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1、兰州一中2020学年第一学期高一年级期中考试试卷英语试题第卷第一部分 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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AAround this time a few years ago, it was common to see videos of friends on social media having a bucket of icy water thrown on them. Known as the “ice bucket challenge”, it was c
2、reated as a way to raise money for the medical condition ALS. But now, theres a new challenge and this time, no water is involved.What is it? Well, think of a fruit that youd never normally sink your teeth into. Perhaps youve got it: a lemon. While we enjoy using lemons to add flavor to dishes, very
3、 few of us would actually eat one as wed eat an apple or an orange.But the horrible taste is the precise reason why the “lemon face challenge” is taking off. Participants bite into a lemon, taking a selfie as they do it before posting the photo online. The fun is all about expression people make as
4、all that citric acid（柠檬酸）hits their taste buds（味蕾）. Every expression seems to say, “This is worse than freezing water.”The serious side to this trend is the good cause its all in aid of. The challenge aims to raise awareness of a rare brain cancer that affects young children. It was started by Aubre
5、gh Nicholas, an 11-year-old US kid. She was diagnosed with this rare brain cancer herself in September 2020, but has since raised almost $50000 to cover her medical expenses thanks to the challenge.If a challenge is going to raise publicity and contributions from people, it has to be something inter
6、esting and original. That way the ice bucket challenge took off in 2020 and it explains why so many people are now sharing their lemon faces. There are a lot of stories about the downside of social media these days. The charity challenges, however, show how online culture can unite the world and bri
7、ng help to the people who most need it.1. Why is the icy bucket challenge mentioned in the article?A. to show how charity gained its popularity online.B. to introduce a similar challenge that raises money for charity.C. to attract peoples attention to a rare disease.D. to prove its popularity around
8、 the world.2. Compared with the pre-Internet charity, what is the advantage of online charity?A. It raises more money than ever beforeB. It is started by the people who suffer rare diseases.C. It brings people together easily and quickly.D. It causes little doubt among people .3. What does the under
9、lined phrase “take off” in the last paragraph mean?A. go away suddenlyB. become successful and popularC. remove your clothesD. take a break4. What is the authors attitude towards online charity?A. positiveB. indifferentC. negativeD. ambiguous【答案】1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文。继“冰桶挑战”之后，又一网红挑战“柠
10、檬脸挑战”引发了全球关注。近年来有不少关于社交媒体的负面消息，然而这些慈善挑战却体现了网络文化如何能够联合世界各地的人，帮助那些最需要帮助的人。【1题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段中it was common to see videos of friends on social media having a bucket of icy water thrown on them. Known as the “ice bucket challenge”, it was created as a way to raise money for the medical condition ALS. But
11、 now, theres a new challenge and this time, no water is involved.可知，在文章中提到了“冰桶挑战”是为了引入一个类似的挑战，为慈善事业筹集资金。故选B。【2题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段中That way the ice bucket challenge took off in 2020 and it explains why so many people are now sharing their lemon faces. There are a lot of stories about the downside of soc
12、ial media these days. The charity challenges, however, show how online culture can unite the world and bring help to the people who most need it.可知，与互联网前的慈善机构相比，在线慈善的优势是它能让人们轻松快速地聚在一起，去提供帮助。故选C。【3题详解】词义猜测题。根据最后一段中If a challenge is going to raise publicity and contributions from people, it has to be
13、something interesting and original. That way the ice bucket challenge took off in 2020 and it explains why so many people are now sharing their lemon faces.可知，如果一个挑战是要提高公众的知名度和贡献，那就必须是一些有趣和原创的东西。就是这样，“冰桶挑战”在2020年获得成功，这也解释了为什么现在有那么多人在分享他们的柠檬脸。由此推知划线词的意思是“获得成功”，故选B。【4题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句There are a lo
14、t of stories about the downside of social media these days. The charity challenges, however, show how online culture can unite the world and bring help to the people who most need it.可知，网络文化可以团结世界，给最需要帮助的人带来帮助。作者对在线慈善的态度是“肯定的”，故选A。【点睛】抓住特定信息进行逆向或正向推理。做此类试题要善于抓住某一段话中的关键信息，即某些关键词或短语去分析、推理、判断，利用逆向思维或正面
15、推理，从而推断出这句话所隐含的深层含义。本题第4小题，根据最后一段最后两句There are a lot of stories about the downside of social media these days. The charity challenges, however, show how online culture can unite the world and bring help to the people who most need it.可知，网络文化可以团结世界，给最需要帮助的人带来帮助。作者写出了网络文化的优势，可见对在线慈善的态度是“肯定的”。BDownload
16、ing music over the Internet is pretty common among high school and college students. However, when students download and share copyrighted music without permission, they are against the law.A survey of young peoples music ownership has found that teenagers and college students have an average of more than 800 illegally copied songs each on their digital music playersHalf of those surveye
