2024福建省莆田第一中学高二上学期期末英语（含答案）

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莆田一中 2023~2024 学年度上学期期末考试试卷

高二英语选择性必修二 Units 1-4

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。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. Where is the man going?

A. Kennedy. B. London. C. New York.

2. What are the speakers talking about?

A. A disease. B. A co-worker. C. A doctor.

3. What does the man intend to do?

A. Make friends. B. Collect papers. C. Do the typing.

4. What is the man doing?

A. Asking for information. B. Giving directions. C. Waiting for a bus.

5. What does the man want to know?

A. How to make dessert.

B. How to solve problems.

C. How to understand expressions.

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。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. What happened to the woman’s flight?

A. It failed to take off on time.

B. It was called off without notice.

C. It arrived about two hours earlier.

7. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a restaurant. B. On a plane. C. At the airport.

听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9题。

8. How long is the woman going to stay at the hotel?

A. For two nights. B. For three nights. C. For four nights.

9. Why are the prices for the two double rooms different?

A. The rooms have different views.

B. The rooms are different in size.

C. The rooms are of different shapes.

听第 8段材料，回答第 10 至13 题。

10. When is the woman supposed to finish her essay?

A. By this Saturday. B. By next Monday. C. By next Friday.

11. Why is the woman behind with her writing class?

A. She was ill.

B. The course is too difficult.

C. She is busy with her reading task.

12. What does the man think of his college life?

A. Busy. B. Boring. C. Colorful.

13. What is the woman probably going to do on the 28th?

A. Visit an exhibition. B. Attend a party. C. Watch a play.

听第 9段材料，回答第 14 至17 题。

14. What is the man doing?

A. Introducing the woman to his neighbors.

B. Giving the woman advice on how to find a flat.

C. Showing the woman around the neighborhood.

15. What is the woman eager to do?

A. Visit the night market.

B. Jog in the high school.

C. Shop in convenience stores.

16. Why does the woman look for a library?

A. To get some information. B. To find a map of the city. C. To borrow some books.

17. Where will the speakers go next?

A. To a restaurant. B. To a bookstore. C. To a park.

听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至20 题。

18. What should a public speaker avoid doing according to the woman?

A. Talking too loudly. B. Speaking too fast. C. Saying too much.

19. Why should the closing of a speech be carefully planned?

A. It’s usually the most remembered part.

B. It’s the last chance to make your point.

C. It’s as important as the opening words.

20. What does the woman suggest a public speaker do during the speech?

A. Show a good sense of humor.

B. Motivate the audience to act.

C. Meet challenges with courage.

第二部分阅读 (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。

If you have ever had the flu, you know just how down and out you can feel, and it is

important to do what you can to lower the number of days spent sick and in bed, including

taking flu medicine. If you have mild symptoms, you may not need to take flu medicine.

However, the medicine is recommended for certain groups of people. These include:

●People who are in the hospital with the flu

●People who aren’t in the hospital but are very sick with the flu

●People who are at high risk because of flu complications (并发症)

The Food and Drug Administration has approved four antiviral drugs for the flu. Each flu

medicine is a little bit different, but they work in mostly the same way.

●Oseltamivir is a pill or liquid given by mouth that is approved to treat the flu for

people 14 days and older. This is a common flu medicine. Side effects of Oseltamivir include

feeling sick, vomiting, and diarrhea.

●Xofluza is a single-dose pill or liquid given by mouth and is approved for people aged

5 years and older. Side effects of Xofluza include coughing, feeling sick, and diarrhea.

●Relenza is an inhaled (吸入的) powder that is approved to treat the flu for people aged

7 years and older. This flu medicine tends to be less common because of how it is given. Side

effects of Relenza include diarrhea, and feeling sick.

●Peramivir is injected through Ⅳ needle and is approved for people aged 6 months and

older. This flu medicine tends to be less common since it is given as an Ⅳ infusion, usually

in the hospital. Side effects of Peramivir include diarrhea, and sleeplessness.

21. Who needs to take the flu medicine?

A. People in the hospital. B. People who have got a cold.

C. People greatly affected by flu. D. People with slight flu symptoms.

22. In what way is Relenza special?

A. Its high price. B. The way it is taken.

C. Its special effect. D. People who can take it.

23. What do the four medicines have in common?

A. They are suitable for babies. B. They are common flu medicines.

C. They are given in the same way. D. They have similar side effects.

Two years ago, my 11-year-old son sat me down for a talk. “Mom, it’s time.” he said.

“Hear me out: It’s time we got actual TV. And you need an iPhone.”

This funny conversation two years ago marked a shift in our relationship. Perhaps for

the first time, I began to really listen to my son’s opinion about our home technology. Since

his reasoning was sensible and his suggestions within budget, I took his advice and was

pleasantly surprised with the results.

I’d known for a while that my son understands technology better than I do. On airplanes,

he grabbed my phone to put it in airplane mode. He wired the speakers in our house. After

something was stolen from our front yard, he picked out, set up, and now monitors our

security camera. When my computer died, I took him shopping with me to buy another.

As a teenager now, he has a busy social life, with skateboarding, basketball, and online

gaming with his friends. I see our time together decreasing and our shared interests shrinking.

That’s why I jumped at the chance when a friend mentioned writing technology reviews. I’m

a writer, but I’d need a partner who has more tech knowledge than me. When I presented the

idea to my teen, he immediately accepted.

It’s changed our relationship in surprising ways. Where he used to get annoyed quickly

at my technical ignorance, he’s learned to be more patient and explain things to me in a way

that I can convey to an unknowing audience. The parent-child dynamic is not only changed;

it’s even slightly reversed — he’s leading me. I’m asking him for help and advice. My son

has risen to the occasion. He’s taking it seriously, and to watch him mature in this way is an

honor. As someone who’s not much of a reader, he now searches instruction book. Without

any prompting ( 提醒 ), he’s even emailed and called, yes, made an actual phone call to

customer service or tech support when sample products weren’t working as expected.

I never imagined being a tech reviewer, but it’s proved to be a valuable way to learn

from, work with and enjoy time with my teen.

24. What did the writer think of her son’s advice?

A. It was unaffordable. B. It was unrealistic.

C. It sounded ridiculous. D. It sounded reasonable.

25. What does the writer intend to do in Paragraph 3?

A. Prove her son’s better mastery of technology.

B. Describe their close parent-child relationship.

C. Give examples of her son’s gift in technology.

D. Express her satisfaction with her son’s behaviours.

26. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “reversed” in Paragraph 5?

A. Embarrassing. B. Opposite. C. Unstable. D. Common.

27. What makes the writer feel honored?

A. Her son’s rich tech knowledge.

B. Her son’s patience with unknowing audiences.

C. Her son’s growth and serious attitude to the work.

D. Her son’s effort to improve the parent-child dynamic.

Fire has always been part of California’s landscape. But long before the disastrous forest

fires of recent years, native American tribes held controlled burns each year. Those burns

cleared out underbrush and encouraged new plant growth. Now, government officials have

realized tackling the fire problem will mean bringing back “good fire”, much like California’s

tribes once did.

When western settlers removed tribes from their land and banned tribal ceremonies,

cultural burning disappeared. Instead, authorities focused on quickly putting out wildfires.

But what the authorities did only made California’s wildfire risk worse. Without regular

burns, the landscape grew thick with plants that dry out every summer. These dry plants are

kindling （引火物）for the fires that have recently destroyed California communities.

Climate change and warming temperatures make those landscapes even easier to catch fire.

So, tribal leaders and government officials are forming new partnerships. There are

hundreds of thousands of acres that need careful burning to reduce the risk of extreme

wildfires. Tribes are eager to gain access to those ancestral lands to restore traditional

burning. Before 1800, the tribes used low-grade fires to shape the landscape, encouraging

certain plants to grow both for tribal use and to attract game.

The arrival of western settlers changed the ways of fire management. “They came with

their concepts of being afraid of fire,” a tribal leader says. “They didn’t understand fire in the

sense of a tool. And they didn’t understand its role to help generate the land. So they brought

suppression（压制）”.

Tribal leaders have been reaching out to ecologists, researchers and fire agencies about

the importance of their knowledge. In Northern California, the Karuk and Yurok tribes have

partnered with the Forest Service to manage land for traditional values and wildfire

management.

28. What have government officials realized about the native tribes?

A. The tribes’ old practice is useful.

B. The tribes are causing more forest fires.

C. It’s impossible to prevent the tribes burning forests.

D. It’s necessary to remove the tribes from where they live.

29. What was the way western settlers deal with forest fires?

A. Removing kindling. B. Holding controlled burns.

C. Encouraging cultural burning. D. Bringing fire suppression.

30. What do the tribes think of fire?

A. They see it as a great threat. B. They consider it beyond control.

C. They think it can be beneficial. D. They believe it does harm to the land.

31. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A. Western Settlers Brought Wrong Ideas of Fire Control

B. Wildfires Are Becoming Increasingly Serious in California

C. Native American Tribes Restore Their Traditional Ceremonies

D. California Looks to What Tribes Have Known to Manage Wildfires

In a global record of lake color, researchers estimate that roughly one-third of Earth’s

lakes are blue. But, should average summer air temperatures rise by a few degrees, some of

those clear waters could turn a cloudy green or brown, the team reports in the Sept. 28

Geophysical Research Letters.

The changing colors could change how people use those waters and offer clues about the

stability of lake ecosystems. Compared with blue lakes, green or brown lakes have more

algae ( 藻类 ) and organic matter, says Xiao Yang, a hydrologist ( 水文专家 ) at Southern

Methodist University.

Lakes in places with average summer air temperatures that were below 19° Celsius were

more likely to be blue than lakes with warmer summers. That’s because warmer water helps

algae bloom more, which changes the properties of the water.

Yang and colleagues used satellite photos from 2013 to 2020 to analyze the color of

more than 85,000 lakes around the world. Because storms and seasons can temporarily affect

a lake’s color, the researchers focused on the most frequent color observed for each lake over

the seven-year period. The researchers also created an interactive online map that can be used

to explore the colors of these lakes. The approach is “super cool,” says Dina Leech, an

ecologist at Longwood University. These satellite data are “just so powerful.”

If some lakes do become less blue, people will probably lose some of the resources they

have come to value, says O’Reilly, who is an ecologist at Illinois State University. If the

water has more algae, it could be unappealing for play or more costly to clean for drinking.

But the color changes wouldn’t necessarily mean that the lakes are any less healthy. “Humans

don’t value lots of algae in a lake, but if you’re a certain type of fish species, you might be

like ‘this is great’” O’Reilly says.

“The study sets a marker that we can compare future results to,” says O’Reilly. “That’s,

to me, the great power of this study.”

32. What can we learn about the lakes’ color change according to the text?

A. It is caused by water pollution.

B. It does harm to the growth of algae.

C. It results from the temperature increase.

D. It can disturb the stability of lake ecosystems.

33. How was the research conducted?

A. By doing field investigation. B. By analyzing long-term satellite data.

C. By researching previous studies. D. By referring to an interactive online map.

34. Which word best describes O’Reilly’s attitude to the color change?

A. Objective. B. Doubtful. C. Unconcerned. D. Favourable.

35. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To call on people to protect lakes.

B. To introduce a new research method.

C. To present the outcome of a research.

D. To provide solutions to lakes’ color change.

第二节（共 5小题；每小题 2. 5 分, 共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。

Fake news is all around us and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the amount of

information out there. Here are some tips for avoiding misinformation.

36 In the 18th century, for example, fake news was spread about King George Ⅱ

being ill in order to damage his public image. Today, fake news remains a problem.

A study has found that over 80 percent of people in the UK regularly come across fake news

online. So what can you do to avoid being caught out by misinformation?

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