海珠区2016学年第二学期综合练习（一） 满分110分 考试时间:120分钟

一、语法选择 （共15小题，每题1分，满分15分）

Mobike---it?s a bike showing network where users search for a ride through an App. Mobike 1 in shanghai at the end of last year. 2 December 2016, Shanghai became 3 bike- share city in the world. And then Mobike recently expanded to Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. They are becoming 4 popular, especially among white -collar workers during rush hours. For that reason, a large number of bikes 5 in the streets. The bike ride?s record has reached about twenty 6 on a single day .

Mobike is 7 convenient that the users can find and leave bikes wherever they?d like. The users 8 have the company?s mobile?s APP just need to use their phones 9 the QR code (二维码) on the bike, and then unlock the bike to begin the timer on the Uber-esque .Besides Mobike doesn?t use a parking station in the street.Instead, users can 10 bikes anywhere with the app-controlled smart lock. 11 it also means that users sometimes leave them in a bad place where it?s hard for 12 users to find them. To deal with this problem, the founder of Mobike and her team 13 on a points-based system to punish unruly rides.

Sharing bikes is made to reduce the pressure of traffic. 14 it can run well, and the price is kept low, it may be a great 15 to protect the environment .

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二、完形填空 （共10小题，每题1.5分，满分15分）

There was a farmer named Hafiz in Africa who was happy. He was happy because he was satisfied with his life. One day a wise man came to him and told him about 16 of diamonds and the power that goes along them .

The wise man said“ if you had a diamond the size of your finger, you could have your own city.If you had a diamond of the size of your fist, you could 17 own your own country.” And then he went 18 .

That night the farmer couldn?t sleep .He was 19 and he was discontent .The next morning he made arrangements to sell off his farm and went in search of diamonds. He looked all over Africa and Europe but couldn?t 20 any.When he got to Spain, he was emotionally, physically and financially broke. He got so 21 that threw himself into the Barcelona River and died.

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A. appeared A. At A. the largest A. increased A. in need A. millions A. such A. which A. scan A. parked A. And A. another A. work A. If A. succeed

B. appears B. On B. largest B. increasingly B. need B. millions of B. such a B. what B. to scan B. parks B. However B. other B. worked B. Unless B. success

C., appearing C.I n C. the larger C. increase C., are needed C. million of C. so C. Who C. scans C. park C. So C. the other C. were working C. Though C. successful

D. appear D. During D. larger D. increasing D. needs D. million D. so a D. whom D. scanning D. to park D. But D. others D. are working D. So D., successfully

Back home, the person who had bought his 22 was watering the sheep at a stream. Across the stream, the light of the morning sun hit a stone and make it sparkle like a rainbow.He picked up the store and put it in the living room.

That afternoon the wise man came and saw the stone sparkling. He asked,“ Is Hafiz 23 ？” The new owner said, “No, why do you ask so？”The wise man said，“Because that is a diamond. I recognize one when I see one.” The man said, “No, that?s just a stone I 24 . Come ,I?ll show you there are many more.”They went and picked some samples and send them for analysis . Sure enough, the stones were diamonds. They found that the farm was 25 mountains of diamonds .

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三、阅读（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：阅读理解。（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

(A)

After living and teaching in China for 10 months, my wife and I returned to California to visit our children and friends. Many of them asked what we liked most about China. The friendly people, the wonderful food, and the beautiful sights were at the top of our list. Then one night, after yet another restaurant dinner with friends, I realized that there was one other thing that I really liked about China: No tipping.

Tipping is a subject that has long interested me.

In America, the three kinds of services that require tipping are waiters/waitresses, taxidrivers, and barbers. The standard tip is now between 15 and 20 per cent of the bill, depending on the quality of service. Why these three particular services deserve this special treatment is a mystery to me. Why am I supposed to tip a waiter for bring me food when I don?t need to tip the flight attendant on an airplane for doing the same thing? Why do I need to tip a taxi drive, but not the bus driver? Why am I expected to tip the barber for cutting my hair but not the dentist for fixing my teeth? I have been a teacher for 39 years. No one has ever tipped me after a particularly successful class or lecture.

The whole concept of tipping doesn't make any sense. I have heard that there are some expensive restaurants in major cities in the US where the restaurant does not give the waiters any salary at all due to the large amounts of the tips.

The tipping problem in many European countries is solved by adding a 15 per cent to the bill. I prefer the Chinese solution: No tipping at all.

When I was visiting the US this summer, I went out to dinner several times with friends. Having spent 10 month in China not even

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A. name A. hardly A. away A. unhappy A. buy A. pleased A. house A. out A. Made A. made of

B. value B. seldom B. down B. worried B. sell B. sad B. sheep B. back B. bought B. popular with

C. price C. probably C. inside C. satisfied C. make C. excited C. farm C. off C. borrowed C. short of

D. place D. never D. ahead D. patient D. find D. surprised D. diamond D. away D. picked D. covered with

thinking about tipping, I found it irritating to have to spend extra money on the meal -- especially when the amount of the tip would every often buy a meal in China. While I understand why China, as a developing nation, has gradually accepted many Western customary practices, I hope the Chinese are wise enough to never start the unnecessary practice of tipping. 26.What made the writer realize that he liked no tipping most about China ? A. Talking with his friends . B. Returning to California. C. Giving a large amount of tips. D. Having dinner in a restaurant.

27.If the bill is＄200 in an European restaurant, how much should a customer pay as a tip? A. ＄20 B. ＄30 C. ＄50 D. ＄100

28.What’s the writers opinion on tipping in the US? A. Wise B. Necessary C. Reasonable D. Annoying

29.Which of the sentences is true?

A. All kinds of services need tipping in the US . B. The writer hoped China would never start tipping .

C. The writers whole family lived in China for 10 months. D. China has never accepted any western customary practices

30.What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Please stop tipping. B. My experiences in china C. There is no tipping in china D. Tipping in different countries.

(B)

Many people take running as a way to keep fit. They like to run in hot weather and enjoy the feeling of being wet through with sweat while running. Cold weather during winter months, with low temperatures and freezing cold winds, may keep many people from running in the open air .

However, a new study shows that the drop in temperature is a good reason to run. In fact, running in cold weather helps improve one?s performance. Many runners might find it easier to run in winter than in hot weather.

Lower temperatures reduce stress on the body. When you run in cold weather, your heart rate is lower .And the body needs less water on a cold day than in warm weather because dehydration levels are lower in winter than in warmer conditions .

John Brewer is a professor of applied sports science at ST. Mary ?s University in London. For this study, he and other researchers put a group of people into a room where summer and winter weather conditions are recreated. The test subjects, were asked to run 10,000 meters under both conditions and their biological measurements were recorded and studied.

From the study, every movement runners make produces heat .The heat can be really damaging unless the body can lose it .One way in which people lose heat is by sweating. The body loses heat through droplets of sweet. The body also loses it by transporting the blood to the surface of the skin and it puts more stress on the heart, particularly in hot conditions because it?s much harder to lose heat when the outside environment is warm. As the result shows running in hot temperatures results in 6 percent higher heart rates.

When running in cold conditions, the body does not have to work hard to pump blood to the skin surface .Therefore, it requires less energy.The most important things for people who run in cold conditions is to wear the right clothing. Keep as dry as possible when exercising

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