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福建省泉港一中高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版听力
泉港一中高二年级下学期期中考
英语科试题
(考试时间120分钟总分150分)
第Ⅰ卷(满分90分)
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一部分:
听力(共两节,共20题,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
请听下面5段对话,选出最佳选项。
1.Whatarethespeakersgoingtobuy?
A.BreadB.EggsC.Cheese
2.Howlonghasthemanbeenabusdriver?
A.Foraboutoneyear.B.Forabouttenyears.C.Foraboutelevenyears.
3.Whenisthewomansbirthday?
A.May5th.B.May6th.C.May7th.
4.Whatistheman’shobby?
A.TakingphotosB.CollectingstampsC.Listeningtomusic
5.Whereisthemangoingthisweekend?
A.Tothemountains.B.Totheforest.C.Totheriver.
第二节(共15小题;每小题15分,满分22.5分)
请听下面5段对话或独白,选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Whoisagoodclimber?
A.Chris.B.Sam.C.Steve.
7.Whatsportdoestheman'ssisterlikePlaying?
A.Basketball.B.Football.C.Volleyball.
请听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8Whereisthenewcafe?
A.Nexttothelibrary.B.Nearthebusstation.C.Besidethepark.
9.Howwillthespeakersgothere?
A.Bybus.B.Onfoot.C.Bybike.
请听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whatdoesthewomanthinkthefirstcloudlookslike?
A.Abear.B.Acat.C.Adog.
11.Whereisthecar?
A.Byatree.B.Behindahill.C.Atthegardengate.
12.Whatwillthespeakersdofirst?
A.Enjoythesunset.B.Buysomeflowers.C.Getsomegas.
请听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatitemscanpeoplefindonpage14ofthebrochure?
A.Poolshoes.B.Swimmingcaps.C.Swimmingsuits.
14.Whatsizecapwillthewomanget?
A.Small.B.Medium.C.Large.
15.Whatcolorshoesdoesthewomanchoose
A.Yellow.B.Blue.C.Red.
16.Howmuchwillthewomanpayintotal?
A.£22.65.B.£26.40.C.£32.15.
请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhichlanguagedoesTanyalikebest?
A.Chinese.BJapanese.C.Latin.
18.WhendidTanyadecidetostartlearningChinese?
A.Aftertalkingtoafriend.B.Afterseeingamovie.C.Afterreadingastory.
19.WhydidTanyagotoShanghai?
A.Tostudyataschool.B.TopracticeherChinese.C.ToteachEnglish.
20.WhodidTanyaspeakChinesetomostinShanghai?
A.Peopleinshops.B.AChinesefamily.C.Smallchildren.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20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。
A
Someyearsago,writinginmydiaryusedtobeausualactivity.Iwouldreturnfromschoolandspendtheexpectedhalfhourrecordingtheday’sevents,feelings,andimpressionsinmylittlebluediary.Ididnotreallyneedtoexpressmyemotionsbywayofwords,butIgainedacertainsatisfactionfromseeingmyexperiencesforeverrecordedonpaper.Afterall,isn’taccumulatingmemoriesawayofpreservingthepast?
WhenIwasthirteenyearsold,Iwentonalongjourneyonfootinagreatvalley,well-equippedwithpens,adiary,andacamera.Duringthetrip,Iwasbusyrecordingeveryincident,nameandplaceIcameacross.Ifeltproudtobespendingmytimeproductively,dutifullypreservingforfuturegenerationsadetaileddescriptionofmytravels.Onmylastnightthere,Iwanderedoutofmytent,diaryinhand.Theskywasclearandlitbytheglareofthemoon,andthewallsofthevalleylookedthreateningbehindtheirscreenofshadows.Iautomaticallytookoutmypen…
Atthatpoint,IunderstoodthatnothingIwrotecouldevermatchorreplacethefewsecondsIallowedmyselftoexperiencethedramaticbeautyofthevalley.AllIrememberedofthepreviousfewdayswerethedullcharacterizationsIhadsetdowninmydiary.
Now,IonlywriteinmydiarywhenIneedtowritedownaspecialthoughtorfeeling.Istilllovetorecordideasandquotationsthatstrikemeinbooks,orobservationsthatareparticularlymeaningful.Itakepictures,butnotveryoften—onlyofobjectsIfindreallybeautiful.I’mnolongerblindlysatisfiedwithhavingsomethingtorememberwhenIgrowold.IrealizethatlifewillsimplypassmebyifIstaybehindthecamera,busypreservingthepresentsoastoliveitinthefuture.
Idon’twanttowakeuponedayandhavenothingbutapileofpicturesandnotes.MaybeIwon’thaveasmanyexactrepresentationsofpeopleandplaces;maybeI’llforgetcertainfacts,butatleasttheexperienceswillalwaysremaininsideme.Idon’tlivetomakememories—Ijustlive,andthememoriesformthemselves.
21.Beforetheageofthirteen,theauthorregardedkeepingadiaryasawayof______.
A.observingherschoolroutineB.expressinghersatisfaction
C.impressingherclassmatesD.preservingherhistory
22.Whatcausedachangeintheauthor’sunderstandingofkeepingadiary?
A.Adullnightonthejourney.B.Thebeautyofthegreatvalley.
C.Astrikingquotationfromabook.D.Herconcernsforfuturegenerations.
23.Theauthorcomestorealizethattoliveameaningfullifeis______.
A.toexperienceitB.tolivethepresentinthefuture
C.tomakememoriesD.togiveaccuraterepresentations
B
We’vereachedastrange—somewouldsayunusual—point.WhilefightingworldhungercontinuestobethematterofvitalimportanceaccordingtoarecentreportfromtheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO),morepeoplenowdiefrombeingoverweight,orsay,frombeingextremelyfat,thanfrombeingunderweight.It’sthegoodlifethat’smorelikelytokillusthesedays.
Worse,nearlyl8millionchildrenundertheageoffivearoundtheworldareestimatedtobeoverweight.What’sgoingon?
Wereallydon’thavemanyexcusesforourweightproblems.Thedangersoftheproblemhavebeendrilledintousbypublic-healthcampaignssince2001andthemessageisgettingthrough—uptoapoint.
Inthe1970s,Finland,forexample,hadthehighestrateofheartdiseaseintheworldandbeingoverweightwasitsmaincause.Notanymore.Apublic-healthcampaignhasgreatlyreducedthenumberofheartdiseasedeathsby80percentoverthepastthreedecades.
MaybethatexplainswhythepercentageofpeopleinFinlandtakingdietpillsdoubledbetween2001and2005,anddoctorsevenoffersurgeryofremovingfatinsideandchangetheshapeofthebody.Thathasbecomeasortoffashion.Nowonderitranksastheworld’smostbody-consciouscountry.
Weknowwhatweshouldbedoingtoloseweight—butactuallydoingitisanothermatter.Byfarthemostpopularexcuseisnottakingenoughexercise.Morethanhalfofusadmitwelackwillpower.
Othersblamegoodfood.Theysay:
it’sjusttooinvitinganditmakesthemovereat.StillotherslaytheblameontheAmericans,complainingthatpoundshavepiledonthankstoeatingtoomuchAmerican-stylefastfood.
Somealsoblametheirparents—theirgenes.Butunfortunately,theparentsarewrongedbecausethey’renormalinshape,orratherslim.
It’sasimilarstoryaroundtheworld,althoughpeoplearerelativelyunlikelytohavetriedtoloseweight.Parentsareeagertoseetheirkidsshapeup.DoasIsay—notasIdo.
24.Whatisthe“strange”pointmentionedinthefirstsentence?
A.Thegoodlifeisagreaterriskthanthebadlife.
B.Starvationistakingmorepeople’slivesintheworld.
C.WHOreportshowspeople’sunawarenessoffoodsafety.
D.OverweightissueremainsunresolveddespiteWHO’sefforts.
25.Whydoestheauthorthinkthatpeoplehavenoexcuseforbeingoverweight?
A.Alotofeffectivedietpillsareavailable.
B.Bodyimagehasnothingtodowithgoodfood.
C.Theyhavebeenmadefullyawareofitsdangers.
D.Therearetoomanyoverweightpeopleintheworld.
26.TheexampleofFinlandisusedtoillustrate______.
A.thecauseofheartdiseaseB.thefashionofbodyshaping
C.theeffectivenessofacampaignD.thehistoryofabody-consciouscountry
27.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ActionsorExcuses?
B.OverweightorUnderweight?
C.WHOinaDilemmaD.NoLongerDyingofHunger
C
TheaverageAmericancheckshis/hersmartphoneonceeverysixandahalfminutes,orroughly150timeseachday.Youprobablydothiswithouteventhinkingaboutit.Thiscaninfluencehowwellwefocus,andthedegreetowhichwecanhavemeaningfulsocialcommunications,especiallyifwe’reconstantlyinterruptingourselveswithtechnology.Thisisagrowingproblemmoresoforyoungerpeople.However,somepeoplemightbemoreimmunetothisconstantinterruption.Manyolderadultsmayhavenotdevelopedthese“checking”habits,andaremorefocusedonthepresent.
Inourrapidlychangingworld,wevaluespeedandefficiency(效率),However,there’ssomethingtobegainedbybeingslow.WhenIfirststartedgivingpresentationstolargeaudiences,Iwasarapidcommunicator.Withmymindracingamileaminute,ItriedtosayeverythingIknewaboutatopictobethorough,butInoticedthecrowddidn’tfollow.Now,IhaveonlyonenotetomyselfthatIneedasareminderbeforebeginningapresentation:
“PAUSE”.I’llsetasidemoretimeforquestionsandgetmoreaudienceparticipationtoassessthelevelinwhichmymessagehasbeenunderstood.Withpausesandtherightspeed,clearmessageappears,oftenwithfewerwords.
Thereisanotherchancetoslowdown.SlowingdowncanmakeyoumoreawareoftheSimpledangersofwalkingandfalling.Fallscanbeonemajorcauseofhurtsanddeathsinoldage.Thus,takingtimetowalkdownsteps,avoidingatripping(绊倒)dangerorbeingawareofslipperysurfacesisimportantatanyage.
Today,there’repartsofourlifethatstressthebenefitsofbeingslow.Andasweage,wemightseethebenefitsofslowingdownalittlebit.Whileweoftenseektopreventtheprocessofaging,onenecessityandpotentialbenefitofagingmaybetoappreciatethebenefitsofslowing,enjoythehereandnowalittlebitmore,andnottoworrysomuchaboutthefuture.
28.Whatmadetheauthorchangehis/herspeechstyle?
A.His/Herhigh-speedthinkingability.B.His/Herfast-changingspeechtopics.
C.Theaudiences’notparticipating.D.Theaudiences’not