【精编】福建省泉州第十六中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试卷.doc

泉州第十六中学2019年春季期中考试卷高二英语（完卷时间：120分钟；满分：150分）（请将你的选项，按序号填涂在答题卡上。

）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. What does the woman want to do?A. Watch TV.B. Go for a walk.C. Access the Internet.2. Why would the woman like to have a Chinese name?A. She is taking a Chinese class.B. She will be working in China.C. She has made some Chinese friends.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. A travel plan.B. An exam result.C. A sports game.4. What has the man been doing?A. Writing something.B. Repairing his penC. Shopping.5. What does John suggest the woman do?A. Meet his friend.B. Ask Harry for help.C. Go to the airport with him.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. Where are the speakers?A. In a bank.B. In a hotel.C. In a restaurant.7.How much does the man need to pay?A.$68.B. $136.C. $204.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Whose birthday is it?A. Sarah’s.B. Michael’s.C. Rebecca’s.9. When will the birthday party begin?A. At 6:15.B. At 6:30.C. At 7:00.10. What does the man want to know?A. What to buy.B. Who to call.C. Where to park.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Why was Julia absent from the class?A. She was ill.B. She got up late.C. She went to a party.12. What has Robert got for Julia?A. Textbooks.B. Oil paintings.C. Lecture notes.13. Where will the speakers meet on Saturday?A. At Robert’s home.B. At a bar.C. At a shop.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. What is the woman doing?A. Attending a seminar.B. Giving some advice.C. Doing an interview.15. How often does the man travel by bus?A. Twice a day.B. Every other day.C. Once a week.16. How does the man feel about the bus service?A. It’s good.B. It’s fair.C. It’s poor.17. What improvement should the bus company make?A. Buses should be more punctual.B. Drivers should be more polite.C. Seats should be more comfortable.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Who is Pierre?A. A doctor from Senegal.B. A university researcher.C. A United Nations official.19. What does Pierre mainly talk about?A. Food supplies in the world.B. The role that the UN plays.C. The purpose of his study.20. What is the expected outcome of Pierre’s work?A. A new medicine.B. A new type of rice.C. A new farming method.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AEvery year, TIME selects the best inventions that are making the world better, smarter and , in some cases, a little more fun. Here are the ones on last year’s list.The Ultimate Alarm ClockIt’s hard to believe that an alarm clock, called Hello Sense, can not only be beautiful but also improve your sleep. It can control the temperature, light and even air quality in your bedroom to help you have a perfect sleep environment. It can wake you up when you’re in the lightest part of your sleep cycle and ready to wake. You can also speak to Sense to find out how well you sleep.The Folding Bike HelmetPeople refuse to wear a helmet because it’s thick and heavy. The morpher, a bike helmet made from interweaved(交织的) plastic is just as strong as the traditional ones, but flexible enough to fold almost totally flat, making it easier to carry.Shoes That Tie ThemselvesAlmost everyone who sees the movie Back to the Future wants a pair of shoes which tie themselves. Now, thanks to Nike, the shoe dream is a reality. When you press a button near the tongue, the sneakers themselves tighten and loosen around your feet. Simplified shoe fastening could be helpful for the athletes during the competition, and it’s especially useful forpeople with the impaired(受损的) motor nerve.Sweet Potatoes That Could Save LivesIn sub-Saharan Africa, the lack of vitamin A puts children at risk of blindness, and other diseases. Plant scientists are helping some countries grow their own solutions in the form of sweet potatoes. And they fight against droughts. Last year, the orange-colored sweet potatoes won the World Food Prize and have been seen as a healthy crop for all.21. What do we know about Hello Sense?A. It shows you ways of sleeping well.B. It can serve as a light in your bedroom.C. It tries its best to improve your quality of sleep.D. It can wake you up at any time every day.22. Who are more suitable to wear shoes that tie themselves?A. Ones who enjoy seeing Back to the Future.B. Ones who practice running.C. Ones who are fans of Nike.D. Ones who have trouble with the motor nerve.23. From the last paragraph, we can infer Sweet Potatoes__________.A. make a difference in sub-Saharan AfricaB. can keep children off any diseaseC. are often used to prevent droughtsD. have taken place of other crops in Africa24. Which column is the passage probably taken from?A. History.B. Travel.C. Science.D. Culture.BAs computers become more popular in China, Chinese people areincreasingly depending on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes of each Chinese character when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more.Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school. And computer dependence is more widely spread among university students. Almost all their assignment and essays are typed on a computer.All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.It’s faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And that’s why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear.“When I’m writing with a pen, I find I often can’t remember how to write a character, though I feel I’m familiar with it.”“I’m not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper.”Many students don’t feel this is something to worry about. Now that it’s more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei, headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said, “Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value. But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writer’s emotion. Through one’s handwriting, people can get to know one’s thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.”To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijinghave made writing classes compulsory（必修的）and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand.25. The underlined expression “taking stock in” in paragraph 4 probably means.A. getting bored withB. getting dependent onC. becoming crazy aboutD. getting curious about26. The students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because___________.A. they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and convenientlyB. they are usually asked to e-mail their homework and essaysC. they find it not easy to remember how to write a characterD. computers have become a trend and fashion in China27. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?A. To Type or to Handwrite.B. The Importance of Handwriting and Typing.C. Writing by Computer Will Replace Writing by Hand.D. Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters.CA small robot may help children who are recovering from a long-term illnesses in the hospital or at home. These children may feel isolated from their friends and classmates. The robot takes their place at school. Through the robot, the children can hear their teachers and friends. They also can take part in class from wherever they are recovering.Anyone who has had a long-term illness knows that recovering at home can be lonely. This is can be especially true of children. They may feelleft out. Now, these children may have a high-tech friend to help feel less alone. That friend is a robot. The robot is called AV1. AV1 goes to school for a child who is homebound while recovering from a long-term illness. And the child's school friends must help. They carry the robot between classes and place the robot on the child's desk.A Norwegian company called No Isolation created the robot. Theco-founders of No Isolation are Karen Dolva and Marius Aabel. Dolva explains how the robot AV1 works. She says from home, the child uses a tablet or phone to start the robot. Then they use the same device to control the robot's movements. At school, the robot becomes the eyes, ears and voice of the child."So, it sits at the child's desk in the classroom and the child uses a tablet or a phone to start it, control its movement with touch, and talk through it. So it's the eyes and the ears and the voice at school."The student can take part in classroom activities from wherever they are recovering --- whether at home or from a hospital bed. The robot is equipped with speakers, microphones and cameras that makes communicating easy.28. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “isolated”?A. freedB. separatedC. tiredD. banned29. What can’t children do through the robot?A. Take part in the classB. Talk with his friendsC. write on the blackboardD. Hear their teachers30. How do children control the robot’s movements?A. By talking with the robotB. By taking part in class activitiesC. By the microphones equipped in itD. By touching the tablet or phone31. What’s the robot mainly designed for?A. Children who have just recovered from illnesses.B. Children who can’t go to school for a long time.C. Children who are bored with going to school.D. Children who can’t see, hear or speak.DHybrid cars （混合动力车） are cars that run on petrol and electricity. They have a small standard petrol engine and a battery electric motor to provide electric power.There are some differences between different models of hybrid cars, but the general principle is that the car runs on petrol, and the electric motor kicks in when additional power is required, for example, when going uphill or accelerating. In some hybrid cars the petrol engine turns itself off when not needed, for example when the car has stopped at traffic light, keeping only the electric engine running.Conventional cars have large engines to deal with driving uphill and accelerating. Hybrid cars have much smaller petrol engines, improved by electric motors when needed, so they use less petrol. Another way that fuel consumption is cut by a system of “regenerative (再生的) braking”. The electric motor is used to slow down the car, rather than conventional brakes. The energy produced by slowing the car is changed into electrical power, which is automatically stored in the battery. In effect, the battery recharges when you brake. In conventional cars the energy produced when braking is wasted.In 1928 Ferdinand Porsche built an experimental hybrid car. The first mass-produced hybrid car, the Toyota Prius, came out in Japan at the end of 1997. However, hybrid cars became available in the USA only in 1999. As they use less fuel, hybrid cars are cheaper to run. There are also many voices in place to encourage people to buy them. In some countries, hybrid car owners pay a lower rate of tax, and don’t have to pay on certain roads. In some cities, hybrid cars are allowed to park for free.32. Hybrid cars consume less energy than conventional cars because hybrid cars .A. have large engines to deal with acceleratingB. have conventional brakes to slow down the carC. have electric power to assist when neededD. have no energy consumption when stopping33. In regenerative brakingA. energy wasted in conventional cars is stored in the battery.B. the conventional brakes are used to slow down the car.C. the battery charges itself when the car is accelerating.D. the petrol engine is usually turned off automatically.34. From the last paragraph we can learn that Hybrid cars .A. were first available in the USAB. will gain more popularityC. free their owners from taxD. are free to park anywhere in the city35. The main purpose of this text is to .A. show how hybrid cars slow downB. encourage people to buy hybrid carsC. inform people of a kind of energy-saving carsD. explain why hybrid cars use less energy第二节（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。