福建省福州市高二英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

20162017学年第二学期期末考试高二英语考试时间:120分钟 试卷满分:150分 2017.6.11第i卷 （满分100分）第一部分：听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，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.how did jenny become healthy and beautiful?a. by eating less.b. by reducing working hours.c. by changing her diet and exercising.2.what does the woman want the man to do?a. call her back.b. take a message for her.c. leave a message to peter.3.why does the man need a rest?a. he has been devoted to his work.b. he is too old to walk around.c. he has hurt his shoulders.4.where is the man? a. in a hotel. b. in an office. c. in a restaurant.5.what are the speakers probably talking about?a. finding a hotel.b. buying a house. c. renting a house.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.what kind of tickets does the woman still have?a. 5-dollar tickets.b. 15-dollar tickets. c. 50-dollar tickets. 7.when will the box office close?a. at 7:00 p.m.b. at 7:30 p.m.c. at 8:00 p.m.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8.what happened to the man?a. he broke a coffee cup. b. his shirt was made dirty. c. he had no shirt to wear.9.where is the shell building?a. its on madison. b. its near madisonc. its two blocks from the park.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10.what is the boy going to do after losing his bike?a. buy a new one. b. buy a second-hand one. c. go to school without a bike. 11.what does the girl suggest the boy do?a. call the police.b. have a good lock.c. be more careful with his bike.12.why did the thief steal the three locks in the story?a. they were more valuable.b. he needed them to lock his bike.c. he wanted to make fun of the student.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13.why does the man talk with the woman?a. her dog destroys the garden.b. he wanted to ask her about the exam. c. her dogs barking bothered him.14.what does the man think is the dogs problem?a. he is lonely.b. he is hungry.c. he misses the woman.15. what does the man offer to do with the womans dog?a. bring it to his house.b. walk it several times a day.c. feed it during lunch time.16. what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. colleagues.b. brother and sister.c. neighbors.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17.what is the speaker mainly talking about?a. the british paper-making industry.b. britains export of paper.c. the british newspapers.18.how long did the art of paper-making take to reach britain?a. 700 years.b. 770 years.c. 1400 years.19.which country does the british paper-making industry import wood from?a. norway.b. south africa.c. australia20.what problem may come out in the future?a. a waste of paper.b. a shortage of paper.c. disappearance of forests.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。awhen sara and nathan jones were training to become foster parents(养父母), their son, noah, learned a tough thing or two about foster care. for instance, nearly 600 local foster kids changed families every year, and they carried their belongings from one home to the next in black garbage bags.noah, then ten, couldnt imagine squeezing his clothes, favorite toy, and soccer ball into a trash bag and dragging it to a new house in the middle of the night. “packing kids belongings into garbage bags is like telling them that their stuff has no more worth than trash” says noah.so with help from his parents and younger sisters, macy, then nine, and molly, then seven, noah began to collect suitcases and duffel bags(行李袋) from friends and extended family; he received more than 100 bags in less than two weeks. he then sent letters to churches and put ads in local newspapers and on radio stations asking for donations. within a few months, the family was collecting about 500 bags a week, which they stored briefly in their spare bathroom and downstairs hallway before giving them to foster care caseworkers.in addition to suitcases, noah now provides foster kids with backpacks containing shampoo, soap, a journal, and a toyall donated.“my hope is that by giving the children things that are just theirs, they will feel a little control in the midst of the chaos” says noah. noahs group, a case for dignity, collects and distributes hundreds of bags a year. he recently convinced foster care managers from 15 kentucky counties to use his bags instead of trash bags.“ive been so inspired by him,” says his mom, “if a tenyearold can see a problem and create a solution, how much more can we do as adults？”21. what problem did noah find about the local foster care?a. it was tough to care for foster kids.b. foster kids had too much stuff.c. foster kids did not get along with their new parents.d. proper containers were not available to foster kids.22. how might foster kids feel when packing belongings into garbage bags?a. angry. b. abandoned.c. numb. d. discriminated.23. why does noah provide foster kids with other things besides suitcases?a. to help set up a case for dignity. b. to convince foster care managers.c. to prevent foster kids feeling lost. d. to appeal to more people to donate.24.what can we infer from saras words in the last paragraph?a. young kids are better at finding solutions.b. adults can collect more suitcases than children.c. adults should do more to help foster kids.d. adults should do something to inspire kids.bdelicate step gives mosquitoes strength to walk on water. its not a magical power. mosquitoes can walk on water because of the angle at which their legs touch its surface.a mosquitos leg is strong enough to bear up to 23 times its total body weight, which is one reason why it can walk on water so effortlessly. this is far greater than the leg strength of other water-walking insects like water striders(水黾), whose legs have been more carefully studied.jian-lin liu of the china university of petroleum in qingdao and his colleagues had thought a mosquitos advantage might come from the protective wax and microscopic scales(鳞片) coating its legs. they removed these layers(层) and measured the change in the legs load-bearing capacity(能力), but found that the layers were responsible for less than 12.5 percent of the overall supporting force.the main player turned out to be the angle between the leg and the water surface. the supporting force was strongest when the leg was nearly parallel to the surface. any angle greater than 62 degrees would make the mosquito fall through the surface.the researchers believe that mosquitoes can adjust this angle during landing and take-off to ensure they remain on the waters surface. this ability is very important because many species land on fresh or still water to lay their eggs in it.the work could inspire insect-like robots and waterproof materials, the team says.25. a mosquito can walk on water easily mainly because of _.a. the angle between its legs and water b. its light-weight body c. the microscopic scales coating its legsd. its strong legs26. theoretically, a mosquito gets the strongest supporting force when its legs and the water surface make an angle of _.a. 62b. 118c. 0d. 9027. the inspiration from a mosquitos legs can be used to develop _.a. chemicals to kill mosquitoesb. materials to be used in rains c. instruments to observe insectsd. robots to work under the seac something i enjoy doing most in my leisure time is going to the cinema to watch a great film. its two hours of relaxation and escapism from real life. but when i get relaxed in my seat to enjoy the film and popcorn, im often irritated by seeing someone next to me texting on their mobile phone or worse still, talking to someone. its no surprise that a proposal by a us cinema chain to let people use their phones during some film screenings was met with such anger, that the company had to take back the idea. people said it was the worst idea ever! surely, going to watch the latest film is just that watching not multi-screening. i am certainly distracted by the click-click on someones mobile keyboard as they text and the light of the bright small phone screen why arent they concentrating on the big screen?! however, it is convenient to watch streaming films and cheap dvds at home. cinemas are struggling to keep their customers. some places now offer comfortable seats with snacks and drinks, so maybe trying to attract a younger audience by allowing the use of mobile phones is the way forward? a survey in 2012 found that a majority of 18-to-34-year-olds believed using social media while watching a movie would add to their experience. however, not every young person wants to multi-task at the movies. many of us still get annoyed by the theatre staff who appear not to do anything about it. of course, we could ask people to turn their phones off. but as adam aron, head of amc entertainment, said in variety magazine, “when you tell a 22-year-old to turn off the phone, dont ruin the movie, they hear please cut off your left arm above the elbow.” clearly this is not what i would like to see but if you want to use your mobile phone in the cinema that im at, please dont sit next to me! what do you think is the right thing to do? 28. the underline word “irritated” in paragraph 1 means _.a. embarrassedb. terrified c. depressed d. annoyed 29. which of the following is true of the us cinema chains original advice?a. the advice was carried out smoothly.b. they permitted people to use the phone.c. they forbade people to use the phone.d. the advice was very popular with people.30. what can we infer from paragraph 3?a. young people use their social media frequently.b. people prefer to watch films and dvd at home.c. the cinema neednt worry about their customers.d. sending messages is the best experience for young people.31. what is the authors attitude towards multi-task at the movies?a. sympathy. b. enthusiasm.c. disapproval. d. encouragement.d can you believe your eyes? a recent experiment suggests that the answer to that question may depend on your age.martin doherty, a psychologist at the university of stirling in scotland, led the team of scientists. in this experiment, doherty and his team tested the perception(观察力) of some people, using pictures of some orange circles. the researchers showed the same pictures to two groups of people. the first group included 151 children aged 4 to 10, and the second group included 24 adults aged 18 to 25. the first group of pictures showed two circles alone on a white background. one of the circles was larger than the other, and these people were asked to identify the larger one. four-year-olds identified the correct circle 79 percent of the time. adults identified the correct circle 95 percent of the time. next, both groups were shown a picture where the orange circles, again of different sizes, were surrounded by gray circles. heres where the trick lies in. in some of the pictures, the smaller orange circle was surrounded by even smaller gray circles making the orange circle appear larger than the other orange circle, which was the real larger one. and the larger orange circle was surrounded by even bigger gray circlesso it appeared to be smaller than the real smaller orange circle. when young children aged 4 to 6 looked at these tricky pictures, they werent fooledthey were still able to find the bigger circle with roughly the same accuracy as before. older children and adults, on the other hand, did not do as well. older children often identified the smaller circle as the larger one, and adults got it wrong most of the time. as children get older, doherty said, their brains may develop the ability to identify visual context. in other words, they will begin to process the whole picture at once: the tricky gray circles, as well as the orange circle in the middle. as a result, theyre more likely to fall for this kind of visual trick.32. doherty and his team of scientists did an experiment to evaluate_.a. childrens and adults eye-sightb. peoples ability to see accuratelyc. childrens and adults brainsd. the influence of peoples age33. when asked to find the larger circle,_.a. children at 6 got it wrong 79 % of the time with no gray ones aroundb. only adults over 18 got it right 95% of the time with gray ones aroundc. children at 4 got it right about 79 % of the time with gray ones aroundd. adults got it right most of the time with gray ones around34. according to the passage, we can know that_.a. a smaller orange circle appears bigger on a white backgroundb. an orange circle appears bigger than a gray one of the same sizec. a circle surrounded by other circles looks bigger than its real sized. a circle surrounded by bigger ones looks smaller than its real size35. why are younger children not fooled?a. because their brain can hardly notice related things together.b. because older people are influenced by their experience.c. because peoples eyes become weaker as they grow older.d. because they are smarter than older children and adults.第二节 （共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分10 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。 the effects of stressthere is a famous expression in english: “stop the world, i want to get off!” this expression refers to a feeling of panic, or stress, that makes a person want to stop whatever they are doing, try to relax, and become calm again. 36 it is one of the most common causes of health problems in modern life. too much stress results in physical, emotional, and mental health problems. there are a number of physical effects of stress. 37 it can increase the pulse rate, make the heart miss beats, and can cause high blood pressure. stress can affect the respiratory system. it can lead to asthma. it can cause a person to breathe too fast, resulting in a loss of important carbon dioxide. stress can affect the stomach. 38 these are only a few examples of the wide range of illnesses and symptoms resulting from stress. emotions are also easily affected by stress. people suffering from stress often feel anxious. they may have panic attacks. they may feel tired all the time. when people are under stress, they often overreact to little problems. for example, a normally gentle parent under a lot of stress at work may yell at a child for dropping a glass of juice. 39 long-term stress can lead to a variety of serious mental illnesses. depression, an extreme feeling of sadness and hopelessness, can be the result of continued and increasing stress. alcoholism and other addictions often develop as a result of overuse of alcohol or drugs to try to relieve stress. if stress is allowed to continue, then ones mental health is put at risk. 40 a. stress can affect the heart.b. “stress” means pressure or tension.c. so stop the world and rest for a while.d. stress can make people angry, moody or nervous.e. it is obvious that stress can cause physical problems. f. it can cause stomach aches and problems digesting food. g. eating disorders are sometimes caused by stress and are often made worse by stress.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：根据汉语提示完成句子(每空一词，每空1分； 满分20分)1. the _61_ of cloning _62_ and _63_ wild animals has always excited film makers. 2. in fact, few _64_ their dream of becoming rich. some died or returned home, but most _65_ in california to make a life for themselves _66_ great hardship. 3. the first thing i did was to see if there were any _67_ that might help me, but there only seemed to be powders_68_ to kill snakes. a new _69_ was clearly needed.4. cloning scientists were cast down to find that dollys illnesses were more _70_ to a much older animal. on the other hand, dollys _71_ raised a storm of _72_ and had a great _73_ on the media.5. pressed by my friends and relations, i decided to seize the_74_ to get _75_ for my successful idea by sending my invention to the _76_ office.6. when paul found that the teacher was reading his composition to the class, he began to shift _77_in his seat. (comfort)7. _78_(fortune), i had the chance to make the _79_(相识)of the famous professor during my stay in america.8. he made a quick _80_ to the new environment. (adapt)第二节：语法填空（每小题1分；满分10分） we think that life in chinese high school is an adventure in which we have lo survive mountains of homework and exams. yet would it be surprising if i tell you that high school life in the us is almost as 81._(stress) and demanding as it is in china?in us high school, everything 82._ (record) and graded, including yourgrades on quizzes, tests and final examinations. failing 83._ (turn) in your homework on time will directly affect your grade for a certain course. perhaps contrary to 84._ we used to think of the us high school students, they pay great attention to their 85._ (academy) performance to try to get into distinguished universities. like college students, us high school students have the 86._ (free) to choose the courses that most interest 87._. even a ninth-grader