安徽省马鞍山市第二中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期末检测英语试题（扫描版含答案 无听力音频 含听力原文）

24.How much did Payne pay the Amber Inn for the rooms in total
A.$2,100.
B.$4,200.
C.$21,000.
D.$10,500.
25.Which of the following can best describe Payne
A.Kind and generous.
B.Wealthy and friendly.
C.Determined and honest.
D.Ambitious and faithful.
26.What is the best title for the text
A.The Homeless Suffered the Extreme Cold
B.Chicago Experienced the Coldest Temperatures
C.Volunteers Called on People to Help the Homeless
D.Chicago Woman Tried Hard to Save the Homeless
27.What type of writing is the text
A.A lab report.
B.A news report.
C.An advertisement.
D.A science fiction.
C
Language is in a constant state of change.British English shows this clearly.Take the word
"Cheerio!"for example.It has been a British way to say goodbye for more than a century,but it's
dying out as the English language evolves.These days,many young people simply say"laters".Or
take the word“marvelous”.At one time it was a common British word meaning“wonderful”,but
over the last ten years it's been overtaken by the American word "awesome".
So how and why do words come into and fall out of fashion The influence of US culture is only
one explanation for why popular words in British English may change or even stop being used over
time."Awesome"is a good example,but also "fortnight",a term not used in the US,is now falling
out of fashion in British English,and in some cases has been replaced by "two weeks".
New inventions also bring in new words.As old inventions are replaced by new ones,the words
which described them also disappear and are replaced.So it's out with the "Walkman"(a cassette
player from the 80s)and in with MP4 players!
Then there's the influence of social media.Text messages and emails have reduced words for
convenience,with something like ICYMI ("in case you missed it")becoming words in their own
right..Where“friend”was once a noun,we now“friend someone on Facebook”and where we used
to“love”something,.now we're“loving it'”！
28.In what situation do the British use "Cheerio!"
A.When they give thanks.
B.When they ask for help.
C.When they say goodbye.
D.When they meet new friends.
29.What does the underlined word "evolves"mean
A.Returns.
B.Develops.
C.Follows.
D.Falls.
30.Why does the writer talk about“Walkman”
A.To show its importance.
B.To talk about its history.
C.To describe how it came into being.
D.To explain how some words are replaced.
31.What effect is social media having on language
A.It is changing the way that words are used.
B.It is making language difficult to learn.
C.It is bringing in many long words.
D.It is making meanings clearer.