四川省南江中学2024-2025学年高一下学期半期考试英语试题（含答案，无听力原文及音频）

南江中学 2024-2025 学年高一下学期半期考试英语试题
总分：150 分 考试时间：120 分钟
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。
1.What does the man want the woman to do
A. Visit Nelson tomorrow. B. Have a party at her house. C. Keep the party secret.
2. Which bus can get to the People’s Park
A. Bus No.6. B. Bus No.8. C. Bus No.11.
3. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Strangers. B. Friends. C. Waitress and customer.
4. What might the man do later
A. Finish the paper. B. Type the paper. C. Print the paper.
5.Why did the woman call the man
A. To tell him the party will be delayed.
B. To ask him to inform all the friends.
C. To ask him to watch the news.
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。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. What makes the man unhappy
A. The argument with his neighbor.
B. The noise in the neighborhood.
C. His neighbor’s bad behavior.
7. What does the woman advise the man to do
A. Move to another place. B. Stop talking with Mr. Black. C. Invite Mr. Black to his house.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. What does the girl dislike
A. Market management. B. Reading literary works. C. Writing stories.
9. What does the girl want to be
A. A professor. B. A writer. C. A manager.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
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10. When will the party be held
A. On 26th September. B. On 27th September. C. On 28th September.
11. Where will the speakers have lunch
A. At a club. B. At a restaurant. C. At the man’s home.
12. What will the woman get for her granddad
A. A hat. B. Some CDs. C. A suitcase.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
13. What made the man uneasy
A. A student lost his master’s degree.
B. A student couldn’t get his master’s degree.
C. A student wanted to give him a gift.
14. What day is it today
A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.
15. How did the student feel after the man explained to him
A. Sad. B. Ashamed. C. Pleased.
16. What does the man think he should do
A. Write to his student. B. Send his student an email. C. Have a talk with his student.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. Who named the eastern states of New Hampshire and New Jersey
A. The British explorers. B. The Spanish explorers. C. The French explorers.
18. What’s the meaning behind “California”
A. A land of flowers. B. A Spanish book. C. An island of gold.
19. Why did French explorers call a river in the Midwest “Missouri”
A. The Indian tribe lived along the river.
B. The name Missouri meant a rich place.
C. It showed the influence of Indians.
20. What’s the speech mainly about
A. The special names of American states.
B. The origin of American states’ names.
C. The influence of American Indians. 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)
A
Is a picture worth a thousand words We think so! Take a digital photograph that answers this question:
Why is Earth Day important to our planet
The winning photographer will receive a digital camera, and the photo will be published in TIME for
Kids magazine.
Get details below.
·The competition is open to students from 8 to 13 years of age.
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·Judges will look for creativity, photo composition and relation to the Earth Day theme.
·Students must include their first name only; their e-mail address; a parent’s, or a teacher’s e-mail
address (very important); the location in the photo, and the date when it was taken (must be between June 1,
2021, and March 20, 2022).
Competition begins: January 9, 2022. Competition closes: March 20, 2022.
·To enter, students should visit /20/7earthdaycontest and follow instructions to
provide an original digital photo.
The winner will receive a digital camera.
·All entries must follow the official rules for consideration.
21. Who can take part in the Earth Day Photo Competition
A. Students and their teachers. B. Students and their parents.
C. Professional photographers. D. Students aged 8-13.
22. As for those who enter the competition,____________.
A. both their parent’s and teacher’s email address are necessary
B. they must include their full name
C. their photo will be posted on the Internet
D. they must provide some basic information about the photo
23. Which of the following might meet the requirements
A. A photo taken on May 20, 2022. B. A photo of river pollution.
C. A printed photo. D. A photo of a wedding.
B
Along with soccer, basketball is a global sport. As you read this. young people somewhere in the
world are happily passing, dribbling(运球) and shooting. It’s enormous fun and a joyful way to spend time
with others.
Basketball is a game for everyone. Unlike golf or tennis. it doesn't require great wealth or a lot of
space to play. After all, not many people have a golf course-sized backyard. and tennis equipment is
expensive. Basketball, by contrast, just needs a wall with a hoop and a ball.
So after its invention by Canadian-American physical educator James Naismith in 1891, the sport took
off within US citizens, who quickly became attracted to the game because it suited their circumstances.
Today, 127 years later, basketball remains one of the most popular sports in the US, and the National
Basketball Association (NBA)has an increasing appeal for fans around the world.
The success of basketball as global phenomenon is undoubtedly related to the way African-Americans
play the game.” The basketball court reflected some of the major cultural shifts in America, such as from
forbidding African-Americans to play basketball to allowing them to play in the NBA, "the LIVESTRONG
website noted.
From the 1950s onwards, segregation rules, which had prohibited African-Americans from playing
basketball in NBA games, were no longer used in the US. In 1950, when Earl Lloyd started to play for the
Washington Capitols, things began to change. Since then, most of the greats of the game have been
African-Americans, like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.
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It's not difficult to see that there's a strong link between political liberation and basketball. Something
of this is expressed in a quote from the US author John Edgar Wideman. He makes a connection between
basketball and hope:" When it's' played the way it's supposed to be played. basketball happens in the air;
flying, floating, raised above the floor, letting the oppressed(受 压 制 的 ) people of this earth imagine
themselves in their dreams.”
24. What advantage does basketball have over golf or tennis, according to the author
A. It interests almost everyone. B. It can be played everywhere.
C. It doesn't cost much. D. It doesn't require too much skill.
25. What can we learn about basketball from Paragraph 3
A. The sport was not popular with people at first.
B. The sport was created by a PE teacher.
C. The NBA. with a history of 127 Years. attracts people worldwide
D. Its rules have been changed a lot to suit new circumstances.
26. The main purpose of Paragraph 5 is to .
A. show how racial integration (种族融合）took place in basketball
B. explain the origin and rules of NBA games in the 1950s
C. prove the popularity of basketball among African-Americans
D. stress the success African-Americans in basketball
27. What do John Edgar Wideman's words mean
A. Political oppression is a serious problem in the US.
B. Basketball stands for the freedom and hopes of people.
C. American people usually have a basketball dream.
D. Basketball is sometimes a useful tool for politicians.
C
“When I was young, I had so much energy and I loved building things. If I had an idea, I had to build
it right now using what I could find around me,” says Danish artist Thomas Dambo. When Dambo was
seven years old, he bought a mountain of cushions (垫子) from a nearby market to build a game room in his
parents’ house. As a teenager, he built a “crazy” castle in his backyard.
Years later, 42-year-old Dambo is proudly showing his latest work: a giant (巨人) called Little Lui.
Five meters tall, Little Lui is one of the six giants placed in the corners of Peel Region of Western Australia,
which will be on show for at least a year. This work makes Dambo’s giants up to 99 around the world. His
gentle giants have found homes in many different countries, as far as the United States, Belgium, China,
Denmark, South Korea and now in Australia.
“For me giants represent (代表) the voice of nature,” Dambo says. This deep respect for nature is the
focus of Dambo’s building works. Dambo’s giants are made almost from local recycled wood: their faces
from second-hand furniture and their hair from tree branches and leaves. Taking about 750 hours to
complete, each giant is built out in nature.
“I hope by visiting the giants, people will think of rubbish as a resource. I think it’s really important
that next generations are connected to nature,” Dambo says. “That’s why I tried to build the giants to attract
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young people. I want people to be inspired and to realize they don’t need a lot to create something big and
beautiful.”
28. Which of the following can best describe young Dambo
A. Powerful. B. Frightened.
C. Creative. D. Homesick.
29. What can we know about Little Lui
A. It will be sent to Denmark. B. It is kept underground.
C. It’s Dambo’s first giant. D. It will be shown to the public.
30. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about
A. The expensive materials of the giants.
B. The comments on the giants.
C. The appearance of the giants.
D. The basic theme of the giants.
31. What does Dambo plan to do with his giants
A. Call on the young to save natural resources.
B. Inspire more people to take adventures.
C. Encourage the young to approach nature.
D. Help people spend less time playing games.
D
Many companies have advertised a feature in their newer phones that lets users use AI as a recipe
generator (生成器) assistant.
With AI-generated recipes, casual cooks may risk a terrible meal or a life-threatening situation. Last
year, Forbes reported that one AI recipe generator produced a recipe for “aromatic (芳香的) water mix”.
The recipe actually produced deadly chlorine gas.
For food bloggers and recipe developers, this technology can threaten their livelihood. Sarah and
Kaitlin Leung are sisters who set up The Woks of Life, a food blog focused on sharing “recipes, kitchen
exploits, and travels”. After an idea is formed, they will test a recipe up to 40times. “These companies are
taking content created by real people to train their AI models, and then competing directly with those same
people. So it’s a huge sort of existential threat,” Sarah says.
Andrew Olson, a software engineer who develops recipes for his food blog, One Ingredient Chef, sees
it differently. “So much of recipe development is getting inspiration from other recipes,” he says. “They’re
not reproducing it word for word.” On his website, users can input a list of ingredients to generate a recipe
that looks just like one from a cookbook. Each recipe even includes a headnote with a sense-based
description of the final product and suggestions for when and where to serve each dish. Advanced versions
of the software even generate images of what the recipe’s final product could look like.
“I think food bloggers could use AI to be more creative, to come up with new ideas,” he says. “But I
don’t think the technology is there to the point where you can have an entirely AI-generated blog, although
that would be a cool concept. Maybe someone should try it and see how it goes.” Olson adds.
32. What problem can AI recipe generators cause
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A. Threat to recipe companies. B. Unemployment of assistants.
C. Higher costs of phones. D. Accidents in cooking.
33. What is Sarah’s attitude towards AI-generated recipes
A. Objective. B. Negative. C. Unclear. D. Favourable.
34. What does One Ingredient Chef feature
A. It produces the final product’s pictures.
B. It tests its recipes up to 40 times.
C. It sends a real cookbook to users.
D. It gives suggestions on a healthy dish.
35. What do Olson’s words imply in the last paragraph
A. The use of AI technology needs further development.
B. Entirely AI-generated recipes are widely available.
C. AI should be banned from generating recipes.
D. AI recipe generators can replace food bloggers. 第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 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。
Are you afraid of failure However, only by overcoming fear of failure can we achieve success in life.
Here are some tips on how to remove fear and focus on success:
Understand that at times you make mistakes. 36 Before any of us learned how to walk, we
crawled(爬行).We got up，fell down and got up again. We continued the process until we could walk quite
well.
37 Instead，view it as a stepping stone. Make certain that you learn from failure and then use
what you have learned in future situations. Refuse to consider failure a character weakness. Doing so will
only prevent you from achieving future success.
Remember that failure has produced many successes. 38 Albert Einstein's teacher told him to
quit school and said，“Einstein, you will never achieve anything!” Beethoven's music teacher said he was
hopeless to become a composer. Henry Ford's first two car companies failed.
Appreciate the benefits of failure. A famous writer said, “All life is an experiment. The more
experiments you try, the better you make.” It's hardly possible for someone to achieve success for the first
time he tries. 39
Believe in yourself. Rather than give up when things don't work out， see it as a chance to build
perseverance(坚持不懈). Remind yourself how many failures became successful because they wouldn't
give up. 40
A. Don't take failure personally.
B. Work hard and try to avoid failure.
C. Realize that you are human and humans make mistakes.
D. Believe that you've got what it takes to work through the difficult times.
E. Making the same mistake again can lead to the failure in your future work.
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F. Consider how many people in history had failed before they became successful.
G. In other words, your chances of getting things right on the first try are little. 第三部分 语言知识应用(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。
It was the last in a line of long and rainy days. I hadn’t seen the sun come out, which had left me
feeling ____41____ and a bit bad-tempered (脾气不好的). Even though I don’t usually pray about such
things, I asked God for just a bit of sunshine to brighten my day and ____42____ my spirits.
I stopped by a store to buy a bottle of vitamins. The ____43____ at the check-out counter was long but
I didn’t mind. I chatted with a middle-aged lady in front of me with a cart (手推车) full of diapers (尿布). I
didn’t ask if she had a new ____44____, but her tired face suggested it had seen a few ____45____ nights
recently. When it was her turn, she slowly pulled out some worn bills. She counted carefully and
____46____ her wallet but was still about seventy cents short. I ____47____ got my wallet and threw a one
dollar bill on top of hers. She turned her head and blessed me with a (n) ____48____ smile. She thanked me
again and again and I just ____49____ back, “You’re welcome.”
After I’d paid for my vitamins, I walked outside. It had started to rain again but I didn’t mind. I knew
that God had _____50_____ my prayer. I had wanted a bit of _____51_____ and that is what I’d gotten in
her smile. I felt _____52_____, and ready to enjoy the day. I realized too that the sunshine in a soul is even
brighter than that in the _____53_____.
In life we are the only sunshine that a person might get. Don’t _____54_____ yours hidden then. Let
your love burn bright. Let God’s light shine through you. Let the goodness of your soul _____55_____
through every smile.
41. A. safe B. cheerful C. tired D. good
42. A. wash B. lift C. break D. free
43. A. road B. line C. group D. customer
44. A. job B. baby C. wish D. friend
45. A. helpless B. fearless C. useless D. sleepless
46. A. picked up B. examined out C. emptied out D. took out
47. A. suddenly B. carelessly C. quickly D. clearly
48. A. satisfying B. bright C. Awkward D. shy
49. A. paid B. talked C. explained D. smiled
50. A. ended B. forgot C. watched D. answered
51. A. luck B. sunlight C. sadness D. anger
52. A. silly B. terrible C. bored D. energetic
53. A. sky B. world C. eye D. evening
54. A. feel B. keep C. expect D. find
55. A. disappear B. spread C. change D. shine 第二节 语法填空(共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)
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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。
You are twenty-one years old and live a happy and peaceful life.____56__one day, your doctor tells
you that you have a serious disease and will die soon. What would you do ___57___(probable) most of us
might feel very sad and give up our dreams and hopes for the future. Here is___58___the great scientist,
Stephen Hawking, did.
Hawking wasn’t discouraged because___59___his physical condition. Instead, he went on with his
study of the universe. In 2002, Hawking___60___(invite) to China. He told Chinese students about his
theories and___61___(think) on some of the greatest questions: what is time, how the universe began, and
what are black holes. Stephen Hawking impressed the audience with ___62___(he) humor, confidence and
of course wisdom. In 1988, Hawking,___63__(know) as a physicist, wrote A Brief History of Time, which
was a tool for___64___(spread) scientific knowledge. The book has been selling well since it came out.
Stephen Hawking is a man with a strong will and he is regarded as the___65___(great) mind in
physics since Albert Einstein. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40 分)
第一节 用所给单词的适当形式填空(满分 15 分)
66.The __________(major) of people take in too much fat,which does great harm to their health.
67.Scientists have tried to understand the __________(complexity) structure of human brain or many years.
68.The warship finally __________(sink) after it was attacked by a torpedo.
69.You ought to be ashamed of your foolish __________(behave).
70.For the same reason we all have similar __________(emotion) expressions like smiling and crying.
71.I’m writing to explain to you why I was __________(absence) from your lecture last time.
72.But to what extent can we justify __________(tell) white lies like these
73. __________(Write) more than 200 years ago, these lines by Walter Scott remain one of the most
well-known excerpts of Scottish poetry.
74.He was beginning to get __________(annoy) with me about my laziness.
75.She __________(tear) up the letter angrily and threw it into the dustbin just mow.
76.We’ve all __________(sure) had the experience of someone cooking a meal for us that we don’t like.
77.The college, as one of the international exchange centers, __________(admit) more than 300
international students since 2016.
78.The situation here is so much __________(bad) because the “loose lips” were your best friend’s.
79. __________(Honest) is an important value and lying is wrong.
80.Moreover,how would you feel if you discovered that the people closest to you had been hiding the
__________（true）from you
第二节 (满分 25 分)
假如你是李华，你的学校将要举行校园艺术节，请你用英语写封信告知你校交换生 Tom 此事，
内容包括：
1：时间地点；
2：内容安排；
3：发出邀请。
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注意：
（1）写作词数应为 100 个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题卡上的相应位置作答。
Dear Tom,
Yours,
Li Hua
英语答案
听力 1-5：CBBCA 6-10:CCBCC 11-15:BACBA 16-20:CACAB
阅读理解 21-25：DDBCB 26-30:ABCDD 31-35:CDBAA
36-40:CAFGD
完形填空 41-45:CBBBD 46-50:CCBDD 51-60:BDABD
语法填空
56:But 57：Probably 58：what 59：of 60：was invited 61：thoughts 62：his 63：known 64：spreading
65：greatest
写作第一节
66：majority 67：complex 68：sank 69：behavior 70：emotional 71：absent 72：telling:73：Written 74：
annoyed 75：tore 76：surely 77：admitted 78：worse 79：Honesty 80：truth