2020绵阳二诊英语试题及答案.docx

绵阳市高中2017级第二次诊断性考试英语本试卷分为试题卷和答题卡两部分,其中试题卷共12页;答题卡共2页。满分150分,考试时间120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，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并阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A.19.15.B.E9.18.C.9.15.答案：C。1.Where does the man want to go?A.To a cinema.B.To a candy shop.C.To a bookstore.2.What is the woman doing now?A.Making a list.B.Baking cookies.C.Buying groceries.3.What does the man think of the hotel?A.Its too simple.B.Its the best there.C.Its very disappointing.4.Where does the conversation take place?A.At an airport.B.On a plane.C.In a park.5.What is the weather probably like now?A.Fine.B.Windy.C.Rainy.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 are the speakers talking about?A.A fire.B.A house.C.A neighbor.7.What will the woman do?A.Call the neighbor.B.Go there right away.C.Send some firemen there.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whats the deadline of handing in the Physics homework?A.Monday.B.Friday.C.Tuesday.9.What will the man do first?A.Solve this problem.B.Turn to the teacher for help.C.Read the chapter again.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题，10.What are the speakers mainly discussing?A.The quality of bank service.B.The number of bank branches.C.The use of computers in the bank.11.What do the speakers agree on?A.Computers have improved banking.B.Computers are directly to blame for bad service.C.Computers cause employees to avoid responsibility.12.What does the woman decide to do?A.Keep her money at home.B.Move her account to the mans bankC.Continue having her money in the present bank.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.What job is the woman applying for?A.A part-time waitress.B.A restaurant manager.C.A university lecturer.14.Where does the man put their advertisement?A.On the Internet.B.On a poster.C.In the newspaper.15.Why is the woman looking for a new job?A.She wants more time to study.B.She needs more money for her study.C.She wants to work for a fast food restaurant.16.What applicant is the restaurant looking for?A.One who can help whenever they are busy.B.One who is available at weekends.C.One who works on Sunday.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What do universities in the U.S.consider in the admission?A.Research ability.B.Entrance tests scores.C.Social work experience.18.How much does an international student have to pay for the SAT?A.145.5 dollars.B.161.5dollars.C.187.5 dollars.19.How long does the ACT test last?A.Two hours.B.175 minutes.C.125 minutes.20.What does the speaker mainly talk about?A.College lifeB.The U.S.education system.C.Two college entrance tests.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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AFour Places to Visit Before You DieSantorini,GreeceIt is actually an island of Cyclades.There are a lot of islands in this city andsunbathing around any of these would be an unforgettable experience.The most idealperiod of the year to go to this miracle is from April to September.SydneyIt is the most populous city of New South Wales in Australia.Its Harbor Bridgeis the most famous tourists place in the world.Every year,the celebrations of newyear take place at this bridge where millions of people gather from the world towelcome the new year.romeIt is also called the center of Western civilization.The Colosseum(罗马圆形大场)which is the worlds most iconic monument is also in Rome.There is no one whowishes to return from Rome without seeing this monument.Moreover,The Pantheonand Piazza Navona are also worth visiting in Rome.Taj MahalTaj Mahal,located in the city of Agra in India is also called the monument oflove.It was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan in love of his wife Mumtaz Mahalin 1932.It is located at the South bank of Yamuna River.Its ivory white color attractsthe tourists from a distance.21.Which of the following is a natural wonder?A.Santorini.Greece.B.Sydney.C.Rome.D.Taj Mahal.22.What can we learn from the passage?A.The best time to visit Santorini is spring.B.Sydney is the most populous city in AustraliaC.The Colosseum is a must-see of visitors to Rome.D.All the four amazing places mentioned are in Europe.23.Whats the main purpose of this passage?A.To persuade people to travel before dying.B.To introduce four amazing places worth a visit.C.To make some comparisons of four amazing places.D.To advertise four amazing places for a travel agency.BPeople have always been defined by their generation.We had the babyboomers of the 1960s,followed by Generation X and then Generation Y,oftenreferred to as millennials,and the new kids on the block are Generation Z-agedbetween 16 and 22.Its easy to classify these young people as all being the same,sharing the same attitudes towards life-but is that fair?People from Generation Z,informally called Z-ers,may be viewed by othersas digital natives,incapable of real-world friendships.But they actually viewthemselves as hardworking.ambitious and about to change the world for the better.The previous generation,born between the mid-1980s and late 1990s-the millennials。were also thought to have these characteristics.But many people view this newgeneration asmini-millennialsbecause Z-ers are different and they have their ownset of values and preferences which consumer brands need to cater for.Its true to say that technology is playing an important part in the lives ofGeneration Z,particularly in the area of social media.In fact they have not known lifewithout it and using it to communicate,share ideas and campaign is second nature.Itmeans they have more of a say on what we eat,drink and buy than any generationbefore them.These young people certainly need to be listened to by retailers(and businesses-they are the people with time on their hands and money.But being a Z-er comes with pressure.One young person saysMany people inGeneration Z have mental health issues because theyre unsure what the future willbring.The future always brings uncertainties but maybe there is pressure for thisgeneration to be the most successful ever.24.When was a Z-er likely to be born?A.n1964.B.1n1975.C.ln1987D.ln1999.25.What do Z-ers see themselves as?A.Diligent and ambitious.B.Hardworking and incapable.C.Promising and different.D.Stressed and successful26.Whatre Paragraphs 2&3 trying to argue?A.Z-ers have known life without social media.B.Z-ers pay too much attention to digital devices.C.Z-ers and the millennials have the same personality.D.Z-ers become a key driving force in the consumer market.27.What does the author think is the real cause of the Z-erspressure?A.Their ambition to be the best.B.Their uncertainty of the future.C.Their addiction to digital devices.D.Their lack of real-world friendship.cEvery driver is familiar with the horrible blind spot problem.However,it is morethan just an annoyance.According to the National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration,over 840,000 car accidents occur due to the blind spot.Those zoneswhich cannot be directly observed by the driver often causes incidents that result inserious property damage and in some cases even death.While drivers can take precautions such as adjusting the drivers seat and sidemirrors properly,installing backup cameras and so on,they wont remove theinvisible spots completely.Therefore,the driver will always have to carry theresponsibility of being constantly aware of blind spots because failing to do that canlead to accidents.Luckily,now theres a solution to that and it comes from a 14-year-old girl,whodoesnt even have a drivers license yet.However,not being able to drive didntprevent Alaina Gassler from understanding the important issue of traffic accidentsresulting from blind spots.In fact,she knows the problem so well that she actuallysolved it for us.And the way she did it is nothing but genius.Her project is called Improving Automobile Safety by Removing Blind Spotsand work in a relatively simple way as she explained:I did that by having a camerabehind the A-pillar of a car and the camera sent the video to a projector that projected(the image onto the pillar essentially making it invisible and making the driversee behind it.To complete this invention,she used easily attainable materials such as awebcam,projector,and 3D-printed materials that project the view from outside yourvehicle onto the blind spots of your car.Gassler was awarded for her life-saving invention.It earned her the top place in anationwide competition for middle schoolers with the$25,000 Samueli FoundationPrize in honor of overall STEM(Science,Technology,Engineering.Mathematics)excellence.28.Why is the blind spot problem more than an annoyance?A.It is familiar to every driver.B.It cannot be seen by drivers.C.It may cause serious accidents.D.It is often overlooked by drivers