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1、梅州市高中高二期末考试试卷英语试题本试卷共6页，满分130分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B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，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。不按要求填涂的，答案无效。考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。2.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列三篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D
2、四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AOur school is looking for paid members to sit on the Student Advisory Board for Volunteering. The Board plays an important role in influencing the development and delivery of the volunteering service. Its aim is to find volunteering opportunities for students and teachers
3、at school.Volunteering, which has the potential to create positive social impact, is key to school. The Board will ensure that students needs are at the core of the service so that all Kings students can make a difference. This year, the Student Advisory Board for Volunteerings topics include: Volun
4、teering opportunities for the disabled. Promotion of the Boards service. How to recognize and reward volunteers. Comment on the Boards work.This is a unique and exciting opportunity open to all studying at school, no matter how much or how little you have volunteered. The Board will be run both onli
5、ne and in-person, and board members will be paid the London Living Wage （ 11.95 per hour） via Kings Talent Bank.The application deadline is 23:59 on Friday, 31st July 2024.Apply via the form below, using your school email address.1. What does the Board aim to do for those at school?A. Perform volunt
6、ary work. B. Provide learning opportunities.C. Disco ver volunteering chances. D. Meet their academic needs.2. Which of the following is a possible topic for this years arrangement?A. Training voluntary workers. B. Taking care of people with disabilities.C. Running the Board online. D. Comment on th
7、e Boards performance.3. Who can apply to be a member of the Board at Kings?A. The teachers. B. The students.C. The graduates. D. The working staff.BMy Biggest ChallengeAs a writer on an adventure sports magazine, Id always fought shy of doing the adventurous stuff myself, preferring instead to obser
8、ve the experts from a safe distance and relay their experiences to readers in the form of written language. Thus, when I was challenged to take part in a mountain climb in aid of raising money for charity and to write about it afterwards. I was unwilling, to say the least.I was lucky enough to have
9、a brilliant climbing coach called Keith, who put me through my paces after my daily work. He gave me knowledge about everything from the importance of building muscle groups to how to avoid tiredness through nutrition. It quickly became apparent that the mechanics of climbing were more complex than
10、I had imagined. There was the equipment and techniques Id never even heard of, all of which would come in handy on the snow-capped peak Id be climbing.Aware of the challenge, Keith made a detailed action plan and I forced myself to stick to it, doing a daily workout at the gym and going on hike s wi
11、th a heavy pack. I perfected my technique on the climbing wall and even went to climb the mountain s to get vital experience. My self-belief increased alongside my muscle power and I became confident about finishing the climb.All too soon I was on a plane to my destination. On that day, when I looke
12、d up at the mountain, I thought of abandoning it. But then I remembered all the hard work Id done and how disappointed Keith would be if I gave up at the last minute-not to mention letting down the charity and the sense of failure Id experience myself. With a deep breath I gathered my equipment and
13、headed out into the sunshine to meet the rest of the group.And as I sit here now, tapping away on my laptop, Im amazed at the details in which I can recall every second of the climb: the burning muscles, the tiredness, the minor problems along the way. Could I have been better prepared? Possibly. Wo
14、uld I be back for another go? Thankfully not. The feeling of being excited when I stood on top of the world is a never-to-be-repeated experience but one I will enjoy forever nevertheless.4. At the beginning of the activity, the author revealed his _.A. disappointment in the coming adventure.B. expec
15、tation of writing about his experience.C. lack of enthusiasm for the challenge hed been offered.D. curiosity about taking part in the mountain climb for charity.5. What did the author realize during his climb training?A. The knowledge about climbing was really confusing.B. The equipment was the key
16、factor to reach the peak.C. Climbing was much more complicated than expected.D. Hard training was far more important than making plans.6. How did the author feel after he succeeded in climbing the mountain?A. He was relieved that he wouldnt have to do it again.B. He was well satisfied that he had done his best for it.C. He was surprised that he had managed to
