天津市滨海新区塘沽第一中学2024-2025学年高二下学期期中英语试题

塘沽一中2024—2025学年度第二学期

高二年级期中考试英语学科试题

本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共150分，考试时间100分钟，试卷共10页。卷Ⅰ答案用2B铅笔填涂在答题纸上，卷Ⅱ答案用黑色字迹的笔直接答在答题纸规定区域内。

第Ⅰ卷(共115分)

一、听力(共15小题，满分20分)

第一节(共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)

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．What does the woman probably want to do?

A．Write a paper.    B．Attend a class.    C．Get some sleep.

2．When will the man see his parents?

A．At 11:00.    B．At 10:00.    C．At 9:00.

3．Why didn’t the man see the woman at breakfast time?

A．She went for a long walk.

B．She finished her breakfast early.

C．She didn’t go to the dining hall.

4．What does the woman think of the new art museum?

A．It is nice inside.        B．It looks attractive outside.

C．It has no attraction for her.

5．What did the woman do with the report?

A．She made suggestions on it.

B．She asked the man to rewrite it.

C．She got someone else to read it.

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

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，各个小题将给出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8小题。

6．Where does the conversation take place?

A．On a plane.    B．In a car.    C．In a restaurant.

7．What will the man have?

A．Bean salad and beer.    B．Bean salad and water.    C．Baked chicken and coffee.

8．Why doesn’t the man have a diet soda?

A．It is expensive.    B．It is unhealthy.    C．It is not available.

听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。

9．What is the relationship between Stefan and the man?

A．Workmates.    B．Former schoolmates.    C．Teacher and student.

10．Where did Stefan and the man go first?

A．A restaurant.    B．The riverside.    C．A shopping mall.

11．What was by the river in the past?

A．Factories.    B．Gardens.    C．A sports center.

听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15小题。

12．When will the swim classes begin?

A．On May 1st.    B．On April 30th.    C．On April 29th.

13．How many swim classes are being offered?

A．10.    B．15.    C．20.

14．Who must come to show their swim skill on April 29th or 30th?

A．Those who have no Level 3 certificates.

B．Those who want to pass the skill level test quickly.

C．Those who have never attended Community Pool classes.

15．Who will rate the students’ skill level?

A．The speaker.    B．The instructors.    C．The local community.

二、单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

1. (2014•山东)—This apple pie is too sweet don’t you think so?

—____________. I think it’s just right, actually.

A. Not really B. I hope so

C. Sounds good D. No wonder

2. After years of hard work, she finally ______ her dream of becoming a novelist.

A. boosted B. attained C. dominated D. misjudged

3. As a new diplomat, he often thinks of ______ he should react on some specific occasions.

A. when B. what C. that D. how

4. The exchange students from the Africa often share with us the news of their countries and ______of our country they find interesting.

A. those B. them C. that D. ones

5. The growing speed of a plant is influenced by a number of factors, _____ are beyond our control.

A. most of them B. most of which C. most of what D. most of that

6. After years of practicing yoga, she finally felt completely ______ her body and its abilities.

A. at ease with B. by trial and error C. from head to toe D. on the horizon

7. When he saw the mists rising from the river and the soft clouds       the mountain tops, he was reduced to tears.

A. being surrounded B. surrounded C. surrounding D. to surround

8. At 25 he was an unemployed musician with no ______.

A. motive B. compassion C. analysis D. prospect

9. Skills like critical thinking and analysis ______ found on the Internet, because they must be acquired in the context of facts.

A. mustn’t be B. can’t be C. shouldn’t have been D. needn’t have been

10. The university is known for attracting ______ students who are passionate about theoretical research and critical thinking.

A. intellectual B. identical C. fashionable D. consistent

11. — What about inviting Tracy to host the party?

— Good idea! She is very quick in mind. Oh, ______, here she comes.

A. don’t pull my leg B. a little bird told me

C. speak of the devil D. think out of the box

12. ______ on the spring festival, Nezha soon became a great hit.

A. Releasing B. Being released C. Released D. Having released

13. The first part of his speech caught my attention, but the rest ________ rather dull.

A. was B. are C. is D. were

14. The young designer decided to ______ nature, using the patterns of leaves and flowers in her latest clothing collection.

A. take inspiration from B. seek solutions to C. look down on D. back down from

15. ______ the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation.

A. Although B. Unless C. If D. As

三、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。

If you want your life to stand for peace and kindness, it’s helpful to do kind, peaceful things. One of my favorite ___16___ to do this is by developing my own helping rituals（习惯）. These little acts of ___17___ are