山西三区八所重点中学实验班学年高二暑假第一次适应性考试英语试题.docx
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山西三区八所重点中学实验班2015-2016学年高二暑假第一次适应性考试英语试题1、应2017年高考改革变化的需要,本次考试语文卷满分180分,英语卷满分120分.考试时间120分钟。
2、考生一律只需在答题卡上作答,不得在试题卷、草稿纸上作答。
一.阅读理解(40分)
A
Thetimemaysooncomewhenwesaygoodbyetomostoftheworld’slanguages.Todayhumansexpressthemselvesinover6,000differentlanguages.Butthatisquicklychanging.Manyscientistssaythatoverhalfoftheselanguageswilldisappearwithinthenext50years.After100years,thelanguagesusedintheworldwillnotbemorethan20.
Why?
Itisbecausepeoplefromdifferentculturesliveandworktogethermuchmoreoftenthanbefore.Thisbringschange.Thelanguagesoftheworld’smainculturesarereplacingthelanguagesofthesmallercultures.
MostinternationaltradetakesplaceinworldlanguagessuchasEnglish.Peoplerespecttheirownculturesandtraditions,butwhenitcomestogettingajob,knowingaworldlanguageisoftennecessary.Itmaymeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.
Technologyworksonthechangeoflanguagesinanevenmoreamazingway.Modernmediasuchasradioandtelevisiongiveyoungpeopleindevelopingcountriesmuchknowledgeabouttheworld.Butthisknowledgedoesn’tcomeinwordsfromthemouthsoftheirparentsortheeldersintheirneighborhood.Itusuallycomesinthelanguageofadifferentculture.
Peopleindifferentculturesthinkitgoodforthemtoshareapopularlanguage.Theycanquicklyshareideasandworktogether.Knowingthesamelanguagemeanseasiercommunicationandisabasisfortrust.
Isthedeathofasmalllocallanguagesuchaterriblething?
Theanswerismaybe.Manyculturesmayhavewordsformanyusefulthingsweknownothingabout.Iftheirlanguagesdie,theirvaluablewisdommaybelostforever.
Thefutureoftheworld’slanguagesdependsonouractionsnow.Willweprotectendangeredlanguagesorallowedthemtoquietlydisappear?
Timewillhavethelastword.
1.Scientistssaythatwithin50years,perhaps,therewillbeonly_____languagesintheworld.
A.4,000B.over3,000C.around3,000D.nomorethan20
2.In“Thelanguagesoftheworld’smainculturesarereplacingthelanguagesofthesmallercultures,”theverb“replace”means“_____”.
A.toputsomethingbackintoacorrectplace
B.touseasecondthinginplaceofthefirstthing
C.tofindgoodplaceforsomething
D.todecidehowimportantsomethingis
3.Thepassagesaysthatifallthepeopleintheworldknewamajorworldlanguage,_____.
A.radioandtelevisionwouldallusethelanguage
B.itwouldbeeasierforthemtosharetheirideas
C.lessonsatschoolswouldbetaughtinthelanguage
D.peoplewouldrespecttheirownculturemore
4.Also,thepassagesaysthatifnobodyspokethelanguagesofsmallercultures,_____.
A.Manyofthewordsforthingswedonotknowwouldbelost.
B.knowledgewouldcomefromthemouthsoftheelders
C.peoplewouldhavedifficultinworkingtogether
D.therewouldbenosmallercultures.
5.Bysaying“Timewillhavethelastword,”thewritermeans“_____”.
A.letuswaitandseeB.wehavetimetodosomething
C.itistoolatetodoanythingD.itisonlyaproblemoftime
B
Thenumberofpeoplehidingtheiridentitywhilesurfingthewebhasriseninthepastyear.
Researchshowsthatthelevelof“encrypted”internetactivityhasrisendramaticallyacrosstheworld,suggestingthatmillionsofpeoplehavebeguntousesoftwarethathideswhotheyarewhileaccessingtheweb.
AccordingtoSandvine,thetechnologynetworkingcompany,hiddeninternettrafficinpeakhoursinEuropehasbeenupto6.1percentofallwebactivitiescomparedwithabout1.5percentayearearlier.InNorthAmericaencryptedtrafficwentupto3.8percentfrom2.3percentayearearlier,whileinLatinAmericaitjumpedtoalmost10.4percentfrom1.8percent.
Expertssaidthatthechangesinonlinebehaviorweretheresultofexposure(曝光)aboutwidespreadinternetspyingbyintelligenceagencies,suchasthatexposedbyEdwardSnowden,theUSNationalSecurityAgencywhistleblower.
“Itwillbeinterestingtoseehowthesetrendsdevelop,”saidErnestoVanderSar,thepen-nameusedbytheeditor-in-chiefofT,thewebsitethatfirstreportedthefigures.“Inanycase,it’sclearthatinternetservicesandtheirusersarebecomingmoreawareoftheirprivacyonline,whichisgenerallyagooddevelopment.”
LastweekSirTimBerners-Lee,theBritishinventoroftheweb,defendedtherightofagenciestospyontheinternetforlawenforcement(强制实施).Hesaid,“Wehavetofigureouthowtobalancethatagainstrights.”
6.Theword“encrypted”inParagraphTwohastheclosestmeaningwith ______.
A.false B.hidden C.cheating D.changed
7.Whichareahasseenthelargestrisein“encrypted”internetactivity?
A.Europe. B.NorthAmerica. C.LatinAmerica. D.EasternAsia.
8.Whydomorepeoplehidetheiridentitywhilesurfingtheweb?
A.Tocheatothers.
B.Tohavemorefun.
C.Tofollowthefashion.
D.Topreventtheirprivacybeingspiedon.
9.What’sSirTimBerners-Lee’sopiniononsomeagencies’spyingontheinternet?
A.It’sillegal.
B.It’stotallyright
C.It’sagainsthumanrights.
D.It’sacceptabletosomedegree.
C
ComicStrips(连环漫画)
Forhundredsofyears,artistshaveusedcartoonstocriticizebadrulersorlandowners.Asearlyasthe19thcentury,peopleproducedandreadbooksofdrawing.Inmanyways,theyweresimilartomoderncomics.Theycontainedstoriesofnaughtychildrenandplayfulanimals.Theowl(猫头鹰)andtheelephantwereusuallywiseanimals,readytogiveadvice.Thelionandthetigerwerebrave.Thefoxandthewolfwerecunning(狡猾的)greedy(贪婪的)anddangerous.
Acenturyago,anAmericannewspaperpublishedthefirstfull-colourcomicstrip.Itwassopopularthatsalesofthenewspaper,MorningJournal,increasedquickly.Sincethen,newspapersthroughouttheworldhaveincludedcomicstrips.
Inmoderntimes,comicsarepopularinChina,Japan,theUSAandalmosteverywhere.NotevenvideogamesorCD-ROMshavereducedtheirpopularity.NamessuchasSnoopy,WoodstockandGarfieldarewellknownindozensofcountries.ThePeanutscomicstripappearsinover2,000newspapersandinmorethan25languages.Peoplebelievethatitscreator,CharlesM.Schultz,earnedUS$60millionayear.
Perhapsoneday,youmayliketocreateyourowncomicstripandbecomeamillionaire.First,youmustthinkofagoodplot.Itshouldbefunny,excitingorinterestinginsomeway.Itshouldhaveplentyofaction.Moreover,thelanguagemustberealisticandsimple.Thewordsshouldsuitthecharactersinyourstory.Onetypeofpersonmightsay,“Pleasebequietandlistentowhatwehavetosay.”Butanothertypeofcharactermightsimplysay,“Shutupandlisten!
”
Furthermore,thecharactersinyourstorymustbecleartoreaders.Theyshouldbeobviouslygoodorbad----andnotamixtureofboth.Aleadermustbestrongerorclevererthanhisorherfollowers.Inmanycomicstrips----especiallythoseshowingcrimeofadventure----thereshouldalsobeaheroorheroine.Thiswillattractthereadertokeeponreadingthestory.
10.Theunderlinedword“plot”issimilarinmeaningto_____.
A.placeB.stripC.storyD.character
11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthenameofacartoonCharacter?
A.Snoopy.B.Peanuts.C.Woodstock.D.Garfield.
12.Inthe19thcentury,thewolfinthecartoonswasNOT_____.
A.cunningB.dangerousC.greedyD.brave
D
BEIJING —RisingsmartphonestarXiaomiismovingupmarketandtakingaimatApple'siPhone.TheChinesemakerknownforlow-pricedphonesonThursday unveiled (发布)anewmodelthatChairmanJunLeisaidiscomparabletoApple'siPhone6butthinner,lighterandmuchcheaper.Thephonestartsat2,299yuan($375),lessthanhalfthe5,288yuan($865)priceofaniPhone6inChina.
Xiaomi,foundedin2010,passedSouthKorea'sSamsungElectronicsCo.inthesecondquarteroflastyearasthebest-sellingsmartphonebrandinChinabynumberofphonessold.ThecompanyisexpandingintoIndiaandotherdevelopingmarketsbuthasyettoannounceplanstoentertheUnitedStatesorEurope.
Xiaomi"isarespectedbrandthatalreadyhasanApple-likefollowing"inChina,likeHuaWei,saidanalystBrianBlair,whotracksmobiledevicemakersatRosenblattSecurities.AppleisstillarelativelysmallplayerinChina,sellingabout45millioniPhonestherelastyear,Blairestimates,butwillcontinuetogrow.
"Appleisverymucha premium (高端的)brand,"saidBlair."Thecompanythat'smoreatriskisSamsung,whichhasbeenlosingshareinthatmarket."
Privatelyheld (私人控股的)Xiaomisaidlastyear'ssalestripledto61.1millionphonesand revenue(收益)morethandoubledto74.3billionyuan($12.2billion).Thecompany,basedinBeijing,recentlycompletedaroundoffundraisingfrominvestorsthatitsaidvaluedXiaomiat$45billion,makingitoneoftheworld'smostvaluabletechnologybrands.
XiaomiranintolegaltroubleinIndiainDecemberafteracourtblockedsaleswhileithearsacomplaintbySweden'sLMEriccsonthattheChinesecompanyviolateditspatents.
Inablogpostearlierthismonth,Leicalledthecasea"riteofpassage"(成年礼)forayoungcompany.
13.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.XiaomisoldmorecellphonesthanSamsungin2010inChina.
B.ComparedtoXiaomi,Apple'siPhone6isthinnerandlighter.
C.Low-priceisXiaomi'sadvantageoverApple'siPhones.
D.ThecompanyisexpandingintotheUnitedStatesorEurope.
14.WhatcanbeinferredfromthepassageaccordingtoBrianBlair?
A.Morethan45millioniPho
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