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江苏省盐城中学2023届高三年级期末考试英语答案听力：1-5 CAABC 6-10 CBBAB 11-15 ABCCC 16-20 AACAB传统阅读21-23 DDC 24-27 CBAD 28-31 BAAD 32-35 ACAD7选5阅读36-40 CDBFE完形填空41-45 BCCBC 46-50 BDBAC 51-55 AABBA语法填空56. would/will be 57. because 58. To put 59. racially 60. with61. roaring 62. have been coded 63. a 64. which 65. convenience应用文写作With the number of the internet users increasingly expanding, Internet frauds have become a huge problem in recent years. Today I will give a brief introduction to some common traps and offer you suggestions on handling these.Cybercrime comes in many covert ways. Some frauds will tempt you to set up an account and provide your personal information with so-called red packets or other pecuniary advantages. Others scare you that your relative meets an emergency and ask you to transfer money to an unfamiliar account.If you are in such situations, please stay calm. You can call the police to have a check. In order to ensure the security of your property, you’d better install and register the NationalAnti-fraud Center App. Please keep in mind that “refuse to give strangers money and refuse the money given by strangers”.读后续写:I made her a cup of tea, and we talked. Just being in Esther’s presence gave me hope that things would be all right. “Well, I tried to call last week but couldn’t get through. Having learnt that you weren’t working there anymore, I thought I would come by,” Esther said. “I have acou ple of gifts for you and Kristil.” As she got up to leave, she handed me a Christmas card. “This is for you,” she said as she kissed me on the cheek.I walked her to her car and waved as she pulled away. When I opened her card, I gasped in shock. There was money inside. Hundred-dollar bills fell onto the table. Tears of gratitude welled up in my eyes as I counted. Esther had given me $1,000. On Christmas morning, Kristil and I gathered around our tree, and I joyfully watched as she opened her Christmas gifts. I silently thanked Esther in my heart. The year Santa’s suit went from signature red to true blue.详细解析阅读理解A篇A篇本文是一篇说明文。

2021年江苏省盐城中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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AWhen you grow up in Voss, outdoor adventures become a way of living. This is why visitors will find outdoor activities for all ages and levels. Many people get the impression that such activities as river sports, air sports and other extreme sports are only for the experts. Actually, you will find many outdoor adventures for those who simply want a taste of these elements in Voss.◆River KayakingThe river in Voss are great for river kayaking. If you are a beginner, we advise you to try an introduction course of 3 hours. A course of 2 days can be tested out if you really want to learn the sport of kayaking. Get a totally new experience with one of the best kayak centers inNorway.Prices From NOK 850 per person◆RaftingThe most popular summer activity in Voss. Thrilling, fun and suitable for beginners as well as those with experience! Includes transportation, safety instruction, swim test and about8kmof breathtaking rafting starting off in softer steams before getting on to the more exciting streams.Season Daily May—OctoberPrices From NOK 1,120Info All necessary equipment is provided. Please bring your own swimwear and towel.◆Bavallsekspressen Chair LiftExplore the mountain by riding the Bavallsekpressen chair lift all the way to the top to get immediate access to a great variety of hiking trails in beautiful scenery. The lift is also open for those who want to bring their bike or paraglider. Start and end: From Bavallen to Hangurstoppen.Season: Sat/Sun 24 June—06 August 12:00-16:00Prices Single trip: NOK 100 Day pass: NOK 250◆HusdyrparkenAt Husdyrparken, visitors get to experience Norwegian farm animals. You can participate in animal feeding and farm competitions, or simply relax with an organic ice cream in the café. You can also visit a small museumwith old farming equipment.Season: Daily 18 June—21 AugustPrices: Adults NOK 120 Children NOK 60 Senior NOK 60Family Pass NOK 200 (For up to two adults and two kids)1. Who are the intended readers of the passage?A. Local residents.B. Professional athletes.C. Travel experts.D. Common Tourists.2. Which of the following activities provide instructions for beginners?A. River Kayaking and Rafting.B. Husdyrparken and River Kayaking.C. Rafting and Bavallsekspressen Chair Lift.D. Bavallsekspressen Chair Lift and Husdyrparken.3. How much should Jan pay for a farm trip with her little son and her mother in Voss?A. NOK 240.B. NOK 200.C. NOK 180.D. NOK 120.BMove over, helicopter parents. “Snowplow (扫雪机) parents” are the newest reflection of an intensive (强化的) parenting style that can include parents booking their adult children haircuts, texting their college kids to wake them up so they don’t sleep through a test, and even calling their kids’ employers.Helicopter parenting the practice of wandering anxiously near one’s children, monitoring their every activity, is so 20th century. Some rich mothers and fathers now are more like snowplows: machines moving ahead, clearing any difficulties in their children’s path to success, so they don’t have to suffer failure, frustration (挫折) or lose opportunities.It starts early, when parents get on wait lists for excellent preschools before their babies are born and try to make sure their kids never do anything that may frustrate them. It gets more intense when school starts: running forgotten homework to school or calling a coach to request that their children make the team.Rich parents may have more time and money to devote to making sure their children don’t ever meet with failure, but it’s not only rich parents practicing snowplow parenting. This intensive parenting has become the most welcome way to raise children, regardless of income, education, or race.Yes, it’s a parent’s job to support the children, and to use their adult wisdom to prepare for the future when their children aren’t mature enough to do so. That’s why parents hide certain toys from babies to avoid getting angry or take away a teenager’s car keys until he finishes his college applications.But snowplow parents can take it too far, some experts say. If children have never faced a difficulty, what happens when they get into the real world?“Solving problems, taking risks and overcoming frustration are key life skills,” many child development experts say, “and if parents don’t let their children experience failure, the children don’t acquire them.”4. What do we know about snowplow parenting?A. It appeared before helicopter parenting.B. It costs parents less than helicopter parenting.C. It was a typical phenomenon of the 20th century.D. It provides more than enough services for children.5. What is mainly discussed about snowplow parenting in Paragraph 4?A. Its cost.B. Its benefits.C. Its popularity.D. Its ending.6. Why does the author mention parents’ taking away car keys?A. To show teenagers are no better than babies.B. To advise teenagers not to treat their cars as toys.C. To advise parents not to buy cars for their teenagers.D. To show it’s appropriate to help children when necessary.7. What’s the possible result of snowplow parenting according to the experts?A. Children lacking problem-solving ability in reality.B. Children mastering more key life skills than parents.C. Children gaining great success in every aspect of life.D. Children meeting no problems or frustration after growing up.CYou've probably heard it suggested that you need to move more throughout the day, and as a general rule of thumb, that "more" is often defined as around 10,000 steps. With many Americans tracking their stepsvia new fitness-tracking wearables, or even just by carrying their phone, more and more people use the 10,000-step rule as their marker for healthy living. Dr. Dreg Hager, professor of computer science at Johns Hopkins, decided to take a closer look at that 10,000-step rule, and he found that usingitas a standard may be doing more harm than good for many.“It turns out that in 1960 in Japan they figured out that the average Japanese man, when he walked 10,000 steps a day burned something like 3,000 calories and that is what they thought the average person shouldconsume so they picked 10,000 steps as a number” Hager said.According to Hager, asking everyone to shoot for 10,000 steps each day could be harmful to the elderly or those with medical conditions, making it unwise for them to jump into that level of exercise, even if it's walking. The bottom line is that 10,000 steps may be too many for some and too few for others. He also noted that those with shorter legs have an easier time hitting the 10,000-step goal because they have to take more steps than people with longer legs to cover the distance. It seems that 10,000 steps may be suitable for the latter.A more recent study focused on older women and how many steps can help maintain good health and promote longevity (长寿).The study included nearly 17,000 women with an average age of 72. Researchers found that women who took 4,400 steps per day were about 40% less likely to die during a follow-up period of just over four years: Interestingly, women in the study who walked more than 7,500 steps each day got no extra boost in longevity.8. What does the underlined word "it' in Paragraph 1 refer to?A. The phone recording.B. The 10,000-step rule.C. The healthy living.D. The fitness-tracking method.9. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?A. How many steps a Japanese walks.B. How we calculate the number of steps.C. If burning 3,000 calories daily is scientific.D. Where 10,000 steps a day came from.10. Who will probably benefit from 10,000 steps each day according toHager?A. Senior citizens.B. Young short-legged people.C. Healthy long-legged peopleD. Weak individuals.11. How many steps may the researchers suggest senior citizens take each day?A. 4,400 steps.B. 10,000 steps.C. 2,700 steps.D. 7,500 steps.DLast year, 138,000San Franciscoresidents used Airbnb, a popular app designed to connect home renters and travelers. It’s a striking number for a city with a population of about 850,000, and it was enough for Airbnb to win a major victory in local elections, asSan Franciscovoters struck down a debatable rule that would have placed time restrictions and other regulations on short-term rental services.The company fiercely opposed the measure, Proposition F, with a nearly $10 million advertising campaign. It also contacted its San Franciscan users with messages urging them to vote against Proposition F.Most people think of Airbnb as a kind of couch-surfing app. The service works for one-night stays on road trips and longer stays in cities, and it often has more competitive pricing than hotels. It’s a textbook example of the “sharing economy”, but not everyone is a fan.The app has had unintended consequences inSan Francisco. As the San Francisco Chronicle reported last year, a significant amount of renting on Airbnb is not in line with the company’s image: middle-class families putting up a spare room to help make ends meet. Some users have taken advantage of the service, using it to turn their multiple properties into vacation rentals or even full-time rentals. Backers of Proposition F argued that this trend takes spaces off the conventional, better-regulated housing market and contributes to rising costs.“The fact is, widespread abuse of short-term rentals is taking much needed housing off the market and harming our neighborhoods,” said ShareBetter SF, a group that supported Proposition F. Hotel unions have protested the company’s practices inSan Franciscoand other cities, saying that it creates an illegal hotel system.San Franciscois in the middle of a long-term, deeply rooted housing crisis that has seen the cost of living explode. Actually, explode is a generous term. The average monthly rent for an apartment is around $4, 000. Located on a narrow outcropping of land overlooking the bay,San Franciscosimply doesn’t have enough space to accommodate the massive inflow of young, high-salaried tech employees flocking toSilicon Valley.As the Los Angeles Times reported, someSan Franciscoresidents supported the measure simply because it seemed like a way to check a big corporation. Opponents of Proposition F countered that the housing crisis runs much deeper, and that passing the rule would have discouraged a popular service while doing little to solve the city’s existing problems.12. The intention of Proposition F is to ________.A. place time limits in local election.B. set limits on short-term rental.C. strike down a controversial rule.D. urge users to vote against Airbnb.13. What is the negative consequence of Airbnb onSan Francisco?A. It shrinks the living space of middle-class families.B. Users are taken advantage of by the service financially.C. It makes the house market more competitive.D. It indirectly leads to high house rental price.14. The housing crisis inSan Franciscoresults from ________.A. explosion of the living costB. its geographic characteristicsC. generosity of local enterprisesD. inflow of migrant population15. Theauthor’s attitude toward Proposition F is ________.A. objectiveB. supportiveC. negativeD. indifferent第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

一、选择题1．下面单词与其他的不属于同一类的是____。

A．yellow B．key C．white B解析：B【详解】A. yellow黄色的；B. key钥匙；C. white白色的，所以钥匙和其他两个不属于一类，故答案选B。

2．I ________ Tom. What ________ your name?A．am，am B．am，is C．is，is D．is, am B解析：B【解析】试题分析：原句意思是：我是汤姆，你叫什么？am用于第一人称，is用于第三人称。

故选B。

考点：考查动词辨析。

3．My mother is Alice Johnson. ________ phone number is 2546809.A．His B．Your C．Her D．Its C解析：C【详解】句意：我的母亲是爱丽丝约翰森，她的电话号码是2546809。

A. His他的；B. Your你的；C. Her她的；D. Its它的。

根据前面说的是母亲，故选C。

4．如果别人夸奖我们的衣服漂亮，我们应该说_______。

A．Thank B．Thank you C．Hello B解析：B【解析】对于别人的夸奖要表示感谢，感谢别人常说Thanks或Thank you，故答案为B。

5．—Hello，Jim! —________A．Hello, Gina! B．Thank you. C．I'm Bob.A解析：A【解析】句意：----你好，吉姆----_________。

考查情景交际。

A. Hello, Gina! 你好，吉娜！B. Thank you.谢谢你；C. I'm Bob.我叫鲍勃。

当别人说Hello，对方应说Hello，或Hi。

结合句意和语境可知选A。

6．下列与Ee发音有相同之处的是：__________。

A．CC B．Aa C．Ff D．Hh A解析：A【解析】A. CC [si:]；B. Aa [ei] ；C. Ff [ef]；D. Hh [eit∫]。

一、选择题1．—Helen, do you know if Martin _______ to my party next week?—I think he will come if he ______ free.A．will come; will be B．will come; isC．come; is D．comes; will be B解析：B【详解】句意：——海伦，你知道马丁下周是否来参加我的聚会吗？——如果他有空，我想他回来的。

考查宾语从句和状语从句用法。

结合语境可知上文是宾语从句，描述的是将来发生的动作，故用一般将来时态。

下文是条件状语从句，当主句描述将来动作时，从句中用一般现在时态表示将来的动作。

故选B。

2．--______are you going to do with the exchange students?-We are going to have a welcome party.A．What B．How C．Why D．When A解析：A【详解】句意：——你打算如何处理、安排这些交换生？——我们打算举行一个欢迎会。

考查疑问词。

A. What什么；B. How怎样；C. Why为什么；D. When什么时候。

What to do with= How to deal with，意思是“如何处理”，根据___are you going to do with the exchange students?可知，应用What to do with形式，故答案选A。

3．--Why are you going to be a reporter when you grow up?--Because I enjoy ______people.A．talk with B．talk about C．talking with D．talking about C解析：C【解析】【详解】句意：——为什么你长大后想成为一名记者？——因为我喜欢与人交谈。

2020届江苏省盐城中学高三英语期末考试试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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AWhat to See InHarbinParks inHarbin: Snow Sculpture Expo on theSunIslandPark: massive and beautifully carved sculptures of snow. Ice Lantern Festival: where large ice buildings and statues constructed with lights inside that make them glow.SiberianTigerPark: The park has several large caged areas where the tigers roam freely and live as they-would in their natural environment. We enter these caged areas in a specially designed van with large windows to get a look at these beautiful beasts. Live pheasants (雉) are let loose (if you pay) in order to show you the tigers' natural hunting skills.Russian Architecture: Blessed with grace and character, the city is famous for its unique, Russian-influenced architecture. Remnants (残存) from the days when Harbin wasan important stop on the Russian Manchurian Railroad, the dome-shaped structures remind people of pre-revolutionary Russia. The strong Russian flavor continues to impact the city today due to new trade and tourism betweenHarbinandRussia.TheCentral Avenue: Passers-by only street, a perfect remaining part of the busy international business activities at the turn of the 20th century. The 1.4-km long street is a worthy museum of European architectural styles, including Baroque and Byzantine facades, Jewish architectural wonders, little Russian bakeries, French fashion houses, American snack food outlets, and Japanese restaurants.Guogeli Avenue:Harbin's second biggest shopping district dotted with Russian buildings. A tram track is still preserved in the centre of the road. The street is named after Nikolay (Vasilyevich) Gogol (1809-1852); great Russian novelist, dramatist, satirist, founder of the so-called critical realism in Russian literature, best-known for his novel MERTVYE DUSHI I-II (1842, Dead Souls).Saint Sophia Church (built in 1903): The Orthodox church is a wonderful example of Russian Architecture. We only tour the outside of the church. The inside has been turned into some painters' market and is a big disappointment to all who visit it. You are welcome to venture into the church. Entrance fees are RMB20 per person.1. From where does the author look at the tigers?A. Through the windows of his house.B. In the closed areas of tigers.C. In the areas for walking.D. In their natural environment.2. Where can visitors see the most diverse styles of architecture?A. At Ice Lantern Festival.B. On the Russian Manchurian Railroad.C. On TheCentral Avenue.D. OnGuogeli Avenue.3. When walking in the city ofHarbin, what can visitors still strongly feel?A. The Russian flavor.B. The influence of Guogeli's realism.C. The damage to Saint Sophia Church.D. The mixture of American and Japanese cultures.BContrary to the long-held belief that plants in the natural world are always in competition, new research has found that in severe environments adult plants help smaller ones and grow well as a result.The research, led by Dr Rocio, studied adult and seedling (幼苗)plants in the ecological desert in the south-east of Spain. Dr Rocio said, “If you're a seedling in a poor land — the top of a mountain or a sand hill, for example-and you’re lucky enough to end up underneath a big plant, your chances of survival are certainly better than if you landed somewhere on your own. What we have found, which was surprising, is an established large plant, called a ‘nurse’, protects a seedling; it also produces more flowers than the same plants of similar large size growing on their own.”Other benefits of nurse-seedling partnerships include that more variety of plants growing together can have a positive effect on the environment. For example, vegetation areas with nurse plants with more flowers might be able to attract higher numbers of pollinators(传粉者)in an area, in turn supporting insect and soil life and even provide a greater range of different fruit types for birds and other animals.“The biggest winner for this system of nursing a plant is biodiversity(生物多样性),” Dr Rocio said. “The more biodiversean area, the greater number of species of plants, insect life, mammals and birds, and the better the chances of long-term healthy functioning of the environment and ecosystems. ” This system is win-win for adult and seedling plants in unfavorable environments.The research is of value to those who manage and protect plants in tough environments. Most home gardeners and farmers plan to ensure their soil and conditions are the best they can be for plant growth, but the findings might be of value to those who garden in bare places.4. What is a common understanding of plants?A. They can help each other.B. They can survive ill conditions.C. They compete with each other.D. They grow well on their own.5. What will happen to seedling plants if they grow under adult plants?A. They will produce more flowers.B. They will die owing to competition.C. They will make adult plants larger.D. They will get support from adult plants.6. What is the effect of the nurse-seedling partnership?A. It leads to unfavorable environments.B. It produces long-term healthy chances.C. It attracts higher and larger pollinators.D It provides a more variety of plant types.7. Who will benefit from the new research?A. People studying organic farming.B. People protecting plants on sand hills.C. People wanting to change biodiversity.D. People keeping more animals on the farm.CThe relationship between humans and the Amazon Rainforest has not always been a harmonious one. However, recent research suggests that the native peoples ofthe Putumayo region helped to protect the rainforest, leaving it unchanged for 5,000 years. Perhaps humans’ coexisting with nature is possible after all.The study, published in PNAS, looked at soil samples in the Putumayo region of the Amazon in Peru to find how humans influenced the land. The researchers found that the trees still growing in the region today have been growing there for the last 5,000 years — evidence that the area has not been home to cities and farmland in that time. Traces of charcoal(木炭) found in the, soil, however, indicate that people did live there; they just did so in a way that had minimum influence on their environment.To come to these conclusions the team dug a 0.6-0.9 meter deep column into the ground, taking samples of soilfrom different heights along the column. Back in the lab, samples were carbon- dated to determine their age and then sorted under a microscope to look for microscopic mineral particles, known as phytoliths (植硅体). Phytoliths are essential evidence of plants— they remained in the soil thousands of years after the plant died. So researchers can use them to tell which plants have grown in an area in the past.Over 5,000 years’ worth of samples, no species loss was detected. These findings suggest that contrary to common belief, the Amazon is not untouched by humans, but rather has been protected by them for thousands of years. The management of the rainforest by native peoples appears to have been vital in preserving its biodiversityand will continue to be important in the fight to prevent it from acollapse.As Nigel Pitman, a co-author on the paper, said: “Since this particular forest is still being protected by native peoples, I hope this study reminds us all how important it is to support their work.”8. How did native peoples deal with the rainforest in the region of Putumayo?A. They always destroyed the rainforest.B. They had a side effect on the rainforest.C. They never lived in the area of the forest.D. They had been in harmony with the forest.9. What did the researchers try to find in the Amazon forest in Peru?A. The diversity of the plants in the rainforest.B. The evidence of human influence on the forest.C. The nutrition of the soil samples in the rainforest.D. The survival age of growing trees in the rainforest.10. What does the underlined word “collapse” mean in Paragraph 4?A. Sudden decrease.B. Bad management.C. Poor preservation.D. Over development.11. What can be inferred from Nigel Pitman's words?A. Native peoples should protectthe rainforest.B. We should help protect the Amazon Rainforest.C. More science research should be done on rainforest.D We should make good use of the Amazon Rainforest.DTo show empathy is to identify with another’s feelings. It is to emotionally put yourself in the place of another. The ability to empathize is directly dependent on your ability to feel your own feelings and identify them.If you have never felt a certain feeling, it will be hard for you to understand how another person is feeling. If you have never put your hand in a flame, you will not know the pain of fire. If you have not experienced jealousy, you will not understand its power.Readingabout a feeling and intellectually knowing about it is very different than actually experiencing it for yourself.Among those with an equal level of emotional intelligence, the person who has actually experienced the widest range and variety of feelings — the great depths of depression and the heights of fulfillment, for example,— is the one who is most able to empathize. On the other hand, when we say that someone “can’t relate” to other people, it is likely because they haven’t experienced, acknowledged or accepted many feelings of their own.Once you have felt discriminated against, for example, it is much easier to relate with someone else who has been discriminated against. Our innate emotional intelligence gives us the ability to quickly recall those instances and form associations when we encounter discrimination again. We then can use the “reliving” of those emotions to guide our thinking and actions. This is one of the ways nature slowly evolves towards a higher level of survival.For this process to work, the first step is that we must be able to experience our own emotions. This means we must be open to them and not distract ourselves from them or try to numb ourselves from our feelings through drugs, alcohol, etc.Next, we need to become aware of what we are actually feeling — to acknowledge, identify, and accept our feelings. Only then can we empathize with others. That is one reason why it is important to work on your own emotional awareness and sensitivity — in other words, to be “in touch with” your feelings.12. How does the author explain the feelings of empathy?A. By giving examples.B. By having classification.C. By making comparison.D. By providing data.13. Which statement may the author agree with?A. Low level of empathy leads to fewer varieties of feelings.B. The deeper one’s feelings are, the more empathetic one is.C. Empathy is a way we recently picked up for better survival.D. Rich experiences may not go with a high level of empathy.14. What’s the purpose of the last two paragraphs of the text?A. To advise a sincere attitude to one’s experiences.B To suggest a right understanding of empathy.C. To require a realbond with one’s emotions.D. To call for true acceptance of one’s feelings.15. What is the best title for the text?A. How Empathy UnfoldsB. Be Open to Your EmotionsC. Why Is Empathy ImportantD. Accept Your True Self第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

一、选择题1．－ ______ does your mother ______ for lunch?－ Rice and meat.A．What; have B．What;has C．How ;has D．How; have A解析：A【解析】句意：——你妈妈午饭吃什么？——米饭和肉。

考查特殊疑问句及其回答。

疑问句中的动词需用原形，可排除has。

what问事/物，how问方式。

根据答语Rice and meat.，可知是问事物，故选A。

2．- You don’t have to be nervous about the future. I will always be with you.-Thank you very much.A．worried B．happy C．careful A解析：A【解析】【详解】句意：--你不必担心未来。

我会永远和你在一起。

--非常感谢。

nervous 的意思是“紧张的，担忧的”。

A. worried 担忧的，焦虑的；B. happy 高兴的；C. careful仔细的。

因此本题选A。

3．- Where do you usually like __________?-I like natural beauty, so I usually travel to some natural parks.A．studying B．working C．sightseeing C解析：C【详解】句意：--你通常喜欢去哪里观光?--我喜欢自然美，所以我经常去一些自然公园旅游。

A.studying 学习；B.working 工作；C.sightseeing观光。

由句子“I like natural beauty, so I usually travel to some natural parks. 我喜欢自然美，所以我经常去一些自然公园旅游。

”，说明上文问的是有关旅游的事情。

故选C。

一、选择题1．—Is he your friend?— ______. He is my good friend.A．Yes, it is B．No, it isn’t C．Yes, he is D．No, he isn’t C解析：C【详解】句意：——他是你的朋友吗？——是的，他是，他是我的好朋友。

含有be动词的一般疑问句的肯定回答为“Yes，主语＋be动词.”，否定回答为“No，主语＋be动词＋not.”。

根据答语He is my good friend可知此处要用肯定回答，排除B/D；且根据问句中的“he”可知用he回答；故选C。

2．Rose is _____________English girl. She is ____________China now.A．a; in B．an; on C．the; on D．an; in D解析：D【详解】句意：罗斯是个英国女孩。

她现在在中国。

考查冠词和介词辨析题。

前一空English girl以元音音素开头，表示“一···”需用an修饰，可排除AC两项。

on在上面，表位置，强调表面接触；in + 地点，表示“在某地”。

根据句意语境，可知选D。

3．“Sit down，please. ”“ ________ ．”A．Fine B．Thank you C．Thanks you D．Yes B解析：B【详解】句意：——请坐。

——谢谢。

根据情景交际可知是谢谢，排除A/D；根据Thanks名词，可以单独使用，不用再加you；故选B4．I have a cat. _______ name is Mimi.A．She B．He C．Its D．It’s C解析：C【解析】【详解】句意: 我有一只猫, 它的名字叫咪咪。

She她，是主格形式；He他，是主格形式；Its它的，是形容词性物主代词；It’s它是。

修饰名词name，故用形容词性物主代词its。

2020年江苏省盐城中学高三英语下学期期末考试试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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AIn the 1994 filmForrest Gump, there’s a famous saying, “Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get.” The surprise is part of the fun. Now blind box toys are bringing the magic of surprise to online shopping.A blind box toy is hidden inside uniform packaging but invisible from the outside. You don’t know what will be inside, although the toys typically come from pop culture, ranging from movies to comics and cartoons.Blind boxes have caught on since they were first introduced fromJapantoChinain 2014. According to a 2019 Tmall report, the mini-series of Labubu blind box, designed byHong Kong-born Kasing Lung, was named Champion of Unit Sales with 55,000 sold in just 9 seconds during the Singles Day shopping event. Most customers for blind boxes are young people aged 18 to 35.According to The Paper, blind box toys are popular in part because of their cute appearances. The typically cute cartoon figurines come in miniature sizes, making them suitable for display almost anywhere.Even if blind boxes are not their top choice for decorations, the mystery and uncertainty of the process also attracts people. It’s the main reason why people buy blind boxes one after another.“Fear of the unknown is always a part of the box-opening process,” said Miss Cao, 24, who lives and works inShenyang. Speaking to Sina News, she said: “Until you open all the boxes, you cannot know what it is inside.”Opening a blind box is a delightful little surprise for our mundane daily lives, something small but fun to wait for each day, week or month. When people open this simple little box, they may be disappointed, but the uncertainty is part of the fun. People will open more blind boxes and hope for a better outcome.When someone re-makesForrest Gump, don't be surprised if he says, “Life is like a blind box...”1. Why is the famous saying in the filmForrest Gumpquoted at the beginning?A. To arouse the readers’ interest.B. To present the writer’s view.C. To introduce the topic.D. To highlight the fun of blind boxes.2. Which of the following is the main feature that makes blind box so popular?A. Miniature sizes.B. Cute appearances.C. Fear of the unknown.D. Mystery and uncertainty.3. What can we learn from the passage?A. Blind box became popular in 2019 after being first introduced fromJapantoChina.B. Blind box toys typically originated in pop culture, varying from movies to cartoons.C. Blind box toys was designed and named by Hong Kong-born Kasing Lung.D. When people open this simple little box, they will feel disappointed.BScientists have long sought to prevent sharp memories from dulling with age, but the problem remains unsettled. Now research published in Scientific Reports suggests virtual reality might help older people recall facts and events based on specific details.The study involved 42 healthy older adults from the San Francisco Bay Area. Half spent a dozen hours over four weeks playing a virtual-reality game called Labyrinth; they wore headsets and walked in place, walking virtual neighborhoods while completing small tasks. The other half, in the control group, used electronic tablets to play games that did not require recalling details. After 15 sessions (期), the latter performed roughly the same as before on a long-term memory test. But the Labyrinth players gain an improvement in memory through the VR game. A scientist Peter Wais of the University of California said the improvements brought them up to the level of another group of younger adults taking the same memory tests.Meredith Thompson, an education researcher, studies learning through VR games but was not involved in the new study. It would be great to actually follow people over time and see what this type of game does for long-term memory. She says, adding VR can provide greater involvement than other games. Wais's team is now investigating how long the observed effects last and which elements of the training have the most impact.A cognitive (认知)psychologist, Daniel Simons, who was also not involved in the study, notes experiments with other games that claim to train the brain have often failed to evaluate this. And it remains unclear how test performance in a laboratorysetting might translate to real-world situations. The outcome, Simons notes, “needs to be repeated, ideally with a much larger group, before it’s treated as a strong finding.”For now, Wais says, the team hopes its studies with similar-sized groups will help draw funding to test the game in a larger pool of participants.4. What is the passage mainly about?A. People's memory gradually fails as they age.B. People of different ages should play VR games.C. Virtual reality changes people's memory.D. Virtual reality improves older adults' memory.5. What is Meredith Thompson's attitude toward the research?A. satisfied.B. enthusiastic.C. cautious.D. concerned.6. According to the scientists, the research needs to be improved due to ________.A. the lack of financial support.B. the limited pool of participants.C. the unsatisfying test performance.D. the impractical application in real world.7. Where may the passage come from?A. A novel.B. A review.C. A magazine.D. A guidebook.CThe early life of the green sea turtle (海龟) is full of danger. Only one in 1,000 baby sea turtles survive to adulthood (成年). From its home in the sand, it breaks its egg with an egg tooth. Its mother is not there to help it. Instead, it is greeted by crabs, coyotes,and dogs waiting to eat it for dinner. To survive, the baby turtle must hide in the sand until night. Then, it moves slowly to the sea.The small turtle must swim hard to reach the ocean waters. In the sea, it tries hard to find food. It must also keep itself from being food for fish.As dangerous as the sea turtle’s life is in the natural world, its most dangerous enemies are humans. The rubbish left by humans in the ocean causes problems for the small green sea turtle. A little turtle might eat a piece ofplastic (塑料) in the sea. It might also eat oil on the ocean’s surface. Young turtles also get caught in fishing nets. There are laws against hunting sea turtles. Still, many are hunted, both for their meat and for their shells (壳). All of these dangers must be prevented.Sea turtles that do survive to grow into adulthood go through many changes. For example, adult green sea turtles weigh about 500 pounds. They stop eating jellyfish and other meat and eat only plants. And they may plan a trip to go back home again. A mother sea turtle goes back to the beach where she was born. This is the only place where she will lay eggs. Even if it has been forty years since she was a baby, she always knows her way back home.8. Why do baby turtles move to the sea at night?A. They dislike sunshine.B. They prefer lower temperatures.C. They can find food easily then.D. They need to avoid enemies.9. What does the author think of the young turtles in Paragraph 3?A. Pitiful.B. Careless.C. Interesting.D. Courageous.10. What can we learn about sea turtles?A. They mainly feed on fish and meat.B. They always produce eggs at their birthplaces.C. They can live for around forty years.D. They visit their beach homes several times a year.11. What is the text mainly about?A. The homes of green sea turtles.B. How sea turtles find their food.C. The dangers faced by sea turtles.D. How young turtles become adults.DScientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (麻省理工学院) have turned spider webs into music——creating an strange soundtrack that could help them better understand how the spiders output their complex creations and even how they communicate.The MIT team worked with Berlin-based artist Tomas Saraceno to take 2D (two-dimensional) laser (激光) scans of a spider web, which were linked together and made into a mathematical model that could recreate the web in 3Din VR (virtual reality). They also worked with MIT’s music department to create the virtual instrument.“Even though the web looks really random (随机)，there actually are a lot of inside structures and you can visualize (可视化) them and you can look at them, but it’s really hard to grasp for the human imagination or human brain to understand all these structural details,” said MIT engineering professor Markus Buehler, who presented the work on Monday at a virtual meeting of the American Chemical Society.Listening to the music while moving through the VR spider web lets you see and hear these structural changes and gives a better idea of how spiders see the world, he told CNN. “Spiders use vibrations (振动) as a way to locate themselves, to communicate with other spiders and so the idea of thinking really like a spider would experience the world was something that was very important to us as spider material scientists,” Buehler said.Spiders are able to build their webs without shelves or supports, so having a better idea of how they work could lead to the development of advanced new 3D printing techniques. “The reason why I did that is I wanted to be able to get information really from the spider world, which is very weird and mysterious,” Buehler explained. In addition to the scientific value, Buehler said the webs are musically interesting and that you can hear the sounds the spider creates during construction. “It’s unusual and eerie and scary, but finally beautiful.” he described.12. What have MIT scientists done according to the passage?A. They have translated spider webs into sounds.B. They have made a mathematical model to produce webs.C. They have created a soundtrack to catch spiders.D. They have known how spiders communicate.13. What can we know about spider webs from paragraph 3?A. Their structures are beautiful and clear.B. Professor Markus Buehler knows them well.C. The American Chemical Society presents the result.D. They are complex for people to figure it out.14. In which field will the study be helpful?A. virtual realityB. printingC. paintingD. film-making15. What is the main idea of the passage?A. It tells us that the music created by spiders is scary.B. It shows how the researchers carry out the experiment.C. It presents a new and creative way to study spiders.D. It explains why scientists did the experiment.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

2020-2021学年江苏省盐城中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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AThis online course is designed to provide you with work-ready skills including responding to job advertisements，writing application letters and resumes（简历）and developing inter-view skills．What topics will it cover?● The recruitment（招聘）and selection process● The job application● Planning for the interview● Developing interview skillsWhat will you achieve?By the end of the course，you'll be able to...● Assess the recruitment and selection process from an employer's point of view● Interpret an advertisement，job description and selection criteria correctly● Model a well-written job application● Plan for a job interviewWho is the course for?While this course appeals to trainees and graduates，it also applies to job seekersin the broader community looking to increasing their confidence and success rate when applying for work．Who develops the course?Central Queensland University．It is Australia's leading regional university．Our courses are designed alongside industry andmany include hands-on learning experiences and project-based learning．Our commitment to making real-world knowledge and skills accessible to all has seen us being awarded global recognition．1. What will students learn if they take the online course?A. The way to write a resume．B. The way to put an advertisement．C. The skills of talking with others．D. The skills of improving reading．2. Who is the online course intended for?A. Trainers．B. Interviewers．C. Job seekers．D. College students．3. Which ofthe following best describes the online course?A Cheap． B. Practical． C. Long-standing． D. World-class．BWhen almost everyone has a mobile phone, why are more than half of Australian homes still paying for a landline（座机）?These days you’d be hard pressed to find anyone in Australia over the age of 15 who doesn’t own a mobile phone. In fact plenty of younger kids have one in their pocket. Practically everyone can make and receive calls anywhere, anytime.Still, 55 percent of Australians have a landline phone at home and only just over a quarter（29%）rely only on their smartphones according to a survey（调查）. Of those Australians who still have a landline, a thirdconcedethat it’s not really necessary and they’re keeping it as a security blanket — 19 percent say they never use it while a further13 percent keep it in case of emergencies. I think my home falls into that category.More than half of Australian homes are still choosing to stick with their home phone. Age is naturally a factor （因素）— only 58 percent of Generation Ys still use landlinesnow and then, compared to 84 percent of Baby Boomers who’ve perhaps had the same home number for 50 years. Age isn’t the only factor; I’d say it’s also to do with the makeup of your household.Generation Xers with young families, like my wife and I, can still find it convenient to have a home phone rather than providing a mobile phone for every family member. That said, to be honest the only people who ever ring our home phone are our Baby Boomers parents, to the point where we play a game and guess who iscalling before we pick up the phone（using Caller ID would take the fun out of it）.How attached are you to your landline? How long until they go the way of gas street lamps and morning milk deliveries?4. What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about mobilephones?A. Their target users.B. Their wide popularity.C. Their major functions.D. Their complex design.5. What does the underlined word “concede” in paragraph 3 mean?A. Admit.B. Argue.C. Remember.D. Remark.6. What can we say about Baby Boomers?A. They like smartphone games.B. They enjoy guessing callers’ identity.C. They keep using landline phones.D. They are attached to their family.7. What can be inferred about the landline from the last paragraph?A. It remains a family necessity.B. Itwill fall out of use some day.C. It may increase daily expenses.D. It is as important as the gas light.CConcrete is the world's most consumed material after water. Because it already surrounds us in the built environment, researchers have been exploring the idea of using concrete to store electricity—turning buildings into giant batteries. The idea has been gaining ground as we have come to increasingly rely on renewable energy from the wind and sun: rechargeable batteries are necessary when the breeze dies down or darkness falls.Experimental concrete batteries have only managed to hold a small part of what a traditional battery does. But one team now reports in Buildings that it has developed a rechargeable original model that could represent a more than 900 percent increase in stored charge, compared with earlier attempts.A live-in concrete battery might sound unlikely. Still, "you can make a battery out of a potato," notes Aimee Byrne. In a future where sustainability is key, she likes the idea of buildings that avoid waste by providing shelter and powering electronics.Although the new design stores more than 10 times as much power as earlier attempts, it still has a long way to go: 200 square meters of it "can provide about 8 percent of the daily electricity consumption" of a typical U.S. home, Zhang says.This is not enough to compete with today's rechargeable devices. "We're getting milliamps (毫安) out of concrete batteries—we're not getting amps (安培), "Byrne says." We're getting hours as opposed to days of charge." But she adds that" concrete batteries are completely in their childhood, compared to other battery designs." The earliest batteries were simple andbulky. Researchers experimented with new materials and designs for more than a century to develop today's small devices. Byrne suggests concrete-based energy storage could undergo a similar evolution. "The whole idea is that we're looking far into the future," she says. "We're playing the long game with it."8. What can we learn about the concrete batteries?A. They become increasingly renewable.B. They are the most consumed batteries.C. They are being developed by researchers.D. They will replace energy from the wind and sun.9. Why does Byrne mention a battery out of a potato?A. To show it is easy to build concrete batteries.B. To argue it is possible to develop concrete batteries.C. To make her statement more interesting.D. To call on people to protect the environment.10. What does the underlined word "bulky" in Paragraph 5 mean?A. HeavyB. CheapC. EfficientD. Small.11. What doesByrne think of concrete batteries?A. They beat today's rechargeable devices.B. They are simple and bulky.C. They have a doubtful future.D. They have a long way to go.DThere are three of us in the laboratory: Jules, me and Dr. Leonards. Leonards asks me to sit in front of Jules. As I do, he looks me in the eye and starts to move his face through a series of emotions-happy, confused, surprised, glaring. I'm attracted by his display, feeling delight when hegrinsand feeling serious when his eyes narrow angrily. None of this would be a surprise, of course, if Jules were a human. But he's a robot head on a table.The most special thing is that, consciously(有意识地), there's no mistaking Jules for a real person. Although he has surprisingly realistic skin, his eyes don't fit firmly against his lids, and he has a terrible hairpiece. Yet, as I walk into the room, I experience a complex worry of feeling in his direction. It's not at all like entering an empty space. It's a bit awkward for Jules’ shining false hair. Some unconscious part of me is responding to him as if he's real. This matters, because if we're to one day live comfortably along with robots , an understanding of how we instinctively(本能地) react to them is significant. The study of these issues is the frontier of a new scientific research; human-robot interaction.Jules was built as part of an attempt to understand the emotions that can be communicated by a human. “All the robots we'vebuilt so far don't have that rich emotions. We wanted to build a robotic face, with small motors that mimic(模仿) all the muscles you have, so we could discover what it could express. "Such research is becoming increasingly important, says Dr. Leonards, partly because our rapidly ageing population will soon need the help of robots with which they can effortlessly interact.12. What does the author think of Jules?A. He ignored him in his place.B. He didn't treat him as only a robot.C. He was afraid of his being there.D. He mistook him for a real person.13. What is the purpose to build such a robot?A. To help humans of old ages.B. To carry out a scientific research.C. To take the place of human labour.D. To make an interaction with human.14. What doesthe underlined word “grins” mean in Paragraph1?A. Smiles.B. Shakes.C. Worries.D. Cries.15. What may be the best title for the text?A. Human And RobotB. Success Of Making A RobotC. Robot Will Replace ManD. Difference Between Man And Robot第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

盐城中学英语试题及答案一、听力部分（共20分）1. 根据所听对话，选择正确答案。

A. 去图书馆B. 去电影院C. 去公园D. 去博物馆[答案：A]2. 根据所听短文，回答以下问题。

Q: What is the weather like today?A. SunnyB. RainyC. CloudyD. Snowy[答案：B]3. 根据所听对话，完成以下句子。

- Where did they meet?- They met at the _______.[答案：bus stop]二、阅读理解（共30分）A. 阅读下面短文，选择最佳答案。

Today is a sunny day. Mary and her friends are going tothe beach. They will play volleyball and swim in the sea.1. What will Mary do today?A. Play basketballB. Play volleyballC. Go shoppingD. Watch a movie[答案：B]2. Where are Mary and her friends going?A. To the parkB. To the beachC. To the cinemaD. To the library[答案：B]B. 阅读下面的对话，回答以下问题。

Alice: Hi, Bob. What are you doing this weekend?Bob: I'm going to a concert.Q: What is Bob going to do this weekend?A. Go to a concertB. Go to a partyC. Go to a movieD. Go to a sports event[答案：A]三、完形填空（共20分）Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the correct words.My best friend, Tom, is very __1__ at playing basketball. He often plays with me after school. Last week, we __2__ a game against another school. We were __3__, but we didn't give up. In the end, we won the game.1. A. good2. B. played3. C. losing[答案：A B C]四、语法填空（共15分）Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words.My sister and I __1__ (be) to the zoo last Sunday. We__2__ (see) many animals there, such as lions, tigers, and elephants. We __3__ (have) a great time.[答案：1. were 2. saw 3. had]五、书面表达（共15分）Write a short passage about your last weekend.My last weekend was very interesting. I went to the park with my family. We __1__ (play) games and __2__ (have) a picnic. In the afternoon, we __3__ (visit) the museum. I learned a lot about history. I hope to have more such weekends.[答案：1. played 2. had 3. visited]请注意，以上内容仅为示例，实际试题及答案应根据具体教学内容和要求进行设计。

2021年盐城中学高三英语下学期期末试题及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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ASome of the world’s most talented musicians have played concerts atLincolnCenter. On September 10, the center hosted a unique class of star musicians: kids and teens. The young players are part of the World Peace Orchestra, or WPO. The group held its first Music for Peace concert inNew York City, with 134 students from more than 60 countries taking part. Musicians were chosen from all over the world.The World Peace Orchestra began in 2013. The nonprofit group brings kids together using the common language of music. To be considered for the orchestra, students first had to be recommended by their teachers and then audition online for a group of judges. Once chosen, professional musicians and teachers then worked with the players to improve their skills.Some of the young musicians played classical instruments, such as violins and flutes. Others played instruments unique to their home country. For example, Amold Mugo, 16, fromKenya, played an instrument called the djembe. The drum is originally fromWest Africa. Mugo said he was shocked when he learned he was chosen for the orchestra. “I can’t express how I felt. I was rolling on the floor. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity,” he said.Adomas Hendrixson, 13, fromLithuania, played piano for the WPO. Before theNew York Cityperformance, Hendrixson talked about what he hoped to take away from the event. “Fun and joy-- people smiling and clapping,” he said.“This is one of the only times in your life this could happen and I'm very excited.”Mugo says his favorite part of the WPO is making new friends from around the world. “I hope when I go home, I just take a little bit of every friend that I made here-- Brazil, Portugal, Queens,” Mugo said, “I hope that I take part of their culture home with me so I understand them more.”1. Who is most likely to have played for the WPO according to this passage?A. Li Ming, 16, a student fromChina.B. Daniel, 44, a judge fromAmerica.C. Edward, 21, a clerk fromAustralia.D. Catherine, 32, a teacher fromEngland.2. We can learn from the last paragraph that Mugo ________.A.performed best for the WPO.B. has learned some foreign culture.C. was eager to be chosen for a second time.D. received a great award for his performance.3. What would be the best title for this passage?A. Kids were good at playing music.B. Mugo liked making foreign friends.C. Concerts were played atLincolncentre.D. Young musicians played for peace.BTen years ago, I set out to examine luck. I wanted to know why some people were always in the right place at the right time, while others consistently experienced ill fortune. I placed advertisements in national newspapers asking for people who felt consistently lucky or unlucky. Hundreds of extraordinary men and women volunteered for my research. Over the years I have interviewed them, monitored their lives and had them take part in various experiments.In one of the experiments, I gave both lucky and unlucky people a newspaper, asking them to look through it and tell me how many photographs were inside. I had secretly placed a large message halfway through the newspaper, saying, “Tell the experimenter you have seen this and you will win $50.” This message took up half of the page and was written in type that was more than two inches high. It was staring everyone in the face, but the unlucky people tended to miss it and the lucky people tended to spot it.Unlucky people are generally more nervous than lucky people, and this anxiety affects their ability to notice the unexpected. As a result, they miss opportunities because they are too focused on looking for something else. They go to gatherings concentrating on finding their perfect partners and miss opportunities to make good friends. They look through newspapers determined to find certain types of job advertisements and miss other types of jobs.Lucky people are more relaxed and open, and therefore see what is there rather than just what they are looking for. My research eventually showed that lucky people are skilled at noticing opportunities, make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition (直觉), are open to new experiences, and adopt a never-say-die attitude that transforms bad luck into good luck.4. What’s the purpose of the author’s research?A. To discover what luck means to people.B. To find lucky people and unlucky people.C. To distinguish between good luck and bad luck.D. To figure out why people are always lucky or unlucky.5. Why did the unlucky people miss the message in the experiment?A. There was too much information to be read in detail.B. They were too focused on looking for photographs.C. It took too much time to go through newspapers.D. The words were too small to be noticed.6. What leads to lucky people’s good fortune?A. Their ability to spot opportunities.B. Their ability to become relaxed.C. Their ability to communicate.D. Their ability to make friends.7. What’s the key message of the last paragraph?A. What lucky people are looking for.B. How lucky people generate good luck.C. What lucky people can do with opportunities.D How lucky people transform bad luck into good luck.CThink ofJapanin the spring and the image that comes to mind is likely the country’s famous cherry blossoms, also known as “Sakura” — white and pink flowers, blooming across cities and mountains.The flowers, which experience a “peak bloom” that only lasts a few days, have been loved inJapanfor more than a thousand years. Crowds celebrate with viewing parties,flockingto the most popular locations to take photos and have picnics underneath the branches.But this year, cherry blossom season has come and gone in the blink of an eye, in one of the earliest blooms on record. Scientists warn it’s a symptom of the larger climate crisis threatening ecosystems everywhere.Yasuyuki Aono, a researcher atOsakaPrefectureUniversity, has gathered records fromKyotoback to 812 AD from historical documents and diaries. In the central city ofKyoto, cherry blossoms peaked on March 26, the earliest in more than 1,200 years, Aono said. And in the capitalTokyo, cherry blossoms reached full bloom on March 22, the second-earliest date on record.The peak bloom dates shift every year, depending on numerous factors including weather and rainfall, but have shown a general trend of moving earlier and earlier. InKyoto, the peak date stayed around mid-April forcenturies, but began moving into early April during the 1800s. The date has only dipped into late March a handful of times in recorded history.“Sakura blooms are very temperature sensitive,” said Aono. “Flowering and full bloom could be earlier or later depending on the temperature alone,” he said. “The temperature was low in the 1820s, but it has risen by about 3.5 degrees Celsius to this day.”This year’s seasons in particular influenced the blossom dates, he added. The winter was very cold, but the spring came fast and unusually warm.8. What is the best title of the passage?A. Cherry blossom celebrations.B. Warning of a climate crisis.C. A strong love for cherry blossom.D. Cherry blossom season coming earlier.9. What does the underlined word “flocking” mean?A. Blocking.B. Flooding.C. Running.D. Following.10. What can we infer from paragraph 5?A. The peak blossom dates fall on a fixed date.B. The cherry blossom rarely peaks in March.C. The peak bloom dates mainly depend on weather and rainfall.D. Cherry blossom peaks around mid-April inTokyo.11. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?A. To inform people the date of cherry blossom.B. To show a study on cherry blossom dates.C. To present a Japanese tradition of cherry blossom celebration.D. To make people aware of the influence of climate change on cherry blossom.DHave you ever done something that was really dangerous just because you thought it was safe？Maybe you did a dangerous trick on your bicycle or skateboard because you were wearing a helmet and thought you couldn’t get hurt. The psychology(心理) of this sort of behavior is called the Peltzman Effect, named after Sam Peltzman, professor of economics at the University of Chicago. Peltzman believes that those moments when people think they are the safest are the times when they act most dangerously.Peltzman said that people drove more dangerously when they wore seat belts(安全带) . Driving a large four-wheel drive vehicle has a similar effect on drivers’ behavior. Because drivers of large vehicles sit up higher and can see better, they feel they can make better judgments when they drive. They are better protected in accidents,so they act more dangerously. This makes driving morehazardousto other drivers.The Peltzman Effect isn’t just limited to driving. In 1972, the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) passed a law requiring child safety caps on most medicine bottles. The safety caps were designed to prevent children from accidentally taking the medicine, especially painkillers such as aspirin. Requiring safety caps sounded like a great idea, but there was an unexpected side effect. Because the safety caps are so hardto take off, some people leave them off altogether．Worse, some parents leave the bottles where kids can reach them because they feel that it is safe because of the cap. A study on the Peltzman Effect showed that more than 3,500 children have been harmedby aspirin because of the safety caps.The Peltzman Effect describes how we’re likely to take more risks and act more dangerously when we feel safest. What’s more, the effects of these behaviors can be quite different from what we expect.12. What is the Peltzman Effect？A. People behave less safely when they feel safe．B. People feel safest when they are under protection．C. Something that seems dangerous turns out to be safe．D. People who act dangerously are likely to be together．13. What does the underlined word“hazardous”in Paragraph 2 mean？A. Interesting．B. Expensive．C. Dangerous．D. Important．14. Medicine bottles with safety caps ________．A. are required throughout the worldB. meet the demands of the Peltzman EffectC. sell well in the worldD. are not completely safe15. What would be the best title for the text？A. Unsafe Safety MeasuresB. Types of Decision MakingC. People’s Fear of Taking RisksD. Different Behaviors of People in Danger第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

江苏省盐城中学2021-2022学年其次学期期中考试高二班级英语试题（2022.4）命题人：胡兵陈志红审题人：赵锦芳留意：1. 本试题分第I卷和第II卷，第I卷的全部答案必需填涂在答题卡上。

2. 试卷满分120分，考试时间为120分钟。

第I卷（85分）第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分10分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有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0.5分，满分2.5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

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. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Driver and passenger.B. Teacher and student.C. Classmates.2. Why can’t the man help the woman?A. He must leave at once.B. He’s too busy.C. He doesn’t know how to help her.3. What will the woman probably do this evening?A. She will attend the wedding.B. She will go over the lessons.C. She will eat out.4. What does the man reply?A. Karen is very forgetful.B. He knows Karen better now.C. Karen is sure to pass the interview.5. What are the speakers doing?A. Riding a horse.B. Shooting a movie.C. Taking a photo.其次节(共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5分)听下面4段对话。

江苏省盐城中学21-22学度高二上学期年末考试（英语）高二年级英语试题（2020. 1）命题人：胡甸林谭雨青审题人：陈相泉考试说明：本场考试120分钟；满分150分。

第I卷（选择题共105分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时刻来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What will Kate do?A. Buy a new watch.B. Look for her watch.C. Borrow a watch.2. What is Mike’s sister wearing?A. A red skirt.B. A blue skirt.C. A red and blue dress.3. Where was Mary yesterday?A. In London.B. In Paris.C. In Sydney.4. What does the Red Rose refer to?A. A kind of flower.B. A hotel.C. A restaurant.5. Why didn’t the man come to the woman’s party?A. He was seriously ill.B. His little brother was ill.C. The woman was ill.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面几段对话或独白。

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，你将有时刻阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时刻。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

盐城中学2024学年高三下学期5月月考英语试题文试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。

用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。

将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。

2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。

答案不能答在试题卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答无效。

4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。

考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．The security judge was very _________ when she explained that the driving licence was necessary for her work . A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．available2．I' ve heard that preparations______for the coming festival. Let's give them a hand.A．are being made B．have been madeC．are making D．have made3．—Thank you very much for everything ．You've been so helpful .—_ _．Just let me know if there is anything else I can do for you．A．With pleasure B．The pleasure is mine．C．Please don't say so D．No, thanks4．The disabled guy was attended throughout his school day by a nurse ________ to guard him.A．to appoint B．appointedC．appointing D．having appointed5．--- ________ I remind you of is to return the book to our English teacher.---I will give it to him _________ I see him.A．That; immediately B．What; the momentC．What; while D．Whether; once6．The farmers are in bad need of rain,but a (an) large amount of rainfall will cause Floods. A．Eventually B．constantly C．gradually D．extremely7．All the photographs in this book, stated otherwise, date from the 1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if8．One of the few things you ______ say about English people with certainty is that they talk a lot about the weather. A．need B．must C．can D．should9．Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just ________sweet dreams.A．keep up with B．put up with C．end up with D．catch up with10．It wasn’t until then _______ their marriage was breaking up because they had little in common.A. did I realizeB. that I realizedC. had I realizeD. when I realized11．---Hi, Betty, are you free at present? I have to ask you for a favor．----_____．With pleasure．A．Sorry, I am busy B．Go aheadC．Help yourself D．Ask, please12．Playing with their peers, children learn to and not do exactly what they want to do.A．compromise B．competeC．contribute D．construct13．The toughest thing about success is ________ you have to keep on being a success.A．why B．when C．what D．that14．We have brought in a good grain harvest for three years_________.A．on purpose B．on end C．on duty D．on watch15．There’s another way to survive this competiti on -- a way no one ever seems to tell you about, _____ you have to learn for yourself.A．one B．it C．that D．another16．The house ______ I live in is very small.A．that B．whom C．when D．what17．The stadium ________ stands a theatre will be reconstructed.A．beside which B．for whichC．when D．which18．--You know Mr. Green has been ill for days?--Yes, I wonder if he is ______ better now.A．any B．some C．any D．no19．--- Thank you for reminding me of the time, or I late for the flight yesterday.--- Don’t mention it.A．will have been B．would have beenC．must be D．could be20．How could I lie to her she lived for the truth，whether it was found in music or people?A．unless B．whenC．while D．though第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。

高一3月随堂练习英语试题第一部分：听力（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）第一节（共5小题）请听下面5段对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

1．When will the man leave?A．On December 27th．B．On January 3rd．C．On January 27th．2．What is the man supposed to do?A．Meet the headmaster．B．Borrow some books．C．Attend a meeting．3．Why does the man like collecting postcards?A．There are unique pictures on them．B．It doesn’t cost him so much．C．He can get information from them．4．What do we know about the man?A．He lives in Paris now．B．He once lived in Paris．C．He will visit Paris soon．5．Where did the speakers spend their vacation?A．At the seaside．B．In the mountains．C．On the farm．第二节（共15小题）请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6．What does the woman want to get?A．An application form．B．The dean’s address．C．The dean’s nu mber．7．When will the woman come back from London?A．A week later．B．Two weeks later．C．A month later．请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

一、选择题1．-- is it from your home to the train station? --Eight kilometers.A．How much B．How old C．How long D．How far D解析：D【解析】句意：——从你家到火车站有多远？——八公里。

考查特殊疑问词辨析题。

A. How much多少钱，问价格/多少，问数量；B. How old多大，问年龄；C. How long多长，问长度/多久，问时间。

D. How far多远，问距离。

根据Eight kilometers.，可知是问距离，故选D。

2．—Does your dad _______ every day? —Yes，he does.A．drive work B．drive to work C．work in car D．by car B解析：B【详解】句意：——你爸爸每天开车去上班吗？——是的，他是。

此处用drive to work：开车去上班。

C选项：车内作业，不符合题意。

D项是介词短语，问句中会缺少行为动词。

故选B。

3．In my room, the bed is ________ the table ________ the sofa.A．between; and B．either; orC．from; to D．because; so A解析：A【解析】【详解】句意：在我的房间里，床在桌子和沙发中间。

between…and..在两者之间；either…or或者…或者；from…to…从…到…；because…so因为…所以…，两个词不能同时使用。

根据句意可知，这里表示床的位置，故应选A。

4．Kate is ________ girl.She's very happy at school.A．a eighteen –year- oldB．an eighteen –year- oldC．an eighteen -years -oldD．a eighteen years old B解析：B【解析】【详解】句意: Kate是一个18岁的女孩儿，她在学校很高兴。

盐城中学高一年级春学期第二次阶段性质量检测（2024.5.23）英语试题试卷说明：本场考试时间120分钟，总分150分。

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

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.Why does Paul come to the woman’s house this morning?A.To attend a party.B.To show gratitude.C.To look for his phone.2.How does Felix feel now?A.Regretful.B.Encouraged.C.Sympathetic.3.What does the woman offer to do for the man?A.Practice French with him.B.Find him a study partner.C.Introduce him to a foreigner.4.What is the man going to do this Friday?A.Go on a picnic.B.Stay at home.C.Attend a meeting.5.What caused the power failure?A.Delaying paying the bill.ing lots of appliances.C.Repairing the roads.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。

江苏省盐城中学、射阳初级中学、射阳三中、六中等公立学校2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中联考英语试卷一、完形填空“Olyvia, you don’t have to do much to make someone happy. Please keep in mind that to love is very 1 .” That was what my mother said to me when I was a child. Over a year ago, I had a 2 . When my good friend Kaylee told me about her trip to a small town called Gary, and how it was a life-changing 3 , I made up my mind to go there myself, too.When I told my parents about the decision, they didn’t 4 at first. They said I didn’t know much about the place. They were worried that it was not 5 to go there for the rising of the criminal cases. Thankfully, they said yes after I 6 my plan to them in detail.As soon as our group arrived in Gary, I 7 how different the town was from where I lived. There were only a few stores or restaurants in the town, but 8 had closed. So you would be very 9 if you could find a place to buy food or drinks. Houses were built on small hills. Many of them had broken doors or windows. My job was to help the local people to 10 old houses. The work days were long and hot, but it was really good to see the houses taking on a new look day by day.The children there were also 11 . They seemed to enjoy every moment in life 12 they were poor. The smallest things would make these kids happy. I couldn’t find words to describe their 13 when they received an ice cream, a ball or even a kiss. The community was like a big 14 . Everyone knew each other and was there when someone needed help.I am so glad that I had this unforgettable experience. I 15 learned the meaning of what my mother said. You don’t need to do much to make a difference to others’ lives. 1．A．interesting B．difficult C．practical D．simple 2．A．chance B．discussion C．course D．success 3．A．thought B．feeling C．experience D．habit 4．A．agree B．matter C．care D．quarrel 5．A．colorful B．safe C．valuable D．challenging 6．A．offered B．described C．reported D．presented7．A．recorded B．noticed C．heard D．suspected 8．A．one B．more C．few D．most 9．A．proud B．lucky C．curious D．nervous 10．A．repair B．buy C．build D．move 11．A．clever B．generous C．hard-working D．different 12．A．unless B．until C．though D．because 13．A．surprise B．fear C．joy D．courage 14．A．school B．country C．family D．factory 15．A．hardly B．simply C．truly D．carefully二、阅读理解16．How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage?A．Four.B．Five.C．Six.D．Seven. 17．Mr Smith is an adult, how much should he pay?A．$4.00.B．$2.00.C．$3.00.D．$1.00 18．Which of the following is the visiting time?A．8:30 a.m. on Monday.B．10:00 a.m. on Friday.C．2:00 p.m. on Sunday.D．5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.Long long ago, there were birds in the forest. The birds were very beautiful. One day, a man saw them. He caught them and sent them to the king.The king liked the two birds very much when he saw them. He hadn’t seen such beautiful birds before. He kept both of the birds in a fine place and ordered his servants (仆人) to look after them well. The servants gave them fruit and delicious food. They were the center of attention (关注).One day, another man brought a monkey to the king. The king was happy to see the monkey. Soon the monkey was the center of attention. People didn’t pay their attention to the two beautiful birds. The younger bird felt sad and became angry, but the other one didn’t lose his hope. He was much smarter than his younger brother. He told his brother, “We shouldn’t lose hope for life. We should remember the bad days will be over.”One day, the monkey made the king unhappy. So the king ordered his servants to send the monkey away. The bad days of the birds were over. They became the center of attention again.The smart bird said to his younger brother, “Nothing is permanent (永恒的) in the world and one should never lose hope.”19．How did the king feel when the man gave the two birds to him?A．Happy B．Afraid C．Sad D．Angry20．Why did the young bird feel angry?A．No one looked after him any more.B．People didn’t like the monkeyC．The servants didn’t give them food D．The monkey was the center of attention 21．What does the passage mainly tell us?A．Everything is permanent.B．Be the center of attentionC．Always have hope for life D．Be friendly to everyoneOn July 31st, 2024, in the final of women’s synchronized 10-meter platform diving at the Paris Olympics, Chinese athletes Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan performed outstandingly and won the championship with a total score of 359.10.From the first dive, Chen Y uxi and Quan Hongchan started the “disappearing water splash technique”. Their first dive gave them a lead of 7.20 points over the second-place rivals. Their five dives were very stable. They controlled the water splash effect extremely well. The scores of each dive were 56.40, 54.60, 80.10, 55.44 and 82.56.Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan are the “twin star” pair in the Chinese women’s diving platform event. Since their first appearance in an in-team test competition on April 20th, 2022, they have won the championship of the synchronized 10-meter platform in various world competitions such as the World championship and the World Cup. This championship win also made the Chinese diving team achieve seven consecutive championship in this event at the Olympics.Chen Yuxi was born in 2005 and Quan Hongchan was born in 2007. Both young athletes won gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics. At that time, Quan Hongchan won the gold medal in the women’s 10-meter platform event with a world record-breaking performance, and Chen Yuxi won the women’s synchronized 10-meter platform championship with Zhang Jiaqi. In the Paris Olympic cycle, after they paired up as a duo, they have maintained a dominant performance in international competitions.In the following individual events, Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi will continue to strive and win more honors for the Dream Team.22．What sport do Chen Y uxi and Quan Hongchan play?A．Swimming.B．V olleyball.C．Tennis.D．Diving.23．How old was Quan Hongchan in 2024?A．17.B．20.C．19.D．21.24．What made the Chinese diving team achieve seven consecutive championships?A．The support of the coach.B．Their hard training.C．This win by Chen Y uxi and Quan Hongchan.D．Good luck.25．What can we learn from Chen Y uxi and Quan Hongchan?A．Talent is the key to success.B．Hard work leads to achievements.C．Luck is important.D．Fame comes easily.Shylock held his knife and told Antonio to get ready."Wait!" Said Portia. "You will not do anything that is not written in the contact. Is that right, Shylock?""Yes, that's right," said Shylock. He wondered what the wise young judge was going to say."Well," said the young judge, "I have read the contract carefully, and it does not say anything about taking his blood. It says 'a pound of flesh.' You can take your pound of flesh, but you may not take one drop of his blood. If you take any of his blood, the duke（公爵）will take everything you own.Now it was Graziano's turn to praise the judge and call him wise."Did you hear that, Shylock?" he asked. "What a wise judge!""You wanted justice（公正）," Portia told Shylock, "and you will have it. You will have more justice than you wanted."Shylock didn't want to give everything he owned to the duke. He decided not to take his pound of flesh. He said he would take the money."Give me ninety thousand dollars，" he said, "and I will have pity on the merchant and let him go."Bassanio was happy to give him the money."Here it is," he said. "I have it ready for you." He was very pleased that his friend Antoniowould not die.Portia, however, had more to say."Wait!" she said again. "He does not want the money. It is not written in the contact, and he said he would not do anything that was not written in the contact. Shylock, you can take your pound of flesh. just as the contact says. Why are you waiting?" she asked.Shylock said he just wanted to have his money back. "Just give me the money I lent you. I won't even ask for interest," he said. He was beginning to feel sick. Bassanio was ready to give it to him, but again Portia stopped him.26．What was Shylock NOT allowed to take？A．Payment.B．Blood.C．Mercy.D．Flesh.27．What does the underlined word "interest" probably mean in the last paragraph？A．福利.B．兴趣.C．利息.D．好奇.28．How did Portia help Antonio？A．By her cleverness.B．By her kindness.C．With the support of her friends.D．With the help of her family.29．Which of the following is TRUE？A．Graziano wanted to give the money to Shylock.B．Shylock insisted that he would take a pound of flesh.C．Portia asked Shylock to get the pound of flesh quickly.D．Both Graziano and Shylock thought Portia was a wise person.30．What can you infer from the passage？A．Shylock didn't get what he wanted.B．Antonio lost his life according to the contact.C．The duke took everything Shylock owned.D．Portia didn't come up with new ideas to help Antonio.三、补全对话根据对话内容，选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整。