黑龙江大庆实验中学2016届高三期中考试英语试题及答案(3)

    Although Modiano’s win is a surprise outside France, people are celebrating in his home country. Modiano is the 15th French literature winner. After Le Clezio’s 2008 win, it seemed unlikely that there would be another so soon.
29. The passage is mainly about _______.       
A. a famous novelist’s family background
B. a literary figure’s personal affairs
C. European people’s sufferings during World War II
D. a Nobel Prize winner and his literary achievement
30. Which of the following statements about Patrick Modiano is TRUE according to the passage?
A. He is a survivor of World War II．
B. World War II has an impact on his life．
   C. He tried to find back his lost identity．
   D. He was world-famous before winning the Nobel Prize．
31. Modiano won the Nobel Prize because of _______.  
   A. his extraordinary character
   B. his special connections to the war
  C. his unique way of recording history
   D. his characters’ unusual experiences
32. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.       
   A. Clemence Boulouque is also of Jewish origin
   B. Modiano’s father had nothing to do with the Nazis
  C. Modiano’s parents were sent to the concentration camp
   D. Modiano’s winning the Prize was beyond expectation
     
                                            D
Fund Tianhong Zenglibao has become the first fund in China to hit 100 billion yuan ($16.30 billion) of sales thanks to its cooperation with Yu’ebao, Alibaba’s wealth management product.
Alipay (支付宝), attached to the e-commerce (电子商务) giant Alibaba Group, announced in June it would offer its users the option to directly invest with the private Tianhong Fund using spare cash from Alipay accounts. The business is called Yu’ebao.
The past five months have seen this fund boom, owing to the prosperous(繁荣的)Internet e-commerce platform, and the Singles’ Day shopping spree (狂潮) on November 11 had helped Yu’ebao. In the process of a deal on Taobao, once the buyer pays for the order, his or her money is first accepted by Alipay, and then after he or she receives the goods, a final confirmation is made and Alipay then gives the money to the seller. If a buyer forgets to confirm payment, the money is transferred into the seller’s account after 10 days by the system.
The Singles’ Day had a total amount of 35 billion yuan ($5.75 billion) and thus a large amount of money passed through Alipay’s account. Analysts estimated that Alipay may have also bought the fund using the extra income, which powerfully enlarged the scale (规模) of Yu’ebao. Profit purchasing investors tend to choose safe financial management tools. The relatively stable earnings of Yu’ebao is favored by most customers, the report said.
Chinese e-commerence giant Alibaba allows consumers to invest their spare cash in the money market funds through its Alipay online payment service. The product, called Yu’ebao, or “Leftovers Treasure,” has netted 130 billion yuan so far, making the fund’s management firm, Tianhong Fund, the country’s largest fund management company.
Meanwhile, due to the cooperation with Alipay, the management scale of Tianhong fund has doubled from 55.653 billion yuan at the end of September to over 100 billion yuan. During the Singles’ Day, the frequency of payment of Alipay and Yu’ebao went beyond 188 million and 16.79 million with total transaction volume (交易量) at 35 billion yuan and 6 billion yuan.
33. The fund has been successful so far mainly because ________.
   A. it is the country’s largest fund management fund
   B. it was the first fund in China to cooperate with Yu’ebao
   C. the online shopping is prosperous and the Singles Day shopping makes great contribution
   D. consumers can directly invest the spare cash in it through online payment service
34. From the passage, we can know that Alipay ________.
   A. is attached to Yu’ebao
   B. has doubled to 55.653 billion yuan at the end of September
   C. allows sellers to invest their spare cash in the money market funds
   D. transfers the money from the buyer to the seller directly
35. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
   A. Alibaba helps make China’s largest fund
   B. Yu’ebao, the right choice to invest
   C. Tianhong Fund, the largest fund in China
   D. Alipay, a branch of Alibaba group          

第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据对话情景和内容，从对话后的选项中选出能入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A fear of heights is a common feeling that is easy to understand. According to many psychologists, a fear of heights is one of only two natural fears — the other is fear of loud noises.    36    If you are not afraid, you could walk too close to the edge and fall off. Having a fear of heights is good because it protects us from real danger.
   37     They experience intense fear even inside a safe environment such as a skyscraper, which is not an appropriate response and it is not helpful.    38    “As long as I can remember, I have had a powerful fear of heights. It can completely ruin a vacation. For example, when I was with friends in Paris, I became terrified while going up the Eiffel Tower. I was almost crying and I felt embarrassed for the rest of the vacation,” Adams said.