学年福建省长乐高级中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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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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Justunderapint（around470ml）ofbloodistakenatonesitting.Thisamountisnomorethan13percentofyourtotalbloodvolume,andisquicklyreplacedbyyourbody.

Itmaycomeasasurprise,butwholebloodisonlyrarelyused.Differentbloodcomponentsareusedtotreatarangeofconditions.Nonegoestowaste.Redbloodcellsarefrequentlyusedtoreplaceheavybloodlossafteranaccident,surgeryorchildbirth.Whitebloodcellsandantibodies（抗体）areusedtohelppeoplefightinfectionsiftheirimmunesystemdoesn’tappeartoberespondingtoantibiotics（抗生素）.Plasma（血浆），thestraw-colouredflu