四川大学附属中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷(无答案 无听力音频 无听力原文)

川大附中高2022级上期半期考试试题
高二英语
（时间：120分钟 分值：150分）
注意事项：
1. 本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两大部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。
2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡上相应的位置。
3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。
第I卷（选择题 共95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）
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. What test did the man fail
A. Math. B. History. C. Science.
2. What do the speakers both dislike
A. The food B. The price C. The service.
3. What did the woman do on holiday
A. She traveled around Europe. B. She volunteered for a project. C. She worked at a company.
4. How does the man probably feel now
A. Excited. B. Relaxed. C. Disappointed.
5. Why will the speakers go into the shop
A. To buy some food. B. To shop for clothes. C. To ask for information.
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，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 does the man say about his old job
A. The pay was high. B. The work hours were long. C. The working conditions were good.
7. How did the man probably go to work at his old job
A. By car. B. By bike. C. On foot.
请听第7段材料回答第8、9题。
8. Where do the speakers want to go
A. Blackstone Station. B. Cricket Street Station. C. Quest Stadium Station.
9. Which line will the speakers ride last
A. The red line. B. The yellow line. C. The green line.
请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10 How did the man know about the club
A. From a friend. B. From a poster. C. From a newsletter.
11. What activity does the club usually organize
A. Watching films. B. Having supper. C. Entering competitions.
12. How much will the man pay for the whole year
A. 5. B. 8. C. 10.
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Which room needs cleaning
A. The study. B. The kitchen. C. The living room.
14. What does the woman ask the man to do before the cleaners come
A. Remove the plants. B. Water the flowers. C. Send the pets away.
15. What does the man want the cleaners to dc at last
A. Wash the clothes. B. Do some gardening. C. Clean the curtains.
16. When will the woman offer service to the man
A. Next Wednesday. B. Next Thursday. C. Next Friday.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where is Anna from
A. Germany. B. France. C. Italy.
18. What made Monica decide to join the organizing group
A. Film reviews. B. Film reports. C. Video interviews.
19. What is Chris's major
A. Business. B. English Language. C. Film studies.
20. Who has experience in organizing a film festival
A. Chris. B. Monica. C. Anna.
第二部分 阅读理解（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。
A
The Outdoor Centre
Opening times
Water sports: 9 am-5 pm
Play Park: 10 am-4 pm
Entrance/Car park fees
Low season: Weekdays 2. 00 per car; Weekends: 3. 00 per car
High season: 23 July-11 September
Weekdays and weekends: 3. 00 per car
One-day adventure (冒险) course
This is a chance you have been waiting e and try sailing, climbing and surfing (冲浪) . This course is trying to introduce outdoor activities to adults in a fun way. You do not need to be very fit or to have had experience of the activities. All you need is to be interested.
Play Park
The Play Park is suitable for children from 2 to 10 years of age. It is one of the best of its type in the country. It has sand and water play, large ball pool, play castle and much, much more.
Group day and weekend courses
We also offer day and long weekend courses for groups. We receive regular visits from schools and colleges There are three large rooms with twelve beds in each, which can be booked beforehand for groups of up to 36 people (12 at least) .
Summer adventure holiday (for 8-14 years of age)
Safety is of great importance at the Outdoor Centre. All our workers are fully trained in first aid (急救) , and able to teach the activities on offer. We also make certain that all children only take part in activities that are suitable for their age and physical abilities. For this programme children must be able to swim 25 metres and be in good physical health.
21. How much should a familv driving two cars pay when entering the centre in August
A. 2. 00. B. 3. 00. C. 4. 00. D. 6. 00.
22. Which of the following is suitable for a group of ten children aged 6 to 8
A. Play Park. B. Ono-day adventure course.
C. Summer adventure holiday. D. Group day and weekend courses.
23. People who want to take the summer adventure holiday _________.
A. can stay overnight if they want B. should have basic skills in swimming
C. should have a knowledge of first aid D. can do any sport they are interested in
B
In 2009 Dan Black was hit by a car in his hometown of Chepstow, Wales, as he was biking to his job at a grocery store. The accident left him unable to move from the chest down. During his recovery, he suffered from a stroke (中风) that made his right arm useless. Once a promising guitarist, Dan, lives with his parents and requires around-the-clock care that costs nearly $300, 000 a year. After the accident, a friend of his started the Help Dan Black Fund to cover some of Dan's medical expenses. Dan learned about an experimental stem cell (干细胞) treatment in China that could enable him to walk again. After four years, donations to help Dan Black totaled $30, 000.
One day, in 2013, a news story caught the eye of Dan's mother, Michaela, who then shared the story with her son. The story featured a five-year-old boy named Brecon Vaughan. He had a rare form of disease and never walked by himself. The boy's family had created a website—the Vaughan website to collect $100, 000 needed for the treatment in the St. Louis Children's Hospital, which could help Brecon walk. However, only half the amount had been raised, said the report.
Then, after considering that his own dream of walking could be years away, he donated his $30. 000 to Brecon's cause. “I know how it feels to walk. Brecon doesn't. He needs it much more than I do,” Dan told a newspaper. Dan's generosity received a great deal of attention, and contributions started pouring into the Vaughan website.
Finally, the family soon went beyond their fund-raising goal. They've promised to give the extra funds to the Tree of Hope charity, which helps sick children in the United Kingdom find specialized medical help. In October,
Brecon and his family travelled to St. Louis to begin the treatment. “What Dan did is great,” Brecon's mother said.
“It is an extraordinary gift.”
24. What can we know about Dan Blaek
A. He promised to be a guitarist. B. He lost his right arm in an accident
C. He needed much money to be treated. D. He created a fund to help other people
25. What does the underlined word “around-the-clock” mean in paragraph 1
A. extraordinary B. continuous C. effective D. temporary
26. How will the Vaughans deal with the extra funds
A. Offering gifts to sick children. B. Paying Brecon's trip to St. Louis.
C. Supporting Dan Black's treatment. D. Giving them away to a charity.
27. What's the best title for the text
A. A special fund-raising goal B. An expensive treatment
C. A selfless young man D. A fortunate boy
C
Today, poetry and science are often considered to be mutually exclusive (互相排斥) career paths. But that wasn't always the case. The mathematician Ada Lovelace and the physicist James Clerk Maxwell were both accomplished poets. The poet John Keats was a licensed surgeon. Combining the two practices fell out of favor in the 1800s. But translating research into lyrics, haiku, and other poetic forms is resurging (再现) among scientists as they look for alternative ways to inspire others with their findings.
“Poetry is a great tool for questioning the world,” says Sam Illingworth. a poet and a geo-scientist who works at the University of Western Australia. Through workshops and a new science-poetry journal, called Consilience, Illingworth is helping scientists to translate their latest results into poems that can attract appreciation from those outside of their immediate scientific field.
Stephany Mazon, a scientist from the University of Helsinki in Finland, joined one of Illingworth's workshops. In the workshop she was grouped with other scientists and tasked with writing a haiku, a 17-syllable-long poem, which spotlighted water, a fluid that featured in all of the group members rese arch projects. “It was a lot of fun, and surprisingly easy to write the poem,” Mazon says. She plans to continue writing. “We do a disservice (伤害) to ourselves to think that scientists can't be artistic and that art can't be used to communicate scientific ideas,” Mazon says.
That viewpoint is echoed by Illingworth, who thinks science communication initiatives are too often dominated by public lectures with their hands-off PowerPoint slides. “Actually, when science communication involves writing and sharing poems, it invites a two-way dialogue between experts and non-experts,” he says.
Scientist-poet Manjula Silva, an educator at Imperial College London, agrees. Poetry provides a way to translate complex scientific concepts into a language that everyone can understand, Silva says.
Scientists and poets are both trying to understand the world and communicate that understanding with others.
The distinction between scientists and poets is less than people might think. We're all just people with-hopefully-really interesting things to say and to share.
28. What is the purpose of mentioning the celebrities m paragraph 1
A. To display they were talented. B. To show poetry and science can be combined.
C. To encourage different career paths. D. To confirm they were out of favor.
29. What are Illingworth's workshops aimed to do
A. Promote a new science-poetry journal.
B. Inspire outsiders to pursue their careers in science.
C. Get scientists to exchange ideas about the latest research.
D. Encourage science communication through poems.
30. What does Illingworth think of the dominant ways of science communication
A. Innovative. B. Effective. C. Conventional. D. Complex.
31. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A. Scientists and Poets Think Alike
B. Scientists Take on Poetry
C. Poetry: A Great Tool to Question the World
D. Science Communication: A Two-way Dialogue
D
Besides soil, all plants need water. This makes it hard to grow plants where it's dry. But this problem may soon be solved by researchers. Their invention is a super-moisture-absorbent gel (凝胶) , or SMAG.
“The gel-based material can be used as a soil enhancer, as well as alternative soil in greenhouses,” said Guihua Yu, an engineer at the University of Texas-
Austin. He led the team that developed the gel. He also said this material could be "directly mixed with soil or fertilizer at certain amounts".
The gel works similarly to how dew forms. Dew is those water droplets attached to leaves of grass in the morning. It forms because of differences in air temperature between day and night. Air contains different gases, including water vapor（蒸气) . Warmer air holds more water vapor. As the air cools after dark, it loses its ability to hold some of it. When it reaches a certain temperature—known as the dew point—some water vapor will turn into tiny drops of water. When temperature rises the next day, that water evaporates, again turning into vapor.
The research team decided to use this process to aid plants. The gel mixed with soil absorbs the water vapor and holds it. The next day, the gel instead slowly releases (释放) that water into the soil.
Jeff Hattey, a soil scientist, says the gel sounds pretty helpful in farming, but you probably won't see the gel at the hardware store anytime soon. He notes that based on the quantities of the new material used in Yu's experiments, outdoor fields might require a whole lot of it. According to his research, farmers might have to add about 13 trucks of gel to the soil top per acre (英亩) .
Yu believes future studies will help his team understand if the gel could be used for larger, outdoor fields. “Fortunately, the gel is not poisonous,” Yu says. So it shouldn't hurt the bacteria or worms that are needed to keep soil healthy for growing things.
32. What is the, second paragraph mainly about
A. The application of the gel. B. The raw material of the gel.
C. The characteristics of the gel D. The research process of the gel.
33. Why is dew mentioned in the third paragraph
A. To introduce its formation. B. To explain the principle of the gel.
C. To stress the importance of water vapor. D. To clarify the definition of the dew point
34. What problem with the gel does Jeff Hattey point out
A. It is of little help in real farming.
B. It will be too expensive to buy.
C. It requires too much calculation to apply it to outdoor fields.
D. It must reach a huge amount to be effective in outdoor fields.
35. What can we learn about the gel
A. It works only at night. B. It can replace soil in dry areas.
C. It is friendly to the creatures in the soil. D. It makes use of dew to offer plants water.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 6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。选项中有两项多余选项。
Everyone can benefit from better communication. 36 Of course, we know that isn't true, but this shouldn't stop you improving you communication skills. Here are a few tips to help you become a better communicator.
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Verbal language is only one aspect of the communication-body language is another aspect. If you ever wanted to know how to tell if someone is lying, body language is the answer. Your body language tells other people what you aren't verbally saying, such as if you are anxious, confident, confused, angry or any other type of emotion or state of mind. If you become great at reading body language, it will help you become a better communicator.
Listen to others
Before you ever begin to speak, take a minute to see if anyone else has something to say. 38 Listening to others has many benefits, such as allowing you to learn new things or get information that you may later need.
Think before you speak
You parents probably told you this as a child, but many people still do not take a moment to think about the words they are about to say. 39 . There is a time and place for all words and tones of voice. 40 You will have to practice your communication skills before you can ever become an excellent communicator.
A. This is not and over-night thing
B. Singing a song for them is good
C. Become fluent in body language
D. Don't try to make the conversation go your way.
E. You should decide what you want to get in any conversation before you choose your words.
F. If you are too anxious, you can't find the right body language to use in the communication.
G. In fact, if everybody were excellent communicators, the world would be a much better place.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Before it was proven that the earth was round. It was a well-known “fact” that it was 41 . This “fact” was so 42 accepted that no ono dared test it, because they thought if they did ail out beyond the horizon they would fall off the edge 43 . because they believed it couldn't be done, it wasn't done.
That is, until Columbus 44 common knowledge and asked “what if ” This question literally expanded the 45 of his country, changed history, and altered the 46 reality forever.
In spite of our 47 to think of reality as the undoubted 48 of our experience, the definition of reality changes every time someone 49 the boundary conditions of traditional wisdom. When our view of reality changes, our 50 changes with it, based on 51 is newly considered possible. When Columbus returned from the New World, a revised world map was 52 and this began a new era of exploration and adventure.
Examples of the impossible being made possible can be found throughout history. When Chuck Yeager flew the X-1, he destroyed the myth that there was such a thing as a sound barrier. His training and talent, 53 with the new technology of the day, not only enabled him to go 54 the speed of sound, but strengthened the fact that even so-called technological barriers can be 55 as well.
41. A. rough B. smooth C. hard D. flat
42. A. generously B. entirely C. widely D. brilliantly
43. A. In other word B. In addition C. On the whole D. For instance
44. A. proved B. questione C. declared D. demonstrated
45. A. size B. capacity C. foundation D. boundary
46. A. obtained B. accepted C. adjusted D. justified
47. A. attitude B. strategy C. tendency D. insight
48. A. proof B. basis C. origin D. confirmation
49. A. pushes B. pulls C. prints D. presses
50. A. behavior B. theory C. experience D. achievement
51. A. that B. which C. what D. it
52. A. let down B. put down C. set up D. drawn up
53. A. concerned B. combined C. covered D. loaded
54. A. beyond B. through C. over D. down
55. A. admitted B. assured C. overcome D. ignored
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，根据上下文在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Recently, 16 Chinese online novels have been added to the collection of the British Library. 56 (cover)
themes of science fiction, history, reality and fantasy, these works are considered the classics of Chinese online literature from the past 20 years.
The library usually selects works 57 (base) on their popularity or by considering an item's value. Readers can check the information about the 16 books on the library's website, and borrow printed 58 (copy) . As one of the current key parts of mass cultural consumption, 59 began with “fast food” romanced, fantasies and mysteries, the Chinese online literature industry has received increasing 60 (recognize) from home and abroad.
One of the 16 novels, Happiness in Palm tells a story about love and delicacies (美食) in ancient times. The author created a 61 (represent) heroine who was tough and intelligent, facing up to hardships with courage, perseverance and optimism. “It's 62 surprise to me that online fiction can be added to the collection of a foreign library. 63 feels like the path of online novel writing is becoming much 64 (wide)” the writer says.
Great Power, Heavy Industry tells of how China's manufacturing industries 65 (grow) stronger in recent decades, and foreign readers can learn about the Chinese system and culture behind the country's swift economic development, getting to know China better in the process.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 读后续写（满分20分）
I was a single mother in my 30s who lived down and out with my daughter Peggy in a small apartment, struggling hard to make our needs meet.
One day, I headed to the downtown for an interview. I sat down in the streetcar, and there against the seat was a beautiful silk umbrella with a silver handle decorated with gold scrolls, among which there was a name carved.
On impulse (冲动) I determined to find the owner myself. I got off the streetcar in the heavy rain and thankfully opened the umbrella to protect myself Then I searched a telephone book for the name, I found it immediately and called it, waiting patiently, and then a lady answered.
“Yes,” she said in surprise, with extreme excitement. “It was my umbrella which had been stolen a year ago.”
So appealing was her pleasure that I forgot I was looking for a job and went directly to her small house. She took the umbrella, with teary eyes, explaining with choking voice that the umbrella was given by her parents, now dead. Her happiness at retrieving (找回) this special possession was such that to have accepted her reward would have spoiled something, so I refused her offer and left.
The following months were hard. I could only obtain temporary employment, for a small salary. What was worse, I had just lost my last job before Christmas, with only fifteen dollars left. Unless a miracle happened, I would be homeless in January, foodless and jobless. I had prayed steadily for weeks, and there had been no answer but this coldness and darkness.
The air was full of Christmas merriment, with the bells ringing and children shouting in the bitter dusk of the evening. But there should be no Christmas for me, I knew, no gifts, no remembrance whatsoever.
Thinking of this, I couldn't control my tears on my way home, but I managed a smile so could greet my little daughter. She opened the door for me and threw herself in my arms, screaming joyously and demanding desirably for her Christmas gift. There I stood, frozen, overwhelmed by misery.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang and Peggy rushed to answer it, calling that it must be Santa Claus. ______________
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Suddenly, a note attached to one package caught my eye _____________________________________________
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一、选词填空（阅读上面文章，从所给的12个词中选出10个，用正确形式填入空格，每空1分，共10分）
with tear desirable job temporary green spoil fill umbrella determine attach steal
The Umbrella Christmas gifts
·One day on my way to a job interview, I happened to find a beautiful silk umbrella 66 a silver handle decorated with gold scrolls ·The following months were hard. Before Christmas, with little money and 71 I was faced with but coldness and darkness.
·I got off the streetcar in the heavy rain and thankfully opened the 67 to protect myself. ·The air was 72 with Christmas merriment. But there should be no Christmas for me, let alone gifts.
· 68 to find the owner myself, I managed to get her number and get through to her. ·Surprised and excited, the owner said it was her umbrella which 69 a year before. ·Thinking of all this, I burst into 73 . But when my daughter opened the door, I forced a smile 74 hers.
·I went directly to her small bouse. ·She offered a reward but I declined it for fear of 70 something. ·When she demanded 75 for her gifts, I stood there, frozen. ·Suddenly the door bell rang. . .
二、阅读上面文章，根据文章内容，用英语回答相应的问题。（共10分）
76. Why didn't the writer accept the owner' reward (2分)
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77. Who was it that rang the doorbell And for what (3分)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________78. What might be written in the note (3分)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________79. How would the writer feel after reading the note (2分)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________第二节 应用文写作（满分20分）
假设你是李华，你从报纸上看到成都熊猫基地在招募寒假志愿者，为外国友人介绍熊猫基地的情况及熊猫的习性，你很感兴趣，写信应征。内容包括：
1. 表达意愿。
2. 介绍自己的优势。
3. 你被招募后的打算。
注意：1. 词数100左右；开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数；2. 可适当发挥，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：熊猫基地：the Panda Base Dear Sir/Madam,
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