湖南省长郡中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word文档下载推荐.docx
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Socialmediaisoneofthefastestgrowingindustriesintoday’sworld.AstudyconductedbytheUSPewResearchCentershowedthat92percentofteenagersgoonlinedaily.Thewidespreadofsocialmediahaschangednearlyallpartsofteenagers’lives.
•Changingrelationships
HighschoolstudentEllyCooperfromIllinoissaidsocialmediaoftenreducesface-to-facecommunication.“Itmakesin-personrelationshipsharderbecauseofpeople’sattentiongiventotheirphonesinsteadoftheirboyfriendsorgirlfriends,”Coopersaid.
Yet,somepeoplebelievesocialmediahasmadeiteasiertostartrelationshipswithanyonefromanywhere.BethKaplanfromIllinoismetherlong-distancefriendthroughsocialmedia.HecurrentlylivesinScotland,butthey’restillabletofrequentlycommunicatewitheachother.“IcanfeelclosetosomeonethatI’mtalkingtoviaFaceTime,”Kaplansaid.
•Wantingtobe“liked”
Theriseofsocialmediahaschangedthewayteenagersseethemselves.The19-year-oldEssenaO’NeillannouncedonthesocialnetworkingserviceInstagramthatshewasquittingsocialmediabecauseitmadeherunabletostopthinkingaboutappearingperfectonline.Negativecommentsalsocandogreatdamagetoateenager’sself-esteem.Teenagerswhogetnegativecommentscan’thelpbutfeelhurt.
•Openingnewdoors
However,ArminKorsos,astudentfromIllinois,takesadvantageofthecommentshereceivesoversocialmediatoimprovehisvideosonthesocialnetworkingsiteYouTube.“Socialmediacanhelppeopleshowthemselvesandtheirtalentstotheworldinawaythathasneverbeenpossiblebefore,”Korsossaid.
1.Whometthelong-distancefriendthroughsocialmedia?
A.EllyCooper.B.BethKaplan.
C.EssenaO’Neill.D.ArminKorsos.
2.WhatdoesEssenaO’Neillthinkofsocialmedia?
A.Ithurtsherseriously.B.Itpromotesfriendship.
C.Itupsetshersometimes.D.Itdevelopsconfidence.
3.Whatisthetopicofthetext?
A.Teenagers’attitudetowardsocialmedia.
B.Socialmedia’sinfluenceonteenagers.
C.ArecentstudyconductedintheUS.
D.Newwaysofself-improvement.
Mygrandfatherdiedmorethantwenty-fiveyearsago.Iwasfifteenthen.Hewaskind,strong,fair,andveryfunny.WhenIwasayoungmusician,hewasmybiggestfan.Iplayedmyviolinforhimwhenhevisited,andhelovedeverything,buteachtimehehadonerequest.“CouldyouplayAmazingGrace%”heasked,fullofhopeandwithatwinkleinhiseye,becauseheknewmyanswerwasalways,“Idon’tknowthatone!
”Wewentthroughthisroutineateverymajorholiday,andIalwaysfiguredI’dhavetimetolearnitforhimlater.
AboutthetimeIenteredhighschoolandstartedguitar,Grandpagotcancer.ThelasttimeIsawhimalivewasThanksgivingweekendin1985.MymomwarnedusthatGrandpadidn’tlookthesameanymoreandthatweshouldprepareourselves.ForamomentIdidn’trecognizehim.Helookedsosmallamongallthewhitesheets.WehadallgatheredinOhiofortheholiday,andI’msureweallknewweweretheretosaygood-bye.IcanseenowthatGrandpaheldonlongenoughtoseeuseachonemoretime.IrememberhowweateinthediningroomandlaughedandtalkedwhileGrandparestedinhishospitalbed.Iwonderifitwassadforhimtobealonewithourvoicesandlaughter.KnowingGrandpa,hewasprobablycontent.
Thenextmorning,Ifoundmymomentalonewithhim.Ipulledoutmyguitar,tunedtohisappreciativegaze,andfinallyplayedforhimAmazingGrace.Ihadworkedonitforweeks,knowingitnevermatteredwhetherIactuallyplayeditwellandchoosingnottobelieveasIplayedthatitwasmylastconcertformybiggestfan.Thecancerhadstolenhissmile,butIsawjoyinhiseyes.Heheldmyhandafterward,andIknewIhaddonesomethingimportant.
Iarguedwithpeopleallthroughcollegeaboutmymusicmajor.Iwastoldbystrangersthatmusicwouldn’tmakemeanymoneyanditwasn’tusefullikebeingadoctor.ButIknowfirst-handthatwithmusicIwasabletogivemygrandpasomethingatapointwhennooneelsecould.
4.Atfirsttheauthordidn’tplayAmazingGraceforGrandpabecause.
A.shehadn’tlearnedityetB.shefounditdifficulttoplay
C.shedislikedplayingitD.hergrandfatherwasjustjoking
5.FromthelastsentenceinParagraph2wecaninferthatGrandpa.
A.treasuredlovefromfamilyB.wasusedtolivingalone
C.wastooweaktofeelanythingD.wasoptimisticabouthishealth
6.WhentheauthorfinallyplayedAmazingGraceforGrandpa,she.
A.madehimsmilejoyfully
B.knewshemustplayitwell
C.broughthimloveandcomfort
D.believedshecouldplayitmanytimesforhim
7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theauthorwas15whenshewrotethearticle.
B.Theauthorhasagreataffectionforhergrandfather.
C.Theauthorpreferstobeadoctorratherthanamusician.
D.Theauthorisconfidentthatmusicwillmakehermuchmoney.
Thereisnodoubte-commerceisgrowing,anditwillcontinuetogrow.However,physicalstoreswouldnotdieasaresultoftheriseofe-commerce,atleastnotinthenearfuture.Theideathate-commerceistakingoverphysicalstoreshasalreadymisguidedmanypeople.Physicalstoresarefarfromvanishing(消逝),andtherearesomesolidreasonsforit.
Theprojectionsforonlinespendingisoptimisticwith150billionexpectedtobespentinthecomingthreeyears,yetwearealsoexpecting300billioninspendingatphysicalstoresinthesameduration.Doyoustillthinkthatphysical-storeshoppingistoosmalltosustain(支撑)thee-commerceblow?
Eventhoughconsumersarestayingawayfromphysicalstoresthatfollowolderconcepts,yetweareseeingtheriseoffreshconceptstoresallaroundtheUS.Weareseeinginnovativeandattractivesuccessstoriesofphysicalstores,rangingfromclothesstorestorestaurantstohealthspas.Itwouldbeeasytoassumethatthistrendwillcontinue.
Indeed,manyshoppingmallsaredying,yettherearestillsomeshoppingcentersthatareperformingwell.Youcanseethisforyourselfbyvisitingshoppingmallsnearyou.WhatIwanttoemphasizehereisthatnotallshoppingcentersaremadeequal,justlikenotalle-commerceretailers(零售商)aremadeequal.Bothshoppingmallsande-commercesitescanlosebusinessiftheyfailtomaintainproductivitythroughimprovementsandinnovations.Whenyouvisitshoppingcentersthatareseriousabouttheirbusiness,youwouldseetheirshopsandparkinglotspacked.
Ontheotherhand,evene-tailerslikeAmazonhaveexperimentedwithpop-upshoppingconcepts.Itisimportanttobearinmindthatconsumerspreferface-to-faceinteractionsinsteadofonlineinteractionsduringshopping,meaningthatphysicalstoresaregoingtostaythere.
Still,e-commerceretailersareseeingalloftheirexcitementdisappearastheysettlethesalestaxproblemassociatedwithe-tailing.Asofnow,fivestatesofAmericahavealreadyimposedsalestaxonpurchasesthroughe-commercesites,ande-tailersinthosestateshavealreadywitnessed6to12percentdecreaseinsales.
Thisreinforcesthefactthatphysicalstoresareheretostay,andifyouarestillundervaluingtheirgrowth,youareomitting(省略)ahugechunkoftheretailrepresentation.
8.Theunderlinedword“projections”inParagraph2probablymeans“”.
A.predictionsB.assessments
C.performancesD.intentions
9.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.E-tailersaremorecreativebusinesses.
B.Freshconceptshelpbuildgoodbusiness.
C.Fewerconsumerswillvisitphysicalstores.
D.Physicalstorescan’tstandtheblowofe-commerce.
10.Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofthepassage?
A.
B.
C.
D.
11.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.WillPhysicalStoresReplaceE-commerceintheNearFuture?
B.IsOfflineSpendingGreaterthanOnlineSpending?
C.OnlineStoresV.S.PhysicalStores—What’stheDifference?
D.DoesE-commerceSuccessMeanPhysicalStoresWillDisappear?
二、七选五
Youoftenfindsomebodywhoworksaroundyoucomplainingallthetime,don’tyou?
12.About70%ofAmericanssaybeingaroundnonstopcomplainerssometimeshasabadinfluenceonthem.Luckily,hereare4tipstohelpformpositivepatterns.
Self-awareness
Whenanegativethoughtpopsintoyourmind,immediatelycorrectit.Insteadoftellingyourself“That’saniceshirt,butIcan’taffordit,”changethemessageto“ThatwilllookgreatwithmyblackpantswhenIcanaffordit.”13.
Ofcourse,everyonecomplainssometimes.Butthelessfrequentlyyoucomplain,thebetteryouwillfeel.
Distanceyourself
14.Excuseyourselfandgosomewherequiet,somewhereoutdoorsinthefreshair.Thinkofsomethingpleasantbeforereturning.Youhavetotakethisseriouslybecausenegativepeoplecanandwillpullyouintothequicksand(困境).
Don’ttrytochangecomplainers
Ifyoufindyourselftrappedinagroupofcomplainersinameetingoratasocialevent,simplychoosesilence.Lettheirwordsbounce(弹起)offyouwhileyouthinkofsomethingelse.Attemptingtostopthecomplainingcanmakeyouatarget.15.Ifsomeonesays,“IhateMondays,weekendsaretooshort,”trytothink,“I’mgladIrestedupovertheweekend,soI’mreadytomakesomeimprovementonthatbigproject.”
16.
Whensomeoneisshoutingatyouangrily,throwtheresponsibilitybackatthembyasking,“Sowhatdoyouintendtodoaboutit?
”Inmostcases,complainersdon’treallywantasolution.Theyjustwanttospeakthemout.Ifyoumakethemawarethattheythemselveshavetofindthesolutions,theywillleaveyoualoneandfindsomeoneelsetocomplainto.Ifso,youwillbehappy.
A.Findsolutions
B.Changeresponsibility
C.Youhaveg
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