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2025 年重庆一中高 2027 届高二上期半期英语试题卷 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.作答时,务必将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。 3.考试结束后,将答题卡交回。 第一部分 听力(共两节,满分 20 分) 第一节(共 5 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 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.Which part of the car needs to be replaced? A. The windows. B. The electrics. C. The engine. 2.What's wrong with the lemonade? A. It's too sour. B. It's too sweet. C. It's too cold. 3.When will the man probably eat lunch today? A. At 12:00. B. At 1:00 p.m. C. At 12:00 p.m. 4.What does the woman probably want to do when she's older? A. Have a medical career. B. Take over her parents' farm. C. Become a professional athlete. 5.How did the man get the book? A. He picked it up on a bus. B. He bought it from a store. C. He borrowed it from a library. 第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15 分) 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选 项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题 5 秒钟;听 完后,各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 段材料,回答第 6、7 题 6.Why does the man buy these bottles of wine? A. He loves wine tasting. B. He wants to give them to the woman. C. He makes money through collecting them. 7.Where are the speakers probably? A. At a bar. B. At the man's home. C. At a restaurant. 听第 7 段材料,回答第 8 至 10 题 8.Where is the man's father now probably? A. In a college. B. In a port. C. On a ship. 9.What has the man's father been researching on recently? A. The whales in Southeast Asia. B. The influence of global warming. C. The changes in shipping industry. 10.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and son. B. Teacher and student. C. Interviewer and interviewee. 听第 8 段材料,回答第 11 至 13 题 11.What is the man planning to do? A. Catch a train. B. Call the woman. C. Take some photos. 12.What makes the train special? A. That it has a long history. B. That it goes through a beautiful bridge. C. That it is made by the man's grandfather. 13.How does the man probably feel now? A. Concerned. B. Angry. C. Excited. 听第 9 段材料,回答第 14 至 16 题 14.What is the weather like now? A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny. 15.What does the woman ask the man to do? A. Cook a meal. B. Set up the camp. C. Wash the clothes. 16.What will the speakers eat tonight? A. Steaks. B. Eggs. C. Noodles. 听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题 17.What is the speech about? A. Advice on cycling tours. B. Places to go on a cycling tour. C. Benefits of joining a cycling tour. 18Why do many accidents happen according to the speaker? A. Cyclists ride too quickly. B. B. Cyclists fall asleep while riding. C. C. Cyclists are not seen by the drivers. 19.What is the real fun in a cycling tour? A. Enjoying the ride itself. B. Getting enough exercise. C. Achieving the fast riding speed. 20.What can often happen to cyclists in cold weather? A. They are more likely to get thirsty. B. They are more likely to get tired. C. They are more likely to get sick. 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,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 A After years of writing papers and cramming for tests, many young travelers look forward to their cap toss and the celebratory trip, which serves the purpose of celebrating the completion of this phase of schooling. Danube River, EuropeExperience Europe by booking your family on a Danube River Cruise to have a great trip with your college-age kids. You can visit eight cities in four different countries as you cruise from Germany to Hungary, having a peep into European history and culture. New York City, New York If your college-going kids are into theater, a visit to New York City's Broadway will be the perfect family vacation destination you can gift them. There is some new show that's happening there always and could even be on the bucket list of the young adults in your family! London, England If your young ones have been bitten by the Harry Potter bug, a visit to the Wizarding World in London will be irresistible for them. See Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in his West End home, and then proceed to the Palace Theatre. Kruger National Park, South Africa South Africa's Kruger National Park covers nearly two million hectares of land with a wide diversity of life forms along with historical and archaeological sights. The Cape buffalo, African elephant, leopard, the fish eagle and Marula trees are within sight. For more information, please refer to the chart below: Danube River, New York City, London, Kruger National Ratings Europe New York England Park, South Africa Activities & 5/5 5/5 4/5 5/5 Attractions Affordability 3/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 Safety 4/5 3.5/5 5/5 4/5 Accessibility 3/5 5/5 5/5 4/5 Accommodation 5/5 5/5 4/5 4/5 Options 21.Which destination appeals to animal enthusiasts? A. Danube River, Europe. B. New York City, New York. C. London, England. D. Kruger National Park, South Africa. 22.What may concern travelers to New York City most? A. Accommodation choices. B. Financial costs. C. Personal security. D. Transport system. 23.Who is this passage targeted at? A. Graduates. B. Parents. C. Travel bloggers. D. Tour guides. B My teenager daughter, Lily, is obsessed with the character Eleven from Netflix's Stranger Things. Sandwiched between two brothers, Lily is rough at times, what back in my day people called a tomboy, more into climbing trees than quietly playing with dolls indoors. For a while I feared, even with all the messages about "girls can do anything" on TV and T-shirts, she was starting to think girls were stupid. Then along came Stranger Things, with its tongue-tied and bald (光头) rebel who can destroy trains and cars with the power of her mind. For the most part, I'm thrilled that Lily wants to be Eleven, who is the rare young heroine, equally brilliant and raw, and has perseverance and hope, with a desire for human connection and the skill to battle the evil. She is an enormous step up from my childhood girl idol (崇拜对象) including all six ladies in Charlie's Angels and the Lynda Carter version of Wonder Woman whoare all competitive and smart. But it's interesting to me that my daughter lit upon a character whose primary emotion is this massive anger and whose main role in the show consists of learning to channel her anger to defeat a dark force. Is Lily seeing what she longs for or identifies with? If she had such powers, what would she want to do? Parents everywhere understand there is a mental health crisis among young people. Girls especially are losing hope. We just don't know how or even what to fix. Maybe Eleven can give these girls a blueprint, or faith that they can one day be in charge again. Maybe she can encourage those girls to fight back. Somewhere deep down, they sense that rage is exactly the right thing to feel. And why waste that passion banging doors and cursing (咒骂) brothers when their anger could be employed to achieve far greater things? For our daughters, Eleven lays out a path into the future. Simply being ambitious and resourceful is no longer enough. Circumstances are calling for a new sort of heroism, one with a brain powerful enough to make the best of her anger. 24.What can we know about Lily from paragraph 2? A. She considers girls foolish. B. She has supernatural power. C. She is obsessed with TV dramas. D. She behaves boyishly sometimes. 25.Why is the author interested in her daughter's idol? A. She is a rare heroine with strength and hope. B. She differs from the author's childhood idols. C. The author doubts if Lily really relates to Eleven. D. The author isn't sure if she is a suitable role model. 26.What can be inferred in paragraph 4? A. Girls avoid communicating with families. B. Girls' anger is unhealthy and needs controlling. C. Girls' anger shows deeper unresolved problems. D. Girls are angry because they follow TV characters. 27.Which of the following might be the author's advice for young girls? A. They should not be angry with others. B. They should make the best of their anger. C. They should have their own idols to follow. D. They should value ambition and resourcefulness. C Refrigerators are so important in modern life that it is hard to imagine a world without them. Before mechanical refrigeration, people had to cool their food using ice and snow, either found locally or brought down from the mountains. The first food cellars (地窖) were holes that were dug into the ground, lined with wood or straw and packed with snow and ice. This was the main way to preserve food throughout most of human history. The invention of refrigerators revolutionized the process. Refrigeration works by removing heat from an enclosed space, or from a substance, to lower its temperature. To cool foods, a refrigerator uses the evaporation (蒸发) of a liquid or refrigerant (致冷剂) to take in heat. The liquid or refrigerant evaporates at an extremely low temperature, creating cool temperatures inside the refrigerator.The first known artificial form of refrigeration was demonstrated by William Cullen at the University of Glasgow in 1748, though it was not used for any practical purpose. In 1805, Oliver Evans, an American inventor, designed a blueprint for the first refrigeration machine. But it wasn't until 1834 that the first practical refrigeration machine was built by Jacob Perkins. A decade later, an American physician named John Gorrie built a refrigerator based on Oliver Evans' design. Gorrie used the device to cool the air for his yellow fever patients. Early refrigerators used harmful refrigerants, which posed safety risks. Leaks led to deadly accidents, promoting the development of safer alternatives. In response, three American companies worked together to develop a less dangerous method, resulting in the discovery of Freon. By the 1940s, refrigerators using Freon became the standard for almost all home kitchens. But only years later would people realize that some chemical compounds could endanger the ozone layer (臭氧层) of the entire planet. Today, compressor type (压缩式) refrigerators are dominant, and safer cooling chemicals are replacing harmful ones. Additionally, refrigerators powered by solar, magnetic, and acoustic energy are emerging as sustainable options. These innovations promise a greener future for refrigeration. 28.Which best describes the cooling of food before refrigerators appeared? A. Ineffective. B. Impossible. C. Inconvenient. D. Impractical. 29.How do modern refrigerators work? A. By circulating cold air. B. By using ice to beat heat. C. By removing harmful gases. D. By evaporating to absorb heat. 30.What did John Gorrie use his refrigerator for? A. Producing some ice. B. Preserving medicine. C. Storing food for his patients. D. Lowering room temperature. 31.What might be the major trend of refrigerators in the future? A. Increasing heavy reliance on Freon. B. Stopping using chemical compounds. C. Using eco-friendly cooling technologies. D. Making refrigerators much larger in size. D Farming is moving indoors, where the sun never shines, where rainfall is irrelevant and where the climate is always right. The perfect crop field could be inside a windowless building with controlled light, temperature, wetness, air quality and nutrition. It could be a high-rise building in New York or a sprawling complex in the Saudi desert. It may be an answer to the world's food problems. The world is already having trouble feeding itself. Half of the people on earth live in cities, and nearly half of those - about 3 billion - are hungry or ill-fed. Food prices, currently increasing, are buffeted by dryness, floods and the cost of energy required to plant, harvest and transport it. And prices will only get more unstable. Climate change makes long-term crop planning uncertain. Farmers in many parts of the world are already using water available to the last drop. And the world is getting more crowded: by mid-century, the global hungry population will grow to 9 billion. To feed such a large population, people may need to expand farmland at the expense offorests and wilderness, or find ways to completely increase crop output. Gertjan Meeuws has taken the concept of greenhouse - growing vegetables and house plants in enclosed and controlled environments. In their research station, water flows into the pans when needed, and temperature is kept constant. Lights go on and off, creating similar day and night according to the rhythm of the plants. A building of 100 square meters and 14 layers of plants could provide a daily diet of 200 kilograms of fresh fruit and vegetables for the entire population of Den Bosch, about 140,000 people. Their idea is not to grow foods that require much space, like corn, or potatoes. Here sunlight is not only unnecessary but can be harmful: Plants need only specific wavelengths of light to grow. Their growth rate is three times faster than those under greenhouse conditions. They use about 90 percent less water than outdoor agriculture. And city farming means producing food near consumers, so there's no need to transport it long distances. 32.What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us? A. Urbanization affects food prices. B. Global food security is in trouble. C. Farmers make the most of energy. D. The world's population is expanding. 33.The underlined word "buffeted" in Paragraph 2 means "______". A. badly affected B. sharply reduced C. steadily raised D. well achieved 34.What can be inferred from Gertjan Meeuws's farming? A. It is the best way of farming. B. It helps save sea water a lot. C. It well suits different conditions. D. It boosts the production of corn. 35.What is the text mainly about? A. A great revolution in farming. B. Advantages of indoor farming. C. The development of indoor farming. D. Sunless and rainless indoor farming. 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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多 余选项。 Body language provides a lot of information on what other people are thinking___36___ Mastering how to read it can completely change how you pick up on unspoken thoughts and vibes in interactions. So next time you're in a meeting, watch for these key signals: Real smiles crinkle (使起皱) the eyes. When it comes to smiling, the mouth can smile but the eyes can't. Real smiles reach the eyes, crinkling the skin to create crow's feet around them. People often smile to hide what they're really thinking and feeling, so next time you want to know if someone's smile is real, look for crinkles at the corners of their eyes___37 ___ ___38 ___ Have you ever been in a meeting with someone and noticed that every time you cross or uncross your legs, they do the same? Or perhaps they lean their heads the same way as yours when you're talking? That's actually a good sign. It means that the conversation is going well and that the other party accepts your message. Eyes that lie. Most of us believe that it's difficult to hold someone's gaze (凝视) when they're lying. But that's such common knowledge that people will often try to hold eye contact, hoping to cover up the fact that they're lying ___39___ If you're talking with someone whose gaze is making you uncomfortable, something is up and they might be lying to you.Even if you can't decide someone's exact thoughts, body language offers powerful clues to their true feelings and intentions __ 40____ A. Copying your body language is a good thing. B. If they aren't there, that smile is hiding something. C. Good signs lead to good conversations in a meeting. D. You'll have to find out how long they have looked at you. E. That's especially true when words and body language don't match. F. The problem is that most of them will hold eye contact until it feels awkward. G. Research shows 55% of communication happens through body language. 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,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空 白处的最佳选项。 The judge asked me, "Are you ready?" I looked at Hunter, the Wonder Dog. My __41____ was filled with butterflies but this was our moment and what we had __42____ for. "Ready!" I answered. So began our first obedience (服从) ___43 ___. Though it was our first go, we were going to look like __44 ____. I still remembered my instructor's words. "If you look at your dog during the exercise, it looks like you don't __45____ your puppy. Look straight ahead." So I threw back my shoulders, ___46___ across the grass with confidence. We're doing it perfectly! Hunter is a show dog! In training class, I was used to hearing people's ___ 47___. But what was that sound I heard now? A giggle? I followed the judge's __48____. I didn't look at Hunter, showing that I trusted her. Soft laughter spread through the crowd. What in the world? At fifteen, I was the youngest at the trial. We were an unbeatable team, and I had no time for __49____ people. The judge called a few more moves and said, "Exercise ___50___." I reached down to give Hunter a well-deserved pat. But she wasn't there. "Would you like to get your dog?" the judge asked with a poker face, ___51___ laughter. I turned to look at her, and there was Hunter, sitting on the judge's shoes. She watched me do the whole exercise ___52___ by myself. My face burned with __53____. "Come here," I told Hunter. But her whole body ___54 ___ uneasily. What? Suddenly, I knew what would happen, and there was nothing to stop it. Horrified gasps rose from the audience as Hunter finished her bowel (肠) business in the ring. I never did show with Hunter again, realizing something that day. Some dogs are put into our lives to give us love and companionship. Others are given to us to keep us ___55___. 41.A. head B. stomach C. cheek D. mind 42.A. charged B. chose C. looked D. trained 43.A. trial B. experience C. access D. trip 44.A. amateurs B. strangers C. professionals D. companions 45.A. like B. own C. trust D. serve 46.A. tiptoeing B. bending C. slipping D. marching 47.A. cheers B. demands C. howls D. songs 48.A. advice B. commands C. principles D. pattern 49.A. red-faced B. green-eyed C. yellow-bellied D. black-hearted 50.A. started B. needed C. extended D. finished51.A. pretending B. bursting into C. swallowing D. roaring with 52.A. entirely B. properly C. frequently D. hardly 53.A. pleasure B. embarrassment C. intelligence D. harmony 54.A. tore B. expanded C. transformed D. shifted 55.A. proud B. bored C. humble D. negative 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。 In the 12th century, the Southern Song Dynasty moved its capital to Lin'an. Near Lin'an, on the banks of Lake Tai ___56___ (be) the ancient city of Suzhou. ___ 57___ (give) its location near the capital and its natural beauty, Suzhou soon became a preferred place to live. Thus, there were over 300 gardens built here, and more than 60 are still in ___58___ (exist). Among these gardens, the Humble Administrator's Garden (Zhuozheng Yuan) is the largest and the most famous, and water pools take up ___59___ third of its area. __60____ (surround) the water pools is a luxuriant (繁茂的) group of flowers, plants, and trees, all carefully chosen according to the way their ___61___ (season) colors reflect off the sparkling water below. As is typical of Suzhou gardens, this garden __62____ (separate) into different sections, offering various kinds of spaces ___63___ diverse shapes and sizes that represent different moods and feelings. Since it is such a large garden, no simple description of the garden will do ____64__ you have to do is walk among the water and plants, enjoy every moment, and find your own ___65___ (treasure) depending on your mood that day. 第三节 单词填空(共 10 小题,每小题 1 分,满分 10 分) (请在答题卡填写完整单词) 66.One recent study has shown that the color blue decreases a______ (食欲). 67.The p______ (禁止) of using certain hardwoods for furniture is vital for protecting forests. 68.Fortunately, doctors saved Baby Kucheza, a sweet, a______ (可爱的) little chimpanzee. 69.These are i______ (相同的) prints made from a wood-block. 70.The trees were all b______ (弯曲) and twisted from the wind. 71.Babies can actually d______ (区分,辨别) all the different sounds in any languages. 72.Visiting museums and libraries is not just a l______ (休闲), but a way of life. 73.I research students who have o______ (克服) immense obstacles related to their background. 74.This earthquake and its aftershocks were relatively shallow - about 10km in ______ (深度). 75.I must admit I was not c______ (说服) by him at that time. 第四部分 写作(共两节,满分 40 分) 第一节(满分 15 分) 你校英文报计划举办首届英语读后续写(continuation writing)作文比赛。请你写一则 通知,内容包括: 比赛时间和地点; 注意事项。 注意:1. 写作词数应为 80 个左右;2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 Notice English Newspaper Editorial Team 第二节(满分 25 分) 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。 Last Saturday I received a call from my close friend, Peter. He asked me to help with his group who provided musical performances at the local hospitals. At first I was unwilling to go because of my unfinished homework, but I was finally persuaded into helping out this one time, which turned out to be an unforgettable and fruitful experience. That evening, I was picked up by Peter and went to a local hospital with him, taking my guitar and hoping I could sing some solo songs with his musical group. An extremely large hospital came into our sight. When guided into the hall, we were shocked to find so many patients and staff there. What we saw next aroused our sympathy (同情). Some patients were in wheelchairs or with their arms in bandages (绷带), while others were with their drips (输液管) attached. Some faces were rather pale; some wore worried expressions; some walked as fast as they could. Maybe their days seemed to be dull during the period of their treatment, so our coming brought some colors into their lives. Seeing their happy faces, I thought it was worthwhile to join Peter's group. Among the audience, I spotted one particular young girl aged about 16, who was wearing a head scarf and appeared to be more delighted than the others. When we started our performance, excitement filled the hall. Peter mentioned to me that the young girl I had noticed earlier was singing along with all our songs quietly to herself. At a break, out of curiosity, I asked one of the nurses about the girl. She said that the girl suffered serious burns and was under treatment and that she was a bit down these days, but our performance had lifted her spirits. Our songs moved all the people present. They all cheered for us, including the young girl and we were inspired. Facing these lovely people, we really wanted to do more. Para 1: We asked the girl if she would like to sing with us Para 2: After her performance, I saw a change in the girl's eyes2025 年重庆一中高 2027 届高二上期半期英语参考答案 听力 1-5 ABCAB 6-10 CBCBA 11-15 CACBB 16-20 AACAC 阅读理解 A 篇 21-23 DCB B 篇 24-27 DCCB C 篇 28-31 CDDC D 篇 32-35 BACD 七选五 36-40 GBAFE 完形填空 41-45 BDACC 46-50 DABBD 51-55 CABDC 语法填空 56 was 57 Given 58 existence 59 a 60 Surrounding 61 seasonal 62 is separated 63 in 64 What 65 treasures 单词填空 66 appetite 67 prohibition 68 adorable 69 identical 70 bent 71 distinguish 72 leisure 73 overcome 74 depth 75 convinced 写作范文 第一节 通知 Notice Aiming to help students enhance their reading comprehension and creative writing skills, our school English newspaper will hold its first English continuation writing competition on December 12th. The competition will be held on December 12th from '7:00 to 7:40 p.m. in the school library. Participants are kindly requested to arrive 10 minutes early for registration and bring their student ID cards and pens. Please write a continuation writing based on the provided reading materials, consisting of approximately 80 words, Ensure your writing is neat, grammar is accurate, and no cheating is allowed.We hope all participants enjoy the competition and perform to the best of their abilities. English Newspaper Editorial Team 第二节 读后续写 We asked the girl if she would like to sing with us. A bright light full of yearning suddenly appeared in her eyes, but it vanished soon, replaced with a dark mixture of hesitation, frustration and lack of confidence. We insisted kindly, and everyone on the scene was so encouraging that she ultimately decided to give it a try. At the beginning, the voice seemed to be quivering and unstable, but gradually, she adjusted to the rhythm and her voice turned to be so elegant and beautiful that we even thought her throat might be kissed by God. All the audience were enchanted by her lovely voice, and her completion of the song was greeted by a round of thunderous applause. She then came back to the crowd like a heroine, proud and thrilled. After her performance, I saw a change in the girl's eyes. Her timidity and the pain from her prior misery gave way to what seemed great hope and determination. With her much brighter eyes, she conveyed her gratitude to us personally, and promised to keep performing with us after her full recovery. For me, her smile alone was unforgettable enough, but what impressed me more was my sense of fulfillment which resulted from helping others. I also felt fortunate not to miss this exceptional trip merely due to my personal concerns. Fulfillment and relief took the place of hesitation and fear. It was like the sunlight finally pierced through the waving leaves and beamed down on a rippling stream. Admittedly, fire can damage one's mood and make him stuck in pain. But another fire that music can light will bring warmth to melt the ice and allow him to escape from sadness.