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1、台州市书生中学 2016学年第二学期 起始考高二英语试卷命题人：杨青 2017.2（满分：150分 考试时间：120 分钟） 第 I 卷（选择题）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下面短文，从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。AIf you have spent any time living in or visiting a big city in China, you have most likely used the service that Didi provides. The convenient
2、 ride-sharing company, now known as Didi Chuxing, was praised last month by Fortune magazine. According to the magazine, it is changing the world with its environmentally friendly solution to getting around in major cities. As the magazine reported: “Didi concluded that last year its car-pooling ser
3、vices helped reduce total car trips in the country by 1 million a day, which saved 500 million liters of gas, cutting 13.5 million tons of carbon emmissions(排放) per day.” The transport service was the only Chinses company to make the important magazines list, and its influence can be felt in many pa
4、rts of Chinese society.Didi is just one example of what is being called the “sharing economy”. The sharing economy is one in which regular people exchange goods and services, usually using an online marketplace. Other similar companies include companies that allow people to rent out their homes to s
5、trangers like Airbnb and Couchsurfing, and similar ride sharing services like Uber and Lyft.All of these services are possible partly because many people are realizing that they have underused assets in their lives. Millions of people around the world have started renting them out online to earn ext
6、ra money. They rent their apartments while they are away for the weekend, lend people their cars for money and even sell their spare time.The sharing economy is the latest example of the Internets value to customers. This model is now big enough for regulators and companies to have woken up to it. T
7、hat is a sign of its great potential. It is time to start caring about sharing.1. What does the first paragraph imply?A. Didi Chuxing is helpful to environment.B. Didi Chuxing has solved the traffic jam in China.C. Didi Chuxing can bring down the price of gas.D. Didi Chuxing is the best transport se
8、rvice in China.2. What does the underlined word “assets” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. houses B. services C. possessions D. cars3. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To explain the benefits of using Didi. B. To introduce the “sharing economy”.C. To advertise a new means of transport. D. To stre
9、ss the importance of online services. BWhere can you find a nice place to relax on holiday for both you and your children? Well, I suggest you try the beautiful and green Isle of Wight (IOW). The Isle of Wight is one of the main tourist attractions. Here is some information on a few of the attractio
10、ns on the IOW.Dinosaur IsleIt is located in Sandown, a seaside town on the southeast coast. Its a large, lovely museum, both fun and educational. Here you can see a large fossil collection of all kinds of dinosaurs, as well as a gift shop. You can walk into the past and then the future, learning abo
11、ut the history and the development of the civilization of dinosaurs that lived 120 million years ago.Robin Hill Country ParkThe park is in the beautiful countryside, and is suitable for childrens parties and games. It has five new gardens, and offers great opportunities to see and take pictures of t
12、he rare red squirrels.The West of the WightHere we have the Marine Aquarium, the Archaeology Exhibition and the Model Railway. They offer another opportunity to combine fun with learning. This is a great place to see ancient boats crossing the narrow strait between the island and the mainland.The Wi
13、ght Bus MuseumThis museum is run completely by unpaid volunteers. It has a bus collection stored in what was once a warehouse（仓库）. Most of the buses in the museum date back to around the 1910s.With all of these choices, what are you waiting for? IOW Tourism welcomes you!4. In Robin Hill Country Park
14、, children can NOT _.A. have parties. B. buy gifts. C. play games. D. take pictures.5. It can be learned from the passage that _.A. those running the Wight Bus Museum work for freeB. on Dinosaur Isle we can learn about all kinds of animalsC. there are five new gardens on Dinosaur IsleD. visitors can
15、 drive buses in the Wight Bus Museum6. The purpose of this passage is to _. A. show the development of tourism on the IOWB. tell readers what is worth visitingC. attract readers to come to the IOWD. advise readers how to relax on holidays7. You can read this article in a _.A. travel magazine B. science journalC. book review D. film advertisementCJack London had endured more hardships by the age of twenty-one than most people experience in a lifetime. His struggles developed in him sympathy for the working clas
