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学年福建省长乐高级中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题
长乐高级中学2016-2017学年第二学期期中考
高二英语试卷
班级姓名座号成绩
说明:
1、本试卷分第I、II两卷,考试时间:
120分钟满分:
150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(共90分)
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分20分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分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.Whatdoesthewomanthinkmakespeoplehappy?
A.Money.B.Love.C.Success.
2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Atelevision.B.Apicture.C.Amovie.
3.WheredidthewomanmeetAlice?
A.Ataclothesshop.B.Ataschool.C.Atarestaurant.
4.Whoisthewoman?
A.Ahouseagent.B.Ahouseowner.C.Ahousekeeper.
5.Howlongcanthemankeepthebook?
A.Foroneweek.B.Fortwoweeks.C.Forthreeweeks.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15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.Wheredoesthewomanwork?
A.Inanewspaperoffice.B.Inasportsclub.C.Inasportsshop.
7.Whatkindofwatersportsdoesthemanoftendo?
A.Sailing.B.Swimming.C.Windsurfing.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Inaclothesshop.B.Inabank.C.Inahotel.
9.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?
A.Haveadrink.B.BuyaT-shirt.C.Getsomemoney.
10.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
A.ThespeakersareinAvenuedeSuéde.
B.Themanshouldturnrighttwice.
C.Thecaféisnexttothebank.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Whyisthemanhappy?
A.Hewaspromoted.B.Hefoundanewjob.C.Hewaspraisedbyhisboss.
12.Whatadvicedidthemangivehisboss?
A.Addmoresigning-instations.B.Calloffthesigning-insystem.
C.Introduceanewsigning-insystem.
13.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?
A.Askforanaward.B.Talkwithhiscolleagues.C.Behavehimselfinthecompany.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkabout?
A.AnMP3player.B.Amobilephone.C.Acomputer.
15.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Customerandsaleswoman.B.Husbandandwife.C.Interviewerandinterviewee.
16.Whatisoneofthefeaturesoftheproduct?
A.Itcangivedirections.B.Itcandeliverfilesanywhere.
C.Itcanbeusedasanaddressbook.
17.Whatdoesthemanlikeabouttheproduct?
A.Thestyle.B.Thefunctions.C.Theprice.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.Whatpart-timejobdidthespeakerdowhenshewasinhighschool?
A.Shewasababysitter.B.Shewasawaitress.C.Shewasastoredetective.
19.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker?
A.Shesavednomoneyfromthesummerjob.
B.Shefoundhersummerjobexciting.
C.shestilllikesshoppingnow.
20.Whydidthespeakerfailtocatchthethieves?
A.Shewasafraidtodothat.B.Shecouldn’tseeclearly.C.Shewastooyoungtodothat.
第二部分:
阅读理解
第一节:
阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Inmodemsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad,thatitsetsonepersonagainstanotherandthatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.
Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthrelied(依赖)onhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffair.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuit(追求)ofsuccess,thedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.
However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceed,otherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayers,theystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople,Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying,theyalwayshaveanexcuse:
“Imayhavelost,butitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.’’Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost,thatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.
Clearly,thisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve(缓解)canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.
21.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.
B.Opinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeople.
C.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.
D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition.
22.Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?
A.Itpushessocietyforward.B.itbuildsupasenseofduty.
C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.D.Itencouragesindividualefforts.
23.Theunderlinedphrase“themostvocal”inParagraph3means________.
A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowin
B.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighly
C.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststrongly
D.thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccess
24.Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewitha“desiretofail”?
A.One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers’.
B.One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.
C.One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.
D.One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastried.
25.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?
A.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.
B.Competitionshouldbeencouraged.
C.Winningshouldbealife—and—deathmatter.
D.Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetition.
B
Someyearsagoindustrieshadmorefreedomthantheyhavenow,andtheydidnotneedtobeascarefulastheymusttoday.Theydidnotneedtoworryalotaboutthesafetyofthenewproductsthattheydeveloped.Theydidnothavetopaymuchattentiontothehealthandsafetyofthepeoplewhoworkedforthem.Oftennewproductsweredangerousforthepeoplewhousedthem;oftenconditionsintheworkplacehadverybadeffectsonthehealthoftheworkers.
Ofcoursesometimestherewererealdisasterswhichattractedtheattentionofgovernmentsandwhichshowedtheneedforchanges.Alsoscientistswhoweredoingresearchintothehealthofworkerssometimesproducedinformationwhichgovernmentscouldnotignore.Atsuchtimes,therewereinquiries(调查)intothecausesofthedisastersortheproblems.Newsafetyruleswereoftenintroducedasaresultoftheseinequities(不公平);however,thenewrulescametoolatetoprotectthepeoplewhodiedorwhobecameseriouslyill.
Todaymanygovernmentshavespecialdepartmentswhichprotectcustomersandworkers.IntheU.S.A,forexample,thereisadepartmentwhichtestsnewairplanesandgiveswarningsaboutpossibleproblems.Italsomakestherulesthataircraftproducersmustfollow.Anotherdepartmentcontrolsthefoodsanddrugsthatcompaniessell.Athirddepartmentlooksattheplaceswherepeoplework,andthenreportsanycompaniesthatarebreakingthelawswhichprotectthehealthandsafetyofworkers.Ofcourse,newgovernmentdepartmentsandnewlawscannotpreventeveryaccidentorillness,buttheyarehavingsomegoodresults.Ourworkplacesaresaferandcleanerthanbefore.Theplanesandcarswhichweusefortravelarebetter.Producersarethinkingmoreaboutthesafetyandhealthofthepeoplewhobuyandusetheirproducts.
26.Themaintopicofthepassageis ______.
A.conditionsintheworkplace B.thefreedomofindustriesinthepast
C.changesinindustrialproduction D.thesafetyandhealthofworkersandcustomers
27.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinthepast ______.
A.workersoftengotillbecauseofthepoorworkingconditions
B.companieswerefreetoputoutanyproductstheywantedto
C.manypeoplewerekilledbydangerousproducts
D.industrieswereascarefulinmanagementastheyaretoday
28.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat ______.
A.governmentsandcompanieshaddifferentopinionsaboutthesafetyofproducts
B.governmentspaidlittleattentiontothesafetyofproducts
C.governmentofficialsoftendidnotlistentoscientists
D.inthepastnosafetylawswereintroducedbygovernments
29.Someyearsagosafetyrules ______.
A.wereputforwardduetoscientists’recommendations
B.wereintroducedbecausequiteanumberofpeoplewerekilledorseriouslyinjured
C.cameintobeingasaresultoftheworkers’demands
D.wereeffectiveenoughtoprotectworkersandcustomers
30.ThespecialdepartmentsprotectcustomersandworkersinmanywaysEXCEPTby ______.
A.testing newproducts B.controllingthesaleofproducts
C.designingnewproducts D.inspectingworkplaces
C
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