甘肃省天水市学年高一英语下学期第二次月考试题B卷.docx
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甘肃省天水市学年高一英语下学期第二次月考试题B卷
甘肃省天水市2016-2017学年高一英语下学期第二次月考试题(B卷)
本试卷分为第I卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分,满分100分。
考试时间为90分钟。
第I卷(满分50分)
第一部分阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
第一节阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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TheiPhone,theiPad:
eachofApple’sproductssoundscoolandhasbecomeafad(一时的风尚).Applehascleverlytakenadvantageofthepoweroftheletter“i”–--andmanyotherbrandsarefollowingsuit.TheBBC’siPlayer---whichallowsWebuserstowatchTVprogramsontheInternet---usedthetitlein2008.Alovelybear---popularintheUSandUK---thatplaysmusicandvideoiscalled“iTeddy”.Aslimmed-downversion(简装本)ofLondon’sIndependentnewspaperwasstartedlastweekunderthename“i”.
Ingeneral,single-letterprefixes(前缀)havebeenpopularsincethe1990s,whentermssuchase-mailande-commerce(电子商务)firstcameintouse.
Most“i”productsaretargetedat(针对)youngpeopleandconsideringthemajorreadersofIndependent’s“i”,it’snosurprisethatthey’veselectedthisfashionablename.
Butit’shardtoseewhat’ssospecialabouttheletter“i”.Whynotuse“a”,“b”,or“c”instead?
AccordingtoTonyThorne,headoftheLanguageCenteratKing’sCollege,London,“i”worksbecauseitsmeaninghasbecomeambiguous.WhenAppleuses“i”,nooneknowswhetheritmeansInternet,information,individualorinteractive,ThornetoldBBCMagazines.“EvenwhenApplecreatedtheiPod,itseemsitdidn’thaveonecleardefinition(定义),”hesays.
“However,thankstoApple,thetermisnowconnectedwithportability(轻便).”addsThorne.
Clearlytheletter“i”alsoagreeswiththeideathattheWesternWorldiscenteredontheindividual.Eachpersonbelievestheyhavetheirownneeds,andwelovepersonalizedproductsforthisreason.
Alongwith“Google”and“blog”,readersofBBCMagazinesvoted“i”asoneofthetop20wordsthathavecometodefinethelastdecade(十年).
Butashistoryshows,peoplegrowtiredoffads.Fromthe1900sto1990s,productswith“2000”intheirnamesbecamefashionableastheyearwasconnectedwithallthingsadvancedandmodern.However,asweenteredthenewcentury,thefashiondisappeared.
1.WecaninferthattheIndependent’s“i”isdesignedfor_________.
A.oldreadersB.youngreaders
C.fashionablewomenD.engineers
2.Theunderlinedword“ambiguous”means“__________”.
A.popularB.clearC.uncertainD.unique
3.Nowadays,the“i”termoftenremindspeopleoftheproductswhichare__________.
A.portableB.environmentallyfriendlyC.advancedD.recyclable
4.Thewritersuggeststhat__________.
A.“i”productsareoftenofhighquality
B.iTeddyisalivebear
C.theletter“b”replacesletter“i”tonametheproducts
D.thepopularityof“i”productsmaynotlastlong
B
Oneofmyfirstmemoriesasachildinthe1950swasadiscussionIhadwithmybrotherinourtinybedroominthefamilyhouseinBethlehem,Pennsylvania.
WehadheardinschoolaboutaplanetcalledPluto.Itwasthefarthest,coldest,anddarkestthingachildcouldimagine.Weguessedhowlongitwouldtaketodieifwestoodonthesurfaceofsuchafrozenplacewearingonlytheclotheswehadon.WetriedtofigureouthowmuchcolderPlutowasthanAntarctica,orthanthecoldestdaywehadeverexperiencedinPennsylvania.
Pluto,whichfamouslywasdowngradedfroma“majorplanet”toa“dwarfplanet”(矮星)in2006,capturedourimaginationbecauseitwasamysterythatcouldcompleteourpictureofwhatitwaslikeatthemostremotecornersofoursolarsystem
Pluto’sunderdogdiscoverystoryispartofwhatmakesitsoattractive.ClydeTombaughwasaKansasfarmboywhobuilttelescopesoutofspareautoparts,oldfarmequipmentandself-groundlenses.AsanassistantatLowellObservatoryinFlagstaff,Arizona,Tombaugh'staskwastosearchmillionsofstarsforamovingpointoflight,aplanetthattheobservatory’sfounderthoughtexistedbeyondtheorbitofNeptune.OnFebruary18,1930,Tombaughfoundit.PlutowasthefirstplanetdiscoveredbyanAmerican,andrepresentedamomentoflightinthemidstoftheGreatDepression’sdarkencroachment(入侵).
Plutoismuchmorethansomethingthatisnotaplanet.It’sareminderthattherearemanyworldsouttherebeyondourownandthattheskyisn’tthelimitatall.Wedon’tknowwhatkindsoffantasticvariationsonathemenatureiscapableofmakinguntilwegettheretolook.
5.WhydidPlutobecomefamousin2006accordingtothepassage?
A.Becauseitlostitsmajorplanetstatus.
B.Becauseitdisappearedinthesky.
C.BecauseitwasdiscoveredbyanAmerican.
D.Becauseitwasprovedtobethecoldestplanetintheuniverse.
6.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.AnAmericanScientist:
ClydeTombaugh
B.PlutowasFirstDiscoveredbyaBoy
C.Pluto’sStrangeRomance
D.TheDaysISpentwithMyBrotherinPennsylvania
7.Whatcanwelearnfromthe
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