四川省资阳市2019-2020学年高一上学期英语期末考试试卷

The Art Museum of Chicago

    Visiting time

    The museum is open daily 10:30 am - 5:00 pm. The museum and its shops are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.

    Highlights (亮点)of the Art Museum

    American Art

    Discover how artists have expressed many aspects of the American experience through the rich variety of this collection.

    Impressionism: Monet, Degas, Renoir and More

    Learn about the color and excitement of late 19th-century life as you view one of the most admired collections of French Impressionism in the world.

    Hidden Histories

    Hear stories about artists and their artworks that may be overlooked or under-appreciated for one reason or another.

    For families with children

    It is free for kids under 14 and Chicago teens under 18  and the Art Museum is the perfect place for an outing with the whole family. Visit the Family Room in the Ryan Education Center, build architectural wonders with colorful blocks, and learn about art through stories and games.

    Letting me move into my university dormitory wasn't an easy decision for my parents. However, they knew if I wanted a good education, I'd have to live away from home. I'd always dream of living alone the life of no rules and regulations and being independent. So I was delighted about this new stage in my life.

    Unexpectedly, during the first few months of living alone, I would find myself crying every day. I would call my mum every day. Coming from a big family, I was used to noises surrounding me. Therefore, the scary silence at night was the worst. I couldn't even sleep without keeping the lights on.

    As time went by, I started enjoying the freedom that came with living alone. I could do things in my own time: eat whenever I want, wake up whenever I want. The space of loneliness was also then filled up by friends who became like family, so I started missing my family less.

    When it was time to say goodbye and go back home after my graduation I was bittersweet. I'd enjoyed my time alone, learning things which wouldn't have been possible if I had never moved away from home. But I'd also missed my family too much.

    I'd learned a lot from this experience. Living alone made me value family time even more. I realized every second with them was important though I might not get the freedom while living alone.

    I guess it's different for everybody, but for me, there is no warmth in a house unless it's filled with loving members and people you love.

    Singles Day: Alibaba Says a Lot of People in China Bought Online

The planet's biggest shopping day has come and gone, and Alibaba again showed the world how many mountains of stuff (物品) it could persuade people to buy in the 24 hours.

    Monday was Nov. 11, known in China as Singles Day. This year, nearly $38.3 billion worth of stuff was sold on Alibaba's platforms (平台) that day, beating last year's $30.8 billion and making Black Friday look, yet again, like a yard sale.

    China has grown richer and more digitally connected. Alibaba has become a technology powerhouse. Along the way, the company has made a few famous friends. This year the singer Taylor Swift performed in its live-streamed evening gala (庆典) in Shanghai on Sunday. In previous years the model Miranda Kerr and the actors Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig also showed on the Singles Day stage.

    Alibaba started taking the lead in China, simply enough, by connecting big Chinese manufacturers with big buyers across the world. Its business-to-business site, Alibaba.com allowed people to buy almost everything. Alibaba's advantage wasn't hard to see: size. Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards.

    Alibaba now calls itself a data and technology company, one that provides digital tools to help the businesses on its platforms. That, in turn, leads consumers to look to those platforms for their every need, from shopping and services to entertainment and travel. Today, Alibaba is itself a gigantic company, and it wants to grow bigger still.

    How do you notice a child genius (天才)? Gifted children tend to share three characteristics.

    First, they develop skills at a very young age. Mozart began composing music when he was just five years old.

    Second, they are self-starters. Srinivasa Ramanujan was building complex formula (公式) before he'd even been taught basic mathematics.

    Third, gifted children can be crazy about their interests. For William James Sidis, a writer, had collected hundreds of street car models and had learned eight languages by the time he was eight. He was accepted at Harvard University at the age of 11.

    They would all have been good members for Mensa, an international society for people with the highest IQs. Its youngest member is just two years old. But there can be disadvantages to being so clever. Members of American Mensa are three times more likely than the general public to suffer from allergies (过敏) or depression (抑郁), and they are almost six times more likely to struggle with anxiety.

    These are just some of the physical and emotional problems that gifted children in particular may face.

    Noticing those children is important, but many of them are being missed. To find out gifted children, you actually have to look for them in all places. The benefits can be huge when those "lost Einsteins" are found.

    A study has been observing 5,000 gifted people since 1972. All of the children had test scores high enough to get into university when they were just 13. In adulthood, the first 1,650 people went on to publish 85 books, more than 7,500 articles. One-third of the group earned a doctor's degree that is 17 times the national average.

    The founder of Google and Lady Gaga were discovered as gifted children. The child geniuses who could change tomorrow's world are already out there. But will we notice them?

    How to Be Eco-friendly

    If you'd love to be more eco-friendly but don't know where to begin, start with a few small changes.

    Lowering Your Energy.

    Turn off lights and unplug power strips (电源插板) that you're not using. Since some devices can still use energy even when they're turned off, turn off these power strips at night to completely cut off energy use. If you need to leave your computer, or TV on, try setting it to sleep mode instead of simply leaving it on.

    Using public transportation.

     Keeping cars off the road in rush hours can also improve the air quality. If you do need to drive somewhere, ask friends if they'd like to carpool (拼车) , so fewer cars are on the road.

    Say no to unnecessary plastic straws, lids, and bags and stop using plastic wrap and plastic containers for food storage. Instead, you can use reusable water bottles made of sustainable material like glass, bamboo, and ceramic.

    Considering growing a plant.

    They add more oxygen to the air, which means a less polluted air. If you don't have a green thumb, choose some plants that are rather easy to look after. If possible, grow more than one plant.

A. Reduce your gas consumption and carbon emissions by walking, biking, or taking the bus.

B. Here are some suggestions for you to live an eco-friendly life.

C. Use less energy during the hot summer months and cold winter season.

D. This is an easy way to reduce energy use.

E. Using items more than once.

F. Cutting Back on Plastics and Waste.

G. “Lucky Bamboo” is especially good for that, since it demands nearly no attention.

    A married lady was expecting a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had admired a beautiful diamond ring. Knowing her husband could1it, she told him that it was all she wanted as a birthday gift.

    As her birthday approached, this lady awaited2that her husband had bought the diamond ring.

    Finally, on the morning of her birthday, her husband told her how3he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He4her a beautifully wrapped present. As she opened it,5, she only found a Bible. She 6her voice to her husband and said, “Only a Bible?” She was so7that she left him.

    Many years later, the lady8in a more beautiful house. Realizing her husband was very old, she thought perhaps she should go to visit him. But before she9, she received a letter telling her that he had passed away and given all of his10to her. She needed to come back and take care of things.

    She arrived at his house, filled with great11. She saw the12brand-new Bible, just as she had left it before. With13, she opened it and began to turn the pages, finding a sentence carefully14 by her husband, “To me you are cruel, but you know how to give15things to your children!” As she read those words, a bag16from the Bible. A diamond ring and the words "I LOVE YOU" could be seen.

    If your17is not packaged the way you want it, it's because it is better packaged! Please, always18little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even19, for they must be felt with20.

    My feelings about science have (real) changed. I never used to enjoy science, last year I changed schools, and the science teachers at (I) new school are excellent. The science facilities are very good, with laboratories that have all the latest (equip). Our chemistry teacher, Mr. Longford, is kind enough (take) us to public science lectures about four times a term. And these are always very (interest). It is because the lecturers are people have made real discoveries their area of science. The fact is, Canada has many first class scientists. In the last twenty years, seven Canadian scientists (win) the Noble Prize. The Nobel Prize is the highest scientific prize, so we should be very (pride) of that.

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

    That is easy to order books from the Internet. There are several companies that ships books to customers in China. Decide which company you would like to use, but type that company's name into the search engine. The company's homepage will appear within a little seconds. Next, in the space giving on the page, you can type the name of the author or the title of the book you want to buy it. If you decided to buy one of the books, you will need to give further informations such as your address and your credit card number. You will also need to decide that you want to have the book shipped or not. Finally, you have to wait the book to arrive in your mailbox.

1）高中校园生活；2.同学相处；3.英语学习情况。

注意：1）词数100左右；

2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Henry,

Yours,

Li Hua