合肥二模英语考试试题.docx

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合肥二模英语考试试题

2020年合肥市二模英语试题

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。

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C。

1．Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Dosomecleaning.

B.Blowuptheballoons.

C.Throwabirthdayparty.

2．WhydidSusancry?

A.Shewaslateforschool.

B.Heralarmclockbrokedown.

C.Herfrienddidn’tbelieveher.

3．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theirtravelplans.

B.Theirholidayexperiences.

C.Theirsummerpart-timejobs.

4．HowdoesJohnfeelaboutJane’sbehavior?

A.Dissatisfied.

B.Embarrassed.

C.Concerned.

5．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。

6．Whydoesthewomanwanttostayathome?

A.Tohaveagoodrest.

B.Toavoidthecrowds.

C.Toprepareforanexam.

7．Whatwillthemanprobablydointheholiday?

A.Workextrahours.

B.Gotravelling.

C.Visitfriends.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．Whydoesthemanmakethecall?

A.Tomakeabooking.

B.Toconfirmhisreservation.

C.Toadjustthearrangement.

9．WhenwillthemanleaveforBoston?

A.OnMonday.

B.OnTuesday.

C.OnWednesday.

10．Howmuchwillthemanpayforthetickets?

A.$150.

B.$300.

C.$450.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11．Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inagym.　

B.Inapark.

C.Onaplayground.　

12．Whydoesthewomansticktojogging?

A.Sheisreallyfondofit.

B.Shehasadesiretokeepfit.

C.Shewantstoreducestress.

13．Whoisthemangoingtocall?

A.Natasha.

B.Julia.

C.Louise.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14．WhatisMaydoing?

A.Applyingtojoinaclub.

B.Conductinganinterview.

C.Recommendingaclub.

15．WhyhasJacklefttheBusinessClub?

A.Hehaslostinterest.

B.Heistoobusythisterm.

C.Hehasjoinedanotherclub.

16．HowdoesMaybenefitfromtheclub?

A.Shebecomestalkative.

B.Shebecomesconfident.

C.Shebecomesconsiderate.

17．WhatwillJackprobablydonext?

A.Registeronline.

B.Buysomeflowers.

C.Signanagreement.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18．Whathavescientiststraineddogstodorecently?

A.Sniffoutdiseases.

B.Distinguishplants.

C.Discoverillegaldrugs.

19．Whatisthepurposeofthescientists’research?

A.Toimprovesecurityatairports.

B.Tofindacureforararedogdisease.

C.Topreventmoretreesbeinginfected.

20．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。

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ThereareanumberofeventsgoingonthisweekendandinthedaysaheadattheCooperage,locatedat1030MainStreetinHonesdale.Enjoy!

RemembermoreeventscanbefoundontheCalendarofEventsorunderourCommunityLink.

TheCooperageMakerFair

TheCooperageMakerFairwillbeheldonFriday,June12thfrom10:

00amto4:

00pmonthegroundsoftheCityMuseum.TheMakerFairisaplacewherepeopleshowwhattheyaremaking—ashowcaseofinventionandcreativity,andsharewhattheyarelearning.Anyoneinterestedinpresentingtheirprojects,hobbiesandexperimentsshouldcompletetheapplicationat.

SuchSweetThunder

OnWednesday,June17th,at7:

00pmtherewillbeafilmscreeningofcomedyTwelfthNightaspartoftheSuchSweetThunder:

Shakespeare’sPlaysonFilmSeries.Dr.RobertDuganwillintroducetheplaywithabriefbackgroundandorientation（培训）.Admissionisfree,butduetolimitedseating,bookingisrequiredat.

SoundsLikeTeenSpirit

OnThursday,June25th,therewillbeaneventcalledSoundsLikeTeenSpiritfrom3:

00pmto5:

00pm.SoundsLikeTeenSpiritisdesignedtoprovideanopportunitytoshowcasethetalentofourcommunity’syouth.School-agedstudentsareencouragedtosharetheirperformingartonstageattheCooperage!

GreatBrazilianMusicTour

OnonSaturday,June27th,afantasticopportunityisreadyforyoutolistentosomegreatBrazilianmusicbythemusicalgroupMinas.Itisfrom2:

30pmto4:

30pm,doorsopenat2:

00pm.Weencouragechildrenandtheirfamiliestocometolearnallabouttherhythm,excitementandsoundofBrazilianmusic.The2-hourperformanceissuretobefunforthewholefamily.Theadmissionchargeis$5foreachperson,andallthemoneywillgotothelocalfoodbank.Youcanalsogiveawayoldclothesandmoneyattheentrance.

21．Whenistheeventkidscanputontheirownperformancesat?

A.June12th.

B.June17th.

C.June25th.

D.June27th.

22．Whicheventrequirespeopletomakeareservation?

A.SuchSweetThunder.

B.SoundsLikeTeenSpirit.

C.TheCooperageMakerFair.

D.GreatBrazilianMusicTour.

23．WhatcanyoudoatGreatBrazilianMusicTour?

A.Showyourgiftforinvention.

B.Learntomakemusic.

C.SingwithMinas.

D.Makeadonation.

B

Peopleoftentalkaboutculturaldifferencesbetweenwesternandeasterncountries,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.

24．Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsmiling?

A.Itisculture-relatedwithinwesterncountries.

B.Itcanpromotetiesoffriendshipbetweenpeople.

C.Itisregardedasasignofafoolinsomecountries.

D.ItisconsideredtobesociallynecessaryinAmerica.

25．WhatistypicalofEuropeans’communication?

A.Beatingaroundthebush.

B.Havingsmalltalkandchats.

C.Hidingtheirfeelingscarefully.

D.Expressingthemselvesopenly.

26．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Beingstraightforward.

B.Beingpoliticallycorrect.

C.Acceptingeverythingnew.

D.Raisingunbelievableconservatives.

27．Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?

A.Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.

B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Byclassifyingcommunication.

D.Bydiscussingresearchfindings.

C

Scientistshavecreatedtheworld’sfirstliving,self-healingrobotsusingstemcellsfromfrogs.NamedxenobotsaftertheAfricanclawedfrogfromwhichtheytaketheirstemcells,themachinesarelessthanamillimeterwide（0.04inches）—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.H