江苏省盐城市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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江苏省盐城市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

江苏省盐城市2020-2021学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

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___________姓名：

___________班级：

___________考号：

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一、单项选择

1．Iexpectedtoseeherandwassurprisedbyher________.

A．existenceB．absenceC．entranceD．acceptance

2．Youprobablyhavebeeninsuchasituation________youareaskedtohelpaforeignfriend.

A．whichB．asC．whereD．why

3．Howhardtheathletesworknowwill________howtheyperformintheOlympics.

A．determineB．analyzeC．monitorD．educate

4．Myadviceisthatyoushouldthinkabout________youknowanyonewhofitsyourtargetaudience.

A．whichB．whatC．thatD．whether

5．—Themoreyoupractice,themore________youbecome.

—Sure.Thisistrueofeverytypeofskill.

A．innocentB．confidentC．ignorantD．constant

6．Youcansetthetable.________,I’llstartmakingdinner.

A．MeanwhileB．SomehowC．OtherwiseD．However

7．—Areyougoingtostayovernight?

—Not________it’sabsolutelynecessary.

A．whenB．onceC．sinceD．unless

8．Youcouldnothaveallofasudden________acold—Iassumethatyoujustdonotwanttoattend.

A．runoutofB．comedownwithC．hungontoD．brokenawayfrom

9．Makefulluseofwhateverhappenstoyou,forthereissomething________fromeveryexperience.

A．learningB．learnedC．tolearnD．beinglearned

10．—Let’sgoforanicewalkintothecountrythisafternoon.

—I’dliketo,butI________togowithAlicetobuysomeclothes.

A．agreedB．willagreeC．haveagreedD．hadagreed

二、完形填空

Mypalmsweresweating.IwassurethatIcouldhearmyheartbeatingfast.Thiswastheworst.I11feelingthisway,butIhadtodowhatIwasabouttodo.Idrewonasmallbitofmyinnerstrengthandopenedmy12.

“Excuseme.Iwasjust13.Woulditbepossibletomaybegetthattableovertherebythewindow14?

”Iasked.Myvoicesounded15tome,asifastrangerfroma16hadaskedthequestioninsteadofme.I17.

“No,I’msorry,butthattableis18,”thehostessrepliedkindlyasshe19meintothediningarea.20Ifollowedhertomytable,Irealizedthattheearthhadnotopenedupand21me.Ihadnotpassedoutordiedof22.Theentirepopulationoftherestaurantwasnot23mybraveryforaskingforatablebythewindow.Ihadaskedandbeentold“no.”Thatwasall.Nothingmore.

Forsomeonelikeme,whoisalways24andunconfident,askingforadifferenttablewasahuge25.ButI’vestarteddoingitonaregularbasis26asimplepieceofadvicemymothertoldme:

“Theworsttheycansayis‘no.’ ”

Andso,I’velearnedtoactually27forwhatIwant.I’velearnedtoreachformydreamsandpursuemygoals.IgotajobthatIwanted.I’veevengottenprices28onahugevarietyofitems.BecauseIasked.Becausemymomwasright.

Sure,Ihavebeenturneddown.Ican’tsayIhaveneverbeen29.Ihavebeen,butIkeep30.IwillcontinuetoaskforwhatIwantoutoflifeandfromotherpeople.Whatcouldhappen?

Theworsttheycansayis“no.”

11．A．suggestedB．hatedC．regrettedD．permitted

12．A．mouthB．doorC．eyesD．books

13．A．lookingB．kiddingC．listeningD．wondering

14．A．thereforeB．yetC．insteadD．already

15．A．familiarB．strangeC．youngD．old

16．A．distanceB．companyC．streetD．school

17．A．hesitatedB．promisedC．beggedD．waited

18．A．paintedB．laidC．reservedD．cleared

19．A．ledB．rushedC．forcedD．packed

20．A．IfB．AsC．ThoughD．Since

21．A．beatenB．forgottenC．welcomedD．swallowed

22．A．hungerB．thirstC．shockD．shame

23．A．laughingatB．takingonC．dealingwithD．recoveringfrom

24．A．friendlyB．attractiveC．shyD．independent

25．A．challengeB．giftC．advantageD．reward

26．A．ratherthanB．asidefromC．becauseofD．alongwith

27．A．makeB．askC．advertiseD．prepare

28．A．raisedB．reducedC．fixedD．compared

29．A．confusedB．convincedC．encouragedD．embarrassed

30．A．tryingB．talkingC．thinkingD．teaching

三、阅读选择

Thewarmmonthshavearrived,bringingwiththemlongerdaysandthepromiseofnewfamilymemoriestobemade.Centrallylocatedandnaturallybeautiful,Arkansasistheideallocationforalltypesoffamilies.Asyoubeginplanningyournextfamilyadventure,keepthesetopdestinationsinmind:

BlanchardSpringsCaverns:

LocatedinnorthernArkansas’OzarkNationalForest,BlanchardSpringsCavernsisalivingcaveconstantlygrowingandchanging.Thisattractionfeaturesbeautifulviewsofthecave’sformations,anundergroundriverandtheworld’slargestflowstone.Withayear-roundtemperatureof58degrees,it’sagreatplacetoexploreduringhotweatherseason.

GarvanWoodlandGardens&Treehouse:

SittinginsouthwestArkansas,theattractivebotanical（植物学的）gardensrepresentArkansasatitsbest.GarvanWoodlandGardensprovidesanunforgettableescapetotheparadise.ThegardensalsofeatureanengagingChildren’sAdventureGarden,includingauniquelymoderntreehousedesignedtoteachchildrenaboutnaturethroughengagingandinteractiveexhibits.

JohnnyCashBoyhoodHome:

FansofAmericanmusiciconJohnnyCashareinvitedtoexplorethe11-milestretchofmusicgreatnessonHighway67ineasternArkansaswhereCashandotherartistssuchasElvisPresley,RoyOrbisonandJerryLeeLewisstartedtheircareers.VisitorswillalsohavethechancetoseeCash’srestoredchildhoodhomeinDyess,whichwasfeaturedinthefilmWalktheLine.

Crater（火山口）ofDiamondsStatePark:

LocatedinMurfreesboro,CraterofDiamondsStateParkistheworld’sonlydiamond-producingsiteopentothepublic.Visitorsgetatrueexperience—theadventureofhuntingforrealdiamondsinthepark’s37-acrefieldthatisthesurfaceoftheworld’seighthlargestdiamond-bearingvolcaniccrater.Theparkalsoincludesfivewalk-intentsiteswithfreeWi-Fi,agiftshop,andaplaypoolforvisitorsofallages.

31．WhatcanchildrendoinGarvanWoodlandGardens&Treehouse?

A．Escapefromtheparadise.B．Purchasesomeexhibits.

C．Dosomenatureexploration.D．Touratraditionaltreehouse.

32．Whichmightbethebestdestinationforamusiclover?

A．BlanchardSpringsCaverns.B．JohnnyCashBoyhoodHome.

C．CraterofDiamondsStatePark.D．GarvanWoodlandGardens&Treehouse.

33．Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlyto________.

A．providesometraveltipsforchildrenB．listthelocationsofsometouristspots

C．explainthebenefitsoffamilyadventureD．recommendtouristdestinationsforfamilies

Whitechocolate,Germanchocolate,icecream:

Therearehundredsoftypesofbirthdaycakeintheworld,eachbeautifulinitsownsugaryway.Youarelikelytoenjoyoneduringatleastone（hopefullyall）ofyourbirthdayparties.Butinbetweendeliciousbitesofcake,haveyoueverstoppedandwondered,“WhyamIeatingthis?

Whatmakesthisdessertfittocelebratethedayofmybirth?

”

It’sbecauseyouareasimportantandbelovedasthegods.Kindof.

TheancientEgyptiansarethoughttohave“invented”thecelebrationofbirthdays.Theybelievedwhenpharaohs（法老）werecrowned,theybecamegods,sotheircoronation（加冕）daywasaprettybigdeal.Thatwastheir“birth”asagod.

AncientGreeksborrowedthetradition,butrealizedthatadessertwouldmakethecelebrationallthemoremeaningful.Sotheybakedmoon-shapedcakestoofferuptoArtemis,goddessofthemoon.Theydecoratedthemwithlightedcandlestomakethecakesshinelikethemoon.Hence,itisthereasonwhywelightourbirthdaycakesonfire.

Modernbirthdaypartiesaresaidtogettheirrootsfromthe18thcenturyGermancelebration“Kinderfeste”.Onthemorningofachild’sbirthday,heorshewouldreceiveacakewithlightedcandlesthataddeduptothekid’sage,plusone.Thisextracandlewascalledthe“lightoflife,”representingthehopeofanotherfullyearlived.

Andthen,torture—becausenoonecouldeatthecakeuntilafterdinner.Thefamilyreplacedthecandlesastheyburnedoutthroughouttheday.Finally,whenthemomentcame,thebirthdaychildwouldmakeawish,trytoblowoutallthecandlesinonebreath,anddigin.Likemoderntradition,thebirthdaygirlorboywouldn’ttellanyonethewishsoitwouldcometrue.

Sincetheingredients（原料）tomakecakeswereprettyexpensive,thisbirthdaycustomdidn’tbecomepopularuntiltheIndustrialRevolution.Moreingredientswereavailable,whichmadethemcheaper,andbakeriesevenstartedsellingpre-bakedcakes.

34．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Theoriginofbirthdaycakes.B．Thesignificanceofbirthdaycakes.

C．Thehistoryofbirthdayparties.D．Theintroductionofcakeproduction.

35．Whoestablishedthetraditionofcelebratingbirthdayswithcakesaccordingtothepassage?

A．Germans.B．Pharaohs.

C．AncientGreeks.D．AncientEgyptians.

36．Theunderlinedword“torture”inParagraph6isclosestinmeaningto________.

A．pleasureB．replacement

C．sharingD．suffering

37．WhywasthebirthdaycakecustomunpopularbeforetheIndustrialRevolution?

A．Thetransportwasinconvenient.

B．Theingredientsofcakeswereexpensive.

C．Thecakecouldnotbeeatenbeforedinner.

D．Thebakerieswouldnotsellpre-bakedcakes.

Computershavebecomesosmartduringthepast20yearsthatpeopledon’tthinktwiceaboutchattingwithdigitalassistantslikeAlexaandSiri.ButthatrequiredhardworkfromcomputerscientistslikeYoshuaBengio,GeoffreyHinton,andYannLeCun.Theytappedintotheirownbrainpowertomakeitpossibleformachinestolearnlikehumans,abreakthroughnowcommonlyknownas“artificialintelligence”,orAI.

TheirinsightsandpersistencewererewardedwiththeTuringAward,anhonorthathasbecomeknownastechnologyindustry’sversionoftheNobelPrize.Theawardmarksthelatestrecognitionoftheinstrumentalrolethatartificialintelligencewilllikelyplayinredefiningtherelationshipbetweenhumanityandtechnologyinthedecadesahead.

Overthepast30years,Mr.Be