts and legumes(豆类).第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，你校正在举办英语作文竞赛。请你以“Music and Me”为题，写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：1.音乐对你的重要性；2.你喜欢的音乐类型及原因。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Music and Me第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。What started as a lonely graduation day for a tee
61、n in Alabama has turned into a priceless opportunity to bond with his teacher. Now, that teacher is working to get that student a car that will get him started in his adult life.On Thursday, Bessemer City High School held its annual graduation ceremony. Dom Moore was one of the teachers involved in
62、coordinating the event. After the ceremony ended, Dom was cleaning up. Nearly everybody had left to celebrate with friends and family, but one young man was still sitting there by himself. I knew his moods and I knew he wasnt himself, Dom said. Not knowing what to say at first, the teacher told him,
63、 I expect big things from you and its going to be OK.Dom assumed that someone would show up eventually to give the graduate a ride home. But nobody did. When Dom offered to drive him, the two had no idea that this was to be more than just a ride home. The teacher decided to take him out to eat-at an
64、y restaurant of his choice. They ended up at the Cheesecake Factory, and enjoyed a hearty meal and dessert to celebrate the graduates achievement.At first, the two were fighting back tears. But before long, they were having a great time together. Dom never asked why the boys family did not attend th
65、e ceremony. What was important to him was that the young man felt appreciated for what he had accomplished. Later that evening, Dom took to Facebook to share a photo and some thoughts on the event. He says that he doesnt normally post about these situations, as they are all too common in his profession, but that something inside urged him to share this experience.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Actually, Dom wanted to help the young man.Dom thinks what these people did set an example to us.
