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重庆市字水中学2024-2025学年上期高2027届期中考试英语试卷
（试卷共6页，满分150分，考试时间120分钟）
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第П卷（非选择题）两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第I卷
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。录音内容结束前，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，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。
What will John do after school tomorrow
See a movie. B. Play badminton. C. Go to Grace's house.
2. What color of shirt will the man choose
A.White. B. Black. C. Blue.
3. What's the relationship between the speakers
A. Classmates.
B. Teacher and student.
C. Headmaster and teacher.
4. Who is worried about gaining weight
A. The son. B. Aunt Louise. C. The mother.
5. Why does the woman give up buying the coat
A. It is expensive.
B. The size doesn't fit her.
C. She doesn't like the color.
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，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至第7两个小题。
Where does the conversation take place
At a clothing store. B. At a work event. C. At the laundry.
7. When will the woman return
A. Tomorrow morning. B. This afternoon. C. Tonight.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。
8. How will the woman send the package
A. By air mail.
B. By registered mail.
C. By express mail.
9. How much should the woman pay
A. 20. B. 23. C. 26.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
Why did the woman go to New York
To have meetings.
To go sightseeing.
To study a program.
11. What may help avoid jet lag
A. Coffee. B. Alcohol. C. Exercise.
12. What did the woman say about most passengers
A. They preferred alcohol.
B. They liked to do exercises.
C. They could hardly make a choice.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16三个小题。
What do we know about the area
Lightning strikes mostly in December.
The area is near the Andes Mountains.
The people there worry about getting hit.
14. What did NASA call the area
A. The Light of Venezuela.
B. The Lightning Capital of the World.
C. The Never Ending Storm of Catatumbo.
15. Which helps the area get so many storms
A. Warm sea air.
B. Warm mountain winds.
C. The crowded population.
16. What does the man say in the end
A. He's scared of storms.
B. He'll never visit Venezuela.
C. He'd be careful if he lived in the area.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
What is the speech mainly about
The speaker's career.
Traditional Mexican dresses.
Music and dancing in Guanajuato.
18. Which kind of music does the speaker like best
A. Rock music. B. Pop music. C. Traditional Mexican music.
19. What is the most critical factor to be a folk dancer
A. Teamwork. B. Hard work. C. Love for the culture and music.
20. How do folk dancers get dance dresses
A. By buying them at the store.
B. By making them on their own.
C. By borrowing them from their grandparents.
第二部分 阅读(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，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
EVENTS CALENDAR Spring 2023
1-31 May Alton Walking Festival Held at the gateway to the South Downs National Park, known as “Jane Austen country”, Alton Walking Festival welcomes walkers, wanders and explorers of all ages. Discover a variety of wildlife and cultural heritage (遗产) on one of over 100 walks led by experienced volunteer walk leaders. Cost: Varies walkalton.org.uk
12-15 May Arran Mountain Festival Scotland's hillwalking and mountaineering festival offers an opportunity to meet like-minded people, discover a wonderful island and have unforgettable days in the safe hands of experienced local leaders. With names to inspire, like Ceum na Caillich and Caisteal Abhail, Arran's mountains are among Scotland's most amazing scenery. Cost: From 20 arranmountainfestival.co.uk
27 May-4 June Malvern Walking Festival Over 50 walks offer a wide choice for all abilities and interests, from short local walks to long-distance ones exploring history, nature, the arts and famous people from the area. For the energetic, there's the popular Malvern Hills End-to-End and Back walk and the 31-mile “Worcestershire Way in a Day”. Cost: From 5 malvernwalking.uk
20 May-10 June Lincolnshire Wolds Outdoor Festival
The Lincolnshire Wolds Outdoor Festival takes place in and around the Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This nationally important and beautiful landscape has much to offer with many outdoor activities—from fishing to gliding (滑翔) by way of biking and hillwalking. Cost: Varies
Which website can help you if you are to travel from 4 June to 9 June
walkalton.org.uk. B. .
C. malvernwalking.uk. D. arranmountainfestival.co.uk.
22. Which festival is suitable for an animal lover
A. Alton Walking Festival.
B. Arran Mountain Festival.
C. Malvern Walking Festival.
D. Lincolnshire Wolds Outdoor Festival.
23. Where is this text probably taken from
A. A report. B. A textbook.
C. A novel. D. A magazine.
B
Hummingbirds (蜂鸟) are a very important part of Mexico's ecosystem, but because of the ever-spreading city landscape, they face all sorts of serious dangers. That's where 73-year-old Catia Lattouf de Arida comes in. As a self-taught hummingbird care-taker, she devotes most of her free time and resources to nursing the tiny birds back to health. Her home in Mexico City has become known as a hummingbird hospital.
Catia's story as a hummingbird nurse began in 2011, at a very difficult moment in her life. At that time, she focused on her battle with cancer and fell into a depression (抑郁). She was walking on the street one day when she noticed a hummingbird that had suffered a serious eye injury. The kindhearted woman took it home and named it Gucci. She managed to nurse Gucci back to health, but she said it was Gucci that saved her. Why Because the hummingbird managed to pull her out of the sadness and loneliness that had taken over her life.
Word of her success spread among Catia's friends, and before long some of them began bringing her injured hummingbirds. She didn't repulse them at all. She began to study the bird and their habits in order to better take care of them, and after 11 years of experience, the 73-year-old woman is considered an expert on hummingbirds.
In order to raise awareness of the difficult situation of hummingbirds in Mexico, Catia Lattouf de Arida started posting videos of the patients in her Mexico City apartment on social media, and many of them became popular. That's when the need for her nursing services really blew up. She has cared for hundreds of hummingbirds in her 11-year career, when she has had as many as 50 of them in her apartment at any one time. She spends pretty much all her time looking after the tiny birds.
24. Which saying can best show the main idea of the first two paragraphs
A. It is better to give than to take.
B. Actions speak louder than words.
C. Helping others is helping ourselves.
D. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
25. What does the underlined word “repulse” in paragraph 3 mean
A. Refuse. B. Expect. C. Accept. D. Recognize.
26. When were Catia's nursing services greatly needed
A. When her friends heard about her success.
B. When she was considered as a bird expert.
C. After she looked after a large number of the birds.
D. After she shared the birds' videos on the media.
27. Which of the following words can best describe Catia
A. Honest and kind. B. Devoted and strict.
C. Caring and responsible. D. Generous and creative.
C
It was meant to connect us, make us smarter and our lives easier. And it has. But there's at least one corner of life where the Internet has made things so much more difficult: gift giving.
Once upon a time, if you were struggling to find a present for a loved one, there were easy options to fall back on—DVDs, CDs, video games and other physical media. This wasn't even that long ago, but now it's been snatched from our grasp by the Internet which offers us the chance, at a relatively low cost, to watch, listen to or read whatever we want, whenever we want. With everything already watched, listened to, or read, buying a present has become near impossible.
Therefore, we all have to work at becoming perfect gift givers, taking all factors into consideration and searching high and low to seek out the ideal present. If we go the extra mile, there's less chance that the person we have in mind has already bought what we're considering online.
But as I now consider this exact plan of action, I'm thinking perhaps it's not all that bad. Maybe the Internet is delivering us a lesson, firm but fair: the era of half-baked present purchasing is over and it's time to go hard or go home.
In this era of immediate satisfaction, if you want to give someone a useful present, you do have to actually go to the effort of sourcing something nice for them. Perhaps that's making for a more rewarding gift experience for all involved. And perhaps it also means fewer gifts that are given as an excuse and end up being unused.
How is the topic of gift giving introduced in Paragraph 1
By demonstrating the future of the Internet.
By pointing out the shortcoming of the Internet.
By showing the difficulty in using the Internet.
By arguing about the possible benefits of the Internet.
29. What might be a reason for gift giving being difficult according to Paragraph 2
A. Numerous gift options. B. Relative high cost for presents.
C. Limited offer from digital giants. D. Easy access to the Internet media.
30. What does the author suggest readers do
A. Purchase unused gifts. B. Pick out a satisfactory present.
C. Buy fewer gifts as an excuse. D. Make more valuable presents.
31. What's the main idea of the passage
A. The Internet has greatly improved our lives in every aspect.
B. The Internet has made gift giving a more rewarding experience.
C. The Internet has made the process of finding the perfect gift difficult.
D. The Internet has reduced the need for physical media in entertainment.
D
Close your eyes and picture yourself walking in the town. You can probably imagine the turns you'd need to take and the landmarks you'd encounter. This ability to imagine such situations in our minds is thought to be crucial to humans' ability to plan ahead and has long been considered as a feature that separates humans from animals. But a new study has found that rats can think about objects and places that are not right in front of them.
Like humans, when rats experience places and events, specific neural (神经系统的) activity patterns are activated in the hippocampus (海马体), an area of the brain responsible for spatial (空间的) memory. In the study, the researchers developed a brain-machine interface (BMI), which allows them to test whether a rat can activate hippocampal activity to imagine going to a location.
First, some rats were placed into a virtual reality environment and were rewarded when they traveled through this environment towards their goals by running on a treadmill (跑步机). At the same time, the BMI system recorded the rat's hippocampal activity. The researchers could see which neurons were activated when the rat navigated the environment to reach each goal. Next, researchers disconnected the treadmill so that the rats could still see the virtual reality environment, but their running had no impact. By reappearing the brain activity they'd shown during the former activities, the rats could go to reward locations using just their thoughts.
“Although it's still unclear what the rat is experiencing while it's traveling, the team has done a wonderful job of showing rats can voluntarily reactivate mental maps of familiar places,” said Shayna, a cognitive neuroscientist.
The research also shows that the BMI can be used to explore hippocampal activity, providing a new system for studying this important brain region. Because the BMI is increasingly used in prosthetics (假肢), this new work also opens up the possibility of designing new prosthetic devices based on the same principles.
What is the purpose of the new study
A.To explore whether rats have the ability to imagine.
B.To compare how humans and rats process spatial memory.
C.To record how rats navigate in an unfamiliar environment.
D.To prove the hippocampus is associated with spatial memory in rats.
33. What happened to the rats after the treadmill was disconnected
A.They had difficulty running freely.
B.They showed abnormal brain activity.
C.They could reach reward places using mental maps.
D.They were at a loss in the virtual reality environment.
34. What's Shayna's attitude towards the new study
A.Concerned. B. Positive.
C. Doubtful. D. Uncaring.
35. What does the author stress about the BMI in the last paragraph
A.Its design concept. B. Its research limitation.
C. Its operating rules. D. Its future application.
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。
There are no hard and fast rules that say you must exercise in the morning to reach your weight loss or fitness goals. Working out at night is a better choice for a lot of people. 36 .
Work out close to the office
Ideally, you would want to wear your workout clothes under your work clothes. But, if your job requires you to wear heels and a skirt or a suit and tie, this might not be reasonable. 37 . Place your gym bag or your clothes where you can see them all day.
Plan your evening meal
If you are to make dinner in your household, don’t let that be an excuse to skip the gym. 38 They were designed to help people manage their time and create healthy meals. Having a meal waiting at home for you not only takes away the stress of planning a meal when you walk in the door, but it decreases the chances of you blowing your workout.
39 .
The surest way to fail at a workout is to choose something you sincerely hate. 40 . Walk around the gym and see what attracts you, forcing yourself to take part in a workout that doesn’t attract your mood will only lead to a waste of your time.
Plan your workout.
While there are some people who can walk into the gym and just get started most people need a project. Sometime, during the day when you have a moment, make a list of the exercises you hope to accomplish.
A．Take a special class.
B．Choose a workout for your mood
C．This is why slow-cookers were invented.
D．There are many benefits for working out at night.
E．Consider something different, maybe the stair climber.
F．Here are some tips to keep you active and ready for your night-time workouts.
G．Instead, bring your workout clothes to work with you and change before you leave the office.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
(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。
Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympic Games, once said, “All 41 for all people.” Sports were also a big part of Jim's life. Jim was always on the team. And his favourite sport was football.
One day in practice, something went terribly 42 . Jim got seriously hurt. Doctors had to cut off his right leg below the knee. After weeks of 43 , Jim got a man-made leg. “I felt like a baby, because I had to learn how to 44 again,” he said. However, Jim never lost his courage to 45 . “I took it just as a 46 ,” he explained.
One goal kept Jim 47 . “I was determined (决心) to get back and play football,” he said. His coach and teammates visited him, offering their 48 .
When Jim returned to school, he was in a wheelchair. Jim's school had a top football team. Would Jim be able to play at such a competitive level At first, no one was sure. 49 , it turned out there was no need to worry. Before long, Jim mastered the use of his new 50 . He was back on the football field and soon became one of the most 51 members of the team.
Jim also 52 playing wheelchair basketball and wheelchair football. He took part in weightlifting (举重) events for people with disability as well.
Jim always says, “Don't try to be something you're not, be the 53 you can be.” Jim's performance turns out to be better than anyone could have 54 . Now he holds a world record for weightlifting. And he hopes to 55 in the Paralympics (残奥会).
41．A．honours B．sports C．stress D．strength
42．A．strange B．unique C．typical D．wrong
43．A．experiment B．treatment C．organization D．application
44．A．quit B．hike C．defend D．walk
45．A．fight B．respond C．share D．win
46．A．request B．lifestyle C．challenge D．duty
47．A．worrying B．going C．asking D．searching
48．A．support B．service C．inspiration D．energy
49．A．However B．Besides C．Therefore D．Instead
50．A．lesson B．arm C．leg D．tool
51．A．patient B．valuable C．unusual D．expensive
52．A．imagined B．hated C．forgot D．began
53．A．easiest B．tallest C．best D．wisest
54．A．explored B．realized C．expected D．provided
55．A．volunteer B．cheer C．sweat D．compete
第II卷
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。
Chinese teenager Quan Hongchan is the 56 (young) of 431 athletes that China sent to Tokyo for the Olympics. If the Games had gone on as scheduled, she would have been too young 57 meet the minimum age (14) to compete in the diving competition. At such a young age, Quan 58 (be) relatively unknown until winning the 2020 Chinese (nation) championship at 13 years old. Now, she’s made Olympic history. Each of Quan’s dives was the highest of the five rounds of competition at the 10-meter platform. Two scored perfect 10s from all seven 59 (judge).
Quan Hongchan 60 (amaze) the world with her perfect performance. 61 (surprising), it was 62 (she) first time to take part in the Olympic Games. For us, it was 63 unexpected win, but for her, it wasn’t. It is her hard work 64 brings her success. If the Tokyo Olympics had not been postponed by a year, we would have been robbed of 65 (see) her stunning flush.
写作 (共两节，满分40分)
单句填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面句子，根据所给汉语或单词首字母，填出单词的正确形式。
They gave a general __________ (描述) of the man.
I have a busy __________ (日程表) for the next few days.
I'll meet you at the main __________ (入口).
The start of a new year is a good time to __________ (沉思) on the achievements of the past.
His actions were based on a false __________ (假设).
The article covered a wide __________ (一系列) of topics.
She __________ (定居) in Vienna after her father's death.
He held his b__________ while the results were read out.
Yuan Longping was r__________ to as the Father of Hybrid Rice.
Although f__________, I shouted loudly at the bear.
My roommate and I took o__________ views on smart phones, so we had a heated debate yesterday.
The map was so c__________ that we ended up walking in circles trying to find the museum.
He later a__________ for his improper behaviour at the evening party.
J__________ from his worried face, we knew that he must have had some trouble.
He was only partly r__________ for the accident.
第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)
假如你是某高中生李华，你的朋友Ryan来信说，进入高中以来，学习和心理压力日益加大，请你用英文给他写一封回信，内容包括：
表示理解并给予安慰；
提出建议并说明理由。
注意：
1. 词数100词左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 书写工整（卷面5分）。
Dear Ryan,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
重庆市字水中学2024-2025学年上期高2027届期中考试
英语试卷 参考答案
听力
1-5 AABCB 6-10 CBCBA 11-15 CABBA 16-20 CCCCB
阅读
21-23 BAD 24-27 CADC 28-31 BDBC 32-35 ACBD
36-40 FGCBE
完形填空
41-45 BDBDA 46-50 CBAAC 51-55 BDCCD
语法填空
56. youngest 57. to 58. was 59. judges 60. amazed
61. Surprisingly 62. her 63. an 64. that 65. seeing
写作
单词拼写
66. description 67. schedule 68. entrance 69. reflect 70. assumption
71. range 72. settled 73. breath 74. referred 75. frightened
76. opposite/opposing 77. confusing 78. apologised/apologized 79.Judging 80. responsible
（参考范文）
One possible version:
Dear Ryan，
I am awfully sorry to hear that since entering high school, the pressure of study and psychology has been increasing. Here are some suggestions for you to relieve stress.
To begin with, keep a balance between study and rest. You should take regular exercise to keep fit and energetic. Besides, it’s highly recommended to have brief conversations with close friends, from whom you can get confidence and comfort. Most importantly, you should make a good study schedule and stick to it, which can make you devote yourself to studies and realize your potential.
I hope my suggestions will be of help and I’m sure you will have a happy high school life!
Yours，
Li Hua
听力原文
Text 1
W: Hi, John, Would you like to go to a badminton game after school tomorrow
M: I'd love to, Sandy, but I've already arranged to go to the cinema with Grace.
Text 2
M: I don't think I should wear a dark shirt for a wedding. It just isn't appropriate.
W: Well, the only clean shirts you have are the white one, the black one and the dark blue one.
M: So, there is only one choice.
Text 3
M: Sorry, Miss Green. I failed your subject again but I really tried my best.
W: No one is sure to succeed every time. Cheer up, young man. You will have more chances.
M: Thank you, Miss Green. I'll try harder next time.
Text 4
W: I don't know how you can eat so much yet never put on any weight, son. Your father's got the same luck. I can't take a bite without calculating how many calories I am taking.
M: But remember Aunt Louise, Mom She ate a lot and never gained a pound.
Text 5
M: Don't you like the coat you just tried on
W: Well, I like the color and fabric.
M: And it is really nice and reasonably priced.
W: Yes. I would have bought it right away if they had had it in my size.
Text 6
M: Good morning. How can I help you
W: Hello, I need to get this dress cleaned. I spilled pasta sauce on it last night. It' s silk, so I can't
wash it at home. Is it ruined
M: Oh, no, I can get that out for you. It will be ready tomorrow morning.
W: I'm going to a work event tonight and I need to wear it. Can you have it ready by this afternoon
M: Sure, I can do that for you. Why not come back around 4: 00 pm
W: That's perfect. Thank you so much.
Text 7
W: Excuse me. I'd like to have the package and the letter posted.
M: Would you like to mail by air or by sea
W: How long will it take to mail things to the US by air
M: About 10 days. You can send it by express mail if you need it faster. It will only take three or four days.
W: Then, express mail for the package. It's urgent. The faster, the better. And the letter by registered mail.
M: OK. The package is 3 kilograms. That'll be 20 for postage.
W: Yes. And the letter
M: Registered. That is 3. So give me 23.
W: Here you go.
Text 8
M: Hi, Gina! How was your trip to the States
W: Very busy. Having a lot of meetings, I didn't have much time to see New York.
M: What a pity! Actually, I'll have a trip there too next week.
W: Do you Then take my advice, do watch the "Health in the Air" program on the plane. It really works.
M: Oh, really
W: Yes, I followed the directions in the program, and when I arrived in New York, I felt good and no jet lag at all.
M: Em, So, what did you do
W: Well, I didn't drink any alcohol or coffee, but a lot of water and I did some of the exercises in the program.
M: How many passengers did the exercises
W: Not many.
M: And how much alcohol did they drink
W: A lot! It was more popular than mineral water.
M: So, basically, it's a choice. Mineral water and exercises, or alcohol and jet lag.
W: That's right!
Text 9
W: There's a place in Venezuela where lightning strikes about 200 days a year.
M: Are you serious
W: Yep. Locals call it "the Never-Ending Storm of Catatumbo" because the area is near the Catatumbo River. Scientists found that most of the lightning strikes between April and November. NASA named the area "the Lightning Capital of the World".
M: Why does the area get so many storms
W: The Andes Mountains are on one side of the river, and the Cabben Sea is on the other side. Cool mountain winds move into the valley and hit warm sea air, creating the perfect conditions for lightning.
M: Are the people there afraid of getting hit
W: Most people stay inside at night, but they don't really worry about it. The chances of being struck by lightning are pretty slim. In the US, about one in every 12, 000 people get hit in their lifetime.
M: Yeah, but we're talking about an area that gets struck by lightning about 50% of the time.
W: True. This article says that near the Catatumbo River, one in three people get struck every year.
M: Wow. That's really scary! I would never go outside if I lived there.
Text 10
Hello, everyone. My name is Alicia, and I live in the state of Guanajuato in central Mexico. Today, I'd like to tell something about my hometown and people here. Here in Guanajuato, music and dancing are a big part of life. There are a lot of festivals here, and many kinds of music. Many young people like rock or pop music but my favorite is traditional Mexican music, which is the kind of music my grandparents and great grandparents listened to. I don't know why but I'm just crazy about it. I'm a folk dancer, and I love to perform at special events, which gives me chances to enjoy myself. To be a folk dancer, you have to love the culture and the music here. That's the most important thing, but we also need to work hard and practice a lot. We dance in groups, and every person has to know the steps. And we can't buy traditional folk dance dresses at the store, so we have to make our own. We wear traditional dresses that only come from this part of Mexico.

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