2024-2025学年青海西宁二十一中第二学期期末统一考试（英语试题文）试题含解析

2024-2025学年青海西宁二十一中第二学期期末统一考试（英语试题文）试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．The19thPartyCongressdrewupablueprintforChina’sdevelopmentinthenextthreedecadesandmore.thisblueprintintoreality,wemustbedown-to-earthinourapproach,takeonestepatatimeaswemoveforwardanddeliversolidoutcomes.A．TurningB．TurnedC．TurnD．Toturn2．—I’mburntoutasI’vebeenworkingonmyessayallthetime.—____________.You’llsurelymakeit.A．Don’tputonairs B．GivemeabreakC．Don’tgetonmynerve D．Hanginthere3．________theychooseChinesecompanyisthatChinahasthemostadvancedtechnologyofhighspeedrailwayintheworld.A．When B．ThatC．Where D．Why4．Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should5．WhatIlovemostaboutreadingnovelsis______theauthorsvividlydescribethecharacters.A．what B．whyC．how D．whom6．Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise7．—It’stoocomplex,Ithink．—________.Sowe’dbettermakeiteasierforstudentstogetinvolved．A．That’sridiculous B．That’sthepointC．That’ssettled D．That’sallright8．Believeitornot,itis________________thatcausesyourillness.A．becauseofyourbeingoverweight B．becauseyouareoverweightC．youaresooverweight D．yourbeingoverweight9．Asheworksinaremotearea,hevisitshisparentsonly_____A．anxiouslyB．occasionallyC．practicallyD．urgently10．—Whynottalkwithyourparentsaboutyourwillingnesstoattend2017PekingUniversitySummerCamp?—Itried____togetthemtolistentome.A．intime B．invainC．inneed D．incase11．Hefelt________ofcheatingintheexam,decidingnevertodosuchthingsagain.A．shame B．ashamedC．sorry D．shameful12．HelensaidthatshewouldbringmeJustinBieber'slatestCDthenextday,butshe.A．wouldn't B．didn'tC．hadn't D．hasn't13．—Doyouknowwhytheteacherasksforme?—Hewantsyouto________yourabsencelastnight.A．accountfor B．callforC．sendfor D．reachfor14．---MayIhelpyou？Youseemtobehavingsometrouble.----____________，thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Noproblem B．It'sallrightC．ok D．Noway15．WhenIsaidsomeonebroketheschoolregulations,I______you.Whydidyougetthatangry?A．don’treferto B．haven’treferredto C．wasn’treferringto D．hadn’treferredto16．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound17．Sallylikesgoingtoschool______shehasgotmanygoodfriendsthere.A．or B．because C．unless D．so18．Oh!Theflowercan’tbesaved.Iftheflowerhadbeenwatered，itnow.A．wouldn’tbedying B．isdeadC．hadbeendead D．willnotdie19．—YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday．—Wewere________hopingyou'dbeabletodoitbythisFriday．A．still B．rather C．always D．even20．–What’sthatnoise?–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.A．wastested B．willbetestedC．isbeingtested D．hasbeentested第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。21．（6分）Thousandofstudents,fromallaroundtheworld,havehelpedtheirinternationalcareersbytakingEISEnglishstudiesatSouthThamesCollegeLondon–STCL.Youtoocantakeourfirst-classEIScoursestolearn,andliveEnglishinLondon@STCL.1.OurexperienceWehaveprovidedEnglishforInternationalStudentsEIScoursestopeoplefromaroundtheworldfor40years.Morethan1,000studentstakeourEIScourseseachyear,oftenafterarecommendationfromafriendorrelative.Ourteachershaveworkedinmanycountries;theirexperiencewillhelpyoutodevelopinternationalEnglishcommunicationskills.2.AworldinonecollegeThecollegehasstudentsfrommorethan100countries.WhenyoustudyEnglishwithus,youwillhavetheopportunitytomeetnotonlyUKstudents,butalsopeoplefromallovertheworld.3.MorethananEnglishschoolThecollege’smainpurposeistoprovideeducationandtrainingforourlocalcommunity.Wehavemorethan20,000students,onarangeofacademic,technicalandvocationalcoursesinadditiontoEnglishlanguagecourses.Allstudentscanalsousethefacilitiesavailableatthecollege—libraryservices,freeInternetaccess,sports&more.Youcanjoinarrangeofleisureandsocialactivities.4.OurrangeofcoursesWehaveawiderangeofcoursesdesignedtomeettheneedsofglobalcitizensinaninternationalenvironment.OurcoursesprepareyoubothforlifeinLondon–perhapsasastudent–andforyourfuturecareer,anywhereintheworld.WehelpyouimproveyourEnglishsoyoucancommunicatemoreeffectively—forstudy,workorsocializing.IntensivecoursesmeetUKimmigrationregulationsforstudents.ForinformationaboutoutintensiveEnglishcourses,clickhere.1、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toattractstudentsfromaroundtheworld.B．TomakeSouthThamesCollegeLondonknown.C．TostresstheimportanceofEIScourses.D．TocompeteagainstotherlanguageschoolsinLondon.2、Fromthepassagewelearnthat________.A．theCollege’shistorygoesbackoveracenturyB．theteacherstherecomefromallovertheworldC．theCollegehasagoodreputationamongitsEISstudentsD．thecoursestherejustfocusonlanguagelearning3、WhichkeyinformationisNOTgiveninthispassage?A．Experienceofteacher.B．MainpurposeoftheCollege.C．RangeofCourses.D．Approvedqualityfromauthorities.22．（8分）Theremightbeasmanyas10millionspeciesofcomplexlifeonthisplanettoday——ahugenumber.Butaddupallofthecomplexspeciesthateverlivedandsomebiologiststhinkthegrandtotalwouldbeaboutfivebillion.Theestimateleadstoanastonishingconclusion:astaggering99%ofspeciesarenotaroundanymore.Theyhavebeendriventoextinction.Morespeciesarejoiningtheranksoftheextincteveryyear.Manyscientistsbelievewearelivingthroughanepisodeofremarkablyrapidextinction,onascalethathasbeenseenonlyfivetimesinthelasthalfabillionyears.Theycallthiscurrentepisodethesixthmassextinction——alarge,globaldeclineinawidevarietyofspeciesoverarelativelyshortperiodoftime.Andtheytendtoagreethathumansarethemaincause.Over-hunting,overfishing,andhuman-drivenhabitatlossarepushingmanyspeciestothebrink.Infact,wehavechangedtheplanetsomuchthatsomegeologistsarenowsuggestingthatwehaveenteredanewphaseinEarth’shistory;anepochtheycallthe＂Anthropocene＂.By2100,itisexpectedthathumanswillhavecausedtheextinctionofuptohalfoftheworld’scurrentspecies.Becausewearelivingthroughthisextinction,itisrelativelyeasyforustostudythedrivingforcesbehindit.Buthowdowedeterminewhatcausedothermassdie-offsthathappenedlongago?Todosowehavetolookatwhatarchaeologists,palaeontologists,geologistsandotherscientistshaveconcludedfromtheevidencetheyhavegathered.Thetroubleis,thosescientistsdonotalwaysagreewithoneanother——evenaboutthemostrecentextinctionevent.Aswellasthefive-orsix-massextinctions,therehavealsobeenmanysmallerextinctions.OneoftheseminiextinctioneventshappenedtowardstheendofthePleistocene,afewtensofthousandsofyearsago.Itissometimescalledthe＂megafaunal＂extinctionbecausemanyofthespeciesitclaimedwereparticularlylargeanimals,weighingmorethan97lb(44kg).However,itscauseremainsadebateamongstscientists.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthesixthmassextinction？A．Humansarethemaincauseofit.B．Itmeansaglobaldeclineoveralongtime.C．ItoccurredtowardstheendofthePleistocene.D．Scientistsstilldisagreeaboutthecauseofit.2、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetextaboutspecies？A．99%ofspecieswillnotbearoundanymoreby2100.B．Bythe22ndcentury,therewillprobablybeaboutfivemilliononthisplanet.C．Abouteightyearslaterwewillenterwhatiscalledthe＂Anthropocene＂.D．Itisnoteasyforustofigureoutcausesbehindthe＂Anthropocene＂.3、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraph?A．Landanimals.B．Marinelife.C．Hugeanimals.D．Flesh-eatingcreatures.23．（8分）FallinLoveWithYourWritingWithTheseBooks!WriteNakedByJenniferProbstWAS:$16.99NOW:$15.99BestsellingauthorJenniferProbstrevealsherpathwaytosuccess,fromstrugglingasanewwritertosigningaseven-figuredeal.WritteninProbst’sunmistakableandhonestvoice,WriteNakedmixespersonalessaysoncraftwithdown-to-earthadviceonwritingromanceinthedigitalage.JustWriteByJamesScottBeliWAS:$17.99NOW:$10.99Writeyourselfpastfears,doubtsandsetbacks,usingyourdesirewritingexcellencetodeeplyinvolveyourselfinthecraft.InJustWrite,you’lllearnhowtomasterthenuances(细微差别)offiction,discoverwhatreadersreallywan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rea2personoracoward(懦夫).Butyouwillneverreallyknowtheanswertothisquestion3youaretestedinreallife.Somepeople4theyarebravebutwhentheycomefacetofacewithreal5,theyactlikecowards.Othersthinkofthemselvesascowards,butwhentheymeetdanger,theyactlike6.Lennyhadalwaysthoughtofhimselfasa7person.Hegotworriedbeforeexaminations.Heworriedabouthisjobandhealth.Allhewantedinlifewastobesafeandhealthy.8,onJanuary15th,2002,aplanecrashedintothePotomacRiverinWashington.Lennywenttotherivertoseewhatwashappening.Hesawawomaninthe9water.Lennydidnotfeelafraid.Hekeptvery10anddidaverydangerousthing.HejumpedintothePotomac,11tothewoman,andkeptherhead12thewater.Seventy-eightpeoplediedthatday.ThankstoLenny,itwasnot13.Whenyouareinavery14situationandfeelafraid,thebodyautomaticallyproducesachemicalintheblood.Thechemicaliscalledadrenalin（肾上腺素）.15adrenalininthebloodsystem,youactuallyfeelstrongerandstrongerandare16tofightorrunaway.However,whenyouareabsolutelyterrified,thebodycanproducetoomuchadrenalin.Whenthis17,themuscles（肌肉）becomeveryhardandyoufindyou18moveatall.Youarethenparalyzed(使无能为力)withfear.Thisis19whenweareveryfrightened,wesometimessaywe’re“petrified(惊呆的)”.ThiswordcomesfromtheGreekword“petros”,whichmeans“stone”.Weare20frightenedthatwebecomestonelike.1、A．how B．neither C．whether D．either2、A．brave B．real C．hard D．certain3、A．when B．until C．after D．once4、A．realize B．find C．think D．agree5、A．life B．question C．mouse D．danger6、A．soldiers B．mice C．heroes D．cowards7、A．useful B．brave C．nervous D．terrible8、A．So B．Therefore C．Then D．Actually9、A．fresh B．poisonous C．warm D．ice-cold10、A．nervous B．calm C．frightened D．excited11、A．went B．helped C．spoke D．swam12、A．in B．under C．above D．from13、A．anaccident B．amistake C．seventy-eight D．seventy-nine14、A．dangerous B．comfortable C．different D．favorable15、A．With B．Without C．For D．Like16、A．afraid B．unable C．ready D．anxious17、A．gets B．disappears C．happens D．goes18、A．needn’t B．can’t C．mustn’t D．shouldn’t19、A．where B．how C．because D．why20、A．really B．very C．such D．so第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Howdoyouusuallybuywhatyouneed,shoppingonlineorgoingouttoshopinperson?WiththehelpoftheInternet,shoppingis1．(easy)thanbeforeWecanjustclickourmousetochoosetheitemswelike,payforthemonline,andtheshopping2．(finish)ItiseasyandquickIthelpssavemoney,tooWecansavethousandsayearifwecomparethepricesofsimilaritemsbefore3．(decide)tobuyHowever,therearealwaystrapsinshoppingonlineIfweare4．(care),wemaygetintotroubleForexample,wemayfindthecoloroftheitemdifferent5．thatinthepictureonlineSometimes,thesizeoftheitemwereceivecanbetoobig6．toosmall7．(avoid)suchtroubles,weshouldcomparesimilaritemsondifferentonlinestoresandpaymoreattentiontowhatothercustomerssayFromtheircomments,wecanknow8．(well)aboutanitem’scolor,sizeaswellas9．shortcomingsInthiswayweincreaseourchanceofbuying10．moresatisfactoryitem第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之问交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Manystudentsinmyschoolfeelannoyingthattheyareundergreatpressure.IthasbecomeacommonprobleminmosthighschoolinChina.Asitisknowntoall,Chinahaslargepopulation.Almost10millionstudentsgraduatefromhighschooleveryyear,expectedtobeadmittedbyuniversitiesorcollege.Instead,thecompetitionamongthestudentsisfierce.Wehadtostandoutandprovetobebetterthanothers,whomeanswehavetoworkreallyhard.Ofcourse,somestudentscan’tbearthepressurebutdropbeh