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福建省福州市学年高二英语下学期期中试题
福建省福州市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题
考试时间:
120分钟试卷满分:
150分
第I卷（满分100分）
第一部分：
听力（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.WhendoesthewomanexpectMrBrowntobeback?
A.At3:
00.B.At3:
30.C.At4:
00.
2.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Inahotel.B.Inahospital.C.Inanoffice.
3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Bankaccounts.B.Acomputercrime.C.Computergames.
4.Wherewasthemanborn?
A.InItaly.B.InFrance.C.InBritain.
5.Whomdidthemanvisitlastsummer?
A.Hismother.B.Hisgrandfather.C.Hisgrandmother.
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.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Inagarage.B.Inacarpark.C.Inacarfactory.
7.Whatwillthewomandonextweek?
A.Sellhercar.B.Pickuphercar.C.Havehercarrepaired.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Whatdidthewomandojustnow?
A.ShepractisedGermanwithherfriendsonline.
B.ShelearnedsomeGermanidiomsonline.
C.Shechattedwithothersonline.
9.Whatmadethewomanfeelfoolish?
A.Nobodywantedtotalktoher.
B.Shewaslaughedatbyothers.
C.Shecouldn’tmakeherselfunderstood.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Whatisthewoman’sproblem?
A.Shespentallherallowance.
B.Shelosthermoney.
C.Shelentallhermoneytoherfriends.
11.Whatisthewoman’ssalaryamonthinthesupermarket?
A.$250.B.$760.C.$950.
12.Whydoesn’tthewomanwanttoworkmore?
A.She’llhavenotimetostudy.
B.Shedoesn’tlikeherjob.
C.Hermanagerdoesn’tlikeher.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whoistheelectronicpetdesignedfor?
A.Children.B.Oldpeople.C.Doctors.
14.WhatisusedtoconnectHealthCareCentreswiththehomeoftheelectronicpetowner?
A.Acomputer.B.Atelevision.C.Atelephone.
15.Whatcantheelectronicpetdotohelpitsowner?
A.Itcanhaveaconversationwithitsowner.
B.Itcancallanambulanceifitsownerisseriouslyill.
C.ItcanreporttotheHealthCareCentresaboutitsowner’sphysicalcondition.
16.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheelectronicpet?
A.Interested.B.Worried.C.Excited.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.WhendidHemingwaypublishhisfirstcollectionofshortstories?
A.In1923.B.In1929.C.In1952.
18.WhatisTheSunAlsoRisesabout?
A.PeopleinNewYork.B.PeopleinParis.C.PeopleinLondon.
19.WhatdoweknowaboutAFarewelltoArms?
A.Itwaspublishedin1924.
B.ItwasHemingway’sthirdnovel.
C.ItdescribessomethingrelatedtoWorldWarI.
20.WhatwasTheOldManandtheSeabasedon?
A.Anoldfisherman’sexperiences.
B.Hemingway’sexperiencesasareporter.
C.Hemingway’sexperiencesandhobbyoffishing.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Severaltimesmydaughterhadtelephonedtosay,"Mum,youmustcomeandseethedaffodils（水仙花） beforetheyareover."
Iwantedtogo,butitwasatwo-hourdrivefromLakeArrowhead."IwillgonextTuesday,"Ipromised,alittleunwillingly,onherthirdcall.
ThenextTuesdaydawnedcoldandrainy.Still,Ihadpromised,andsoIdrovethere.WhenIfinallywalkedintoCarolyn'shouseandhuggedandgreetedmygrandchildren,Isaid,"Forgetthedaffodils,Carolyn!
Theroadisinvisible（看不见的）inthecloudandfog,andthereisnothingintheworldexceptyouandthese childrenthatIwanttosee!
"
Mydaughtersmiledcalmlyandsaid,"Wedriveinsuchweatherallthetime,Mum.Youwillneverforgiveyourselfifyoumissthisexperience."
Afterabouttwentyminutes,weturnedontoasmallroadandonthefarsideofasmallchurch,Isawahand-letteredsignthatread"DaffodilGarden". Wegotoutofthecarandeachtookachild'shand,andIfollowedCarolyndownthepath.Then,weturnedacornerofthepath,andIlookedupamazed.Beforemelaythemostbeautifulsight.Flowsofflowersofdifferentcolorsseemedpoureddownthepeakandslopes.Therewerefiveacresofflowers!
Aseaofdaffodil!
Itwaslikeafairylandallbeyonddescription.
"Butwhohasdonethis?
"IaskedCarolyn."It'sjustonewoman,"Carolynanswered.That'sherhome."Carolynpointedtoawell-keptA-framehousethatlookedsmallandmodestinthemidstofallthatglory.Wewalkeduptothehouse.Onthepatio（露台）,wesawaposter.“AnswerstotheQuestionsIKnow YouAreAsking"wastheheadline. Thefirstanswerwasasimpleone."50,000bulbs（鳞茎）"itread.Thesecondanswerwas,"Oneatatime, byonewoman."Thethirdanswerwas,"Beganin1958."
IthoughtofthiswomanwhomIhadnevermet,who,morethanfiftyyearsbefore,hadbegun—onebulbatatime—tobringbeautyandjoytothisremotemountaintop.Justplantingonebulbatatime,yearafteryear,hadchangedtheworldwhereshelivedandcreatedsomethingofmagnificence,beauty,andinspiration.
Whenwemultiplytinypiecesoftimewithsmallamountsofdailyeffort,wetoocanaccomplishgreatthings.Everyonecandosomethingtochangetheworld.
21.Thewriterwasn’tgoingtoseethedaffodilsatfirstbecause______.
A.shecaredmoreaboutthechildren.
B.theywereonaremotemountaintop.
C.itwasnoteasyforhertodrivethere.
D.theweatherwasnotgoodenough.
22.Whatdoweknowfromthepassageaboutthewomanwhogrewdaffodil?
A.Shemusthavebeenamodestwoman.
B.Sheworkedasaprofessionalgardener.
C.Shegrewthedaffodilsover50yearsbyherself.
D.Beingpoor,shemadealivingbysellingdaffodils.
23.Whathasthewriterlearnedfromthisexperience?
A.It'snevertoolatetolearn.
B. Nothingistoodifficultifyouputyourheartintoit.
C.Peoplecanchangetheworldwheretheylivebygrowingflowers.
D.Accumulation（积累）ofsmallstepsmayleadtosomethingmagnificent.
24.Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Onebulbgrown,magnificencedawns.
B.AwomanandDaffodils.
C. TheDaffodilGarden.
D.AnUnforgettableExperience.
B
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25.WhyisUSCclosedtovisitorsonJuly4?
A.Toprepareatour.B.Toupdateitswebsite.
C.Tocelebratetheholiday.D.Toencourageaself-guidedwalk.
26.WhodoesAdmittedStudentDaytargetat?
A.AUvisitorstoUSC.B.Thoseapplyingforfall2017.
C.Independentconsultants.D.Thoseadmittedforfall2017.
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Whydoesn’ttheunemploymentrateeverreachzero?
Economists,whogenerallybelievethatsupplytendstomeetdemand,havelongthoughtaboutthisquestion.Eveningoodtimes,i.e.notnow,therearepeoplewhocan’tfindwork.Andeveninbadtimes,i.e.now,therearejobopenings.Withover14millionpeopleoutofworkandlookingforajob,youwouldthinkeveryavailablejobwouldbefilled.Butthat’snotthecase.Notnowandnotever.
OnMonday,theNobelPrizecommitteeawardedtheprizeforeconomicstothethreescholarswhohavedonethemosttoexplainthisphenomenon.TwoofthewinnersareAmericans,PeterDiamondofMITandDaleMortensenofNorthwestern.ThethirdwinnerisChristopherPissarides,whoteachesattheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandwasbornonCyprus.
Likemosteconomists,whattheyhavefoundaboutwhythejoblessandready-employersdon’tfindeachotherseemsobvious.Youhavetofindoutthereisjobopeningyouareinterestedin.Employersneedtogetresumes.Ittakesawhileforbothemployersandemployeestomakethedecisionthatthisiswhattheywant.Andtheseguyscameupwithaframeworktostudytheproblemofwhypeoplestayunemployedlongerthantheyshouldandwhatcanbedoneaboutit.
Sowhatwouldtoday’sNobelPrizewinnersdotosolvethecurrentproblemoftheunemployed?
Anddoestheawardingoftheprizecontributetothepoliticians’loweringjoblessness?
SpeakingfromhisnorthLondonhome,PissaridestoldTheAssociatedPresstheannouncementcameas“acompletesurprise”thoughhisworkhadalreadyhelpedshapethinkingonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.
Forexample,theNewDealforYoungPeople,aBritishgovernmentpolicyaimedatgetting18-24-year-oldsbackonthejobmarketafterlongperiodsofunemployment,“Itisverymuchbasedonourwork,”hesaid.
“Oneofthekeythingswefoundisthatitisimportanttomakesurethatpeopledonotstayunemployedtoolongsotheydon’tlosetheirfeelforthelaborforce,”PissaridestoldreportersinLondon.“Thewaysofdealingwiththisneednotbeexpensivetraining–itcouldbeassimpleasprovidingworkexperience.”
28.Accordingtothewriter,whichistrueaboutfindingjobs?
A.Itisalwaysdifficulttofindajob.
B.Everyonecanfindajobingoodtimes.
C.Itispossibletofindajobevenintimesasbadasnow.
D.Contrarytopopularbelief,itiseasiertofindajobinbadtimes.
29.Whatisitthatleadstotheirwinningtheprize?
A.Theyhavefoundthereasonforunempl
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