安徽省黄山市高三英语第二次质量检测试题

1、黄山市2019届高三毕业班第二次质量检测英语试题（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第I卷选择题第一部分听力（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。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

2、读一遍。例: How much is the shirt?A. 19.15.B. 9.15.C. 9.18.答案是Bo1. What will the man do n ext?A. Turn off the TV.B. Study with the woma n.C. Watch a movie.2. How old is the woma n now?A. 20 years old.B. 45 years old.C. 65 years old.3. What is small for the woma n?A. The T-shirt.B. The hat.C. The skirt.4.

3、 What does the man mean?A. The film is terrible.B. The film can be see n on li ne.C. The film is worth the money.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At home. B. At a hospital.C. At a drug store.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

4、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. What does the man like about his hometown?A. It s really very big.B. It has colorful nightlife.C. It s notexpensive to live there.7. What is the weather like in the fall in the man s hometown?A. Sunny. B. Co

5、ld. C. Wet.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、 9 题。8. What time was the plane originally scheduled to leave?A. At 3:00. B. At 4:00. C. At 5:00.9. Why is the woman worried?A. The weather is bad.B. The report is not finished.C. An appointment will be delayed.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Why does the man s brother go to the

6、 man s place?A. To study.B. To work.C. To travel.11. Where does the man work in the morning?A. At a university.B. At a restaurant.C. At a bookstore.12. What language is the woman starting?A. French.B. Spanish.C. Japanese.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. What j

7、ob to do in the future.follow. C. What abilities to possess.14. What subject does the man probably prefer?A. History.C. Art.B. Which professor toB. Politics.15. What do the woman s parents expect her to be?A. A restaurant manager.B. A politician.C. A teacher.16. What is the woman good at doing?A. De

8、aling with people.B. Working with kids.C. Painting pictures.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. How did the servants deal with their earnings in Victorian times?A. They paid for the housing.B. They bought food and clothes.C. They sent them to their families.18. What was a nurse s main duty?A. Cooking meals.

9、B. Looking after children.C. Educating children.19. How did the Victorian upper class parents treat their children actually?A. Cruelly.B. Kindly.C. Strictly.20. What will the speaker talk about next?A. Lower class families.B. Upper class children s situation.C. Comparisons between upper and lower cl

10、asses.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 D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWith its snow-covered mountains and a variety of wildlife, Yellow Stone National Park is one of the scenic treasures of the United States. Located primarily in Wyoming, the park hosts millions of vi

11、sitors every year. If you plan to travel within the park, keep in mind advice from the National Park Service.Seasonal TravelTravel varies vastly from season to season. Roads are generally open in the summer except for cases of rock or mud slides, wild fires, accidents or road construction. Early sno

12、ws in the fall can cause some roads to close temporarily. In the winter almost all roads are closed to motor vehicles, but snowmobiles and other snow vehicles with tracks are allowed. Roads begin to open for the spring by the latter part of April but can close if snowfall continues.Driving TimeGrand

13、 Loop is the main road through Yellowstone National Park; it passes by most of the major attractions. These include Old Faithful, Yellowstone Lake and the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. The maximum speed limit on the Grand Loop is 45 miles per hour, but the speed limit drops during some of the winding

14、 and twisting sections of this narrow road. Allow yourself at least two days to fully travel the loop due to the size of the park and being sometimes stuck in heavy traffic.Safety AwarenessBuffalo (水牛) often block the roads in the park as they move through the fields.If a group is traveling across t

15、he road you are on, you can either wait for them to pass or find an alternative route. If you get out of your vehicle, the National Park Service says to stay at least 25 yards from any buffalo (and 100 yards or more away from bears and wolves). Buffalo are particularly unpredictable and charge peopl

16、e at speeds up to 30 mph.You can take your bicycle on any public roads and routes designed for bikes, but bicycles are not allowed on the park roads which are narrow with few shoulders.Altitudes range from 5, 300 to 8, 860 feet. The National Park Service recommends cyclists wear helmets and noticeab

17、le clothing.21. What do we know about travelling in the Yellowstone Park?A. Roads will stay open in case of emergency.B. Traffic jam happens from time to time.C. The driving speed on the road can be 50 mph.D. Motor vehicles are allowed in the winter.22. What does the National Park Service suggest pe

18、ople do about safety?A. Stay inside the car throughout the travel.B. Get out of their vehicles when coming across the Buffalo.C. Wear the easy-to-see clothes while bicycling.D. Avoid bicycling on the public roads.23. From which is the text probably taken?A. A guidebook.B. A commercial advertisement.

19、C. A research paper. D. A geography textbook.BThere are many programs for high school students today that help lonely teenagers deal with loneliness. However, loneliness isnot only a problem for teens but alsoan important and rarely acknowledged one in the elderly.In Britain, Tracey Crouch was appoi

20、nted to be the first Minister of Lonelinessin order to address the problems caused by loneliness. This is the first time such a position has been created.In Britain, there are around 9 million people who say they are lonely frequently.In Germany, a study conducted by Ruhr University Bochum found tha

21、t 20 percent of people over the age of 85 felt lonely, and 14 percent of those between age 45 and 65 felt socially lonely. In the United States, more than 25 percent of the population lives alone, more than 50 percent are unmarried.Loneliness is generally associated with heart disease, overweight, a

22、nd anxiety.Additionally,the stress from lonelinesscan cause your cells to change on amolecular（分子）level that reduces its abilities to defend your body against diseases. In fact, doctors believe hav ing feeli ngs of Ion eli ness is equivale nt to smok ing 15 cigarettes per day in regard to its effect

23、 on health!In Britain,the new Ministerof Lonelinesswill help introducegovernmentpolicies on the problem and fund a charityan orga ni zati on for help ing people inneed, to devote their efforts towards aiding Ioneliness. There are charities that link Ionely seniors to high school studentsin order to

24、give them a line ofcom muni catio n whe never they feel Ion ely!The possibilities for the new Mini ster of Lon eli ness are en dless. For example,she can provide educati on services to household bus in esses so that they can ide ntify Ionely customers if they see one. Loneliness fits into the catego

25、ry of being a social problem that must be monitored by the entire community in order to help those in n eed. Therefore, gover nment in volveme nt in medical services and care for seniors and others is vital for happy seniors.24. How does the author develop Paragraph 3?A. By list ing some statistics.

26、B. By givi ng examples of Ion ely people.C. By pointing out similarities and differe ncesD. By compari ng differe nt cultures in differe nt coun tries.25. What does the un derl ined word“ equivale nt ” in Par agraph 4 probably mean?A. Releva nt.B. Similar .C. Opposite . D. Superior .26. What will th

27、e Minister of Loneliness do?A. Do housework for Ion ely people.B. Develop frien dships with the elderly.C. Help fund charities to aid Ion ely people.D. Communi cate with an xious school stude nts27. What is the main idea of the text?A. UK becomes the capital of Ion eli nessB. Loneliness affects old

28、people s life worldwide.C. Many tee nagers suffer from Ion eli nessD. UK s Minister of Loneliness settles loneliness.CNine years ago, a few days before Christmas, I was a director at a company in San Francisco, and I was called into a meeting that was already in progress. That meeting turned out to

29、be my exit interview. I was 64 years old at the time. It wasnt completely unexpected. I signed a pile of papers and left the company.So, 40 plus years of employment was over. I had a good reputation and background. Retirement was not a choice for me. I wanted to do something. And then an idea came i

30、nto my mind, born from my concern for our environment. I wanted to build my own business, designing and producing biodegradable （ 可生物降解的） packaging from waste. This is called clean technology, and it was really meaningful to me. It could help reduce billions of pounds of single-use plastic packaging

31、 wasted each year.Five years later, I m delighted and proud to share with you that our incomehas doubled every year and we have no debt. Meanwhile, I have a wonderful partner, and weve won more than 20 awards for the work that weve done.And I am doing the most rewarding and meaningful work of my lif

32、e right now. But what I really long for is to find other first-time entrepreneurs（企业家） who aremy age. I want to connect with them.So I want to do something about that in a few years. I want us to start talking more about people who don t become entrepreneurs until they are seniors. And then connecti

33、ng all of them across industries, regions and countries building a community.28. What happened to the author nine years ago?A. He retired from his former company. B. He failed an interview.C. He had a good family background.D. He changed his job to a better one.29. Why was the new business meaningfu

34、l to the author?A. It was beneficial to the environment.B. It developed a cleanD. It brought in quitetechnology.C. It provided jobs for lots of people.a lot of money.30. What is the author s attitude to the development of his own company?A. Cautious.B. Disappointed.C. Ambiguous.D. Positive.31. What

35、does the author plan to do in the future?A. To do something else about environment.B. To help people who want to become successful.C. To meet more people from different backgrounds.D. To build a community for senior entrepreneurs.DIn this Pennsylvania city, Pittsburgh is shrinking but getting wealth

36、ier. Since 2000, its population has declined by 95,000 while its incomeper capita （ 人均 ） hasshot up 24 percent. The trend is taking hold in many other cities, like Buffalo in New York, Providence in Rhode Island and New Orleans.Some of these areas have created more high-paying jobs in energy, health

37、 care or education. Others have managed to reshape their producing industry for a new economy. Higher-paying jobs have a greater effect because they create demand for additional services. The story in Pittsburgh is very positive, and other areas are looking at it as an example of the transformation

38、that might be possible,” saidGuhan Venkatu, who wrote an economic history of the area called “ Rust and Renewal” for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have helped bring tech jobs and innovation（革新 ） to the area by sponsoring tech center

39、s that helpgraduates start companies without moving to Silicon Valley or San Francisco. This has helped keep Pittsburghs educated young population growing even as the entire population in the city has dropped.Pittsburgh has more STEM （science, technology, engineering and math） jobs than other shrink

40、ing cities, about 80, 000 or 7% of all jobs. STEMjobs add productivity and income growth to the area. Manufacturers of high-tech medical equipment in the Pittsburgh area also have doubled employment in the last 10 years.However, some experts question whether growing income per capita can really make

41、up for a declining population. According to Patrick Adler, a researcher at theUniversity of Toronto, population loss does matter if it means lower-skilledworkershave fled because of a lack of opportunity. Whats more, high-paying jobs in education and health care can disappear if the population decli

42、nes too greatly. So itd be wise to find ways to increase the population.32. In what aspect does Pittsburgh set a good example?A. Transforming old energy into new energy.B. Creating more well-paid jobs.C. Prohibiting the manufacturing.D. Sponsoring higher education.33. How do some academic institutio

43、ns help with the local economy?A. By helping to attract more talents from home and abroad.B. By providing much technical support to local companies.C. By hosting tech centers to allow local educated graduates to stay.D. By assisting in employing a large number of educated youths.34. Why is Patrick A

44、dler mentioned in the last paragraph?A. To show the disadvantage of a declining population.B. To suggest increasing high-paying jobs.C. To raise doubts about growing income per capita.D. To tell a reason why lower-skilled workers flee.35. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. How Fast Job Gro

45、wth Is Related to Population GrowthB. How Less-crowded Cities Plan Their High-tech EconomyC. Why Some Cities Are Losing People but Getting WealthierD. Why Some Cities Are Suffering From a Shrinking Population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。Since the 1980s eco

46、-tourism hasgrown and grown. It is the fastestgrowing type阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C D）中，选出可以填入空白处of tourism.If done well, eco-tourism has several advantages. It is kinder to the environment.36 .This means that more n atural habitat is protected and that the resources forbuildi ng come from susta in

47、 able （可持续的）sources . Ano ther adva ntage is that people in the developed world through eco-tourism get to experienee places of great natural importa nee as well as com muni cat ing with local people. 37 .However, there are some disadvantagesof eco-tourism. It is felt by someenvironmentalists that a

48、ny human activity will cause disorder in the routine of an imals. 38 .Ano ther problem for local people is that they are expected to pose for camerasand dance etc. for mon ey. 39 .The tourists are destro ying the culture that theyare pay ing to protect.Eco-tourism tries to go to the places far away

49、from other communities.40 .There is nothing stopp ing people tak ing money from tourists as well as doingen viro nmen tally unfrien dly activities.It seems that the disadva ntages ofte n outweigh the adva ntages of eco-tourism.It might be better to take pictures of animals rather than kill animals,

50、but giventhe choice the animals would sooner not have people around. It seems whether eco-tourism should be allowed should be judged case-by-case, and that the local people must be con sidered.A. These places are ofte n not well policed.B. People walking through the forest may do much harm.C. And th

51、ese activities will also damage the eco-system.D. It seldom ends people to untouched parts of the world.E. This is good for both parties: they both can better understand each other.F. And it en courages developers to con sider the n atural environment more.G. It discourages the local people from pur

52、suing their traditional life styles.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30 分）的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I always remember one Christmas when we 41 outside of town. MyoIder brother had a job in a different city 42 he always madeit home to celebrate the holidays. During the few days before Christmas Day,

53、 we 43 a violent snowstorm with powerful win ds. It was so 44 that the country road was almost impassable.The day before Christmas was more 45 tha n I had ever imagi ned. My older brother was stuck at a stranger s home where he had been 46 to stay overnight because of the storm. The pers on was 47 e

54、nough to let him stay un til morning.But, the 48 was that he couldn t get his car to start and there was no assistaneeavailable.So, my dad and I 49 . We were lucky eno ugh to make it to where my brotherwas 50 . After his car warmed up,he thought it much 51 to head back to hisplace rather than try an

55、d make it home for Christmas. So we headed in 52directio ns.The drive back got even worse. Wegot stuck in a huge snowdrift. A（n） 53 had to be made. Weplaced a shovel（铲子）about ten feet behind the car to 54 anyone else that there was an obstruction（障碍物）ahead.We left the cars in the 55 , wrapped（包裹）bla

56、 nkets around our heads and56_ on top of the snowdrifts.We made it about a mile up the road to a neighbor sfarmhouse where we 57 for the n ext mile walk home. We all made it 58 home that ni ght.Christmas was very 59 that year. It didn t matter if therewere 60 ornot un der the tree the n ext morning.

57、 We each got our giftthe gift of life, homewith our family safe and sound. What better gift is there? None.41. A. hid42. A. orB. livedB. soC. relaxedD. waitedD. sinceC.but43. A. predictedB. discoveredC.rememberedD. experie need44. A. badB. uniqueC.coldD. quiet45. A. popularB. enjoyableC. importa ntD.