2020届安徽合肥高三4月第二次教学质量检测英语试题原卷版

合肥市2020年高三第二次教学质量检测英语试题（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分）试卷采用闭卷、笔试形式。试卷由四个部分组成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。试卷满分150分。考试时间120分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。注意事项：.答卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、座位号、准考证号、县区和科类填写在答题卡和试卷规定的位置上。.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B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，再选涂其它答案标号。.回答非选择题时，必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应的位置，写在本试卷上无效。如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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）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。每段对话仅读一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.答案是CoWhatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?Dosomecleaning.Blowuptheballoons.Throwabirthdayparty.WhydidSusancry?Shewaslateforschool.Heralarmclockbrokedown.Herfrienddidn'tbelieveher.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?Theirtravelplans.Theirholidayexperiences.Theirsummerpart-timejobs.HowdoesJohnfeelaboutJane'sbehavior?ADissatisfied.B.Embarrassed.C.Concerned.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Strangers.B.Guideandtourist.C.Customerandsalesman.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。Whydoesthewomanwanttostayathome?A.Tohaveagoodrest.B.Toavoidthecrowds.C.Toprepareforanexam.Whatwillthemanprobablydointheholidays?A.Workextrahours.B.Gotravelling.C.Visitfriends.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。Whydoesthemanmakethecall?Tomakeabooking.Toconfirmhisreservation.Toadjustthearrangement.WhenwillthemanleaveforBoston?.A.OnMonday.B.OnTuesday.C.OnWednesday.Howmuchwillthemanpayforthetickets?A.$150.B.$300.C.$450.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inagym.B.Inapark.C.Onaplayground.Whydoesthewomansticktojogging?ASheisreallyfondofit.Shehasadesiretokeepfit.Shewantstoreducestress.Whoisthemangoingtocall?A.Natasha.B.JuliaC.Louise.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。WhatisMaydoing?Applyingtojoinaclub.Conductinganinterview.Recommendingaclub.WhyhasJacklefttheBusinessClub?A.Hehaslostinterest.Heistoobusythisterm.Hehasjoinedanotherclub.WhateffecthastheclubhadonMay?Shehasbecometalkative.Shehasbecomeconfident.Shehasbecomeconsiderate.WhatwillJackprobablydonext?Registeronline.Buysomeflowers.Signanagreement.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。Whathavescientiststraineddogstodorecently?A.Sniffoutdiseases.B.Distinguishplants.C.Discoverillegaldrugs.Whatisthepurposeofthescientists'research?Toimprovesecurityatairports.Tofindacureforararedogdisease.Topreventmoretreesbeinginfected.Whatisthespeakerdoing?A.Deliveringalecture.B.Hostingaprogram.C.Conductingaseminar.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A,B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ThereareanumberofeventsgoingonthisweekendandinthedaysaheadattheCooperagelocatedat1030MainStreetinHonesdale.Enjoy!RemembermoreeventscanbefoundontheCalendarofEventsorunderourCommunityLink.TheCooperageMakerFairTheCooperageMakerFairwillbeheldfrom10:00amto4:00pmonFriday,June12thonthegroundsoftheCityMuseum.TheMakerFairisaplacewherepeopleshowwhattheyaremaking—ashowcaseofinventionandcreativity,andsharewhattheyarelearning.Anyoneinterestedinpresentingtheirprojects,hobbiesandexperimentsshouldapplytotakepartat.SuchSweetThunderAt7:00pmonWednesday,June17th,therewillbeafilmscreeningofcomedyTwelfthNightaspartoftheSuchSweetThunder:Shakespeare,sPlaysonFilmSeries.Dr.RobertDuganwillintroducetheplaywithabriefbackgroundandorientation（培训）.Admissionisfree,butduetolimitedseating,bookingisrequiredat.SoundsLikeTeenSpiritOnThursday,June25th,therewillbeaneventcalledSoundsLikeTeenSpiritfrom3:00pmto5:00pm.SoundsLikeTeenSpiritisdesignedtoprovideanopportunitytoshowcasethetalentofourcommunity'syouth.School-agedstudentsareencouragedtosharetheirperformingartonstageattheCooperage!GreatBrazilianMusicTourOnSaturday,June27th,afantasticopportunityisreadyforyoutolistentosomegreatBrazilianmusicbythemusicalgroupMinas.Itisfrom2:30pmto4:30pm,anddoorsopenat2:00pm.Weencouragechildrenandtheirfamiliestocometolearnallabouttherhythm,excitementandsoundofBrazilianmusic.The2-hourperformanceissuretobefunforthewholefamily.Theadmissionchargeis$5foreachperson,andallthemoneywillgotothelocalfoodbank.Youcanalsogiveawayoldclothesandmoneyattheentrance.Whenistheeventkidscanputontheirownperformancesat?A.June12th. B.June17th.C.June25th. D.June27th.Whicheventrequirespeopletomakeareservation?A.SuchSweetThunder. B.SoundsLikeTeenSpirit.C.TheCooperageMakerFair.C.TheCooperageMakerFair.D.GreatBrazilianMusicTour.WhatcanyoudoatGreatBrazilianMusicTour?A.Showyourgiftforinvention. B.Learntomakemusic.C.PerformwithMinasonstage. D.Makeadonation.BPeopleoftentalkaboutculturaldifferencesbetweenwesternandeasterncountries,buthowaboutthewesternworlditself?Surprisingly,acloserlookatitcanrevealagoodmanycuriousdetails.ThemostobviouscharacteristicofthemajorityofAmericansisthattheysmilealot.Itdoesnotmatterwhethertheyhaveastrongreasontosmile;theydoit,sometimessimplybecausetheyhaveto.Asmileisnotjustapowerfulmarketingtoolbutalsoawaytoshowthatsomeoneisfriendly,andthatlifeingeneralisfine.Europeans,onthecontrary,prefertokeepamoreneutral（不露声色的）facialexpression.Theysmilemostlywhentheyareinagoodmood,orfeelamused;ifnot,aEuropean,sfacewillremainneutral,orevendull.InRussia,forexample,thereisaproverbsayingthatlaughingfornoreasonisasignofafool.ItdoesnotmeanthatEuropeansareserious,orthattheydonothaveasenseofhumor.Thesamereferstocommunicationingeneral.Americansareextremelycommunicative;smalltalkandchatsarecommon.Europeanstalkmostlywhenthereissomethingtosay,andrarelyentercommunicationjustforthepurposeoftalkingtootherpeople.Americanpeopleprefertoexpresswhattheythinkcarefully,consideringhowitmightaffectsurroundingpeople.Europeansaremorestraightforward,evenwithunfamiliarpeople.AEuropeanfriendwillalmostalwaysvoicetheiropinionondifferentoccasions,andwillnothesitatetoremindyouthatyouneedtolosesomeweightortakeashower.ItcanbesaidthatAmericansarepeopleofcontrasts.Theyareopen-minded,flexible,andreadytoaccepteverythingnewenthusiastically;butatthesametime,Americansocietymanagestobringupunbelievableconservatives.Americansareextremelypoliticallycorrect,which,inmostcases,isindeedasecureandbeneficialpractice,butitcanalsomessupdailyorevenprivatecommunication,sometimespreventinghavingcloserelationships.Europeans,onthecontrary,aremorestraightforward,preferringtotellthetruthindirectways.Eachwayofcommunicationisdifferent—neitheriscorrectorincorrect.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsmiling?Itisculture-relatedwithinwesterncountries.Itisapowerfulmarketingtoolacrosscultures.ItisthoughtofasasignofafoolinAmerica.ItisregardedasbeingsociallynecessaryinEurope.WhatistypicalofEuropeans,communication?

A.Beatingaroundthebush.C.Hidingtheirfeelingscarefully.A.Beatingaroundthebush.C.Hidingtheirfeelingscarefully.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inA.Beingstraightforward.C.Acceptingeverythingnew.Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?A.Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.C.Byclassifyingbodylanguage.D.Expressingthemselvesopenly.thelastparagraphreferto?B.Beingpoliticallycorrect.D.Raisingunbelievableconservatives.B.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Bydiscussingresearchfindings.CScientistshavecreatedtheworld,sfirstliving,self-healing（自愈）robotsusingstemcellsfromfrogs.NamedaftertheAfricanclawedfrogfromwhichtheytaketheirstemcells,xenobotsarelessthanamillimeterwide（0.04inches）一smallenoughtotravelinsidehumanbodies.Theycanwalkandswim,surviveforweekswithoutfood,andworktogetheringroups.Theseare“entirelynewlife-forms,”saidprojectco-leaderMichaelLevin,directoroftheAllenDiscoveryCenter.Theresearchersremovedlivingstemcells,whichhavetheabilitytodevelopintodifferentcelltypes,fromfrogembryos（胚胎）,andleftthemtoincubate（孵化）.Then,thecellswerecutandreshapedintospecific“bodyforms”designedbyasupercomputer.”They,reneitheratraditionalrobotnoraknownspeciesofanimal,”saidroboticsexpertJoshuaBongard.Thecellsthenbegantoworkontheirownandevenhavetheregenerativepower;whenthescientistscutthelivingrobotalmostinhalf,itscellsautomaticallyzippereditsbodybackup.Xenobotsdon,tlookliketraditionalrobots-theyhavenoshinyclothingorroboticarms.Instead,theylookmorelikeatinydropofmovingpinkflesh.Theresearcherssaythisisdeliberate-thisbiologicalmachinecanachievethingstypicalrobotsofsteelandplasticcannotdo.”Traditionalrobotsdegrade（降解）overtimeandcanproduceharmfulecologicalandhealthsideeffects,”researcherssaidinthestudy.Asbiologicalmachines,xenobotsaremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyandsaferforhumanhealth,thestudysaid.Researchisbeingdoneintousingtherobotstocleanupradioactivewasteorevenmicroplasticsfromtheoceans.Scientistsarealsotryingtoincludeagreatervarietyofcells;anewnervoussystemforexample.However,somepeoplearguethattheadditionofnervecellswouldcausemoralproblems.Thegeneralpublichavealsoexpressedconcernthathumanswouldbetakencontrolofbyrobots.However,MichaelLevinthinksthere,snoneedtoworry.“Xenobotshavenoabilitytoreproduceorevolve.Thesupercomputerwhichisusedtoproducethemdoesuseartificialintelligence.Butfornow,allisfine,”saidLevin.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.TheadvantageofAItechnology. B.Theintroductionofalatestrobot.C.ThemedicalvalueofAfricanfrogs. D.Theapplicationofrobotsinmedicine.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“regenerative”underlinedinParagraph2?A.Healingbyitself. B.Replacingoldcells.C.Livingmuchlonger. D.Defendingagainstattacks.Whatdoweknowaboutxenobots?Theycanbreakupsteelandplasticwhiledegrading.Theycandoeverythingthattraditionalrobotscando.Theydolessharmtotheenvironmentandhumanhealth.Theyoftenchangetheircolordeliberatelywhilemoving.WhatisMichaelLevin,sattitudetowardthedevelopmentofxenobots?A.Ambiguous. B.Positive.C.Skeptical. D.Cautious.DAnewstudyrecentlyfoundthatelephantsincentralAfricanforestscanencouragethegrowthofslow-growingtreesandincreasetheabilityoftheforesttostorecarbon.“Asatree,there,satrade-offyoucan,thaveitall,”explainedFabioBerzaghi,wholedthestudy.“Youeitherinvestingrowingfast,orinbuildingalotofstructurewithcarbontobemoreresistant.”Elephantsprefertoeatfast-growingtreesinmoreopenspaces.Astheyfeedandwalk,theycausedamagetothesespecies,knockingovertreesorbreakingoffbranches,whichresultsinanecosystemthatfavorslarge,slow-growinghardwoodtrees.“Astheelephantsthintheforest,theyincreasethenumberofslow-growingtreesandtheforestiscapableofstoringmorecarbon,”saidStephenBlake,oneofthepaper,sauthors.ScientistscollectedfieldmeasurementsintheCongoBasinandusedacomputermodeltopredicthowelephantswouldaffectforeststructure,andcarbonstoragepotentialinthelongterm.Thedataconfirmedthatwhenelephantsarepresent,theforestcontainslargertreesandhigherabundancesofspecieswithhighwooddensity.Conversely（相反地），shouldforestelephantsgoextinct,leavingthoseslow-growingtreesstrugglingtocompetewithfast-growingspecies,itwouldresultina7percentlossofabove-groundbiomass（生物总量）.Asaresult,centralAfricanforestscouldloseuptothreebilliontonsofcarbon,potentiallyacceleratingclimatechange.Thesadrealityisthathumansaredoingtheirbesttoridtheplanetofelephants.“Thisstudycomesatatimewhenforestelephantsarethreatenedasneverbefore,”saidIainDouglasHamilton,founderofSavetheElephants.“ItisshockingthatjustaswearebeginningtounderstandhowelephantsmighthaveakeyroleinAfricainstoringcarbon,theyareunderrealthreatofextinction.”Onelimitationofthestudy,Mr.Berzaghisaid,isthatwedonotknowhowmuchcarbonhasalreadybeenlostbecauseoftheelephants,decline.Butitdoesseemcertain,headded,thatputtingastoptoillegalhuntingandrestoringforestelephantpopulationswouldbringclimatebenefits.Whatcanweinferaboutslow-growingtreesinParagraph2?A.Theyareelephants,favoritefood. B.Theyareeasilyhurtbyelephants.C.Theycanhelpforestsstorecarbon. D.Theymayreduceelephantpopulations..WhatwouldhappenwithoutelephantslivingincentralAfricanforests?Climatechangewouldpossiblybespedup.Theforeststructurewouldremainunchanged.Theforestswouldlosemorefast-growingtrees.Largertreeswoulddefeatfast-growingspecies.WhatdidMr.Berzaghisuggestpeopledo?A.Leadalow-carbonlife. B.Evaluatethecarbonloss.CStopdestroyingforests. D.Protectforestelephants.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?HumansandNatureLiveinHarmonyElephantsDisappearinPartsofAfricaClimateChangeAffectsForestStructureElephantsDefendAgainstClimateChange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。Willtherebeanoutbreakofbirdfluthatthreatenshumans?Manyexpertsdisagreeonwhenorwhetherahumanpandemic（大流行病）willoccur,butdosaythereisachancethattheviruscouldmutate（变异），leadingtowidespreadinfection.16Here’swhatyouneedtoknowtohelpkeepyourselfhealthy.Stockuponfoodwaterandhouseholdsupplies.Ifthereisabirdflupandemic,you'llwanttominimizeyourchanceofcatchingitbystayingindoors;youmightevenberequiredtostayhomeifthegovernmentasksthatpeopleremaininquarantine（隔离期）.You,dbetterstockuptodayonatleast2-weekworthofessentialssuchaswater,food,emergencyandmedicalsupplies.17Haveanoutbreakplan.Itmayfeeloddoruncomfortabletotalktofamilymembersandlovedonesabouttheworst-casepandemicscenario.Butifthatscenariostrikes,you,llallbemuchbetteroffifyouhaveaplandecidedonandready.18Figureouthowyouwouldcareforthemandwhatyourfirstresponseandresponsibilitieswouldbe;thisisanespeciallyimportantconversationtohavewiththosewithspecialcareneeds.19Thingslikekeepingabalanceddiet,exercisingregularlyandgettingsufficientrestcanhelpkeepyouhealthyinanoutbreakandalsokeepyoufromcatchingthecommoncold.Particularlyinafluoutbreaksituation,itwillbeimportanttowashourhandswithsoapandwaterforatleast20seconds.Bediligentaboutcoveringcoughsandsneezeswithtissues.Moreover,knowyouressentialhealthinformationsuchasbloodtype,allergies,andpastorcurrentmedicalconditions.Makealistofthatessentialinformationforallthemembersofyourfamily.20Anddomakesureeveryoneinyourhouseholdknowswheretofindit.Workoutregularlytostayslim.Pickupthehabitsofhealthybehavior.Itiswisetokeepitsomewheresafeandvisible.It,simportanttoaskyourselfthesequestionsbeforeapandemicoccurs.Talkwithyourfriendsandfamilyabouthowyou,drespondtoanepidemic.Inthatcase,thebestthingyoucandorightnowistoprepareforthatpossibility.Thatwillhelpyougetthroughanextendedtimeathomeifanoutbreakhappens.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AnxietyisaweightthatIhavealwayscarried.Once,inmyfirstgrade,Ihadtoreadabooktothewholeclass.With21 ,1walkeduptothefrontslowly.Ihadn’t22ittothesecondpagewhenthetearsstarted.Itriedto23 ,butmyteacher'sglarekeptmerootedtotheseat.Sincethenthefrontoftheclassroomhasstayedamajor24ofstressforme.Later,Iwas25abadsituation.Iwasconsumedwith26wheneverIpreparedforapresentation.I27gotsleepless,worryingaboutthequality.Isimply28therealityuntilthelastminute.Whenateacher29aproject,Ialsogotnervous,butnotforthesame30asmyclassmates.Theyfearedthehardwork,whileIwasterrifiedofwalkingtothefrontto31.Itwasfunnythatonesingleemotion32acompletedisasterforme.Itdoesn,tsoundsobecauseeveryonegetsnervousandpublicspeakingisthenumberonefear!,socialanxietyisn,tjustafearofpublicspeaking.Forsomeone,takingatestormakingadecisiontoquitagroupcan35anxiety.Forme,anxietyisbeing36oftryingnewthingsbecauseifIdon,tknowwhattoexpect,Imightmakeafoolofmyself,whichisworsethanalife,atleastinthemoment.Myfamily,slovesavedme.Afteracceptingthatthisisjustme,Ididn,t38.AndIalsomadesomefriendsinmyclass.Now,Iraisemyhand,evenwhenIlack39inmyanswer.AndIparticipateinclass,evenifitisinamore40mannerthanothers.AndwhatmattersisthatI'mnowimprovinglittlebylittle.21.A.happinessB.confusionC.unwillingnessD.surprise22.A.madeB.pushedC.countedD.got23.A.stopB.leaveC.smileD.repeat24.A.sourceB.lossC.signD.effect25.A.curiousaboutB.sensitivetoC.carefulwithD.stuckin26.A.angerB.guiltC.anxietyD.regret27.A.yetB.againC.stillD.even28.A.changedB.ignoredC.confirmedD.remembered29.A.finishedB.announcedC.financedD.cancelled30.A.feelingB.moodC.anxietyD.excitement31.A.whisperB.danceC.presentD.reply32.A.heldbackB.putoffC.brokedownD.turnedout33.A.awfulB.familiarC.practicalD.natural34.A.ThereforeB.MoreoverC.HoweverD.Otherwise35.A.reduceB.causeC.handleD.remove36.A.fondB.awareC.proudD.scared37.A.boringB.successfulC.busyD.private38.A.showoffB.giveupC.getalongD.setout39.A.assistanceB.interestC.experienceD.confidence40.A.professionalB.aggressiveC.reservedD.consistent第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。ChopsticksplayanimportantroleinChinesefoodculture.Chinesechopsticks