2016-2017学年福建省师大附中高二下学期期中考试英语试题

福建师大附中2016-2017学年下学期期中考试高二英语试题（时间：120分钟满分：150分）第Ⅰ卷(共79分)第一部分：听力（共20题；每小题1分, 满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 will the woman probably do next?A. Make dinner.B. Wash the dishes.C. Play video games.2. What do we know about the speakers?A. They are going to college.B. They are majoring in biology.C. They both have their own business.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. A TV series.B. Video games.C. Some movies.4. What does the man think of the electric car?A. It is dangerous.B. It is convenient.C. It is expensive.5. Who is the man?A. The child’s uncle.B. The child’s father.C. The w oman’s husband.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Friends.B. Husband and wife.C. Brother and sister.7. How does the man feel about the baseball game?A. Excited.B. Bored.C. Worried.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. How did the man feel about his last job?A. He loved it.B. He worked too hard.C. It wasn’t exciting enough.9. Where are the speakers?A. At a café.B. At the woman’s house.C. In an office building.10. What will the speakers probably discuss next?A. Money matters.B. The man’s personality.C. The man’s previous experience.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What is needed to make the sour cucumbers?A. Salt.B. Vinegar.C. Onions.12. When should the cucumbers be tasted for the first time?A. After one week.B. After five days.C. After an entire summer.13. Who taught the woman how to make the sour cucumbers?A. The man.B. Her grandfather.C. Her father.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What do the speakers discuss first?A. Who else to invite.B. Which hotel to stay in.C. How to get cheap airplane tickets.15. Who is Pierre?A. Susie’s husband.B. Louise’s husband.C. The woman’s French friend.16. What does the woman want to do first in Paris?A. Visit a museum.B. See the Eiffel Tower.C. Buy a new suitcase.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What do we know about Costa Rica?A. It has no army.B. It is far away from Panama.C. It is a country in North America.18. What is the population of Costa Rica?A. About 1.4 million.B. About 4.5 million.C. About 8.5 million.19. What is the main source of energy in Costa Rica?A. Oil.B. Coal.C. Clean energy.20. Which industry has become important in Costa Rica in recent years?A. Food.B. Tourism.C. Agriculture.第二部分阅读理解（共两节, 满分29分）第一节（共12 小题；每小题2 分, 满分24 分）A.Books are typically written first, then narrated (朗读) for audio books. Until now, Audible, the largest company of audio books, has begun asking well-known writers to create works specifically for audio, instead of inviting people to narrate already existing print books. It’s a new chapter for the book industry.Audible now has about 30 totally new audio works in production. And it turns out that audio books, which have long been regarded as less important than e-books, have actually been doing quite well. They are a $1,000,000,000 industry, with more than 35,000 titles published in 2013 alone.What promotes that progress is not only an evolution of technology, but more importantly, the rise of the celebrity (名人) narrator. Narrators are key to the success of an audio book and these days, producers are signing on more and more celebrities. Celebrities’ narration is like a private performance to customers, who get a feeling of closeness in listening to their voices. Many of the customers buy audio books based on the narrator. They will listen to anything a specific actor or actress reads.That is why Audible is taking the risk of not producing print books at all but starting totally new audio works. There’s another reason why the company is expecting its risk-taking action to pay off: humans have been telling stories since the beginning of time. We are taking part in a little habit that goes back thousands and thousands of years—before the first mark was ever made on a stone. Long before writing, people were telling each other stories and the audio book goes all the way back to that tradition. As Peter Allen sang softly in the 1970s, everything old is new again.1. The “new chapter” (Para. 1) refers to a time of ______.A. starting audio companiesB. producing new audio worksC. narrating print books for audioD. creating electronic books2. What does Paragraph 2 tell about audio books？A. Their bright futureB. Their difference from e-booksC. Their great importanceD. Their previous production3. Customers like celebrities’ narration because ______.A. celebrities help them understand the storiesB. celebrities have more attractive voicesC. celebrities seem to be within their reachD. celebrities have better narrating skills4. Audible believes its risk-taking action will be rewarding because ______.A. the action has lasted for a long timeB. customers play an active role in the actionC. the company has spent a lot on the actionD. the action agrees with the story-telling traditionB.Ever since Donald Trump was elected president of the US, the entire Trump family has been put under a microscope.In China, the spotlight has been mainly focused on Trump and his daughter Ivanka. She is described on WeChat as an extremely influential role model with stunning beauty, a successful career, and a happy family.She leads a dream life that a million girls would kill for. Yes, she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. But she got where she is by herself.There’s always going to be articles that say people born into wealthy families are better looking and have a better family background than you, but these people do work harder than you.Are you a loser if you were raised in an ordinary family? Should you feel guilty that you sleep eight hours a day because Ivanka sleeps five? If you just want to keep a stable nine-to-five job, does it mean you are not ambitious? How about if you don’t work out or eat healthy, does that mean you will not find your Mr. or Miss Right?There is a tendency in media nowadays to encourage elitism (精英主义).They are trying to brainwash young people into thinking that they should invest an enormous amount of time and money in bodybuilding and appearance enhancement, even plastic surgery. They encourage lifestyle makeovers: wine tasting classes and expensive trips overseas. They make you believe that if you do as they say, you can improve the quality of your life and join the elites.But what’s the downside of being ordinary? Do you really need to go to the gym five days a week unless you are a gym maniac (热衷者)? Do you need to take hundreds of selfies and Photoshop the selected ones to post on WeChat? Do you really need to break your neck and sacrifice to earn your first pot of gold only to worry constantly about how to enter high society later?Don’t let the idea of elitism get to you. Everybody has a right to the life they want. Human beings should not be judged as a success or failure based on whether they are a part of the elite or not. As long as you lead a happy and comfortable life, why bother to cha se after other people’s shadows? Choose your own life path and go for it.5. Why does Ivanka become a hit online?A. She gets what she has through personal efforts despite decent origin.B. She together with her family is put under careful investigation.C. She is a virtual role model frequently seen among ordinary people.D. She lives such a dream life that a million girls would like to kill her.6. Which of the following are considered as a life belonging to people of higher social rank?①Polish and post carefully- selected selfies on WeChat②Break your neck to earn your first pot of gold③Spare no expense to improve physical appearance④Sign up for wine tasting classes and oversea tripsA.①④B.②④C.②③D.③④7. It can be inferred from the text that ____________.A. Ivanka sleeping five hours a day makes the vast majority guilty.B. Being distinguished is a commonly advocated culture nowadaysC. Keeping a stable nine-to- five job will be thought of as a loser.D. Improving the quality of lif e will promote one’s social status.8. Which attitude towards life would the writer probably agree with?A. Life is like a dogsled team. If you aren’t the lead dog, the scenery never changes.B. Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.C. There is only one success — to be able to spend your life in your own way.D. The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.C.The sharing economy, represented by companies like Airbnb or Uber, is the latest fashion craze. But many supporters have overlooked the reality that this new business model is largely based on escaping regulations and breaking the law.Airbnb is an internet-based service that allows people to rent out spare rooms to strangers for short stays. Uber is an internet taxi service that allows thousands of people to answer ride requests with their own cars. There are hundreds of other such services.The good thing about the sharing economy is that it promotes the use of underused resources. Millions of people have houses or apartments with empty rooms, and Airbnb allows them to profit from these rooms while allowing guests a place to stay at prices that are often far less than those charged by hotels. Uber offers prices that are competitive with standard taxi prices and their drivers are often much quicker and more trustworthy.But the downside of the sharing economy has gotten much less attention. Most cities and states both tax and regulate hotels, and the tourists who stay in hotels are usually an important source of tax income. But many of Airhnb’s customers are not paying the taxes required under the law.Airbnb can also raise issues of safety for its customers and trouble for hosts’ neighbors. Hotels are regularly inspected to ensure that t hey are not fire traps and that they don’t form other risks for visitors. Airbnb hosts face no such inspections.Since Airbnb is allowing people to escape taxes and regulations, the company is simply promoting thefts(盗窃). Others in the economy will lose by bearing an additional tax burden or being forced to live next to an apartment unit with a never-ending series of noisy visitors.The same story may apply with Uber. Uber is currently in disputes over whether its cars meet the safety and insurance requirements imposed (强加于) on standard taxis. Also, if Uber and related services flood the market, they could harm all taxi drivers’ability to earn a minimum wage.This downside of the sharing needs to be taken seriously, but that doesn't mean the current tax and regulatory structure is perfect.9. What is the positive thing about the sharing economy?A. It is a global trend.B. It is beyond regulations.C. It brings in modest profits.D. It draws on spare resources.10. What is the problem with Airbnb customers according to the passage?A. They are not regularly inspected.B. They are likely to commit thefts.C. They can be noisy to hosts’ neighbours.D. They are not allowed to escape taxes.11. What is the argument over Uber according to the passage?A. Whether it guarantees customers’safety.B. Whether it provides reliable services.C. Whether it lowers customers’expenses.D. Whether it can compete with standard taxis.12. What will be talked about in the following paragraphs?A. Existing regulations and laws.B. Necessary improvements of current laws.C. Further development of Airbnb and Uber.D. More downsides of Airbnb and Uber.第二节（共5 小题, 每小题1 分, 满分5 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。