四川省内江市第一中学2024-2025学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

内江一中高二下期期中考试英语试题 本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 第1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 is Maria going to do tonight? A. Do her homework. B. Return the books. C. Go to the gym. 2. What is Laura? A. A waitress. B. A cook. C. A student. 3. Where did the man go yesterday afternoon? A. The cinema. B. The bookstore. C. The office. 4. How much did the woman pay for her coat? A. $60. B. $75. C. $90. 5. What does the man decide to do on Christmas Day? A. Travel with his parents. B. Stay at home. C. Attend a party. 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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；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。 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。 6. How did the man lose weight this time? A. He kept on a diet. B. He did some exercise. C. He took some diet pills. 7. What does the man say about the woman? A. She is in good shape. B. She needs much exercise. C. She’s always quite energetic. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。 8. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A trip plan. B. Some pictures. C. The woman’s homework. 9. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Have a rest. B. Write about her trip. C. Ask her teacher for help. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。 10. Where is Mr. Smith? A. At the office. B. At Energy Gyms. C. At a golf club. 11. What does Mr. Smith ask Tracy to do? A. Call Carole. B. Visit Carole in person. C. Check Carole’s order. 12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Boss and secretary. C. Manager and customer. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。 13. How long did Reading and Leeds Festival last? A. Three days. B. Four days. C. Five days. 14. Why did the woman set off on Thursday evening? A. To enjoy some live bands. B. To avoid being caught in the rain. C. To find a good place in the campsite. 15. What does the woman think of the festival? A. Disappointing. B. Enjoyable. C. Average. 16. Who does the man like? A. The Darkness. B. Franz Ferdinand. C. Morrissey. 听下面一段对话，回答第17至第20四个小题。 17. What time will the listeners get to Loch Ness tomorrow? A. At 11:30 am. B. At 10:30 am. C. At 8:30 am. 18. Where will the listeners get on the bus? A. In front of the hotel. B. In the car park. C. Behind the restaurant. 19. What are the listeners advised to take? A. Some food. B. Bus tickets. C. Warm clothes. 20. When is the talk being given? A. In the evening. B. In the afternoon. C. In the morning. 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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Four Upcoming Online Poetry Workshops Poetry is a deeply personal art, but you don’t have to do it alone. Online workshops provide the perfect opportunity to refine your craft with the support of talented peers and experienced instructors. Whether you want to improve your writing or explore new techniques, these four workshops will guide you every step of the way: The Loft’s “After Inspiration” Workshop Overcome the challenges of revising and submitting poems with the comments and advice from the instructor, Lisa Higgs. Analyze contemporary works and improve your own, all while preparing to submit to contests and magazines. Cost: $140 | Dates: Nov. 10–Dec. 8 Gotham Writers Poetry Workshop Start your journey with a 10-week workshop led by poet Matthew Lippman. You’ll master writing concise poetry in both traditional and modern forms, plus learn the strategies of how to promote your work to the market. Cost: $409 | Dates: Apr. 10–Jun. 18 The Speakeasy Project’s Growth Workshop Join emerging poets like Rosebud Ben-Oni and Angel Nafis for a workshop that combines weekly discussions, writing prompts, and detailed feedback. You’ll create eight poems in a supportive, creative space. Cost: $295 | Dates: Jan.3-Mar.1 Catapult’s “Catching Feelings” Workshop Learn how to channel powerful emotions into poetry with Quincy Scott Jones. You’ll write 10 emotionally resonant poems and develop your unique poetic voice. Cost: $395 | Dates: Jan. 20–Feb. 24 These workshops offer flexibility, creativity, and inspiration for poets of all levels. Don’t miss out — join us and take your poetry to the next level! Happy writing! 21. Which workshop can provide suggestions on marketing poetry? A. Gotham Writers Poetry Workshop. B. The Loft’s “After Inspiration” Workshop. C. Catapult’s “Catching Feelings” Workshop. D. The Speakeasy Project’s Growth Workshop. 22. What do The Loft’s and The Speakeasy Project’s workshops have in common? A. Emotional writing focus. B. Feedback on poems. C. Famous poet instructors. D. Traditional poetry forms. 23. Where is this text probably from? A. A travel blog. B. A science journal. C. A fashion magazine. D. A literary website. B I'm a huge music fan. Jazz is one of my favorite music genres and Keith Jarrett is one of the most influential piano players of the last 50 years. I love live jazz, because it's one of the few musical genres where you can hear talented artists stretch past the point of their own expectations. A story I heard the other day about Keith Jarrett's legendary album, The Köln Concert－tells when he was on tour back in Europe and went to play a sold-out concert. He showed up at the concert to find that the young concert promoter had rented a small, out-of-tune piano that had sticky keys and pedals that didn't work. Keith refused to play a concert initially and only after hours of convincing did he agree to perform on the piano. Keith would later describe the Köln concert as one of the most challenging performances of his career. All of these adversities (逆境)and frustrations helped Keith create music that no one had ever heard before, not even himself. Reflecting back on this concert, Keith typically says that the amazing quality of the music came from not having the core elements of his preparation.But he also talks about the fact that being out of his element and facing challenges that he had never seen before forced him to recognize the potential of the situation and trust in himself. That unique dilemmatic crossroads created the Köln concert. We rarely unlock our true potential unless we are challenged with some obstacles or are forced to overcome what seems impossible. The legendary Köln concert is the result of a unique learning process that showed Keith the value of his unlocked potential.My hope is that everyone can realize their potential and be the next pearl. 24. Why is the author fond of live jazz? A. lt is the best music genre. B. It has a major influence on him. C. lt allows artists to exceed their expectations. D.It makes the author meet talented artists. 25.What challenge did Keith Jarrett have at the Köln concert? A. He was in poor condition. B. The piano was of poor quality. C.The concert promoter refused to work. D. He forgot to rent a piano that day. 26.How did Keith Jarrett view the Köln concert? A. It was the most challenging in his career. B. It made him realize his shortcomings. C. It reminded him to prepare better pianos. D. It inspired him to discover his potential. 27.Which can be a suitable title for the text? A. Failure is the mother of success. B. Genius is nothing but diligence. C.A little leak will sink a great ship. D. Frustration reveals one's potential. C Health is not just about exercise and eating more fruits and vegetables. Keeping proper posture is vital for living a healthy life and avoiding negative health problems. Good posture doesn’t mean your back must be completely straight — no matter how many times you heard warnings to “sit up straight” or “stand straight” in your youth. Actually, the spine has a natural curve (弯曲). This allows the head to be centred over the neck and the body to be centred over the hips, which is their ideal placement for maintaining good posture. Keeping proper posture provides plenty of physical benefits including reducing the chance of getting sports injuries, digestive problems, muscle and stress injuries. It minimizes the amount of stress on all your muscles. Correct posture can improve breathing as well. The inefficient breathing patterns are associated with a slouched (懒散的) posture, in part because such a position forces the body to rely more on upper-chest breathing. By contrast, the belly (腹部) breathing is more efficient and relaxing. This is important because many of the worst health problems of poor posture can take years before they become noticeable. Along with such physical advantages, proper posture can also improve your mental health and your life. “A person with neutral head-level posture is considered as more cooperative than someone who has their head in an up-or-down position,” says Laura Deon, a physical medicine specialist at RUSH University in Chicago. “Good posture can improve communication skills and make your everyday exchanges go smoothly,” she explains. To experience benefits related to proper posture, it is recommended to pay attention to how you sit and stand and to practise doing so correctly and often enough until it feels natural. Besides, wearing proper footwear, doing exercise and sitting on chairs that offer back support could be helpful too. No matter which of these techniques you follow, good posture can be trained with practice. 28．What do we know about our back? A．It keeps still all the time. B．It has a natural curve. C．It looks quite bent from the side. D．It needs to be totally straight. 29．Which of the following is NOT a benefit from proper posture? A．Strengthen one's memory. B．Improve mental health. C．Reduce digestive problems. D．Relieve muscle injuries. 30．According to Laura Deon, how can good posture affect social interactions? A．It makes you less focused. B．It makes you look taller. C．It makes you seem more cooperative. D．It makes you seem humorous. 31．What does the author suggest readers do to keep proper posture? A．Choose soft chairs to sit. B．Wear hard sneakers. C．Sit on chairs all day. D．Keep posture natural with practice. D A new attempt to predict earthquakes with the aid of artificial intelligence (AI) has raised hopes that the technology could one day be used to limit earthquakes’ impact on lives and economies. Developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, the AI algorithm correctly predicted 70% of earthquakes a week before they happened during a seven-month trial in China. The AI was trained to find unusual patterns in real-time seismic data that researchers had paired with the data of previous earthquakes. The outcome was a weekly forecast in which the AI successfully predicted 14 earthquakes within about 200 miles of where it estimated they would happen and at almost exactly the calculated strength. It missed one earthquake and gave eight false warnings. It’s not yet known if the same approach will work at other locations, but the effort is a significant achievement in research for AI-driven earthquake forecasting. “Predicting earthquakes is the ultimate goal,” said a professor, who is a member of the research team. “We’re not yet close to making predictions for anywhere in the world, but what we achieved tells us that what we thought was an impossible problem is solvable in principle.” The researchers said that their method had succeeded by following a relatively simple machine learning approach. The AI was given a set of statistical features based on the team’s knowledge of earthquake physics, then told to train itself on a five-year database of seismic recordings. Once trained, the AI gave its forecast by listening for signs of incoming earthquakes among the background rumblings in the Earth. “Our future goal is to combine both physics and data-driven methods to create a generalized system that we can apply anywhere in the world,” said the AI’s lead developer. “The new research is an important step towards achieving that goal.” 32．What do we say about AI predicting earthquakes? A．The rate of accuracy is high. B．It has got proven worldwide. C．The prediction is completely random. D．Earthquakes can be controlled by scientists. 33．Which can best explain the underlined word “seismic” in paragraph 2? A．Related to weather patterns. B．Related to earthquakes. C．Related to volcanic activities. D．Related to ocean currents. 34．What is researchers’ attitude towards AI predicting earthquakes? A．Doubtful. B．Uncertain. C．Optimistic. D．Unfavorable. 35．What is the best title for the text? A．The Development Of Earthquake B．AI’s Role in Predicting Earthquakes C．AI’s Forecast about Natural Disasters D．The Understanding of Earthquake Physics 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Have a Positive Attitude Many times, we’re not aware of the advantages of having a positive attitude all the time. Here are some top tips on how to have a positive attitude and see how that can change our lives. 36 This tip really works! If you’re stuck in a terrible situation or a negative phase of your life, all you have to do is think of the good times that are going to come after your bad phase gets over. Think of how you can help others This is one quality of humankind which is universal. 37 There’s an innate (天生的) sense of accomplishment, satisfaction and positivity associated with giving and helping. Have a positive attitude all the time by doing a good deed a day and helping others with your strengths. Look at people who are less privileged than you Being unsatisfied will be a big hindrance (障碍) in helping you to have a positive attitude all the time. 38 Being grateful for what you have can help you have a positive attitude all the time. Forget the regrets of your past Every moment you spend thinking of a dark past will fill you with negativity. You will lose one bright moment of your present and the future by doing so. 39 Keep fit and healthy all year round 40 You might have all the money, success and the luxury in the world, but you won’t be able to enjoy anything if you don’t have good health. A．Observe people around you B．Think of the good times you are going to have C．We always feel good when we help others in some way, right? D．Take small actions every single day that lead you toward fulfilling your purpose. E．Keeping fit and disease free is a critical tip in having a positive attitude all the time. F．Look around you and see other people who don’t have enough resources like you do. G．Letting go of your past is the only way that you can have a positive attitude all the time. 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 As my then-9-year-old son, Leopold, a picky eater living on chicken soup and yogurt, was cautious to try new things due to his phobias(恐惧症). To 41 him to try something new, I introduced a “Yes Day” concept in our trips. With our agreement, I busily 42 for a mom-son ski trip to Keystone, Colorado. Before boarding our 43 , at the airport buffet, I sampled a vegan(素的) meatball, and Leopold tried vegetable salad. Neither of us went back to fetch more, but we each 44 our respective new foods, smiling:“not bad.” We both bravely tried new foods, starting our “yes” 45 . After getting 46 at the hotel, I took Leopold to his skiing instructor. He kept to our 47 , faced his fear of heights and went skiing on a big mountain where he’d never. Inspired by our 48 encouragement, I also 49 myself to a blue square(中级赛道), making it down safely and feeling proud. We had such a great time that we 50 the whole family, getting his dad and sister on board in St. Augustine, Florida, during spring break. We 51 said yes to bike, dance, and ride horses. Saying yes on trips encourages us to 52 our comfort zones. The 53 of saying yes enriches our lives, which helps us attain new experiences and 54 more possibilities for adventure. Hence, be 55 to say yes and generate more wonderful memories. 41. A. amuse B. order C. persuade D. lecture 42. A.applauded B. prepared C. struggled D. begged 43. A. train B. coach C. ferry D. flight 44. A. appointed B. imagined C. accepted D. served 45. A. project B. journey C. assignment D. bet 46. A. settled B. trapped C. paid D. fed 47. A. secret B. agreement C. belief D. principle 48. A. respectable B. professional C. mutual D. sympathetic 49. A. limited B. committed C. treated D. challenged 50. A. involved B. witnessed C. forced D. appreciated 51. A. separately B. reluctantly C. casually D. willingly 52. A. give in to B. break free from C. fit in with D. hold on to 53. A. beauty B. resistance C. bitterness D. duty 54. A. deny B. exhaust C. ignore D. welcome 55. A. qualified B. ready C. hesitant D. shy 第二节 短文填空(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。 The automotive industry is undergoing a profound transformation, and new energy vehicles (NEVs) lie at the heart of this revolution. In recent years, new energy vehicles (NEVs) 56 (gain) significant popularity worldwide. This trend is driven by a growing awareness of environmental protection and 57 urgent need to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. NEVs 58 (main) consist of electric vehicles (EVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs), among 59 EVs are rapidly becoming the top choice for many consumers. Thanks to technological advancements, the driving range of EVs has been extended, with their charging times 60 (shorten). The Chinese government has taken measures to encourage car 61 (manufacturer) to produce more NEVs, and increase consumer confidence in these vehicles. However, challenges remain. The construction of charging infrastructure is still insufficient, 62 (make) it inconvenient for some EV owners to charge their vehicles. Additionally, the high cost of battery production limits the affordability 63 some NEVs. Despite these challenges, new energy vehicles 64 (expect) to replace traditional internal combustion engine vehicles gradually and lead the way towards a 65 (clean) and more sustainable future. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Tom得知你校正在开展武术、太极等中国传统体育活动，特来信询问。请你写一封回信，内容包括: 1. 传统体育活动的开展情况介绍； 2. 开展传统体育活动的意义； 3. 邀请他来校体验。 注意: 1. 词数80左右，信的开头已经给出，不计入总词数； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Tom, I’m glad to hear from you. Yours, Li Hua 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。续写的词数应为150左右。 My mother influenced me a lot. When I made a mistake, she never turned a blind eye to it. She also helped me develop many good hobbies. In my childhood, reading books was one of my favorite hobbies. Especially during holidays, I often went to the library to borrow books. One Saturday morning after breakfast, I told my mother that I’d go and borrow one or two books in the local public library. Then, I set out, expecting what wonderful books I’d come across. After cycling there, I was amazed to notice a new children’s book that I had expected for long. The book was from abroad and was beautifully designed. Eager to go through it, I quickly took the book out of the shelf and hurried to a chair nearby. Once seated, I opened the book and turned pages. Suddenly, a terrible thing happened. Because of my finger’s too much force, one page was torn (撕破) by accident, which produced a clear sound. It made me immediately shocked and anxious. “If the librarians find I have made the book damaged, they may ask me to buy a new one, which can be expensive. And they may angrily blame me for my carelessness,” I thought. Soon, my face turned pale and my heart pounded fast. Just then, I noticed a librarian was walking in the direction of me. “Is she coming for me?” I wondered, with my legs shaking with fear. Afraid she’d notice the broken page, I hurried to close the book. Finding something wrong with me, the librarian was concerned and asked gently, “Do you feel uncomfortable?” I shook my head, replying, “No, I’m fine. Thank you!” The librarian smiled and then left. When she was out of my sight, I quickly stood up and put the book back. I had no intention of reading other books, so I left the library in a hurry, without borrowing any book. Once reaching home, I breathed a sigh of relief. However, my mother, who was doing housework, stopped. Paragraph 1： She came to check what books I borrowed. ________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2： Then, I carried glue and headed towards the library. ________________________________________________________________________________ 高二下期期中考试英语参考答案 第一部分 听力 1~5 CCBAB 6~10 BACBC 11~15 ABACB 16~20 AABCA 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） 21—35 ABDCB DDBAC DABCB 第二节（共 5 小题，每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分） 36—40 BCFGE 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节 （共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 41—45 CBDCB 46—50 ABCDA 51—55 DBADB 第二节 （共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分） 56.have gained 57. an 58. mainly 59. which 60. shortened 61. manufacturers 62. making 63. of 64 are expected 65. cleaner 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$