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学年福建省厦门市思明区湖滨中学高二下学期期中英语试题解析版
2016-2017学年福建省厦门市思明区湖滨中学高二(下)期中英语试卷
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
1.(1.5分)Whatisthemandoing?
A.Waitingtoseeadoctor.
B.Examiningapatient.
C.Makinganappointment.
2.(1.5分)Wherearethespeakers?
A.Inacar.B.Inalift.C.Inaclassroom.
3.(1.5分)WhatdoesthewomanwantthemantodoonSunday?
A.Celebratehermum'sbirthday.
B.Eatoutforthedaywithher.
C.HelpDavidmovehouse.
4.(1.5分)WhatdoesthewomanthinkofMr.Smith'slesson?
A.Interesting.B.Funny.C.Helpless.
5.(1.5分)Whatarethespeakersprobablytalkingabout?
A.Anovel.B.Afilm.C.Awriter.
6.(3分)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.
8.(3分)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.
10.(4.5分)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.
14.(6分)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.Whatwillthemandowithpeoplewhotreathimasachild?
A.Letthemleavethecompany.
B.Turntohisfatherforhelp.
C.Talktothemseriously.
17.(6分)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)第一节(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。
21.(6分)Thetheatergoesdark.Theaudiencequietsdown.Thecurtainopens.Actorsstepontothestage,andtheaudiencesitsandwaitsfortheplaytobegin.
Manypeopleareneededtoputonaplay.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.
24.(8分)WhenIcametoCincinnatiasanaupair(家庭打工留学生),alotofthingsthereweredifferentfromwhatIknew.MyhostfamilylivedinahugehouseIcouldonlydescribeasa"castle".InGermanyIhadlivedinasmallapartmenttogetherwithmymom.SoonIfoundoutthatthe"castle"wasactuallyrathersmallinourneighborhood.
Everybodytherewasveryfriendlyandpolite.Theygreetedyouwhentheywerewalkingbyatleast3feetawayfromyou.TheymustnothaveseenaGermanaupairbefore,formostpeopleImetaskedmeallkindsofquestionsaboutGermany.Ienjoyedansweringtheirvariousstrangequestions.ImadealotoffriendsandIstartedtohangoutwiththem.
Ofcourse,therewereanumberofnewthings,andittookmethewholeyeartofindthemallout.Inevergothomesick.PerhapsitwasbecauseIdidnothavetoomanynegativeexperiencesandfeltlovedandwelcomedthere.
However,IhadundergonesomepainfulexperiencebackinGermany.Iwasfrustratedbythewaypeoplewouldrunmeoverandnotevensay"Sorry".TakingupmystudiesattheTU﹣Dresden,Ifeltlonely.Everybodyhereseemedtobewithdrawn(离群的)andImissedeverythingIhadinCincinnati.Germanywasso"cold".Ifounditsomuchhardertomakenewfriends.IalsoflewbacktoCincinnatiseveraltimesforlongperiods.IfeltthatwithoutthosevisitsIwasnotabletomakeit.
NowIamoverthisGermancultureshock.Italmosttookmeanentireyear.IamstillgoingbackandforwardbetweenDresdenandCincinnatifourtimesayear.
24.WhentheauthorlivedinCincinnati, .
A.shelivedinarealcastle
B.manypeoplewerecuriousabouthermotherland
C.somepeoplewerenotverykindtoher
D.shelivedinthebiggesthouseintheneighborhood
25.Theunderlinedword"undergone"inParagraph4probablymeans .
A.welcomed
B.suffered
C.accepted
D.expected
26.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEabouttheauthor?
A.ShelivedwithhermotherinabighouseinGermany.
B.SheneverwentbacktoCincinnatiaftershecamebacktoGermany.
C.SheseldomhungoutwithherAmericanfriendsasshewastoobusy.
D.ShedidmissherfriendsinCincinnatiwhenshewasattheTU﹣Dresden.
27.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.UniversitylifeinGermany
B.Mycultureshockexperience
C.AdvantagesoflivinginUSA
D.HowtobeanaupairinUSA.
28.(8分)Recently,aprofessorofphilosophyintheUnitedStateshaswrittenabookcalledMoneyandtheMeaningofLife.Hehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwithmoneyinourday﹣to﹣daylifehasmoremeaningthanweusuallythink.Oneoftheexercisesheaskedhisstudentstodoistokeeparecordofeverypennytheyspendforaweek.Fromthewaytheyspendtheirmoney,theycanseewhattheyreallyvalueinlife.
Hesaysourrelationwithothersoftenbecomeclearlydefinedwhenmoneyentersthepicture.Youmighthavewonderfulfriendshipwithsomebodyandyouthinkthatyouareverygoodfriends.Butyou'llknowhimonlywhenyouaskhimtolendyousomemoney.Ifhedoes,itbringssomethingtotherelationshipthatseemsstrongerthaneverbefore.Oritcansuddenlyweakentherelationshipifhedoesn't.
Sincemoneyisimportanttous,weconsiderthosewhopossessalotofittobeveryimportant.Theauthorinterviewedsomemillionairesinresearchinghisbook.
Answer:
Themostsurprisingthingiswhypeoplegivemesomuchrespect.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.thattheirunderstandingoflifeismoreimportantthanmoney
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.
32.(8分)
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