1、福建省泉州市泉港区高二下学期期末考试英语有答案泉港第一中学2017 -2018学年第二学期高二期末测试英 语第一部分听力（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，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. What time is it now?A.9:10 B.9:50 C.10:002. What does the woman think of the weather?A. Its nice. B. Its wa
2、rm. C. Its cold.3. What will the man do?A. Attend a meeting. B. Give a lecture. C. Leave his office.4. What is the womans opinion about the course?A. Too hard. B. Worth taking. C. Very easy.5. What does the woman want the man to do?A. Speak louder. B. Apologize to her. C. Turn off the radio.第二节 （共15
3、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. How long did Michael stay in China?A. Five days. B. One week. C. Two weeks.7. Where did Michael go last year?A. Russia. B. Norway. C. India.听第7段材
4、料，回答第8、9题。8.What food does Sally like?A. Chicken. B. Fish. C. Eggs.9.What are the speakers going to do?A. Cook dinner. B. Go shopping. C. Order dishes.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where are the speakers?A. In a hospital. B. In the office. C. At home.11. When is the report due?A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Next
5、 Monday.12. What does George suggest Stephanie do with the report?A. Improve it. B. Hand it in later. C. Leave it with him.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Salesperson and customer. B. Homeowner and cleaner. C. Husband and wife.14. What kind of apartment
6、 do the speakers prefer?A. One with two bedrooms. B. One without furniture. C. One near a market.15.How much rent should one pay for the one-bedroom apartment?A.$360. B. $400. C. $415.16.Where is the apartment the speakers would like to see?A. On Lake Street. B. On Market Street. C. On South Street.
7、听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What percentage of the worlds tea exports go to Britain?A. Almost 15%. B. About 30%. C. Over 40%.18. Why do tea tasters taste tea with milk?A. Most British people drink tea that way. B. Tea tastes much better with milk. C. Tea with milk is healthy.19. Who suggests a price for ea
8、ch tea?A. Tea tasters. B. Tea exporters. C. Tea companies.20. What is the speaker talking about?A. The life of tea tasters B. Afternoon tea in Britain. C. The London Tea Trade Centre.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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ATravel aboard our moderneq
9、uipped cruise ship National Geographic Explorer with a team of expert naturalists and historians as we visit the islands of South Georgia and the Falklands.Days 1&2 Miami/Buenos Aires, ArgentinaLeave Miami on an overnight flight to Buenos Aires, Argentinas capital.Check in to the excellent Sofitel B
10、uenos Aires Hotel before having a guided overview of the city, seeing its Beaux Arts palaces.Day 3 Buenos Aires/Ushuaia/EmbarkFly to Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world.Join a cruise of the Beagle Channel before boarding our ship.Day 4 At SeaSettle into shipboard life, listening to informal
11、discussions from our naturalists to prepare us for the wildness ahead in the Falklands.Spend time on deck and on the bridge, watching seabirds.Days 5&6 Falkland IslandsEach Falkland island is different in its beauty.Walk on whitesand beaches; sail below cliffs; and hike across windswept grasslands.T
12、he Falklands boast the largest albatross (信天翁) colony in the world, thousands of Magellanic penguins, as well as herds of fur and elephant seals.Days 7&8 At SeaDuring our days at sea, some lectures will be given.So we can learn about the fascinating history of Antarctic exploration, as well as the f
13、lora (植物群) and geology of South Georgia.Days 9 through 13 South Georgia IslandThe following days are devoted to exploring the amazing coastline of South Georgia Island.The schedule is flexible, and throughout our journey there will be opportunities for walking, hiking, kayaking, and taking Zodiac ex
14、cursions.Days 14 through 16 At SeaWith whales beneath and birds above, head out on deck to see and hear the ship crunch through the ice.Days 17&18 Ushuaia/Buenos Aires/MiamiOur journey ends in Ushuaia, with time to explore before boarding our flight to Buenos Aires, and an overnight flight to the US
15、.21If youre interested in the largest albatross colony in the world, youll look forward to _.ADay 3BDay 4CDays 5 & 6 DDays 7 & 822The travelers can learn about the history of Antarctic exploration through _.Areading books Battending lecturesCwatching movies Dvisiting museums23What will the travelers
16、 spend the most time in doing?AShipping through the ice.BVisiting Argentinas capital.CTravelling in Falkland Islands.DExploring South Georgia Island.BWhile encouraging children to do something with rewards of money, toys or even a special activity can be very effective, some experts believe this pre
17、vents youngsters from developing their own sense of responsibility.Alfie Kohn, author of Punished by Rewards, believes that giving rewards even nonmaterial ones only serves to control youngsters.But not all experts agree.According to Dr Virginia Shiller, a psychologist and instructor at the Yale Chi
18、ld Study Center and coauthor of the book Rewards for Kids, rewards can help parents teach their children new habits.Shiller says the key is in how the rewards are given.“I was inspired to write this book by my own parenting experience, and Im happy to say my sons now in their late 20s are very respo
19、nsible people，” says Shiller.Whether or not to offer rewards is a personal decision.Here are some tips to help your family.Make rewards fairly immediate.Younger kids may need more immediate goals, while older kids can understand working toward longerterm rewards.Rewards can be small, and they dont n
20、eed to be money or a toy.Even a trip to the library or park can be a treat.Set realistic, specific goals.Dont try to convert too many things at once.If you try to work on getting to school on time, being nice to siblings (兄弟姐妹) and cleaning up toys all at once, thats too much.Its better to target ju
21、st one or two actions in a particular time.Make sure theres not a hidden problem.For example, if your child refuses to go to school, you may want to look into whether there is an unknown problem, such as bullying (欺凌) or a learning problem.Rethink your requests.Are the tasks youre asking of your chi
22、ld ageappropriate (合适的) and beneficial？If they are, spend time explaining the value of those actions.24Which of the following statements would Dr Virginia Shiller agree to?AShe failed to raise her sons to be responsible men.BChildren should be given only nonmaterial rewards.CChildren can benefit if
23、they are properly rewarded.DRewards prevent children from becoming responsible.25When trying to encourage younger kids to do something, parents should avoid _.Apromising a small rewardBpromising a longterm rewardCpromising a nonmaterial rewardDmaking rewards fairly immediate26What does the underline
24、d word “convert” in Paragraph 5 mean?AReplace.BDiscover.CExchange. DChange.27Which of the following tips is NOT given in the passage?AThinking about hidden problems.BHelping children reach their goals.CBeing realistic when making goals.DThinking if the requests make sense. CYou know the saying Youre
25、 as young as you feel. Well, there may be some truth, according to researchers at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Ellen Langer, a Harvard psychologist who studies how the mind influences the body, and colleagues reviewed the scientific literature for evidence that a persons per
26、ception of their age might influence their health. They published their results in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science.In one study that Langer led, 47 women had their hair done. The women who thought their new hairdos made them look younger did look younger to objective observers, who
27、 were shown before-and-after pictures. The women who thought they looked younger also showed a drop in blood pressure. Another study involving 4,421 men found that thise who became bald(秃顶)at a relatively young age were more likely to get cancer and heart disease than men who did not. Similarly, ano
28、ther study involving 2,017 men found that those who lost their hair early were more likely to develop heart disease. “We believe that the feelings associated with being older than ones real age account for some of these health outcomes,” the researchers wrote.The researchers also described studies t
29、hat found that women who had children later in life were more likely to be healthier and live longer than those who had children early, which they attributed to the fact that these mothers tend to spend more time with younger women. Similarly, people who marry younger partners tend to live longer th
30、an those who marry older partners, according to other studies.Taken together, the research “supports the general mind-body hypothesis(假说)that when a younger mind is prepared, a younger body can accompany it.” While the mechanism remains unclear, the researchers figured that suggestions associated wi
31、th aging can “make one unconsciously or consciously aware of old age and set in motion a series of physiological processes that can have real effects on short-term and long-term health.”28. The underlined word “perception” in Paragraph 2 means .A. view B. appearance C. Influence D. creation29. Which
32、 of the following statements is true according to Paragraph 3?A. Blood pressure is highly related to hairdos. B. Feeling older than real age may be tied to health problems.C. Getting cancer or heart disease is the cause of hair losing.D. The women who love hairdos look younger than those dont.30. It can be inferred from
