甘肃省兰州市第一中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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甘肃省兰州市第一中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

甘肃省兰州市第一中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

TaobaoisamajoronlineshoppingwebsiteinChina.Forthosewhojustlovetoshoponline,nowisthebesttimeoftheyear,becauseNov11,China’sSingles’Day,willseesomeseeminglyirrationaldiscounts,inlinewiththetraditionthatwasstartedin2010.

Lastyear,Taobao,amajoronlineshoppingwebsite,setarecordof1billionyuaninsalesonthatdayalone,withawhopping19.1billionyuanexchanginghandsonthewebsite.Thenumberofitemssoldparalyzedthedeliveryservicesduetooverloading.Onthevergeofyetanotherannualspendingspree,it’sworthreadingupontricksandtipstomakethemostoftheshoppingcarnival.

Beprepared

Selectgoodsearlyandrationally

Puteverythingyouwantinthe“shoppingcart”tomakealistofpotentialpurchases.Thengothroughitcarefully,removinganythingyouselectedonimpulse.

Sealadealinadvance

Talktoservicestaffasearlyaspossible.TheymayhavealreadydecidedonadiscountpolicyforNov11andmayevenshiptheproducttoyouinadvance,whichisagoodwaytoavoidtheheavyonlinetrafficonthespecialday.

Manageyourbudget

Popularitemswillbeinstrongdemand,somakesureyou’rereadytopaywiththeleastnumberofprocedures.It’sbesttodepositareasonableamountofmoneyinyourAlipayaccountsothatyoucanpaywithoutgoingthroughanylengthyverifications.Ifyou’replanningonusingacreditcard,youcancallthebanktoapplyformorecredit,butonlyspendasmuchasyoucanaffordtorepay.

Lookattherealitems

Withmanyproducts,suchasshoesandclothes,it’sbettertolookatthemfirsttochecktheirquality,sizeandappearanceandensureyou’rebuyingtherightone.

Besmart

It’sallabouttiming

AccordingtoAlipay,thereareseveralpeakhourswhenonlinetrafficisheavyandthereisahigherriskoffailedtransactions.Trytoavoidthefollowingtimespans:

12pm-1:

30am,10-11am,3-5pm,and8-10pm.

Appsasahelpinghand

SmartphoneappslikeHuihuiShoppinglistthebestoffersonaparticularwebsite,whileYitao,asoftwaredevelopedbyAlibaba,comparespricesofselecteditemsacrossdifferentwebsitestobringyouthebestdeal.

Trackandopenyourpackage

Becauseofthehugedemand,deliverymistakesareinevitable,sotrytotrackthepackage.Iftheproductisperishable,keepthetrackingrecordincaseofadispute.Whenthepackagearrives,checktheitemcarefullybeforesigningforit.Nowyoucangoaheadandenjoyallyournewstuff!

1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“irrational”mean?

A．AmazingB．Unexpected

C．ReasonableD．Irregular

2．WithsomemoneyinAlipayaccount,youcan.

A．spendasmuchasyoucanafford.

B．getthebestdealwithirrationalaccount.

C．savemuchtroubleandtimewhenyoupay.

D．paywiththemostnumberofprocedures.

3．Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．YoucanbuyanythingyouwantonthewebsiteonChina’sSingles’Daywithoutconsideringyourpowerofconsumption.

B．Deliverymistakesareimpossiblethoughthereisalargedemandonthatday.

C．Taobaosetarecordof19.1billionyuaninsalesonSingles’day.

D．Youarelesslikelytomakeadealduringpeakhours.

Thenumberofaccidentsinvolvingpedestrians（行人）wearingheadphonesisontherise,areportsuggests,causingfreshwarningfromroadsafetygroupsinBritain.

AUS-basedstudyfoundatotalof116reportsofdeathorinjurytopedestrianswearingheadphonesbetween2004and2011,jumpingfrom 16in 2005to 47in 2011.

Mostvictimsweremen（68%）andundertheageof30（67%）,witharoundoneintenofallcases（9%）undertheageof18.Some89%ofthecasesoccurredinurbanareasandmorethanhalf（55%）ofthevictimswerestruckbytrains.

Eighty-oneofthe116accidents（70%）resultedintheperson’sdeath—eventhoughawarningwassoundedinaroundathirdofthecases.

Thestudyconcluded,“Theuseofheadphonemaybeasafetyrisktopedestrians,especiallyinenvironmentswithmovingvehicles（cars）.Furtherresearchisneededtodetermineifandhowheadphoneusethreatenspedestriansafety.”Britishroadsafetygroupswarnedpedestrianstobecareful.

FloorLieshout,directorofYouthForRoadSafety,said,“Thisstudyshowsoncemoretheimportanceofusingallofoursenseswhileweareneartraffic.Itisimportantthatwefindanattractivewaytomakeyouthlearnabouttherisksofwearingheadphonesintraffic.”

AndrewHoward,whoistheheadofroadsafetyattheAutomobileAssociation,addedthatsomepedestrianscanbe“sofocusedintheirownlittleworldtheyforgettheworldgoingonaroundthem”.Thatcanincludeheadphonewearers,Howardsaid,butalsopeopletalkingonphones.

However,Howardsaidthatmoreresearchesneededtobedone.

Earlierstudieshaveshownthatpeoplewearingheadphonesortalkingonphonescansuffer“inattentionalblindness”whichmakesthemisolated（孤立）fromtheworldaroundthem.

IanHarvey,atthecharityCivicVoice,saidthat“todefeatisolationandtohelpbuildacivic（文明的）society,peopleneedtointeract（交往）witheachother.

Hesaid,“Abasisforanycivilizedsocietyiscommunication—Surfingtheweb,listeningtoMP3s,readingblogsorsendinge-mailisnotinteractingwithaperson;it’sinteractingwithamachine.

“Ifpeoplefeelsociallyisolated,theyneedtohavemoreface-to-faceinteractionswithotherhumanbeingsandintime,willbegintofeelhappierandmoreconnectedtotheworldandplacetheylivein.”

4．Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?

A．Safetyproblemscausedbywearingheadphones.

B．Recentresearchontheriskstopedestrians.

C．Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofheadphones.

D．TrafficaccidentsintheUnitedStates.

5．WecanlearnfromtheUs-basesstudythat_________.

A．mostaccidentswerecausedbycars

B．mostvictimsdiedintheaccidents

C．mostaccidentshappenedinthecountryside

D．mostvictimsareundereighteen

6．Howardwillprobablyagreethat____________.

A．itissafeifyouwearheadphonesinaproperway

B．itisdangeroustotalkonphoneswhilewalking

C．mostpeoplewearheadphonesbecauseofloneliness

D．peoplewearingheadphonesaremorelikelytogoblind

7．WhatLanHarveysaidshowstheimportanceof___________.

A．beatingisolationB．newtechnologies

C．buildingacivilizedsocietyD．communicationbetweenpeople

WiththerapiddevelopmentofChina'seconomy,moreandmoreforeignersbegintolearnChinesebecausetheyarebeginningtorealizetheimportanceandgrowinginfluenceof China.PupilsinWarwickshirewillsoonbelearningMandarinafternewlinkswereforged（建立联系）witharegioninChina.

HeadteachersfromthecountyspentaweekinShenzheninSouth-eastChina,makinglinkswithschoolsandtouringdifferenteducationestablishments.

SchoolsthattookpartarenowlookingtointroduceMandarinlessons.PupilsfromschoolsinWarwickshireandShenzhenarestartingtowriteande-maileachotherandplansarebeingmadetosharelessonsovertheInternet.

ThetripwasarrangedbyWarwickshireCountyCouncilandfundedbytheBritishCouncilasthefirststageofdevelopmentofarangeoftieswiththeeconomicallyboomingcity.

InternationaldevelopmentofficerJudithYoungsaid:

“WeareenteringanexcitingperiodofschoolrelationbetweenWarwickshireandShenzhen.ThereisarealappetiteforsharingideasamongtheChinese.Wewereabletoseethedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweentheeducationsystemsandtherearemanyareasinwhichourschools,teachersandpupilswillbeabletobenefitfromadifferentculturalperspective（观点）andlinkswithacountrythatisbecomingveryimportantontheworldstage.

Throughoutthehighprofile（引人注目）visitledbyourcountyeducationofficer,EricWood,ourgroupwasmadetofeelverywelcomeandattractedagreatdealofinterest.Ourvisittoaprimaryschoolwasfeaturedasthemainnewsitemontelevisionthatnight.AmarkofhowhighlythevisitwasvaluedisthatplansarebeingmadeforareturnvisittoWarwickshireofcivicleaders,senioreducationofficialsandschoolprincipals.”

8．HeadteachersfromWarwickshirecametoShenzhen_________.

A．togetintouchwithShenzhenschoolsB．topayareturnofficialvisit

C．tohaveMandarinlessonsD．tohavesightseeing

9．HowdoesJudithYoungfeelaboutthefutureco-operation?

A．Upset.B．Confident.

C．Disappointed.D．Unsure.

10．Whichmightbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A．WarwickshireTeachersinShenzhen.

B．SharingDifferentEducationIdeas.

C．SchoolsinWarwickshireForgeChineseLinks.

D．SharingLessonsontheInternet.

二、七选五

Humansuseelectricitytolightupthenightsky.Butdidyouknowthatnatureitselfcanglow,too?

11．.Someusetheirlightstocommunicate.Othersshinetohunt,tomateortoprotectthemselves.Thevampiresquid,forexample,givesoutacloudoflighttoscareenemies.

12．.

In2013,theUScompanyGleauxsaidithadcreatedtheworld’sfirstlight-producingplant,reportedtheDailyMail.

13．.

“Peoplehavedreamedaboutthisstuffformanyyears,”saidAlexanderKrichevsky,thecompany’sfounder.

Heandotherresearchersareworkingtowardafutureinwhichglowingplantsreplacelampsandglowingtreeslinehighways.14．,makingthemglowtoletfarmersknowwhentheyneedwaterorarereadytobepicked.

WhileGleauXisworkingonglowingplants,theFrenchcompanyGloweeistryingtouseglowingbacteriatolightupshopwindowsandstreetsigns.Itisthesametypeofbacteriathatcausescertainseaanimalstolightup.

15．.Thecompanyisnowworkingonalightthatshinesbrighter,lastslongerandcomesindifferentcolors.

“Ourgoalistochangethewayweproduceanduselight,”saidGlow