2023-2024学年四川省眉山市高二（上）期中英语试卷

高2025届2023-2024学年度上期半期考试英语试题（时间：120分钟满分：150）注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第一部分听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节（共5小题）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.Whatisthewoman’sconcernabouttheItaliancoffee?A.Ifithasmilk. B.Ifittastesgood. C.Ifitistoostrong.2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Amovie. B.Anactor. C.Acinema.3.Howmuchmoneywillthewomandonateifthemanruns10miles?A.$5. B.$10. C.$20.4.Whatarethespeakerstryingtodo?A.Buytickets. B.Meetanartist. C.Leaveanexhibition.5.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Cutthegrass. B.Watertheplants. C.Gobacktowork.第二节（共15小题）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；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至7题。6.WhatdidElonMuskannouncein2014?A.TheSpaceXwouldbesoldtoothercompanies.B.Tesla'stechnologywouldbefreetoeveryone.C.HewouldtakeoverTwitter.7.HowdoesthemanfeelaboutthesituationofTwitter?A.Hopeful. B.Uncertain. C.Hopeless.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Wherearethespeakers?A.Athome. B.Atschool C.Atarestaurant.9.Whyisthemanfeelingsleepyandtired?A.Hestayeduplatepartyinglastnight.B.He'sbeenworkinghardrecently.C.Hecaughttheflu.10.Whatwillthemanhave?A.Somesoup. B.Somepies. C.Asandwich.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Wheredoesthewomanwork?A.InAmerica. B.InChina. C.IntheUK.12.Whatimpressedthemanagementteam?A.Thewoman’ssalesfigure.B.Thewoman’srecentreport.C.Thewoman’sschedule.13.Whendothespeakersagreetomeet?A.OnWednesday. B.OnThursday. C.OnFriday.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Writerandfan. B.Radiohostandguest. C.Teacherandstudent.15.Whatbookarethespeakersdiscussing?A.Afictionnovel. B.Atextbook. C.Asciencebook.16.Whatkindoflanguageisusedinthebook?A.Professional. B.Simple. C.Funny.17.Whichsubjectwasthewomangoodatinschool?A.Math. B.Science. C.English.听下面一段独白，回答第18至20题。18.Whathappenedonthespeaker’swaytothecollege?A.Hiscarbrokedown. B.Hesawanaccident. C.Thefreewaywasclosed.19.Whodidthespeakercall?A.Hissecretary.B.Thepresidentofthecollege.C.TheAmericanAutomobileAssociation.20.Whatisthespeakerlike?A.Careless. B.Optimistic. C.Warm-hearted.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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AMADEINCHINA,SOLDTOTHEWORLDIn2022,despitetheCOVID-19pandemic,China’sforeigntradedemonstratedstrongresilience(恢复力),increasing21.4percentto39.1trillionyuan($6.05trillion).Itsexportsaloneexpandedby21.2percentyear-on-yearto21.73trillionyuan.Let’shavealookatsomeoftheseunder-reportedexports!ShaodonginHunanprovinceseesbusinessgettingbrighterwithlighters(打火机),buildingitselfintotheworld’stoplightermanufacturing(制造)base.Now,thecityishometotheworld’slargestlightermanufacturerintermsofproductionvolume,asHunanDongyiElectricCo.Ltd.produces8millionto10millionunitsoflightersdaily.Theproductshavebeenexportedtomorethan100countriesandregions.Wigs(假发)cannotonlycoveraretreatinghairline,butalsoaddvarietytoone’shairstyles.Nowmoreandmorepeoplearetryingoutnewhairstyleswithwigs.So,wherearewigsfrom?Forevery10wigsworldwide,6comefromXuchang,CentralChina’sHenanprovince.Xuchangistheworld’slargestdistributingcenterandexportbaseofhairproducts.HaveyoueverthoughtabouttheglassesyouwearmayhavecomefromasmallcityDanyanginEastChina’sJiangsuprovince?Danyang,oftencalledthe“CityofGlasses”,isChina’slargestproductionandexportbaseforopticalframesandlenses,asitproducesmorethan100millionspectacleframesandmorethan400millionspectaclelenseseveryyear.Zheng’an,asmallcountyinSouthwestChina’sGuizhouprovince,barelyhadanyindustryuntil2013andwasoneofthepoorestcountiesinChina.Everyday,anaverageofnearly20,000guitarsmadehereareexportedtoglobalmarket.TheirdestinationsincludetheUS,BrazilandFrance.Zheng’anisthelargestguitarmanufacturingbaseintheworld,producingmorethan6millionguitarseveryyear,whichmakesuphalfofChina’stotalguitarexports.21.Whichcityistheworld’stoplightermanufacturingbase?A.Dongyi. B.Shaodong. C.Zheng’an. D.Xuchang.22.WhatisDanyangfamousfor?A.Wigs. B.Guitars. C.Glasses. D.Hairstyles.23.HowmanyguitarsaresoldouttotheworldfromChinayearly?A.Over2million. B.Over4million. C.Over6million. D.Over12million.BPortLympneReserve,whichrunsabreeding(繁育)programme,haswelcomedthearrivalofarareblackrhinocalf(犀牛幼崽).WhenthetinycreaturearrivedonJanuary31,shebecamethe40thblackrhinotobebornatthereserve.AndofficialsatPortLympneweredelightedwiththenewarrival,especiallyasblackrhinosareknownforbeingdifficulttobreedincaptivity(圈养).PaulBeer,headofrhinosectionatPortLympne,said:“Obviouslywe’reallabsolutelydelightedtowelcomeanothercalftoourblackrhinofamily.She’shealthy,strongandalreadyeagertoplayandexplore.Hermother,Solio,isafirst-timemumandsheisdoingafantasticjob.It’sstillalittletoocoldforthemtogooutintotheopen,butassoonastheweatherwarmsup,Ihavenodoubtthatthelittleonewillbeoutandaboutexploringandplayingeveryday.”Theadorablefemalecalfisthesecondblackrhinobornthisyearatthereserve,butitistooearlytotellifthecalveswillmakegoodcandidatestobereturnedtoprotectedareasofthewild.ThefirstrhinotobebornatPortLympnearrivedonJanuary5tofirst-timemotherKisimaandweighedabout32kg.Hismother,grandmotherandgreatgrandmotherwereallbornatthereserveandstilllivethere.AccordingtotheWorldWildlifeFund,theglobalblackrhinopopulationhasdroppedaslowas5500,givingtherhinosa“criticallyendangered”status.24．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthebreedingprogramme?A．Debatable． B．Successful. C．Ambitious. D．Pricey.25．WhatdoesPaulBeersayaboutthenew-bornrhino?A．Sheissensitivetoheat. B．Shehatesoutdooractivities.C．Sheisingoodshape. D．Sheenjoysstayingwithhermother.26．WhatsimilarexperiencedoSolioandKisimahave?A.TheyhadtheirfirstborninJanuary. B.Theylivedwiththeirgrandmothers.C.Theyenjoyedexploringnewplaces. D.Theywerebroughttothereserveyoung.27．WhatcanbeinferredaboutPornLympneReserve?A.ItwillcontinuetocooperatewiththeWorldWildlifeFund.B.Itaimstocontrolthenumberoftheanimals.C.Therhinosectionwillbeopentothepublic.D.Someofitsrhinosmaybesenttotheprotectedwildareas.CTeensandyoungerchildrenarereadingalotlessforfun,accordingtoaCommonSenseMediareportpublishedMonday.Whilethedeclineoverthepastdecadeissteepforteenreaders,somedatainthereportshowsthatreadingremainsabigpartofmanychildren’slives,andindicateshowparentsmighthelpencouragemorereading.Accordingtothereport’skeyfindings,“theproportion(比例)whosaythey‘hardlyever’readforfunhasgonefrom8percentof13-year-oldsand9percentof17-year-oldsin1984to22percentand27percentrespectivelytoday.”Thereportdatashowsthatpleasurereadinglevelsforyoungerchildren,ages2—8,remainlargelythesame.Buttheamountoftimespentinreadingeachsessionhasdeclined,fromclosertoanhourormoretoclosertoahalfhourpersession.Whenitcomestotechnologyandreading,thereportdoeslittletorecommendparentstolookfordataabouttheeffectofe-readersandtabletsonreading.Itdoespointoutthatmanyparentsstilllimitelectronicreading,mainlyduetoconcernsaboutincreasedscreentime.Themosthopefuldatasharedinthereportshowsclearevidenceofparentsservingasexamplesandimportantguidesfortheirkidswhenitcomestoreading.Datashowsthatkidsandteenswhodoreadfrequently,comparedtoinfrequentreaders,havemorebooksinthehome,morebookspurchasedforthem,parentswhoreadmoreoften,andparentswhosetasidetimeforthemtoread.Astheendofschoolapproaches,andschoolvacationreadinglistsloom(逼近)ahead,parentsmighttakethischancetostepinandmaketheirownsummerreadinglistandplanafamilytriptothelibraryorbookstore.28．WhatistheCommonSenseMediareportprobablyabout?A.Qualityofchildren’sbooks. B.Children’safter-classactivities.C.Children’sreadinghabits. D.Parent-childrelationships.29．Wherecanyoufindthedatathatbestsupports“childrenarereadingalotlessforfun”?A.Inparagraph5. B.Inparagraph3. C.Inparagraph4. D.Inparagraph2.30．Whydomanyparentslimitelectronicreading?A.Itmayharmchildren’shealth. B.E-readersareexpensive.C.E-booksareofpoorquality. D.Itcouldbeawasteoftime.31．Howshouldparentsencouragetheirchildrentoreadmore?A.Askthemtowritebookreports. B.Setupreadinggroupsforthem.C.Talkwiththeirreadingclassteachers. D.Actasrolemodelsforthem.DRisingsealevelsandthepotentialimpactsonhugecoastalpopulationsworldwideranknearthetopofconcernswhenitcomestoresultsfromanintensifyingclimateemergency.Butalesser-knowndangerposesanequalorarguablymoreupcomingthreattomillionsaroundtheworldlivingatmuchhigheraltitudes:floodingfromglacial(冰川)lakes.Withaveragetemperaturesrisingaroundtheworldinrecentdecades,anumberoftheselakeshighabovepopulationcentersinSouthAmericaandAsiahavebecomeswollenandunstableasthereservesofsnowandicethatfeedthemmelteverquicker.Forthefirsttime,aninternationalteamofresearchershasquantified(量化)thisthreat.ItreportsinastudypublishedTuesdayinthejournalNatureCommunicationsthat1.5millionpeopleareinthepathofpotentialfloodsfromtheseincreasingbodiesofwater.“Understandingwhichareasfacethegreatestdangerfromglacialfloodingwillallowformoretargetedandeffectiveriskmanagementactions,whichinturnwillhelpminimizelossoflifeanddamagetoinfrastructuredownstream,”co-authorRachelCarr,headofphysicalgeographyatNewcastleUniversity,saidinastatement.A1941GLOFfromLakePalcacochatherekilledthousandsinthetownofHuarazbelowandlargelyinspiredthebeginningofresearchintothephenomenon.Damsandotherinfrastructurewereputinplacetoeaseoffthethreatfromthelakeinthe1970s,butitsvolumeisnowover30timesgreater,requiringnewmodificationstosafelyreleasewaterpressure.Otherdangerouslakesnearbythreatensmallertowns,wherealmostnomitigations(缓解方法)areinplacetoreducethethreat.LeadresearcherCarolineTaylorfromNewcastlesaystheresearchersalsofoundthatunderstandingthedangerrequiresmorethanjustcountinglakesandmeasuringtheirvolume.“Instead,itisthenumberofpeople,theirclosenesstoaglaciallakeandimportantly,theirabilitytohandleafloodthatdeterminesthepotentialdangerfromaglaciallakeoutburstflood(GLOF)event.”32.Whatpurposedoesparagraph2serve?A．Tointroduceamethod. B．Topresentthefinding.C．Toexplainthereason. D．Todemonstratetheresult.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“modifications”meaninparagraph5?A．Strictregulations. B．Littleinvestigations.C．Publicstatement. D．ProperAdjustments.34.Whatplaysaleadingroleinresolvingtheflooddanger?A．Countinglakes. B．Copingwithaflood.C．Constructingmoredams. D．Measuringthevolumes.35.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HowtoDealwithaGLOFEventB．MeasurestoReducePotentialFloodsC．ThreatfromClimateChangePutsMillionsatHigherAltitudesatRiskD．GlobalWarmingPosesaThreattothePeoplealongCoastlines（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）Wanttoaddasimplemovementtoyourdailylife?Walkingmaybeyourbestchoice.36..WalkingisgoodforyourheartWalkingisconsideredascardio(有氧的)exercise,nomatterthespeedatwhichyoutakeit.Studiesshowthatwalkingcanreducetheriskofheartdiseaseandloweryourrestingheartrateandbloodpressure.37..Youcangofora30-minutewalkonceadayorbreakitupintothree10-minuteparts.38.Whatbenefitsphysicalhealthoftenbenefitsmentalhealth—thesameistrueforwalking.Justfiveminutesofwalkingcanloweranxiety.Ifyouhaveanykindofgreenspacenearby,trytotakeadvantageofit.Onestudyshowedthatpeoplewhowentona90-minutenaturewalkreportedfewerbadfeelings.Walkingcanimproveyoursleep39..Gettingoutsideinthedayforawalkcanalsohelpyoustayawakeinthemorningandgetsleepiertowardthenight.Ifanighttimewalkisyourpreference,expertssuggestyoufinishitthreehoursbeforebedtime.WalkingcanhelpwithfatlossWalkingisatypeofcardioworkoutthatisgoodforfatlossandcanhelpyouachieveorkeepahealthyweight.Itshouldbedoneregularlyandforlongperiodsoftime.40..Abrisk(轻快的)pacereferstoa17-to15-minutemile,or50%to70%ofyourmaximumheartrate.WalkingcanhelpreducestressThatcanhelpyousleepeasilyduringthedayHerearesomeofthebenefitswalkingoffersyouWalkinginthedaycanhelpyougetabetternight’srestGoodwalkingcanalsokeepyourheadupandlookingaheadExpertssuggestwalking30minutesaday,fivetosevendaysaweekWalkingatleast45minutesadayatabriskpacewillseethemostbenefits.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）Nowadays,mediaandinformationcomingsoquicklyontheInternet,kidsareusedtogettingthingsinquickways,butrefusetoreadabook.Irememberthewonderful41______whenIrealizedmy6-year-oldniececouldread.Oneweekend,itwasbedtimeandwewerereadingMakeWayforDucklings.She42______afewwords.Iwas43______toseethatshewasenjoyingreading.Twoyearslatershemovedinwithme.Ourbedtimeswerefilledwithvariousstories.Nowsheis11.However,sheismoreinterestedinTikTokthaninanyofthestories.And44______shecertainlycanread,shereallydoesn’tliketounlessIthreatento45______heriPad.Seeingthis,asaneducatorandwriter,thisis46______forme.Tomyregret,readinghasbecomea47inmyfamily.“Don’tworrytoomuch,”educationalconsultantWaldinger48______mewhenIcalledtodiscussmypain.“Asdigitalnatives,ourchildrensimplyhavea49______relationshipwiththewrittenwordfromthatofuswhocamefromthetypewriter50______,”suggestedWaldinger.“Kidsdolotsofincidental(伴随的)51______,”shetoldme.“PlayingvideogamesandwatchingamovielikeFrozenwithclosedcaptions(字幕)arereading.Andsoisreadinga(n)52______tomakedishes.”Shesaid,“Youjustcan’texpectkidstositdownand53______theencyclopedia(百科全书)likewedidbackintheday.Acceptthefact,stop54______overreading,andjustgivechildrenmore55______toread,whetherdigitalorprinted.”41．A.combination B．schedule C．comment D．moment42．A.sounded B．exchanged C．spelt D．spread43．A.delighted B．sorry C．fortunate D．upset44．A.because B．while C．if D．until45．A.remove B．program C．operate D．deny46．A.pleasant B．painful C．distant D．beneficial47．A.passion B．property C．routine D．disagreement48．A.favored B． comforted C．blamed D．depressed49．A.different B．tolerant C．precise D．ideal50．A.region B．age C．mass D．volume51．A.cooking B．calling C．reading D．setting52．A.electricity B．onion C．recipe D．pan53．A.pickup B．digup C．buildup D．lookup54．A.getting B．fighting C．taking D．falling55．A.version B．arrangement C．expectation D．encouragement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。Technologyhasmadeparceldeliveryfaster,moreconvenientand56.__________(smart).AheadofChina’slargestonlineshoppingfestival,SinglesDay,whichfallsonNov11,57.__________unmannedcarfilledwithparcelsappearedatGuangzhouInstituteofScienceandTechnologyinGuangdongProvince.Thevehicle,58.__________startedoperationoncampusonNov2,issettobetterservethebusyparceldeliveryseasonforstudents.Thenewmemberofthecampushasattractedattention.Someyoungpeople59. __________(stop)thecar,followeditandtookphotoswithit.Paintedwhite,thesimpleappearanceofthecarlookslikeacreaturefromthefutureinearlyscience60.__________(movie).Ittakespackagesfromtheparcelcollectionstationoncampustostudentdormitories.Fourroutes61.__________(provide)oncampus.“Itaims62.__________(solve)the‘last-kilometer’problemforparceldeliveryservices,”saidHuJing,productmanagerinthecompany.Thevehiclerunsat15km/htoensure63.__________(safe).Whenitmeetsanobstaclesuchasacarorastudent,itstopsandavoidstheobject,thencarrieson.Althoughtheserviceisnewtothecampus,studentZhangZiwenhasuseditfrequently.Shewaitsforthemessagefromthedeliverycompanywhichtells64.__________(she)topickupthepackageinfrontofherdorm.“Itismuchmoreconvenient65.__________savestimetowalktotheparcelstationontheothersideofthecampus.”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，在某英文报社举办的主题为TogetherforaSharedFuture的征文比赛中获得了一等奖，你打算对帮助你的外教Linda表示感谢。请你给她写一封邮件，内容包括：

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请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________（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。Nickwasnew,sohedidn’thavemanyfriends.Onedaywhenhesatbyhimselfatlunch,theheadmasterwalkedinandannouncedthatitwasthebasketballseason,sotheyneededtopracticeafterschooltill6.Nicksmiled.Helovedplayingbasketball.Laterthatdayitwastimetogotothefirstpracticeoftheseason.Therewereotherguysandtheyallsattogethertalking,butNickjustsatthereandwaited.“Alrightboys!Lineupandtellmeyournames,”thecoachdemanded.“Ricky,Derick,Josh,Dan,Nick.”theyanswered,oneafteranother.Practicewentonandthecoachbegantotryouttheboys.Rickyandhisfriendsdidreallygood.ButthecoachranoutoftimebeforehecouldtryoutNick.Thenextday,RickyandhisfriendscameuptoNickandtoldhimhewasn’tgoodenoughthoughtheyhadneverseenhimplay.Nicksaidnothing.SoonenoughitwastimeforNicktotryout.“Wewillstartwithfreethrows,”thecoachsaid.Nickstoodonthefreethrowlineandthenshot.Hedidn’tmissoneshot.Theboyswereamazed.RickywasmadbecausetheywereallgivingtheattentiontoNick.ThecoachinformedNickthathemadetheteam.Alltheboyswerecongratulatinghim.Nickwashappythathewasontheteamanditwasagoodwaytomakefriends.Rickyjuststoodthereandlookedathiminanger.RickyalwaysgottheattentionbutnowNickdidbecausehe’sanamazingplayer.ThenextdaycameandNickwenttolunch.HesatbyhimselfandthenextthingheknewwasthatthetablehewassittingatwasfilledwithallthebasketballplayersexceptRicky.Soonenoughitwastimefortheirfirstgame.Thegamewasacloseone...Therewere5secon