山西省忻州市第一中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

山西省忻州市第一中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试

英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

Walt Disney

As one of the most famous film production companies in the history of the business, Walt Disney now holds 15.3 percent of the US and Canadian market share. With highly successful movies like Pirates of the Caribbean, National Treasure, Meet the Robinsons and Enchanted, there’s no doubt that Disney will continue to play a key role in the industry for years to come.

Paramount Pictures

With 15.5 percent of the US and Canadian market share, Paramount Pictures continues to be one of the most successful film production companies in the world. Star Trek, War of the Worlds, Mission：Impossible, Transformers and Tropic Thunder are just a few of the popular films produced by Paramount Pictures.

20th Century Fox

Also known as “Twentieth Century Fox”, this highly successful movie production company makes up 11.9 percent of the US and Canadian market share. Some of the biggest and most successful movies from this empire include the X-Men series, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Fantastic Four.

Warner Bros. Pictures

Including about 19.7 percent of the US and Canadian market share, Warner Bros. Pictures is the biggest player in the film industry. Owning the rights to major films like Harry Potter, Superman, Batman, The Matrix and Star Wars has made Warner Bros. Pictures the No.1 name in the business.

Universal Studios

12.2 percent of the US and Canadian market share belongs to Universal Studios, which continues to make millions for the film industry. With major hits like the Bourne series, the American Pie series, Knocked Up, American Gangster and The Incredible Hulk, it’s very clear that Universal Studios knows what it takes to make money in this industry.

Columbia Pictures

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Making up 12.9 percent of the US and Canadian market share, Columbia Pictures remains a big player in the business. Some of this company’s recent successes include Casino Royale, The Da Vinci Code, the Spider Man series and Step Brothers. 1．This passage mainly tells us______. A．some film production companies C．some famous Canadian companies

B．some American popular movies D．some beautiful pictures of the US

2．Which of the following movie production companies is the most successful in the US and Canadian markets? A．Paramount Pictures. C．Columbia Pictures.

B．Universal Studios. D．Walt Disney.

3．Warner Bros. Pictures is very famous for its film named ______. A．Tropic Thunder C．The Incredible Hulk

It was a bitter cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. The old man’s beard was glazed by winter’s frost while he waited for a ride across the river. The wait seemed endless. His body became numb and stiff from the frigid north wind.

It was long before he heard the faint, steady rhythm of hooves (马蹄) along the frozen path. Anxiously watching several horsemen coming up, he let the first one pass by without any effort to get his attention, then another passed by, and another. Finally, the last rider drew near where the old man sat like a snow statue when old man caught his eyes and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side?”

Stopping his horse, the rider replied, “Sure! Jump aboard.” Seeing the old man unable to lift his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman got down to help him. The horseman took him not just across the river, but to his destination just a few miles away.

As they approached the tiny but cozy cottage, the horseman’s curiosity caused him to inquire, “Sir, I noticed you let several other riders pass by without making an effort to secure a ride. Then I came up and you immediately asked me for a ride. I am curious why, on such a bitter night, you would wait and ask the last rider. What if I had refused and left you here?” The old man looked the rider straight in the eyes and replied, “I reckon I know people pretty good. I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately found no concern for my situation. It would have been useless even to ask them for a ride. But when I looked into your

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B．Pirates of the Caribbean D．Harry Potter

eyes, your gentle spirit would welcome the opportunity to give me assistance in my time of need.”

Those heart-warming comments touched the horseman deeply. “I’m so grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”

With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House.

4．Why didn’t the old man ask the previous riders for a ride? A． Because he was waiting for the last rider. B． Because his efforts failed to get their attention. C． Because he assumed they had no concern for him. D． Because he was too numb to lift his half-frozen body. 5．What caused the last rider to stop and help the old man? A． the old man’s poor situation B． kindness and sympathy C． his own affairs

D． The old man’s warm comments 6．What do you know about the old man? A． He gave the last rider an opportunity to help. B． He lived in a cozy cottage a few miles away. C． He judged people by looking into their eyes. D． He recognized the president at first sight. 7．Which can be the best title of this text?

A． look into your eyes B． compassion of a great man C． the last rider to help D． return to the White House

Owning a smartphone may not be as smart as you think. It may let you surf the Internet, listen to music and snap photos wherever you are…but it also turns you into a workaholic, it seems. A study suggests that, by giving you access to emails at all times, the all-singing, all-dancing mobile phone adds as much as two hours to your working day. Researchers found that Britons work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles.

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The study by technology retailer Pixmania reveals the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours, but a further two hours is spent responding to or sending work emails, or making work calls. More than 90 percent of office workers have email-enabled phones, with a thirdaccessingthem more than 20 times a day. Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails. Some workers confess(承认) they are on call almost 24 hours a day, with nine out of ten saying they make work emails and calls outside their normal working hours. The average time for first checking emails is between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m., with more than a third checking their first emails in this period, and a quarter checking them between 11 p.m. and midnight.

Ghadi Hobeika, marketing director of Pixmania, said, “The ability to access literally millions of apps, keep in contact via social networks and take photos and video as well as text and call has made smartphones invaluable for many people. However, there are drawbacks. Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and smartphones mean that people literally cannot get away from work. The more constantly in contact we become , the more is expected of us in a work capacity(容量).” 8．What can we conclude from the text? A．All that glitters is not gold. B．It never rains but pours. C．Every coins has two sides. D．It’s no good crying over spilt milk.

9．The underlined word “accessing” in the third paragraph can be replaced by “________”. A．calling B．reaching C．getting D．using 10．Which of the following is true according to the text?

A．The average UK working time is between nine and twelve hours. B．Nine- tenths spent over three hours checking work emails. C．One-fourth check their first mail between 11 p.m. and midnight. D．The average time for first checking emails is between 6 a.m. and 8 .am .. 11．What’s the main idea of the text? A．Workaholics like smartphones. B．Smartphones bring about extra work. C．Smartphones make our life easier. D．Employers don’t like smartphones.

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