2018-2019学年宁夏石嘴山市平罗中学高二(上)期中英语试卷一、阅读理解(本大题共15小题,共30.0分)ALetterOneDearEditor,AfterIfinishmyhomework,Ioftengoonlineandchatwithmyfriends.SometimesIplaycomputergames.Butmyparentshatetoseemeplayinggamesonthecomputer.MaybetheyhaveheardtoomuchnewsabouthowQQandcomputergamesharmchildren.OnceIwenttoanetbar(网吧)toplaygamesafterschool.ButafterthatItoldmyparentsthatIwasplayingbasketballatschool.IsaidsobecauseIdidn'twanttomakethemunhappy.Ifeelbadaboutit.However,Ineedtorestforawhilebyplayingcomputergamesafterstudyingforalongtime.Ireallywantmyparentstounderstandthat.Doforeignparentsdothesametotheirchildren?Pleasehelpme.LiPing,BeijingLetterTwoDearLiPing,Idon'tthinkit'sstrangeforparentstokeeptheirchildrenawayfromanythingbad.Foreignparentswilldothesameasyourparents!TheymaynotlettheirchildrenwatchTVfortoolongatime,orlikeyourparents,theydon'twanttheirchildrentoplaycomputergames.Talktoyourparentsandbehonesttothem,Ithink.Tellthemwhatyouaredoingandwhyyouaredoingsotomakethemunderstandyou.It'snevergoodtodothingsbehindyourparents.Theyaren'tfoolsasyouthinksometimes!Ourparentsseemtoknowwhatisthebestforus.Remember:tobehonestisthebestway.Goodluck,Rebecca1.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatLiPingoften______.A.talkswithhisfriendsontheInternetB.playsbasketballafterschoolC.playscomputergamesathomeD.chatsonlinebeforehomework2.Theboygoesonline______.A.togetnewsonQQB.justtohavearestC.toshowhehatesstudyD.tomakenewfriends3.TheunderlinedsentenceinLetterTwomeans______A.YoumustdoeverythinginfrontofyourparentsB.YoumustalwayslistentoyourparentscarefullyC.YoushouldnotdoanythingthatmakesyourparentsworryaboutyouD.Youshouldtellyourparentswhatyoudobeforeorafterdoingit4.Theeditorthinks______.A.childrenshouldplaycomputergamesinthenetbarsecretlyB.playingcomputergamecanbeveryhelpfultochildren'sstudiesC.childrenshouldbehonestandtrytomaketheirparentsunderstandthemD.foreignparentsdon'tcarefortheirchildrenasmuchasChineseparentsBDoyoufinditdifficulttoputdownyourmobilephone?Ifyes,you'renotalone.Thesedays,manypeoplesufferfromthestressofFOMO(fearofmissingout).Theyreachoftheirmobilephoneswhentheywakeupinthemorning,andfortherestoftheday,theyconstantlychecktheirsocialmediaappsforthelatestupdates.Despitetheconveniencesmartphonesbring,manypeoplestrugglewiththeirdigitalhabits.ThisiswhyGoogleintroducedanappcalledDashboardforAndroidoperatingsystem.Thisnewappincludeswell-beingfunctionsthataimtohelpusersmanagethetimetheyspendontheirdigitaldevices.Itallstartswithabird's-eyeview.Dashboardallowsuserstolookatallthedetailsoftheirphonehabits.Forexample,ausercanseehowmanytimesthey'reunlockedtheirphoneandhowmanytimesthey'recheckedtheirsocialmediaapps,aswellashowmuchtimetheyspendoneachappeveryday.Oncetheusersseethisinformation,they'llbeabletomakesomechanges.WiththeAppTimerfunction,userscansetatimelimitforhowlongtheycanuseeachappforeveryday.Butevenifusersbecomemoremindfuloftheirusage,they'restilllikelytobedrawninbynotification(通知).Suchfeatureautomatically(自动地)silencesincomingcallsandnotificationswhenauserputstheirphonefacedown.Ifpeopletrulywanttomakefulluseoftheirfreetimeinsteadoflosinghoursusingtheirsmartphones,thesenewfunctionsarejustonewayofdoingthat.Theeasiestanswerwouldbejusttouseyourwillpower.5.WhoarethetargetusersofDashboard?______A.Peoplewhoknowlittleaboutsmartphones.B.Peoplewhohavetroubledealingwithstress.C.Peoplewhoareslowatresearchingofthingsonline.D.Peoplewhowishtomanagethetimetheyspendontheirsmartphones.6.WhatcanDashboarddo?______A.Lockthephoneatacertaintime.B.Limitsomeappstocertainusers.C.Limitthetimecertainappscanbeused.D.Silenceappnotificationsatnight.7.TheunderlinedwordmindfulinParagraph6isclosestinmeaningto______.A.seriousB.carefulC.preparedD.creative8.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofDashboard?______A.It'snotveryuseful.B.It'sperfectlydesigned.C.Itshouldincludemorefunctions.D.Itmaybehelpfultosomepeople.CBabysitterWantedIamseekingababysitterformy6-month-oldson.AfewhoursonSaturdaysandSundaystohelpmeandthenothertimesasneeded.Heorsheshouldbeover18,responsible,loving,warm,andhavesomeexperienceincaringforbabies.Thispositionalsosuitsacollegestudentwithexperiencelookingforapart-timejob.Thepayis﹩10anhour.Ifthissoundslikeagoodjobtoyou,pleasereplytorebecharv@aol.comorcall800-4964.OfficeManagerWantedOurcompanyislookingforafull-timeexperiencedmanagertorunthebusiness.Strongskillsinorganizationandbusinessmanagementarerequiredforthisposition.Theofficemanagerwillberesponsibleforkeepingfinancial(财务的)records,soheorsheshouldbefamiliarwithcomputers.Pleasereplytojim@californiaaquatics.comorcall800-6978toapply.Waiter/WaitressWantedArestaurantislookingforanexperiencedwaiter/waitress.Knowledgeofwinesandexperienceindiningarenecessary.Mustworkwellunderpressureandunderstandthebasicsoffinediningandcustomerservice.Ifyou'reinterested,pleasecontactusatjob-tkupe-1329358152@craigslist.orgtoapply.Thisisapart-timejob.OfficeCleanerWantedLookingforaPart-timejob?ApositionintheMississaugaareaneedsanofficecleaner!Part-time4hoursadayfrom10:00am-2:00pm.Dutiesinclude:●Cleaningthewashrooms●Cleaningthefurniture●Sweepingthefloors●O