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秘密★启用前[考试时间：2020年7月18日8：00～9：40]高中2018级第二学年末教学质量测试英语本试卷分为试题卷和答题卡两部分，其中试题卷由第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)组成，共10页；答题卡共2页。满分100分，考试时间

100分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必在答题卡上将自己的学校、班级、姓名用0.5毫米黑色签字笔填写清楚，同时用2B铅笔将考号准确填涂在“考号”栏目内。2.选择题使用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡对应题目标号

的位置上，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后再选涂其它答案；非选择题用0.5毫米黑色签字笔书写在答题卡的对应框内，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。3.考试结束后将答题卡收回。第I卷(选择题，满分75分)第一部分听力(共两节，满分

30分)回答听力部分时，先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。例:Howmuchistheshirt?A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.答案是C。1.Whatdidthemanmean?A.Hedidn'tliket

helecture,either.B.Heenjoyedthelecturethewholetime.C.Thelecturewasmorethanonehourlong.2.Howmuchdidthewomanpayforthecap?A.10dollars.B

.40dollars.C.50dollars.3.Wherearethetwospeakers?A.Onaship.B.Onatrain.C.Onaplane.4.Whereisthewomangoingnow'?A.Herbrother'soffice.B.Herownhouse.

C.Themarket.5.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Offeringhelp.B.Askingforhelp.C.Makingupexcuse.第二节(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15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.Howistheweathe

rnow?A.Cloudy.B.Windy.C.Sunny.7.Whataretheydoing?A.Plantingagarden.B.Throwingaparty.C.Preparingameal.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whereisthemanliving?A.17Mal

letStreet.B.70MalletStreet.C.7Malletstreet.9.Whichhouseisonfire?A.Number16.B.Number18.C.Number20.10.Wherearethepeopleofthehouse?A.Theywen

tshopping.B.Theywenttowork.C.Theywentabroadonholiday.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inalibrary

.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inabookstore.12.Whatisthemandoing?A.Returningsomebooks.B.Lookingforabook.C.Writingaresearchpaper.13

.What'sthewoman'ssuggestionfortheman?A.Gotoabookshop.B.Turntoateacher.C.Trythecomputer.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Howmanypeoplewillthecompanyhirethistime?A.Two.B.Three.C.Five.15.Whatwouldbethepayforthe2ndyear?A.$11,500.B.$13,500.C.$1

6,500.16.Whatintereststhemanmost?A.PracticingChinese.B.Makinggoodmoney.C.Exploringthecity.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

。17.WhenwerethefirstamusementparksbuiltintheU.S.?A.Inthe1700s.B.Inthe1800s.C.Inthe1900s.18.WhatisConeyIslandknownfor?A.Itswe

althypeople.B.Itsamusementparks.C.Itsworkingpopulation.19.WhatdoestheentrancefeecoverinmostU.S.themeparks?A.Giftsandsouvenirs.B.Foodanddrinks.C.

Showsandrides.20.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?A.AmusementparksonConeyIsland.B.ThefacilitiesinU.S.amusementpa

rks.C.ThedevelopmentofU.S.amusementparks.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。ASma

ll-GroupTourofAngkorWatfromSiemReapWatchingthesunriseoverAngkorWatandtheamazingtemplesisatrulyunforgettableexperiencethatmakesforspec

tacularphotos.ItisamustvisitwhenyougotoCambodia.Onthistour,arriveearlytobeatthecrowdsandmiddayheat,enjoyaguidedtouroftheancientruins,andvisitthe

templesofTaProhm,AngkorThom,andBayonTemple.TourofAngkorWatStartyourtourwithanearlymorningpickupfromyourSiemReaphoteland

traveltotheAngkorArchaeologicalParktoexperienceAngkorWatatsunrise.Afterwatchingthegrandsunrise,setouttoexploreAn

gkorWatonaguidedwalkingtourandlistenasyourguidepointsoutattractivearchitecturalfeaturesanddetailsthefascinatinghistoryoftheKhmerEmpire.AngkorT

homandtheBayonTempleAngkorThomisasmallersitethanAngkorWatbutnolessimpressive,especiallytheBayonTemple,whichisfamousforallthegreatstonet

owerswiththeirmysterioussmilingheads.Theartistryisquiteuniqueandtrulyawonderoftheworld.Thetemplesarebetterpreservedandmoreint

erestingthanthoseatAngkor-picturingdetailsofpeople'severydaylife,ratherthanjustbattlescenes.AdditionalInfoDressCode:Res

pectfuldresswhichcoversyourshouldersandkneesisrequired.Comfortablewalkingshoesarerecommended.Nowheelchairaccessible.Mosttravelerscanparticipate

.Minimumageis5yearstoparticipateonthistour(youngerthan5yearsoldarenotallowed).21.What'sthebesttimeofthedayforthetour?A.Earlymorning.B.Earlyafternoo

n.C.Lateafternoon.D.Theevening.22.Whichofthefollowingisabetterplacetowatchthegrandsunrise?A.TaProhm.B.AngkorThom.C.

BayonTemple.D.AngkorWat.23.WhatistheBayonTemplebest-knownfor?A.Thefascinatinghistory.B.Theuniquearchitecturalfeatures.C.Thehugestonetowerswit

hsmilingfaces.D.Theruinsofthecapitalofanancientkingdom.24.Whatcanwelearnfromtheadditionalinformation?A.It'sfree

fortravelerstotourinCambodia.B.AngkorWatisnotquitefriendlytothedisabled.C.PeoplehavetotourAngkorWatinsmallgroups.D.Comfortablewalkingsho

esisamustforalltravelers.25.Whereisthepassagemostlikelytobetakenfrom?A.Alessonplan.B.Anewsreport.C.Atravelguide.D.Abookreview.BKatharineMeyerGrahamwa

soncedescribedas"themostpowerfulwomaninAmerica."Shewasnotagovernmentofficialorelectedrepresentative,butsheownedTheWashingtonPostnewspa

per.Underherleadership,itbecameoneofthemostimportantnewspapersinthecountry.KatharineMeyerwasborninar

ichfamilyinNewYorkCityin1917.In1933,herfatherhadboughtafailingnewspaper,TheWashingtonPost.Hermarriagewasatragedy.Herhusbandtreatedhe

rbadlyandsufferedfrommentalillness,killinghimselfin1963.Withnotrainingorexperienceinbusiness,shewasinsecureandshedidnotthinkshehadtheabilitytod

oanimportantjob.ButKatharineGrahamdidn'tgiveup.In1969,MissusGrahambecamepublisheraswellaspresidentofTheW

ashingtonPostCompany.Inthe1970s,TheWashingtonPostbecamefamousaroundtheworldbecauseoftwomajorsuccesses.In1971,ano

rderfromafederaljudgestoppedTheNewYorkTimesfrompublishingthePentagon(五角大楼)Papers,becausePresidentRichardNixo

nbelievedpublicationwouldendangernationalsecurity.YetKatharineGrahamruledagainstthejudge'sorderanddecidedtopublishthePentagonPapersinTheW

ashingtonPost,whichwasconsideredamajorsuccessforfreedomofthepress.In1972,TheWashingtonPosthadanothermajorsuccess.ThroughthelongWat

ergate(水门事件)investigation,despitegovernment'sthreat,MissusGrahamsupportedherreportersandeditors.ThenewspaperwasawardedthePulitzer

Prizeforpublicservicein1973foritsWatergatereporting.Thenextyear,PresidentNixonresignedfromoffice.KatharineGrahamdiedofheadinjur

ieswhenshewaseighty-four.SheusedherintelligenceandbraverytoimprovetheAmericanmedia.Afterherdeath,theemployeesofTheWashingtonPostwrote:"A

worldwithoutKatharineGrahamwillnotbethesameatall."26.WhatisKatharineGrahamrememberedfor?A.Herstrugglingwithherunfortunatemarri

age.B.HersuccessinrunningTheWashingtonPost.C.Herbraveryincompetingwithothernewspapers.D.Hercloserelations

hipwithherreportersandeditors.27.HowdidKatharineGrahamfeelbeforetakingoverthebusiness?A.Excitedandoverjoyed.B.Curiousandeager.C.Unconfidentandunsur

e.D.Annoyedandupset.28.Whatwastheeffectofthepaper'sfirstmajorsuccess?A.Thegovernmenthadmorecontrolovernewspapers.B.Thepresshadmorefreedomfrom

thegovernment.C.TheWashingtonPostgotthePulitzerPrize.D.RichardNixonresignedfromhisoffice.29.WhatcanwelearnaboutKatharine

GrahamfromParagraphs4and5?A.Herdeterminationandbraveryledtothesuccessofthenewspaper.B.Herfatherlaidasolidfoundationf

orhersuccess.C.Shewasgoodatworkingwiththegovernment.D.Shewasbornagreatleader.30.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage

?A.TheRiseofTheWashingtonPostB.TheMakingofaGreatNewspaperC.GreatNewspapersoftheUnitedStatesD.APowerfulM

ediaLeaderinAmericaCFacebookhasreleasednewresearchfindingssuggestingsocialmediacanharmmentalhealthwhenusedincertainways.Facebook'sdirectorofres

earch,DavidGinsberg,wrotethereportalongwithsocialpsychologistMoiraBurke.Theresearchsuggestedthatsocialmediauserswhospentalotoftimeonlyreadinginforma

tion-butnotinteractingwithothers-reportedfeelingworseafterward.Userswhohadinteractionduringtheexperiencereportedhavi

ngbetterfeelings.Itsaiditisnotjustsocialmediausethatcanaffectaperson'swell-being.Rather,itbelievesbothgoodandbadeffe

ctscanresultfromhowtheserviceisused.AstudybyCarnegieMellonUniversitysuggestedpositiveresultsforincreasedinter

action.Itfoundpeoplewhosentorreceivedmoremessagesandcommentsreportedbetterimprovementsinsocialsupport,depressionandloneliness.Fa

cebooksaidtheseimprovementswereevengreaterwhentheinteractionstookplacewithclosefriendsandfamily.Faceb

ook'sfoundingpresidentSeanParker-whonolongerhastiestothecompany-accusedthesocialmediaserviceofusingmethodsthat"expl

oithumanpsychology".Thisdevelopmentmodel,Parkerclaims,createdanaddictivesystemtokeeppeopleonFacebookforlongperiodstoseek"likes"and

commentsfromotherstomakethemfeelgood.FormerFacebookexecutiveChamathPalihapitiyasaidtheproblemsarebeingfu

eledbythebasicneedofpeopletoseekongoingfeedbackfromothers,leadingtothepleasurechemicaldopamine(多巴胺)being

releasedinthebrain,headded.CalNewportisaprofessorofcomputerscienceatGeorgetownUniversityinWashingtonD.C.Heurgeseveryonetoconsiderqui

ttingsocialmedia-likehehas-andheprovidesstepsforhelpingpeopledothis.31.WhatdoestheFacebookresearchtellus?A.Socialmediaalwaysmake

peoplefeelbad.B.Peoplespendtoomuchtimeonsocialmedia.C.Moreinteractioninsocialmediamakespeoplefeelbetter.D.Socialmediauser

sspendmoretimereadingthaninteracting.32.WhyisthestudybyCarnegieMellonUniversitymentionedinParagraph3?A.Tointroduceadifferentstudyresu

lt.B.Tocomparedifferentresearchfindings.C.Toexposelinksbetweenthetwostudies.D.TosupporttheFacebookresearchfinding.33.What'sSeanParke

r'spresentattitudetowardsocialmedia?A.Objective.B.Critical.C.Enthusiastic.D.Uninterested.34.Withhiswords,ChamathPalihapitiyaexplainedA.wh

ypeoplebecomeaddictedtosocialmediaB.howFacebookwasfirstfoundedC.whyParkergaveuphiscompanyD.what'sthefutureofsocialmedia35.Whatdoyouthinkwi

llfollowtheendofthistext?A.Theprocessofhisresearchonsocialmedia'seffects.B.Newport'ssuggestedtipstohelppeoplequitsocialmedi

a.C.WhyNewporturgeseveryonetoconsiderquittingsocialmedia.D.Newport'sunpleasantexperienceswithsocialmedialikeFacebook.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。Springisfinallyhere,andit'sagreattimetogetoutsideandgetdirty

!36.Thisoutdooractivitygivesusbeautifulplants,pleasantsmellingflowersandfreshfruitsandvegetables.Anditalsog

ivesusmanyhealthbenefits.37Gardeningconnectspeople.Whenyouaregardening,youareoutdoors.Soitisaperfecttimetosocializewithyourneighbors.Gard

eningcangreatlystrengthenaperson'ssenseofcommunityandbelonging,andthuslonelinessisfarawayfromyou!BenefitchildrenGardeningisagreatactivitytodowit

hchildren.Itgetsfamiliesoutdoorsandoffcomputers,televisionsandotherelectronics.38.Childrencanlearnaboutnatureandwildlife.Gardeningcant

eachachildaboutwherefoodcomesfromandhealthyeating.Itcanalsohelpthemunderstandthelimitsofnaturalresourcesandtheimportanceofusingth

emcarefully.Relievestress39.AstudybyresearchersintheNetherlandsfoundthatgardeningmayreducethestresslevelinthebrain.Inthestudy,theresearchersgave30g

ardenersadifficult,stressfultask.Thenthegardenerswereaskedtorecoverbyeithergardeningoutdoorsorreadingindoorsfor30minutes.Bothactivitiesledtolowerstr

esslevels.40.Also,thosewhogardenedreportedthattheirgoodmoodsreturnedfully.Thereadersfoundthattheirbadmoodsonlygotworse.

A.ReducelonelinessB.ImprovefamilyrelationshipsC.GardeningcanbeagreatteacherD.GardeningispopularinmanypartsoftheworldE.Gardeningmayalsohelpyoufeel

calmandhappyF.However,thedecreaseswerestrongerinthegardeninggroupG.Gardeningcanalsogiveyouthefeelingthatyouhavedoneso

methinggood第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分20分)第一节(共20小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Passingthr

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ibrary,itwilltellyouwhereyoucanfindthebook.Text9W：Tim,Icalledyouatabout10thismorningbutIcouldn'tgetthrough.M：Yes.Iwasatajobinterviewthen,soI'dturne

doffmyphone.W：Sohowdidtheinterviewgo?M：Ithinkitwentverywell.Themanagersaidhe'dgivemeacalltomorrow.ThecompanywillpicktwooutofjustfiveandI'moneoft

hefive.W：Ihopeyou'llgetthejob.M:Thanks.W:Sohowisthepay?M：Itstartsat$11，500forthefirstyear.Thenitgoesto$13，500forthesecondyear.Thelon

geryouworkthere,themoreyou'llreceive.W：Thatsoundsfairenough.Sowhatwillyoumainlydoifyougetthejob?M:I'llshowChinesetourist

saroundthecity.W：I'mafraidthatsoundslikeaquitetiringjob.M：Yes,butIthinkI'lllovedoingit.Youknow,Iloveexploringcity.W：Well,Idoho

peyou'llgetthejob.Text10Inourprogramtoday,we’lltalkaboutamusementparks.Asplacestohavefun,theyfirstappearedintheU.

S.inthe1800s.Formanyyears,themostfamousamusementparksintheworldwereonConeyIsland,NewYork.Aroundthe1820s,Cone

yIslandwasapopularplaceforwealthypeople.Inthelate1800s,itbecamepopularwithworking-classpeople,too.Severalamusementparkswerebuiltthereinthelate1

800sandearly1900s.Today,tenmillionpeopleayearstillvisitConeyIsland,althoughmostofitsattractionsarenowgone.TheU.S.amusementparksbegan

tochangeinthemid-1900s.Beforethattime,theywereusuallyfoundincities.Nowtheyaremostlyinthesuburbs.Today,mostamusementparksarecalled“themeparks”.Their

rides,shows,restaurants,andshopsfollowhistoricalorculturalthemes.AtmostU.S.themeparks,peopledonothavetopayforeachrideorshow.Theypayonlytoenterthep

ark.Thentheycanseetheshowsandgoontheridesasmanytimesastheywanttoinoneday.Ofcourse,theymustpayforanyfoodorsouvenirst

heybuyinthepark.Next,wearegoingto…(fading)