广东省西浦教育集团外国语高中2024-2025学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

西浦教育集团外国语高中2024-2025学年度第一学期

高二年级期末考试

英语学科试题

答题注意事项：

1．本试卷满分150分；考试用时120分钟；

2．本试卷分五部分，不按要求答卷不得分。

第一部分 单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.  ________ is mentioned earlier, the expert group has already been formed to investigate the issue.

A. That B. Which C. Where D. As

2. The old man insisted that I ______ his wallet.

A. has taken B. took C. should take D. had taken

3. While shopping, people sometimes can’t help _______into buying something they don’t really need.

A. to persuade B. persuading

C. being persuaded D. be persuaded

4. Would you like ______ shopping with us or do you feel like ______ at home?

A. to go; to stay B. going; staying C. going; to stay D. to go; staying

5. It is no use ________ to persuade him ________ a holiday because he is a work addict.

A. trying; to have B. trying; having C. to try; having D. to try; to have

6. What makes Tom excited is ______ for the Milan 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

A. volunteer B. to be a volunteer C. volunteered D. been a volunteer

7. It was on Mid – Autumn Festival,________ all family members reunite, that I left my hometown for a strange city alone.

A. where B. which C. when D. that

8. It was the first time that she ______ in public.

A. sung B. had sung C. has sung D. have sung

9. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau       people's admiration for centuries.

A. attracts B. attracted C. is attracting D. has been attracting

10. Don’t try to call John at 11:30 tomorrow morning because he ________ a meeting that time.

A. is going to attend B. will attend C. is to attend D. will be attending

11. Who move my cheese is a good book which needs__________.

A. to be digested B. digested

C. be digested D. being digested

12. Before giving evidence, a witness has to swear an oath． If he deliberately gives false evidence，he shall assume_____responsibility．

A. moral B. illegal C. legal D. likely

13. Johnson risked his life saving his daughter who ______ in the building for two days.

A. had trapped B. has trapped

C. has been trapped D. had been trapped

14. When I travelled in America, I ________ my college student, who lives there now.

A. dropped in at B. dropped in on C. dropped off D. dropped out of

15. —I am sure that Andrew will win the first prize in the final.

—I think so He ________ for it for months.

A. is preparing B. was preparing C. has been preparing D. had been preparing

16. The local villagers ________ the lost boy.

A set out searching for B. set out to search for

C. set about to search D. set about searching

17. Don’t worry. You’ve left your mother ________. This hospital has the best nursing team in the city.

A. out of control B. in good hands C. behind the wheel D. against all odds

18. Recent headlines have seen more and more teens ________ their parents’credit cards on games and other online activities.

A. maxing out B. missing out C. checking out D. putting out

19. Scientists make great efforts to______ the origin of humans, which is still mysterious.

A. take responsibility for B. ponder over

C. lay aside D. adapt to

20. —I have been considering canceling the project because it seems hard to go farther.

—But it’s too early to ________now. There’s still much hope.

A. pave the way B. throw in the towel

C. have a say D. take any chances

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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award has picked some activities to help build confidence, independence and adaptability among youngsters.

Set yourself a physical challenge

Learn survival skills at Sani Resort on Greece’s Halkidiki coast. The activity is sponsored by the Bear Grylls Survival Academy. Lessons include ways of hiding outdoors, seeking routes, building boats and finding food in the wild.

Price: £33.50 per day, per person.

Spend time in nature

Head to Ecuador’s Mashpi Lodge to experience about 6,200 acres of cloud forest in an excellent reserve of this country, flying through the treetops on the Sky Bike and Dragonfly Canopy Gondola. The tour is guided by Mashpi’s team of local naturalist guides.

Price: £1,030 per room per night, including transfers (换乘) from Quito and all meals and guided activities within the reserve. Out-of-Ecuador tourists need to pay for flying.

Travel somewhere new

It can be particularly rewarding for young people when they step out of their comfort zone. There’s nowhere better than the wilds of South Africa. Scott Dunn’s teen programme offers an African adventure with two unforgettable experiences to observe wild animals, including a trip to Marakele National Park.

Price: £6,000 a person.

Experience a digital detox (脱瘾)

Join Metropolitan Touring’s journey to the Galapagos Islands. Twin it with a digital switch-off, book day trips with expert guides, and travel around the active Sierra Negra volcano. Activities include heading to Santa Cruz Island on the hotel’s boat, diving and surfing.

Price: £2730 per person, double occupancy, including all accommodation, return inter-island flights, tours and meals.