1、成都石室中学2021一2022学年度下期高2024届半期考试英语试卷满分150分考试时间：120分钟第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小，每小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，从剧中所给的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. How does the woman feel? A. Surprised. B. Nervous. C. Comfortable.2. What will the speakers probably do next?
2、A. Keep hiking. B. Have a rest. C. Enjoy the view. 3. How does the woman go to work now? A. By bike B. By bus. C. By car. 4. What are the speakers doing? A. Making small talk. B. Attending a meeting. C. Having an interview. 5. What troubles the man? A. Losing his notebook. B. Feeling terrible. C. Ha
3、ving no time. 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. Where docs this conversation probably take place? A. In the office. B. At home. C. At the travel agency. 7. What does the woman prefer? A Driving around B. Traveling on a budget. C. Taking a package tour. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A
4、. Writing invitations. B. Planning the menu. C. Cooking dishes. 9. Who has promised to come? A. Maria. B. James. C. Linda. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10 Who are the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Headmaster and secretary. C. Teachers. 11. When will Ms. Kelly probably give the lecture? A. On Tuesday. B.
5、On Wednesday. C. On Friday. 12. What will the man probably do next? A. Inform the students. B. Have a class. C. Contact Ms. Lce. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the man advise the woman to do? A. Figure out the reasons. B. Wait until her son gets older. C. Keep her son away from games. 14. For what p
6、urpose did the man use his first mobile phone? A. To contact his parents. B. To send messages. C. To play games，15. When did the woman get her first cellphone? A. At7. B. At 12. C. At 17. 16. What does the man think of Snake? A. Popular. B. Interesting. C. Addictive，听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who are the
7、 listeners? A. Parents. B. Teachers. C. Students. 18. How many people in the room sleep between 8 and 10 hours? A. None. B. A small number. C. Majority. 19. How many hours of sleep does a newborn baby need at least? A. 10 B. 12. C. 14，20. How many suggestions does the speaker give? A. Three. B. Four
8、. C. Five. 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ASummer readingFinding Junie Kimby Ellen OhMiddle schooler Junie Kim is facing bullying(t凌)at school, but she keeps quiet. Then, for a school project, Junie interviews her grandparents, who grew up in Korea during
9、 wartime in the 1950s. In their story of struggle, Junie finds the courage to speak up. The book will encourage any kid who has ever been in Junies shoes. Simon B. Rhyminby Duayne ReedSimon is starting fifth grade and wants everyone to call him Notorious D. O. G because he wants to be a famous rappe
10、r(说唱歌手). But hes shy about using his voice to express his thoughts. When a teacher asks the class to give a talk, Simon must face his fears. Simon B. Rhymin is a great book that will give confidence to readers who are going through similar struggles. A Shot in the Arm! by Don BrownA shot in the arm!
11、 is a novel about the history of vaccines. Readers learn how vaccines have been used throughout history to fight disease. The author also introduces people around the world who helped with the development of vaccines. A shot in the arm! is an exciting read that employs colorful drawings to pull the
12、reader in. The One Thing Youd Saveby Linda Sue ParkIf your house were on fire, what one thing would you save? Writer Linda Sue Park explores different answers to this question in poems that show the different voices of a middle school class. Some choose baseball cards or toy animals. One picks a swe
13、ater that was passed down for generations. The book is illustrated with black-and-white art. Readers of all ages will like this book. It helps you realize what matters most.1. What problem does Simon have?A. He is bullied at school.B. He dislikes doing his homework.C. He delays receiving vaccinesD.
14、He is afraid of conveying his thoughts.2. Which book will you choose if youre interested in history or science?A. Finding Junie KimB. Simon B. Rhymin.C. A Shot in the Arm!D. The One Thing Youd Save3. What do we know about The One Thing Youd Save?A. It is for teenage readersB. It is written in poem f
15、orm.C. It has many colorful picturesD. It helps you to fight discase.BBy the time she turned 18, Khadijah Williams had attended twelve schools. She had lived in shelters, in parks, and in motels, never in a permanent residence for more than a few months. She had been laughed at and looked down upon
16、by students at a dozen schools who thought of her as “different”.Homeless since early childhood, Khadijah struggled all her life to hide her circumstances from teachers and fellow students. However, academic achievement proved to be a way for her to find confidence in herself again. For instance, at
17、 the age of 9, she placed in the 99th percentile on a state exam, and her teacher told her she was “gifted”. From that moment forward, Khadijah decided to do whatever it took to keep herself in that category. “I was so proud of being smart. I often heard my fellow students say, You got the easy way
18、out because youre homeless,” she told The LA Times. “But I never saw it as an excuse about living a less successful life.”By the second year of high school, she realized that she could not succeed in getting the education she dreamed of without getting help to go beyond what her current school could
19、 offer. She talked to teachers and advisers who helped her apply for summer community college classes, scholarships, and enrichment programs. And in the 11th grade, when she enrolled at Jefferson High School, she decided to complete the rest of her school career therea decision that meant taking a b
20、us each morning at 4 a.m. and not getting home until 11 p.m.Heres the end of the storywhen Khadijah poured the story of her life into her Harvard University college application, she was accepted.4. What makes Khadijah confident in herself?A. Her different personality.B. Her ability to live well alon
21、e.C. Her excellent performance in study.D. Her fellow students encouragement.5. What do many students think of Khadijahs being homeless?A. Its a really pitiful circumstance.B. It makes her more strong-minded.C. It offers her more ways to succeed.D. Its an excuse about working less hard.6. What did K
22、hadijahs teachers and advisers help her do?A. Pass a college entrance exam.B. Apply for more advanced education.C. Make a decision to complete high school.D. Become a top student in her current school.7. Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text?A. Twelve Schools Make a Successful
23、StudentB. Being Different Means Having More ChancesC. Khadijah Williams: From Shelters to HarvardD. Khadijah Williams: Inspiration to Homeless PeopleCA study by the British government has discovered the mental well-being of the countrys teenage girls has worsened. The survey, which included 30. 000
24、14-year-old students in 2014 and 2021, showed 37 percent of girls with psychological stress, up from 34 percent in 2014. British boys stress level was actually seen to fall over the same time period, from 17 percent to 15 percent. The reports authors pointed out the “appearance of the social media a
25、ge” could be a major contributing factor for increasing stress among teenage British girls. “The adolescent years are a time of rapid physical, cognitive（认知的）and emotional development,” Pam Ramsden, a lecturer in psychology at the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom, wrote in a blog post. “
26、Teenagers interact with people in order to learn how to become competent adults. In the past, they would engage with parents, teachers and other adults in their community as well as extended family members and friends. Now we can also add social media to that list of social and emotional development
27、.”Throughout adolescence, girls and boys develop characteristics like confidence and self-control .Since teenage brains have not completely developed, teens dont have the cognitive awareness and impulse control to keep from posting inappropriate content. Furthermore, this content can easily be circu
28、lated far and wide with disastrous implications. “Social media can also feed into girls insecurities about their appearance,” Ramsden said. “These sites are often filled with images of people with body type unattainable to the normal person. However, these images and the messages tied to them gradua
29、lly grow into some widely-accepted social standards.”“Social media allows girls to make comparisons among friends as well as celebrities and then provides them with solutions such as extreme dieting tips and workouts to reach their goals,” Ramsden said. “Concerns about body image can negatively impa
30、ct their quality of life preventing them from having healthy relationships and taking up time that could be better spent developing other aspects of their personalities.”8. How does Ramsden show the negative impact of social media on teenagers?A. By making experiments.B. By raising a question.C. By
31、making comparisons.D. By analyzing cause and effect.9. What is Ramsdens attitude toward the images with fine body shape?A. Supportive.B. Indifferent.C. Critical.D. Concerned10. The underlined word “circulated” probably means “_”.A. spreadB. promotedC. maintainedD. advertised11. According to the text
32、, the author may agree that teenagers in BritainA. have already rid themselves of the destructive effects of social media.B. cant tell the right from the wrong for their lack of cognitive awareness.C. are extremely concerned about their body image due to some unwritten social rules.D. should adopt t
33、he most efficient and popular approaches posted online by celebritiesDWe use what is known as inner speech, where we talk to ourselves, to evaluate situations and make decisions. Now, a robot has been trained to speak aloud its inner decision-making process, giving us a view of how it responds to co
34、ntradictory demands. Arianna Pipitone and Antonio Chella at the University of Palermo, Italy, programmed a humanoid robot named Pepper, with software that models human cognitive processes, which allowed Pepper to search for. relevant information from its memory and find the correct way to act based
35、on human commands, as well as a text-to speech processor. It allowed Pepper to voice its decision-making process while completing a task, “With inner speech, we can better understand what the robot wants to do and what its plan is,” says Chella. The researchers asked Pepper to set a dinner table acc
36、ording to etiquette(礼仪) rules they had programmed into the robot Inner speech was either enabled or disabled to see how it affected Peppers ability to do what was instructed. When instructed to place a napkin on a fork with its inner speech coabled, Pepper asked itself what the etiquette required an
37、d concluded that this request went against the rules it had been given. It then asked the researchers if putting the napkin on the fork was the correet action. When told it was, Pepper said “OK, I prefer to follow your desire,” and explained how it was going to place the napkin on the fork. When ask
38、ed to do the same task with inner speech disabled, Pepper knew this contradicted etiquette rules, so it didnt perform the task or explain why. With the potential for robots to become more common in the future, this type of programming could help the public understand their abilities and limitations,
39、 says Sarah Sebo at the University of Chicago. “It maintains peoples trust and enables cooperation and interactions between humans and robots,” she says. However, this experiment only used a single human participant, says Sebo. “Its unclear how their approach would compare across a wide range of hum
40、an participants,” she says.12. Why does the author mention how people make decisions in the first paragraph?A. To introduce the topic.B. To provide background information.C. To give an example.D. To arouse readers interest.13. How did Pepper react to the contradictory instruction with its inner spee
41、ch enabled?A. It failed to complete the task.B. It obeyed the etiquette rules.C. It made a random decision.D. It communicated with the researchers.14. What did Sarah Sebo think of the research?A. It was creative but worthless in daily life.B. It was a meaningful try but the result was a failure.C. I
42、t was inspiring but needed further evidence.D. It was perfectly designed but poorly performed.15. Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. Robot Taught To Be Polite To Humans as ProgrammedB. Robot Able To Explain Its Decision-making ProcessC. Robot Making Decisions Faces Great Challe
43、ngesD. Robot-Human Communication: Soon to Be Realized第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。Is there a link between social media and depression? Do social media have a negative impact on your mental health? Its complicated.In a recent study, the investigators compared social m
44、edia use and depression between teens._16_Specifically, for every hour per day that one teen spent on social media more than her peers, she likely had a 0.64 point higher depression score.A different study published in 2018 identified five distinct types of social media users. The finding was that p
45、roblematic social media use was one of the main themes for people whose mental health was affected by social media. You can have alcohol in your life without it being a problem, or your alcohol use may become problematic. _17_Theres one important thing to remember about survey research just because
46、two things happen together, its not necessarily true that one causes the other. _18_For all we know, it could be that people who are already more depressed choose to spend more time on social media._19_If you think that we shouldnt paint social media with one broad brush, youre on the right track. O
47、n the one hand, participants often described social media as a valuable way to cope with stress. On the other hand, cyberbullying via social media was also a common experience for participants. Some also said that constantly checking their own social media profile was stressful.Its certainly possible that experiences like cyberbullying, comparing yourself to idealized images, and co
