八縣協(xié)作校20172018學年第二學期期末考試卷高二英語試卷【完卷時間：120分鐘；滿分：150分】命題學校：福州民族中學命題人：郭麗芬楊贇婷第I卷（選擇題共100分）第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題，每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。請聽下面5段對話,選出最佳選項。Whydoesthewomanwanttogoshopping?Tospendtimewiththeman.B.Togetshoesforherconcert.C.Topickoutsomeclothesfortheman.Whatisthegirlgoingtodo?Goshopping.B.Gocamping.C.Goswimming.Howoldmighttheman’ssisterbe?19.B.29.C.39.Wheredidthemanmostprobablyleavehiswallet?Inacinema.B.Onabus.C.Inarestaurant.Whatdoesthewomanthinkthedesksarefor?Tokeepthestudentscalm.Tocontrolthestudents’weight.Toimprovethestudents’grades.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）請聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第67題。Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Somephoneapps.B.Theman’scamera.C.Thewoman’scellphone.7.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Friends.B.Brotherandsister.C.Storeclerkandcustomer.聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?A.Keepquiet.B.Stopthecar.C.Driveslowly.Howdoesthemanfeeltowardthewoman?Annoyed.B.Sorry.C.Thankful.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。WhatkindofdogdidSylviafirstwant?B.Amalldog.B.Amediumdog.C.Abigdog.WhydoesTimwanttowaittogetadog?Sylviahasn’tgotajob.B.Theydon’thaveenoughmoney.C.Theydon’thavetheirownhouse.WhatdoesSylviaoffertodotokeepthedogquiet?Stayindoorswithhim.B.Takehimoutallthetime.C.Onlygooutintheevenings.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。Howlonghasthewomanlivedinthedorm?Foroneyear.B.Fortwoyears.C.Forfouryears.Whatdoesthewomanfirstintroduce?Thelibrary.B.Thekitchen.C.Thesittingroom.15.Whatisinthestudyarea?Alotofshelves.B.Somedictionaries.C.fortablesofas.16.Whyistherenooveninthewoman’sdorm?Shedoesn’tneedone.B.Thereisnoroomforit.C.Shedoesn’tknowhowtouseit.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.WhathasnewlyopenedattheHotelNova?B.Aameroom.B.Afitnesscentre.C.Aswimmingpool.18.WhereistheCanveyHotel?Nearamuseum.B.Inthetowncentre.C.FivekilometersfromEaston.19.WhatadvantagedoestheCanveyHotelhave?C.Itffersdinner.B.Ithasabigpark.C.It’sneartherailwaystation.20.WhendoestheTidburyHotelopen?A.OnApril1st.B.OnJuly12thC.OnC.OnAugust1st.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。ASincetheintroductionofthetwochildpolicyin2016,anincreasingnumberofwelleducatedwomenhavequittheirjobsandarestayinghometotakecareoftheirbabies.Butisitwasteoftalentforahighlyeducatedwomantobeeahousewife?Forumreaderssharetheiropinion.Tenith(Malaysia)Neverawaste.Herchildrenwillenjoymother’slove.paredtootherwomen’schildren,herchildrenwillgrowintobetterpersonsandbeemoreconfident,ifshegroomsthemproperlyinsteadofpampering(縱容)them.Ratfink(Australia)house.Ittothewomantomakeadecisionbasedonhercircumstances.Educationisneverwastedbyawomanwhowantstobeeahousewifeasshewillusehereducationtoenhancethelearningexperiencesofherchildrenandalsoaroundthehouse.It’snoone’sbusinessbutthewomanastowhatshedoeswithhereducation.Seneca(ExpatinChina)Shejustneedstobearinmindthatamotherhasnorighttoregrethermotherhood.Motherhoodisdestiny;ifyoubeemother,thenyoumustacceptitunconditionally,whetherasfulltimehousewifeandmotherorasaparttimerwhomakesextrabucksduringpartofherweek.TedM(UK)career...orhome...allrenbystayingathomewiththem,orfollowingacareer...ormaybebothiftheworkinvolvesInternetworkfromhome,orrunningabusinessfromhome...allarelifestylechoices.Oftenchoicesarelimitedbymoneyorbytheexpectationsofothers.Asfor"stayathomefathers",thishasbeenagrowingsituationinEnglandformanyyears.Sometimesthisisachoicemadebecausetodayawomancanearnfarmorethanherpartner.Sometimesitisbecausethemanisconsideredabetteroptiontobethe"Househusband".21.Whotakestheviewthatthehousewifeisawasteforawelleducatedwoman?A.TenithandRatfinkB.RatfinkandSenecaD.None.enecaandTedMD.None.22.Whichistheadvantageofthewelleducatedhousewives?A.Theyhavemorelifestylechoice.B.Theycanenhancetheirownlearningexperience.C.Theycaneducatetheirchildrenbetter.D.Theycanbothcareforchildrenathomeandfollowacareer.23.Whyis“stayathomefathers”agrowingsituationinEngland?A.BecausetheywillnotbelaughedatlikeChinesemen.B.Becausetodayawomancanearnfarmorethanherpartner.C.Becausetheylovetostayathomeandlookafterthefamily.D.Becausetheywanttochangethesituationandleadadifferentlifestyle.24.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.Welleducatedhousewivescontributetoeducatingbetterchildren.B.Isitwasteforwelleducatedwomentobehousewives?C.Motherhoodisdestinyyoucannotregret.D.Nowadaysawomanearnsmorethanaman.BHurricaneHarveystruckTexasinJuly2017.Itcausedflood,deathsandgreatdamagetomanycities.Butinthehurricanewesawmanygooddeeds.ATexasPizzaHutmanagerwasmakingsureherneighborsdidnotgohungryduringthehurricane.ShaydaHabib,manageratthePizzaHutcalledherhusbandandaskedhimtogatherupkayaks(皮艇)andmetherattherestaurant.Theyloadedthepizzasonkayaksanddeliveredthemtoasmanyfloodzonehomesastheycould.Habibandherhusbandplannedtokeepmakinganddeliveriesuntiltheyranoutofingredients.TwobrothersfromSanAntonioBradMorrisandAdamMorrispurchaseda21,000poundtrucksotheycoul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laterresearch.Healsowrotebookstohelpmonpeopleunderstandtheuniverse.Hismost

famousbookisABriefHistoryofTime,whichhassoldmorethan10millioncopiesaroundtheworld.WhenHawkingwas21,hewastoldthathewasdiagnosedwithaserious

illnessthatstoppedhimfromwalkingandtalking.Laterinlife,hehadtositinawheelchairand"speak”usingaputerizedvoice.Butthisdidn't

stophimfromlivingameaningfulandcolorfullife."Ifoneisphysicallydisabled,onecannotaffordtobepsychologicallydisabledaswell."heonce

said.Hawkingtraveledaroundthe

globetoattendscienceconference,visitingeverycontinent,includingAntarctica.ThescientistalsogainedpopularityoutsidetheacademicworldandappearedinTVshowssuchasStarTrek

TheBigBangTheory.Hecelebratedhis60thbirthdaybygoingup

inanairballoon;whenhewas65,hetookpartinazerogravityfighttoexperienceweightlessnessHehopedtotravelintospaceoneday.In2013,Hawkingspokeabouthowhefeltlifewasunfairwhenhewasfirstdiagnosedwithhisillness."Butnow,50yearslater,Ican

bequietlysatisfiedwithmylife,"hesaid.HawinghasmillionsoffansinChina.HetookatraintriparoundChinain1985.In2006,hewasinvitedtospeakataphysicsconferenceinBeijing.InApril2016,HawkingregisteredaSinaWeiboaccount.Hegottwomillionfanswithinhoursoflaunchingtheaccount.Hisfirstmessagewasagreetingtohis“friendsinChina”postedinbothEnglishandChinese.HislastpostonSinaWeibowaswrittenonNov.24,2017.Inthepost,heansweredtwoquestionsfromaChinesepopstar.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutHawkingisTRUE?HejustwroteabooknamedABriefHistoryofTime.Hehadn’tvivistedallcontinentsbeforehepassedaway.Heonceexperiencedweightlessnessinspace.HeplayedaroleinTheBigBangTheory.34.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatHawkingwas___________.A.strongwilledandoptimisticB.humorousandintelligentC.positiveandadventurousD.outgoingandenthusiastic35.Thelastparagraphmainlydealswith___________.A.Hawking’striptoChinaB.Hawking’sSinaWeiboC.HawkingandChinaD.Hawking’sfans第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Leftfoot,rightfoot,leftfoot,rightfoot...youcantravelfastorslow.Themovementofyourfeetgetsyouwhereyouneedtogo.Butitalsogetsyousomuchmore!____36___Walkinghelpsyouinvariousways.Firstitmakesyourheartstronger.Studiesshowregularwalkinglowersyourchanceofheartdisease.Walkingfor30minutesperdayalsohelpscontrolbloodpressure.Itcanreduceyourchanceofhavingastrokeordevelopingsomecancers,too.Wanttoloseweight?Youneedtoburn600morecalorieseachdayyoueat.____37___Walkinghelpsyourbrainhealth.Aspeopleage,theirbrainsdon’tworkaswell.Onein14peopleoveryearsoldsuffersfrommemoryloss.Olderpeoplewhowalksixmilesormoreperweekkeeptheirbrainsinbettershape.___38____.Youdon’thavetothinkaboutit,soyoucanconsiderotherthings.Youcanconsiderproblemsorthinkofideas.Youcanthinkoverconversationsagainorjustrememberfunnythingsthathavejusthappenedrecently.Walkingisalsogoodforyourwallet.Itsavesthecostofgoingtogym.___39___.Apedometer(計步器)cangetyoustarted.Beginwithtryingtotake1,000stepsin10minutestosettherightpace.Youcanmakewalkingpartofyourday.Insteadofparkingrightnexttoyouroffice,parkadistanceaway—andwalk.Donottaketheelevator,butwalk.___40__Theyarewhattheysoundlike.Ratherthansit,youwalkandtalkthingsover.Makewalkingahabit,andseehowitmakesyoufeel.A. It’snoteasytodothatregularly.B. Walkingistheeasiestwaytodothat.C. Youcanevenhavewalkingmeetings.D. Puttingonefootinfrontoftheotherisn’tdifficult.E. Morewalkingandlessdrivinghelptomakeyouhealthy.F. Walkingquicklyfor150minuteseachweektogetagoodworkout.G. Walkingisabasic,simpleexercisethat’ssuitableforalmosteveryone.第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Lifeislikeajourneyonatrainwithitsstations,withchangesofroutesandwithaccidents!Atbirthwe_41_thetrainandmetourparents,andwebelievetheywillalwaystravelbyourside.However,atsomestationourparentswill___42__downfromthetrain,leavingusonthisjourney__43__.Astimegoesby,otherpeoplewillboardthe___44__;andtheywillbesignificant,forexample,oursiblings,friends,children,andeventheloveofourlife.Manywillgetdown___45___leaveapermanentvacuum.____46___willgosounnoticedthatwedon't__47__theylefttheirseats!Thistrain__48___willbefullofjoy,sorrow,fantasy,expectations,hurts,hellos,goodbyes,andfarewells.Successis____49___havingagoodrelationshipwithall____50__.Itrequiresustogivethebestof___51___.The___52___toeveryoneis:Wedonotknowat___53___stationweourselveswillgetoff.So,we___54__liveinthebestwaylove,forgive,andofferthebestofwhoweare.It’simportanttodothisbecausewhenthe___55___esforustostepdownandleaveourseatemptyweshouldleavebehind___56____memoriesforthosewhowillcontinuetotravelonthetrainoflife_____57___us.Iwishyouajoyfuljourneyfortheingyearsonyourtrainoflife.___58___success,givelotsofloveandbehappy.More_____59___,bethankfulforthejourney!Lastly,I____60__youforbeingoneofthepassengersonmytrain!41.A.boardedB.gotC.arrivedD.left42.A.breakB.slipC.stepD.bring43.A.lonelyB.aloneC.singleD.special44.A.planeB.trainC.boatD.journey45.A.soB.orC.butD.and46.A.OtherB.AnotherC.OthersD.Theother47.A.recognizeB.studyC.knowD.realize48.A.rideB.ticketC.priceD.schedule49.A.putoffB.givenoffC.madeupoffD.setupby50.A.classmatesB.friendsC.peopleD.passengers51.A.yourselvesB.ourselvesC.itselfD.themselves52.A.mysteryB.questionC.examinationD.text53.A.whenB.whatC.whereD.which54.A.couldB.mightC.mustD.may55.A.timeB.placeC.stationD.location56.A.depressedB.sadC.badD.beautiful57.A.toB.forC.withD.without58.A.AchieveB.BringC.TakeD.Carry59.A.surprisinglyB.importantlyC.particularlyD.interestingly60.A.wantB.memorizeC.thankD.forgive第II卷（非選擇題共50分）第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第二節(jié)語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Itcanbedifficulttokeepthesparkaliveinafriendshipwithsomeonelivinginadifferentcity.Nowscientistssaytheyhaveuncoveredthekeyto__61__(stay)closeanditappearstobedifferentformenandwomen.Menneedtomeetupfacetofaceandbondover____62__(activity),whileforfemalefriendships,longphoneconversationscanbridgethephysicaldistance.ProfessorRobinDunbar,who___63___(lead)theworkattheUniversityofOxford,said:"Girlsneedtomakeeffortstotalkmoretoeachotheronthephone,___64___determineswhethertheirfriendshipcansurvive.”However,talkinghad____65___(absolute)noeffectonboysrelationships,thestudyfound."Whatheldup____66___friendshipswasdoingstufftogether,suchasgoingto___67____68____(speak)tojournalistsattheannualmeetingoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScienceinBoston,Dunbarsaiddifferentfriendshipstylesbetweengenderscouldbebehindtheeffect."Thisisabouttheideathatwomenclearlyhavemuch____69___(intense)closefriendships",hesaid."They'reveryintense,verylikeromanticrelationshipsinthesenseiftheybreakcatastrophically(災(zāi)難性地).__70__thecontrary,mentendtohavemorecasualfriendships.61.____________62.____________63.____________64.____________65.____________66.____________67.____________68.____________69.____________70.____________第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。It’safinedaytodayandwepayavisittoBeijingWefirstwenttothelibrarywithalargecollectionofbook,wherewesawstudentsreadattentively.Next,whoimpresseduswasthatthereweresomestudentssittingundertrees,studying.Atabout4intheafternoon,theyattendedalectureonsciencegivenbyafamousprofessor.Afterweknewit,itwastimetosaygoodbye.NowsittingatthetableIfeelveryexciting.Iwillmakeeveryefforttogotothecollege.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）假設(shè)你是李華，即將從福州大學畢業(yè)，你從《人才周刊》上看到了某公司的招聘廣告，請根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容用英語寫一封求職信。即將畢業(yè)，主修國際貿(mào)易；通過了大學英語六級考試，擅長文字處理；熱情樂觀，容易相處。注意：1.詞數(shù)100個左右；2.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。3.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：《人才周刊》TalentWeekly;秘書secretary;大學英語六級考試CET6DearSir/Madam,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua.

福州市八縣（市）協(xié)作校20172018學年第二學期期中聯(lián)考高二英語試卷參考答案第I卷(共100分)一、聽力答案：（30分）15BBCBB610CACAC1115CABCB1620ACAAB二、閱讀理解（40分）2125DCBBB2630CDBBB3135DADAC36-40GBAFC三、完形填空（30分）4145ACBBD4650CDACD5155BADCA5660DDABC第II卷（共50分）第二節(jié)語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式61.staying62.activities63.led64.which65.absolutely66.their67.a68.Speaking69.moreintense70.On第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)短文改錯（10分）It’safinedaytodayandwepayavisittoBeijingpaidmorning,wearrived∧thegatewhereaprofessorgaveusawarmlywele.Wewereatwarmthenshownaround.Wefirstwenttothelibrarywithalargecollectionofbook,wherewesawstudentsbooksreadattentively.Next,whoimpresseduswasthatthereweresomestudentssittingreadingwhatundertrees,studying.Atabout4intheafternoon,theyattendedalectureonsciencewegivenbyafamousprofessor.Afterweknewit,itwastimetosaygoodbye.NowBeforesittingatthetableIfeelveryexciting.Iwillmakeeveryefforttogoto／thecollege.excited書面表達：Onepossibleversion:DearSir/Madam,IamrespondingtoyouradvertisementintheTalentWeeklyonJune8forthepositionofsecretary.I’mgoingtograduatefromFuzhouUniversityandmymajorinInternationalTrade.IreadalotandstudyhardsoIhavegotexcellentgradesinallmysubjects.Apartfromcoursesinmymajor,IlearnedEnglishhardandpassedtheCETWouldyoupleasecallmetosetaninterview?I’mlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.Thankyouverymuch.Yourssincerely,LiHua聽力錄音稿Text1W:Ireallyneedsomenewshoesformypianoconcertnextweek.(1)We’resupposedtodressupinourbestclothes.Willyougoshoppingwithmetoday?M:Sure,whynot?I’mnotgreatatpickingoutclothes,butIenjoyspendingtimewithyou.Text2M:Thisisyoursuitcaseforcamp,Susie?Idon’tthinkyou’llneedtheseshorts.You’llbeinthemountains,youknow.W:Butit’ssummer.It’llbehotsometimes,Dad.Anyway,itwasonthelist.Text3W:Jack,howoldisyoursister?M:Sheistenyearsolderthanme.I’minmylatetwenties.Text4M:Mywalletisgone.Ican’tfinditinmyjacket.DoyouknowwhereIleftit?W:Irememberyoutookitoutonthebustobuytickets.AndthenIpaidfordinner.Well,maybeyoudroppeditonthebus.M:Yes,Ithinkso.Text5W:Lookatthesenewschooldesks!Theyhavelittlethingsbuiltunderthemsothechildrencanexerciseinclass.Areourkidsreallythatfat?M:Theyaregoodforthat,buttheyalsohelpstudentspayattention.Schoolswiththosedeskssaystudentsaregettinghighergrades,too.Text6M:Hey,Michelle.Ineedtobuyanewcellphone,butI’mnotsurewhatkindtoget.Doyouliketheoneyouhave?W:Ohyes,it’sgreat.Ithasareallygoodcamera,andtherearealotofappsyoucanbuyforit.Thescreenalsohasverygoodpicturequality,anditcertainlywillnotbreak.Iwouldsuggestittoanyone.M:Thanksforyouradvice.I’llgotothestorewithmybrotherthisafternoon.Text7W:David,don’tyouthinkyoushouldslowdownalittle?M:Slowdown?Why?Don’tyouthinkthisisgreat?W:Butthelimitis80andyou’redrivingatleast90,and…M:Nevermind.Ijustlovedrivingfast.W:Butthere’s…M:Wouldyoupleasekeepquiet?Youaretoonosiy.Oh…what’sthat?W:Apolicecar.They’vebe