重庆市第七中学校2024-2025学年高二下学期半期考试英语试题

重庆市第七中学校2024-2025学年度下期 高2026届半期考试英语试题 (满分130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15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.What did the woman lose? A.A book. B.A car key. C.A bag. 2.What is the relationship between the speakers? A.Parent and child. B.Brother and sister. C.Husband and wife. 3.What will the man buy for his daughter? A.A doll. B.A camera. C.A dress. 4.What does the man think might help? A.Blowing in the eye. B.Closing the eye C.Moving the eye. 5.Where does the conversation probably take place? A.At a supermarket. B.At a restaurant. C.At a cinema. 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的 时间阅读各个小题：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 does the man think the woman should do? A.Stop drinking coffee. B.Buy a new keyboard. C.Put her coffee somewhere else. 7.Why is the woman angry? A.The table is in a mess. B.The man dropped her coffee C.Her keyboard might be broken. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8.What does the man say about the grocery store? A.It has many strange products.B.There is no ice cream.C.It has nothing he wants. 第1页/共12页 9.What will the man buy? A.Unsalted peanut butter. B.Grapes. C.Strawberry ice cream. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10.Who is Dr.Phil? A.A TV host. B.A movie star. C.The woman's doctor. 11.Why does the woman hope to go to Los Angeles? A.To see a live show. B.To have a business trip. C.To take a look at Hollywood. 12.Who will the woman call next? A.A travel agent. B.Her friend. C.Her boss. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13.How does the woman feel? A.Sick. B.Bored. C.Stressed. 14.How long has the womar.been feeling like this? A.About one week. B.About two weeks. C.About four weeks. 15.What helped the man's sister? A.Taking natural medicines. B.Cooking her own food. C.Eating less sugar. 16.What will the man do for the woman? A.Read her a book. B.Make her some cakes. C.Pour her a cup of tea. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 17.What is the talk mainly about? A.Exercise and health. B.Traffic and pollution. C.Life and work. 18.What are city planners trying to de? A.Keep out cars. B.Add more buses. C.Close shops in the city center. 19.What is the speaker's attitude to the practice of city planners? A.Uncertain. B.Supportive. C.Opposed. 20.What can we do to make a difference according to the speaker? A.Make good choices B.Spend money wisely. C.Help people understand the problems. 第2页/共12页 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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A What is a GPA? A GPA,or Grade Point Average,typically ranging from one to four,is a number reflecting your course performance on average.It's used by universities to determine whether students meet academic standards and by students to enhance job prospects or secure admission into post-graduate programs. How to calculate a GPA? .Determine the letter grade and the number of credit hours for each course you take in a term; .Translate the letter grade to grade point s using your school's grading system; .Multiply the grade points by the credit hours for that course; Add up all the credit hours for the courses; Divide the total number of grade points by the total credit hours and you get the GPA. Example:Academic Transcript of Jane Smith Winter 2023 Courses Letter Grade Grade points Credit hours Total points GPA Creative Writing A+ 4.0 3 12 Psychology A- 3.7 3 11.1 History B+ 3.3 3 9.9 Computer Science F 0.0 2 0 Total 11 33 What are the consequences of failing college courses? .Every failing grade (F)significantly impacts your GPA for that academic year,limiting clubs,organizations and program choices,as competitive programs require top GPAs .Most financial aid programs require a specific GPA.A sharp drop in GPA due to several course failures may lead to withdrawal from financial aid programs,unless you retake the courses and pass. 6For college athletes on sports scholarships,failing courses repeatedly can lead to losing scholarships and team spots. Failing multiple courses can result in school removal and affect future applications. 第3页/共12页 21.Where is this text probably taken from? A.An academic course guide. B.A campus job fair poster. C.A graduate application form. D.An athletic team schedule. 22.What is Jane Smith's GPA this term? A.3.3. B.3.0 C.2.8. D.1.0. 23.What would be a result if you get one F in college? A.School removal. B.Loss of financial aid. C.Choice limitation. D.Disqualification in sports. 夕 In June2024,Caitlin Clark,America's beloved college basketball star,faced a setback in her WNBA debut().Struggling with her shot,her handle,and adapting to a new team. Clark appeared overmatched(力不从心的)，unable to bring forth the magic that helped the distance-shooting player achieve fame and glory.Critics quickly spoke out,calling her early performance a disappointment. But the struggles didn't last long.By Sunday,Clark led the Indiana Fever to a decisive 92-75 victory over the Seattle Storm,marking the Fever's fourth win in five games.This turnaround brought their record to 13-15,surpassing last year's total and placing them in a strong position for the playoffs.Wbile Kelsey Mitchell and Lexie Hull delivered strong performances,it was Clark's leadership that powered the-team's comeback.Against Seattle, Clark finished with 23 points,five rebounds and nine assists,but it's her confidence that leaps out.The former Hawkeye has regained not just her shot,but her control.On the court,almost all of the action is again flowing through her as she creates opportunities for others.Her vision--her ability to find teammates moving quickly up the court remains precise. By the time the Games came around,even the queen of women's basketball,Dawn Staley,acknowledged that Clark's play had risen to Team USA standard.She argued the country blew a great opportunity by leaving Clark home.Though Paris gold was still won by the U.S.,I agree with Staley:a chance to lift the sport was missed.Oh well.Clark will use the rejection for fuel,and Los Angeles 2028 awaits her. Now a candidate for Rookie of the Year,Clark's comeback has reawakened interest in the WNBA.Fever games are selling out,and the league's ratings are up.What was once seen as a rough start is now a distant memory.Clark is ready for even greater success. 第4页/供12页 24.Why did Clark perform badly at her first WNBA game? A.Because of the strong rival. B.Because of her poor health. C.Bocause of the stress from her critics.D.Because of the change of environment. 25.What is the most important factor to the Fever's victory over the Storm? A.Clark's ability in leading. B.Fever's focus on teamwork. C.Clark's adjustment in competition. D.Storm's improvement in performance. 26.Which of the following words best describe Clark? A.Adaptable and confident. B.Talented and considerate. C.Resourceful and patient. D.Creative and determined. 27.What will probably happen to Clark according to the author? A.She will be rejected by the national team. B.She will miss a chance to lift the basketball sport. C.She will play in the Los Angeles 2028 for the U.S.. D.She will be the best women basketball player in history. C Hadeda ibises,known as "African alarm clocks"for their loud calls,have long legs and thin beaks (and shiny feathers on their wings.Historically restricted to northeastern South Africa,hadedas have significantly expanded their range to many urban areas. Various ibises use remote-touch to detect movements of prey (in the soil and locate their hidden place.This ability is facilitated by a sensory organ in their beaks,called the bill-tip organ,which developed during the time of the dinosaurs.My recent research confirmed that hadedas have this "sixth sense"and found it is closely tied to soil moisture 度)levels We conducted sensory tests with hadedas in bird cages.We presented them with boxes of soil containing buried worms ()masking any sounds with white noise and mixing dead worms into the soil to remove scent cues.The birds consistently found live worms faster than dead ones,indicating they are able to sense movements of prey and use remote-touch to find them. Further testing revealed that hadedas found worms more quickly in wetter soils.If the soil was too dry,they lost this ability and had to rely on random searching.These findings suggest that the hadedas'expansion in South Africa is related to increased artificial watering 第5页/共12页 systems.They require wet soil to use remote-touch effectively,which could explain their absence in dry regions.Droughts and heatwaves,expected to worsen with climate change, could threaten their population by making prey detection more challenging. The study highlights the broader implications for other remote-touch hunting birds,many of which are already endangered.As soil moisture levels decrease,these birds could become more at risk,stressing the importance of considering sensory requirements in conservation efforts. 28.What do we know about hadeda ibises? A.They are known for shiny feathers.B.They barely see any rise in numbers. C.They recall images of the dinosaurs.D.They have a specialized sensory organ. 29 Why were white noise and dead worms used in the experiment? A.To get a more reliable result. B.To add experimental items C.To copy natural habitats. D.To avoid disturbing the subjects. 30.What does the research suggest about the impact of climate change on hadedas? A.Climate change will decrease their reliance on soil moisture. B.Droughts could make it more difficult for them to find prey. C.Increased rainfall will help them relocate to urbanized areas. D.Rising temperatures could increase their feeding efficiency. 31.What does the text mainly talk about? A.The specialty of hadedas'organs.B.The masters of dry land hunting C.Hadedas'prey detection in wet soil.D.Hadedas ibises'urban expansion. 0 Ariel Procaccia has thought a lot about how to cut a cake over the last 15 years.As the father of three children,he knows how hard it is to divide a birthday cake to everyone's satisfaction.But it's also because Procaccia's work focuses on exploring the mathematical rules for dividing stuff up fairly.One way to do that is to think abstractly about dessert. For decades,researchers have been asking the seemingly simple question of how to cut a cake fairly.The answer reaches far beyond birthday parties.A mathematical problem at its heart,cake cutting connects strict reasoning to real-world issues of fairness,and so attracts not only mathematicians,but also social scientists,economists and more."It's a very elegant model in which you can distill what faimness really is,and reason about it,"Procaccia says. 第6页/供12页 The simplest approach is called the"divider-chooser"method,where one person cuts the cake into two equal pieces in his view,and the other person picks first.Each receives a piece that they feel is as valuable as the other's.But when personal preferences are taken into account,even the easiest rule becomes complicated.Suppose Alice and Bob are to divide a cake,and Alice knows Bob prefers chocolate,she may knowingly divide the cake unequally so the smaller piece contains more chocolate.Then Bob will choose according to his preference,and Alice will get the larger piece.Both of them are satisfied with what they get, but the meaning of fairness changes in this situation. The cake is a symbol for any divisible good.When cake-cutting principles are employed to settling disagreements,they are potentially helping the world find solutions.Procaccia has used fair division algorithms (to model food distribution.Social scientist Haris Aziz is exploring situations ranging from how to divide up daily tasks to how to best schedule doctors'shifts in hospitals. Even after decades of investigation,cake cutting isn't like a simple jigsaw puzzle ( with a well-defined solution.Instead,over time,it has evolved into a kind of mathematical sandbox,a constructive playground that brings together abstract proofs and easy applications. The more researchers explore it,the more there is to explore. 32:What does the underlined word"distill"in paragraph 2 mean? A.Get the essence of. B.Find the opposite of. C.Keep the focus on. D.Reduce the impact on 33.What can we learn about fairness from the example given in paragraph 3? A.Its standard is stable. B.It prevents unequal division. C.Its concept is complex. D.It dominates personal preferences. 34.What is paragraph 4 mainly about concerning cake cutting? A.The application of its rules B.The details of its process. C.The problems it produces. D.The harmony it symbolizes. 35.What is the best title for the text? A.Who benefits most from fairness? B.How has fairness changed over time? C.What method works best in cake-cutting? D.Why are researchers so interested in cake-cutting? 第7页/共12页 第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，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。 How to pick the best place for a much-needed refreshment?If you're like most people,a simple clue is likely to vary your choice.You will look for the busiest restaurant with the most diners because its popularity is bound to reflect on the quality of food and service.(36) Early diners with no meaningful clues as to which restaurant to choose may have picked their evening eatery at random,for example selecting the place with the nicest name or the smiliest waiter.The following passers-by may have misinterpreted their restaurant choice as a well-informed decision and blindly followed their example.(37) Ever-increasing numbers of customers were attracted to the restaurant in question,which could have led to a bad dinner choice in an overcrowded restaurant. Voluntarily copying other people's thoughts or choices or simply going with the crowd is often referred to as "herd behaviour."It is a frequent occurrence amongst humans as well as many other animals,a common example being sheep.(38) In an earlier article,I discussed the so-called "wisdom of crowds",which suggests that average judgments of large groups of people often outperform individual choices. Furthermore,following the crowd appears to offer protection and comfort.(39) Finally,following the herd reduces the effort needed to make a personal or unique decision. (40)Contrary to the so-called"wisdom of crowds",herd behaviors typically rely onso-called“information cascades(瀑布)”，where people take on others'beliefs or copy their choices without critically appraising the underlying reasons.This frequently leads to the imitation of unreasonable or simply stupid behaviors. A.But is this true? B.It is therefore an easy option. C.After all,there's"safety in numbers" D.Herding can appear to make a lot of sense. E.This could have resulted in a snow-balling effect. F.Herd behaviors,while easy to explain,hold significant dangers. G.The number of diners is unlikely to indicate the quality of the meal. 第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第8页/共12页 第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 It was 2017 when the accident occurred.That day it started to rain when I (41)to stop just inches from the car ahead.Before I sighed with (42),my car was hit hard from behind. (43),I was unharmed and stepped out to (44)the situation.The girl who had hit me was in tears.She (45)to me and explained that her brakes(had taken longer to (46) because of the slippery road.Minutes later,a policeman (47)and directly issued the girl a ticket for "failure to control speed",and several other offenses,which could have led to the (48)of her license.The girl was extremely upset,but she was helpless against the result.I comforted her that it wasn't her (49)and promised to help. Two weeks later,I received a notice to appear as a witness in the girl's trial.Although it wasn't required,I decided to seek (50).Upon seeing me in court,the girl appeared quite (51).I recounted the incident (52),saying neither of us was speeding and that the road was exceptionally slippery.I also_(53)the girl wasn't to blame. When I finished speaking,the courtroom erupted into applause,and the judge praised me for (54)my citizen's duty.After careful consideration,he dismissed the (55)against the girl.I believe whoever encounters such a case would do the same. 41.A.managed B.hesitated C.failed D.refused 42.A.disappointment B.excitement C.regret D.relief 43.A.Hopefully B.Thankfully C.Strangely D.Importantly 44.A.accuse B.clarify C.assess D.monitor 45.A.whispered B.consult C.apologized D.described 46.A.refresh B.recover C.repair D.respond 47.A.turred up B.sped by C.stepped aside D.come across 48.A.limitation B.cancellation C.interruption D.collection 49.A.weakness B.effort C.excuse D.fault 50.A.recognition B.reputation C.cooperation D.justice 5].A.proud B.grateful C.desperate D.confused 52.A precisely B.subjectively C.truthfully D.impatiently 53.A.appreciated B.criticized C.stressed D.decided 54 A.performing B.transforming C.represent D.accepting 55.A.criticisms B.charges C.procedures D.requirements 第9页/共12页 第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Among the increasing number of foreign internet influencers visiting China,American YouTube star Darren "IShowSpeed"is under the spotlight.56.20-year-old streamer arrived in China on Monday,57.(kick)off a journey that has already drawn massive global attention. IShowSpeed's China tour began in Shanghai,China's busy 58. (finance)centre, where he was amazed by the city's tall buildings and lively streets.As one fan on YouTube put it,"this man is doing a great job 59.getting rid of all the western false information about China.” Since 2022,IShowSpeed has been live-streaming his world adventures.In the past two and a half years,he 60.(be)to about 25 countries.His real-time broadcasts have had many problems---from being attacked,cheated and robbed,to having his streams suddenly 61. (stop).But his China trip is a rare and good experience in his broadcasting career. It not only provides a lot of content but also goes 62.(sm.ooth)without any trouble. An American blogger talked about IShowSpeed's China journey and said,"The US government spent $1.6 billion last year on trying to say bad things about China.But the influence of 63.they did is less than what individual influencers can do by live-streaming real experiences.When creators just travel in China and show the 64. (true),those big propaganda budgets become useless.That's the interesting thing in our digital age---real things are always better than made-up 65. (story).” 第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 66.假定你是李华，学校近期将举办中国艺术作品展。外教Ryan是艺术爱好者，请你 给外教写一封邀请邮件，内容包括： 1.展览时间、地点： 2.展览内容。 注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右： 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Ryan, 第10页/供12页