2024-2025學年廣東省廣州市嶺南中學高三普通高中下學期半期測試英語試題試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Heswitchedoffthelightandwasabouttoleavetheclassroomandonlythen____torainheavily.A．itbeganB．itbeginsC．doesitbeginD．diditbegin2．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking3．-----Goodevening.HuangshanHotel.-----Goodevening.______________?A．DoyoustillhavearoomfortonightB．Whatwouldyoulike,pleaseC．IsthereanythingIcandoforyouD．Whoisthatspeaking,please4．ThefamousbookFrankenstein,________byBritishnovelistMaryShelley,isthefirstworkofsciencefiction.A．writing B．havingwrittenC．written D．waswritten5．Wepackedallthehooksinwoodenboxessothattheydamaged.A．don’tgetB．won’tgetC．didn’tgetD．wouldn’tget6．Thegoal,whichtheyareunlikelytolivetosee,isto“cure,preventormanagealldiseases”inthenext80orsoyears.A．accomplish B．accomplishedC．accomplishing D．beingaccomplished7．－WhataboutinvitingTracytohosttheparty?－Goodidea!Sheisveryquickinmind.Oh,_______,hereshecomes.A．don’tpullmyleg B．alittlebirdtoldmeC．speakofthedevil D．it’sapieceofcake8．Withthedevelopmentofscience,morenewtechnology______tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．isbeingintroducedC．isintroduced D．wasintroduced9．U.S.PresidentBarackObamaarrivedinChina’seconomiccenterShanghaionSundaynight,November15th2009,______astatevisittoChina.A．starting B．started C．tostart D．havingstarted10．BythetimeIsawtheangryexpressiononhisface,I________exactlywhatIwashavingtoface.A．knewB．hadknownC．wouldknowD．haveknown11．It'ssaidthatthepowerplantisnowlargeaswhatitwas.A．twiceas B．astwiceC．twicemuch D．muchtwice12．—youplaythepianoatthistimeoftheday?Ineedagoodrestfortomorrow’stest.—Sorry.A．Must B．Shall C．Can D．May13．Thestudentshavedecidedonafinaldatebywhicheveryone________readingthebooksassignedbytheirprofessor.A．finishes B．finishedC．havefinished D．willhavefinished14．Asadoctor,Ispendmostofthetimewithmypatients,andthat’s________itisinmyday.A．howB．whenC．whyD．where15．Tianjinsoccerfanswonderhowlongitwillbe______thepopularsoccerstar—SunkecanappearinthefieldsinTianjinasamemberofTianjinTianhaisoccerteam.A．before B．sinceC．until D．where16．—Allthecontainershavebeenunloaded!CanithavebeendonebyFrank?—Impossible!He________hiscarlastnight.A．hasfixedB．hadfixedC．wouldfixD．wasfixing17．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．couldC．would D．shall18．Theteachercameintotheclassroom_______byhisstudents.A．following B．tobefollowing C．followed D．havingfollowed.19．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned20．Tedcouldn’tremembertheexactdateofthestorm,butheknewitwasSundaybecauseeverybodywasatchurch.A．/,the B．a,/C．/,a D．the,/第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding(襯墊)ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou.”WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.1、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofthe“extraminute”rule?A．Startthecarthemomenteveryoneisseated.B．Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking.C．Moveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeone.D．Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.2、TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto______.A．meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldmanB．keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctorC．joinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompanyD．finishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproached3、Theunderlinedword“foregone”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A．wasted B．lackedC．avoided D．abandoned4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheTwoSaddestWords. B．TheEmotionalWell-being.C．TheMostUsefulRule. D．ThePeaceofMind.22．（8分）“Doesmysmilelookbiginthis?”Futurefitting-roommirrorsinclothingstorescouldsubtlyadjustyourreflectiontomakeyoulook--andhencefeel--happierencouragingyoutolikewhatyousee.That’stheideabehindtheEmotionEvokingSystemdevelopedbyShigeoYoshidaandcolleaguesattheUniversityofTokyoinJapan.Thesystemcanmanipulate,orinotherwords,controlyouremotionsandpersonalpreferencesbypresentingyouwithanimageofyourownsmilingorfrowningface.Theprinciplethatphysiologicalchangescandriveemotionalonesthatlaughtercomesbeforehappiness,ratherthantheotherwayaround-isawell-establishedidea.Theresearcherswantedtoseeifthisideacouldbeusedtobuildacomputersystemthatmanipulateshowyoufeel.Thesystemworksbypresentingtheuserwithaweb-cameraimageofhisorherfaceasiftheywerelookinginamirror.Theimageisthensubtlyalteredwith-software,turningthecornersofthemouthupordownandchangingtheareaaroundtheeyes,sothatthepersonappearstosmileorfrown.Withouttellingthemtheaimofthestudy,theteamrecruited(招募)21volunteersandaskedthemtositinfrontofthescreenwhileperforminganunrelatedtask.Whenthetaskwascompleted,theparticipantsratedhowtheyfelt.Whenthefacesonscreenappearedtosmile,peoplereportedthattheyfelthappier.Ontheotherhand,whentheimagewasgivenasadexpression,theyreportedfeelinglesshappy.Yoshidaandhiscolleaguestestedwhethermanipulatingthevolunteersemotionalstatewouldinfluencetheirpreferences.Eachpersonwasgivenascarftowearandagainpresentedwiththealteredwebcamimage.Thevolunteersthatsawthemselvessmilingwhilewearingthescarfweremorelikelytoreportthattheylikedit,andthosethatsawthemselvesnotsmilingwerelesslikely.“Thesystemcouldbeusedtomanipulateconsumers’impressionsofproducts,”saytheresearchers.Forexample,mirrorsinclothing-storefittingroomscouldbereplacedwithscreensshowingalteredreflections.Theyalsosuggestpeoplemaybemorelikelytofindclothesattractiveiftheyseethemselveslookinghappywhiletryingthemon.“It’scertainlyaninterestingarea,”saysChrisCreedattheUniversityofBirmingham,UK.Buthenotesthatusingsuchtechnologyinashopwouldbeharderthaninthelab,becausepeoplewilluseawiderangeofexpressions.“Attemptingtomakeslightdifferencestotheseandensuringthatthereflectedimagelooksbelievablewouldbemuchmorechallenging,”hesays.Ofcourse,therearealsoimportantmoralquestionssurroundingsuchsubtlymanipulativetechnology.“Youcouldarguethatifitmakespeoplehappy,whatharmisitdoing?”saysCreed.“ButIcanimaginethatmanypeoplemayfeelmanipulateduncomfortableandcheatediftheyfoundout.”1、What’sthemainpurposeoftheEmotionEvokingSystem?A．Toseewhetherone’sfacialexpressionscanbealtered.B．Toreplacethemirrorsinfutureclothing-storefittingrooms.C．Toseewhetherlaughtercomesbeforehappiness.D．Toseewhetherone’sfeelingcanbeunconsciouslyaffected.2、Whatcanwelearnabouttheweb-cameraimageinthestudy?A．Itrecordedthevolunteers’performanceinthetask.B．Itattemptedtomakethevolunteersfeelhappier.C．Itgavethevolunteersafalseimage.D．Itbeautifiedthevolunteersappearanceinthemirror.3、WhatdoesCreedmentionasalimitationofthetechnologyA．Itonlydealswithalimitednumberoffacialexpressions.B．Itonlyworksinclothingstores.C．Itonlymakessubtlechangestopeople’sexpressions.D．Itonlychangestheareasaroundthemouthandtheeyes.4、WhatdoesCreedscommentonthemoralissueswiththistechnologyimply?A．Peopleshouldmaketheirdecisionsindependently.B．Technologyisunabletomanipulatepeople.C．Nothingismoreimportantthanhappiness.D．Peopleshouldneglecttheharmofthetechnology.23．（8分）Recently,SouthKoreanstarPSY’s“Gangnamstyle”videohasbeenpopularontheInternet.Ithasbecomemostpeople’sfavoritemusic.Infact,thesonghassettheGuinnessWorldRecordforthemostpopularvideointhehistoryoftheInternet.Morethantwomillionpeoplehavesaid“l(fā)ike”sincethesongwasontheInternetonJuly15.PSY’sspecialdancemovesandfunnyhorseridingstylehaveattractedmanypeople.Althoughmanypeopledonotunderstandthelanguage,thevideohasbecomethetalkoftheInternet.Thesonghascometofirstplaceinthemusicchartsin31countries,includingtheUnitedStates,theUnitedKingdom,andCanada.“IjustsangformySouthKoreanfans.Ihaveneverexpectedittobepopularinothercountries,”PSYtoldthereportersonaconcert.ThesongwassopopularthatafewofSouthKorean’spoliticiansshowedPSY’smovestoattractsupporters.“Thesongcameoutinmid-July.ItsingsabouttherichlifeofSouthKorea--especiallyGangnaminSeoul,wherealotofrichpeoplelive.Millionsofpeoplehavewatchedthevideo.Manystars,suchasKatyPerry,RobbieWilliamsandNellyFurtadosaidthattheylovethesong.Thesestarsperformedpartofthesongatarecentconcert.Ridinghighonthesuccessof“GangnamStyle”,PSYwassignedbyScooterBrauntoBraun’sSchoolboyRecords,alabeldistributedbyUniversalRepublic.PSYhaswrittenmanyhitsongsofvaryingstylesfordifferentsingers.Priorto“GangnamStyle”hismostfamouscompositionperhapswasLeeSeungGi’sdebut(首次亮相)song“BecauseYouAreMyWoman”.1、WhatmakesPSY’s“GangnamStyle”thefamousmusicofmillionsofpeople?A．ThesonghassettheGuinnessWorldRecordB．ThesonghascometofirstplaceinthemusicchartC．TheylikethedancemovesandthehorseridingstyleD．Theydon’tunderstandthewordsofthesong2、WhydidsomeofSouthKorea’spoliticiansshowPSY’smoves?A．TheywantedtotellpeoplethattheywerealsofondofmusicB．TheywantedpeopletosupportthemC．TheywerePSY’sfansD．TheylikedPSY’sdancingstyle3、What’s“GangnamStyle”about?A．ThewayofhorseridingB．TherichlifeofpeopleofGangnaminSeoulC．TheGuinnessWorldRecordD．Theloveofstars4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．LifeoftheMusicStarPSYB．“GangnamStyly”--Mostpeople’sfavoriteMusicC．PSY’sFamousCompositionsD．Meaningof“GangnamStyle”24．（8分）Lifedoesn’talwaysturnoutthewaywe’dlike.Whensituationstakeanunfavorableturn,webecomeupset,frustrated,orangry.Whenothersdon’tagreewithus,oractinamannerwefinddisturbing,angerisatypicalresponse.Withtheexceptionofafewextremecircumstances?anangryreactionrarelyimprovesthesituationorhelpsuschangeourmind.Thoughtfulconsiderationofwhatfeelingsandreactionaremosthelpfulactuallyrestoresourrealpower,soconsiderthefollowingalternativestoanger.Compassion,consistingofbothunderstandingandempathy,canbeaperfectsolutiontoanger.Eachpersonhasarighttolivelifeaccordingtotheirbeliefs,dreams,needs,etc.Ifsomeoneisactingimproperlyornotlivinguptoourideals,weneedtoremovethe“shoulds”andremindourselvesthatitisanecessarypartoftheirlife’sjourney.Choosingthisalternativeresponsesoftensone’sheartandpreventsangerfromarising.Humorisanotherpowerfultoolforlesseninganger.Wetakelifeandpersonaloffensefartooseriously.Afterall,theirbehaviorisareflectionoftheirinternalenvironmentandhasnothingatalltodowithusanditisinrealityrelativelyunimportant.Humorputsanyserioussituationintoitsproperplaces.Itactsasaprotectivebarriertoemotionalpainaswerecognizethatwhatishappeninghasnothingatalltodowithus.Sowhenothersbehavebadly,forgivethemfortheirbadbehaviorsratherthanjudgetheminyourheart.Whenlifehandsustheexactoppositeofwhatwerequested,makelightofit,Afterall,thislifeisonlytemporarysowhygetsobentoutofshapewhenitisn’tinlinewithyourideals?Rainonyourweddingday?Breakoattheumbrellasandbootsanddanceinthepuddles!1、Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?A．Angermakesapersonmorepowerful.B．Allthepeoplegetannoyedeasily.C．Angeroftendoesnogoodtothesituation.D．Angercandosomethinggoodinmostcases.2、Howshouldwerespondtoothers’misbehavioraccordingtothesecondparagraph?A．Criticizeitsharply.B．Complainaboutit.C．Leaveitasitis.D．Understandandacceptit.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasemeaninthelastparagraph?A．Dull.B．Angry.C．Delighted.D．Gifted.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．AlternativeResponsestoAnger.B．TheBadEffectsofAnger.C．TheCausesofFrequentAnger.D．TheRiskofGettingAngry.25．（10分）CurrentCulture:IsCommonCultureAlive?Thedigitizingandglobalizingworldischangingtheworkingofculture.Assomeseeit,citiesandnationsarelosingtheircommoncultureandtheirgeneralspirit:peoplecannolongercountonthosearoundthemvaluinganyofthesamemusicorfilms.Othersarguethatacommoncultureisnotdyingsomuchaschangingforms:itislessandlessattachedtoaparticularareaandevermorelinkedtoglobalnetworks.Thefactsleadtothechangethatanyonecanbecomeaculturalproducertoday,thatthecultureisincreasinglyavailableeverywhereyouwantit,andwheneveryouwantit,notjustinthetwomonthsafterthemovieorbookcameout.Culturalpossibilitieshavemultipliedasaresult,butthechangealsomeansfewerculturalmoments.Itiseasytofindthechangeintermsoflossofdiversityofsociety.Sowhatwillitmeanifglobalizationturnsusintoonewideworldculture?Fortheenthusiastsofthesechanges,cultureisnotaboutpopularartistsorbooks,butcentersonplatformslikeGoogleandWikipedia,whereeveryvarietyofculturebringsabouttheexchangeofknowledgeandideas,andmakesconnectionsacrossboundaries.Itisperhapsdebatablewhethertwopeoplewhohaveparticipatedinsuchwebsites,butintotallydifferentcornersofthem,havehadaculturalexperienceincommon.Infact,theseplatformsbecomeverysuccessfulwithalargecrowdofpeople,whobuildthingstogether,shareinformation,andforwardarticlesbackandforth.Therearestillmorequestions.Whatdoesitmeanforthefutureofcountriesthatculturenowgoesbeyondthelimitsofthenation?Isthereanythingtodefendandpreserveinthepassingculturalworld,oristhatmerelytofavorpenoverprintingpress,horseoverautomobile?Uptonowagrowingquantityofculturehasbeengloballyspreadinganddeveloping.Moreindividuals(個人)thaneverhavethechancestobemakersofculture,evenifthatmeansmoretochoosefromandfewerstandardstobereachedincommon.Whatitmeansisthisstrangefeeling:thatofbeingmoreconnectedthanever,withone-clickaccesstosomuchoftheculturalharvestaroundtheworld,andyet,ofbeingstarvedforhavingsimilarinterestsandopinionswithothers,concernedonlywithourselves.1、675．InParagraph1theauthorindicates______.A．themissingofcommoncultureB．theculturaldiversityamongpeopleC．thedisadvantageinthedigitizingsocietyD．thedoublestandardofculturalevaluation2、677．ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that______.A．peoplefeelsatisfiedwiththecurrentcultureB．enthusiastslookforcurrentculturefromfamousartistsC．disappearanceofcommoncultureisaproblemtobesolvedD．commonculturemayexitintowebsitesthatconnecttheworld3、679．Accordingtotheauthor,theincreaseofculturalpossibilitiescanbecausedby______.A．agreementwithcommoncultureB．individualsasculturalproducersC．popularartistsandbooksavailableD．areductionindevelopmentofculture4、681．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardscurrentculture?A．Uninterested.B．Approving.C．Uncertain.D．Critical.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）完形填空It’seasytoseehowtohelpsomepeople,butwhataboutthosewhoseneedsarenotsoobvious?Thisstorymayhavehappenedawhileback,butitwasa1whichhasstayedwithmeandhelpedmeeversince.ItwasThanksgiving,andIwas2withmyparentsatashelterfortheneedy.Wewerestandingbehindthecounter_________hotfoodtowhoevercamein.Mostofour3lookedliketheyhadbeenhavinghardtimes;theirclotheswerewornoutanddirty.4,theylookedneedy!Then,amancamein,wholooked5butneedy.Hewaswell-dressed,ina(n)6suit.Iwonderedwhathewasdoingthere,andmyjaw(下巴)droppedin7whenhejoinedthelinefor8Thecloserhecametomy9station,themoreImuttered(嘀咕)tomyself.Whatwasthismandoing?Iwantedtoknow.Surelyhewasn’tgoingtotakefood10forthosewhowerereallyinneed!Thenmymotherquietlytookmetooneside.Shesaid,“Youhave11thattheneedsofthepeoplewhocomeheremustbepurely12:forfood,shelter,clothing,etc.Andthisgentlemandoesn’tseemtohaveanyofthoseproblems.13whatifhisneedsareemotional?Whatifheneeds14,friends,orjusttobeamongotherhumanbeings?”Herwordshitmelikeatonofbricks!IfeltIshould15totheman—butIdidn’t.Aboutaweeklatertheshelterreceivedalarge16fromananonymous(匿名的)source.Icouldn’thelpbut17ifitcamefromthatman.Now,18ImeetsomeoneIremembermymother’slessonandtrytokeepanopenmind,regardlessofhowthey19Needsaren’talwaysvisible.Butkindnessalwaysmakesadifference.1、A．passion B．feeling C．challenge D．lesson2、A．impressing B．volunteering C．blessing D．contacting3、A．serving B．cooking C．working D．carrying4、A．visitors B．friends C．diners D．consumers5、A．Indetail B．Inshort C．Insurprise D．Ingeneral6、A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything7、A．cheap B．shabby C．expensive D．ordinary8、A．amazement B．delight C．amusement D．satisfaction9、A．food B．clothing C．money D．room10、A．information B．rescue C．employment D．service11、A．cared B．bought C．meant D．delivered12、A．proven B．assumed C．planned D．decided13、A．mental B．moral C．natural D．physical14、A．Therefore B．But C．And D．So15、A．comfort B．luck C．wealth D．space16、A．announce B．communicate C．apologize D．explain17、A．respect B．praise C．invitation D．donation18、A．determine B．wonder C．conclude D．support19、A．whenever B．however C．whatever D．whichever20、A．try B．behave C．look D．struggle第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Yogamakesyoufeel1．(relax)andyoufeelall“atone"withyourbodySmithFarmisnowofferingpeoplethechance2．(do)theirdailyyogawithgoatsInfact,thegoatsdon'tactuallytakepartintheyogaTheyaremoreformoralsupport(精神支持),preventingyoufromgettingbred"Itisawonderfulexperience,”saysSmith,“Itmaysoundsillybutit'strulygettingoutsideinnaturewithbeautifulsceneryandlovelyanimalsaroundyouAnimalscan3．(real)helphumansdealwithstress,illnessorsadness”第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。DearBetty,Howtimeflies!I’vebeeninBritainfornearlythreemonths、AndI’vemetwithsometroubleeitherinlifeandstudyrecently、I’mwritingtoyouforhelp、Firstofall,I’mfeelingexhaustingandlonely、Iamatotallystrangerhere、Beside,thewesterndietdoesn’tagreeforme