福建省厦门市学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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福建省厦门市学年高二英语下学期期中试题

福建省厦门市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分，

时间120分钟

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.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Waitingtoseeadoctor.

B.Examiningapatient.

C.Makinganappointment.

2.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inacar.B.Inalift.C.Inaclassroom.

3.WhatdoesthewomanwantthemantodoonSunday?

A.Celebratehermum’sbirthday.

B.Eatoutforthedaywithher.

C.HelpDavidmovehouse.

4.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofMr.Smith’slesson?

A.Interesting.B.Funny.C.Helpless.

5.Whatarethespeakersprobablytalkingabout?

A.Anovel.B.Afilm.C.Awriter.

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。

每段对话后有几个小题，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。

每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WhenwillthemangotoLondon?

A.Thismorning.

B.Tomorrowafternoon.

C.Thedayaftertomorrow.

7.Howmuchshouldthemanpay?

A.$140.B.$195.C.$240.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.HowmanypeoplewillgettotherestaurantnextFriday?

A.Five.B.Six.C.Seven.

9.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Tobookabirthdaycake.

B.Tomakeabirthdaycake.

C.Toputsomewordsonthecake.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whydidn’tthemanchooseahouseinthesouthofthetown?

A.Itwastooexpensive.

B.Itwasnotbigenough.

C.Itwasfarawayfromhisoffice.

11.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthekitchen?

A.It’snotbrightenough.

B.Thewindowsletinalotoflight.

C.EverythingwasmadeinGermany.

12.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Intheman’sapartment.

B.Inthewoman’sapartment.

C.InanofficeinHuston.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Howmanyhoursdoesthemanspendonsurfingonaschoolday?

A.Aroundtwohours.B.Aroundonehour.C.Aroundhalfanhour.

14.WhydoesthemantrytolimittimeontheInternet?

A.Tosavetimeformarketing.

B.Toavoidbeingattracted.

C.Todomoreprogramming.

15.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman’scompany?

A.Itisaboutwebdesigning.

B.Itprovidestrainingcourses.

C.Itdealswithmarketing.

16.Whatwillthe

mandowithpeoplewho

treathimasachild?

A.Letthemleavethecompany.

B.Turntohisfatherforhelp.

C.Talktothemseriously.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhereisJennySmithnow?

A.Onthefirstfloor.

B.Onthesecondfloor.

C.Onthethirdfloor.

18.Whatisbeingofferedat25%off?

A.Scottishwhisky.B.Russianvodka.C.Spanishwine.

19.FromwhichgatewilltheflighttoChicagoleave?

A.Gate86.B.Gate87.C.Gate94.

20.WhatcanweknowabouttheflighttoLondon?

A.Itwilltakeoffinfifteenminutes.

B.Ithasbeenputoffforanhour.

C.Ithasbeendelayedduetoastorm.

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

Thetheatergoesdark.Theaudiencequietsdown.Thecurtainopens.Actorsstepontothestage,andtheaudiencesitsandwaitsfortheplaytobegin.

Manypeopleareneededtoputon

aplay.Someofthesepeoplehavemadethesetting,orset,thatdecoratesthestage,andcostumes（戏服）fortheactorstowear.Actorshavetriedoutfortheparts.Thentheyhavetakentimetolearntheirlines.Evenaftertheplayisreadytobeperformed,theworkdoesn’tend.Let’stakealookbehindthescenes.

Togetreadyfortheplay,actorsputoncostumesandmakeup.Theseitemswillhelptheaudiencegettoknowthecharactersthattheactorswillplayonthestage.Someonebackstagemayhelpwithcostumechangesandrepairs.

Asetislikeacostumeforthestage.Itcanlooklikeaforestoraplaygroundoranyplaceelseyoucanimagine.Setsmaybemadefromwood,paper,andevenfabric.Theyareusuallylightsotheyareeasytomoveonandoffthestage.

Thelightsinaplayareveryimportant.Lightingshowsthetimeofday.Itcanalsosetthefeelingofascene.Forexample,brightnessmaymaketheaudiencefeelhappyandgettheirattention.Alightingtechniciancontrolsthelightingduringtheplay.

Thisisjustsomeofwhat’sneededtoputonaplay.Nexttimeyouseeaperformance,imagineallofthepeoplewhoworkhardtohelptheperformersputonagoodshow.

21.Thefirstparagraphintroducesreaderstothetopicby________.

A.describingasceneinaplay

B.showinghowtoproduceaplay

C.explainingdifferentrolesinaplay

D.presentingthelast-minutepreparationforaplay

22.Accordingtothepassage,settings,orsets________.

A.decoratethestagelikecostumes

B.areusuallymadefromrarematerials

C.mustbeslowlychangedwithgreatcare

D.determinethetimeandatmosphereofaplay

23.Whoisthepassageprobablywrittenfor?

A.Actors.B.Playwriters.C.Audiences.D.Directors.

B

WhenIcametoCincinnatiasanaupair（家庭打工留学生）,alotofthingsthereweredifferentfromwhatIknew.MyhostfamilylivedinahugehouseIcouldonlydescribeasa"castle"．InGermanyIhadlivedinasmallapartmenttogetherwithmymom.SoonIfoundoutthatthe"castle"wasactuallyrathersmallinourneighborhood.

Everybodytherewasveryfriendlyandpolite.Theyg

reetedyouwhentheywerewalkingbyatleast3feetawayfromyou.TheymustnothaveseenaGermanaupairbefore,formostpeopleImetaskedmeallkindsofquestionsaboutGermany.Ienjoyedansweringtheirvariousstrangequestions.ImadealotoffriendsandIstartedtohangoutwiththem.

Ofcourse,therewereanumberofnewthings,andittookmethewholeyeartofindthemallout.Inevergothomesick.PerhapsitwasbecauseIdidnothavetoomanynegativeexperiencesandfeltlovedandwelcomedthere.

However,Ihadu

ndergonesomepainfulexperiencebackinGermany.Iwasfrustratedbythewaypeoplewouldrunmeoverandnotevensay"Sorry".TakingupmystudiesattheTU-Dresden,Ifeltlonely.Everybodyhereseemedtobewithdrawn（离群的）andImissedeverythingIhadinCincinnati.Germanywasso"cold".Ifo

unditsomuchha

rdertomakenewfriends.IalsoflewbacktoCincinnatiseveraltimesforlongperiods.IfeltthatwithoutthosevisitsIwasnotabletomakeit.

NowIamoverthisGermancultureshock.Italmosttookmeanentireyear.IamstillgoingbackandforwardbetweenDresdenandCincinnatifourtimesayear.

24.WhentheauthorlivedinCincinnati,________.

A.shelivedinarealcastle

B.manypeoplewe

recuriousabouthermotherland

C.somepeoplewerenotverykindtoher

D.shelivedinthebiggesthouseintheneighborhood

25.Theunderlinedword"undergone"inParagraph4probablymeans________.

A.welcomedB.sufferedC.acceptedD.expected

26.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEabouttheauthor?

A.ShelivedwithhermotherinabighouseinGermany.

B.SheneverwentbacktoCincinnatiaftershecamebacktoGermany.

C.SheseldomhungoutwithherAmericanfriendsasshewastoobusy.

D.ShedidmissherfriendsinCincinnatiwhenshewasattheTU-Dresden.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.UniversitylifeinGermanyB.Mycultureshockexperience

C.AdvantagesoflivinginUSAD.HowtobeanaupairinUSA

C

Recently,aprofessorofphilosophyintheUnitedStateshaswrittenabookcalledMoneyandtheMeaningofLife．Hehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwithmoneyinourday-to-daylifehasmoremeaningthanweusuallythink．Oneoftheexercisesheaskedhisstudentstodoistokeeparecordofeverypennytheyspendforaweek．Fromthewaytheyspendtheirmoney,theycanseewhattheyreallyvalueinlife．

Hesaysourrelationwithothersoftenbecomeclearlydefinedwhenmoneyentersthepicture．Youmighthavewonderfulfriendshipwithsomebodyandyouthinkthatyouareverygoodfriends．Butyou’llknowhimonlywhenyouaskhimtolendyousomemoney．Ifhedoes,itbringssomethingtotherelationshipthatseemsstrongerthaneverbefore．Oritcansuddenlyweakentherelationshipifhedoesn’t．

Sincemoneyisimportanttous,weconsiderthosewhopossessalotofittobeveryimportant．Theauthorinterviewedsomemillionairesinresearchinghisbook．

Answer:

Themostsurprisingthingiswhypeople

givemesomuchrespect．I’mnothing．Idon’tknowmuch．AllIamisrich．

Peoplejusthaveanideaofmakingmoreandmoremoney,butwhatisitfor?

HowmuchdoIneedforanygivenpurposesinmylife?

Inthisbook,theprofessoruncoveredanimportantneedinmodernsociety;tobringbacktheideathatmoneyisaninstrumentratherthantheend．Moneyplaysanimportantroleinthemodernworld,butexpectingmoneytogivehappinessmaybemissingthemeaningoflife．

28.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,peoplehaven’trealized__________．

A．howonespendsmoneyshowswhatisimportanttohim

B．thatmoneyismoreimportantthantheirphilosophyoflife

C．howimportantmoneyisintheirday-to-daylife

D．thattheirunderstandingoflifeismoreimportantthan

money

29.Whatwecanlearnaboutthemillionairefromhisanswerintheinterviewisthat.

A．hedoesnotfeelthatheiswell-educated

B．hedoesnotconsiderhimselftobeverysuccessful

C．hedoesnotthinkthatheisaveryimportantperson

D．hedoesnotthinkbeingrichdeservessomuchattention

30.WhatdoestheAmericanprofessorofphilosophywanttoexplaininhisbook?

A．Moneyisunimportant．B．Moneyiseverything．

C．Moneyisanend．D．Moneyisameans．

31.Whichofthefollowingmighttheauthordisagree?

A．Wealthwillsurelybringtheownerhappiness．

B．Moneyisimportantinmodernsociety．

C．Happinessisnotnecessarilytheresultofwealth．

D．Themeaningoflifedoesn’tcompletelylieinmoney．

D

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