福建省莆田市第七中学高二上学期期中考试英语

英语试题（完卷时间：120分钟；满分：150分）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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AMetroPocketGuideMetrorail(地铁)Eachpassengerneedsafarecardtoenterandgoout.Uptotwochildrenunderagefivemaytravelfreewithapayingcustomer.Farecardmachinesareineverystation.Bringsmallbillsbecausetherearenochangemachinesinthestationsandfarecardmachinesonlyprovideupto$5inchange.GetoneticketofunlimitedMetrorallrideswithaOneDayPass.BuyitfromafarecardmachineinMetrostations.Useitafter9:30a,m.untilclosingonweekdays,andalldayonweekendsandholidays.HoursofserviceOpen5amMonFri7a.mSatSunClosemidnightSunThurs.3a.m.SatSunLasttraintimesvary.Toavoidmissingthelasttrain,pleasecheckthelasttraintimepostedinthestation.TraintimesPostedinstationsMetrobusWhenpayingwithexactcharge,thefareis$1.35.WhenpayingwithaSmatTripcard,thefareis1.25.Faresforthesenior/disabledcustomersSeniorcitizens65andolderanddisabledcustomersmayrideforhalftheregularfare.OnMetrorailandMetrobus,useasenior/disabledfarecardorSmar/TripⓇcard.Formoreinformationaboutbuyingsenior,disabledfarecards,farecardorSmarTripcardsandpasses,pleasevisitMetroOpensDoorsorcall2026377000and2026378000.SeniorcitizensanddisabledcustomerscangetfreeguideonhowtouseproperMetrobusandMetrorailservicesbycalling2029621100.Traveltips(提示)Avoidridingduringweekdayrushperiods–before9:30a.m.andbetween4and6p.m.Ifyoulosesomethingonabusortrainorinastation,pleasecallLost&Foundat2029621195.Avoidridingduringweekdayrushperiods–before9:30a.m.andbetween4and6p.m.21．AtwhattimedoesMetrorailstopserviceonSaturday?A.Atmidnight.B.At3a.m.C.At5a.m.D.At7a.m.22．WhatisgoodaboutaSmarTripcard?A.Itisconvenientforoldpeople. B.ItsavesmoneyforitsusersC.Itcanbeboughtatanytrain D.ItissoldontheInternet23．WhichnumbershouldyoucallifyoulosesomethingontheMetro?BWeareexcitedwhenwereachourgoals，andatthatmomentwelaugh，clap，evenareoverthemoon.Withoutdoubt，goodresultsmakeusjoyful.However，wecannotalwaysgetwhatwewantandbethewinnerallthetime.Somepeoplecan'thelpdoubting:“Areoureffortsinvain？”Theansweris“No”.Weshouldrememberthatwearenotonlymeasuredbyhowmanygoalswe'vereached，buthowweacted，whichmeans，processisalsoimportant.Hereisanexample.Fruitsaredelicious.Ittakestreesalongtimetobearthem.Intheprocessofgrowing，treeshavetosufferfrombadweather，insectbitesandalsointentionaldestructions（故意的破坏）fromhumanbeings.Soitiswithus.Ourlifeislikeajourney.Atthebeginning，wesetagoal，dreamingofiteverynight，butweshouldneverforgetthatwespendmostofourtimeonthejourney.Unfortunately，manypeopleonlyplainaboutthefailureandthengiveuphope.Infact，itisthefailurethatteachesustobebraveandstandonourown.Imyselfdeeplybelievethatonlythosewhoexperiencedalotcanownthehighlyvaluedcharacters，onlythosewhoadventured（冒险）canhavethechancetosucceed.Itissaid"Nopain，nogain."Wearestillyoung，stillfullofenergy，sowhyareweafraidoffailureandwhydowehesitate（犹豫）totakeanadventure？Youngmen，let'sforgetresults，leaveoutpain，andjustlookforwardanddon'tmissanychanceonthejourney！24．Reachingourgoalwillmakeus__________.A．laughatothers B．getoverthemoon C．setanothergoal D．forgetoureffort25．Theunderlinedphrase"invain"heremeans“__________”.A．值得 B．益处 C．高效 D．徒劳26．Thewritergivesanexampleoffruitsinordertosay__________.A．Nopain，nogain B．PeoplewillsufferalotinlifeC．It'shardforatreetobearfruits D．Weshouldgrowtreestogetgoodfruits27．Onlythosewho__________willgetreallygoodcharacters.A．havegonethroughalot B．workveryhardC．believethatthingswillbebetterandbetter D．believeinthemselvesCLotsofkidshateschool,anewstudyfound.Usuallythiskindoffeelingdoesn’tlastlong.Butwhathappensifyoufeelthiswaytoomuch?Schoolisafactoflifeandgettingagoodeducationcanhelpyoubuildthekindoffuturelifeyouwant.Solet’stalkaboutschoolandwhattodowhenyoudon’tlikeit.Ifyoudon’tlikeschool,thefirststepistofindoutwhy.Youmightnotlikeschoolbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughfriends,ormaybeyoudon’tgetalongwithyourteacher.Sometimesit’sabigproblemwithyourclassesandschoolwork.Youmaybegettingfartherandfartherbehind,anditmayseemlikeyou’llnevercatchup.Whenyouknowwhyyoudon’tlikeschool,youcanstarttakingstepstomakethingsbetter.It’sagoodideatotalktosomeoneaboutyourproblemswithschool.Yourmum,dad,teacherorschoolcounselor(心理辅导员)willbeabletohelpyou.Anothergoodideaistowritedownyourfeelingsaboutschoolinanotebook.It’sagreatwaytoletoutemotions(情绪).Remember,youdon’thavetosharewhatyou’vewrittenwithothers.28．Lotsofkids_______accordingtothepassage.A.likeschoolverymuchB.aregoodatreadingandwritingC.don’tlikewritingD.havethethoughtofhatingschool29．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertointhefirstparagraph?A.Goodeducation.B.School.C.Futurelife.D.Friendship.30．Ifyoudon’tlikeschool,thefirststepisto_______.A.findoutwhyB.gotoseeadoctorC.askyourparentsforhelpD.leaveschoolforashorttime31．Howmanyreasonswhyyoudon’tlikeschoolaregivenbythewriter?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four. D.Five.DIntheUSA，itisnormalformentoshakehandswhentheymeet，butitisquiteunusualformentokisswhentheygreeteachother.Greetingsarecasual—ahandshake，asmileanda“hello”willdojustfine.TheBritishoftensimplysay“hello”whentheymeetfriends.Theyusuallyshakehandsonlywhentheymeetforthefirsttime.Socialkissing，oftenjustapeck（轻吻）onthecheek，ismoninaninformalsituationbetweenmenandwomenandalsobetweenwomenwhoknoweachotherverywell.InJapan，themongreetingforbothmenandwomenistobowwhentheygreetsomeone，insteadofgivingahandshakeorahug.Hungariansliketogreetinafriendlyway—kisseachotheronbothcheeks.Themostmonwayistokissfromyourrighttoyourleft.Whenmenmeetforthefirsttime，ahandshakeisthenorm.InAlbania，menshakehandswhengreetingoneanother.Akissonthecheekmayalsobemonifthereisacloserelationship.Womenmayshakehandsorkisseachotheronbothcheeks.InArmenia，bytradition，awomanneedstowaitforamantoofferhishandforahandshake.Betweengoodfriendsandfamilymembers，akissonthecheekandahugarealsomon.32．InBritain，whentwopeoplemeetforthefirsttime，theyusually_______.A．Hug B．BowC．shakehandsD．kissonthecheek33．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．InJapan，huggingisasmonasbowing.B．InHungary，peopleusuallykisseachotheronthecheeksfromlefttoright.C．InAlbania，itisunusualformentokissifthereisacloserelationship.D．InArmenia，itisnecessaryforawomantowaitforamantoofferhishandforahandshake.34．Howmanycountriesarementionedinthepassage?A．Four. B．Five. C．Six. D．Seven.35．What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．CountryandCultureB．CultureandPeopleC．GreetingCustomsAroundtheWorldD．BodyLanguageinDifferentCultures第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)Withtheyearingtoanend,aholidayisinescapable.Travellinginwintersisnevereasy.Thoughairtravelmightsoundasthemostconvenientwayforwintertravel,italsohasitsownshortings.Theseasonofcoldsometimesinterruptsyourtravelplans.Flightsgetcanceledordelayedbeyondwhatyouhavetodealwith.36.EarlyflightsareontimeEarlymorningflightshavebeenfoundtobemoreontimethantheoneslaterintheday.37.Anydelayintheflightscheduleduringthedayleadstoaseriesofdelay,thebestwaytoavoiditistoflyearly.

38.Partnerairlinescanhelpyouintimesofdelayedflights.Someairlinesworkinassociationwithitspartnerairlines.Incaseyourflightgetscanceledordelayed,youcanaskforaseatinthepartnerairline,ifyourairlinesupportsit.Joinaclub39.Whenyourflightgetsdelayedforhoursyoucanconnectthoseclubsintheairportratherthanbeingstuckintheterminal.Also,connectiontodifferenttravelagentsiseasierfromtheclubsastheyassistyouwithvariouschoicesavailable.

Consideratravelagent(代理人)Attimeswhenyouarestuckwithsituationswhereyourflightisdelayedorcanceled,insteadofdealingdirectlywiththeairline,itisbesttolaytheresponsibilityonyourtravelagent.40.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。BillWhite'sfatherisalawyer.Inhis41time,helikestogetoutinthecountryandtakesome42ofanimals.Foralongtime,Billhadwantedtogowithhisfatherononeofhis43.Buthisfatherdidn'ttakeBillalongwithhim44hewasfifteen.HeandBilldrovetothefarmwhich45tohisuncleintheafternoon.They46thenightthere,sothattheycould47outearlythenextmorning.UncleSteveandhissonLarry,whowassixteen,weregoingtogooutwiththem.ItwasstilldarkwhenBillheardthealarm48thenextmorning.Hewonderedwhyitwasrunningsoearly.Hecouldn'tremember49hewas.Heturnedover50andlookedattheclock.Itwas5o'clock.Thenhe51thathewasatthe52andthathewasgoingouttotakepictureswithhisfather.Hejumpedoutofbedandgot53quickly.Herandownstairs.Theotherswerealreadyinthe54.UncleStevewascookingbaconandeggs.Therewasapotofcoffeeonthestove.It55good.Theyatebreakfastquickly.Theydidn'ttalk56,becausetheydidn'twantto57uptheotherpeopleinthehouse.Theyfilledathermosbottle58hotcoffeeandtooksomesandwiches59AuntGrace,UncleSteve’swife,hadmadeforthem.Theygatheredtheircamera60andstartedout.41．A．busy B．spare C．enough D．limited42．A．foods B．drawings C．paintings D．pictures43．A．trips B．buses C．animals D．mountains44．A．after B．when C．until D．unless45．A．led B．stick C．got D．belonged46．A．cost B．spent C．slept D．took47．A．start B．begin C．walk D．step48．A．telephone B．machine C．puter D．clock49．A．where B．how C．who D．what50．A．quickly B．sleepily C．quietly D．suddenly51．A．imagined B．pronounced C．forgot D．remembered52．A．mountain B．town C．farm D．station53．A．dressed B．ordered C．eaten D．prepared54．A．bathroom B．kitchen C．study D．bedroom55．A．seemed B．felt C．tasted D．smelled56．A．many B．soundly C．much D．highly57．A．wake B．go C．put D．e58．A．of B．with C．in D．by59．A．that B．what C．after D．before60．A．cover B．supply C．operator D．equipment第二节（共20小题；每小题分，满分10分）根据课文，在每个空白处填入1个单词。多亏了他的研究，联合国在消除世界饥饿的战斗中又多了些方法。61.________________hisresearch，theUNhasmoretoolsinthebattleto_____theworld____hunger.62.袁隆平很满意他的生活。但他对自己的成名并不关心。YuanLongping______quite___________________hislife.However,hedoesn’tcareaboutbeingfamous.63.他们主要是想保持土壤肥沃且免受病害。Theyfocus______keepingtheirsoilrichand_____________disease.不幸的是他的父亲去世了，使得他的家境更加艰难……64.hisfatherdied，leavingthefamilyeven…查理挑出鞋带来吃，像是吃意大利面条一样。Charlie_________________thelaceandeatsitasifitwerespaghetti.66.卓别林自编、自导、自制他主演的电影。CharlieChaplinwrote，directed，andproducedthefilmshe.67.最普遍使用的面部表情当然是微笑，它的作用是表示快乐和安人心境。Themostuniversal__________expressionis,ofcourse,thesmile—itsfunctionistoshowhappinessandputpeople_________________.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节(共10小题，每小题分，满分15分)根据课文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Thefirstperson____68_____(arrive)wasTonyGarciafromColombia,closely__69___（follow）byJuliaSmithfromBritish.AfterImetthemandthenintroducedthemtoeachother,Iwasverysurprised.TonyapproachedJulia,touchedhershoulderandkissedheron__70__cheek!Shesteppedbackappearingsurprisedandputupherhands,asifindefense.Iguessedthattherewas___71___(probable)amajormisunderstanding.ThenAkiraNagatafromJapancamein___72____（smile）,togetherwithGeorgeCookfromCanada.Asthey____73___(introduce),GeorgereachedhishandouttotheJapanesestudent.Justatthatmoment,however,AkirabowedsohisnosetouchedGeorge’smovinghand.Theybothapologizedanotherculturalmistake!AsIgettoknowmoreinternational_74___(friend),Ilearnmore__75_thiscultural“bodylanguage”.Inthesamewaythatpeoplemunicatewithspokenlanguage,theyalsoexpresstheirfeelingsusingunspoken“language”throughphysicaldistance,actionsorposture.Englishpeople,forexample,donotusuallystandveryclosetoothers__76_touchstrangersassoonastheymeet.Mostpeoplearoundtheworldnowgreeteachotherbyshakinghands,butsomeculturesuseothergreetingsaswell,suchastheJapanese,__77__prefertobow.第二节:书面表达(满分25分)假如你是高二学生李辉，在高中紧张的学习生活中，你感受到了父母对你浓浓的爱。请根据以下要点提示，向你的美国朋友Tom写一封信。1．成绩并不优异，但父母一直鼓励你；2．父母在其他方面对你的关爱（自拟两点）；3．表达对父母的感激之情；4．请对方回信，谈谈自己的父母。具体要求：1.所写内容必须包括上面提示的所有要点，可适当发挥，但不要逐字翻译；2．词数：100个词左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；3．语句通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，字迹工整；4．文中不得出现真实校名、姓名等其他信息，否则，不予评分。DearTom,How'sitgoing?ThistimeI'dliketotalkaboutmyparents.Idon'trealizehowmuch