四川成华区某校2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

半期考试高2022级英语第I卷（共80分）第一部分：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）5ABC10第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，共7.5分）5A、B、C三个选项中选出最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。Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Dyetheoldjeans. B.Buyapairofnewjeans. C.ThrowtheoldjeansWhatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.business. B.Openastore. C.Becomeagoodrunner.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inahospital. B.Inastore. C.InaWhyisthewomantalkingwiththeman?Themanwaslatethismorning.Themanmadeamistakeonareport.Themandidn'twriteareport.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?Stayathome.Gototheparkwiththeman.Meetupwithherfriendsfromcollege.第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）5A、B、C三个选项中55秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。Whatisthemangoingtodointheevening?A.Study. B.anexam. C.Lookforajob.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhispresentjob?Hethinksitistoodifficult.Heisnotsatisfiedwithit.Hecanmakealotofmoney.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。Whatcausedthefire?A.Acandle. B.Acigarette. C.Alighter.Howmanypeoplegothurtintotal?A.One. B.C.Three.81012题。Whywasthemanlatethismorning?Hemissedhisbus.Hegotstuckintraffic.Helefthishousethirtyminuteslate.Howcanpeoplejoinacarpool?Bysigninguponline.Bymeetingupataspecialplace.Bycallingaspecialphonenumber.Howdoesthemanwanttogettoworktomorrow?HewilldrivehisownHewillrideinthewoman'sHewillgetaridefromastranger.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。Whywasthemaninvitedtobeontheprogram?advertisehisdrivingschool.talkaboutlearninghowtodrive.showhisdrivingskills.Howdomostoftheman'scustomersknowabouthim?Throughfriends.Throughnewspapers.Throughtheprogram.Whatdoesthemandofirstwhentrainingbeginners?Hetalkstothemquietly.Hesitsbesidethem.Hegivesthemafewquietmoments.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?Hechargeslowerpricesthanbigschools.Healwayshastotryhardtogetcustomers.Hehas10yearsofdrivingexperience.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。Whenwillworkersstartworkinthenewschedule?A.At6:00a.m. B.At7:00a.m. C.At10:00a.m.Whatisthemainreasonforthechange?savesavetransportationtime.givetheworkerslongerholidays.Whomightdislikethenewschedule?Managers.Parentswithyoungchildren.Peoplewhorecentlyjoinedthecompany.Howlongwillpeopleworknextweek?Moredayseachweekthanbefore.Lesshourseachweekthanbefore.Fewerdayseachweekthanbefore.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题；每小题2.5分，共37.5分）AArtandmagicoftengohandinhand.Thesefournewreleasesexplorethemagicoftheartsandartofmagic.WolfwoodbyMariannaBaerIndigo’smomusedtobeacelebratedartist.Finishingthepaintingseries—Wolfwood,whichshowsfourteenagersinaterrifyingjungle,canmakeherfamousandwealthyagain,butsheisunwillingto.Desperate,Indigobeginsworkingonthepaintingsherself,butsoonsherealizesthere’sahorrifyingreasonwhyhermotherstoppedpaintingWolfwood.BloodDebtsbyTerryBenton-WalkerChrisandClem’sfamilyonceruledoverthemagicworldinNewOrleansuntilahorribleincidentendedthatforever,andsincethenthefamilyhassufferedandChrishasswornoffmagic.Thentheydiscovertheirmotherisbeingslowlykilledbyacurse诅咒Thetwinsbegintopickapartthesecretsandlies,andrealizetheonlywaytomakethingsrightistofightforjustice.ThatSelf-SameMetalbyBrittanyWilliamsJoanSandshasaspecialbondwithmetal.SheusesherpowerstohelphergoldsmithfatherinhisworkshopandtotendthestageweaponsusedbyWilliamShakespeare’sactingcompany.WhensomeevilpowersfloodLondon,Joandiscoversshemaybetheonlyonetostopthemandthatshemustdecidehowtoprotectthepeoplesheloves.UnravellerbyFrancesHardingeInaworldwhereangercangrowintocurses,youmightendupturningintoafrog.AboynamedKellencanunravel(解除)yourcurse,settingyoufree.Withthemysteriouspower,hetriestorightthewrongswithhiscompanionNettle,whichinturnmadehimselfcursed.Sotheymustgointotheunpredictablewildstoseekoutthetruthbehindcursesonceandforall.WhatdiscouragesIndigo’smotherfromfinishingWolfwood?A．Surprisingdifficulty. B．Horrifyingsecrets.C．Declininginterest. D．Seriousdiseases.22．WhatdoesThatSelf-SameMetalmainlytalkabout?A．Dealingwithmetal. B．Designingstageweapons.C．Fightingagainstevilpowers. D．Introducinganactingcompany.23．Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?A．Theysolvereal-lifeproblems. B．Theyshowthepoweroffriendship.C．Theycontainsupernaturalelements. D．Theytransformartworksintomagic.BWhenhewentoutsideduringthebreak,JohnBuettnerwoulddreamoflearningthemonkey-bars.Heusesawheelchair,sotheyaren’taccessibletohim—infact,mostoftheplaygroundatGlenLakeElementarySchoolisn’t.BetsyJulienwouldlookoutatthestudentsintheirwheelchairs,andthought,“Ourplaygroundisnotsetupforeverybodyintheschooltoplayandhavefun.”Now,thankstothisteacherandherstudents,thatdreamisabouttocometrueinabiggerway.Lastfall,Julienandafewofhercolleaguesappliedfor,andwon,agrantforanaccessibleswingandmerry-go-round.Thegrantfell$35,000shortoftheamounttheschoolneeded,soJulienaskedherclasstohelpraisetherest.Herstudentsjumpedattheideaandtookitastepfurther.“Whycan’twemakethewholeplaygroundaccessible?”saidHadleyMangan.Theybrainstormedideasonhowtoraisemoney:door-knocking,partneringwithrestaurants,handingoutflyers,andevencold-callinglocalbusinesses.Theygottoworkandreachedtheirgoalinamatterofweeks.theyaimtoraise$1millionsotheycancompletelytransformtheirplayground.Lastweek,Julienloadedthestudentsforafieldtriptoseehowtheequipmentisbuiltandevengottocolorinablueprintoftheplaygrounddesign.Buettnersaidhecouldhardlybelievehowquicklyanideaturnedintoreality.“AllofthisequipmentisbigenoughformyfriendsandItoplayon.Ijustfeelsomesenseofcapability.”Julienspeaksthroughtears,too,whenreflectingontheprojectandthetransformation.“Anythingweraisebeyondourgoalwillgotowardsaccessibleequipmentatneighboringschools.Ihopethattheworldisacceptingandinclusiveforeverychild.”24．What’stheproblemwiththeschoolplayground?A．Littleplayingspace. B．Limitedaccessibility.C．Poorconstructionfunding. D．Narrowwheelchairpassage.25．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“astepfurther”referto?A．Donatingmoremoney.B．Achievingoriginalgoals.C．Askingmorepeopleforhelp.D．Transformingthewholeplayground.26．WhatcanweinferfromBuettner’swords?A．Heengagesmoreindonation. B．Hehasmorefaithinhimself.C．Hebecomesanexpertinsports. D．Hegetsmoreinvolvedincontests.27．WhatcanwelearnfromJulien’sstory?A．Hardworkmatters. B．Kindnessbearsfruits.C．Goodideaswinfavor. D．Trustpromotesfriendship.C“TowardstheeIroll,thouall-destroyingbutunconquering(无法征服的）whale;tothelastIgrapplewiththee;fromheartIstabatthee;forhate’ssakeIspitmylastbreathatthee.”CaptainAhab’sdyingdeclarationofdefiance抗争isamongthemostfamouspassagesinHermanMelville’snovel.Inreality,suchvictoriesofthehuntedoverthehunterwereafantasyinthecruelworldofindustrialwhaling.Thebiggestcetaceanofthemall,thebluewhale,hadallbutdisappearedfromtheSouthernOceanbythetimeabanonhuntingitwasintroducedin1967.Sightingsofthelargestmammalevertoliveontheearthhadbeenrareintheregionsincethen.Notanymore.AsurveyofcoastalwatersaroundtheislandofSouthGeorgiainthesub-Antarctichashadremarkableresults.Injustoverthreeweeks,inthekrill-richwatersofwhatwasoncetheirmainfeedingground,themovementsof55AntarcticblueswererecordedbytheBritishAntarcticSurvey.Thefindingwasdescribedas“truly,trulyamazing”byonecetaceanspecialist.Itsuggeststhatwhenacomprehensiveaudit(审计),duein2021,iscarriedout,thereisagoodchancethatthespecieswillprovetobeinfullrecoverymode,asarehumpbacksandotherwhalesinthesouthernhemisphere.Threeyearsago,theNaturalHistoryMuseumestablisheda25mskeleton(骨架)ofabluewhaleandnameditHope,intendingtoinspirenewgenerationstobuildasustainablefuture.Thereturnoftheworld’smostsplendidoceantravelerstosouthernwatersshouldserveasanexampleforwiderpossibilitiesofconservation.Ecologicalwrongscanberighted,oratleastmitigated,withsufficientwillandorganizations.Themoregeneralcomebackofthewhale-forwhichenvironmentalcampaignersshouldtakeagreatdealofcredit—canbeaninspirationforvictoriesyettobewon.Itcouldalsoactasanaddedmotivationtoactionontheclimateemergency.28．What’stheauthor’spurposeofmentioningthefamouspassageinHermanMelville’snovel?describeahunter’sbravery. introducethetopicofthetext.stressthepopularityofthenovel. offerinformationaboutwhalehunting.29．Whywasa25mskeletonofabluewhalenamedHope?attracttouriststovisitthemuseum.showtheunkindnessofwhalehunters.motivatehumanstoliveharmoniouslywithnature.callonpeopletopayattentiontothebluewhales’habitat.30．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mitigated”inparagraph6probablymean?A．Developed. B．Promoted. C．Reduced. 31．What’sthebesttitleofthetext?A．Thebluewhales’comeback B．ThecrueltyofindustrialwhalingC．Theimportanceofprotectingwhales D．ThesustainabledevelopmentoftheAntarcticareaDWhatdoyouwantfromlife?Perhapsyouwanttospendmoretimewithyourfamily,orgetamoresecurejob,orimproveyourhealth.Butwhydoyouwantthosethings?Chancesarethatyouranswerwillcomedowntoonething:Happiness.Yetthereissomeevidencethattoomuchpursuitofhappinessisassociatedwithagreaterriskofdepression.Modernconceptionsofhappinessareprimarilypractical,focusingonwhatwemightcallthetechniquesofhappiness.Theconcernisnotwhathappinessis,butinsteadonhowtogetit.Butmaximizingpleasureisn’ttheonlyoption.Everyhumanlife,eventhemostfortunate,isfilledwithpain.Painfulloss,painfuldisappointments,thephysicalpainofinjuryorsickness,andthementalpainoflong-sufferingboredom,loneliness,orsadness.Painisanunavoidableconsequenceofbeingalive.Allthegoodthingsinlifeinvolvesuffering.Writinganovel,runningamarathon,orgivingbirthallcausesufferinginpursuitofthefinal,joyousresult.Thereareotherfactorsaswell.IntheeyesofAristotle,wegethappinessbyexercisingouruniquelyhumancapabilitiestothinkandreason.Butthinkingandreasoningareasmuchsocialactivitiesastheyareindividual.Happinessrequiresothers;itisnotanemotionalstatesomuchasitistheexcellenceoftherelationswecultivatewithotherpeople.Buteventhatcannotguaranteehappiness.Aristotlerecognizedthatourhappinessishostage（人质）tofortune.Eventsbeyondanyindividual’scontrol—war,poverty,andglobalpandemics—willoftenmakehappinessimpossible.Happinessisnotamentalstatethatcanbepermanentlywon,butinsteadit’sapracticewhichwehone（磨练）,imperfectly,incircumstancesonlypartlyofourmaking.Recognizingthiswillnotsecureagoodlife,butitwillavoidtheillusory（虚幻的）hopeofpermanentcontentment.Nolifeworthlivingshouldmeettheonlystandard.Instead,aimwithAristotletoembracethosefaultsandtoflowerinspiteofthem.Wherecanyoufindnegativeeffectsoffocusingtoomuchon“happiness”?A．Inparagraph2. B．Inparagraph3.C．Inparagraph4. D．Inparagraph5.Howdoestheauthorprovethatpainisanunavoidableresultofbeingalive?A．Bymakingcomparisons. B．Byanalyzingcauses.C．Bygivingexamples. D．Bytellingstories.34．WhatisAristotle’sviewonhappiness?A．Happinessisastableemotionalstate.B．Goodpersonalrelationshipsleadtohappiness.C．Takingpartinsocialactivitiesguaranteeshappiness.D．Happinesspromotesindependentthinkingandreasoning.35．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Happinessiswhathumanspursueforever.B．Happinessliesintheprocessofpursuingit.C．Ourpursuitofhappinessmaybeimperfect.D．Depressionandhappinessareequallyimportant.第二节 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，选项中有两项为多余选项（共5小题，每小题2.5分，共12.5分）Duringjoborschoolinterviews,you’relikelytobeaskedwhatyourstrengthsandweaknessesare,becausetheinterviewersareinterestedinhowyourareasofstrengthsandweaknessesmightaffectyourperformanceinthisposition.36Forinstance,youmaybeskilledincooking,butifyou’reapplyingforanofficejob,thisstrengthmaybeirrelevant.However,knowingyourpersonalareasofstrengthsandweaknessesisnotapieceofcake.Ittakesself-awarenessandself-reflection.37Or,asksomeofyourfriendswhattheyseeasyourbestqualitiesorshortcomings.38Forexample,saymystrengthiscreativityandyoursisplanning;webothwanttohavethesamecareer.mightgoaboutgettingthereinverydifferentways.IfIdidsomethingcreativetogetmydreamjobandyouplannedcarefully,we’dbothlikelybesuccessful.ButifItriedplanningandyoutriedsomethingcreative,bothofusmightfail.39Havingaweaknessdoesn’thavetobeabadthing.Itcouldbesomethingyoustrugglewith,butitcouldalsobesomethingyouhaven’tspenttimedevelopingyet.40Forexample,maybeyourareaofweaknessisrelevanttogratitude.justhaven’tspentalotoftimethinkingaboutgratitudebefore.Butnowyouengageinabunchofactivitiesthathelpyouturngratitudeintoanareaofstrength.nowyou’vegotonemoreskill!Isitpropertobeginwithatruthfulanswer?Soaskyourselfwhatyouaregoodorweakat.Ourareasofstrengthscanhelpusachieveourgoals.Thus,helpfultoknowyourstrengthsrelatedtotherole.Manyjobapplicantsareunsurehowtoapproachthisquestion.Byturningaweaknessintoastrength,youbuildotherimportantskills.whyitisimportanttoknowanduseourstrengthstoreachgoals.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)阅读下面短文,ABCD四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Asmysonenteredadolescence,wespentmostofourtimeinseparaterooms.Iknow41forteenagerstoshutthemselvesbutsometimesIfindmyselftryingtothinkupwaysto42himoutofhisbedroom.43bythisdesire,IbookedtwoticketstoBeijingfortheSeptemberschoolholidays.Withhurriedlypackedluggageandabasicplanbuiltaroundsomelast-minuteGooglesearches,we44theairport.landed45andexcitedat4:30am.Thereissomethingveryfreeingaboutarrivinginaplacewhereyouhaveno46.justwalkedforhoursevery47whenwewerehungry,wanderingbackstreets,sharingmore48thanwe’dsharedsincehewasverylittle.Withinadayhe’dbecomethe49,andIwasthelostone.Hetaughtmehowto50sharedelectricbikeswhenwearrivedatXiangshan.Heshowedmehowtoaccelerateandledmespeedingupanddownhills.Isawhim51inChina,notthechildrunninglateforschoolorforgettingtoeatcarrotsandpeas,butassomeonetallerthanmewhounderstoodwhento52onatrainsosomeoneoldercouldtakehisseat,andhowto53buyingthingswithhisownmoney.Travellingmeantweweremorelike54.Andinsteadofcomplainingaboutthe55versionofhim,Isawtheadulthewasbecoming.41.A.interestingB.naturalC.steadyD.legal42.A.detectB.keepC.drawD.talk43.A.DrivenB.BurdenedC.TouchedD.Generated44.A.droppedbyB．linkedwithC.lookedupD.headedto45.A.luckyB.gradualC.sleepyD.busy46.A.friendsB.plansC.evidenceD.leisure47.A.fightingB.stoppingC.chewingD.hunting48.A.spaceB.newsC.virtuesD.necessity49.A.assistantB.candidateC.masterD.guide50.A.maintainB.investC.observeD.employ51.A.differentlyB.objectivelyC.accuratelyD.approvingly52.A.riseB.occupyC.freezeD.expand53.A.considerB.resistC.negotiateD.disturb54.A.residentsB.touristsC.passengersD.equals55.A.delicateB.childC.selfishD.genuine第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。TheWuhansilkflowerisafamousspecialtyofHubei.Ithasbeenproducedandsoldformanyyearsandenjoysahighreputation.Overthepasthundredyears,Wuhansilkflower56(adopt)thetraditionalsilkflowermakingtechniquesfromtheroyalcourts.ItdrawsspiritfromthefolksilkflowermakingtechniquesthroughoutChina,whileperfecting57(it)onthebasisofthetraditionalflowerskillsthathavebeenknownfarandwideduetoitsfineworkmanship.Silkflowersaretheflowers58(typical)madewithsilk,satinandotherhigh-gradefabrics.Theflowerslookvividandareuniqueskills.Whetherowingtoitslonghistoryorthestrong59(decorate)effect,silkflowerswerecommonaccessoriesoftheancientwomen.AmongChinesetraditionalskills,makingflowers60fabricsemergedmorethan1,700yearsago.IntheTangDynasty,itwasrecorded61womenworeflowersmadewithsilk.Thesilkflower62(artist)inWuhanhavehandeddownandcarriedforwardsilkflowerworkmanshipfromgenerationtogeneration,makingsilkflower63artcraftspecialtywithlocalcharacteristics.Thevarietiesoftheflowers64(make)withsilkincludepeony,rose,Chineserose,andotherflowersintotalofmorethan400varieties.Thefinishedflowersareclassifiedintoinsertedflowers,hatflowersandmore,65(enjoy)greatpopularityamongconsumers.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)58ChrisUnit1Growingup内Chris80词左右的电子邮件。内容包括：成人礼活动内容你