福建省莆田市第七中學高二上學期期中考試英語

英語試題（完卷時間：120分鐘；滿分：150分）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）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AMetroPocketGuideMetrorail(地鐵)Eachpassengerneedsafarecardtoenterandgoout.Uptotwochildrenunderagefivemaytravelfreewithapayingcustomer.Farecardmachinesareineverystation.Bringsmallbillsbecausetherearenochangemachinesinthestationsandfarecardmachinesonlyprovideupto$5inchange.GetoneticketofunlimitedMetrorallrideswithaOneDayPass.BuyitfromafarecardmachineinMetrostations.Useitafter9:30a,m.untilclosingonweekdays,andalldayonweekendsandholidays.HoursofserviceOpen5amMonFri7a.mSatSunClosemidnightSunThurs.3a.m.SatSunLasttraintimesvary.Toavoidmissingthelasttrain,pleasecheckthelasttraintimepostedinthestation.TraintimesPostedinstationsMetrobusWhenpayingwithexactcharge,thefareis$1.35.WhenpayingwithaSmatTripcard,thefareis1.25.Faresforthesenior/disabledcustomersSeniorcitizens65andolderanddisabledcustomersmayrideforhalftheregularfare.OnMetrorailandMetrobus,useasenior/disabledfarecardorSmar/Trip?card.Formoreinformationaboutbuyingsenior,disabledfarecards,farecardorSmarTripcardsandpasses,pleasevisitMetroOpensDoorsorcall2026377000and2026378000.SeniorcitizensanddisabledcustomerscangetfreeguideonhowtouseproperMetrobusandMetrorailservicesbycalling2029621100.Traveltips(提示)Avoidridingduringweekdayrushperiods–before9:30a.m.andbetween4and6p.m.Ifyoulosesomethingonabusortrainorinastation,pleasecallLost&Foundat2029621195.Avoidridingduringweekdayrushperiods–before9:30a.m.andbetween4and6p.m.21．AtwhattimedoesMetrorailstopserviceonSaturday?A.Atmidnight.B.At3a.m.C.At5a.m.D.At7a.m.22．WhatisgoodaboutaSmarTripcard?A.Itisconvenientforoldpeople. B.ItsavesmoneyforitsusersC.Itcanbeboughtatanytrain D.ItissoldontheInternet23．WhichnumbershouldyoucallifyoulosesomethingontheMetro?BWeareexcitedwhenwereachourgoals，andatthatmomentwelaugh，clap，evenareoverthemoon.Withoutdoubt，goodresultsmakeusjoyful.However，wecannotalwaysgetwhatwewantandbethewinnerallthetime.Somepeoplecan'thelpdoubting:“Areoureffortsinvain？”Theansweris“No”.Weshouldrememberthatwearenotonlymeasuredbyhowmanygoalswe'vereached，buthowweacted，whichmeans，processisalsoimportant.Hereisanexample.Fruitsaredelicious.Ittakestreesalongtimetobearthem.Intheprocessofgrowing，treeshavetosufferfrombadweather，insectbitesandalsointentionaldestructions（故意的破壞）fromhumanbeings.Soitiswithus.Ourlifeislikeajourney.Atthebeginning，wesetagoal，dreamingofiteverynight，butweshouldneverforgetthatwespendmostofourtimeonthejourney.Unfortunately，manypeopleonlyplainaboutthefailureandthengiveuphope.Infact，itisthefailurethatteachesustobebraveandstandonourown.Imyselfdeeplybelievethatonlythosewhoexperiencedalotcanownthehighlyvaluedcharacters，onlythosewhoadventured（冒險）canhavethechancetosucceed.Itissaid"Nopain，nogain."Wearestillyoung，stillfullofenergy，sowhyareweafraidoffailureandwhydowehesitate（猶豫）totakeanadventure？Youngmen，let'sforgetresults，leaveoutpain，andjustlookforwardanddon'tmissanychanceonthejourney！24．Reachingourgoalwillmakeus__________.A．laughatothers B．getoverthemoon C．setanothergoal D．forgetoureffort25．Theunderlinedphrase"invain"heremeans“__________”.A．值得 B．益處 C．高效 D．徒勞26．Thewritergivesanexampleoffruitsinordertosay__________.A．Nopain，nogain B．PeoplewillsufferalotinlifeC．It'shardforatreetobearfruits D．Weshouldgrowtreestogetgoodfruits27．Onlythosewho__________willgetreallygoodcharacters.A．havegonethroughalot B．workveryhardC．believethatthingswillbebetterandbetter D．believeinthemselvesCLotsofkidshateschool,anewstudyfound.Usuallythiskindoffeelingdoesn’tlastlong.Butwhathappensifyoufeelthiswaytoomuch?Schoolisafactoflifeandgettingagoodeducationcanhelpyoubuildthekindoffuturelifeyouwant.Solet’stalkaboutschoolandwhattodowhenyoudon’tlikeit.Ifyoudon’tlikeschool,thefirststepistofindoutwhy.Youmightnotlikeschoolbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughfriends,ormaybeyoudon’tgetalongwithyourteacher.Sometimesit’sabigproblemwithyourclassesandschoolwork.Youmaybegettingfartherandfartherbehind,anditmayseemlikeyou’llnevercatchup.Whenyouknowwhyyoudon’tlikeschool,youcanstarttakingstepstomakethingsbetter.It’sagoodideatotalktosomeoneaboutyourproblemswithschool.Yourmum,dad,teacherorschoolcounselor(心理輔導員)willbeabletohelpyou.Anothergoodideaistowritedownyourfeelingsaboutschoolinanotebook.It’sagreatwaytoletoutemotions(情緒).Remember,youdon’thavetosharewhatyou’vewrittenwithothers.28．Lotsofkids_______accordingtothepassage.A.likeschoolverymuchB.aregoodatreadingandwritingC.don’tlikewritingD.havethethoughtofhatingschool29．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertointhefirstparagraph?A.Goodeducation.B.School.C.Futurelife.D.Friendship.30．Ifyoudon’tlikeschool,thefirststepisto_______.A.findoutwhyB.gotoseeadoctorC.askyourparentsforhelpD.leaveschoolforashorttime31．Howmanyreasonswhyyoudon’tlikeschoolaregivenbythewriter?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four. D.Five.DIntheUSA，itisnormalformentoshakehandswhentheymeet，butitisquiteunusualformentokisswhentheygreeteachother.Greetingsarecasual—ahandshake，asmileanda“hello”willdojustfine.TheBritishoftensimplysay“hello”whentheymeetfriends.Theyusuallyshakehandsonlywhentheymeetforthefirsttime.Socialkissing，oftenjustapeck（輕吻）onthecheek，ismoninaninformalsituationbetweenmenandwomenandalsobetweenwomenwhoknoweachotherverywell.InJapan，themongreetingforbothmenandwomenistobowwhentheygreetsomeone，insteadofgivingahandshakeorahug.Hungariansliketogreetinafriendlyway—kisseachotheronbothcheeks.Themostmonwayistokissfromyourrighttoyourleft.Whenmenmeetforthefirsttime，ahandshakeisthenorm.InAlbania，menshakehandswhengreetingoneanother.Akissonthecheekmayalsobemonifthereisacloserelationship.Womenmayshakehandsorkisseachotheronbothcheeks.InArmenia，bytradition，awomanneedstowaitforamantoofferhishandforahandshake.Betweengoodfriendsandfamilymembers，akissonthecheekandahugarealsomon.32．InBritain，whentwopeoplemeetforthefirsttime，theyusually_______.A．Hug B．BowC．shakehandsD．kissonthecheek33．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．InJapan，huggingisasmonasbowing.B．InHungary，peopleusuallykisseachotheronthecheeksfromlefttoright.C．InAlbania，itisunusualformentokissifthereisacloserelationship.D．InArmenia，itisnecessaryforawomantowaitforamantoofferhishandforahandshake.34．Howmanycountriesarementionedinthepassage?A．Four. B．Five. C．Six. D．Seven.35．What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．CountryandCultureB．CultureandPeopleC．GreetingCustomsAroundtheWorldD．BodyLanguageinDifferentCultures第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分,滿分10分)Withtheyearingtoanend,aholidayisinescapable.Travellinginwintersisnevereasy.Thoughairtravelmightsoundasthemostconvenientwayforwintertravel,italsohasitsownshortings.Theseasonofcoldsometimesinterruptsyourtravelplans.Flightsgetcanceledordelayedbeyondwhatyouhavetodealwith.36.EarlyflightsareontimeEarlymorningflightshavebeenfoundtobemoreontimethantheoneslaterintheday.37.Anydelayintheflightscheduleduringthedayleadstoaseriesofdelay,thebestwaytoavoiditistoflyearly.

38.Partnerairlinescanhelpyouintimesofdelayedflights.Someairlinesworkinassociationwithitspartnerairlines.Incaseyourflightgetscanceledordelayed,youcanaskforaseatinthepartnerairline,ifyourairlinesupportsit.Joinaclub39.Whenyourflightgetsdelayedforhoursyoucanconnectthoseclubsintheairportratherthanbeingstuckintheterminal.Also,connectiontodifferenttravelagentsiseasierfromtheclubsastheyassistyouwithvariouschoicesavailable.

Consideratravelagent(代理人)Attimeswhenyouarestuckwithsituationswhereyourflightisdelayedorcanceled,insteadofdealingdirectlywiththeairline,itisbesttolaytheresponsibilityonyourtravelagent.40.第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。BillWhite'sfatherisalawyer.Inhis41time,helikestogetoutinthecountryandtakesome42ofanimals.Foralongtime,Billhadwantedtogowithhisfatherononeofhis43.Buthisfatherdidn'ttakeBillalongwithhim44hewasfifteen.HeandBilldrovetothefarmwhich45tohisuncleintheafternoon.They46thenightthere,sothattheycould47outearlythenextmorning.UncleSteveandhissonLarry,whowassixteen,weregoingtogooutwiththem.ItwasstilldarkwhenBillheardthealarm48thenextmorning.Hewonderedwhyitwasrunningsoearly.Hecouldn'tremember49hewas.Heturnedover50andlookedattheclock.Itwas5o'clock.Thenhe51thathewasatthe52andthathewasgoingouttotakepictureswithhisfather.Hejumpedoutofbedandgot53quickly.Herandownstairs.Theotherswerealreadyinthe54.UncleStevewascookingbaconandeggs.Therewasapotofcoffeeonthestove.It55good.Theyatebreakfastquickly.Theydidn'ttalk56,becausetheydidn'twantto57uptheotherpeopleinthehouse.Theyfilledathermosbottle58hotcoffeeandtooksomesandwiches59AuntGrace,UncleSteve’swife,hadmadeforthem.Theygatheredtheircamera60andstartedout.41．A．busy B．spare C．enough D．limited42．A．foods B．drawings C．paintings D．pictures43．A．trips B．buses C．a(chǎn)nimals D．mountains44．A．a(chǎn)fter B．when C．until D．unless45．A．led B．stick C．got D．belonged46．A．cost B．spent C．slept D．took47．A．start B．begin C．walk D．step48．A．telephone B．machine C．puter D．clock49．A．where B．how C．who D．what50．A．quickly B．sleepily C．quietly D．suddenly51．A．imagined B．pronounced C．forgot D．remembered52．A．mountain B．town C．farm D．station53．A．dressed B．ordered C．eaten D．prepared54．A．bathroom B．kitchen C．study D．bedroom55．A．seemed B．felt C．tasted D．smelled56．A．many B．soundly C．much D．highly57．A．wake B．go C．put D．e58．A．of B．with C．in D．by59．A．that B．what C．a(chǎn)fter D．before60．A．cover B．supply C．operator D．equipment第二節(jié)（共20小題；每小題分，滿分10分）根據(jù)課文，在每個空白處填入1個單詞。多虧了他的研究，聯(lián)合國在消除世界饑餓的戰(zhàn)斗中又多了些方法。61.________________hisresearch，theUNhasmoretoolsinthebattleto_____theworld____hunger.62.袁隆平很滿意他的生活。但他對自己的成名并不關心。YuanLongping______quite___________________hislife.However,hedoesn’tcareaboutbeingfamous.63.他們主要是想保持土壤肥沃且免受病害。Theyfocus______keepingtheirsoilrichand_____________disease.不幸的是他的父親去世了，使得他的家境更加艱難……64.hisfatherdied，leavingthefamilyeven…查理挑出鞋帶來吃，像是吃意大利面條一樣。Charlie_________________thelaceandeatsitasifitwerespaghetti.66.卓別林自編、自導、自制他主演的電影。CharlieChaplinwrote，directed，andproducedthefilmshe.67.最普遍使用的面部表情當然是微笑，它的作用是表示快樂和安人心境。Themostuniversal__________expressionis,ofcourse,thesmile—itsfunctionistoshowhappinessandputpeople_________________.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)(共10小題，每小題分，滿分15分)根據(jù)課文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Thefirstperson____68_____(arrive)wasTonyGarciafromColombia,closely__69___（follow）byJuliaSmithfromBritish.AfterImetthemandthenintroducedthemtoeachother,Iwasverysurprised.TonyapproachedJulia,touchedhershoulderandkissedheron__70__cheek!Shesteppedbackappearingsurprisedandputupherhands,asifindefense.Iguessedthattherewas___71___(probable)amajormisunderstanding.ThenAkiraNagatafromJapancamein___72____（smile）,togetherwithGeorgeCookfromCanada.Asthey____73___(introduce),GeorgereachedhishandouttotheJapanesestudent.Justatthatmoment,however,AkirabowedsohisnosetouchedGeorge’smovinghand.Theybothapologizedanotherculturalmistake!AsIgettoknowmoreinternational_74___(friend),Ilearnmore__75_thiscultural“bodylanguage”.Inthesamewaythatpeoplemunicatewithspokenlanguage,theyalsoexpresstheirfeelingsusingunspoken“l(fā)anguage”throughphysicaldistance,actionsorposture.Englishpeople,forexample,donotusuallystandveryclosetoothers__76_touchstrangersassoonastheymeet.Mostpeoplearoundtheworldnowgreeteachotherbyshakinghands,butsomeculturesuseothergreetingsaswell,suchastheJapanese,__77__prefertobow.第二節(jié):書面表達(滿分25分)假如你是高二學生李輝，在高中緊張的學習生活中，你感受到了父母對你濃濃的愛。請根據(jù)以下要點提示，向你的美國朋友Tom寫一封信。1．成績并不優(yōu)異，但父母一直鼓勵你；2．父母在其他方面對你的關愛（自擬兩點）；3．表達對父母的感激之情；4．請對方回信，談談自己的父母。具體要求：1.所寫內(nèi)容必須包括上面提示的所有要點，可適當發(fā)揮，但不要逐字翻譯；2．詞數(shù)：100個詞左右，開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；3．語句通順，意思連貫，條理清楚，字跡工整；4．文中不得出現(xiàn)真實校名、姓名等其他信息，否則，不予評分。DearTom,How'sitgoing?ThistimeI'dliketotalkaboutmyparents.Idon'trealizehowmuch