1、 2016-2017 学年福建省漳州市长泰一中高二（下）期中英语试卷 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 20 分） 21 At thirteen， I was diagnosed with a kind of attention disorder It made school difficult for me When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks， I could not In my first literature class， Mrs Smith asked us to read a story and then wri
2、te on it，all within 45 minutes I raised my hand right away and said， “Mrs Smith， you see，the doctor said I have attention problems I might not be able to do it “ She glanced down at me through her glasses， “You are no different from your classmates， young man “ I tried， but I didnt finish the readin
3、g when the bell rang I had to take it home In the quietness of my bedroom， the story suddenly all became clear to me It was about a blind person， Louis Braille He lived in a time when the blind couldnt get much education But Louis didnt give up Instead， he invented a reading system of raised dots（点）
4、， which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind Wasnt I the“blind“in my class， being made to learn like the“sighted“students？ My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance I completed the task within 40minutes Indeed， I was no different from others； I just needed a quieter place
5、If Louis could find his way out of his problems， why should I ever give up？ I didnt expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs Smith， so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day with an“A“on it At the bottom of the paper were these words： “See what you can do when you keep
6、trying？ “ 21 What does the attention disorder mean？ A It means the author cant study well in class B He has some difficulty in focusing on tasks C He cant read or write in literature class D He cant understand the teacher well 22 What does the underlined sentence mean？ A He understood the meaning of
7、 the story B He had pity on Louis Braille as well as himself C He got encouraged from Louis Brailles story D He thought a lot from the story 23 The main idea of the passage is“ “ A The disabled should be treated with respect B A teacher can open up a new world to students C One can find his way out
8、of difficulties with efforts D Everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges 24 Widely acknowledged （承认） as the largest industrial and economic center in southwestern China， Chongqing city is a popular destination for travelers with its hilly slopes， rivers， night views and spicy （辛辣的） food Meani
9、ng“double celebration“in Chinese， the city was built in the 11th century B C during the Zhou Dynasty The city was founded in 1997 Up to then， it was a city of Sichuan Province Now， Chongqing is the biggest city in China in terms of area and population Known as one of Chinas“Three Furnaces（火炉） “， Cho
10、ngqing is unbearably hot during the summer The surrounding mountains seem to trap the heat It is pleasant to visit the city in other seasons Also known as“Fog City“in addition to“the Furnace“， Chongqing is covered with a thick layer of fog for an average of 68 days a year， usually in spring and autu
11、mn The fog gives the place an air of mystery Spreading across a number of low hills （ with an average height of 400 meters），surrounded by mountains， and stretching across the Yangtze River， Chongqing is a natural wonder But it is to cruise（巡游） down Chinas longest river， the Yangtze， passing through
12、the famous Three Gorges（三峡） that most tourists come to Chongqing There is no better place to start a Three Gorges river tour Chongqings hot spicy food is famous The well known dish is the hotpot， which is a boiling pot that you can put various uncooked food items into The meal always takes a long ti
13、me， so it is good to eat it in the company of others 24 Which of the following aspects of Chongqing is mentioned in the passage？ A The modern development B The kindness of its people C Traditional customs D The climate 25 According to the passage， the hills in Chongqing A make the weather more pleas
14、ant in summer B can be found nearly everywhere C are very high and foggy D play a part in causing the fog 26 From the passage， we can learn that Chongqing A is the transportation city of southwestern China B was built up about 20 centuries ago C is a good place to start a Three Gorges river tour D h
15、as three monthsfoggy weather every year 27 Dealing with a broken friendship can be one of the most heartbreaking situations you go through in life， especially if youve been friends with the person for a long time There are a lot of things that can lead to division between friends， but I think in gen
16、eral real break ups occur when friends take very different paths in life， and find it harder and harder to relate Then， even if they dont have a sudden split due to a major argument， theyll still find themselves drifting apart （逐渐疏远） Obviously time plays a big part here If an argument has taken plac
17、e， but there is at least the potential for the friendship to be re established， both people will need some time to sort out the situation After a while， they may be able to start talking again The hardest part may be the friendship not being the same as before or not being as close， but this depends
18、 on the situations of the division People also have a hard time seeing changes in their friends This is especially serious if your friend has changed for the worse， and you risk getting pulled in the same direction by trying to fix the friendship In such a situation， its often best to ask someone yo
19、u trust outside the broken friendship someone who can be objective （客观的） about it to keep yourself on track if you do decide to try to help your friend 27 Generally speaking， two friends break up when A there isnt enough communication between them B they have a major argument C they have different l
20、ife goals D theyre separate for a long time 28 Whats the most difficult problem when two friends are reunited？ A They may not be able to start talking again B Their relationship might not be as close as before C They may start quarrelling again D They no longer have time and patience 29 Whats the be
21、st thing to do to remain friends following a break up， especially if one has changed？ A Stay on the same track as before B Pull the changed friend in the same direction C Make yourself objective D Turn to someone reliable and objective 30 What might be the best title for the passage？ A What to Do wh
22、en Time Pulls Us Apart B What Does True Friendship Mean？ C How to Deal with a Broken Friendship D How to Treat a Changed Friend 第二节（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选项中有两项为多余选项 31 Parents feel that it is difficult to live with teenagers （ 31） According to a recent research， the most common argume
23、nt between parents and teenagers is that regarding untidiness and daily routine tasks（ 32） On the other hand，teenagers lose their patience continually when parents blame them for dropping the towel in the bathroom， not cleaning up their room The research， conducted by St George University， shows tha
24、t different parents have different approaches to these problems（ 33） For example， those parents who yell at their children for their untidiness， but later clean the room for them， have fewer chances of changing their childrens behavior On the contrary， those who let teenagers experience the thrills
25、of their actions can do better（ 34） Parents should talk to their children but at the same time they should lend an ear to what they have to say （ 35） It is only by listening to and understanding each other that problems between parents and children can be settled A On the one hand， parents go mad ov
26、er messy rooms B There are many reasons for this C Then again， teenagers have similar feelings about their parents D Communication is a twoway process E However， some approaches are more successful than others F Psychologists say that communication is the most important thing in parentchild relation
27、ships G It is better for children and parents to understand each other 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节 完形填空 36 Not long ago， someone asked the dad of a young pop star what his son would have done if he hadnt become a singer The father said he had （ 36） considered anything else This was his Plan A There
28、had been no Plan B I（ 37） this to my son Marty， who is studying musical theater at college， when he is thinking about a second （ 38） in business or teaching “Just study what youre interested in， “I said “But what if I cant （ 39） it？ “he asked “Itll still be worth it， “I answered My friends think Im
29、（ 40） Theyve advised their own children to（ 41） something they think will bring them financial rewards，（ 42） they dont love it “Times are hard； get your son into something that can （ 43） a good job， “a friend told me Of course I understand their （ 44） ， and want to protect my son But why should he （
30、 45） his“best years“studying things that hardly hold his （ 46） ？ Is that really a wise use of his （ 47） ？ I think fear leads nowhere， while enthusiasm can lead anywhere The wisest parents are the ones who（ 48） their children toward the things that already interest them Its（ 49） that sometimes such p
31、arents will feel afraid When Marty stepped into the extraordinarily （ 50） field of performance，I was worried about his future Yet I have watched him grow I have witnessed the （ 51） he has made to run after his dream， and how much he has enjoyed the （ 52） It may be that my son will （ 53） because of d
32、reaming big But I believe that seeking ones own dream is ones only real chance of happiness Id rather he （ 54） than hung back （犹豫，退缩） As he （ 55） his choices， my best advice to him is： Risk everything Plans B， C， D， and E will always be there Grab Plan A 36 A still B never C ever D yet 37 A refused
33、B promised C mentioned D complained 38 A major B career C experiment D skill 39 A try B finish C make D seize 40 A considerate B wise C unusual D crazy 41 A absorb B chase C realize D overcome 42 A as if B in case C even if D now that 43 A refer to B lead to C belong to D adapt to 44 A concern B hum
34、or C judgment D favor 45 A keep B offer C spend D take 46 A opinion B interest C personality D identity 47 A energy B money C time D mind 48 A direct B follow C signal D command 49 A impossible B certain C embarrassing D rough 50 A magical B competitive C traditional D fantastic 51 A effort B appoin
35、tment C decision D effect 52 A experiment B process C course D practice 53 A operate B suffer C enjoy D perform 54 A went ahead B sped up C looked forward D started over 55 A designs B rejects C evaluates D weighs 第二节（满分 15 分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于 3 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式 56 Great changes have taken place
36、 in American family life because of the（ 56） （ develop） of science and industry In the past， when more Americans lived on farms， a typical family（ 57） （ have） many children In a farm family， parents and their children often lived （ 58） grandparents Often， too， uncles and aunts lived nearly（ 59） when
37、 industry became more important than agriculture in American life， families became smaller （ 60） industry requires workers （ 61） are ready and able to move off the land and to move again whenever necessary And large families cannot move （ 62） （ easy） from place to place as smaller families can So pe
38、ople tend to have smaller families nowadays In the future， because of industrialization， families will（ 63） （ require） to move even more frequently， and will be even smaller A typical family may remain childless consists of a man and woman only A small number of families may take childraising as the
39、ir chief work At （ 64） same time they may also raise other peoples children，（ 65） （ leave） those families free to move from place to place 第四部分 写作 第一节 完成句子 66我们无法让他们相信我们所获 得的这些证据 Never we them the evidence by us 67无疑这些专心于学习的人成绩更好 those their study have better grades 68一次长途旅行之后，她精疲力尽而他精力还很充沛 After a
40、long trip， she has her energy he is still energetic. 69如果他的衣服不适合在这样的正式场合穿，你们要特别 指出来 If his clothes not on such a formal occasion You would point it out 70人们正在呼吁政府采取有效措施防止此类事情再次发生 The people are the government effective measures to prevent such a thing happening again 第二节：改错（满分 10 分） 71 My uncle is t
41、he owner of a restaurant close to that I live Though not very big，but the restaurant is popular in our area It is always crowded with customers at meal times Some people even had to wait outside My uncle tells me that the key to his success is honest Every day he makes sure that fresh vegetables or
42、high quality oil are using for cooking My uncle says that he never dreams becoming rich in the short period of time Instead， he hopes that our business will grow steady 第三节 书面表达（满分 25 分） 81近年来媒体不断报道一些商家为了获取商业利益而生产制造一些 对人体有害的食品请你以此为话题，给一家英文报刊写封信，谈谈你对食品安全的看法信的内容应包括以下要点： 1食品安全问题屡次发生的原因（ 利益、道德、法律等方面） 2减
43、少此类事件发生的措施（ 对企业的法律监管，提高防范意识等） 要求： 1书写工整，卷面整洁； 2 词数 100 个左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数 参考词汇： food safety； producer Dear sir， I am writing to say something about food safety， which has caused great concern among the public 2016-2017 学年福建省漳州市长泰一中高二（下）期中英语试卷 参考答案与试题解析 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 20 分） 21 At thirteen， I was diag
44、nosed with a kind of attention disorder It made school difficult for me When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks， I could not In my first literature class， Mrs Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it，all within 45 minutes I raised my hand right away and said， “Mrs Smith， you
45、 see，the doctor said I have attention problems I might not be able to do it “ She glanced down at me through her glasses， “You are no different from your classmates， young man “ I tried， but I didnt finish the reading when the bell rang I had to take it home In the quietness of my bedroom， the story
46、 suddenly all became clear to me It was about a blind person， Louis Braille He lived in a time when the blind couldnt get much education But Louis didnt give up Instead， he invented a reading system of raised dots（点）， which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind Wasnt I the“blind“in m
47、y class， being made to learn like the“sighted“students？ My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance I completed the task within 40minutes Indeed， I was no different from others； I just needed a quieter place If Louis could find his way out of his problems， why should I ever give up？ I didnt expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs Smith， so it was quit
