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1、泉州第十六中学 20192019 年春季期中考试卷 高二英语 （完卷时间：120120 分钟；满分：150150 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 3030分） 第一节（共 5 5 小题；每小题 1.51.5分，满分 7.57.5 分） 听下面 5 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A A、B B、C 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 1010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
2、. 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. W
3、hat has the man been doing? A. Writing something. B. Repairing his pen C. 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 1515小题；每小题 1.51.5分，满分 22.522.5 分） 听下面 5 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 A、B B、C C 三个选 项中选出最佳选项，并
4、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 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 6 段材料，回答第 6 6、7 7 题。 6. Where are the speakers? - 1 - 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 7 段材料，回答第 8 8 至 1010题。 8. Whose birthday is
5、it? A. Sarahs. B. Michaels. C. Rebeccas. 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
6、. 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 Roberts home. B. At a bar. C. At a shop. 听第 9 9 段材料，回答第 1414至 1717题。 14. What is the woman doing? A. Attending a seminar. B. Giving some
7、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. Its good. B. Its fair. C. Its poor. 17. What improvement should the bus company make? A. Buses should be more punctual. B.
8、Drivers should be more polite. - 2 - 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
9、. C. The purpose of his study. 20. What is the expected outcome of Pierres 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。 A A Every year, TIME selects the best inventions that
10、 are making the world better, smarter and , in some cases, a little more fun. Here are the ones on last years list. The Ultimate Alarm ClockThe Ultimate Alarm Clock Its hard to believe that an alarm clock, called Hello Sense, can not only be beautiful but also improve your sleep. It can control the
11、temperature, light and even air quality in your bedroom to help you have a perfect sleep environment. It can wake you up when youre 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 HelmetThe Folding Bike Helmet P
12、eople refuse to wear a helmet because its thick and heavy. The morpher, a bike helmet made from interweaved(交织的) plastic is just as strong as the traditional ones, - 3 - but flexible enough to fold almost totally flat, making it easier to carry. Shoes That Tie ThemselvesShoes That Tie Themselves Alm
13、ost 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 at
14、hletes during the competition, and its especially useful for people with the impaired(受损的) motor nerve. Sweet Potatoes That Could Save LivesSweet Potatoes That Could Save Lives In sub-Saharan Africa, the lack of vitamin A puts children at risk of blindness, and other diseases. Plant scientists are h
15、elping 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 w
16、ell. 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
17、 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 Africa B. can keep children off any disease C. are often used to prevent droughts D. have taken place of other crops in Africa 24. Which column
18、 is the passage probably taken from? A. History. B. Travel. C. Science. D. Culture. - 4 - B B As computers become more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly depending on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the
19、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 universi
20、ty students. Almost all their assignment and essays are typed on a computer. All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer. Its faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And thats why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are taki
21、ng stock in computers increasingly, problems appear. “When Im writing with a pen, I find I often cant remember how to write a character, though I feel Im familiar with it.” “Im not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper.” Many students dont feel this is something to worry about. Now th
22、at its 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 keyboar
23、ds only maintain their practical value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writers emotion. Through ones handwriting, people can get to know ones thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.” To encourage
24、 students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have 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 with B. getting dependent on - 5 -