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1、北京市八一学校2019-2020学年度第二学期期中试卷高一英语阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAre you fed up with staring at a computer screen for hours straight just to review your classes?Its aproblem that many of us encounter（遭遇）.So why not pick your headset and learn via a podcast?Podcas or boke,refers to a range of audio
2、programs on different audio platforms.According to ChinaDaily,podcasts have become popular among young Chinese people who would like to enjoy the peace andpower of learning through sound.Established in 2012,Chinas largest online audio platform,Ximalaya saw its subscribers pass 600million by December
3、 2019.Among these users over 46 percent were bom between 1990s and 2000s.Onaverage,active users listen to podcasts for nearly three hours per day.The emergence of domestic（H 内 的）online radio platforms and the convenience brought about bysmart devices are certainly two reasons for the popularity of t
4、he format.Its flexible nature also makes it awinner among the young audience.“Audio is a good medium for content that can break the limit of time and space,“Jiang Feng,vice-president of Ximalaya,told China Daily.He added that podcasts have become an important channelfor people to acquire information
5、 and knowledge.It also can accompany listeners in many differentcircumstances including working,studying,exercising,traveling and just before going to bed.Apart from providing company,the new media form also gives people a platform to speak out aboutimportant issues.A senior high school student who
6、wanted to be admitted to the Central Academy of Drama failed hisnational college entrance examination twice.He talked about the pressure he faced on an audio programcalled Please Listen,launched by Mango TV on Feb 19,2020.The program was designed to relieveaudiences9 worries by sharing their own sto
7、ries.Podcasts tend to be a discussion,and just like real life conversations,they follow a flexible structureand usually last for at least an hour.More often than not,you cant summarize two or three important pointsfrom those conversations,like you could from articles.They often do not have conclusio
8、ns,either.It9s avery freefonn medium that is very friendly to listeners,Pan Aijuan,a podcast listener and book editor at apublishing house,told China Daily.At the same time,the use of podcasts trains people to first listen to others before offering ones ownopinions.It helps build up our patience and
9、 listening skills.Cheng Yanliang,a co-founder of the podcastLeft and Right,stated that audio programs can filter（减缓）those bad-tempered people who聂oulll 记试卷 第 1patience after reading several paragraphs and start writing awful comments to insult others”.With such advantages,t podcasts are entering the
10、 mainstream（主流）in China”,noted China Daily.1.Why does the author mention Ximalaya in the third paragraph?A.To inform the readers of its fast development.B.To show the impact it has on users.C.To discuss the characteristics of podcasts.D.To demonstrate the popularity of podcasts in China.2.What is th
11、e main aim of the audio program Please Listen?A.To help audiences ease their womes.B.To amuse audiences in different ways.C.To allow audiences to comment on current affairs.D.To give audiences a platfonn to acquire knowledge.3.Why does Pan Aijuan think podcasts are friendly to listeners?A.They can a
12、ccompany listeners in different circumstances.B.They provide listeners with a sea of information.C.Their content usually follows a flexible structure.D.It is quite easy to draw a conclusion from a podcast.4.How can podcasts influence peoples personality according to the text?A.They can make people m
13、ore cheerful.B.They can make people more patient.C.They can make people lose their temper more easily.D.They can help break the habit of insulting people online.BThe COVID-19 pandemic has spread far and wide.Because of this,countries around the world haveimplemented containment measures（实施遏制措施）to he
14、lp stop the virus in its tracks.As more and morepeople stay inside to stay safe,the outside world seems to have become much quieter.In fact,scientistshave seen this change in their research,too.Seismologists-scientists who study earthquakes-have heard less seismic（地震的）noise recently.Seismic noise is
15、 made from vibrations（震动）in the ground that are caused by things like ocean waves andhuman activity,such as construction work and traffic.This noise makes it difficult for scientists to pick upseismic activity that is made at the same frequency.Thomas Lecocq,a scientist at the Royal Observatory of B
16、elgium,located in Brussels,was the first tonotice this phenomenon.According to Lecocq,the amount of seismic noise in Brussels has been reduced by about 30 to 50percent since mid-March.Interestingly enough,this is around the same time Belgium started itscontainment measures.高一年级英语试卷第2Because of this reduction in background noise,scientists like Lecocq have been able to pick up onsmaller earthquakes that some seismic stations-like the one in Brussels-wouldn have been able to before.This phenomenon
