HLLYBQ整理供“高中试卷网（http://sj.fjjy.org）”兰州第一中学2014-2015学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题本试卷满分100分，考试时间100分钟。交卷时只交答题卡。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。AMostpeoplebuyalotofgiftsjustbeforeChristmas.Butsomepeoplethinkwebuytoomuch.TheyhavestartedaspecialdaycalledBuyNothingDay.Theydon’twantanyonetogoshoppingthatday.BuyNothingDayisNovember29.It’s25daysbeforeChristmas.It’safterThanksgivingandoftenthefirstdayofChristmasshopping.Atthistime,weseeadsinnewspapersandonTVtellingusto“buy,buy,buy!”TheideaforBuyNothingDaystartedinVancouver,BritishColumbia.NowpeopleallovertheworldcelebrateBuyNothingDay.InCalifornia,parentsandchildrengettogethertoreadstories,singsongs,andpaintpictures.Thechildrentalkaboutwhytheydon’tneedalotoftoys.Thisyear,inManchester,England,peopledresseduptotellpeoplethatwebuytoomuch.InAlbuquerque,NewMexico,highschoolstudentswantedtotellotherstudentsaboutBuyNothingDay.TheyorganizedaspaghettidinnertogivepeopleinformationaboutBuyNothingDay.Theyaskedrestaurantsintheneighborhoodtodonatethefood.Theymadepostersandtalkedtootherstudentsaboutit.Thedinnerwasabigsuccess,andmanystudentsagreednottobuyanythingonNovember29.Thestudentsathighschoollikedtheideaofthisnewtradition.Nextyear,theywanttohaveanotherdinnertotellmorepeopleaboutBuyNothingDay!1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthedayforpeopletocelebrateBuyNothingDay?A.ThefirstdayafterChristmas.B.25daysbeforeChristmas.C.AfterThanksgiving.D.November292.Whendopeopleusuallydoshopping?A.BeforeThanksgiving.B.OnChristmas.C.Anytime.D.BeforeChristmas.3.HowdopeoplecelebrateBuyNothingDay?A.InCalifornia,parentsandchildrengettogethertoplaygames.B.InEngland,peoplecelebratedbyperformingplays.C.Theyboughtnothingandmadetheothersdecidenotto.D.InMexico,highschoolstudentsdressedup.BTheiPhone,theiPadeachofApple’sproductssoundscoolandhasbecomeafad(一时的风尚).Applehascleverlytakenadvantageofthepoweroftheletter“i”–--andmanyotherbrandsarefollowingsuit.TheBBC’siPlayer---whichallowsWebuserstowatchTVprogramsontheInternet---usedthetitlein2008.Alovelybear---popularintheUSandUK---thatplaysmusicandvideoiscalled“iTeddy”.Aslimmed-downversion(简装本)ofLondon’sIndependentnewspaperwasstartedlastweekunderthename“i”.·1·HLLYBQ整理供“高中试卷网（http://sj.fjjy.org）”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”,nooneknowswhetheritmeansInternet,information,individualorinteractive,ThornetoldBBCMagazines.“EvenwhenApplecreatedtheiPod,itseemsitdidn’thaveonecleardefinition（定义）,”hesays.“However,thankstoApple,thetermisnowconnectedwithportability(轻便).”addsThorne.Clearlytheletter“i”alsoagreeswiththeideathattheWesternWorldiscenteredontheindividual.Eachpersonbelievestheyhavetheirownneeds,andwelovepersonalizedproductsforthisreason.Alongwith“Google”and“blog”,readersofBB...
