安徽省阜阳市第三中学高二英语下学期第二次调研考试试题(竞培中心)

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；每题 1.5 分，满分7.5 分）
听下边 5 段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最正确
选项，并标在试卷的相应地点。

听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间往返答相关小题和阅
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. Tothe 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; 每题 1.5 分，满分22. 5 分）
听下边 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 段资料，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 段资料，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.
her bill price.
C. To check
9. Why did the woman refuse the man ’s offer?
A. She couldn ’t afford th e 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 段资料，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 段资料，回答第13 至16
13. What does the watch look like?
题。

A. The face of the watch is black.
B. It ’s got a leather white band.
C. The face of the watch is square.
14.When did Helen
A. Over 50 years ’s grandpa come to England?
ago. B. Over 60 years ago. C.Over 20
years ago.
15. Why is the watch special to Helen?
A. It’s worth a lot of money.
B. Her grandpa left it to her.
C. It’s her 21st birthday present.
16. What can we know about Helen’s grand pa?
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 段资料，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；每题 2 分，满分30 分）
阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、 B、 C和 D）中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡大将该项涂黑。

A
The world ’s 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 Scorpion
In February 1969, the USSScorpion, 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 Sub
In 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 H unt for Reds in October” .
Bermeja Island
During 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 Shipwreck
In 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 Fitzgerald
Lake 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.
B
Winning 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 d ream coming true for me,”he said at the presentation ceremony, “I ’m so happy I am still playing. It ’s been a long and wonderful journey. ”
Federer ’s 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 d escribed him as “one of the up-and- coming stars on the men’s 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. It ’s 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. He’s now compared to legendary US player Jimmy Connor, who won a record 109 titles. “What Jimmy did was an unbelievable achievement and I ’m 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.
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.
D.
C. Roger Federer ’s tennis skills.
D. The difficulties Roger Federer got through.
C
A 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
Museumin 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. It’s 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 who felt that cell phones had ruined their experience. In fact,institutions
art around the world face similar problems as the desire to take photographs
a huge draw for museums as well as something that upsets some of their visitors. So people
of fine
becomes
the de Young responded with a kind of compromise: carving out “photo free ”hours during the exhibition’s 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 Young’s 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 woul d 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 photos freely.
30. What can we infer about the use of social media in museums according to the 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
C. Reserving judgement in public.
D.Banning social media photography. to take recent
prices.
and
D
You can relax if remembering everything isn't 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 doesn't 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 brain ’s 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 don't 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. control
34. What conclusion can be drawn from the text?
A. Memory loss is well worth noticing. memories.
C. Weshouldn't stress total recall too much. than remembering.
35. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Caution: do remember to forget
B.
C. Want to become smarter? Learn to forget
are smarter
B. Decisions can’t be made without D. Forgetting is even more important
Whyand how people choose to forget
D. Being forgetful might mean you
第二节（共 5 小题；每题 2 分，满分10 分）
依据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。

选项中有两项为剩余
选项。

An obstacle usually refers to a difficulty or problem that prevents you from
achieving something. Whether it was in your past, or you ’re 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 particular way of doing things, or wanted to pursue certain goals; but when you ’re faced with setbacks or difficulties, you’re forced to re -think, and re-examine your path. 37 Or perhaps, you are absorbed in something that you otherwise wouldn ’t have if not for the particular setback. By having to overcome an obstacle, you’ll be fulfilling
a purpose, rather than just going through the motions.
Obstacles prepare you for the unexpected.
38Even though obstacles can bring out many negative emotions in us, such
as frustration, anger, or sadness, it’s important to realize that they don
’t stop you from reaching our intended goals. Instead, they, in a way, give you time to stop
and think if perhaps there is a new and better path to take and what you can prepare
for what will happen along the way.
39
Obstacles whether you like them or not are unavoidable. Life will never stop
throwing you new obstacles. So, the best thing to do is to know how to better see
and deal with these obstacles,and transform them into opportunities for self improvement. The more you’re able to see obstacles as being an advantage to your
life, the better you’ll be at managing them.
40 It will make you constantly change and adjust to new situations, allowing you to grow into a better version of yourself.
A. Your obstacle may throw you off track for a bit.
B. Obstacles shift your perspective.
C. You may end up focusing on something new and exciting.
D. Here are some more great things to love about obstacles.
E. Obstacles make you enjoy a challenge.
F. Accepting obstacles will benefit you a lot.
G. Obstacles serve as guides for where to go next.
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；每题 1.5 分，满分30 分)
阅读下边短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出能够填入空白处的
最正确选项。

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 hi s wife ’s 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 Leo ’s garage. Ne ighbours, 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. Leo’s
57 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 o f the wife he has lost.
Wouldn’t it be nice if we had more people in the world like Leonard Gilbert?
I ’m glad I met Leo. He makes the world a 60 place.
41. A. know B. notice C. forget D.
recommend
42. A. requires B. needs C. deserves D. desires
43. A. convenient B. peaceful C. remote D.
nearby
44. A. meant B. spent C. showed D. reduced
45. A. otherwise B. instead C. somehow D. anyway
46. A. stricken B. shocked C. pleased D. scared
47. A. requirements B. hardships C. cancers D. expenses
48. A. sympathy B. money C. medicine D. parties
49. A. cuisine B. cards C. instruments D. flowers
50. A. tells about B. argues about C. comments on D.
helps out
51. A. cutting B. meeting C. increasing D.
52. A. charities B. assistance C. treatment D.
support
53. A. saved B. paid C. governed D.
collected
54. A. partly B. exactly C. properly D. directly
55. A. understands B. pretends C. ignores D.
confirms
56. A. earns B. cares C. struggles D. plans
57. A. demand B. consideration C. expectation D. motivation
58. A. donation B. opinion C. loss D.
belief
59. A. cancer B. memory C. wish D.
recovery
60. A. sweeter B. worse C. more peaceful D.more terrible
第 II 卷（50分）
第二节（共10 小题；每题 1. 5 分，满分15 分）
阅读下边短文，在空白处填入 1 个合适的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Letters as a way of communication have long given way to phone calls and WeChat
messages. But a TV show, Letters Alive, is helping bring this old way to keep in touch back 61the present.
Letters Alive took 62(it) idea from a UK program, Letters Live, released
in 2013. Both 63(show) feature famous actors and actresses, but there64 (be) no eye － catching visual effects or any regular showbiz( 娱乐界 ) activities. Instead,
it ’ s just a live event65 remarkable letters selected from a wide time span and a diverse range of subjects are read. There is, for example, a passionate letter from Huang Yongyu to playwright Cao Yu 30 years ago to criticize his lack of66
Every letter is like a small piece of history. By hearing them 67(read),
it ’ s as if we are being sent back in time to experience a moment that we would otherwise never have had the chance to.
68 (compare) to published texts, letters also 69(natural) come with a
personal touch. As well as celebrating the pain, joy, wisdom and humor, Letters Alive 70(commit) to promoting Chinese literature since its first run.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35 分）
第一节短文改错（共10 小题；每题 1 分，满分10 分）
假设英语课上老师要求同学们互换改正作文，请你改正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。

错误波及一个单词的增添、删除或改正。

增添：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下边写上该加的词。

删除：把剩余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

改正：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下边写上改正后的词。

注意： 1．每处错误及其改正均仅限一词；
2．只同意改正 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。

Mobile payment is everywhere, serving people widely in China. The cashless trend had never been more popular. As the widespread use of mobile payment, Wechat and Alipay are two of the most convenient and safe ways to pay. People rarely need to carry a
wallet and cash at all. When consuming, they are used to paying by scan QR codes ( 二维码 ). As a result, people will never worry about the consequence which they may get
fake note. Besides, people can often get discounts if we make mobile payments. Mobile payment is winning over a plenty of consumers with its convenience. So far mobile
payment has been adapted and greatly changed people ’s life in China.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
若是你是李华，近来，你校学生会准备举办一场主题为“国学经典”的念书沟通会。

你
得悉美国互换生Bob 对此很感兴趣。

现请你代表学生会给他写一封英文邮件，介绍此次活动
并邀请他参加。

邮件包含以下内容：
1.时间：礼拜四下午 3:00;
2.地址：报告厅 (lecture hall);
3.内容：阅读经典名著，沟通念书领会等。

注意 :
1. 词数 100 左右，能够合适增添细节，以使行文连接;
2.文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Bob,
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阜阳三中 2018-2019 学年第二学期竞培中心竞二年级二调考试
英语试题参照答案
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61. to 62. its 63. shows 64. are 65. where
66. creativity 67. being read 68. Compared 69. naturally 70. has been committed
71.改错
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has
popular. As the widespread use of mobile payment, Wechat and Alipay are two of
the most convenient and
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72. 参照范文
Dear Bob,
I ’m glad that you ’ re interested in the reading seminar to be held in our school. Now, I ’ d like to introduce something about it to you on behalf of students
’ union.
It will be held at 3:00 on Thursday afternoon in the lecture hall. Some famous
writers in our city and many Chinese teachers in our school are invited to attend
this seminar. The participants will read some classical works like Tang poetry and
some written by Confucius. Besides,
’ ll share their thoughts and comprehension
they of the classical works.
There is no doubt that the seminar will help you understand Chinese culture
and learn Chinese well, so I do hope you can join us.
Looking forward to your early reply.
Y ours,
L i Hua
答案分析
第一部分听力
Text 1
W: Does it usually take this long to get to the airport?
M: No, there must be an accident. Traffic isn’t normally this bad on this road.I hope we move soon. I’m excited to see our son.
Text 2
W: I ’m excited to show you Lila. She does not bite, I promise. Isn’t she so cute?
M:No! Keep it away from me! Please leave it in the cage! Snakes are so terrible!
Text 3
M: Welcome to Ba ltimore! I’ll bet you slept well after that long bus ride from
Charlotte.
W: Actually,I didn ’t take the long -distance bus. I had a nice, relaxing train ride.
Then I took a cab to my
hotel.
Text 4
W:How is there only one more week of summer vacation before we have school again?
I haven ’t even been to the beach yet. Can we go tomorrow?
’d go to the movies with her.
M:I ’d love to, but I promised Sadie I
Text 5
W: It ’s extremely important to wear your seatbelt when driving.
M: Even when it’s just through tow n? I hate the way it rubs against my neck.
W: Yes, it could save your life one day. And wear your helmet while you’re on your bicycle, too.
Text 6
W:Excuse me, do you have anything to eat in here? Like snacks, drinks, that kind
of stuff?
M: I ’m sorry ma’a m, but we do have some souvenir water bottles for only two dollars.
If you purchase one of our twenty-dollar shirts, we’ll give you one water bottle
for free!
W: I was looking to bring back something from my travels how much are these cups? M: Ten dollars each, and the key chains beside them are five dollars each.
W: Well, I only have room in my bag for one thing, so I’ll take the shirt.
M:Enjoy your free water bottle!
Text 7
M:Hello? This is Chevrolet vehicle repair center. Your car is ready to be
picked up.
W:Good morning, that ’s great! I just got home and was about to call about the same
thing.
M:We replaced one of your wheels. You may want to consider getting an oil change
soon. It’s okay for now, but I recommend it.
W: If you think I should do it soon, would you be able to do it now?
M:That wouldn ’t be a problem. I can add that service to your bill. It will cost
$115 and your car will be ready in the evening.
W:Oh no, I think I ’ll have to save it for another time. I need to pick up my kids this
afternoon.
Text 8
W:We care about quality here, not just about doing enough work to get by. When you work at Trader Joe’s, you’re more than an employee. You’re like family!
M: In my family, we usually argue over things like whose turn it is to take out the trash. We also complain a lot when there ’s no dessert. Is working here like that?
W: OK Let me give you a better idea. Working here is like being in a family in some ways. You know how children get punished when they don
’t clean their rooms, or
they go out with friends before they finish their homework? M:
Yes, I can relate to that.
W: Well, that ’s more like how it is to work at Trader Joe ’s. The employees are the children and I ’m the mother.
M: Are you the only parent at this store? I think I’d rather be adopted by someone else
Text 9
W: I ’d like to talk about this watch. It is quite old, nearly sixty years old. It ’s got a leather black band. The face of the watch is white and it ’s square. Well, it isn’t telling the right time.
M: Why is this watch special, Helen?
W:It was my grandfather ’s watch. He came to England more than fifty years ago. And this
is the watch he
was wearing when he arrived here. When he came over here, he didn ’t have much. Just a
from few pounds in his pocket, you know. But this watch was a present to him his grandfather, his
21st birthday present. So it was really special to him, and
now it ’s special to me.。