福建省闽侯第二中学连江华侨中学等五校教学联合体学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

1、福建省闽侯第二中学连江华侨中学等五校教学联合体学年高二英语上学期期中试题福建省闽侯第二中学、连江华侨中学等五校教学联合体2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期中试题卷I 选择题（三大题共90分）第一题听力（共两节，20小题，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. How many eggs does the man order for breakfast? A. One. B. Two. C. Three.2. What

2、 does the woman agree to do? A. Visit Nelson tomorrow.B. Keep the party secret from Nelson.C. Arrange the party at the mans house.3. How does the woman probably feel now? A. Happy. B. Unsure. C. Surprised.4. What will the woman do next week? A. Organize a family get-together.B. Give a presentation.C

3、. Do research on wildlife.5. Where are the speakers? A. In a restaurant. B. In a shop. C. In a hotel.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. Why does the woman want to buy a dress? A. To wear it at wor

4、k. B. To go to a wedding. C. To attend a job interview.7. What does the man suggest the woman buy? A. Shoes. B. A flower. C. A hat.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the man like? A. Eating out. B. Doing exercise. C. Going shopping.9. Where do the speakers decide to go first tomorrow? A. To a market. B. To

5、 a restaurant. C.To a swimming pool.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What subject does Miss Jones teach? A. French. B. English. C. History. 11. Why doesnt the woman like her French teacher? A. She is too old. B. She isnt helpful. C. She gives boring classes.12. What does the man think of Mr. Davis? A. He is goo

6、d at sports.B. He is nice to his students.C. He is better than Mr. Wood.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How is the woman helping the man?A. By using a map.B. By showing him around.C. By asking another librarian for help.14. Where can the man borrow books? A. At the Help Desk. B. At the Service Desk. C. At the

7、Quiet Room.15. What does the woman remind the man to do? A. Turn off mobile phones in the Quiet Room.B. Enter the library through the front door.C. Avoid going into the Training Room.16. What course is the man taking? A. History. B. Biology. C. Geography.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the speaker mai

8、nly talking about? A. His mother. B. His childhood. C. His grandson.18. How many children did the speakers parents have? A. 2. B. 5. C. 6.19. Why did the speaker leave school early? A. He disliked the life in school.B. He wanted to work with his friends. C. His family couldnt afford the school fee.2

9、0. What did the speakers mother insist on? A. Buying her children new shoes.B. Sending her children to school.C. Making clothes for her children.第二题： 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（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将 该项涂黑。 AAmy Pankratz spent a few nights in the hospital wi

10、th her daughter, Isabella, who caught a bad flu. “Lying in bed beside Isabella, I could hear the cries of children in pain, ”says Amy. “It completely broke my heart. ”When Isabella was getting well and could leave her room, she wore her prized possessiona “superhero cape(短斗篷)”Amy had sewn to encoura

11、ge herand walked into the hallway. The pink cape was an instant hit with the other young patients, who were doing exercise around the nursing station. “Then, all the kids were taking turns wearing the cape, giggling, ”Amy says. “These were some of the same children I had heard crying the night befor

12、e, and here they were playing and having funkids just being kids! ”From that moment on, Amy began making Comfort Capes for little ones battling with serious illnesses. “I felt God presenting an opportunity, ”she says. “I hoped Comfort Capes can help these kids feel brave, to lift some of the fear aw

13、ay. ”Since then, Amy has made and donated more than 5, 000 capes in the United States. Amy usually pays for materials herself, although she accepts donations.The capes she makes for kids in treatment are different from those her own children have. Before Amy starts to sew she learns what image or ch

14、aracter the little boy or girl connects with. “ I choose the pattern, color and theme specially for each child,” explains Amy.When she is not sewing, Amy is raising awareness of childhood cancers and looking into ways to get Comfort Capes to more kids who need them, “ If a cape can help a child, eve

15、n only for a moment, forget his illness, its worth the time spent sewing,” she says.21. What made Amy feel sad when she was staying with her daughter in the hospital? A. Her daughters serious illness. B. The cries of children in pain. C. The tiredness from sewing the cape. D. The illness of children

16、 in her daughters room.22. What purpose did Amy have when she began making Comfort Capes for sick children? A. To make them feel warm. B. To find friends for her daughter. C. To make them happy and fearless. D. To raise the awareness of childrens illness.23. According to the passage, we can get that

17、 the authors attitude toward Amys behavior is . A. indifferent B. Neutral C. negative D. supportive24. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? A. Superhero capes B. How to Treat the Sick Children C. A strong Mom Who Helps Others D. Amy: a Considerate Woman BMany people in high s

18、chool cannot wait to go to college and leave their hometown behind. Questions arise, though, when it comes to all of the decisions involved in choosing a college.One of the first considerations may be finance. State and public colleges are often the least expensive. Often, though, the better college

19、s are private and more expensive. It is sad when gifted students cannot attend a college of their choice just for financial reasons.Another major factor is location. Whether the college is in a small town or large city can have a major impact on its activities. A water lover probably will be more co

20、mfortable spending four years near an ocean or a lake. Those who cannot tolerate heat will probably be more comfortable at a northern college. Distance from home may also come into consideration. If family is a top priority, that person should stay close to home; on the other hand, if independence i

21、s desired, a campus farther from home would be more appropriate.School size also plays a major role in the decision process. If you want to get to know your teachers, a small college is suitable. For those of you who consider yourself a “ people person” and want a wide range of activities, a large c

22、ollege is more fitting. Your area of interest is another factor to consider in the decision-making process if you want to get the most from your education. The whole point of college is to learn what is of interest to you.Crucially(至关重要地), the examination result is what one must take into considerat

23、ion by which you can realistically be accepted. An Ivy League school for an average student would probably not be a good match. Similarly, an average school for an above-average student would not work well. The college should provide enough of a challenge for the student to work hard. Although there

24、 may not be the perfect college out there, there probably will be one that is close. Those who cannot find a suitable college are probably not looking hard enough.25. When it comes to going to college , the author thinks. . A. financial situation is the first to consider B. students are unwilling to

25、 leave their home C. students will become homesick D. students are eager to attend their ideal university 26. What is the main idea of the third paragraph? A. Students can be independent at college. B.A long distance will make students upset. C. The location of the college is a main factor. D. The c

26、limate must be taken into consideration.27. What does the underlined part “people person” in the passage mean? A. A person of great capacity. B. A very particular person. C. A very sociable person. D. A person of great importance. 28. Which is the most important factor when choosing a college? A. Th

27、e location of a college. B. The examination result. C. School size. D. The coming challenges. CEvening WorkshopsOptional evening workshops will be held at small restaurants or other meeting places near the conference hotel. Meals and other costs are not included but are also optional. Locations will

28、 be announced at the conference site. Workshops are very loosely organized and most represent discussions that have been held at Society for Economic Botany (SEB) meetings over a series of years.Workshop 1: Student NetworkDate: Wednesday evening, Feb. 5thChairs: Hugo de Boer and Arika Virapongse Spo

29、nsor: Society for Economic BotanyDescription: Student members of the SEB hold a networking mixer each year in order to meet each other and to become familiar with a variety of educational programs and faculty advisors(大学指导老师). Faculty members who are part of training programs are encouraged to join

30、the mixer to meetand talk with students. Workshop 2: Botanical Film Making Date : Wednesday evening, Feb. 5th Chair : David StrauchSponsor : University of HawaiiDescription : Digital film making is a particularly useful tool of linking cultural information to recognizable plants. This workshop is ai

31、med towards increasing the quality of material recorded by giving participants greater control over the medium. We will cover technical aspects (e.g. camera settings, audio), technical aspects (framing, lighting, focus), and some ways of presenting the material. Experienced filmmakers are encouraged

32、 to attend, and participants are welcome to bring their own camera equipment.Workshop 3: Collections for Botany Collections Development and Management Date: Friday evening, Feb. 7thChair: Jan SalickSponsor: Society for Economic BotanyDescription: SEB is a network of researchers who have been developing standards for the development of collections of artifacts, plant samples and rela