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福建省师大附中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题实验班
福建师大附中2017-2018学年下学期期中考试
高二（实验班）英语试卷
时间：
120分钟
满分：
150分
第Ⅰ卷（共79分）
第一部分：
听力（共20题；每小题1分,满分20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ABC 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. According to the man, who wrote the poem?
A.John Keats.B.William Wordsworth.C.T.S.Eliot.
2. What does the woman suggest they do?
A.Join a tour group.B.Explore on their own.C.See some tour routes online.
3.How does the man probably feel?
A.Angry.B.Surprised.C.Understanding.
4.Where are the speakers?
A.In a stadium.B.In a company. C.In a hotel.
5.What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A book.B.A vacation.C.The man’s job.
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、7题。
6.Why are the neighbors complaining?
A. The leaves are falling in their yard.
B. Their fence was damaged by the storm.
C. The tree is about tofall over into their yard.
7. Whatwillthespeakers probably do for their neighbors?
A.Cut down the whole tree.
B.Pickup leaves intheiryard.
C.Cutoffthebranchesontheirside.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Whatdidthewoman thinkabouttherace?
A.It was awful.
B.Itwasalotoffun.
C.It was very serious.
9.Howfastwasthe woman going when shecrashed?
A.190 miles per hour.
B.90 kilometers per hour.
C.20 miles per hour.
听第8段材料，国答第10至12题。
10.What'swrongwiththewoman?
A.Shegotlost.B.Shehurtherankle.C.Sheistiredfromwalking.
11.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemanfor?
A.Astick.B.Somewater.C.Somemedicine.
12.Whatdothespeakersplantodo?
A.Waitthereforhelp.B.Continueonafterawhile.C.Gobackthewaytheycame.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whathashappenedtothewomanrecently?
A.Shewasfired.
B.Shegotapayraise.
C.Shewastransferredtoanotherbankbranch.
14.HowmanybrancheshasGarretworkedforintotal?
A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.
15.WhatdidthewomanfindoutaboutGarrett?
A.Hewillleavesoon.
B.Hiscustomersdon’tlikehim.
C.Hedoesn’thavemuchexperience.
16.Howdoesthemanprobablyfeelintheend?
A.Confused.B.Surprised.C.Understandable.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.WherewillflightAC30land?
A.InCanada.
B.IntheUnitedStates.
C.InBritain.
18.Whichflightleavesinonehour?
A.TheonetoSeattle.
B.TheonetoNewYork.
C.TheonetoVancouver.
19.WhereshouldpassengerscheckinforflightAS190?
A.CountersD8toD14B.CountersC8toC18.C.CountersCl9toC26.
20.Whatarepassengersadvisedtodo?
A.Givetheirseatstotheelderly.
B.Gettheirtraveldocumentsready.
C.Throwawaylargebatteriesattheboardinggate.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分29分）
第一节（共16小题；每小题1.5分,满分24分）
A
WhatdoliterarytouristslookforwhentheyvisittheBritishIsles?
Oftenit’sthecharminglyold-fashionedbookshopsthatprovidetheperfectexcusetoreaduninterruptedlyandtodisconnectfromtheworld.Untilrecently,thetrendforfinecoffeeandhigh-speedWi-Fiwasconsideredbysomeinthecity’sbookishcrowdtoberuiningLondon’scenturies-oldtraditionofdisconnectedreading.
Butacropofbookshopsisfightingagainstcrazyonlineengagementandiscreatingenvironmentswherethereal-life,Internet-freebookreadingisthemosteffectivewaytoexpandyoursocialandprofessionalnetworks.LeadingthefightingisLibreriaBooks,whichisinthecompanyofTenderbooks,BuchhandlungWakther,Lutyens&Rubinsteinetc.,allindependentbookshopswithouthigh-speedWi-Fiandcoffee.
Mr.SilvaofLibreriawasinspiredtoopenhisshopafterexperiencingacommonsufferingforLondon’sbook-lovers—therepeatedringtonesofsmartphonesruiningthepeaceofhisbookshopexperience.Hewantedtogetpeoplereadingwithoutinterruption.Hesaid,“YoucangetWi-Fianywherenow,it’snotnecessaryinabookshop.”
Theirmantra（原则）hasdrawnawise,brainycrowd.Thebookshopshouldbeanescapefromaninformationoverload.“Ifsomeonegetsaphonecall,theyleavetheshop.It’sthesamewiththeInternet—peoplejustknowthisisn’tthespaceforbeingonline.”saidTamsinClark,ownerofTenderbooks.AndinfaceoftheInternetoverload,somestoresareprovingtobeamongLondon’shottestplaces.
Mr.Silvasaid“anold-fashionedspace”isclearlyappealingtobooklovers.Hesaidhisshophashadtwiceasmanycustomersasexpected,withvisitorsfromasfarasAustraliaandChina.FacedwithabookshelfrecommendedbytheQueenorsurroundedbyfirsteditions,whowantstodownloadamorningfullofemails?
1.Whatwouldliterarytouristsliketofindinanold-fashionedbookshop?
A.High-speedWi-Fi.B.Socialnetworks.
C.Peacefulreadingtime.D.Freecoffee.
2.WhydidMr.SilvaofLibreriadecidetoopenhisownbookshop?
A.Hesawthetrendofrunningbookshops.
B.HeaimedatbanningWi-Fiinbookshops.
C.Hehadanunpleasantreadinginabookshop.
D.Hewasinspiredbyotherbookshopowners.
3.WhatdoLondon’sbookishcrowdthinkoftheInternet-freebookshops?
A.Attractive.B.Outdated.
C.Fashionable.D.Professional.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphmean?
A.Youcanstillworkefficiently.
B.Peoplepreferreadingtobeingconnected.
C.Emailskeepcominginallmorning.
D.Peoplehavenoaccesstodownloadingemails.
B
Americansrecognizethatthereisapastonwhichthepresentrests.ButtheyhavenotdevelopedtheirsenseofthedepthoftimeasmuchasthishasbeendoneintheMiddleEastandSouthAsia.TheArablooksbacktwotosixthousandyearsforhisownorigins.Historyisusedasthebasisforalmostanymodemaction.ThechancesarethatanArabwon’tstartatalkoraspeechoranalyzeaproblemwithoutfirstdevelopingthehistoricalaspectsofhissubject.TheAmericanassumesthattimehasdepthsbutheseldomstressesitsimportanceofit.
TheAmericanneverquestionsthefactthattimeshouldbeplannedandfutureeventsshouldbefittedintoaschedule.Hethinksthatpeopleshouldlookforwardtothefutureandnottalktoomuchonthepast.Hisfutureisnotveryfaraheadofhim.Resultsmustbeobtainedintheforeseeablefuture—oneortwoyearsor,atthemost，fiveorten.Promisestomeetdeadlinesandappointmentsaretakenveryseriously.Thereisrealpunishmentforbeinglateandfornotkeepingcommitmentsintime.TheAmericanthinksitisnaturaltocalculatethevalueoftime.Tofailtodosoisunthinkable.TheAmericancalculateshowmuchtimeisrequiredtodoeverything.“I’llbethereintenminutes.”“Itwilltakesixmonthstofinishthatjob.”“IwasintheArmyforfourandahalfyears.”
TheAmericans,likesomanyotherpeople，alsousetimeasalinkthatchainseventstogether.Ifoneeventoccursontheheelsofanother,wewillcertainlytrytofindacausalrelationshipbetweenthem.IfAisseenaroundtheareaofB’smurdershortlyafterthecrimehasbeencommittedweautomaticallyformaconnectionbetweenAandB.However,eventswhichareseparatedbytoomuchtimearedifficultforustoconnectinourminds.Thismakesitalmostimpossibleforusasanationtoengageinlong-rangeplanning.
5.HowdoAmericansseepasttimeaccordingtothefirstparagraph?
A.It’svalueless.B.It’slimited.C.Itreflectstoday.D.Ithelpsstartatalk.
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“todoso”inparagraph2referto?
A.Tocalculatethevalueofthepast.
B.Toplanascheduleforfutureevents.
C.Tofigureouttheimportanceoftime.
D.Tomeetdeadlinesandappointments.
7.WhenwillAmericanschaintwoeventstogether?
A.Whencommonevidenceisfound.
B.Whenthetwoeventshappenonebyone.
C.WhenAisfoundnearthesceneofB’scrime.
D.Whenoneeventhappenslongafteranother.
8.WhatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellAmericanstodo?
A.Seetimefurther.B.Makealong-rangeplan.
C.Rememberthepasttime.D.Keeptheircommitments.
C
Arewegettingmorestupid?
AccordingtoGeraldCrabtree,ascientistatStanfordUniversityintheUS,weare.
Youmaynotwanttohearthis,butCrabtreebelievesthathumanintelligencereacheditspeakmorethan2,000yearsagoandeversincethenhasbeengoingdownhill.“IfanaverageGreekfrom1,000BCweretransportedtomoderntimes,heorshewouldbeoneofthebrightestamongus,”CrabtreetoldTheGuardian.
AttheheartofCrabtree’sthinkingisasimpleidea.Inthepast,intelligencewascriticalforsurvivalwhenourancestorshadtoavoiddangerousanimalsandhuntforfood.Thedifferenceofbeingsmartorstupidisoftenlifeordeath.However,afterthespreadofagriculture,whenourancestorsbegantoliveincrowdedfarmingcommunities,theneedtokeeptheirintelligenceinpeakconditiongraduallyreduced.
Thisisnothardtounderstand.Mostofthetime,pressureiswhatkeepsusgoing–youneedthepressurefromyourteacherstofinishyourhomework;thepressureoflookingprettymakesyouloseweightwhensummercomes.Andthesameisalsotrueofourintelligence–ifwethinkless,webecomelesssmart.
Thesemutations（变异）areharmfultoourintelligenceandtheywerealldevelopedinthepast3,000years.TheotherevidencethatCrabtreeholdsisinourgenes.Hefoundthatamongthe2,000to5,000genesthatwehavethatdeterminehumanintelligence,therearetwoormoremutationsineachofus.
However,Crabtree’stheoryhasbeencriticizedbysomewhosaythatearlyhumansmayhavebetterhuntingandsurvivingabilities,butpeopletodayhavedevelopedamorediverseintelligence.Forexample,spearingatigerdoesn’tnecessarilyrequiremorebrainpowerthanplayingchessorwritingapoem.Moreover
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