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福建省福州市八县一中学年高二英语下学期期末联考试题
2017-2018学年度第二学期八县(市)一中期末联考
高中二年英语科试卷
完卷时间:
120分钟满分:
l50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.Wheredidthemangetthebook?
A.Fromhisbrother.
B.Fromthelibrary.
C.Fromabookstore.
2.HowdoesMikeusuallygotoschoolnow?
A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bybike.
3.Whatistheweatherlikenow?
A.Coldbutsunny.
B.Windyandcold.
C.Sunnyandwarm.
4.Whattimedoesthewomanwanttomeettheman?
A.At1:
00p.m.B.At1:
30p.m.C.At2:
00p.m.
5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Whattohavefordinner.
B.HowtomakeChinesefood.
C.WheretofindanIndianrestaurant.
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.Howoftendoesthemangotothegym?
A.Twiceaweek.
B.Fivetimesaweek.
C.Everymorning.
7.Whatdoesthewomanwanttogotothegymfor?
A.Dancing.B.Running.C.Swimming.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Howmanypeoplearegoinghiking?
A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.
9.Whenwillthespeakersgohiking?
A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnFriday.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.WhatdoesAronsayabouthismother?
A.Shejustchangedjobs.
B.ShejustmovedtoLondon.
C.Shejustopenedalawfirm.
11.WhatwillAronbedoinginParis?
A.Lookingforajob.
B.Goingtoschool.
C.Takingaholiday.
12.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Co-workers.B.Friendsatschool.C.Brotherandsister.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.HowlongwilltheexhibitioninItalylast?
A.Twoweeks.B.Fourweeks.C.Eightweeks.
14.Whereisthesecondstopoftheexhibitiontour?
A.Spain.B.Greece.C.Portugal.
15.Whywon’tthespeakersgototheexhibitiononSaturday?
A.Thewomanhastogotoclasses.
B.Themanhastoworkonhispaper.
C.Themuseumwillbecrowdedthatday.
16.WherewillthewomanprobablybeonFridaymorning?
A.Inthelibrary.B.Atthegallery.C.Intheclassroom.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.HowmanylanguagesdoesStartTodayteachatthemoment?
A.11.B.22.C.57.
18.Whydomostpeoplelearnnewlanguagesaccordingtothespeaker?
A.Tobecomelanguageexperts.
B.Togetbetteropportunities.
C.Totravelaroundtheworld.
19.WhatisthegoalofStartToday?
A.Tomakeeducationfreethroughtechnology.
B.Todevelopmorecoursesthroughtechnology.
C.Tocreateprivateexperiencesthroughtechnology.
20.WhatisthelearningprocesslikeatStartToday?
A.Veryfun.B.Veryboring.C.Verydifficult.
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)
A
IfeltlikeIhadclickedmyheelsthreetimesandcometoacountryawayfromhomeeverymorningasIwalkedthroughthedoorsattheEmbassyofAustraliainWashington.MusicalAussieaccents,andAboriginalartexhibitsmademewonderifIhadenteredwithoutavisa.InfactIwasatemporaryemployee,apublicaffairsunpaidintern(实习)forthreemonthsduringthesummerinordertoengagemyselfinthecultureofthecountrywhereIplannedtostudythenextspring.
DuringthesummerIreadtheAustraliannewseveryday.WorkingattheembassyallowedmetoescapetheU.S.forsixhoursperdayandlearnaboutwhatwasgoingonacrosstheplanet.AfterreadingthedailyAustralianandU.S.newsIusuallyhelpedprepareaPowerPointpresentationforschoolkidswhovisitedtheembassyaspartofaschoolactivity.Dependingonwhetheranembassyeventwasgoingon,IwouldattendweeklymeetingstolisteninonplanningandseewhatIcoulddotohelp.Usuallythereweresmallertaskstobedonesuchascreatingvisitors'guides.
ThemostfantasticeventinwhichIparticipatedwasthevisitoftheAustralianprimeminister.AstheonlyAmericanamongcountlessAustralianmediaandstaff,Ifeltcomfortableandwaskeptbusytakingpicturesandrecordingdoor-stopinterviewsatfamoussitessuchastheCapitol.Butasanintern,youwillnotbeinside,exposedtotop-secretinformation,whenitcomestospecialevents.
Governmentworkisausefuladditiontoone'sexperience.Asanembassyemployeeyouwillgaininvaluableknowledgewhilespendingyoursummerinaculturallydiverseworkplace.
21.Whatistheauthortalkingabout?
A.Herforeigncultureexperience. B.Hertroubleinfindingajob.
C.Herembassyinternship. D.Herpreparationforfutureemployment.
23.WhatwastheauthorforbiddentodowhentheAustralianprimeministervisitedAmerica?
A.Recorddoor-stopinterviews. B.Knowtop-secretinformation.
C.Takepicturesofspecialevents. D.StandamongtheAustralianstaff.
24.WhatcanweinferaboutherdailyroutineattheEmbassy?
A.Itistiring. B.Itisdisgusting.
C.Itisrelaxing. D.Itisexciting.
B
ThreeyearsagoJennySalgado,aDominicanshopassistant,movedtoHighlandtown,aneighborhoodofBaltimore.WhenshearrivedtheshopsheworksinwasoneofonlyafewSpanishbusinesses.Nowtherearemanymore.“It’sgoodnowifyouspeakSpanish,”shesmiles.
Baltimorehasbeenlosingpeoplefor60years.To addressthis,itsformermayor,StephanieRawlings-Blake,wantedtomakeitthemostimmigrant-friendlycityintheworld.ItslibrariesprovideSpanish-languageexerciseclasses.Tohelpthosewithnopapers,thecityisintroducingmicro-loans (小额贷款)whichrequirenocreditchecks.Citypolicewouldnolongerroutinelychecktheimmigrationstatusofcitizensorenforceanyfederalimmigrationlawunlessrequiredto.Thethengovernor,MartinO'Malleymadeitpossibleforillegalimmigrantstoget drivinglicenses.Suchwelcomingpoliciesarespreading.SuchcitiesasCleveland,DaytonandPhiladelphiaalleagerlytrytopleaseimmigrants.RickSnyder,GovernorofMichigan,hasaskedthefederalgovernmenttooffer50,000visastopeoplewhoagreetoliveinDetroit.Hisadministrationhasmadeiteasierforskilledmigrantstogetprofessionallicenses.
Whenacity’spopulationfalls,bothtaxreceiptsandservicesfall.Half-desertedneighborhoodsbreed (滋生)crime,drivingyetmorepeopletoleave.
Nocityhasescapedthiswithoutattractingnewresidents,saysSteveTobocmanofGlobalDetroit.Severalstudiessuggestthatwhenimmigrantsarrive,crimegoesdown,schoolsimproveandshopsopenup.InDetroit,immigrantslivingnearthetinyseparatecityofHamtramckhaveformedlocalwatchestoguardagainstthieves.Theirneighborhoodsarenotjustsafer;theyarealsoamongtheonlyplaceswhereitisaseasytobuyfreshvegetablesasdrugsandalcohol.
Butattractingnewimmigrantstothecitieswhichmostneedthemishard,arguesAudreySingeroftheBrookingsInstitution.Theycareaboutthesamethingsaseveryoneelse:
safestreets,goodschoolsandjobs.Citieswhichhavelostpopulationfordecadesstrugglewithallofthese.
24. Whatdoestheunderlinedword“address”mean?
A. dealwith B. remarkonC. getthrough D.referto
25. WhichcanbestdescribethesituationmentionedinParagraph3?
A. Aconstantmatter B. AdilemmaC. Adeathcircle D. Aclassiccase
26. Whatisthetopicofthelastbutoneparagraph?
A. Problemscausedbyimmigrants. B. Thepositiveroleimmigrantsplay.
C. Thelivingconditionsofimmigrants. D. DifficultiesimmigrantsfaceinDetroit.
27. WhichstatementmayAudreySingeragreewith?
A. Thereisnoneedtoencouragesuchimmigrant-friendlypolicies.
B. Immigrantshavehigherexpectationsofacitythanitslocals.
C. Attractingimmigrantshelpspreventacityfromlosingpopulation.
D. Attractingimmigrantstocitieslosingpeopleisdemanding.
C
Irecommendalotofnon-fictionbooks,andeveryonceinawhileIreviewanovel.ButIdon’tthinkI’veeverwrittenaboutabookofpoetrybefore.That’salmostwhatMaylisdeKerangal’sTheHeartis,though.It’spoetrydisguisedasanovel.
ThreeFrench20-year-oldsgosurfinginthemiddleofthenight,andasthey’redrivingbackfromthebeachjustbeforesunrise,theyhaveacaraccident.Twoofthemsurvivebutoneofthem,Simon,dies,andhisparentshavetodecidewhethertodonatehisheartornot.Theyfinallydecidetodoit,anddoctorstransplant(移植)theheart,andthebookisover.That’sjustitsstory.
Thecarcrashhappensinthefirst15pages,sotherestofthebookisameditation(冥想)onlife,death,and,asthetitlesuggests,theheart.Therearen’teventhatmanycharacters:
youmeetSimon’sfatherandmother,thedoctorondutyatthehospitalwhenSimongetsthere,thenurseassistinghim,theheadoftheorgandonationorganization,thewomanwhogetstheheartintheend,andafewotherpeople.
Butjustdescribingtheplotislikesaying“duringahearttransplant,doctorsputoneperson’sheartintoanotherperson’sbody”andleavingitatthat.It’snottheplotthatmakesTheHeartsuchawonderfulbook.Firstofall,there’sthelanguage.ItmakesmethinkofVladimirNabokovmorethananybodyelse.Thesentencesarerichandfull,andtheygoonandon,whichistheexactoppositeofhowIwrite.
AttimesIfoundmyselfreadingmoreslowlythanusual,simplybecausethewayshedescribesthingsissobeautiful:
atonepointshedescribesacharacter’swordsan“reddeningrocksfromastill-burningfire”.Thechoicesofwordsareveryspecific—IwenttothedictionaryadozentimestolookupthewordsIdidn’tknow.
28.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthestoryofthebook?
A.notcomplex.B.verytouching.C.veryinteresting.D.veryinspiring.
29.Fromthe16thpage,thebook________.
A.startstellingstories