2017届“皖南八校”高三第二次联考英语

“皖南八校”2017届高三第二次联考英语2016. 12本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答题卡上填写自己的准考证号、姓名、试室号和座位号。

用2B型铅笔把答题卡上试室号、座位号对应的信息点涂黑。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B型铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡整洁。

考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷（共100分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

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）1. What does the man mean?A. He is too busy.B. He is willing to help.C. He won't offer help.2. What do we learn about the speakers?A. They'll keep in touch during the summer vacation.B. They'll hold a party before the summer vacation.C. They'll get back to school once in a while.3. How much did the shoes cost originally?A. 80 dollars.B.40 dollars.C.20 dollars.4. When does the conversation take place?A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. In the evening.5. What will the speakers probably do?A . Go to the park by bike. B. Go to the park by bus. C. Not go to the park.第二节（共1 5小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What would the boy rather do?A. Do the dishes.B. Clean the table.C. Empty the dustbin.7. What's the relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and son.B. Sister and brothe r.C. Teacher and student.听第7段材料,回答第8.9题。

8. Why are the speakers so busy?A. They're working on a chemistry experiment.B. They're preparing for so many exams.C. They have a lot of homework.9.Where are the speakers?A. On the campus.B. In the library.C. In the classroom.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。

10. What is Harrods famous for?A. Its Food Hall and Egyptian Hall.B. Its many different kinds of food.C. Its ancient-style buildings.11. How does Harrods get most of its power?A. By getting it from a small town.B. By producing electricity itself.C. By getting it from the biggest electricity factory.12. How many people come in a day in January?A. 30 ,000.B. 300 ,000.C. 15 ,000 ,000.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。

13. Where is the man?A. In a hairdresser's.B. In a store.C. In a hotel.14. How long hasn't the man been here?A. About one month.B. About two months.C. About three months.15. How will the man's hair be better according to the woman?A. By using a good conditioner.B. By cutting hair usually.C. By washing hair every day.16. What does the man think of the woman's advice?A. He accepts it.B. He refuses it.C. He will try it next time.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17. What is the first thing you should do before going shopping?A. Buy local newspapers.B. Call the store to find out the price.C. Write down the things you are going to buy.18. Where can you buy things cheaply?A. In chain stores and supermarkets.B. In stores with longer open hours.C. In chain stores and local stores.19. What is the main idea of the passage?A. How to buy things cheaply.B. How to be a clever shopper.C. How to save money.20. How many points does the speaker mention as a smart shopper?A. 2 points.B. 3 points.C. 4 points.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。

ABookable study roomsThe Library provides a variety of bookable group study rooms, some with presentation areas, for groups of between 6 and 12 students to use for team work.Group study roomsThere are 10 Group Study Rooms on Level 30f Northampton Square Library.·Rooms 3A, 3F, 3G, 3H,3J and 3K are equipped with presentation are a to help prepare group presentations. ·Rooms 3B, 3C, 3D and 3E are intended for group discussion and seminar work. These rooms are equipped with whiteboards. Whiteboard pens can be borrowed from the service desk on Level 2. Please do not use any other writing tools on the whiteboards.Maximum booking period of 2 hours at one time.Presentation areas provide:·LED screen to practice presentation with group colleagues·Network access on PC with wide range of softwareUSB port to plug in（插入）your own device or laptopAssistive（为残疾人设计的）Technology RoomsAssistive technology rooms are available for students by using ID cards to get access permission and can be booked for a maximum of 4 hours per person per day.Rooms are equipped with the following software: Dragon, JAWS, Zoom Text, Kurzweil, Supernova, TextHelp and Inspiration. A scanner is provided for use with the assistive software packages. For further information click Guide to Library Services for Additional Needs.21. If you and your five team members need to book a room to present a project, which room should you go to?A. Room 3B. B. Room 3C. C. Room 3E.D. Room 3G.22. What do we know about Group Study Rooms?A. They are on Level 2.B. They are equipped with whiteboards.C. They have no Internet access.D. They provide USB disks.23. Which of the following is specially provided for students with disability?A.2 hours per person per day.B. Whiteboard pens.C. LED screen.D.A scanner with assistive software packages.24. We may read this article on a.A. websiteB. magazineC. bookletD. story bookBAn early morning winter storm had brought several inches of snow m my small town in the mountains. Schools were canceled, roads were dangerous and all I wanted to do was to stay in bed. Still, I knew I had to get the day started so I put on warm clothes and walked outside. The snow got all over my shoes. The cold wind dried my lips and my eyes. My 47 year-old back ached in anticipation（预想）of the shoveling（铲雪）I would have to do if the snow didn't stop soon.Yet, when I looked out on the white blanket that covered the ground, I couldn't help but smile a bit. It was so beautiful. It softened the bare trees and hid the dead grass. In the distance I could hear the sound of the snowplow(雪犁) on the road, the barking of a happy dog and the laughter of children playing outside, enjoying their way off from school.The sweet music of that laughter brought back a hundred memories of winters past. I remembered catching snowflakes (雪花) on my tongue, building snowmen, making snow angles, running down hills and always losing snowball fights with first my brothers and then my own children. Standing there in that warm coat of memories made the wind a little less cold and my back a little less sore(疼痛的). I turned up my head, stuck out my tongue and for the first time in years caught a snowflake on it. It tasted so fresh and clean. It tasted like youth, like joy and like love.May you always feel young in spirit, no matter how old or achy your body may be. May you always delight in the simple joys of life. May you always share your happiness with the hearts of children. And may you always give your love, your light, your laughter and your warmth to others even on the coldest days.25. What was the author's first reaction when he knew it snowed heavily?A. He was upset.B. He was happy.C. He was thankful.D. He was moved.26. From which senses did the author describe the joy of having snow?A. Taste and smell.B. Sight and smell.C. Smell, hearing and taste.D. Sight, hearing and taste.27. What does the author mainly want to tell us with this article?A. Appreciate every snowstorm you spend with your family.B. Snow brings both fun and trouble.C. Memories can change our opinion.D. We should stay young at heart.28. From the underlined sentence in Paragraph l, we can know that “ ".A. my back ached because of the cold weather.B. I didn't want to start my day on such a snowy day.C. my back would ache upon thinking of cleaning up the snow.D. the snow didn't stop and I felt too cold.CThe Man Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded for a novel written by a writer from the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland and it aims to represent the very best in contemporary fiction. The prize was originally called the Booker-McConnell Prize, which was the name of the company that sponsored it, though it was better-known as simply the …Booker Prize‟. In 2002, the Man Group became the sponsor and they chose the new name, keeping …Booker‟.Publishers can submit books for consideration for the prize, but the judges can also ask for books to be submitted that they think should be included. Firstly, the Advisory Committee gives advice if there have been any changes to the rules for the prize and selects the people who will judge the books. The judging panel changes every year and usually a person is only a judge once.Great efforts are made to ensure that the judging panel is balanced in terms of gender(性别) and professions within the industry, so that a writer, a critic, an editor and an academic are chosen along wi th a well-known person from wider society. However, when the panel of judges has been decided, they are left to make their own decisions. Meanwhile, the prize sponsor has no further right to take part in any more.The Man Booker judges include critics, writers and academics to maintain the consistent quality of the prize and its influence is such that the winner will almost certainly see the sales increase considerably, in addition to the ￡50,000 that comes with the prize.29. Who can submit books to the prize?A. Judges.B. Writers.C. Readers.D. Sponsors.30. Why is the prize named the Man Booker Prize?A. Because the prize is given to writers from the Commonwealth.B. Because the prize was known as simply the …Booker Prize‟.C. Because the prize is sponsored by the Man Group and they kept the name.D. Because the prize is aimed to award the very best contemporary fiction.31. Which task can be done by the Advisory Committee?A. Changing the rules for the prize on their own.B. Selecting the judging committee.C. Making decisions on who is the winner.D. Submitting books for consideration for the prize.32. The consistent quality of the prizes is guaranteed by .A. the prize money.B. the gender of the judges.C. the make-up of the panel of judges.D. the increase in sales of the winner.DBack in the 1860s, a British scientist named Henry Walter Bates noticed something interesting in the animal world: a kind of butterfly, Common Mormon, can change the pattern on its wings so that it looks like another butterfly species, the Common Rose, which is poisonous for birds to eat.Bates argued that animals develop this ability to protect themselves from being eaten. This theory had been widely accepted by scientists. But one question remains: how do these animals manage to do that?After more than 150 years, scientists are finally able to answer that question-it is all down to a gene (基因) called “doublesex", according to a study published on March 6 in the journal Nature.In fact, scientists have long known that genes are responsible for this useful ability. But until the new study, scientists hadn't been able to find out which genes in particular were responsible.Scientists at the University of Chicago compared the genetic structures of the Common Mormons that changed their wing patterns with those of ones that did not. And all the results pointed to a single gene, “doublesex”.This was much to the scientists' surprise. They used to expect that something as complex as this would be controlled by many different genes. For example, one gene would control the color of the upper part of the wing, one would do so for the lower part.However, the “doublesex” gene doesn't quite do everything b y itself. Instead, it acts like a switch-it “tells” other genes to change the wing patterns. Isn't that clever?Scientists believe that this special ability of the “doublesex” gene on Common Mormon was developed throughout the long history of evolutio n. “The harmless species gains an advantage by resembling something predators (捕食者) avoid,” Sean Carroll, a scientist told Nature. “it was obvious evidence for natural selection. ”33. How do scientists find the truth of butterfly changing wing patterns?A. By doing experiment on butterflies.B. By comparing genetic structures.C. By observing the butterflies.D. By analyzing the result.34. Which of the following ideas is accepted by scientists?A. The… doublesex‟ gene does do everything by itself.B. The …doublesex‟ gene is poisonous.C. The …doublesex‟ gene …tells‟ other genes to change the wing patterns.D. The …doublesex‟ gene could only control the color of the upper part of the wing.35. What is the best title of this passage?A. How Common Mormons stay safeB. How butterflies changed wings' patternC. What American scientists discoveredD. What genetic structures of butterflies have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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。