福建省学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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福建省学年高二英语下学期期中试题

福建省福清市龙西中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题

满分150分完卷时间120分钟

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What’sthemanprobably?

A.Arepairman.B.Afireman.C.Apoliceman.

2.What’sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Motherandson.B.Customerandshopkeeper.C.Husbandandwife.

3.What’sTomgoingtodoafterclass?

A.Dosomesports.B.Gotothelibrary.C.Gotothebookstore.

4.What’swrongwiththespeakers?

A.Theylosetheirway.B.Theytookthewrongbus.

C.Theycan’tfindtheirmap.

5.Whatwasthewomanmostprobablydoinglastnight?

A.WatchingTVathome.B.Expectingaphonecall.

C.Talkingtoherfriends.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whataretheymostprobablytalkingabout?

A.TheweatherofLondon.B.TravelinginEngland.C.ThetrafficofLondon.

7.WhatdoesthewomanthinkoftheLondonbus?

A.Ratherslow.B.Verydirty.C.Tooexpensive.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Hostandguest.B.Customerandwaitress.C.Husbandandwife.

9.Whatdoesthewomanask

themantodo?

A.Havesomesoup.B.Havemorerice.C.Havemorefish.

10.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Atarestaurant.B.Attheman’sC.Atthewoman’s

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whydoesthewomanwanttomoveoutofherpresentflat?

A.Itcostshertoomuch.

B.It’stoofarfromtheschool.

C.It’ssharedbytoomanyroommates.

12.Whatkindofflatisthewomanlookingfor?

A.Onewithfurnitureinit.B.Onehavingenoughspace.

C.Onewhereshecanlivealone.

13.Howisthemangoingtohelpthewoman?

A.He’llsharehisflatwithher.B.He’llseekaflatintheschool.

C.He’llvisitablockofflats.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.WhodidRockygototheconcertwithlastnight?

A.Hisfriends.B.Hischildren.C.Hisparents.

15.Whatwastheconcertheldfor?

A.Tocollectmoneyforthequake-hitareas.

B.Toshowthesingers’loveforchildren.

C.TocelebrateafestivalinSichuan.

16.WhatisRocky’sopinion?

A.Bylovingothers,wecanmaketheworldhappier.

B.Everyoneshoulddonatemoneytothosepoorpeople.

C.Therewillnolongerbedisastersintheworld.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.What’stheprogramthewomanishosting?

A.PopWorldofABCInternationalB.TheHistoryofPop.

C.TheRoadofMusic.

18.Whichprogramintroducesthebackgroundofthepopsongs?

A.PopWords.B.AbouttheHits.C.TheHistoryofPop.

19.WhatcanbeexpectedintheprogramabouttheBigHits?

A.Lettersfromtheaudiencewillbereadintheprogram.

B.Interviewswiththesingersorsongwriterscanbeheard.

C.Listenerscaninterviewthesingersandsongwriters.

20.WhatdoesanativeEnglishspeakerthinkofEnglishpopsongs?

A.Difficulttounderstand.B.Surprising

.C.Understandable.

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。

A

LivingMusicintheHome

LivingmusicintheHomeisaWaldorf-inspiredresourceforparentsandteacherswhowishtosharethejoyofmusicwiththeirchildrenandstudents.Weprovidemusicaltrainingforadultssotheycanmakemusicintheirhomesandclassrooms.

NEW!

Inadditiontoouronlineofferings（seebelow）,wearenowofferingin-personparent-childmusicclassesinwesternMassachusetts.WeinviteyoutocometojoinusforBabySongandChildSong,offeredattheCottageGarden.

CLICKHEREFORMOREINFORMATION

CLICKHEREFORREGISTER

OURONLINECOURSES

FindingYourInnerVoice

Instructor:

MichellePrindle（about）

Available:

March17

Thiscourseoffersinstructioninvocal（唱歌的）techniquethatwillhelpparentsandteacherstofindtheirinnervoice.Thecourseremovesmodernmisunderstandingsaboutthevoice.Itoffersadviceonovercomingpsychologicalboundariestojoyfulsinging.Thisisdonethroughpractical,confidence-buildingexercisethatparentsandteacherscan

practiceintheirownhomesalongwiththevideosandaudiofilesprovided.Thecoursealsooffersavarietyofsongsforsingingwithchildren.

MoodoftheFifth

Instructor:

DanPrindle（About）

Available:

March17

Thiscoursebeginsbygivingparentsandteachersasolidfoundationinthebasicsofwesternmusictheorythatarenecessaryforunderstandingmusicinthemoodofthefifth.Theseincludethefundamentalsofmusictheory（basicsofpitchandrhythm）.Thecoursethencontinuestodefinethemoodofthefifth,describeitselementsandgiveavarietyofexamples.Thiscourseprovidesthenecessaryknowledgeforparentsandteacherstofullyunderstandthisoftenunclearlydefinedconcept.

21.IfTomwhodoesn’thaveacomputerwantstousetheresource,hecan______________.

A.cal

lMichellePrindledirectly

B.takethecourseFindingYourInnerVoice

C.joininBabySongandChildsongattheCottageGarden

D.takein-personmusicclassesineasternMassachusetts

22.Whatcanteachersandparentslearnintheonlinecourses?

A.Howtobreathewhilerunning.B.Instructioninvocaltechnique.

C.Varioussongssuitableforadults.

D.Howtodealwithchildrensuccessfully.

23.Onecanlearnaboutwesternmusicbytaking____________.

A.MoodoftheFifthB.FindingYourInnerVoice

C.in-personparent-childlessonsD.anyoftheonlinecoursesmentioned

B

Myfatherneverwantedhischildrentoknowwhathedidforaliving.DadworkedinPlantC.LyingbesideLakeErie,itsawhiminatsunriseandoutatnightfall.Sometimesmymotherwouldtakemysiblings（兄弟姐妹）andmetothepublicbeachinourhometownofAshtabula.She’dgatherusroundandpointtothesmokestacks,coughingcloudsintothesky.

“Wavetodaddy!

”she’dshout.Fourlittlehandswouldshootintotheair.IneverknewwhatDaddidinPlantC,butduring34yearsofhardwork,hehadsurgery（手术）onhisshoulderandhand.At48,hehadhisfirstheartattack.Heretiredin1993,rightafterthelastkidgraduatedfromcollege.Butthedamagewasdone.Afewyearslater,thenextheartattackkilledhim.

IsawmydadinplantConlyonce,whenItookdinnertohim.Thatnight,Ilookedatmyfather,coveredinsweatandcoal,andforthefirsttimeIknewwhyhewassooftenangryfornoreason.

Recentlymyfather’sfriend,TobyWorkman,walkedmethere.Iknewmyfatherneverwantedmetoseeit.Ateverystation,hedescribedthejobandthedanger.Itwaslikelisteningtoaforeignlanguage.IwalkedpastmanyDANGERsigns.Tobyputhishandonmyshoulder.“Look”,hesaid,“youneedtounderstandsomething.Yourdadwasamaintenancemechanic.Heworkedthemostdangerousjob.Ifsomethingbroke,hefixedit.”

Afewdayslater,mydaughtergraduatedfromcollege.IgaveherthehardhatTobyhandedtomeasIleft,andthisnote:

“Wheneveryoufeelsomethingdifficult,putthison,lookinthemirror,andrememberyourroots.”

24.Howmanysiblingsdoestheauthormostprobablyhave?

A.ThreesiblingsB.TwosiblingsC.FivesiblingsD.Foursiblings

25.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheauthor’sfather?

A.Hedidn’tsufferaheartattackuntilheretired.

B.HeworkedinPlantCfor48yearsinall.

C.Hewashardlyangryinhisdailylife.

D.HedidphysicalworkinPlantC.

26.Theauthorgaveherdaughterthehattohopethatherdaughtercould______.

A.rememberhergrandfatherB.overcomealldifficulties

C.getencouragedbyhergrandfatherD.followhergrandfather’swork

C

Crownshyness（树冠羞避）isamysteriousnaturalphenomenoninwhichthecrownsofsometreespeciesdonottoucheachother,butgetseparatedbyagapclearlyvisiblefromgroundlevel.Theeffectusuallyoccursbetweentreesofthesamespecies,buthasalsobeenobservedbetweentreesofdifferentspecies.

Therearemanytheoriesgoingaround,mostofwhichmakesense,butnoonehasbeenabletoprovewithouttheshadowofadoubtwhysometreesavoidtouchingeachother.

Inhis1955book,GrowthHabitsoftheEucalypts，AustralianforesterM.R.Jacobswritesthatthegrowingtipsofthetreesaresensitivetoabrasion（擦伤），whichresultsincrownshynessphenomenon.ThistheorywasalsosupportedbyDrMiguelFranco.Someexperimentshaveshownthatiftreesdisplayingcrownshynessareartificiallypreventedfromswaying（摇摆）inthewindandtouchingeachother,theygraduallyfillupthegapsbetweenthem.

Butwhiletheabovetheoryisarguablythemostwidespread,it’scertainlynottheonlyone.Somescientistshavesuggestedthatcrownshynessisamechanismtostopthespreadingofleaf-eatinginsects.Thesepestshavebeenknowntoworktogetherandcreatestructuresthatextendupto10cmoffoftreebranches,inordertoreachotherplants,sothegapsarethetreesnaturaldefensemethod.

OneMalaysianscholarstudiedmanytrees,butfoundnotracesofabrasions,despitetheirclearcrownshyness.Instead,hesuggeststhatthegrowingtipsofthetreesweresensitivetolightlevelsandstoppedgrowingwhentheygottooclosetoothertrees.Plantsareabletosensehowclosetheyaretootherplantsandinordertogetmorelight,theygiveoffsomechemicaltostopothertreesfromgrowingtooclose.

Whateverthereason,onethingisforsure,plantsaremoreintelligentthanpeople.

27.Whatcanweknowaboutcrownshyness?

A.Itcancauseabrasionbetweentrees.

B.Itonlyhappensbetweenthesamespecies.

C.Ithasbeendiscoveredforonlyhalfacentury.

D.Noagreementhasbeenreachedaboutitsrealcause.

28.Whatwillhappeniftreesshowingcrownshynessarestoppedfromswaying?

A.Thegapsbetweenthetreeswillgrowwider.

B.Thetreeswillstopgrowingandevendie.

C.Thegapsbetweenthetreeswillremainth