1、由榕城叫吨 2019-2020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说明：本试卷满分100分，考试时间120分钟；请将答案填写在答题卷上。第一部分听力（共15小题，满分15分）第节（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 accidentB.He worked in the hospital C.He suff
2、ered from a headache.2.Why is the man late?A.He oversleptB.His car broke down.C.He had no alarm clocks.3.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.Health.8.Education.C.Environment.4.How old is the girl?A.6 years old.8.9 years old.C.15 years old.5.Whats the relationship between the speakers?A.Neig
3、hbors.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。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独自前，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。每段对话或独自读两遍。斤第6段材料，回答第6至8三个小题。6.What is the party for?A.A festival.8.A birthday.C.An anniversary.7.Why does the girl talk to the man飞A
4、.To ask for permission.8.To make an invitation.C.To get some advice.8.What will the headmaster do before the pa向？A.Sing an English song.8.Share his resolutions.C.Deliver a speech.芜湖市高二英语试题卷第1页（共1 0 页）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 fitB.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.S 10.B.$25.C.S35.12.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15 三个小题。13.Why did t
6、he reader feel lonely?A.Her best friend wasn t缸。und.B.She had trouble wi由 her studies.C.She was unable to look after herself.14.What is the speaker trying to do?A.Introduce a class.B.Give su阻estions.C.Share experiences.15.Whom is this passage written for?A.Teachers.B.Parents.C.Students.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，
7、满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题l.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。A ln our annual Reader毡 ChoiceAwards survey,we asked our readers to rate their favorite cities in the world for arts and culture.These cities ar咆 centers of music and dance,museums,and 由eaters.Here are four of them wher
8、e you can find inspiration in the a邸，如此ing with the top spot Rome,Italy At its peak,the Roman Empire extended over nearly two million squ缸e miles of land across Europe,Asia Minor and North Africa Today,that history is on display evexwhere.The city s main attractions are famous not because of tourist
9、 advertisements,but because they are really so impressive.No wonder it s known as the Eternal City:You could spend forever here and find new artistic and cultural treasures every 芜湖市高二英语试题卷第2页（共l 0 页）Paris,France Hemingway famously called Paris“a moveable feast,but wherever you go while in the city，
10、由ereis 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.l.ondon,United Kingdom l.ondon is inspiration and seiting for the rise of Shakespe缸e,Dickens,Orwell and Eliot and the bre
11、eding伊und for all th。因iconic（标志性的）bands:The Kinks，The Clash and The Stones.London is also Banksy s favorite canvas,home to rriore than 1，创）（）galleries,and the kind of place where you canspend a whole day in a single museum and still be ready for more when it opens the next morning.Vienna,Austria As
12、we all know,Western music would be unrecognizable wi由out Austria s capital,which旦旦旦旦many famous musicians.It s also the site of the Vienna Secession,a revolutionary art movement foundedin 1897 by Gustav KlimL Visitors today can 臼e the fruits of all山at creativity in the city s 100-odd、自mseums.16.Why
13、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 倒sily find new art and culture.D.People can spend money well there.17.What does the underlined word“nurtured in the last paragraph mean?A.Produced.B.Affected.C.At位acted.D.Chan
14、ged.18.Which column can we probably find the text?A.History.B.ArLC.Education.D.Life.B Many seniors feel pressw咆d to go straight from high school to college,but Camden Olson,who graduated from the Latin School of Chicago in the US last year,didn t give in.She decided to spend agap year-taking a year
15、off before college-raising a伊ide dog for Guiding Eyes for 由e Blind in Maine.The non-profit provides trained guide dogs to blind and visually-impaired（视力障碍的）people.“币1is is something I ve always wanted to do.”Olson said.It is becoming more and more popular among American teenagers to have a gap year.
16、Some students U回the year off to figure out what出ey want to do:travel the world or save money for college.Olson is using her time to follow a passion she s 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 f
17、riends,family and teachers,Olson went for it Olson s volunteer work centers around Derby,a one-year-oldblack dog.芜湖市高二英语试题卷第3页（共1 0页）“My job is to raise him to be well-mannered and socialized，”she said.“Guide dogs can t be distracted.They go everywhere with their visually-impaired owner.They give a
18、blind person a lot of suppo此，too.”Of course,there s an end in sight for Derby and Olson s 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 d
19、o not agree that gap years are a good choice,Olson said she s seen major success.In fact,shell be attending Princeton University soon and is thinking about majoring in biology.“I think I m already so much more mature由m I W缸，”she said.“So many kids come back from gap ye缸百 a lot more focused and prepa
20、red.”19.Why did Camden Olson decide to spend her gap year working for Guiding Eyes?A.Because her parents talked her into doing itB.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.20.Acco
21、rding to Olson,guide dogs shoulda not be回到ly distractedb.be well-manner百d and easy-goingc.know how to play some tricks for their ownersd.give their visually impaired people support已 protect their blind people from all possible dangersA.a,b,cB.a,b,dC.b,c,e21.How did Olson feel when she said goodbye t
22、o Derby?A.Quite happy.B.Sad but glad.D.b,d,eC.Regretful and sad.D.Nervous and disappointed.22.What does Olson think about the idea of a gap yelir?A.It makes people better prepared for the future.B.Whether it s good or not depends on也e person.C.Its negative side outweighs its positive side.D.It makes
23、 sure of a student s success at college.C Laughter is a kind of universal body language that is shared by people of all nationalities,skin color毡，cultures and traditions.But did you know 由at the ability to tell real laughter apart from fake（假的）laughter also varies among cultures?芜湖市高二英语试题卷第4页（共1 0页）
24、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 laughs from the bottom of the heart,while others were made by
25、 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 good at it,coectly identifying real laughter 56 percent of the L
26、ime.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 social relationships.But how do people from different cultures detect nat
27、ural laughter so easily?And what characters does real laughter have?As Professor Jessica Wolf of the University of California told the Association for Psycholog:cal Science,in real laughter,we produce qualities,such as higher pitch（音调）and volume,出 well as faster bursts of no clear sounds.By contrast
28、,fake laughter will“sound like speech.According to Science Daily,fake laughter is controlled by the same brain system that controls the lips and ton伊.Bryant fu巾er explained that this system has active ability，回ying“with this speech system,you can make a lot of different noises,including crying,laugh
29、ter or scream.That s where fake laughter comes from”So 由at s something to think about:next time one of your friends laughs at something you say,will you be able to tell if it s real or fake?23.What did the study find?A.Real laughter is produced from people s heart B.People can tell real laughter fro
30、m fake laughter.C.People have trouble recognizing real laughter.D.Laughter is a kind of universal body language in the world.24.Why are residents of Samoan accurate in identifying natural laughter?A.币1ey put much emotion to knowing others.B.They often predict others behaviors.C.币1ey缸en t well educat
31、ed.D.They have a strong social relationship.25.What characters does 陀al laughter have?A.Clearer words.B.Slower speed.C.Higher sound.D.More like a speech.26.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 o由ers
32、.D.It can make people produce various noises.芜湖市高二英语试题卷第 5 页（共1 0 页）D Scientists are attempting to extract（提取）cells fro叫a40，）（）-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
33、Siberia 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，mand40，仪）（）years old.Thanks to由e terrible coldness,the animal s tissue w脑 preserved enough f
34、or the scientists to obtain samples.Semyon Grigoriev,head of the lab at the Mammoth（猛码象）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 horse s body and even its hair is undamaged.The unfortunate animal,according
35、to Gngoriev，“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，“H researchers find a cell,they will do their best to 6lone the animal.If we get live cells from this ancient baby horse,it would be wonderful in te
36、rms of cloning.”After that，由ey will make a cloned embryo（胚胎）and a female horse carry it as its mother.Hwang said modem-day horses are“vesimilar to the ancient one，”so there would be no problem getting help from a modem-day female horse.The scientists are hoping the experiment on the baby horse will
37、give them experience in progressing toward山eir ambitious goal-bringing back the extinct woolly mammoth.“H we manage to clone the horse一it will be the first step to cloning the mammoth.”Hwang said.27.Why was the Lenskaya horse kept in good condition?A.币1e temperatures were extremely low.B.It was buri
38、ed under the ground.C.A local museum had preserved itD.It died quite young.28.What do we know about the baby horse?A.It W勘 a female horse.B.It might have died by accidentC.Its hair w臼 partly destroyed.D.Its tissue can hardly be found.29.What must the researchers do before cloning the extinct horse?A
39、.Know more about extinct ancient horses.B.Make an embryo in a female horse.C.Find an ideal modem-day female horse.D.Get live cells from the baby horse.30.What can be the best title for the text?A.A new horse species found in SiberiaB.How to preserve ancient animals tissuesC.Scientists attempt to clo
40、ne extinct horseD.How to extract cells from extinct species芜湖市高二英语试题卷第6页（共1 0页）、U川hv加惊山”咄咄叫吨 第二节（共5小题；每小题l.5 分，满分7.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Parents of children and teens who play football may worry about their bodies getting injury.Younger football players have the lowest chance o
41、f injury.-1!_ Therefore,it s necess缸y for players to know the rules of playing football whether they 缸它 young or old.The following can be used to reduce the chance of injuries while players are still enjoying the game.-1主一咀1e American Academy of Pediatrics advises player百and由eir families时k about 咄咄e
42、r the risks of injury outweighs the benefits of playing football.Football has many benefits,including regular exercise,learning to be part of a team,and social growth and development Families who decide to play can take steps to reduce the chances of serious injury.回町by也e rul回.When players know the
43、rules of the game-what s legal and what s not-fewer injuries happen._lL For example,players should know that in football由ey can t come from behind,crash into a player s legs,and steal the ball.It s legal and safer to go after the ball rather than the player.Wear legal呵回pment._1i_ Because illegal equ
44、ipment leads to serious injuries of由e head and neck.It s also the leading cau钝 of 盹vere i可uries in football,but remember the protection of legal equipment d回归 t depend on its quantity.Get伊od Pl可e.rs should learn the right way to use a tackle（装备）.-1二一 Correcttraining could lower injury for younger pl
45、ayers.Older players could be at a greater risk of injury if they first learn to use tackle and never learn the correct ski且A.Take steps to lowe_r football injury.8.Weigh the risks and benefits.C.1e more legal equipment players wear,the less injury出ey will getD.Legal equipment can give football playe
46、rs m川剧t protection.Players should know what to exp优t from each。由er.F.Doing this and practicing the skills often make sure players are correctly trained.G.As players get older,s.tronger and faster,the chance of injury g创S up.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A,8、C和D四个选项中，
47、选均可填人空白处的最佳选项。Nobody can inspire us like great teachers.They show us things about ourselves we can t see.四ey回e _1豆一in us that others,including ourselves can t or won t see._1王一由ey give us the courage to 芜湖市高二英语试题卷第7页（共1 0页）find our own way and enough _l立 to show us that what we feel _l立一is anything
48、but thaL When Bill Gales 一旦L Seattle s View Ridge Elementary School,he w臼 a really unattractive and shy fourth grader.一主L a kindly lib阳ian named Blanche Caffiere,he w部一圣王一to come into his own in a way that would one day the world forever.Gates sets the stage for this tale like由is:“When I first met M
49、rs Caffier毡，she was the elegant and engaging school一丝一 and I W画 a shyfourth grader.I was 豆 trying to go unnoticed,because I had some big shortcomings,like terrible handwritingand I W臼trying to hide the 兰豆 that I liked to read-something that was cool for girls but not for boys Mrs Caffiere took me un
50、der her wing.”He was grateful to Mrs Caffiere for helping him become less _L_一，which resulted from the true 叩irit of一丘生一teaching.First she encouraged Gates enthusiasm for 49 by helping him explore it 出rough the use of introspective（内省的）飞uestions,50 what he liked to read and why.Next,she would go out
51、 of her 51 to source books 由at were 52 more interesting and challenging for him.Finally,53 he d read them,she would sit down wi由 him and.严sk him if he liked what he had read,and more 54 what he d learned and why.“She basically 55 what I had to say.”Gates recalled.36.A.ambitionB.distinctionC.potentia
52、lD.discrimination37.A Above allB.For instanceC.In con如quenceD.By contrast38.A guidanceB.successC.scienceD.intelligence39.A.unconditional8.unbelievableC.incorrectD.impossible40.A.builtB.attendedC.designedD.finished41.A.Apart仕om8.But forC.Thanks toD.Regardless of42.A willingB.anxiousC.eager、3D.able43.
53、A.changeB.discoverC.enjoyD.cr，创始44.A.supporter8.librarianC.principalD.owner45.A.amazedlyB.desperatelyC.proudlyD.helplessly46.A.factB.conceptC.eventD.conclusion47.A.unattractiveB.typicalC.shyD.unnoticed48.A active8.significantC.fundamentalD.remarkable49.A.listeningB.readingC.speakingD.writing50.A.tog
54、ether with8.instead ofC.such asD.as for51.A.businessB.houseC.wayD.office52.A naturally8.progressivelyC.frequentlyD.extraordinarily53.A.untilB.onceC.althoughD.unless54.A honestlyB.seriouslyC.strictlyD.importantly55.A.listened toB.stuck to C.referred to D.turned to 芜湖市高二英语试题卷第8页（共1 0 页）第二节（共10小题；每小题1分
55、，满分10分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。NASA has a new job listing,and it s no joke.The US space agency is looking for a“joker”to join their J豆一（plan)mission to Mars.A mission to Mars is no laughing matter.-1Z._is known由at Mars is 225 million kilometers away h可m Earth.A trip there would take arou
56、nd eight months in a small spacecraft“When you re living with others in a confined（封闭的）space for a long period of time,such 臼 on a mission to Mars,problems are likely _2豆一（happen），Jeffrey Johnson,a scientist at the University of Florida,_2旦一（say)to由e Guardian.This is probably 一豆豆NASA wants an astron
57、aut wi由 a sense of humor.“These 缸e people 由at have the 一豆L一（able)to pull eveone together.”Johnson said.In_g_（师叫situations,perhaps humor is a way to know we aren t alone.We can share our stress by 一豆王一（laugh)together.Then we can focus on our jobs instead of just wo町ing.But if you re hoping that your
58、favorite TV comedian will fly to Mars,that 一坐一（possible)won t happen.“Being funny won t be enough to land somebody the job，”Johnson said，“They also need to be an excellent scientist and enneer.”Besides,it s required that they 一豆二一（be)in top physical condition.第四部分写作（共三节，满分25分）第一节单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分
59、）根据句中所给首字母或汉语提示写出相应的正确形式。（每词1分，满分5分）。66.It is quite common由al many teenagers p not to care about what others think about them,but in fact,they do.67.The earth is the only planet we can live on by far and everbody should take r for its protection.68.Readers of the mag臼ine said they w和ted more stories
60、 about o people and fewer ones about the rich and famous.69.As we laugh,the muscles（参与）in the laugh become active.70.The tale of Nez阳was（改编）for screen in J哟，却19 and has achieved great success.第二节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。芜湖市高二
61、英语试题卷第9页（共1 0页）增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（飞）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分；3.错误类型不涉及单词拼写。Last week,we were attracted by the announcement,say all the school clubs would gather on由esports field during the lunch break on Monday afternoon and tha
62、t we could join in the club we like.Everyone was excited about it After lunch,we run onto the sports field I W副组nazed with the number and various of the clubs：由e Cartoon Club,the Guitar Club,the Basketball Club and so on.It was not easy make a choice.But I decided to become a member of the Guitar Cl
63、ub，”I love music.I signed up and so did some other students which shared my interest I believe music and new friends will make your life more interestingly.第三节书面表达（满分10分）假定你是李华，目前在美国一所中学做交换生，得知当地某动物收容所在招募志愿者，你准备申请加入。请根据下面的写作提示，用英语写 一篇自荐信。内容包括：1.介绍个人情况；2.具备的一些优势；3.希望被录用。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.结束语已为你写好。Dear Sir/Madam,阳mh加油Yours,Li Hua 芜湖市高二英语试题卷第10页（共1 0 页）高 二 英 语 试 题 卷 参 考 答 案听 力 阅 读 理 解 七 选 五 完 形 填 空 语 法 填 空 单 词 填 空 短 文 改 错，：，书 面 表 达 ：，）页共（页第 案答考参卷题试语英二高市湖芜