天津市汇文中学2024-2025学年高二下学期5月期中英语试题

汇文中学2024-2025学年度第二学期高二年级英语学科期中考试试卷

听力第一节

听下面五段对话。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. How does the woman sound?

A. Sorry.    B. Annoyed.    C. Puzzled.

2. When did Mr. Smith's lecture begin?

A. At 2:00.    B. At 3:00. C.    At 4:00.

3. What is the woman doing probably?

A. Sending an email.    B. Reading a newspaper.    C. Writing a paper.

4. What does the man buy for the woman?

A. A pair of shoes.    B. A chocolate bar.    C. A coat.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A car crash.    B. The weather.    C. The traffic.

听力第二节

听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，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。听每段材料前，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。每段材料读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。

6. Why is the man unhappy?

A. He read bad news.    B. He was frightened by a rat.    C. He is tired of doing research.

7. What was killed by rat poison last year?

A. Two owls.    B. One hawk.    C. Two bald eagles.

8. Where does the man work?

A. At a laboratory.    B. At a TV station.    C. At a middle school.

听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。

9. What will the woman get for the man?

A Chicken.    B. Batteries.    C. A mouse.

10. What does the man offer to do?

A. Do the shopping.    B. Make a call.    C. Cook dinner.

11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Roommates.    B. Mother and son.    C. Husband and wife.

听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15小题。

12. Where does the plane leave from?

A. Shanghai.    B. Berlin.    C. Paris.

13. What can the listeners do?

A. Play computer games.    B. Watch some films.    C. Enjoy music.

14 What will the listeners do next?

A. Order food and drinks.    B. Listen to some safety rules.    C. Prepare to get on the plane.

15. What is the speaker probably?

A. A guide.    B. A teacher.    C. A flight attendant.

单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1. —Mum, do you mind if I invite some friends to my birthday party?

—________. It’ll be more interesting.

A. By no means B. Yes, of course C. Don’t worry D. No doubt

2. In dealing with public relations, we should make every effort to prevent the _____ in personality.

A. contact B. contrast C. connection D. conflict

3. To keep healthy, Professor Johnson ________ cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired.

A. took up B. caught on C. carried out D. made up

4. Technological innovations, ____ good marketing, will promote the sales of these products.

A. combined with B. combining with C. having combined with D. to be combined with

5. Some people believe that ________ has happened before or is happening now will repeat itself in the future.

A. whoever B. however C. whatever D. whichever

6. I __________ to send Peter a gift to congratulate him on his marriage, but I couldn’t manage it.

A. had hoped B. am hoping

C. have hoped D. would hope

7. I hope I will not be called on in class as I’m not yet ________ prepared.

A. attentively B. readily C. actively D. adequately

8. — Mum, I find English challenging!

— Hold on, honey! You will be in a state of enjoyment if you make ______ efforts.

A. frequent B. temporary

C. occasional D. constant

9. I can’t find my glasses. I ________ them in the library yesterday, but I’m not certain.

A. should leave B. must have left C. might leave D. could have left

10. In the dark street, they wasn’t a single person, _______ she could turn for help.

A. to whom B. whom C. to which D. which

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

The box arrived. Inside was the sample of my company’s first product. To ____11____ the box, I used something ____12____ from my past. It was a pocket knife given by my ____13____.

Dad worked many jobs but never ____14____ much. To lead a better life, I ____15____ early that I’d go to college. Dad told me that I would need to ____16____ for it by myself, so I started doing different jobs, including ____17____ my dad at work.

At that time, my dad worked as a courier (快递员). Usually, we’d break down boxes, ____18____a pocket knife back and forth. ____19____, he gave me my own knife. It felt like a gesture of ____20____.

At 17, I earned the right to be seen as a work partner and have my own ____21____.

With the money I’d saved and my scholarships, I became the first in my family to graduate from college. ____22____, my dad couldn’t celebrate with me as he’d passed away during my second year. I came across the knife he’d given me one day. I realized then how much it ____23____: It was the jobs that helped me earn the ____24____ to get through college, which ____25____ my life.

I still keep the knife ____26____, which is why I had it that day when the ____27____arrived. I always remember the ____28____ from my dad: Make a goal and work as ____29____ as you need. He couldn’t ____30____ much, but what he did teach was priceless.

11. A. deliver B. open C. check D. keep

12. A. different B. expensive C. beautiful D. meaningful

13. A. father B. partner C. brother D. teacher

14. A. spent B. earned C. needed D. showed

15. A. discovered B. predicted C. decided D. believed