福建省莆田第八中学2017-2018学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案

莆田八中2017-2018学年高二英语期中考试卷

第I卷（共100分）

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. How does the woman usually go to work?

A. By car.

B.By bus.

C.By subway.

2. When will the train leave?

A. At about nine.

B.At about ten.

C.About eleven.

3. What will the man do next?

A．Make a grocery list.

B．Do some cooking.

C. Fetch something for the woman.

4. How many workers worked on the bridge yesterday?

A．80．

B．100．

C．120．

5. What can we infer about the house that used to belong to Mark?

A．Its price has risen.

B. Its price stays the same.

C. Its price has gone down.

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. Which of the following main courses is mentioned in the conversation?

A. Fish.

B.Beef.

C.Pork.

7. How does the woman order her food?

A. By ringing up the restaurant.

B. By showing up on the spot.

C. By asking her friend to help her.

听第7段材料,回答第8.9题。

8. How does the man like to live?

A. He is fond of living alone.

B. He prefers to live a rich life.

C. He likes living an independent life.

9. Who lives in New York City?

A. The woman.

B. The man's son.

C. The woman's child.

10. What is the most probably relationship between Sylvia and Dr. Morris?

A. Colleagues.

B. Neighbors.

C. Family members.

11. When will Mr. Woods see Dr. Morris?

A. This week.

B. At 2:00 pm today.

C. Next week.

12. Why does Sylvia ask Mr. Woods if he has a pen handy?

A. To write down where the new office is.

B. To write down the time when he can see Dr. Morris

C. To write down the address of Dr. Morris' house

13. Where does the man come from?

A. San Francisco.

B. Houston.

C. Southern California.

14. Which school are the speakers in now?

A. Berkeley.

B. Austin.

C. Stanford.

15. What do the speakers have in common?

A. Both of them are freshmen.

B. They share the same major.

C. They come from the same state.

16. What does the woman want to major in?

A. Political science.

B. Electric engineering.

C. English literature.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17. Which of the following is true about Wikipedia?

A It has over 5 million articles.

B. There are 2. 6 billion words in it.

C. More than 2 million volunteers help to write it.

18. What is the purpose of the project?

A. To break a record.

B. To make more money.

C. To show how big Wikipedia is.

19. Where may the books be stored in the end?

A. In a library.

B. In a museum.

C. In a publishing house.

20. What is the passage mainly about?

A. A general introduction to Wikipedia. com.

B. PediaPress intends to print all of the articles from Wikipedia. com.

C. People would like to refer to Wikipedia for information.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40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。

A

Who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?

Jane Addams (1860 - 1935)

Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She created shelters, education

opportunities and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Rachel Carson (1907 - 1964)

Rachel Carson was born in the rural river town of Springdale, Pennsylvania in America. The popular 1962 book “Silent Spring”by Rachel Carson made people realize the dangers and the harmful effects of pollution on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.

Angela Merkel (1954 - )

In 2005, Germans chose Angela Merkel as their first woman head of the country. She had been a scientist in the past. As Germany’s leader, she has had an effect on the whole world.

Sandra Day O’Connor (1930 - )

When Sandra Day O’Connor finished her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work because she was a woman. However, she became the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court in 1981 after years of hard work.

Margaret Thatcher (1925 -2013)

In 1979, Margaret Thatcher became Britain’s first woman Prime Minister. She served until 1990, which made her the first British leader to serve three terms in a row. Because of her high standards and strong will, people called her Britain’s Iron Lady. Marie Curie (1867-1924)

Polish-born scientist Marie Curie discovered that some types of metal give off energy called radiation (辐射). Her research led to new medical treatments and arms. She received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and in Chemistry in 1911.

21.Who once won the Nobel Prize?

A．Jane Addams and Marie Curie.

B．Jane Addams and Margaret Thatcher.

C．Marie Curie and Angela Merkel.

D．Marie Curie and Rachel Carson.

22.We can infer from the text that Rachel Carson worked to _____.

A．help the poor

B．spread geographic knowledge

C．protect the environment

D．protect the rights of women

23.What do Angela Merkel and Margaret Thatcher have in common?

A．Both of them were scientists before coming to power.

B．Both of them are the first woman head of their country.

C．Both of them are famous for being strict.

D．Both of them are still in office now.

24.Who once failed to find a job?

A．Jane Addams. B．Sandra Day O’Connor.

C．Rachel Carson. D．Margaret Thatcher.

B

Happy birthday! Do birthdays really make people happy? Of course they do. Birthdays celebrate the day we were born. Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggests another year of growth and maturity—or so we hope. We all like to imagine that we’re getting wiser and not just older. Most of us enjoy seeing the miracle of growth in others, as well. For instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud. For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process. But growing old? That’s a different story.

Growing old is not exactly pleasant for people in youth-oriented American culture. Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young. As the old saying goes, “You’re as young as you feel.”Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years old. People in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom. But Americans seem to favor those that are young, or at least “young at heart”.

Many older Americans find the “golden years”to be anything but golden. Economically, “senior citizens”often struggle just to get by. Retirement at age 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income. Social security benefits usually cannot make up the difference. Older people may suffer from poor nutrition, medical care and housing. Some even experience age discrimination (歧视). In 1987, American sociologist Pat Moore dressed up like an older person and wandered city streets. She