福建省華安縣第一中學(xué)高二英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期期末考試試題.doc

華安一中2017-2018學(xué)年第二學(xué)期期末考高二英語(yǔ)試卷（考試時(shí)間：120分鐘 總分：150分）第卷 (共100分) 第一部分 聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分) 第一節(jié) (共5小題；每小題l.5，滿分7.5) 聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的a、b、c三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有l(wèi)0秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1.how will the woman get to glasgow?a. by train. b. by plane. c. by car.2. what does the man mean?a. the refrigerator is too heavy.b. he cant help the woman.c. he needs to see a doctor.3. what does the man think of the lecture?a. interesting. b. new. c. boring.4.when will the speakers leave for the zoo? a. at 8:15.b. at 9:45. c. at 10:30.5. what are the speakers mainly talking about? a. a competition. b. a classmate. c. a team.第二節(jié) (共15小題；每小題l.5，滿分22.5)聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的a、b、c三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題， 每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6. what makes the woman get her achievement?a. the teamwork. b. her experience. c. her leadership.7. how has the woman changed after the project?a. she is more competitive about her career.b. she is no longer afraid of new challenges.c. she is willing to help people in trouble.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8. why does the man change their plan?a. he has to look after his sister.b. he has to prepare for his final exams.c. he will go to china in a few days.9. where will the woman go on sunday?a. to the cinema. b. to the zoo. c. to the museum.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10. how old is the man now?a. 12. b. 20. c. 50.11. what would the man like to do after finishing his college?a. travel around the world. b. work as a student advisor.c. set up a restaurant.12. where does the man plan to stay when he retires?a. in the u.s.b. in china.c. in france.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13. what do we know about the apartment?a. it is far from the tube. b. it is fully furnished and near a park.c. there is a computer and an old fridge in it. 14. what makes the man unsatisfied with the apartment?a. the environment. b. the bathroom. c. the kitchen. 15. how much should the man pay for the first time? a. $600. b. $1,200. c. $1,800.16. how should the man pay the rent?a. in cash.b. by credit card. c. by cheque.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17. what can students do if they attend the second course?a. visit the best galleries. b. see the citys most famous buildings.c. learn about 20th-century writers and poets.18. when are the students free?a. on fridays. b. on saturdays. c. on sundays. 19. what do students need to pay extra money for?a. meals. b. books. c. transport.20. what is the requirement for students to attend the course?a. some previous knowledge of the subjects.b. great ability to get along with others.c. a good level of english.第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié) （共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的a、b、c、d四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。 amost of us would be traveling for the rest of our lives if traveling abroad were not so expensive. but there is no need for you to cut down on the number of holidays youre having this year. below are some of the cheapest places to travel to this year.sri lankagreat seafood, beautiful beaches, and amazing jungles await you in sri lanka. it is definitely one of the cheaper places to travel to as well. it will be possible for you to live in high-class hotels and resorts for as little as 70 dollars a night! if you dont want to spend that much money, you can find hostels, and smaller hotels for as little as 20 dollars a day. you can just spend the day exploring anuradhapura or go adventuring in habarana lake as well!hungaryit might be surprising to see hungary on the list of cheap places to travel to this year. it is located in the most expensive continent on the earth, after all. however, hungary is the country where you get rooms for as little as 16 euros, and beer for about 4 euros each! this is definitely a bargain! you can get a travel card to use the public transport throughout the country, and save quite a few dollars on that as well. spend a few nights in budapest or head out to the northern hills where you can hike and swim in the clear lakes!greecethere was a time when greece was unbelievably expensive, but due to its recent economic problems, greece has become quite cheap to travel to. price of accommodation and food is at an all-time low, so this might definitely be a great time for you to visit! there are some areas of the country that will be expensive like santorini or mykonos, but if you just want to explore local greek culture, you can walk on the streets of greece, or adventure across the smaller islands around like kefalonia or piraeus or los!21. if jack plans to stay in sri lanka for five days, he will pay at least _ for the accommodation.a. $100 b. $125 c. $250 d. $35022. why is it surprising that hungary is on the list of cheap places to travel to?a. there are varieties of high quality rooms.b. the public transport is available throughout the country.c. europe is a continent with a high level of consumption.d. visitors can hike and swim in the beautiful lakes.23. what can we learn about greece?a. greece has always been a cheap place to travel to.b. none of the tourist spots in greece are expensive to visit.c. visitors can learn greek culture by hanging around on the streets.d. its not cheap to explore islands like kefalonia.bone day, a woman brought a duck to see a vet(獸醫(yī)). as she laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope(聽診器) and listened to the birds chest.after a moment or two, the vet shook his head and sadly said he was sorry that her duck had passed away. but the woman didnt believe it and insisted that the vet should do some more testing on the duck.the vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room. he returned a few minutes later with a black dog. as the woman looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his back legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed(嗅) the duck from top to bottom. he then looked up at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head. the vet patted the dog on the head and took it out of the room.a few minutes later, he returned with a cat. the cat jumped on the table and also carefully sniffed the bird from head to foot. the cat sat back down, shook his head, meowed softly and went out of the room.the vet looked at the woman and said, “im sorry, but as i said, this is definitely a dead duck.”the vet turned to his computer, pressed a few keys and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman. the ducks owner, still in shock, took the bill. “150 dollars！” she shouted. “150 dollars just to tell me my duck is dead！”the vet shrugged, “im sorry. if you had just taken my word for it, the bill would have been 20 dollars, but with the lab report and the cat scan, its now 150 dollars.”24. which of the following is true according to the article?a. at first, the vet didnt check the duck but a bird.b. the vet thought the duck was dead from the beginning.c. the woman believed what the vet said immediately.d. the woman was very happy to see the dog come in.25. why did the vet take a dog and a cat into the examination room?a. to confirm the duck was dead. b. to give them to the woman as pets.c. to comfort the woman. d. to ask them to save the ducks life.26. how was the woman likely to feel after being told why the bill was 150 dollars?a. awkward. b. disappointed. c. scared. d. angry.27. the passage is a(n) _a. news report b. advertisement c. joke d. reviewcchinese paper cutting or jianzhi is the art of cutting paper designs, and the cut-outs are also used to decorate doors and windows, so they are sometimes called chuang hua. paper cutting has long been a symbol of eastern charm.there are symmetrical(對(duì)稱的)designs that are usually created by some folding and cutting. when unfolded, it forms a symmetrical design. chinese cut-outs are normally symmetrical and are usually in an even number series of 2, 4, 24,etc.the oldest surviving paper cut-out is a symmetrical circle from the early 6th century found in xinjiang, china. from the 7th to 13th century, paper cutting became popular especially during chinese festivals. the art spread to the rest of the world in the 14th century. throughout the qing dynasty many paper cutting skills were developed including drafting and the use of smoked papers. by the end of the qing ruling, however, paper cutting was once on the decline because new art forms were being introduced. the republic of china later tried to revive the art in the 1980s.today, paper cut-outs are chiefly decorative. they decorate walls, windows, doors, columns, mirrors, lamps and lanterns in homes and are also used on presents or are given as gifts themselves. entrances decorated with paper cut-outs are supposed to bring good luck. paper cut-outs used to be used as patterns, especially for embroidery(刺繡).there are two methods of manufacture: one uses scissors, the other uses knives. in the scissor method, several pieces of paper up to eight are fastened together. the image is then cut with sharp, pointed scissors. knife cuttings are fashioned by putting several paper on a relatively soft foundation consisting of a mixture of oil and ashes. skilled crafters can even cut out different drawings freely without stopping.28.when can the existing oldest paper cutting date back to?a. about 1 500 years ago.b. about 1 600 years ago.c. about 1 400 years ago.d. about 600 years ago.29.the underlined word revive in paragraph 3 can be replaced by _.a. surviveb. restorec. copyd. fix30.which of the following words can best summarize the last paragraph?a. history.b. origin.c. uses.d. process.31.what may be the best title of the text?a. paper the eastern charm b. the history of paper cuttingc.a brief introduction to paper cutting d. paper cutting unbelievable skilled craftersdspending money on timesaving services reduces stress and boosts(增進(jìn))happiness，according to a new research, but shockingly, few of us do it.whillans, a professor at hbs said, “ buying time helps to protect us from the stress in our lives caused by time pressure, and the feeling that we don t have enough minutes in the day to complete our tasks.”the effect was clearest in the canadian experiment, in which 60 working adults were given $40 to spend in two different ways. one weekend, they were told to spend the money on a material purchasea gift for themselves. the next weekend, they were instructed to spend the $40 on anything that saved them time，from paying the neighbors kid to run errands (跑腿)to taking an uber instead of a bus.“on the day they made the timesaving purchase, they felt happier, in a better mood, and lower feelings of time stress than on the day they bought a material purchase，” said whillans.the biggest surprise to the researchers was how few people would spend money on timesaving services. when they asked 98 working adults how they would spend a “windfall” (意外之財(cái)) of $40，only two percent named a purchase that would save them time.“one reason，” said whillans，“is that were very bad at remembering how much we hate doing certain tasks once the suffering has passed. that makes us less likely to take active steps to avoid that_overburdened_feeling in the future. ” but another possible cause is good oldfashioned guilt. “if you feel guilty about getting someone to clean your house for you, then you might get less happiness from outsourcing (外包)that task，” said whillans, “or you might just be less likely to spend your money in that way.”32in the canadian experiment, the participants _a. were divided into two groupsb. were given $ 40 every two weeksc. were asked to give money to a neighbors kidd. were asked to spend the money in two different ways33according to the author, what can make people less timestressed?a. paying much for a concert ticket.b. taking a regular bus to get to work.c. employing someone to clean the garden.d. buying themselves an expensive present.34when it comes to spending money on “buying time”，_a. no people would like to do itb. a small percentage of people choose to do itc. more people will do it if extra money is givend. most people like the idea but dont practice it in life35which of the following can be the best title of the passage?a. its sensible to buy timesaving services.b. dont waste your money on material purchases.c. think twice before spending your money.d. buying more things makes us happier.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，共10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。nowadays more and more chinese parents invest large sums of money to send their children to study abroad. with countless difficulties to face and solve while studying abroad, overseas students should pay attention to the following things. adjust mental attitudes. experts consider psychological preparation as the most important thing for students studying abroad to consider._36_ adapt to new learning methods. chinese students have got accustomed to the domestic exam-oriented education style. they will face changes in the educational system while studying abroad. _37_ be willing to communicate. with no relatives or friends by their sides, the first feeling of chinese students is loneliness, which makes it especially important to learn to develop relationships with people around them. _38_foreigners really like children of this kind and are willing to help them. _39_students should ask related teachers to help make plans consistent with their practical condition. learning plans require students to hold on to the primary direction of their overseas studies and arrange learning content for each course and semester. after the plan is made, they should strictly keep to it. develop self-motivation for learning. foreign children are used to learning by themselves in or after class. _40_so studying abroad requires that they should adapt to overseas studies as soon as possible and try their best to learn actively and independently.a. students must know they are going abroad to study and not for leisure.b. try to find more solutions to adjusting to the open education.c. make and stick to learning plans.d. however, chinese children are used to teacher-centered education.e. they should go out of their way to be friendly and strike up conversations.f. help children with financial planning.g. students should prepare themselves for the attitudes.第三部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用第一節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（a、b、c和d）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。a commitment to lifethe snow was falling and the roads had become dangerous. the schools were dismissed early, but much to my surprise, my 41 wasnt canceled. so i went, feeling especially heroic. as far as i could see, i was risking my life to keep my 42 . snow or no snow, i would be on time for my scheduled donation at the local 43 center.when i got there, i discovered i wasnt 44 . four more “hero-types” were already lying back in donor chairs with lines 45 to their veins, and machines quietly pumping away to 46 their lifesaving gifts. seeing my fellow donors honoring their own commitments, i realized why i was there. i lay back in my donor chair, ready to make a difference in the life of someone i would never 47 .to be honest, id never really thought about why i donate. i just do it. but a few months ago, during one of my 48 donations i learned that my blood was specifically for a cancer patient and for a newborn babyboth patients needed what i would give in order to live. ive viewed my visits to the blood center 49 ever since. my wife karen is a 50 , too. and more importantly, she has been on the bone marrow (骨髓) list for fifteen years, ever since she signed up to provide bone marrow to a kindergartner with leukemia(白血病). that little girl died before karens bone marrow could help her, 51 karen was called again recently. her test results were still on file, and it turned out she was a potential 52 for someone else. the caller asked karen if she would still be willing to become a bone marrow donor. “yes,” she said and then immediately began answering questions on the pages of paperwork for further testing. it was a race 53 time.i wish i could say that this 54 as won. it wasnt. the caller later thanked karen for her participation and asked a few more questionsincluding whether or not shed 55 on the donor list. “of course, “karen answered. last week karen gave blood and next week ill make my usual donation. ill 56 an afternoon from my schedule and make an appointment. i dont know whose life my donation may 57 . most likely it will be a 58 , but on any day the person needing a blood product could be you or me or maybe a loved one. it is worthwhile to 59 our time to donate. i really do feel 60 every time i donate. and i like the feeling. 41. a. meeting b. class c. appointment d. flight42 .a. secretb. balance c. shaped. word 43. a. blood b. shopping c. service d. care44. a. welcomeb. alone c. late d. lucky45. a. exposedb. applied c. attached d. added46 . a. examineb. collect c. produced. clean47. a. meetb. forget c. miss d. recognize48 . a. unexpectedb. regular c.