英语测试卷

第一部分阅读理解 (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和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上 将该项涂黑。

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Ceston is a large college, both in student numbers and campus space. Being outside of the town centre means Ceston is able to have large grounds in peaceful and homely environment with over 1,400 students in total and modern facilities. If you want to get a feel of what day-to-day life is likeat Ceston, the best way is to pay us a visit or take part in one of our virtual (虚拟) open days.

January Virtual Open Days (7-18 January 2022)

You can find a range of information, 360-degree photos, articles and videos from all departments in the college’s Virtual Tour. This is a great way to hear directly from staff and students and see the college for yourself and what it's like to study here.

Our Admissions Team will be hosting live Q&A sessions during these open days. You can register in advance via the following links:

Friday,7 January 2022—10 am to 12 noon (UK Time)

Friday,14 January 2022—3 pm to 5 pm (UK Time)

Tuesday,18 January 2022—4 pm to 6 pm (UK Time)

Major-specific virtual open days

We regularly host virtual open days for specific majors. We introduce the College, talk about what it is like to study your major at Ceston, discuss the ins and outs of daily life, run through interview-style questions, and hold a Q&A session.Upcoming dates available soon.

Visiting Ceston in 2022

We are delighted to be able to run tours of Ceston this winter. These will be led by Ceston students to small groups only (a maximum of 4 per booking). To book your visit, please click here.

Information for visitors

Visitors are asked to observe social distancing guidelines and the College’s visitor policy. Please read Guidelines for visitors to the College before your tour takes place so that you are familiar with the rules.

1. In how many ways can the future students visit Ceston College?

A.1. B. 2. C. 3. D. 4

2. Who will guide the campus tour?

A. Admission officer. B. Teaching staff.

C. Students studying on campus. D. The college principal.

3. What is a must for a visitor?

A. Bring a student card. B. Know your specific subject.

B. Find a student guide. D. Follow rules of social distancing.

B

Dave loves sports and exploration, and he wanted to teach students about the wonders of exploration and wilderness travel. However, it’s impossible to take so many students on trips. So hehad an idea—he would go on adventure trips to explore different places, and share his experience with students through the Internet. The result of his idea was the Wilderness Classroom. Since then,Dave and his wife Amy have been exploring different parts of the world, and teaching students about the outdoors.

One of their most famous trips was called the North American Odyssey. They wanted to use this journey to get people to protect North America’s waterways and wild places. At the same time, they wanted to teach primary and middle school students about these wild areas—their geography, history, wildlife, and so on.

The journey across North America began on April 22, 2010—Earth Day. The couple began rowing their boats north out of Seattle. They spent the next three years exploring nature across the Northwest Territories, through the Great Lakes, and down the East Coast of the United States.

Throughout the journey, about 85,000 students tracked Dave and Amy's progress. They made the Wilderness Classroom fun for these students. Every Monday during the trip, they posted an online update. They also posted videos every week. Students could help Dave and Amy make decisions about the trip—they could suggest routes the couple should take. The couple was also able to communicate with the kids at schools along the way. Over the three years of the project, they met around 25,000 students.

For Dave, who has been working as a guide for nearly 20 years, "teaching kids when they're young that these places exist is a first stepping stone for getting people outside, understanding why these places are important,and working to protect them.”

4. What is the main focus of the Wilderness Classroom?

A. Video Editing. B. Ways to plan a trip.

C. Communication skills. D. Knowledge about the outdoors.

5. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

A. The goal of the journey.B. The result of the journey.

C. The difficulty of the journey.D. The preparation of the journey.

6. Which can best describe the learning in the Wilderness Classroom?

A. Interesting and competitive. B. Demanding and accessible.

C. Traditional and boring. D. Pleasant and inspiring.

7. How can the students help the couple?

A. By posting videos in the classroom.

B. By answering the teachers' questions.

C. By making suggestions for the teachers.

D. By finding more students to join in the study.

C

The Galapagos Island are full of unique plant and animal species. Unless people think carefully about how they use the island,these unique species may disappear forever.

“Take nothing but photos, leave nothing but footprints.” Great advice, but the big question remains: Just how many footprints can the Galapagos Island withstand? About 30,000 people live there, almost 200,000 tourists visit every year.

More tourism, more businesses, and increasing population are threats to the island's wildlife. The islands’ land and water are limited. Yet, most people today use them limitlessly. When the number of tourists increased, so did the number of residents and business to support them. All these people use food, water, and fuel; they produce waste and litter. This puts a great pressure on the island.

Since humans first arrived in the Galapagos Island in the 1500s, they have brought species with them from outside. Some were brought by accidents, and others, like goats, were brought on purpose. Goats ravaged the landscape, leaving very little food for the giant tortoises. Only 11 out of 15 types of giant tortoises still exist on the islands today. The goats ate up all the plants and thus also threatened rare plants.

Illegal hunting poses threats as well. Fishermen hunt illegally at night and their targets include sharks, marlins, and tuna. Sometimes seabirds get hooked as well.

There is no single conservation solution, but the Galapagos National Park Service has established park zones and visitor sites to limit human impact (影响) on the island. Only a certain number of groups are allowed in a given place at one time. The number of ships allowed to visit the island is under control, too. The human impact on the island is also carefully measured.

After it was listed a World Heritage Site in Danger, the Galapagos Islands caught the attention of the United Nations. Their conservation measures mainly focus on: prevention and control of harmful species, control of tourism, and stopping illegal fisheries. Educating people about the importance of the environment is the key. The more people who appreciate the Galapagos, the more

likely its unique treasures will be preserved.

8. What is the author's attitude towards “Take nothing but photos,leave nothing but footprints.”

A. Satisfied.B. Unconcerned.C. Doubtful.D. Unclear.

9. What does the underlined “ravaged” in paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Destroyed. B. Hunted. C. Admired.D. Preserved.

10. Which of the following was NOT a problem faced by the Galapagos?

A. Over-use of land and water.B. Disappearance of the forest.

C. Extinction of animals and plants.D. Illegal hunting in the ocean.

11. How is the Galapagos changed after it became a World Heritage Site in Danger?

A. The number of tourists has increased sharply.

B. The island has banned both legal and illegal fisheries.

C. Human impact on the island is scientifically measured.

D. Conservation of the island is supported by the United Nations.

D

Tom didn't come across another language until he began kindergarten. In his home, conversations took place in Cherokee. Tom grew up riding horses, and travelled around the country working in a circus (马戏团)after college. Finally,he settled down in North Carolina with his wife. “She said what attracted her to me was that I was the youngest Cherokee she'd ever met who could speak Cherokee,” he says. “I bought a roundtrip ticket to visit her, but I never used the other end of the ticket.”

Yet his wife—also Cherokee—did not speak the language. He soon realised that he was a minority (少数) among his own people. At that time, just 400 or so Cherokee speakers were left in the Eastern Band. “I began to realise the problem.” Tom says.

Cherokee is far from the only minority language threatened with extinction. Over the past century alone, around 400 languages—about one every three months—have gone extinct, andmost language experts predict that 50% of the world's 6,500 languages will be gone by the end of this century.

Some people argue that language loss, like animal species loss,is simply a fact of life on the Earth. But counter arguments are abundant. “We spend huge amounts of money protecting animal species, so languages that make us human unique should be similarly nourished and protected.” says Mark from Yale University. Just as eco-systems provide a wealth of services for human beings, languages contain a system of knowledge, including geography, zoology, mathematics, astronomy, and more.

What's more, languages are products of human heritage that record unique cultures. Cherokee, for example, has no word for goodbye, only “I will see you again”. Writing is a relatively recent development in our history, and written systems currently exist for only about one-third of the world’s languages, so language itself is often the only way to pass down a community’s songs, stories and poems. “How many other traditions are out there in the world that we'll never know about because nobody recorded them before the language disappeared?” Mark adds.

12. What can be inferred from Tom's ticket to visit his wife?

A. He bought a ticket for his wife.

B. He got married and settled down.

C. The single trip ticket was sold out.

D. Horse-riding is more suitable for him.

13. What does the underlined sentence “But counter arguments are abundant” suggest?

A. Disagreement B. Agreement. C. Fact.D. Advice.

14. Which of the following statement will Mark agree with?

A. Some new languages will appear to replace the old ones.

B. A language with both written and oral systems will survive.

C. Preserving languages is as important as protecting wildlife.

D. Language loss is acceptable just as Tom's wife cannot speak Cherokee.

15. Why does the author quote Mark's words at the end of the passage?

A. To contrast the value of different languages.

B. To stress the importance of language protection.

C. To identify some history recorded by languages.

D. To question on the need of preserving languages.

第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分。)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余

选项。

CLICK FOR A FRIEND?

How would you feel if moving to a new town meant losing track of your friends? What if the only way of getting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took ages to be delivered?16 Thanks to advances in technology, how we make friends and communicate with them has

changed significantly.

Nowadays, we can move around the world and still stay in touch with the people that we want to remain friends with. Social media tools let us see what our friends are up to and maintain friendships. All you need is a wi-fi connection.

17 We may enjoy collecting model cars or playing an unusual instrument. Whatever our hobbies, the Internet can connect us with others who also enjoy doing them, even if they live on the

other side of the world.

But when you “friend”people online, does this mean that they really are your friends?18

If people always exchange true personal information online, then yes, these friendships can be real and meaningful. But we need to keep in mind that what we see on social media is often not the

whole truth about a person.

On social media sites, people tend to post only positive updates that make them appear happy and friendly. 19 Remember the saving: on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog. A young person could be old; a woman could be a man; we could even be sharing our information with criminals.

20Although technology has changed the way we acquire friends, the meaning of friendship and our longing for friends remain the same. As Aristotle said, no one would choose to live without friends, even if he had all other goods.

A. It depends.

B. No, it never happens like this.

C. But smiling photos can hide real problems.

D. This was how things worked not very long ago.

E. The digital age also enables us to find people who share our interests.

F. But this doesn't mean that we should throw the baby out with bath water.

G. When they feel low or sad, online friendship can fill them with a cheerful glow.

第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分。)

第一节 完形填空 (共15 小题；每小题1分，满分15分。)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B 、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was making an observation of Pacific butterflies. And I was on the21 for new species on the remote 22 Merry Islands. Five of us were in a dinghy (橡皮艇) — an operator, histwo assistants, me and a local Kawa guide —when we were hit by a sudden storm. Then the boat engine 23. The storm was sweeping, and we started to24 water. We were all busy clearing the water out.

The dinghy was hard to 25. It tended to turn its long side toward the waves, making it dangerously shaking. We had only two oars (桨). The assistants were rowing 26. But as soon as they stopped, the dinghy would be washed away again. The operator 27to restart the engine but it wasn't working.

We had been struggling for about two hours before the guide 28two rocks standing out of the water, which showed we should be somewhere around the Kawa island. The guide and I tooka big piece of cloth, tied each side to an oar, and held the sail up to catch the29. Using the 6-meter stick, the operator guided our course toward Kawa Island.

With 30 we headed to the windless side of the island so the weather wouldn’t crash us against the island's coast. We held the coral (珊瑚)around the dinghy to3l ourselves handover hand to the beach.32 and with little food, we walked the mile to the nearest village to spend the night. It turned into a week, because of the33storms. Later, we learned that a passenger ship carrying hundreds of people had been out in the same34. A wave had come over it, and many were lost.35 a quick-thinking Kawa guide, we were still five.

21．A. movement B. hand C. experiment D. lookout

22．A. natural B. specific C. crowdedD. lifeless

23．A. exited B. started C. stopped D. alarmed

24．A. take on B. lack in C. pick up D. work out

25．A. roll B. control C. identify D. attack

26．A. crazily B. hardly C. familiarly D. slowly

27．A. adapted B. investigated C. agreed D. attempted

28．A. removed B. established C. recognized D. measured

29．A. eye B. wind C. bird D. sunlight

30．A. difficulty B. confidence C. threatD. convenience

31．A. impress B. bury C. pull D. calm

32．A. Powerful B. Annoyed C. Cold D. Curious

33．A. promising B. continuing C. sufferingD. rescuing

34．A. position B. weather C. damage D. shelter

35．A. Apart from B. Rather thanC. Other than D. Thanks to

第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

单句语法选择题：选出最恰当的选项。

36．Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity ________ sight matters more than hearing.

A．whenB．whose C．whichD．where

37．Could you tell me the reason ______ you were late for class last Monday?

A．whyB．where C．when D．which

38．What is the address of the company _____ advertisement we noticed the other day?

A．whichB．where C．what D．whose

39．The matter _____ you were arguing about last night has been settled.

A．thatB．what C．why D．for which

40．Recently there have been many occasions____ you have attended events on your own.

A．where B．which C．when D．why

41．Finally he reached a lonely island _________ was completely cut off from the outside world.

A．when B．where C．whichD．whom

42．He said it was this classroom _______ he found his lost watch and _____ he would take good care of it from then on.

A．where; /B．when; whatC．that; what D．where; that

43. You probably can’t get much sleep if you live near __________ a wedding reception __________.

A．the place; is being heldB．the place where; is being held

C．the place where; has been held D．which; has been held

44．I will never forget the days ______ we spent together and ______ we made friends with some farmers.

A．when; thatB．that; whenC．when; when D．which; which

45．John will have to go to school by bus as his bike ______by a repairman.

A．is repairingB．are being repaired C．has been repairedD．is being repaired

第三节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分。)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The red-crowned crane (丹顶鹤) is one of the largest cranes of the world, 46 (stand) at about 150 cm tall. Its feathers are as white as snow, except 47some black ones on its face, neck and wings. It is named for the red “cap” on top of its head, 48is actually its own red skin. The red-crowned crane is the 49 (heavy) crane species, weighing up to 25 pounds.

The red-crowned crane 50 (find) in China, Russia, Mongolia, Japan and the Korean Peninsula. In China, it spends the warmer months in the rivers and wetlands in the north-east. When the weather gets cold, it flies to east-central China.51 (it) food includes fish, snails and water plants. The red-crowned crane is 52symbol of long life and good luck in Chinese culture.

Red-crowned cranes live in groups. Their family group is the largest social53 (organize) of cranes. Nests are built on wet ground or in shallow water. Females usually lay two eggs. The males54 (primary) protect their home against possible danger. Chicks take their first flightat about 95 days. When the young cranes are three months old, they learn to look for food withtheir parents in the wetlands. They are able to fly by autumn. Families stay together55 the young adults leave the parents.

第三部分 写作

第一节 单词拼写 (共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10分)

使用必修二第1-2单元单词表的词汇或其适当形式填空。每空只填一词。

56．Participating in the contest will be a golden chance for me to show my dancing skills and make some(贡献) to the class.

57．It is (重要的，值得做的) to discuss the complicated problem further.

58．Grandfather remembered that his son wanted to be a(专业的) football player.

59．The man (试图) to escape from prison, but unfortunately he was spotted by the guard.

60．I shall never(原谅) myself for failing to help you when you were in danger.

61．He said that these(措施) were aimed at helping the poor.

62．It’ll take her time to(康复) from the illness.

62．Written in(简单明了的) English, this book can be read with ease.

64． (忧虑) about his sons safety, he turned to the police for help.

65．Being busy often drives me mad and I am often(提醒) to finish the work on time.

第二节 翻译句子 (共5小题; 每小题3分，满分15分)

66. 你一定要在上下文当中去理解这些数字，否则它们就没有任何意义。(make sure, in context)

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67. 每年泰山都会吸引世界各地的游客来观赏它的美景。(all over the world)

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68. 必须采取一些有效的措施来帮助保护濒危的野生生物，以免为时过晚。(take effective measures)

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69. 我希望你能帮助保护这些动物，为了它们的利益，也为了我们所有人的利益。

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70. 现在是时候制止非法猎杀非洲象的人了。(it’s high time…, illegally)

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