福建省师大附中高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

福建师大附中2016-2017学年上学期期中模块考试高二(实验班)英语试题 （满分：150分 时间：120分钟）第卷 (共79分)第一部分：听力（共20题；每小题1分, 满分20分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分, 满分5分）听下面10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 does the conversation take place? a. in a library. b. in a classroom. c. in a bookstore.2. why does the man think the woman is lucky?a. she has finished her term paper. b. she can work on the computer. c. she has a new typewriter.3. what will the man do for the woman?a. send her to the hospital b. help her ask for leave. c. get some medicine for her.4. what do we know about the man?a. he didnt follow his doctors advice.b. he was under pressure from his wife. c. he gave up smoking.5. what is the conversation about? a. how to get to greece. b. where to go on holiday. c. whether to go to the small village.第二节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. what could the man probably be? a. a bank clerk. b. a salesman. c. a barber.7. when does the conversation probably take place? a. in the morning. b. in the afternoon. c. in the evening.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. what is the woman doing? a. having a rest. b. taking a walk. c. working.9. what does the man think of working at home? a. it is free. b. it is quiet sometimes. c. it is hard to focus on his work.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. how does the woman know about the advertisement? a. from a newspaper.b. from tv. c. from the internet.11. what is included in the rent? a. electricity.b. water. c. a parking space.12. what will the woman do at about 10:00 tomorrow? a. see the apartment. b. make a call to the man. c. find another apartment.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. where will the woman and rob go?a. to the grand canyon.b. to the great barrier reef. c. to the south island in new zealand.14. how long will the woman and rob stay in christchurch? a. three days. b. a week. c. two weeks.15. what is the man planning to do? a. go cycling. b. record a game. c. watch the programme again.16. what can we learn from the conversation? a. the woman is leaving on friday. b. the woman will visit some friends. c. disney world is no. 2 in the programme.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. when did people celebrate the first thanksgiving? a. in 1621. b. in 1776. c. in1863.18. which holiday marks the end of the summer season? a. thanksgiving. b. labor day. c. cinco de mayo.19. where does cinco de mayo come from? a. mexico. b. britain. c. france.20. how do people celebrate cinco de mayo? a. they set off fireworks. b. they have barbecues. c. they hold parades.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分29分） 第一节 （共 12 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 24 分） afor high school leavers starting out in the working world, it is very important to learn particular skills and practice how to behave in an interview or how to find an internship(实习). in some countries, schools have programs to help students onto the path to work. in the united states, however, such programs are still few and far behind. research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses, students are likely to get higher earnings in later years. the students are more likely to stay in school, graduate and go on to higher education. in germany, students as young as 13 and 14 are expected to do internships. german companies work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employment. but in america, education reform programs focus on how well students do in exams instead of bringing them into contact with the working world. harvard education school professor robert schwartz has criticized education reformers for trying to place all graduates directly on the four-year college track. schwartz argued that this approach leaves the countrys most vulnerable(易受影响的)kids with no jobs and no skills. schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teach them valuable practical skills at high school. james madison high school in new york, for example, encourages students to choose classes on career-based courses. the school then helps them gain on-the-job experience in those fields while theyre still at high school. however, even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work, the job market is daunting. in the us, unemployment rates for 16-to-19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row. “the risk is that if teenagers miss out on the summer job experience, they will become part of this generation of teens who had trouble in landing a job, ”said michael, a researcher in the us. 1. in the authors opinion, american high school leavers. a. have enough career-related coursesb. need more career advice from their schoolsc. perform better in exams than german studentsd. can get higher earnings in later years2. what can be inferred from the text? a. unemployment rates for us teenagers remain high at the moment. b. students with career-based courses never have problems finding a job. c. us companies work with schools to prepare young people for future employment. d. high school leavers with no practical skills cant find a job absolutely. 3. whats the main idea of the text? a. arguments about recent us education reform. b. tips on finding jobs for high school leavers. c. the lack of career-based courses in us high schools. d. advice for american high school leavers. 4. the underlined word “daunting” in paragraph 6 most probably means“”. a. discouragingb. interestingc. creatived. intolerablebit turns out that nodding off in class may not be such a bad idea after all, as a new study has shown that going to sleep shortly after learning new material is the best way to remember it. according to us lead author jessica payne, a psychologist at the university of notre dame in indiana, nodding off after learning something new is like telling the sleeping brain what to remember. along with colleagues, she studied 207 students who habitually slept for at least six hours per night. participants were casually selected to study declarative(陈述的), semantically(语义上) related or unrelated word pairs at 9 am or 9 pm, and returned for testing 30 minutes, 12 hours or 24 ours later. declarative memory refers to the ability to remember facts and events with awareness, and can be broken down into episodic memory(memory for events) and semantic memory(memory for facts about the world). people routinely use both types of memory every dayrecalling where we parked today or learning how a colleague prefers to be addressed. at the 12-hour retest, memory overall was better following a night of sleep compared to a day of wakefulness. at the 24-hour retest, with all subjects having received both a full night of sleep and a full day of wakefulness, subjects memories were better when sleep occurred shortly after learning, rather than following a full day of wakefulness. our study confirms that sleeping directly after learning something new is beneficial for memory. whats new about this study is that we tried to shine light on sleeps influence on both types of declarative memory by studying semantically unrelated and related word pairs, payne said. since we found that sleeping soon after learning benefited both types of memory, this means that it would be a good thing to practise any information you need to remember just before going to bed. in some sense, you may be telling the sleeping brain what to remember. 5. the research led by jessica payre tries to _. a. encourage students to nod off in classb. explain the influence of sleep on memoryc. show students ways to improve memoryd. introduce students two types of memory6. which of the following can be an example of episodic memory?a. light travels faster than sound. b. beijing is the capital of china. c. =3. 1415926 d. tom attended a friends party. 7. the 24-hour retest shows that subjects memories were better following _. a. a full day of sleep b. a full day of wakefulnessc. a sleep shortly after learning d. a night of sleep after learning8. what can we infer from the text?a. nodding off in class is very uncommon. b. people are better at remembering events than facts. c. reciting new english words before going to bed may help. d. the longer sleep we have, the better memory we will have. chawaii is an important trading center and about six million tourists visit there every year. with all that traffic in and out, exotic species(外来物种）have plenty of opportunities to reach the islands. according to biologists, exotic species are the number one threat to the state s economy, environment, and way of life.the question in hawaii is, can the invaders be stopped?quarantines are one way to do this. quarantine is the process of isolating animals or products. in hawaii, pet dogs and cats coming into the state remain in a special holding facility for four months to make sure they don t have rabies(狂犬病）. many agricultural products are also quarantined to see if they are carrying insect pests or plant diseases.inspection is a second way to stop biological invaders. at airports, borders, and shipping ports, inspectors examine passengers and their baggage to see if they are carrying exotic species. the inspectors also destroy fruits, vegetables, or other goods that might be carrying harmful pests or diseases. specially trained dogs also smell goods in the ship for exotic species.what if an exotic species slips by inspectors? then efforts are made to control the invader. in hawaii, government agencies control invaders by setting live traps around wild life shelters and other places. at haleakala national park employees have built miles of fences to keep out exotic pigs and goats. for years these animals ate and walked over native rain forest plants, hut the fences have helped reverse(逆转）this damage. now native plants grow in places that were bare rock only a short time ago.in some cases biological control helps to solve the exotic species problems. it is the science of controlling one invader with another. in the early 1900s, several exotic predators(肉食动物）were imported to hawaii to eat a harmful exotic pest called the sugarcane leafhopper. the insect was destroying 70,000 tons of sugar a year, but the predators brought it under control. the efforts of these scientists and other people are vitally important. in hawaii alone, 10, 000 different species of native plants and animals still need to be protected. many of these are found nowhere else on earth. by stopping the spread of the biological invaders, we not only protect ourselves, but we also protect the many other native species that make our planet such a special place to live. 9. this passage is mainly about _.a. the methods for preventing exotic speciesb. the effects of exotic invasion on hawaiic. the problems faced by the hawaiian economyd. the role of biologists in controlling native species10. hawaii is at a great risk of invasion by exotic species, because _.a. many agriculture products grow there b. regular inspections of animals are uselessc. millions of people go to hawaii each yeard. biological control efforts have not worked11. which of the following statements is true?a. animals and products are put in quarantines before entering hawaii.b. trained dogs are used to examine passengers and their baggage.c. live traps and fences are set to protect exotic pigs and goats.d. some exotic predators are imported to destroy invaders food.12. what argument does the author make in the last paragraph?a. hawaii has the most unknown species of plants on earth.b. humans have responsibility to control exotic species.c. scientists make the difference to the species protection.d. species should be allowed to exist without human interruption.第二节 （共 5 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 5 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。if you have ever been in a school play or ever made believe you were a doctor, detective, or a space traveler, you know the enjoyment that acting brings. almost all of us have the wish to play the part of someone or something else. 13 .in the ancient world, acting was often associated with religious ceremonies and other special occasions. as far back as 2,200 bc. trained chinese actors performed ceremonial dances in costume and makeup at harvest festivals. 14 to the dance was gradually added pantomime (哑语)the imitation of movements and gesturesas well as the wearing of masks, the singing of chants, and finally the use of dialogue.while acting was coming into its own in the ancient chinese classical theatre, it was doing the same in the western world, in greece. from about 500 bc. on, acting became a highly specialized art in greece. greek actors, however, still wore masks, and their motions were largely fixed by custom. 15 .modern acting, by contrast, gives the individual actor great opportunity to develop his or her personal talents for serious, comic, or musical drama. the names, faces styles of famous movie actors are known worldwide. 16 a special form of acting takes place in radio drama, which was highly popular before television. in radio drama the actors face an unique challenge. they are unseen by their audience. so they must rely on voice alone to make their characters real to the listeners. 17 only forty percent of broadway actors are employed, most of them for only part of the year. those who become stars need not only talent, but determination. they must not be easily discouraged. otherwise, they might give up before the opportunity for stardom presents itself.a. the origins of acting are in the act of remembering.b. drama in greece began with festivals honoring dionysus.c. it is believed that this was the first step in the development of acting.d. historical records show that this desire is as old as civilization itself.e. acting is not, as many people think, a quick, easy road to fame and riches.f. broadway and television provide other stages on which actors can display their talent.g. as a result, they had little opportunity to show their individual personalities.第三部分 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） it was easter 1990, and my family was on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the solomon islands for my sisters wedding.i was traveling with my husband, my four-year-old son and my daughter, who was nearly two. wed been_1_it was very hot in the solomon islands, so wed_2_lots of light cotton clothes and were wearing the same as it was summer. the only problem was that we had to catch an overnight bus that 3 at midnight for the airport so we could make our early morning 4to honiara. it was cold on the bus！my husband and i were snuggling（依偎）our children as best we could, trying to keep them 5. the bus stopped many times as passengers got on and off, and we didnt take much 6. the little ones were 7, unable to sleep for the biting cold. then at one stop, an old lady came forward from the back of the bus and paused by our seat. i sat forward to see what she wanted and she 8out a small knee rug（毛毯）. my little girl reached 9for it and pulled it tight 10her. the lady said shed made the rug herself and seeing that we were cold, she wanted us to use it. after she went back to her seat, our now-warm children 11off, and they slept snugly all the way to the airport. just a stop or two 12we arrived, the rug lady made her way to the door to get off. i tried to 13the children to return her blanket, but she protested. “no, ”she said. “ 14it. i can always make another one!over the years, that little blanket became a 15to me and to my children of the kindness of strangers. i told the story to the children over and over and hung the rug on the end of my daughters bed so we would see it often. that rug was handmade with the colors carefully chosen. yet its maker 16with it to keep my family warm for a night. if ever people were bad or 17, it served as a 18 that there is goodness in the world. i am forever 19, not just for the warmth that night, but for the lifelong reminder of the 20of people. that blanket has warmed my life. 1. a. confirmed b. toldc. advisedd. persuaded2. a. offered b. piled c. packedd. discovered3. a. left b. went c. pulledd. drove4. a. train b. trip c. rided. flight5. a. comfortable b. warmc. calmd. quiet6. a. care b. notice c. actiond. attention7. a. naughty b. noisy c. restless d. energetic8. a. showed b. made c. putd. held9. a. silently b. eagerlyc. patientlyd. bravely10. a. around b. onc. overd. towards11. a. sleptb. leftc. noddedd. shook12. a. afterb. untilc. asd. before13. a. unload b. unwrapc. unfoldd. unpack14. a. keep b. possessc. returnd. bring15. a. signb. markc. symbold. decoration16. a. remainedb. parted c. deserted d. handed17. a. cruelb. sensitivec.