福建省德化一中、永安一中、漳平一中2017-2018学年高二英语下学期第一次联考（4月）试题.doc

福建省德化一中、永安一中、漳平一中2017-2018学年高二英语下学期第一次联考（4月）试题（考试时间：120分钟总分：150分） 本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分，共10页。 第 卷 第1部分 听力（共两节，共20题，每题1.5分，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和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the man probably like?A. Playing basketball. B. Rock-climbing. C. Swimming.2. What does the man mean?A. Jane is eager to return home. B. Jane is on her way home.C. Jane wont spend Christmas at home.3. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man missed the lecture completely. B. The man was late for the lecture.C. The man doesnt attend the lecture.4. Why doesnt the girl lend a pen to the boy?A. She does not have any pens. B. She left her pen at home.C. She has only one pen and has to use it.5. What does the woman do?A. An engineer.B. An official. C. A teacher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、7题。6. What is the man praising the woman for?A. Her boots. B. Her handbag.C. Her skirt.7. Why does the man want to know the stores name?A. To buy a skirt for his girlfriend. B. To introduce it to his friends.C. To buy a pair of boots for himself.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. How does the man feel after the interview?A. Nervous. B. Hopeful. C. Disappointed.9. How many people will be chosen for the job in the company?A. Twenty-eight. B. Twenty-six. C. Two.10. What do the mans parents expect him to do?A. To find a job near home. B. To get the job he has just applied for. C. To work in a big city.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. When was the last time the two speakers met each other?A. A few years ago. B. Last summer. C. Last Christmas.12. What do we know about Mr. Whites kids?A. Joe is now interested in sports. B. Billy has broken his arms badly.C. Joe is learning to play the violin.13. What is Mrs. White learning now?A. Cooking. B. French. C. Typing.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What is the woman going to be?A. A part-time waitress. B. A full-time secretary. C. A part-time teacher.15. Why does the woman want to leave Park Hotel?A. She cant earn much money there. B. She is too busy to work full time.C. It is far from her university.16. On which day should the woman work all day?A. On Friday.B. On Sunday. C. On Saturday.17. When will the woman start working?A. On May 8.B. On May 3. C. On May 1.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. How should you feed rabbits?A. Provide them with various foods every day. B. Provide a treat for them sometimes.C. Make sure they often drink clean warm water.19. What can you learn about rabbit care?A. They should be given enough space. B. Pet rabbits dont like to play with toys.C. Rabbits tend to be more relaxed indoors.20. Where is the passage taken from?A. An agricultural report. B. A magazine for pet lovers. C. An interesting story book.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中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AUniversity of Miami Summer Scholars ProgramCategories: Writing, Arts / Photography / Film, Sports / Boating / Riding, Science / Math, Technology / Computers, Academic / Pre-College, Business / DebateAges: 15-17Gender: Co-EdType: Residential (住校的)Mailing Address: Summer Scholars Program, University of Miami, P.O. Box 248005 Coral Gables, FL USA 33124-1610The University of Miami Summer Scholars Program (SSP) is an exciting opportunity for current high school sophomores (二年级生) and juniors to explore their academic passions and experience what its like to be a college student. This unique academic program allows students to earn college credits, interact with world class professors, make lasting friendships, and grow as independent thinkers.For parents with questions about whether their son / daughter should apply for the Summer Scholars Program, consider this: many high school students are unsure about what colleges to apply to, let alone what major to pursue. Choosing a pre-college summer program like Summer Scholars allows students to explore possible majors, colleges, and career opportunities in an environment where they can earn college credits while concentrating on subject matter they are interested in.Students selected for this three-week scholarly program experience the following:Choose an academic track based on their passion / interestParticipate in classes with high school students from around the country and worldLearn from a student-centered curriculum and earn up to 6 college creditsParticipate in numerous hands-on activitiesLive on campus for three weeks and experience college lifeParticipate in educational field tripsAnd, more!21. Whats the aim of the program?A. To improve the attendees social skills.B. To prepare the attendees for future studies.C. To help improve high school performance.D. To establish University of Miamis reputation.22. Why are parents mentioned in the text?A. To encourage them to give their kids more help.B. To tell them the importance of choosing majors.C. To persuade them to spread the message on the program.D. To convince them of the necessity of attending the program.23. How is the program arranged?A. It focuses on theoretical knowledge.B. It all takes place inside the classroom.C. Students stay inside the campus over night.D. Science and technology courses are the mainstream.BStephen Hawking, a world famous British physicist, also wrote a childrens book with his daughter. Hawking said the book would be “a bit like Harry Potter” but without the magic. “It explains the wonders of the universe,” said Hawking, while he was on a visit to Hong Kong over 10 years ago. Hawking, is probably the worlds most famous scientist after Albert Einstein. He is an expert on black holes. He has put his whole life into digging into the beginning (and the end) of the universe. “My goal is simple,” Hawking once said. “It is to completely understand the universe, why it is as it is and why it is there at all.” Hawking has a bad illness that stops him from moving or talking. For a period of time, he had no way to communicate except by blinking(眨眼). Now he sits on a wheelchair with a computer by his side. To communicate, he moves two fingers to control the computers mouse. He selects his words from the screen, which are then spoken by a voice synthesizer(音响合成器). “I have had the disease for most of my life,” Hawking once said. “Yet it has not stopped me from being successful at my work.” Although Hawking is such a disabled man, he made great achievements. He has received many awards and prizes for his work over the years. This includes winning the Albert Einstein Award. It is the highest achievement in theoretical physics.24. In the first paragraph, the book that Stephen Hawking wrote is_. A. about the magic B. about science C. the same as Harry Potter D. is quite different from Harry Potter.25. From text we can learn _. A. Hawking is more famous than Einstein B. Hawking is less famous than EinsteinC. Both Hawking and Einstein are very famous D. Neither Hawking nor Einstein is famous 26. What does the underlined pronoun “it” stand for? A. The goal. B. The magic. C. The universe. D. The book. 27. According to the text, which of the following statements is the fact? A. He communicates with others by speaking.B. The illness keeps him from moving and talking.C. The illness stopped him from being successful. D. Hawking has received many awards and prices except the Albert Einstein Award.CA new study suggests that tiny organisms living underground may store most of the carbon in Swedish forest floors. Thats a good thing for the environment: If the carbon remains hidden in the soil, then its not escaping into the atmosphere. There, it could contribute to global warming.These organisms, called mycorrhizal fungi(菌根真菌), grow on tree roots. They provide trees with nutrients in exchange for their sugars, which contain carbon.Scientists had long believed that most of the carbon sits above ground. But the new study suggests most carbon is trapped in the soil. Carbon is a building block of every living organism, from people and fish to bacteria and trees. Trees are masters at stashing carbon. They breathe in carbon dioxide from the air. They use the carbon to grow branches, leaves and roots. But the element moves around. If a tree falls down and rotsor is cut down and burnedits carbon goes back into the air as carbon dioxide. Too much of the gas in the air can foster global warming.In cold northern forests, like those in Sweden, fallen leaves and branches take a long time to rot. That means the carbon in those materials can stay put for a long time.To learn more about what a tree does with its carbon, ecologists at the Swedish University collected soil from 30 forested Swedish islands. They then measured the amount and age of the carbon in the samples. The scientists found that deeper, fungi-filled soils contained more carbon than soils from the surface of the forest floor.When the scientists dated the carbon in the samples, they got a surprise: They found young carbon in deeper soils. The researchers had expected to find young carbon only in soils closer to the surface of the forest floor. The only explanation, they say: The young carbon came from the underground fungi that swallow carbon-containing sugars from tree roots.With the new findings, scientists may better understand soils role in storing carbon. That information could help improve forecasts for global warming.28. How do fungi grow?A. They consume carbon dioxide. B. They digest fallen tree branches.C. They absorb nutrients from the soil. D. They obtain sugars from tree roots.29. What does the underlined word stashing in Para. 3 mean?A. Storing. B. Reducing. C. Transforming. D. Producing.30. Why were the scientists surprised at the findings?A. Young carbon was found in the surface of the forest floor.B. The findings could not be explained scientifically.C. The findings proved their previous ideas wrong.D. It is hard to find young carbon in the underground fungi.31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Fungi In Cold Northern Forests. B. Fungi As Carbon Keepers.C. Fungi On the Roots of Trees. D. Fungi In the Deep Soil.DMany of the worlds tallest buildings will make you dizzy if you reached their top. But these grand buildings could soon look like bungalows in comparison to a three-mile-high skyscraper which it is said could be built by 2062.The skyscraper is the idea of Arconic, a materials science company based in New York, as part of its larger campaign called “The Jetsons” a homage (致敬) to the 1962 cartoon, set in 2062. Arconic has imagined the skyscraper created using materials that are either in-development or have already been brought to market, including smog-eating surfaces and retractable (可伸缩的) balconies.Sherri McCleary, one of Arconics chief materials scientists, says one of the most exciting and immediate projects is EcoClean, a special coating that helps buildings self-clean and purify the surrounding air. It was first released in 2011 and offers a number of benefits over traditional glass windows. The functional coating provides beauty and a benefit to the surrounding environment by reducing the content of pollutants around it. EcoClean uses a mix of chemicals, which use both light and water vapour (蒸汽) to produce atoms known as free radicals. These free radicals draw in pollutants in the air, breaking them down before they fall off the side of the building.Another innovation (创新) is in the windows themselves, which Arconic also hopes could be a part of the three-mile-high tower. The new design is called Bloomframe. Essentially, its a motorized window that changes into an all-glass balcony in under a minute. The firm has already showcased the Bloomframe technology at several trade shows, and hopes it will become available to buy in the near future.Fitting in with “The Jetsons” theme, the firm is also working on flying cars, featuring ultra-lightweight car bodies and airplane wings. In the meantime, it continues working to push the limits of what modern-day skyscrapers can look like and do. Thanks to 3D printing, McCleary says many structures that arent currently feasible (可行的) could withstand high winds and unique climates. “Were looking at improving materials that can be 3D-printed to give more and more options to designers and architects,” she says.32. What can we learn about the skyscraper?A. It is now in-development. B. It has many futuristic features.C. It was first put forward in 1962. D. It will be the tallest building in 2062.33. What is EcoClean supposed to achieve?A. A tidier coating. B. A quieter environment.C. A cleaner building surrounded by cleaner air.D. A more beautiful view through glass windows.34. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?A. How EcoClean works. B. How we can avoid pollution.C. What free radicals are. D. Where EcoClean comes from.35. Which of the following may require Bloomframe technology?A. Flying cars. B. Balcony walls.C. Airplane wings. D. Changeable windows.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。Most of us mistakenly think that creativity is a quality belonging only to inventors rather to ourselves. 36 The following tips are a great beginning for developing our creativity.1. Get out of your comfort zoneBreak out of your usual patterns and welcome creativity into your life. The human brain was designed to recognize patterns. We continue to create patterns and routines for almost everything we do. 37 As we become more efficient at using patterns, we rely less on creativity to find new paths. We should force ourselves out of our comfort zones and open up new possibilities.2. 38 If you always do what youve always done, youll always get what youve always got. We are creatures of habits and routines, but creativity hates routines. Interrupt your routine and try something new. Undoubtedly, new things are often creative.3. Take action 39 You must work to make it a reality. Have you ever seen a new product and realized that you thought of the same thing long ago? Yet someone else is making money with “your” idea. 40 The difference between a dreamer and a doer is action. If you can put your ideas into practice, you are well on your way to improving your creativity. You can become a true inventor in your own life somehow!A. Try different things.B. Seek several options.C. Having a great idea is not enough.D. We may attempt to think from the other persons point.E. In fact, our comfort zone is only a collection of patterns.F. However, the truth is that we are all born with the potential to be creative.G. We all have great ideas sometimes, but only a few people turn their ideas into reality.第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节, 满分45分)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。I may be a bit old school but I think that people who store all of their pictures on their smart phones are missing out on something. There is 41 like seeing a loved ones smiling face looking down on you from a picture frame on your wall. It is both 42 and assuring, almost like they are watching 43 you while you work at your desk.As I work at my own desk I can see my Moms picture smiling down on me. She left us too soon. She was only 55 years old when cancer 44 her. If ones years here were 45 on virtue then she should have lived to be over 100. My Dads kind smile is 46 hers. It has only been a few years since he passed. Sometimes I still 47 the telephone wanting to call him and tell him something that has just happened to me only to remember that he is gone. My Nanas picture is there too, 48 the 90 years young sign at her birthday party 16 years ago. How I wish I 49 walk into her kitchen again, have a talk, and 50 a big slice of homemade Italian bread with her.Sometimes looking at these pictures gives me a(an) 51 of sadness. I still miss them all and I dont feel 52 to be the oldest generation yet. Most of the time, 53 , I only feel the warmth and joy that comes from a million loving memories 54 these pictures bring back. It makes me feel 55 knowing that I had them all in my life for the years that I did. It makes me want to follow their loving example 56 in my own life as well.A lot of people say that you have to have a 57 heart to get through life. Others say a soft heart is better. I myself think that a strong heart is best. We need a heart that loves through the 58 . We need a heart that keeps loving 59 when we lose the people we love the most.We need a heart that knows that “Anyone who lives in love lives in God, and God lives in him.” May your heart be strong then. May your love 60 from your pictures and from your life.41. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing42. A. confusing B. disgusting C. comforting D. frustrating43. A. out B. over C. for D. on44. A. claimed B. attacked C. sacrificed D. took45. A. based B. dependent C. keen D