安徽省阜阳市第三中学2018_2019学年高二英语下学期第二次调研考试试题竞培中心2.doc

阜阳三中2018-2019学年第二学期竞培中心竞二年级二调考试 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. What will the speakers do?A. Catch a flight. B. Pick up their son. C. Deal with an accident.2. How does the man feel about Lila?A. Bored. B. Scared. C. Excited.3. How did the woman get to Baltimore?A. By train. B. By bus. C. By taxi.4. Where is the man going tomorrow?A. To the school. B. To the beach. C. To the cinema.5. What does the woman mainly talk about?A. Paying attention to safety. B. Learning how to drive. C. Buying a good bike.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. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a gift shop. B. In a food store. C. In a travel agency.7. What did the woman buy?A. A cup. B. A shirt. C. A key chain.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why was the woman going to call the repair center?A. To see if her car is ready. B. To ask for an oil change. C. To check her bill price.9. Why did the woman refuse the mans offer?A. She couldnt afford the service.B. She would not be able to pick up the car.C. She needed the car earlier than it would be ready.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Shopping trip. B. A family argument. C. A working environment.11. What does the woman probably want the man to do?A. Do some cleaning. B. Be careful in his job. C. Take out the trash in turn.12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and son. B. Brother and sister. C. Manager and new worker.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the watch look like?A. The face of the watch is black. B. Its got a leather white band. C. The face of the watch is square.14. When did Helens grandpa come to England?A. Over 50 yearsago. B. Over 60 years ago. C. Over 20 years ago.15. Why is the watch special to Helen?A. Its worth a lot of money. B. Her grandpa left it to her. C. Its her 21st birthday present.16. What can we know about Helens grandpa?A. He passed away 2 years ago. B. He got the watch from his father.C. He came to England without any money.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How is the newly printed house different from previous ones?A. It was printed in pieces.B. It was made from waste materials.C. The whole thing was printed at once.18. How much does the printed 400-square-foot house cost in California?A. $ 5,000. B. $10,000. C. $15,000.19. Where were ten houses printed in just 24 hours?A. In China. B. In Russia. C. In the United States.20. How do engineers think the new technology could be used?A. To put buildings on Mars. B. To recycle old materials. C. To construct buildings on the moon.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。AThe worlds oceans are some of the most interesting and breathtaking places on the entire planet. A lot of these oceans have witnessed a variety of disappearances and other mysteries, most of which cannot and have not been explained by modern science. Here are some interesting unsolved sea mysteries of the world.USS ScorpionIn February 1969, the USS Scorpion, an American submarine, departed from Norfolk, Virginia, on its way towards the Mediterranean. The crew had almost a decade of experience, and yet the sub disappeared and broke into pieces on the sea floor. There were 99 men aboard the sub, all of whom lost their lives.Baltic Sea SubIn the later half of 2014, a mysterious vessel(大船) was spotted by Swedish citizens, many of whom described it as a Russian submarine, in the Baltic Sea. The military spent much time in investigating, but found no sign of the mysterious sub. The search was named “The Hunt for Reds in October”.Bermeja IslandDuring the 1970s, Bermeja Island served as a bit of a marker for Mexico and their economic zone. Around 20 years later, the island disappeared without any sign. Along with the island, numerous important documents about major oil reserves also went missing.Gulf of Mexico ShipwreckIn 2001, ExxonMobil was laying pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico when they ran into a shipwreck around 2,600 feet under the surface. Upon exploring the shipwreck, archaeologists believed it to be a terrible spell, as something would constantly go wrong when they went down to explore.SS Edmund FitzgeraldLake Superior is so large that it behaves like an inland ocean, including terrific storms. In November 1975, one such storm struck the vessel SS Edmund Fitzgerald, which was headed to Detroit. The Fitzgerald disappeared after communications were lost. A week later, a sonar(声呐) ship found the vessel 500 feet under the water. Not one body was found, though.21. Why does the author think of USS Scorpion as a mystery? A. Because 99 men died aboard the sub. B. Because the sub disappeared and broke into pieces on the sea floor. C. Because the sub still sank even with experienced crew. D. Because there is no information of the unknown sub. 22. What do Baltic Sea Sub and Gulf of Mexico Shipwreck have in common? A. Both are said to be Russian vessels. B. Both are highly put on a bad spell. C. Both are found on the beaches. D. Both the names of the vessels are unknown.23. Which mystery is different from the others? A. SS Edmund Fitzgerald. B. Bermeja Island. C. Gulf of Mexico Shipwreck. D. USS Scorpion.BWinning 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 and 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 2016. “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.24. Why was March 2 a special day for Roger Federer? A. He defeated a much younger player. B. He won a professional tennis championship. C. He won his 100th ATP title at the Dubai Tennis Championship. D. He became the youngest player to win the most titles for tennis players.25. How did BBC Sport describe Federer when he beat Julien Boutter? A. Promising. B. Talented. C. Proud. D. Creative.26. What did Federer think the key to success is? A. Never doubt your abilities. B. Keep working hard. C. Learn from past experience. D. Try to follow a role model.27. What is the article mainly about? 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. CA woman grasped her phone to her heart the way a minister might hold a Bible. She was anxious to take a picture of a bunch of flowers that sat not 10 feet away, but first she had to get through a crowd of others pushing to do the same. The cause of this was Bouquets to Art, one of the most popular annual events at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. For the 34th year, artists were asked to create flower bunches that respond to pieces of art on display, from ancient carvings to contemporary sculptures. Its time to take a photo to post on Instagram, but to the point that it has become a problem. In recent years the de Young received more than a thousand complaints from people who felt that cell phones had ruined their experience. In fact, institutions of fine art around the world face similar problems as the desire to take photographs becomes a huge draw for museums as well as something that upsets some of their visitors. So the de Young responded with a kind of compromise: carving out “photo free” hours during the exhibitions six-day run. One common complaint in the ongoing debates over the effect of social media on museum culture is that people seem to be missing out on experiences because they are so busy collecting evidence of them. A recent study in the journal Psychological Science suggests there is some truth to this; it found that people who took photos of an exhibit rather than simply observing it had a harder time remembering what they saw. But the issue is complicated for the professionals running museums. Linda Butler, the de Youngs head of marketing, communications and visitor experience, acknowledges that not everyone wants a museum to be “a photo-taking playland. ” Yet a lot of other people do, and she thinks that the de Young is in no position to judge that one motivation for buying a $ 28 ticket is more valid than another. “If we removed social media and photography”, she says, “we would risk becoming less popular. ” If this is a battle, signs indicate that the pro-phone crowd (亲手机人群）has already won.28. What were the crowd eager to do in Paragraph 1?A. To hold a Bible. B. To admire flowers.C. To take a photo. D. To see the exhibition.29. How did the de Young respond to the complaints?A. By setting periods without photo-taking. B. By making the exhibition free of charge.C. By compromising with other institutions. D. By giving extra time to take photos freely.30. What can we infer about the use of social media in museums according to the recent study?A. It uncovers the truth. B. It accumulates evidence.C. It causes complaints. D. It plays a negative role.31. Which of the following may Linda Butler support?A. Catering to visitors. B. Reducing admission prices.C. Reserving judgement in public. D. Banning social media and photography.DYou can relax if remembering everything isnt your strong suit. Recent research makes the case that being forgetful can be a strength in fact, selective memory can even be a sign of stronger intelligence. Traditional research on memory has focused on the advantages of remembering everything. But looking through years of recent memory data, researchers found that the neurobiology of forgetting can be just as important to our decision-making as what our minds choose to remember.Making intelligent decisions doesnt mean you need to have all the information at hand. It just means you need to hold onto the most valuable information. And that means clearing up space in your memory palace for the most up-to-date information on clients and situations. Our brains do this by creating new neurons (神经元）in our hippocampus, which have the power to overwrite existing memories that are influencing our decision-making. If you want to increase the number of new neurons in our brains learning region, try exercising. Some aerobic exercise like jogging, power walking and swimming has been found to increase the number of neurons making important connections in our brains. When we forget the names of certain clients or details about old jobs, the brain is making a choice that these details dont matter. Although too much forgetfulness can be a cause for concern, the occasional lost detail can be a sign of a perfectly healthy memory system. The researchers found that our brains facilitate decision-making by stopping us from focusing too much on unimportant past details. Instead, the brain helps us remember the most important part of a conversation. We can get blamed for being absent-minded when we forget past events in perfect detail. These findings show us that total recall can be overvalued. Our brains are working smarter when they aim to remember the right stories, not every story.32. How can we help our brains produce more neurons?A. By having deep sleep frequently. B. By practicing swimming regularly.C. By doing mental labor repeatedly. D. By learning new skills constantly.33. Which of the following can best replace “facilitate” underlined in paragraph 5?A. postpone. B. promote. C. repeat. D. control34. What conclusion can be drawn from the text?A. Memory loss is well worth noticing. B. Decisions cant be made without memories.C. We shouldnt stress total recall too much. D. Forgetting is even more important than remembering.35. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Caution: do remember to forget B. Why and how people choose to forgetC. Want to become smarter? Learn to forget D. Being forgetful might mean you are smarter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。An obstacle usually refers to a difficulty or problem that prevents you from achieving something. Whether it was in your past, or youre presently facing an obstacle, we all have to deal with it. Some people avoid obstacles or deny their existence. Others let obstacles control them, and they feel defeated. Your attitude towards obstacles will define the outcome of whether you rise from the challenge, or remain stuck in it. 36 Obstacles give you purpose.Sometimes obstacles can reset your goals. You might have always had a p