福建省泉港一中高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版 听力.docx

1、福建省泉港一中高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版 听力泉港一中高二年级下学期期中考英语科试题 （考试时间120分钟 总分150分） 第卷（满分90分）第一部分：听力 （共两节，满分30分）第一部分：听力（共两节，共20题，满分30分）第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)请听下面5段对话,选出最佳选项。1. What are the speakers going to buy? A. Bread B. Eggs C. Cheese2. How long has the man been a bus driver? A. For about one year. B. For abou

2、t ten years. C. For about eleven years.3. When is the woman s birthday? A. May 5th. B. May 6th. C. May 7th.4. What is the mans hobby? A. Taking photos B. Collecting stamps C. Listening to music5. Where is the man going this weekend? A. To the mountains. B. To the forest. C. To the river.第二节(共15小题;每小

3、题15分,满分22.5分)请听下面5段对话或独白,选出最佳选项。请听第6段材材料,回答第6、7题。6. Who is a good climber? A. Chris. B. Sam. C. Steve.7. What sport does the mans sister like Playing? A. Basketball. B. Football. C. Volleyball.请听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8 Where is the new cafe? A. Next to the library. B. Near the bus station. C. Beside the par

4、k.9. How will the speakers go there? A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By bike.请听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. What does the woman think the first cloud looks like? A. A bear. B. A cat. C. A dog.11. Where is the car? A. By a tree. B. Behind a hill. C. At the garden gate.12. What will the speakers do first? A. Enjoy t

5、he sunset. B. Buy some flowers. C. Get some gas.请听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. What items can people find on page 14 of the brochure? A. Pool shoes. B. Swimming caps. C. Swimming suits.14. What size cap will the woman get? A. Small. B. Medium. C. Large.15. What color shoes does the woman choose A. Yellow. B.

6、 Blue. C. Red.16. How much will the woman pay in total? A. 22.65. B. 26.40. C. 32.15.请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. Which language does Tanya like best? A. Chinese. B Japanese. C. Latin.18. When did Tanya decide to start learning Chinese? A. After talking to a friend. B. After seeing a movie. C. After readi

7、ng a story.19. Why did Tanya go to Shanghai? A. To study at a school. B. To practice her Chinese. C. To teach English.20. Who did Tanya speak Chinese to most in Shanghai? A. People in shops. B. A Chinese family. C. Small children.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中

8、，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ASome years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the days events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary. I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained

9、a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isnt accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well-equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was bu

10、sy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of t

11、he moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my penAt that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of th

12、e previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures,

13、 but not very oftenonly of objects I find really beautiful. Im no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.I dont want to wake up one

14、day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I wont have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe Ill forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I dont live to make memoriesI just live, and the memories form themselves.21. Before

15、 the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of _.A. observing her school routine B. expressing her satisfactionC. impressing her classmates D. preserving her history22. What caused a change in the authors understanding of keeping a diary?A. A dull night on the journey. B. The

16、beauty of the great valley.C. A striking quotation from a book. D. Her concerns for future generations.23. The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is _.A. to experience it B. to live the present in the futureC. to make memories D. to give accurate representations BWeve reached a s

17、trangesome would say unusualpoint. While fighting world hunger continues to be the matter of vital importance according to a recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO), more people now die from being overweight, or say, from being extremely fat, than from being underweight. Its the good

18、life thats more likely to kill us these days.Worse, nearly l8 million children under the age of five around the world are estimated to be overweight. Whats going on?We really dont have many excuses for our weight problems. The dangers of the problem have been drilled into us by public-health campaig

19、ns since 2001 and the message is getting throughup to a point.In the 1970s, Finland, for example, had the highest rate of heart disease in the world and being overweight was its main cause. Not any more. A public-health campaign has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80 per cent o

20、ver the past three decades.Maybe that explains why the percentage of people in Finland taking diet pills doubled between 2001 and 2005, and doctors even offer surgery of removing fat inside and change the shape of the body. That has become a sort of fashion. No wonder it ranks as the worlds most bod

21、y-conscious country.We know what we should be doing to lose weightbut actually doing it is another matter. By far the most popular excuse is not taking enough exercise. More than half of us admit we lack willpower.Others blame good food. They say: its just too inviting and it makes them overeat. Sti

22、ll others lay the blame on the Americans, complaining that pounds have piled on thanks to eating too much American-style fast food.Some also blame their parentstheir genes. But unfortunately, the parents are wronged because theyre normal in shape, or rather slim.Its a similar story around the world,

23、 although people are relatively unlikely to have tried to lose weight. Parents are eager to see their kids shape up. Do as I saynot as I do.24. What is the “strange” point mentioned in the first sentence?A. The good life is a greater risk than the bad life.B. Starvation is taking more peoples lives

24、in the world.C. WHO report shows peoples unawareness of food safety.D. Overweight issue remains unresolved despite WHOs efforts.25. Why does the author think that people have no excuse for being overweight?A. A lot of effective diet pills are available.B. Body image has nothing to do with good food.

25、C. They have been made fully aware of its dangers.D. There are too many overweight people in the world.26. The example of Finland is used to illustrate _.A. the cause of heart disease B. the fashion of body shapingC. the effectiveness of a campaign D. the history of a body-conscious country27. Which

26、 would be the best title for the passage?A. Actions or Excuses? B. Overweight or Underweight?C. WHO in a Dilemma D. No Longer Dying of HungerCThe average American checks hisher smart phone once every six and a half minutes, or roughly 150 times each dayYou probably do this without even thinking abou

27、t itThis can influence how well we focus，and the degree to which we can have meaningful social communications, especially if were constantly interrupting ourselves with technologyThis is a growing problem more so for younger peopleHowever，some people might be more immune to this constant interruptio

28、nMany older adults may have not developed these “checking”habits，and are more focused on the presentIn our rapidly changing world，we value speed and efficiency(效率)，However，theres something to be gained by being slowWhen I first started giving presentations to large audiences，I was a rapid communicat

29、orWith my mind racing a mile a minute，I tried to say everything I knew about a topic to be thorough，but I noticed the crowd didnt followNow，I have only one note to myself that I need as a reminder before beginning a presentation：“PAUSE”Ill set aside more time for questions and get more audience part

30、icipation to assess the level in which my message has been understoodWith pauses and the right speed，clear message appears，often with fewer wordsThere is another chance to slow downSlowing down can make you more aware of the Simple dangers of walking and fallingFalls can be one major cause of hurts

31、and deaths in old ageThus，taking time to walk down steps，avoiding a tripping(绊倒)danger or being aware of slippery surfaces is important at any ageToday，therere parts of our life that stress the benefits of being slow. And as we age，we might see the benefits of slowing down a little bitWhile we often

32、 seek to prevent the process of aging，one necessity and potential benefit of aging may be to appreciate the benefits of slowing，enjoy the here and now a little bit more，and not to worry so much about the future28What made the author change hisher speech style?AHisHer high-speed thinking ability B. HisHer fast-changing speech topicsCThe audiences not participating D. The audiences not