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福建省福州市八县市一中学年度下学期期中联考高二英语
福建省福州市八县(市)一中
2018—2019学年度下学期期中联考
高二英语试题
完卷时间:
120分钟满分:
150分
注意事项:
1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
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第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
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A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Tower&Gardens
BeginyourvisittoBokTowerGardenswithastopintheVisitorCenter.OurfriendlyvolunteerstaffwillhelpyoumakethemostofyourvisitbysharinginformationaboutgettingaroundtheGardensandintroducingyoutotheGardenswitha15-minuteorientationfilm.
InformationDesk
AsyoubeginyourvisittotheGardens,pickupaVisitorGuide&Map,GardenAdventureGuide,orDiscoveryBackpackfromourvolunteerstaffintheVisitorCenterHall.Duringtheperiodofyourvisit,ourvolunteerswillbegladtoansweranyquestionsyoumighthave.
OrientationFilm
This15-minutefilmisplayedcontinuouslythroughoutthedayintheVisitorCenterTheater.Forthosewhoaren'tfamiliarwithEdwardW.Bok,theSingingTower,orPinewoodEstate,thisfilmisagreatwaytofindouteverythingaboutwhatBokTowerGardenshastooffer.
ExhibitHall
ThesehistoricaldisplaysprovideinsightonEdwardW.Bok'slifeandinfluence,aswellasthehistorybehindtheSingingTowerandGardens.Visitorscanseetheoriginalcarillonkeyboard,learnmoreaboutthehabitatoftheLakeWalesRidge,andmuchmore.
ArtExhibits
TheseexhibitsfeatureartworksshowingFlorida'senvironment,gardens,plants,andarchitecture.Manyoftheartworksondisplayareavailableforpurchase.TheartintheGardens'exhibitsissponsoredbyPatCainWealthSolutions/RaymondJames.
TheBluePalmettoCafé
Ourchefcanskillfullymakeavarietyofdelicioussignaturesalads,soups,sandwichesandwrapsforalltoenjoy.Ourmenuisalsoripewithfruitandspecialtydesserts,beerandwine.Relaxwithusindoorsoronourpatiooverlookingourbeautifullandscapedgardens.
TheTower&GardenGiftShop
StopintheTower&GardenGiftShoptofinduniquetreasurestotakehometocommemorateyourvisittotheGardens.OurPlantShopalsogivesyouachancetofindaplanttotakehomeforyourowngarden!
SomeofourGiftShoptreasurescanalsobefoundonline.
21.What'sthe15-minutefilmabout?
A.Variousgiftsworthpurchasingbeforeleaving.B.Florida'senvironment,plantsandarchitecture.
C.AbriefintroductiontoBokTowerGardens.D.ThehistoryoftheBluePalmettoCafé.
22.WhatcanvisitorsdoinArtExhibits?
A.Playtheoldestcarillonkeyboard.
B.Buytheartworksbeingdisplayed.
C.LearnaboutEdwardW.Bok'slife.
D.DonatetoPatCainWealthSolutions/RaymondJames.
23.WherecanvisitorshaveaviewoftheGardensfromabove?
A.IntheLakeWalesRidge.B.IntheBluePalmettoCafé.
C.IntheVisitorCenterHall.D.IntheTower&GardenGiftShop.
B
Thefirsttimeourfifthgraderboughtasaladforschoollunch,sheproudlytoldmethenewsassoonasshewalkedinthekitchendoor.Ididn'tshareherdelight.
“Honey,justsoyouknow,saladisn'tameal.It'saside,”Isaid.“Vegetableswon'tkeepyoufull.”
“Butasalad'shealthy,right?
”sheasked.
Ofcoursetheobjectiveanswerisyes.Butmyanswerwasmorecomplicated.Icouldn'tcelebrateherotherwisehealthychoicebecauseIwasworriedshehadbeguntomodelmydietingandrestrictiveeatinghabitsshesawasayoungerchild—habitsthatincludedlotsofsaladeating(andlittleelse)andfinallyledtomyanorexianearlytwoyearsago.Wasthismonkeysee,monkeydo?
Eventhoughourdaughters—whoarenow10,8and6—areoldenoughtomaketheirownregularfoodchoices,whatmyhusbandandIhavemodeledforthemwillmakeadifference.Ilearnedsomethingaboutrestrictiveeatingfromwatchingmyownfather,whooftenstruggledwithhisweight.Ofcourse,Idon'tblamehimformydisorder—heneverintendedforhischoicestobeaweight-lossbookforme,thoughsadly,theywere.SoknowingwhatIknownow,itwouldbestupid,ifnotirresponsibleformetothinkthatjustbecauseInevertoldourdaughterstorestrictortospendhourseachdayexercisingthattheywouldn'thaveunderstoodwhatmy“healthy”lifestylereallymeant.Tobeclear,therearecountlessmedicalreasonswhysomeparentschoserestrictivediets,butwhenrestrictionoradietbecomesawayoflifethatstartstoaffectrelationships,that'snothealthy.
IknewIwaswrongtoshamethesaladourdaughterboughtforlunch,whichiswhyIreconsideredmyresponseandtoldherthatsaladforlunchwas,indeed,ahealthychoice,andthatitshouldincludecheese,meatornuts,whichwouldkeepherbrainfocusedfortherestofherschoolday.Shesmiledatmyanswer.“Well,Ialsohadcheese,eggsandchickenonmysalad.”
24.Howdidtheauthorfeelonhearingaboutherdaughter'slunch?
A.Relaxed.B.Disappointed.C.Delighted.D.Uneasy.
25.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sfather?
A.Hewasoftenonadiet.B.Heexercisedalottokeepfit.
C.Heoncesufferedfromadisorder.D.Hewasagoodmodelfortheauthor.
26.Whatwasworryingtheauthor?
A.Herkidsatetoomuchfateveryday.B.Herkidsspenttoolittletimeexercising.
C.Herkidswereinfluencedbyherlifestyle.D.Herkidsknewnothingaboutfoodchoices.
27.Whatkindoflunchdidtheauthor'sdaughterhavethatday?
A.High-fat.B.Balanced.C.Weight-loss.D.Vegetarian.
C
Countingwhaleshasneverbeeneasy—boats,planes,evensubmarinescantravellimiteddistances,andcatchingthesiteofthesegiantanimalsishit-or-miss.Now,researchersattheBritishAntarcticSurvey(BAS)inCambridgehaveconfirmedthattheycancountatleastfourdifferentspeciesusingsatelliteimagestaken600kilometersabovetheocean.
Previously,satellitecameraswereofnouseinwhalespotting.Theirresolution,whichmaxedoutat46centimeters,mademostwhaleslooklikeundistinguishableblobs.ButthenewprivatelyownedWorldView-3satellite,whichhasaresolutionof31centimeters,enabledBASgraduatestudentHannahCubaynestocount200whalesacross4,230squarekilometersofocean.SheandhercolleaguesreportedlastweekinMarineMammalScience.
Cubaynesstartedwithsevenimagesfromfourareasacrosstheworldknowntospeciallyhostsouthernrightwhales,finwhales,humpbackwhales,orgraywhalesatcertaintimesofyear.“OhmyGod,”washerfirstreaction,becausethewhalesweresoeasytosee.Nearlyhalfofheridentificationsweredefinitive,andthewhaleslookeddifferentenoughfromspacethatsheexpectstobeabletotellspeciesapartshouldtheyoccurtogetherinfollowingimages.
Next,researcherswillusetheimagestodevelopacomputerprogramthatcanpickoutprobablewhales,theidentificationofwhichwillbeconfirmedbyexperts.Cubaynessaysthesystemwillaidconservationeffortsbybetterrevealingwherewhalesgoandhowmanythereare. Buttodoso,shefirsthastofigureouthowtoaccountforwind,sunglare,andwhalesthatareatanglestothesurfaceormovingandthusnotfullyvisible.Andlikeaerialandshipsurveys,satellitesurveyswillstillbeaffectedbybadweather.
28.HowdidCubaynescountwhales?
A.Byboat.B.Byplane.C.Bysatellite.D.Bysubmarine.
29.WhatshockedCubaynesinParagraph3?
A.Thevarietyofwhales.B.Theweightofwhales.
C.Thenumberofwhales.D.Theimagesofwhales.
30.Whywillresearchersdevelopacomputerprogram?
A.Toaccountforwind.B.Tosupportshipsurveys.
C.Tohelpwhaleconservation.D.Toavoidtheweather'seffect.
31.What'sthetextmainlyabout?
A.Anewwaytocountwhales.B.Howsatelliteimagesareused.
C.Whatwecandotoprotectwhales.D.Theprocessofanoceanicsurvey.
D
Peoplelovethe“comebackkid”,the“downandoutguy”,andanyvarietyofdefeatedpeoplewhomwe'veseenfail,thenmanagetodustofftheirbootstraps(独自所做的努力)andtakeonlifeagain.Everyoneshouldgetthischanceinlife,andtheyshouldgetitoverandoverandoveragain.Everyone,thatis,exceptourteenagers,right?
Atleastthatishowparents,teachers,collegeadmissionofficers,coaches,andotherswhospendtimewithadolescentshaveledallofustobelieve.Wehaveallboughtthegreatliethatthereisnotonlyzeroroomfortoday'steenagerstofailacademically,butanyformoffailureisagreatembarrassmenttoeveryoneinvolved.AndIdomeaneveryone.
Evernoticehowquickparentsaretosharecollegeacceptanceletters,scholarships,SATscores,andprettymuchalltheperfectresumesoftheirhighschoolersforeveryonetoseeonsocialmedia?
Surelyitmakesmomsanddadsextremelyproud.Weallwanttotakecreditforourteenager'sgreataccomplishments,andwhilethatisallwellandgood,italsomeansthatwhenfailurehappens,wescatterlikesheepwhenawolfarrives,becausefailureontheirpartmeansfailureonourpart.
Adolescentbrainsdonothavethebandwidthtoprocessthatfailureistemporary,andthathighschoolisbutasmallspotontheirlifemap.Unfortunately,whilewemaytalkthattalk,ouractionsdonotbolsterit.Anyonewhohasbeenthroughthecompetitivecollegeapplicationandscholarshipprocessknowsthisalltoowell,becausethereisnoroomforanyformoffailure.Butthisiswrong.
Tellyourkidsthatfailuredoesn'tdefinethem.Tellthemit'snormal,natural,andexpected.Tellthemfailurecreatescomebackstories,andtheopportunitytoriseevenhigh