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英语福建省师大附中学年高二下学期期中考试试题
福建师大附中2016-2017学年下学期期中考试
高二英语试题
(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(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.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?
A.Makedinner.B.Washthedishes.C.Playvideogames.
2.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeakers?
A.Theyaregoingtocollege.
B.Theyaremajoringinbiology.
C.Theybothhavetheirownbusiness.
3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.ATVseries.B.Videogames.C.Somemovies.
4.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheelectriccar?
A.Itisdangerous.B.Itisconvenient.C.Itisexpensive.
5.Whoistheman?
A.Thechild’suncle.B.Thechild’sfather.C.Thewoman’shusband.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题;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.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Friends.B.Husbandandwife.C.Brotherandsister.
7.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthebaseballgame?
A.Excited.B.Bored.C.Worried.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Howdidthemanfeelabouthislastjob?
A.Helovedit.B.Heworkedtoohard.C.Itwasn’texcitingenough.
9.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Atacafé.B.Atthewoman’shouse.C.Inanofficebuilding.
10.Whatwillthespeakersprobablydiscussnext?
A.Moneymatters.B.Theman’spersonality.C.Theman’spreviousexperience.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Whatisneededtomakethesourcucumbers?
A.Salt.B.Vinegar.C.Onions.
12.Whenshouldthecucumbersbetastedforthefirsttime?
A.Afteroneweek.B.Afterfivedays.C.Afteranentiresummer.
13.Whotaughtthewomanhowtomakethesourcucumbers?
A.Theman.B.Hergrandfather.C.Herfather.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14.Whatdothespeakersdiscussfirst?
A.Whoelsetoinvite.B.Whichhoteltostayin.C.Howtogetcheapairplanetickets.
15.WhoisPierre?
A.Susie’shusband.B.Louise’shusband.C.Thewoman’sFrenchfriend.
16.WhatdoesthewomanwanttodofirstinParis?
A.Visitamuseum.B.SeetheEiffelTower.C.Buyanewsuitcase.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhatdoweknowaboutCostaRica?
A.Ithasnoarmy.
B.ItisfarawayfromPanama.
C.ItisacountryinNorthAmerica.
18.WhatisthepopulationofCostaRica?
A.About1.4million.B.About4.5million.C.About8.5million.
19.WhatisthemainsourceofenergyinCostaRica?
A.Oil.B.Coal.C.Cleanenergy.
20.WhichindustryhasbecomeimportantinCostaRicainrecentyears?
A.Food.B.Tourism.C.Agriculture.
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.
Booksaretypicallywrittenfirst,thennarrated(朗读)foraudiobooks.Untilnow,Audible,thelargestcompanyofaudiobooks,hasbegunaskingwell-knownwriterstocreateworksspecificallyforaudio,insteadofinvitingpeopletonarratealreadyexistingprintbooks.It’sanewchapterforthebookindustry.
Audiblenowhasabout30totallynewaudioworksinproduction.Anditturnsoutthataudiobooks,whichhavelongbeenregardedaslessimportantthane-books,haveactuallybeendoingquitewell.Theyarea$1,000,000,000industry,withmorethan35,000titlespublishedin2013alone.
Whatpromotesthatprogressisnotonlyanevolutionoftechnology,butmoreimportantly,theriseofthecelebrity(名人)narrator.Narratorsarekeytothesuccessofanaudiobookandthesedays,producersaresigningonmoreandmorecelebrities.Celebrities’narrationislikeaprivateperformancetocustomers,whogetafeelingofclosenessinlisteningtotheirvoices.Manyofthecustomersbuyaudiobooksbasedonthenarrator.Theywilllistentoanythingaspecificactororactressreads.
ThatiswhyAudibleistakingtheriskofnotproducingprintbooksatallbutstartingtotallynewaudioworks.There’sanotherreasonwhythecompanyisexpectingitsrisk-takingactiontopayoff:
humanshavebeentellingstoriessincethebeginningoftime.Wearetakingpartinalittlehabitthatgoesbackthousandsandthousandsofyears—beforethefirstmarkwasevermadeonastone.Longbeforewriting,peopleweretellingeachotherstoriesandtheaudiobookgoesallthewaybacktothattradition.AsPeterAllensangsoftlyinthe1970s,everythingoldisnewagain.
1.The“newchapter”(Para.1)referstoatimeof______.
A.startingaudiocompaniesB.producingnewaudioworks
C.narratingprintbooksforaudioD.creatingelectronicbooks
2.WhatdoesParagraph2tellaboutaudiobooks?
A.TheirbrightfutureB.Theirdifferencefrome-books
C.TheirgreatimportanceD.Theirpreviousproduction
3.Customerslikecelebrities’narrationbecause______.
A.celebritieshelpthemunderstandthestoriesB.celebritieshavemoreattractivevoices
C.celebritiesseemtobewithintheirreachD.celebritieshavebetternarratingskills
4.Audiblebelievesitsrisk-takingactionwillberewardingbecause______.
A.theactionhaslastedforalongtime
B.customersplayanactiveroleintheaction
C.thecompanyhasspentalotontheaction
D.theactionagreeswiththestory-tellingtradition
B.
EversinceDonaldTrumpwaselectedpresidentoftheUS,theentireTrumpfamilyhasbeenputunderamicroscope.
InChina,thespotlighthasbeenmainlyfocusedonTrumpandhisdaughterIvanka.SheisdescribedonWeChatasanextremelyinfluentialrolemodelwithstunningbeauty,asuccessfulcareer,andahappyfamily.
Sheleadsadreamlifethatamilliongirlswouldkillfor.Yes,shewasbornwithasilverspooninhermouth.Butshegotwheresheisbyherself.
There’salwaysgoingtobearticlesthatsaypeoplebornintowealthyfamiliesarebetterlookingandhaveabetterfamilybackgroundthanyou,butthesepeopledoworkharderthanyou.
Areyoualoserifyouwereraisedinanordinaryfamily?
ShouldyoufeelguiltythatyousleepeighthoursadaybecauseIvankasleepsfive?
Ifyoujustwanttokeepastablenine-to-fivejob,doesitmeanyouarenotambitious?
Howaboutifyoudon’tworkoutoreathealthy,doesthatmeanyouwillnotfindyourMr.orMissRight?
Thereisatendencyinmedianowadaystoencourageelitism(精英主义).Theyaretryingtobrainwashyoungpeopleintothinkingthattheyshouldinvestanenormousamountoftimeandmoneyinbodybuildingandappearanceenhancement,evenplasticsurgery.Theyencouragelifestylemakeovers:
winetastingclassesandexpensivetripsoverseas.Theymakeyoubelievethatifyoudoastheysay,youcanimprovethequalityofyourlifeandjointheelites.
Butwhat’sthedownsideofbeingordinary?
Doyoureallyneedtogotothegymfivedaysaweekunlessyouareagymmaniac(热衷者)?
DoyouneedtotakehundredsofselfiesandPhotoshoptheselectedonestopostonWeChat?
Doyoureallyneedtobreakyourneckandsacrificetoearnyourfirstpotofgoldonlytoworryconstantlyabouthowtoenterhighsocietylater?
Don’tlettheideaofelitismgettoyou.Everybodyhasarighttothelifetheywant.Humanbeingsshouldnotbejudgedasasuccessorfailurebasedonwhethertheyareapartoftheeliteornot.Aslongasyouleadahappyandcomfortablelife,whybothertochaseafterotherpeople’sshadows?
Chooseyourownlifepathandgoforit.
5.WhydoesIvankabecomeahitonline?
A.Shegetswhatshehasthroughpersonaleffortsdespitedecentorigin.
B.Shetogetherwithherfamilyisputundercarefulinvestigation.
C.Sheisavirtualrolemodelfrequentlyseenamongordinarypeople.
D.Shelivessuchadreamlifethatamilliongirlswouldliketokillher.
6.Whichofthefollowingareconsideredasalifebelongingtopeopleofhighersocialrank?
①Polishandpostcarefully-selectedselfiesonWeChat
②Breakyournecktoearnyourfirstpotofgold
③Sparenoexpensetoimprovephysicalappearance
④Signupforwinetastingclassesandoverseatrips
A.①④B.②④C.②③D.③④
7.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat____________.
A.Ivankasleepingfivehoursadaymakesthevastmajorityguilty.
B.Beingdistinguishedisacommonlyadvocatedculturenowadays
C.Keepingastablenine-to-fivejobwillbethoughtofasaloser.
D.Improvingthequalityoflifewillpromoteone’ssocialstatus.
8.Whichattitudetowardslifewouldthewriterprobablyagreewith?
A.Lifeislikeadogsledteam.Ifyouaren’ttheleaddog,thesceneryneverchanges.
B.Lifeconsistsnotinholdinggoodcardsbutinplayingthoseyouholdwell.
C.Thereisonlyonesuccess—tobeabletospendyourlifeinyourownway.
D.Thegreatestlessoninlifeistoknowthatevenfoolsarerightsometimes.
C.
Thesharingeconomy,representedbycompanieslikeAirbnborUber,isthelatestfashioncraze.Butmanysupportershaveoverlookedtherealitythatthisnewbusinessmodelislargelybasedonescapingregulationsandbreakingthelaw.
Airbnbisaninternet-basedservicethatallowspeopletorentoutspareroomstostrangersforshortstays.Uberisaninternettaxiservicethatallowsthousandsofpeopletoanswerriderequestswiththeirowncars.Therearehundredsofothersuchservices.
Thegoodthingaboutthesharingeconomyisthatitpromotestheuseofunderusedresources.Millionsofpeoplehavehousesorapartmentswithemptyrooms,andAirbnballowsthemtoprofitfromtheseroomswhileallowingguestsaplacetostayatpricesthatareoftenfarlessthanthosechargedbyhotels.Uberofferspricesthatarecompetitivewithstandardtaxipricesandtheirdriversareoftenmuchquickerandmoretrustworthy.
Butthedownsideofthesharingeconomyhasgottenmuchlessattention.Mostcitiesandstates bothtaxandregulatehotels,andthetouristswhostayinhotelsareusuallyanimportantsourceoft