安徽省阜阳市颍上第二中学高三英语下学期第二次月考试题

安徽省阜阳市颍上第二中学2019届高三英语下学期第二次月考试题总分150分，考试时间120分钟班级:姓名:分数:第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题L5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.What wasthe examlike probablyA.The examwas toodifficult.B.He foundthe questionsconfusing.C.The questionshad littleconnection with the course.

2.Why couldnt the woman goto AustraliaA.The flightwas cancelleddue tofog.B.She boughtthe wrongticket onFriday.C.The airportwas closedbecause of a storm.

3.Who is the womans favoritemusicianA.Mozart.B.Andrea Bocelli.C.Chopin.

4.What doesthe manmeanA.He wroteit lastsemester.B.He11finish itin afew minutes.C.He neverdoes assignmentsearly.

5.What dayis ittodayA.Tuesday.B.Wednesday.C.Thursday.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下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题

6.What is the relationshipbetween thetwo speakersA.Father anddaughter.B.Husband andwife.C.Good friends.

7.What doesthe manthink of the newsA.It sboring.B.It svery informative.C.It smore activeand creative.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第10三个小题

8.What doesthe mansay about the officeassistant jobA.The transportis convenient.B.The workingtime isflexible.C.The officeis in the citycenter.

9.What doesthe officeassistant have to doA.Do thetyping.B.Arrange meetings.C.Deal withemails.

10.What dowe knowaboutthewomanA.She speaksEnglish well.B.She doesnt want to worknow.C.She wont applyfor thejob.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题

11.Where doesthe conversationmost probablytake placeA.In anoffice.B.In aclassroom.C.In ameeting hall.

12.What doesthewomanwant todoA.Ask aquestion.B.Go to the washroom.C.Apply for a hallpass.

13.What isthe functionofahall passA.To attend all theclasses freely.B.To meetteachers duringoffice hours.C.To gosomewhere duringclass time.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题

14.Why doesthe manrefer tovegetarian mealsA.His workmateonly eatsvegetables.B.He thinksthem healthy.C.He is a vegetarian.

15.What isnot servedat presentA.Mixed salad.B.Sweet noodles.C.Apple soup.

16.Where willthe manhave lunchA.At home.B.In the office.C.In therestaurant.

17.When willthe manattendameetingA.At12:

00.B.At1:00pm.C.At1:30pm.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题

18.Where wi11the meetingbe heldA.In thestudent center.B.In theclassroom.C.In thegym.

19.How aregraduation speakerschosenA.The studentsvote for them.B.The teachersname them.C.The headmasterdecides.

20.What willthe studentsdo afterthe meetingA.Return tohave aclass.B.Attend apractice graduation.C.Have somefood in the cafeteria.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AEdinburgh,the capitalcity ofScotland,is famousfor itssummer festivals.Edinburgh istheworld sfestival city.There aretwelve festivalsthroughout the year,half of which arecelebratedduring themonths beforeJuly.Hundreds ofthousands ofpeople visit the Scottishcapital duringthesummer.Here aresome of the eventsthey canenjoy.The EdinburghInternational FestivalThisistheoriginal Edinburghfestival whichbegan in

1947.Actors,musicians,dancers andoperasingers fromall overthe worldperform tohuge audiences.You needtickets formost eventswhichtake placein theatersaround the city.The EdinburghArt FestivalThisfestival ismodern andhas beencelebrated for around tenyears.It isfantastic opportunitytosee someof the city sbest visualart in art galleriesand museums.Most eventsare freeandinclude eventssuch asfashion showsand artexhibitions.The EdinburghInternational Book FestivalThe largestbook festivalin theworld beganin1983and takesplace everyyear inCharlotteSquare Gardensin thecenter ofEdinburgh.There areover700events for children and adults wholovebooks.You canmeet manyauthors,talk to them,ask themto signa bookor listen to themtalkingabout theirstories.Children canlisten tostories andwatch illustratorsdraw picturesof thestories.The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues FestivalMusiclovers eto thisfestival toenjoy musicshows around thecity.One of the highlightsofthis musicalfestival isthe street carnival（狂欢节）which isfree to all.Artists performstreettheater,dance andcircus showsin amazingcostumes andeveryone canenjoy themusic andjoinin thedancing.festivals doesEdinburgh havein thefirst halfyear adozen offestivals.

21.How manyA.six festivalsheld here.There areB.only fourfestivals.There areC.There areD.This articledoesn,t mentionit.

22.In whichfestival canvisitors enjoymodern anddesigned clothesA.The EdinburghInternational Festival.EdinburghB.The InternationalBookFestival.EdinburghC.The ArtFestival.EdinburghD.The Jazzand BluesFestival.

23.What can tourists dowhen joiningin TheEdinburghJazzandBluesFestivalA.They canbuy sometickets toenjoy opera.B.They canlisten tosome authorstelling stories.C.They canappreciate somebest visualart works.D.They cantake partin thestreetcarnival.BBeneath thewater in the Chinas QiandaoLake liesa hiddentreasure.The ancientcity of ShiCheng（also knownas LionCity）,located in the provinceof Zhejiang,has beensubmerged underwaterfor53years.Shi Chengwas foundedabout1,300years agoinavalley surroundedby theFive LionMountains.When theChinese governmentdecided theyneeded anew hydroelectricpower station（水力发电站），a damand manmadelake wereconstructed andthecitywas left at thebottom ofthisnew bodyof water.Now,it sitsat depthsranging from85feet to about131feet.Much likethe Machu Picchu ruins in Peru,this underwatercity remainedforgotten untilsomerenewed interestslead toits rediscovery.Qiu Feng,a localofficial incharge oftourism thoughtaboututilizing Shi Cheng forentertainment on the lakeand asa destinationfor divingclubs.OnSeptember18,2001,scuba driversmade theirfirst attemptunderwater.We werelucky.As soonaswe divedinto the lake,we foundthe outsidewall of the townand evenpicked upa brick,“Qiutold GuangzhouDailyinan interview.More researchwas conducted,and it was discoveredthat theentiretown wasintact（完整的），including woodenbeams andstairs.After theinitial findings,international archaeologistsandafilm crewthen recordedthe preservationofthe lost ruins.Looking atsurface ofthelake,dotted withover1,000islands,you dnever know that anentirecity wasbelow.It sincredible tothink thatafter allthis time,the structurestill remainsintactand wecould oneday visitit.Until then,Shi Chengwill continueto remaininconspicuously submerged.

24.Why wasShiChengcovered bywater according to the passageA.Because thecity hasa longhistory.B.Because the government couldattract moretourists bydoing so.C.Because the government neededto builda powerstation whereitwas.D.The mountainssurrounding thecity ledto theconsequence.

25.What doesunderlined word“initial”mean inparagraph2A.Original.B.Great.C.Wonderful.D.Amazing.

26.What isthe mostunbelievable part ofShiCheng accordingto the passageA.It hassomething todo withMachuPicchuruinsinPeru.B.No onewas interestedin thelost cityfora long time.C.Its structurekeeps perfectin thewater foralongtime.D.There areover1,000islands protectingthelostcity.

27.Who willmost probablyetovisitthelost cityA.Someone wholikes swimming.B.Someone wholikes diving.C.Someone wholikes climbingmountains.D.Someone wholikes takingpictures.CHealth insuranceis one way to pay for health care.Health careincludes visitstothe doctor,prescription medication,and emergencyservices.People canpay formedicine anddoctor visitsdirectlyin cashor they can usehealth insurance.Health insuranceusually meansyou payless for these service.There aredifferent typesofhealth insurance.At somejobs,panies offerhealth insuranceplans aspart ofa benefitspackage.Individuals canalso buyhealth insurance.The elderly,and disabledcan getgovernment runhealthinsurance throughprograms likeMedicated andMedicare.There aremany differenthealth insurancepaniesor plans.Each healthplan hasa setof doctorsthey workwith.Once aperson picksa doctortheywanttosee fromthat plan.That doctoristheperson sprimary careprovider.Obamacare,ortheAffordableCareAct,isarecently passedlaw thatmakes iteasier forpeopleto gethealth insurance.The lawrequires allAmericans havehealth insuranceby

2014.Those thatdonot gethealth insuranceby theend oftheyearwill have to paya finein theform ofan extrataxwhen theyfile their ine taxes.Through Obamacare,people canstill getinsurance throughtheirjobs,privately,or throughMedicaid andMedicare.They canalso buyhealth insurancethrough statemarketplaces,where peoplecan gethelp choosinga planbased on theirineand healthcare needs.These marketplacesalso createan easyway topare whatdifferent plansoffer.If peoplecannot affordto buyhealth insurance,they mayqualify forgovernment programsthatoffer freehealth insurancelike Medicaid,Medicare orforchildren,a specialprogram calledtheChildren sHealth InsuranceProgram CHIP.

28.What isoneway topayfor healthcareA.By autoinsurance.B.By creditcards.C.By healthinsurance.D.By visitingthedoctordirectly.

29.Having healthinsurance meansforhealthcare.A.you canchoose agood doctor.B.you willspend nomoney.C.you caneven getextra paymentfrom thepany.D.your moneywill besaved alot.

30.What isthe aimoftheAffordable CareActA.To letthe governmenthave morechances toraise money.B.To letevery Americancitizen spendless moneyon healthcare.C.To letthegovernmentget thesupport from the public.D.To showMedicaid andMedicare arenot assuccessful asexpected.

31.What isthe besttitle for thepassageA.Insurance andHealth Care.B.Obamacare willTake Effect.C.Why notBuy Youan InsuranceD.Health Insurancein America.DLast summerover12,000fans wereat WembleyArena in London,shouting andcheering.Thousandsmore werewatching online.But thiswasn,tafootball,basketball ortennis match.It wasesports,or petitiveputer gaming.The prizemoney forthe winners:£3million.Millions ofpeople in the UKplay gamesfor fun.Some of them havebee professional gamers,playing gamesas theirfulltime job.Did youknowthatfootball teamssuch asWest Hamand ManchesterCityemploy esportsplayers Theysend themaround theworld topete infootball videogame petitions.It snot easybeing aprofessionalgamer,though.They practisefor tenor morehours aday,fiveor sixdays aweek.They doexercises liketyping somethingand tryingto typeit fasterand faster.They alsostudy videosof otherplayers andplan waysto beat them.As wellas playinggames,many peoplelike watchingthem too.You canwatch gameson videositeslike Twitchan YouTubeand inthe UKthere sa TVchannel showingesports24hours aday.They canbeexciting towatch:just likeother sports,there areclose games,lastminute victoriesand amazingperformances.Sometimes online viewers caninteract with the game.For example,some gamesrenamecharacters inthe gamewiththenames ofonlineviewers!But areesports reallysports Areplayers athletesSome sayno.Esports playersdon tneedto run,jump,throw ordo bigphysical actions.At themoment,the UKgovernment classifiesesportsas kindsof games,not assports.But otherssay yes:esports aresports.Players doneed some physical skills,especially handeyecoordination,reflexes,accuracy andtiming.If darts,snooker andshooting areclassified assports,then perhapsesports shouldbe too.In fact,the governmentsof Chinaand SouthKorea doclassifyesports assports,and they will bean officialmedal sportintheAsian Gamesstarting from

2022.

32.Why doesthe authormention thebig event inLondoninthefirst paragraphA.To showthe popularityofthenew kindof sports.B.To attractthe attentionof readersonthehuge prize.C.To givean introductiontothetopic ofthepassage.D.To showthe causesoftheeventinLondon.

33.From thesecond paragraph,we knowthat theprofessional gamers.A.can travelaround theworld.B.are usuallyemployed byfootball teams.C.still needto typevery fast.D.still needphysical andmental practise.

34.What isthe author,s attitudetowards thenew sportsA.He agreesthat esportscan betreated asreal sports.B.He doesnot showhis opinioninthepassage.C.He isstrongly againstthat the esports arereal sports.D.He hopestheesportscan beaccepted bythegovernment.

35.A goodesports gamershould havesomephysicalskills except.A.handeye coordinationB.accuracyC.timingD.breathing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When wewere kids,if ourparents wantedus tostop thescreen time,they wouldturn off theTV.

36.They grabthe cell phone,the tablet orthelaptop.Here wewill talkabout howto controltheirscreen time.First,limit thetime theyuse screens.

37._________Kids aresmart.Once yougo backtoyour dailyroutine,theywillquickly beback ona screen.Because theyjust don t understandthatwhen youtell themto getoffthetabletorputer,you meanfortherest ofthe day.E..It can be goingoutside toplay,reading afun bookor cleaningtheir room.Presentingthem withan alternativehelps theunderdeveloped planningpartoftheir littlebrains getpast whattheycantdo andsee whatelse ispossible.And third,hide thescreen device.That onemay notseem veryfair.

39.If theydontseethe devicearoundthehouse,theycant grabit.This way,works forus adulttypeswho maybe alittletoo addictedto screensourselves.Ultimately,the bestwaytohelp kidsrecognize howmuch is too muchscreen timeistolimitour own.Yeah,you mayhave tostare atone allday for your job,but doyou reallyhavetoe homeandimmediately turnontheTV oranswer thatemail onyour phoneDon tthink your kids aren,ttaking excusesfrom youractions.

40.A.Second,give theman alternative.B.So,it snecessaryto seta limitedtime.C.It mayseem easy,but itcanbechallenging.D.Now,kids oftenhave achoiceofwhichscreen theywant.E.They watchyou justas closelyas theywatch thosescreens.F.Now goto finda screenand turnit off,foryouand foryourkids.G.But thephrase“out ofsight,out ofmind”actually workssometimes.第三部分英语知识运用（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）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On Fathers Day,Mahesh Savani,a businessman,receives greetingsfrom his472daughters.Thesewomen areactually girlswho havelost their

41..Savani hasbeen theirfather figureand

42.theirweddings overthe pastfew

43..After thedeath ofhis brother,Savani,now47,had toperform thewedding forhis two

44.__________________,around10years ago.The eventleft him

45.the manygirlswithout fathers.He started

46.such girlsfrom2008,helping themget

47.and supportingthemthrough theirmarried

48._______________________________.He hasbeen organizingweddingsannually

49.then.Savani hasinterests inrealty（房产）,diamonds,and schools.He belongsto Rapardavillage of Bhavnagar.His father

50.__________________________________inthecity around40years agoand startedworking asa diamondpolisher and

51.became aunit owner.Now thefamilyis

52.enough forSavani tospend over$4,000on eachdaughter for

53.grand weddings.It is

54.forawoman whohas losther husbandto get her daughtermarried,“said Savani.

55.gold andsilverjewellery,the daughtersget clothes,tools,and electronicgoods to

56.a home.In2016,216girls gotSavani s

57.to marry.He isfair toany ofhis daughters.Naheda Banu,who losther fatherwhen she was achild,got marriedin

2014.She said,“Maheshpapa is

58._______________________a fatherto me.I wishevery girlinthe

59.___________gets afather likehim.Ilina Kathiriya,who losther fathersix yearsago,got marriedin

2015.uMahesh papais justa messageaway whenwe

60.him,“she said.

41.A.fathers B.mothers C.uncles D.aunts

42.A.canceled B.organized C.stood D.punished

43.A.years B.days C.weeks D.centuries

44.A.sons B.wives C.nieces D.nephews

45.A.talking aboutB.plaining aboutC.throwing aboutD.thinking about

46.A.attaching B.protecting C.supporting D.recalling

47.A.disappeared B.married C.accepted D.announced

48.A.health B.life C.job D.technology

49.A.before B.beyond C.for D.since

50.A.donated B.modified C.seized D.arrived

51.A.gradually B.suddenly C.annually D.generally

52.A.annoyed B.patient C.rich D.confident

53.A.holding B.observing C.doubting D.reflecting

54.A.exciting B.boring C.pleasing D.challenging

55.A.In orderto B.Apart fromC.But forD.Instead of

56.A.start B.finish C.destroy D.leave

57.A.words B.trouble C.place D.help

58.A.less thanB.more thanC.only D.just

59.A.village B.city C.world D.family

60.A.mand B.force C.need D.overlook第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题L5分，满分15分）阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式Dennis hadalways beena terriblestudent.

61.he was a kid,his parentssent himtoaprivateschool.He didnt knowmuch aboutthe school.Of coursehe didn,t knowmuch aboutanything whenhewas

662.year old,but hedid knowthat allhis friendsfromthe

63.neighborwent toa publicschool.Denniswas theonly boythat wenttoaprivate school,and hisfriends wouldoften laugh

64.him,sayinghe wasnot oneofthem.He was

65.real lonely.The teachersat the school werevery mean.They ruledtheschoollike itwasaprison.Denniswas afraidto evenraise hishand

66.ask aquestion.His motherwas oftencalled intomeetingswith theprincipal aboutDennis,

67.wou1d alsosit intheoffice

68.listentothe principaltellinghis motherhow smarthewas,

69.was verylazy.That allchanged afterDennis grewup.He

70.go backto schoolattheageof30,and soonwasa collegegraduate witha degree.He wasnot lazyat all.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）Leaving astore,I returnedto mycar onlyfind thatI dlocked mykeys andcell phoneinside.A teenagerrode hisbike sawme kicka tire.What swrongv heasks.I explainedmy situation.But evenif Icould callyour wife,“I said,“she cant bringme hercar key,since thisisour onlycars.He handedme hiscellphone.“Call yourwife ortell herI mingtogetherkey.”“That sseven milesround trip.”Don tworry.”A hourlater,he returnedwiththekey.Ioffered himsome money,but hewas refused.I neededthe exercise,he saidhumorous.Then,herode offwithout asmile.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华你的美国朋友Johan上周来拜访你，你注意到他的饮食习惯不健康而且他不喜欢运动请你给他写一封电子邮件，建议他关心自己的健康状况，内容包括

1.写信的原因；

2.他的不良健康习惯；

3.你的建议注意

1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯Dear Johan,How areyouBest wishes.Yours sincerely,LiHua。