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福建省三明市第一中学学年高二下学期学段考试期中英语试题
三明一中2018-2019学年下学期学段考
高二英语
(考试时间120分钟,满分150分)
注意事项:
1、本试卷由四个部分组成,一、二部分和第三部分第一节为选择题,第三部分第二节和第四部分为非选择题。
2、答题前,先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。
3、选择题的作答时,每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题的作答时,将答案写在答题卡上,写在试卷和答题卡上非答题区域的答案无效。
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.Whydoesthewomanfailtogototheparty?
A.Shehastowriteareport.
B.Shewantstomeetherfriends.
C.She’sbeeninvitedtoarockconcert.
2.WhatdidthewomangotoLondonfor?
A.Atour.B.Avacation.C.Abusinesstrip.
3.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantohave?
A.Orangejuice.B.Somebiscuits.C.Ahamburger.
4.Whatdoyouknowaboutthewoman?
A.Sheisworriedabouttheman.
B.Sheissatisfiedwitheverything.
C.Sheisannoyedaboutsomething.
5.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Inacafe.B.Onaplane.C.Inahospital.
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。
6.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Managerandassistant.
B.Headmasterandteacher.
C.Interviewerandapplicant.
7.Whatisthestrengthofthewoman?
A.Beingcreative.B.Beingcompetitive.C.Beingcooperative.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whyisthemanpermittedtoseethedoctorrightaway?
A.Hehasanappointment.
B.Heisanemergencycase.
C.Heknowsthedoctorwell.
9.Howwillthemanprobablypayforhistreatment?
A.ByAlipay.B.IncashC.Bycheck.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whatistheconversationabout?
A.Rentingacar.B.Sellingacar.C.Advertisingacar.
11.Whichbrandofcardoesthemanfinallyget?
A.HyundaiAccent.B.BuickExcelle.C.ToyotaCorolla.
12.Whatdoesthemandobeforedrivingthecaraway?
A.Getasparekey.
B.Haveanexaminationofit.
C.Markhisnameontheform.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whohasapianoclass?
A.David.B.Eric.C.Alice.
14.WhydoesEricmakethephonecall?
A.Toasktheman’ssistertothefair.
B.Toofferinformationaboutthefair.
C.Toaskaboutthefashionshowatthefair.
15.WhenareEricandMacygoingtothefair?
A.18thOctober.B.20thOctober.C.22ndOctober.
16.WhatistheHalloweenfairintendedfor?
A.Charity.B.Friendship.C.Entertainment.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkoftheweekend?
A.It’sexciting.B.It’sbeneficial.C.It’sinteresting.
18.Whywasthespeakeranxiousatfirst?
A.Hewenttobedtoolate.
B.Hewasaddictedtothescreen.
C.Hewasalwaysthinkingoftextingmessages.
19.Howlongwasthespeakerfreefromhisphoneatthecamp?
A.Oneday.B.Twodays.C.Threedays.
20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?
A.Abusyweekend.B.Ahealthylifestyle.C.Afreevillagelife.
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
AustraliaisaverybeautifulcountrysurroundedbytheIndianandPacificoceans,whichisalsoaveryfamousinternationaleducationaldestinationforstudentsfromallovertheworld.GSMprovidesyouwiththeopportunitytostudyatBondUniversityEnglishLanguageInstitute(BUELI)inQueensland,GoldCoastAustralia.
Bond’sEnglishLanguageInstituteiscentrallylocatedattheheartofBond’sbeautifuluniversitycampuswithofallthefacilitiesthatareaccessibletoallstudents.BUELIisamemberoftheEnglishAustralia(EA)groupofcollegesandoffersEnglishlanguageprogramsrangingfromeverydayusagetoacademicandbusinessEnglish.TheseprogramscanqualifyyoutostudyfulldegreeprogramsatBondUniversityandsignificantlypromoteyourself.
•EnglishforAcademicPurposes(EAP)
•GeneralEnglish(GE)
•BusinessEnglish(BE)
•CambridgeFCE(FirstCertificateinEnglish)
•InternationalEnglishLanguageTesting
•System(IELTS)TrainingCourse
UponsuccessfullycompletingEnglishlanguagelearning,studentscanjoinhundredsofcoursesofferedatBondUniversity.
WhilestudyingatBUELI,youwillmakeuseofallkindsofBond’sacademicandsportingfacilities.You’llalsoenjoyallthefunoforganizedsocialactivities,withplentyoftimeforsightseeingandtraveling.BUELIgivesyouthechancetoenjoytherelaxedAustralianlifestylewhilelearningtospeakEnglishlikethelocals.Studyingoverseasisanexperienceofalifetime—meetingnewfriends;discoveringwhatitisliketoliveinadifferentcountry;comingtounderstandanewculture;mixingwithstudentsfromallovertheworld.
21.What’sthepurposeofthetext?
A.Toshowtheimportanceofoverseasstudy
BTointroduceeducationsysteminAustralia
C.ToattractstudentstostudyinBUELI
D.TogivetipsonapplyingforBUELI
22.AftercompletingEnglishlanguagelearningatBUELI,___________.
A.youwillbequalifiedtoattendactivitiesofferedbylocals.
B.youareallowedtostudyforadegreeatBondUniversity
C.youwillbeawardedCambridgeFirstCertificateinEnglish
D.youcanhaveaccesstoallBond’sacademicsportingequipment
23.WhilestudyingatBUELI,studentshavetheopportunityof________.
A.discoveringtheirhiddenabilities
B.learningtobemorerelaxedinlife
C.understandingthelocalpeoplebetter
D.contactingstudentsfromothercultures
B
MichiganStateUniversityresearchersstudiedlaptopuseinanintroductorypsychologycourseandfoundtheaveragetimespentsurfingtheInternetfornon-class-relatedpurposeswas37minutes.Studentsspentthemosttimeonsocialmedia,readingemail,onlineshoppingforitemsandwatchingvideos.
Theiracademicperformancesuffered.Internetusewasasignificantpredictorofstudents`finalexamscoresevenwhentheirintelligenceandmotivationweretakenintoaccount,saidleadauthorSusanRavizza.“Thedetrimentalrelationshipassociatedwithnon-academicInternetuseraisesdebatesaboutthepolicyofencouragingstudentstobringtheirlaptopstoclasswhentheyareunnecessaryforclassuse.”
Theresearchwasconductedinaone-hourlecturecoursewith507students.Inall,127studentsagreedtoparticipateinthestudy,andtheyweremonitoredwhentheywentonline.Ofthoseparticipants,83wentontheInternetfornon-class-relatedpurposesinmorethanhalfofthe15lessonsduringthetermandwereincludedinthefinalanalysis.IntelligencewasmeasuredbyACTscores.Motivationtosucceedinclasswasmeasuredbyanonlinesurveysenttoeachparticipantwhenthetermwasover.
Interestingly,usingtheInternetforclasspurposesdidnothelpstudents`testscores.ButRavizzasaidshewasn’tsurprised.“TherewerenoInternet-basedassignmentsinthiscourse,whichmeansthatmostofthe`academicuse`wasdownloadinglectureslidesinordertofollowalongortakenotes.”
“Previousresearchhasshownthattakingnotesonalaptopisnotasbeneficialforlearningaswritingnotesbyhand.Oncestudentsopentheirlaptops,itisprobablyfascinatingtodoothersortsofInternet-basedtasksthatarenotclass-relevant.”
Inhercourses,Ravizzahasstoppedpostinglectureslidesbeforeclass.Instead,shewaitsuntiltheweekbeforetheexamtouploadthemsothereisnoreasonforstudentstobringalaptoptoclass.“InowaskstudentstositinthebackiftheywanttobringtheirlaptoptoclasssotheirInternetuseisnotdistractingotherstudents,”
24.Accordingtothetext,whenstudentsbroughtlaptopstoclass,they______
A.gottiredoftheirlessonsB.spentlesstimestudying
C.werewillingtotakenotesD.increasemotivationtostudy
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“detrimental”inParagraph2mean?
A.favorableB.negativeB.unfair.C.normal.
26.HowisPara3developed?
A.Byanalyzingcausesandresults.
B.Bylistingaseriesofadvantages
C.Byprovidingaspecificexample.
D.Bydescribinganexperimentalprocess.
27.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthistext?
A.Tocallforthelimitationoflaptopsinclass.
B.Toencouragestudentstotakenotesbyhand.
C.Tointroducethebenefitsofusinglaptopsinclass.
D.Toshowthebestwaytodownloadlectureslidesinclass.
C
It’sshockingthatcountlessspeciesbecomeextincteveryyearandsuchextinctionmeansforever.Tochangethesituation,scientistsarenowontheirwaytobringingbackextinctspecies.
DNAisthechemicalthatcarriesthestructureofalivingthing,whichisneededbyresearcherstobringbackaspecies.DinosaurshavebeengonetoolongforanyoftheirDNAtoremaininfossils.HoweveritseemspossibletobringbackmorerecentlyextinctspeciessuchasIceAgeanimal,thewoollymammoth.In2015,ateamofSpanishandFrenchscientistsre-createdthePyreneanibex,whichhadgoneextinctthreeyearsearlier.Thenewanimaldidn’tsurvivelong,butscientificadvancesshouldimprovethesuccessrate.InJanuary,Australianscientistsannouncedthattheyweretryingtorestorethebroodingfrog.
Thatwecanbringspeciesbackdoesn’tmeanthatweshould.Theremaybebenefitstobringbackaspecies.Butthere’snowaytoknowhowitwillturnout.Forexample,wouldapassengerpigeonfitintoitsoldhabitat?
Ormightitcrowdoutexistingspecies?
Environmentalistsworrythatourabilitytobringspeciesbackmightcutdownsupportforthehardworkoftraditionalconservation.Whybothertopreserveawildlifehabitatorfightpoachers(偷猎者)ifweknowwecanmakeupforourmistakes?
Butthoseextinctionsareourmistakestocorrect.AsenvironmentalistStewartBrandputit,“Humanshavetheabilitytorepairsomeofthatdamage.”
WewoulddowelltorememberthelessonofJurassicPark:
Continuewithcaution.
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