福建省莆田第一中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

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1、福建省莆田第一中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题第I卷（选择题 满分100分）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. When did the woman learn to draw？A. In university. B. In high school. C. In the childhood.2. What did the wom

2、an tell the man?A. The pencil wasnt sharp.B. He could use her extra pen. C. She didnt bring the pencil sharpener.3. Why might the man be surprised?A. The woman was late. B. The woman arrived early.C. The woman worked overtime tonight.4. What does the man think of Bill?A. He is thoughtful. B. Hes hum

3、orous. C. Hes careless5. What does the boy probably want from the woman?A. Thirty more dollars. B. Twenty more dollars. C. Ten more dollars.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，各个小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍

4、。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What is the conversation mainly about?A. Plans for the weekend. B. The mans phone usage. C. The best social apps.7. How many people does the man claim to usually text?A. 5. B. 6. C. 60.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What color are the mans glasses?A. Blue. B.Yellow. C. Brown.9. What is

5、 the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues. B. Friends. C. Doctor and patient.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What is the man banned from doing in school?A. Wearing jeansB. Carrying a phone. C. Using a computer.11. What time of the year is it?A. Fall. B. Winter. C. Spring.12. What home

6、work does the woman have for the holiday?A. Finishing an English report.B. Studying for a geography test.C. Reading chapters from her science textbook.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Why did the man arrive late?A. He got stuck in traffic. B. He was unable to find parking. C. He had to take a different ro

7、ute.14. What was the weather like in the morning?A. It was raining. B. It was sunny. C. It was cloudy.15. What event did the man miss?A. A sports event. B. A food fair. C. A concert.16. Where are the speakers?A. At a park.B. At a stadium. C. At a television station.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. How ma

8、ny brothers and sisters did Jin have?A. Two. B. Six. C. Seven.18. What was Jins first wuxia novel?A. The book and the Sword. B. The Deer and the Cauldron. C. The Smiling, Proud wanderer.19. When did Jin start working at a film company?A. In 1955. B. In 1957. C. In 1959.20. Who gave Jin Doctor of Phi

9、losophy degree?A. Soochow University. B. Cambridge University. C. The Central University of Political Affairs.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。AVisitor Code of ConductPlease help us maintain a healing environment for our patients. Visiting hou

10、rs and policies vary throughout the hospital. Please ask a staff member about the policy on the unit you wish to visit. We ask that you obey the following visitor rules:Do not visit if you are sick (fever, cough, sore throat, nausea, or vomiting) or have been exposed to chicken pox (水痘) or other con

11、tagious (传染的) illnesses within the past three weeks.Clean your hands each time you enter and leave the patients room.Follow isolation precautions (隔离预防措施) that are posted on the patients door.Do not touch patient equipment, patient wounds, or bandages while visiting.You must wear shoes and shirts at

12、 all times. Clothing must be clean and neat.Visitors are limited to two per patient each time.Do not use waiting rooms on a unit if you are not visiting a patient in that unit.Waiting rooms are not for overnight stays.Children must have adult supervision (监护) at all times and must be respectful of t

13、he hospitals healing environment. Some units do not allow childrens visiting.You will be asked to leave for violating (违反) any of the above rules or for the following:Your behavior creates a risk to patients, families or staff.You appear to be ill.You refuse to follow isolation precautions.You are n

14、ot respectful or considerate of others.You fail to supervise children.If you believe someone is violating these rules, or you need assistance, please notify security by dialing 7363 on the hospital phones or 813-844-7363 on your mobile phone. Security is available at all times. Waiting areas are mon

15、itored at all times by a security video camera.21. Before you visit a unit in the hospital, you should _.A. make an appointmentB. ask permission from the doctorC. check the visiting policyD. have your clothes disinfected22. According to the code, visitors are allowed to _.A. touch patient equipment

16、B. visit patients in groups of twoC. stay overnight in the waiting roomD. change into slippers in the patient room23. What can be concluded from the text?A. Children can go to any unit if they are supervised.B. If you seem to be ill, you can still visit unless it is contagious.C. Visitors who violat

17、e the rules will not be allowed to visit again.D. You can ask for securitys help at any time.BI was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a loud voice boom from across the aisle. “Mom, come here! Theres a lady here my size!”The mother rushed to the boy she called Mickey; then she turned to me to

18、apologize.I smiled and told her, “It s okay.” Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, Mickey, Im Darryl Kramer. How are you?” He studied me from head to toe, and asked, “Are you a little mommy?”“Yes, I have a son,” I answered.“Why are you so little?” he asked.“Its the way I was born,” I said. “Some people ar

19、e little. Some are tall. Im just not going to grow any bigger.” After about five more minutes of answering questions, I shook Mickeys hand, and he returned to his mother.My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from

20、their parents. It has taken many years to develop my confidence to be able to do that.It takes only one glance to see my uniqueness. I stand three feet, nine inches tall. I was born an achondroplasia dwarf (患软骨发育不全症的侏儒). Despite this, my parents encouraged me to do all the things the kids around me

21、did when I was growing up. When my neighbors got two-wheel bikes, I got a two-wheel bike. When they roller-skated, I roller-skated.I didnt realize how short I was until I started school. There, a few kids picked on me, calling me names. Then I knew. After that, I began to hate the first day of schoo

22、l each year.As time went on, I just tried to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I was determined to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I made up for in personality.Im 47 now, and the stares have not diminished as

23、Ive grown older. People look in disbelief when they see me get out of my car on the drivers side. During those times, I try to keep a good attitude.And its the childrens questions that make my life special. When I talk with children, they leave content that their questions have been answered. My hop

24、e is that in taking time with them, I will encourage them to accept their peers, whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with respect.24. The mother apologized to the author because she thought _.A. her son mistook the author for herB. her son was too noisy in the supermarketC. what her

25、 son said to the author was rudeD. her son might have frightened the author25. How did the authors parents bring her up when she was growing up?A. They taught her at home by themselves.B. They inspired her to live as a normal kid.C. They encouraged her to be the best bicyclist.D. They often reminded

26、 her that she was different from other kids.26. The word “diminished” underlined in the second-to-last paragraph probably means _.A. decreased B. spread C. occurred D. focused27. Why does the author enjoy talking to children?A. She thinks they are lovely and full of curiosity.B. She can get strength

27、 and encouragement from them.C. She feels safe and confident to communicate with them.D. She wants to teach them to accept people for who they are.CParking in the CBD of any Australian city is expensive, hard to come by and often an unavoidable headache. But Rylan Kindness, a 16-year-old entrepreneu

28、r (企业家) from Brisbane, thinks he might have the answer to this problem.It was after Rylan realized his parents were spending hours to try and find parking deals in the city that he came up with the idea for a centralized system. This system shows users the best price for parking in the area they wan

29、t and offers users a daily deal with a discount.Rylan now doubles as a high school student and the CEO of Parking Deals Australia, a role he took on four months ago when he launched the business from his bedroom.Parking Deals Australia isnt even Rylans first business. When he was barely 11, Rylan ca

30、me up with an idea to sell wholesale (批发的) scooter parts (儿童滑板车配件) online, purely because he just wanted some extra money. On the side, hes succeeding in other passions as well.And despite Rylan clearly being a high-achiever and having a knack (诀窍) for business, he admitted it hasnt always been smoo

31、th sailing.“Ive learned so many crazy things through trial and error. Every day I fail somewhere but I always try to get better. My biggest failure was when I first set up everything and thought it was what everyone else would like but its a shock when you see people not enjoying what youre doing. I

32、t makes you want to cry a little bit but then you polish the product and keep going,” he said.While Rylan didnt want to say exactly how much his now-bustling company is worth, he did admit hes making a tidy profit.“I earn more in one day than I was earning for three months work in a cafe but Im inve

33、sting it all back into the business. . what Ive learned is that if youre starting a business just to make money, youre definitely going to fail. Im there to help millions of people and thats what really gets me going,” he said.Rylans goal with Parking Deals Australia is to take it countrywide. “We w

34、ant to be everyones second step in their parking journey and save millions of people millions of dollars,” he said.28. According to the article, the centralized system can _.A. analyze users parking habitsB. show the nearest parking lot for driversC. show areas with available parking spacesD. recomm

35、end the cheapest parking spaces29. What can we learn about Rylan Kindness?A. He got the idea for the parking system from his parents.B. He started to display a talent for business when he was about 11.C. He left school to run his own company four months ago.D. He started his first business by settin

36、g up Parking Deals Australia.30. Rylans business experience _.A. has shown him that the beginning is the most difficult timeB. has taught him to work through failures by improvingC. has pushed him to attempt crazy things, even when he failsD. has inspired him not to care too much about others opinio

37、ns31. What was Rylans main purpose for starting his business?A. To earn some extra money for making bigger investments.B. To become one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Australia.C. To help people while making a profit.D. To expand his influence on a national scale.DA new study from MIT has f

38、ound that piano lessons have a very specific effect on kindergartners ability to distinguish different pitches (音高), which translates into an improvement in distinguishing between spoken words. However, piano lessons did not appear to provide any benefit for overall intelligence, as measured by IQ,

39、attention span (注意力集中时间), and working memory.The 74 children participating in the study were divided into three groups: one that received 45-minute piano lessons three times a week; one that received extra reading instruction for the same period of time; and one that received neither of these. All c

40、hildren were 4 or 5 years old and spoke Mandarin as their native language.After six months, the researchers tested the children on their ability to distinguish words based on differences in vowels (元音), consonants (辅音), or tone (音调). Better word distinguishing usually comes with better phonological

41、awareness the awareness of the sound structure of words, which is a key part of learning to read.Children who had piano lessons showed a significant advantage over children in the extra reading group in distinguishing between words that differ by one consonant. Children in both the piano group and e

42、xtra reading group performed better than the third group when it came to distinguishing words based on vowel differences.The researchers also used electroencephalography to measure brain activity and found that children in the piano group had stronger responses than the other children when they list

43、ened to a series of tones of different pitch. This suggested that a greater sensitivity to pitch differences is what helped the children who took piano lessons to better distinguish different words, Desimone says.“Thats a big thing for kids in learning language: being able to hear the differences be

44、tween words,” he says. “They really did benefit from that.”In tests of IQ, attention, and working memory, the researchers did not find any significant differences among the three groups of children.Desimone says he hopes the findings will help to convince education officials who are considering aban

45、doning music classes in schools not to do so.32. What do we know about the study?A. The participants were divided into four groups.B. All the participants spoke English as their native language.C. The participants were tested after a period of six months.D. The ages of the participants ranged from 4

46、 to 15 years.33. What did the researchers find in their study?A. Children in the piano group had better awareness of the differences among words.B. Children in the piano group performed better in the IQ test.C. Children in the extra reading group had better awareness of sounds.D. Children in the ext

47、ra reading group performed better in the IQ test.34. What does Desimone think is an important ability for kids learning a language?A. The ability to imitate certain sounds.B. The ability to tell the differences between sounds.C. The ability to remember new sounds and words.D. The ability to relate s

48、ounds to real objects.35. With the findings, what does Desimone want education officials to do?A. To have more music classes in schools.B. Not to end music classes in schools.C. To provide more types of musical instruments to schools.D. Not to force students to study music if they are unwilling to.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