2017-2018学年福建省莆田第一中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题（Word版）

2017-2018学年福建省莆田第一中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题（Word版）

莆田一中2017～2018学年度上学期期末考试试卷 高二 英语选修六 ‎ 命题人:唐少萍 彭云玉 审核人: 邹荔生 陈亚妹 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 听力（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和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1．What’s the man probably?‎ ‎ A．A repairman. B．A fireman. C．A policeman.‎ ‎2．What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers?‎ ‎ A．Mother and son. B．Customer and shopkeeper. C．Husband and wife.‎ ‎3．What’s Tom going to do after class?‎ ‎ A．Do some sports. B．Go to the library. C．Go to the bookstore.‎ ‎4．What’s wrong with the speakers?‎ ‎ A．They lose their way. B．They took the wrong bus. C．They can’t find their map.‎ ‎5．What was the woman most probably doing last night?‎ ‎ A .Watching TV at home. B．Expecting a phone call. C．Talking to her friends.‎ 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至7题。‎ ‎6．What are they most probably talking about?‎ ‎ A．The weather of London. B．Traveling in England. C．The traffic of London.‎ ‎7．What does the woman think of the London bus?‎ ‎ A．Rather slow. B．Very dirty. C．Too expensive.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。‎ ‎8．What is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ ‎ A．Host and guest. B．Customer and waitress. C．Husband and wife.‎ ‎9．What does the woman askthe man to do?‎ ‎ A．Have some soup. B．Have more rice. C．Have more fish.‎ ‎10．Where does the conversation most probably take place?‎ ‎ A．At a restaurant． B．At the man’s C．At the woman’s 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。‎ ‎11．Why does the woman want to move out of her present flat?‎ ‎ A．It costs her too much． ‎ B．It’s too far from the school．‎ C．It’s shared by too many roommates．‎ ‎12．What kind of flat is the woman looking for?‎ ‎ A．One with furniture in it. B．One having enough space. C．One where she can live alone.‎ ‎13．How is the man going to help the woman?‎ ‎ A．He’ll share his flat with her．B. He’ll seek a flat in the school．C．He’ll visit a block of flats．‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。‎ ‎14．Who did Rocky go to the concert with last night?‎ ‎ A．His friends. B．His children. C．His parents.‎ ‎15．What was the concert held for?‎ ‎ A．To collect money for the quake-hit areas.‎ ‎ B．To show the singers’ love for children.‎ ‎ C．To celebrate a festival in Sichuan.‎ ‎16．What is Rocky’s opinion?‎ ‎ A．By loving others, we can make the world happier．‎ ‎ B．Everyone should donate money to those poor people．‎ ‎ C．There will no longer be disasters in the world．‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17．What’s the program the woman is hosting?‎ A. Pop World of ABC International. B．The History of Pop. C．The Road of Music.‎ ‎18．Which program introduces the background of the pop songs?‎ A．Pop Words. B．About the Hits. C．The History of Pop.‎ ‎19．What can be expected in the program about the Big Hits?‎ ‎ A．Letters from the audience will be read in the program.‎ ‎ B．Interviews with the singers or songwriters can be heard.‎ ‎ C．Listeners can interview the singers and songwriters.‎ ‎20．What does a native English speaker think of English pop songs?‎ ‎ A．Difficult to understand. B．Surprising. C．Understandable.‎ 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。‎ A Living Music in the Home Living music in the Home is a Waldorf-inspired resource for parents and teachers who wish to share the joy of music with their children and students. We provide musical training for adults so they can make music in their homes and classrooms.‎ NEW! In addition to our online offerings (see below), we are now offering in-person parent-child music classes in western Massachusetts. We invite you to come to join us for BabySong and ChildSong, offered at the Cottage‎ ‎Garden.‎ CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ‎ CLICK HERE FOR REGISTER OUR ONLINE COURSES Finding Your Inner Voice ‎ Instructor: Michelle Prindle (about)‎ Available: March 17‎ This course offers instruction in vocal (唱歌的) technique that will help parents and teachers to find their inner voice. The course removes modern misunderstandings about the voice. It offers advice on overcoming psychological boundaries to joyful singing. This is done through practical, confidence-building exercise that parents and teachers can practice in their own homes along with the videos and audio files provided. The course also offers a variety of songs for singing with children.‎ Mood of the Fifth Instructor: Dan Prindle (About)‎ Available: March 17‎ This course begins by giving parents and teachers a solid foundation in the basics of western music theory that are necessary for understanding music in the mood of the fifth. These include the fundamentals of music theory (basics of pitch and rhythm). The course then continues to define the mood of the fifth, describe its elements and give a variety of examples. This course provides the necessary knowledge for parents and teachers to fully understand this often unclearly defined concept.‎ ‎21. If Tom who doesn’t have a computer wants to use the resource, he can___________ .‎ A. call Michelle Prindle directly B. take the course Finding Your Inner Voice C. join in BabySong and Childsong at the ‎Cottage‎ ‎Garden D. take in-person music classes in eastern ‎Massachusetts ‎22. What can teachers and parents learn in the online courses?‎ A. How to breathe while running. B. Instruction in vocal technique.‎ C. Various songs suitable for adults. D. How to deal with children successfully.‎ ‎23. One can learn about western music by taking____________ .‎ A. Mood of the Fifth B. Finding Your Inner Voice C. in-person parent-child lessons D. any of the online courses mentioned ‎24. This text is most probably taken from__________.‎ A. science journal B. travel guide C. storybook D. website B My father never wanted his children to know what he did for a living. Dad worked in Plant C. Lying beside Lake Erie, it saw him in at sunrise and out at nightfall. Sometimes my mother would take my siblings (兄弟姐妹) and me to the public beach in our hometown of Ashtabula. She’d gather us round and point to the smokestacks, coughing clouds into the sky.‎ ‎“Wave to daddy!” she’d shout. Four little hands would shoot into the air. I never knew what Dad did in Plant C, but during 34 years of hard work, he had surgery (手术) on his shoulder and hand. At 48, he had his first heart attack. He retired in 1993, right after the last kid graduated from college. But the damage was done. A few years later, the next heart attack killed him.‎ I saw my dad in plant C only once, when I took dinner to him. That night, I looked at my father, covered in sweat and coal, and for the first time I knew why he was so often angry for no reason.‎ Recently my father’s friend, Toby Workman, walked me there. I knew my father never wanted me to see it. At every station, he described the job and the danger. It was like listening to a foreign language. I walked past many DANGER signs. Toby put his hand on my shoulder. “Look”, he said, “you need to understand something. Your dad was a maintenance mechanic. He worked the most dangerous job. If something broke, he fixed it.”‎ A few days later, my daughter graduated from college. I gave her the hard hat Toby handed to me as I left, and this note: “Whenever you feel something difficult, put this on, look in the mirror, and remember your roots.”‎ ‎25. How many siblings does the author most probably have?‎ A. Three siblings B. Two siblings C. Five siblings D. Four siblings ‎26. Which of the following is true about the author’s father?‎ A. He didn’t suffer a heart attack until he retired.‎ B. He worked in Plant C for 48 years in all.[]‎ C. He was hardly angry in his daily life.‎ D. He did physical work in Plant C.‎ ‎27. When Toby Workman described the author’s father’s job, the author ______.‎ A. felt familiar with the job B. didn’t quite understand C. wanted to learn a foreign language D. decided to do the same work ‎28. The author gave her daughter the hat to hope that her daughter could ______.‎ A. remember her grandfather B. overcome all difficulties ‎ C. get encouraged by her grandfather D. follow her grandfather’s work C Crown shyness(树冠羞避）is a mysterious natural phenomenon in which the crowns of some tree species do not touch each other, but get separated by a gap clearly visible from ground level. The effect usually occurs between trees of the same species, but has also been observed between trees of different species.‎ There are many theories going around, most of which make sense, but no one has been able to prove without the shadow of a doubt why some trees avoid touching each other.‎ In his 1955 book, Growth Habits of the Eucalypts，Australian forester M. R. Jacobs writes that the growing tips of the trees are sensitive to abrasion (擦伤），which results in crown shyness phenomenon. This theory was also supported by Dr Miguel Franco. Some experiments have shown that if trees displaying crown shyness are artificially prevented from swaying(摇摆） in the wind and touching each other, they gradually fill up the gaps between them.‎ But while the above theory is arguably the most widespread, it’s certainly not the only one. Some scientists have suggested that crown shyness is a mechanism to stop the spreading of leaf-eating insects. These pests have been known to work together and create structures that extend up to ‎10 cm off of tree branches, in order to reach other plants, so the gaps are the trees natural defense method.‎ One Malaysian scholar studied many trees, but found no traces of abrasions, despite their clear crown shyness. Instead, he suggests that the growing tips of the trees were sensitive to light levels and stopped growing when they got too close to other trees. Plants are able to sense how close they are to other plants and in order to get more light, they give off some chemical to stop other trees from growing too close.‎ Whatever the reason, one thing is for sure, plants are more intelligent than people.‎ ‎29. What can we know about crown shyness?‎ A. It can cause abrasion between trees.‎ B. It only happens between the same species.‎ C. It has been discovered for only half a century.‎ D. No agreement has been reached about its real cause.‎ ‎30. What will happen if trees showing crown shyness are stopped from swaying?‎ A. The gaps between the trees will grow wider.‎ B. The trees will stop growing and even die.‎ C. The gaps between the trees will remain the same.‎ D. The crown shyness phenomenon will disappear.‎ ‎31. What does the underlined word “mechanism” in paragraph 4 probably mean?‎ A. Tip B. Theory C. Way‎ D. Plan ‎32. Which statement might the Malaysian scholar agree with?‎ A. Some insects stop trees growing too close.‎ B. Trees have special ways to attack others.‎ C. Trees won't touch each other to avoid diseases.‎ D. Trees compete with their neighbors for light.‎ D Modern inventions have sped up people's lives amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour, aircraft cross the world a day, while computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boasts (吹嘘)of saving precious seconds in handling tasks.‎ All this saves time, but at a price. When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind in another time zone. Again, spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have their danger, according to some scientists; too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brains, a consequence we do not like to think about.‎ However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, though it seems.  We are so accustomed to constant activities that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing or even just one thing at a time. Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imaginations take us into another world.‎ There was a time when some people's lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the ‎ land or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking there; their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestors faced; they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone. Modem machinery has freed people from that primitive existence.‎ ‎33. What does "the days" in Paragraph 3 refer to?‎ A. Simple life in the past. B. Times of inventions.‎ C. Imaginary life. D. Time for constant activity.‎ ‎34. What is the author's attitude towards the modern technology?‎ A. Critical. B. Optimistic. C. Objective. D. Negative.‎ 35. What does the passage mainly discuss?‎ A. Modern technology and its influence.‎ B. The present and past times. ‎ C. Machinery and human beings. D. Imaginations and inventions. ‎ 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。‎ Ways to Respectfully Disagree It’s easier to agree than disagree. 36 Unfortunately, many of us either shy away completely from disagreements or lose it when things don’t go our way. These tips can help keep disagreements constructive.‎ Use “I’ to communicate how you feel, what you think and what you want or need. 37 For example, telling your parents “You always remind me about my housework when you know I have much homework” has a very different tone from “I’m feeling pressured because I have a lot of homework tonight. Can I do those chores tomorrow?”‎ Listen to the other’s opinion. 38 That makes it more likely that he or she will do the same for you. When the other person is talking, try to stop yourself from thinking about why you disagree or what you’ll say next.‎ ‎ 39 This is the important thing you can do to keep a conversation on track. Of course, it’s a huge challenge to stay calm when you feel angry about something, especially if their person you’re talking to gets heated.‎ ‎ 40 If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of someone’s put-downs (贬损的话), you know how valuable using respectful language and behavior can be. So instead of saying what you might be thinking (That’s a stupid idea!), try saying “I don’t agree, and here is why.”‎ Respect goes beyond difficult conversations, of course. Being helpful and considerate towards family members, teachers or coaches in our everyday actions helps us establish a foundation for those times when we might disagree.‎ A. Stay calm.‎ B. Look into the other’s eyes.‎ C. Using ‘you’ statements can sound aggressive.‎ D. Avoid putting down the other person’s ideas and beliefs.‎ E. Then you can calmly present your case and why you disagree.‎ F. Being a good listener shows that you respect the other person.‎ G. But we can learn a lot from conversations where we don’t agree.‎ 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、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。‎ Did you ever have one of those dreams that seemed to go on forever? I had one like that last night. I was walking down an old, side road 41 I used to walk along as a teenager. I wasn’t quite 42 where I was headed, but I felt very determined to get there. Like in many 43 , time seemed fluid and people seemed ageless. As I walked along I kept 44 people from both my 45 and my present. I saw both my Mom and my Grandma who had passed away and I was able to 46 them both one more hug. I ran into many childhood friends and we talked, joked, and laughed just like we were 47 again.‎ Still, I kept walking, hoping to reach wherever I was headed. Around every turning, though, there was 48 new. I saw strangers 49 and stopped to help them. I met a smiling, old man who 50 shared his life’s wisdom with me and then I 51 passed it ‎ on to young children further down the road. With every 52 steps it seemed there was a 53 adventure in learning and love. I never got to where 1 was going and 54 feeling like I had lived a lifetime in a single 55 . It 56 me a bit that I never 57 where I was headed. 58 then I realized that this dream was a lot like our life. It is the walk that 59 . You will meet a lot of wonderful people and go through a lot of 60 experiences.‎ ‎41. A. what B. where C. that D. how ‎42. A. puzzled B. doubtful C. happy D. sure ‎43. A. roads B. dreams C. journeys D. nights ‎44. A. looking B. waiting C. searching D. meeting ‎45. A. future B. past C. family D. experience ‎46. A. show B. owe C. give D. ask ‎47. A. neighbors B. adults C. kids D. friends ‎48. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing ‎49. A. in need B. in delight C. with respect D. for certain []‎ ‎50. A. seriously B. hesitantly C. happily D. casually ‎51. A. lovingly B. unwillingly C. surprisingly D. jokingly ‎52. A. other B. little C. per D. few ‎53. A. dangerous B. familiar C. fresh D. similar ‎54. A. jumped up B. woke up C. lay down D. bowed down ‎55. A. life B. bed C. house D. night ‎56. A. comforted B. impressed C. reminded D. bothered ‎57. A. remembered B. planned C. reached D. lost ‎58. A. But B. Because C. So D. For ‎59. A. arrives B. happens C. works D. matters ‎60. A. valueless B. interesting C. common D. painful 第II卷（共60分）‎ 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ However, the attitudes of scientists towards this rise are 61 (complete) different. ‎ On the one hand, Dr Foster thinks that any trend in which the temperature increases 62 5 degrees would lead to a catastrophe. She says, “ We can’t predict the climate well enough to know 63 to expect, but it could be very serious. ” Others who agree with her think there may be a rise of several meters in the sea level, or predict severe storms, floods , droughts, famines, the spread of diseases and the 64 (disappear) of species. On 65 other hand, there are those, like George Hambley, who 66 (be) opposed to this view and believe that we should not worry about high level of carbon dioxide in the air. They predict that any warming will be mild with few bad 67 (environment) consequences. In fact Hambley states,“More carbon dioxide is actually a positive thing. It will make plants grow 68 (quick); crops will produce more; it will encourage a greater range of 69 (animal) -----all of which will make life for human beings better. ”‎ Greenhouse gases continue to build up in the atmosphere. Even if we start reducing the amount of carbon dioxide and the other greenhouse gases, the climate is going to keep on 70 (warm ) for decades or centuries. No one knows the effects of global warming. Does that mean we should do nothing? Or, are the risks too great? ‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节 满分35）‎ 第一节 短文改错（10分） ‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 ‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ ‎ A microblog is a kind of online diary that covers a wide variety of topic from daily incidents to major ‎ global events. It provides brief and regular information what is open to the public. As a new way of communication, a microblog definitely had a positive influence on our life because it makes it convenience for people to express their feelings and opinions. Besides,‎ ‎ it allows news and messages spread more quickly and wide than ever before. Therefore, it also affects our life negatively because it is possible for people to give away of their personal information. Worse still, some false information is likely to prevent the public from tell right from wrong. What’s your attitude for microblog?‎ 第二节  书面表达(满分25分)‎ 假定你是李华，近日你在全国中学生英语演讲比赛中获一等奖。请根据所给提示给你校的外教戴维写一封信，要点如下：‎ ‎1．告诉他你获奖的消息；‎ ‎2．回顾他对你的影响和帮助；‎ ‎3．表示感谢。‎ 注意：1.词数100左右；‎ ‎2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ Dear David，‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ ‎ 莆田一中2017～2018学年度上学期期末考高二英语答案 一.听力 1-5：BBCAB6-10：CAACC11-15：BACCA16-20：AACBA 二． 阅读理解(A) CBAD （B）ADBC (C) DDCD (D) ACA (E) GCFAD 三． 完型填空41-45 CDBDB 46-50 CCBAC 51-55 ADCBD 56-60 DCADB 四． 语法填空61.completely 62.by 63. what 64.disappearance 65.the ‎ ‎ 66.are 67 environmental 68.quicker 69.animals 70 warming 五．短文改错：‎ A microblog is a kind of online diary that covers a wide variety of topic from daily incidents ‎ ‎ topics to major global events. It provides brief and regular information what is open to the public. As a ‎ ‎ that/which new way of communication, a microblog definitely had a positive influence on our life because it ‎ ‎ has makes it convenience for people to express their feelings and opinions. Besides, it allows news ‎ ‎ convenient and messages spread more quickly and wide than ever before. Therefore, it also affects our life ‎ ‎ to widely However negatively because it is possible for people to give away of their personal information. Worse still, ‎ some false information is likely to prevent the public from tell right from wrong. What’s your ‎ ‎ telling attitude for microblog?‎ ‎ to 参考作文: ‎ ‎ 【参考范文】‎ Dear__David，‎ I am writing to tell you my good news—I've won first prize in the National High School English Speaking Contest.I am so thankful for your help.‎ Since you taught us，I have become interested in learning English.I spent most of my spare time reading English novels and listening to English programmes as you suggested.My English reading and listening skills as well as my confidence gradually improved.When I signed up for the contest，you encouraged me and helped me prepare for it even at the weekend.That is why I stood out among the others.Thank you for your encouragement and efforts again.‎ All__the__best!‎