山东省枣庄市第六中学学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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山东省枣庄市第六中学学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题

山东省枣庄市第六中学2014-2015学年高一上学期期末考试

英语试题

注意事项：

1．请在答题纸上作答，在试卷上作答无效。

2．本试卷分第一卷和第二卷，共120分，考试时间100分钟。

第一卷

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。

A

ThemostfrighteningwordsintheEnglishlanguageare,“Ourcomputerisdown.”Youhearitmoreandmorewhenyouareonbusiness.TheotherdayIwasattheairportwaitingforatickettoWashingtonandthegirlintheticketofficesaid,“I’msorry,Ican’tsellyouaticket.Ourcomputerisdown.”

“Ifyourcomputerisdown,justwritemeoutaticket.”

“Ican’twriteyououtaticket.Thecomputeristheonlyoneallowedtodoso.”

Inoticedeverypassengerwasjuststandingtheredrinkingcoffeeandstaringattheblackscreen.ThenIlookeddownonthecomputerandaskedher,“Whatdoallyoupeopledo?

”

“Wegivethecomputertheinformationaboutyourtrip,andthenittellsuswhetheryoucanflywithusornot.”

“Sowhenitgoesdown,yougodownwithit.”

“That’sgood,sir.”

“Howlongwillthecomputerbedown?

Iwantedtoknow.”

“Ihavenoidea.Sometimesit’sdownfor10minutes,sometimesfortwohours.There’snowaywecanfindoutwithoutaskingthecomputer,andsinceit’sdownitwon’tanswerus.”

Afterthegirltoldmetheyhadnobackupcomputer,Isaid.“Let’sforgetthecomputer—Whataboutyourplanes?

Theyarestillflying,aren’tthey?

”

“Icouldn’ttellwithoutaskingthecomputer.”

“MaybeIcould,justgotothegateandaskthepilotifheisflyingtoWashington,”Isuggested.

“Iwouldn’tknowwhatgatetosendyouto.EvenifthepilotwasgoingtoWashington,hecouldn’ttakeyouifyoudidn’thaveaticket.”

“IsthereanyotherairlineflyingtoWashingtonwithinthenextfewhours?

”

“Iwouldn’tknow,”shesaid,pointingatthedarkscreen.“Only‘IT’knows.Itcan’ttellme.”

Bythistimetherewerequiteafewpeoplestandinginlines.Thewordssoonspreadtoothertravelersthatthecomputerwasdown.Somepeoplewentwhite,somepeoplestartedtocryandstillotherskickedtheirluggage.

1．Wheredoyouoftenhearthefrighteningwords“Ourcomputerisdown”?

A．attheairport.B．Atthegate.

C．OnbusinessD．Intheticketoffice

2．Whatcouldthegirlintheticketofficedowithoutaskingthecomputer?

A．Shecoulddonothing.

B．Shecouldwriteoutaticket.

C．Shecouldstillsellaticket.

D．Shecouldanswerpassengers’questions.

3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“down”inParagraph1mean?

A．WhiteB．BrokenC．BlackD．Dark

4．Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.

A．amoderncomputerwon’tbedown

B．computerscantaketheplaceofhuman

C．therewillbegreatchangesincomputers

D．sometimesacomputermaybringsufferingtopeople

B

TheaverageBritish22year-oldhasmorethan1,000onlinefriendsonsiteslikeFacebook,comparedtothoseintheirfiftieswhohavefewerthan20,accordingtoanewstudy.

The“Facebookgenerationgap”hasbeenhighlightedinanewpieceofresearchwhichshowsthattheaverage22year-oldclaimstohave1,000ormorefriendsonsiteslikeFacebook.

Peopleintheirtwentieshavemorethan50timesasmanydigitalfriendsasthosewhoareover50yearsold,despitethepopularityofsiteslikeFacebookwiththeoldergenerations,saysastudyconductedbyconsumerresearchgroupIntersperience.

ThenewscomesduringthesameweekFacebook'ssecond-incommand,SherylSandberg,isvisitingtheUKtodeliveraspeechattheLondonSchoolofEconomics.

Facebook'schiefoperatingofficerisgoingtospeakabouthowthesocialwebhastransformedpeople'sfriendshipsandrelationships.

Thesurveyfoundthattherewasaclearlinkbetweenpeople'sageandthenumberofonlinefriendstheyhave．Theresearchersfoundthatthoseaged13to16,haveanaverageof450friendsonsocialnetworks,withgirlshavingslightlymorefriendsthatboys．Peopleintheirthirtiestendtohavebetween100and200friends,whilethoseintheirfortieshavebetween50and100.

However,thoseusingsitessuchasFacebookovertheageof50,tendedtohave20orlessfriends．Theoldestpersonsurveyedwas70yearsold.

PaulHudson,Intersperience'schiefexecutive,said:

"Ourresearchunderlinesfundamental（根本的）changestakingplaceinBritishsocietyasaresultoffinallyenteringthedigitalage．HalfoftheUKpopulationareonFacebooknow．Inasocialmediacontext,a'friend'meanssomethingdifferenttoa20yearoldthantoa50yearold."

Headded:

“Socialnetworkingactivityisjustoneexampleofhowdifferentgroupsareadaptingtothedigitalageatdifferentpaces．Inthiscase,ageisthedeterminingfactor-howeverinotherinstancesitisnot.”

5．Whichisthedeterminingfactorinsocialnetworkingactivity?

A．GenderB．AgeC．RelationshipD．Pace

6．Whatcanwelearnfromthesurvey?

A．Theolderapersonis,thelessonlinefriendshemayhave

B．Girlshaveremarkablymorefriendsthanboys

C．Peopleintheirthirtiestendtohavebetween50and100friends

D．Thelinkbetweenpeople’sageandthenumberofonlinefriendstheyhaveisnotclear

7．Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingstatementsareTrueexcept.

A．Theoldestpeoplesurveyedis70

B．PaulHudsonwilldeliveraspeechattheLondonSchoolofEconomics

C．Differentgroupsareadaptingtothedigitalageatdifferentpaces

D．FacebookispopularinUKnow

8．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Socialnetworkingactivity

B．Thedigitalage

C．“Facebookgenerationgap”—Facebookgenerationhasmorethan1,000friends

D．ChangestakingplaceinBritishsociety

C

Youmayhavenoticedsomethingdifferentwhenyouateatyourfavoriterestaurant.Orperhapsyoupickeduponitwhilelookingthroughyoursocialmediaapps（社交媒体软件）.Youguessedit---we’rebecomingafoodie（吃货）culture.

Forsome,thatmeansphotographingeverydish,butothersaretakingitonestepfurther.SophiaHampton,asenioratStaplesHighSchoolinUS,choosestomakeherownfood.ShehasbeenpublishedinFutureChefs,acookbookofrecipes（食谱）byteens.

Hampton’sbestadviceforthosewhowanttobefoodiesistogetinthekitchen.

“Startcooking,”shesaid.“Therearesomanyresourcesonline,likerecipesandarticlesaboutfood.Gotoyourlocalfarmers’marketandstartcookingwiththem.

Besidesblogsandonlineresources,therearealsohands-oncookingclassesforstudents.TheChoppingBlock,aChicagocookingschool,offersmanydifferentclassesforteens,includingcoursesonchocolateandFrenchfood.

Byattendingcookingclasses,surfingonlineandgoingtorestaurants,youcanfindendlessrecipes.Butsometimesbecomingarealfoodiemeansbeingbehindacamera.Asourfood-lovingculturebecomesmorepopularandteen-friendly,socialmediaappslikeFacebook,havebecomemajorplayersinfoodculture.

“Gettinginvolvedinfoodiecultureisaseasyashavingacameraandasocialmediaapp,”onefoodiesaid.“Ialwaysgotostreetsandfarmers’marketstotakebeautifulpicturesoffood.Whereverfoodpricesareexpensive,thephotosarefree.”

9．WhatdoesHamptonadvisethosewhowanttobefoodiestodo?

A．Posttheirrecipesonline.B．Cookfoodbythemselves.

C．Eatattheirfavoriterestaurant.D．Takephotosofeverydishtheyeat.

10．Wherecanstudentsfindnewrecipes,accordingtothearticle?

①cookingclasses②onlineresources③newrestaurant④publiclibraries

A．①②③B．①③④C．②③④D．①②④

11．Whathasmadefoodieculturemorepopular,accordingtothearticle?

A．People’sgrowinginterestintraditionalculture.

B．Theconvenienceofgettingdifferentfood.

C．Theuseofcamerasandsocialmedia.

D．Thedropinfoodprices.

D

AfterImadeittothecitycenter,IstartedtofeelitmightbeeasyforaforeignertodealwiththegreatsizeofBeijing.Withgrowingconfidence,Idecidedtotakethesubwaytothehotel,notrealizingthatthenetworkdidn’tgothatfar.Impressedwiththecleanlinessofthestation,Iboughtaticketandboardedthefirsttrainthatcamealong.

AfterafewminutesIaskedinEnglishofcourseayoungmanseatednexttomewhereIshouldgetoffclosesttotheFriendshipHotel.Wearingasmartbusinesssuitandtie,hewouldsurelyspeakEnglish,wouldn’the?

Unfortunately,hecouldn’tunderstandmebutseemedveryfriendly.IshowedhimtheroomcardwithalltheinformationoftheFriendshipHotelinChinesecharacters.Helookedatit,andthenhiseyesmovedquicklytothecarriage（车厢）subwaymap.Next,heraisedthreefingersofhisrighthand.

InAustralia,raisingfingersatsomeoneisnotusuallynice,butthismanwasn’tsmiling.Atthenextstationheshowedmetwofingers.NowinAustralia,that’sreallyrude,butIgotthemessage.Whenwestoppedatthethirdstation,hedidn’tjustpointtothedoor,butgotup,tookmeoutofthetrain,andledmetothetopofthestairs,andoutontothestreet.Thenhestoppedataxiandtoldthedriverwheretotakeme.

Allthiscamefromamanwhocouldn’tspeakmylanguage,andIcouldn’tspeakhis.Iwasnowspeechless,especiallywhenherefusedmyofferofmoney.Ifeltalittleembarrassedhavingeventhoughthewouldacceptatip.

ThisexperiencemadeitclearIhadtolearnsomeChinesequicklyormyadventuresmightstartturningintobadluck.

12．Theauthordecidedtotakethesubwaybecause________.

A．helivednearthecitycenter

B．thenetworkcoveredmostofthestops

C．hebelievedinhisabilitytodealwiththetrip

D．hehadagoodimpressionofitscleanliness

13．Havingbeenshowntheroomcard,theyoungman_________.

A．understoodtheauthorwellB．stillremainedpuzzled

C．answeredtheauthordirectlyD．pointedatthesubwaymap

14．Whichofthefollowingcan’tbeusedtodescribetheyoungman?

A．helpfulB．rudeC．warmheartedD．caring

15．Theauthor