福建省晋江市高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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福建省晋江市高二英语下学期期中试题

福建省晋江市2016-2017高二英语下学期期中试题

考试时间：

120分钟满分：

150分

命题者张振英

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节：

（共5小题，每小题1分，满分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.Wherewillthespeakersgo?

A.Toapark.B.Totheclassroom.C.Tothelibrary.

2.Whatwillthewomanprobablydolater?

A.Repairhertypewriter.B.Buyanewtypewriter.C.TurntoJimforhelp.

3.WhatdoweknowaboutJane?

A.Shecanspeaktwolanguages.B.SheisfromAfrica.C.Shehasanofficeofherown.

4.Whowillprobablylookafterthebabytoday?

A.Theman.B.Ababysitter.C.Thewoman.

5.Whatisthemansatisfiedwith?

A.Thecoffeetable.B.Thecurtains.C.Thebathroom.

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.Wherearethespeakersnow?

A.InSanFrancisco.B.InNewYork.C.InChina.

7.Whydoesn’tthewomanwanttotakethesubway?

A.It’stoocrowded.B.It’snotmodernenough.C.There’snothingtoseethere.

听第7段材料，回答第8

至10题。

8.Whatdidthewomanbringtheman?

A.Someflowers.B.Acomputer.C.Somefruits.

9.Howdoesthemanfeelinthebeginning?

A.Surprised.B.Confused.C.Sorry.

10.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

A.Workinhercompany.B.Helpherrepairhercomputer.

C.Solvesometechnicalproblemsforher.

听第8段材料，回答第11、12题。

11.Whatwillthespeakersdofirst?

A.Goshopping.B.Gojogging.C.Visitamuseum.

12.WheredopeoplewelcometheNewYear?

A.AtWashingtonSquare.B.AtTimesSquare.C.OnWallStreet.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdidthespeakersjustdo?

A.Theyhadameeting.B.Theywenttoacafétogether.

C.Theygotsomepaperreadyfortheclient.

14.Whendidthewomanfirstlookattheapartment?

A.Oneweekago.B.Threeweeksago.C.Twoweeksago.

15.WhomightRobbe?

A.Thewoman’sneighbor.B.Thewoman’shusband.C.Thewoman’sclassmate.

16.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutRob?

A.Hedoesn’tlikehercomplaints.B.Hecan’tstayawakeatwork.

C.Hecan’tsleepthroughthenoise.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whydidn’tAprilwearherjacket?

A.Itwassunnyandwarm.B.Shedidnotmindtherain.

C.Shewaswearingasweateralready.

18.Wheredidshefindthecat?

A.Alongapathway.B.Behindatree.C.Nexttosomepurpleflowers.

19.Whatdidshedofirstwhenshegothome?

A.Shegavethecatabath.B.Shegavethecatsomefood.

C.Shedriedoffthecat.

20.WhydidshenamethecatRain?

A.Heroldc

atwasnamedRain.B.Shefounditonarainyday.

C.Herfriendsuggestedthename.

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中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

CrazyFestivals

MiketheHeadlessChickenFestival

In1945,farmerLloydOlsenattemptedtocutofftheheadofMike,achicken,sohiswifecouldcookitupfordinner.However,thebirddidn’tdieandlivedanotheryearandahalf,makingregulartripstothefair,wherepeoplepaidaquartertoseetheamazingheadlessbird.

Today,thespiritofMiketheHeadlessChickeniscelebratedwithatwo-dayMayfestivalinFruita,Colorado,whichincludeslivemusic,agolftournamentandlotsofdeliciouschicken.

RoswellUFOFestival

Inthesummerof1947,aflyingsaucer（碟状物）crashedonalargefarmoutsidethetownofRoswell,NewMexico.Thegovernmentsaysitdidn’tcomefromouterspace,whilemanytopUFOresearchersbelieveitdid.

Knowingagoodthingwhenitcrashesintheirbackyard,thecitizensofRoswellcelebratetheeventeveryJulywithathree-dayfestivalthatfeaturesacostumecontest,aparadeandotheractivities.Becareful,though—thatstrangelittlepersonnexttoyoucouldbefromanotherplanet!

World’sLargestRattlesnakeRoundup

Therattlesnake,apoisonousAmericansnake,servesanimportantfunctioninnaturebykeepingsmallpestsundercontrol,butwhentheirnumbersgrowtoolarge,theycancauseseriousproblemsforfarmers.That’swhyeveryMarchtheresidentsofSweetwater,Texas,hostathree-dayfestivalinassociationwiththetown’sannualrattlesnakehunt.

Visitorscanlearnaboutrattlesnakes,ta

keabustouroftheirnaturalhabitat,participateinarattlesnakeeatingcontestandsoon.

BugFest

EverySeptember,theNorthCarolinaMuseumofNaturalSciencesinRaleighsponsorsadaylongfestivalthatfocusesonsomethingmostpeopletrytoavoid:

insects.

Visitorscanholdbugsthatarenotnative,cheeronracinginsectsandlearnaboutbeekeeping.ButthehighlightformanyisCaféInsecta,wherebugsarethemainingredientinavarietyoftastydishes.

21.LloydOlsencutoffthechicken’sheadbecause________.

A.hisfamilywantedtocelebrateaheadlesschickenfestival

B.hewantedtosellitsmeatatthefair

C.hisfamilywantedtoeatit

D.hewantedtomakemoneybyshowingaheadlesschicken

22.Bywritingtheunderlinedpart,theauthorwantsto_________.

A.addanairofmysterytothefestival

B.implythathemayattendthefestival

C.describethefunofthecostumecontest

D.remindreadersthatcreaturesfromanotherworlddoexist

23.What’sthepurposeoftheWorld’sLargestRattlesnakeRoundup?

A.Toincreasethelocaltourism.

B.Tocontrolthepopulationofrattlesnakes.

C.Toprotectrattlesnakes’habitats.

D.Tointroducetheimportanceofrattlesnakes.

24.Whichofthefollowingistheearliestfestivaloftheyear?

A.World’sLargestRattlesnakeRoundup.B.RoswellUFOFestival.

C.BugFest.D.MiketheHeadlessChickenFestival.

B

ThefirstlivingcreaturestotravelinspacewerethedogsoftheSovietUnionsspaceprogram.Beginningin1951dogsflewaboardsub-orbitalflightstotheheightof63milesandhigher.Theyhelpedtotesttheequipmentthatwouldlaterbeusedbyhumans.Thefirstpairofdogstofly,onJuly22.1951,werenamedTsyganandDezik.

  SpacedogswouldmakehistoryonNovember3rd 1957.Onthisdate,justonemonthafterthehistoriclaunchoftheworld’sfirstartificialsatellite,Sputnik,theSovietUnionshockedtheworldagainbylaunchingSputnik2.Thissatellitecontainedthefirstlivingcreaturetotravelinspace,adognamedLaika.Laikawastohaveorbitedforaweekormoreuntilherfoodandoxygenranout.Infact,Laikalastedonlyhoursinorbitbeforeoverheatinginhercapsuletookherlife.

Thatnextstep,occurredinAugust1960,whenthedogsBelkaandStrelkamade18orbitsofearthandreturnedalive.LikeLaikabeforethem,theybecame distinguished,featuredinnewspapersandmagazinesaroundtheworld.

Sixmoreorbitaldogflightsoverthenexteightmonthsfurthertestedtheequipmentnecessaryforhumanstofollowinthedogs’footsteps.ThathistoriceventhappenedonApril12,1961,whenYuriGagarinbecamethehumantotravelinspace.

Theroleofthespacedogshadprovenimportantinadvancingtheexplorationofspace.But,theywouldmakeonefinalflight.In1966,travelingaboardtheCosmos110satellite,thedogsUgolekandVeterokspent22daysinorbit.Onceagaindogsledtheway.Humanswouldnotachieveaspaceflightthatlongforeightmoreyears,inSkylab2.

25.Fromthepassagewemayinferthat_____________.

  A.TsyganandDezikbecameworldfamousaftertheyreturnedtotheearthsafely

  B.  Laikacouldn’treturntotheearthalive

C.LaikewasnotasfamousasBelkaandStrelka

  D.mantravelearlierinspacethandogs

26.Theunderlinedword“distinguished”inparagraph3probablymeans________.

  A.crazy             B.terrified           C.anxious             D.famous

27.Accordingtothepassage,spacedogs__________

_.  

  A.playedanimportantpartinspaceexploration

  B.wereusedtowalkedonthesurfaceofplanetsinsteadofman

  C.didmoreresearchworkthanmanwhentravelinginspace

  D.couldstaylongerinspacethanman

C

Teamworkisallaboutworkingtogethertoachieveacommongoalorpurpose.Isteamworkoutofdate？

Whyisitsohardtoeffectivelyconductteamworkinthosedays?

Onewayweemployteamworkineverydaylivesisbybecomingaparent.Itisparents’jobtoteachtheirchildrenthebasicskillsandgivethemtheknowledgetheyneedtobesuccessfulinlife.This，tome，requiresteamwork.Forexample，themotherteachesherchildrenmannersandgoodhealthskills，whilethefatherteachesthemhowto

catchaballordriveacar.However，intoday’ssociety，wefindthatmoreandmoreparentsarefeelingthatthisteamworkisaonesidedthing.Accordingtoareport，thereare13.7millionsingleparentsraisingtheirchildrenintheUSandthiscouldbeduetothefactthatparentsdon’ttakeresponsibilityfortheirchildren，sotheyleaveoneparenttodoitalone.Thisisasadfact，anditreflectsthateffectiveteamworkislosinggroundintheparentingaspectofoureverydaylives.

Anotherplacewhereteamworkaffectsusgreatlyisinourjobs.Itdoesn’tmatterifyouhaveasmallcompanyoralargecompany：

ifyouhaveatleastoneemployeeandyourself，thenteamworkworks.Ihavenoticedthatwiththecurrenteconomicrecession（衰退），peopleareracingtograbjobsbutthequalityofpeople’sworkhasgonedowngreatly.Itjustappearstomethatpeopledonottakeprideintheirworkanymore.Theygettoworkasfastastheycan，justtoreceivethepaycheck，buttheirqualitystandardsflyrightoutofthewindows.SoIthinkteamworkislosinggroundintheworkforce.

Asyoucansee，werunintotheaspectsofteamworkinjustabouteverythingwedo.Doyoubelieveteamworkisreallylosinggroundintoday’ssociety？

Ithinkitis.

28．Whydoesteamworkdisappearintheparentin