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福建省莆田市高二英语上学期期末考试试题
福建省莆田市2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。
满分150分。
考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷(选择题共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.Howlongwillthespeakershavetowaitforthemeeting?
A.15minutes.B.30minutes.C.60minutes.
2.WhydoesthemanwanttogotoAmerica?
A.Totakealanguagecourse.B.Toattendaconference.C.Tovisitsomefriends.
3.Whatdidthewomandoatthreeo’clock?
A.Shecalledtheman.B.Sheansweredaphonecall.C.Shesentthemanatextmessage.
4.WhendidthemanplantomeetwithMr.Smith?
A.12:
00.B.1:
30.C.2:
00.
5.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Atabank.B.Atahotel.C.Atanairport.
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.Whatdidthewomandoyesterday?
A.Shewatchedamovieonline.
B.Shewasatthecinema.
C.ShewenttoaDVDshop.
7.Whatmoviewillthespeakerswatch?
A.Gravity.B.TheHungerGames.C.ThenewSpider-Manmovie.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.What’shappeningtotheman’shair?
A.It’sgrowingthicker.B.It’sgettingthinner.C.It’sgettinglighterincolor.
9.Howoldistheman?
A.30yearsold.B.28yearsold.C.25yearsold.
10.Whatdothoseactionmoviestarsoftenlooklike?
A.Theycuttheirhairveryshort.
B.Theywearlongbeards.
C.Theycolortheirhair.
听第8段材料,回答第11至12题。
11.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknowinthebeginning?
A.Wherethemanisgoing.
B.Whythemancomeshomelate.
C.Withwhomthemanisgoingout.
12.Whoisthesurprisefor?
A.Thewoman.B.Theman’sfather.C.Theman’sfriends.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.WhatareFrenchpeoplelike,accordingtotheman’sGermanfriends?
A.Friendly.B.Rude.C.Humorous.
14.HowlongdidthewomanstudyFrench?
A.Twoyears.B.Threeyears.C.Fiveyears.
15.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutFrenchpeople?
A.TheyareonlyrudetoAmericans.
B.TheyarenotasrudeasGermanpeople.
C.TheyactdifferentlyifyoucanspeakFrench.
16.Whichcountrydoesthemancomefrom?
A.America.B.Germany.C.France.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.HowoldisLorde?
A.Sixteenyearsold.B.Seventeenyearsold.C.Eighteenyearsold.
18.WhathappenedafterLorde’ssongbecamepopular?
A.ShegaveperformanceacrossAmerica.
B.ShemovedtoNewYorkCity.
C.Shevisitedaroyalfamily.
19.WhatisRoyalsabout,accordingtoLorde?
A.Thelifeofherself.B.Thelifeofabaseballplayer.C.Thelifeofrichpeople.
20.HowdidLordechoosethenameforherpopularsong?
A.Shewantedtobecomerich.
B.Itwasfromthenameofabaseballteam.
C.Shelikedreadingaboutkingsandqueens.
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
WisconsinHistoricalMuseum
30N.CarrollStreetonMadison'sCapitolSquare
DiscoverWisconsin'shistoryandcultureonfourfloorsofexhibits.Openforpublic
programs.
Admissionisfree.
OpenTuesdaythroughSaturday,9:
00am--4:
00pm.
(608)264-6555www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum
SwissHistoricalVillage
612SeventhAve.,NewGlarus
TheSwissHistoricalVillageoffersabeautifullookatpioneerlifeinAmerica'sheartland.
14buildingsinthevillagegiveafullpictureofeverydaylifeinthenineteenth-centuryMidwest.
Tue.—Fri.,May1st–October31st,10:
00am—4:
00pm.Admissionis$20.
(608)527-2317
ArtisanGallery&CreameryCafé
6858PaoliRd.,Paoli,WI
OneofthelargestcollectionsoffineartsinWisconsin.Over5000sp.ft.ofexhibitionspaceinahistoriccreamery.WhilevisitingenjoyawonderfullypreparedlunchatourcaféoverlookingtheSugarRiver.JustminutesfromMadison!
GalleryopenTue.–Sun.,10:
00am—5:
00pm.
CaféopenWed.–Sat.,11:
00am–3:
00pm.
Sun.brunchwithwine,10:
00—3:
00pm.
(608)845-6600
ChristopherColumbusMuseum
239WhitneySt.,Columbus
World-classexhibit–2000qualitysouvenirs(纪念品)markingChicago's1893World
ColumbianExhibition.Tourbusesarealwayswelcome.
Opendaily,8:
15am–4:
00pm.
(920)623-1992
21.WhichofthefollowingisonCapitolSquare?
A.SwissHistoricalVillage.B.WisconsinHistoricalMuseum.
C.ArtisanGallery&CreameryCafé.D.ChristopherColumbusMuseum.
22.WherecanyougoforavisitonMonday?
A.WisconsinHistoricalMuseum.B.SwissHistoricalVillage.
C.ChristopherColumbusMuseum.D.ArtisanGallery&Creamerycafé.
23.Wherecanvisitorshavelunch?
A.AtWisconsinHistoricalMuseum.B.AtArtisanGallery&CreameryCafé.
C.AtSwissHistoricalVillage.D.AtChristopherColumbusMuseum.
24.Welearnfromthetextthat________.
A.ArtisanGallery&CreameryCaféareopendailyfor4hours.
B.ChristopherColumbusMuseumoverlooksariver.
C.TicketsareneededforWisconsinHistoricalMuseum.
D.SwissHistoricalVillageisopenforhalfayear.
B
Thereisasaying"Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder."Whatonepersonconsidersbeautymaynotbebeautifultoanother.Whenwetalkaboutbeautyinpeople,weoftenrefertotheirphysicalattractiveness.Ofcourse,abeautifulorhandsomefaceispleasanttolookat.Buttomebeautyisnotonlysomethingthatpleasestheeyes,butalsopleasestheothersensesandthemind.Ithinktruebeautymakesyouseebeyondthelovelysight.Itwillgiveyouinsight(深刻的了解)orrealizationofsomethinginterestingbeyondjusttheoutwardappearance.
Themostmemorable"beautifulpeople"arethosewhohaveattractivepersonalitiesbehindtheprettyfaces.Inoneofmypreviousclasses,thereweretwobeautifulgirls,SueandLin.Bothhadalmostperfectfacesandslimfigures.ButLinwasusedtogettingherownway.Shefeltthatherlookscouldhelphergetanythingshewanted,especiallyamongtheboys.Sue,ontheotherhand,treatedherbeautyinamatter-of-factwayandshewasnicetoeveryone.Shewasalsoamemberofthedebatingteam.HerpersonalitywasmostlyacceptedbyothersanditmadeheramoreoutstandingbeautythanLin.
Innerbeautyisanotherkindofbeautythatattractspeoplegreatly.Peoplewhohavebeautyhaveattainedinnerpeace.Theycareabouttheirfellowmen,andtrytorighttheinjusticesinthisworld.Twowell-knownpersonalitieswhoaretypicalexamplesofthisareNelsonMandelaandMotherTheresa.MandelaiswillingtosacrificehislifeandfreedomtoobtainequalrightsfortheblacksinSouthAfrica.MotherTheresa'smissionistohelpthepoorestoftheworld'spoor.Thisinnerbeautymakestheworldabetterplace.
25.Whenwetalkaboutbeautyinpeople,weoftenreferto_____.
A.thebeautyofeyes.B.somethingbeyondthelovelysight.
C.innerbeauty.D.somethingthatpleasesoureyes.
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder"mean?
A.Beautyisamatterofaperson'stasteandjudgment.
B.Beautifulpeopleareverypopular.
C.Everybodyhopesforbeauty.
D.Beautyattractspeople'seyes.
27.Accordingtothepassage,whydidtheauthorthinkSuewasmorebeautifulthanLin?
A.Suehadaperfectface.B.Suebecamemoreandmoreslender.
C.Suehadagoodcharacter.D.Lintreatedherbeautyinamatter-of-factway.
28.What'stheauthor'sopiniononbeauty?
A.Beautyisaperfectfaceandaslenderfigure.
B.Beautyissomethingthatpleasestheeyes.
C.Innerbeautydoesn'tattractpeople.
D.Beautyisanattractivepersonalitybehindtheprettyfaces.
C
TheEnglishtestwillberemovedfromChina’scollegeentranceexamby2020,accordingtodetailsofexamandadmissionreformrevealedbytheMinistryofEducation.Thenationalcollegeentranceexam,knownasthe“Gaokao”hasbeenusedtoevaluateChinesestudentsforthreedecades.TheMinistryofEducationhasworkedoutaplanforreformingexamsandenrollment.TheMinistrywillsolicit(征求)publicopinionsbeforeitsrelease.Instead,testswillbeheldseveraltimesayeartoallowstudentstochoosewhenandhowoftentheysittheexamsoastoalleviatestudypressureandchangeChina’sonce-in-a-lifetimeexamsystem.
Theplanandsuggestionsforitsimplementationwil
lbeannouncedinthefirsthalfofnextyear.Itwillbepilotedinselectedprovincesandcitiesandpromotednationwidefrom2017.Anewexamandadmissionsystemwillbeestablishedby2020,accordingtotheeducationministry.
Thedecisionhas
arousedaheateddiscussionamongShanghaieducatorsandparentswhodoubtedthereformwouldreducetheburdenoflearningEnglishorifthesubstitutetestcouldreflectastudent’sEnglishskillsandhelpstudentslearnEnglishbetter.
“ThereformshowsChinaislearningfromtheWesttogivestudentsmoretest-takingchances.ButmorechancesmightbecomemoreofaburdensinceChinesestudentsarelikelytorepeatthetestuntiltheygetthehighestscore,”saidCaiJigang,aprofessoratFudanUniversity’sCollegeofForeignLanguagesandLiteratureandchairmanoftheShanghaiAdvisoryCommitteeforCollegeEnglishTeachingatTertiaryLevel.
YuLizhong,chancellorofNewYorkUniversityShanghai,whereclassesareinEnglishandstudentsarerequiredtohaveahighstandardofEnglish,saidthemostimportantaspectofthereformlayinwhattotestandh
owtotest.
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