安徽省阜阳市第三中学2020学年高二英语下学期第二次调研考试试题

2020学年度第二学期第二次调研考试 高二年级英语试题考生注意：本试题分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题），共12页。满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。第I卷 （100分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）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. How many kinds of fruits are the speakers buying?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.2. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a supermarket. B. At the womans house. C. In a fast food restaurant.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. A book. B. A poet. C. A history class.4. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Find a different major. B. Try an easier problem. C. Rest for a little while.5. Where is the man going next?A. To a party. B. To a bakery. C. To a cinema.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，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、7题。6. How much does the pork cost?A. $3 per pound. B. $4 per pound. C. $6 per pound.7. How will the man probably pay?A. With a personal check. B. By credit card. C. In cash.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What did Mr. Cooper teach the woman to do yesterday?A. Avoid artistic accidents.B. Make different colors.C. Use her imagination more in her art.9. What makes painting fun according to Mr. Cooper?A. Try new things. B. Taking fewer risks. C. Getting more encouragement.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What happened to Jeremys mother?A. She missed her flight. B. Her flight got changed. C. She was stuck in traffic.11. What is Jeremys sister doing?A. Doing her schoolwork. B. Getting food for the family. C. Playing a basketball game.12. Who is Jeremy probably talking with?A. His mother. B. His cousin. C. His aunt.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. When did Bobby notice his foot was hurting?A. After he woke up at night.B. When he cut it by accident.C. Once he knocked it against something.14. How does Bobby describe the pain?A. Dull. B. Sharp. C. Constant.15. Where are the speakers talking?A. On the first floor. B. On the second floor. C. On the third floor.16. What is Bobby going to do first?A. Have some blood tests. B. Go to the washroom. C. Write down some instructions.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When did the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk open?A. In 1907.B. In 1924. C. In 1960.18. What is the Giant Dipper?A. A water ride. B. A theme park. C. A wooden ride.19. What does the video game area look like?A. A racing track. B. A mini golf course. C. A palace in the clouds.20. What is free for all visitors to the boardwalk?A. Entry to the park. B. Rides in the park. C. Parking next to the park.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。ASpending money on a vacation may seem like a luxury（奢侈品）but occasionally, you have to relax yourself. Heres where to go for a good time at an unbelievable value.Captiva Island, FloridaKeep it simple by looking for seashells, or bicycling, jet skiing; you can even hit the tennis courts. The Summer Getaway package offers a fourth night free and rates from $209 a night, making the average for a four-night stay $157. Kids 12 and under eat breakfast free. Youll get a coupon（优惠券）book with more than $250 in savings on resort outlets（经销店）, from watersports, island cruises and more.Reyjavik, IcelandSTA Travel Beats specializes in taking travelers to music festivals around the globe. It has an eight-day tour, Icelandic Beats, that takes you to the Icelandic Geothermal spas（水疗）, UNESCO world heritage sites, and black sand beaches. End your vacation at the Secret Solstice Festival on June 18. The tour is $1,218, not including airfare.Malpais, Costa RicaYou get daily surfing instruction, sunset surf session, and yoga in the outdoor, oceanfront yoga studio in a week-long tour. As you get mind, body, and spirit together, keep it going with healthy meals at the beachfront restaurant. Prices are $2,895 for shared accommodations, $3,095 for private accommodations with shared bath, and $3,595 for private accommodations.Waterville Valley, New HampshireWaterville Valley Resort is surrounded by 100 miles of trails in the White Mountain National Forest. If you get a Freedom Pass, you can save about $100 a day during a six-day tour; the pass enables you daily to have a two-hour mountain bike rental, unlimited tennis, a round of golf, and a kayak, canoe, or paddleboard rental. Rates start at $139 a night.21. How much is a four-night stay in Captiva Island, Florida?A. $366. B. $471. C. $627. D. $836.22. Which of the following offers the longest tour?A. Reyjavik, Iceland. B. Malpais, Costa Rica.C. Captiva Island, Florida. D. Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.23. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To advertise four coming events. B. To encourage people to travel abroad.C. To introduce famous travelling routes. D. To recommend places for summer holiday.BFour days after Dads 67th birthday, he had a heart attack. He was luckyhe survived. But something inside him had died. His enthusiasm for life was gone.My husband and I asked Dad to live with us on our small farm, hoping the fresh air would help him adjust. Within a week after he moved in, I regretted the invitation. He criticized everything I did. I became frustrated.One day I read an article about a nursing home. Several depressed patients attitudes had improved dramatically when they were given dogs. So, I drove to the animal shelter that afternoon. As soon as I got there, a pointers（指示犬）eyes caught my attention. They watched me calmly.A staff member said, “He got here two weeks ago and weve heard nothing. His time is up tomorrow.” I turned to the man in horror. “You mean youre going to kill him?” “Maam,” he said gently. “We dont have room for every unclaimed dog.” The pointers calm brown eyes awaited my decision. “Ill take him,” I said.Glancing at the dog, Dad wrinkled his face and turned back towards the house. Then, suddenly, the pointer pulled free from my grasp. He sat down in front of Dad. Dads anger melted, and soon he was hugging the animal.It was the beginning of a warm friendship. Dad named the pointer Cheyenne. Together they spent long hours walking down dusty lanes and relaxing on the banks of streams.Dads bitterness faded, and he and Cheyenne went on to make many friends. Then, late one night two years later, I felt Cheyennes cold nose searching through my bed covers. He had never come into our bedroom before at night. I ran into my fathers room and found that he had passed away.Two days later, my shock and grief deepened when I discovered Cheyenne lying dead beside Dads bed. As I buried him near their favorite stream, I silently thanked the dog for restoring Dads peace of mind.24. Why did Dad criticize everything the author did?A. He didnt like his daughters farm. B. His daughter couldnt do things well.C. The state of his illness worsened. D. The disease took away his interest in life.25. What was Dads attitude when he first saw the dog?A. Disappointed. B. Unfriendly. C. Excited. D. Puzzled.26. What was the dogs greatest help to Dad?A. It accompanied him on his walk.B. It helped him make many friends.C. It brought peace of mind back to him.D. It improved the relationship between him and his daughter.27. Whats the best title for the passage?A. Friends in the End. B. Dads Recovery. C. An Abandoned Dog. D. Dads Last days.CWinning one professional tennis championship is difficult. Imagine winning 100 of them! Swiss tennis star Roger Federer, 37, did just that on March 2.Federer collected his 100th trophy (奖杯) from the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) by winning the Dubai Tennis Championship. He beat 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas, a young player from Greece. “Reaching 100 is an absolute dream coming true for me,” he said at the presentation ceremony “Im so happy I am still playing. Its been a long, wonderful journey.”Federers journey started in 2001. In the Milan Indoor final, Federer beat Frenchman Julien Boutter and won his first ATP title at age 19. After the match, BBC Sport described him as “one of the up-and-coming stars on the mens tennis scene”.For most of his 22 years as a professional athlete, Federer has managed to keep a good image, both on and off the court. But sometimes he doubted himself and his physical abilities. He recently said that he has been suffering with a hand injury since 2020. “I hurt my hand in training. Its had more consequences than I thought,” Federer told Sonntag Zeitung, a German newspaper. “I dragged this pain for about three months.”Federer is driven to continue by his perseverance and love of the game. “You need to be stubborn, and believe in diligence that somehow down the stretch is going to pay off,” he told Tennis World USA. His determination has clearly paid off. Hes now compared to legendary US player Jimmy Connor, who won a record 109 titles. “What Jimmy did was an unbelievable achievement and Im also proud of things I have done,” Federer told CNN.28. Why was March 2 a special day for Roger Federer?29. A. He defeated a much younger player.30. B. He won a professional tennis championship.31. C. He won his 100th ATP title at the Dubai Tennis Championship.32. D. He became the youngest player to win the most titles for tennis players.33. How did BBC Sport describe Federer when he beat Julien Boutter?34. A. Promising. B. Talented. C. Proud. D. Creative.35. What did Federer think the key to success is?36. A. Never doubt your abilities. B. Keep working hard.37. C. Learn from past experience. D. Try to follow a role model.38. What is the main idea of the article?39. A. The achievements of Roger Federer. B. How Roger Federer achieved his dreams.C. Roger Federers tennis skills. D. The difficulties Roger Federer got through.DA new study shows that rising levels of planet-warming gases may reduce important nutrients in food crops.Researchers studied the effects of one such gascarbon dioxideon rice. The researchers grew rice plants in a controlled environment. They set carbon dioxide levels to what scientists are predicting for our planet by the end of the century. They found that the resulting rice crops had lower than normal levels of vitamins, minerals and protein. The researchers said the effects of planet-warming gases would be most severe for the poorest citizens in some of the least developed countries. These people generally eat the most rice and have the least complex diets, they noted.In the experiment, scientists grew 18 kinds of rice in fields in China and Japan. They pumped carbon dioxide gas over the plants in an effort to create the atmosphere of the future. Rice grown under high carbon dioxide conditions had, on average, 13 to 30 percent lower levels of four B vitamins and 10 percent less protein. The crops also had 8 percent less iron and 5 percent less zinc（锌）an rice grown under normal conditions. However, vitamin E levels increased by about 13 percent on average.The results are bad news, “especially for the nutrition of the poorer population in less-developed countries,” said the University of Tokyos Kazuhiko Kobayashi, who helped to write the report. That includes about 600 million people in Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Laos and other nations, mainly in Southeast Asia, the report said.One of the scientists is Sam Myers of Harvard University in the American state of Massachusetts. He said that findings like this are an example of the surprises climate change create. “My concern is that there are many more surprises to come,” he said.Myers noted that pollution, loss of some species, destruction of forests, and other human activities are likely to produce unexpected problems. He said that you cannot completely change all the natural systems that living organisms have grown to depend on over millions of years without having effects come back to affect our own health.The new study suggests a way to lower the nutritional harm of climate change. One way, Kobayashi said, is to grow different forms of rice that have shown to be more resistant to higher carbon dioxide levels.32. Which country would be influenced most by planet-warming gases according to the text?A. China. B. Britain. C. Japan. D. Myanmar.33. How is Paragraph 3 mainly developed?A. By giving examples. B. By comparison.C. By analyzing causes. D. By describing a process.34. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 mean?A. Climate change will be difficult to predict.B. Climate change will lead to more good effects.C. Climate change will be harmful to environment.D. Climate change will cause more unexpected problems.35. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?A. Myers said we could change all the natural systems for the sake of our health.B. The poorest people in all the least developed countries would be influenced most.C. The researchers grew 18 kinds of rice in China and Japan in a controlled environment.D. Protein in rice grown under high carbon dioxide conditions is increased by 10 percent.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。Falling down in public is embarrassing for most people. However, a new social media craze called the “Falling Stars Challenge” has turned falling into something fun to do.The craze began in Russia. 36 Items like handbags, accessories (配饰) and cash were spread out on the ground around them in the photos. People shared these photos to show off their wealth.The craze soon became popular around the world. 37 People are using it to show off their hobbies and professional talent. The items in their pictures show what they do for a living and what they have achieved in their lives.38 For example, students fall down on textbooks and test papers. Police officers fall in front of their police cars with handcuffs (手铐) in their hands. Famous people are also taking the challenge. Writer Liu Tong took a fall with dozens of copies of his new book.More than 1.08 million Chinese have taken this challenge on Sina Weibo. Their pictures have been viewed more than 2.22 billion times. Internet users also comment on these posts. 39 One weibo user wrote: “This shows the positive energy of fighting and working hard. Applause for these young people!”However, some think the craze is just another example of a successful internet meme (网络爆红). 40 What do you think? Will you try this challenge?A. People from all walks of life are taking part in it.B. People posted pictures of themselves faking a fall.C. The challenge is particularly popular among young people.D. In China, however, it is taking on a new meaning.E. They also think people are just imitating others.F. The biggest reason for the success of the challenge is simple.G. Most of them speak highly of the craze.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Recently I met a guy named Leonard Gilbert on a trip. Leonard is the kind of people you could pass on the street and never 41 but he is, in my view, a very special person who 42 recognition.Leo lives in a 43 rural area, so when his wife had cancer several years ago, Leo was faced with a four-and-a-half-hour drive to where she could be treated. That 44 lots of expense for meals, fuel, hotels and so on. But in the end the cancer took his wife 45 .Evidently Leo was very 46 by his wifes passing, but he was also very angry, for he realized other people were facing the same sorts of 47 . Rather than giving money to charities, what he did was to start to throw 48 .Every other Saturday evening, there is a party in Leos garage. Neighbours, friends and relatives come and bring snacks and drinks; many bring 49 , so there is music and dancing, and at some point during the evening Leo 50 a family he has found who are having difficulties 51 the cost of supporting a cancer patient undergoing 52 far from home. Then a honey-jar is passed around and the money 53 , every cent of it, goes 54 to that family. The people at the party have a good time. The family 55 that someone, probably someone they have never met knows what they are going through and 56 enough to help. Leos57 to help the families of other cancer patients was born out of his grief but, from the perspective of those who have received the money, it is an act of love. His personal 58 has resulted in an act of kindness that honors the 59 of the wife he has lost.Wouldnt it be nice if we had more people in the world like Leonard Gilbert? Im glad I met Leo. He makes the world a 60 place.41. A. know B. notice C. forget D. recommend42. A. requires B. needs C. deserves D. desire