英语福建省师大附中学年高二下学期期中考试试题Word文件下载.docx

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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.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.Makedinner.B.Washthedishes.C.Playvideogames.

2.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeakers?

A.Theyaregoingtocollege.

B.Theyaremajoringinbiology.

C.Theybothhavetheirownbusiness.

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.ATVseries.B.Videogames.C.Somemovies.

4.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheelectriccar?

A.Itisdangerous.B.Itisconvenient.C.Itisexpensive.

5.Whoistheman?

A.Thechild’suncle.B.Thechild’sfather.C.Thewoman’shusband.

第二节（共15小题；

每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；

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.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Friends.B.Husbandandwife.C.Brotherandsister.

7.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthebaseballgame?

A.Excited.B.Bored.C.Worried.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Howdidthemanfeelabouthislastjob?

A.Helovedit.B.Heworkedtoohard.C.Itwasn’texcitingenough.

9.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Atacafé

.B.Atthewoman’shouse.C.Inanofficebuilding.

10.Whatwillthespeakersprobablydiscussnext?

A.Moneymatters.B.Theman’spersonality.C.Theman’spreviousexperience.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatisneededtomakethesourcucumbers?

A.Salt.B.Vinegar.C.Onions.

12.Whenshouldthecucumbersbetastedforthefirsttime?

A.Afteroneweek.B.Afterfivedays.C.Afteranentiresummer.

13.Whotaughtthewomanhowtomakethesourcucumbers?

A.Theman.B.Hergrandfather.C.Herfather.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whatdothespeakersdiscussfirst?

A.Whoelsetoinvite.B.Whichhoteltostayin.C.Howtogetcheapairplanetickets.

15.WhoisPierre?

A.Susie’shusband.B.Louise’shusband.C.Thewoman’sFrenchfriend.

16.WhatdoesthewomanwanttodofirstinParis?

A.Visitamuseum.B.SeetheEiffelTower.C.Buyanewsuitcase.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatdoweknowaboutCostaRica?

A.Ithasnoarmy.

B.ItisfarawayfromPanama.

C.ItisacountryinNorthAmerica.

18.WhatisthepopulationofCostaRica?

A.About1.4million.B.About4.5million.C.About8.5million.

19.WhatisthemainsourceofenergyinCostaRica?

A.Oil.B.Coal.C.Cleanenergy.

20.WhichindustryhasbecomeimportantinCostaRicainrecentyears?

A.Food.B.Tourism.C.Agriculture.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分29分）

第一节（共12小题；

每小题2分,满分24分）

A.

Booksaretypicallywrittenfirst,thennarrated（朗读）foraudiobooks.Untilnow,Audible,thelargestcompanyofaudiobooks,hasbegunaskingwell-knownwriterstocreateworksspecificallyforaudio,insteadofinvitingpeopletonarratealreadyexistingprintbooks.It’sanewchapterforthebookindustry.

Audiblenowhasabout30totallynewaudioworksinproduction.Anditturnsoutthataudiobooks,whichhavelongbeenregardedaslessimportantthane-books,haveactuallybeendoingquitewell.Theyarea$1,000,000,000industry,withmorethan35,000titlespublishedin2013alone.

Whatpromotesthatprogressisnotonlyanevolutionoftechnology,butmoreimportantly,theriseofthecelebrity（名人）narrator.Narratorsarekeytothesuccessofanaudiobookandthesedays,producersaresigningonmoreandmorecelebrities.Celebrities’narrationislikeaprivateperformancetocustomers,whogetafeelingofclosenessinlisteningtotheirvoices.Manyofthecustomersbuyaudiobooksbasedonthenarrator.Theywilllistentoanythingaspecificactororactressreads.

ThatiswhyAudibleistakingtheriskofnotproducingprintbooksatallbutstartingtotallynewaudioworks.There’sanotherreasonwhythecompanyisexpectingitsrisk-takingactiontopayoff:

humanshavebeentellingstoriessincethebeginningoftime.Wearetakingpartinalittlehabitthatgoesbackthousandsandthousandsofyears—beforethefirstmarkwasevermadeonastone.Longbeforewriting,peopleweretellingeachotherstoriesandtheaudiobookgoesallthewaybacktothattradition.AsPeterAllensangsoftlyinthe1970s,everythingoldisnewagain.

1.The“newchapter”（Para.1）referstoatimeof______.

A.startingaudiocompaniesB.producingnewaudioworks

C.narratingprintbooksforaudioD.creatingelectronicbooks

2.WhatdoesParagraph2tellaboutaudiobooks？

A.TheirbrightfutureB.Theirdifferencefrome-books

C.TheirgreatimportanceD.Theirpreviousproduction

3.Customerslikecelebrities’narrationbecause______.

A.celebritieshelpthemunderstandthestoriesB.celebritieshavemoreattractivevoices

C.celebritiesseemtobewithintheirreachD.celebritieshavebetternarratingskills

4.Audiblebelievesitsrisk-takingactionwillberewardingbecause______.

A.theactionhaslastedforalongtime

B.customersplayanactiveroleintheaction

C.thecompanyhasspentalotontheaction

D.theactionagreeswiththestory-tellingtradition

B.

EversinceDonaldTrumpwaselectedpresidentoftheUS,theentireTrumpfamilyhasbeenputunderamicroscope.

InChina,thespotlighthasbeenmainlyfocusedonTrumpandhisdaughterIvanka.SheisdescribedonWeChatasanextremelyinfluentialrolemodelwithstunningbeauty,asuccessfulcareer,andahappyfamily.

Sheleadsadreamlifethatamilliongirlswouldkillfor.Yes,shewasbornwithasilverspooninhermouth.Butshegotwheresheisbyherself.

There’salwaysgoingtobearticlesthatsaypeoplebornintowealthyfamiliesarebetterlookingandhaveabetterfamilybackgroundthanyou,butthesepeopledoworkharderthanyou.

Areyoualoserifyouwereraisedinanordinaryfamily?

ShouldyoufeelguiltythatyousleepeighthoursadaybecauseIvankasleepsfive?

Ifyoujustwanttokeepastablenine-to-fivejob,doesitmeanyouarenotambitious?

Howaboutifyoudon’tworkoutoreathealthy,doesthatmeanyouwillnotfindyourMr.orMissRight?

Thereisatendencyinmedianowadaystoencourageelitism（精英主义）.Theyaretryingtobrainwashyoungpeopleintothinkingthattheyshouldinvestanenormousamountoftimeandmoneyinbodybuildingandappearanceenhancement,evenplasticsurgery.Theyencouragelifestylemakeovers:

winetastingclassesandexpensivetripsoverseas.Theymakeyoubelievethatifyoudoastheysay,youcanimprovethequalityofyourlifeandjointheelites.

Butwhat’sthedownsideofbeingordinary?

Doyoureallyneedtogotothegymfivedaysaweekunlessyouareagymmaniac（热衷者）?

DoyouneedtotakehundredsofselfiesandPhotoshoptheselectedonestopostonWeChat?

Doyoureallyneedtobreakyourneckandsacrificetoearnyourfirstpotofgoldonlytoworryconstantlyabouthowtoenterhighsocietylater?

Don’tlettheideaofelitismgettoyou.Everybodyhasarighttothelifetheywant.Humanbeingsshouldnotbejudgedasasuccessorfailurebasedonwhethertheyareapartoftheeliteornot.Aslongasyouleadahappyandcomfortablelife,whybothertochaseafterotherpeople’sshadows?

Chooseyourownlifepathandgoforit.

5.WhydoesIvankabecomeahitonline?

A.Shegetswhatshehasthroughpersonaleffortsdespitedecentorigin.

B.Shetogetherwithherfamilyisputundercarefulinvestigation.

C.Sheisavirtualrolemodelfrequentlyseenamongordinarypeople.

D.Shelivessuchadreamlifethatamilliongirlswouldliketokillher.

6.Whichofthefollowingareconsideredasalifebelongingtopeopleofhighersocialrank?

①Polishandpostcarefully-selectedselfiesonWeChat

②Breakyournecktoearnyourfirstpotofgold

③Sparenoexpensetoimprovephysicalappearance

④Signupforwinetastingclassesandoverseatrips

A.①④B.②④C.②③D.③④

7.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat____________.

A.Ivankasleepingfivehoursadaymakesthevastmajorityguilty.

B.Beingdistinguishedisacommonlyadvocatedculturenowadays

C.Keepingastablenine-to-fivejobwillbethoughtofasaloser.

D.Improvingthequalityoflifewillpromoteone’ssocialstatus.

8.Whichattitudetowardslifewouldthewriterprobablyagreewith?

A.Lifeislikeadogsledteam.Ifyouaren’ttheleaddog,thesceneryneverchanges.

B.Lifeconsistsnotinholdinggoodcardsbutinplayingthoseyouholdwell.

C.Thereisonlyonesuccess—tobeabletospendyourlifeinyourownway.

D.Thegreatestlessoninlifeistoknowthatevenfoolsarerightsometimes.

C.

Thesharingeconomy,representedbycompanieslikeAirbnborUber,isthelatestfashioncraze.Butmanysupportershaveoverlookedtherealitythatthisnewbusinessmodelislargelybasedonescapingregulationsandbreakingthelaw.

Airbnbisaninternet-basedservicethatallowspeopletorentoutspareroomstostrangersforshortstays.Uberisaninternettaxiservicethatallowsthousandsofpeopletoanswerriderequestswiththeirowncars.Therearehundredsofothersuchservices.

Thegoodthingaboutthesharingeconomyisthatitpromotestheuseofunderusedresources.Millionsofpeoplehavehousesorapartmentswithemptyrooms,andAirbnballowsthemtoprofitfromtheseroomswhileallowingguestsaplacetostayatpricesthatareoftenfarlessthanthosechargedbyhotels.Uberofferspricesthatarecompetitivewithstandardtaxipricesandtheirdriversareoftenmuchquickerandmoretrustworthy.

Butthedownsideofthesharingeconomyhasgottenmuchlessattention.Mostcitiesandstates 

bothtaxandregulatehotels,andthetouristswhostayinhotelsareusuallyanimportantsourceoft