1、- 1 -莆田八中 2018-2019 学年度第一学期期中考试高二年级英语试题满分 150 分 时间 120 分钟 第卷 (选择题）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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15.B. 9.15.C. 9.18.答案是B。1. What does the woman ask J
2、ohn to do?A. Leave the room for a moment. B. Have a discussion with Pete. C. Get something to eat.2. How much will the speakers pay for the match?A. 24. B. 42. C. 48.3. Why cant the woman pick up the man now?A. Her car is under repair.B. She cant open the car door.C. She locked her car keys in her h
3、ouse.4. Where are the speakers?A. In a restaurant. B. In the mans office. C. In a theater.5. How does the man feel?A. Relieved. B. Worried. C. Angry.- 2 -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
4、间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What are the speakers talking about?A. A notebook computer. B. A mobile phone. C. A new T-shirt.7. What can the tiny computers do?A. Receive messages. B. Switch lights on and off. C. Operate the air conditioner.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What is the woman doing?A. Decid
5、ing on the time for a holiday trip.B. Learning about some festival customs.A. Looking through her schedule.9. When is Easter this year?A. April 6th. B. April 8th. C. April 9th.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. How will the man go to the Art Museum?A. By motorbike. B. By bus. C. By car.11. What should the m
6、an do when he comes to the third turning?A. Turn right. B. Turn left. C. Go straight.12. Where is the Art Museum?A. Opposite a bus station. B. Beside a hotel. C. Behind a bank.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. How often will the man be available to work?A. No more than two evenings a week.B. Up to three ev
7、enings a week.C. At least three evenings a week.14. Why does the man apply for a part-time job?- 3 -A. To gain work experience. B. To improve his social skills. C. To earn money.15. What is the man good at?A. Solving problems. B. Communicating with people. C. Working in a group.16. What will the man
8、 do on September 10th?A. Have a lesson. B. Work for the community. C. Meet the woman.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. From whom did the speaker get the information of the project?A. Her neighbors. B. Her cousins. C. Her friends.18. Where did the speaker come from?A. China. B. Thailand. C. Australia. 19.
9、What does the speaker ask her family to do?A. Learn about sea animals.B. Recycle as much as possible.C. Take part in the cleaning project.20. What will One-Day Clean-up focus on on January 11th next year?A. The woodlands. B. The seaside. C. The rivers.第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分 ）第 1 节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分
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17、and City Lodge. B. Arian Amazon Towers.C. The Ice Hotel. D. Bahama Beach Club.- 5 -BThirteen can be a challenging age. Not only did I have to adapt to my changing body, I also had to deal with my parents bitter divorce, a new family and the upsetting move from my country home to a crowded town.When
18、we moved, my beloved companion, a small brown pony had to be sold. I was heartbroken and terribly lonely. I couldnt eat or sleep and cried all the time. Finally, realizing how much I missed my pony, my father bought me another horse, Cowboy.Cowboy was without doubt the ugliest horse in the world. Bu
19、t I didnt care. I loved him beyond all reasons.I joined a riding club. When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse was judged by appearance, we were quickly ”shown the gate”. I knew nothing could turn Cowboy into a beauty. My only chance to compete would be in the timed speed events. I chos
20、e the jumping race.For the whole next month we practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home, totally exhausted.All of our hard work didnt make me feel confident by the time the show came. One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She
21、always won the blue ribbons. I sat at the gate and sweated all out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the court and finish in first place.My turn finally came. At the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped over it without trouble and raced on to the next one. Cowboy then fl
22、ew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line.No cheers filled the air. The end of our run was met with surprised silence. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds.I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I
23、 realized that no matter what the odds, Id always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it. I can be the owner of my fate.24. Why did the author like Cowboy so much in spite of its ugliness?- 6 -A. Because she loved horses more than anything else.B. Because Cowboy was a st
24、rong and smart young horse.C. Because Cowboy had a lot in common with her pony.D. Because she was sad and lonely and needed a companion.25. The audience fell into silence at the end of the run probably because_.A. they didnt expect Cowboy would win the eventB. they were unhappy that Becky was beaten
25、 in the eventC. they didnt like cowboy, for it was too uglyD. they never saw a horse running as fast as Cowboy26. After the competition, the author came to realize that _.A. she ought to gather the courage to solve all the problemsB. it was time to forget her pony and treat Cowboy betterC. she neede
26、d to work harder to win more blue ribbonsD. she could be the god of her own fate if she tried hard enough27. It can be inferred from the story that _.A. all of their hard training was totally in vainB. a blue ribbon must be the second highest prizeC. Cowboy lost in the event of being judged by appea
27、ranceD. both Becky and the author won in the jumping eventCWe know that hugs make us feel easy inside. And this feeling could actually ward off stress and protect the immune (免疫) system, according to a new research from Carnegie Mellon University.Its a well-known fact that stress can weaken the immu
28、ne system. In this study, the researchers sought to determine whether hugs could protect individuals from the increased sensitivity to illness brought on by the particular stress that comes with interpersonal conflict.“We know that people experiencing ongoing conflicts with others are less able to f
29、ight off cold viruses. We also know that people who report having social - 7 -support are partly protected from the effects of stress on psychological states, such as depression and anxiety, ” the studys lead author, psychologist Dr. Sheldon Cohen , said in a statement. “We have tested whether aware
30、ness of social support is equally effective in protecting us from sensitivity to infection caused by stress and also whether receiving hugs might partially account for those feelings of support and thus protect a person against infection.”In the experiment, over 400 healthy adults filled out a quest
31、ionnaire about their perceived (感知到的) social support and also participated in a nightly phone interview for two weeks. They were asked about the frequency that they engaged in interpersonal conflict and received hugs that day.Then, the researchers exposed the participants to a common cold virus, and
32、 monitored them to assess signs of infection. They found that both perceived social support and more frequent hugs reduced the risk of infection associated with experiencing interpersonal conflict. Regardless of whether or not they experienced social conflicts, infected participants with greater per
33、ceived social support and more frequent hugs had less severe illness symptoms.“This suggests that being hugged by a trusted person may act as an effective means of conveying support and that increasing the frequency of hugs might be an effective means of reducing the effects of stress,” Cohen said.
34、“The apparent protective effect of hugs may result from the physical contact itself or hugging being a behavioral indicator of support and closeness. Either way, those who receive more hugs are somewhat more protected from infection.”If you need any more reason to wrap your arms around someone speci
35、al, consider this: hugs also lower blood pressure, reduce fears, improve heart health and decrease feelings of loneliness.28. In Paragraph 1, the underlined words “ward off “can be replaced by _.A. produce B. increase C. prevent D. support29. Dr. Sheldon Cohens experiment shows that _.A. hugs can hi
36、de serious illness symptomsB. social conflicts can monitor signs of infectionC. social support can reduce the risk of having a coldD. depression and anxiety result from less social support30. The passage aims to convey that _.- 8 -A. hugs can have protective effects B. social support can cure diseas
37、es C. interpersonal conflicts cause infections D. stress can weaken our immune system31. The passage is most likely to be found in _.A. a social science magazine B. a sports magazine C. a medical report D. an academic essayDHow does a sunset work? We love to look at one, but Jolanda Blackwell wanted
38、 her eighth-graders to really think about it and question.So Blackwell had her students watch a video of a sunset as part of a physics lesson on motion. “I asked them: So what s moving And why “ Blackwell says. Some thought the sun was moving ; others knew that a sunset is the result of the Earth sp
39、inning around on its axis. “ Usually, my biggest challenge is trying to keep them patient,“ she says. “They just have so many burning questions. “ Every day, we meet new information,“ says Charan Ranganath, a psychologist. Ranganath was curious to know why we keep some information and forget other t
40、hings. So he got 19 volunteers and asked them to review more than 100 questions. When the participants curiosity was aroused, the parts of their brains that regulate pleasure and reward lit up. Curious minds also showed increased activity in the brain, which is involved in greater memories.“Curious
41、brains are better at learning not only about the subject at hand but also dull information. This is a phenomenon teachers can use in the classroom,“ says Evie Malaia, a professor. “Say a kid wants to be an astronaut,“ she says. NL Well, how do you link that goal with learning multiplication tables(乘
42、法表)“ “A teacher may choose to ask her class an interesting word problem that involves space exploration,“ Malaia says. Students may remember the answer to the word problem, but theyll also remember how they found the answer through multiplication.What Ranganath wants to know most is why some people
43、seem naturally more curious than others. Lots of factors, including stress, aging and certain drugs affect dopamine(多巴胺) processing in the brain. “If we could figure these things out, we could help those who may just seem bored,“ Ranganath says.- 9 -Blackwell says she doesn t have to deal with that
44、problem too often. She says her studentslove exploring the mysterious unknowns in science: What happens when a car crashes How do rainbows work“I tell my kids there s no dumb questions,“ Blackwell says. “ That s science: asking questions and seeking answers. “32. What challenge did Blackwell have in
45、 class?A. The students were often burnt by accident.B. The students were asking too many questions.C. The students couldnt concentrate in her classD. The students couldnt answer questions gently33. If we are curious, we _.A. will desire to be rewardedB. may forget undesirable things more easilyC. ma
46、y memorize something betterD. will have more energy to do outdoor activities34. Malaia gave the example of a kid in Paragraph 4 to prove _.A. multiplication tables are difficult to learnB. math is the basis knowledge for space explorationC. becoming an astronauts is a dream of many kidsD. curiosity
47、also helps us learn boring things35.What do the underlined words “that problem“ refer to?A. Students get bored with learning.B. Students ask too many foolish questions.C. Students want to explore the mysteries of science.D. Students take drugs to produce dopamine.第二节 七选五（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）How c
48、an I fight laziness?Lazy people will never amount to anything in life. However, laziness can be defeated once a few changes have been made in your mind._36_ . Many people lack sleep constantly, since they stay up too late and get up too early to prepare for work. These people have little motivation once they arrive home. Laziness works hand in hand with a lack of motivation and - 10 -a tendency to put off things. By adjusting your sleep schedule to prov
