机密★启用前
2024-2025学年度礼嘉中学高2023级上期中期考试
英语试题
（全卷满分150分，考试时间：120分钟）
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写在答题卡上。
2. 作答前认真阅读答题卡上的注意事项。
3. 作答时务必将答案写在答题卡上，写在试卷及草稿纸上无效。
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。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 is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Classmates. B. Relatives. C. Colleagues.
2. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. The biology course. B. Their study partners. C. The results of the test.
3. When will the speakers get to Grace’s house
A. At 6:30. B. At 6:50. C. At 7:00.
4. Why does the man have so many clocks
A. He has trouble getting up. B. He often forgets about time. C. He likes collecting clocks.
5. Where is Mimi probably
A. At a hospital. B. At school. C. At home.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What does the woman think of her trip
A. Dangerous. B. Amazing. C. Disappointing.
7. What does the man mean in the end
A. The woman should have gone hiking.
B. The woman should have climbed mountains.
C. The woman should have tried the dogsled.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8 What kind of painting does the man like
A. Oil paintings. B. Ink paintings. C. Watercolor paintings.
9. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Their university classes. B. A famous painting. C. Hobbies..
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. What are the speakers doing now
A. Playing the violin. B. Having a class. C. Talking about music.
11. In what aspect does Anna make a mistake
A. The topic of the report.
B. The problem people are involved in.
C. The performance of playing the violin.
12. What do we know about Anna
A. She is late to r the class. B. She is active in class. C. She likes playing the violin.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. What will the woman do on the weekend
A. Go to the concert. B. Rest in her dorm. C. Mark the papers.
14. Why did the woman offer to help Mathers
A. To prove herself to be responsible.
B. To get money for concert tickets.
C. To earn money for further education.
15. When will the man tell the woman about the concert
A. This Saturday. B. Next Monday. C. Next Tuesday.
16. What might the woman be
A. A band member. B. A professor. C. A student.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. How many group workshops are introduced
A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.
18. What do these workshops have in common
A. They all last for three hours.
B. They deal with the same topic.
C. They are free to all enrolled students.
19. Which workshop is held later in the year
A. The Adjusting workshop. B. The Anxiety workshop. C. The Communicating workshop.
20 Who is the Motivation workshop intended for ’
A. The research students. B. The foreign students. C. The first-year students.
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
Are you considering visiting some places in a few weeks, or a few months’ time, and are you looking for the safest places to travel If yes, this travel guide will provide some places you can visit.
New Zealand
New Zealand has proven to be the world’s safest places to travel after Iceland and they are known for their wonderful dishes such as fish & chips, Hokey Pokey Ice Cream, etc. Whangarei Falls is a twenty-four feet high flowing water with a beautiful view that makes it one of the best waterfalls looking attractive in photographs.
Greenland
Greenland is said to be a place where you do not have to worry about crime, so you need not worry too much about your safety. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, and it is the world’s largest island. Major tourist offers in Greenland include trips on hiking, tours on dog sledding (雪橇), watching of icebergs, etc.
Belize
A visit to Belize would give you experiences such as world-class diving, explorations of jungles, etc. When you are in Belize, you should try the following foods: Rice and Beans, Tamales, Stewed Chicken, Fry Jacks and lots more. Belize is known for Mayan ruins and caves, jungle adventures, and is also known as “Nature’s best-kept secret”.
Tunisia
Tunisia is said to be one of the most visited African countries. Some attractive places include its great capital city of Tunis, the beach resorts of Mahdia and La Kabash Square in Tunis. Tunisia is popular for her beaches which have this golden ring and pocket-friendly expensive items. Tunisians are always willing to help. Some of the delicious dishes that Tunisians enjoy include Traditional Tunisian Bread, Tajine, Meats, etc.
1. What makes New Zealand attractive
A. Low crime rates. B. Jungle adventures.
C. Beautiful waterfall. D. Golden beaches.
2. Which place should you go to if you are fond of diving
A. New Zealand. B. Belize. C. Greenland. D. Tunisia.
3. What can be known aboα Tunisia
A. Tunisians are both warm and friendly. B. It is the most visited country in Africa.
C. Tunis is the world’s largest port city. D. It offers first-class hiking experience.
B
Most people in their eighties would consider themselves lucky not to have health problems, but this is not the case with Toshisuke Kanazawa. The 82-year-old Japanese bodybuilder is not only in perfect physical condition, he also looks better than a lot of men a quarter his age.
Kanazawa is living proof (证明)that you’re never too old to hit the gym and achieve the body you’ve always dreamed of. A champion bodybuilder in his youth, Kanazawa stopped exercising completely after he retired at age 34, drinking, smoking and eating whatever he liked. It wasn’t until he turned 50 that he got his motivation to regain the perfect body of his younger years.
Kanazawa’s wife felt sick frequently and the former bodybuilder remembered that she had never been happier than when he won the national championship. So to please her he decided to return to the gym and completely change his diet.
His workout schedule had to be adjusted to his age as well. In his youth, he would spend up to six hours training in the gym every day, and his body would recover within two days after a particularly intensive(强化的) workout, but that was not the case anymore. He cut the daily gym time to three hours and started giving his body one week to recover after exercising every muscle group.
Kanazawa’s efforts paid off. In 2016, at the age of 80, Kanazawa defeated many opponents and placed sixth in the world in a contest for bodybuilders over 65, and won the admiration of the crowd.
Sport keeps this elderly man healthy, as he claims not to have suffered so much as a cold since he started bodybuilding again at age 50.
“I want to be a super old man in the bodybuilder community,” Kanazawa said, “If I have a goal, I can continue moving forward. I have to work much harder.”
4. What can we learn about Kanazawa from Paragraph 2
A. He started bodybuilding at the age of 34.
B. He seldom exercised when he was young
C. He had serious health problems in his childhood.
D. He developed an unhealthy lifestyle after he retired.
5. Why did Kanazawa decide to take up exercise again
A. To help change his diet. B. To cheer up his wife.
C. To stand to his promise. D. To recover from illness.
6. What did old Kanazawa do while rebuilding his body
A. He took the same workout schedule. B. He combined relaxation with exercise.
C. He turned to the doctors for advice. D. He spent over six hours training every day.
7. What can be the best title for the text
A. Understanding: A Guarantee of Happiness B. Champion: The Result of Workout
C. Exercise: The Best Medicine for Illnesses D. Bodybuilding: No Age Limit
C
In Kolkata, I met a flower vendor who told me he gave up selling fresh flowers years ago. He ticked off the reasons why his plastic flowers were better than the real thing: They cost less, look real, and don’t wilt (枯萎).
The miracle of plastics arrived in India recently enough that there is no Hindi word for the stuff, and in some places take-out food still comes wrapped in banana leaves. The love affair really took off in the 1990s, as the rapid growth of the global plastics industry co-occurred with the development of India’s economy. If in the U. S. the golden age of plastics ushered in (开创) the throwaway culture of convenience, in India, affordable plastic consumer goods simply made life better. Plastic storage containers, bags, and food wrap helped keep food fresh longer. Barefoot children could get cheap shoes, and inexpensive fabrics allowed them more clothes.
Yet even with the improving quality of life, the romance faded fast. Before the decade ended, India found itself swimming in plastic packaging waste that outpaced any ability to contain it. By the mid-1990s, newspaper accounts sounded the alarm. Plastic bags, handed out by the thousands in department stores in Mumbai, were“suffocating (使窒息) the city”.
The problem has since spread beyond cities to rural areas and even nature reserves. At the Rajaji National Park outside Rishikesh, a city in the Himalayan foothills made famous in the West by the Beatles, who spent several weeks there in 1968, elephants are eating plastics in dump sites. “There are many places just outside the forest where villagers throw trash out, and the wild animals go there to eat,” villager Mohammad Yusuf told me.
In nearly every nation struggling to contain plastic waste, the problem is primarily packaging. Globally, it accounts for 36 percent of the nearly 500 million tons of plastic produced annually. India’s problem has less to do with per capita consumption than lack of adequate waste collection. In the United States, a person creates an average of 286 pounds of plastic waste a year, more than six times India’s rate of 44 pounds per person. But the U. S has a more or less functioning system of rubbish collection and disposal (处理). Trash collection rates in India are often low.
8. What does the underlined part “love affair” in paragraph 2 refer to
A. Indian romance. B. The industry of plastic flowers.
C. The miracle of plastics. D. Indian’s fondness for plastic products.
9. What does the author want to show by mentioning the elephants in paragraph 4
A. The reasons why Rishikesh is famous. B. The concern over national parks’ pollution.
C. The widespread plastic pollution. D. The forward-looking nature of news accounts
10. What is the main problem with plastic waste in India compared to that in the U. S.
A. The inefficient waste recycling system. B. The wide use of plastic packaging.
C. The large plastic consumption per person. D. The huge annual output of plastic.
11. What is the text mainly about
A. The issue of India’s plastic pollution.
B. The significance of plastic products to Indians.
C. The plastic waste problem and its solutions in India.
D. The rise and decline of plastic consumption in India.
D
You may have already seen them in some restaurants around the world: robots. They are about the size of a child. They can welcome people and lead them to their tables. They can deliver food and drinks and bring dirty dishes back to the kitchen.
Many people think robot waiters are the answer to worker shortages. Sales of robots have been growing in recent years. There are tens of thousands of them now moving through eating places worldwide.
But others say robot waiters still have a long way to go before they can replace humans. They cannot take orders. And they cannot walk up steps to different areas of a restaurant.
Still the use of robots is growing. In Madison Heights, Michigan, Li Zhai was having trouble finding workers for his restaurant Noodle Topia in the summer of 2021. So, he bought a robot from Pudu Robotics. The robot was so successful that he added two more; now, one robot leads diners to their seats while another delivers food to tables. And his employees load dirty dishes onto the third robot to bring them back to the kitchen.
Zhai said he now needs three people to do the same work that five or six people used to do. And they save him money. A robot costs around $15,000, he said, but a person costs him $5,000 to $6,000 per month. Zhai noted that the robots give his human servers more time to spend with diners, which increases tips. And diners often post videos of the robots on social media, which leads to more visits. “Besides saving labor, the robots benefit business,” he said.
But not all restaurants have had success with robots. Chili’s introduced a robot server in 2020. The restaurant company expanded the test to 61 U. S. restaurants before suddenly stopping last August. Chili’s found that the robot moved too slowly and got in the way of human servers. And 58 percent of guests surveyed said robots did not improve their overall experience.
12 What is Li Zhai’s third robot used to do
A. Lead diners to their seats. B. Carry away dirty dishes.
C. Take orders from customers. D. Deliver food to tables.
13. What do Li Zhai’s words mainly tell us in Paragraph 5
A. The popularity of robots. B. The low prices of robots.
C. The advantages of using robots. D. The impression of robots on people.
14. Why did Chili’s give up robot servers
A. They didn’t work well enough. B. They broke down easily.
C. They often made big mistakes. D. They couldn’t understand customers’ demand.
15. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text
A. To predict that robot waiters will completely replace human waiters.
B. To prove that human waiters are more efficient than robot waiters.
C. To discuss the practicality and benefits of robot waiters in restaurants.
D. To emphasize the importance of robot waiters in increasing restaurant profits.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Although low-alcohol and alcohol-free drinks won’t get you drunk, some experts say they still shouldn’t be sold to minors (未成年人). ____16____. Their request for legalization on the matter has attracted a lot of attention among worrying parents, school principals and educators as well.
The market for nonalcoholic drinks has been growing as more people consider cutting their alcohol use, especially among the underage people. Alcoholic drinks typically contain 3%-50% alcohol content. ____17____ This level of alcohol content definitely won’t bring harm to one’s health, but the potential psychological and habitual consequences are still worth noticing.
The recent trend has given rise to ready-to-go drinks in cans and bottles that often look just like alcohol. ____18____ For example, the American brand Budweiser has a non-alcoholic product called Bud Zero which comes in the exact same cans as their ordinary beer.
A lot of people are using these non-alcohol products in social settings. True, they don’t feel like drinking ____19____ Non-alcohol products seem like a perfect solution to this dilemma.
These people can fit in with their friends without having to drink real alcohol. Some people might ask if nobody’s really getting drunk, then what’s the harm ____20____. It’s true non-alcoholic drinks are low in alcohol or even alcohol-free, but they contain many of the same signals as alcohol—the flavor, look, smell, experience of drinking and sometimes even the same brand as alcoholic products. All those could potentially lead to a lifestyle easier to access real drink once situations allow.
A. Parents are curious about the harm.
B. Many brands have non-alcoholic products in similar packaging.
C. But they don’t want to feel left out at parties either.
D. Experts say the harm lies in the fact that kids may be attracted to try the real thing.
E. They’re calling for laws to stop the sales.
F. Production of non-alcoholic drinks has witnessed a sky-rocketing increase.
G. That figure for nonalcoholic drinks lies lower than 0.5%.
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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Caring 17-year-old, Lauren Schroeder, was inspired to help bring healthy food to needy families in her community. When she was just 14, she volunteered at a local ____21____ to help fill boxes for people in need with canned and packaged food. She felt something was missing: fresh vegetables. “I thought it would be great to ____22____ that,” Lauren told the Washington Post about her motivation to grow and ____23____ homegrown produce.
This ____24____ teen then told her parents of her desire to start a garden on their family farm. Initially, while proud of her daughter’s ____25____, Lauren’s mother, Katie, admitted to some ____26____, wondering how much work this would mean.
Coming from a farming family, Lauren had some ____27____ with agriculture, but she had never tried growing ____28____ at scale (规模). She ____29____ plants online, checking the instructions on how to take care of each crop. She then secured a _____30_____ from the National FFA Organization, which supports _____31_____ education, to cover seeds (种子) and gardening supplies.
And importantly, Lauren didn’t _____32_____ from hard work. During Iowa’s hot and dry summers, she had to _____33_____ her crops for around three hour daily. She also _____34_____ checked for harmful insects, and bent down to pick her green bean crop, the most challenging vegetable to harvest in her opinion.
With assistance from her family, Lauren has donated more than 7,000 pounds of homegrown produce in the past two years. She has also won the _____35_____ of her community.
21. A. factory B. school C. shop D. shelter
22. A. examine B. tolerate C. change D. discover
23. A. promote B. donate C. purchase D. process
24. A. honey-mouthed B. open-minded C. kind-hearted D. good-mannered
25. A. vision B. hobby C. agenda D. reputation
26. A. mistakes B. truths C. concerns D. regrets
27. A. doubt B. difficulty C. patience D. familiarity
28. A. fruits B. trees C. vegetables D. grains
29. A. mentioned B. researched C. shared D. ranked
30. A. fund B. place C. title D. plan
31. A. cultural B. special C. agricultural D. environmental
32 A. set apart B. shy away C. fall off D. go back
33. A. water B. plant C. observe D. gather
34. A. leisurely B. impatiently· C. occasionally D. frequently
35 A. interest B. welfare C. admiration D. competition
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。
Ancient murals (壁画) are precious records of social, religious, and artistic history across different cultures and times. However, these murals often suffer from damage due to environmental exposure and human activities, making their protection and restoration ____36____ urgent task for the global cultural heritage community.
Over the years, digital technology ____37____ (become) an increasingly important tool in the conservation of murals. The Mural DH dataset, ____38____ (develop) for the digital restoration of Dunhuang murals, is an example of such technological advancement. It includes over 5,000 clear images of damaged murals, providing a ____39____ (value) resource for various digital restoration tasks. The restoration process often involves multiple stages ____40____ the latest AI and image processing technology is used to handle different aspects, ____41____ (include) separating the damage, filling in missing parts, and improving image clarity. The goal is to reconstruct the missing parts of the image in order to match the surrounding art, maintaining ____42____ (it) original aesthetic (美感).
In conclusion, the restoration of ancient murals is an ____43____ (incredible) challenging task that requires a combination of advanced technology and the craftsmanship spirit. It is a multi-stage process that demands patience, ____44____ (accurate) and a deep respect for the cultural heritage that these murals represent. Only by combining traditional craftsmanship ______45______ modern technology can conservators successfully preserve these precious works of art for future generations to appreciate and study.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假设你是李华，你的学校正在考虑开设一个劳动教育课程（a labor education course）。学校希望听取学生的意见，你认为劳动教育课程可以通过学生清洁校园、种植蔬菜等方式展开。请写一封建议信给学校，内容包括：
1. 表达写信的目的：
2. 提出你对劳动课程的建议和原因。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear School Authorities,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best regards,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
47. 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。
One morning, my family and I woke up and went to eat breakfast——until we heard barking and scratching at the door. When my mom opened the door, we saw a puppy(小狗). We looked around to see if we saw its owner, but there was no one. We took it inside and fed it.
Regardless of how badly I wanted to keep the puppy, we decided to look for the owner. We looked all day, but we failed. We talked about whether we should keep looking or if we should look the next day. We all agreed to look for its owner the next day.
So, the next day my family and I looked for the dog's owner. It was so hard looking for its owner. We were looking for flyers(传单)that involved the puppy, but no luck. We wouldn't have quit because it's a puppy.
“We won't stop looking,” my mom and dad said. We were going to take care of the puppy until we found its owner.
When we woke up in the morning, we went to a pet shop to buy the puppy some dog food. After that we went back home to feed the puppy the dog food that we had just bought. After we fed the puppy, we gave it a nice bath. It was so dirty that the fur was black and sticky, but after we gave it a bath, it turned white.And I noticed there was a collar (狗项圈)on him, which said “Coby”. After we gave him a bath, we went to look for the p uppy's owner, but my mom stayed at home, and it was only my dad and me this time.
We continued looking more and more until we found flyers. “We looked at it.”it said.
“Lost Dog: Please Help if Found.” Then we looked at the picture;it looked exactly like Coby. We were all happy we found a flyer that was for Cody.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
There was a phone number on the flyer.
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We found the lady’s house, and then we knocked on the door.
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机密★启用前
2024-2025学年度礼嘉中学高2023级上期中期考试
英语试题
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）
【答案】1. C2. B3. A
【答案】4. D5. B6. B7. D
【答案】8. D9. C10. A11. A
【答案】12. B13. C14. A15. C
【答案】16. E17. G18. B19. C20. D
【答案】21. D22. C23. B24. C25. A26. C27. D28. C29. B30. A31. C32. B33. A34. D35. C
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
【答案】36. an37. has become
38. developed
39. valuable
40. where41. including
42. its43. incredibly
44. accuracy
45. with
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46.
【答案】Dear School Authorities,
I am writing to propose the introduction of a labor education course in our school curriculum. I believe this course can effectively be conducted through activities like campus cleaning and vegetable planting. These hands-on experiences can teach us valuable life skills, promote teamwork, and enhance our sense of responsibility. Furthermore, engaging in such activities not only improves our practical abilities but also fosters a greater appreciation for manual work.
I hope you consider these suggestions beneficial to our overall development.
Best regards,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
47.
【答案】One possible version:
There was a phone number on the flyer. My dad called it and someone answered; it was a lady. My dad asked whether she was the one who put out the flyers. She said “Yes!” with excitement and told us Coby, who was very dear to her, had been gone days before. Then we told her that we had her puppy and we would take him to her. She told us her address at once; then we went to it.
We found the lady’s house, and then we knocked on the door. A lady opened the door, and when she saw the puppy, she screamed with joy. We handed her the puppy, feeling proud. She wanted to give us a reward for taking care of her puppy for her, but we said it was OK because we were really happy to help. So we went home tired but content, telling my mom the whole thing. My family became friends with the lady, and we were all happy.
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