辽宁大连市第十一中学2015-2016学年高二英语上学期第二学段考试试题.doc

大连市第十一中学2015—2016学年度上学期第二学段考试试卷高二英语 本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。考试结束后，将答题纸和答题卡一并交回。 第I卷 第一部分：阅读理解 (共两节，满分分) 第一节 (共1小题；每小题2分，满分分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A．B．C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A With smart phones taking the world by storm, a phone that can only send and receive voice calls and text messages may seem like a relic from a past age. Yet in East Africa, simple phones like these are changing the face of the economy, thanks to the “mobile money” services that are spreading across the area. These services allow people without a bank account (账户) or credit card to use their phone as an electronic wallet that can be used to store, send or receive cash (现金)． Using the mobile money service, users have to enter a number and password into the phone, so any money that is stored on it should be safe even if the mobile phone is lost. There are tens of thousands of local agents in Kenya. For some the system is a lifeline. “If I didnt have my mobile phone, I would be very poor，” says Neyasse Neemur, a mother of four children who lives in the Turkana district of northern Kenya. “Now I can sell fish.” Neemur took up fishing in July last year. She needed to dry her catch and sell it elsewhere. A truck from Ethiopia to Tanzania passes through her village once a week, and she had the driver take the fish several hundred kilometres south to market in Kisumu, where relatives sell the fish. “I get the money transfer (中转) immediately，” says Neemur. “Then I can pay for my children to go to school and for food. And I have bought two goats，” she adds, “so I dont need to eat fish.” 1．The author wrote this passage mainly to ________. A. advertise the fish caught by Neyasse NeemurB. introduce a new bank account C. introduce new smart phones D. introduce a new mobile service 2．What are the number and password used for? A. Making sure the service is legal. B. Making sure the phone wont be lost. C. Making sure more money can be made. D. Making sure any money stored on the phone is s