福建省晋江市高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

1、福建省晋江市高二英语下学期期中试题福建省晋江市2016-2017高二英语下学期期中试题考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分 命题者 张振英 第一部分：听力（共两节，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. Where will the speakers go? A. To a park. B. To the classroom. C. To the library.2. What will

2、the woman probably do later? A. Repair her typewriter. B. Buy a new typewriter. C. Turn to Jim for help. 3. What do we know about Jane? A. She can speak two languages. B. She is from Africa. C. She has an office of her own.4. Who will probably look after the baby today? A. The man. B. A babysitter.

3、C. The woman. 5. What is the man satisfied with? A. The coffee table. B. The curtains. C. The bathroom.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. Where are the speakers now? A. In San Francisco. B. In New

4、 York. C. In China.7. Why doesnt the woman want to take the subway? A. Its too crowded. B. Its not modern enough. C. Theres nothing to see there.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What did the woman bring the man? A. Some flowers. B. A computer. C. Some fruits.9. How does the man feel in the beginning? A. Surprised

5、. B. Confused. C. Sorry.10. What does the woman want the man to do? A. Work in her company. B. Help her repair her computer.C. Solve some technical problems for her.听第8段材料，回答第11、12题。11. What will the speakers do first? A. Go shopping. B. Go jogging. C. Visit a museum.12. Where do people welcome the

6、New Year? A. At Washington Square. B. At Times Square. C. On Wall Street.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What did the speakers just do? A. They had a meeting. B. They went to a caf together.C. They got some paper ready for the client.14. When did the woman first look at the apartment? A. One week ago. B. Three

7、 weeks ago. C. Two weeks ago. 15. Who might Rob be? A. The womans neighbor. B. The womans husband. C. The womans classmate.16. What does the woman say about Rob? A. He doesnt like her complaints. B. He cant stay awake at work.C. He cant sleep through the noise.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Why didnt April w

8、ear her jacket? A. It was sunny and warm. B. She did not mind the rain. C. She was wearing a sweater already.18. Where did she find the cat? A. Along a pathway. B. Behind a tree. C. Next to some purple flowers.19. What did she do first when she got home? A. She gave the cat a bath. B. She gave the c

9、at some food.C. She dried off the cat.20. Why did she name the cat Rain? A. Her old cat was named Rain. B. She found it on a rainy day. C. Her friend suggested the name.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中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ACrazy Festivals Mike the Headless Chicke

10、n Festival In 1945, farmer Lloyd Olsen attempted to cut off the head of Mike, a chicken, so his wife could cook it up for dinner. However, the bird didnt die and lived another year and a half, making regular trips to the fair, where people paid a quarter to see the amazing headless bird. Today, the

11、spirit of Mike the Headless Chicken is celebrated with a two-day May festival in Fruita, Colorado, which includes live music, a golf tournament and lots of delicious chicken. Roswell UFO Festival In the summer of 1947, a flying saucer (碟状物) crashed on a large farm outside the town of Roswell, New Me

12、xico. The government says it didnt come from outer space, while many top UFO researchers believe it did. Knowing a good thing when it crashes in their backyard, the citizens of Roswell celebrate the event every July with a three-day festival that features a costume contest, a parade and other activi

13、ties. Be careful, though that strange little person next to you could be from another planet! Worlds Largest Rattlesnake Roundup The rattlesnake, a poisonous American snake, serves an important function in nature by keeping small pests under control, but when their numbers grow too large, they can c

14、ause serious problems for farmers. Thats why every March the residents of Sweetwater, Texas, host a three-day festival in association with the towns annual rattlesnake hunt. Visitors can learn about rattlesnakes, take a bus tour of their natural habitat, participate in a rattlesnake eating contest a

15、nd so on. Bug Fest Every September, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh sponsors a daylong festival that focuses on something most people try to avoid: insects. Visitors can hold bugs that are not native, cheer on racing insects and learn about beekeeping. But the highlight for

16、many is Caf Insecta, where bugs are the main ingredient in a variety of tasty dishes.21. Lloyd Olsen cut off the chickens head because _.A. his family wanted to celebrate a headless chicken festivalB. he wanted to sell its meat at the fair C. his family wanted to eat it D . he wanted to make money b

17、y showing a headless chicken22. By writing the underlined part, the author wants to _.A. add an air of mystery to the festivalB. imply that he may attend the festival C. describe the fun of the costume contest D. remind readers that creatures from another world do exist23. Whats the purpose of the W

18、orlds Largest Rattlesnake Roundup?A. To increase the local tourism. B. To control the population of rattlesnakes.C. To protect rattlesnakes habitats.D. To introduce the importance of rattlesnakes.24. Which of the following is the earliest festival of the year?A. Worlds Largest Rattlesnake Roundup. B

19、. Roswell UFO Festival. C. Bug Fest. D. Mike the Headless Chicken Festival. BThe first living creatures to travel in space were the dogs of the Soviet Unions space program. Beginning in 1951 dogs flew aboard sub-orbital flights to the height of 63 miles and higher. They helped to test the equipment

20、that would later be used by humans. The first pair of dogs to fly, on July 22. 1951, were named Tsygan and Dezik. Space dogs would make history on November 3rd1957. On this date, just one month after the historic launch of the worlds first artificial satellite, Sputnik, the Soviet Union shocked the

21、world again by launching Sputnik 2. This satellite contained the first living creature to travel in space, a dog named Laika. Laika was to have orbited for a week or more until her food and oxygen ran out. In fact, Laika lasted only hours in orbit before over heating in her capsule took her life.Tha

22、t next step, occurred in August 1960, when the dogs Belka and Strelka made 18 orbits of earth and returned alive. Like Laika before them, they becamedistinguished, featured in newspapers and magazines around the world.Six more orbital dog flights over the next eight months further tested the equipme

23、nt necessary for humans to follow in the dogs footsteps. That historic event happened on April 12, 1961, when Yuri Gagarin became the human to travel in space.The role of the space dogs had proven important in advancing the exploration of space. But, they would make one final flight. In 1966, travel

24、ing aboard the Cosmos 110 satellite, the dogs Ugolek and Veterok spent 22 days in orbit. Once again dogs led the way. Humans would not achieve a space flight that long for eight more years, in Skylab 2.25. From the passage we may infer that _. A. Tsygan and Dezik became world famous after they retur

25、ned to the earth safely B.Laika couldnt return to the earth alive C. Laike was not as famous as Belka and Strelka D. man travel earlier in space than dogs26. The underlined word “distinguished” in paragraph 3 probably means_. A. crazy B. terrified C. anxious D. famous27. According to the passage, sp

26、ace dogs _. A. played an important part in space exploration B. were used to walked on the surface of planets instead of man C. did more research work than man when traveling in space D. could stay longer in space than man C Teamwork is all about working together to achieve a common goal or purpose.

27、 Is teamwork out of date？Why is it so hard to effectively conduct teamwork in those days?One way we employ teamwork in everyday lives is by becoming a parent. It is parents job to teach their children the basic skills and give them the knowledge they need to be successful in life. This，to me，require

28、s teamwork. For example，the mother teaches her children manners and good health skills，while the father teaches them how to catch a ball or drive a car. However，in todays society，we find that more and more parents are feeling that this teamwork is a onesided thing. According to a report，there are 13

29、.7 million single parents raising their children in the US and this could be due to the fact that parents dont take responsibility for their children，so they leave one parent to do it alone. This is a sad fact，and it reflects that effective teamwork is losing ground in the parenting aspect of our ev

30、eryday lives.Another place where teamwork affects us greatly is in our jobs. It doesnt matter if you have a small company or a large company：if you have at least one employee and yourself，then teamwork works. I have noticed that with the current economic recession(衰退)，people are racing to grab jobs

31、but the quality of peoples work has gone down greatly. It just appears to me that people do not take pride in their work any more. They get to work as fast as they can，just to receive the paycheck，but their quality standards fly right out of the windows. So I think teamwork is losing ground in the workforce.As you can see，we run into the aspects of teamwork in just about everything we do. Do you believe teamwork is really losing ground in todays society？I think it is.28Why does teamwork disappear in the parentin