2017-2018学年福建省莆田第九中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年福建省莆田第九中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

福建省莆田第九中学2017-2018学年高二上学期期中考试 英语试题 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 is the woman probably going to do?‎ A. To repair the doorbell. B.Tobuyadoorbell.‎ C. To ask someone to repair the doorbell.‎ ‎2. What has happened to the woman’s mother? A. She has been out of work.‎ B. She has done part-time jobs.‎ C. She has lots of work to do.‎ ‎3. What does the man mean?‎ A. He is very sorry for his absence.‎ B. He asked Lucy to finish the report.‎ C. He is ill.‎ ‎4. When will the music show start?‎ A. At 8:20 B. At 8:30 C. At 8:40‎ ‎5. Where did Rose tell Ben to go?‎ A. Jacky Chen’s. B. HMV record store. C. HMV bookstore.‎ 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8题。‎ ‎6. What’s the man’s cellphone number?‎ A. 18601954507 B. 18601945705 C.18601945507‎ ‎7. When will the man come back? A. Tomorrow morning.‎ B. Tomorrow afternoon.‎ C. The day after tomorrow.‎ ‎8. Who does the man have an appointment with?‎ A. The secretary. B. The doctor. C. The client.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。‎ ‎9. Where are the two speakers?‎ A. In a restaurant. B. In a bookstore. C. In a hospital.‎ ‎10. What’s wrong with the man?‎ A. He has a headache. B. His blood pressure is very high.‎ C. He has a toothache.‎ ‎11. What is the man going to do?‎ A. To go on smoking. B. To go to the parties.‎ C. To give up smoking. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。‎ ‎12. Where does the conversation take place?‎ A. In a company. B. In a factory. C. In a hospital.‎ ‎13. Why can’t the woman sleep well?‎ A. Because she has been working too hard.‎ B. Because she has a family problem.‎ C. Because she has a high fever.‎ ‎14. What does the man suggest that the woman should do? A. She should take some medicine.‎ B. She should take holidays.‎ C. She should change a job. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。‎ ‎15. Which of the following should the woman do first? A. Send a list of names to the man.‎ B. Give books to her people.‎ C. Find a teacher for the classes.‎ ‎16. What was their problem last time?‎ A. They didn’t have the books on time.‎ B. They didn’t know where to have the books.‎ C. They didn’t know who would pay for the books.‎ ‎17. How many people did the man plan to have for the classes?‎ A. 24. B. 32. C. Not decided. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ ‎18. What’s the speaker’s purpose of this talk? A. To introduce some political thinkers.‎ B. To tell how the course is organized.‎ C. To explain how to write the paper.‎ ‎19. When will the speaker come to discuss papers?‎ A. Before class on Tuesday. B. Over the weekend.‎ C. On Thursday and Friday afternoon.‎ ‎20. What must the students do with the papers that are returned on Thursday?‎ A. Rewrite it. B. Present it to the class. C. Discuss the papers.‎ 第二部分：阅读理解（共20题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：阅读理解（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最 佳选项，并在答题卡上填写答案。‎ A Auckland International Airport (AKL) Services We are open for all international flights and provide high standards of for visitorstoNewZealand.Weofferinformationonarangeofattractions,andwealso offerabookingserviceforactivities,accommodationandtransport.Busesintothe city centre are provided at a competitive price.‎ The second floor of the international terminal offers a view of the airfield and all incoming and outgoing flights. There is a café situated here as well as a restaurant, which is available for all airport visitors to use.‎ Passengers who require immediate medical attention should dial 9877 on any publictelephoneintheterminal.Thechemist’sislocatedonthegroundfloornear the departure lounge, and sells a complete range of products.‎ Departing passengerscanput their luggage or packages into recyclable plastic bags to protect them from damage. Luggage storage, charged at $10 per hour, is availableonthefirstfloor.Transit（过境）passengershavefreeaccesstostorage service.‎ Every international passenger, with the exception of children under 12 years of age, is required to make a payment of $25 when leaving New Zealand. This can be arranged at the National Bank on the ground floor.‎ As Auckland International Airport has adopted the “quiet airport” concept, there are usually no announcements made over the public address system. Details of all arrivals and departures are displayed on the monitors located in the terminal halls and lounge areas.‎ Theairportmeetstheneedsofbusinesstravelersandhasseveralroomsavailable for meetings or business gatherings. These are located next to the airport medical center on the first floor. For information and bookings please contact the Airport Business Manager on extension 5294.‎ ‎21. What can airport visitors do at AKL? A. Have a meal on the first floor.‎ B. Store their luggage free of charge.‎ B. Hold meetings in the rooms next to the medical center.‎ C. Go downtown by taxi at a reasonable price.‎ ‎22. How much should an American family(a couple with a son of 10 years old and a daughter of 13)pay when they fly from New Zealand to the US? A. $25. B. $50.‎ C. $75. D. $100.‎ ‎23. What is the purpose of the text? A. To discuss the advantage of AKL.‎ B. To comment on AKL’s services.‎ C. To report some news about AKL.‎ D. To provide an introduction to AKL’s services.‎ B The first Europeans to occupy Canada's Prince Edward Island were the French in the 1500s. At that time, its name was Ile Saint-Jean. When the British took over in 1758, they changed the name to its current one in honor of Prince Edward, the first son of Britain's King George Ⅲ.‎ Today many communities find their places in Prince Edward Island, but Charlottetown is the only one that can call itself a metropolitan(大都市)area, despite the fact that it is a small one. About 60,000 people live in the city and surroundingarea.Thecity'scenterarearemainsrelativelyunchangedfromits19th century beginnings. Charlottetown's boardwalk runs alongside the water,past docks,boats,shopsandrestaurants.Historichomeslinethestreets. Duringsummer months, costumed characters walk around the city and tell of it history.‎ Cavendish beach welcomes beach lovers. The gulf streams makes the water warm andwonderfulforswimming,andtheisland's1,760-kilometercoastlinemeansabeach is never far away.‎ Nine of PEI's 63 lighthouses will welcome visitors in the summer. Besides enjoyingstunningviewsfromthetops, visitorscanbrowseinthesmall museums and learn about the island's history.‎ The most popular time to visit PE I is July to August, when the average temperature reaches 23℃ during the day. From January to February, the average daytimehighisonly-3.3°C.Eachwinter,anaverage318.2centimetersofsnowfall on the island, covering it with a white blanket.‎ Considering the island's many visitors, it's no surprise that tourism is important there. Other key industries on the island are agriculture, fishing and information technology. With so much to offer, the island is naturally a desirable place to live as well.‎ ‎24. What does this island's current name refer to ?‎ A. A legendary story about its founder B. A member of the British royal family.‎ C. A central province of Canada.‎ D. A fine victory over the French.‎ ‎25. Accordingtothisarticle,howdoothercommunitiescomparewithCharlottetown? ‎ A. There are nearly double its size. B. They are slightly larger.‎ C. They are approximately the same size. D. They are much smaller.‎ ‎26. Where can people walk in Charlottetown according to Paragraph 2? A. Across the highway. B. Through a field.‎ C. Beside a harbor. D. Around a factory.‎ ‎27. Which of the following conclusions can we draw from the text? A. This article mainly describes the island’s climate.‎ B. This article implies that farming is an important industry on the island.‎ C. All PEI’s lighthouses are open to visitors in summer.‎ D. All PEI’s museums are too small to attract visitors.‎ C People often ask which is the most difficult language to learn, and it is not easytoanswerbecausetherearetoomanyfactorstotakeintoconsideration.Firstly, in ‎ a first language the differences are unimportant as people learn their mother tonguenaturally,sothequestionofhowhardalanguageistolearnonlymakesmore sense when learning a second language.‎ A native speaker of Spanish, for example, will find Portuguese much easier to learn than a native speaker of Chinese, for example, because Portuguese is very similar to Spanish, while Chinese is very different, so first language can affect learningasecondlanguage.Thegreaterthedifferencesbetweenthesecondlanguage and our first, the harder it will be for most people to learn. Many people answer that Chinese is the hardest language to learn, possibly influenced by the thought oflearningtheChinesewritingsystem,andthepronunciationofChinesedoesappear tobeverydifficult formanyforeignlearners.However,forJapanesespeakers, who alreadyuseChinesecharactersintheirownlanguage, learningwritingwillbeless difficult than for speakers of languages using the Roman alphabet.‎ Somepeopleseemtolearnlanguageseasily,whileothersfinditverydifficult. Teachers and the circumstances in which the language is learned also play an important role, as well as each learner's motivation for learning. If people learn a language because they need to use it professionally, they often learn it faster than people studying a language that has no direct use in their day to day life.‎ Obviously,Britishdiplomatsandotherembassystaffhavefoundthatthesecond hardest language is Japanese, which will probably come as no surprise to many, but the language that they have found to be the most problematic is Hungarian, which uses a similar alphabet to English but has 35 cases (forms of a nouns according to whether it is subject, object, genitive, etc). This does not mean that Hungarian is the hardest language to learn for everyone, but it causes British diplomatic personnel, who are generally used to learning languages, the ‎ most difficulty. However, Tabassaran, a Caucasian language has 48 cases, so it might cause more difficulty if British diplomats had to learn it.‎ Different cultures and individuals from those cultures will find different languages more difficult. Therefore, it is impossible to say that there is one language that is the most difficult language in the world.‎ ‎28. What can we infer from the first paragraph?‎ A.Thequestionofhowhardalanguageistolearnisonlyapplicabletofirstlanguage acquisition B. The question of how hard a language is to learn is only applicable to second language acquisition C. The question of how hard a language is to learn is applicable to both first and second language acquisition.‎ D. There are too many languages in the world so it’s difficult to say which one is the most difficult to learn.‎ ‎29. Which language will a native Portuguese speaker probably find easier to learn? A. Chinese , because Portuguese use Chinese characters in their own language .‎ B. Japanese , because it is similar to their own language.‎ C. Spanish , because it also uses Roman alphabet .‎ D. Any one but Chinese, because its pronunciation is very difficult.‎ ‎30. What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph3？ A. A particular situation or environment.‎ B. The degree of education that somebody has obtained C. Teachers’ encouragement.‎ D. Professional training.‎ ‎31. The author is most likely to agree____________‎ A. Not Hungarian’s writing system but its grammatical complexity causes problems for native British speakers.‎ A. Tabassaran is the hardest language to learn in the world for native European speakers.‎ B. Many British diplomats learn Tabassaran.‎ C. Learning a different writing system is easy.‎ D In 1972, a social worker named Sanjit "Bunker " Roy founded Barefoot College in Tilonia, Rajasthan. Today the college trains women from villages for six months to build and maintain solar panels and other instruments. Barefoot College also offers education to the younger generation both during the day and at its solar bridge schools that meet by lamp light at night.‎ The philosophy of the Barefoot College is largely inspired by the principles of Gandhi, starting with quality beyond social classes, sex or religion. As a matter of fact, women are favorably regarded as an underserved population that is necessary to bringing villages together.‎ Another central principle of the college is self-reliance, teaching students to support and think for themselves.‎ After the colleges female students have completed their half a year of training, they return to their villages villages, where they wait for solar panel parts to arrive from the college. Once they have all the pieces they need ,they construct the panels and begin collecting solar energy. For each village, the college also provides solar lamps. Villagers can, in addition, order parts for other solar-powered devices, such as water heaters and cooking stoves. Once assembled(组装）, they and the lamps are powered by the solar panels.‎ The effect on the villages is huge. Before the solar panels and lamps arrived, villagers had only candles to light their homes. This prevented adults from doing serious work at night, and it made studying difficult for children as well. As for physicians, they have difficulty treating patients and performing operations at night because they had to rely on flashlights.‎ Now there is power for not only the electrical appliances that the college provides but also devices like televisions, radios and computers. For the first time, the villagers can even connect to the world through the Internet.‎ ‎32. What does this article explain about an organization?‎ A. How it accomplishes its goals B. How its global efforts are funded C. How its founder hires employees D. How it works with the government ‎33. According to this article, what does the organization believe in? A. Supporting the arts. B. Preserving history.‎ C. Respecting animals. D. Improving society.‎ ‎34. Which idea is communicated by the organization to women? A. They should be more involved in politics.‎ B. They don't have to depend on others.‎ C. They aren't educating their daughters enough.‎ D. They focus too much on their communities.‎ ‎35. In the past, what was hard to provide in villages after dark? A. Dry shelter. B. Clean water.‎ C. Medical care. D. Food supplies.‎ 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。‎ Film reviews of The Silver Glove The Silver Bore Daniel Jones If you've ever seen a pirate film in the past, you can save your money. This is one of the most predictable films I have seen this year. The plot is totally unbelievable and the script is something very unprofessional out of filmmaker college.___36___ .Great support acting from the Frenchman Thierry Montpasse as the evil Captain Scar is the only striking aspect.‎ ‎____37____‎ Angela Moore I just loved this fast-moving pirate thriller. The story moves at dizzying speed from one terrifying battle scene to the next ____38____. Chief pirate, British actor Colin Williams, is given all the best, wittiest lines and the film has its share of laughs as well as scary moments. The storm scene at the beginning leaves you both exhausted and terrified.‎ A Hidden Treasure Max Court I found this film absolutely delightful. An inspiring cast is directed with great skill and invention by German Dieter Muller. The ship chase creates a lot of tension and excitement.____39____. Mystery lovers will expect their appetites to be fully satisfied.‎ Sharp Sword Drama William Wilson The Silver Glove is an action-packed pirate drama in the best traditions of this type. If you only want sword fights and buried treasure, you may be disappointed as this fascinating film also offers a complex plot which is never dull. Some of the language may be too crude for younger children, ____40____ . But this is really my only complaint. Some fine acting completes this fun movie.‎ A.Glove Sinks In The Sea B. There are plenty of surprises in the story to keep the audience guessing until the last minute.‎ C. There is some nice photography of film making, but the Hawaiian scenery is not enough to save this film.‎ D. which may be regarded as a warning for parents E. and you really feel as if you are on the ships with these evil thieves and smugglers F. Pirates At The Speed Of Light G. and you knew what was going to happen in the film 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完型填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife, Eleanor. We had ___41___ to meet at the restaurant at seven o'clock. I felt a little uneasy, but to my __42___，I had a good excuse: a business meeting had __43____ and I'd wasted no time getting to the dinner.‎ When I arrived at the ___44___，I apologized and told Eleanor I didn't mean to be late. She screamed, "You never mean to." Well, I ___45___tell she was angry. "I'm sorry but it was not __46___." I said. Then I told her about the business meeting. ___47___, my explanation seemed to make things worse, which started to drive ___48___ mad as well.‎ Several weeks later, when I ___49__ the situation to my friend Ken Hardy, he smiled, "You ‎___50____ a classic mistake. You're stuck __51___ your own way of thinking. You didn't ___52___ to be late. But that's not the point. What is ___53___ in your communication is how ‎ your lateness affected Eleanor." He pointed out that I focused on the intention ___54___ Eleanor focused on the result. Thus, ___55___ of us felt misunderstood and crazy.‎ Thinking more about Ken's words, I ___56___ recognized the root cause of such disagreement. It's the result of the action that really ___57___. I should have started the conversation by expressing ___58___ my actions affected Eleanor and ___59___ the discussions about my intention for later, much later and even never.‎ Later on, after talking to Eleanor and really __60___ her experience of the results of my lateness, I've managed to be on time a lot more frequently.‎ ‎41.A. started B. continued C. agreed D. managed ‎42.A. surprise B. relief C. regret D. sorrow ‎43.A. broken out B. closed down C. run over D. faded away ‎44.A. house B. room C. restaurant D. supermarket ‎45.A. might B. must C. will D. could ‎46.A. movable B. comfortable C. acceptable D. avoidable ‎47.A. Moreover B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise ‎48.A. her B. him C. me D. them ‎49.A. spread B. described C. translated D. wrote ‎50.A.made B. knew C. found D. took ‎51.A. beyond B. in C. for D. against ‎52.A. need B. prove C. intend D. pretend ‎53.A. funny B. important C. possible D. simple 54. A. after B. while C. until D. unless 55. A. all B. none C. both D. neither 56. A. usually B. merely C. hardly D. gradually 57. A. matters B. inspires C. improves D. challenges 58. A. when B. why C. how D. what 59. A. compared B. saved C. finished D. reported 60. A. showing B. satisfying C. understanding D. destroying 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 Bully for you The makers of a hotly debated computer game about bullying have decided to go ahead and put it into market despite calls for it ___61___(forbid). In the game, players take on the role of a new student at a school and have to fight the bullies , by striking them or hitting them ___62___ a baseball bat.‎ Critics have said that the game encourages ___63___(violent). The makers, however, disagree and say that, while the game might be a little violent at times, it is just an ____64____‎ ‎(amuse) look at school life. Besides, they argue that the fighting in the game ‎____65____( direct) against the bullies to protect students who are being bullied. The makers also say that the players will learn to stand up to bullies, ___66___ use their strength or power to hurt or frighten other people. “Nobody should bully others just because they want to feel stronger or_____67_____(important),” said the makers.‎ A British politician, a former minister, has called for it to be banned as it might have ‎____68____negative influence on the way young people think of violent behaviors.‎ Anti-bullying _____69_____ (charity) that fight against school bullying have said that the game might make people respond violently to bullies, which might make things more complicated and result in injuries. In other words, people _____70_____(possible) get hurt because of the game.‎ 第四部分 写作(共两节 满分 35) 第一节 短文改错(共10 小题，每小题1分，满分10 分)‎ 71. 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。‎ In the summer vacation, our family travelled to Xiamen and paid visit to my brother there.The journey we were walking on was long and bored. But as soon as I arrived, I fall in love with the city. The reason is because it is a very charming place.The streets are cleaning and the sky is blue. If you walk along the coast, you can feel the wind to blowing on your face. The sea is vast and sometimes you can find a boat or a ship. You may also do some fishing as far as it is permitted. Besides, I think the driver there drive too fast in the street. You can never be too careless when crossing the street.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 72. 假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Peter正在学习汉语，看了电视节目“中国诗词大会” （Chinese Poetry Conference）之后，非常喜欢中国诗词，因而询问你最喜欢的中国诗人 及原因。请就此给他回一封电子邮件。要点如下：1. 你喜欢的诗人； 2. 喜欢他的原因； 3. 欢迎Jack来访。‎ 注意：1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎3. 开头和结语已为你写好。‎ Dear Peter,‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________‎ Yours sincerely,‎ Li Hua 英语答案 听力答案：1-5 AABCB ‎ 6-10 BABCB 11-15 CCABA ‎16-20 CABCA ‎【答案】21. C 22. C ‎23. D 24. B 25. D 26. C ‎27. B 28. D ‎29. C ‎30. A 31. A 32. A ‎33. D 34. B 35. C ‎【答案】36. C 37. F ‎38. E 39. B 40. D ‎【答案】41-45 CBCCD ‎46-50 dCcBA ‎51-55 BCBBC ‎56-60 DACBC ‎【答案】61. to be forbidden ‎62. with 63. violence 64. amusing 65. is directed 66. who 67. more important ‎68. a 69. charities ‎70. possibly ‎【答案】71. pay 后加 a ‎. bored---boring ‎.fall---fell ‎.because---that ‎.cleaning---clean ‎. to blowing 的 to 去掉 ‎. far--- long ‎.Besides---However ‎. driver---drivers ‎. careless---careful ‎【答案】Dear Jack，‎ How are you getting along with your learning Chinese? I am glad to hear that you have also watched the Chinese Poetry Conference — a hot game shows that tests competitor’s memory and reciting of Chinese poetry. I’m excited to learn Chinese poetryinterestsyougreatly.Iamsurethatyouareeagertoknowwhoismyfavorite Chinese poet. Well, Li Bai, a poet in Tang Dynasty is my favorite. I like his poems best, which are full of imagination and wonderful description. He stands out among all the Chinese poets. His works have been translated into many languages. By the way, welcome to China and you can experience Chinese cultures in person.‎ I’m looking forward to receiving your early reply.‎ Yours sincerely,‎ Li Hua