江苏省泰州市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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江苏省泰州市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

江苏省泰州市2020-2021学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

WelcometoShanghaiOceanAquarium（水族馆）

Coveringatotalareaof22,400squaremeters,ShanghaiOceanAquarium（SOA）islocatedinPudongNewArea.Withathemeof‘“crossContinents—ThroughWorldsofWater,”theaquariumisdividedinto8zones,displayingmorethan300speciesandatotalofmorethan14,000preciousfishfromfivecontinentsandfouroceans.

Whatwillyoudiscoverattheoceanaquarium?

TakeanunderwaterjourneythatstartsfromChinaandcontinuesthroughoutthemajorcontinentsandregionsoftheworld.Walkthrougha200-meter-longunderseatunnel,oneofthelongestofitskindintheworld,tohaveaclosecontactwiththecolorfuloceanworld.AdmiretheuniquenessofoceanlifefromthePolarRegionstothetropics,particularlyrareandpreciousspeciesfromthefamousChangjiangRiver.

Openingtime

9:

00-18:

00

9:

00-21:

00forSummerHoliday（JulyandAugust）,NationalDayHolidayandChineseNewYearHoliday

Admission

Adult£10/Child£6

FreeguidedtoursrunhourlyfromMondaytoSaturdaybetween10amand3pm.

OnSundays,serviceofaVRtourisoffered,£5foreachperson.

Forgroupswithmorethantenmembers,weofferfreeentryto2children（under10）atmost.

SinceitsopeninginFebruary,2002,SOAhasreceivedmorethanImilliontouristseveryyearfromwithinChinaandallovertheworld.Formoreinformation,visitcall（86-21）58779988oremailusatIearning@sh-.

1．InShanghaiOceanAquarium,visitorscandothefollowingEXCEPT________.

A．admiringpreciousfishB．walkingthroughunderwatertunnel

C．swimmingintheseaD．increasingknowledgeaboutsealife

2．Twoadultswith10eight-year-oldkidswillpayatleast________iftheyallemployVRtourservicethisSunday.

A．£80B．£98C．£128D．£140

3．Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?

A．Anewsreport.B．Asciencetextbook.

C．Anaturemagazine.D．Atouristguide.

China’seconomicgrowthhaslongimpressedtheworldwithitshighspeed.Nowthecountry’sacceleratinggreentransformation（转型）isexpectedtoofferinspiringlessonsinbalancingtheeconomyandthenaturalenvironment.

AntForest,aprogramontheplatformofAlipay,lastweekwonthe2019UNChampionsoftheEarthawardforturningthegreengooddeedsofhalfabillionpeopleintorealtreesplantedinsomeofChina’smostdryregions.ItwasnotthefirsttimethatChinawontheUN’shighestenvironmentalhonorduetoapositiveinfluenceontheenvironment.Lastyear,agreenruralprograminZhejiangProvincewonthisawardforitsworktorepairpollutedwaterwaysanddamagedlands.In2017,SaihanbaForestFarm,aprograminnorthernChina,wasawardedthesamehonor.TheawardscameduetoChina’ssolidprogressinensuringtheharmonybetweenmanandnature.

However,China’spasteconomicgrowthhasnotcomewithoutnegativeconsequencesfortheenvironmentandclimate.Inthelate1970s,withtherapiddevelopmentofChina’seconomy,environmentalproblemsalsoincreased.

Tostrikeabalancebetweeneconomicboomandenvironmentalburden,Chinaputenvironmentalprotectionasabasicnationalpolicyandthesustainabledevelopmentstrategywasputintopracticeinthe1990s.Nowthecountryholdsabelief:

“Lucid（透明的）watersandlushmountainsareinvaluableassets.”

Increasedenvironmentalawarenessandinvestmentshaveproducedresults.AirqualityinChinacontinuedtoimprovewithmorecitiesreportingadropinmajorpollutantindicators.Surfacewaterqualitykeptimprovingingeneral.Intermsofsoilpollutioncontrol,thecountryreducedsolidwasteimportsby46.5percentlastyear.

Strongenvironmentalprotectionhasmotivatedrelatedfields.Thecountrybecomesthefirstintheworldtosetupanationalgreenfinancesystem.ItalsohelpspushgreenfinancetobeincludedontheG20agenda.In2020,thetotalrevenueofChina’senvironmentalprotectionindustryisexpectedtosurpass2trillion.

Recognizingthatprotectingtheenvironmentisthebestwaytorealizeeconomicgrowth,Chinawillcontinuetosticktogivingpreferencetogreendevelopment.

4．What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingParagraph2?

A．TomakeadetailedlistoftheeconomicprogressinChina.

B．TosinghighpraisefortheeffortstheChinesegovernmentmade.

C．Toshowincreasingimportanceofenvironmentovereconomy.

D．ToproveChina’sachievementsinbalancingtheeconomyandtheenvironment.

5．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A．China’spasteconomicprogresshasbeensmoothandhealthy.

B．ChinahaswonmanyUN’shighestenvironmentalhonors.

C．Chinahasmadetheprotectionoftheenvironmentanationalpolicy.

D．Increasedenvironmentalawarenessandinvestmentshavebroughtpositiveeffects.

6．WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTsupporttheideaoftheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4?

A．Morecitiesreportadropinmajorairpollutantindicators.

B．Preferenceoughttobegiventodevelopingtheeconomy.

C．China’senvironmentalprotectionindustryisexpectedtomakeprofits.

D．Chinareducedsolidwasteimportssharplylastyear.

7．Whichofthefollowingisthestructureofthepassage?

（①to⑦representParagraphs1to7）

A．

B．

C．

D．

Raisedbygrandparents,Nikkiwas17yearsoldwhenshesecretlywenttotheUniversityofKentuckyundercoverofdarkness.Itwas2009,andtheadviceofherlategrandmotherSueechoedinherheadasshedrove:

Leave.Gotocollege.Anddonotletanybodyfromthebigger,widerworldthinkthey’rebetterthanyou.

SuediedwhenNikkiwas9.Theopioid（鸦片）addictionhadalreadybrokenoutineasternKentuckybythen.AndinNikki’smindthedrugproblemturnedintoadrugcrisis（危机）shortlyafterSue’sdeath,whenherfamilywentfromsleepingwiththescreendoorunlockedtobuyingnewdoors-withoutglasses,whichcouldbebrokenbythieves.Aroundthattime,Nikkiwenttoabirthdayparty,onlytofindherfriend’smotherpassedoutonthetoilet,surroundedbyvomit（呕吐物）andpillbottles.

Inhighschool,herteacheraskedherclassmateswhattheywantedtobeinfuture.Nikkiknewbythenthatbothhersafetyandhereconomicfortuneslayfarfromherhometown.Buthergrandfather,Curt,wantedhertostayhome,thinkingNikkishouldbecomeanurse,andthatthecommunitycollegewouldbeenough.

Thenightsheranaway,Nikkistoppedhalfwaybecauseshewasshakingtoohardtodrive.She’dbeenplanningthemoveherentiresenioryear,secretlyapplyingforscholarshipsandsaving$800byworkingatacomic-bookstore.Butshehadn’teversetfootonauniversity,andsheworriedabouthergrandfather,whohadneverlivedalone.She’dwaitedforhimtofallasleep,andwhensheimaginedhimwakingtoanemptyhousethenextmorning,hershakingturnedtoloudcry.Nikkicriedsohardthatshevomited.Thenshewipedherselfoffanddrovedirectlytocollege.

Adecadelater,Nikki,now28,,hasbecomeoneoftheleadingvoicesontheopioidcrisisinruralAmerica—where,about20yearslater,treatmentremainsscarceevenasdeathscausedbyoveruseofopioidincrease.Inmanyruralplaces,neighborsturnononeanotherratherthanplacingtheblameonthepharmaceutical（制药的）companiescreatingsuchserioussituations.

Thecrisishaskilledover800,000Americans,butthegovernmenthasn’tprovidedeffectivesolutions,letalonealeveloffundingthatcouldstopthecrisis.However,Nikkihasfiguredoutawaytooffertreatmenttopeopleinneed.Whiletheprogramshe’sdevelopedisstillsmallandnew,itsresultsarepromising,anditappearstobecopiedinotherstates.Heraimistohelppeoplewithopioidaddiction,ratherthanjustlockingthemup.

8．WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?

A．ThesuddendeathofSue.

B．Theterriblesituationoftheopioidcrisis.

C．Thedangercausedbythieves.

D．Thesymptomsoftheopioidaddiction.

9．WhatpossiblycontributedtoNikki’sfurtherstudyintheuniversity?

A．Herfriend’smom’spassingout.

B．Herexperienceinacomic-bookstore.

C．Hergrandma’sthoughtfulencouragement.

D．Herdecisiontomakeeconomicfortunes.

10．WhichofthefollowingcandescribeNikki’scharacteristicsaccordingtoParagraph4?

A．Kindandstrong-willed.B．Sensitiveandweak.

C．Selfishbutoptimistic.D．Diligentbutcruel.

11．Theunderlinedphrase“turnon”inParagraph5mostprobablymeans________.

A．assistB．trustC．attackD．dismiss

12．Whyisthegovernment’sfailuretoprovideeffectivesolutionsmentioned?

A．Toindicatethedifficultiestotreattheaddiction.

B．TostressNikki’sunusualachievements.

C．Tosupportthepracticeoflockingupaddictedpeople.

D．Toblamethegovernmentforkilling800,000Americans.

二、七选五

It’scommonthatyoudineoutwithbackgroundmusicfillingtherestaurant.Today,mealtimemusichasbecomesopopularthatweignorehowlisteningtomusicaffectsourdiningexperience.13．

PeopleEatOnBeat

Justaslisteningtofastmusicwhileexercisingtendstomakepeoplerunfaster,studieshaveshownthatfasttunesactuallymakedinerseatfaster.14．Theyplaysongswithfastmusicduringbusylunchrushesandselectmorerelaxingsongswhenthereareplentyofopentables.

MusicChangesTheConceptOfTime

15．Studieshaveshownthatplayingclassicalmusicduringeatingcanhelppeoplelosetrackoftimeinthemosteffectiveway.Playingfamiliarsongs,ontheotherhand,actuallyhelpspeoplejudgehowlongthey’vebeenstaying.

MusicInfluencesBehavior

Studieshaveprovedthatmusiccaninfluencethebehavioroflisteners.16．Incontrast,quietandrelaxingmusicinspirespolitetalksandcreatesamoreromanticatmosphere.

MusicChangesHowFoodTastes