福州八中高二上学期期末考试英语试题

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精I听力测试20分第一节（共5题;每小题1分，满分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.Howmuchmoredoesthemanneed? A。115dollars. B.100dollars。 C。35dollars.2.Whatwasthewomanunhappyabout？ A.Shehadtowaittoolongfortheholiday. B.Theweatherisnotgood. C.Sheonlygotadayoff。3。Wheredidthemancomefrom? A。Beijing。 B。Lanzhou. C.Itdoesn’tmention。4。Whotypedthetermpaper? A。Theman。 B.Thewoman C.Theman’ssister.5。Whatdoesthewomanmean？ A。Shewillgototheconcert。 B.Sheistoobusytogototheconcert. C。Shewillgototheconcertaftertheexam.第二节(共15题；每小题1分，满分15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，你将有时间阅读每个小题，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6至8题6.WhendidthemangotoNewYork? A.Twomonthsago. B.Amonthago. C。Twoweeksago。7。HowdidthemanlikeNewYork？ A.It'swonderful. B。Justsoso。 C.It’sboring。8。Whatdidthemantakepicturesof？ A。TheStatueofLiberty。（自由女神像) B。Theskyscrapers.(摩天大楼） C。TheWhiteHouse.听第7段材料，回答9至11题9。What’sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers？ A。Oldfriends。B.Husbandandwife.C。Motherandson.10.Whichiswrongabouttheman? A。Heusedtobethinnerthannow。 B.Heistiredrecently。 C.Heeatstoomuch.11。Howdoesthewomankeepyoung？ A。Byusingsomemake-up。 B.Byeatingalotoffruit. C。Bytakingexerciseandeatinghealthily。听第8段材料，回答12至14题12。WhenwasMartinLutherKingmurdered？ A.In1964. B.In1965。 C。In1968.13.Whatkindofprizedidhewin? A.NobelPeacePrize. B。NobelChemistryPrize。 C.NobelPhysicsPrize。14。WhatcanwelearnaboutMartinLutherKingfromtheconversation？ A.Hewasafamoussinger. B。Hewasafilmstar。 C.Hewasagreatpolitician。听第9段材料,回答15至17题15.WhydidthecouplegotoHongKong? A。Theywenttovisittheiroldfriend. B。Theywereinvitedtotakepartinacharity（慈善）activity。 C。TheywenttoHongKongforsightseeing。16.Wheredidthecouplehavetheirmeal? A.Intheirhotel。 B.Inarestaurant。 C。Notmentioned。17。Whatdidthecoupledonext？ A。Theyatetheirdogwithoutknowingthefact。 B.TheywereverysadandreturnedtoFrancerightaway。 C.Theyaskedtherestauranttogivethemanotherdog。听第10段材料，回答18至20题18.WhendidUncleSambecomesymbol（标志）oftheUnitedStates？ A.In1961。 B。In1812。 C。In1916。19.FromwhomdidUncleSamcome? A。PresidentAbrahamLincoln. B.Thegovernmentofficials. C.MeatpackerSamuelWilson.20。WhatdoestheU.S。’ssymbol-UncleSamlooklikenow? A。Heisatall，thinyoungmanwithoutbeard。（胡须） B.Heisatall，thinoldmanwithwhitehairandbeard。 C。HelookslikePresidentLincolnwithbeard。II单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）21.—Peopleshouldsparenoeffortstoprotecttheenvironment。-____。Airpollutiondoesharmtoourhealth. A。Allright B。Takeiteasy C.Goahead D.Exactly22.Havingcheckedthedoorswereclosed,and___allthelightswereoff，theboyopenedthedoortohisbedroom. A。why B.that C.when D.where23。Thereisno_____thatthenewcurethatscientistshaverecentlydiscoveredwillbenefitthesepatients。 A。doubt B。question C。use D.wonder24.____itwiththedesignofotherstudents，andyouwillfindwhatproblemthereiswithit. A。Comparing B.Compared C。Tocompare D.Compare25。______，wewouldnothavefinishedtheworkontime。 A。Ifyoudidn’thelpus B。Withoutyourhelp C。Ifyoudon’thelpus D.Withyourhelp26.Whenhetook_____chargeofthatcompany，therewerealreadythreecompaniesthatwerein_______possessionofhimandhiswife。 A。the;the B.the;/ C./；the D。/；/27.Hewasfoundstealingitemsfromtheshopwhereheworked._____，helosthisposition。 A.Consequently B.Formally C.Unfortunately D.Gradually28。____theeffortstogetthekidsmoreinterestedinbooks,thechildrenonlyspentjustoveranhouraweekreading。 A。Aslongas B.Eventhough C.Inspiteof D。Asaresultof29.Infact____isahardjobforthepolicetokeeporderinanimportantinternationalfootballmatch。 A.there B.this C。that D.it30。Itisagainstthelawtobuyandsellgunsinourcountry.Inotherwords，it’s____. A。challenging B。informal C。illegal D.unsuitable31。—ItissaidthatthecyclingracearoundtheHuancheng—Soitwas.Onlyafewcyclists_____it。 A.made B.quitted C。helped D.kept32.Itisreportedthatthenumberofstudents_________computergameshasbeenontheincreaseinrecentyears. A。devotedto B.relatedto C.connectedto D。addictedto33.Theaccidentwas____hiscarelessdriving。 A．dueto

B。because C.becauseof D。BothAandC34.-—-—-—-Howwasyourdinnerdate,dear?—————-—Verynice.__________ A。MuchmorethanIcouldhaveimagined B。Icanwaittohaveitagain C。Couldhavehelpedmyselftosomemore D.Iftheyhadservedbetter35。____ofthetruthofthereport,hetoldhiscolleaguesaboutit. A.Convinced B.Convincing C.Toconvince D.Havingconvinced36.Itisunbelievablethatthecountryhasbeen____intoanadvancedindustrialpowerinonly20years。 A。translated B。shifted C.transferred D。transformed37.Theteacherdemandedthattheexam______beforeeleven。 A。mustfinish B.wouldbefinished C.befinished D.mustbefinished38.Lastyearthenumberofstudentswhograduatedwithadrivinglicensereached200，000，a(n）_________of40,000peryear. A。average B。number C。amount D.quantity39。HowIwisheveryfamily_____alargehousewithabeautifulgarden! A。has B.had C。willhave D.have40。Shellyhadpreparedcarefullyforherbiologyexaminationsothatshecouldbesureofpassingitatherfirst_________. A.intention B.attempt C.purpose D。desireIII.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分)Itwasautumnandyellowleaveswerefalling.IwaspreparingforthePostgraduateEntranceexamination，butsomanyunhappythingsmademe41，soIdecidedtotakeawalk。Iwaswalkingalone，whenIheardthesweetsoundofaguitar.Irantoseewhowasplaying。Ayounggirl，sittingonthelawn，was42playingherguitar。Shewasabeautifulgirl,___43_____whenthewindblewherlonghair。Themusicwasso44thatIlistenedquietly。EverydaywhenIpassedbythelawn,Iwouldseeherplayingherguitar。Shewastheonly__45__andIwastheonlylistener.46becameinterestingandIcouldreviewthecourses47。Oneday,whenIwas__48____devotedly,thesoundsuddenlystopped。Thegirlcameovertome。“Youmust49themusic,”shesaid.“Yes，you__50____verywell。Whydidyoustop？”Iasked。___51____，asadexpressionappearedonherface。“Icamehere___52____tohavearestbecauseIfailedinthecollegeentranceexamination。Itwasyourlisteningeverydaythat__53_____me,”shesaid,“andI____54___togotomorrow。”“infact,itwasyourplayingthatgavemeameaningfulautumnand__55_____。”Ianswered。ShesmiledandIalsosmiled.Sincethen,Ihaveneverseenheragain,butIwill___56_____rememberherandtheseason.Itwasher_57______thathelpedmepassthePostgraduateEntranceExaminationthoughsheonlyappearedafewdaysinmylife。Wemaymeetmanypeopleinourlives.Somearelikeashootingstar,__58_____giveoffsomuch__59_____thattheyguideusinthecorrectdirection；somearelikeclothestous,theyarealwayswithus，butdonotunderstandus。Manypeoplestepinourlife,butonlytruefriendsleave__60____.41.A。tired B.excited C。angry D。disappointed42.A.devotedto B。lostin C.fondof D.satisfiedwith43.A。specially B.actually C。especiallyD.occasionally44。A。strange Bpopular C。unfamiliar D。attractive45.A。performer B.actress C。star D.singer46.A。Work B。Life C。Love D.Music47。A.attentively B。friendly C。naturally D.truly48.A.singing B.dancing C.listening D.watching49.A.recognize B。understand C.realize D。dislike50。A.act B.play C。sing D。dance51。A。Suddenly B.Unluckily C.Strangely D.Obviously52.A.almost B。just C.even D.ever53。A.interested B。satisfied C。encouraged D.impressed54.A.hate B.have C.tend D。mean55。A。wisdom B。pride C.honor D.confidence56.A。usually B.hardly C。always D。seldom57。A。existence B。appearance C。kindness D.friendship58.A。and B.or C.so D。but59。A.heat B.color C.light D。dust60。A。footprints B.experience C.missing D。historyIV阅读理解:40分(共20小题；每小题2分,共40分）A WhenIwasanofficialofaschoolinPaloAlto,California，PollyTyner，thepresidentofourboard,wrotealetterthatwasprintedinthePaloAltoTimes.Polly'sson,Jim，hadgreatdifficultyinschool。Hewasclassifiedas

“Todayweburiedour20—year—oldson。HewaskilledinamotorcycleaccidentonFridaynight。HowIwishIhadknownthatthelasttimeIhadtalkedtohimwouldbethelasttime.IfIhadonlyknownthat，Iwouldhavesaidtohim,‘Jim,IloveyouandI'malwayssoproudofyou.’Iwouldhavetakenthetimetocountthemanyblessingshehadbroughttothelivesofthepeoplewholovedhim.Iwouldhavetakenthetimetoappreciatehisbeautifulsmile，hislaughter,andhisgenuinelovetootherpeople。

“WhenIputallthegoodthingsonthescaleandtrytobalancethemwithalltheirritating（恼人的）thingssuchastheradiothatwasalwaystooloud,thehaircutthatwasn'ttoourliking，thedirtysocksunderthebed,etc.，Ifindthattheirritationsreallydon’tamounttomuch。

“Iwon’tgetanotherchancetotellmysonallthatIwouldhavewantedhimtohear，but,otherparents,dohaveachance.Tellyouryoungpeoplewhatyouwouldwantthemtohearasifitmaybeyourlastconversation。ThelasttimeItalkedtoJimwasthemorningofthedaywhenhedied.Hecalledmetosay，‘Hi,Mom！IjustcalledtosayIloveyou.Youhavetogotoworknow。Bye。'Thatday，hegavemesomethingtotreasureforever。"IfthereisanypurposeatallforJim’sdeath，maybeitistomakeothersappreciatelifemoreandtotellpeople,especiallyfamilymembers，thattheyshouldtakethetimetoleteachotherknowjusthowmuchtheycare。Youmayneverhaveanotherchance。Doittoday!61。WhowasJim？ A.ThechildoftheTyners’。

B。Thewriter'srelative. C.Thepresidentofaschoolboard.

D。Anofficialofaschool。62。What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrase“theeducationallyhandicapped"? A.Thelearningdifficulty.

B。Thephysicalproblems。 C。Thepsychologicalproblems。

D.Thecommunicationdifficulty。63。Accordingtothewriter，whichofthefollowingaboutJimisTRUE？ A。Hewasalwayssadabouthisschoolmarks. B。Hisparentsalwaysscoldedhimabouthisbadschoolmarks. C.Hisstudyneededmoreattentionfromhisparentsandteachers。 D。Hewaskilledinacaraccident.64.ThepurposeofPolly’sletteristo

。 A。memorizeherson B.teachparentstoappreciatetheirchildren C.teachchildrenhowtobegoodboys D.givesomeadviceonhowtodealwithchildren’sproblemsBSomepeoplemakeyoufeelcomfortablewhentheyarearound。Youspendanhourwiththemandfeelasifyouhaveknownthemhalfyourlife。Thesepeoplehavesomethingincommon.Andonceweknowwhatitis,wecantrytodoitourselves。Howisitdone？Hereareseveralskillsthatgoodtalkershave.Ifyoufollowtheskills，they’llhelpyouputpeopleattheirease，andmakefriendswiththemquickly。Firstofall，goodtalkersaskquestions。Almostanyone，nomatterhowshyheis,willansweraquestion.Onewell—knownbusinesswomansays，“Atbusinesslunches,Ialwaysaskpeoplewhattheydidthatmorning。It’sacommonquestion，butitwillgetthingsgoing.”Fromthereyoucanmoveontoothermatters—sometimestoreallypersonalquestions.Andhowheanswerswillletyouknowhowfaryoucango.Second，oncegoodtalkershaveaskedquestions,theylistentotheanswers。Thispointseemsclear,butitisn’t。Yourquestionsshouldhaveapointandhelptotellwhatsortofpersonyouaretalkingto.Andtofindout,youreallyhavetolistencarefullyandattentively.Reallisteningatleastmeanssomethings。Firstitmeansnottochangethesubjectofconversation。Ifsomeonestickstoonetopic,youcantakeitasafactthathe’sreallyinterestedinit.Reallisteningalsomeansnotjustlisteningtowords，buttotonesofvoice.Ifthevoicesoundsdull，then,it’stimeforyoutochangethesubject.Finally，goodtalkersknowwellhowtodealwiththeoccasionofparting.Ifyou'resayinggood—bye，youmaygivehimafirmhandshakeandsay,“I’vereallyenjoyedmeetingyou。”Ifyouwanttoseethatpersonagain，don’tkeepitasecret.Letpeopleknowwhatyoufeel，andtheymaywalkawayfeelingasifthey'veknownyouhalftheirlife。65。Askingquestionsmightbeaquitegoodandsuitableway_______。 A.foryoutomakemoreandmorenewfriends B.tobeginyourbusinesstalks C。togettheconversationgoingsmoothly D.foryoutomakeadeepandlastingimpressiononothers66.Afterhavingaskedsomebodyaquestion，it’llbepoliteofyouto_______。 A。makeclearwhatkindofpersonheis B。listentohisreplyattentively C。waitquietlyandpatientlyforhisanswer D.goonaskinghimmorequestions67。Generallyspeaking,goodtalkersarepersonswho_______。 A.aregoodatmakinganytopicinteresting B.nevertalktoomuchortoolittle C。alwaysspeakinagentleway D。knowhowandwhentheyshouldchangethetopicofthetalk68。Ifyoureallytakedelightinmeetingsomeoneagain，_______. A。youmaytakehimasyourlifelongtrustworthyfriend B.itseemsnecessaryforyoutolethimknowit C.it’sproperforyoutogivehimasecondhandshake D.it’llbehelpfulforyoutohavefurtherunderstandingofhimCThefirstrealityTVshowintheworldwascalledExpeditionRobinsonanditwasshowninSwedenin1997.HalfthepopulationofthecountrywatchedthefinaleventandanewkindofTVprogramwasborn.TwoyearslaterinHolland,thefirstseriesofBigBrotherwasfilmed.Again，itwasagreatsuccessandthefinalprogramwaswatchedby15millionpeople.Nowmorethan20countriesaroundtheworldhaveBigBrotherorExpeditionRobinsonontheirTVscreens。TheordinarypeoplewhotakepartintheprogramsareknownbymillionsofpeopleintheirowncountriesandrealityTVhasbecomebig,bigbusiness。FortheTVproducers,realityTVisadreamwhichcomestruebecausemanyoftheprogramscostnothingtomake.Atsomepoint,thetelevisionviewersareaskedtotelephonetheprogramtovoteortoapplytotakepartintheshow。Itisthecostofthesetelephonecallsthatpaysfortheshows。OneofthemostpopularshowsisPopIdol。Intheshowagroupofattractiveyoungpeoplearemadeintopopstars。TVviewersvotefortheirfavoritepersonontheshow。Thewinnermakesarecordandmillionsofcopiesoftherecordaresold.Hisorherpicturesarepublishedonthecoversofmagazinesoronthefrontpagesofnewspapers,andthen，theyarequicklyforgotten.ButnoteveryoneishappyaboutrealityTV.InPortugal,twoTVchannelsgotintotroublebecausetheyshowedtoomuchofthepersonallivesofthepeopleintheshows。InFrance，realityTViscalled“rubbishTV”andtheTVstudiosofBigBrotherwereattackedthreetimesinoneweek.InGreece,BigBrotherwasdescribedas“againsthumanrightsandcivilization”.69。ThosewhotakepartintherealityTVshowsareusually_____。 A.successfulpeople B.popTVstars C。attractivepeople D。famousfilmstars70.WhowouldpayforthecostoftherealityTVshowsaccordingtothepassage？ A。TVproducerswhomakerealityTVshows B。TVactorswhotakepartinrealityTVshows。 C.TVviewerswhotelephonerealityTVshows D。TVcompanieswhichbroadcastrealityTVshows71.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______. A.everyoneishappyaboutrealityTV. B。realityTVwilldowellinmanycountries。 C.allthepeopleinEuropeareinfavorofrealityTV D。realityTVwillnotbebroadcastinanycountries.DForreadersinterestedincontributingtohelpvictimsoftheearthquakeandtsunami(海啸）thatstruckJapanandthePacificregiononMarch11,2011，hereisalistofcontactinformationandlinksforsomeagenciesthatplantoproviderelief． LocatingLovedOnesIfyouarelookingforinformationonpeopleinthequakezone，GooglehasopenedaPersonFinderpage．Ushahidi，acrowdsourcingmappingtool,hassetupalocalplatform（平台）forJapanthatallowspeopleintheareaaffectedbytheearthquaketotextthelocationofpeoplewhomaybetrappedindamagedbuildings．InquiriesconcerningU.ScitizenslivingortravelinginJapanshouldbereferredtotheU.SDepartmentofState,OfficeofOverseasCitizensServicesat1—888—407-4747or202647-5225． AidandCharitableOrganizations EachofthefollowinggroupshassetupfundraisingsitesspecificallyforthevictimsofFriday’searthquakeandtsunami． AMERICANREDCROSS RedCrossofficialssaydonorscantextREDCROSSto90999anda＄10donationwillautomaticallybechargedtodonor’sphonebill,ordonationscanbemadedirectlyonitsWebsiteGLOBALGIVING．ORG. GlobalGivingisworkingwithInternationalMedicalCorps,SavetheChildren，andotherorganizationsonthegroundtodisbursefundstoorganizationsprovidingreliefandemergencyservicestovictimsoftheearthquakeandtsunami．DonorscantextJAPANto50555togive$10，andlargerincreasescanbesubmittedonGlobalGiving'sWebsite． THESALVATIONARMYTheSalvationArmyhasbeenprovidingfoodandshelter（避难所）toTokyocommuterswhowerestrandedwhenpublictransportationwasinterruptedbytheearthquake．TheyaretosendateamtoSendai,acityabout250milesfromTokyo,toassessthesituationthere．TextJAPANorQUAKEto80888tomakea＄10donation．（Makesuretorespond“YES”totheThankYoumessageyoureceive．)Donationscanalsobemadeontheorganization’sWebsiteorbycalling1-800-SAL-ARMY． SAVETHECHILDREN Tomakeadonation，visitSavetheChildren’sWebsite，call1-800—728-3843,ortextJAPANto20222todonate＄10． SHELTERBOX．ORG Shelterbox.orgisadisaster-relieforganizationthatfocusesonprovidingsurvivalmaterialssuchastentsandcookingequipmenttofamiliesdisplacedbydisasters． UJA-FEDERATIONOFNEWYORK Informationisavailableontheorganization'sWebsiteorbycalling（212）836—1486．72。What’sthebesttitleforthepassageabove? A。JapanEarthquakeandTsunami B.InternationalOrganizations C.HowtoHelp D。HowtoDonateMoney73。Whatdoestheword“text"meaninthispassage? A.apassageinabook B.writesomething C.readmessages D。sendmessagesto74.IfyouareanAmericanandworriedaboutyourfriendtravellinginJapan,______. A。you’dbettergivehimamessage B.youshouldcall1-888-407-4747or202647-5225 C.youshouldgetintouchwithUshahidi D。youcanlookforinformationonalloftheWebsites75。Ifyouwanttomakeadonationof＄10000ormore,youshouldgetintouchwith______. A。THESALVATIONARMY B。AMERICANREDCROSS C.GLOBALGIVING.ORG D.SHELTERBOX.CROSSEWeeachhaveauniquegenetic（基因的，遗传的)make—up。Everycellofyourbodyhasthesamesetofabout100，000separategenesmadeofDNA.Thesearetheinstructionsforproducingaperson.Genesdecideeverythingfromthecolourofyourskintothewayyourbrainworks。YouhaveoneofseveralbillioncombinationsofDNAwhichcomefromtherandommixingofyourparents’genes.Exceptforidenticaltwins（同卵双胞胎）,noonehasthesamecombinationasanotherperson.Youareunique!Youareuniqueinanotherwaytoo:inthewayyouareraisedandalltheexperiencesyouhavefrombeforebirthtoadultlife。Theseexperiencesinfluenceyou，yourbehaviourandattitudes,andthechoicesyoumake。Butaregenesorlifeexperiencesmoreimportantinshapingyourappearanceandpersonality？Scientistsarestudyingtwinstofindout.Onesetoftwinsoccursevery70births—--someareidenticalandothersarenon-identicaltwins。Identicaltwinsarespecialbecausetheyshareexactlythesamegenesandoftenthesameenvironment.Non-identicaltwinsaremorelikeordinarybrothersandsisters。Someidenticaltwinshavebeenadoptedandbroughtupindifferenthomes.Withidenticalgenesbutadifferenthomeenvironment，scientistscanstudytwinstoseehowmuchaparticularfeaturedependsonthegenesweinherit。Forexample,weknowthateyeproblems,likeshort—sightedness,aremostlygenetic.Butresistance（抵抗力）topainislargelydependentonexperiences。Genesalsoinfluenceoureatinghabits。Identicaltwinsbroughtupapartoftenliketoeatatthesametimeofdayandfeelfullaftereatingthesameamount.Non-identicaltwinsinsimilarcircumstances（环境）havemorevariedeatinghabits。Identicaltwinsarealsomorelikelytofollowthesamepatternsformarriageanddivorcethannon—identicaltwins.Scientistsaretryingtoidentifythedifferentgenesthatinfluenceourbehaviour.Somepeoplearethrill-seekersandgetintorisk-takingandadventurousactivities.Theytakeupextremesportslikebungeejumpingandpossiblytakedrugs.Scientistshavediscoveredagenewhichaffectsthis.Wecouldask，“Areourlivesdeterminedbyourgenesorourupbringing？”Scientistsarelearningmoreallthetime,butitiscertainlytruethatbothareimportantinmakinguswhoweare.76。Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A.Wecannoteasilychangeourphysicalappearance.B。Howweturnoutdependsonourparents’genes.C.Everyonehasaphysicaldoublesomewhereintheworld。D。Bothourgenesandourexperiencesmakeuswhoweare.77。Whyarescientistsstudyingtwins？A.Tofindouthowmanytwinsareborneveryyear。B.Todiscoverwhatshapesusasindividu