江苏省苏州市2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

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Istanbul&Faces

Titled"Timeless City:Istanbul&Faces", the Turkey photography exhibition celebrates the 30^th anniversary of Istanbul and Shanghai's sistership. The 42-year-old photographer focuses on the distinctive(独特的) historical quarters and the atmosphere that spreads in Istanbul. His work also pays respects to its people as well, with well-defined portraits.

Date:Till Jan. 18, 10 a. m. -4 p. m.        Venue:Shanghai Art Collection Museum.

Knitted Works

The knitted(编织的）show is aimed at raising awareness of post natal depression. The works were created by more than 20 mothers from different cities. All the knitted dolls and other works will be sold with the profits(利益) going to charity when the exhibition ends. If you are interested in the knitted works, you can order a special piece.

Date:Till Jan. 1, 7 a. m. -9p. m.         Venue:Bl Jinxiu Fun.

Old Shanghai Teahouse

The newly-opened zone at Shanghai Dungeon features nostalgic sets and experiences for visitors to have"scary fun". Visitors can wear traditional Chinese costumes and take photos with the performers.

Date:Daily, 11 a. m. -8 p. m.        Venue:Mosaic Shanghai Mail.

Musical Titanic

The Tony Awards winning musical"Titanic"is in Shanghai with more than 100 characters cast. The impressive stage effects promise to take the audience to the bottom of the ocean.

Date:Till Jan 22, 2 p. m. -7:30 p. m.          Venue:SAIC Shanghai Culture Square.

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Food experts say washing could spread the germs on your turkey in the kitchen sink or nearby food. But it's been a challenge trying to convince cooks to stop rinsing(冲洗) off raw poultry. Germs that can make people sick are common in the guts of healthy poultry and are legally allowed to be on raw turkey and chicken. The assumption is that nobody eats their poultry raw, and that thorough cooking will kill the bacteria.

The do-not-wash raw poultry advice from the USDA is relatively new and perhaps hasn't caught on because it goes against the common belief that washing makes things clean, said Chapman. Benjamin Chapman, a study author and food safety expert at North Carolina State University, said the instinct to wash raw poultry goes back at least decades when people relied more on visual clues to spot problems with poultry. Meanwhile, washing hands and surfaces are also important.

But food preparation is a complicated act, and germs from poultry can be spread even if it's not washed, especially when birds are removed from packaging.

The USDA-funded study stresses that point. Researchers sprayed raw chicken with a harmless strain of E. coli (大肠杆菌) and watched volunteer cooks at test kitchens. Among those who washed their raw chicken, about a quarter ended up spreading the bacteria to their lettuce. But even some of those who did not rinse the chicken got germs on the lettuce. And there are_other opportunities for germs to survive on turkeys:melting and cooking.

To ensure a bird is thoroughly cooked, they say to use a thermometer to check that the deepest and thickest parts of it have reached 165 degrees. Even after the meal is cooked, you aren't out of the danger zone. To keep turkeys and other leftovers safe, experts say they should be refrigerated after two hours.

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Light is a complex phenomenon classically explained with a simple model based on rays and wavefronts. Many of the aspects of light have been explored, but few people notice them happening in their real lives. For example, most of us observe some type of optical interference almost daily, but usually don't realize the events in play behind the ever-changing display of colors produced when light waves interfere with each other. One of the best examples of interference is shown by the light reflected from a film of oil floating on water. Another example is the thin film of a soap bubble, which reflects a series of light with beautiful colors when shined by natural or man-made light sources.

Electromagnetic radiation(电磁辐射), the larger family of wave-like phenomena to which visible light belongs, is the primary vehicle transporting energy through the vast reaches of the universe. The means by which visible light is sent out or absorbed, and how it predictably reacts under different conditions as it travels through space and the atmosphere, form the basis of the existence of color in our universe. The human eye is sensitive to a form of electromagnetic radiation that lies in the wavelength range between 400 and 700 nanometers(纳米), commonly known as the visible light spectrum, which is the only source of color. When combined, all of the wavelengths present in visible light form colorless white light. Red, green, and blue colors are classically considered the primary colors because they are fundamental to human vision. Light is observed as white by humans when our eyes are affected by equal amounts of red, green, and blue light at the same time.

The concept of color temperature is of great importance in photography and digital imaging, regardless of whether the image capture device is a camera or a microscope. A lack of proper color temperature balance between the microscope light source and the image sensor is the most common reason for unexpected color shifts in photomicrography(显微照相术）and digital imaging. If the color temperature of the light source is too low for the film, photomicrographs will have an overall yellowish or reddish cast and will appear warm. On the other hand, when the color temperature of the light source is too high for the film, photomicrographs will have a blue cast and will appear cool. As problematic as these color shifts may seem, they're always easily corrected by the proper use of conversion and light balancing filters(滤光器）。

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Today's world is not an easy adjustment for young adults. Key skill set for success is persistence (毅力), a characteristic that researchers say is heavily influenced by fathers. Researchers from Brigham Young University discovered that fathers are in a unique position to help their adolescent children learn persistence.

BYU professors Laura Padilla-Walker and Randal Day arrived at these findings after following 325 American families over several years. And over time, the persistence gained through fathers led to higher achievement in school.

"There are relatively few studies that stress the unique role of fathers, "Padilla-Walker said. "This research also helps to prove that characteristics such as persistence-which can be taught-are key to a child's life success.”

Researchers determined that dads need to practice an "authoritative" parenting style. Authoritative parenting is not authoritarian: rigid, demanding or controlling. Rather, an authoritative parenting style includes some of the following characteristics: children feel warmth and love from their father；responsibility and the reasons behind rules are stressed children are given an appropriate level of autonomy(自主权).

In the study, about 52 percent of the dads exhibited above-average levels of authoritative parenting. A key finding is that over time, children raised by an authoritative father were significantly more likely to develop persistence, which leads to better outcomes in school.

This particular study examined 11 to 14-year-olds living in two-parent homes. Yet the researchers suggest that single parents still may play a role in teaching the benefits of persistence, which is an avenue of future research.

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The thought often occurs to us that if only we had a little more time in the day, we could do all the things we want to do. , but by improving time management skills we can be more productive and have more time for ourselves and our hobbies.

. It seems corny(老生常谈的), but actually putting down on paper the things we have to get done and watching the list grow shorter as the day progresses can be a wonderful way to improve our productivity. Schedule blocks of time for each task. If we have not given ourselves enough time to finish our tasks, but we must move on to something else, try to make up time with another task on our list.

Mark our list in order of priority(优先).The most important tasks should be dealt with first.but the point of improving time management skills is to get the important tasks taken care of regularly.

Be reasonable about what we can accomplish each day.. It may mean that we have to cut our television time in half, but our daily lists can become more manageable with time.

A. Make a to-do list

B. Cut your larger projects into pieces

C. This way, we can get what we must complete done

D. You can improve your efficiency to get more things done

E. Unfortunately, we can't change those 24 hours in a day to 30

F. There are some things we may have to put off from one day to the other

G. We need to start by seeing when we have free time and could be more productive

完形填空

I run a design studio in New York. Every seven years, I close it for one year to1for some little experiments, things that are always difficult to 2during the regular working years. In that year, we are not3for any of our clients and we are totally closed. As you can imagine, it is a lovely and very energetic time.

I 4had opened the studio in New York to5my two loves, music and design. And we created videos and packaging for many musicians that you know, and for even more that you've never heard of. As I 6, just like with many, many things in my life that I actually love, I adapt to it. And I get, over time, 7by them. And for sure, in our case, our 8started to look the same. You see here a glass eye in a die(模子) cut of a book. Quite the 9idea, then, a perfume packaged in a 10, in a die cut. So I decided to close it down for one year.

Also is the knowledge that right now we spend about the first 25 years of our lives 11, then there is another 40 years that's really 12for working. And then at the end of it are about 15 years for retirement. And I thought it might be 13 to basically cut off five of those retirement years and put them in between those working years. That's clearly enjoyable for myself. But probably even more important is that the work that comes out of these 14flows back into the company and into society at large, rather than just15 a grandchild or two…

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We all love to take photographs. It is a simple way to capture (捕捉) a special moment oramazing view. Traditional cameras  (use) to take pictures in the past decades. But the biggest change has come  the development of digital technology. Now we have the smartphonehas made taking photos  (quick) and easier. It's enabled us to take a photo and review it instantly, to handle it using software and to share it like never before- (particular) on social media.

Does that mean the traditional camera will eventually become out-of-date? (figure)from Japan show shipments (运送) of digital cameras from companies like Canon and Nikon have dropped 39% year on year. But Phil Hall, editor of TechRadar, thinks there's nothing (worry) about because producers are looking at higher-end cameras.

Certainly, the (grow) of smartphones opens our eyes to the creative possibilities they provide. But whatever camera viewfinder (取景器) we end up  (look)through, it is important to remember the basics of photography and get your subject to say "cheese!"

After being attacked, the captain (撤回) his men from the village.

It's (令人难以置信的) that she's sold her first painting for$ 50, 000!

According to the central bank, the new edition bills will (流通) in parallel with previous editions and will have the same face value.

The minutes towards (离开) ticked by, and I was becoming a bit emotional and heartbroken.

Now we have new numbers showing that the waste of food is a global(现象), so we'll have to do something to stop it.

Since we disagree on the matter, let's v on it.

Acupuncture is a form of treatment that involves inserting very thin n through a person's skin to various depths.

China has a large population, vast territory and a resources.

Smiling and laughing has actually been shown to relieve t and stress.

The Egyptians rejected the pig as impure and would never s a pig to the gods.

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假定你是某国际学校学生会主席李华，在世界环境日（6月5日）到来之际，请你代表学生会向全校学生发出倡议，要点如下：

1）环境现状；

2）具体措施；

3）发出倡议。

注意：

1）词数100左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear schoolmates,

……

The Students' Union

June 1, 2020

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

I stepped off the bus and headed for thepoolwith myfriends, concentrating on what I needed to do towinthis swimmingcompetition.

I jumped in the water, amid(在……中）screams of" Oh man, it's freezing", and found it wasn't toobad. I started to warm up, and noticed the sky getting gray. "It's going to rain, "my friend Ashley said behind me. "Let's pray for no thunder or lightning, "I replied. "This meet can't be canceled. "That was when I noticed his uneasiness. "What's wrong?"I asked.

He looked over at the other team and back at me, saying, "Their 50m freestyle swimmer,Jack, is talking something bad about you. He said you'd be a good swimmer if you didn't swim like a girl. And he's not only saying something bad about you, but everyone of us. "Ashley gave me a look of encouragement and added, "Tom, you'd betterswimas fast as possible and beat him. Show him who's the boss!"

My event was third. By that time, all my friends had shown up and I was preparing for my 50m freestyle sprint(冲刺）。I walked over to the blocks(起跑器）and began to prepare myself.

"You think you actually have a chance?" came an aggressive voice from my side. I turned and recognized the guy who Ashley had pointed at. It was Jack, who added, "Don't even try. "Luckily, I was not alone. My friends were close by.

"My friend is going to beat you, "Ashley warned. Jack replied, "That's a good one. We'll settle this in the water. "

"Swimmers up!" theofficialcalled. I stepped onto the starting block and prepared for the race.

That was when all my friends started to cheer me on. I focused all my attention and followed the official's order, "Take your mark." I bent down into my starting position, thecheeringaround me growing louder.

注意：

1）所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2）至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3）续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4）续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

When the starting gun fired, I jumped into the water:

Paragraph 2:

All I heard was cheering.