福建省南安第一中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷.doc

南安一中20152016学年度上学期期中考高二英语科试卷本试卷考试分第卷（选择题）和第卷，共12页，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题纸和答题卡上。2考生作答时，请将答案答在答题纸上，在本试卷上答题无效。按照题号在各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。3答案使用05毫米的黑色中性（签字）笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚（选择题答案使用2B铅笔填涂，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号）。4保持答题纸纸面清洁，不破损。考试结束后，将本试卷自行保存，答题纸和答题卡交回。第卷(选择题，共100分)第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 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. When did the alarm ring? A. At 5 oclock. B. At 7 oclock. C. At 8 oclock. 2. How much money does the women need? A. Eighteen pounds. B. Eight pounds. C. Ten pounds.3. What is Peters attitude towards his late arrival? A. Angry. B. Disappointed. C. Indifferent.4. What is wrong with Li Hua?A. He has got a toothache. B. He has got a backache. C. He has got a headache.5. What would be the womans advice? A. Dont drink water with ice. B. Dont eat any cold dishes. C. Dont drink water at lunch. 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 might be the relationship between the two speakers? A. Workmates. B. Friends. C. Mother and son.7. What are they talking about? A. The mans major in college. B. The mans favorite subjects. C. The mans future job. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8.Why does the woman need to borrow money from the man? A. She is wounded. B. She lost her purse. C. She is penniless.9.What can you conclude from this story?A. Pronunciation is very important. B. Nobody wants to lend money. C. Bad relationship between the two. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题.10.Why wont Mr. Stone come to the clinic tomorrow? A. He cant spare the time. B. The clinic will be closed. C. Dr. Milton wont come to work.11.When is the clinic open in a week? A. From Monday to Friday. B. On weekdays except Thursday. C. During the whole week.12.What time has finally been fixed for Mr. Stone to come? A. 5:30 p.m, Wednesday. B. 6:15 p.m, Wednesday. C. 6:15 p.m, Thursday. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Where are the two speakers? A. In the womans office. B. In the mans house. C. In the mans office.14.Why did the man come into the room? A. To play the piano. B. To talk to the woman. C. To have an article translated.15. What was Jane doing at that time? A. She was taking a rest. B. She was preparing an exam. C. She was taking an exam.16.What will the woman probably do next year? A. Go abroad. B. Change her job. C. Learn to play the piano. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What was the weather like that day? A. Rainy. B. Snowy. C. Sunny.18.What was Tim doing when he met the speaker at first? A. Having a holiday. B. Studying abroad. C. Going on a business trip.19.Where does the speaker come from? A. Germany. B. America. C. France.20.What was the relationship between the speaker and Tim later? A. Good friends. B. Husband and wife. C. Workmates.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。ASelfies(自拍) have become an increasingly common way to capture memorable moments. When it comes to taking selfies, knowing the following tips can directly affect the quality of your final product. The use of light is vital to improving image quality. Lights can help avoid shadows and create soft features on your face, so turn your face toward the main light source. If you want to be creative, play with light angles by turning your body, but make sure the photo is properly exposed and your face is lit from the front or the side. Besides, avoid taking selfies against the main light source or with overhead lighting. Additionally, natural light possesses a warmth that makes you look like youre glowing.When taking selfies, angles also matter a lot. Hold the camera away from your face, and try to take photos both horizontally(水平地) and vertically. If not, your face might look bigger than usual. Ideally, the universal selfie angle is 45 degrees above your head. But you should study your face at different angles because finding your best angle requires you having seen all of them.One problem with selfies is that most have distracting backgrounds. You can always do more to show others your best side. Try to simplify the background by taking selfies outdoors or in spacious areas. Document yourself engaging in interesting activities-hiking with family members, visiting landmarks, or working out with friends. At least, you can make the photo appealing by getting rid of your outstretched arm or a background thats too busy.You can also download some photo apps that allow you to adjust the lighting and contrast. Some apps offer useful filters(滤光器), which can change your skin tone and eliminate pimples (粉刺) on your face.21To get an image of high quality, you need to _.A. be under the light source B. face the main light source C. be against the main light D. have the photo fully exposed22How can you find the angle that suits you most?A. Place the camera 45 degrees above your head.B. Hold the camera far enough from you.C. Keep the camera lower than your face.D. Study your face at different angles.23Which of the following should be avoided when taking selfies?A. The use of natural light. B. A landmark as a background.C. A busy background. D. Changes of the skin tone.BI was puzzled! Why was this old woman making such a complaint about our way to deal with an old bush which was of no use to anybody? She had written letters to the local paper, even to a national to protest about our projected by-pass to her village, and, looking at a map, the route was nowhere near where she lived and it wasnt as if the area was attractive. I was more than puzzled, I was intrigued (好奇的). I wanted to know what it was that motivated her. So it was that I found myself knocking on a cottage door, being received by Mary Smith and then being taken for a walk to the woods.“Ive always loved this place”, she said, “it has a lot of memories for me, and for others. We all used it. They called it Lovers lane. Its not much of a lane, and it doesnt go anywhere important, but thats why we all came here. To be away from people, to be by ourselves.” She added.It was indeed pleasant that day and the songs of many birds could be heard. Squirrels gazed from the branches, quite bold in their movements, obviously few people passed this way and they had nothing to fear. I could imagine the noise of vehicles passing through these peaceful woods when the by-pass was built, so I felt that she probably had something there but as I hold strong opinions about the needs of the community over-riding the opinions of private individuals, I said nothing. The village was quite a distant and dangerous place because of the traffic especially for old people and children, their safety was more important to me than an old womans whims (怪念头).“Take this tree”, she said pausing after a short while. “To you it is just that, a tree. Not unlike many others here”. She gently touched the bark. “Look here, under this branch, what can you see?”“It looks as if someone has done a bit of carving with a knife” I said after a cursory (草率的) inspection.“Yes, thats what it is!” she said softly. “There are letters and a lovers heart”.I looked again, this time more carefully. The heart was still there and there was an arrow through it. The letters on one side were indistinct, but on the other an R was clearly visible with what looked like an I after it. “Some budding romance?” I asked, “Did you know who they were?”“Oh yes, I knew them”, said Mary Smith, “it says RH loves MS”.After a pause, she went on “He had a penknife and I helped him to carve my initials. We were very much in love, but he was going away, and could not tell me what he was involved in the army. I had guessed of course. It was the last evening we ever spent together, because he went away the next day, back to his Unit.”Mary Smith was quiet for a while, then she sobbed, “His mother showed me the telegram. Sergeant R Holmes . Killed in action in the invasion of France.”I realized that I could be getting out of my depth, and longed to be in my office, away from here and this old lady, snug, and with a cup of tea in my hand.There was a further pause. Mary Smith gently touched the wounded tree, just as she would have caressed(爱抚) him. “And now they want to take our tree away from me.” Another quiet sob, then she turned to me. “I was young and pretty then, I could have had anybody, I wasnt always the old woman you see here now. I could have had everything I wanted in life, a lovely man, health and a future to look forwards to”.She paused again and looked around. The breeze gently moved through the leaves with a sighing sound. “There were others, of course, but not a patch on my Robin!” she said strongly. “And now I have nothing - except the memories this tree holds. If only I could get my hands on that awful man who writes in the paper about the value of the road they are going to build where we are standing now, I would tell him. Has he never loved, has he never lived, does he not know anything about memories? We were not the only ones, you know, I still meet some who came here as Robin and I did. Yes, I would tell him!”I turned away, sick at heart.24. Why was the by-pass to Mary Smiths village to be built through these woods?A. The community wanted to explore the beauty of the woods as a way of tourism.B. Many people passed these woods causing heavy traffic jam.C. The traffic was inconvenient making the village a dangerous place to live in.D. The village was quite far away and its economy needed improving.25. What can we learn from the underlined sentence?A. He wanted to get away from Mary Smith and have some tea.B. He was quite willing to talk with Mary Smith for a long time.C. He was deeply touched by the story and can not get out of it.D. He felt disgusted about Mary Smiths statement of her past life.26. What can we learn from the last three paragraphs?A. Mary Smiths story was the only example witnessed by the woods.B. Mary Smith regretted not having married a lovely man.C. Mary Smith now has nothing- except the memories this tree holds.D. The wounded tree symbolized Mary Smiths past memories.27. Whats the purpose of this passage?A. To encourage the public to protect the environment.B. To introduce an affecting story and show sympathy to poor lovers.C. To criticize the harmful effects caused by the wars.D. To state that communitys needs should outweigh individual needsCShould we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasonsfor example, economic reasonswhy they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed?In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own home town of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate(影响)its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area.It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative and do not like change.Although we have to respect peoples feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice.28What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph?AMost of them are too expensive to preserve.BThey are more pleasing than modern buildings.CSome of them are not attractive.DThey have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area.29Which of the following is true according to the author?AWe should reproduce the same old buildings.BSome old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.CNo one understands why people speak against new buildings.DBuildings should not dominate their surroundings.30By “move things forward” in the last paragraph, the author probably means “_.”Adestroy old buildingsBrespect peoples feelings for historical buildingsC choose new architectural stylesDput things in a different place 31What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings.B. To explain why people dislike change.C. To warn that we should end up living in caves.D. To argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas.DA new survey finds that more than eighty percent of Internet users in the United States search for health information onlineThe survey found that searching online is one of the leading ways that people look for a second opinion though doctors are still the main source of health informationForty-four percent of people are actually looking for doctors or other providers when they search for health information onlineAnother finding of the survey: Two-thirds of Internet users look online for information about a specific disease or medical conditionThe Internet has also become an important source of emotional support for people with health problemsSusannah Fox says one in five Internet users has gone online to find other people who have the same conditionIt was more popular among people with more serious health issuesone in four people living with chronic diseases(慢性病)And it was basically off the charts with people living with rare diseaseThey are so eager to find other people online who share their health concernsA disease is considered rare if it affects fewer than two hundred thousand people worldwideThe rise of social networking has made it easier for people with rare diseases to connect with each other and feel less aloneSocial networking is also changing the way some doctors and patients communicate with each otherDrJeff Livingston operates a medical center for women in Irving, TexasHis office uses password-protected software to share information with patients“We provide the patient full access to their medical careAnything I can see, the patient can seeAll of their notes, all of their doctor visits are right thereAll of their lab work is right there.” DrLivingston says the software has increased efficiency, reduced costs and improved relations with patients32From the first paragraph, we can know _Amost online health information is reliableBpeople shouldnt rely on the Internet for medical adviceCmore people now turn to the Internet for medical adviceDdoctors are no longer the patients first choice33The underlined words “off the charts” in Paragraph 3 mean _Anot attractive Bnot accessibleCfar away from Dvery popular34By using social networking, patients with rare diseases can _A. get emotional comfort B. find effective curesC. ask for financial support D. consult doctors anytime35What do we know about Dr. Livingstons software?AIt increases medical expensesBIt gives patients a medical test onlineCIt takes doctors closer to their patientsDIt requires more time spent on medical care 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。When the Home Office says that its worrying about bars that encourage people to drink when they are already drunk, it means that the problem of drinking is about people falling over in the city centers.36 However, the latter is a more difficult issue.There are plenty of drunken people who are a bit unsteady going upstairs to bed and dont break anything. The biggest change in their drinking habits is the increase in the drinking of wine, most of which is drunk at home. This is what will stop us becoming a 24-hour pub society.37 The British are good at staying at homemost people now have informal drinking kitchens, which encourage informal eating and drinking. 38 It doesnt sound unreasonable, but the Department of Health would say it adds to a health problem. Yet this has become the cultural standard for all generations. The great rise in alcohol consumption from the 1980s is considered to be down to (归咎于) women drinking, partly reflecting their increasing importance as wage earners. 39 .40 Today, the number of people who say that they dont drink in this country is rising, probably because of incentives(激励,诱因) offered by insurance companies. Its probable the case that those who drink are drinking more, possibly because of the recession(衰退,不景气).A. Why not have a nice meal and open a bottle of wine?B. People are happy drinking at home, where they dont pay pub pric