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

1、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学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读选择 Taobao is a major online shopping website in China. For those who just love to shop online, now is the best time of the year, because Nov 11, Chinas Singles Day, will see some seemingly irrational discounts, in line wi

2、th the tradition that was started in 2010.Last year, Taobao, a major online shopping website, set a record of 1 billion yuan in sales on that day alone, with a whopping 19.1 billion yuan exchanging hands on the website. The number of items sold paralyzed the delivery services due to overloading. On

3、the verge of yet another annual spending spree, its worth reading up on tricks and tips to make the most of the shopping carnival.Be preparedSelect goods early and rationallyPut everything you want in the “shopping cart” to make a list of potential purchases. Then go through it carefully, removing a

4、nything you selected on impulse.Seal a deal in advanceTalk to service staff as early as possible. They may have already decided on a discount policy for Nov 11 and may even ship the product to you in advance, which is a good way to avoid the heavy online traffic on the special day.Manage your budget

5、Popular items will be in strong demand, so make sure youre ready to pay with the least number of procedures. Its best to deposit a reasonable amount of money in your Alipay account so that you can pay without going through any lengthy verifications. If youre planning on using a credit card, you can

6、call the bank to apply for more credit, but only spend as much as you can afford to repay.Look at the real itemsWith many products, such as shoes and clothes, its better to look at them first to check their quality, size and appearance and ensure youre buying the right one.Be smartIts all about timi

7、ngAccording to Alipay, there are several peak hours when online traffic is heavy and there is a higher risk of failed transactions. Try to avoid the following time spans: 12 pm-1:30 am, 10-11 am, 3-5 pm, and 8-10 pm.Apps as a helping handSmartphone apps like Huihui Shopping list the best offers on a

8、 particular website, while Yitao, a software developed by Alibaba, compares prices of selected items across different websites to bring you the best deal.Track and open your packageBecause of the huge demand, delivery mistakes are inevitable, so try to track the package. If the product is perishable

9、, keep the tracking record in case of a dispute. When the package arrives, check the item carefully before signing for it. Now you can go ahead and enjoy all your new stuff!1What does the underlined word “irrational” mean?AAmazing BUnexpectedCReasonable DIrregular2With some money in Alipay account,

10、you can .Aspend as much as you can afford.Bget the best deal with irrational account.Csave much trouble and time when you pay.Dpay with the most number of procedures.3Which is true according to the passage?AYou can buy anything you want on the website on Chinas Singles Day without considering your p

11、ower of consumption.BDelivery mistakes are impossible though there is a large demand on that day.CTaobao set a record of 19.1 billion yuan in sales on Singles day.DYou are less likely to make a deal during peak hours. The number of accidents involving pedestrians (行人) wearing headphones is on the ri

12、se, a report suggests, causing fresh warning from road safety groups in Britain.A US-based study found a total of 116 reports of death or injury to pedestrians wearing headphones between 2004 and 2011, jumping from16 in2005 to47 in2011.Most victims were men (68%) and under the age of 30 (67%), with

13、around one in ten of all cases (9%) under the age of 18.Some 89% of the cases occurred in urban areas and more than half (55%) of the victims were struck by trains .Eighty-one of the 116 accidents (70%) resulted in the persons deatheven though a warning was sounded in around a third of the cases.The

14、 study concluded, “The use of headphone may be a safety risk to pedestrians , especially in environments with moving vehicles（cars）. Further research is needed to determine if and how headphone use threatens pedestrian safety.” British road safety groups warned pedestrians to be careful.Floor Liesho

15、ut, director of Youth For Road Safety, said, “ This study shows once more the importance of using all of our senses while we are near traffic. It is important that we find an attractive way to make youth learn about the risks of wearing headphones in traffic.”Andrew Howard , who is the head of road

16、safety at the Automobile Association, added that some pedestrians can be “so focused in their own little world they forget the world going on around them”. That can include headphone wearers, Howard said, but also people talking on phones.However, Howard said that more researches needed to be done.E

17、arlier studies have shown that people wearing headphones or talking on phones can suffer “inattentional blindness” which makes them isolated (孤立) from the world around them .Ian Harvey, at the charity Civic Voice, said that “ to defeat isolation and to help build a civic(文明的) society, people need to

18、 interact(交往) with each other .He said, “ A basis for any civilized society is communicationSurfing the web, listening to MP3s, reading blogs or sending e-mail is not interacting with a person; its interacting with a machine.“If people feel socially isolated, they need to have more face-to-face inte

19、ractions with other human beings and in time, will begin to feel happier and more connected to the world and place they live in.”4What does the text mainly discuss?ASafety problems caused by wearing headphones.BRecent research on the risks to pedestrians .CThe advantages and disadvantages of headpho

20、nes.DTraffic accidents in the United States.5We can learn from the Us-bases study that _ .Amost accidents were caused by carsBmost victims died in the accidentsCmost accidents happened in the countrysideDmost victims are under eighteen6Howard will probably agree that _ .Ait is safe if you wear headp

21、hones in a proper wayBit is dangerous to talk on phones while walkingCmost people wear headphones because of lonelinessDpeople wearing headphones are more likely to go blind7What Lan Harvey said shows the importance of _ .Abeating isolation Bnew technologiesCbuilding a civilized society Dcommunicati

22、on between people With the rapid development of Chinas economy, more and more foreigners begin to learn Chinese because they are beginning to realize the importance and growing influence of China. Pupils in Warwickshire will soon be learning Mandarin after new links were forged(建立联系) with a region i

23、n China.Head teachers from the county spent a week in Shenzhen in South-east China, making links with schools and touring different education establishments.Schools that took part are now looking to introduce Mandarin lessons. Pupils from schools in Warwickshire and Shenzhen are starting to write an

24、d e-mail each other and plans are being made to share lessons over the Internet.The trip was arranged by Warwickshire County Council and funded by the British Council as the first stage of development of a range of ties with the economically booming city.International development officer Judith Youn

25、g said: “We are entering an exciting period of school relation between Warwickshire and Shenzhen. There is a real appetite for sharing ideas among the Chinese. We were able to see the differences and similarities between the education systems and there are many areas in which our schools, teachers a

26、nd pupils will be able to benefit from a different cultural perspective(观点) and links with a country that is becoming very important on the world stage.Throughout the high profile(引人注目) visit led by our county education officer, Eric Wood, our group was made to feel very welcome and attracted a grea

27、t deal of interest. Our visit to a primary school was featured as the main news item on television that night. A mark of how highly the visit was valued is that plans are being made for a return visit to Warwickshire of civic leaders, senior education officials and school principals.”8Head teachers

28、from Warwickshire came to Shenzhen_.Ato get in touch with Shenzhen schools Bto pay a return official visitCto have Mandarin lessons Dto have sightseeing9How does Judith Young feel about the future co-operation?AUpset. BConfident.CDisappointed. DUnsure.10Which might be the best title of this passage?

29、AWarwickshire Teachers in Shenzhen.BSharing Different Education Ideas.CSchools in Warwickshire Forge Chinese Links.DSharing Lessons on the Internet.二、七选五 Humans use electricity to light up the night sky. But did you know that nature itself can glow, too?11. Some use their lights to communicate. Othe

30、rs shine to hunt, to mate or to protect themselves. The vampire squid, for example, gives out a cloud of light to scare enemies.12.In 2013, the US company Gleaux said it had created the worlds first light-producing plant, reported the Daily Mail.13.“People have dreamed about this stuff for many year

31、s,” said Alexander Krichevsky, the companys founder.He and other researchers are working toward a future in which glowing plants replace lamps and glowing trees line highways.14, making them glow to let farmers know when they need water or are ready to be picked.While GleauX is working on glowing pl

32、ants, the French company Glowee is trying to use glowing bacteria to light up shop windows and street signs. It is the same type of bacteria that causes certain sea animals to light up.15.The company is now working on a light that shines brighter, lasts longer and comes in different colors.“Our goal is to change the way we produce and use light,” said Glow