安徽省六安市舒城中学2017-2018学年高二下学期第二次统考英语试题

舒城中学2017—2018学年度第二学期第二次统考高二英语（本试卷分四部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。）命题： 审题：磨题：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，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.Whoisthewoman?A.Theman’swife. B.Theman’ssecretary. C.Ashopassistant.2.Whatisthemandoing?A.Takingclasses.B.Makingaphonecall.C.Cleaningtheroom.3.Whatdoesthemanthinkthewomanshoulddo?A.Askthestewardessforsomemedicine.B.Movetoanotherpartoftheplane.C.Toleratehissmoking.4.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofthenewDVDplayer?A.Shehasnoideayet. B.It’sbetterthantheoldone. C.It’snotasgoodastheputer.5.Whatwasthemandoingwhenhesawtheaccidentyesterday?A.Queuingforthecinema. B.Callingthepoliceman.C.Seeingwhetherhecouldhelp.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，从每题所给的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.WhydoFrankandPeterwanttocycletowork?A.It’sconvenient. B.It’scheap. C.It’senvironmental.7.HowmuchistheAndersonbicycle?A.£65. B.£80. C.£145.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatisthemandoing?A.Workingintheoffice. B.Hangingout. C.Repairinghiscar.9.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?A.Attendclasses. B.Goshopping. C.Havelunch.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whattimeisitnow?A.6:45. B.7:15. C.7:45.11.What’sthewoman’sattitudetowardthethoroughcheck?A.Satisfied. B.Angry. C.Scared.12.Whyarethepolicedogsthere?A.Tofindweapons. B.Tosnifffordrugs. C.Tostoplinejumpers.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Wheredoesthewomanmeettheman?A.AttheBerlinbusstation.B.AttheLondonbusstation.C.Atthewoman’sapartment.14.Howlongwastheman'strip?A.Anhourandahalf. B.Ninehours. C.Nineteenhours.15.Whydidthemanchoosetotakeabus?A.Tosavemoney. B.Toenjoythecountryview.C.Toprotecttheenvironment.16.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheman?A.Hedoesn’tlookwell. B.Hecouldhavetakenafasterbus.C.Heshouldcaremoreabouttheenvironment.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Wherewillvisitorsgoonthefirstdayofthetour?A.TempleSquare. B.GoblinValley. C.Arches18.WhatdoweknowaboutLittleWildHorseCanyon?A.It’sverynarrow. B.It’sinnorthernUtah.C.Itwasformedfromanearthquake.19.Whatisincludedinthetour?A.Entrancefees. B.Threemealsaday. C.TransportationinUtah.20.Howlongcanyoumakeareservationforthetourinadvance?A.Fourdays. B.Oneweek. C.Twoweeks.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。ATheislandsofMaltaandGozoarebrilliantforafamilyholiday,packedwithfunplacestovisitwhateveryourchildren’sages.Theislands’smallsizemeanseverywhereiswithineasyreach.SandybeachesandswimmingspotsOneofMalta’sbestbeachesforfamiliesissoftsanded,shelteredGoldenEatingoutChildrenareweleatmostrestaurants,thoughmoreupmarketplacesoftenonlyacceptolderkids.Thereareoftenkids’menusthattendtoofferpizza,butyoucanalwaysaskforahalfportion(一份)ofastarterdish(portionsarehugeinMalteserestaurants).Withawiderangeofcuisinesonoffer,childrenareboundtofindsomethingthey’lllike,MaltesefoodisstronglyinfluencedbyItaliancuisine,sothere’spizzaandpastagalore,andsomekidswilllovethenationaldishfriedrabbitAcmodationTrytoscheduleatleastafewdaysonGozoastherearelotsofselfcateringfarmhouseswithpoolstorentandit’seveneasiertogetaroundthanMalta.SmallerhotelsinVallettausuallyonlyacceptolderchildren.TransportandothertipsTheeasiestwaytogetaroundMaltaandGozoistodrive,butthelocalbusserviceisreliable,easytouse,andfairlyinexpensive.Busesarefrequentbetweenmajortowns,butonlyroughlyhourlytoandfromsmallerplaces.FerriesrunbetweenMaltaandGozo,andyoucantaketouristboatsovertoino.21.WhatcanyoungerkidsdoontheislandsofMaltaandGozo?A.Trywindsurfing. B.Experiencepaddling.C.Havedinneratallrestaurants. D.LiveinsmallerhotelsinValletta.22.WhatdoweknowaboutMaltesefood?A.IthasmuchtodowithItaliancuisine.B.Childrencanalwayseatupaportionofdish.C.Friedrabbitisthemostpopularamongvisitors.D.PizzaisonlyofferedtokidsinMalteserestaurants.23.WhattransportationmaybethebestchoiceforvisitorsinMaltaandGozo?A.Touristboats. B.Ferries. C.Sailingboats. D.Motorvehicles.BLatelyapopulareightfloorbookstoreinHefei,Anhui舒中高二统考英语第4页(共10页)province,舒中高二统考英语第4页(共10页)Itestopeople'sattentionasmorethan200,000visitorsfloodedthestoreonitsfirstdayasasharedbookstoreonJuly16thisyear,arecordhighsinceitwasreopenedtothepublicin2013.Some4,000bookswerebroughthomeonthefirstday,Thepaperreported.Customersareallowedtoborrowuptotwobooksvaluedunder150yuanpervisitafterregisteringwithanappandpayingthe99yuandepositfee（押金）.Allbooksonsaleinthebookstoreareavailableforsharing.Returnedbooksthataredamagedaresoldatadiscount.Thebookstorealsoprovidesabonusforbookworms.Peoplewhofinishreading12booksinthreemonthsreceiveeightpercentoftheirdepositback,andmemberscanberewardedoneyuanforeverybookread."Wewanttobringdownthecostofreadingsopeoplecouldreadmorebooks,"XuXinwei,whohelpsrunthebookstore,toldThepaper.Someparentsbuyalotofbooksfortheirchildren,buttheyusuallyendupcollectingdustastheirchildrengrowup.Similarly,somepopularnovelsforyoungpeoplealsofalloutoffashion,accordingtoXu."Booksaremoreeffectivelycirculatedwhenthey'reshared."24.Thebookstorebeesasharedone.A.tomakemoremoneyB.tomakemoreroomfornewbooksC.toinspiremorepeopletoreadD.toremendnewbooks25.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“risentofame”inParagraph1probablymean?A.Beewellknown.B.Settleddown.C.Brokenup.D.Takenover.26.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.ThebookstorewasoncethebestinAnhuiprovince.B.Thebooksthataresoldherecan'tbeborrowed.C.Morethan4,000booksweretakenhomeonJuly16in2013.D.Thecostofreadingcanbereducedbysharingthebooks.27.Whatdoesthebookstoredotoattractmorereaders?A.Thebookstoreencouragesparentstobuymorebooksfortheirchildren.B.Thereadersareallowedtoborrowthebooksunconditionally.C.Thereaderswhoarememberscanreceiveoneyuanforeverybookread.D.Thebookstoreisconsideringofferingabonusforanyonewholikesreading.CHappy,angry,amazed—thesearesomeoftheemotionsweliketoexpressthesedayswhenwe'resendingamessageonoursmartphones.That'saquickwayoftellingsomeonehowwe'refeeling.Yes,emojishavebeeavitaltoolformunication.TheemojiwasfirstinventedinJapaninthelate1990sandtheword"emoji"esfromtheJapanesewordsfor"picture"and"character".Thenumberofdifferentimageshasdramaticallyincreasedsincethenandnowwehaveapictureforeverymoodorsituation.Sonowwearegivingthisnewcreationthevisual"thumbsup"buthaveyouthoughtwhywe'vebeesoaddictedtousingemojis?ProfessorVyvEvanshaswrittenabookcalledTheEmojiCode,saying"increasingly,whatwe'refindingisthatdigitalmunicationistakingovercertainaspectsoffacetofaceinteraction...oneofthereasonswhyemojisaresopopularisthattheyreallydoenableustoexpressouremotionalselvesmoreeffectively."Anotheradvantageofemojisisthattheyareaninternationallanguage—theydon'tusewordsbutsomepicturessotheycanbeeasilyinterpretedwhateveryournativelanguageis.However,theemojiscansometimesbemisinterpreted—ifafriendsendsyouanemojiofahammer,youmaythinkhe/sheisangrywhenreallyhe/sheissayinghe/sheisclumsy!Emojisareagoodwayforshowingsimilarfeelings.Butaslinguist（语言学家）NeilCohnsays,"Tomany,emojisareanexcitingevolutionofthewaywemunicate,buttoothers,theyarealinguisticArmageddon（大决战）."Itdoesshowthereisalotmoretoourmunicationthanwordsalonebutdoesthismeanthedeclineintraditionalwriting?28.Howdoemojishelppeopleinmunication?A.Theycaninterprettheforeignlanguages.B.Theywilltaketheplaceoffacetofaceinteraction.C.Peoplecanexpresstheiremotionseffectivelywithemoijs.D.Peoplecanexpressthemselvesclearlywithemojisatanytime.29.Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplacetheunderlined"thumbsup"inParagraph3?A.doubt B.praise C.ignorance D.attention30.Whatdoyouprobablymeanbysendingyourfriendanemojiofahammer?A.Youareawkward. B.Youneedahammer.C.He/Sheloseshis/hertemper. D.He/Sheshouldapologizetoyou.31.WhatisNeilCohn'sopiniononemojis?A.Theyarenotusedbylinguists.B.Theywilltakeoverthetraditionalwriting.C.Theywillbeeaninternationallanguage.D.Theybringconvenienceandchallengestolanguage.DYelp,theSanFranciscoInternetpanythatmakesreviewsofrestaurantsandotherbusinessesacrossalargepartofAmerica,isgettingintothefooddeliverybusiness.舒中高二统考英语第6页(共10页)舒中高二统考英语第6页(共10页)Today,thepanyhasannouncedthatithasagreedtoacquireEat24,afoodpanythatdeliversfoodtohomesonbehalfofpartnerrestaurants.Yelpispaying$134millionforthepany—$75millionincashandtherestinstock.Eat24workswith20,000restaurantsinmorethan1,500citiesallovertheU.S.OnYelp'sreviewssite,youcanfindnewrestaurantstosuityourtastes,andnowthatthepanyisacquiringEat24,theideaisthatitwillalsoletyoutakethenextstep:orderfoodtoyourdoor.“Ifyou'relookingatarestaurant,youwanttobeabletobookthatrestaurant,”YelpcofounderandCEOJeremysaidinaTuesdayinterview.“Ifwecanintegrate(融入)thatintotheYelpexperience,itmakesthesitemuchbetter.”ThemoveisjustonewaythatsomeofInternet'smostrecognizablenamesarebranchingintoonlinefooddeliverytoimprovetheirexistingbusiness.LastAugust,paymentspanySquareboughtCaviar,ahighendquickfooddeliveryservice.Andthatsamemonth,UbertestedafastfooddeliveryservicecalledUberFRESH,whichaimedtodelivermealsfromlocalrestaurantstocustomersinlessthan10minutes.Ineachcase,fooddeliverycanprovideanaddedsourceofine,anditcanalsohelpthesepaniespushtheuseoftheirexistingservices.Themarketforfooddeliveryishardlysmall,andmobiletechnologiescanspeeduptheprocess,potentiallyexpandingthebusinessevenfurther.32.HowdoesYelppayforthepanyEat24?A.Totallybycheque. B.Totallyincash.C.Partlyinstock. D.Onlyincredit.33.WhatcancustomersNOTdoonthenewYelp'swebsite?A.Findingtherestaurantstheylike. B.Bookingarestauranttheylike.C.Orderingfoodtotheirdoor. D.Enjoyingmuchcheaperfood.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“acquire”inParagraph2mean?A.Bargain. B.Purchase. C.Request. D.Claim.35.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatmanypanies________．A.begintosetuptheirownfoodbranchesB.makelittlemoneyfromtheirexistingbusinessC.begintoattachimportancetofooddeliverymarketD.giveupthepresentbusinessandturntofoodmaking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。Isitnecessarytolearnwhenweare50s,60soreven70s?Mostpeopleconsiderwhentheygetretired,theyaresupposedtobepletelyrelaxed,dosomethingfun,orhangaround.___36___.It’sparticularlyimportanttotheelderly.Throughlearning,weknowhowtothink,howtomemorize,howtoaskquestionsandevenhowtointeractwithothers.Accordingtoastudy,whilewearelearning,thebraincreatesneural(神经)pathwaysthatmakeussmarter.____37____.Themorewelearn,themorenewneuralpathwaysdevelopinourbrains.Whenitestolearning,itdoesn’tmeanwemustloadourselveswithlotsofknowledge.Whatweneedtodoisjustlearnsomethingwelikedayinanddayout.____38____.Everyonelearnsfrombottomtoup.Ifwehaveaninteresttolearn,thatdesirewillnaturallypushustomoveforward.Aswefeelwornoutfromlearning,don’tbediscouraged.____39____.Anoldsayinggoes,“Birdsofafeatherflytogether.”Aslongaswehavepartnerstolearnalltogether,ourlearningexcitementwillealiveagain.Onthecontrary,ifwedon’tlearn,andchoosetodistanceourselvesfromothers,wemightbegettingdumb,andslow;eventually,weloseenergy,andlifepassion,ofbeingbored,dumb,whydon’twekeeplearning?____40____.Moreimportantly,learningexploresourlifehorizon,helpsusbuildupourconfidence;gradually,itleadsustoawayoffindingasenseofvalueandachievementintheprocessoflearningjourney.A.It’snevertoooldtolearn.B.Don’tworryifwecannotlearnwell.C.Youshouldsetahighlearningtarget.D.Learningmakesusunderstandhowpotentialweare.E.Inotherwords,ourbrainsareactiveaswelearnsomethingnew.F.Lookforapartnerwhohasthesamemoninterestasyoudo.G.However,thetruthisthatlearningmakesusenergetic,andselffulfilled.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。Historyhassomeveryspecialqualitiesaboutit.Itisa41ofwhathashappenedinthepast,andthereallyinterestingthingisthatmuchofhistoryhasbeen42timeandagain.Itallowsustolearnfromthepast,boththe43madeandthesuccessesachieved.Oneofthe44ofhistoryisthatitallowsustoknowhowfamouspeople45whentheywerefacedwithchallengesintheirlife.46thesechallengeshappenedatacertaintimeinthepastorina47countryorculture,allofthemcanalwaysteachussomething48.Takeforexamplethe49ofThomasEdisonandhowmanytimeshe50whileontheroadtofinallyinventingthelightbulb.Hecouldbeheldoutasanexampleofapersonwho51stoppedtrying.Iamsurehewas52bythosedifficultiesbuthedidnotletthemstophim.Hehada53andhejustkepttryinguntilhereachedsuccess.舒中高二统考英语第8页(共10页)舒中高二统考英语第8页(共10页)Or,thinkaboutthestoryofAbrahamLincolnwho54tobeePresidentoftheUnitedStateseventhoughhesuffered55losses.Mostofusonlyknowabouthissuccess.56,hislifewasnotaneasyone.Hisstorymakesuskeepmovingforwardnomatterwhat57wehaveinlife.Thesetruehistorystorieswillmakeyoustoptoreconsider58orgoingafteryourdreamseventhoughyoumaynotthinkyouhavethecourageorthe59fornowtogetwhatyouhavealwayswanted.Theycouldhelpyoumakedecisionsand60whenyouhavenoideawhattodo.Theycouldinspireyoutobeallthatyoucanbe.()41.A.note B.record C.chance D.belief()42.A.reported B.expected C.repeated D.corrected()43.A.mistakes B.jokes C.agreements D.challenges()44.A.events B.periods C.problems D.advantages()45.A.studied B.reacted C.peted D.explored()46.A.Although B.Because C.Unless D.Whether()47.A.developed B.poor C.different D.popular()48.A.clear B.simple C.special D.useful()49.A.name B.story C.position D.character()50.A.failed B.watched C.escaped D.travelled()51.A.also B.often C.still D.never()52.A.shocked B.beaten C.discouraged D.controlled()53.A.job B.dream C.duty D.power()54.A.happened B.prepared C.pretended D.managed()55.A.hearing B.weight C.personal D.slight()56.A.Infact B.Asusual C.Inall D.Afterall()57.A.directions B.improvements C.permissions D.difficulties()58.A.passingby B.givingup C.settingoff D.calmingdown()59.A.ability B.habit C.goal D.choice()60.A.introductions B.conversations C.judgement D.impressions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。NeverForgetWhyYouStartedAtthe19thNationalCongressoftheCPC61endedlastmonth,“Neverforgetwhyyoustarted”wasakeymessage.Andthatsamemessage62(apply)toeveryone’slife.Ambitious,meaningthingsyouwanttoachieveverymuch,play63importantroleinourdailylife.WhenIwasastudent,myfathertoldmethathisambitionsincehischildhoodwastobeatranslator.Hewantedtoworkinsidebigbuildingsasawhitecollarworker.Withhisstrongambitioninmind,hewasdetermined64(work)hardateverysubject,65(particular)English,andasaresult,he66(admit)tothebestuniversityinhisprovince.Afterwards,hecametoShanghaiforajob.Therewasonethingheregretted:hedidn’tgetajobasatranslatorbutbecameateacherinstead.Thisstorygavebirthtomyambitionandit“told”met