学年福建师大附中高二上学期期末考试英语试题平行班.docx

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学年福建师大附中高二上学期期末考试英语试题平行班

福建师大附中2017-2018学年上学期期末考试

高二英语试卷

时间：

120分钟

满分：

150分

第Ⅰ卷（共79分）

第一部分：

听力（共20题；每小题1分,满分20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.Whatisthepurposeofthewoman'scall?

A.Toaskaboutabill.

B.Topaythegasbill.

C.Toopenanewaccount.

2.Whoseaccountshouldbeupdated?

A.Carl’s.B.Charlene’s.C.Charlie’s.

3.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Onatrain.

B.Atafarm.

C.Attheirhouse.

4.Whatdidthewomanjustdo?

A.Shearguedwiththeman.

B.Sheshoutedatanotherwoman.

C.Sheleftherworktosomeoneelse.

5.WhattimewillthemanarriveinLondon?

A.At8:

30B.At8:

00.C.At7:

30.

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.Whydoesthewomanfeeluncomfortable?

A.Thereisnotenoughsauce.

B.Sheisnotusedtothefood.

C.Themanisforcinghertoeat.

7.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Attheman’shouse.

B.InanItalianrestaurant.

C.InaThairestaurant.

听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。

8.Howlongwilltheman’sfriendbestayingintheapartment?

A.Lessthanamonth.

B.Anothermonthormore.

C.Atleasttwomonths.

9.Whatdoesthewomanwanttheman’sfriendtodo?

A.Moveout.

B.Findajobinamonth.

C.Helpoutwithhouseholdexpenses.

听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。

10.Howmanychildrenwillbeinthebarbecue?

A.Two.B.Four.C.Six.

11.HowwilltheSmithsprobablygettothespeakers’house?

A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bysubway.

12.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Dosomecleaning.

B.Buysomeburgers.

C.Findthebadmintonset.

听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthewoman'sopinionaboutsmells?

A.Itispersonal.B.Itisgeneral.C.Itisstrange.

14.Whatisspecialaboutsmells,accordingtothewoman?

A.Theyareaspleasantasmusic.

B.Theycanlastaboutthirteendays.

C.Theymakethingsmorememorable.

15.Whatdoesthesmellofthesearemindthewomanof?

A.Hercollegelife.

B.Herfriend'shouse.

C.Happyfamilyholidays.

16.Whatisthewoman’sfavoritesmell?

A.Roses.B.Hergarden.C.Aircraftfuel.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17.Wherearethelistenersatthemoment?

A.OnGreenIsland.BInthewater.C.Onaboat.

18.HowmanyislandsarepartoftheGreatBarrierReef?

A.120.B.900.C.2000.

19.WhatmakesGreenIslanddifferentfromothersinthearea?

A.Ithasarainforest.

B.Itwasformedalongtimeago.

C.Itishometo8000speciesoffish.

20.Whohasthemostknowledgeaboutlifeontheisland?

A.Thecaptain.

B.Theparkguide.

C.Thedivingguides.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分29分）

第一节（共12小题；每小题2分,满分24分）

A

AnOilforLife

MariaAlcalaofMadridspeaksformanyMediterraneanpeoplewhenshesaysthat“amealwithoutoliveoilwouldbeabore.”NooneknowswhentheMediterraneancivilizationsfellinlovewitholives.Thatoccurredbeforerecordedhistory.However,thereisevidencethatthecultivation（种植）ofolivetreesbeganincountriesaroundtheMediterraneanSeainapproximately4000B.C.,and2000yearsafterthatpeopleintheeasternMediterraneanareabegantoproduceoilfromolives.TheMediterraneanstillaccountsfor99percentofallworldoliveoilproduction.

Fromancienttimesuntiltoday,thebasicprocessofproducingtheoilisthesame.First,wholeolivesarepressedhardintopieces.Then,theliquidisseparatedfromthesolids.Afterthat,thevaluableoilisseparatedfromthewater.

Manyolivegrowersmaketheirancienttraditionscontinueandstillharvesttheolivesbyhand.“Weharvestinthetraditionalway,”saysDonCelso,anolivefarmerfromTuscany,Italy.“Itwouldbelessexpensivetodoitwithmachines,butit’smoreasocialthing.Twentypeoplecometohelpwiththeharvest,andwepaytheminoil.”

Oliveoilhashadavarietyofusesthroughitslonghistory.Inancienttimes,oliveoilwasusedasmoneyandasmedicine.Itwasevenusedduringwar—heatedupanddroppeddownonattackers.Itisstillusedinreligiousceremonies.Itisgreatforprotectingthefreshnessoffishandcheese.Thereareevenoliveoillampandoliveoilsoaps.

OneimportantstudyshowsthatMediterraneanpeoplehavethelowestrateofheartdiseaseamongWesternnations.Thisispartlyassociatedwiththeirfrequentuseofoliveoil.Otherstudiesshowthatfoodcookedinoliveoilishealthier,andthateatingoliveoiltwiceadayreduceswomen’sriskofgettingbreastcancer.Theworldisbeginningtounderstanditsbenefits,andoliveoilisnolongeranunusualsightatdinnertablesoutsidetheMediterraneanarea.TheoliveoilproducingcountriesnowselllargeamountsofoliveoiltocountriesinEurope,Asia,Africa,andNorthandSouthAmerica.

Oliveoilimprovesthelivesofpeopleeverywhere.Itsbenefits,recentlyconfirmedbyscience,werealreadyunderstoodinancienttimes.Mediterraneanpeoplearehappytosharetheirsecretwiththeworld.

1.Whichstepoccursfirstinoliveoilproduction?

A.Dryingtheolivesunderthesun.B.Separatingtheoilfromthewater.

C.Separatingtheliquidfromthesolids.D.Pressingthewholeolivesintopieces.

2.WhichuseofoliveoilisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Paint.B.Medicine.C.Money.D.Soap.

3.Whydoestheauthorincludeinformationaboutseveralstudiesofoliveoil?

A.Togivereasonswhyoliveoilissimilartomedicine.

B.ToshowhowthebiologyofMediterraneanpeopleisspecial.

C.Toexplainthegrowinginterestinoliveoilaroundtheworld.

D.Toprovethatoliveoilismoreimportantforwomenthanformen.

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.DiscussingoliveoilproductionoutsidetheMediterraneanarea.

B.Explainingthehistory,production,benefits,anduseofoliveoil.

C.ShowingwhyoliveoilisproducedaroundtheMediterraneanSea.

D.ComparingMediterraneanoliveoilwiththatproducedinotherplaces.

B

There’snodoubtthatourcharacterhasaprofoundeffectonourfuture.Whatwemustremember,however,isnotmerelyhowpowerfulcharacterisininfluencingourfate（命运）,buthowpowerfulweareinshapingourowncharacterand,therefore,ourownfate.Charactermaydetermineourfate,butcharacterisnotdeterminedbyfate.

It’sacommonmistaketothinkofcharacterassomethingthatisfullyformedandfixedveryearlyinlife.Itcallstomindoldproverbslike“Aleopard（猎豹）can’tchangeitsspots”and“Youcan’tteachanolddognewtricks.”

Thisperspectivethatourcharacterisetchedinstoneissupportedbyagreatdealofmodernpsychologyemphasizingself-acceptance.AsPopeyesays,“IamwhatIam.”Thehiddenmessageis:

don’texpectmetobemore,better,ordifferent.

Ultimately,theseviewsofhumanitytotallyundervaluethelifelongpotentialforgrowththatcomeswiththepowerofreflectionandchoice.

Howdepressingitwouldbetobelievethatwecan’tchoosetobebetter,morehonest,morerespectful,moreresponsible,andmorecaring.Noneofusshouldgiveupthepersonalseekingtoimproveourcharacter.Notbecausewe’rebad,wedon’thavetobesicktogetbetter,butbecausewe’renotasgoodaswecouldbe.

Therearesomanythingsinlifewecan’tcontrol,whetherwe’rebeautifulorsmart,whetherwehadgoodparentsorbad,whetherwegrewupwithaffirmationornegation.It’sinspiringtorememberthatnothingbutmoralwillpowerisneededtomakeusbetter.

No,itisn’teasy.Butifwemakeagreatefforttobecomemoreawareofthehabitsofheartandmindthatdriveourbehavior,wecanbegintoplacenewemphasisonourhighervaluessothatwebecomewhatwewantourchildrentothinkweare.

5.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3mean?

A.iscarvedinthestonewithknives.B.iscontrolledbyoneself.

C.canbebetteranddifferent.D.can’tbechangedeasily.

6.Whichofthefollowingwouldthewriteragreewith?

A.Aleopardcan’tchangeitsspots.

B.Wemustattachimportancetoself-acceptance.

C.Weshouldvalueourlifelongpotentialforgrowth.

D.Weshouldmakechoicesconstantly.

7.Whatdoweneedtoimproveourselvesaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Oursmartness.B.Ourwillpower.C.Ourfate.D.Ourcharacter.

8.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Charactercanbeformedandfixed.B.Characterdeterminesourfate.

C.Weshapeourowncharacter.D.Changingourcharacterisn’teasy.

C

Sleepisasmysteriousasitisimportantforourhealth.Overthedecades,researchershaveputforwardseveralsystemsthroughwhichsleepmakesusenergeticagain,butstilldon’tfullyunderstandthebigpicture.Now,tworecentlypublishedstudiescomeupwithaninterestingexplanation:

wesleeptoforgetsomeofthethingswelearnduringtheday.

Westorememoriesinnetworksinourbrains.Wheneverwelearnsomethingnew,wegrownewconnectionbetweenneurons（神经元）,calledsynapses（突触）.In2003,GiulioTononiandChiaraGirelli,biologistsattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison,putforwardsomethingveryinteresting:

duringtheday,welearnsomuchanddevelopsomanysynapsesthatthingssometimesgetunclear.Sincethen,thetwoandtheircolleagueshavemadequiteafewinterestingadditionstothatstudy.

Forstarters,theyshowedthatneuronscancutoutsomesynapses,atleastinthelab.Buttheysuspectedthesamethingshappenseveryday,naturally,inourbrains---probablyduringsleep.

Sotheysetupapainstakingexperiment,inwhichLuisadeVivo,anassistantscientistworkingintheirlab,collected6,920synapsesfrommice,bothawakeandsleeping.Then,theydeterminedtheshapeandsizeofallthesesynapses,learningthatthesynapses