1、12018-2019 学年福建省师范大学附属中学高二上学期期末考试英 语注 意 事 项 ：1 答 题 前 ， 先 将 自 己 的 姓 名 、 准 考 证 号 填 写 在 试 题 卷 和 答 题 卡 上 ， 并 将 准 考 证 号 条 形 码粘 贴 在 答 题 卡 上 的 指 定 位 置 。2 选 择 题 的 作 答 ： 每 小 题 选 出 答 案 后 ， 用 2B 铅 笔 把 答 题 卡 上 对 应 题 目 的 答 案 标 号 涂 黑 ，写 在 试 题 卷 、 草 稿 纸 和 答 题 卡 上 的 非 答 题 区 域 均 无 效 。3 非 选 择 题 的 作 答 ： 用 签 字 笔 直 接 答
2、在 答 题 卡 上 对 应 的 答 题 区 域 内 。 写 在 试 题 卷 、 草 稿纸 和 答 题 卡 上 的 非 答 题 区 域 均 无 效 。4 考 试 结 束 后 ， 请 将 本 试 题 卷 和 答 题 卡 一 并 上 交 。第 I 卷（选择题）一、阅读理解On the eve of our daughters weddings， I gave both of them what I considered to be excellent marital advice： never leave your husband unsupervised （无人监督的） with pruning
3、shears （修枝剪）If only I had taken my own advice I recently let my guard down Thirtysome years of marriage can do that to a woman Give a man pruning shears and electric trimmers （电动修剪器） and he will give new meaning to “armed and dangerous“One day earlier this year， my husband said that the crab apple t
4、ree was dead“Why do you think it is dead？“ I asked“Look at it Theres not a leaf on it“Theres not a leaf on anything Its March，“ I said“It looked sick last fall and with this bitter winter we had， Im convinced its dead“The truth is hes never liked the crabapple Sure， it has beautiful blooms in the sp
5、ring， but then it gets a disease， the leaves curl， and it drops those little apples that sit on the drivewayEach passing week he pronounced the tree dead Eventually I began to believe him Though he agreed it would be a regrettable loss， there was a twinkle in his eye He armed himself a couple of wee
6、ks ago and began trimming A branch here， a branch there， a small limb， then a large limb I watched and then decided to check the wood on some of the branches closer to the trunk I broke one off and saw greenThe crabapple was not dead It just hadnt had time to leaf out The tree was now falling to one
7、 side， but it was not dead I would have told him so， but he had moved on to a maple Once the man starts， he cant stop One trim leads to another“Please， stop!“ I calledHe smiled and nodded， but he couldnt hear because he had started the hedge （树篱） trimmers and was getting ready to fix a line of hedge
8、sZip （飕飕声）， zip， zip“What do you think？“ he shouted“Its supposed to be a privacy hedge； now all that will be private are our ankles“He started the trimmers again“Stop!“ I called， “Come back!“Why？“ he shouted“Youre in the neighbors yard“1By saying “If only I had taken my own advice“ the author means
9、that Ashe didnt follow her own advice about pruning shearsBshe feels regretful about her marriage after many yearsCshe shouldnt have kept a close watch on her husbandDshe shouldnt have given that marital advice to her daughters2We can learn from the article that the authors husband Ahas a great tale
10、nt for gardeningBnearly ruined their neighbors gardenCmistook their crab apple tree for a maple treeDhad never used pruning shears before3What does the article mainly talk about？AWhy the authors husband insisted on trimming their crabapple treeBWhy the authors husband shouldnt have been allowed to t
11、rim their crab apple treeCHow the author has survived her “thirtysome“ years of marriageDHow the authors husband killed their crab apple tree此卷只装订不密封班级 姓名 准考证号 考场号 座位号 24What is the tone of the article？AAnxiousBCriticalCSeriousDHumorousThey say the average person makes 35， 000 decisions a day Yet in
12、 her new book， How Woman Decide， Therese Huston explores a widespread phenomenon that many women fail to notice “Theres a huge double standard when it comes to how men and women are viewed as decisionmakers，“ explains Therese， a psychologist from Seattle University Therese decided to write the book
13、after looking at her bookshelf： At one end， there were bestselling books about how to be a clever decisionmaker all written by men and featuring interviews with men like athletes At the other end were books aimed at women on gaining leadership skills and confidence“Once those women are at the table，
14、 will their decisions be taken as seriously as mens？“ Therese wondered “Men are respected as decisionmakers more than women， especially in the workplace， largely because theres this cultural belief that women are unable to make smart choices at work “So， Therese set out to pick apart the stereotypes
15、（固有印象）to see what scientific research had found “Scientific research shows that men and women struggle with decisionmaking equally The only disadvantage I found was that during the teenage yearsteenage girls are more indecisive than teenage boys Otherwise， theres little difference between the gender
16、s（性别） “However， there are some differences “Women are more collaborative（协作的）， “says Therese “A female boss is more likely to ask the opinions of those around her when making a choice Women ask for input， which helps make better decisions However， this is often seen as a weakness rather than a stren
17、gth “Therese also found that during times of stress， men and women make different choices， and the outcomes are often better when women are involvedStudy after study backs this view up Neuroscientists Mara Mather and Nicole Lighthall from the University of Southern California studied the way men and
18、 women make decisions and found that in times of stress， they react very differentlyDuring their study， which involved playing a virtual gambling（赌博）game， they found that when the females became stressed， they made smart decisions quitting while they were ahead or taking safe bets But when the men b
19、ecame stressed， they did the opposite， risking everything for a slim chance of a big win5Why did Therese Huston write her book How Women Decide？AWomen are less respected as decisionmakersBWomen are not equally treated in workplacesCWomen are unable to make smart choicesDWomen are poor at making big
20、decisions6What is womens weakness in decisionmaking according to Therese Huston？AMen can make quicker decisions than womenBWomen easily get stressed when making decisionsCWomen are likely to ask for input when making decisionsDTeenage girls are less able to make decisions than teenage boys7What can
21、we infer from the last paragraph？AWomen show less confidence in times of stressBMen tend to make risky decisions in times of stressCMen show great courage in times of stressDWomen quit making decisions when ahead in games8Whats Thereses final conclusion according to the text？AWomen are skillful as d
22、ecisionmakersBMen are weaker in making smart decisionsCWe should give up all cultural beliefs about gender（性别）DGreat difference exists between the two genders in decisionmakingThe idea of progress started to flower in the 17th century At that time， many wise thinkers believed that man liberated（解放）
23、by reason would rise to greater heights of achievement The many expressions of human nature would be the engines of progress： language， business， science， and moral sensibility （道德感） Unfortunately， most of those engines have failed to bring the desired human progress3The modern age has belonged to m
24、aterial progress and its main source has been science Science gives people huge power to change the world But can people be trusted to use it always for good？ Think of biotechnology and information technology And it is not just that scientific progress does not deliver the emotional good People also
25、 fear that mankind is failing to manage science properly The forests are disappearing； the ice is melting； privacy is leaking； life is becoming a depressing march in an ugly worldThe point is not that science is harmful， but that scientific progress needs to be mapped tidily onto human progress That
26、 relies on moral sensibility in its widest sense This liberal force offers hope for a better future The very idea of moral sensibility probably sounds outofdate Bur researchers find that people desire a sense of moral purpose which would give life dignity （尊严） People want to determine how the world
27、works， not always to be determined by it Moral sensibility is why people will suffer from their beliefs， and why acts of noble selfsacrifice are so powerfulIt is admitted that our moral ideals will never be realized completely But sometimes， however imperfectly， we can make progress Human dignity re
28、quires the love of ideals for their own sake， but nothing requires that the love be returnedHuman progress is neither guaranteed nor hopeless Instead， it is up to us9What do we know about human progress from Paragraph 1？AHuman beings were greatly liberated by the idea of progressBLanguage failed to
29、serve as an expression of human progressCPeople began to think about human progress in the 17th centuryDMany thinkers in the 17th century were optimistic about human progress10Why does science fail to bring the desired human progress？AScientific progress does not give people dignityBProper governing
30、 is not guaranteed in the use of scienceCScience is misunderstood because of improper managementDThe engine of progress is sensitive and unreliable11What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 refer to？ADepressing lifeBHarmful scienceCHuman progressDMoral sensibility12What is the main purpose of
31、the passage？ATo stress the function of the idea of progressBTo express concern about the death of moral sensibilityCTo show the importance of moral sensibility in human progressDTo blame the harm of material progress to human development二、七选五The Science of Risk-SeekingSometimes we decide that a litt
32、le unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth taking. 13 Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us. Why? Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work?The reason why any of us take any risks al all might
33、have to do with early humans. Risk-takers were better at hunting, fighting, or exploring. 14 As the quality of risk-taking was passed from one generation to the next, humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk.So why arent we all jumping out of airplanes then? Well, even 200,
34、000 years ago, too much risk-taking could get one killed. A few daring survived, though, along with a few stay-in-the-cave types. As a result, humans developed a range of character types that still exists today. So maybe you love car racing, or maybe you hate it. 15No matter where you are on the ris
35、k-seeking range, scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years. 16 To help you do that, your brain increases your hunger for new experiences. New experiences often mean taking some risks, so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well.17 For the risk-se
36、ekers a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest of us, a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking, well continue to hit the mountains, the waves or the shallow end of the pool.AIt all depends on your ch
37、aracter.BThose are the risks you should jump to take.4CBeing better at those things meant a greater chance of survival.DThus, these well-equipped people survived because they were the fittest.E. This is when you start to move away from your family and into the bigger world.F. However, we are not all
38、 using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards.G. New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face a nervous situation.三、完形填空Last summer， I had just enough money saved to buy a golden ticketa 3month train pass that would take me to the furthest reaches of Europe Ex
39、cited for my journey， I 18 all the necessary stuff 19 the guidebookWhile the 20 of the Internet was definitely a 21 factor to my decision， this was not the only reason I decided to fly 22 To be honest， I find the guidebook 23 a journeylike a bossy aunt who is always telling you what to do， 24 she do
40、esnt always know whats best 25 has taught me that there is a clear 26 between a tourist and a travelerWhile waiting in a queue to see Michelangelos Statue of David in Florence， I met a man who showed me his 27 of “Top 20 Things to do in Italy“ and told us 28 that hed “seen“ everything Italy has to 2
41、9 in just four daysThe problem I had with this mans way of 30 was that he was too focused on 31 the boxes provided by his guidebook He was 32 in the socalled “mustsees“ and blind to all that was happening somewhere elseSo， guidebookless as we were， my companion and I traveled to Estonia Arriving for
42、 no good reason， we had no option but to 33 some friendly faces for advice We 34 ourselves and asked them what was happening around town When this resulted in an 35 to a beautiful Estonian home by a river where we enjoyed a 110degree woodstove sauna（桑拿）， 36 picked forestmushrooms and the good 37 of
43、our five newfound Estonian friends， we sure were glad we had left our bossy aunt at home18Aloaded Bcollected Cpacked Dselected19Aexcept Bwith Cincluding Dbesides20Acompetence Bconvenience Cinstance Dperformance21Ademanding Bcontributing Cstriking Dthrilling22Aaround Baway Cabroad Dalone23Alimits Bin
44、fluences Cconfuses Dencourages24Ain case Bas though Ceven though Dif only25ARegulationBCommunicationCIntelligence DExperience26Arelationship Bconnection CsimilarityDdistinction27Alist Bbook Cfile Dsummary28Aloudly Bpositively Cproudly Dhappily29Arecommend Boffer Cdiscover Dorder30Atraveling Bplannin
45、g Cpreparing Ddrafting31Acounting Bfollowing Cdrawing Dticking32Ainvolved Binterested Clost Dengaged33Aapproach Bgrab Cspot Dseize34Apresented Bhelped Cintroduced Dforced35Aapplication Baccess Centrance Dinvitation36Askillfully Brandomly Cjoyfully Dlocally37Aquality Bcompany CpossessionDadvice第 II 卷
46、（非选择题）四、用适当的词完成句子根据所给首字母，写出正确的单词来完成句子38Both of the approaches are effective and its really a matter of personal p_ which one to choose39She now works a f_ schedule in order to have more time to spend with her children40To be honest， Nicks performance wasnt interesting and it didnt a_ to me much41The
47、 famous writers new book d_ to be published next year receives widespread attention in the national media542Life is a cup， and under most c_， its up to you to decide whether its a drinking cup or a toothbrush cup43Many citizens are o_ to building a big market in this area They dont think it is a wis
48、e decision44A_ as the successor to the company， the youngest son took office in no time45We need to identify the actual and p_ problems Then we can deal with them effectively46Im quite sure that it is a_ impossible for me to finish the task in only two days without anyone to help me47Each of us needs to c_ at least 5 liters of water per day， and everything we eat and drink contains water48They are fa
