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1、 江西省新余市2021-2021学年高一下学期英语期末考试试卷一、阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)1. (2020高一下新余期末)阅读理解 Language Engineer Wanted Areyou a linguist（语言学家）withtechnical skills? Or are you an engineer with a passion for（human）languages?Come work on Alexa! Were building the speech and language solution
2、s behindAmazon Echo and other Amazon products and services. Our goal is to delight ourcustomers by adding new features to Alexa. We also improve our existing speechrecognition and natural language processing systems.Specifically, you will: design the natural language processingcomponents of new Alex
3、a experiences and features; discover and solve production issues thatare impacting the Alexa customer experience; work with other language engineers increating the best solutions to improve customer satisfaction. Basic qualifications: Bachelors degree in a relevant field Experience in computational
4、linguistics(计算语言学), language data processing, etc. Experience working with speech and textlanguage data in several languages Experience in Python, Perl, or otherprogramming languages Primary qualifications: Advanced degree in a relevant field Familiarity with database queries（数据库查询）and data analysis
5、 processes Experience with statistical languagemodeling Fluency in a language other than English Application instructions: Pleaseclick Apply Now and follow our online application process Deadline:September 30, 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time（EDT）. We highlyrecommend that candidates submit rsums up
6、 to two weeks in advance of thedeadline. Submitting on the deadline day is NOT recommended, and applicationsreceived late will not be accepted. Youmust submit the name of your rsum in this exact format:LastName_FirstName_CV_Language Engineer（1）What does a language engineer do?A . Build speech and la
7、nguage solutions for GoogleB . Work with linguists to improve customer satisfaction.C . Add new features to Alexa to satisfy the customers needs.D . Invent speech recognition and natural language processing systems（2）What kind of person would probably apply for the position?A . One with a bachelors
8、degree in literatureB . One familiar with data analysis processesC . One fluent in spoken and written English.D . One with years of experience in customer service.（3）Where is the passage most likely to be found?A . A webpage.B . A newspaper.C . A textbookD . A report.2. (2020高一下新余期末)阅读理解 InJuly, 201
9、8, my mom asked me to accompany her to her 2019 school reunion inMalaysia. “Id prefer to travel with you due to my bad eyes,” she said. “Whatdo you think?” I was busy, but figured 2019 was ages away. “Sure!” I said, andforgot all about it. Then,in June, my mom reminded me of my promise, but Id total
10、ly forgotten about itby then. Did I have the time? Did I have the money? Did I have the will? Idwalk into a fire for my mom, but were very different travelers. I usuallytravel alone with a backpack, whereas mom never travels alone, and takes somany carry-on bags that she looks like a Christmas tree.
11、 There was also theboredom. Moms childhood town is lovely, but we saw everything there years ago. “Areyou sure you need me to come with you?” I asked over the phone. Silence. ThenMom screamed at me not to worry about it and she wasnt going any more. Iscreamed at her not to be silly; she screamed “Fi
12、ne”; I screamed “Fine”. Then Ifelt bad and booked our flights and hotel immediately. Atfirst, it was fine. We drove past the apartment where she grew up, ate greatfood, then met her friends for yum cha (早茶). After afew days of this, however, I was bored. Id grown tired of hearing the non-stopgossip
13、about people I didnt know. On the night of the reunion, I convinced momto go by herself. Whileshe was out, I swam, caught up with work, and stared at the ceiling. When shecame back, I was in a good mood. She was in an even better one, telling meabout the reunion in ways that made me cry with laughte
14、r. All wed needed wastime apart. Thenext day, as we shopped together, my mom laughed loudly as she pointed at aperfume (香水) bottle withthe name “Si” on it Si means faeces (粪便) inCantonese. Mom put some of the perfume on, as we both cried with laughter. Shellnever be the most well-matched person for
15、me to travel with, but covered in Si,she reminded me that shes definitely the funniest.（1）When the authors mother first asked him to travel with her, he _.A . was so busy that he forgot to replyB . agreed to the plan immediatelyC . was worried that he wouldnt have moneyD . advised his mother not to go because of her bad eyes（2）During the first days of their journey, the author _.A . met his friends for yum cha happilyB . had several quarrels with his motherC . was a good companion to his motherD . regretted traveling together with his mother（3）What happened when the author and his mother sepa
