福建省莆田二十四中学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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福建省莆田二十四中学年高二英语下学期期中试题

莆田24中2014—2015学年高二下学期

英语期中考试卷

Ⅰ.听力理解（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

第一节

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秒种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。

Whenisthelastentryday?

A.June13B.July30C.August2

2.Whatisthewoman'sfavoriteanimal?

A.DogsB.CatsC.Horses

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.ApostcardB.AfriendC.Alake

4.Wherewillthebarbecuebeheldtonight?

A.BesidetheforestB.BytheriverC.Outsidethecafé

5.Whyisthemanworried?

A.Heforgottobringboots?

B.Hewillbelateforthematch.

C.Hefoundhissandwichesgone.

第二节

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.WhatistherelationshipbetweenthemanandKevin?

A.RoommatesB.TeammatesC.Colleagues

7.WhatdoesKevinlikebest?

A.ComputersB.NovelsC.Sports

听第7段材料，回答第8、9.10题。

8.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Designacompanywebsite.

B.Conductacustomersurvey.

C.GetanInternetservice.

9.Whatdoesthemantellthewoman?

A.Hisaccountnumber

B.Hishomeaddress.

C.Hiscompanyname.

10.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?

A.Puttheman'sinformationintothecomputer.

B.Givethemananewphone.

C.Filloutaformfortheman.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题.

11.Whatisthemostimportantforteenagers'healthaccordingtotheman?

A.FoodB.SleepC.Exercise

12.Whatdoesthemanthinkofanhour'sexerciseforteenagersdaily?

A.It'snotenoughB.It'sOKC.It'stootiring.

13.Whatdoesthemansuggestteenagersdo?

A.Washhandsoften.

B.Stopeatingfastfood.

C.Doschoolworkpreviously.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

WhatdoesthewomanwanttogotoEdinburgh?

A.ThismorningB.ThisafternoonC.Tomorrowmorning

15.Howmuchwillthewomanpay?

A.£5B.£7C.£9

16.Wherewillthewomangetonthebus?

A.Outsidethelibrary

B.InfrontoftheGrandHotel.

C.InBridgeStreet.

17.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation？

A.Itwilltake20minutestogothroughtown.

B.Thejourneywilltakethewomanhalfaday.

C.Thewomanwantstovisitshopsandmuseums.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatwillthepeoplelivingclosetotheseadoduetoglobalwarming?

A.Theywillharvestmorefood.

B.Theywillgetseafoodmoreeasily.

C.Theywillhavetomovetootherplaces.

19.Howwillglobalwarmingaffectthepeoplelivingindryplaces?

A.Theywillhavemanyfloods.

B.Theywillnothaveenoughfoodtoeat.

.C.Theywillhavecleandrinkingwater.

20.Whymaypenguinsbedyingoff?

A.Theyarelackinginfood.

B.Theyarehavingdifficultyfindinglivingplaces.

C.Theyarebeingkilledbythewarmertemperatures.

第二部分语言知识及运用

阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从56—70各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Supposeyouhaveeverything:

agoodjob,goodhealth,goodrelationshipsandalotofmoneytospend.Butstillthereissomethingmissingfromyourlife.Guesswhat?

Thelove.Itisnotsomethingthatyoushouldignore.Lifewithoutloveisjustlikebodywithoutsoul.

Lovegivesmeaningtolifeaswithoutlovelifeismeaningless.Luckyisthepersonwhogetsloveandkeepstheflamesofloveburningforever.Itisnotamatterofdaysormonths.Loveisforlifeandlifeisforlove.

Itiseasytofallinlovebutdifficulttokeeptheflamesofloveburning.Beforehavingseriouslongtermloverelationships,besurethatthepersonyouloveisalsosincerewithyou.Aselfishpersoncanmakeyourlifeterrible.Ifthisisthecasewithyouthentrytogetridofthatpersonassoonaspossible.

Mostpeopledonotgiveimportancetotheirlovelifeastheygiveimportancetotheirprofessionallife.Thisisabadchoicewhichruinsthewholelife.Abalancebetweenthetwoisnecessaryinordertoenjoylifeinitsentirety.Donotlosetheloveyouneed.

Inordertomakeyourlifemoreexcitingandenjoyable,youneedalovingandcaringpersonwithwhomyoucanshareyourvalues,dreams,joysandjokes.Indifficulttimesoffailure,pain,orlossofdearones,thispersonshouldstandfirmbesideyouandcomfortyouineverypossiblemanner.

Loveyourlifeandlovethepersonwhoisinyourlife.Keeptheflamesofloveburningtoliveagreat,greatlife.

21.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraph?

A.Loveisonlyforlife.

B.Lifeisdesignedonlyforlove.

C.Lifeisnotseparatedfromlove.

D.Whenyouhaveagoodlife,youcanownareallove.

22.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisthemostdifficult?

A.Tofallinlovewithaperson.

B.Tofindarealpersonlovingyou.

C.Tomaketheflamesofloveburningforever.

D.Tokeepgoodrelationswithfriends.

23.Ifyouwanttokeeptheflamesofloveburning,youshould.

A.trytogetridofyourbadmannersassoonaspossible.

B.makecertainthatthepersonyouloveisalsosincere

C.trytofindoutwhetherthepersonyoulovereallylovesyou

D.makesurethatyoutreatthepersonsincerely

24.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterwantstotellus.

A.tovalueeverythingonehasB.tobesincerewiththepeoplearound

C.tolivealifefullofloveallone’slifeD.toavoidbeingaselfishperson

B

Somepeoplewilldojustaboutanythingtosavemoney．AndIamoneofthem．Takemyfamily’slastvacation．Itwasmysixyearoldson’swinterbreakfromschool,andwewereheadinghomefromFortLauderdaleafteraweeklongtrip．Theflightwasoverbooked,andDelta,theairline,offeredus$400perpersonincreditstogiveupourseatsandleavethenextday．IhadmeetingsinNewYork,soIhadtogetback．Butthatdidn’tmeanmyhusbandandmysoncouldn’tstay．Itookmyninemontholdandtookoffforhome．

Thenextday,myhusbandandsonwereofferedmorecreditstotakeanevenlaterflight．Yes,Iencouraged—okay,ordered—themtowaititoutattheairport,to“earn”moreDeltaDollars．Ourtotaltake:

$1,600．Notbad,huh?

NowsomepeoplemaythinkI’mabadmotherandnotsuchagreatwifeeither．Butasabigtimebargainhunter,Iknowthevalueofadollar．Andthesedays,agooddealissomethingfewofuscanaffordtopassup．

I’vemadealivinglookingforthebestdealsandexposing（揭露）theworsttricks．IhavebeentheconsumerreporterofNBC’sTodayshowforoveradecade．IhavewrittenacoupleofbooksincludingonetitledTricksoftheTrade:

AConsumerSurvivalGuide．AndIreallydowhatIbelievein．

Itellyouthisbecausethereisnoshameingettingyourmoney’sworth．I’malsotightfistedwhenitcomestoshoes,clothesformychildren,andexpensiverestaurants．ButIwouldn’thesitatetospendonagoodhaircut．Itkeepsitsshapelonger,andit’sthefirstthingpeoplenotice．AndIwillalsospendonaclassicpieceoffurniture．Qualitylasts．

25．WhydidDeltagivetheauthor’sfamilycredits?

A．Theytookalaterflight．B．Theyhadearlybookings．

C．Theirflighthadbeendelayed．D．Theirflighthadbeencancelled．

26．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?

A．Sherarelymissesagooddeal．

B．Sheseldommakesacompromise．

C．Sheisverystrictwithherchildren．

D．Sheisinterestedincheapproducts．

27．Whatdoestheauthordo?

A．She’sateacher．B．She’sahousewife．

C．She’samediaperson．D．She’sabusinesswoman．

28．Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?

A．Howtoexposebadtricks．B．Howtoreserveairlineseats．

C．Howtospendmoneywisely．D．Howtomakeabusinessdeal．

C

J.K.Rowling,authoroftheHarryPotterbookseries,beganwritingatage6.Inherbiography（传记）,shewellremembershergoodfriend,Sean,whomshemetinsecondaryschool,helpedbuildherconfidenceinbecomingaverygoodwriter.“Hewasthefirstpersontoknowmyseriousdreamtobeawriter.HewasalsotheonlypersonwhothoughtIwascertaintobeasuccessatit,whichmeantmuchmoretome.”

Rowlingmetmanydifficultiesinherwriting,especiallyfantasy（幻想）stories.Itwasn'tuntill990thatshefirstgottheideaaboutHarryPotter.Assherecalls,itwasonalongtrainjourneyfromLondontoManchesterthat“theideaofHarryPottersimplyfellintomyhead.Ididn'thaveapenwithme,andIwastooshytoaskanybodyifIcouldborrowone.Ithink,now,thatthiswasprobablyagoodthing,becauseIsimplysatandthought,forfour（delayedtrain）hours,andallthedetailsappearinmybrain,andthisthin,black-haired,glasses-wearingboywhodidn'tknowhewasawizard（男巫）becamemoreandmorerealtome.”

Thatsameyear,hermotherpassedawayafteraten-yearillness,whichdeeplyaffectedherwriting.Shewentontomarryandhadadaughter,butseparatedfromherhusbandshortlyafterwards.

Duringthistime,Rowlingsufferedfromdepression（抑郁症）.She,outofwork,completedherfirstnovelinthecafes,whereshecouldgetherdaughtertofallasleep.Afterbeingrefusedbyl2publishinghouses,thefirstHarryPotternovelwassoldtoasmallBritishpublishinghouse.

Nowwithsevenbookssoldnearly400millioncopiesin64languages,J.K.Rowlingisthehighestearningnovelistinhistory.Anditallbeganwiththeconfidenceofafriend!

29.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ConfidenceofaFriendHelpedtheSuccessofHarryPotter

B.J.K.Rowing’sHardLifeandtheSuccessofHarryPotter

C.J.K.Rowing---authoroftheHarryPotterbookseries

D.HowJ.K.RowingFirstlyGottheIdeaofHarryPotter

30.Accordingtothepassage,weknowJ.K.Rowing_______.

A.hadahappyfamily

B.hadaten-yearillness

C.earnedalotfromhernovels

D.published12booksin64languages

31.WheredidJ.K.RowingfirsthavetheshapeofHarryPotter?

A.inthecafesB.onatrain

C.inasecondaryschoolD.inapublishinghouse

32.Whatcanwelearnfromt