福建省莆田市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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福建省莆田市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

2017-2018学年下学期期末质量检测

高二英语

第一部分听力

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.Whatistheweatherlike?

A.It’srainingBIt’scloudyCIt’ssunny

2.WhowillgotoChinanextmonth?

，

A.LucyBAliceCRichard

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theman’ssisterBAfi

lmCAnactor

4.Wherewillthespeakersmeet?

A.InRoom340

B.InRoom314

C.1nRoom223

5.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

AInarestaurantBInallofficeCAthome

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，每小题将给出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6至8题

6.WhydidthewomengotoNewYork?

A.Tospendsometimewiththebaby

B.Tolookafterhersister

C.Tofindanewjob

7.HowoldwasthebabywhenthewomanleftNewYork?

A.TwomonthsBFivemonthsCSevenmonths

8.Whatdidthewomanlikedoingmostwiththebaby?

A.HoldinghimBPlayingwithhimCFeedinghim

听第7段材料，回答9至11题

9.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Awaytoimproveairquality

B.Aproblemwithtrafficrules

C.Asuggestionforcityplanning

10.Whatdoesthemallsuggest?

A.Limi

tingtheuseofcars

B.Encouragingpeoplet

owalk

C.Wantingdriversofairpollution

11.Whatdoesthewomanthinkabouttheman’sidea?

A.It’sinterestingB.It’sworthtryingC.It’simpractical

听第8段材料，回答12至14题

12.HowlongwillthemanprobablystayinNewZealand?

A.OneweekB.TwoweeksC.Threeweeks

13.Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetotheman?

A.GotoNewZealandafterChristmas

B.Bookhisflightassoonaspossible

C.Savemoremoneyforhistrip

14.WhatCanwelearnaboutflightstoNewZealandatChristmastime?

A.Theyrequireearlybooking

B.Theycanbetwiceasexpensive

C.Theyareonspecialoffer

听第9段材料，回答15至17题

15.WhydidJanecallMike?

A.Toaskhimtomeether

B.totellhimaboutTom

C.Toborrowhiscar

16.WherewillJanebeinaboutonehour?

A.AtMike’splaceB.AttheairportC.Atagarage

17.WhatcanweinferfromtheConversation?

A.Janehasjustlearnedtodrive

B.Jane’scarisinbadcondition

C.Mikewillgototheairport

听第10段材料，回答18至20题

18.Whatdidthespeakeraskthestudentstodotheweekbefore?

A.Writeashortstory

B.Prepareforthelesson．

C.Learnmoreaboutthewriter

19.Whydoesthespeakeraskthequestions?

A.Tocheckthestudents’understandingofthestory

B.Todrawthestudents’attentiontoreadingskills

C.Toletthestudentsdiscussfather-sonrelationships

20.Whatwillthestudentsdoin10minutes?

A.AskmorequestionsB.DiscussingroupsC.Givetheiranswers

第二部分阅读理解

第一节阅读下列短文，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

ConorGrennanwasunwillingtobeavolunteer（志愿者）.The29-year-oldAmericanwasnotsureifhehadtheskillsorastrongfeelingforit.However,hewenttoworkatanorphanage（孤儿院）inNepal.Hisfirstthoughtwastomakepeopleimpressed.

"IthoughtthatifIvolunteeredjustonce.Icouldretellthestoryoverandover,"GrennansaidinaHuffingtonPostarticle.However,histhree-monthstayittheorphanageturnedintoinunusualexperience.Itwas2004andGrennanhadgivenuphisjobtobeginayear-longaround-the-worldtrip,HisfirstthreemonthswerespentinNepal.

Whenhearrivedinthevillage,heknewnothingaboutthechildrenorthelocalculture.WhenheopenedthegateoftheLittlePrincesChildren'sHome,hewasfacedbytheexcitedchildren.

TheyoungAmericanendedupcaringfor18children.Helaterdiscoveredthattheyw

eretrafficked（被拐卖的）children.Sohewalkedthroughthemountainswithgreatdifficultytofindthekids'families,"Istartedwalkingwithphotosofthekids."hetoldtheReutersreporter."Iwouldshowupinvillagesandshowphotographsaround.Iwentwith24photos,andIfound24families."Atthesametime,heputhisheartintoNepaleseculture.

Grennansaid,“Volunteeringisthesinglebest

waytoseehowtherestoftheworldlives.”

Healsoencouragedotherstodowhathehaddone.Hebelievesthatvolunteeringneedsonlymakingdecisionstoshowup.

Grennan'sfightagainstchild-traffickinghaschangedhim.Hisbook,LittlePrince,cameoutlastweek.

21.Atfirst,Grennansimplywantedto_______byvolunteeringinNepal.

A．writetravelstoriesB．impresspeople

C．helpthekidsthereD．learntheskills

22.WhenGrennancametotheLittlePrincesChildren’sHome._______.

A．thechildrentherefeltexcitedB．18childrenwereillinbed

C．hedecidedtogiveuphisjobD．he’dlivedinNepalforayear

23.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatGrennan_______.

A．foundthekids’familieseasilyB．wasgoodattakingpictures

C．wrotethebookLittlePrincesD．askedotherstogotoNepal

24.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．VolunteertravelsinNepalB．Volunteeriswiththekids

C．VolunteerbecomesawriterD．Volunteerchangesalot

B

Greenisanimportantcolorinnature.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.Itisalsothecolorofmostgrowingplants.

Sometimes,thewordgreenmeansyoung,freshandgrowing.Sometimes,itdescribessomethingthatisnotyetripeorfinished.Forexample,agreenhornissomeonewhohasnoexperience,whoisnewtoasituation.Inthefifteenthcentury,agreenhornwasayoungcoworoxwhosehorns（角）hadnotyetdeveloped.Acenturylater,agreenhornwasasoldierwhohadnotyethadanyexperienceinbattle.Bytheeighteenthcentury,agreenhornhadthemeaningithastoday—apersonwhoisnewinajob.

Someonewhohastheabilitytogrowplantswellissaidtohaveagreenthumb.Theexpressioncomesfromearlynineteenhundreds.Apersonwithagreenthumbseemstohaveamagictouchthatmakesplantsgrowquicklyandwell.Youmightsaythatthewomannextdoorhasagreenthumbifhergardencontinuestogrowlongafteryourplantshavedied.

TheGreenRevolutionisthenamegivensomeyearsagotothedevelopmentofnewkindsofriceandothergrains.Thenewplantsproducedmuchlargercrops.TheGreenRevolutionwastheresultofhardworkbyagriculturalscientistswhohadgreenthumbs.

Greenisalsothecolorusedtodescribethepowerfulfeeling,jealousy（嫉妒）.Thegreen-eyedmonsterisnotafrighteningcreaturefromouterspace.ItisanexpressionusedaboutfourhundredyearsagobyBritishwriterWilliamShakespeareinhisplay“Othello”.Itdescribestheunpleasantfeelingapersonhaswhensomeonehassomethinghewants.Ayoungmanmaysufferfromthegreen-eyedmonsterifhisgirlfriendbeginsgoingoutwithsomeoneelse.Or,thatgreen-e

yedmonstermayaffectyourfriendifyougetapayriseandhedoesnot.

25.Agreenhornnowrefersto____.

A.acowwithouthornsB.anewsolider

C.ayounghorseD.apersonwhoisnewinajob

26.Apersonwhohasagreenthumbisaperson____.

A.whosegardenisgreenerthanothers’B.whosethumbsareofgreencolor

C.whoisgoodatgrowingplantsD.whoisyoungerthanhisneighbors

27.Theauthorisactuallytalkingabout____.

A.languageB.colorsC.politicsD.agriculture

28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Inaboutthe16thcentury,agreenhornmeantanexperiencedsoldier.

B.TheGreenRevolutionmayhavesomeconnectionwithgreenthumbs.

C.Thegreen-eyedmonsterwasprobablycreatedbyWilliamShakespeare.

D.Thegreen-eyedmonstercanbeusedtodescribeapersonwhoisjealous.

C

InLondon'sart gallerysixorsevenmen,mostlyintheir30s,arebusypaintingthewallswithnewdesignsincolorfulletteringandclevertricks.Tinsofspraypaintandbeerstandontheground.Theatmosphereisnotunlikethatofagolfcourse:

amixofconcentrationandrelaxation.

Graffiti（涂鸦） painting is traditionally a daringhobby.Teenagersavoidsecurityguardstoputtheirnamesontrainsandbuses.Butov

erthepastdecadethathasalmostdisappearedfromBritain'scities.

Between2007and2017thenumberofincidentsofgraffitirecordedbytheBritishTransportPolicefellby63%.Asurveybytheenvironmentministryshowsthatfewerplacesaredamagedbytags（绘名）thanever.Graffitiareincreasinglylimitedtoonlyafewwalls.Intimethepracticemaydieoutentirely.

Themostobviousreasonforthedeclineintaggingandtrain-paintingisbetterpolicing,saysKeeganWebb,whorunsTheLondonVandal,agraffitiblog（博客）.Numerouscamerasmeanitishardertogetawaywithpaintingillegally.Andpunishmentsaremoresevere.Agenerationalchangeisapparent,too.NowteenagersprefertoplaywithiPadsandvideogames.Thosewhodogetinvolvedtendtopreferstreetarttograffiti.Andtheinternethelpspainterswinfarmoreattentionbypostingpicturesonlinethantheycanbybreakingintoarailwayyard.

Taggersandgraffitiartistsmostlygrewupinthe1980sand1990s.Thosemenarenowolderandlesswillingtotakerisks."Wecan'trunawayfromthepoliceanymore,"saysBenEine,whoturnedfromtaggingtostreetart.Thehip-hopculturethatinspiredgraffitiinthefirstplacehasfaded.Videogamesandcomicbooksprovidemoreinspirationthanmusic.

Graffitimayeventuallydisappear.Butfornowthehobbyisalmostrespectable.MrEinesayshehaslotsoffriendswhousedtopainttrains.Nowwithwivesandchildren,theypaintabandonedhousesattheweekend.IthasbecomesomethingtodoonaSundayafternoon—aslightlyhealthieralternativetosittingwatchingthefootball.

29.Howdothepaintersfeelwhilepaintinggraffitiaccordingtothefirstparagraph?

A.Freebutstressed.B.Freeandfocused.

C.Particularandrespected.D.Nervousbutsatisfied.

30.Whyisgraffitipaintingtraditionallycons