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山东省栖霞市第一中学学年高一月考英语试题word无答案
山东省栖霞市第一中学2019-2020学年高一3月月考英语试题(word无答案)
一、阅读理解
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1.ResortsofeverykindhavesprunguptocatertotheEnglishmanneedtospendapartoftheyear,howeverbriefly,bytheseaside.NotowninBritainismorethaneightymilesfromtheseaandthereareseasideresortsallroundthecoast.OnasummerSundaymostoftheroadsthatleadtotheseaaxecongested(拥挤)withcarsfullofpeopleeagertogetabreathofseaair.Intheeveningwheneveryoneisfulloffood,ice-creamandlollipops,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.
【小题1】Whydopeopleoftenhavealongslowdrivehomeonroadsinsummer?
A.Becauseitisextremelyfarfromthesea.
B.Becausetoomanyreturningcarsoftenmakeatrafficjam.
C.Becausepeoplearefulloffood,ice-creamandlollypops.
D.Becausepeopleareattractedintheresortssotheyleaveslowly.
【小题2】Whichresortisfamousforitsentertainmentsandgrandlights?
A.Bournemouth.
B.Blackpool.
C.Brighton.
D.Southend.
【小题3】WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.TherearepalmtreesgrowingnearBournemouth.
B.SouthendhasthelongestpierinBritain.
C.SouthendisabetterpreferredresortthanBrightonbyLondonlocals.
D.Peoplecrowdedintothewater’sedgeatBrightonforaquickswim.
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2.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?
【小题1】Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“feelingthepinch”probablymean?
A.Lackinginmoney
B.Fullofcuriosity
C.Willingtohelpothers
D.Unsatisfiedwiththeirlife
【小题2】Whomaybeagainstthesharingeconomy?
A.Ataxidriverwhocan’tfindaaparkingplace
B.ApriestinthechurchnearKingsCross
C.Atravellerwhoneedsaccomodiation
D.Awell-knownhigh-endholidayhotel
【小题3】Whyaremanypeoplepleasedtoshareaccordingtoparagraph4?
A.Theycangainhugeprofits
B.Theyneedn’tpayanyfee
C.Therearefewrulestolimitthem
D.Thenewbusinesshasnorisks
【小题4】Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheboomingbusiness?
A.Creativeanddeveloped
B.Competitivebutunpractical
C.Effectiveandworrying
D.Traditionalandacceptable
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3.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,”Dr.DavideViganosaid.Arecentstudyshowedthatbetween60and80percentofrunnersgothurtperyear.Thisisprettymuchmorethananyotherhumanactivity.Researcherssaythetechnologycanalsobedevelopedtoteachpeoplehowtodance,playsportssuchasgolf,oreventohelptoteachwomentowalkbetterinhighheels.
Mr.Viganosaid,“Peoplecouldallbenefitfromtheidea.Wehavehadinterestfromallsortsofsports,likeskiing,football,cyclingandgolf.Anythingwhereyouhavetouseyourfeetcanuseit.Itcouldevenbeputinhighheelstohelpwomenwalkinthemsafely.”
Socksarejustthestart,andthetechnologycouldbeusedingloves,hatsandboots.Thesocks,ankletandsoftwarepackage,areexpectedtobesoldforaround£120,whichwillgoonsaleinMarch.
【小题1】Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“anyonewithtwoleftfeet”referto?
A.Peoplewhoaredisabled.
B.Peoplewhoareinterestedindancing.
C.Peoplewhoarenotgoodatdancing.
D.Peoplewhoinventedthesocks.
【小题2】What’sspecialaboutfibersthatthesocksaremadeof?
A.Theyfeelmuchsofterthannormalclothes.
B.Theycanmonitorthemovementoffeet.
C.Theyareexpensivetoproduce.
D.Theyactasasmartphoneforusers.
【小题3】WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutthesocks?
A.Theycanimprovetheskillofrunning.
B.Theycanhelpwomenwalkbetterinhighheels.
C.Theycanteachpeopletodancewell.
D.Theycanbewornfordayswithoutwashing.
【小题4】AccordingtoDr.Vigano,________.
A.everyonecanmakegooduseofthesmartsocks
B.userscanrunasfastastheylikewiththesocks
C.60to80percentofrunnerswouldliketobuythesmartsocks
D.norunnerswillgethurt,thankstothesocks
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4.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.
【小题1】Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Smartphone’smanufacturers.
B.Applesmartphone’sfeatures.
C.Asianphonemakers’fastgrowth.
D.CompetitionamongAsianphonemakers.
【小题2】WhichisNOTamongthetop3phonemakersintheworld?
A.TCL.
B.Samsung.
C.Apple.
D.Hua