江苏省盐城市某高中2020-2021高一下学期期末考试英语试题及答案

1、2020/2021学年度第二学期高一年级期末试卷英语第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a publishing house.B. In a library.C. In a cl

2、assroom.2. How does the woman keep fit?A. She eats less.B. She does some walking. C. She exercises in the gym.3. Who does the woman need to phone?A. Her mother.B. Her friend.C. Her classmate.4. When does the man plan to sign up for the conference?A. This Friday.B. Next Monday.C. Next Thursday.5. Wha

3、t are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A famous college.B. An oil company.C. A science competition.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中 选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题 给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Where does the man get the information about

4、the restaurants?A. From an advertisement.B. From a guide.C. From his friend.7. What makes the woman not choose Albas?A. Its price.B. Its service.C. Its location.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Why does the woman call the man?A. To tell him about her pet. B. To ask him how to feed a pet.C. To invite him to buy pe

5、t food.9. What does the man think of raising pet rabbits?A. Interesting.B. Boring.C. Relaxing.10. What will the speakers do for the rabbit next?A. Give it a name.B. Prepare some food.C. Build a house.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What docs the woman plan to do this weekend?A. Take classes.B. Attend a wedding

6、. C. Work in the shop.12. What is Tina probably?A. A student.B. A shop owner.C. A market manager.13. How does the man feel about his job?A. Exciting.B. Stressful.C. Well-paid.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. How should the woman get to the hotel according to the man?A. By bus.B. By taxi.C. By subway.15. Why did

7、 the man go to Jakarta ten years ago?A. To travel.B. To study.C. To work.16. What season was it probably when the man arrived in Jakarta?A. Spring.B. Summer.C. Autumn.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What did the speaker do first after he got to Lane Cove?A. He made a rescue plan.B. He had a talk with Sam. C.

8、He called in more local people.18. How many people are there in the speakers team?A. Four.B. Twenty.C. Thirty.19. What are the speakers team careful about when they put the cloths on the whale?A. Its strength.B. Its wound.C. Its breath.20. How does the speaker feel in the end?A. A bit disappointed.B

9、. Terribly concerned.C. Fully satisfied.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节供15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。ABest Careers in AustraliaIf youre attempting to take your first steps on the career ladder, this country is certainly rich with opportunity. In this article, well be looking at 4 of the

10、 best careers in Australia and why theyre considered rewarding.Wildlife BiologistIf you love working with animals, and enjoy seeing our fantastic wildlife in their natural habitat, the life of a wildlife biologist may be for you. Some of your daily duties may involve taking animal population studies

11、, marking animals, and developing habitat management plans.Average Salary: AU$58,014 per yearTeacherYoull be able to teach subjects that youre knowledgeable and enthusiastic about and inspire that same enthusiasm in your students. Youll be able to make a positive contribution and help to shape the f

12、uture of Australia. Although teachers may have a set time table every day, no two days will ever be the same.Average Salary: AU$67,694 per yearAged Care WorkerWorking with the elderly is a fantastic job that affords you an enormous variety and job satisfaction. As Australias population gets older, m

13、ore and more skilled and enthusiastic care workers are needed. Whats more, the care of the elderly is so different that no matter where your skills lie, its easy to find a promising career.Average Salary: AU$40,605 per yearApp DeveloperYoull work with all kinds of businesses to create custom-made ap

14、plications that either help make their businesses more efficient or bring value to their customers. Its a rewarding and increasingly in-demand profession.Average Salary: AU$74,492 per year21. If you like working outdoors, which career will you apply for?A. Wildlife Biologist. B. Teacher.C. Aged Care

15、 Worker. D. App Developer.22. Which of the following is true according to the text?A. An aged care worker may find the job is easy.B. A teacher needs to be knowledgeable about all subjects.C. A wildlife biologist cams AU$67,694 per year.D. An App developer will create apps at the request of customer

16、s.23. Who will most probably take an interest in this text?A. A researcher.B. An educator. C. A job hunter. D. A student volunteer.BAs our boat moves quickly up and down in a windy ice-filled small bay, I try to judge the health condition of the polar bear （北极熊）in front of me. We are in Franz Josef

17、Land, a remote part of Russia between the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean.While offshore bears follow the sea ice, hunting seals （海豹）on ice all year round, bears that live by the sea spend their summers on land and are forced to search for whatever they can find. Relying on low-calorie meals such a

18、s the eggs of nesting seabirds, it is harder for these bears to pack on the pounds. Researchers recently found that offshore bears around the Barents Sea are some of the most polluted animals on Earth. This is a direct consequence of the seals they feed on.Over a period of 14 years study, Heli Routt

19、i from the Norwegian Polar Institute found that offshore female bears were in a better health, having greater body weight, than female bears by the sea, but on average their levels of pollutants called PFASs are 33 percent higher.PFASs are used to make industrial products which are poisonous and deg

20、rade （降解）very slowly. These pollutants find their way to the Arctic through air, where they fall in snow and gradually add up in the ice. As the ice melts every summer, the PFASs go into the water, where they enter the food chain. They eventually make their way into the fat that keeps seals warm and

21、 from there into the bears that eat them.During my 15 days in Franz Josef Land, I saw five bears, all living by the sea. Each looked relatively healthy. There are signs that these bears are dealing with the global-warming-caused ice loss relatively well. “The bears, so far, seem to be handling the s

22、ea ice loss, says Andrew Derocher at the University of Alberta, who worked with Routti on the study, But Im sure thats going to change if the speed of ice loss increases sharply in the area.24. From the text we can learn polar bears living by the sea .A. eat seals on ice all year roundB. look for fo

23、od on land in summerC. become the most polluted animals on EarthD. stay on the ice in summer to avoid hot weather25. What does the underlined part “pack on the pounds in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Put on weight.B. Move around.C. Fight against pollution.D. Live alone.26. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?A.

24、The rate of PFASs degradation. B. The effects of PFASs on the environment.C. The process of PFASs entering polar bears. D. The application of PFASs in modem industry. 27. According to Andrew Derocher, what will happen if the sea ice loss increases?A. More pollutants may go into the air. B. It will m

25、ake no difference to bears.C. The death rate of seals may increase. D. Bears might fail to adapt to the change.CIf you want to learn a language, try sleeping on it. This is the advice from researchers at Swansea University who are studying the interaction between sleep patterns, dreaming and memory

26、consolidation （记忆巩固）the process for laying down memories in the brain more securely.In a study to be published in Journal of Sleep Research, the scientists looked at how sleep and the value attached to pieces of information a fleet their memorability. Participants in the study slept in a specially d

27、esigned lab, while their brain activity was being monitored.Native English speakers who had recently arrived in Wales had to memorize Welsh words and were tested on them 12 hours later. One group had to remember the information during the daytime, while the other slept on it in the lab.The sleepers

28、performed much better in a test of their newly acquired vocabularyand caring about the Welsh language further improved performance.Related work in the sleep lab, presented at the British Science Festival, aims to understand whether they are a byproduct of other events occurring during sleep. To unde

29、rstand the timing and content of dreams, the team analyzed the dreams participants reported in their own words, immediately on being woken.This research found that the likelihood of experiencing a dream is particularly highabout 80 per cent during REM sleep. This part of the sleep cycle, characteriz

30、ed by rapid eye movements, is thought to play an important role in memory consolidation.Electrical activity in the brain varies significantly at different stages of sleep. This helped researchers to monitor the length and quality of sleep, and to wake participants at particular points in the sleep c

31、ycle.The research found daytime events were more likely to be formed into dreams with a one-day delay and to happen again and again after another five to seven nights. This is called the dream-lag effect.28. What is the study mentioned in the text mainly about?A. The way to learn a language.B. The e

32、ffect sleep has on memory.C. The experiment in a specially designed lab.D. The phenomenon of dream-lag effect.29. What does the underlined word them in the 3rd paragraph refer to?A. The sleepers.B. The Welsh words.C. The researchers.D. The native English speakers.30. What do we know about REM sleep?

33、A. It always comes with a dream.B. It is harmful to humans.C. It is important to memory consolidation.D. It lasts throughout the night.31. From which section of a magazine is the text most probably taken?A. Economy.B. Entertainment. C. Society.D. Science.DShe was the 19th-century founder of modem nu

34、rsing, known for her continuous care of wounded soldiers in the Crimean War. In an earlier age of contagion （接触性传染）,she was far ahead of her time in realizing that cleanliness, fresh air and open-air exercise helped patients recover from injury and disease.Now an unpublished letter that Florence Nig

35、htingale received as a teenager from her father shows that he was a major inspiration in shaping her approach to a healthy mind and body.In 1835, William Nightingale wrote to his daughter setting out a routine for keeping fit. Exercise for 10 minutes every day before breakfast. Before you dress do t

36、he exercise of the arms 20 times. In the course of the day, 20 minutes exercise must be done and if not done well, another 10 minutes should be added . Some new poetry to be learned and two things prepared for this evening. If any of these things arent finished, you will work them up the next day.Th

37、e letter will feature in a book, Florence Nightingale at Home, to be published in November. The letter is among the unpublished materials on which the books four authors have drawn and it offers new insights into her pioneering work.Nightingale had a happy childhood at a time of widespread child lab

38、or and high baby death rates when most people lived in small, unclean houses and hospitals were dirty and badly run with many patients having little hope of coming out alive. When Nightingale first became famous, people were amazed at the idea that someone used to living in a country house would giv

39、e that up in order to nurse the poor. Her own parents were also shocked to learn that she wanted to become a nurse in an age when nurses were thought of as morally wrong.William Nightingales 1835 letter was among the unpublished materials unearthed from piles of boxes at Claydon House where Nighting

40、ales sister lived, now a National Trust property.32. Why did Florence Nightingales father write the letter to her?A. To ensure her a happy childhood.B. To plan a road to success for her.C. To inspire her to build a healthy mind and body.D. To make her the founder of the modem nursing.33. What can be

41、 inferred from the text?A. Florence Nightingale was a soldier in the Crimean War.B. Florence Nightingale disliked his fathers way of education.C. Most people in Florence Nightingales time suffered a lot.D. Florence Nightingales parents were amazed at her decision.34. Which of the following best desc

42、ribes Florence Nightingale?A. Curious and patient.B. Determined and caring.C. Attractive and honest.D. Humorous and hardworking.35. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. The strictness of a great father.B. The founder of modem nursing.C. A review of Florence Nightingale at Home.D. A significa

43、nt letter to Nightingale.第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Heres why Disney World doesnt have mosquitoes （蚊子）There is a lot that goes into making Disney World the Most Magical Place on Earth”. Considering Walt Disney World is in Central Florida, and has various amus

44、ement parks at Walt Disney World, there is one thing missing from the huge property that you may not have even noticed: mosquitoes. 36 . Naturally, this is due to efforts from Walt Disney World staff to ensure health among guests and a uniform consumer experiences. 37 Disney employs a project called

45、 the “Mosquito Surveillance Program“ which can avoid the noisy pests and keep visitors safe from the threat of disease.38 Mosquitoes are attracted to the gas, which is one reason why they are so good at finding humans, as we breathe it out constantly. Once caught, the mosquitoes are then frozen and

46、studied in labs where experts discover the best ways to keep mosquitoes off of our skin when we arrive on-site.39 Due to the birds immunity to mosquito-borne viruses such as West Nile they can be used to observe the presence of the virus without experiencing any harmful symptoms （症状）after that. The

47、chickens are kept in cages, unlike flying birds that would travel long distances. So, if a virus is detected, it is easy for Disney to find out exactly which part of their parks has been affected by viral mosquitoes.Occasionally, Disney has had to close certain sections of their park during the busi

48、est times. 40 Its time of year when we can finally get back outdoors in Disney with family and friends without worry.A. So, how do they manage to do it?B. Mosquitoes are found throughout the world.C. The warm damp air attracts a lot of mosquitoes.D. Additionally, Disney keeps chickens throughout the

49、 parks.E. It is to search for mosquitoes and revise events by moving outdoor equipment inside.F. Across the numerous parks at Disney World are more than 60 CO2 catching devices.G. Though mosquitoes havent been completely swept away, they are really hard to find. 第三部分语言运用（共四节，满分45分） 第一节供15小题;每小题1分，满分

50、15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Iram Leon was the first runner to cross the finish line at the Gusher Marathon （马拉松）in Texas on Saturday. But Leon, who has brain cancer, says that his 6-year-old daughter was the 41 he pushed her in a stroller （儿童车）the entire 26-mile race.Leon was diagnos

51、ed （诊断）with brain cancer in November 2010,42 after his 30th birthday.Because of his cancer, which 43 his memory and language skills, Leon isnt able to drive a car, work, or play contact sports like soccer. But 44 is just one foot in front of the other”, he said.His daughter, Kiana, knows that Dad is

52、 sick. Since the diagnosis, Leons perspective on parenting has 48 greatly. After he 46 he had cancer, when Kiana was 4, Leon 47 that he no longer wanted to runan activity hes enjoyed since third gradewithout taking her along for the running. They completed their first half-marathon 48 in October 201

53、2. Since then, father and daughter have taken part in half a dozen races. On Saturday, at the Gusher, they took their 49 marathon medal home.Before the race even started, Leon faced 50. Marathons dont typically 51 strollers; he was 52 four different times before the Gusher said it was OK. Over the p

54、hone, he stressed that he was uncomfortable with the special 53 , but said the most important thing was being able to race with Kiana.Kiana usually laughs at her Dad about placing54 her, but this time, Leon said, the girl was cheering “we won” when they crossed the finish line,55 her usual I won”.41

55、. A. runnerB. loserC. winnerD. partner42. A. shortlyB. slightlyC. entirelyD. partly43. A. improvesB. impactsC. indicatesD. interprets44. A. swimmingB. runningC. skiingD. reading45. A. caredB. adaptedC. changedD. declined46. A pointed outB. tried outC. brought outD. found out47. A. protestedB. apolog

56、izedC. decidedD. agreed48. A. togetherB. somehowC. independentlyD. individually49. A. apparentB. firstC. finalD. ordinary50. A. dangersB. opportunitiesC. challengesD. crises51. A. admitB. permitC. admireD. recommend52. A. turned downB. let downC. knocked downD. set down53. A. equipmentB. commentC. a

57、chievementD. treatmentA. beforeB. besideC. alongsideD. behind55. A. because ofB. instead ofC. due toD. as to第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）阅读下而短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Bom and raised in Hong Kong, Steven Chan is chasing （追逐）his dream in Chinese mainland cities of Guangdong.Attracted by the opportunitie

58、s in the province, Chan 56 （move） to Guangdong in 2015 and has since then worked there. Chan, in his 30s, described settling down in mainland cities as a good decision for an ambitious young man 57 him. Decades ago, Chans father was among the first Hong Kong 58 （businessman） entering the mainland ma

59、rkets.Influenced by his family, Chan has been looking forward to 59 （set） up his own career in the mainland since childhood and his dream has finally come true. After graduating from the university, Chan at first 60 （employ） by a public company in Hong Kong and then moved to Shenzhen 61 （seek） more

60、opportunities. With enough work experience, he 62 （eventual） got a dream job in a state-owned company in Guangzhou. After five years working in the mainland cities, Chan said people there lead wonderful lives, with high-quality education and healthcare, fast transport networks and good use of techno