2021北京西城高三（上）期末
英 语
2021.1
本试卷共14页，共100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。
第一部分：知识运用（共两节，30分）
第一节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
Past the breakers, about 50 feet from shore, two brothers were fighting for their lives. They had been swept out to sea in a strong current, their mouths barely able to stay above the 1 . Thick fog made it difficult for beachgoers to see the guys, but the screams were unmista
kable. And every second counted.
2 , four surfers in wet suits were nearby. Narayan Weibel, Spenser Stratton, Adrian York and Taj Ortiz-Beck, all 16, were on their surfboards riding up and down the coast on five-foot waves when they heard the 3 . They turned and saw two bobbing (摆动) heads and four flailing (扑打) arms. “We looked at each other and knew these guys were about to drown (淹死),” Weibel told the reporter.
Weibel, Stratton, and Ortiz-Beck paddled (用桨划) toward the swimmers while York headed to shore to find someone to call 911. He then dived back in to瘦瘦瘦 4 his friends.
As the surfers drew close, the brothers were 5 . Ortiz-Beck pulled up alongside the one brother. Grabbing him under his arms, he pulled him up onto his board. Stratton and Weibel, meanwhile, were trying to help the other. He was large, 250 to 300 pounds, and he was panicked. “Calm down—we 6 you!” Weibel shouted.
York arrived 7 to help get the guy on top of the second board. They then paddled sever
al minutes through a wild current to the medical help waiting onshore. The brothers were scared but 8 .
“When we get a call like this one, it’s usually too 9 by the time we get there,” says Dillon Cleavenger, the lifeguard, “I can’t say enough about what these boys did. They were willing and prepared to 10 their lives.”
1. A. board B. water C. ship D. shore
2. A. Luckily B. Surprisingly C. Surely D. Gradually
3. A. news B. stories C. words D. cries
4. A. invite B. guide C. help D. greet
5. A. striking B. struggling C. strengthening D. stretching
6. A. met B. got C. knew D. followedmy hump
7. A. in fear B. in turn C. in time D. in advance
8. A. proud B. strong C. satisfied D. fine
9. A. late B. busy C. far D. difficult
10. A. save B. change C. risk D. share
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
A
It was my first night out in that city, and when I saw the last bus home disappearing round the corner, I knew I had a problem. It was cold and I couldn’t afford a taxi, 11 I didn’t want to bother my host family by asking them to pick me up. So I set off on foot, 12 (tell) myself it would only take me an hour or so. Four hours later, I was still walking. I was soaked (湿透的) through and my hands were frozen. When I eventually reached the hous
e, the family said how 刘恺威照片 13 (worry) they’d been, and asked why I hadn’t phoned. By then I wished I had.
不走回头路B
The United Nations Children’s Fund, also known as UNICEF, is a United Nations organization based in New York. It offers help needed by children all over the world.
UNICEF 14 (found) on 11 December, 1946 to provide food and healthcare to children in countries damaged in World War II. Since 1953, UNICEF (take) up an extended mission to help children in the developing world, including those living with disease or disabilities, and those affected by rapid modernization and environmental 谈谈情恋恋爱 16 (problem). Now, UNICEF has been working 17 (improve) the lives of children and their families across 190 countries and territories.
C
Online eating shows, or Mukbang, originated in South Korea and have gained (popular) globally. Many hosts of such shows become popular for their ability to eat large amounts of food. But these shows have also received criticism their waste of food. On Aug. 12, CCTV exposed several Chinese hosts who were pretending to eat large amounts of food while on camera, but actually later threw it away. To discourage this practice, many video and livestreaming platforms, including Douyin, Kuaishou and Bilibili, have removed videos 20 奥黛丽赫本资料 show food waste, and have promoted messages to “stop food waste and eat reasonably”.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，38分）
第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
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