2023-2024学年广东省深圳中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2023-2024学年广东省深圳中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

1. You shouldn’t ________ friends ________ by asking them to hire your family members.

A．put...in the

picture B．put...on the spot C．tell...off D．tell...part

2. Given his history of injuries, there can be little ________ of him winning the race.

A．consideration B．inspiration C．imagination D．expectation

3. The discussions continued late into the night, but nothing was ________ for a lack of evidence.

A．concluded B．quoted C．detected D．suspected

4. A huge amount of oil was spilled, the effects ________ are still being felt.

A．of it B．on whom C．of which D．on that

5. I dreamed about my hometown while studying abroad, the dreams were so ________ that they

disturbed me for days and I became homesick.

A．delighted B．vivid C．entertaining D．amusing

6. As a conservationist, my father was never ________ the changes they made to the town, which

would lead to the loss of some wetlands.

A．against B．in favor of C．beyond D．in question

7. If you translate each word in a text separately, translations that are done too ________ often lack

natural flow and may sound unnatural.

A．steadily B．favorably C．literally D．critically

8. Hear the music of voices, the song of a bird, the mighty strains of an orchestra, as if you

________ deaf tomorrow.

A．will be stricken B．will be stuck C．would be

stricken D．would be stuck

9. Big companies are in search of ________ products that offer unique value and features to ensure

them difficult for competitors to imitate.

A．innovative B．splendid C．massive D．delicate

10. The hot weather is partly ________ for the water shortage.

A．blamed B．to blame C．blaming D．blame

11. 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

12. Seeing him ________ into the room with tears in his eyes, I asked him what ________.

A．rushed; would happen B．rush; had happened

C．rushing; happened D．to rush; was happened

13. Mr. Smith ________ these days. I believe it crucial for him ________ a holiday before he

reaches a point of burnout.

A．has been overworking; to take B．overworked; taking

C．had overworked; to take D．was overworking; taking

14. I received a letter, ________ poor spelling made me think it was written by a child or someone

who may not be proficient in the language.

A．what B．whose C．that D．which

15. It was on Mid-Autumn Festival ________ all family members reunite ________ I left my

hometown for a strange city alone.

A．where, that B．which, which C．when, that D．that, which

16. While shopping, people sometimes can’t help ________ into buying something they don’t really

need.

A．to persuade B．persuading C．being persuaded D．to be persuaded

17. Through a long period of professional training, he was well ________ the job.

A．qualifying for B．qualifying with C．qualified with D．qualified for

18. Their team hadn’t lost a game the entire season. ________, we beat them last night.

A．Nevertheless B．Otherwise C．Whichever D．While

19. Indeed the exhibition is worth ________, despite the ________ tickets.

A．to visit; over-pricing B．visiting; over-priced C．to visit, over-priced D．visiting; over-pricing

20. To challenge her limits, Zhang Yufei, China’s “butterfly queen”, ________ the world record.

A．set in to break B．set in breaking C．set out breaking D．set out to break

Tired of traditional sightseeing tour? Plan a literary tour of Britain to visit the places that shaped

your favorite authors’ lives and inspired their stories. It’s a new way to get off the usual tourist

routine.

Jane Austen

Though Bath proudly claims Jane Austen as a favorite resident due to its Georgian charm, Jane

found true happiness in Chawton Cottage, where she published one of her most famous novels,

Pride and Prejudice. Tourists can explore this historic cottage with guided tours.

William Wordsworth

If, like the 19th-century Romantic poet William Wordsworth, the sight of a field of golden daffodils

(水仙花) has ever cheered your lonely hours, visit Dove Cottage in Grasmere. The well-known

poem, Lonely as a Cloud, was penned when having a walk with Dorothy in the Lake District. The

modest cottage, now owned by the Wordsworth Trust (信托基金), offers guided tours.

Agatha Christie

The UK’s “Queen of Crime”, Agatha Christie, was born in Torquay. Every year, the town celebrates

the creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple with a festival that features talks, music shows and

plays. When you visit the house, you can immerse yourself in the Christie mystery by exploring her

collections and even booking a room on the top floor.

Charles Dickens