安徽省涡阳县第四中学学年高二下学期第二次质量检测英语试题及答案.docx

1、安徽省涡阳县第四中学学年高二下学期第二次质量检测英语试题及答案涡阳四中2017-2018学年度下高二第二次质量检测英 语 试 题 本试题分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，只交答题纸和答题卡，试题自己保留。本试卷共150分，时间为120分钟。 第I卷注意事项 1答题前，考生在答题纸和答题卡上务必用直径05毫米黑色签字笔将自己的班级、姓名、考号填写清楚。请认真核准考号、姓名和科目。 2每小题选出答案后，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，再选涂其他答案标号。在试题卷上作答无效。第一部分；听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题15分，

2、满分75） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所給的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. How does the mans son go to school? ABy bike BBy school bus CBy car2Where does the conversation most probably take place ? AAt a concert BIn a flower shop CAt a restaurant3What color does the woma

3、n prefer? APink BYellow CLight blue4What time is it now? A6:30 B7:00 C7:305Who was the latest for school this morning ? AJohn BJerry CLinda 第二节（共15小题；每小题15分，满分225） 听下面5段对话或独白。 每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所給的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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。 听第6段材料，回答6-7题。6What is the relationship between

4、 the two speakers ? AHusband and wife BTeacher and student CStrangers 7Where is the man heading for ? AA middle school BHis cousins CThe post office 听第7段材料，回答8-9题。8Where does the conversation take place ? AAt a clock shop BAt a hotel CAt a repair shop9What time does Tom want a wake-up call? A5:28 B6

5、:15 C7:00 听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。10What kind of music is Marys favorite? APop music BCountry music CClassic music11What is the boys suggestion to Mary? AGo to a concert BGo out for walk CGo to the cinema.12How will the boy get the information ? ABy making a call. BBy asking a friend CBy going downtown 听第9

6、段材料，回答第13-16题。 13What do you think Robert is ? AA dancer BA student CA singer14Where will the group perform? AAt concert balls BAt some parties CAt restaurants 15What kind of musical instrument can Robert play? AThe piano BThe drum CThe guitar16How long will they practice before they give performanc

7、es? ASeveral months BSeveral weeks CSeveral days 听第10段材料，回答17-20题。 17What was the purpose of the speakers visit to Finland? ATo visit a friend BTo attend a meeting CTo enjoy a holiday 18How long did the speaker stay in Finland? AThe whole winter BFor three weeks CFor two weeks19What was the speakers

8、 biggest problem? AWhat kind of clothes to take along BWhere to learn the Finnish language CHow to get used to the cold weather20Why could Julia help her? AShe was from Finland BShe was a dress designer CShe had been to Northern Europe.第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15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、

9、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Coming this fall, electric cars will be hitting the road in America. The cars may help Americans kick the oil habit one day. Soon, electric cars may be whirring through your neighborhood. These quiet, clean, battery-powered vehicles can be charged from a wall outlet. Th

10、is fall, General Motors(GM) is launching its electric Volt. The car runs on electricity, but it also has a gas engine. Automakers say that the worlds population is likely to jump from 6.8 billion to 9 billion by 2050. So the supply of oil wont keep up with the number of cars on the road. Tony, in ch

11、arge of GMs Volt project, says, “Everyone agrees we have to get off oil. In 10 years, the number of cars around the globe will rise from 800 million to 1 billion. We know the price of oil will go up. To help car companies develop oil-free electric vehicles, the US government has given billions of do

12、llars to makers of electric cars. But huge roadblocks remain. It can take as much as eight hours to charge a car for only 100 miles of driving. And the distance the car can go changes depending on driving conditions. Price is a problem. Electric models cost much more than similar gasoline-powered ca

13、rs. The good news is that electric car technology is improving, and the prices of the vehicles are dropping. Where will drivers be able to charge the cars? The US Department of Energy is giving grants to pay for at least 10,000 charging stations around the nation. Private businesses are also gearing

14、 up, Richard, the head of a company in California, says that his firm will install about 4,500charging stations, mostly at office parks and homes. The stations are boxes about the size of a parking meter. It only costs about $3 per charge. “The typical car is parked 23 hours a day. You can charge it

15、 while you work and while you sleep,” he says. 21How can General Motors make its electric Volt cover a long distance?ABy fitting an additional gas engine in it.BBy fitting a high-quality battery in it.CBy building more gas stations on the road.DBy building more charging stations on the road22What ha

16、s the US government done to develop oil-free cars? AIt has built more roadblocks. BIt has built better roads for them. CIt has given financial support to them. DIt calls on people to reject gasoline-powered cars. 23The underlined phrase “gearing up” in the last paragraph can be replaced by_. Abreaki

17、ng up Bgetting lostCgiving up Dgetting prepared24According to the passage, the author seems to worry that_ AThe price of electric cars will go up BDrivers have to wait when the cars are being charged CThe electric vehicle technology wont be safe enough. DMore private companies will benefit from this

18、 businessB Who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?Jane Addams(1860-1935)Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She provided shelters, education opportunities and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Pri

19、ze. Rachel Carson (1907-1964)Rachel Carson was born in the rural river town of Springdale, Pennsylvania in America. The popular book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson in 1962 made people realize the dangers and the harmful effects of pollution on humans and on the worlds lakes and oceans. Angela Merkel

20、(1954-)In 2005, Germans chose Angela Merkel as their first woman head of the country. She had been a scientist in the past. As Germanys leader, she has had an effect on the whole world. Sandra Day OConnor(1930-)When Sandra Day OConnor finished her class at Stanford Law School in 1952, she could not

21、find work because she was a woman. However, she became the first woman to join the US Supreme Court in 1981 after years of hard work. Margaret Thatcher(1952-2013)In 1979, Margaret Thatcher became Britains first woman Prime Minister. She served until 1990, which made her the first British leader to s

22、erve three terms in a row. Because of her high standards and strong will, people called her Britains Iron Lady. Marie Curie(1867-1934)Polish-born scientist Marie Curie discovered that some types of metal give off energy called radiation. Her research led to new medical treatments and arms. She recei

23、ved the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and in Chemistry in 1911. 25Who once won the Nobel Prize? AJane Addams and Marie Curie BJane Addams and Margaret Thatcher CMarie and Angela Merkel DMarie and Rachel Carson26We can infer from the passage that Rachel Carson worked to_ Ahelp the poor Bspread geogr

24、aphic knowledge Cprotect the environment Dprotect the rights of women27What do Angela Merkel and Margaret Thatcher have in common? ABoth of them were scientists before coming to power BBoth of them became the first woman head of their country CBoth of them are famous for being strict DBoth of them o

25、nce worked for three terms28Who once failed to find a job? AJane Addams BSandra Day OConnor CRachel Carson DMargaret Thatcher CSurveys of American teenagers find that about half of them do not get enough sleep on schoolnights. They get an average of 60 to 90 minutes less than experts say they need.

26、Experts say teens are biologically programmed to go to sleep later and wake up later than otherage groups. Yet many schools start classes as early as seven in the morning. As a result, many students go to class feeling like sixteen-year-old Danny. He is an active teen -except in the morning. Danny s

27、ays, “Getting up in the morning is pretty terrible. I am just very out of it and tired. And through first period I can barely stay awake. Michael Breus is a clinical psychologist with a specialty in sleeping disorders. Teens, he says, need to sleep eight to nine hours or even nine to ten hours a nig

28、ht. He says sleepy teens can experience a form of depression that could have big effects on their general well-being. It can affect not just their ability in the classroom but also on the sports fields and on the road.So what can schools do about sleepy students? The psychologist says one thing they

29、 can do is start classes later in the morning. Eric Peterson is the head of St.Georges School in the northeastern state of Rhode Island. He wanted to see if a 30-minutes delay would make a difference. It did. He says visits to the health center by tired students decreased by half. Late arrivals to f

30、irst period fell by a third. And students reported that they were less sleepy during the day. Eric Peterson knows that changing starting times is easier at a small private boarding school like his. But he is hopeful that other schools will find a way. Patricia Moss, an assistant dean at St. Georges

31、School, says students were not the only ones reporting better results. Patricia Moss says, “I can say that, almost all the teachers immediately noticed much more alertness (机敏) in class and definitely more positive mood. Kids were happier to be there at eight-thirty than they were at eight. 29Danny is mentioned in the passage to_ Adescribe teenagers hard time in school Btell us about teenage