福建省厦门市思明区厦门第六中学高二下学期4月期中英语试题（原卷版）-A4

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满分140分 考试时间120分钟
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第一部分 听力(共两节，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 is the man satisfied with abut the kitchen?
A. Its big space. B. Its gd lighting. C. Its new facilities.
2. Where is the cmic bk?
A. In the drawer. B. On the desk. C. On the bed.
3. What will the man d next?
A. Give Mary a call. B. G shpping. C. Prepare fr a party.
4. What is the man ding?
A. Chatting with his friend.
B. Taking classes nline.
C. Searching fr infrmatin.
5. When will the swimming pl clse tday?
A. At 3:00. B. At 5:00. C. At 7:00.
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几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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. Hw des the man find the weather frecasts?
A. Inaccurate. B. Reliable. C. Timely.
7. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A Taxi driver and custmer.
B. Clleagues.
C. Classmates.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Wh brke the right leg?
A. The truck driver. B. Mrs. Smith. C. Jessie.
9. What was the weather like in the mrning?
A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Fggy.
10. Why did the wman stay up late last night?
A. She played vide games.
B. She wrte the paper.
C. She watched TV.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where des the cnversatin take place?
A. At a restaurant. B. On a plane. C. In a htel rm.
12 What drink will the man get?
A. Water. B. Cffee. C. A diet sda.
13. What des the man want at the end f the cnversatin?
A A pillw. B. A blanket. C. A magazine.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14 Hw des Tim get t schl nw?
A. By bike. B. By bus. C. By car.
15. What advice is Tim ging t give his teachers?
A. Asking students t send in their wrk electrnically.
B. Requesting students t recycle schl paper.
C. Making students use bth sides f paper.
16. What actin shuld the schl cafeteria take in the future?
A. Use lcal prduce. B. Have meatless meals. C. Stp selling bttled drinks.
17. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. A green prject. B. A recycling plan. C. The schl life.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Hw many plastic particles d we take in every week n average?
A. Less than 500. B. Abut 1,700. C. Arund 2,000.
19. What is the largest surce f plastic particles getting int ur bdy?
A. Fd. B. Air. C. Drinking water.
20. What is the speaker's last suggestin?
A Use special tthpaste.
B. Wash clthes less ften.
C. Stay away frm seafd.
第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
This year’s favrite bks ffer a mixture f advice n hw t create a happier and mre cmpassinate sciety thrugh shifting ur wrldview and imprving ur scial interactins.
Bittersweet
Writer Susan Cain describes bittersweet feelings as “a tendency t states f lnging and srrw and a curius jy at the beauty f the wrld”. Embracing these emtins can make ur lives mre meaningful. Such feelings can create mtivatin t reach a renewed sense f purpse. While smetimes unpleasant, they can spur spiritual grwth and fster ur cnnectin with thers.
Platnic
“Friendships are wrngly undervalued in ur sciety,” writes psychlgist Marisa Franc. It’s friendships that prvide us with a great sense f belnging and happiness. Her bk shws us hw t g abut it—by reaching ut, ffering affectin and genersity. Franc gives practical guidance n hw t manage psychlgical blcks t friendship, paving the way t deeper relatinships.
Happier Hur
Many peple feel they dn’t have enugh hurs t d everything they’d like t d. But researcher Cassie Hlmes shws why this attitude is wrng-headed. She encurages us t evaluate ur current use f free time and hw much pleasure we get frm ur activities. Then, she ffers evidence-based tips n hw t use time mre wisely—by lessening technlgy use, develping relatinships and experiencing gratitude.
The Secret Life f Secrets
Is keeping a secret a bad thing? In prfessr Michael Slepian’s bk, “Peple dn’t like t be alne with their thughts, and having a secret can cause feelings f islatin and uncertainty.” Therefre, it’s prbably gd t find a different way t cpe, like telling yur trusting friends. Slepian ffers tips n hw t decide whether t keep r reveal a secret t avid harming relatinships.
1. What des Susan Cain try t cnvince us in her bk?
A. Bitter feelings can change int sweet nes.
B. Unpleasant emtin blcks ur mental grwth.
C. Accepting srrw and happiness makes us whle.
D. A sense f lnging makes the beauty f the wrld.
2. Which bk interests thse wh have truble managing time?
A. Bittersweet.B. Platnic.
C. Happier Hur.D. The Secret Life f Secrets.
3. What aspect d Platnic and The Secret Life f Secrets bth invlve?
A. Pursuing wealth and health.
B. Reading t stp islatin f life.
C. Revealing a secret fr stable friendship.
D. Develping interpersnal relatinships.
B
Fr Cruz, wh grew up in Peru’s muntainus regin f Cuzc, fg represents a massive pprtunity. As a by, he had t hike fr mre than an hur every day acrss rugh hills t cllect water frm the nearest surce. But ver time, he realized that during the rainy seasn, drps f water wuld gather in the large leaves f banana trees. One day, he and his father built a canal system with the leaves t cllect water. He mved t Lima at the age f 25.
Shcked by the water shrtages and expensive water supply that sme f the city’s prest residents were suffering, Cruz set up EI Mvimient Peruans sin Agua in 2005. The idea was t deply the methd he learned in his hmetwn n a larger, better-adapted scale, which wuld prvide free, independently surced and easily accessible water t thse wh needed it mst. He began installing (安装) a traditinal fg catcher mdel develped in the 1980s. The nnprfit prvided the materials fr free, and the cmmunity built the infrastructure (基础设施) themselves.
At the highest pint f Ls Tres Miradres, there is a curius set f large structures that is like a fleet f ships in the sky. They are s-called “fg catchers”. The 40 fg catchers there prvide enugh water fr 180 families, whether t bathe, clean, drink (after being filtered at hme) r t irrigate crps n small garden patches.
Supprters believe that fg catchers have the ptential t imprve water supply fr cmmunities arund the wrld amid ever-challenging cnditins. German researcher Lummerich says, “They are cheap, easy t cnstruct. In a wrld searching fr water supply systems, it is ne imprtant apprach that can make an essential difference lcally. It culd make the difference between having water and nt having water available.” There are sme issues, hwever. Fr ne, fg catchers require space, which is nt always easy t cme by in cities. At the same time, fg catchers must be prperly cleaned and maintained t stay effective. Mst crucially, apprpriate climate cnditins are required. Fg isn’t everywhere.
4. Why did Cruz set up EI Mvimient Peruans sin Agua in 2005?
A. T raise mney fr the prest residents.B. T cnstruct the infrastructure fr the city.
C. T build a canal system fr his hmetwn.D. T ffer water t peple wh need it badly.
5. What des the underlined wrd “deply” in paragraph 2 prbably mean?
A. Emply.B. Abandn.C. Design.D. Explre.
6. What is the prblem with fg catchers in urban areas?
A. High expenses.B. Public ppsitin.C. Technical faults.D. Space limitatin.
7. Which f the fllwing wuld be a suitable title fr the text?
A. A practical applicatin f fg catchers in citiesB. The develpment f a climate rganizatin
C. A creative methd f imprving water supplyD. The imprtance f infrastructure cnstructin
C
Many schlars agree that a meaningful existence cmes dwn t three factrs: the cherence f ne’s life, the pssessin f clear lng-term gals and the belief that ne’s life matters. But we believe there is anther element t cnsider.
Imagine the first butterfly yu stp t admire after a lng winter r the scenery atp a hill after a fresh hike. Smetimes existence delivers us small mments f beauty. When peple are pen t appreciating such experiences, these mments may further imprve hw they view their life. We call this element experiential appreciatin, an ability t detect and admire life’s inner beauty as events happen.
T better understand this appreciatin, we cnducted a series f studies invlving ver 3,000 participants. Initially, we had participants rate their cping strategies t ease their stress. Thse managing stress by fcusing n their appreciatin fr life’s beauty reprted experiencing life as highly meaningful. In the fllw-ups, we asked them t rate the degree t which they agreed with varius statements, such as “I have a great appreciatin fr the beauty f life” and ther statements related t cherence, purpse, existential mattering. Our results shwed that the mre peple indicated that they were “appreciating life”, the mre they felt their existence valuable. In the experiment that fllwed, we further explred the phenmenn by asking participants t watch an awe-inspiring vide. They als reprted having a greater sense f experiential appreciatin and meaning in life in these mments, cmpared with thse watching mre neutral vides.
The final results cnfirmed ur riginal thery: appreciating small things can make life feel mre meaningful. But applying that insight can be difficult. Our mdern, fast-paced, prject-riented (任务驱动的) lifestyles fill the day with targets. We are n the g, attempting t make the mst f ur utput. This makes it easy t miss what is happening right nw. Yet life happens in the present mment. We shuld slw dwn, let life surprise us and embrace the significance in the everyday. After all, we live in a wnderful wrld. There is n end t the adventures we can have if nly we seek them with ur eyes pen.
8. Why des the authr mentin the admiratin f a butterfly?
A. T raise a questin.B. T describe a picture.
C. T draw a cnclusin.D. T intrduce a cncept.
9. What is mainly explred thrugh the studies in Paragraph 3?
A. The life f the participants invlved in the study.
B. The cntributin f a lng-term gal in life.
C. The thery f experiential appreciatin.
D. The analysis f the belief that matters mst.
10. What makes it hard fr us t appreciate the present accrding t the passage?
A. Our mdern fast-paced lifestyle.B. The lack f pprtunities.
C. Our fcus n individual feelings.D. The ignrance f future utcmes.
11. Which f the fllwing suggestins will the authr prbably agree with?
A. Fill every day with a great many targets.
B. Find the inner beauty f urselves.
C. Appreciate little wnders f everyday life.
D. Explre the end f a significant life.
D
Imagine a busy restaurant: dishes clattering, music playing, peple talking ludly ver ne anther. It’s a wnder that anyne in that kind f envirnment can fcus enugh t have a cnversatin. A new study by researchers at Brwn University’s Carney Institute fr Brain Science prvides sme f the mst detailed insights int the brain mechanisms that help peple pay attentin in such distractin, as well as what’s happening when they can’t fcus.
In an earlier psychlgy study, the researchers established that peple can separately cntrl hw much they fcus (by enhancing relevant infrmatin) and hw much they filter (by tuning ut distractin). The team’s new research, published in Nature Human Behavir, shws the prcess by which the brain cmbines these tw critical functins.
T cnduct the study, Ritz administered a cgnitive task t participants while measuring their brain activity in an FMRI (Functinal Magnetic Resnance Imaging) machine. Participants saw a mass f green and purple dts mving left and right, like a swarm f fireflies. The tasks, which varied in difficulty, invlved distinguishing between the mvement and clrs f the dts. Fr example, participants in ne exercise were instructed t select which clr was in the majrity fr the rapidly mving dts when the rate f purple t green was almst 50/50.
Ritz and his c-writer Shenhav then cmpared the prcess t hw humans harmnize muscle activity t perfrm cmplex physical tasks. “In the same way that we bring tgether mre than 50 muscles t perfrm a physical task like using chpsticks. Our study fund that we can integrate multiple varieties f cncentratins in rder t perfrm acts f mental flexibility,” said Ritz, wh cnducted the study as a PhD student at Brwn.
“These findings can help us t understand hw we humans are able t exhibit such tremendus cgnitive flexibility — t pay attentin t what we want, when we want t,” Shenhav said. “They can als help us better understand limitatins n that flexibility, and hw limitatins might appear in certain attentin-related disrders such as ADHD (注意力缺陷及多动障碍), which we will study and cnduct in the future.”
12. Why des the authr mentin the busy restaurant at the beginning f the text?
A. T shw ne example f wrking envirnment.B. T cmplain why peple can’t fcus attentin.
C. T encurage peple t talk in the restaurant.D. T shw peple’s attentin amng distractin.
13. What is the third paragraph mainly abut?
A. The research result.B. The research prcess.
C. The research questins.D. The research participants.
14. What d peple d when they are carrying ut flexible acts?
A. They adjust varius frms f attentin.
B. They bring tgether mre than 50 muscles.
C. They pay attentin t the cmplex physical task.
D. They use instruments like chpsticks t help them.
15. Accrding t Shenhav, what can the researchers d in the future?
A. Ensure cgnitin.B. Shw flexibility.C. Research diseases.D. Limit attentin.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
S, what des it take t be great? I thrughly reject the “10 years, 10,000 hurs” ntin that anyne can be an expert if they just put in enugh time. ___16___
Anther reality thugh is that yu can’t cntrl yur genes. If yu received gd nes frm yur parents thank them. If yu didn’t, dn’t blame yur parents because they didn’t chse their genes either. ___17___
Inbrn ability is certainly a wnderful thing t have been given, but it is a bit verrated. ___18___ What this means is that yu need inbrn ability t be great, but it isn’t enugh. The wrld is full f gifted failures, f “can’t miss kids” wh missed. Talent is nly the starting pint t greatness and, if yu’ re frtunate enugh t have wn the genetic lttery, it puts yu ahead f the field at the beginning the race t be great. ___19___ Yu have t wrk hard. push yur limits, and struggle mightily t get t the finish fr anything in life wrth pursuing greatness in.
Ultimately, being great isn’t abut being bjectively great because, as nted abve, the chances that yu will achieve true greatness in sme aspect f yur life is, statistically, very small. ___20___ I define that as fully realizing whatever ability yu were brn with. That inbrn ability may nt be enugh t be a superstar in yur area f achievement, but, if yu d what is necessary, yu will find a reasnable level f success.
A. Instead, let it g and fcus n what yu can cntrl.
B. But, f curse, races aren’t wn at the start, but at the finish
C. Rather, yur gal shuld be t find yur wn persnal greatness.
D. Inbrn ability is a necessary but nt sufficient cntributr t greatness.
E. Yu might think that persnal greatness isn’t the same as true greatness.
F. The reality is that genes matter, whether inbrn intelligence r inbrn physical talent.
G. They enjy the struggles they experienced and the satisfactin f vercming them.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One spring evening, I was incredibly wrn after a lng day f schl. I wished fr ____21____ but I had t drag my heavy feet t the vilin studi.
I was playing Mldau t Kate, my teacher. I simply culdn’t play with ____22____, thugh. While I fllwed all the ____23____ n the sheet music, I still ____24____ t make music describing spring with full-blwn flwers sund like flwers dying bitter deaths. Kate ____25____ attentively and then frwned (皱眉), asking me what the piece’s md was. I stared at her, ____26____.
Pulling ut paper and a pencil, she asked, “Can yu ____27____an image f what yu think a typical day in the frest during spring wuld lk like?” Hesitantly, I started t let my ____28____ fly. Sn a scenic frest full f life was ____29____ in my mind.
Minutes later, I cmpleted my drawing. “Nw, play the piece again with this. _____30_____ imagery in yur mind,” Kate said. I clsed my eyes and began t play, just as its theme was intrduced, with _____31_____ expressin I had never dne befre.
As I _____32_____ the piece, there fllwed a shrt silence befre Kate said, “That’s the best playing I’ve ever heard frm yu.” Her eyes were shining. “Wh knew painting ut the scenery wuld help yu better _____33_____ the music? Smetimes all we need is t use ur creativity and try different methds when facing difficulties.”
The _____34_____ vilin lessn taught me mre than just music. I als learned a valuable _____35_____ skill, which I applied t my daily life.
21. A. careB. relaxatinC. freedmD. mtivatin
22. A. curageB. cncernC. wisdmD. emtin
23. A. numbersB. standardsC. ntesD. lines
24. A. failedB. desiredC. managedD. ffered
25. A. watchedB. listenedC. perfrmedD. prayed
26. A. blanklyB. angrilyC. enviuslyD. gratefully
27. A. shtB. evaluateC. sculptD. draw
28. A. persnalityB. imaginatinC. ambitinD. curisity
29. A. picturedB. replacedC. identifiedD. explred
30. A. messyB. amusingC. vividD. strange
31. A. cmmnB. briefC. childishD. exceptinal
32. A. wrapped upB. nted dwnC. reflected nD. set abut
33. A. preserveB. spreadC. interpretD. cmpse
34. A. inspiringB. cnfusingC. shamefulD. adventurus
35. A. infrmatin-srtingB. prblem-slvingC. critical-thinkingD. decisin-making
第二节 语法填空：在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
On the left side f The Starry Night, there is a large tree which shts up frm the grund like a dark fire, ____36____ (reach) all the way t the tp f the painting. In the backgrund are rlling hills, with a small village in a valley. In the centre f the village is a white church, ____37____ twer pints up int the sky like a sharp knife. Here and there, yu can see huses shining with yellw light. Abve all this is dark blue sky. Arund the stars are lines f pure paint in different clrs. They flw ut f cntrl, like river ____38____ (rapid).
B
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Wang Lu and Gerge Fielding attended the summer camp rganized by the magazine Healthy Life. At the end f the camp, what Wang Lu heard stimulated her ____39____ (mtivate). She made up her mind t eat nthing with sugar and t exercise regularly. Nw she sleeps ____40____ (sund) at night and feels mre dynamic than ever. Meanwhile, Gerge Fielding has changed himself ____41____ the better. He used t get s absrbed ____42____ he played the games day and night. Nw he and his dad g rck climbing tgether mnthly, which has enhanced the quality f his life.
C
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Chinese New Year Painting is a special Chinese art frm. Usually it ____43____ (put) n walls, drs r windws. As Spring Festival arrives, many families put up New Year Paintings as a wish t have gd luck and ____44____ (happy). There are different subjects in New Year Paintings, such as babies, flwers and birds. The earliest New Year Painting appeared in the Tang Dynasty and was attached t the dr ____45____ (keep) the family safe. Tday New Year Paintings are still ppular in sme rural areas f China.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 应用文(满分15分)
46. 假如你是学生会主席，你发现你校学生在学习的重压下养成很多不健康的生活方式。请你代表学生会，就此现象在校报“英语广场”栏目写一份倡议书。内容包括：(1)你的发现：(2)你的建议；(3)发起倡议。
注意：(1)写作词数应为80个左右；(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear fellw students,
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Student Unin
第二节 读后续写(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
The sund f the frnt dr clsing with a sft click eched (回响) thrugh the silent huse. Emily std in the hallway, her backpack hung ver ne shulder, her eyes dwncast. She had just returned frm a meeting with her art teacher, wh had praised her wrk and encuraged her t cnsider a career in art. Excitement arse within her, but she knew what awaited her at hme wuld be far frm enthusiastic supprt. The living rm, with its neatly arranged ld furniture and family pictures n the walls, shwing an atmsphere f traditin and rder. It was a cntrast t the clrful chas that Emily’s art studi had becme, where canvases (画布) in varius stages f cmpletin leaned against the walls and paintbrushes lay n the table. The thught f sharing her dreams with her parents filled her with a mix f anticipatin and fear, as she knew their expectatins fr her future were firmly rted in mre cnventinal paths.
It was a freezing evening when Emily arrived hme, her shulders drpped and her eyes red frm crying. She had just had a huge argument with her parents ver her
decisin t pursue art instead f medicine. They didn’t understand her passin and saw it as a waste f time. Emily strmed int her rm, keeping the dr shut.
The fllwing days passed in silence. Emily barely spke t her parents, eating her meals in her rm and aviding any eye cntact. Her mther, nticing the tensin, felt a knt (纠结) in her stmach.
One day, Emily decided t fcus n her art. She began t wrk n a new painting. It was a landscape, inspired by a place she had visited with her grandparents when she was yunger. She recalled the vivid clrs f the sunset and the way the trees waved gently in the wind. As she wrked, Emily lst herself in the creativity. She mixed the clrs carefully, applying them t the canvas with brushstrkes. The painting was a way fr her t express her emtins and her lve fr nature.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Observing her frm a distance, her parents began t understand her passin.
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One night, her parents kncked gently n the dr f Emily’s rm.
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