2021年高考英语试卷及英语期末考试试卷

1、资料来源：来自本人网络整理！祝您工作顺利！2021年高考英语试卷及英语期末考试试卷 高考时把简单题作对，难题就会变简单。 祝高考顺当!下面是我为大家推举的2021高考英语试卷，仅供大家参考! 英语期末考试试卷 i 单项选择。(每题1分,共5分) 1.the natural resources, such as mine, forest, and hydro-power (水电) in that area have been _ . a. developed b. exploited c. improved d. expanded 2. listen! if you want to get a

2、good_, youd better stand on the top of the hill. a. sight b. scene c. view d. look 3. i dont think _ my father will agree to my plan. a. that likely b. likely that c. it likely whether d. it likely that 4. it is thought that between the years 1550 and 1950 an average of one kind of living thing _eac

3、h year. a. died from b. died out c. died away d. died of 5. he claimed _in the restaurant last sunday. a. being badly treated b. to be treated badly c. to have been treated badly d. being treated badly ii 完形填空(共20小题，每题1分) stealing? i guess we were stealing. but in our 13-year-old brains the matter o

4、f ownership 6occurred to us. we just wanted to 7 some strawberries in mr. jordans backyard. so we went 8into his backyard. when we started 9 his strawberries, all of a sudden mr. jordan came outside. what are you boys doing out here? he 10 and tried to grab one or two as my friends rushed past him,

5、but they were too 11 for the older gentleman to seize, and all the boys except me disappeared within seconds. speed was never my 12.so i could just stand there and 13 whatever punishment would surely come my way from mr. jordan. he marched me to my house and my mother criticized me. my friends gathe

6、red to celebrate their 14 and observe my capture. they 15 me about it for days afterwards, while all i could do was complain to my father about how 16 it was. i dont think so, dad said. you got the punishment you 17. but what about other guys? i asked. dad said, you cant 18 what happens to other peo

7、ple. you can only 19 what happens to you. you picked mr jordans strawberries that night, and you were punished for it. to me, that is completely fair. then i couldnt 20 my fathers words. 21 through the years i knew what he talked about. we didnt come to earth with a 22 that life would treat us fairl

8、y. like dad said, the 23 thing we can actually 24 is what happens to us. how we choose to respond to what happens to us is surely the 25 by which the quality of our lives will be measured whether or not we think it happens fairly. 6. a. ever b. never c. often d. sometimes 7. a. see b. plant c. water

9、 d. pick 8. a. carelessly b. sadly c. calmly d. secretly 9. a. destroying b. harvesting c. treating d. facing 10. a. smiled b. shouted c. doubted d. added 11. a. quick b. stupid c. kind d. tall 12. a. character b. luck c. choice d. strength 13. a. deny b. judge c. admit d. accept 14. a. unit b. esca

10、pe c. life d. holiday 15. a. helped b. blamed c. teased d. supported 16. a. illegal b. impractical c. unfair d. unnecessary 17. a. deserved b. observed c. wanted d. imagined 18. a. ignore b. expect c. conclude d. control 19. a. face b. lead c. devote d. refuse 20. a. mark b. improve c. understand d.

11、 discuss 21. a. and b. or c. so d. but 22. a. guarantee b. direction c. question d. form 23. a. common b. obvious c. only d. easy 24. a. look at b. deal with c. dream of d. take away 25. a. standard b. view c. value d. purpose iii阅读理解 (每题2分，共20分) a barbara mcclintock was one of the most important sc

12、ientists of the twentieth century. she made important discoveries about genes and chromosomes(染色体). barbara mcclintock was born in 1902 in hartford, connecticut. her family moved to the brooklyn area of new york city in 1908. barbara was an active child with interests in sports and music. she also d

13、eveloped an interest in science. she studied science at cornell university in ithaca, new york. barbara was among a small number of undergraduate students to receive training in genetics in 1921. years later, she noted that few college students wanted to study genetics. barbara mcclintock decided to

14、 study botany, the scientific study of plants, at cornell university. she completed her undergraduate studies in 1923. mcclintock decided to continue her education at cornell. she completed a masters degree in 1925. two years later, she finished all her requirements for a doctorate degree. mcclintoc

15、k stayed at cornell after she completed her education. she taught students botany. the 1930s was not a good time to be a young scientist in the united states. the country was in the middle of the great economic depression. millions of americans were unemployed. male scientists were offered jobs. but

16、 female geneticists were not much in demand. an old friend from cornell, marcus rhoades, invited mcclintock to spend the summer of 1941 working at the cold spring harbor laboratory. it is a research center on long island, near new york city. mcclintock started a temporary job with the genetics depar

17、tment. a short time later, she accepted a permanent position in the laboratory. this gave her the freedom to continue her research without having to teach or repeatedly ask for financial aid. by the 1970s, her discoveries have had an effect on everything from genetic engineering to cancer research.

18、mcclintock won the nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1983 for her discovery of the ability of genes to change positions on chromosomes. she was the first american woman to win an unshared nobel prize. 26. when did mcclintock get a doctorate degree? a.in 1921 b. in 1923 c. in 1925 d. in 1927

19、27. in the middle of the great economic depression in the us, _. a. male geneticists were in great demand b. young female scientists might have trouble finding a job c. female geneticists were not in demand at all d. male scientists were out of work 28. which of the following jobs was beneficial to

20、mcclintocks research? a.a job as a botany teacher. b.a temporary job in the genetics department. c.a permanent position in the laboratory. d.a job to research cancer 29. which is right about mcclintock? a.she majored in genetics at cornell university. b.as a young female scientist, she was unemploye

21、d in the 1930s. c.the permanent job in her friends laboratory supported her academically and financially. d.she was the first woman to win an nobel prize without being shared with others. 30. why was mcclintock awarded a nobel prize? a.because she received a degree in genes and chromosomes. b.becaus

22、e she contributed to genetic engineering and cancer research c.because she was the first american woman who studies genes and chromosomes. d.because she made important discoveries about genes and chromosomes. b body language includes any movement of any part of the body. like verbal language, there

23、exist cultural universals and cultural differences in chinese and american body languages. for example, a handshake is the most common gesture that goes with a greeting; waving a hand to say goodbye is the same; a frown (皱眉) shows displeasure and a pat on the back of a person indicates agreement, pr

24、aise and encouragement. not all body language means the same thing in different cultures. body motions and gestures are learned, that is, culturally determined. there is no natural language of emotional gesture, and our gesture language which is meaningful to us is as unintelligible to another cultu

25、re as our verbal language is. even nodding or shaking the head may have a different meaning. look at the following english sentence, mama pursed her lips and reminded us gently, we do not want to go to the bank. we all shook our heads. here the english we all shook our heads indicates that we all ag

26、reed with mama. americans are ready to maintain good eye contact in conversation, but they do not like long stares. with people who are unfamiliar to us, we must avoid staring at them, and yet we must also avoid ignoring them. we look at them long enough to make it quite clear that we see them, and

27、then we immediately look away. in face-to-face communication, a detailed knowledge of the counterparts body language can help us know more than just what he says. a person can use words to hide the truth, but the unconscious nonverbal body language may betray (背叛) him. for example, during the days o

28、f nazism, the jews within the boundaries of germany did their best to hide their race, but they were often discovered by the nazis because of their bold and unrestrained (无节制的) gestures. so their body language frequently revealed their race. 31. if an american mother pats her son on the back, what does she mean? a. she is disappointed with her son. b. she is angry with her son. c. she doesnt agree what her son is doing. d. she praises her son for his doing something well. 32. what is mainly talked about in the second paragraph? a. the engl