福建省泉州市五校学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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福建省泉州市五校学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

秘密★启用前

2015-2016学年福建省泉州市五所重点学校下学期期中考试

英语试题卷2016.5

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

1.WhatdoesTomplantodonextweek?

A.TomakearobotB.Toenteracompetition.C.Tosurprisethewoman.

2.Whatisthewoman?

A.Awaitress.B.Atourguide.C.Asaleswoman.

3.Whatisthewoman’sproblom?

A.Sheforgotherseatnumber.

B.Shegotonthewrongtrain.

C.Shelosthertrainticket.

4.Whyhasthemanstoppedexercising?

A.Heisbusymovinghouse.

B.Helivesfarawayfromthegym.

C.Hedislikesgoingtogymalone.

5.HowisJanetprobablyfeelingnow?

A.Disappointed.B.Confused.C.Stressed.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Howlongisthewomangoingtostayatthehotel?

A.Twonights.B.Threenights.C.Fournights.

7.Whyarethepricesforthetworoomsdifferent?

A.Theroomsaredifferentinsize.

B.Theroomshavedifferentviews.

C.Theroomsareofdifferentshapes.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Howdidthemancometoplace?

A.BycarB.Onfoot.C.Bytrain.

9.Whyisthemanhere?

A.Tohaveaninterview.

B.Todiscusstrafficproblems

C.Tosharehisworkexperience

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inabank.B.Onalake.C.Atahotel.

11.WhydoesDavid’sfatherwanttospendChristmasinthecountryside?

A.Hecanenjoythelakeview.

B.Hecanbefreefromhousework.

C.HecanhavesomepeaceandquietChristmas

12.WhyisDavidunhappy?

A.Hecan’tattendtheparty

B.Heisn’tallowedtostake（打赌）.

C.Hehastocookforhisparents.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.HowdoesStevendescribehismusic?

A.It’shardrock.B.It’sfolkmusic.C.It’smodernpop

14.WhydoesStevenloveAustralianaudiences?

A.Theyneverthrowthingsathim.

B.Theybuymoreofhisrecords.

C.Theyaremorefriendly.

15.What’sSteven’sattitudetowardspeopledownloadinghismusic?

A.Hedoesn’tmind.B.Hefeelsupset.C.Heispuzzled.

16.WhatadvicedoesStevengivetosongwriters?

A.Listentomoremusic.

B.Sticktotheirowenstyle.

C.MakeuseoftheInternet.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whichcanbestdescribeatension（紧张性）headache?

A.Itoccursrepeatedly.

B.Itlastsoveramonth.

C.Itcausesseverepain.

18.Whichisasymptomoftensionheadaches?

A.Lossofconsciousness.

B.Increasedbloodpressure.

C.Apainatthebackofthehead.

19.Whatisthecauseofrebound（反跳性）headaches?

A.Stressfulevents.

B.Tensioninthemuscles.

C.Toomuchuseofpainmedicine.

20.Whyisaheadachediaryhelpfulforthetreatment?

A.Ithelpsonefindthecausehisheadaches.

B.Itremindsonetotakemedicineontime.

C.Ithelpsremoveconstantpain.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Peterlovedtoshopusedarticles（物品）.Almostamonthago,heboughtpopularwordgamethatusedlittlepiecesofwoodwithdifferentlettersonthem.Ashewaspurchasingit,thesalesgirlsaid,“Uh,look,thegameboxhaven’tevenbeenopenedyet.Thatmightbeworthsomemoney.”

Peterexaminedthebox,and,sureenough,itwascompletelycoveredinfactory-sealedplastic.Andhesawadateof1973onthebackofthebox.

“Youshouldputthatupforauction（拍卖）ontheInternet,andseewhathappens.”thesalesgirlsaid.

“Yes,you’reright.Peoplelikesomethingrare.”Peteragreed,“Ican’timaginetherebeingverymanyunopenedboxesofthisgamestillaround40yearslater.”

“Don’tforgettotellmeifyousellit.”thesalesgirlsmiled.

“Noproblem.”Petersaid.

Afterhegothome,Peterwentonlinetoseveralauctionwebsiteslookingforhisgame.Buthecouldn’tfindit.ThenhetypedinthenameofthewordgameandhitSearch.Thesearchresultwas543websitescontaininginformationaboutthechangesofthegame.Overtheyears,thegamehadbeenproducedusinglettersindifferentsizesandgameboardsindifferentcolors.Healsofoundsomelistsofgamefanslookingforvariousversionsofthegame.Peteremailedsomeofthem,tellingthemwhathehad.

Twoweekslater,Peterwentbacktotheshop.

“Hello.Doyoustillremembertheunopenedwordgame?

”

Thesalesgirllookedathimforasecond,thenrecognizedhimandsaid,“Oh,hi!

”

“I’vegotsomethingforyou,”Petersaid.“Isoldthegameandmade$1,000.Thankyouforyoursuggestion.”Hehandedherthree$100bills.

“Wow!

”thesalesgirlcriedout.“Thankyou,Ineverexpectedit.”

21.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesPeter’swordgame?

A.Itwasmadearound40yearsago.

B.Ithadgameboardsindifferentsizes.

C.Itwaskeptinaplasticbagwithaseal.

D.Ithadlittlepiecesofwoodindifferentcolors.

22.WhatdidthesalesgirlprobablythinkofPeter’swordgame?

A.Oldandhandy.B.Rareandvaluable.

C.Classicandattractive.D.Colorfulandinteresting

23.Whatisthemainthemeofthestory?

A.It’simportanttokeepapromise.

B.It’sgreattoshareinotherpeople’shappiness.

C.Weshouldbegratefulforthehelpfromothers.

D.Somethingrareisworthalargeamountofmoney.

B

WhatTheresaLoeisdoingprovesthatalargefarmisn’t prerequisite foramoderngrow-your-ownlifestyle.Onamere1/10ofanacreinLosAngeles,Loeandherfamilygrow,can（装罐）andpreservemuchofthefoodtheyconsume.

 Loeisamasterfoodpreserver,gardenerandcanningexpert.Shealsooperatesawebsite,wheresheshareshertipsandrecipes,withthegoalofdemonstratingthateveryonehastheabilitytocontrolwhat’sontheirplate.

 Loeinitiallywenttoschooltobecomeanengineer,butshequicklylearnedthatherenthusiasmwasmainlyaboutgrowingandpreparingherownfood.“Igotintocookingmyownfoodandstartedgrowingmyownherbs（香草）andfoodsforthatfreshflavor,”shesaid.Engineerbyday,Loelearnedcookingatnightschool.Sheultimately（最终）purchasedasmallpieceoflandwithherhusbandandbegangrowingtheirownfoods.

“Iteachpeoplehowtolivefarm-freshwithoutafarm,”Loesaid.ThroughherwebsiteLoeemphasizesthat“anybodycandothisanywhere.”Gotanapartmentwithabalcony（阳台）?

Plantsomeherbs（香草）.Awindow?

Perfectspotforgrowing.Startwithherbs,sherecommends,because“they’reveryforgiving（宽容的）.”Justalittleoftheherbs“cantakeyourregularcookingtoawholenewlevel,”sheadded.“Ithinkit’sagreatplacetostart.”“Then?

Trygrowingsomethingfromaseed,shesaid,likeatomatoorsometea.”

Canningisanaturalextensionoftheplantingshedoes.Witheveryplantedfood.Loenoted,there’samomentwhenit’sburstingwithitsabsolutepeakflavor.“Itryandkeepitinatimecapsuleinacanningjar,”Loesaid.“Canningformeisaboutknowingwhat’sinyourfood,knowingwhereitcomesfrom.”

Inadditiontobeingmoreintouchwiththefoodshe’seating,anotherjoycomesfrompassingthisknowledgeandthisdesireforgoodfoodtoherchildren:

“Influencingthemandtellingthemyouropiniononnotonlybeingcarefulwhatweeatbutunderstanding thebiggerpicture,”shesaid,“thatifwedon’ttakecareoftheearth,nowill.”

24.Theunderlinedword“prerequisite”（Pare.1）isclosestinmeaningto“______”.

A.recipeB.substituteC.requirementD.challenge

25.WhydoesLoesuggeststartingwithherbs?

A.Theyareuseddaily.B.Theyareeasytogrow.

C.TheycangrowverytallD.Theycanbeeatenuncooked

26.AccordingtoLoe,whatisthebenefitofcanningherplantedfoods?

A.ItcanpreservetheirbestflavorB.Itcanpromoteheronlinesales

C.ItcanbetterhercookingskillsD.Itcanimprovetheirnutrition

27.Whatisthe“thebiggerpicture”（Para.6）thatLoewishesherchildrentounderstand?

A.Theknowledgeaboutgoodfood

B.Thewaytoliveagrow-our-ownlife

C.Thejoyofgettingintouchwithfoods 

D.Theresponsibilitytoprotectourearth

C

DanielAnderson,afamouspsychologist,believesit’simportanttodistinguishtelevision’sinfluencesonchildrenfromthoseofthefamily.WetendtoblameTV,hesays,forproblemsitdoesn’treallycause,overlookingourownrolesinshapingchildren’sminds.

Onetraditionalbeliefabouttelevisionisthatitreducesachild’sabilitytothinkandtounderstandtheworld.WhilewatchingTV,childrendonotmerelyabsorbwordsandimages（影像）.Instead,theylearnbothexplicit（明确的）andhiddenmeaningsfromwhattheysee.Actually,childrenlearnearlythepsychologyofcharactersinTVshows.Furthermore,asmanyteachersagree,childrenunderstandfarmorewhenparentswatchTVwiththem,explainingnewwordsandideas.Yet,mostparentsuseaneducationalprogramasachancetoparktheirkidsinfrontofthesetanddosomethinginanotherroom.

Anotherargumentagainsttelevisionisthatitreplacesreadingasaformofentertainment.ButaccordingtoAnderson,theamountoftimespentwatchingtelevisionisnotrelatedtoreadingability.TVdoesn’ttaketheplaceofreadingformostchildren;ittakestheplaceofsimilarsortsofrecreation,suchaslisteningtotheradioandplayingsports.Thingslikeparents’educationalbackgroundhaveastrongerinfluenceonachild’sreading.“Achild’sreadingabilityisbestpredictedbyhowmuchaparentreads.”Andersonsays.

Traditionalwisdomalsohasitthatheavytelevision-watchinglowersIQ（智商）scoresandaffectsschoolperformance.Buthere,too,Andersonnotesthatnostudieshaveprovedit.Infact,researchsuggeststhatit’stheotherwayaround.“Ifyou’resmartyoung,you’llwatchlessTVwhenyou’reolder,”Andersonsays.Yet,peopleoflowerIQtendtobelifelongtelevisionviewers.

Foryearsresearchershaveattemptedtoshowthattelevisionisdangeroustochildren.However,byshowingthattelevisionpromotesnoneofthedangerouseffectsasconventionallybelieved,Andersonsuggeststhattelevisioncannotbecondemnedwithoutconsideringotherinfluences.

28.BywatchingTV,childrenlearn________