福建省厦门双十中学2021-2022学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

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Train Information

All customers travelling on TransLink services must be in possession of a valid ticket before boarding. For

ticket information, please ask at your local station or call 13-12-30.

Public holidays

On public holidays, generally a Sunday timetable operates. On certain major event days, i.e. Australia Day,

Anzac Day, sporting and cultural days, special additional services may operate.

Christmas Day services operate to a Christmas Day timetable, Before travel please visit translink.com.au or

call TransLink on 13-12-30 anytime.

Customers using mobility devices

Many stations have wheelchair access from the car park or entrance to the station platforms.

For assistance, please Queensland Rail on 13-16-17.

Guardian trains (outbound)

Depart Origin Destination Arrive

6:42 p.m. Altandi Varsity Lakes 7:37 p.m.

7:29 p.m. Central Varsity Lakes 8:52 p.m.

8:57 p.m. Fortitude Valley Varsity Lakes 9:52 p.m.

11:02 p.m. Roma Street Varsity Lakes 12:22 a.m.

1. What would you do to get ticket information?

A. Call 13-16-17. B. Visit translink. com. au.

C. Ask at the local station. D. Check the train schedule.

2. Which train would you take if you go from Central to Varsity Lakes?

A. 6:42 p.m. B. 7:29 p.m. C. 8:57 p.m. D. 11:02 p.m.

Sharing economy began as a means to profit from idle assets(闲置资产). But sharing assets has been around

for thousands of years. The difference lies in the development of the Internet. It has proven to be the most effective

tool in bringing people with means and people with needs together at an unprecedented rate.

People, who were not necessarily entrepreneurs, would rent out their cars or houses that are not in use to

others who are looking for alternatives to traditional transportation and accommodation businesses. This peer-to-

peer(点对点的) concept was simple, but its inventiveness quickly transformed their respective industries. They

even transformed views regarding ownership—since using their services significantly reduces the need for owning

cars or houses.

Today, the sharing economy has developed into something involving numerous dealings over the Internet.

Some of the leading e-commerce websites like Amazon, Ebay, and Alibaba have now become platforms shared by

small businesses to display their products. Even the delivery of sold goods is being outsourced to different

businesses. Although not as apparent as ride or home-sharing, these online shopping malls are also success stories

of the sharing economy.

The gig economy(零工经济) has closely been related to the sharing economy since the beginning. The former

is defined by its system of filling temporary positions in organizations with independent contractors. It can even be

said that the gig economy is a huge and essential part, but a part nevertheless, of the sharing economy. If the

sharing economy is changing the concept of ownership, the gig economy is changing the concept of employment.

Companies now widely share talents and skills in the form of outsourced help. Although this is not entirely a new

occurrence, digitalization has been an enormous help.

3. What can we conclude from paragraph 1?

A. Sharing economy separates people.

B. People make profits by selling their idle assets.

C. The Internet improves the efficiency of sharing.

D. Assets sharing is a new product of the Internet.

4. What might be a potential result of sharing economy?

A. Rise of house prices. B. Decrease of car sales.

C. Fast delivery of goods. D. Success of new websites.

5. What do we know about the gig economy?

A. It features flexible staffing. B. It appears before sharing economy.

C. It refers to hiring permanent workers. D. It narrows the concepts of employment.

6. What can be the best title for the text?

A. Future of Sharing Economy. B. Appearance of Gig Economy.

C. Development of Sharing Economy. D. Gig Economy and Sharing Economy.

Climate change could turn the Arctic Ocean into a high-speed ice superhighway. Large pieces of sea ice in the

Arctic Ocean are becoming thinner as old ice melts. The new ice that's replacing it travels farther and faster than the

older ice does. As the new ice travels, it carries dirt, organisms and pollution along for the ride, new research

shows.

Researchers have been tracking the movements of Arctic ice for several years. They noticed that the area

covered by ice making the trip from one side of ocean to the other has grown larger and larger. The movement

means that far-away reaches of the Arctic are becoming more connected, notes Robert Newton, from Columbia

University.

The speedy ice is a problem, he explains. The reason: It increases the risk of spreading pollution from some

environmental disasters, such as oil spills. An oil spill during the summer could become trapped in this autumn ice.

The ice could then quickly move from one country's waters to another's, he notes, rapidly spreading the spill's

impact on the environment.

Between when it forms and melts, the ice can get pushed across the Arctic Ocean by winds and ocean currents.

These forces more easily pushed young, thin ice along than old ice. Newton and colleagues wondered what the

impact would be on these ice rafts and the pollution they held. Less ice could mean less space to carry a large load

of pollutants. But a less crowed Arctic might let the ice travel farther and faster.

In the study, the researchers put together pictures of the Arctic, which came from satellites far above the

surface. They used the computer software that can recognize the edges of sea ice. This allowed them to follow the

movements of the ice from formation to melting. To help them do that, they also included tracking buoys on the ice

that had been equipped with GPS devices.

About 60% of Arctic ice travels less than 100 kilometers from its birthplace, they found. The rest covers an

area equal to tens of thousands of square kilometers. It can travel hundreds or even thousands of kilometers. And

that ice is moving faster as well.

7. What does the text focus on?

A. Climate change is becoming more serious. B. The Arctic ice travels fast and carries pollution.

C. It's difficult to follow the movements of the ice. D. The Arctic is likely to be covered by the ice.

8. Why is the speedy ice a problem according to Robert Newton?

A. It travels much faster than before. B. It is much easier to pollute than before.

C. It results in more environmental disasters. D. It makes pollution more likely to be spread.

9. Why did the researchers study pictures of the Arctic taken by satellites?

A. To find out how far the ice can go.

B. To make it clear how the ice comes into being.

C. To learn about the original situation of the Arctic.

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