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河北安平中学实验部高一年级英语学科寒假作业
2019年2月6日
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
ResortsofeverykindhavesprunguptocatertotheEnglishman^needtospendapartoftheyear,howeverbriefly,bytheseaside.NotowninBritainismorethaneightymilesfromtheseaandthereareseasideresortsallroundthecoast.OnasummerSundaymostoftheroadsthatleadtotheseaaxecongestedwithcarsfullofpeopleeagertogetabreathofseaair.Intheeveningwheneveryoneisfulloffood,ice-creamandlollypops,thereisthelongslowdrivehomeonroadscrowdedwithreturningcars.
Brighton
Brightonisoneofthebest-knownsouthcoastresortsandisverypopularfordaytripexcursions.ItisonlyfiftymilesfromLondonandcanbereachedbyfasttraininanhour.Attheweekendthepebbledbeachesarethrongedwithpeoplesunbathingorpickingtheirwaytothewater’sedgeforadip.
Bournemouth
LocatedahundredmilesfromLondon,thebeachesarewideandsandy.Whitehouseslinetheclifftopsandnarrowvalleys,denselywoodedwithpinetrees,reachdowntotheshore.TheareaneartothetownofTorquayontheDevoncoastissometimescalledBritainsRivieraandtheclimateissomildthatpalmtreesgrowalongtheseafront.
Blackpool
Onthenorth-westcoast,apopularresortforthepeopleintheindustrialnorth,Blackpoolisagay,noisytown,famousforitsamusementfacilitiesandthemagicallights.Atnightpeopletravelfrommilesaroundtoseetheextravaganzaoflightsdecoratingtheseafront.
Southend
OntheeastcoastatthemouthoftheThames,Southendis,likeBrighton,oneofthefavoriteresortsofLondoners.ThepierhereisthelongestinBritainandoffersagreatvarietyofdifferingentertainments.
21.Whydopeopleoftenhavealongslowdrivehomeonroadsinsummer?
A.Becauseitisextremelyfarfromthesea.
B.Becausepeoplearefulloffood,ice-creamandlollypops.
C.Becausetoomanyreturningcarsoftenmakeatrafficjam.
D.Becausepeopleareattractedintheresortssotheyleaveslowly.
22.Whichresortisfamousforitsentertainmentsandgrandlights?
A.Blackpool.B.Bournemouth.
C.Briton.D.Southend.
23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.TherearepalmtreesgrowingnearBournemouth.
B.SouthendhasthelongestpierinBritain.
C.Peoplecrowdedintothewater’sedgeatBritonforaquickswim.
D.SouthendisabetterpreferredresortthanBritonbyLondonlocals.
B
Doyouhaveaspareroominyourhouse?
Whataboutadrivewayforyourcar?
Bothofthesecanhelpyoumakemoney.Manypeoplewhoarefeelingthepincharetakingadvantageofwhat’sbeencalledthe“sharingeconomy”.
Perhapsthebest-knownexampleofacompanyinthisfieldisAirbnb---anAmericanwebbusinesswhichallowsyoutorentoutyourspareroomtoholidaymakers.Itsaysitoperatesin34,000citiesandithasover1,500,000listings.Itseemstohaveconcernedthemarket!
ABritishcompanyisdoingsomethingwithparkingspaces.JustPark’sfounder,AnthonyEskinazi,says,“WhenIhadtheoriginalidea,Ispottedadrivewayclosetoasportsstadium.ItwouldhavebeensoconvenientifIcouldhavejustparkedinthatdrivewayratherthanincommercialcarpark.”Andhehasabigclientele(客户):
around20,000peoplehaveadvertisedtheirspacesonthesite,andhesaysaroundhalfamilliondriversuseit.Thereareothersitesdoingverysimilarthings,likeUberandLyft---theseletdriverssharetheircarswithotherpassengers.Anydriverknowshowvaluableaplacetoparkis.AchurchnearKingsCrossincentralLondonhasapparentlymadeover£200,000byrentingoutspaceinitsyardtotravelers!
Becausethisisanewbusinessworld,thoserulesaren’tthereyetandmanypeoplearehappytoshare...aslongasitpays!
Butthesharingeconomyhasitscritics:
thecompetitorsofthesenewcompanies.PeoplewhorunthingsliketraditionalB&B,commercialcarparksandtaxiservicesareafraidofendingupoutofpocket.Andthereisanotherissue:
regulationsonthesenewbusinessareunclear.Howwillrentingoutyourdrivewayaffectyourneighbor?
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“feelingthepinch”probablymean?
A.LackinginmoneyB.Fullofcuriosity
C.WillingtohelpothersD.Unsatisfiedwiththeirlife
25.Whomaybeagainstthesharingeconomy?
A.Ataxidriverwhocan’tfindaaparkingplaceB.ApriestinthechurchnearKingsCross
C.AtravellerwhoneedsaccomodiationD.Awell-knownhigh-endholidayhotel
26.Whyaremanypeoplepleasedtoshareaccordingtoparagraph4?
A.TheycangainhugeprofitsB.Theyneedn’tpayanyfee
C.TherearefewrulestolimitthemD.Thenewbusinesshasnorisks
27.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheboomingbusiness?
A.CreativeanddevelopedB.Competitivebutunpractical
C.EffectiveandworryingD.Traditionalandacceptable
C
Thiscouldbetheperfectgiftforthepartner,whoembarrassesyouonthedancefloor.Smartsocks,whichcanteachtodance,maybetheanswerforanyonewithtwoleftfeet.
Thesockshavebeendevelopedasarunningtooltohelprunnersimprovetheirskills.Thankstothesocks,userscanaccuratelyrecordnotonlyhowfarandfasttheyrunbutalsohowwell.Itmeanstheusermaximizestheirperformance,andreducesdamagetobodyandpreventshurt.Thehi-techsocksaremadeofspecialfibersthatwatchthemovementsofyourfeet.Theylook,feelandcanbewashedlikenormalclothes.
Sensors(传感器)recordeachmovementandsenditbyanankletransmitter(脚踝发射器)toasmartphone.Thena“virtualcoach”applicationshowstheinformationandcantelltheuserwhattheyaredoingwrong,andhelptoimproveskillinanytaskwithfeet.
Thesocksshouldbeusefultoathletesandweekendjoggers."Peoplethinkrunningissoeasyandofcourseeverybodycandoitbutnotnecessarilysafelyandwell,"DrDavideViganosaid.Arecentstudyshowedthatbetween60and80percentofrunnersgothurtperyear.Thisisprettymuchmorethananyotherhumanactivity.Researcherssaythetechnologycanalsobedevelopedtoteachpeoplehowtodance,playsportssuchasgolf,oreventohelptoteachwomentowalkbetterinhighheels.
Mr.Viganosaid,“Peoplecouldallbenefitfromtheidea.Wehavehadinterestfromallsortsofsports,likeskiing,football,cyclingandgolf.Anythingwhereyouhavetouseyourfeetcanuseit.Itcouldevenbeputinhighheelstohelpwomenwalkinthemsafely.”
Socksarejustthestart,andthetechnologycouldbeusedingloves,hatsandboots.Thesocks,ankletandsoftwarepackage,areexpectedtobesoldforaround£120,whichwillgoonsaleinMarch.
28.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"anyonewithtwoleftfeet"referto?
A.Peoplewhoaredisabled.
B.Peoplewhoareinterestedindancing.
C.Peoplewhoarenotgoodatdancing.
D.Peoplewhoinventedthesocks.
29.What'sspecialaboutfibersthatthesocksaremadeof?
A.Theyfeelmuchsofterthannormalclothes.
B.Theycanmonitorthemovementoffeet.
C.Theyareexpensivetoproduce.
D.Theyactasasmartphoneforusers.
30.WHchofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutthesocks?
A.Theycanimprovetheskillofrunning.
B.Theycanhelpwomenwalkbetterinhighheels.
C.Theycanteachpeopletodancewell.
D.Theycanbewornfordayswithoutwashing.
31.AccordingtoDr.Vigano,.
A.everyonecanmakegooduseofthesmartsocks
B.userscanrunasfastastheylikewiththesocks
C.60to80percentofrunnerswouldliketobuythesmartsocks
D.norunnerswillgethurt,thankstothesocks
D
AppleannounceditsnewiPhoneslastweek,butcompetitors’mobilephonescandomanyofthesamethingsforlessmoney.
ThenewiPhone8andXhavewirelesscharging,edge-to-edgeglassscreenanddoublecameras.ButallofthesefeaturesarealreadyavailableinsmartphonesfromChina’sHuaweiandOppo,andKorea’sSamsung.WhileAppleasksbuyerstopay$1,000foritshigh-endmodel,someAsianphonemakerscanoffersimilarfeaturesforless.
Atonetime,Chinesemanufacturerscopiedfeaturesanddesignsfromotherstoproducelow-costphones.Buttheyhavenowaddedhigh-endfeaturestotheirphonesandtheycontrolnearlyhalftheglobalmobilephonemarket.
MediaMarktSaturnisEurope’sbiggestelectronicsseller.AspokespersonforthestoretoldReutersthat,“HuaweiisseenasarelevantcompetitortoAppleandSamsungbycoveringallmajorpricepointsandplacingbiginvestmentsinmarketingandsales.’’ShealsosaidthattheChinesecompaniesHuawei,ZTE,LenovoandTCLwereamongthetop-10best-sellingsmartphonesinitsstores.
Chinesemanufacturers’fastgrowthhasbeenfueledbystrongsalesinChina.Buttheynowexport40percentoftheirsmartphones.Thatisalmostdoublethenumberfromjustthreeyearsago,accordingtotheHongKonginvestmentcompanyCLSA.
Huaweiiscurrentlytheworld’sthirdlargestphonemakerbehindSamsungandApple.AccordingtoresearchcompanyCanalys,theChinesecompanyisgettingclosertosecond-placeAppleandmightovertakeitlaterthisyear.Huaweiplanstoshowitstop-of-the-lineMate10phoneonOct.16.Thephonewillhaveartificialintelligencefeaturessuchasinstanttranslationandimagerecognitionandwillcostlessthan$1,000.
OtherChinesecompaniesarelookingtoenterthehigh-endsmartphonemarket.
32.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Smartphone’smanufacturers.B.Applesmartphone’sfeatures.
C.Asianphonemakers’fastgrowth.D.CompetitionamongAsianphonemakers.
33.WhichisNOTamongthetop3phonemakersintheworld?
A.TCL.B.Samsung.
C.Apple.D.Huawei.
34.Whatdoweknowfromthetext?
A.HueweiwillhaveovertakenApplebylater2017.
B.Chinesemakers’phoneswithhigh-endfea