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1临泽一中2019—2020学年上学期期中试卷高二英语（考试时间：90分钟试卷满分：120分）测试范围：人教必修5。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATheVisitorOystercardAVisitorOystercardisthecheapestwaytopayforasingleadultjourneyinLondon.It’saplasticsmartcard.Youcanuseitonthebus,tube,tram,DLR,LondonOvergroundandmostNationalRailservices.It’smuchcheaperthanbuyingindividualtickets,insomecasescosting50%lessthanthepriceofaregularpaperticket.HowtogetaVisitorOystercardYoucanbuyaVisitorOystercardonline.Yourcardwillbedeliveredbypost.Thecardcosts£5andyouchoosehowmuchmoneyyouwanttoaddtothecard.ThismeansyoucanstartusingthecardthemomentyouarriveinCentralLondon.HowdoestheVisitorOystercardwork?TheOystercardworksonapay-as-you-gosystem.Youstartbyaddingmoneytothecard.Thenyoutravel,thecostofthefarewillautomaticallybedeductedfromyourVisitorOystercard.Forexample,ifyouadd£20tothecardandmakeatubejourneyof£2.30,youwillhave£17.70leftonthecard.Afewmorepoints:·Achildundertheageof11travelsfreewhenaccompaniedbyanadult.·You’llsavemoremoneyifyouusethetubeseveraltimes.TheVisitorOystercardis“capped(给……定上限)”at£6.80perday.·You’llpaymoreduringpeaktimes.PeakfaresapplyfromMondaytoFriday(6:30am—9:30am;4:00pm—7:00pm),exceptforpublicholidays.·ReusetheOystercardbyaddingcreditatatubestation,OysterticketshoporVisitorCentre.·ReceiveadiscountontheThamesClippersRiverBusservices.1.WhatcanwelearnabouttheVisitorOystercard?A.Youcan’tuseitduringpublicholidays.B.Youcanhaveitmaileddirectlytoyourhome.C.YoucangetafreeOystercardifyouorderonline.D.Youcanreceivea50%discountatanyshopinLondon.2.HowmuchmoneywillbedeductedifyoutakethetubefourtimesinadaywithaVisitorOystercard?2A.£2.30.B.£3.40.C.£6.80.D.£9.20.3.WherecanyouaddcredittoyourVisitorOystercard?A.OntheInternet.B.Atabusstation.C.Atatubestation.D.Inconveniencestores.BBorninLahore,Pakistan,KomalAhmad’sparentsdecidedtomovethefamilytoLasVegaswhenshewasveryyoung.Hermotherstudiedtobecomeanurseandquicklyincreasedthefamily’sincome.ShelaterattendedUCBerkeley.KomalwasinterestedinbecominganavaldoctorandwaspartofROTCincollege.Shealwayswantedtoservehercountry.Shedidn’trealizethenthatservinghercountrywouldlaterbecomefood-related.Itwas2011,whenKomalAhmad,aseniorincollegeatthetime,walkedpastayoungmanonthestreetwhowasbeggingforfood.Sheinvitedhimtositdownforameal.Atthesametime,afewfeetaway,thedininghallwasthrowingawaypoundsofdeliciousfood.Witnessingthis,Komalknewshewasmeanttodosomethingaboutthesituation.Komalstartedastudentgroupthatrecoveredfoodfromcampusanddistributedittolocalnon-profitorganizations.Asrewardingasthiswas,somethingbotheredher.Oneday,shegotacallfromthedininghallmanager,whohad500sandwichesleftoverfromanevent.Komalneededtopickthemupbeforetheyspoiled(变质).Sherentedacar,loadeditwiththefood,andcallednon-profitorganizations.Shefoundtakersforonly25sandwiches.Knowingitshouldn’tbethathardtohelppeople,sheextendedherrentalreservationsinordertopushthesandwiches.Thenthelightbulbmomentshewaswaitingfor:whatiftherewasanappthatcouldpairpeoplewhohadfoodwithpeoplewhoneededit?Andthus,Copiawasborn.Companiesusetheapptoreportwhentheyhaveleftoverfood.WhencharityagenciesfirstregisterwithCopia,theyindicatehowmanypeopletheyneedtofeed,andonwhatdays.Theappdistributestheleftoverfood,deliveredbytrainedfoodhandlers.4.HowhadKomalplannedtoservehercountry?A.Bybeinganavalnurse.B.Byhelpingthenavymedically.C.ByteachinginROTC.D.Bysolvingfood-relatedproblems.5.WhoinspiredKomaltotakeaction?A.Hermother.B.Thedininghallmanager.C.Anavaldoctor.D.Abeggar.6.WhattroubledKomalaboutthestudentgroup?A.Itsinefficiencyinredistributingwastedfood.B.Limitedleftoverfoodtohelpthehomeless.3C.People’sunwillingnesstotakeleftoverfood.D.Thedifficultyoffindingfoodsources.7.Whatisstressedinthelastparagraph?A.ThecreationofCopia.B.TheinfluenceofCopia.C.ThewayCopiafunctions.D.ThedevelopmentofCopia.CAstheinternationaldemandfornarrative(叙事的)film/TVcontentcontinuestoincreasewithpopularstreamingserviceslikeNetflixandothersthetwoquestionsthencome:willthecominggenerationsreceivemostoftheirentertainmentthroughvisualmeansratherthanthroughthewrittenwordandwillsuchanincreaseofnarrativefilm/TVreducetheimportanceofreading?Growingexamplesofthistrendincludethediminishment(减少)offictioninthecommoncore(核心的)curriculum,theever－risingcultureofcomputergames,thewaveofstreamingservicesofwideinternationalreach,andmoviesfilledwithspecialeffectsmadeforchildrenandteenagers.Normustweignoretheeconomicdangersthatlieaheadforthewrittenword.Thenarrativefilmindustryisamoneymakerthatdwarfs(使相形见绌)thepublishingindustry.Theotherunderlyingquestion,ofcourse,is“doesitreallymatterifthewrittenwordbowstotheworldoffilm/TV?”Frommypointofview,anydiminishmentoffictiondeliveredbywordsisalossformankind.Thereisnogreaterhumanfeaturethantheimagination.Itliesattheverysoulofthehumanspecies.Itisthebrain’smostpowerfulengine.Itistheessentialmuscleoflifeandlikeallmusclesitmustbeexercisedandstrengthened.Writingandreadingaretheprincipaltoolsthatinspire,createandempowerourimagination.Anythingthatdiminishesthatpoweristheenemyofmankind.ItshouldbeknownthatIamnoto