福建省晋江市季延中学高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

季延中学 2016年春高二年 期中考试 英语科试卷考试时间 120分钟 满分150分第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)回答听力部分时,请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前,你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。第一节听下面5段对话。1. what time is it now?a. 9:10. b. 9:50. c. 10:00. 2. what does the woman think of the weather?a. its nice. b. its warm. c. its cold. 3. what will the man do?a. attend a meeting. b. give a lecture. c. leave his office. 4. what is the womans opinion about the course?a. too hard. b. worth taking. c. very easy. 5. what does the woman want the man to do?a. speak louder. b. apologize to her. c. turn off the radio.第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. how long did michael stay in china?a. five days. b. one week. c. two weeks. 7. where did michael go last year?a. russia. b. norway. c. india. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. what food does sally like?a. chicken. b. fish. c. eggs.9. what are the speakers going to do?a. cook dinner. b. go shopping. c. order dishes. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. where are the speakers?a. in a hospital. b. in the office.c. at home. 11. when is the report due?a. thursday.b. friday. c. next monday. 12. what does george suggest stephanie do with the report?a. improve it. b. hand it in later. c. leave it with him. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. salesperson and customer.b. homeowner and cleaner.c. husband and wife.14. what kind of apartment do the speakers prefer?a. one with two bedrooms.b. one without furniture.c. one near a market.15. how much rent should one pay for the one-bedroom apartment?a. $350. b. $400. c. $415. 16. where is the apartment the speakers would like to see?a. on lake street. b. on market street. c. on south street. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what percentage of the worlds tea exports go to britain?a. almost 15%. b. about 30%. c. over 40%.18. why do tea tasters taste tea with milk? a. most british people drink tea that way. b. tea tastes much better with milk.c. tea with milk is healthy.19. who suggests a price for each tea?a. tea tasters. b. tea exporters. c. tea companies.20. what is the speaker talking about?a. the life of tea tasters. b. afternoon tea in britain. c. the london tea trade centre. 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）ahaving just quit a highly moneymaking job with tech giant microsoft in the united states，where hed made millions working as a program manager，patrick awuah would wake up once in a while wondering if hed done the right thing what awuah wanted was to create a university in his native ghanaa state-of-the-art education centre that would help educate the countrys next generation of leadersawuah moved with his family，back to ghanathere，he invested his own money and with the help of other donors he founded ashesi university“africa needs to have a renaissance(复兴),” says awuah as he explained what drove him totake the risky decision“the world needs to change in this way and i strongly believe that people like me need to be part of the solution；i need to be really actively involved in helping to drive this change in africa located about an hours drive from the capital accra，ashesi，which appropriately translates to “beginning,” is the first ghanaian university to combine technical majors with a liberal arts approachits campus，set on 100 acres in a town called berekuso，was designed to be inspiring for the more than 500 young ghanaians studying there “so when i look at universities i see africa fastforward 30 yearswhen this 20-year-old is now in his or her 50s，that person is going to be a leader”today ashesi，which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year，offers degrees in business，information systems and computer sciencethere are plans to offer engineering and economics majors in the near futurethe schools graduation rate is between 70and 90，according to awuahin our last freshman class，50 of the students paid full tuition(学费)，25were on fullscholarships and 25on partial scholarships ,”he said“the reason why variety is so important is that the most important conversation on campus is a conversation about the good societywhat is the good society we would like to see in africa? that conversation is a lot more interesting if you have variety in the classroom，”adds awuah 。21in awuahs opinion，africa should be changed byainvesting more money for developmentbdeveloping computer science ctraining future leaders for developmentdfounding more universities22the underlined sentence in the first paragraph infers that “_”.aawuah regretted that he had once worked with microsoftbawuah would doubt if he should resign from microsoft cawuah wondered whether it was right to invest for a universitydawuah felt it wrong that he had refused a job with a large salary23the university founded by awuah_. acame into being 10 years ago bwas named with “beginning” cis located in the capital of ghan dwill be run for 30 years24which of the following is true according to the text? aashesi has offered five degrees since it was founded bashesi had earned millions of dollars before he left microsoft c50 of the new students in ashesi receive education for free dawuah was the only investor in setting up ashesi universitybpupils remember more and behave better when 3d images areused in lessons，research suggeststhey are quicker to learn andabsorb new concepts，and display higher levels of concentrationprofessor anne bamford，of the university of the arts，london，studied the effectiveness of 3d content in 15 schools across seven countries，including the ukpupils in 3d classes can remember more than those in the 2d classes after four weeks，improving test scores by an average of 1 7 percent compared with eight percent for 2d lessonsthey gave more detailed answer to the tasks and were more likely to think in 3d, using hand gestures and mime(模仿动作) to answer the test questions successfullythe teachers commented that the pupils in the 3d groups had deeper understanding，increased attention span, more motivation and higher engagement in the lessonschildren are used to 3d with the rise of computer games that use the technology90 percent of those in the study had seen a 3d filmschools would need 3denabled projectors(投影仪)，laptops with good picture capabilities，3d software and glasses for children to introduce animations(动作) into classroomsbut danny nicholson，an educationist，said the technology would be impractical to use inschools and could be costlyhe said，“while i think the idea of 3d technology is very interesting，i worry that 3d is a bit of an expensive gimmick(小玩意儿)there are a few cases where a true 3d image might help，but most of the time，good 2d models that can be moved would be just as effective” in the us，one school district in colorado is already in the process of having 1000 3d projectors fixed in classroomsand the university of caledonia, which carries out scientific research into the lake tabon basin has used 3d presentations with grade six pupilsthose who watched the 3d presentations were more engrossed and reported a general increase in their interest in science compared with students who watched the 2d version25what is the main idea of the first three paragraphs?athere are slight differences between 3d and 2d imagesbpupils perform better when 3d images are used in classescschools have difficulties in making full use of 3d technologyd3d technology is always more effective than 2d technology26danny nicholson holds the view that 3d_.ais of no help in classes bhas a bright future in classescis more practical than 2d models dmay not be affordable for schools27what can we learn from the last paragraph? a3d technology will replace 2d models in the future bmany pupils are now more interested in science than before cteachers will use the 3d technology through specific training d3d will soon be put into use in one school district in colorado28the underlined word “engrossed” in the last paragraph means_.aabsorbed bannoyed crelaxed d confusedca new usgovernment report says more than two million americans fall ill each year withdrugresistant bacterial infections(感染)，and 23，000 of them are dying as a resultthe head of the united states centers for disease control and preventioncdcsaid that the number probably will growofficials warn that steps must be taken now to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotic(抗生素)drugswithout urgent action to stop that trend，warned tom frieden whose agency wrote the report，the miracle drugs to fight them wont be available in the future“if we are not careful，the medicine chest will be empty when we go there to look for a lifesaving antibiotic for someone with a deadly infectionbut if we act now，we can preserve these medications while we continue to work on development of new medicines”the report names a drugresistant abuse of gonorrhea(淋病)，which causes about one quarter of a million hospitalizations in the united states annuallyof the number at least 1 4，000 result in deathdrug resistance develops through the overuse and inappropriate use of antibacterial agentsthese can be：doctors prescribing(开药) them to patients who have viral infections that are not affected by medicine meant to fight bacteria；patients not taking all of their medicine as prescribed，so the bacteria making them sick are only weakened，not killed；antibiotic use in healthy farm animals to prevent illness and promote growthantibiotic remainders left in meat and animal products can then lead to drug resistance in humans to limit the spread of resistant infections，experts recommend wider use of routineimmunizations(预防)，as well as handwashing in hospitals and other health care facilitiesalso，the report urges handwashing by food handlersmichael bell，deputy director of the division of healthcare quality promotion at cdc，saidpatients also can play a role in preserving the effectiveness of antibiotics by asking health care providers a few simple questions29whats the best title of the passage? adrug resistance developing quickly in the us bdrugresistant bacterial infections growing in the us cactions for preserving anti-bacterial medications in the us dpreventions of drug-resistant bacterial infections in the us30according to frieden，we must take measures without delay to preserve effectiveness ofantibiotics，or_. awe will have to develop better medicines in place of antibiotics bthere may be no effective anti-bacterial drugs for use in the future cwe cant find other medicines to cure serious illnesses in the future dmore and more americans will suffer from bacterial infections each year31of those patients admitted to the hospital because of a drug-resistant abuse of gonorrhea annually，deaths add up to_.aat least 5.6 babout 25 cabout 1.4 dat least 2.532one of the approaches through which drug resistance develops is that_. apeople eat the meat with antibiotic remainder in animalsbdoctors prescribe less antibiotics than needed for patientscdoctors prescribe much more antibiotic than needed for patientsdpatients dont take their ant-bacterial agents that doctors prescribeddowning street sources have indicated that the british tennis player，andy murray，will berecommended for a knighthood(爵士头衔)for ending britains 77-year wait for a wimbledon mens champion titledavid cameron，the british prime minister，who was in the royal box on sunday at wimbledon told reporters that he couldnt think of anyone who deserves one moremore news on the knighthood is surely to come, but murrays achievement has a twist in that he is scottish, not englishalso in the royal box show on sunday was scotlands first minister, alex salmond, waving the white-and-blue scottish flag in the row directly behind cameron after the victoryno scotsman had won the singles at wimbledon since harold mahony in 1896salmond was later asked on bbc radio whether murrays achievement had been a victory for britain “absolutely，and for tennis fans everywhere，salmond said“let everyone enjoy the victorybut you will allow us just the little private thinglet us wave our national flag the scottish government，headed by salmond，has announced that scotland will hold areferendum(全民票)on independence from britain in september 2014murray，who lives in the london area but was born and raised in the scottish town of dunblane，has not said publicly which way he would vote on the issue，and his wimbledon championship will only mix interest in his views but this was a national momentmurrays semifinal victory over jerzyjanowicz drew a peak television audience of 13.24 million viewers, the biggest of the year in britainthe final then topped that with a peak audience of 17.3 million，the biggest audience for a wimbledon final since at least 1990, according to the b bconly one name will go on the trophy(奖杯)，but tennis at the highest level has now become a team eventmurray，who once had frequent fits of anger during matches，has transformed himself into a much more focused force with the help of an extensive support groupmurrays rise to champion has clearly something to do with his decision to hire the former number one tennis champion ivan lendl as his coach just before the 2012 season“hes been very patient with me; im just happy i managed to do it for him” onward team murray goes toward a defense of the united states open title，beginning next month，and then eventually to defending at wimbledon next year with the british drought(干旱) well and truly over 33the underlined word “twist” in the second paragraph refers to murrays_.aachievement bknighthood cchampion title dnationality34what does the author mean by saying“the british drought well and truly over”? amurray is concerned about the drought that struck britain bdrought in britain will be over next year when wimbledon is held cbritish governments rule over scotland will come to an end soon dthe british peoples desire for a wimbledon victory is fully satisfied35what does the writer intend to tell us?athe whole great britain is enjoying murrays victorybscotland is going to gain independence from britaincthe secret lies behind murrays wimbledon victorydmurray was torn between the choices in the referendum第二节 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。（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）building trust in a relationship againtrust is a learned behavior that we gain from past experiences. 36 trust is a risk. but you cant be successful when theres a lack of trust in a relationship that results from an action where the wrongdoer takes no responsibility to fix the mistake.unfortunately, weve all been victims of betrayal. whether weve been suffer from, lied to, misled, or cheated on, there are different levels of losing trust. sometimes people simply cant trust anymore. 37 its understandable, but if youre willing to build trust in a relationship again, we have some steps you can take to get you there. 38 having confidence in yourself will help you make better choices because you can see what the best outcome would be for your well-being. 39 if youve been betrayed, you are the victim of your circumstance. but theres a difference between being a victim and living with a “victim mentality”. at some point in all of our lives, well have our trust tested or violated.you didnt lose “everything”. once trust is lost, what is left? instead of looking at the situation from this hopeless angle, look at everything you still have and be thankful for all of the good in your life. 40 instead, its a healthy way to work through the experience to allow room for positive growth and forgiveness.a.learn to really trust yourself.b.it is putting confidence in someone.c.stop regarding yourself as the victim.d.remember that you can expect the best in return.e.theyve been too badly hurt and they cant bear to let it happen again.f.this knowledge carries over in their attitude toward their future relationships.g.seeing the positive side of things doesnt mean youre ignoring what happened.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength 41 the story ofthis boy for examplehe decided to study judo(柔道) 42 he had lost his left 4 3 in a car accidentthe boy began lessons 44 an old japanese judo masterthe boy was doing well， 45 he couldnt understand why，after three months of training，the master had 46 him only one move“sensei，”the boy 47 said to his master，“shouldnt i be learning more moves?”“this is the only move you11 ever 48 to know，”the sensei repliednot quite understanding，but believing in his teacher，the boy 49 trainingseveral months later，the sensei 50 the boy to his first tournamentto his 51 , the boy easily won his first two matches. the third match proved to bemore 52 ，but after some time，his opponent