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福建省莆田八中学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案

莆田八中2018-2019学年度第一学期期末考试

高二年级英语试题

满分150分时间120分钟第Ⅰ卷（选择题）

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

A

BlueNoteJazzFestival2018

Jul1-30,2018

Location:

SeverallocationsinNewYork

TheBlueNoteJazzFestivalinNewYorkCityisthecity’smostpopularjazzfestivalandfocusesonbringingbig-nameartiststosmallcrowdsandup-and-comingactstothepublic.Theeventtakesover15placesacrossthecityandincludes150world-classperformers.PastartistsincludeQuestlove,MichaelBoltonandArethaFranklin.

GrantParkMusicFestival2018

Jun14-Aug19,2018

Location:

JayPritzkerPavilion,SouthShoreCulturalCenter,&HarrisTheaterforMusicandDance|201EastRandolphStreet,Chicago,Illinois

Listeningtoclassicalmusicissaidtoimproveyourintelligence.Whetherthat’strueornot,theGrantParkMusicFestivalwillprovideyouwithfree,classicalmusic,andyou’dbesmarttoattend.Themusicattheseconcertswillleaveyoubeggingformore.It’sfreetoattend,socomeandenjoysomegreatmusicwithyourfamilyandfriends.

LakeParkFriendsWonderfulWednesdays2018

Jun21–Jun26,2018

Location:

LakePark|Milwaukee,Wisconsin

Energyiswaytoocontained（被抑制的）inanindoormusicvenue（场所）.LetthatenergygowhereitwantsthroughaseriesofoutdoorconcertswithLakeParkFriendsWonderfulWednesdays.Wednesdayisnolongerthemostboringdayoftheweek.Thistime,there’ssomethingfuntodo.Alistoflivemusicactshasmadethemiddleoftheweeksomethingtolookforwardto.

YouthCUEFestivalofYouthChoirs（合唱队）2018

Aug10-Aug222018

Location:

WashingtonNationalCathedral|3101WisconsinAveNWWashington,DC

YouthCUEFestivalofYouthChoirsinWashingtongivesstudentstherareopportunitytoperformintheWashingtonNationalCathedral,afamoushistoricplace.Thefestivalisashowcaseofstudentchoirsfromalloverthecountry,accompanied（伴奏）bymusiciansfromthelocalprofessionalorchestra（管弦乐队）.

21.AttheBlueNoteJazzFestival,peoplecanenjoy___________.

A.performancesbytalentedstudentsB.performancesbyfamousartists

C.performanceswithfreeadmissionD.performancesin15citiesacrossthecountry

22.Thosewhoareinterestedin_________wouldprobablygototheGrantParkMusicFestival.

A.classicalmusicB.outdoorconcerts

C.liveperformancesD.professionalorchestra

23.Yourenergycanbereleasedwithmusicbyoutdoorconcertsatthe____________.

A.BlueNoteJazzFestivalB.GrantParkMusicFestival

C.LakeParkFriendsWonderfulWednesdaysD.YouthCUEFestivalofYouthChoirs

B

JoshHill,abiologyteacheratMarVistaHighSchoolinCalifornia,US,oftengetssickafterswimmingintheoceanatImperialBeachinCalifornia.

Heandagroupofstudentsareraisingawareness（意识）aboutwaterpollutionbytakingweeklywatersamples（样本）oftheoceanandpublishingtheirresultsonline.

EveryThursday,Hillandhisstudentscollectwaterfromtheocean.Studentsthentakethesamplestotheirschoolandtestthemforlevelsofbacteria.Usually,samplesclosertotheborderhavehigherlevelsofbacteria,Hillsaid.

“Waterqualityisusuallytheworstatthesouthernendanditincreasinglygetsbetter,”hesaid.

HillcollectsthesamplesonThursdayssothatstudentscanpublishtheresultsontheSurfriderFoundation’swebsiteintimefortheweekend.TheSurfriderFoundationhasgiveMarVistalabequipmentandpromotethestudents’resultsonitssite.

MostofHill’sstudentsgrewupinImperialBeach.Manyhavegottensickfromthewaterorknowsomeonewhohas.

CameronBell,17,whoiscurrentlyapplyingtocollege,wantstopursueaSTEMcareer.Heappreciatesthefactthehecangetlabexperienceatschool.“Ourresearchreallyimpactsourcommunitybecauseit’skeepingpeoplesafe,”hesaid.

OnarecentThursdaymorning,AnthonyGass,15,collectedsomesamples.Beforehegotintothewater,hisclassmateshelpedhimputonwaterproof（防水的）clothesandtiearopearoundhiswaisttoprotecthimfromtheonrushofwater.

Hillsaidtheprotectionprobablywasn’tnecessary,butthatitwasbettertobesafethantobesorry.“Wejustwanttomakesureweprotectthestudents,”hesaid.

24.WhatdidJoshHillandhisstudentsdiscoveraftercheckingthewatersamples?

A.Waterqualityatthenorthernendisn’tpolluted.

B.Waternearertotheborderislesspolluted.

C.Waterpollutionisgettingworseandworse.

D.Differentlevelsofbacteriaarefoundinthewater.

25.WhatcanwelearnaboutBell?

A.Heisnowapplyingforajobincollege.

B.Hedoesn’twanttohaveacareerinSTEM.

C.Hethinksthattheirresearchismeaningful.

D.Heisn’tgratefulforhisresearchexperience.

26.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Theresultsofthestudents’researcharenotpublishedonline.

B.ManystudentsinImperialBeachgetsickduetothewaterpollution.

C.Veryfewsafetymeasuresareadoptedinstudents’researchwork.

D.MarVistaHighSchoolisnotequippedwithmodernsciencelabs.

27.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.USstudents’researchonwaterpollution.B.SevereoceanwaterpollutionintheUS.

C.USstudents’testsforwaterresources.D.Tipsonhowtoreducewaterpollution.

C

WhenIwas3yearsold,Iwasfoundtobedeafinmyleftearandhaveasmallprobleminmyright.Beinghardofhearinghasbeendifficult,butI’veneverlivedinastateofself-hatingsorrow.

Imaginebeingabletoshutoutallsoundsasyoulayyourheaddowntosleepbysimplyrollingoverontooneside.That’smyrealitywhenIsleeponmy“goodear”,anditevenmakesmefeellikeasuperherosometimes.

Peoplecallmydeafsidemy“badear”,butwhenIwearmyhearingaid,Ihaveaccesstoarangeoffeatures（特征）thatsomeotherdeafpeopledon’t.

Incinemas,forexample,withoneclickofabuttonIcanenjoyawholefilmasthoughitwerewhisperedtomefromthemouthsoftheactors.

Havingahearingaidhasn'talwaysfeltgood,however.

OnthefirstdayIgotmyaid,whenIwas8,Itookittoschoolforshow-and-tell.AsIexplainedhowitworkedtomyclassmates,aboyyelledout,“Aren’tthoseforoldmen?

”

Atthatmoment,Ifeltdifferent.Ittookalongtimeformetogetoverthatsenseofbeingsounlikemypeers（同龄人）.

Butit’snotjustschoolkidswhocanmakeusdeafandhard-of-hearingpeoplefeellikeburdens（负担）.

Everyvideoonsocialmediathatlackssubtitles,forexample,meansanentirecommunityofdeafpeopleisunabletoenjoyit.

Completelydeafpeopleareexcludedfromenjoyingmanymoviestoo,assubtitlesincinemasarealmostimpossibletofind.

Andwithhearingaidscostingaround$2,500each,itcanbehardformanypeopletoaffordtobeabletolistentothethingsthatotherstakeforgranted.

Asforme,Icanlistentomusic,enjoyfilms,andcatchconversations–I’mlucky.

I’mdeaf,butIcanstillheareverything.I’vebeenblessedwithwonderfullifeexperiences.

28.Theauthoroncefeeldifferentfromhispeersbecause__________.

A.Hecan’thearanything

B.Hewaslaughedatbyhisclassmates

C.Hecouldn’tenjoywithoutsubtitles

D.Hecouldshutoutallsoundswhensleepingonhis“goodear”

29.DeafpeoplemayhavethefollowingburdensEXCEPT_________.

A.beingunabletoaffordhearingaids.

B.beingunabletoenjoyvideoswithoutsubtitles

C.beingembarrassedinfrontoftheirpeers

D.beingblessedwithwonderfulexperiences

30.Whatdoestheunderlinephrase“areexcludedfrom”probablymean?

A.arepreventedfromB.arelimitedtoC.areseparatedfromD.arereducedto

31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardhishearingdifficulty?

A.Itwasatoughrealityandcausedhimalotoftrouble.

B.Itwasatimeofgreatsorrowandmadehimfeelsad.

C.Itgavehimachancetoexperiencesomethingspecial.

D.Ithelpedhimtoliveinhisownworldwithoutsound.

D

Atsomepointinlife,manypeoplesufferamentalproblem.Whilemostpeoplegetoverit,forothersitdoesn’tgoawayeasily.

TheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）saysthatabout20percentofchildrenandteenagersacrosstheglobesufferfrommentalillness.It’sthoughtthatthenumberofchildrenandteenagerswithmentalillnessaroundtheworldwillincreasebyhalfby2020.Itwillbecomeoneofthemaincauseofdisease,disabilitiesandevendeath.

Thereasonformentalproblemsamongyoungpeoplemaybetheincreasingpressureinlife.Studyandrelationshipshavealwayscausedhugestressesforschoolchildren.Forinstance,theyexperienceschoolbullying（欺凌）andacademicpressure.

InChina,thepictureisn’tbright,either.About30millionChinesechildrenandteenagersundertheageof17,or10percentofchildrenandteenagersinChina,haveamentalhealthchallenge,reportedChinaDaily.

Also,accordingtoChinaDaily,Chinesepeopledon’tseekhelpwiththeirmentalproblems.Theyfearthatotherswillthinklessofthemiftheyadmitthattheyareintrouble.ManyChinesepeopleareashamedoftheirmentalproblemsandmentalillnessistaboo（禁忌）inanyChinesefamilies.

IntheUK,overthree-quartersofyoungpeoplebelievetheirmentalhealthproblemshaveasocialshameandaquarterofyoungUKpeoplewouldn’taskforhelpiftheydevelopedamentalproblem.

Youngpeoplewhodon’tseekhelpfortheirconditionmaybecreatingproblemsforthemselvesinthefuture.Ifyoufeelsomethingiswrongwithinyou–seekhelp.

Feelingdown?

Herearethreethingstotryifyoufeellow.

●Gotoapsychologyteacher.Theteacherwilllistentoyouandofferhelp–forfree!

●Call800-810-1100.It’sthenumberofahotlinerunbytheMentalHealthResearchandPreventionCenter.Thelineisopen24hoursada