第 1 页 共 14 页 期中英语试卷 期中英语试卷 题号 IIIIIIIVVVI总分 得分 一 阅读理解 本大题共 15 小题 共 30 0 分 A No 1 Snapchat With this app the pictures people share with friends will disappear automatically 自动地 after they are seen Snapchat has become more and more popular since 2012 Over 700 million photos have been shown daily by May 2014 up from 20 million per day in 2012 No 2 Uber The on demand car service app allows users to order a ride and get picked up within minutes On demand service means no need to reserve 预订 and no waiting in taxi queues And the app can be used in more than 40 countries N0 3 WhatsAp WhatsApp became the world s most popular chat app in 2014 with over 600 million monthly users in August It was also bought by Facebook in October for about 22 billion about 136 billion yuan No 4 Venmo The mobile payment service is used to share bills by friends who get together to have dinner or do something else It took Millennials 生于 1984 1995 年间的 千禧一代 smart phones by storm in 2014 It is said that among college students the word Venmo is now being used as a verb just Venmo me 1 Which app can be chosen by those who like taking and sharing photos A Snapchat B WhatsApp C Venmo D Uber 2 What can we use Uber for A Pick up somebody B Traveling to different countries C Calling a taxi D Waiting in lines 3 How many people use WhatsApp in August 2014 A Over 700 million B About 136 billion C About 22 billion D Over 600 million B One evening I was going back from a supermarket As I was approaching my car I noticed that some person came and stood beside me He was the one that could be considered as a bum It seemed that he had no car no home and no job I thought that he would ask me for money but he did not do that he only said Your car is very nice After several moments of silence I replied Thanks and then the inner voice told me Ask him if he needs help After a short hesitation I asked him if he needed any help His response was astonishing I will never forget those simple three words that I heard from him Don t we all It was a true discovery to me I needed help Although I had money and a place to sleep I recognized that I needed help too Then I opened my wallet and gave him enough money to get a meal and some shelter for a day 第 2 页 共 14 页 Suddenly I understood that no matter how much money we have we all need help On the other hand no matter how poor you are and how many material problems you have you still might offer your help to others and you still might be giving Even it s just a nice word you can give that and it can be priceless to other persons Maybe that man was just a homeless stranger but to me he was more than that Maybe he was sent by the Highest Loving Power personally to me to open my eyes and to show me that there is one thing among all other values which is very important and irreplaceable for each and every person Actually it is a true gift and it is called Giving 4 The underlined word bum in Paragraph 1 can be a person A who needs money B who is a homeless man C who is willing to help others D who is sent by the Highest Loving Power 5 Why did the writer give enough money to the man A The writer had enough money to help B He needed money to eat and have a rest C His words gave the writer deep thoughts D The writer is kind and always helps others 6 What can we learn from the last two paragraphs A Not everyone needs help B Giving is as important as receiving C The rich should help the poor D A helping and touching word can help others 7 What did the writer probably get from the man A True meaning of giving B True meaning of being rich C True meaning of values D True meaning of gifts C Wolves are important animals in the traditions and stories of most Native American tribes To Native Americans wolves often represent bravery The animals also are signs of strength loyalty and success at hunting Other cultures such as the ancient Celtic and Nordic peoples also placed high value on wolves However from the wolves in horror films to the wolves in children s stories wolves get a bum rap 不公正的惩罚 in both literature and English expressions To begin with there is the term lone wolf The lone wolf isn t a bad person But they like to do things on their own However the term can mean something less than desirable Lone wolf makes you think the person doesn t want to be around people because he or she dislikes them Now let s move on to the home Parents might criticize their children for wolfing down their food In other words the child eats very quickly and without care And if someone says a child was raised by wolves that child has bad manners and is behaving like a wild animal A wolf at the door means someone to whom you owe money is waiting just outside your door By the way there are two popular wolf related expressions that come from Aesop the ancient Greek storyteller The first is a wolf in sheep s clothing A wolf in sheep s clothing describes someone who acts and looks nice on the outside but is bad on the inside Aesop s other wolf fable also