福建省长乐高级中学学年高二下学期第二次月.docx

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福建省长乐高级中学学年高二下学期第二次月

长乐高级中学2016-2017学年第二学期第二次月考

高二英语试卷

命题内容：

选修8Units-2

班级姓名座号成绩

说明：

1、本试卷分第I、II两卷，考试时间：

90分钟满分：

120分

2、Ⅰ卷的答案用2B铅笔填涂到答题卡上；Ⅱ卷的答案有黑色签字笔填写在答题卡上。

第Ⅰ卷（满分90分）

第一部分听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

第一节：

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

有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Returnhershoes.B.Repairhershoes.C.Buynewshoes.

2.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Atanairport.B.Atahotel.C.Atatravelagency.

3.Whowillprobablydecidetheplacetogo?

A.Theman.B.Thewoman.C.Harry.

4.Whatmakesthemansohappy?

A.Tomwillplayfootballwithhim.B.Tomwilltellhimthebestnews.

C.Tom’sfatherwillplayfootballwithhim.

5.Whatdoesthewomanliketowatchinhersparetime?

A.Advertisements.B.TVplays.C.Artshows.

第二节

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至8题。

6.Whyisthewomansoexcited?

A.Hergrandpawillcookforthem.B.Hergrandpawillcomehere.

C.Hergrandpawillgiveheravaluablepresent.

7.Howdoesthegrandpacomehere?

A.Byplane.B.Bybus.C.Bytrain.

8.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Thegrandpawasindependent.

B.Thegrandpawillarriveat6o’clockinthemorning.

C.Thespeakerswillbookaroomforthegrandpa.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Whichtwocountrieswillhaveafootballgametonight?

A.BrazilandJapan.B.ChinaandEngland.C.BrazilandEngland.

10.Whatisthemanbusywithrecently?

A.Hisdrivingtest.B.Hisfinalexam.C.Hisbasketballtraining.

11.Whenwillthegamestart?

A.1:

00a.m.B.1:

00p.m.C.11:

00p.m.

听第8段材料，回答第12至13题。

12.Whatisthewoman’sproblem?

A.Herscreenisn’tclear.B.Herprinterdoesn’twork.

C.Hercomputerhasstoppedworking.

13.Whatisthecauseoftheproblem?

A.Thescreenistooold.B.Theprinterhasnoink.

C.Theconnectorwasloose.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Landlordandtenant（房客）B.Agentandtenant.C.Agentandlandlord.

15.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

A.Tocutdowntherent.B.Todiscusswiththelandlord.

C.Todosomerepairwork.

16.Whatistheman’sreplyfortherequest?

A.Heneedstimetoconsiderit.B.Hethinksitisimpossible.

C.Hecan’tdecideit.

17.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Thewomanhasn’tmadethedecisionyet.

B.Themandoesn’tknowhowmuchtherentis.

C.Thewomandoesn’tthinkthehouseisgood.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Howoftenisthelabclassgiven?

A.Onceaweek.B.Twiceaweek.C.Threetimesaweek.

19.Whatistheresultifonemisses3labclasses?

A.Hecan’tgraduate.B.Hewillgetalowmark.C.Hewillbedropped.

20.Whatisforbiddeninthelab?

A.Washinghands.B.Wearingshorthair.C.Wearinglargeclothes.

第二部分阅读理解（共15小题：

每小题2分，满分30分）

第一节（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

A

TheLondonEye，whichis450feetinheightabovetheThamesRiver，istheworld’sbiggestspinningstructure.ItisonehundredfeettallerthanBigBen，andweighs1,600tons.Itwasbuilttocelebratetheyear2000.Maybebuildingsuchabigspinningstructuresuggestedthatpeoplelongedforbiggerandbetterthingsinthefuture.

WhydidpeoplethinkofbuildingtheLondonEye？

InfactitwasinspiredbygreatstructuresofthepastliketheveryfirstobservationwheelbuiltfortheChicagoWorldExpoof1893.It’stwicethesizeofthewheel，butthreetimeslighter，andmuchmorecomfortable.TheLondonEyeiskeepingnativesandvisitorsentertainedandawed（敬畏）．

InLondonEye，thereare32capsules（舱）．Eachofthecapsulescanholdupto25people.Andthey’reairconditionedinsummer，heatedinwinter.FromthesecapsulesthevisitorscanseethemostbeautifulviewsofLondon.

Itwasdifficulttoassemble（安装）andputawheelofthissize.Anditrequirednewtechnologyandalotofimagination.ThepartsofLondonEyeweresentuptheThamesRiver，andthewheelwasassembledontemporary（暂时的）platformsontheriver.Liftingitintoanuprightpositionwasamajorchallenge.Ittookaweektowinch（吊）ituptoitsfinalposition.

NowtheLondonEyeisregardedasamonumenttonewmillennium.Andmanyvisitorsfromallovertheworldcometovisitit.

21．WhydidLondonbuildtheLondonEye?

A．Tosetanewrecord.B．Tocelebratethecomingof2000.

C．TocelebratetheQueen’sbirthday.

D．TobeatthefirstobservationwheelinChicago.

22．Theunderlinedphrase“sentup”inParagraph4probablymeans“________”．

A．launchedB．setupC．madeupD．liftedup

23．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEabouttheLondonEye?

A．Itwastheworld’sbiggestspinningstructure.

B．Itcanholdabout800peopletoseetheviewsofLondonatatime.

C．Thetemperatureinitcanchangewiththeseason.

D．ItwastwicelighterthantheobservationwheelinChicago.

24．Fromthetext，wecanlearnthat________.

A．thelatesttechnologywasusedtoassembletheLondonEye

B．theLondonEyehasbeenchangedintoamonument

C．ittookgreattroubleforpeopletobuildtheLondonEye

D．imaginationisveryimportanttobuildtheLondonEye

B

In1901,H.G.Wells,anEnglishwriter,wroteabookdescribingatriptothemoon.Whentheexplorers（探险者）landedonthemoon,theydiscoveredthatthemoonwasfullofundergroundcities.Theyexpressedtheirsurprisetothe"moonpeople"theymet.Inturn,the"moonpeople"expressedtheirsurprise."Why,"theyasked,"areyoutravelingtoouterspacewhenyoudon'tevenuseyourinnerspace?

"

H.G.Wellscouldonlyimaginetraveltothemoon.In1969,humanbeingsreallydidlandonthemoon.Peopletodayknowthattherearenoundergroundcitiesonthemoon.However,thequestionthatthe"moonpeople"askedisstillaninterestingone.Agrowingnumberofscientistsareseriouslythinkingabout it.

Undergroundsystemsarealreadyinplace.Manycitieshaveundergroundcarparks.Insomecities,suchasTokyo,SeoulandMontreal,therearelargeundergroundshoppingareas. The"Chunnel",atunnel（隧道）connectingEnglandandFrance,isnowcomplete.

Butwhataboutundergroundcities?

Japan'sTaiseiCorporationisdesigninganetworkofundergroundsystems,called"AliceCities."Thedesignersimagineusingsurfacespaceforpublicparksandusingundergroundspaceforflats,offices,shopping,andsoon.Asolardome（太阳能穹顶）wouldcoverthewholecity.

Supportersofundergrounddevelopmentsaythatbuildingdownratherthanbuildingupisagoodwaytousetheearth'sspace.Thesurface,theysay,canbeusedforfarms,parks,gardens,andwilderness.H.G.Wells'"moonpeople"wouldagree.Wouldyou?

25.TheexplorersinH.G.Wells'storyweresurprisedtofindthatthe"moonpeople"

A.livedinsomanyundergroundcities

B.understoodtheirlanguage

C.knewsomuchabouttheearth

D.wereaheadoftheminspacetechnology

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"（paragraph2）referto?

A.Usingtheearth'sinnerspace.   B.Discoveringthemoon'sinnerspace. 

C.Meetingthe"moonpeople"again.  D.Travelingtoouterspace.

27.Whatsortofundergroundsystemsarealreadyherewithus?

A.Offices,shoppingareas,powerstations.

B.Gardens,carparks,powerstations. 

C.Tunnels,carparks,shoppingareas.     

D.Tunnels,gardens,offices.

C

IcelandhasthehighestbirthrateinEurope,thehighestdivorcerate,andthehighestpercentageofwomenworkingoutsidethehome.Suchstatisticsareoftenevidenceofamiserable,chaotic（混乱的）society,withloadsofchildren,brokenhomesandabsentmothers.ButIcelandistheexception–itscitizensarethehappiestintheworld.

Perhapsthecountry'sgeographiclocationcontributestoIcelanders'happiness.LocatedinthemiddleoftheNorthAtlantic,withGreenlandasitsnearestneighbor,Icelandisfreefromthetaboos（禁忌）thatcausesomuchtroubleelsewhere.Forinstance,peoplewhodivorcearenotlookeddownuponbysociety.

Icelandersareoffsprings（后代）oftheVikings,anorthEuropeanpeoplewhoinvadedEuropeancoastsfromthe8ththroughthe10thcentury.Thistraditionofgettingoutintotheworldlivesoninmodern-dayIceland.PracticallyallIcelandershavestudiedorworkedabroad,andmostspeakEnglish.

Perhapsasaresult,Iceland'seconomicpoliciesblendthebestofthosefromEuropewiththeUStocreateitsownwelfaresystem.

"ManyofushavelivedintheUS,andstudiedthere,"saidtheIcelandicPrimeMinisterGeirHaarde."Wehavebothtakenfromthemandfoundthatnaturallywesharethecan-doattitude——thatifyouworkhard,anythingcanbedone."

Indeed,thecountryisrichinwriters,painters,filmmakersandmusicians.There'sSigurRos,apost-rockband,andalsoanationalsymphonyorchestrathatplaystothehigheststandardsallovertheworld.Halfthepopulationappearstohavewrittenabook.

"Icelandhasharsh（恶劣的）nature,withitsbitterever-changingweather,”saidHaraldurJonsson,apainter,sculptorandvideoandperformanceartist.“Wecannotescapeit.Sowefindways________.Wehavetohavearichinternal（内在的）lifetofilltheemptyspaces."

28.Itiscommonlybelievedthathighbirthrateanddivorceratewillbringabout________.

A.auniquewelfaresystemB.happiness

C.socialproblemsD.modernwayoflife

29.Theunderlinedword"blend"inthefourthparagraphmeans________.

A.correctB.combineC.compareD.compete

30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasthereasonforIcelanders’happiness?

A.Nationalpride.B.Arichinternallife.

C.Geographiclocation.D.Freedomfromtaboos.

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

BuildingTrustinaRelationshipAgain

Trustisalearnedbehaviorthat