2023-2024学年第二学期高二年级期中考试
英语试题
（本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
4 Study and Homework Apps for Android!
Brainly
Price：Free/$15 per 3 months/$24 per year
Brainly is a social network for learners. You sign up, ask questions, and get answers (usually).Additionally, you can browse the site, answer other people’s questions, and help them out as well. They charge on a quarter basis ($15)or a yearly basis($24).
Forest
Price: Free/Up to $1.99
Forest is a different type of app. One of the biggest distractions during study is your smartphone.Forest helps put a stop to that. You open the app and a tree grows, The tree dies if you leave the app.Thus, there is a little motivation to leave the thing alone while you study or do homework.
Google Play Books
Price: Free app, book costs vary
Google Play Books is an excellent source of learning material. Sometimes your textbook just isn’t enough and apps like this have plenty of additional resources. Books cost money obviously. However, you only pay for them once. Books are available offline on your smartphone or tablet.
Quizlet
Price: Free/$19.99 per year
Quizlet is one of the most popular flashcard apps for language learning. You can create flashcards play memory games, and even share flashcards with classmates. It also supports 18 languages for about any subject or topic. The free version should work just fine for simple uses, though. The premium version costs $19.99 per year, which isn’t expensive for a study aid.
21. What is special about Forest?
A. It helps keep you focused. B. It answers your questions.
C. It provides textbooks for your study. D. It motivates you to plant more trees.
22. Which app can you choose to learn languages?
A. Brainy. B. Forest.
C. Google Play Book. D. Quizlet.
23. What do these apps have in common?
A. They have no advertisements. B. They charge for some services.
C. They have enough learning resources. D. They are designed to do homework quickly.
B
A small accident led to profound changes in the life of Yang Li, an artisan (手艺人), who is from the Miao ethnic group. In 201l, Yang, from Tongren city in Guizhou province, created leaf vein (脉络) embroidery (刺绣) three months after a leaf cut her hand.
The work is a perfect combination of traditional embroidery patterns and the natural textures (纹理) of the leaves It has a unique aesthetic appeal of traditional embroidery matched with the characteristics of contemporary craftsmanship.
As a native Miao woman with an inborn love of embroidery, Yang opened a folk culture products shop with her sister in 2011. “People are becoming less familiar with traditional handicrafts, and I want to contribute all I can to change this situation,” Yang says. At first, the small shop did not earn a significant income as there were many similar products on the market. She gradually realized that it was important to establish her own brand and launch products with distinct features.
