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PAGEPAGE7安徽省合肥市2017年高三第二次教學質量檢測第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié),滿分40分）ASalesRepresentative-ImmediateHire-WillTrainDoyoulikemeetingnewpeople?Doyonenjoyclosingdealseveryday?Areyoulookingforadynamicandhighenergyindustry?THISGOULDBETHECAREER(3Rjk)FORYOU!FastGrowingandVerySuccessfulCreditCardProcessorislookingforadynamicoutsidesalespersontosellcreditproductsandcheckprocessingservicesinthelocalarea.Whatweneedyoutodo:?Attend35appointmentsdaily?Sellintosmalltomiddlesizedbusinesses?WorkcloselywithsalesmanagerinDallasTX(byphone)?HaveabilitytomanagepaperworkWeoffer:?Medicalbenefitseligibility(資格)after90days?Oneofthestrongestcompensationprogramsintheindustry?Monthlybonuses?Ajumpstartbonusofupto$750Successfulapplicantsoftenhaveexperienceincustomerservice,insidesales,outsidesales,salessupport,managementroles,orothercustomerfacingpositions.Weareanequalopportunityemployer.WedonotdiscriminateOnthebasisofrace,religion,color,sex,age,nationaloriginordisability.Pleasereplywitharesumetoday!Thereisadifference.ExperienceGreatWork!WehavebeenservicingNorthEastOhioformorethan20yearswithofficeslocatedinAkron,Canton,Lakewood,StreetsboroandWadsworth.Applyonline@www.greatwork.ccandreachouttoourLakewoodlocationtodiscussourgreatcareeropportunitiesat440—663—0050.21.Accordingtothetext,thesalesrepresentativethecompanyislookingforshould______.A.sellintobigbusinesses B.beabletomanagepaperworkC.meetover5customerseachday D.seethesalesmanagerinDallasTXfrequently22.Ifhired,youcan______.A.receiveamonthlysalaryof$750 B.getaspecialcustomerfacingpositionC.enjoyastrongcompensationprogram D.gainmedicalbenefitseligibilitywithin90days23.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpyouapplysuccessfully?A.Experienceinshopping. B.ExperienceinmanagementCTheexperienceofusingacreditcard. D.Theexperienceoftalkingwithasalesmanager.BSusanBrownwellAnthonywasaladyaheadofhertime.Shefoughtforwomen'srightslongbeforeitbecameapopularissue.SusanwasbornonFebruary15,1820,inAdams,Massachusetts.Atthattime,womenhadfewrights.Theycouldnotownproperty.Moneyearnedbyamarriedwomanbelongedtoherhusband.Majordecisionsregardingchildrenweremadebythefathers.Womencouldnotvote.Attheageof15,Susanbecameaschoolteacher.Shetaughtfor15years.Thenshebeganorganizingwomen'sgroupstopromotecausesthatwereimportanttowomen.Shehelpedgainbettereducationalrightsforwomen.Shehelpedgivemarriedwomenpossessionoftheirearnings.AftertheCivilWar,SusanbecameveryinvolvedintheWoman'sSuffrageMovement.Afteryearsoflecturing,writing,andappealingbySusanandotherwomen,somepartsoftheUnitedStateschangedtheirlawstogivewomentherighttovote.ThefirststatewasWyomingin1869.OtherareasandstatesgraduallyfollowedWyoming'sdecision.Itwasnotuntil1920thattheU.S.Constitutionwaschangedtogiveallwomenvotingrights.SusanBrownwellAnthonydiedin1906attheageof86.ShewaselectedtotheAmericanHallofFamein1950.ShewasthefirstAmericanwomantohavealikeness(肖像)ofherfaceonacoin.ItwastheT979SusanBrwonwellAnthonydollar.24.WhatwasthesituationofAmericanwomenlikewhenSusanwasborn?A.Theyhadalowsocialstatus. B.Theycouldvoteaftergettingmarried.C.Theymanagedmoneyfortheirhusbands. D.Theywereresponsiblefordecision-making.25.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A.Susan'steachingexperiences. B.Susan'seducationalbackground.C.Susan'seffortstoabolishslavery. D.Susan'sfightingforwomen'scauses.26.Whatdoestheword"decision"inthefourthparagraphreferto?A.Promotingthesocialmovement. B.ChangingtheUSConstitution.C.Givingwomenvotingrights. D.Unitingotherareasandstates.27.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.ThefirstAmericanwomantoinventcoins B.TheproblemofwomenrightsintheUSC.Themostpopularwomenorganizations D,Apioneerinfightingforwomen'srightsCCrossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon'tevennoticethatthey'redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonforthisisthatthebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheartandthatcrossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon'tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butrepeated,drawn-outincreasesinbloodpressurecancauselong-termhealthissues.So,planningtositforalongperiodoftime?Don'tkeepyourlegscrossed.Crossingyourlegsatthekneecanalsocausepressureonthemajornerveinyourlegthatpassesjustbelowyourkneeandalongtheoutsideofyourleg,explainsRichardGraves,amedicalexpert.Thispressurecancausenumbnessandtemporaryparalysis(麻痹)ofsomeofthemusclesinyourfootandleg,preventingyoufrombeingabletoraiseyourankle—whatweknowasthat“pinsandneedles”sensation.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.28.Whatcanwelearnaboutcrossingone'slegs?A.Itisaverybadsocialhabit. B.Itisusuallypracticeddeliberately.C.Itcandoharmtopeople'shealth. D.Itcanmakeothersfeeluncomfortable.29.Accordingtothestudy,sittingwithyourlegscrossedcan______.A.affectyourbloodpressure B.resistgravityeffectivelyC.leadtoheartattackseasily D.improvethefunctionoflegs30.Inthethirdparagraph"pinsandneedles"probablymeans______.A.slightsharppains B.beingalittlenervousC.seriousmuscleinjuries D.beinghighlyflexible31.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Tocomparecommonhabits. B.Togivereaderssomeadvice.C.Toevaluateeffectsofanexperiment. D.Tointroduceresearchmethods.DBeesplayavitalroleintheworld.Unfortunately,beesaredyingbythesecond.Themainpurposeofbeesistomakehoney.Honey,shockingly,doesnotexistforhumanconsumption,itisessentialtotheinsects.Honeybeesstorehoneyintheirhives(蜂巢)inorderforthebeestohaveenergyfortheirflightmusclesandforheatingthehiveduringthewinterperiod.Theycollectpollen(花粉)whichsuppliesproteinforyoungbeestogrow.AccordingtoHoney,com,theincreasedproductionandqualityofagriculturalcropsasaresultofhoneybeepollinationisvalued&tmorethan1$14/6billionperyear.Theseinsectsareresponsibleforover70ofthefruitsandvegetablesweeattoday,includingapples,grapes,coffee,beans,andbroccoli.Soiftheyaresovaluabletoagriculture,whydotheykeepdyingoff?Akeysuspectseemstobepesticides(農藥).Honeybeeswhoareexposedtopesticidesresultinthedamagetotheirneurological(神經(jīng)的)functions,specificallymemoryorbehavior.Andthat'swhythemajorityofworkerbeesdisappearandleavebehindaqueen,plentyoffoodandafewnursebeestocarefortheremainingimmaturebeesandthequeen.Thereareseveralothercausestothedeclineofbees,includingthedestructionofnaturalhabitat,likewoodlands,forests,andotherhabitatsforbees.Climatechangeisalsoafactorinthedeclineofthewildbeepopulation.Actually,thereareavarietyofmethodstohelpthebeepopulationgrow.Onewayistostartyourownorganicgardenbyplantingbee-friendlyplants.Pesticidesareusedinbothindustrialpracticesandeveninyourhome,soitisbesttofindorganicseedsandweedkillers.32.Whydohoneybeesstorehoneyintheirhives?A.Toprovideenoughhoneyforhumantoconsume.B.Todrawproteinoutofhoneyforyoungbees.C.Tohelpattractotherinsectsandmakehivesstronger.D.Tostrengthenbeemusclesandheathivesinwinter.33.Applesandbeansarementionedinthethirdparagraphtoshowthat_.A.beessupplyhumanbeingswithbasicfoodB.beesmainlyliveontheseagriculturalcropsC.beesareofgreatimportancetofruitsandvegetablesD.beescanbringinmoremoneyforfamerseveryyear34.Whatismostlikelytocausetheworkerbeestoleavetheirhivesbehind?A.Thelackoffood. B.Theabuseofpesticides.C.Thefightingamongbees. D.Thedestructionofthehabitats.35.Whatwouldtheauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Anotherwaytosavebees. B.Othertipsforchoosingseeds.C.Moremethodstoplantgreenorganicfruits.D.Causesofthedeclineinthewildbeepopulation.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分,滿分10分）Empathy,theKeytoBeingKindInscienceclass,yourteachertellseveryonetofindapartnerforaproject.Outofthecomerofyoureye,younoticeonegirlsittingaloneandnotmakingeyecontactwithanyone.Youthinkaboutaskinghertobeyourpartner,butyou'reafraidpeoplewillthinkyou'reuncool.Youdon'treachout.36___Empathyisbeingabletounderstandandactuallyfeelwhatsomeoneelseisfeeling.Forsomepeople,thiscomesnaturally;forothers,ittakesabitmorework.37___Whenyoupracticebeingempathetic,itgetseasiertomakekindnessapartofyoureverydaylife.Ifyoucanunderstandwhypeoplearefeelingdown,you'llwanttohelpthem.Herearesomeideasthatcanhelpyou.38___Someonenotbeingabletofindagroupinclassmightnotseemlikeabigdeal—butpartofbeingkindisnoticingwhensomeoneseemssad,hurtoruncomfortable.Afterall,youhavetonoticehowpeoplefeelinordertofeelempathyandwanttohelpthem!Whenyou'retryingtomakekindnesssecondnature,reallygettingotherpeople'sfeelingsisimportant39___Thinkaboutatimewhenyoufeltthatway.Didn'tyouwishsomeonewouldreachouttoyou?Ifsomeonehadofferedyouafewwordsofcomfort,wouldn'tithavemadeyoufeelsomuchhappier?So,whenyoufindpeoplearoundyouwhoarefeelingdownnexttime,donothesitatetoputyourselfintheirshoesandreachouttothemwithakindgesture.40___Thereisalwaysatimewhenyouexpectotherstorelatetoyouandfeelwhatyoufeel.A.Andyourkindnesswillbefinallyrewarded.B.Butempathyissuperimportanttobeingkind.C.Beopentolearningmoreaboutwhatyoudon'tunderstand.D.Onewaytopracticeempathyistopayattentiontothepeoplearoundyou.E.However,youneverknowshowingempathymaymakeallthedifferencetoher.F.Youdon'thavetohaveasimilarbackgroundtosomeoneelsetofeelempathyforthem.G.Wheneveryoufindsomeonemightbefeelinglonelyorsad,putyourselfinhisshoes.第三部分:英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）Iretiredfrommyfamilybusinessfouryearsago.ButI'veneverbeen41___ofachallenge.I'vesailedaroundtheworldbefore.AndI'vedecidedtoflyeastfromWesternAustraliaina42___.ForthelasttwoyearsIhavetrainedhard,spending150hours43___withmygroundteam.Whenthebigdaycame,thousandsofpeoplegatheredto44___thelaunch.Itwasa45___start,withasmoothandsteadytakeoff.Iwas46___butstillhadsomedoubts—Iwasflyingintothe47___.Icouldn'tguaranteeI'dseemyfriendsandfamilyagain.ThecapsulewhereIstayedwasdesignedto48___ifIlandedinwater,butIwasnotsurewhetherIcould49___thecrueltyoftheOcean.50___,Ikeptwatchingtheweather,communicatingwithmylandteamand51___altitudetoachievetheperfectspeedanddirection.Onmyfifthday,IwasterrifiedtonoticeIwaslosingoxygen.52___,Imanagedtosavemylifebyadjustingthepressureintheoxygencylinder(氧氣筒)tostoptheoxygenescaping.Iknowitwasvitaltostay53___tocontroltheflight,altitudeandmyoxygenflow,soIheldaspoonbetweentwofingers—IfI54___,itwouldfallandwakemeup.IneverquestionedwhyIwasdoingthis.Itissuchaunique55___toseeourbeautifulplanetfromhighabove.SeeingthecoastofAustraliaagainonmy11thdaywasahuge56___.Iknewmyjourneywasnearlyover.Itwastobeanewworldrecord.Icouldseemyteam57___belowasIflewover.This58___reallypushedmetomylimits,butithasn't59___me.Nextyear,Iwanttoflyevenhighertobreakanother60___forthehot-airballoonflight41.A.shy B.skeptical C.fond D.confident42.A.plane B.helicopter C.wingsuit D.hot-airballoon43.A.debating B.preparing C.carving D.traveling44.A.welcome B.inspect C.delay D.witness45.A.perfect B.false C.poor D.fresh46.A.amused B.puzzled C.excited D.frightened47.A.future B.unknown C.shelter D.reality48.A.digest B.recycle C.float D.fly49.A.survive B.show C.evaluate D.comment50.A.Finally B.However C.Therefore D.Besides51.A.losing B.ignoring C.proving D.adjusting52.A.Strangely B.Luckily C.Normally D.Conveniently53.A.calm B.awake C.patient D.relaxed54.A.lookedaround B.carriedon C.droppedoff D.turnedup55.A.experience B.excuse C.dream D.tradition56.A.loss B.disaster C.burden D.relief57.A.exercising B.celebrating C.escaping D.quarreling58.A.challenge B.accident C.race D.failure59.A.interested B.confused C.annoyed D.discouraged60.A.promise B.balance C.record D.barrier、第三部分:英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）QiangShupingwassobusymakingclothshoes61___shedidn’tevenrestduringtheDragonBoatFestivalholiday.ThewomanfromBaipucounty,Jiangsuprovince,62___(make)shoessinceshewas19yearsold,andthisyearmarksher31styearmakingclothshoes.Shespendstheentiredayinhertinystudio,which63___(measure)lessthan10squaremetersaltogether,filledwithclothshoesin64___(variety)stagesofcompletion.Nowadays,manystoresmakeclothshoes65___(use)machines,butQiangstickstothetechniqueofmakingshoesentirely66___hand.Shesaystheshoes67___(produce)bymachinearenotofthesamequalityashandmadeones.Thehandmadeclothshoesaremoredurable(耐用的)andcomfortable,68___(soft),andabsorbsweatbetter.Somepeoplebuyclothshoesoutofnostalgia(懷舊),whileotherstrust69___(they)quality.Makingshoesisn'taprofitablejob,butQiangstillinsistsasshewantstopreservethecraftandpassitdowntotheyoungergeneration.Handmadeclothshoesarealsocalledqiancengdi(shoeswithathousandlayers),70___candatebacktotheancientZhouDynasty(1050—221BC).In2009,themakingtechniqueofqiancengdiwaslistedasanationalintangibleculturalheritage第四部分：寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）Nowadaysmanypeopledriveinsteadoftakingabusorwalkingtowork.Itcausesmoretrafficjam:andaccidents.Asthestudent,whatcanwedotoguaranteeoursafe?Firstofall,thetrafficrulesmustbestrictobeyed.Whenwecrossstreets,waituntilthetrafficlightturngreen.Next,don'tforgetwalkonthepavement.Finally,Ithinkitverydangerouslytowearheadphoneswhilewalkingorcycling.Sincewecan'tpayenoughattentiononthetrafficaroundus,soaccidentsmayhappen.Takinggoodcareofourselvesanddon'tletourparentsworryaboutus.第二節(jié)書面表達(滿分25分）假如你是李華，你們學校準備在下學期每天安排一節(jié)自習課。學校英語社團就此在學生中做了一項調查。請你根據(jù)以下調查結果用英語寫一篇發(fā)言稿。內容包括：1.陳述調查結果；2.談談你個人的選擇及理由。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右;2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭語已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。參考詞匯：自習課aperiodforindividualstudyGoodmorning,everyone!Recentlyasurveyhasbeendoneinourschoolaboutwhetheritisnecessarytosetasideaperiodineachschooldayforindividualstudy.Thankyouverymuchforyourattention!安徽省合肥市2017年高三第二次教學質量檢