2024-2025學(xué)年重慶市重慶西藏中學(xué)高二下學(xué)期半期考試英語試題一、閱讀理解(★★)YoumighthaveheardalotaboutancienttownandcitiesinChina.Here,welistseveralofthemostbeautifulancientvillagesinChina,whereyoucanexperiencethelocalpeacefullifestyle,theancientarchitecture,andthegracefullandscapes.TuvasVillageinKanas,XinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionKanasTuvasVillageisnearmysteriousLakeKanas.Thesmallvillageislocatedinavalley,andonlyhasabout80Swiss-stylewoodenhouses.Tuvasisanancientminoritygroup.Theytraditionallylivedashunter-gatherers.Kumiss,yogurt,milktea,andbutterarespecialtheirsnacks.Transportation:TuvasVillageisabout2.5kilometerssouthfromLakeKanaswhichisabout902kilometersfromUrumqi(byroad),andisoneofthebestplacesforautumnphotographyinChina.JiajuTibetanVillage,Danba,SichuanProvinceJiajuTibetanVillageisknownasthe“Tibetanfairyland”.Itismadeupofabout140houses,whichareallbuiltwithcrown-shapedroofs,redeaves,andwhitewalls,andlooklikelittlecastlesamongtheforest.ThisTibetanvillageisagreatdestinationforphotographers,especiallyinspring(fromFebruarytoApril),whenit’sdecoratedwithcolorfulwildflowers,whitepearblossoms,andgreengrassland.Transportation:Thevillageisabout8kilometersfromDanbaTown,KardzeTibetanAutonomousPrefecture.Kardzeis718kilometersfromChengdu.BaoshanStoneCity,aNaxiancientvillagebuiltonahugerockBaoshaoStoneCitywasbuiltonahugemushroom-shapedrock,aroundwhichthelocalNaxipeoplehavecutriceterracesandplantedcropsonthehills.October,whenthefieldsaroundtheancientvillagearedecoratedwithgreenwheatandgoldrice,isthebestmonthtovisitthestonecity.Transportation:BaoshanStoneCityisinthecanyonofJinshaRiver.Thoughthebuscantakeyoutothevillagedirectly,youmaychoosetogetoffatthenearesttown,andthenwalktothevillagetoseethebeautifullandscapealongtheway.AncientHakkaVillageswithUniqueEarthenBuildingsTheselargeroundorsquarebuildingsaretheHakka(客家)people’shouses:earthenbuildings,whicharemainlybuiltinflying-saucer-likeshapes.TheseancientbuildingsaremainlylocatedinFujianProvince,especiallyinNanjingPrefectureandYong-dingPrefecture.There,youcanlearnabouttheconstructionofearthenbuildings,thehistoryoftheHakka,andenjoythepeacebroughtbythenaturalscenery.Transportation:Yongdingisabout307kilometers(a4-hourdrive)fromXiamen.1.WhichmonthisthebesttimetovisitJiajuTibetanVillage?

A．March.B．Мау.C．September.D．October2.Whichvillagemightahikerprefertochoose?

A．TuvasVillageinKanas.B．JiajuTibetanVillage.C．BaoshanStoneCity.D．AncientHakkaVillages.3.Whatdothe4villageshaveincommon?

A．Theethnicminorities.B．Thetransportationmeans.C．Themodernarchitectures.D．Theattractivelandscapes.(★★★)Asachild,IwastransportedtotheUS.Tofitinatschool,IkeptquietasIfuriouslylearnedhowtospeakjustliketheAmericankids—tosay“flashlight”and“trunk”,insteadofbutton.Gradually,Isoundedjustlikeeveryoneelse.Unfortunately,withtheconfusinglogicoftheunder-10s,IdecidedthatmyparentwouldfeelbetrayedifIlostmyEnglishaccent.Besides,we’dbemovinghomeinafewyears.IfIsoundedAmerican,I’dbetheoddoneoutalloveragain.SoIlandedonmygeniusplan:I’dbeYankeeatschoolandEnglishathome.Allwentsmoothlyuntilanewfriendagreedtocomeovertoplay,andIhadtofacebothmyEnglishparentandAmericanfriendinoneroom.SoIdevelopedthecopingtechniquesIwouldrelyonforthenext5years,whichrangedfromnotspeakingatalltomutteringtomyfriendssothatonlytheycouldhear;ifforcedtospeak,Iwouldusewordsthatsoundedthesameinbothaccents.Therehasn’tbeenmuchresearchinto“bidialectalism”,perhapsbecauseit’ssomethingwealldo:thewayyouspeakdefinesyou.AftermovingbacktotheUK,myparentswerepleasantlysurprisedthatIwouldnowspeaktothemwithmyfriendspresent,butIwasalsoquestioningwhenandwhethertospeak,andwonderingwhowaslistening.BrenéBrownoncesaidthattryingtofitinistheoppositeoftruebelonging.Shehadapoint.Later,someAmericanfriendswereduetovisitus.Somehow,Imademydecision:enoughwasenoughandIwastiredoffittingin.So,cautiously,IusedmyBritishvoice,andsaid“jumper”insteadof“sweater”.Noonenoticedormentioneditforthefirstfewdays.Until,eventually,duringacardgame,onefriendsuddenlylookedup,andsaid“Hey,yousoundBritishnow!Gofish.”Andthatwasthat.4.Whatdoweknowaboutauthor’s“geniusplan”?

A．It’safakecommitmenttofitin.B．It’sagoodwaytoimproveauthor’sEnglishC．It’sanimmaturedecisiontoappearthoughtfulD．It’sagreatopportunitytoshowauthor’slanguagegift.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bidialectalism”refertointhe2ndparagraph?

A．Thetendencytodisguiseyourownaccent.B．ThewaythataparticularpersonusesEnglish.C．Thelocaltonguespokeninasmallcommunity.D．Thegoodknowledgeoftwoformsofthesamelanguage.6.WhydidtheauthorstopshiftingbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish?

A．Becausetheauthorlackedthesenseofbelonging.B．Becausetheauthordecidedtopresenthim/herselfasitisC．BecausetheauthordisagreedwithwhatBrenéBrownsaid.D．Becausetheauthorwasfedupwithparrotingthepeoplearound.7.Whichcanbethemostsuitabletitleofthepassage?

A．Accentisadouble-edgedsword!B．WheninRome,doasRomansdo!C．Clearlanguagedependsonclearthinking!D．Bettertobehatedforwhatyou’rethanlovedforwhatyou’renot!(★★★)Weallknowfreshisbestwhenitcomestofood.However,mostproduceatthestorewentthroughweeksoftravelandcoveredhundredsofmilesbeforereachingthetable.Whilefarmer’smarketsareasolidchoicetoreducethejourney,BabylonMicro-Farm(BMF)shortensitevenmore.BMFisanindoorgardensystem.Itcanbesetupforafamily.Additionally,itcouldservealargeraudiencesuchasahospital,restaurantorschool.Theinnovativedesignrequireslittleefforttoachieveareliableweeklysupplyoffreshgreens.Specifically,it’safarmthatreliesonnewtechnology.ByconnectingthroughtheCloud,BMFisremotelymonitored.Also,thereisaconvenientappthatprovidesgrowingdatainrealtime.Becausethesystemisautomated,itsignificantlyreducestheamountofwaterneededtogrowplants.Ratherthanwateringrowsofsoil,thesystemprovidesjusttherightamounttoeachplant.Afterharvest,userssimplyreplacetheplantswithanewpre-seededpod(容器)togetthenextgrowthcyclestarted.Moreover,havingasysteminthesamebuildingwhereit’seatenmeanszeroemissions(排放)fromtransportingplantsfromsoiltosalad.Inaddition,there’snoneedforpesticidesandotherchemicalsthatpollutetraditionalfarmsandthesurroundingenvironment.BMFemployeesliveoutsustainabilityintheireverydaylives.Abouthalfofthemwalkorbiketowork.Insidetheoffice,theyencouragerecyclingandwastereductionbylimitinggarbagecansandavoidingsingle-useplastic.“Wearepassionateaboutreducingwaste,carbonandchemicalsinourenvironment,”saidaBMFemployee.8.WhatcanbelearnedaboutBMFfromparagraph1?

A．Itguaranteesthevarietyoffood.B．Itrequiresday-to-daycare.C．Itcutsthefarm-to-tabledistance.D．Itreliesonfarmer’smarkets.9.Whatinformationdoestheconvenientappoffer?

A．Real-timeweatherchanges.B．Currentconditionoftheplants.C．Chemicalpollutantsinthesoil.D．Availabilityofpre-seededpods.10.WhatcanbeconcludedaboutBMFemployees?

A．Theyhaveagreatpassionforsports.B．Theyaredevotedtocommunityservice.C．Theyarefondofsharingdailyexperiences.D．Theyhaveastrongenvironmentalawareness.11.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A．BMF’smajorstrengths.B．BMF’sgeneralmanagement.C．BMF’sglobalinfluence.D．BMF’stechnicalstandards.(★★★★)AstarathleteatthecollegewhereIworkrecentlystoppedbymyoffice.Aftercommittingafewunforcederrorsduringaweekendmatch,shewastomapartbyself-criticism.“Ican’tstopbeatingmyselfup,”shetoldme.“I’matpeakfitness,andIpracticehard.Howisthishappening?”ManystudentsIteach,likethisathlete,believethatall-nightersinthelibraryandhoursonthefieldshouldgetthemexactlywheretheyneedtogo.Whentheyfallshortofwhattheyimaginetheyshouldaccomplish,theyarecrushedbyself-blame.Wetalkoftenaboutyoungadultsstrugglingwithfailurebecausetheirparentshaveprotectedthemfromdiscomfort.Butthereissomethingelseatplayamongthemostprivilegedinparticular:afalsepromisethattheycanachieveanythingiftheyarewillingtoworkforit.Psychologistshavesourcedthisphenomenontoamisapplicationof“mindset”research,whichhasfoundthatpraisingchildrenforeffortwillincreaseacademicperformance.Butarecentanalysisfoundthatwhilepraisingeffortoverabilitymaybenefithigh-riskoreconomicallydisadvantagedstudents,itdoesnotnecessarilyhelpeveryone.Thecruel,messyrealityisthatyoucandoeverythinginyourpowerandstillfail.Insteadofallowingourkidstobeatthemselvesupwhenthingsdon’tgotheirway,weshouldallquestionaculturethathastaughtthemthatfeelinganythinglessthanoverwhelmedmeansthey’relazy,andthatwheretheygotocollegemattersmorethanthekindofpersontheyare.It’ssuggestedthatparentsandteachersspendtimehelpingstudentsfindpurpose,orgoalstheygenuinelylovetopursueandthatmakeanimpactontheworld,whichmayhelpthemgaingreaterlifesatisfactionandbecomemorepsychologicallymature.Thepointisnottogiveourkidsapassonworkinghard.Butwewouldbewisetoremindourkidsthatlifehasawayofsucker-punchinguswhenweleastexpectit.It’softenthepeoplewholearntosay“stuffhappens”whogetupthefastest.12.Whichsortofstudentsdoesthestarathletebelongto?

A．Thoselackingcouragetomakeself-criticism.B．Thosetiredofworkingallnightinthelibrary.C．Thosebelievinghardworksurelypayoff.D．Thoseoverprotectedbytheirparentsinlife.13.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?

A．Praisingeffortoverabilitywillsurelybebeneficialtoallkids.B．Theresultofthe“mindset”researchdoesn’tapplytoallcases.C．Parentsshouldlaymoreemphasisontheirkids’academicperformance.D．Whetherpraisingkids’effortoverabilitydoesgoodtokidsdepends.14.Accordingtotheauthor,howcanparentshelpthekidsovercomebarriersinlife?

A．Bychoosingwheretogotocollegeforthem.B．Bypushingthemtofightagainstthecruelreality.C．Bydiscouragingthemfrommakingeffortstostudyhard.D．Byencouragingthemtosticktoaworthycausetheytrulylove.15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A．Studentsshouldnotexpecttoomuchfromtheirstudy.B．Studentswithpositiveattitudescanmoveonmoreeasily.C．Studentsshouldbearallthefailuresontheirown.D．Studentsaresuretosucceediftheytrytheirbest.(★★★)WhereFatGoesWhenYouLoseWeight?Theworldisobsessedwithfaddietsandweightloss,yetfewofusknowhowakilogramoffatactuallyvanishesoffthescales.16Theproblemwiththistheoryisthatitviolatesthelawofconservationofmatter.Somethoughtfatturnsintomuscle,whichisimpossible,andothersassumeditescapesviathecolon(結(jié)腸).Soifnotenergy,musclesortheloo,wheredoesfatgo?Theenlighteningfactsaboutfatmetabolism(新陳代謝)Thecorrectansweristhatfatisconvertedtocarbondioxideandwater.Youbreatheoutthecarbondioxideandthewatermixesintoyourcirculationuntilit’slostasurineorsweat.Ifyoulose10poundsoffat,precisely8.4poundscomesoutthroughyourlungsandtheremaining1.6poundsturnsintowater.17Theonlythinginfoodthatmakesittoyourcolonundigestedisdietaryfibre.Everythingelseyouswallowisabsorbedintoyourbloodstreamandorgansand,afterthat,it’snotgoinganywhereuntilyou’vevaporized(蒸發(fā))it.Kilogramsinversuskilogramsout18Butenergyisaconfusingconcept,evenamonghealthprofessionalsandscientists.Thereasonwegainorloseweightismuchlessmysteriousifwekeeptrackofallthekilograms,too,notjustthosecalories.Ifyouput3.55kgoffoodandwaterintoyourbody,plus0.6kgofoxygen,then4.2kgofstuffneedstocomebackout,oryou’llgainweight.Ifyou’rehopingtolosesomeweight,morethan4.1kgwillhavetogo.Anaverage75kgperson’srestingmetabolicrateproducesabout590gramsofcarbondioxideperday.However,thegoodnewsisthatyou’vealreadybreathedout200gramsofcarbondioxidewhileyou’refastasleepeverynight.19Soiffatturnsintocarbondioxide,couldsimplybreathingmoremakeyouloseweight?Unfortunatelynot.Breathinginandoutmorethanyouneedtowillonlymakeyoudizzy,orpossiblyfaint.Theonlywayyoucanconsciouslyincreasetheamountofcarbondioxideyourbodyisproducingisbymovingyourmuscles.Buthere’ssomemoregoodnews.Simplystandingupandgettingdressedmorethandoublesyourmetabolicrate.Goingforawalktriplesyourmetabolicrate.Metabolizing2.8kgoffatuses8.1kgofoxygenandproduces7.8kgofcarbondioxideplus3kgofwater.Whatyoueatcan’tchangethesefigures.Therefore,tolose2.8kgoffat,youhavetobreatheout7.8kgofcarbondioxideontopofwhatyou’llproducebyvaporizingallyourfood,nomatterwhatyoueat.20

A．Keepabalanceddiet.B．Eatless,breatheoutmore.C．Inotherwords,nearlyalltheweightweloseisbreathedout.D．Wealllearnthat“energyinequalsenergyout”inhighschool.E．Anydietthatsuppliesless“fuel”thanyouburnwilldothetrick.F．Evensomeexpertssharedthissurprisinggapintheirhealthliteracy.G．Themostcommonmisconceptionbyfar,wasthatfatisconvertedtoenergy.二、完形填空(★★★)OnAugust,16,2023,amassivewildfire22mileswestofYellowknifewasgettingdangerouslycloseandofficials_________theresidentstoleaveimmediately.At9:15pm,Louise,togetherwithherhusband,daughter-in-lawandherbestfriend,jumpedintotwocarsandatruckwiththeirpets:3dogs,includingSedze,and2cats.Withtheirclothes,phonesandlaptops,theysetoff,_________southtowardAlberta.Usually,itwasa7-hour-drivingjourney,butheavytrafficslowedthemdownandthick_________madeithardtosee.Afterdrivingallnight,theexhaustedgroupcampedneartheDehChobridgetosleepfortwohoursbefore_________theroadagainat8a.m..But20minutesintothehighway,oneofLouise’s_________cametolife:thegrouprealisedthatSedzewasnotinanyoftheir_________.Shewasmissing.Thegroup_________backtotheircampsite,believingtheymayhave_________leftSedzethere.Buttherewasno_________ofher.They__________downpassersby,desperatelyaskingifanyonehadseenasmalldog,butinvain.HeartbrokenLouisefearedtheworst:awildanimalhadkilledSedzeorshehad__________inthenearbyRiver.Aftersearchingfor30minutes,Louiseandtheotherscontinuedthejourneysouth.Laterthatevening,thegrouparrived.Louisecalledherdaughter,Jilaine,and__________thenews.Tenminutesafterthey__________,Jilainecalledbackwithashockingupdate.AmannamedRyanSnyderhad__________aboutadoghefoundwanderingoutofthebushneartheDehChobridgeontheFacebookgroupYellowknifeLost/FoundPets.ThedoglookedexactlylikeSedze!LouisequicklygotonthephonewithRyanandconfirmedSedze’s__________withadescriptionofapinkflowerattachedtohercollar.Sedzewasaliveandwell!21.A．remindedB．taughtC．instructedD．swore22.A．directingB．leadingC．facingD．heading23.A．smokeB．frostC．fogD．mist24.A．hittingB．startingC．closingD．reaching25.A．designsB．dreamsC．desiresD．nightmares26.A．dormitoriesB．roomsC．pocketsD．vehicles27.A．strodeB．fledC．spedD．braked28.A．initiallyB．fundamentallyC．a(chǎn)ccidentallyD．deliberately29.A．signB．figureC．imageD．trick30.A．kitedB．flaggedC．brandedD．sliced31.A．divedB．drownedC．swallowedD．chewed32.A．boardedB．boughtC．blockedD．broke33.A．broughtupB．fixedupC．cutupD．hungup34.A．submittedB．postedC．envelopedD．downloaded35.A．identityB．clothesC．a(chǎn)ppearanceD．feature三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Onemorninglastwinter,LynnSmithwasdoingaseriesofgentle36(stretch)onamat,tryingtoloosenupastifflowerback.Whenthe56-year-oldsatup,shefeltasiftheroomwerespinning(旋轉(zhuǎn))aroundher.Shewenttoherdoctor,37putanametoherexperiences:vertigo.Actually,vertigoismorecomplexthanadizzyspell.Peoplecanexperienceringingintheears,lossofbalance,doublevisionandtroubleswallowing,38(depend)onwhat’scausingthevertigo.39itcanaffectpeopleofallages,vertigoismostcommoninmidlifeandbeyond.Nearly40%ofadultsintheUnitedStateswillexperiencevertigoataminimumonceintheirlifetime.It’simportanttounderstandthatvertigoisnotadisease40asymptom.Aprimarycarephysicianmayreferapatient41anear,noseandthroat(ENT)specialist,orsuggestaneurologistoracardiologist.“That’swhygettingthediagnosisrightis42(especial)important,”saysadoctor.Generally,vertigowilloftenresolve43(it)inafewweeksormonths,butratherthanwaiting,patientscantakeanover-the-counterdrug,ortryat-homeexercisestowiggletheearcrystalsbackintoposition.Smith'sneurologistalsorecommendedshe44(avoid)alcohol,sugarandcaffeine,astheycouldpotentiallytriggerepisodesofvertigo.Stressandinadequatesleepareotherpossibletriggers.“Feelingtheroomspinwasterrifying,”saysSmith.Asshesharedherexperiencewithothers,shewassurprisedathowmanysaidtheytoo45(experience)vertigobefore.四、書信寫作(★★★)46.假如你是李華,你的老師在課堂上展示了學(xué)校正打造的智能教室的宣傳片。請給你的英國好友Chris寫一封郵件分享你的這次經(jīng)歷，內(nèi)容包括：1.影片內(nèi)容；2.你的感受。注意：1.詞數(shù)80字左右；2.可以適當(dāng)添加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearChris,IamwritingtosharewithyouavideoIwatchedinclassyesterday.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、書面表達(dá)(★★★)47.閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進(jìn)行續(xù)寫，使之構(gòu)成一個(gè)完整的故事。SeeabiggerpictureInthebusyyouthfootballclub,agroupofsix-orseven-year-oldkidswereabsorbedinanexciting2-Vs-1trainingsession.Thecoach,Mr.Brown,pacedalongthesidelines,hisvoicebooming,“Seeabiggerpicture,boys!Don’tjustfocusontheballatyourfeet.Lookaround,passtheball!”Amidsttheenergeticgameplay,littleMaxwasattemptingtodribble(帶球)pasthist