the day it was started, said the BBC. It became a major shopping day in 2009. The CEO of an online shopping site --Alibaba-- tried to increase sales at the e-commerce company. The CEO, Daniel Zhang, launched an annual online sale on that day, said Fortune. When it first began, “Singles’ Day was very much an offline comfort to actual single people,” noted the website atlas Obscura.” A small group of students at Nanjing University are said to have chosen 11.11 as a day that singles could do activities like karaoke together.”It quickly became a cultural phenomenon.
Last year, Alibaba sold more than $1 billion worth of products in the first three minutes of the sales, reported Bloomberg News. Total sales on Singles’ Day soared to $9 billion within 24 hours. That’s four times bigger than Cyber Monday in the U.S., which is the Monday after Thanksgiving and traditionally a big shopping day. By comparison, online sales in the U.S. last year on Black Friday were just $1.5 billion, reported TechCrunch.
Today, Singles’ Day is very successful. Analysts say that this year, sales on China’s Singles’ Day will increase to a new high. In the U.S., Jennifer Wang, a co-founder of a company targeting Chinese-Americans, said, “We expect to have 3 million people coming to click Dealmoon for the Singles’ Day launch.” Some observers think Singles’ Day could catch on globally.
28．How did the author introduce the topic of the passage?
A. By describing a holiday. B. By asking a question. C. By making a list. D. By telling a story
29．What’s the second paragraph mainly about?
A. How Singles’ Day came into being. B. Why Singles’ Day became popular. C. When Singles’ Day was started. D. Who first celebrated Singles’ Day. 30．Why did China’s Singles’ Day become a major shopping day?
A. Because singles celebrated their happy lives on November11.
B. Because students at Nanjing university took part in activities together. C. Because an annual online sale was started on that day by Alibaba. D. Because single students chose that day to buy themselves gifts. 31．Which of the following can best replace the word “soared” in Paragraph3?
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A. Increased sharply. B. Decreased quickly. C. Returned gradually. D. Appeared suddenly.
D
It sounds like a dream, so if you want to travel around the world for a year and get paid for it, we may have come across the opportunity of a lifetime for you.
World Life Experience, a project that combines social goals with a financial support, launched in 2017. Based in Lisbon, it is looking to take 11 people around the world for a year in 2024, travelling, discovering and working with local people and organizations. All expenses are covered and you get paid a salary, and you have until 20 July to apply.
The first edition of the amazing experience began back in January 2024, and it is currently taking 11 participants on a trip over three continents. For the second edition, the organization is looking to take the successful candidates to 20 destinations across all five continents in 2024. The total stay in each city will be for two weeks and will involve a program to carry out social work with local organizations, and a leisure part aimed at tourism and cultural activities. The travelers will get to know different societies and cultures, and each participant will receive a monthly wage of
2,500(US$3,089).
Applicants must be between 21 and 39 years of age and meet a specific set of requirements. They must be responsible, tolerant and communicative, and wish to work as a group. The participants chosen will be from different nationalities. They will be on their journey from 15 January to 27 November 2024, and will have six days to explore each city, six days to volunteer with local organizations and three free days to rest in each destination.
“It has been amazing. The group has worked on reforestation and participated in workshops with refugees（难民）and co-operated in reconstruction projects,” Antonio Dias says about the first edition of the project. He is head of World Life Experience.
32．If you are a member of the project, you_____________ .
A．can get a monthly wage of US$2,500. B．should be at least 21 years old.
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C．must come from Lisbon, Portugal D．should be excellent at English 33. What can we learn about the second edition of the project from the text? A. Participants need to apply for the positions before 20 July. B. Participants will be given three weeks in each destination. C. It consists of a trip across three continents of the world. D. It will start from January 2024 and end in January 2024. 34. Antonio Dia’s words suggest that __________ . A．the participants need to improve themselves.
B．the first edition of the project has been a great success C．it cost too much money to complete the first edition D．there were some difficulties in dealing with local people 35. Where can we read this text most probably?
A. In a fashion magazine. B. In a storybook . C. On a job-hunting website. D. In a travel guide.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
Stay-Healthy Tips for the Holidays
Stay healthy and fit this holiday season by staying active, having fun and avoiding those extra calories.
1.Keep the focus on fun
____36____ Christmas at your house might not be the same without such foods, but that doesn’t mean food has to be the focus. Instead, throw yourself into other things like decorating or tree-trimming(修剪树木)， which can also bring fun.
2. ____37____
Do your family members’ meals conflict with yours? Here’s how to compromise. Say they wake up later than you do, and serve breakfast at 10:30. Then they skip lunch and serve Christmas “dinner” at 3 p.m. To keep your blood sugar steady without overdoing it on calories, have an early-morning snack before your relatives get up. Their late breakfast will count as your “real” breakfast, plus some of your lunch. ____38____
3.Cut down your own Christmas tree
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Rather than buy a tree from a roadside shop where the trees have been drying out for weeks, visit a tre farm that allows you to cut your own. ____39____ You’ll burn off calories by walking around the grounds in search of the right tree, and your family will have one more pleasant holiday memory to look back on.
4.Stock the fridge with healthy meals
____40____ Thus, you don’t have much time to cook healthy meals during the holiday. Take defensive action several weeks ahead of time by cooking meals intended specifically for the fridge. You’ll be thankful later when you can put one of them into the oven or microwave and turn your attention again to writing holiday cards with personal messages.
A．Change your exercise habit B．Adjust your eating schedule
C. Most holidays are associated with certain foods.
D．It will be fresher, and probably less expensive than a tree from a shop. E．Everyone is busy during the holidays, shopping, decorating, or visiting friends and family.
F．Enjoy the 3 p.m. meal --- but don’t overdo it --- and have a small snack around 8 p.m.
G．Slow your pace by setting down your fork between bites, taking frequent drinks of water and stopping to talk with friends and family.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My bike was stolen a week ago. And I did the only thing I could think of : leave the thief a(n) __41 __. I make an 8-by-3-foot cardboard sign and __42__ it across the front of my house. It said: “ To the person who stole my bicycle, I hope you __43__ it more than I do. It cost US$200, and I need it for __44__. I can’t afford
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another one. Next time, don’t steal!”
I felt a little _45__ doing this. After all, I should have spent more time securing my bike. But I knew other people’s bicycles had been _46__in the neighborhood, and I left the sign up for seven days.
On Wednesday evening, I got the first knock on my door. Standing outside were two young men, one of whom was __47__a blue mountain bike that is fit for a teen. “Are you the one who got your bike stolen?” asked the guy, who __48__ himself as Michael. “ I had this bike lying around, so I __49__ you might be able to use it.” I was a bit __50__ and tried to refuse. __51__ , what was clear was the teens’ __52__ to help, so I accepted it.
On Saturday morning, I got a second __53__ . On my doorstep was a middle-aged woman. She said when she read that I needed a bicycle for work, she made her husband __54__ the car to see if there was anything she could do. I told her that I had __55__ for a bike-sharing activity, so I didn’t need another bicycle. __56__, what mattered most was that she stopped, so I thanked her again.
I was __57_ , because so many people had wanted to help me. I decided to do something.
I went to the local bicycle store __58__ by JoAnne Nicolosi. Later, we set up a _59__ named Karma Cycle, where people offer their unused bicycles to people who need them. Now more people are joining us to ___60___ their unused bikes. This is a great sign that things are changing, isn’t it? 41. A. idea 42. A. hung
B. note
C. memory
D. suggestion
B. searched B. demand
C. cut D. pushed D. need
D. survival
D.
43. A. change 44. A. study
C. test
B. work C. business
45. A. special simple
46. A. cleaned 47. A. carrying borrowing
B. ordinary C. foolish
B. sold C. recycled D. stolen
D.
B. decorating C. operating
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新疆 2024学年高二英语上学期第一次阶段考试试题
