1、安徽省江淮十校届高三第二次质量检测英语试题安徽省江淮十校” 2021届高三第二次质检测英语试题学校: 姓名： 班级： 考号： 一、阅读选择We hope you enjoy our list of the 4 best-selling albums of all time.The BeatlesThe White AlbumUS Albums Sold： 24 MillionThe While Album is English rock band. The Beatles, ninth studio album, which was released on the 22 November 19
2、68. The album docs not contain any images or text on the album cover, other than the band*s name, as the band fell they wanted to make it different from their previous albums colourful artworkEaglesHotel CaliforniaUS Albums Sold： 26 MillionHotel California is the fifth studio album by American rock
3、band the Eagles, released in December 1976 and one of the best-selling albums of all lime. After Their Greatest Hits album, Hotel California became the biggest selling American album. Hotel California won two Grammy Awards for Hotel California and New Kid In Town.Michael JacksonThrillerUS Albums Sol
4、d： 33 MillionTliriller is the sixth studio album from a legendary singer, Michael Jackson. Thriller was released on November 30, 1982 The album produced seven hit singles, like Billie Jean. Beat It, Thriller and The Girl is Mine, which all reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. By the en
5、d of 1983, Thriller was the worlds best-selling album, having sold 32 million copies worldwide.Eagles_Their Greatest HitsUS Albums Sold： 38 MillionThe No. 1 best-selling album in the world of all time is. Their Great Hits, by the Eagles. This is their first compilation （汇编）album, released in 1976、wh
6、ich contains a group of songs from their first four albums, covering the period of 1971 1975I Which album came out last?A.The BeatlesThe White AlbumB.EaglesHotel CaliforniaC Michael Jackson ThrillerD. EaglesTheir Greatest Hits2.What was so special about Eagles?A.It made the albums in Hotel Californi
7、aB.1( had two albums in the same year.C.sold 38 million copies of Tlieir Greatest Hits in UK.D.It had many songs better than The Beatles3.Why was there no image on the cover of The While Album?A.To attract a lot of peopleB To show the bands special tasteC.To let the buyers make it colourful artwork.
8、D.To differ from the bands other albumsA music talent show launched by Mango TV has caught the attention of domestic TV channel viewers recently. This entertainment program, whose Chinese name translates to Sisters Who Brave Winds and Waves1 invited 30 established actresses in tlieir thirties, put t
9、hem up in an apartment where they competed against each other and then selected five among them to form a new star groupWhile young hopefuls are commonly considered to be the protagonists of music talent show, Sisters Who Bra-e Winds and Wates、turns out to be an outlier. Apart from showcasing female
10、 stars musical talent, this show tries to deliver a positive message that age should not be the barrier for female entertainers to chase their dreams The reality that most female entertamers have a short shelflife、needs to be changed.Attracted by the unique theme of Mango TVs new show, many Chinese
11、viewers were desperate for the show，s debut. The first episode aired last week received 10 million tiews within the first 20 niniutes. Following the initial success, Mango Excellent Media s stock rose by nearly 9% on Friday and another 7% on Monday. Tlie companys market Talue has now surpassed 100 b
12、illion yuan ($ 14 billion).The value of this show was not only recognized by the market, but also the majority of Chinese viewers Many netizens made good comments on the new show as it encouraged them to explore their inner potential no matter how old they are. One wrote, Of course, young stars in t
13、heir late teens and early 20s are beautiful. But I feel more impressed by these celebrities over the age of 30. She went on to say tliat their confidence and ambition make them shine and that age is just a numbe匚The Mango TVs new show comes as a welcome relief which demonstrates that charm and ambit
14、ion is not limited to the young age .In fact, such age equality should extend to all professions to ensure that people with all ages could be treated equally in pursuit of their career goals.4.What does the underlined word outlier in paragraph 2 mean?A.Surprise B SuccessC Failure D Exception5.How di
15、d the entertainment market react after Mango TVs new show was released?A The companymarket valu亡 has now exceeded 14 billion dollars.B.Mango Excellent Media s stock rose by nearly 16% over the weekend.C.Nearly 10 million viewers watched the first episode within the first hour.D.The debut of the new
16、show did not affect the companys market value6.What do we know from the netizens conmieiit on the newly released show?A.She thinks young celebrities are not attractive to the audienceB She holds the that Mango TVs new show is conventional.C. She believes charm could make the celebrities shine no mat
17、ter their ageD She complains about age discrimination in the entertainment industry.7.What can we infer about the author from the text?A.He/She aims to purse gender equality.B.Hc/Shc protests against age discrimination.C.He/She is a fan of musical shows.D.He/She dreams about being an actor/actressIC
18、s been a decade since the launch of Airbnb and Uber, now considered a part of life for many people booking trips and journeys .In that time, several boat sharing apps have been working hard to regulate how people rent boats or book activities on the water.Many of them have a similar business model t
19、o Airbnb. where customers rent boats directly from owners. GetMyBoat is the market leader with over 130.000 boats. The founders had the idea when they were sailing in the Atlantic and noticed that large numbers of boats were unused.The company has grown from having a presence primarily in the lop bo
20、ating cities in the US to having boats available in 9 ,300 destinations across 184 countries Since it first started, GetMyBoat has sent over 120.000 people out boating. This year, it is projecting to send 65 ,000 people out on the water, a dramatic increase from the 53 people who booked a boat in it
21、s first year back in 2013 US competitors include Boatsetter, which has 25 ,000 boats available across the world. Parisian- based Click&Boal has 30.000 boats globally and in the Mediterranean, Samboat is a major player with 25 .000 boats.Its an obvious win for boat owners who are looking for ways to
22、minimize （使最小化） the cost of owning a boat by renting it out. And modem technology means that the boat can find nearby customers without being registered to a specific boating agency as in the past.Safety issues are very important. Boatbound failed after a customer lost a leg in an accident because t
23、he company didnt require that people hire captains with the boats, something that its competitors do.The market is changing in that fewer people are seeking to buy their own boats, while the number of people who want to experience boating is growing. This new market is allowing people to search for
24、and book water experiences that offer something new.8.What impressed the founders of GetMyBoat during their sailing in the Atlantic?A. The wide use of Airbnb.B The popularity of water activities.C.The large quantity of unused boatsD.The large number of boats in the world.9.How does the author explai
25、n GetMyBoafs business development?A.By listing numbers.B.By making comparison.C.By following the time order.D By referring to its founders* words.10.Why did Boatbound go downhill?A. Because the company couldnt find ways to minimize the cost of owning a boat.B Because the competitors lay too much pre
26、ssure on BoatboundC.Because the company was in lack of modem technology.D.Because of a safely accident resulting from the companys carelessness11 What contributes to the boat sharing trend?A.Few people can afford their own boats.B.More people want to experience boatingC.Few boat owners refuse cost-c
27、utting offersD.More people have free time to try new things.For reasons that are deeply rooted in culture and tradition, men significantly outnumber （比 多）women in mathematics-based careers. As students progress through the mathematics courses, girls and boys show little difference in ability, effort
28、, or interest in mathematics until adolescent years when course and career choices begin influencing school effort. Then as social pressure increases and career goals are formed, girls1 decisions to reduce effort in the study of mathematics progressively cut them off from many professional careers i
29、n the futureMany girls drop mathematics in high school or in the transition to college Others drop out later. Women perform virtually as well as men in college mathematics courses, but beyond the bachelors degree women drop out of mathematics at nvice the rate of men. Women now enter college nearly
30、as well prepared in mathematics as men. and 46 percent of mathematics baccalaureates （学士学位）go to women Despite this record, only 35 percent of the masters degrees and 17 percent of the Ph. D degrees in the mathematical sciences are earned by women.Overall. women receive approximately one third of un
31、iversity degrees in science and engineering The highest percentages of women are found in those sciences with the least mathematical prerequisite： psychology, biology, and sociology. The lowest percentages of women enter fields requiring the most mathematics, namely, physics, engineering, economics,
32、 geo- science ,and chemi stry. Evidence from many sources suggest that it is differences in course patterns rather than lack of ability that matter most in limiting womens access to careers in mathematically intensive sciencesWidely reported studies concerning the high percentage of boys among mathematical prodigies （天冴亠）-those who at age 12 perform at the level of average college students-often convey the impression that gender
