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福建省莆田市高二英语上学期期末考试试题5
莆田第二十五中学2016-2017学年上学期期末质量检测试卷
高二英语
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分30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.Wheredoesthewomanwork?
A.Inalibrary.B.Inabookstore.C.Inarestaurant.
2.Whatcausedthedifferenceinprice?
A.Thestyle.B.Thesize.C.Thematerial,
3.Whatisthewomanprobably?
A.Awriter.B.Areporter.C.Apolicewoman.
4.Howmuchdoesthewomanweighnow?
A.150pounds.B.153pounds.C.63pounds.
5.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?
A.Getahaircut.B.AttendaParty.C.Comehomeear
lier.
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至8题。
6.Whatisthewomandoingintheshop?
A.Buyingacoatforherself.
B.Buyingacoatforherdog.
C.Choosing
apresentforherson.
7.Whatcoloristhewoman'sdog?
A.White.B.Black.C.Brown.
8.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
A.Thewoman’sdoghasbeentotheshop.
B.Therearen'tanycoatsinherdog'ssize.
C.Thewomanwantstogiveherdogasurprise.
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
9.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Neighbors.B.Oldfriends.
C.Salespersonandcustomer.
10.What'stheman'sfirstimpressionofManchester?
A.Bad.B.Good.C.Justso-so.
11.Wheredoesthewomansuggestthemangoshopping?
A.Toasupermarket.
B.Tothedowntownshops.
C.Toashoppingcenternearby.
听第8段材料,回答12至14题。
12.WhatisProfessorSmith's1ectureabout?
A.Energyproblem.B.Newenergy.C.Ourfuture.
13.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthelecture'?
A.Serious.B.Interesting.C.Boring.
14.WhatisthemostimportantmeansaccordingtoProfessorSmith?
A.Treasuretheenergyleft.B.Findnewenergy.C.Limittheuseofenergy.
听第9段材料,回答15至17题。
15.Whatdidthewomanbuyyesterday'?
A.Adress.B.Asofa.C.Apairofshoes.
16.Whatcoloristhenewsofa?
A.Brown.B.Blue.C.Yellow.
17.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheoldsofa?
A.Itisold-fashioned.
B.It'stoonarrowtosleepthere.
C.Itdoesn'tmatchtheirotherfurniture.
听第10段材料,回答18至20题。
18.Whatmaytheadvertisedgoodsactuallylooklike?
A.It'smuchcheaper.
B.It'snewandimpr
oved.
C.It'snewlydesigned.
19.Whatistheadvantageoftheonlineshopping?
A.It'sofgoodquality.B.1tcansavetime.C.It'sarealbargain.
20.Whichisthespeaker’sadviceonshoppingonline?
A.Todownloadmorepictures:
B.Towalkaroundmoreshops.
C.Tobecarefulwiththeadvertisements。
第二部分阅读理解(共两节满分40分)
第一节(共15小題;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Wedon’tknowhowdifferentourfuturewillbeintheyear2050.Wecanonlytrytoimagineit.
Atfirstwethinkabouthumanrelationship.Intheyear2050,wewillusecomputersalmosteveryday.WewillbemakingnewfriendsthroughtheInternet—evenourhusbandsorwiveswillbemetinthisway.Itwillbemuchfasterandeasierforus.Ontheotherhand,ourrelationshipswithpeoplewon’tbeasimportantastheyaretoday—wewillfeelalittlelonely.
Computerswillalsohelpusinmanyotheractivitiesin2050.Forexample,theywillbeusedbythechildrenatschooltomaketheirlearningeasier.Inaddition,therewillbemuchmoreothermachineswhichwillplayasimilarroleascomputers,likerobotswhichwilldothehouseworkforus.
Spendingholidaywillalsobecompletelydifferent.Travellingtootherplanetsortothemoonwillbeavailableforeveryone.Meansoftransportwill,ofcourse,change,too.Wewillbeusingsolar-poweredcars,whichwillbemuchmoreenvironmentallyfriendly.
Wecouldexpectthatthefastertechnologicalprogresswouldleadtoamorepollutedenvironment.Butitisn’ttrue.Wewillpaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheenvironment.And,scientistswillprobablyfindcuresformanydangerousdiseases,likecancerorAIDS.Therefore,oursurroundingsaswellashealthwillbeinbettercondition.
Althoughwecan’tpredicttheexactchangeswhichwillbemadeintheworld,weoftenthinkaboutthem.Weworryaboutourandourchildren’sfuture;wehaveexpectations,hopesaswellasfears.ButIthinkweshouldberathersanguineaboutourfuture.Weshouldbehappyandbelievegoodthingswillhappen.
21.Whywillpeopleprobablyfeelalittlelonelyin2050?
A.Becausethenumberofpeoplewillbecomemuchsmaller.
B.Becausepeoplewon’tcommunicatewitheachothermuchoften.
C.Becausepeoplewon’tlikemakingfriendswitheachother.
D.Becausetherewillbelessface-to-facecommunication.
22.Theunderlinedword“sanguine”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans .
A.optimisticB.disappointed C.surprisedD.curious
23.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Whathightechnologywillappearintheyear2050.
B.Howpeoplewillcommunicateintheyear2050.
C.Whatourlifewillbelikeintheyear2050.
D.Howpeoplewilltravelandspendtheirholidaysintheyear2050.
B
TheNobelPrizeWinnersinLiterature
RabindranathTagore(1913)
Prizemotivation:
"becauseofhisdeepsensitive,freshandbeautifulpoetry,withperfectskill,hehasmadehispoeticthought,expressedinhisownEnglishwords,apartoftheliteratureoftheWest"
WilliamFaulkner(1949)
Prizemotivation:
"forhispowerfulandartisticallyuniquecontributiontothemodernAmericannovel"
ErnestMillerHemingway(1954)
Prizemotivation:
"forhismasteryoftheartofnarrative,mostrecentlydemonstratedinTheOldManandtheSea"
JohnSteinbeck(1962)
Prizemotivation:
"forhisrealisticandimaginativewritings,combiningastheydosympathetichumourandkeensocialperception"
SirWinstonLeonardSpencerChurchill(1953)
Prizemotivation:
"forhismasteryofhistoricalandbiographical(传记的)descriptionaswellasforbrilliantspeechskillsindefendingnoblehumanvalues"
ClaudeSimon(1985)
Prizemotivation:
"whoinhisnovelcombinesthepoet'sandthepainter'screativenesswithadeepenedawarenessoftimeinthedescriptionofthehumancondition"
MoYan(2012)
Prizemotivation:
“he,withdreamlikerealism,combinesfolktales,historyandthecontemporary".
BobDylan(2016)
Prizemotivation:
"forhavingcreatednewpoeticexpressionswithinthegreatAmericansongtradition"
24.WhichwriterwonNobelPrizeforhispoetry?
A.WilliamFaulkner.B.BobDylan.
C.RabindranathTagore.D.ClaudeSimon.
25.WhichwriterwonNoblePrizeforhisspecificworkinsteadofhislifelongachievements?
A.ErnestHemingway.B.JohnSteinbeck.
C.WilliamFaulkner.D.WinstonChurchill.
26.WhoseworkswillyouturntoifyouareinterestedinasongwritingNobelPrizewinner?
A.MoYan's.B.BobDylun's.
C.ClaudeSimon's.D.RabindranathTagore's.
27.Whodescribedreallifeexperienceinhishistoricworks?
A.JohnSteinbeck.B.MoYan.
C.ErnestHemingway.D.WinstonChurchill.
C
Whiledrivinghomeafterwork,JaneHodgsonnoticedacarpulledoveratthesideoftheroadandacrowdbeginningtogatheraroundsomeonewhowaslyingontheground.
Jane,whohadcompletedafirstaidatworkcourse,pulledovertoseeifshecouldofferanyhelp—anditturnedouttobeluckyfortheyounginjuredgirlthatshedid.
Describingthesceneshecameacross,Janesays:
“Theonlookerswereashen-facedandlookinglost.Theyweresoshockedthattheyhadn’teventhoughttocallforanambulanceyet.”
Afterspeakingtotheemergencyservices,JanestartedfindingoutwhathadhappenedandwhatinjuriestheyounggirlcalledJennyhad.Thegirlhadbeenhitbyacar
andgoneoverthehandlebarsofherbike,landingonherheadandshoulder.Hershoulderandarmweretwisted(扭曲)underneathher.
“Shehadn’tbeenwearingahelmet(头盔)whens
hegotknockeddown,andIthoughtthatsheshouldnotbemovedasIcouldn’tbesureaboutaspinalinjury(脊椎损伤),butafterlookingheroverandcheckingthecirculationinherinjuredarmIdidfeelfairlyconfidentthatshehadescapedrelativelyunhurt.
“Aswewerewaitingforanambulance,theamountofpainthegirlwasinwasincreasing.Todistract(分散注意力)herandminimizetheriskofhergoingintoshockIkepthertalking.Sheheldmyhandtightlywhenthepaingottoomuchandthishelped.ItoldherIcouldhandleit—welaughedaboutthat,”describesJane.
Later,adoctorfromthelocalhospital’sICUstoppedatthescenetoo.TheICUdoctordecidedthatJennyshouldlieonherback,makinghermuchmorecomfortableuntiltheemergencyservicesarrived.
Thinkingback,Janesays:
“Forme,knowingthatinasmallwayIhelpedthatgirlthroughwhatwasafrighteningexperienceisalltherewardIneed.IfeltgreattoknowI’dmadeadifferenceandI’ddoitagain.”
28.WecanlearnfromthetextthatJaneHodgson_____.
A.haslearnedsomefirstaidB.isanICUdoctor
C.isafirst⁃aidtrainerD.worksinalocalhospital
29.Afterlookingovertheinjuredgirl,Janefound_____.
A.Jennylostherhelmetwhenshewasknockeddown
B.Jennyhadaspinalinjury
C.Jennydidn’thaveseriousin
juries
D.Jennycouldn’trememberwhathadhappened
30.Whenwaitingforanambulance,_____.
A.JanekeptgivingJennyconfidenceB.Jennyrefusedtotalk
C.JennywentintoshockD.Janewasalittleimpatient
31.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeJaneHodgson?
A.Strictbutcaring. B.Warm-heartedandhelpful.
C.Toughandgenerous.D.Proudbutdetermined.
D
What'stheallure(魅力)ofcoffeeshops?
It’sbeensaidthatJ.K.RowlingwrotetheHarryPotterbookssittinginoneinEdinburgh.
Manypeoplespendhoursintheseplacesenjoyingacoffeeastheyworkontheirlaptops(手提电脑).Butifyou’respendingal