2024年4月1日发(作者：悟星睿)
2022-2023
学年福建省福州第二中学高二下学期期中考英语试卷
1.
Samsung
Samsung making great tablets might sound strange to someone not too familiar with their devices,
but the company has made some interesting improvements with tablets. And much like their phones,
Samsung has a wide variety in their products, with the very affordable Tab A7/A8, to the high-end
flagship S8 Ultra. So if you’re team Android as opposed to Apple, Samsung is probably the way to
go.
Best tablet
: Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
Microsoft
Microsoft has traditionally been a major player in computing so it’s no shock that they also make
well-designed and more than capable tablets—the Microsoft Surface. With the idea of the Surface
tablets being a 2-in-1 device, a tablet that can functionally run like a laptop, running windows, and
featuring basically the same processors that you’d find in a laptop.
And with an additional keyboard, great displays and long battery life, the Surface tablets make for
great machines for work or play respectively.
Best tablet
: Microsoft Surface Pro 8
Amazon
Amazon does indeed make tablets. In terms of size, they range from seven up to ten inches and even
include a kids’ tablet for the young ones. So if you prefer tablets over ten inches, you may be
wanting to look elsewhere.
But all in all, they’re a good shout for a first-time tablet buyer that isn’t looking to spend a few
hundred pounds on a device, but still wants to watch videos or browse the web on the go.
Best tablet
: Amazon Fire HD 10 plus
* This post contains links, so we may earn a small fee when you make a purchase through them on
our site at no additional cost to you.
1. To satisfy both work and entertainment purposes, which tablet would a consumer most probably
choose?
A
．
iPad Pro-12.9.
C
．
Amazon Fire HH plus.
B
．
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra.
D
．
Microsoft Surface Pro 8.
2. Which tablet is the most suitable for a family on a tight budget who prefer small sizes?
A
．
Amazon Fire HD 10 plus.
C
．
Microsoft Surface Pro 8.
3. What is the purpose of this piece of writing?
A
．
To rank tablet computer brands according to producers.
B
．
To encourage readers to purchase tablets via their website.
C
．
To inform readers about the latest models of tablets.
D
．
To carry out a product investigation.
2. When Emanuel received an email from Professor Richard English at Queen’s University, who
encouraged him to apply for a PhD in Politics in Belfast, it was a pinch-me moment Emanuel never
thought would be possible. After all, just a few short years ago, he was living on the streets, couch-
surfing at friends’ houses and weeding gardens to make ends meet. Now, one of the world’s leading
political academics was preparing to welcome him to Queen’s University over 4,000 miles away.
Emanuel never knew who his father was and his mom was mentally ill when she gave birth to him,
so the hospital took him off her and he was unofficially adopted for the first few years of his life.
What followed was a childhood with uncertainty as Emanuel was passed between the adoption
system and family members.
Through his high school and community college years, he moved from house to house, living with
friends at times and living on the streets at others.
Determined to change all that despite his rocky start in life, Emanuel involved himself in school —
doing everything he could to earn extra tuition (
学费
) money in his spare time. But getting accepted
into university was scarcely possible because a person like him couldn’t get a regular student loan.
Fortunately, the government backed him, having created a policy allowing disadvantaged persons to
access funding for higher education. He graduated from the University of the West Indies with a 1st
Class Honors degree and went on to do his Masters.
Emanuel knows that his story could have been very different.
“I discovered Professor Richard English online and sent him an email honestly, not thinking he
would reply and to my surprise, he did. I applied for the highly competitive Commonwealth Shared
Scholarship Scheme in order to fund my research at Queen’s. When I was told I was successful, my
whole world changed.”
1. What does the underlined word “pinch-me” in Paragraph I probably mean?
B
．
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra.
D
．
iPad Pro-12.9.
A
．
Imaginary.
C
．
Unbelievable.
2. What happened to Emanuel in his childhood?
A
．
His father passed away early.
B
．
He received great parental care.
C
．
He was once adopted by his relatives.
D
．
He lived with his friends now and then.
3. Which of the following can best describe Emanuel?
A
．
Tough and strong-willed.
B
．
Determined and talented.
C
．
Enthusiastic and generous.
D
．
Hardworking and attractive.
4. What is the main idea the author wants to convey to us?
A
．
Well begun is half done.
B
．
Never judge by appearances.
C
．
Many hands make light work.
D
．
You are the architect of your own life.
3. Search and rescue teams are often accompanied by man’s best friend. A dog’s greater sense of
smell can be important to finding survivors buried under fallen buildings. But now a new animal is
being trained to assist search and rescue teams after an earthquake hits, and it’s the rat.
These rescue rats are being trained by Dr. Donna Kean, a researcher from Glasgow, Scotland who
has been working with rats for years. Kean explained why she and her colleagues at the nonprofit
APOPO train rats instead of dogs. “The rats have a comparable sense of smell, and they’re just as
trainable as dogs,” she said. “Their size is useful because they will be able to move through different
environments that dogs just wouldn’t be able to.”
At the moment, the rats are wearing homemade prototype backpacks that contain microphones,
video equipment, and location trackers, and then scientists are sending these rats into mock
debris(
模拟的废墟
). Rats would be able to get into small spaces to get to victims buried in the ruins.
“We have not been in a real situation yet, we have got a mock debris site. When we track the
backpack, we will be able to hear from where the rat is inside the debris,” Kean said. “We have the
potential to speak to victims through the rat.”
Researchers train them on a basic series of behaviour. Training starts off in a really basic
environment: a small and empty room. Then they gradually increase the difficulty in order to make it
B
．
Anticipated.
D
．
Embarrassing.
like real life. They can start adding in debris and making the training area look more like an actual
collapsed (
坍塌的
) building site.
The training just started, and researchers still have to run training trials outside the research
environment. They are working with a search and rescue group called GEA, who are based in
Turkey, a country with frequent earthquakes and hoping that by next year they’ll be able to take the
rats to Turkey for trials.
1. What advantage do rats have over dogs in the rescue work?
A
．
They are easier to train.
B
．
They have a better sense of smell.
C
．
They are more suitable with a smaller size.
D
．
They adapt to new environments more quickly.
2. What function is expected of the backpacks?
A
．
To guide rats to find survivors.
B
．
To protect rats from being injured.
C
．
To provide some food for trapped people.
D
．
To help rescuers communicate with victims.
3. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A
．
The process of training the rats.
B
．
The difficulty of conducting experiments.
C
．
The rats’ behaviour in real collapsed sites.
D
．
The importance of the research environment.
4. What will scientists plan to do next?
A
．
Use rats for rescue work in more countries.
B
．
Send rats to Turkey for field experiments.
C
．
Conduct further study on disaster warning.
D
．
Develop the technology to assist GEA.
4. Everyone gets angry. If you’re experiencing huge anger, though, it could be damaging your
mental and physical health as well as your relationships with others. Uncontrolled anger can be
potential problems, such as anger management issues or mental disorder. 1 To control your anger,
you can try to take the following measures.
Take a break as soon as you recognize that you’re angry. You can take a break by stopping what
you’re doing, getting away from what makes you annoyed or just take a deep breath. 2
Visualize a happy place. If you still have a difficult time calming down, imagine yourself in a scene
you find incredibly relaxing. 3 Focus on imagining every detail of this place: the light, the noises,
the temperature, the weather, the smells. Keep thinking of your happy place until you feel
completely immersed(
浸没于
) in it, and hang out there for a few minutes or until you feel calm.
Practice positive self-talk. Change the way that you think about something from negative to positive.
4 After you have given yourself a moment to calm down, “discuss” the situation with yourself in
positive and relieving terms.
5 Sometimes sharing your concerns with a close friend might help you vent(
发泄
) your anger.
Clearly express what you want from the other person. If you just want to vent your anger, state at the
beginning that you don’t want help or advice, just sympathy. If you’re looking for a solution, let the
other person know.
A
．
Ask for the support of someone you trust.
B
．
Positive thinking can help you relieve your anger in a healthy way.
C
．
Keep exercising until you feel that you have regained control.
D
．
It could be any place that makes you feel at home and peaceful.
E
．
So it’s important to control your emotions and calm yourself down.
F
．
Remember that you do not have to respond to a situation immediately.
G
．
Getting away from what is upsetting you will make it easier to calm down.
5. Passion, like life, is about the journey, not the destination. Kimberly and I have been planning a
trip to Europe for a year. This was a/an _______ of ours. We took our friends Frantoise and Stein
Eriksen with us.
The most exciting part of the journey started with a train ride that had some curveballs (
不顺利
).
When we were trying to get on a _______from Zurich to Croatia, we had gotten the departure time
wrong and had to_______ around the station to make it in time. We had a tough time finding a taxi
to make it to the ship. We finally found a taxi and arrived an hour late._______, they waited for us.
Once we got onto the ship we _______ it was not like a large hotel with great service. It was tight
quarters. The bathroom was very _______ . The shower was a spout (
喷头
) connected to the
bathroom sink. You turned it on and sprayed (
喷洒
) yourself, along with the rest of the room.
The week-long ship ride was full of _______. There were people from different nationalities
speaking different languages. We stopped on islands of all sizes. We bicycled 30-40 kilometers.
Then there were high winds – so high that the buses couldn’t run because they might blow over. So
we took an expensive taxi, and headed back to make our flight home.
While we loved the more predictable parts of the trip, our real passion was in the _______ --the
missed rides, the _______ship, the mixture of cultures, and even the ________.
2024年4月1日发(作者：悟星睿)
2022-2023
学年福建省福州第二中学高二下学期期中考英语试卷
1.
Samsung
Samsung making great tablets might sound strange to someone not too familiar with their devices,
but the company has made some interesting improvements with tablets. And much like their phones,
Samsung has a wide variety in their products, with the very affordable Tab A7/A8, to the high-end
flagship S8 Ultra. So if you’re team Android as opposed to Apple, Samsung is probably the way to
go.
Best tablet
: Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
Microsoft
Microsoft has traditionally been a major player in computing so it’s no shock that they also make
well-designed and more than capable tablets—the Microsoft Surface. With the idea of the Surface
tablets being a 2-in-1 device, a tablet that can functionally run like a laptop, running windows, and
featuring basically the same processors that you’d find in a laptop.
And with an additional keyboard, great displays and long battery life, the Surface tablets make for
great machines for work or play respectively.
Best tablet
: Microsoft Surface Pro 8
Amazon
Amazon does indeed make tablets. In terms of size, they range from seven up to ten inches and even
include a kids’ tablet for the young ones. So if you prefer tablets over ten inches, you may be
wanting to look elsewhere.
But all in all, they’re a good shout for a first-time tablet buyer that isn’t looking to spend a few
hundred pounds on a device, but still wants to watch videos or browse the web on the go.
Best tablet
: Amazon Fire HD 10 plus
* This post contains links, so we may earn a small fee when you make a purchase through them on
our site at no additional cost to you.
1. To satisfy both work and entertainment purposes, which tablet would a consumer most probably
choose?
A
．
iPad Pro-12.9.
C
．
Amazon Fire HH plus.
B
．
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra.
D
．
Microsoft Surface Pro 8.
2. Which tablet is the most suitable for a family on a tight budget who prefer small sizes?
A
．
Amazon Fire HD 10 plus.
C
．
Microsoft Surface Pro 8.
3. What is the purpose of this piece of writing?
A
．
To rank tablet computer brands according to producers.
B
．
To encourage readers to purchase tablets via their website.
C
．
To inform readers about the latest models of tablets.
D
．
To carry out a product investigation.
2. When Emanuel received an email from Professor Richard English at Queen’s University, who
encouraged him to apply for a PhD in Politics in Belfast, it was a pinch-me moment Emanuel never
thought would be possible. After all, just a few short years ago, he was living on the streets, couch-
surfing at friends’ houses and weeding gardens to make ends meet. Now, one of the world’s leading
political academics was preparing to welcome him to Queen’s University over 4,000 miles away.
Emanuel never knew who his father was and his mom was mentally ill when she gave birth to him,
so the hospital took him off her and he was unofficially adopted for the first few years of his life.
What followed was a childhood with uncertainty as Emanuel was passed between the adoption
system and family members.
Through his high school and community college years, he moved from house to house, living with
friends at times and living on the streets at others.
Determined to change all that despite his rocky start in life, Emanuel involved himself in school —
doing everything he could to earn extra tuition (
学费
) money in his spare time. But getting accepted
into university was scarcely possible because a person like him couldn’t get a regular student loan.
Fortunately, the government backed him, having created a policy allowing disadvantaged persons to
access funding for higher education. He graduated from the University of the West Indies with a 1st
Class Honors degree and went on to do his Masters.
Emanuel knows that his story could have been very different.
“I discovered Professor Richard English online and sent him an email honestly, not thinking he
would reply and to my surprise, he did. I applied for the highly competitive Commonwealth Shared
Scholarship Scheme in order to fund my research at Queen’s. When I was told I was successful, my
whole world changed.”
1. What does the underlined word “pinch-me” in Paragraph I probably mean?
B
．
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra.
D
．
iPad Pro-12.9.
A
．
Imaginary.
C
．
Unbelievable.
2. What happened to Emanuel in his childhood?
A
．
His father passed away early.
B
．
He received great parental care.
C
．
He was once adopted by his relatives.
D
．
He lived with his friends now and then.
3. Which of the following can best describe Emanuel?
A
．
Tough and strong-willed.
B
．
Determined and talented.
C
．
Enthusiastic and generous.
D
．
Hardworking and attractive.
4. What is the main idea the author wants to convey to us?
A
．
Well begun is half done.
B
．
Never judge by appearances.
C
．
Many hands make light work.
D
．
You are the architect of your own life.
3. Search and rescue teams are often accompanied by man’s best friend. A dog’s greater sense of
smell can be important to finding survivors buried under fallen buildings. But now a new animal is
being trained to assist search and rescue teams after an earthquake hits, and it’s the rat.
These rescue rats are being trained by Dr. Donna Kean, a researcher from Glasgow, Scotland who
has been working with rats for years. Kean explained why she and her colleagues at the nonprofit
APOPO train rats instead of dogs. “The rats have a comparable sense of smell, and they’re just as
trainable as dogs,” she said. “Their size is useful because they will be able to move through different
environments that dogs just wouldn’t be able to.”
At the moment, the rats are wearing homemade prototype backpacks that contain microphones,
video equipment, and location trackers, and then scientists are sending these rats into mock
debris(
模拟的废墟
). Rats would be able to get into small spaces to get to victims buried in the ruins.
“We have not been in a real situation yet, we have got a mock debris site. When we track the
backpack, we will be able to hear from where the rat is inside the debris,” Kean said. “We have the
potential to speak to victims through the rat.”
Researchers train them on a basic series of behaviour. Training starts off in a really basic
environment: a small and empty room. Then they gradually increase the difficulty in order to make it
B
．
Anticipated.
D
．
Embarrassing.
like real life. They can start adding in debris and making the training area look more like an actual
collapsed (
坍塌的
) building site.
The training just started, and researchers still have to run training trials outside the research
environment. They are working with a search and rescue group called GEA, who are based in
Turkey, a country with frequent earthquakes and hoping that by next year they’ll be able to take the
rats to Turkey for trials.
1. What advantage do rats have over dogs in the rescue work?
A
．
They are easier to train.
B
．
They have a better sense of smell.
C
．
They are more suitable with a smaller size.
D
．
They adapt to new environments more quickly.
2. What function is expected of the backpacks?
A
．
To guide rats to find survivors.
B
．
To protect rats from being injured.
C
．
To provide some food for trapped people.
D
．
To help rescuers communicate with victims.
3. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A
．
The process of training the rats.
B
．
The difficulty of conducting experiments.
C
．
The rats’ behaviour in real collapsed sites.
D
．
The importance of the research environment.
4. What will scientists plan to do next?
A
．
Use rats for rescue work in more countries.
B
．
Send rats to Turkey for field experiments.
C
．
Conduct further study on disaster warning.
D
．
Develop the technology to assist GEA.
4. Everyone gets angry. If you’re experiencing huge anger, though, it could be damaging your
mental and physical health as well as your relationships with others. Uncontrolled anger can be
potential problems, such as anger management issues or mental disorder. 1 To control your anger,
you can try to take the following measures.
Take a break as soon as you recognize that you’re angry. You can take a break by stopping what
you’re doing, getting away from what makes you annoyed or just take a deep breath. 2
Visualize a happy place. If you still have a difficult time calming down, imagine yourself in a scene
you find incredibly relaxing. 3 Focus on imagining every detail of this place: the light, the noises,
the temperature, the weather, the smells. Keep thinking of your happy place until you feel
completely immersed(
浸没于
) in it, and hang out there for a few minutes or until you feel calm.
Practice positive self-talk. Change the way that you think about something from negative to positive.
4 After you have given yourself a moment to calm down, “discuss” the situation with yourself in
positive and relieving terms.
5 Sometimes sharing your concerns with a close friend might help you vent(
发泄
) your anger.
Clearly express what you want from the other person. If you just want to vent your anger, state at the
beginning that you don’t want help or advice, just sympathy. If you’re looking for a solution, let the
other person know.
A
．
Ask for the support of someone you trust.
B
．
Positive thinking can help you relieve your anger in a healthy way.
C
．
Keep exercising until you feel that you have regained control.
D
．
It could be any place that makes you feel at home and peaceful.
E
．
So it’s important to control your emotions and calm yourself down.
F
．
Remember that you do not have to respond to a situation immediately.
G
．
Getting away from what is upsetting you will make it easier to calm down.
5. Passion, like life, is about the journey, not the destination. Kimberly and I have been planning a
trip to Europe for a year. This was a/an _______ of ours. We took our friends Frantoise and Stein
Eriksen with us.
The most exciting part of the journey started with a train ride that had some curveballs (
不顺利
).
When we were trying to get on a _______from Zurich to Croatia, we had gotten the departure time
wrong and had to_______ around the station to make it in time. We had a tough time finding a taxi
to make it to the ship. We finally found a taxi and arrived an hour late._______, they waited for us.
Once we got onto the ship we _______ it was not like a large hotel with great service. It was tight
quarters. The bathroom was very _______ . The shower was a spout (
喷头
) connected to the
bathroom sink. You turned it on and sprayed (
喷洒
) yourself, along with the rest of the room.
The week-long ship ride was full of _______. There were people from different nationalities
speaking different languages. We stopped on islands of all sizes. We bicycled 30-40 kilometers.
Then there were high winds – so high that the buses couldn’t run because they might blow over. So
we took an expensive taxi, and headed back to make our flight home.
While we loved the more predictable parts of the trip, our real passion was in the _______ --the
missed rides, the _______ship, the mixture of cultures, and even the ________.