2020-2021学年江苏省常州市新北区北郊高级中学高一下学期期末考试
英语试卷
A
From this issue, we explore why the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute hasn't turned up anything since its founding in the 1980s. (See page 30 for more.) We asked our Facebook followers: Do you think that astronomers will find evidence of alien life in your lifetime?
Loran McCormick: 1 think they already have it. Judging by the sudden industrialization, I figure they found something that's probably been here since before humans walked the Earth.
Jens Avery: We may find life, but it may not want anything to do with us. We are not very advanced and can't even get along with each other.
Steven Buhrow: I think the more important question is — will any government ever publicly admit it in our lifetime? I fully believe that we could discover alien life today and the government would simply say the public is not ready for this information.
俘虏的意思Jenna Walsh: I think we already e it, but just don't realize what it is. Intelligent alien life probably doesn't want anything to do with the disaster that is Earth at this point, so no doubt they're playing it safe and obrving from a safe distance.
Christopher Harvey:电脑无法睡眠 By alien life, do you mean intelligent alien life? Then no. It would be extremely hard to find, short of them coming down to Earth. But if you mean unintelligent alien life, like bacteria or single cell, we might.
糕点制作1. Why did we ask the Facebook followers the question?
A. To question the efficiency of SETI.
B. To confirm the appearance of aliens on earth.
英文短句励志C. To ensure the existence of aliens.
D. To complain about the failure to find aliens.
2. Who doubts the ever visits of aliens to the earth?
A. Loran McCormick. B. Steven Buhrow.
C. Jenna Walsh. D. Christopher Harvey.
3. Where does this text probably come from?
A. An album. B. A science fiction.
C. A magazine. D. A travel guide.
【答案】1. A 2. D 3. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要是关于外星人是否存在的讨论。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“From this issue, we explore why the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute hasn't turned up anything since its founding in the 1980s.(从这一期开始，我们就来探究为什么自上世纪80年代成立以来，外星智能探索研究所(SETI)一直没有发现任何东西)”可知，SETI这个项目上世纪80年代后就没有现身说法了，可推断，问Facebook的粉丝这个问题是质疑其是否取得进展。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据中国抗日军政大学Christopher Harvey的陈述“By alien life, do you mean intelligent alien life? Then no.(你说的外星生命，是指有智慧的外星生命吗？那么就是没有)”可知，Christopher Harvey否认了有智力的外星生物的存在。故选足球基本规则D。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，这是一个问题和讨论，不会出现在专辑、科幻小说或者导游手册里，只可能出现在杂志上。故选C。
B
Livestreaming e-commerce is promoting and lling goods through influencer livestreams on their own social media channels. It's like Home Shopping Network, but with fascinating, trendy hosts. It's also been described as part infomercial, part variety show.
Livestreaming e-commerce is growing rapidly in China. In 2019 over 430 million people viewed livestreams, and in 2020 it's projected to reach 560 million. While it has been driven by Gen-Z and Millennials, middle-aged Chine and niors are jumping on-the trend.
Livestreaming is a way for brands to gain awareness, move excess inventory, and for small local business to reach customers—all the more important in light of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
Top influencers have their own shows and appear each night for a few hours at a stretch, lling highly lected products, often at deep discounts, and items can ll out in conds. Aside from choosing products, show hosts negotiate with manufacturers to get the lowest prices possible. Hosts demonstrate and evaluate the products, explain feature糖用英语怎么说
雄韬伟略s, answer call-in questions, and at times sing and talk to celebrity guests. There's exciting music when coupons and product links are revealed, and hosts urge viewers on with calls to action like “just buy it” and “grab it now”.
One of the most popular livestreamers is Li Jiaqi, also known as the "Lipstick King". He usually demonstrates lipstick brands on his own lips. He has 6.5 million followers for his livestream on Taobao Live and is also a Douyin celebrity with over 30 million viewers. Wei Ya(also known as Viya), another super popular livestreamer, has her own fashion line and factory. In addition, she promotes products from foreign brands like Tesla, and local products ranging from instant noodles to the right to nd a small payload into space using a Chine rocket.
Now if consumers click into the official online Tmall store of any major brand, they’re likely to e a banner for the brand's livestreaming on the front page. People who ll the brands in physical stores are encouraged to do livestreaming, trying on products themlves for viewers. Highlights of the livestreams are then made into video clips and a
dded to the product introduction page. When customers click the link on the product or e-store, they can brow pictures, watch try-on videos, or catch livestreams, so they now have more ways to interact with brands and are engaged for longer periods of time.
