福建省福州八中高二英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

福建省福州八中2013-2014学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题2. where is the man going to plant the tree?a. at the back of the garage.b. by the front door. c. at the other end of the garden.3. what did the man mean?a. he enjoyed the lecture the whole time.b. he quite agreed with the woman.c. the lecture was more than one hour long.4. what does the man really want to do? a. to take the job. b. to meet the manager. c. to read the advertisement.5. whats the time now?a. 9:00. b. 8:30. c. 8:00. 第二节(共15小题, 每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分)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至7题。6. why does the man make his phone call?a. to buy a table. b. to sell a table.c. to reserve a table.7. at what time does mr. miller want to go?a. at 7:00. b. at 8:00. c. at 9:00.听第7段材料, 回答第8至9题。8. where is mr. brown?a. he is in the sales department. b. he is busy. c. he is having a meeting.9. what is mr. petersons telephone number? a. 1300-612-7685. b. 1300-621-7865. c. 1360-620-7568.听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。10. how long has art been retired?a. about twelve years. b. about five years. c. about eight years.11. what did art do?a. he was a painter. b. he was a golfer. c. he was a businessman; he ran a bicycle business. 12. what does art like doing most now?a. make glass. b. paint pictures. c. play golf. 听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题13. where does the man want to go?a. tokyo tower. b. tokyo art museum. c. tokyo subway station. 14. how much is the train fare?a. 150 yen b. 140 yen. c. 130 yen. 15. where should the man get on the train?a. platform number 3. b. platform number 4. c. platform number 5.16. how often does the train come?a. about every five minutes.b. about every six minutes.c. about every seven minutes. 听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。17. what is the name of the course?a. interaction in communication. b. intercultural commerce. c. intercultural communication.18. what time does the class meet?a. 3:05 pm to 4:15 pm.b. 3:15 pm to 4:50 pm.c. 3:50 pm to 4:50 pm.19. on average, how often will the class meet in the research lab during the last part of the course?a. once a month. b. twice a month. c. three times a month.20. which item was not mentioned as part of determining a students final grade in the class?a. presence of the class. b. a research project. c. participation.ii 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 21. learning first aid is of great value to us because it can help save ones life before doctor comes.a. a; the b. a; a c. /; a d. /; the22. -why didnt you come last night? we _ for you half an hour. - i am so sorry. i should have told you but i lost my cellphone.a. waited b. had waited c. were waiting d. have waited23. despite the fact _ the old woman didnt have much money, she brought up several disabled children.a. which b. that c. whether d. what24. the young man is never _ with what he has and he always wants to be better.a. content b. strict c. popular d. patient25. my parents live in the countryside, so they dont want me to live _ they had in the old times.a. as a hard life as b. as hard as a lifec. as hard a life as d. as a life hard as26. _ by affairs in the past few years, my uncle looks much older than the people of his own age.a. troubling b. having been troubled c. being troubled d. having troubled27. once people have seen that something actually works, they are much more _ to accept change.a. accessible b. possible c. probable d. likely28. the boss decided to try a different _ to solving the companys financial problems.a. approach b. means c. method d. way29. i find _ ridiculous that nothing has been done to protect passengers from fire.a. it b. that c. which d. this30. children feel abandoned or _ if they dont see their parents regularly.a. connected b. rejected c. supported d. responded31. -did you go to visit the city museum yesterday? -no, we _ it, but my mother suddenly became ill.a. could have visited b. must have visitedc. cant have visited d. shouldnt have visited32. _ in 1909, the newspaper has been successful in growing along with its readers and technology.a. to found b. founding c. founded d. having founded33. i must get rid of this large table; it _ too much room in the living room.a. sets up b. clears up c. uses up d. takes up34. i took my driving license with me on holiday, i wanted to hire a car.a. in caseb. even thoughc. ever sinced. if only35. -how did your interview with the manager go?- he seemed interested in my experience, but he didnt ask for references. a. perfect! b. im not sure.c. thats right. d. couldnt be better.iii.阅读理解：40分(共20小题；每小题2分，共40分)a americans use many with the word “dog”. people in the us love their dogs and treat them well. they take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. however, dogs without owners lead a different kind of life. the expression “to lead a dogs life” describes a person who has an unhappy life. some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. that means many people are competing for the same thing, like good jobs. they say that to be successful, they have to work like a dog. this means they have to work very hard. such hard work can make people dog-tired. and, the situation would be even worse if they become sick as a dog.some people say, “every dog has its day.” this means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. to be successful, people often have to learn new skills. yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. they believe that old people dont like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.some other people are compared to dogs in bad ways. people who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog. junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they dont want. but mean dogs are often used to guard the property, for they bark at or attack people who try to enter the property. however, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. we say his bark is worse than his bite.dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. the dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. a rainstorm may cool the weather, but we dont want it to rain too hard. we dont want it to rain cats and dogs.36. a person who lives an unhappy life can be described as “_”.a. becoming sick as a dogb. leading a dogs lifec. living in a dog-eat-dog worldd. working like a dog37. the underlined word “mean” in paragraph 4 most probably means “_”.a. violent b. selfish c. wild d. poor38. what can we learn from the text?a. everyone can be successful if he learns from the old.b. it might be difficult for the young to learn new skills.c. junkyard dogs are careful in money arrangement.d. fierce persons arent so awful as they appear sometimes.39. to support his idea, the author develops the text mainly by_.a. listing reasonsb. using idiomsc. giving examplesd. making comparisonsbone of the greatest gifts one generation can give to other generations is the wisdom it has gained from experience. this idea has inspired the award-winning photographer andrew zuckerman. he interviewed and took photos of fifty over-sixty-five-year-olds all over the world. his project explores various aspects of their lives. the photos and interviews are now available on our website. click on the introductions to read the complete interviews. let us now have a culture of peace. - federico mayor zaragoza, spainfederico mayor zaragoza obtained a doctorate in pharmacy(药学) from the complutense university of madrid in 1958. after many years spent in politics, he became director-general of unesco in 1987. in 1999, he created the foundation for a culture of peace, of which he is now the president. in addition to many scientific publications, he has published four collections of poems and several books of essays.writing is a discovery. - nadine gordimer, south africadue to a weak heart, nadine gordimer attended school and university briefly. she read widely and began writing at an early age. she published her first short story at the age of fifteen, and has completed a large number of works, which have been translated into forty languages. in 1991, gordimer won the nobel prize for literature.jazz is about the only form of art today. - dave brubeck, usadave brubeck studied music at the university of the pacific and graduated in 1942. after world war two he was encouraged to play jazz. in 1951, he recorded his first album. brubecks 1959 album has become a jazz standard. he received a grammy lifetime achievement award in 1996.for more figures click here.40. why did andrew zuckerman choose the fifty elders for his project?a. because their wisdom deserves to be passed on.b. because they are physically impressive.c. because their accomplishments inspired him.d. because they have similar experiences.41. according to the web page, federico mayor zaragoza _.a. has won many awards for his work in politicsb. has served as the president of a universityc. has devoted all his life to the field of scienced. has made achievements in different areas42. who most probably said “my education has been the library and books” in the interview when reflecting on his/her experience?a. andrew zuckerman. b. federico mayor zaragoza.c. nadine gordimer. d. dave brudeck.43. what is the main purpose of this web page?a. to show zuckermans awards.b. to publicize zuckermans project.c. to spread the wisdom of the three people.d. to celebrate the achievements of the three people.call around the world, more and more people are donating their time to take part in online volunteering projects. what motivates them to help strangers without expectation of money or even thanks?radha taralekar helped teach imelda how to protect herself from hiv, though the two have never met, and neither knows the others name. from her home mumbai, the young woman took several weeks to write a guide especially for imelda who lost her children to hiv/aids in uganda. taralekar received no payment for the job. taralekar is one of a number of talented people who regularly donate their time online. but what is driving them to help total strangers, while asking for nothing in return? for taralekar, the project gave her the chance to use her professional experience. “i want to serve people with my medical knowledge,” she says.for some, the inspiration to volunteer online was far more personal. after losing his wife to cancer, tony selman spent many hours online helping cancer research to collect data on the disease. “seeing how painful she was when my wife was dying, i determined to help scientists find a cure for cancer,” he says.interests and hobbies are also one of the factors. in 2011 sam luk, a designer, joined other online volunteers to try to help the police solve a murder case. twelve years earlier the body of ricky mccormick had been found killed in a field in st louis, missouri the only clues being two encoded(被译成密码的) letters found in his pockets. unable to decipher(破译) the codes, the police posted them online, calling for volunteers to help them make sense of the messages. “im interested in patterns and i love sherlock holmes,” says luk. he spent hours every week trying to decrypt the notes, but the case remains unsolved to this day.for writer clay shirky, some large online volunteering projects benefit millions of people, giving him a sense of achievement and generosity, he helps write wikipedia, the worlds biggest encyclopedia(百科全书), which is written entirely by people willing to donate their professional knowledge without any reward.44. which of the following is the best title?a. what caused taralekar to help imelda?b. what motivates people to help others?c. why do people help strangers online?d. where can we find volunteers online?45. we can infer that radha taralekar is a _.a. designer b. doctor c. writer d. policeman46. sam luk volunteered to help the police out of _.a. interests and hobbiesb. his duty of workc. money rewardsd. a sense of achievement47. which of the following shows the structure of the passage?cp: central point p: point sp: subpoint c: conclusion dpeople often ask me, “how did you raise two talented artists?” there is no simple answer to this question. from the beginning, children come to us with different personalities. but we parents have the most important influence on them in their early lives. one aspect of healthy childhood that gives kids a solid footing in life is having lots of child-centered play throughout the early years. play is the most important vehicle children have for coping with life and making sense of it. matt played pretend games for hours every day for many years making up stories and taking on roles. not only did all this play help build up his ability to imagine and invent new ideas. these years of child-centered play helped matt become an actor today.it is of great concern to me that there is less play in childrens lives today than a generation ago. the hours spent in front of screens have replaced playtime outside school, and too much focus on academic lessons and testing has eroded(削减) playtime inside schools.schools are another big influence in our childrens lives. children spend about half their waking hours in school and what happens there has a part to play in the inner confidence and social responsibility they develop. i sent both my sons kyle and matt to public school where community participation, respect for differences, learning concern for others were part of daily school life. the school had an excellent drama program. matts high school drama experiences gave him a rock solid start in theater. the schools painting program also helped kyle shape his future career.i believe that schools should be places not only for academic learning, but also where young people build confidence and learn to become responsible citizens. it is a pity that todays schools, driven by standardized tests, have no for the arts, play and the social and emotional learning that will help children handle what life has in store. we should insist that our schools focus on not just academic lessons, but the whole childso that all our children can become healthy and strong and enter adulthood as responsible and caring citizens.48. which of the following words can be used to describe matt?a. brave b. friendly c. generous d. creative49. according to the passage, which of the following does not help matt become what he is today?a. child-centered play in his early life.b. the high school drama experiences.c. the high schools standardized test.d. learning concern for others at school.50. we can infer that kyle is probably a(n) _.a. teacher b. sculptor c. doctor d. engineer51. what is the main idea of the last paragraph?a. schools have great effects on childrens lives.b. schools are places only for academic learning.c. schools should focus on the whole child.d. children have not enough time for activities.enow scientists have found why most of us are happy to take the credit when things go well, few of us are willing to take the blame when things go wrong. rather than trying to hide our shame or embarrassment, we are simply paying less attention when our actions lead to a negative result.“our result suggests that people may really experience less responsibility for negative than for positive consequences,” said the leading researcher patrick haggard at university college london. “this is not merely a retrospective (事后的) explanation about how well we have done: the actual experience that we have changes, even in basic aspects like it happens at exactly the right time.”in a series of tests, participants were asked to press a key. a sound then followed, either disapproving, neutral(中立的) or approving, and they were then asked to estimate the period between the action and when they had heard the sound. researchers found individuals experienced different levels of responsibility depending on the result. they also discovered they were significantly slower to recognize of their actions had resulted in a bad result, compared to when they had done well.“effectively we have found that we experience a negative result differently, not just retell it differently. we make a weaker connection when there is a bad result, and respond much more strongly when something good happens,” said professor haggard. “everybody who has worked in a team, will recognize the situation: when something goes right, everyone wants to take the credit and when things goes wrong, nobody is interested in putting their hand up.”the researchers said our brain is very much concerned with award as biologically good results are key to survival. but they strongly advised that although our own ability to understand of deserving blame is changed by the result, this does not provide a defense if we have done something wrong. we have to take responsibility for what we actually do, not just for how we experience thin