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1、2018-2019学年河南省信阳高级中学高二上学期开学考试英语 试题第一部分 听力第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。第二部分：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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ABig Messaging Apps AbroadWhile WeChat is Chinas biggest mobile messaging
2、 app, there are many similar apps in other countries that offer similar features.WhatsApp (US)Users: more than 300 millionPlatforms: Android, iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerryFeatures: Text chat, push-to-talk, file sharing, location sharingWith more than 300 million active users, WhatsApp is one of WeC
3、hats biggest competitors.Developed by two ex-Yahoo employees in 2009, WhatsApp originally focused on text chat, but on Aug. 6 it also started push - to - talk service. Its noted for its accessibility, ease of use and the absence of advertisements. The service is free for the first year, after which
4、$ 0.99 (6. 06 yuan) is charged for a one year subscription.Kakao Talk (South Korea)Users: more than 100 millionPlatform: Android, iOS, windows Phone, BlackBerry and Bada (an operate system developed by Samsung)Features: Text chat, group chat, pushtotalk, group calls, file sharingWith more than 100 m
5、illion users in more than 230 countries, Kakao Talk is a multi - platform (多平台) texting application that allows users to send and receive messages for tree. With Kakao Talk, users can message each other one-on-one or in group chats with unlimited numbers of friends. You can also choose from more tha
6、n 250 animated emoticons and share them with friends.Line (Japan)Users: more than 200 millionPlatforms: Android, iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry and PCFeatures: Text chat, group chat, pushtotalk, file sharing, location sharing, gaming, stickersLine tops the list of the most downloaded free apps in 52
7、 countries. Apart from text and voice messaging, Line provides its users with more than 250 original stickers and emotions to buy from its own shop. In the first quarter of 2013 alone, it made $ 17 million just from stickers. The popular app also allows friends to battle each other in the Line games
8、.21. The first paragraph of the passage is used to_.A. introduce the most unpopular mobile messaging apps in ChinaB. talk about new features in the latest mobile messaging appsC. draw readers attention to various popular mobile messaging appsD. explain how mobile messaging apps have become so popula
9、r22. Compared with the other two apps, which of the following features makes Line stand out?A. Push-to-talk.B. Stickers .C. File sharing.D. Text and group chat.23. One of the popular features of WhatsApp is that users_.A. can send and receive messages for freeB. can enjoy live video chats within gro
10、upsC. regularly set free stickers and emoticonsD. dont need to worry about unwanted adsBI always wondered how people would react if I tried to approach a total stranger for help in a busy place like a street corner or in a noisy mall. I have always hurried past a stranger who tried to catch my atten
11、tion in a busy place or when I am rushing around.Yesterday, I was in a busy shopping mall buying a large piece of luggage because I just had the time to do it after many days of planning. After the purchase in one of the large shops, I picked up my phone from my pocket to call my driver waiting in t
12、he parking lot but my phone was dead.I then requested the shop assistant who had just sold me the luggage to ring the number of my driver for me and she replied that it was the shop policy that they cannot use mobile phones while working in the shop.I got out of the shop onto the busy street in fron
13、t and approached a young mother with her two kids to make a request. As soon as I said “Excuse me, madam”, she grabbed both her kids and ran. I felt like a kidnapper.I stood there, wondering how many times I had reacted to strangers like the young mum. I stood there in the busy street with people ru
14、shing by, looking at their faces to see if there was a sign of kindness on their faces.I saw a man pretty shabbily dressed. He seemed to have noticed me and I just stopped him expecting him to rush past. My request escaped the lips. He immediately called the number of my driver and waited till my ca
15、r came to be sure I was picked up, and he turned around before I could thank him adequately and was gone. I was surprised by his kindness and hope I will do likewise to strangers who try to catch my attention from now on.24. The author turned to others for help to .A. charge up his dead phone B. tes
16、t their reaction to a strangerC. call his driver to pick him up D. catch their attention to him25. Who gave the author a helping hand at last?A. The shop assistant. B. The shabbily-dressed man.C. The mother with two kids. D. Nobody.26. Why did the author expect the man to rush past when stopping him?A. The author was
