江苏省盐城市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

1、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学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、单项选择1I expected to see her and was surprised by her _.Aexistence Babsence Centrance Dacceptance2You probably have been in such a situation _ you are asked to help a foreign friend.Awhich Bas Cwhere Dwhy3How hard the athletes work n

2、ow will _ how they perform in the Olympics.Adetermine Banalyze Cmonitor Deducate4My advice is that you should think about _ you know anyone who fits your target audience.Awhich Bwhat Cthat Dwhether5 The more you practice, the more _ you become. Sure. This is true of every type of skill.Ainnocent Bco

3、nfident Cignorant Dconstant6You can set the table. _, Ill start making dinner.AMeanwhile BSomehow COtherwise DHowever7 Are you going to stay overnight? Not _ its absolutely necessary.Awhen Bonce Csince Dunless8You could not have all of a sudden _ a cold I assume that you just do not want to attend.A

4、run out of Bcome down with Chung on to Dbroken away from9Make full use of whatever happens to you, for there is something _ from every experience.Alearning Blearned Cto learn Dbeing learned10 Lets go for a nice walk into the country this afternoon. Id like to, but I _ to go with Alice to buy some cl

5、othes.Aagreed Bwill agree Chave agreed Dhad agreed二、完形填空 My palms were sweating. I was sure that I could hear my heart beating fast. This was the worst. I 11 feeling this way, but I had to do what I was about to do. I drew on a small bit of my inner strength and opened my 12 .“Excuse me. I was just

6、13 . Would it be possible to maybe get that table over there by the window 14 ?” I asked. My voice sounded 15 to me, as if a stranger from a 16 had asked the question instead of me. I 17 .“No, Im sorry, but that table is 18 ,” the hostess replied kindly as she 19 me into the dining area. 20 I follow

7、ed her to my table, I realized that the earth had not opened up and 21 me. I had not passed out or died of 22 . The entire population of the restaurant was not 23 my bravery for asking for a table by the window. I had asked and been told “no.” That was all. Nothing more.For someone like me, who is a

8、lways 24 and unconfident, asking for a different table was a huge 25 . But Ive started doing it on a regular basis 26 a simple piece of advice my mother told me: “The worst they can say is no.”And so, Ive learned to actually 27 for what I want. Ive learned to reach for my dreams and pursue my goals.

9、 I got a job that I wanted. Ive even gotten prices 28 on a huge variety of items. Because I asked. Because my mom was right.Sure, I have been turned down. I cant say I have never been 29 . I have been, but I keep 30 . I will continue to ask for what I want out of life and from other people. What cou

10、ld happen? The worst they can say is “no.”11Asuggested Bhated Cregretted Dpermitted12Amouth Bdoor Ceyes Dbooks13Alooking Bkidding Clistening Dwondering14Atherefore Byet Cinstead Dalready15Afamiliar Bstrange Cyoung Dold16Adistance Bcompany Cstreet Dschool17Ahesitated Bpromised Cbegged Dwaited18Apaint

11、ed Blaid Creserved Dcleared19Aled Brushed Cforced Dpacked20AIf BAs CThough DSince21Abeaten Bforgotten Cwelcomed Dswallowed22Ahunger Bthirst Cshock Dshame23Alaughing at Btaking on Cdealing with Drecovering from24Afriendly Battractive Cshy Dindependent25Achallenge Bgift Cadvantage Dreward26Arather tha

12、n Baside from Cbecause of Dalong with27Amake Bask Cadvertise Dprepare28Araised Breduced Cfixed Dcompared29Aconfused Bconvinced Cencouraged Dembarrassed30Atrying Btalking Cthinking Dteaching三、阅读选择 The warm months have arrived, bringing with them longer days and the promise of new family memories to b

13、e made. Centrally located and naturally beautiful, Arkansas is the ideal location for all types of families. As you begin planning your next family adventure, keep these top destinations in mind:Blanchard Springs Caverns: Located in northern Arkansas Ozark National Forest, Blanchard Springs Caverns

14、is a living cave constantly growing and changing. This attraction features beautiful views of the caves formations, an underground river and the worlds largest flowstone. With a year-round temperature of 58 degrees, its a great place to explore during hot weather season.Garvan Woodland Gardens & Tre

15、ehouse: Sitting in southwest Arkansas, the attractive botanical (植物学的) gardens represent Arkansas at its best. Garvan Woodland Gardens provides an unforgettable escape to the paradise. The gardens also feature an engaging Childrens Adventure Garden, including a uniquely modern treehouse designed to

16、teach children about nature through engaging and interactive exhibits.Johnny Cash Boyhood Home: Fans of American music icon Johnny Cash are invited to explore the 11-mile stretch of music greatness on Highway 67 in eastern Arkansas where Cash and other artists such as Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and

17、Jerry Lee Lewis started their careers. Visitors will also have the chance to see Cashs restored childhood home in Dyess, which was featured in the film Walk the Line.Crater (火山口) of Diamonds State Park: Located in Murfreesboro, Crater of Diamonds State Park is the worlds only diamond-producing site

18、open to the public. Visitors get a true experience the adventure of hunting for real diamonds in the parks 37-acre field that is the surface of the worlds eighth largest diamond-bearing volcanic crater. The park also includes five walk-in tent sites with free Wi-Fi, a gift shop, and a play pool for

19、visitors of all ages.31What can children do in Garvan Woodland Gardens & Treehouse?AEscape from the paradise. BPurchase some exhibits.CDo some nature exploration. DTour a traditional treehouse.32Which might be the best destination for a music lover?ABlanchard Springs Caverns. BJohnny Cash Boyhood Ho

20、me.CCrater of Diamonds State Park. DGarvan Woodland Gardens & Treehouse.33The author writes the passage mainly to _.Aprovide some travel tips for children Blist the locations of some tourist spotsCexplain the benefits of family adventure Drecommend tourist destinations for families White chocolate,

21、German chocolate, ice cream: There are hundreds of types of birthday cake in the world, each beautiful in its own sugary way. You are likely to enjoy one during at least one (hopefully all) of your birthday parties. But in between delicious bites of cake, have you ever stopped and wondered, “Why am

22、I eating this? What makes this dessert fit to celebrate the day of my birth?”Its because you are as important and beloved as the gods. Kind of.The ancient Egyptians are thought to have “invented” the celebration of birthdays. They believed when pharaohs (法老) were crowned, they became gods, so their

23、coronation (加冕) day was a pretty big deal. That was their “birth” as a god.Ancient Greeks borrowed the tradition, but realized that a dessert would make the celebration all the more meaningful. So they baked moon-shaped cakes to offer up to Artemis, goddess of the moon. They decorated them with ligh

24、ted candles to make the cakes shine like the moon. Hence, it is the reason why we light our birthday cakes on fire.Modern birthday parties are said to get their roots from the 18th century German celebration “Kinderfeste”. On the morning of a childs birthday, he or she would receive a cake with ligh

25、ted candles that added up to the kids age, plus one. This extra candle was called the “light of life,” representing the hope of another full year lived.And then, torture because no one could eat the cake until after dinner. The family replaced the candles as they burned out throughout the day. Final

26、ly, when the moment came, the birthday child would make a wish, try to blow out all the candles in one breath, and dig in. Like modern tradition, the birthday girl or boy wouldnt tell anyone the wish so it would come true.Since the ingredients (原料) to make cakes were pretty expensive, this birthday

27、custom didnt become popular until the Industrial Revolution. More ingredients were available, which made them cheaper, and bakeries even started selling pre-baked cakes.34What is the passage mainly about?AThe origin of birthday cakes. BThe significance of birthday cakes.CThe history of birthday part

28、ies. DThe introduction of cake production.35Who established the tradition of celebrating birthdays with cakes according to the passage?AGermans. BPharaohs.CAncient Greeks. DAncient Egyptians.36The underlined word “torture” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to _.Apleasure BreplacementCsharing Dsuf

29、fering37Why was the birthday cake custom unpopular before the Industrial Revolution?AThe transport was inconvenient.BThe ingredients of cakes were expensive.CThe cake could not be eaten before dinner.DThe bakeries would not sell pre-baked cakes. Computers have become so smart during the past 20 year

30、s that people dont think twice about chatting with digital assistants like Alexa and Siri. But that required hard work from computer scientists like YoshuaBengio, Geoffrey Hinton, and Yann LeCun. They tapped into their own brainpower to make it possible for machines to learn like humans, a breakthro

31、ugh now commonly known as “artificial intelligence”, or AI.Their insights and persistence were rewarded with the Turing Award, an honor that has become known as technology industrys version of the Nobel Prize. The award marks the latest recognition of the instrumental role that artificial intelligence will likely play in redefining the relationship between humanity and technology in the decades ahead.Over the past 30 years, Mr. Be