福建省永春县第一中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题含答案 师生通用.docx

1、福建省永春县第一中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题含答案 师生通用 永春一中高二年期中考英语试卷（2018.4）总分150分。考试时间120分钟。本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第I卷（三部分，共100分）第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30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. When did the speakers last see each other?A. Fifteen years ago. B. Fiv

2、e years ago. C. One year ago.2. What does the man wish for the future?A. All his dreams will come true.B. Science will develop much faster.C. He will be able to do his job from home.3. What will the woman do next?A. Bring the man a salad. B. Take away the mans soda.C. Give the man some cheese.4. Wha

3、t is the relationship between the speakers?A. They are friends. B. They are cousins. C. They are brother and sister.5. What does the woman tell the man to do?A. Prepare for landing. B. Take his headphones out.C. Put his chair back in fifteen minutes.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

4、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. What did the man like to do?A. Hike. B. Swim. C. Take photographs.7. What does the woman suggest in the end?A. The man should go more camping.B. Life could be fun without social media.C. Family activities are v

5、ery important.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why was the man worried?A. His mother has been ill. B. He lost his wallet.C. A policeman was in front of the shopping mall.9. What will the man have to do in the end?A. Pay the fine. B. Go to the hospital. C. Repair his car.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the boy want

6、to eat?A. Peanut butter. B. Yoghurt. C. Cookies.11. What does the boy imply about carrot cake?A. Its low in sugar. B. It contains some healthy ingredients.C. Its not as delicious as other types of cake.12. How does the boy probably feel in the end?A. Surprised. B. Jealous. C. Angry.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

7、13. What job is the man interviewing for?A. A job at a school. B. A job at a radio station. C. A job at a TV station.14. What does the man think of sending emails?A. He has done that his whole life. B. He has no confidence in it.C. He is rather good at it.15. What does the job involve according to t

8、he woman?A. A lot of traffic. B. Meeting the fans.C. Getting up early in the morning.16. Who is one of the mans references?A. Someone he used to teach.B. Someone he used to work with.C. Someone he went to graduate school with.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When are laundry places usually closed?A. At six ocl

9、ock in the morning.B. At eleven oclock in the morning.C. At seven oclock at night.18. How many washers might a larger laundry place have?A. 48. B. 24. C. 12.19. According to the talk, what do people often do while waiting in the laundry place?A. Chat with the employee. B. Eat some food.C. Put their

10、clothes out in the sun.20. Who met their husband at a laundry place? A. The speakers sister. B. The speakers friend. C. The speaker.第二部分 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，并在答题卡将该选项涂黑。AHere is a collection of some TV series. For this list, we stick to those that

11、have been released in recent years and we choose not to include TV hits like Game of Thrones or Sherlock. Stranger Things This US television series is a combination of three genres (类型): the typical college movies where the losers rise up, the science fiction films about crazy scientists who reached

12、 their top in the 1980s and the horror movies written in the style of Stephen King. This show, starring Winona Ryder and a group of amazing kids, has managed to combine these genres so well that it has already acquired a vast army of fans worldwide. The Pillars of the Earth It is set in the twelfth

13、century, a time which is considered one of the darkest and most romantic periods in the history of England. Based on the best-selling novel written by Ken Follett, this TV show starring the brilliant Eddie Redmayne is widely recognized as one of the best historical TV dramas of recent years. Mahabha

14、rataThis Indian Hindi-language series is liked by many people for being regarded as the simplest and the most fun way to learn about the age-old wisdom of the Indian people. It tells us about the kings and heroes who love, fight and make wise decisions. This drama is about the endless struggle betwe

15、en good and evil. The Crown This story about the transformation of the young Princess Elizabeth into the queen shows everything about the British monarchy (君主制). It includes many storylines, each of which could be made into a separate TV show. The series focuses on the age-old themes of family, marr

16、iage and politics, and this is probably what makes The Crown win popularity. 21. What do we know about Stranger Things? A. Stephen King determined its style. B. It consists of three children stories. C. Most of its central characters are kids. D. Its much more popular than Sherlock. 22. Which aspect

17、 of the Pillars of the Earth is stressed in the text? A. Its background. B. Its staff. C. Its theme song. D. Its plot. 23. Which TV series is more like a biography? A. Stranger Things. B. The Pillars of the Earth. C. Mahabharata. D. The Crown. 24. Which of the following do the four TV series share?

18、A. They are highly thought of by the audience. B. Their storylines are relatively complex. C. They mainly discuss universal themes. D. Their original languages are English.BOne day the employees of a large company in St Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on

19、the front door. The sign said: Yesterday the person who has been hindering (阻碍) your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym. At first everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues had died, but after a while they st

20、arted getting curious about who this person might be. The excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects. Everyone wondered: Who is this person that was hindering my progress? Well, at least hes no longer here. One by one the employees got closer to the coffin(棺材) and

21、 when they looked inside it they became speechless. They stood over the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the coffin: Everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said.

22、 There is only one person who can set limits to your growth: it is YOU. You are the only person who can change your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when your fa

23、mily changes, when your friends change, when your boss changes, and when your company changes. Your life changes when you change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.25. The writers purpose in writing the article is to tell u

24、s that _.A. changing our lives is down to us B. our work and life are closely connected with othersC. the harder we work, the more successful we will becomeD. we will have a better future if people do not hinder our development26. People were speechless when they looked inside the coffin because _.A

25、. there was nothing but a mirror insideB. what was inside told a great truth C. their closest colleague lay insideD. they could see their own souls inside27. Who probably wrote the sign on the front door?A. The company boss. B. The director in charge of production.C. A worker who liked to make fun o

26、f others.D. A worker who wanted to teach others a lesson.28. What can we conclude from the article?A. The employees got angry after the funeral. B. The employees were happy to hear the death of a competitor.C. The lesson the employees learned would influence them greatly.D. The employees lives depen

27、ded on the attitude of their boss.CA busy brain can mean a hungry body. We often seek food after focused mental activity, like preparing for an exam. Researchers think that hard thinking drains energy from the brain, whose capacity to store fuel is very limited.So the brain, sensing that it may soon

28、 require more calories to keep going, apparently stimulates bodily hunger, and even though there has been little in the way of physical movement bodily hunger, we eat. This process may partly account for the weight gain so commonly seen in college students.Scientists at the University of Alabama at

29、Birmingham recently experimented with exercise to counter such inappropriately post - study food consumption.Hunter, an exercise physiologist at U.A.B., notes that tough activity both increases the amount of blood sugar and lactate（乳酸盐）circulating in the blood and increases blood flow to the head. B

30、ecause the brain uses sugar and lactate as fuel, researchers wondered if the increased flow of fuel-rich blood during exercise could feed an exhausted brain and reduce the urge to overeat.Thirtyeight college students were invited to U.A.B.s lab to report what their favorite pizza was. At a later dat

31、e, the volunteers returned and spent 20 minutes dealing with selections from exams. Next, half the students sat quietly for 15 minutes before being given pizza. The rest of the volunteers spent those 15 minutes running on a treadmill（跑步机）.Hunter says, that should stimulate the release of sugar and l

32、actate into the bloodstream. These students were then allowed to have pizza, too. But by and large, they did not overeat. In fact, the non-exercisers, however, consumed about 100 calories more.“The study has limitations, of course. We only looked at lunch.” Hunter says. The researchers dont know if the runners co