高三上学期期中考试英语试1Word文档格式.docx

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In1999，PeterMerholzbrokedowntheterm“Weblog”into“weblog”．Thistermsoonbecamepopularandblogbegantobeusedmoreasaverb.Toblogcametomeantocreatoredityourweblog.By2003theOxfordEnglishDictionaryhadtoincludeitintheirnewversion.PyraLabscreatedasoftwareknownasBlogger，whichwaslateracquiredbyGoogle，andthisinterface（界面）madeitpossibleforeveryonewithInternetaccesstocreatetheirownblog.Allinall，itstandsforthecomingofnewInternettechnology.

Todaypeoplearecompletelyfamiliarandcomfortablewiththetermandwhatitrepresents.Itisanonlinejournalofsortsthathasgivenmillionsofpeoplearoundtheglobeanopportunitytoexploretheircreativewritingabilities.You’refreetowritewhatyouplease，anditisthechoiceofthereadersiftheyreaditorignoreit.Bloggingisarevolutionthathaschangedtheliteraryhabitsoftheworld，andhasbroughteverysinglepersonabitcloser.

1．Whatistheoriginalmeaningoftheterm“blog”？

A．Weblog.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

B．Webpage.

C．Weblog. 

D．Website.

2．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatatthebeginning　　　 

．

A．itwaseasytocreateablog

B．itwasdifficulttostartanewwebpage

C．bloggingwasquitepopular

D．theblogwasshortandsimple

3．Theword“blog”wasusedasaverbmeaningtocreateoreditaweblog　　　 

．

A．whentheInteractfirstbeganfunctioning

B．immediatelyafterJornBargercreateditin1997

C．afterPeterMerholzbrokedowntheterm“Weblog”into“weblog”

D．aftertheOxfordEnglishDictionaryincludeditinits2003version

4．Whatistherightorderofthefollowingevents?

a．theterm“Weblog”wascoinedbyJornBurger

b．GoogleacquiredthesoftwareknownasBlogger

c．PeterMerholzbrokedowntheterm“Weblog”into“Weblog”

d．asoftware，Blogger，madeitpossibleforeveryonetocreatetheirownblog

A．a，b，c，d 

B．a，c，b，d

C．a，d，c，b 

D．a，c，d，b

B

Asalanguagestudentthereareseveralreasonswhylearningaboutculturalaspectsisimportantandfun.Oneisinterest.Knowingaboutthewaypeoplebehavemakesyourreadingmoreinteresting.Anotherreasonisusefulness.

Ifyouaregoingtohaveaconversationwithnativespeakersofalanguageyoulearn，youneedtoknowthesortoftopicsthatinterestthemonceyougetpast“Hello”．Youneedtoknowsomethingabouttheirfavoritesports，thecurrent（现时的）governmentofthecountrywherethelanguageisspoken，currentfashionsinclothesandoutstandingnationaleventsinrecenttimes，tomentionafew.

Showingthatyouknowsomethingabouttheircountrycanleadtointerestingconversations.

Thewaypeoplethinkiscloselyconnectedwithlanguage.Languagesareonechannelthroughwhichdifferentculturespresenttheirideasbothwithinthemselvesandincontactwithothers.Thefactthatalanguagedoesnothavethesamerangeofwordsasanotherlanguagedoesnotmeanthattheydonotvaluethosethingsasmuch.

Whetherornotyourmainintentiontolearnalanguageistolearnaboutpeople’sculturalbackgroundsortodealwithadegreecourse，youwillbelearningaboutitindirectlyfromvarioussourcesaboutculturelikethecoursebooks，films，thenews，literatureoreventravelbrochures（手册）．Youcouldmakealonglistjustbythinkingofallthethingsthatareimportanttotheculturesuchascustomsthatgobackcenturies，architecture，traditionalceremonies，thewaypeoplerelatetoeachotherinfamilies，thevaluethatareimportanttoasociety，thesenseofhumourthatpeopleshare，movies，musicandart.Alltheseculturalaspectsareimportanttolanguagelearnersiftheywanttogetabetterunderstandingofthelanguageitself.

5．Whichofthefollowingcontributestoaconversationwithnativespeakers?

A．Greetingthembysaying“Hello”．

B．Talkingabouttheirreligiousbeliefs.

C．Tellingthemaboutyourfavoritesports.

D．Mentioninginterestingtopicsintheirculture.

6．Whatroledoesalanguageplayintheculture?

A．Itoffersthesamerangeofwordsasanotherlanguage.

B．Itisachannelthroughwhichpeoplepresenttheirideas.

C．Itvaluespeople’sideasandthoughtstoacertaindegree.

D．Itdealswiththerelationshipbetweenthoughtsandlanguage.

7．Thelastparagraphmainlydealswith　　 

　．

A．people’smainpurposetolearnaforeignlanguage

B．theimportancetolearnaboutculturalbackgrounds

C．differentculturalsourcesandmainculturalaspects

D．howpeoplethinkandwhatisvaluedbyasociety

8．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A．Whatisacultureabout

B．Whydowelearnculture

C．Whattolearninaculture

D．Howtolearnaboutculture

C

Doyouwantabitofanadventure?

WouldyouliketodiscoverallthecornersoftheUK，ortravelabroad?

Maybeyouhavenevertriedthemotorhomelifestylebefore．Well，readthisarticleandyouwillknowwhyamotorhomeisagoodchoice．

Nothingisbetterthanamotorhome．Ithassomanyusesthatitisconsideredthemost 

versatile 

vehicleanditisalsoverycomfortable．Ifyouarethinkingabouthiringamotorhomethissummer，thenthebestchoiceistobookitearly，especiallyifyouareconsideringtheschoolholidays．Themotorhomehireserviceisveryseasonalandmotorhomehirecompanieswillneverhaveextravehiclesavailableinthesummermonths．

TherearealotofcompaniesthroughouttheUK，andsomeofthebigoneshavemotorhomesspreadalloverthecountry．Atpresent，thelargestnetworkformotorhomehireisprovidedbyMotorhomewhichisbasedinCambridge．IfyouareintheUK，youmayphone0800612-8719fordetailsofitsmotorhomehireinformation．Motorhomehasanetworkofover500vehiclesalloverEngland，ScotlandandWales．

MostpeoplewishingtohireamotorhomearefamiliesthatarelookingforanalternativetoaEuropeanpackageholiday，especiallyasflyingnowhasbecomemoreexpensive，andisconsideredtobeenvironmentallyunfriendly．Thereisnodoubtthattheideaofno-flyholidaysisgoingtobecomemorepopularasfewerpeoplethinkitissafetofly．Thisexplainswhymoreandmorepeoplearechoosingtohireamotorhomefortheirholidays．

9、Themainpurposeofthistextistoexplainwhyitisagoodideato______．

A.takeanadventure

B.traveltoEngland

C.tryanewlifestyle

D.hireamotorhome

10、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“versatile”inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Fast．B.Safe．

C.Useful．D.Exciting．

11、Whyshouldyoubookamotorhomeearlyifyouwanttobookoneforthissummer?

A.Bookingearlyismuchcheaper．

B.Summerisusuallyaverybusyseason．

C.Youcanarrangeyourtimebetterthisway．

D.Studentsusuallybookthemtoearnmoney．

12、Thelastparagraphtellsustheadvantagesofhiringamotorhomeby______．

A.tellingusastory

B.givingdetaileddata

C.comparingitwithflying

D.showingtheresultsofastudy

D

Ifyouboughtsomecandymonthsagobutneverateit，howcanyoutellwhetheritisstillsafetoeat？

Theeasiestwayistocheckthe“use-bydate”printedonthewrapper．Ifthatdatehasalreadypassed，you’relikelytothrowthecandyaway．Butisthatreallynecessary？

AccordingtoanewreportfromtheUSNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil（NRDC），tonsoffoodiswastedeachyear，largelybecausepeopledon’tfullyunderstandwhatexpirationdates，or“use-bydates”，actuallymean．

Fooddatingwasintroducedinthe1970sbecauseconsumerswantedmoreinformationaboutthethingsthattheywereeating．Whentheyfirstshowedup，use-bydateswereonlysupposedtoindicatefreshnessbecauseproducerswantedtheirproductstobetastedintheirbestconditions．

Butthetruthisthatthesedatesaren'

trelatedtotheriskoffoodpoisoningorfood-bornillness，accordingTo 

Time 

News．However，mostcustomersmisinterpreted 

use-bydatesandrelatedthemtothesafetyofthefood，andtheystilllargelydonow．

Eggs，forexample，canstillbeeatenthreetofiveweeksafterpurchaseeventhoughtheuse-bydateismuchearlier．Whentheiruse-bydatespass，strawberry-flavoreddrinksmaylosetheirredcolorandbiscuitsmaylosetheircrunch（嘎吱嘎吱的声音），buttheyarenotharmful．

“It’saconfusingsubject，thedifferencebetweenfoodqualityandfoodsafety，”saidJenaRoberts，vicepresidentofNationalFoodLab，aUSfoodtestingcompany．“EveninthefoodindustryIhavecolleagueswhogetconfused. 

”

Thisiswhyscientistsarecallingforastandardexplanationtobeprintedfollowingtheuse-bydates．“Wewantthistobeclearlycommunicatedsoconsumersarenotmisunderstandingthedateandcontributingtoalotofwaste，”saidDanaGanders，astaffscientistwiththeNRDC．

Butthiswon’tbeamistakethatiseasytocorrectsincepeoplehavebelieveditforsolong．Anotherproblemisthatthequalitylevelsofdifferentfoodschangedifferently—somearestillsafetoeatlongaftertheiruse-bydatewhileothersarenot．

Asaresult，foodindustryofficialsarenowthinkingofchangingtheuse-bydatetoadateind