福建省福州市高二英语7月期末考试试题.doc

20152016学年第二学期高二年段期末考英 语 试 卷（满分：150分，完卷时间：120分钟）第一卷（选择题 共100分）第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 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的阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。 例：how much is the shirt? a 19.15 b 9.15 c 9.181. what will the man bring the woman? a. coffee b. green tea c. black tea2. what does we know about the roommate?a. she is sweet b. she is very patient c. she is a neat person3. what does the woman think of the countryside?a. there is a lot to do b. there is no pollution c. its far away from her friends.4. where might the smell come from, according to the woman?a. the kitchen b. the garden outside c the neighbors house 5. how was the weather in colorado?a. snowy b. windy c.rainy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，每段对话和独白后有几个小题，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，听每段对话和独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5分钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. what does the man advise the woman to do first ?a. buy a new laptop b. repair the old computer c. throw her laptop out the window7. what do we know about the woman?a. she is short of money b. she hit her head on the wall c.she works in a computer shop.听第七段材料，回答第8至10题。8. when does the man take his class?a. on thursdays b.on wednesdays c. on tuesdays9. what did the man learn to cook last week?a. fish b. beef c.pork dumplings. 10. why wont the woman take the class?a. she is very busy b. she is already a great cook c. she is not interested in cooking听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. what kind of room does the woman want?a. smoking single room b. a non-smoking double room c. a non-smoking single room12. how much does the room cost?a. $100 b.$50 c. $4213. what will the woman do in the end ?a. have breakfast b.take the elevator c.give the man her credit card听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. what sports does jack play?a basketball b. volleyball c. baseball15. what does the woman say about her kids?a. they seldom get sick b. they like watching tv a lot c. they always help with the laundry.16. what does the woman mean in the end?a.she ll need help form her mother. b. she doesnt need the mans help.c. she doesnt want the mans mother to come听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. where does lebron james born?a. in akron b in cleveland c.in miami18. when did james join the miami heat?a. in 1984 b.in 2010 c. in 201419. how did cleveland fans feel when james left the cavaliers?a. excited b.confused c. disappointed20 how many most valuable player awards has james won?a. two b.four c. six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。afrom: to: kmalloryln.orgsubject: hi!dear mr. mallory,i am writing to tell you my deep disappointment for my experience at lingua nova english summer school in the first two weeks of july. i had been thoroughly looking forward to learning english and learning about culture in the uk, but i am afraid that my time at your summer school failed to live up to my expectations.your brochure states that the student accommodation is situated “in the heart of edinburgh”. this is misleading as my accommodation was, in fact, situated a good fifty minutes bus ride from the city center in what i can only describe as a less than picturesque part of the suburbs.in addition, the activity programme did not reflect the fact that we were located in one of europes most interesting and historical cities: one evening activity consisted of a walk to a nearby park, another was a trip to a narrow street which was not usually used by cars. finally, on our one trip into the city center our “guide” readily admitted that she was not from edinburgh, and had in fact never visited the city before. i had been eagerly expecting a guided tour of scotlands treasures. in fact, i was left in the city center with no map and told to “check things out” while your employee went shopping in princes street.this was a long awaited trip and cost me over two years hard work and saving. although i do have positive memories of my trip (my english teachers were knowledgeable and inspiring), the accommodation and activity programme were wholly unsatisfactory.i would like to get my money back for the accommodation and would really appreciate a reply within the next two weeks.yours sincerely,jovan gagic21. jovan wrote the email to _. a. express dissatisfactionb. share experiencesc. provide information d. raise expectations22. according to jovan, the guide _.a. organized cultural activities b. had a good knowledge of the cityc. failed to perform dutiesd. received punishment for bad behaviour23. what effect does jovan want his email to have on mr. mallory? a.to ask him to fire the guide. b. to make him feel sorry.c. to give him some suggestions.d. to get him into trouble.b i was desperately nervous about becoming car-free. but eight months ago our car was hit by a passing vehicle and it was destroyed. no problem, i thought: well buy another. but the insurance payout didnt even begin to cover the costs of buying a new cari worked out that, with the loan (贷款) wed need plus petrol, insurance, parking permits and tax, we would make a payment as much as 600 a month. and thats when i had my fancy idea. why not just give up having a car at all? i live in london. we have a railway station behind our house, a tube station 10 minutes walk away, and a bus stop at the end of the street. a new car club had just opened in our area, and one of its shiny little red peugeots was parked nearby. if any family in britain could live without a car, i reasoned, then surely we were that family.but my new car-free idea, sadly, wasnt shared by my family. my teenage daughters were horrified. what would their friends think about our family being “too poor to afford a car”? (i wasnt that bothered what they thought, and i suggested the girls should take the same approach.)my friends, too, were astonished at our plan. what would happen if someone got seriously ill overnight and needed to go to hospital? (an ambulance) how would the children get to and from their many events? (buses and trains) people smiled as though this was another of my mad ideas, before saying they were sure id soon realize that a car was a necessity.eight months on, i wonder whether well ever own a car again. the idea that you “have to” own a car, especially if you live in a city, is all in the mind. i liveand many other citizens do tooin a place that has never been better served by public transport, and yet car ownership has never been higher. we worry about rising car costs, but wed be better off asking something much more basic: do i really need a car? certainly the answer is no, and im a lot richer because i dared to ask the question.24. the author decided to live a car-free life partly because _. a. most families chose to go car-freeb. the cost of a new car was too much c. he was hurt in a terrible car accidentd. the traffic jam was unbearable for him25. what is the attitude of the authors family toward his plan? a. supportive.b. optimistic c. unconcerned d. disapproving.26. what did the author suggest his daughters do about their friends opinion? a. argue against it.b. take their advice. c. leave it alone.d. think it over.27. what conclusion did the author draw after the eight-month car-free life? a. life cannot go without a car. b. life without a car is a little bit hard. c. a car-free life does not suit everyone.d. his life gets improved without a car.c tea vs coffee tea and coffee are two of the most widely consumed drinks in the united states.with popularity and interest in tea continuing to grow in recent years, many consumers have recently considered making the switch from coffee to tea, if they have not done so already.all the buzz surrounding tea and coffee may have you wondering, what are the differences?as it turns out, the differences are many and varied.in the us, interest in tea ranges from coast to coast with the highest in hawaii and california but stretching to the eastern states of vermont and new york. on the other hand, the highest interest in coffee tends to be concentrated more in the north and western regions(地区), with the highest search volumes appearing in the states of hawaii, washington and minnesota.differences between tea and coffee also vary in origin and production. all tea comes from the harvested leaves of the camellia sinensis plant, while there are about 60 different species of coffee plants. production of tea is quicker and more efficient:camellia sinensis plants only need to grow for three years before they are ready to process; coffee plants take up to five years.perhaps the most concerning issue consumers have when considering making the switch to tea is the question of caffeine.the good news is, when it comes to tea and caffeine, there is something for everyone.unlike coffee, which typically only comes in decaffeinated and regular, there are several varieties of tea available, based on caffeine preference.from herbal teas that are naturally free of caffeine, to high quality green and black teas that offer less than half the caffeine of coffee, to high caffeine teas such as our specially formulated hicaf blends that contain slightly more caffeine than a cup of coffee, there is a variety sure to suit your needs.as an added bonus, the lower acidity levels in tea tend to be gentler on the stomach for a more comforting pick-me-up. so what is the answer, coffee or tea? if you are looking for the most healthful benefit possible, tea is probably the winner. they say a picture is worth a thousand words.if, like many americans, the rising popularity in tea has your interest piqued, the images below will help to clearly spell out the differences between tea and coffee. 28.it can be learned from the passage that_.a. coffee is of much higher production than teab. tea and coffee are from harvested leaves of plantsc. thepopularityof teais growing constantly in the us d. there is no regional difference in drinking tea and coffee29. according to the passage, which of the following contains the least caffeine? a. green tea. b. herbal tea. c. black tea. d. hicaf blends.30. what is the authors attitude towards tea? a.positive. b.cautious. c.sceptical. d. negative.31. the underlined word “piqued” in the last paragraph probably means . a.reduced b.lost c.excited d. expressed d“if we can set it up so you cant unlock your phone unless youve got the right fingerprint(指纹),” barack obama asked last tuesday, “why cant we do the same thing for our guns?” for this reasonable-sounding question, the president was applauded throughout the media.as it happens, though, there is a good answer to this question: there is no market for guns that work just some of the time. guns are simple things designed to operate as easily and reliably as possible. the introduction of electronics eats away this simplicity, and to a degree that is absolutely unacceptable to the consumer. as president obama well knows, the fingerprint software on his phone works rather erratically: often it takes a user two or three tries to log in; occasionally, it falls asleep deeply and obeys the password. when this happens on an phone, the user is mildly inconvenienced. if this were to happen on a gun, the user would be dead. there is a reason that modern smartphones put the camera function outside of the authentication(认证) process.how could we possibly think that guns are the same as other commercial products? it is true that, say, cars have become much safer over the last few decades. but a car is not intended to hurt people, and in a perfect world nobody would ever be injured by one. can we say the same of guns? of course not. guns are killing machines, designed to do damage to living things. in fact, they have no other purpose. as such, the important question before any free people is not “are guns dangerous?”, they are, but “who gets them, and why?”this is not to say that nothing at all can be done to improve public safety. on an individual level, gun owners should do everything to ensure that their guns are kept away from children, and, where possible, they should train themselves in case they are ever called upon to shoot in anger. at the national level, better policing and economic growth can help to reduce crimeand, indeed, it has. in 1993, gun crime was more than twice as common as it is now, and there were many fewer guns in exchange. ugly as it is, that we have reached the point at which two-thirds of all guns-related deaths are deliberately self-harmed is a small victory. how to address those deaths that remain? that is a tricky one. i do not know the answer, and nor, frankly, does anybody else. but selling fantasies to the ignorant is not going to cut it. 32. what does the writer mainly argue in this passage? a. gun crime has been greatly reduced. b. gun control will not succeed in america.c. the idea of smart guns is not realistic. d. guns-related deaths deserve public attention.33 why does the writer mention the fingerprint software on obamas phone?a.to show the software does not always work effectively.b.to show the reliable function of the software.c. to advise installing the software to guns. d. to express his dislike of the software. 34. the writer supports his ideas in paragraphs 2 and 3 mainly by _. a. analyzing statisticsb. presenting problems and solutions c. quoting the authoritiesd. making comparisons and contrasts 35. which of the following might the writer not agree with? a. efforts to improve public safety have partly paid off.b. few know how to deal with guns-related deaths.c. the nature of guns distinguishes them from other products.d. guns using fingerprint software can risk the lives of the users. 笫二节（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人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。注意：请将答案写在答题卡上！clones in fiction stories featuring clones always draw me in. ive read enough fiction books about clones over the years. _36 the lost girl by sangu mandanna 37 eva is amarras clone. she learns what amarra learns in school, eats what she eats, and studies every last detail of her life. the trouble is, no matter how hard she studies, outside of their appearances eva and amarra arent that much alike. to make matters more complex, she learns amarra has a boyfriend she must learn to love as much as she does when her own heart secretly belongs to someone else. when amarra is killed in a car crash just after their 16th birthday, eva has to pick up her lifewhere she left it off. her life depends on convincing amarras loved ones that she is amarra. _38 the house of scorpion, by nancy farmer this is not just one of my favorite books about clones, but one of my favorite books.between the border of the united states and aztlan, which was once mexico, lies opium, a landruled by drug lords（毒枭）.el patron is the most powerful drug lord in opium, a man almost 20years old._ 39 matt is el patrons clone. el patron has been using clones like matt to keep himself alive. butbefore he is needed, the drug lord treats him like a prized pet. el patrons family dislikes him,thinking him inhuman and a possible threat（威胁）to their inheritance（遗产）the older he gets,the more matt feels trapped at every turn. 40 acan they accept that? b. they are very fearful and tiresome. c. cloning is considered to be criminal. d. is there any way he can be free to make his own life? e. can you be attracted by the rich imagination of the stories? f. everyone is struck with fear in the heart when hearing the name. g. its unbelievable that a person has to spend the whole life learning to be someone else.第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45） 第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c 和 d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 two candlestom was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often 41 that he had been cheated by others. one day he told his wife he was so 42 with the city that he had to leave.so his family moved to another city. it was the evening of a weekend. when tom and his wife were busily 43 up their new home, the light 44 went out. they had to stop work. tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait 45 in a low mood. just then he heard slight, hesitant 46 on his door that sounded clear in the 47 night.“whos it?” he wondered, since tom was a 48 to this city. and this was the moment he especially hated to be 49, so he went to the door and opened it 50. at the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “sir, do you have candles? im your neighbor. ” “no,” answered tom in anger and shut the door 51. “what a nuisance (讨厌鬼)!” he complained over it with his wife. “no sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to 52 things.”after a while, the door was knocked again. he opened it and found the same girl outside. 53 this time she was 54 two candles, saying, “my grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. she 55 me here to give you these.”