2025-2026年香港高二上册期末英语试卷(解析版)

1、After the experts ________ a whole year on the traffic issue, they finally came to a solution.

A.had spent B.were spending C.have spent D.would spend

2、As a mother of three naughty boys, her spare time is fully _______ with her children.

A.destroyed B.occupied C.disturbed D.wasted

3、________ the “Walpurgis Night” hike up the Brocken, Faust listens to devil’s complaints about the tiring of continuing ________ foot and the dangers of walking in the dark, and they famously stop half way up.

A．On; on

B．At; on

C．Up; by

D．To; by

4、---Who are you waiting for?  

--- ______ us a lecture in half an hour.

A. The professor wants to give   B. The professor will give

C. The professor is about to give   D. The professor to give

5、We still have the question of ________ they have discovered the trade secret.

A. what    B. why    C. how       D. that

6、Motorists________to the radio or their familiar tunes on CDs may have a new way to entertain themselves, after engineers in Japan developed a musical road surface.

A．used to listening

B．who used to listen

C．who used to listening

D．who are used to listen

7、—Why not go to Lahsa for a visit during the October 1st vacation?

—Sounds fine. It deserves _______.

A. considered   B. to consider

C. considering   D. being considered

8、To ensure the safety of the passengers and improve the traffic conditions, a new law has since January 1st, 2021.

A.come into effect B.gotten away with C.brought to light D.come to power

9、The house, which _____ last night, ____ my aunt but she doesn’t live there any more.

A. was broken into; is belonged to   B. broke into; is belonged to

C. broke into; belonging to   D. was broken into; belongs to

10、There are eight tips in Dr．Roger's lecture on sleep, and one of them is: to bed early unless you think it is necessary．

A. doesn't go   B. not to go

C. don't go   D. not going

11、--- Can I help you?

--- Yes. I bought an iPhone 6 here last week, but there _______ something wrong with it.

A. was   B. had been   C. will be   D. is

12、This novel mainly deals with the pride of man______  is basically the cause of many failures.

A.why B.who C.what D.which

13、---Kevin, you look worried. Anything wrong?

---Well, I a test and I’m waiting for the result．

A. am taking B. took

C. had taken D. take

14、—When will you come to see me, Dad？

—I will go to see you when you______ the training course.

A．will have finished

B．will finish

C．are finishing

D．finish

15、—It’s really tiring for me to stand in the queue for three hours to get the G-train ticket.

—You _______. You could have got one online.

A．mustn’t have

B．shouldn’t have

C．can’t have

D．needn’t have

16、— Mike didn’t do well in his maths exam.

— ______? He has been working so hard on it.

A．How come

B．So what

C．What for

D．Why not

17、Every boy and every girl as well as some teachers who________to visit the museum________asked to be at the school gate before 6:30 in the morning.

A．are; are

B．are; is

C．is; is

D．is; are

18、________ Chai Jing said in her video about the smog has caused public concern.

A. That B. Which C. How   D. What

19、It’s reported that in many countries there are rescue centers for girls who are forced into early marriages, and boys who to look after farm animals.

A. drop in   B. drop away   C. drop off   D. drop out

20、The war is over and their rule is ________.

A.at an end B.in the end C.at the end D.on end

21、I saw a dear friend a few days ago and stopped by to ask her how she was doing．She looked up，voice lowered，just complaining：“I'm so busy…have so much going on”

  Almost immediately after，I ran into another friend and asked him how he was．Again，the same tone，the same response：“I'm just so busy…got so much to do．”

  Their responses knocked me down．How did we create a world in which we have more and more to do with less time for leisure，less time for reflection，less time for community? When did we forget that we are human beings，not human doings? What happened to a world in which we can sit with the people we love so much and have slow conversations with meaningful pauses and silences that we are in no rush to fill?

  This disease of being “busy” is spiritually destructive to our health and well-being．It weakens our ability to be fully present with those we love the most in our families, and keeps us from forming the kind of community that we all so desperately tong for．

I don’t have any magical solutions．All I know is that we are losing the ability to live a truly human life．I am always a prisoner of hope, but I wonder if we are willing to make a change to our so-called busyness of life．Somehow we need a different model of organizing our lives，our societies，and our families．

I want us to have a kind of existence where we can pause，look each other in the eye，touch one another，and ask ourselves：Here is how my heart is doing，I am taking the time to reflect on my own existence，and I know how to express the state of my heart．

【1】What’s the result of the busy lifestyle?

A．People will become forgetful in their everyday life．

B．People are beginning to find some time for leisure．

C．People may lose the ability of enjoying their life．

D．People will further understand the importance of community．

【2】How can we live a relaxed and balanced life according to the author?

A．By seeking help from local families．

B．By improving our working ability．

C．By reconstructing the model of our lives．

D．By creating a smarter open community．

【3】Calling himself a prisoner of hope，the author means that .

A．he thinks people won’t change

B．he actually has magical solutions

C．it is harmful to have many hopes

D．he is always optimistic about life

【4】What is the purpose of the author writing the article?

A．To express concerns about people’s complaints．

B．To criticize and reflect on the people’s present lifestyle．

C．To voice his opinions on how to live a simple life．

D．To question whether it is possible to live a slow life．

22、Nearly 60 million visitors flooded to the 384 national parks across America every year. And you won’t have to wander far from home to enjoy one of these national treasures, with Michigan’s Isle Royale National Park nearby.

Located 56 miles from Copper Harbor on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the park remains a desolate area that can only be reached by tour boat. With the exception of the Rock Harbor Lodge, which offers both rooms with private baths and accommodations in the form of small cottages, the 572,000 acres that make up the 45-mile-long park are rough, threaded with hiking paths that lead to tents-only campsites. You are likely to see a deer crossing mist-covered ponds in search of breakfast, gaze bald eagles flying overhead, or hear a beaver(河狸) clapping its tail on the water. If you are especially lucky, you might even glimpse a grey wolf, nearly dying out from hunting on the mainland.

Plenty of hiking paths open the area to exploration. The 4-mile Stroll Path winds through various trees and offers a tour of the island’s history, including prehistoric Indian mines. The Jungle Path leads to Scoville Point——a perfect picnic spot surrounded on three sides by the shining waters of Lake Superior.

You can also rent a boat at the park’s service center and row down the shore to the Rock Harbor Lighthouse. Here park’s service employees use nets to show how lake fishes used to be caught by the original local people. Their catch ends up on the dinner menu at the Rock Harbor Lodge.

The park is open from mid-April through October; Rock Harbor Lodge is open from Memorial Day weekend until just after Labor Day.

【1】The underlined phrase “a desolate area” in the 2nd paragraph probably means ________.

A. an undeveloped area

B. an inaccessible area

C. an area deserted by tourists

D. an area protected by government

【2】What can we infer from the passage?

A. Indians used to hunt grey wolves to make a living.

B. Tourists can only visit the park by walking or hiking.

C. The number of grey wolves is smaller than that of deer.

D. Food provided by Rock Harbor Lodge is shipped from outside.

【3】What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Safety tips of the natural park.

B. Attractions of the natural park.

C. Tourist service of the natural park.

D. Environmental protection of the natural park.

23、 The thing is，my luck’s always been ruineD． Just look at my name: Jean．Not Jean Marie，or Jeanine，or Jeanette，or even Jeanne．Just Jean．Did you know in France，they name boys Jean? It’s French for John．And okay，I don’t live in France．But still，I’m basically a girl named John．If I lived in France，anyway．

  This is the kind of luck I’ve had since before Mom even filled out my birth certificate．So it wasn’t any big surprise to me when the cab driver didn’t help me with my suitcase．I’d already had to tolerate arriving at the airport to find no one there to greet me，and then got no answer to my many phone calls，asking where my aunt and uncle were．Did they not want me after all? Had they changed their minds? Had they heard about my bad luck—all the way from Iowa—and decided they didn’t want any of it to rub off on them?

  So when the cab driver，instead of getting out and helping me with my bags，just pushed a little button so that the trunk (汽车后备箱) popped open a few inches，it wasn’t the worst thing that had ever happened to me．It wasn’t even the worst thing that had happened to me that day．

  According to my mom，most brownstones in New York City were originally single-family homes when they were built way back in the 1800s．But now they’ve been divided up into apartments，so that there’s one—or sometimes even two or more families—per floor．

  Not Mom’s sister Evelyn’s brownstone，though．Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Ted Gardiner own all four floors of their brownstone．That’s practically one floor per person，since Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Ted only have three kids，my cousins Tory，Teddy，and Alice．

  Back home，we just have two floors，but there are seven people living on them．And only one bathroom．Not that I’m complaining．Still，ever since my sister Courtney discovered blow-outs，it’s been pretty frightful at home．

  But as tall as my aunt and uncle’s house was，it was really narrow—just three windows across．Still，it was a very pretty townhouse，painted gray．The door was a bright，cheerful yellow．There were yellow flower boxes along the base of each window，flower boxes from which bright red—and obviously newly planted，since it was only the middle of April，and not quite warm enough for them．

  It was nice to know that，even in a sophisticated (世故的) city like New York，people still realized how homey and welcoming a box of flowers could be．The sight of those flowers cheered me up a little．

  Like maybe Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Ted just forgot I was arriving today，and hadn’t deliberately failed to meet me at the airport because they’d changed their minds about letting me come to stay．

  Like everything was going to be all right，after all．

  Yeah．With my luck，probably not．

 I started up the steps to the front door of 326 East Sixty-Ninth Street，then realized I couldn’t make it with both bags and my violin．Leaving one bag on the sidewalk，I dragged the other up the steps with me．Maybe I took the steps a little too fast，since I nearly tripped and fell flat on my face on the sidewalk．I managed to catch myself at the last moment by grabbing some of the fence the gardeners had put up…

【1】Why did the author go to New York?

A． She intended to go sightseeing there．

B． She meant to stay with her aunt’s family．

C． She was homeless and adopted by her aunt.

D． She wanted to try her luck and find a job there．

【2】According to the author，some facts account for her bad luck EXCEPT that ________．

A． she was given a boy’s name in French

B． the cab driver didn’t help her with her bags

C． her sister Courtney discovered blow-outs 

D． nobody had come to meet her at the airport

【3】The underlined phrase “rub off on” in Paragraph 3 probably means _________.

A． have an effect on

B． play tricks on

C． put pressure on

D． throw doubt on

【4】From the passage，we can know that _________．

A． the author left home without informing her mother

B． the author arrived in New York in a very warm season

C． her aunt’s family lived a much better life than her own

D． her aunt and uncle were likely to forget about her arrival

24、It’s a tradition that dates back to the 1930s’ and it’s designed to give all children in Finland, no matter what background they’re from, an equal start in life.

The maternity(母性) package — a gift from the government — is available to all expectant   mothers. It contains bodysuits, a sleeping bag, outdoor gear, bathing products for the baby as well as nappies, bedding and a small mattress.

With the mattress at the bottom, the box becomes a baby’s first bed. Many children, from all social backgrounds, have their first naps within the safety of the box’s four cardboard walls.

The tradition dates back to 1938. At first, the scheme was only available to families on low incomes, but that changed in 1949. In the 1930s Finland was a poor country and the infant death rate was high — 65 out of 1,000 babies died. But the figure decreased rapidly in the decades that followed. Over 75 years, the box has been an established part of the Finnish rite(仪式) of a passage to motherhood, uniting generations of women.

Reija Klemetti, a 49-year-old woman from Helsinki, remembers going to the post office to   receive a box for one of her children. “My partner Milla and I were living in London when we had our first child, Jasper, so we weren’t eligible (有资格) for a free box. But Milla’s parents didn’t want us to miss out, so they bought one and put it in the post office. We couldn’t wait to open the box. There were all the clothes I had expected, with the addition of a snowsuit for Finland's cold winter.”

“We now live in Helsinki and have just had our second child, Annika. She did get a free box, from the Finnish government. This felt to me like evidence that someone cared — someone wanted our baby to have a good start in life,” Reija Klemetti said.

【1】In Finland the maternity package is probably seen as a symbol of_____.

A. wealth

B. equality

C. pride

D. fame

【2】The fourth paragraph implies that_____.

A. the rich refused to use the boxes

B. there were not enough boxes at first

C. the boxes were given to poor families only

D. the boxes helped cut down the death rate of babies

【3】Why couldn’t Reija Klemetti get a free box when her first child was born?

A. They were not citizens of Finland.

B. They lived outside Finland.

C. They didn't apply for the box.

D. They had got one from their neighbors.

【4】How did Reija Klemetti feel when she received the box from the post office?

A. Worried. B. Disappointed.

C. Puzzled. D. Excited.

【5】What did Reija Klemetti want to tell us in the last paragraph？

A. A free box came at last.

B. She was longing for a free box for her child.

C. She returned to Finland to get a free box.

D. The free box gave her a feeling of warmth.

25、   My seven-year-old son Arthur and I were leaving a holiday party and there was plenty of leftover food that the organizers were trying to give away. Immediately Arthur___ a dish of  tiramisu that no one else wanted. “Please, Mom? Please?” I___ to him.

As we left the restaurant, Arthur stopped to look at something. Standing nearby was a gentleman with his _________  jacket. Every few seconds he _________  and tried to speak to the ______ who didn’t pay him any attention. At that moment, the gentleman spotted my son ______  him.   “Hey man, do you happen to have any____?”

Arthur checked his_____ pockets and then looked at me briefly. I ______ my head. Arthur frowned( 皱 眉 ) and then he said, “No, I don’t. But are you______? Do you like tiramisu? Here, you can have mine.”

I blinked back tears as I watched the man’s smile___ in appreciation. My son didn’t just ____ the food and walk away. He engaged the man in _______ , perhaps the first one this gentleman had all day. He treated the man as a person, with_____ . The smile on the man’s face told me this  was the real reason for his___ .

【1】A.ate up B.focused on C.took away D.threw away

【2】A.nodded B.shouted C.pointed D.apologized

【3】A.worn B.new C.small D.fashionable

【4】A.cried B.sang C.stopped D.smiled

【5】A.drivers B.passengers C.lookers-on D.passers-by

【6】A.admiring B.watching C.following D.protecting

【7】A.food B.water C.change D.clothes

【8】A.empty B.dirty C.magical D.beautiful

【9】A.turned B.raised C.shook D.lowered

【10】A.tired B.poor C.hungry D.thirsty

【11】A.work B.freeze C.broaden D.disappear

【12】A.give B.find C.pack D.touch

【13】A.holiday B.business C.discussion D.conversation

【14】A.courage B.confidence C.respect D.curiosity

【15】A.love B.happiness C.presence D.embarrassment

26、读后续写

Asad was a 13-year-old boy who was very honest and hardworking. Recently, he had entered a new school, so he had no friends yet. On Monday morning, he was nearly late for school. The night before, his family attended his cousin’s wedding and reached home late, which was why he couldn’t get up on time as usual.

At school, Asad could not pay attention to anything and wanted the bell to ring so that he could buy something to eat. After a few hours, when the bell rang, Asad quickly opened his schoolbag to find his money, but just then he remembered that he had left for school in a hurry in the morning and forgotten to take money. He looked under his books, hoping to find some money but there was nothing.

Not knowing what to do, he walked out of the classroom and sat on a bench in front of the canteen. He saw a few of his classmates there, among them was Fahad. He was one of the richest kids in his class, but he was a very arrogant(傲慢的)boy who thought everyone else was a loser. But as Asad was new, he didn’t know much about Fahad.

When he went towards Fahad and asked if he could borrow some money for his lunch, Fahad laughed a lot and said, “I knew you were a loser, maybe a beggar?” Fahad laughed out so loud that other kids also heard and made fun of the situation. He didn’t answer Fahad, and slowly walked back towards an empty bench.

When he reached the bench, he noticed something lying near it. It was a wallet. He picked it up and recognized it as Fahad’s, as he remembered Fahad showing it to his friends and telling that his uncle bought it for him from the UK. There was quite a lot of money inside for a kid.

At first, Asad wanted to keep it a secret and punished Fahad.

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Then Fahad said, “Why are you giving back?”

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