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湖南省长郡中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

湖南省长郡中学2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

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Socialmediaisoneofthefastestgrowingindustriesintoday’sworld.AstudyconductedbytheUSPewResearchCentershowedthat92percentofteenagersgoonlinedaily.Thewidespreadofsocialmediahaschangednearlyallpartsofteenagers’lives.

•Changingrelationships

HighschoolstudentEllyCooperfromIllinoissaidsocialmediaoftenreducesface-to-facecommunication.“Itmakesin-personrelationshipsharderbecauseofpeople’sattentiongiventotheirphonesinsteadoftheirboyfriendsorgirlfriends,”Coopersaid.

Yet,somepeoplebelievesocialmediahasmadeiteasiertostartrelationshipswithanyonefromanywhere.BethKaplanfromIllinoismetherlong-distancefriendthroughsocialmedia.HecurrentlylivesinScotland,butthey’restillabletofrequentlycommunicatewitheachother.“IcanfeelclosetosomeonethatI’mtalkingtoviaFaceTime,”Kaplansaid.

•Wantingtobe“liked”

Theriseofsocialmediahaschangedthewayteenagersseethemselves.The19-year-oldEssenaO’NeillannouncedonthesocialnetworkingserviceInstagramthatshewasquittingsocialmediabecauseitmadeherunabletostopthinkingaboutappearingperfectonline.Negativecommentsalsocandogreatdamagetoateenager’sself-esteem.Teenagerswhogetnegativecommentscan’thelpbutfeelhurt.

•Openingnewdoors

However,ArminKorsos,astudentfromIllinois,takesadvantageofthecommentshereceivesoversocialmediatoimprovehisvideosonthesocialnetworkingsiteYouTube.“Socialmediacanhelppeopleshowthemselvesandtheirtalentstotheworldinawaythathasneverbeenpossiblebefore,”Korsossaid.

1．Whometthelong-distancefriendthroughsocialmedia?

A．EllyCooper.B．BethKaplan.

C．EssenaO’Neill.D．ArminKorsos.

2．WhatdoesEssenaO’Neillthinkofsocialmedia?

A．Ithurtsherseriously.B．Itpromotesfriendship.

C．Itupsetshersometimes.D．Itdevelopsconfidence.

3．Whatisthetopicofthetext?

A．Teenagers’attitudetowardsocialmedia.

B．Socialmedia’sinfluenceonteenagers.

C．ArecentstudyconductedintheUS.

D．Newwaysofself-improvement.

Mygrandfatherdiedmorethantwenty-fiveyearsago.Iwasfifteenthen.Hewaskind,strong,fair,andveryfunny.WhenIwasayoungmusician,hewasmybiggestfan.Iplayedmyviolinforhimwhenhevisited,andhelovedeverything,buteachtimehehadonerequest.“CouldyouplayAmazingGrace%”heasked,fullofhopeandwithatwinkleinhiseye,becauseheknewmyanswerwasalways,“Idon’tknowthatone!

”Wewentthroughthisroutineateverymajorholiday,andIalwaysfiguredI’dhavetimetolearnitforhimlater.

AboutthetimeIenteredhighschoolandstartedguitar,Grandpagotcancer.ThelasttimeIsawhimalivewasThanksgivingweekendin1985.MymomwarnedusthatGrandpadidn’tlookthesameanymoreandthatweshouldprepareourselves.ForamomentIdidn’trecognizehim.Helookedsosmallamongallthewhitesheets.WehadallgatheredinOhiofortheholiday,andI’msureweallknewweweretheretosaygood-bye.IcanseenowthatGrandpaheldonlongenoughtoseeuseachonemoretime.IrememberhowweateinthediningroomandlaughedandtalkedwhileGrandparestedinhishospitalbed.Iwonderifitwassadforhimtobealonewithourvoicesandlaughter.KnowingGrandpa,hewasprobablycontent.

Thenextmorning,Ifoundmymomentalonewithhim.Ipulledoutmyguitar,tunedtohisappreciativegaze,andfinallyplayedforhimAmazingGrace.Ihadworkedonitforweeks,knowingitnevermatteredwhetherIactuallyplayeditwellandchoosingnottobelieveasIplayedthatitwasmylastconcertformybiggestfan.Thecancerhadstolenhissmile,butIsawjoyinhiseyes.Heheldmyhandafterward,andIknewIhaddonesomethingimportant.

Iarguedwithpeopleallthroughcollegeaboutmymusicmajor.Iwastoldbystrangersthatmusicwouldn’tmakemeanymoneyanditwasn’tusefullikebeingadoctor.ButIknowfirst-handthatwithmusicIwasabletogivemygrandpasomethingatapointwhennooneelsecould.

4．Atfirsttheauthordidn’tplayAmazingGraceforGrandpabecause.

A．shehadn’tlearnedityetB．shefounditdifficulttoplay

C．shedislikedplayingitD．hergrandfatherwasjustjoking

5．FromthelastsentenceinParagraph2wecaninferthatGrandpa.

A．treasuredlovefromfamilyB．wasusedtolivingalone

C．wastooweaktofeelanythingD．wasoptimisticabouthishealth

6．WhentheauthorfinallyplayedAmazingGraceforGrandpa,she.

A．madehimsmilejoyfully

B．knewshemustplayitwell

C．broughthimloveandcomfort

D．believedshecouldplayitmanytimesforhim

7．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Theauthorwas15whenshewrotethearticle.

B．Theauthorhasagreataffectionforhergrandfather.

C．Theauthorpreferstobeadoctorratherthanamusician.

D．Theauthorisconfidentthatmusicwillmakehermuchmoney.

Thereisnodoubte-commerceisgrowing,anditwillcontinuetogrow.However,physicalstoreswouldnotdieasaresultoftheriseofe-commerce,atleastnotinthenearfuture.Theideathate-commerceistakingoverphysicalstoreshasalreadymisguidedmanypeople.Physicalstoresarefarfromvanishing（消逝）,andtherearesomesolidreasonsforit.

Theprojectionsforonlinespendingisoptimisticwith150billionexpectedtobespentinthecomingthreeyears,yetwearealsoexpecting300billioninspendingatphysicalstoresinthesameduration.Doyoustillthinkthatphysical-storeshoppingistoosmalltosustain（支撑）thee-commerceblow?

Eventhoughconsumersarestayingawayfromphysicalstoresthatfollowolderconcepts,yetweareseeingtheriseoffreshconceptstoresallaroundtheUS.Weareseeinginnovativeandattractivesuccessstoriesofphysicalstores,rangingfromclothesstorestorestaurantstohealthspas.Itwouldbeeasytoassumethatthistrendwillcontinue.

Indeed,manyshoppingmallsaredying,yettherearestillsomeshoppingcentersthatareperformingwell.Youcanseethisforyourselfbyvisitingshoppingmallsnearyou.WhatIwanttoemphasizehereisthatnotallshoppingcentersaremadeequal,justlikenotalle-commerceretailers（零售商）aremadeequal.Bothshoppingmallsande-commercesitescanlosebusinessiftheyfailtomaintainproductivitythroughimprovementsandinnovations.Whenyouvisitshoppingcentersthatareseriousabouttheirbusiness,youwouldseetheirshopsandparkinglotspacked.

Ontheotherhand,evene-tailerslikeAmazonhaveexperimentedwithpop-upshoppingconcepts.Itisimportanttobearinmindthatconsumerspreferface-to-faceinteractionsinsteadofonlineinteractionsduringshopping,meaningthatphysicalstoresaregoingtostaythere.

Still,e-commerceretailersareseeingalloftheirexcitementdisappearastheysettlethesalestaxproblemassociatedwithe-tailing.Asofnow,fivestatesofAmericahavealreadyimposedsalestaxonpurchasesthroughe-commercesites,ande-tailersinthosestateshavealreadywitnessed6to12percentdecreaseinsales.

Thisreinforcesthefactthatphysicalstoresareheretostay,andifyouarestillundervaluingtheirgrowth,youareomitting（省略）ahugechunkoftheretailrepresentation.

8．Theunderlinedword“projections”inParagraph2probablymeans“”.

A．predictionsB．assessments

C．performancesD．intentions

9．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．E-tailersaremorecreativebusinesses.

B．Freshconceptshelpbuildgoodbusiness.

C．Fewerconsumerswillvisitphysicalstores.

D．Physicalstorescan’tstandtheblowofe-commerce.

10．Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofthepassage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

11．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A．WillPhysicalStoresReplaceE-commerceintheNearFuture?

B．IsOfflineSpendingGreaterthanOnlineSpending?

C．OnlineStoresV.S.PhysicalStores—What’stheDifference?

D．DoesE-commerceSuccessMeanPhysicalStoresWillDisappear?

二、七选五

Youoftenfindsomebodywhoworksaroundyoucomplainingallthetime,don’tyou?

12．About70%ofAmericanssaybeingaroundnonstopcomplainerssometimeshasabadinfluenceonthem.Luckily,hereare4tipstohelpformpositivepatterns.

Self-awareness

Whenanegativethoughtpopsintoyourmind,immediatelycorrectit.Insteadoftellingyourself“That’saniceshirt,butIcan’taffordit,”changethemessageto“ThatwilllookgreatwithmyblackpantswhenIcanaffordit.”13．

Ofcourse,everyonecomplainssometimes.Butthelessfrequentlyyoucomplain,thebetteryouwillfeel.

Distanceyourself

14．Excuseyourselfandgosomewherequiet,somewhereoutdoorsinthefreshair.Thinkofsomethingpleasantbeforereturning.Youhavetotakethisseriouslybecausenegativepeoplecanandwillpullyouintothequicksand（困境）.

Don’ttrytochangecomplainers

Ifyoufindyourselftrappedinagroupofcomplainersinameetingoratasocialevent,simplychoosesilence.Lettheirwordsbounce（弹起）offyouwhileyouthinkofsomethingelse.Attemptingtostopthecomplainingcanmakeyouatarget.15．Ifsomeonesays,“IhateMondays,weekendsaretooshort,”trytothink,“I’mgladIrestedupovertheweekend,soI’mreadytomakesomeimprovementonthatbigproject.”

16．

Whensomeoneisshoutingatyouangrily,throwtheresponsibilitybackatthembyasking,“Sowhatdoyouintendtodoaboutit?

”Inmostcases,complainersdon’treallywantasolution.Theyjustwanttospeakthemout.Ifyoumakethemawarethattheythemselveshavetofindthesolutions,theywillleaveyoualoneandfindsomeoneelsetocomplainto.Ifso,youwillbehappy.

A．Findsolutions

B．Changeresponsibility

C．Youhaveg