四川省遂宁绿然国际学校、广安友实学校2024-2025学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题

第 1 页 共 6 页 高 2023级 2024 年秋季半期考试 2-7 班英语试题 （试卷满分 150分，考试时间 120分钟） 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，并 标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有 10秒钟时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每 段对话仅读一遍。 例: How much is the shirt? A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15 1．Where will the woman go? A．The office. B．The gym. C．The garage. 2．What are the speakers talking about? A．The woman’s hometown. B．A spelling mistake. C．A travel plan. 3．What do we know about Peter? A．He is quiet. B．He studied very hard. C．He failed to get into college. 4．How does the man usually go to work? A．By train. B．By bus. C．By car. 5．What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A．Boss and secretary. B．Waitress and customer. C．Teacher and student. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 6．What does the man want to do? A．Book a room. B．Get a job. C．Interview the woman. 7．When will the man come to the hotel? A．Next Monday. B．Next Friday. C．Next Wednesday. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 8．Why does the woman talk to the man? A．To get a discount. B．To ask for his opinion. C．To try on a dress. 9．What color does the woman dislike? A．Red. B．Blue. C．Yellow. 10．What is the woman’s final decision? A．Take the purple dress. B．Wait for a promotion. C．Go to other stores. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 11．Where are the speakers? A．At a school. B．At a restaurant. C．At a language center. 12．Which course is the woman in? A．The third course. B．The fourth course. C．The fifth course. 13．What is the man dissatisfied with about the class? A．The number of students. B．The time. C．The teacher. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 14．What activity does Meg like most? A．Jogging. B．Hiking. C．Running. 15．Why does Meg like baking? A．She likes desserts. B．She finds it relaxing. C．She can share the food with others. 16．What is probably the man? A．A sportsman. B．A teacher. C．A host. 17．What does the man think of running? A．Challenging. B．Tiring. C．Relaxing. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 18．What will control the tree house’s temperature? A．The roof. B．The leaves. C．The soil. 19．What is the most important design of a lizard house? A．Changing colors. B．Collecting sunlight. C．Producing energy. 20．Why can the chimney be a useful air conditioner? A．It allows cool air to come in. B．It is easy for hot air to flow out. C．It can protect the house from strong heat. 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和 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 第 2 页 共 6 页 A Four Interesting Science Museums Polytechnic Museum, Russia For many guests of the capital, some of the most vivid childhood memories are associated with this museum. A variety of technical fields are presented in 65 halls-Mining, Space, Energy, and Transportation, etc. And the exposition (博览会) is the only museum project in Russia about the history of the bike. The interactive division “Technoplay” is open, where you not only can but also need touch most of the exhibits with your hands. In addition to self-experimentation, for personal requests the museum’s experts will show many entertaining experiments. Eureka, England The Eureka educational center is a huge complex where modern science and technology are becoming clear, even to kids. The main exhibition is devoted to the human body, the laws of physics and natural things. Visitors can obtain energy or create paper with their own hands. On the area of the Eureka educational park there is a botanical garden and a collection of minerals from the rock types of Finland is presented there. Deutsches Museum, Germany In this museum you can see more than 100 thousand different items from windmills (风车) to medical equipment. All aspects of industrial production appear before the eyes. Several museum rooms are arranged especially for children-there are exhibits that entertain kids starting from three. NEMO, the Netherlands The largest Dutch research centre stands ready to share its secrets with everyone. This immersion (沉 浸) in the world of science and technology will not be dull. All significant information is presented in the form of exciting games. All exhibits are interactive; visitors are allowed to touch, pull and press on anything. The museum is for children from 6 to 16, as well as for their parents-it will be interesting to all. 21．What can we learn from paragraph one? A．Visitors will show entertaining experiments. B．Kids have the chance to watch entertaining movies. C．If you are interested in the exhibits, you can touch all of them. D．Visitors can learn something about transportation. 22．Where should a kid go if he or she is interested in trees? A．Polytechnic Museum. B．Deutsches Museum. C．Eureka. D．NEMO. 23．What makes NEMO special? A．It is specially designed for children. B．It shows information of exhibits in games. C．Lots of enjoyable experiments are shown. D．Some exhibits can be touched or pressed. B Sirine Jahangir has been singing, writing and performing music since she was a little girl. She lost all her vision in one eye by the time she turned 5, so now the teen uses her gift “as a way to —not escape, but to help me through.” Not only did her passion get her through some difficult times, but when she was 14 it also brought her to the “Britain’s Got Talent” stage, where she impressed everyone with her performance. Sirine has a rare condition that left her completely blind by the time she was 10 years old. While her parents and doctors have tried to find treatments for her, there isn’t much they can do. So her parents focused on helping her adjust to her new life, which was when her dad said she was first introduced to music. “I remember one day, we were driving in the car. This is about when she was getting to the stage where she couldn’t look out the window anymore to see things, and I didn’t know what to do. I just put the music on really loud. She started singing in the car, and she was so happy. And then she just found happiness every time I put it on,” her father said. It didn’t take long for them to realize Sirine has tremendous talent. When she appeared on “Britain’s Got Talent”, she told everyone just how much her passion means to her. “I guess music is my vision,” she said. “That’s just what I live by, and music is my thing.” Then she headed over to the piano, where she played the piano and sang beautifully enough to bring the audience to tears! Unsurprisingly to everyone but Sirine, all four judges voted her into the next round of the competition! Afterward, she said, “I can’t even say it’s a dream come true, because I didn’t even dream of it at any point... I never thought that would be realistic in my life.” 24．What helped Sirine get through her difficult times? A．Britain’s Got Talent. B．Her passion for music. C．Support from her parents and doctors. D．Encouragement from four judges. 25．What can we learn from the passage? A．Sirine displayed all her passion on stage. B．Sirine lost her sight totally at the age of five. C．Her parents focused on treatments all the way. 第 3 页 共 6 页 D．Sirine was not surprised at the judges’ decision. 26．What does the underlined “it” refer to in the second paragraph? A．Music. B．Clothes. C．Talent. D．Microphone. 27．Which of the following would be the best title for the story? A．Never give up your dream. B．Music lights up the world. C．True happiness lies in competition. D．Life can be too good to be true. C Have you ever found that you were able to sleep better with an air conditioner or fan running or perhaps with the sound of rain falling outside? If so, then you’re already familiar with white noise. White noise refers to a noise that has a mixture of all the audible (听得见的) frequencies that the human ear can detect. It is a combination of all the frequencies of sound played at once. It can cover the sounds of other noises because of its various frequencies, leading many people to experience its calming effects. Researchers have studied the effect of white noise on humans for many years, finding evidence it can reduce crying in infants and improve work performance. Many studies have also examined how white noise may affect human sleep. They found that listening to white noise positively affects sleep. For example, people living in a high-noise area of New York City fell asleep faster and spent more of their time in bed asleep while listening to white noise. In another study, listening to white noise through headphones improved sleep quality for seriously ill patients in a loud hospital room. However, a recent analysis of multiple studies looking at white noise’s effect on sleep has produced mixed results. The researchers are doubtful about the quality of existing evidence and conclude that further research is necessary in order to widely recommend white noise as a sleep aid. They also note that in some instances, white noise can perturb a person and may affect their hearing. Despite that, researchers are still optimistic that the steady white noise might reduce a sleeper’s sensitivity to unpredictable noises from the environment, such as transportation sounds like cars and planes, which are considered a major contributor to poor sleep. 28．Why does white noise have calming effects? A．Because it can absorb other noises. B．Because it can help people sleep better. C．Because it can be detected by human ears. D．Because it can cover the sounds of other noises. 29．How does the author explain the benefits of white noise? A．By giving examples. B．By telling stories. C．By asking questions. D．By making comparisons. 30．What does the underlined word “perturb” in paragraph 5 mean? A．Amuse. B．Calm. C．Disturb. D．Warn. 31．Which statement may researchers agree with according to the last two paragraphs? A．White noise should be strongly recommended as a sleep aid. B．Harmful effects of white noise have become a major concern. C．Poor sleep will make people sensitive to the unpredictable noises. D．More researches are needed to confirm the effect of white noise on sleep. D Coral reefs(珊瑚礁) are a unique ocean ecosystem consisting of rocky structures mainly formed by coral animals and some other ocean life. Despite only covering 0. 2 percent of the ocean floor, coral reefs support at least 25 percent of marine species, as well as providing food and economic security for hundreds of millions of people. However, coral reefs across the world are under threat. Warmer oceans can cause the coral bleaching(漂白). It happens when the corals lose colored algae(海藻) living in their bodies and turn completely white. Without the algae, the corals lose their main food source and can die. In addition, as oceans become more acidic(酸性的) from absorbing CO₂, corals in acidic conditions become weak in forming reefs. In 2021, the United Nations reported a 14 percent loss of corals across the world largely from rising sea temperatures in the previous 13 years. Australia declared mass bleaching events in 2022 across large parts of the Great Barrier Reef, four times since 2016. Data from the Philippines showed higher than usual ocean temperatures between 2015 and 2017 had caused a serious three-year bleaching events in reefs across the planet. Scientists have been cooperating to see how coral reefs can be protected. Thankfully, they find those coral reefs in the hot parts of the globe are the worst affected. They contain corals with better heat resistance. So their research focus on finding genes(基因) for heat tolerance so that they can be passed on to future generations. Biologists also mix corals that are more resilient to higher temperatures with those that are not and the resulting generation has a better chance of survival. Ultimately, scientists add that without a serious decline in greenhouse gas, 99 percent of the world’s coral reefs will be gone by the end of the century. There is a limit to how quickly corals can adapt warm climate, but if temperatures rise rapidly, then extinction is certain. 32．Which is the main threat to coral reefs? 第 4 页 共 6 页 A．Declining ocean acidification. B．Loss of colored algae. C．Increasing sea temperatures. D．Lack of food source. 33．What do we know from paragraph 3? A．No actions are taken to protect coral reefs. B．Coral bleaching is the worst in Australia. C．Coral reefs have grown rapidly for years. D．Coral reefs receive impacts globally. 34．What can be the basic way to protect coral reefs? A．Reducing greenhouse gas emission. B．Transplanting them to the hot parts. C．Relying on genes science. D．Limiting their spread. 35．Which can be the best title for the text? A．Where Are Coral Reefs Spread? B．How Can Coral Reefs Survive? C．Coral Reefs, A New Threat To Ocean Life D．Coral Reefs, A Busy Underwater Community 第二节 （共 5小题；每小题 2.5分，满分 12.5分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Making good eye contact is a surprisingly difficult yet important part of good communication skills. If you want to improve your ability to look people in the eye, you can practice making eye contact on your own to give the right impression in conversations. 36 Try to relax as much as possible. The more you think about what you’re doing, the more awkward you’ll feel. Your nervousness can then be misinterpreted as dishonesty. 37 If you’re going into an important meeting or interview, do some breathing exercises. A few big, full, deep breaths can do a lot to calm you down. 38 It’s actually physically somewhat difficult to keep your eyes locked on both of another person’s eyes. It’s more common to focus on one, or on a spot on the face, rather than trying to look at both eyes at once. If it helps, try moving back and forth between the two eyes. Break your gaze (凝视) to make other gestures while listening. 39 This looks natural as well as providing you with a needed break if necessary. Try to keep your eyes focused while you talk as well as listen. It’s one thing to look while you’re listening. 40 Don’t be afraid if you have to break your gaze occasionally, but try to keep your face and eyes forward and up as you’re talking. A．Focus on one eye. B．Practice other good listening skills. C．So staying relaxed is of particular importance. D．Try to keep your eyes open as much as possible. E．Doing so can make you a better listener and a more effective speaker. F．It’s good to break eye contact when you’re laughing, or to nod and smile. G．But it’s more difficult to keep eye contact while you’re also trying to say something. 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 30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和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 When Pete Eckert started going blind, he decided to channel his feelings of loss into art. In his 20s at the time, Eckert would spend whole days preparing drawings and woodcuts before asking his wife to 41 the results to him. But the process was driving his wife 42 . So, in search of a more instant medium, he turned his hand to photography. “When I started out, digital cameras hadn’t 43 traditional photography shops yet,” Eckert said on the phone from his home in Sacramento, California. “I would go to those photography shops and buy two rolls of film and ask ten 44 questions. I went every day. And by asking questions and getting 45 , I learned.” More than two decades after entirely losing his sight from an eye disease, Eckert has 46 a successful career as a self-taught photographer now. When he first 47 the world of photography, Eckert would go on short trips at night with his dog for 48 . He began by photographing statues, though he soon 49 more interesting subject matter. “To take photos of sculptures isn’t really 50 because the art is already there,” he said. “What I was looking for was a way of showing what 51 is like.” This new focus resulted in a 52 kind of photographic beauty — images 53 of ghostly figures and artfully vague (模糊的) lines that no one had ever tried before. Eckert’s images aren’t 54 metaphors (暗喻) for blindness. Many of them have been shot to literally represent what his mind sees, offering sighted people a clear 55 into his world. 41．A．predict B．describe C．question D．confirm 42．A．worried B．lonely C．crazy D．disappointed 第 5 页 共 6 页 43．A．run into B．given away C．put off D．wiped out 44．A．professionalB．academic C．difficult D．important 45．A．belief B．expectation C．judgment D．instruction 46．A．established B．introduced C．spotted D．ruined 47．A．put up with B．stood up for C．took charge of D．set foot in 48．A．protection B．inspiration C．promotion D．attraction 49．A．accepted B．invented C．sought D．checked 50．A．new B．fair C．hard D．easy 51．A．blindness B．world C．space D．loneliness 52．A．popular B．traditional C．practical D．unique 53．A．accused B．composed C．rid D．cleared 54．A．hardly B．simply C．rarely D．seriously 55．A．reason B．target C．view D．message 第二节 （共 10小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 15分） 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。 Traditionally, live-streamers (主播) sell delicious snacks or local goodies. 56 a recent live-stream event in Xizang autonomous region did something different. Waste plastic bottles, often 57 (regard) as a great damage to the local environment, were sold for 0.5 yuan each, with the 58 (intend) of raising people’s awareness of Xizang’s pollution issue. In 2019, about 40 million 59 (tourist) visited Xizang, which in consequence left about 360 million plastic bottles abandoned in branches, on cliffs and in rivers. The white pollution is 60 serious threat to the local ecosystem and the local animals, such as yaks. Over the past few years, more than 5,000 volunteers 61 (participate) in the anti-white pollution campaign. They carry out over 2,000 clean-ups to collect 200, 000 bottles left by tourists each year. Then the bottles were sorted by color and shipped inland to make raw materials. 62 (rough), each bottle costs about 0.5 yuan. The livestream has successfully involved more people 63 the anti-white pollution campaign (运动), and 64 they have done really makes a difference. It’s really a meaningful event and helps to make it possible for 65 (we) human beings to live in harmony with nature . 第四部分 （满分 40分） 第一节（满分 15分） 假如你是李华，是某高中的一名学生。你校将举办中学生艺术展(the Art Exhibition for Middle School Students)，请用英文给你的英国朋友 Peter写信，邀请他参加。信的内容包括： 1.艺术展的宗旨、时间、地点； 2.展出内容：传统艺术作品和创新艺术作品（剪纸、国画、抽象画、动画作品等）； 3.希望对方回复。 注意： 1.词数 100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 _____________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节（满分 25分） 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。续写词数 应为 150左右。 Joyce is in the fourth grade and he joined the noisy children of his class as usual. “Children! Silence!” Mangat Madam suddenly entered the class. She announced next week would be math week. “I’d like each of you to work on a project. You could do it individually or in a group.” she instructed. “The topic for the project needs approving tomorrow and it has to be displayed at the math week exhibition. The best project will be awarded and there is also a surprise gift from my side,” she added. Joyce, who is extremely good at math, sat in the corner seat of the first bench with Karan, an average. Karan asked Joyce if they could work on the math project together. Joyce replied in a prideful tone, “Ha-ha you want to join me. I think I will do the project on my own.” Joyce wanted to get awarded and the surprise gift all for himself from Mangat Madam. After deep consideration, Joyce decided to work on a math magic quiz on the circuit board. The next day in school, Mangat Madam arrived in the classroom and all the children submitted their topics for math exhibition. They all chose to work in a group except Joyce. In the following days, Joyce 第 6 页 共 6 页 gathered all the materials for the project such as wires, bulbs (灯泡), a switch and a thin plywood board (胶合板). He worked out a few mathematical basic operations to be fixed on the board so that when the wire of the circuit touched the right answer, the bulb glowed. Joyce completed the project and was happy with the result. The evening before the exhibition, while packing his school bags, Joyce again checked the project to see if it was working fine. Alas! All the lights that were to glow did not seem to light at all. Without finding the reason, Joyce was tensed. However, he decided to take the same project to the school as he couldn’t change the topic at the last minute. Then came the next day, and everybody was fascinated in the exhibition. 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。 Paragraph 1: It was Joyce’s turn to display his project. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Finally, the teacher announced Karan’s team was the winner. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2-7 半期英语答案 1．A 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．A 6．B 7．C 8．B 9．C 10．C 11．B 12．C 13．A 14．B 15．C 16．B 17．C 18．C 19．A 20．B 21．D 22．C 23．B 24．B 25．A 26．A 27．B 28．D 29．A 30．C 31．D 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. B 36. E 37. C 38. A 39. F 40. G 41．B 42．C 43．D 44．A 45．D 46．A 47．D 48．A 49．C 50．B 51．A 52．D 53．B 54．B 55．C 56．But 57．regarded 58．intention 59．tourists 60．a 61．have participated 62．Roughly 63．in 64．what 65．us Dear Peter, Here comes a piece of good news appealing to you. The Art Exhibition for Middle School Students will be held at the Art Center in our school this Friday afternoon, from 2 pm to 5 pm. So I am writing to invite you to attend it. This exhibition is aimed at developing students’ interest in art and inspiring their innovative spirit, featuring the combination of art and technology. Not only will a variety of traditional artworks, such as paper cutting and Chinese paintings be on display but also there will be abstract paintings and 3D animations made by computers. I do hope you are able to join us. Please reply to confirm your attendance at your earliest convenience. Yours, Li Hua 【导语】本篇书面表达是一篇应用文。要求考生给英国朋友 Peter写信，邀请他参加学校举办的学生艺术展(the Art Exhibition for Middle School Students)。 【详解】1.词汇积累 吸引：appeal to→attract 参加：attend→participate in 鼓励：inspire→encourage 各种各样的：a variety of→kinds of 2.句式拓展 同义句转换 原句：Please reply to confirm your attendance at your earliest convenience. 拓展句：Please reply to confirm your attendance if it is convenient. 【点睛】【高分句型 1】Here comes a piece of good news appealing to you.（运用了 Here位于句首的完全倒装句） 【高分句型 2】Not only will a variety of traditional artworks, such as paper cutting and Chinese paintings be on display but also there will be abstract paintings and 3D animations made by computers.（运用了 Not only和 but also引导的并 列句，且 Not only位于句首时，句子使用部分倒装） 【答案】 It was Joyces turn to display his project.Making his way to the platform with heavy steps, Joyce placed all the materials for his project well and began to conduct his math magic quiz on the circuit board. He prayed in his heart that his lights would glow again but in vain. Hearing other students whispering to each other, Joyce’s face flushed with shame. He ducked his head and stepped back to his seat. And then Karan’s team showed their project. With joint efforts, they made it. Finally, the teacher announced Karan’s team was the winner. All the children burst into thunderous applause on hearing that. Karan and his partners walked up to the front with great excitement. They were awarded and also received the surprise gift from Mangat Madam. After class, Joyce approached Karan, expressed admiration for his team’s project and congratulated on their success sincerely. That day, Joyce learnt the biggest lesson of his life: it is always better to work as a team rather than working alone. 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了 Joyce是个数学很好的孩子，他的老师布置了一个数学项目，获胜者将 会得到一个惊喜。Joyce自认为可以独立完成，拒绝了 Karan合作的建议。最后 Karan小组获得了冠军，Joyce 也 终于明白了合作的重要性。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“轮到 Joyce展示他的作品了。”以及第二段首句内容“最后，老师宣布 Karan 的团队获得了冠 军。”可知，第一段描写的是 Joyce 的展示并没有成功。 ②由第二段首句内容 “最后，老师宣布 Karan的团队获得了冠军。”可知，第二段可描写 Joyce终于明白了团队合 作的重要性。 2.续写线索：老师布置项目——Karan想和 Joyce 合作——Joyce拒绝并独自进行项目——项目出现问题但 Joyce 无人可商量——Joyce项目展示失败——Joyce 明白团队合作很重要 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①低头：duck one’s head/lower one’s head ②成功：make it/succeed 情绪类 ①羞愧：shame/disgrace ②真诚地：sincerely/genuinely/ heartily 【点睛】【高分句型 1】Hearing other students whispering to each other, Joyce’s face flushed with shame. (运用了现在 分词作状语) 【高分句型 2】He prayed in his heart that his lights would glow again but in vain. (运用了 that引导的宾语从句)