福建省厦门市2015-2016学年高二英语下学期期中试题

1、厦门市翔安第一中学20152016学年第二学期高二年期中考试卷英语科考试时间： 2016年4月22日 上午7:509:50 满分 150 分 注意事项：1. 第一卷题号为1-55的选择题答案填涂在答题卡上，其中56-60题的答案填在答题卷上，第二卷的答案请按要求在答题卷上作答。 2. 请注意审题，并按照题目的要求作答。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

2、话仅读一遍。1. Why is the man going to New York?A. To have a holidayB. To see his grandparentsC. To attend a meeting2. How was the weather at noon?A. ColdB. CoolC. Hot3. Who had a car accident?A. BillB. JohnC. Dick4. What do the speakers think of Carl?A. StubbornB. KindC. Modest5. What can we learn from t

3、he conversation?A. The man was late for the meeting.B. The man attended the meeting on time.C. The man missed the meeting completely.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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. When did the woma

4、ns grandmother give her the necklace?A. On the womans birthdayB. At the womans weddingC. Before her death7. Where is the beautiful vase from?A. ChinaB. JapanC. Canada听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At a hotelB. At a restaurantC. At a bank9. How does the woma

5、n feel at last?A.A little impatientB. Very angryC. Quite surprised听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Doctor and patientB. Boss and secretaryC. Clerk and customer11. Where is the recreation centre?A. On the ground floorB. On the second floorC. On the third floor

6、12. What kind of music isnt mentioned in the conversation?A. Classical musicB. Country musicC. Modern music听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Whom does the woman want to buy a piano for?A. Her sonB. Her daughterC. Herself14. How does the woman feel about the price of the first piano?A.Very highB. Quite reasonable

7、C. Very low15. How much will the woman pay for the piano she will take?A. $ 1,000B. $ 600C. $ 62016. What do we know about the store?A. It is in New YorkB. It is not well-knownC. It will deliver the piano for free听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the problem of some university students?A. They dont spen

8、d all their time on studies.B. They dont have choices for outside class activities.C. They dont know what to do with their free time.18. How was the students high school life?A. Regular and colorfulB. Controlled and busyC. Active and independent19. What is the role of outside class activities at uni

9、versity according to the man?A. To enrich students life experienceB. To arouse students learning interestC. To make students healthier and happier20. What does the man advise the students to do?A. Learn to enjoy themselves.B. Learn to develop their potentialC. Learn to be their own masters第二部分阅读理解（共

10、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。AElectricity shortage leaves Afghanistan in the dark. Electricity is in short supply in the Middle Eastern Nation of Afghanistan. Only 6 percent of the countrys residents have electric power, according to the Asian Develo

11、pment Bank, an organization that works to reduce poverty. Some residents in Kabul received only 3 hours of electricity a day last fall. Others received none. Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan. “Its dark everywhere,” says city resident Gul Hussein. “Some of our neighbours are using candles.”Experts

12、 say water shortage is partly to blame. Water is used to make electricity. In Kabul, power becomes rare in midsummer, when the regions hydroelectric(水力发电的) dams dry up. Hydroelectricity is made by the force of falling water. Kabuls growing population is also a cause. Since the late 1990s, the citys

13、population has jumped from less than 1 million to more than 4 million people. Now even more electricity is needed. Despite receiving millions of dollars in international aid, the countrys electricity shortages continue. Still, Afghans hope for a solution. One plan is to import, or bring in, power fr

14、om the nearby country Uzbekistan. Afghan officials also spoke with U.S. president about the nations need to make its own electricity. “Life takes power,” says Jan Agha, a worker from Kabul. “If you have electricity, life is good; but if theres no electricity, you go around like a blind man.”21. One

15、reason for electricity shortage is _A. the increase of population B. the shortage of hydroelectric damsC. the lack of international aid D. the low temperature in midsummer 22. Which of the following will probably a solution for the problem of electricity shortage? A. To build more hydroelectric dams

16、. B. To advise people to use less electricity.C. To produce electricity on its own. D. To buy electricity from America.23. Which one should be the best title for the passage? A. Water Shortage in Afghanistan B. Electricity Shortage in AfghanistanC. Population Lead to Lack of Electricity D. Help Need

17、ed in AfghanistanBMany of the worlds famous cities are known by some special names. Paris is known as the City of Light. Hong Kong is the Wall Street of Asia. One small city in Pennsylvania may be the sweetest place on Earth. That is town of Hershey, which is known as the Chocolate Town. It is named

18、 after Milton Hershey, the founder of the largest chocolate factory in the world.Milton Hershey built his first candy factory in the early 1900s. At the time, Hershey was developing a technique for milk chocolate. Eventually he succeeded. Hershey was also the first to produce individually wrapped ch

19、ocolate bars. His factory grew and produced more and more types of chocolate. To this day, Hersheys chocolate factory is the largest in the world. Hershey used his success to give back to the community. He built a town around the factory for his employees. He gave streets fun names like Chocolate Av

20、enue. He built schools, parks and shops. This generous man gave millions of dollars to charity. He built an amusement park with rides, trains for children and a swimming pool. Over the years, the town grew. People from near and far came to visit this special town, whose beauty and fame continue to a

21、ttract lots of tourists. Every year close to three million tourists visit the Chocolate Town.Today visitors to the city can enjoy a variety of attractions and activities. The Hershey chocolate factory offers tours. Visitors can learn all about chocolate and how it is made. A gift shop sells all kind

22、s of chocolate and toys made to look like chocolate. Even if you dont buy a souvenir, there is one thing that is impossible to forget: the wonderful aroma of fresh chocolate everywhere. In this special place even the streetlights are shaped like chocolate.Another attraction is the Hershey Hotel. It

23、has an unusual mineral spring where guests can enjoy a variety of special treatments. The treatments all have one thing in common: chocolate.24. Whats the best title for the passage?A. Milton HersheyB. The Chocolate TownC. Worlds Famous CitiesD. Pennsylvania Chocolates25. What was Milton Hershey dev

24、eloping when he built his first factory?A. Public structure.B. An amusement park.C. A technique for milk chocolate.D. Attractions for the community.26. The underlined word aroma in Paragraph 3 probably means _.A.attraction B. fameC. type D. smell27. What can we know about Milton Hershey?A. He dislik

25、ed cooking.B. He wanted to be famous.C. He cared about his employees.D. He didnt pay his employees very well.CThe room in which the boys were fed was a large stone hall, with a large pot at one end. The master, helped by two women, served the soup from this pot at meal times. Each boy was allowed on

26、e bowl of soup and no more. The bowls never needed washing, as the boys cleaned them with their spoons, trying to eat every bit of soup. Boys usually have excellent appetites. Oliver Twist and his companions slowly starved for three months until finally, they became quite wild with hunger. There was

27、 one boy who was tall for his age and had a wild, hungry look in his eye. He told his friends he had to have another bowl of soup each day. If not, he was afraid that one night he might eat the small young boy sleeping next to him. The boys had a meeting and decided that one of them should ask for m

28、ore food after supper that evening. They wrote their names on pieces of paper and picked one out. It was Oliver Twist who was chosen. In the evening, the boys sat down at the tables. The master stood by the pot, and the soup was served. It disappeared quickly. The boys whispered and made signs to Ol

29、iver. He stood up from the table and went to the master, with his bowl and spoon in his hands. “Please, sir,” he said, “I want some more.” The master was a fat, healthy man, but he went very pale. “What?” said the master at last in a quiet voice. “Please, sir,” repeated Oliver, “I want some more.” T

30、he master hit Oliver with his spoon, then seized him and cried for help. Mr Bumble rushed into the room, and the master told him what Oliver had said. “He asked for more?” Mr Bumble cried. “I cannot believe it. One day they will hang the boy.” He took Oliver away and shut him in a dark room. The nex

31、t morning a notice appeared on the workhouse gate. Five pounds were offered to anybody who would take Oliver Twist. 28. This passage is most probably taken from _.A. an essayB. a diaryC. a reportD. a novel29. The master went pale because he was _.A. sickB. surprisedC. nervousD. disappointed30. We ca

32、n learn from the passage that _. A. the boys suffered from hunger in the workhouseB. the master showed great mercy to the poor boysC. Oliver was lucky enough to be chosen as a hero D. the big boy was strong enough to get food for the others31. Which may be the best title for the passage?A. Oliver Fe

33、eds His CompanionsB. Oliver Will Be HangedC. Oliver Asks For More D. Oliver Tricks His MasterDGo, known as Weiqi in China and Baduk in South Korea, was viewed as the last game where humans can defeat machines. Lee Se-dol, one of the greatest Go players, has won 18 world championships for 21 years of

34、 his professional career. AlphaGo, a computer program developed by Googles DeepMind, beat the European Go champion, an achievement that was not expected for years in October, 2015.The match between Lee and AlphaGo was seen as a representative game between humans and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The

35、 match of the century drew great attention from news organizations, Go fans and the general public across the world as well as in South Korea.Go originated from China more than 2,500 years ago. It involves two players who take turns putting markers on a net-shaped board to gain more areas on it. One

36、 can occupy the markers of the rival by surrounding the pieces of the other. Go is considered to be a lot more complex than chess where artificial intelligence scored its most famous victory to date when IBMs Deep Blue beat grandmaster Gary Kasparov in 1997.But experts say Go presents an entirely di

37、fferent challenge because of the games incomputable number of move options. In other words, the computer must be capable of human-like intuition (直觉) to win.I was very surprised because I did not think that I would lose the game, said Mr Lee. He said AlphaGos early strategy was “excellent” and that

38、he was shocked by one unconventional move it had made that a human never would have played.AlphaGo is proud of a deep learning capability to learn for itself and discover new strategies by playing games against itself and adjusting neural networks (神经网络) based on a trial-and-error process known as r

39、einforcement (强化) learning.In spite of his loss, he did not regret accepting the challenge. I had a lot of fun playing Go and Im looking forward to the future games,” he said after AlphaGo won 3-0 in a five-game match.“Playing against a machine is very different from an actual human player. Normally

40、, you can sense your rivals breathing, their energy. And lots of times you make decisions which depend on the physical reactions of the person youre playing against. With a machine, you cant do that”, Lee said.32. Where can we most probably read this text?A. In a personal diaryB. In a travel guide C

41、. In a science fiction D. In a science magazine33. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Only people in South Korea pay attention to the match between Lee and AlphaGo.B. Artificial intelligence rewrote the history as AlphaGo beat Gary Kasparov in 1997.C. Lee Se-dol was convinced he would finally win the

42、 match before the series started.D. AlphaGos early strategy was to play by regular moves the same as human beings.34. What did Lee think was the cause of his loss?A. He couldnt sense AlphaGos breathing and energy in the games.B. AlphaGo had an excellent strategy and unconventional moves.C. He made d

43、ecisions depending on the rivals physical reactions.D. The designer of AlphaGo was a talent who couldnt be defeated. 35. This article is mainly about _.A. The difficulties Lee met in the match with AlphaGoB. The introduction of a match between Lee and AlphaGoC. The differences between playing chess

44、and GoD. The development of the Artificial Intelligence (AI)第二节阅读填空(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Building Trust in a Relationship AgainTrust is a learned behavior that we gain from past experiences. 56 . That is a risk. But you cant be successful when theres a lack of tr

45、ust in a relationship that results from an action where the wrongdoer takes no responsibility to fix the mistake.Unfortunately, weve all been victims of betrayal（背叛）. Whether weve been suffer from, lied to , misled（把.带错方向）, or cheated on, there are different levels of losing trust. Sometimes people

46、simply cant trust anymore, 57 . Its understandable, but if youre willing to build trust in a relationship again, we have some steps you can take to get you there.l 58 having confidence in yourself will help you make better choices because you can see what the best outcome would be for your well-bein

47、g.l 59 If youve been betrayed, you are the victim of your circumstance. But theres a difference between being a victim and living with a “victim mentality”. At some point in all of our lives, well have our trust tested or violated（侵犯）.l You didnt lose “everything”. Once trust is lost, what is left?

48、Instead of looking at the situation from this hopeless angle, look at everything you still have and be thankful for all of the good in your life. 60 instead, its a healthy way to work through the experience to allow room for positive growth and forgiveness.A. Remember that you can expect the best in

49、 return.B. Stop regarding yourself as the victim.C. It is putting confidence in someone.D. Learn to really trust yourself.E. Seeing the positive side of things doesnt mean youre ignoring what happened.F. This knowledge carries over in their attitude toward their future relationships.G. Theyve been t

50、oo badly hurt and they cant bear to let it happen again.第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. On the way, we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said, “ _3

51、6_ my job. Family to Feed.”At this store, a _37_ like this is not normal. My 10-year-old noticed him and make a _38_ on how bad it must be to have to stand _39_ in the cold wind.In the store, I asked each of my kids to _40_ something they thought our “friend” there would _41_. They got apples, a san

52、dwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a _42_. I thought about it. We were _43_ on cash ourselves, but well, sometimes _44_ from our need instead of our abundance is _45_ what we need to do! All the kids _46_ something they could do away with for the week.When we hande

53、d him the bag of _47_, he lit up and thanked us with _48_ eyes. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for _49_his family might need, he burst into tears.This has been a wonderful _50_ for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can 51 ! Things would have playe

54、d out so _52_ if I had simply said, “No, we really dont have _53_ to give more.” Stepping out not only helped a brother in _54_, it also gave my kids the _55_ taste of helping others. Itll go a long way with them.36. A. ChangedB. LostC. FinishedD. Quit37. A. placeB. conditionC. showD. sight38. A. co

55、mmentB. suggestionC. callD. decision39. A. proudlyB. outsideC. angrilyD. by40. A. sayB. drawC. pickD. arrange41. A. supplyB. orderC. discoverD. appreciate42. A. jobB. dollarC. gift cardD. hot meal43. A. lowB. easyC. looseD. soft44. A. savingB. givingC. beggingD. spending45. A. evenB. yetC. justD. st

56、ill46. A. sharedB. declaredC. expectedD. ignored47. A. medicineB. toysC. clothesD. food48. A. wateryB. sleepyC. sharpD. curious49. A. whateverB. whoeverC. wheneverD. whichever50. A. exampleB. experienceC. adventureD. message51. A. respectB. rely onC. helpD. learn from52. A. vividlyB. suddenlyC. perfectlyD. differently53. A. powerB. timeC. moneyD. patience54. A. loveB. fearC. memoryD. need55. A. sweetB. strongC. simpleD. strange第卷第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45）第二节 （共10分；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（