安徽省合肥市一六八中学2019-2020学年高二下学期入学考试英语试题

安徽省合肥市一六八中学2019-2020学年高二下学期入学考试英语试题

一六八中学2019-2020学年高二下学期入学考试 英 语 试 题 ‎（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）‎ 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。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ 例：How much is the shirt? ‎ A. £ 19.15. B. £ 9.18. C. £ 9.15.‎ 答案是 C。‎ ‎1.What will Mary do tonight?‎ A. Go to the theatre.‎ B. Prepare supper at home.‎ C. Take care of her father.‎ ‎2.What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Colleagues. B. Customer and waiter. C. Teacher and student.‎ ‎3. How did the girl read the book?‎ A. She read some parts of it.‎ B. She read it slowly.‎ C. She read it page by page.‎ ‎4.What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. A painting. B. Painting classes. C. The man’s daughter.‎ ‎5.What was the woman’s dream?‎ A. A worker. B. A footballer. C. A lawyer.‎ 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，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.What time is it now?‎ A. 5:50. B. 6:00. C. 6:40.‎ ‎7.Where are the speakers?‎ A. At the airport. B. At the station. C. At a bookstore.‎ 听第7 段材料，回答第8至10题。‎ ‎8.What does the man think of the department store?‎ A. Famous. B. Large. C. Deserted.‎ ‎9.What’s close to the men’s clothing store?‎ A. A bank. B. A food store. C .A theater.‎ ‎10.Where does the post office lie?‎ A. Across the street. B. Next to the theatre. C. Three blocks away.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。‎ 11. How does the man advise going to the park?‎ A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By bike.‎ ‎12.What will the speakers do on Saturday night?‎ A. Relax at home. ‎ B. Organize a party. ‎ C. Have dinner with friends.‎ ‎13.When will they visit the museum on Sunday?‎ A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。‎ ‎14.What is the man speaker?‎ A. A secretary. B. A manager. C. A roommate.‎ ‎15.What happened to the woman?‎ A. Her window was broken.‎ B. Her house was broken into.‎ C. Some children scolded her.‎ ‎16.Why will the man come over?‎ A. To comfort the woman.‎ B. To know about the damage.‎ C. To seek for some clues.‎ ‎17.How did the woman feel when hearing “he can bill me directly”?‎ A. Joyful. B. Surprised. C. Calm.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ ‎18.Why did Steve like staying on the hills?‎ A. The views were excellent.‎ B. It contributed to imagination.‎ C. He could get full relaxation.‎ ‎19.What stories does Steve love writing?‎ A. Fairy tales. B. Fantastic stories. C.Horrible stories.‎ ‎20.What life is Steve living?‎ A. A busy life. B. A hard life. C. A quiet life.‎ 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。‎ A Reading‎ may be fundamental, but how the brain gives meaning to letters on a page has been a mystery. Two new studies fill in some details on how the brains of efficient readers handle words. One of the studies, published in the April 30 Neuron, suggests that a visual-processing area of the brain recognizes common words as whole units. Another study, published online April ‎27 in PLOSONE, makes it known that the brain operates two fast parallel systems for reading, linking visual recognition of words to speech.‎ Maximilian Riesenhuber, a neuroscientist at Georgetown‎ ‎University in Washington, D. C, wanted to know whether the brain reads words letter by letter or recognizes words as whole objects. He and his colleagues showed sets of real words or nonsense(无意义的词语)words to volunteers undergoing fMRI scans. The words differed in only one letter, such as “farm” and “form” or “soat” and “poat”, or were completely different, such as “farm” and “coat” or “poat” and “hime”. The researchers were particularly interested in what happens in the visual word form area, or VWFA, an area on the left side of the brain just behind the ear that is involved in recognizing words.‎ Riesenhuber and his colleagues found that neurons(神经元)in the VWFA respond strongly to changes in real words. Changing “farm” to “form”, for example, produced as great a change in activity as changing “farm” to” coat”, the team reports in Neuron. The area responded slowly to single-letter changes in made-up words.‎ The data suggests that readers grasp real words as whole objects, rather than focusing on letters or letter combinations. And as a reader’s exposure to a word increases, the brain comes to recognize the shape of the word. Meaning is passed on after recognition in the brain, Riesenhuber says.‎ The researchers don’t yet know how longer and less familiar words are recognized, or if the brain can be trained to recognize nonsense words as a unit.‎ 21. Riesenhuber’s research probably focuses on whether the brain ______.‎ A. handles nonsense words as a unit B. operates two fast parallel systems for reading C. takes longer to read less familiar words or not D. recognizes words as a unit or reads them letter by letter.‎ 22. Riesenhuber and his colleagues carried out their research by ______.‎ A. showing pairs of different words ‎ B. arranging the words in different order C. giving pairs of real words totally different ‎ D. making volunteers read some longer words 23. Riesenhuber’s research is significant in that it shows how the brain ______.‎ A.responds to familiar words B. recognizes the form of a word C. relates meaning to letters D. reacts to made-up words B Over the past couple of days,on our local Freecycle page there have been a lot of wanted posts, all from the same person, basically asking for everything you’d need to set up a house from scratch.‎ One of the things they asked for was a queen-sized bed. At that time we just happened to have an extra one, so I messaged them. They immediately came in the afternoon. The people who came, two ladies and a man, are actually friends of another woman named Jenny who owned a young boy. This woman has escaped from a dangerous, violent relationship and these friends of hers are helping her and her son start over again, with everything from furniture to toothbrushes on their list of needs.‎ While they were here, I also gave them one of our spare bookcase and some coffee cups. I even asked them to keep in touch in case they needed anything else—I have a way of connecting people with things. I offered the woman a cupboard we had as well; her friends just needed to see if there was a place or a need for it in their friend's new home.‎ I was so excited to meet those loving people, who were obviously willing to help their friend. It was clear how protective they felt of this woman and her boy, how much they love her and wanted her ‎ to have a happy and safe life, and to spend even a few minutes with people like that is an experience I’ll remember for a long, long time.‎ A quick thank-you to all who have sent more donations over the last couple of days, as well as lovely messages of thanks and blessings. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with it all, but it’s a problem I’m happy to have.‎ 24. What were the people who arrived at the author’s in the afternoon going to do?‎ A. Promote some products customers needed. ‎ B. Fetch the bed the author would give away.‎ C. Recycle second-hand furniture. ‎ D. Help repair the author's furniture.‎ ‎25. Which of the following words can best describe the author?‎ A. Warm-hearted. B. Mean. C. Narrow-minded. D. Intelligent.‎ 26. From the last two paragraphs, we can infer that_____ .‎ A. the author doesn't like to spend too much time with those people like Jenny's friends B. Jenny and her boy will hardly get help from the author's friends C. the author was disappointed with those only sending messages of thanks and blessings D. Jenny and her boy will have a new start with the help of people 27. The suitable title for the text should be “_________”‎ A. No pains, no gains B. God helps those who help themselves C. Many hands make light work D. Where there is will, there is a way C When you start working on something but don't finish it, thoughts of the unfinished work continue to jump into your mind even when you've moved on to other things. Psychologists (心理学家) refer to this psychological phenomenon as the Zeigarnik effect. The effect was first observed by a Russian psychologist named Bluma Zeigarnik. While sitting in a busy restaurant in Vienna, she noted the waiters had better memories of unpaid orders. Once the bill was paid, however, the waiters had difficulty remembering the exact details of the orders.‎ In research, participants were asked to complete simple tasks such as putting together puzzles, or solving math problems. Half of the participants were interrupted halfway through these tasks. After an hour-long delay, Zeigarnik asked the participants to give an account of what they'd been working on. She discovered that those who had their work interrupted were twice as likely to remember what they had been doing as those who had actually completed the tasks.‎ We can use this effect to our advantage. For example, if you're struggling to memorize something important, momentary interruptions might actually work to your advantage. Rather than simply remember the information over and over again, review it several times and then take a break. While you're focusing on other things, you'll find yourself mentally returning to the information you were studying.‎ We often put off tasks until the last moment, only completing them in a rush at the last possible moment. Unfortunately, this tendency can lead to heavy stress and even poor performance. One way to overcome this is to put the Zeigarnik effect to work. Start by taking the first step, no matter how small. Once you've begun—but not finished—your work, you'll find yourself thinking of the task until, at last, you finish it. You might not finish it all at once, but each small step you take puts you closer to your final goal.‎ ‎28.What does the Zeigarnik effect refer to?‎ A.Waiters tend to have good memories.‎ B. Once interrupted, one will forget things easily.‎ C. Most people can't focus on one thing for a long time.‎ D. People remember unfinished tasks better than completed ones.‎ ‎29. What were all the participants required to do in the study?‎ A. Describe their tasks.‎ B. Express their feelings.‎ C. Test their intelligence.‎ D. Design simple activities.‎ ‎30. How should we study according to the Zeigarnik effect?‎ A. Repeat over and over again.‎ B. Divide up our study session.‎ C. Focus on several tasks at a time.‎ D. Have enough rest before studying.‎ ‎31. What's the main idea of the last paragraph?‎ A. How to get rid of heavy stress.‎ B. Why we should set a final goal.‎ C. How to break the habit of delaying work.‎ D. Why we always complete tasks in a rush.‎ D The Silk Road is arguably the most famous long-distance trade route of the ancient world. This passage connected Europe in the West with China in the East, and allowed the exchange of goods, technology, and ideas between the two civilizations. Although merchants could make huge profits travelling the road, it was not without risk.‎ The main Silk Road started in Chang’an (known today as Xi’an), the early Han capital. Travelers commencing their journey from this city could take a northern route that would take them across China’s northwestern provinces. After this, they would face the Gobi Desert, arguably the greatest danger of the Silk Road.‎ The Gobi Desert, the largest desert in Asia, consists mainly of rocky, hard earth. This feature made it easier for traders to travel across, compared to sandy deserts like the neighboring Taklamakan Desert. Like other deserts, the Gobi Desert is dry and hot, and therefore the biggest challenge travelers faced was obtaining enough water for themselves as well as for their camels.‎ So, rest stops were created along the route, allowing travelers to rest, eat and drink. These places also promoted the exchange of goods, and even ideas, amongst the travelers who stopped there. Usually, the rest stops were placed within a day’s journey of each other. In this way, travelers could avoid spending too much time in the desert, which would make them targets for robbers, another danger of the Silk Road.‎ Once through the Gobi Desert, travelers would continue their journey into Iran, Turkey, and finally Europe. Whilst this part of the journey may have been less dangerous, it is not entirely without its perils.‎ ‎32.The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to .‎ A. making huge profits B. traveling the Silk Road C. exchanging goods and ideas D. connecting different civilizations ‎33.Why was the Gobi Desert easier to cross than other deserts?‎ A.The desert’s surface was easier to walk on.‎ B.Camels for transportation were easier to find.‎ C.It was smaller and could be crossed in less time.‎ D.There were more natural water sources available.‎ ‎34.What can we guess about the rest stops in the Gobi Desert?‎ A.Travelers were offered free accommodation.‎ B.They were located around the edges of the desert.‎ C.Travelers staying there were often attacked by criminals.‎ D.They were shared by travelers from different countries.‎ ‎35.What is the passage mainly about?‎ A.The origins of the Silk Road.‎ B.The benefits of the Silk Road.‎ C.The difficulties faced by Silk Road travelers.‎ D.The cultural exchanges among Silk Road travelers.‎ 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。‎ Leonardo da Vinci and Nature In the modern world, art and science are two very separate activities, but in Leonardo’s time they were closely connected. Science meant mathematics and medical studies. 36 Mathematics included practical work like surveying land for making maps as well as measuring the movements of the stars in the sky. An artist might need to measure the different parts of the body. He could also use mathematics to place things in relationship to each other in a drawing or painting so the scene looked correct. 37 ‎ Mathematics was also connected to music because musical sounds have a fixed relationship with each other that can be described in numbers. 38 More than this, though, Leonardo believed that numbers were a part of all things in the world, including music, and he said that “without them nothing can be done.”‎ ‎“Nature has kindly given us things everywhere to copy,” wrote Leonardo. In all his activities, Leonardo was trying to discover the rules that control nature. In his search for those rules, he looked very carefully at a lot of examples and details. Actual experience was more important to him than opinion, and he worked from facts to ideas. 39 His purpose was to examine the world so he could copy it in beautiful paintings and sculptures. He also wanted to learn from the clever solutions of nature.‎ ‎ 40 His quick little sketches, often done while wandering outside, helped him to catch a movement or a shape. More careful drawings would be done at a desk with a pen and ruler. In July 2001, a small drawing by Leonardo was sold for $12 million. It was the most expensive ‎ drawing in the world.‎ A. Leonardo was always drawing.‎ B.How could these be connected with art?‎ C.Leonardo’s ideas were vastly ahead of his time.‎ D.Mathematicians and doctors worked to discover the unknown.‎ E.Above all, Leonardo wanted to understand how and why things worked.‎ F.You will see a good example of such positioning in the painting of The Last Supper.‎ G.Leonardo himself was a very good musician and liked to play an instrument and sing.‎ 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。‎ My son did well in his final exam, so I took him to a popular restaurant today for a lunchtime 41 . It seemed everyone else had the 42 idea . So the place was 43 !‎ ‎    I drove around the small parking lot for 30 minutes 44  for a spot and I 45 found one. A lady returning to her 46 was prepared to leave, which was a relief for me. I followed her and waited with 47 for her to make room for me. 48 I did this I looked in my rear vision mirror (后视镜) and noticed a young man swiftly pull up behind me. As soon as he saw my car light on for the spot, he began hitting his steering wheel angrily and 49 . I knew those unpleasant words weren't directed at me but at the 50 that he had missed a spot. I felt his 51 for I too had been 52  the place for ages.‎ ‎    As the lady drove out of the spot, I did something that 53 shocked myself. I 54 my car light and drove straight past. ‎ ‎    55 , the man was so shocked and puzzled that he wasn’t 56 what to do next.  I wound my window, reached out my hand and 57 for him to take it, calling out at the same time "It's yours."‎ ‎    But after I did that I drove away 58 . Maybe it was because I had waited so long for a spot I had just given away. The reason why I let that man have my spot wasn't to be kind. Honestly, the thought hadn't even 59 my mind. It was because seeing his reaction I knew the spot 60 more to him.‎ ‎41. A. decoration B. treat ‎ C. recipe ‎ D. chance ‎42. A. strange ‎ B. grand ‎ C. same ‎ D. normal ‎43. A. packed ‎ B. ruined C. dangerous ‎ D. distant ‎44. A. applying ‎ B. accounting C. paying ‎ D. seeking ‎ ‎45. A. directly ‎ B. immediately ‎ C. firstly D. eventually ‎46. A. restaurant B. room ‎ C. car D. spot ‎ ‎47. A. anxiety ‎ B. patience C. jealousy D. caution ‎ ‎48. A. As ‎ B. Though C. If D. Since ‎49. A. staring ‎ B. swearing ‎ C. whispering D. trembling ‎ ‎50. A. amusement B. disappointment ‎ C. embarrassment D. excitement ‎ ‎51. A. envy ‎ B. terror ‎ C. suffering D. crime ‎ ‎52. A. inspecting B. covering C. circling D. circulating ‎ ‎53. A. even B. just C. still D. yet ‎ ‎54. A. turned off B. took away C. knocked down ‎ D. pulled out ‎ ‎55. A. At random ‎ B. By coincidence ‎ C. On the contrary ‎ D. As a result ‎ ‎56. A. careful B. afraid ‎ C. ashamed ‎ D. sure ‎ ‎57. A. concluded B. signaled ‎ C. queued ‎ D. applauded ‎58. A. weeping B. smiling ‎ C. cheering D. teasing ‎ ‎59. A. missed B. caught ‎ C. threw ‎ D. crossed ‎ ‎60. A. proved B. brought C. meant D. connected 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。‎ I can well remember that I was once asked to deliver a speech__61__ (title)——“A Real Test in My Life”——before the whole class at the age of 9! You can imagine how __62__ (terrible) shy I was the moment I thought of that with so many eyes fixed __63__ me. I had no choice but __64__ (prepare) for it, though. First of all, I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part lay in my oral __65__ (present) from my memory——for reading from the paper __66__(forbid). The real moment began when I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my listeners were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found __67__ back, delivering my speech without difficulty. After __68__ seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding——I made it. From then on, my fear of talking before __69__ big audience disappeared. Actually with my confidence built up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way to success is our fear. Overcome it, __70__ we will be able to achieve our goals. ‎ 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改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。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的次。‎ 删除：把多余的用斜线（）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第l1处起）不计分。‎ Li Ming is a friend of mine. I'm glad he changed greatly in the past two years. I clearly remember he was quite fat two years before. He got tired so easy that he couldn't take exercise, that made him very upset. Later, he realized unless he went on like that, he would end up achieve nothing. So he made up his minds to make a change. He went running every morning and played the basketball every afternoon. Besides, he followed a diet of more vegetables or less meat. Gradually he began to lose weight. He is now an energetic boy in good health. So when faced with problems, we should overcome it with great determination and strong willpower.‎ 第二节 书面表达(满分25分)‎ 假定你是李华，最近中国日报（China Daily）专门为外国人举办2020“最美中国”（Amazing China）手机摄影大赛。请你写信建议你校英国留学生Geroge参加。信的内容包括：‎ 1、 作品内容形式；2、提交的时间和方式；3、表示愿意提供帮助。‎ 注意：1、词数100左右；2、适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ 听力：‎ ‎1—5 BBAAC ‎ ‎6—10 BABAC ‎ ‎11—15 CCBBA ‎ ‎16—20 BABBC 阅读：‎ ‎21--23 DAB ‎ ‎24-27 BADC ‎ ‎28-31 DABC ‎ ‎32--35 BADC ‎36. B 37. F 38. G 39. C 40. A 完形：‎ ‎41-45 BCADD ‎ ‎46-50 CBABB ‎ ‎51-55 CCAAD ‎ ‎56-60 DBADC 语法填空：‎ ‎61.titled 62.terribly 63.on/upon 64.to prepare 65.presentation ‎ ‎66.was forbidden 67.myself 68.what 69.a 70.and Li Ming is a friend of mine. I'm glad he changed greatly in the past two years. I clearly remember he was quite fat two years . He got tired so that he couldn't take exercise, made him very upset. Later, he realized he went on like that, he would end up nothing. So he made up his to make a change. He went running every morning and played basketball every afternoon. Besides, he followed a diet of more vegetables less meat. Gradually he began to lose weight. He is now an energetic boy in good health. So when faced with problems, we should overcome with great determination and strong willpower.‎