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肇东四中高二英语期中考试试题

第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30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。

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WhenIfirststartedusingChinesewebsites,Iwasabitconfusedbytheirdesign.PopularsiteslikeTaobaoandJingdongarevery“busy”—theyarecoveredindozensoflinksandflashingbanners(闪烁的横幅广告).Theyoftenincludeawidevarietyofbrightcolorsaswell,contrastingwiththesimplecolorsofmostWesternwebsites

SowhyareChinesesitesdesignedthisway?SomesaythatChinesewebdesignhasn’t“caughtup”tostandardWesternwebdesignpractices.ButIdon’tthinkthisquiteexplainsit.SomeChinesesitesarestartingtolookmoreminimal,suchasBaidu,whicharequiteclean-looking.

AmoreconvincingtheoryhastodowiththeChineselanguage.TherearenocapitallettersorspacesinChinesewriting—foreignerswhoareusedtoseeingthesethingsmightthinkthatChinesetextlooksverycrowded.

AnotherthingthatmakesChinesewebsitelooksobusyisthelargenumberoflinks.Somesitesmighthavehundredsoflinksontheirfrontpage.Again,thereisalanguage-relatedexplanation.

ItisdifficulttotypeChinesecharactersonaRomanalphabet-basedkeyboard.Youhavetotypeouteachcharacterusingpinyin,whichcanbeinconvenient.Soit’seasiertojustclickthelinkyouwant,insteadoftypingwhatyou’relookingfor.

Orperhapsitcouldjustbethatsometimespeoplepreferflashy,busywebsites.BrowsingJingdongislikesteppingintoanoisy,brightly-litstreetmarket.Sointhisway,Chineseinternetusersmightfeelrightathomewhenusingthesesites.

1.HowdoestheauthordescribemostChinesewebsites?

A.Theyhavemanylinks. B.Theyhavesimpledesigns.

C.Theyhavesimplecolors. D.Theyarequiteclean-looking.

2.Accordingtotheauthor,whyareChinesesitesdesignedthisway?

A.BecausetheyhaventcaughtupwithWesternstandards.

B.BecausetheyarebasedontheuseoftheRomanalphabet.

C.Tomakethem