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1、广东省惠州市2017-2018学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。第I卷第一部分阅读理解（百强校英语解析团队专供）（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AUberUber is available in over 70 cities throughout 40 countries worldwide. You can either choose a typical Uber unmarked car or a r
2、egular taxi. The app can show you where drivers are, so you know how long youll be waiting. You can also get fare quotes（报价）in advance. Your payment source is linked to the app and is automatically charged, so no physical money is ever needed.Lyft Lyft is a service that is also available in many lar
3、ge cities in the US. However, it offers something different, one of which is Lyft Line. With this service, you can find people that take the same route on a daily basis as you and split the fare with them. Lyfts regular service lets you easily see where rides are, catch one, and easily pay right wit
4、hin the app.Easy TaxiEasy Taxi is available in 86 cities across 26 countries and lets you quickly browse through maps and find locations youd like to be picked up at. From there, just make sure there are taxis in your area. Confirm your ride and then pay for it within the Easy Taxi app. Once you boo
5、k a ride, you should see the taxis plate number and phone number appear on the map，making it easy for you to pick out both the car and the driver.DidiDidi, known as Taxi Magic, is currently available in more than 60 cities across China. It ties in with taxi companies and their drivers. As your taxi
6、makes its way to your location, youll be able to track its progress inside the app. You can link a payment account to Didi to pay your fare through the app. You can also pay in cash.1. Which app is available in the most countries?A. Uber. B. Lyft. C. Easy Taxi. D. Didi.2. Whats the special service o
7、f Lyft?A. You can pay the fare in cash.B. You can see where your ride is.C. You can get fare quotes in advance.D. You can find someone to share the fare.3. What do the four apps have in common?A. They are available worldwide.B. They are tied to taxi companies.C. They allow users to pay via app.D. Th
8、ey can identify your location.BI am Peter Hodes, a volunteer stem courier cell. Since March 2012, Ive done 89 tripsof those, 51 have been abroad, I have 42 hours to carry stem cells（干细胞）in my little box because Ive got two ice packs and thats how long they last. In all, from the time the stem cells
9、are harvested from a donor（捐献者）to the time they can be implanted in the patient, weve got 72 hours at most. So I am always conscious of time.I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked up the stem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washingt
10、on then back to London. But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence, the lady on the desk said: “Well, Im really sorry, Ive got some bad news for youthere are no flights from Washington.” So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said: “In this box are some stem cells that are urgently
11、 needed for a patientplease, please, youve got to get me back to the United Kingdom.” She just dropped everything. She arranged for a flight on a small plane to be held for me, re-routed（改道）me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.For this courier job, youre
12、 consciously aware that in that box youve got something that is potentially going to save somebodys life.4. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier” in Paragraph 1?A. provider. B. delivery man.C. collector.D. medical doctor.5. Why does Peter have to complete his trip within 4
13、2 hours?A. He cannot stay away from his job too long.B. The donor can only wait for that long.C. The operation needs that much time.D. The ice wont last any longer.6. Which flight did the woman put Peter on first?A. To London. B. To Newark.C. To Providence. D. To Washington.7. According to paragraph
14、 two, which of the following word can be used to describe the woman? A. helpful. B. selfish. C. Easy-going. D. optimistic. COne form of social prejudice（偏见）against older people is the belief that they cannot understand or use modem technology. Activities like playing computer games, going on the Int
15、ernet and downloading MP3s arc only for the young. Isnt it unfair that older people enjoying a computer game should be frowned（皱眉）upon by their children and grandchildren?Nowadays older people have more control over their lives and they play a full part in society. Moreover, better health care has l
16、eft more people in their sixties and seventies feeling fit and active alter retirement. Mental activity, as well as physical exercise, can contribute to better health. Playing computer games is a very effective way of exercising the brain.When personal computers were first introduced, most older people didnt believe
