甘肃省天水市学年高一英语下学期第二次月考试题B卷Word格式.docx
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eachofApple’sproductssoundscoolandhasbecomeafad(一时的风尚).Applehascleverlytakenadvantageofthepoweroftheletter“i”–--andmanyotherbrandsarefollowingsuit.TheBBC’siPlayer---whichallowsWebuserstowatchTVprogramsontheInternet---usedthetitlein2008.Alovelybear---popularintheUSandUK---thatplaysmusicandvideoiscalled“iTeddy”.Aslimmed-downversi
on(简装本)ofLondon’sIndependentnewspaperwass
tartedlastweekunderthename“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”,nooneknowswhetheritmeansIntern
et,information,individualorinteractive,ThornetoldBBCMagazines.“EvenwhenApplecreatedtheiPod,itseemsitdidn’thaveonecleardefinition(定义),”hesays.
“However,thankstoApple,thetermisnowconnectedwithportability(轻便).”addsThorne.
Clearly
theletter“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.po
rtableB.environmentallyfriendlyC.advancedD.recyclable
4.Thewritersuggeststhat__________.
A.“i”productsareoftenofhighquality
B.iTeddyisalivebear
C.theletter“b”replacesletter“i”tonametheproducts
D.thepopularityof“i”productsmaynotlastlong
B
Oneofmyfirstmemoriesasachildinthe1950swa
sadiscussionIhadwithmybrotherinourtinybedroominthefamilyhouseinBethlehem,Pennsylvania.
WehadheardinschoolaboutaplanetcalledPluto.Itwasthefarthest,coldest,anddarkestthingachildcouldimagine.Weguessedhowlongitwouldtaketodieifwestoodonthesurfaceofsuchafrozenplacewearingonlytheclotheswehadon.WetriedtofigureouthowmuchcolderPlutowasthanAntarctica,orthanthecoldestdaywehadeverexperiencedinPennsylvania.
Pluto,whichfamouslywasdowngradedfroma“majorplanet”toa“dwarfplanet”(矮星)in2006,capturedourimaginationbecauseitwasamysterythatcould
completeourpictureofwhatitwaslikeatthemostremotecornersofoursolarsystem
Pluto’sunderdogdiscoverystoryispartofwhatmakesitsoattractive.ClydeTombaughwasaKansasfarmboywhobuilttelescopesoutofspareautoparts,oldfarmequipmentandself-groundlenses.AsanassistantatLowellObservatoryinFlagstaff,Arizona,Tombaugh'
staskwastosearchmillionsofstarsforamovingpointoflight,aplanetthattheobservatory’sfoundertho
ughtexistedbeyondtheorbitofNeptune.OnFebruary18,1930,Tombaughfoundit.PlutowasthefirstplanetdiscoveredbyanAmerican,andrepresentedamomentoflightinthemidstoftheGreatDepression’sdarkencroachment(入侵).
Plutoismuchmorethansomethingthatisnotaplanet.It’sareminderthattherearemanyworldsouttherebeyondourownandthattheskyisn’tthelimitatall.Wedon’tknowwhatkindsoffantasticvariationsonathemenatureiscapableofmakinguntilwegettheretolook.
5.WhydidPlutobecomefamousin2006accordingtothepassage?
A.Becauseitlostitsmajorplanetstatus.
B.Becauseitdisappearedinthesky.
C.BecauseitwasdiscoveredbyanAmeri
can.
D.Becauseitwasprovedtobe
thecoldestplanetintheuniverse.
6.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.AnAmericanScientist:
ClydeTombaugh
B.PlutowasFirstDiscoveredbyaBoy
C.Pluto’sStrangeRomance
D.TheDaysISpentwithMyBrotherinPennsylvania
7.Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthparagraph?
A.ClydeTombaugh
discoveredthedarknessintheGreatDepression.
B.PlutowastheonlyplanetthatwasdiscoveredbyClydeTombaugh.
C.ClydeTombaugh’sjobwastobuildtelescopesforLowellObservatory.
D.ClydeTombaugh’stelescopesusedforsearchingstarswereverysimple.
C
“DidyouhearwhathappenedtoAdamLastFriday?
”LindseywhisperstoTori.
Withhereyesshining,Toribrags,“YoubetIdid,Seantoldmetwodaysago.”
WhoareLindseyandToritalkingabout?
Itjusthappenedtobeyourstruly,AdamFreedmam,Icantellyouthatwhattheyaresayingis(a)notniceand(b)noteventrue.Still,LindseyandToriaren’tverydifferentfrommoststudentshereatLintonHighSchool,includ
ingme.Manyofourconversationsaregossip(闲话).Ihavenoticedthreeeffectsofgossip:
itcanhurtpeople,itcangivegossipersastrangekindofsatisfaction,anditcancausesocialpressuresinagroup.
Animportantnegativeeffectofgossipisthatitcanhurtthepersonbeingtalkedabout.Usually,gossipspreadsinformationaboutatopic-breakups,troubleathome,evendroppingout-thatapersonwouldratherkeepsecret.Themoreembarrassingorshamefulthesecretis,thejuicierthegossipitmakes.Probablytheworsttypeofgossipistheabsolutelie.Peopleoftenthinkofgossipersasharmless,butcruelliescancausepain.
Ifweknowthatgossipcanbeharmful,thenwhydosomanyofusdoit?
Theanswerliesinanothereffectofgossip:
thesatisfactionitgivesus.Sharingthelatestrumor(传言)canmakeapersonfeelimportantbecauseheorsheknowssomethingthatothersdon’t.Similarly,hearingthelatestrumorcanmakeapersonfeellikepartofthe“ingroup.”Inotherwords,gossipissatisfyingbecauseitgivespeopleasenseofbelongingorevensuperiority(优越感).
Gossipalsocanhaveathirdeffect:
itstrengthensunwritten,unspokenrulesabouthowpeopleshouldact.ProfessorDavidWilsonexplainsthatgossipisimportantinpolicingbehaviorsinagroup.Translatedintohighschoolterms,thismeansthatifeverybodyyouh
angaroundwithislaughingatwhatJohnworeorwhatJanesaid,thenyoucanbetthatwearingorsayingsomethingsimilarwillgetyouthesamekindofnegativeattention.Thedosanddon’tsconveyedthroughgossipwillnevershowupinanystudenthandbook.
Theeffectsofgossipvarydependingonthesituation.Thenexttimeyoufeeltheurgetospreadthelatestnews,thingaboutwhyyouwanttogossipandwhateffectsyour“juicystory”mighthave.
8.Theauthorusesaconvers
ationatthebeginningofthepassageto.
A.introduceatopicB.presentanargument
C.describethecharactersD.clarifyhiswritingpurpose
9.ProfessorDavidWilsonthinkthatgossipcan.
A.providestudentswithwrittenrulesB.helppeoplewatchtheirownbehaviors
C.forceschooltoimprovestudenthandbooksD.attractthepolice’sattentiontogroupbehaviors
10.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgiveinthepassage?
A.NeverbecomeagossiperB.Stayawayfromgossipers
C.Don’tletgossipturnintoliesD.Thinktwicebeforeyougossip.
第二节根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项(共5题,每题2分)。
11Peopletraveledinsearchoffoodandshelterorinordertofleefromtheirenemies.Sometimestheywerelookingforgoldorsilverinordertobecomerich.Onotheroccasionstheyweresearchingforrichfarmland.
Thisisnottosaythatnooneevertraveledjustforfun.Eveninancienttimes,somepleasuretraveloccurred.Duringatypicalseason,700,00
0tourists.wouldcrowdintotheancientcityofRome,whereanimalsperformedandmagiciansentertainedthem.12
13Internationaltouristarrivalsalonereachedasmanyas546millionin1994andareforecasttoriseto937millionin2010,accordingtoth
eWorldTradeOrganization.
14Probablythemostcommonreasonfortravelingisrelatedtoourphysicalwell-being.Actually,travelingtosportseventsisoneofthefastestgrowingtypesoftravel.Inourfastdeveloping,modernsocietywherestresshasbecomepartofpeople’slife,peoplecanrestandrelaxbyhavingachangeofenvironmentandactivities.
15Nooneseemstodoubtthattravelbroadensthemind.In18thcenturyEurope,youngmenwouldgoonaGrandTourtovariouscountriesinordertocompletetheireducation.Todaythedesiretotraveltodifferentcountriesisencouragedbymodemmassmedia.Peoplewhotraveltoothercountriescanatthesametimelearnmoreabouttheirowncountryandculture.
A.Butwhydopeopleliketravelingsomuch?
B.Throughouthistory,mosttravelwasnotforpleasure.
C.Sotheytraveltoalakeforaswimortoaparkforahike.
D.Theimprovementintransportationhasalsoencouragedpeopletotravel.
E.WealthyRomansmadetripstoGreecetotakepartintheOlympicGames.
F.Thegrowthoftourismhasbecomeamodernphenomenonexperiencedbyallcountriesinthewo
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