2024年4月1日发(作者：闵韵梅)
福建省福州第二中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考英语
试卷
学校
:___________
姓名：
___________
班级：
___________
考号：
___________
一、阅读理解
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
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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.
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,
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B
．
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra.
D
．
iPad Pro-12.9.
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.”
4
．
What does the underlined word “pinch-me” in Paragraph I probably mean?
A
．
Imaginary.
C
．
Unbelievable.
B
．
Anticipated.
D
．
Embarrassing.
5
．
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.
6
．
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.
7
．
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.
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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 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.
8
．
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.
9
．
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.
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D
．
To help rescuers communicate with victims.
10
．
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.
11
．
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
．
二、七选五
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. ___12___ 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. ___13___
Visualize a happy place. If you still have a difficult time calming down, imagine yourself
in a scene you find incredibly relaxing. ___14___ 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. ___15___ After you have given yourself a moment to calm down, “discuss” the
situation with yourself in positive and relieving terms.
___16___ 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
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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.
三、完形填空
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 ___17___ 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 ___18___from Zurich to Croatia, we had gotten
the departure time wrong and had to___19___
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.___20___, they waited for us.
Once we got onto the ship we ___21___ it was not like a large hotel with great service. It
was tight quarters. The bathroom was very
___22___ . 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 ___23___. 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
___24___ --the missed rides, the ___25___ship, the mixture of cultures, and even the
____26____.
Sometimes people are so ____27____ that it scares them to do something different.
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2024年4月1日发(作者：闵韵梅)
福建省福州第二中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考英语
试卷
学校
:___________
姓名：
___________
班级：
___________
考号：
___________
一、阅读理解
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
试卷第1页，共11页
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.
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,
试卷第2页，共11页
B
．
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra.
D
．
iPad Pro-12.9.
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.”
4
．
What does the underlined word “pinch-me” in Paragraph I probably mean?
A
．
Imaginary.
C
．
Unbelievable.
B
．
Anticipated.
D
．
Embarrassing.
5
．
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.
6
．
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.
7
．
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.
试卷第3页，共11页
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 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.
8
．
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.
9
．
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.
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D
．
To help rescuers communicate with victims.
10
．
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.
11
．
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
．
二、七选五
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. ___12___ 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. ___13___
Visualize a happy place. If you still have a difficult time calming down, imagine yourself
in a scene you find incredibly relaxing. ___14___ 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. ___15___ After you have given yourself a moment to calm down, “discuss” the
situation with yourself in positive and relieving terms.
___16___ 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
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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.
三、完形填空
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 ___17___ 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 ___18___from Zurich to Croatia, we had gotten
the departure time wrong and had to___19___
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.___20___, they waited for us.
Once we got onto the ship we ___21___ it was not like a large hotel with great service. It
was tight quarters. The bathroom was very
___22___ . 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 ___23___. 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
___24___ --the missed rides, the ___25___ship, the mixture of cultures, and even the
____26____.
Sometimes people are so ____27____ that it scares them to do something different.
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