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福建省福州八中学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
福建省福州八中2016—2017学年高二下学期期末考试
英语试题
第I卷(满分100分)
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)
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.HowdidJennybecomehealthyandbeautiful?
A.Byeatingless.
B.Byreducingworkinghours.
C.Bychangingherdietandexercising.
2.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?
A.Callherback.B.Takeamessageforher.C.LeaveamessagetoPeter.
3.Whydoesthemanneedarest?
A.Hehasbeendevotedtohiswork.
B.Heistoooldtowalkaround.
C.Hehashurthisshoulders.
4.Whereistheman?
A.Inahotel.B.Inanoffice.C.Inarestaurant.
5.Whatarethespeakersprobablytalkingabout?
A.Findingahotel.B.Buyingahouse.C.Rentingahouse.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
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、7题。
6.Whatkindofticketsdoesthewomanstillhave?
A.5-dollartickets.B.15-dollartickets.C.50-dollartickets.
7.Whenwilltheboxofficeclose?
A.At7:
00p.m.B.At7:
30p.m.C.At8:
00p.m.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whathappenedtotheman?
A.Hebrokeacoffeecup.
B.Hisshirtwasmadedirty.
C.Hehadnoshirttowear.
9.WhereistheShellBuilding?
A.It’sonMadison.
B.It’snearMadison.
C.It’stwoblocksfromthepark.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whatistheboygoingtodoafterlosinghisbike?
A.Buyanewone.
B.Buyasecond-handone.
C.Gotoschoolwithoutabike.
11.Whatdoesthegirlsuggesttheboydo?
A.Callthepolice.
B.Haveagoodlock.
C.Bemorecarefulwithhisbike.
12.Whydidthethiefstealthethreelocksinthestory?
A.Theyweremorevaluable.
B.Heneededthemtolockhisbike.
C.Hewantedtomakefunofthestudent.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whydoesthemantalkwiththewoman?
A.Herdogdestroysthegarden.
B.Hewantedtoaskherabouttheexam.
C.Herdog’sbarkingbotheredhim.
14.Whatdoesthemanthinkisthedog’sproblem?
A.Heislonely.B.Heishungry.C.Hemissesthewoman.
15.Whatdoesthemanoffertodowiththewoman’sdog?
A.Bringittohishouse.
B.Walkitseveraltimesaday.
C.Feeditduringlunchtime.
16.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Colleagues.B.Brotherandsister.C.Neighbors.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?
A.TheBritishpaper-makingindustry.
B.Britain’sexportofpaper.
C.TheBritishnewspapers.
18.Howlongdidtheartofpaper-makingtaketoreachBritain?
A.700years.B.770years.C.1400years.
19.WhichcountrydoestheBritishpaper-makingindustryimportwoodfrom?
A.Norway.B.SouthAfrica.C.Australia.
20.Whatproblemmaycomeoutinthefuture?
A.Awasteofpaper.B.Ashortageofpaper.C.Disappearanceofforests.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30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
WhenSaraandNathanJonesweretrainingtobecomefosterparents(养父母),theirson,Noah,learnedatoughthingortwoaboutfostercare.Forinstance,nearly600localfosterkidschangedfamilieseveryyear,andtheycarriedtheirbelongingsfromonehometothenextinblackgarbagebags.
Noah,thenten,couldn'timaginesqueezinghisclothes,favoritetoy,andsoccerballintoatrashbaganddraggingittoanewhouseinthemiddleofthenight.“Packingkids'belongingsintogarbagebagsisliketellingthemthattheirstuffhasnomoreworththantrash”saysNoah.
Sowithhelpfromhisparentsandyoungersisters,Macy,thennine,andMolly,thenseven,Noahbegantocollectsuitcasesandduffelbags(行李袋)fromfriendsandextendedfamily;hereceivedmorethan100bagsinlessthantwoweeks.Hethensentletterstochurchesandputadsinlocalnewspapersandonradiostationsaskingfordonations.Withinafewmonths,thefamilywascollectingabout500bagsaweek,whichtheystoredbrieflyintheirsparebathroomanddownstairshallwaybeforegivingthemtofostercarecaseworkers.
Inadditiontosuitcases,Noahnowprovidesfosterkidswithbackpackscontainingshampoo,soap,ajournal,andatoy—alldonated.“Myhopeisthatbygivingthechildrenthingsthatarejusttheirs,theywillfeelalittlecontrolinthemidstofthechaos”saysNoah.Noah'sgroup,ACaseforDignity,collectsanddistributeshundredsofbagsayear.Herecentlyconvincedfostercaremanagersfrom15Kentuckycountiestousehisbagsinsteadoftrashbags.“I'vebeensoinspiredbyhim,”sayshismom,“Ifaten-year-oldcanseeaproblemandcreateasolution,howmuchmorecanwedoasadults”
21.WhatproblemdidNoahfindaboutthelocalfostercare?
A.Itwastoughtocareforfosterkids.
B.Fosterkidshadtoomuchstuff.
C.Fosterkidsdidnotgetalongwiththeirnewparents.
D.Propercontainerswerenotavailabletofosterkids.
22.Howmightfosterkidsfeelwhenpackingbelongingsintogarbagebags?
A.Angry.B.Abandoned.C.Numb.D.Discriminated.
23.WhydoesNoahprovidefosterkidswithotherthingsbesidessuitcases?
A.TohelpsetupACaseforDignity.
B.Toconvincefostercaremanagers.
C.Topreventfosterkidsfeelinglost.
D.Toappealtomorepeopletodonate.
24.WhatcanweinferfromSara'swordsinthelastparagraph?
A.Youngkidsarebetteratfindingsolutions.
B.Adultscancollectmoresuitcasesthanchildren.
C.Adultsshoulddomoretohelpfosterkids.
D.Adultsshoulddosomethingtoinspirekids.
B
Delicatestepgivesmosquitoesstrengthtowalkonwater.
It'snotamagicalpower.Mosquitoescanwalkonwaterbecauseoftheangleatwhichtheirlegstouchitssurface.
Amosquito'slegisstrongenoughtobearupto23timesitstotalbodyweight,whichisonereasonwhyitcanwalkonwatersoeffortlessly.Thisisfargreaterthanthelegstrengthofotherwater-walkinginsectslikewaterstriders(水黾),whoselegshavebeenmorecarefullystudied.
Jian-LinLiuoftheChinaUniversityofPetroleuminQingdaoandhiscolleagueshadthoughtamosquito'sadvantagemightcomefromtheprotectivewaxandmicroscopicscales(鳞片)coatingitslegs.Theyremovedtheselayers(层)andmeasuredthechangeintheleg'sload-bearingcapacity(能力),butfoundthatthelayerswereresponsibleforlessthan12.5percentoftheoverallsupportingforce.
Themainplayerturnedouttobetheanglebetweenthelegandthewatersurface.Thesupportingforcewasstrongestwhenthelegwasnearlyparalleltothesurface.Anyanglegreaterthan62degreeswouldmakethemosquitofallthroughthesurface.
Theresearchersbelievethatmosquitoescanadjustthisangleduringlandingandtake-offtoensuretheyremainonthewater'ssurface.Thisabilityisveryimportantbecausemanyspecieslandonfreshorstillwatertolaytheireggsinit.
Theworkcouldinspireinsect-likerobotsandwaterproofmaterials,theteamsays.
25.Amosquitocanwalkonwatereasilymainlybecauseof___________.
A.theanglebetweenitslegsandwater
B.itslight-weightbody
C.themicroscopicscalescoatingitslegs
D.itsstronglegs
26.Theoretically,amosquitogetsthestrongestsupportingforcewhenitslegsandthe
watersurfacemakeanangleof_____.
A.62.B.118.C.0.D.90.
27.Theinspirationfromamosquito'slegscanbeusedtodevelop________.
A.chemicalstokillmosquitoes
B.materialstobeusedinrains
C.instrumentstoobserveinsects
D.robotstoworkunderthesea
C
SomethingIenjoydoingmostinmyleisuretimeisgoingtothecinematowatchagreatfilm.It’stwohoursofrelaxationandescapismfromreallife.ButwhenIgetrelaxedinmyseattoenjoythefilmandpopcorn,I’moftenirritatedbyseeingsomeonenexttometextingontheirmobilephoneorworsestill,talkingtosomeone.
It’snosurprisethataproposalbyaUScinemachaintoletpeopleusetheirphonesduringsomefilmscreeningswasmetwithsuchanger,thatthecompanyhadtotakebacktheidea.Peoplesaiditwas‘theworstideaever’!
Surely,goingtowatchthelatestfilmisjustthat–watchingnotmulti-screening.Iamcertainlydistractedbytheclick-clickonsomeone’smobilekeyboardastheytextandthelightofthebrightsmallphonescreen—whyaren’ttheyconcentratingonthebigscreen?
!
However,itisconvenienttowatchstreamingfilmsandcheapDVDsathome.Cinemasarestrugglingtokeeptheircustomers.Someplacesnowoffercomfortableseatswithsnacksanddrinks,somaybetryingtoattractayoungeraudiencebyallowingtheuseofmobilephonesisthewayforward?
Asurveyin2012foundthatamajorityof18-to-34-year-oldsbelievedusingsocialmediawhilewatchingamoviewouldaddtotheirexperience.
However,noteveryyoungpersonwantstomulti-taskatthemovies.Manyofusstillgetannoyedbythetheatrestaffwhoappearnottodoanythingaboutit.Ofcourse,wecouldaskpeopletoturntheirphonesoff.ButasAdamAron,headofAMCEntertainment,saidinVarietymagazine,“whenyoutella22-year-oldtoturnoffthephone,don’truinthemovie,theyhear‘pleasecutoffyourleftarmabovetheelbow’.”ClearlythisisnotwhatIwouldliketoseebutifyouwanttouseyourmobilephoneinthecinemathatI’mat,pleasedon’tsitnexttome!
Whatdoyouthinkistherightthingtodo?
28.Theunderlineword“irritated”inParagraph1means_________.
A.embarrassedB.terrifiedC.depressedD.annoyed
29.WhichofthefollowingisTrueoftheUScinemachain’soriginaladvice?
A.Theadvicewascarriedoutsmoothly.
B.Theypermittedpeopletousethephone.
C.Theyforbadepeopletousethephone.
D.Theadvicewasverypopularwithpeople.
30.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?
A.Young