遂宁二中高2020级2021-2022学年第一学期半期考试
英语试题
（考试时间：120分钟；全卷满分：150分）
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。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。
听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。
1.What does the man remind the woman to do
A. Have a dinner. B. Put out the candles. C. Wait for him.
2. What is the bird like
A. Quiet. B. Big. C. Noisy.
3. Why is the woman in Texas this time
A. For fun. B. For business. C. For study.
4. What are the speakers talking about
A. A birthday party. B. The man's daughter. C. A tie.
5. What will the man probably do next
A. See a doctor. B. Take some medicine. C. Have a good rest.
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。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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What do we know about the woman's new apartment
A. It has three bedrooms.
B. It's located by the sea.
C. It's near her office.
7. How much does the woman want to weigh
A. 90 pounds. B. 100 pounds. C. 120 pounds.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What is the occasion for the man today
A. He'll sign a contract.
B. He'll attend a wedding.
C. He'll dine out with his wife.
9. What color is the tie that the man decides to wear
A. Red. B. Blue. C. Grey.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. How is the weather today
A. Snowy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy.
11.What did the woman do on snowy days when she was small
A. She went skiing. B. She went skating. C. She made snowballs.
12. What will the woman most possibly do in the afternoon
A. Make snowballs. B. Drive somewhere. C. Go skating.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is wrong with the woman's watch
A. It doesn't work. B. It can't keep good time. C. It is 5 minutes fast.
14. How much time is left before the train leaves
A. One hour. B. One and half an hour. C. Two hours.
15. What will the speakers do first
A. Go shopping. B. Have the watch repaired. C. Call a taxi.
16. What does the man think of the food and drinks there
A. More expensive. B. More attractive. C. More delicious.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where will Liz and her mother go first
A. Beijing. B. Hong Kong. C. Shanghai.
18. How will Liz and her mother go to Pusan
A. By plane. B. By bus. C. By ship.
19. Who is Jane
A. Liz's neighbor. B. Liz's friend. C. Liz's classmate.
20. What does Jane mean
A. She dislikes travelling abroad.
B. She hates travelling by ship.
C. She thinks her trip is boring.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
There's good news and bad news for flower fans this spring in Washington state.
Good news：The Tulip (郁金香) Festival in Skagit County plans to return for 2021 with new rules, and with reserved tickets available for Tulip Town.
Attendance will be limited at Tulip Town this year, but it is planning to open earlier and stay open later. As in any public place statewide, face coverings are required. As of March 7, the tulips were not yet blossoming in Skagit County. When they start to blossom each year depends on the weather in March, but mid-April is historically the peak for tulip blossom in the gardens and fields.
Bad news：The University of Washington in Seattle is asking people to view the cherry blossoms from home again this year in order to reduce crowding and limit the spread of COVID-19, UW Video has a live webcam overlooking the campus, and there's a virtual tour with photos from campus that will be updated throughout the blossom season.
There are dozens of different varieties of blossoming cherry and plum trees in the Seattle area, with blossoms visible from early February until May for some.
21. What is the best time to enjoy Tulip
A. May. B. April. C. March. D. February.
22. Which place is recommended to admire cherry blossoms
A. The web. B. Tulip Town. C. Skagit County D. UW campus.
23. What is the purpose of this text
A. To persuade. B. To explain. C. To inform. D. To educate.
B
Apart from speeches, in my point of view, we can use our eyes to express ourselves. And through one’s eyes, we can read sorrow, happiness, encouragement, and many other emotions. Eyes are always the most direct organs to reveal our thoughts.
Until now I still remember an experience, which happened when I took part in a singing contest at the age of nine. It was the power of my mother’s eyes that encouraged me to go for it. I had shown great interest in singing before that, but I was too shy to sing in public. So one day my mother took me to sign up for the singing contest. With my mother’s company and encouragement, I was determined to meet that challenge. Standing on the stage, I suddenly found I had become the focus of all attention. I got so nervous that I couldn’t even keep my eyes open. When it was my turn to be introduced to the audience and sing, I became even more nervous. I felt my legs were shaking and my memory seemed to have left me—I couldn’t remember anything. Searching for help, I met my mother’s eyes which were sparkling with encouragement and strong power. It seemed that they were speaking to me, “Take it easy. You can do it! I’ll always be with you!” I read the message in her eyes and at that moment I got my confidence back and began to sing my song. When I came down from the stage, she came up to me, saying, “Great! I’m proud of you!” and gave me a big hug. At that moment. I saw her eyes filled with tears of joy. Sometimes, you see, just a look of encouragement from a loved one can make a shy person brave.
24. What’s the author’s purpose of telling us about her unforgettable experience
A. To tell us how she became brave.
B. To share her unforgettable experience with us.
C. To prove that we can express ourselves through our eyes.
D. To explain that our eyes are an important part of our body.
25. According to the passage we know that___.
A. the author didn’t do well in the singing contest
B. the author got confidence from her mother’s eyes
A. the author wasn’t interested in the singing contest at all
B. the author was nervous because she couldn’t see her mother
26. Which of the phrases can replace the underlined word “reveal” in the first paragraph
A. Take out. B. Hold up. C. Callfor. D. Give away.
27. What does the author focus on in the passage
A. How to Express Ourselves B. A Singing Contest
C. Encouraging Eyes D. Confidence and Success
C
In the nearly two centuries since German physician Carl Wunderlich established 98.6℉ as the standard “normal” body temperature, it has been used by parents and doctors alike as the measure by which fevers and often the severity of illness have been assessed.
In more recent years, however, lower body temperatures have been widely reported in healthy adults. A 2019study showed that the normal body temperature in Americans is about 97.5℉. A multinational team led by Michael Gurven and Thomas Kraft have found a similar decrease among the Tsimane, a native population in the Bolivian Amazon.
A key question, then, is why body temperatures have declined over time both for Americans and Tsimane. Extensive data available from the team’s long-term research in Bolivia addresses some possibilities.
Declines might be due to the rise of modern healthcare and lower rates of lingering mild infections now as compared to the past. But while health has generally improved over the past two decades, infections are still widespread in rural Bolivia. Therefore the results suggest that reduced infection alone can’t explain the observed body temperature declines.
It could be that people are in better condition, so their bodies might be working less to fight infection. Or greater access to antibiotics(抗生素) and other treatments means the duration of infection is shorter now than in the past.
Another possibility is that our bodies don’t have to work as hard to regulate(调节) internal temperature because of air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter. While Tsimane body temperatures do change with time of year and weather patterns, the Tsimane still do not use any advanced technology for helping to regulate their body temperature. They do, however, have more access to clothes and blankets.
The researchers were initially surprised to find no single “magic bullet” that could explain the decline in body temperature. It’s likely a combination of factors—all pointing to improved conditions.
28. What role has 98.6℉ been playing
A. It can arouse people’s attention to health.
B. It can indicate an abnormal body temperature.
C. It can show an illness is incurable.
D. It can help doctors determine a fever.
29. Why rural Bolivia is mentioned in the text
A. To imply other existing factors.
B. To arouse readers’ sympathy.
C. To call for improved medical access.
D. To discuss methods to reduce infections.
30. What contributes to the decline in body temperature
A. The growing adaptability.
B. The international policies.
C The improved conditions.
D. The worsening environment.
31. What can we learn from the passage
A. Modern life improves the general health.
B. The normal body temperature is declining.
C. Living conditions greatly affect mankind.
D. Various factors influence the body temperature.
D
Like the rest of us, scientists have long suspected the healing capacity (修复能力) of a good hug. Unlike the rest of us, they’ve gone about trying to prove it.
“Laboratory studies suggest that things like hugs help us feel safer. They can also make us less sensitive to physical pain and less reactive when we’re faced with threatening experiences,” says Michael Murphy. He is a research professor in the department of psychological sciences at Texas Tech University. “This lab work has shown that hugs and other touch behavior are related to stress. The more stress we have, the more our heart rates and blood pressure go up. At this time, hugs and other forms of personal touch may give off all sorts of feel-good chemicals, so that stress can be reduced.”
“There’s a lot that we still need to learn, and there’s a lot we don’t know,” Murphy says. “However, what seems to be rising up is that hugs, as well as other forms of loving and gentle touch, are really powerful. They remind people that they’ re cared about and that they have someone in their corner.”
We expect touch. When we were born, we were placed in our mothers’ arms almost immediately. In that first year of our life, we spend a lot of time being held by other people. And as we grow up, we seek out hugs and touch as a way of connection. I think what we have lost in the past few years are these really easy opportunities to be reminded of connection.”
While he was at Carnegie Mellon, Murphy was the lead author of a hug-centered 2018 article in the scientific journal PLOS One. In a series of interviews with 404 adults over a two-week period, the researchers found that receiving a hug is associated with the attenuation of negative emotions that occur on days with interpersonal conflicts. That is to say, generally, hugs help to reduce the negative impacts that personal conflicts may cause in our daily lives.
32. What can we infer about hugs from the laboratory studies
A. They make us feel calm and at ease.
B. They can cure us of our mental disease.
C. They can put much pressure on people.
D. They show people’s good social relationships.
33. Why do people seek out hugs and touch as they grow up
A. To recall childhood memories.
B. To solve relationship problems.
C. To keep connected with others.
D. To express their social politeness.
34. What does the underlined word “attenuation” in the last paragraph probably mean
A. Expression. B. Reduction.
C Suffering. D. Influence.
35. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. The Power of Hugs
B. How to Reduce Stress
C. How to Care for Others
D. The Importance of Interpersonal Relations
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How To Make Your Wardrobe (衣柜)Eco-Friendly
Maybe you’ve started to buy recyclable products and carry reusable grocery bags. 36 ．Even when you’re doing all these, there may be something you’re completely ignoring — your wardrobe. You don’t necessarily have to replace your entire wardrobe with items from eco-friendly labels. Instead, you could make a few adjustments here and there to fill your closet with eco-friendly lifestyle. Take a look at the tips below:
37． Research shows that 60 to 80 percent of clothes’ environmental impact comes from how often it is washed. You can wear your clothes two to three times before washing them. Then use cold water to save energy.
Be a big picture shopper. Before you buy something, consider: Will I still want to wear this a year from now 38．
Choose clothes with right materials. When you’re buying new clothes, make sure you go for materials that have a low impact on the environment. 39． Even when you’ re buying other clothes, try to look for recycled ones.
Cut down on waste by exchanging clothes with friends. You could also donate your old clothes to local clothing recycling bins. If you have clothes that you love but have gone out of style, try to create something new out of them. 40 ． Otherwise, you could also create DIY clothes out of them.
As you can see, there are plenty of options for you to adopt an eco-friendly wardrobe. A minor improvement could work wonders, so try not to throw away anything. The goal is to reduce waste, not create more.
A. For instance, you could turn loose jeans into skinny jeans.
B. Go for bamboo, silk, wool and organic cotton.
C. You will have no trouble finding the right clothes.
D. Wash your clothes less often.
E. If not, leave it for someone who will.
F. Buy high-quality clothes that will last one year.
G. You could even be growing organic vegetables for green living.
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（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。
Nicholas Rilling is a bright-eyed, active 5-year-old boy, normal in every way. What is 41 is that he’s that way today after three days’ 42 that happened because of his being underwater without 43 for some 8 minutes.
It was Oct, 17. The Maryland family were enjoying a vacation at a beach resort (旅游胜地) in Puerto Rico. The shallow water suggested no 44 . But after a while when Kent Rilling 45 , he couldn’t find his son Nick!
The sunlight dancing on the water made it difficult for Kent to see where his son was. After an anxious and hurried 46 up and down, he suddenly found his son 47 face-up on the bottom, his eyes open, his body 48 .
“He just looked gray and his 49 black,” Kent said. “We picked him up, ran him up to the 50 and just started CPR (心肺复苏) at once.”
For three days in hospital, Nick 51 unconscious (无意识的), his breathing assisted by a breathing machine. The whole time, from the beginning when her husband brought Nick to the beach to give first aid (急救) as a crowd of other 52 gathered around, Cynthia Rilling kept taking pictures and videos of what was going on.
“53 as I was, I knew in my heart he was going to 54 . There was no way God was going to take our son from us. And I just said, ‘I am going to take pictures so he can see the 55 he went through when he grows older.’”
The family kept praying at his bedside, talking to him, hoping for a 56 . Finally, on the fourth day, when his parents asked him what 57 he liked, “Sponge Bob Square Pants,” he answered.
After five days, Nick was well enough to 58 hospital, showing no ill effects from his 59 experience. The doctors and nurses organized a “60 party” for him, and Nick was happy to watch his Sponge Bob Square Pants on TV.
41．A．common B．frightening C．unusual D．obvious
42．A．illness B．treatment C．coach D．unconsciousness
43．A．oxygen B．food C．care D．help
44．A．interest B．danger C．difficulty D．fish
45．A．turned up B．stayed up C．looked up D．cheered up
46．A．hike B．search C．invitation D．rescue
47．A．swimming B．sinking C．flowing D．floating
48．A．still B．fancy C．brief D．rare
49．A．legs B．lips C．eyes D．hands
50．A．boat B．carpet C．beach D．hospital
51．A．went B．became C．turned D．remained
52．A．doctors B．vacationers C．friends D．couples
53．A．Sad B．Excited C．Angry D．Hopeful
54．A．pretend B．form C．recover D．appreciate
55．A．experience B．luck C．operation D．fun
56．A．speech B．look C．laugh D．response
57．A．book B．cartoon C．toy D．friend
58．A．approach B．stay in C．leave D．rush to
59．A．near-death B．interesting C．disappointing D．favorite
60．A．reunion B．birthday C．dinner D．rebirth
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。
Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned ___61___ farm, which looked almost abandoned. ___62___（lucky）, he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby ___63___ other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what ___64___（leave）.The cow was their only means of support, in fact.
One day, the cow was eating grass ___65___ it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she __66___（fall）over the hill and died. Then the Johnson tried to make a living ___67___ the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees ___68___（sell）the wood. Thinking about his children's clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market ___69___ people from the town met regularly. Now it occurred to ___70___ that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
71. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
During the weekend parents and I paid a visit to Datong City by train. We arrive there at about 9 am. First we went to a ancient temple, in that we saw some impressive Budda statues. It is small but beautiful. So we stayed here for nearly two hours. Then we left for the temple to go downtown. You can't imagine what crowded the street was! My parents bought some souvenirs in the local market. Meanwhile, I collected some postcard and funny toys. As we know, Datong is famous for its noodles, so we couldn't wait to taste some in a restaurant decorating traditionally. At 5 pm, we came back home happy.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
72. 假定你是李华,市电视台将举办《中国诗词大赛》,你想邀请对中国文化感兴趣的外教老师Adam一同观赛。请给他写一封信,内容包括:
1.时间:下周五晚六点半;
2.地点:市民中心;
3.诗词比赛的意义。
注意:1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：《中国诗词大赛》Chinese Poetry Contest
市民中心;Citizen Center
Dear Adam,
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Yours
Li Hua
遂宁二中高2020级2021-2022学年第一学期半期考试
英语试题参考答案
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
1-5 BABCA 6-10 CBABC 11-15 CBBCA 16-20 ABCAB
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
21—23 BAC24-27. CBDC 28-31. DACB 32-35. ACBA 36--40：GDEBA
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
41-45．CDABC 46-50．BDABC 51-55. DBACA 56-60. DBCAD
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
61. a 62. Luckily 63. for 64. was left 65. when
66. fell 67. without 68. to sell 69. where 70. him
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
1. parents前加my 2. arrive→arrived 3. a→an 4. that→which
5. here→there 6. left后面for去掉7. what→how 8. postcard→postcards
9. decorating→decorated 10. happy→happily
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
Dear Adam,
Knowing that you take a great interest in Chinese culture, I’m writing to invite you to attend Chinese Poetry Contest to be held by the city TV station at 6:30 pm next Friday at the Citizen Center.
Similar contests are watched by many people in China as ancient Chinese culture is regaining popularity these days. Also, the wisdom delivered through Chinese classic poems can be rather impressive and helpful for the learners of the Chinese language.
It will be a rather unforgettable night and I sincerely hope you could come with me. Looking forward to your early reply!
