1、射洪中学高2021级2022年下期半期考试英语试题（满分150分，考试时间120分钟） 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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
2、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.What does the man suggest doing?A.Inviting fewer guests. B.Opening the back rooms. C.Changing to a bigger hall.2.Where are the speakers probably?A. At home. B. At college. C. At the train station.3.What is the most
3、 important thing according to the woman?A. Being polite to others. B. Supporting families. C. Going to university.4.How does the man probably feel now?A. Anxious. B. Confused. C. Pleased.5.Who makes the meals?A. The womans father. B. The womans mother. C. The womans brother.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分
4、)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至7题。6.Who is the party for?A. The mans son. B. The man. C. The woman.7.What will the woman do first?A. Use the bathroom. B. Greet the group. C. Buy a gift.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
5、8.Why did the man lose the race?A. He didnt try his best. B. He was late for the race. C. He fell down to the ground.9.How will the woman help the man?A. By joining his team. B. By practicing with him.C. By teaching him some new skills听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.What is the probable relationship between the
6、 speakers?A.House cleaner and customer. B.Mother and son. C.Friends.11.How much does the man usually get per week?A. $35. B. $30. C. $20.12.What does the woman ask the man to do for her?A. Collect the leaves. B. Cut the grass. C. Wash her car.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.What are the speakers mainly talking
7、about?A. An art exhibition. B. A painting. C. A book.14.On what day does the man usually have a meeting?A. Monday. B. Wednesday. C. Friday.15.What has Linda been drawing?A. Friends. B. Family. C. Toys.16.Why did the woman write poetry?A.To learn about Chinese culture. B.To honor her grandparents.C.T
8、o record her school life.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.In which country was the piano first invented?A.France. B.Italy. C.Germany.18.When was the worlds first piano created?A.Around 1400. B. Around 1500. C. Around 1700.19.Why will the speaker soon quit his position in the family business?A.He will hand it ov
9、er to his grandson.B.His industry isnt popular anymore.C.He wants to do a different job.20.What does the speaker do?A. Hes a musician. B. Hes a piano maker. C. Hes a music teacher.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThis Tiny Box Will Help You Relax In Terrib
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14、 lunchbox.Besides, it can be powered by a pocket solar panel or battery pack and you probably have the worlds most portable AC unit.And There Is One More Thing.The price is just amazing.Most AC units cost at least $300 AND you have to pay for installation PLUS cover the expensive electricity bills e
15、ach month.AirFreez costs less than $100 (Actually $53 for each if you buy more than one here).No messy installation, no expensive electricity bills.For a Cooling unit of this quality, this must be the single best price-quality AC unit there is!How Can You Get An AirFreez?Now that you are aware of th
16、is amazing new invention, here is how to get one-order it from the Official Website for BEST PRICE.21.Which of the following words can best describe AirFreez?A.Smart but heavy. B.Costly but multi-functional.C.Portable but inefficient. D.Handy and energy-saving.22.What can we learn about AirFreez?A.I
17、t costs less than $53.B.It requires no complex installation.C.It doesnt use electricity.D.It is a little larger than a lunch box.23.What is the purpose of this passage?A.To advertise AirfreezB.To explain the functions of AirFreez.C.To introduce the inventors of AirFreez.D.To compare AirFreez with tr
18、aditional AC.BAs a young boy, I knew what people said was not always what they meant or were feeling.And I knew it was possible to get others to do what I wanted if I read their real feelings and responded suitably to their needs.At the age of eleven, I sold sponge rubber （海绵橡皮）door-to-door after sc
19、hool and quickly worked out how to tell if someone was likely to buy from me.When I knocked on a door, if someone told me to go away but their hands were open and they showed their palms, I knew it was safe to continue with my show because they werent angry or threatening although they may have a co
20、ld attitude.If someone told me to go away in a soft voice but used a pointed finger or closed hand, I knew it was time to leave.As a teenager, I became a pots and pans（锅碗瓢盆） salesperson, and my ability to read people earned me enough money to buy my first house.Selling gave me the chance to meet peo
21、ple and study them close and to know whether they would buy or not, simply by watching their body language.I joined the life insurance (保险) business at the age of twenty.And I went on to break several sales records for my company, becoming the youngest person to sell over a million dollars worth of
22、business in my first year.I was lucky that the skills Id learned as a boy in watching body language while selling pots and pans could be used in this new area, and were directly related to the success I could have in any business closely connected with people.24.What does the author seem to share in
23、 Paragraph 1?.A.His present feelings.B.His positive life attitude.C.His language ability.D.His earlier experience.25.What does the underlined part “this new area” in the last paragraph refer to ?A.The life insurance business.B.The pots and pans industry.C.The study of body language.D.The selling of
24、sponge rubber.26. What was the key to the authors success?A.Listening to customers.B.Arguing with customers.C.Studying customers words.D.Reading customers body language.27.How does the text mainly develop?A.By following the order of space.B.By following the order of time.C.By giving examples.D.By gi
25、ving reasons.CIn July 2021, astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS)planted pepper (辣椒)seeds as part of an experiment to test which plants could be successfully grown in space.The peppers were harvested four months later, and the team celebrated with a party. For astronauts living m
26、ostly off prepackaged foods for months at a time on the ISS, fresh and flavorful produce is welcomed.With long missions to the Moon and Mars in focus, NASA is working to find sustainable ways for astronauts to enjoy fresh foods, which will add key nutrients（营养物质）to their diets and improve their stat
27、e of mind.Astronauts have grown radishes, zinnias and a variety of lettuces on board the ISS before, but this is the first time they grew peppers, which posed a new challenge, reports Elizabeth Howell for S.Biologists at the Kennedy Space Centre spent two years picking the perfect pepper.They wanted
28、 to try peppers because theyre a great source of vitamins and nutrients, and they can be eaten raw or cooked.Plus, peppers are fairly low maintenance(保养) to grow.In June, a carrier delivered supplies to the ISS along with a package of 48 pepper seeds.Astronauts on board planted the seeds in a microw
29、ave oven-sized growing container.The conditions in itsuch as lighting,watering and air circulationwere controlled by a crew based at the Kennedy Space Centre.On board, the astronauts collected data and offered feedback on the flavors of the peppers.“This is important because the food astronauts eat
30、needs to be as good as the rest of their equipment,”LaShelle Spencer, a plant scientist at NASA, said over the summer.“To successfully send people to Mars and bring them back to Earth, we will not only require the most nutritious foods, but the best tasting ones as well.”28.Why did astronauts attemp
31、t to plant pepper in space?A.Only pepper can grow in space.B.There were no enough food for astronauts.C.Pepper can grow better than other plants.D.Humans wanted to test which plants can grow in space.29.What special benefits does pepper have compared with other plants?A.Its nutrients are the highest
32、.B.It neednt too much later care.C.lt improves their state of mind most.D.The vitamins in it are the most.30.What does the underlined word“it”refer to in Paragraph 5?A.Microwave. B.Package C.Container. D.Seed.31.What can we infer from the text?A.Astronauts need special nutrition to keep the best sta
33、te of mind.B.The idea that pepper is grown in space is silly.C.It is the carrier that is in charge of sending feedback on the peppers.D.Pepper cant be eaten cooked in space but it can be eaten raw.DCigarettes arent just harmful when theyre being smoked. Even when cigarette ends go out and are cold,
34、new research has found they continue to give off harmful chemicals in the air. In the first 24 hours alone, scientists say a used cigarette end will produce14 percent of the nicotine (尼古丁) that an actively burning cigarette would produce.While most of these chemicals are released within a day of bei
35、ng put out, an analysis for the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found the level of nicotine fell by just 50% five days later.“I was absolutely surprised,” says environmental engineer Dustin Poppendieck from the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). “Th
36、e numbers are significant and could have important impacts when cigarette ends are dealt with indoors or in cars. While much attention has been paid to the health influence of first-hand, second-hand and now third-hand smoking, it is not the case when it comes to the actual cigarette end of the matt
37、er.”To measure emissions from this forgotten thing, Poppendieck and his team placed 2, 100 cigarettes that were recently put out inside a special room. Once the ends were sealed away, the team measured eight chemicals commonly produced by cigarettes, four of which the FDA have their eye on for being
38、 harmful or potentially so.After setting the rooms temperature, the researchers tested how emissions changed under certain conditions. When the air temperature of the room was higher, for instance, they noticed the ends produced these chemicals at higher rates. This finding might discourage those wh
39、o want to leave ashtrays (烟灰缸) out for days at a time, especially in the heat.32.What do the researchers say about cigarette ends?A.They contain little nicotine. B.They produce no nicotine five days later.C.They give off nicotine for days. D.They create as much nicotine as burning cigarettes.33.What
40、 do Poppendiecks words suggest?A.First-hand smoking does most harm.B.The findings are within his expectation.C.Cigarettes should be dealt with indoors.D.Health influence of cigarette ends is ignored.34.Which word best describes the authors attitude to not cleaning ashtrays for days?A.Unclear. B.Disa
41、pproving. C.Unconcerned. D.Puzzled.35.What can be the best title for the text?A.Used Cigarette Ends Release Harmful ChemicalsB.Cigarettes Are More Harmful While Being SmokedC.Research Found Reasons For Cigarette Ends HarmD.Cigarette Ends Produce More Chemicals in the Heat第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容
42、，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。How to Be Productive During Difficult TimesWhen we are struggling, or when we have a hard time focusing, we may turn to others for help.We may even wish we had a hero to help us.Well, today here is some advice for you.Turn ourselves into our own heroes.When we make
43、 ourselves heroes, we not only gain focus but also a sense of purpose. 36 .For example, it can give us hope as stories in the books often do.In stories, writers often give their hero, the main person in the story, a purpose.37 Write out our tasks and ideas.In stories, heroes also have tasks, which t
44、hey want to finish and ideas, which they see for themselves.So we can write out our tasks and ideas, not just for a project but for our life as well.With clear tasks and ideas, events in our life no longer seem to be separate events. 38 Theres just a lot of value in having tasks and ideas.39 When we
45、 know our strengths, we can use them fully.In difficult times, we can make our life easier by focusing on our strengths.It is even more important to identify weaknesses.All heroes have them.On their journey they face their weaknesses and learn from them.Have small goals within a larger goal.As we kn
46、ow, the heros journey is not a one-time thing.It is a journey we are on in our entire life.40 Our lifes journey is ongoing and ever-changing.We should be realistic with our goals and to be kind to ourselves, especially during difficult times.A.Learn from heroes in stories.B.We often live a life with
47、out purpose.C.Know our strengths and weaknesses.D.They become part of our larger stories.E.So have small goals that we can measure in some way.F.Making ourselves the heroes in our own stories helps us in many ways.G.We can do the same for ourselves and identify our purposes.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 （共20小题；每小
