2021-2022学年山西省朔州市怀仁市高二（上）期中英语试卷一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）AHighlightsoftheCurrentAffairsLonelinesseconomyChina'syoungergenerationsaredrivingupthevalueofthecountry'sindustry.Inrecentyears,businessesbuiltaroundlonelinesshaveappearedandboomedinChina,presentingsinglepeoplewiththeservicestheyneed.Asfurryanimalsoccupythepersonallivesofmoreandmorepeople,theindustrialchainestablishedaroundpetsisstartingamarketthatmightsoonbeworthhundredsofbillionsofyuan.Followingthecateringindustry,shoppingandhousekeepingserviceswhichturnedtotheInternetformodernsolutions,thepetindustryisalsoofferingcreativeservices,suchasacall-outvet（兽医）service.Alipayaddsbeautyfilters（美颜）toface-scanTheChinesemobilepaymentapplication,Alipaylaunchedanewupdatethatincluded"beautyfilters"intoitsface-scanpaymentsystem.The"beauty，whichfilters"beautifyuserswhentheymakepaymentsviatheapplication,havebeenwellreceivedbythemarket.AsurveyrunbynewsportalSinaTechnologyshowedthatmorethan60%ofrespondentsthinktheylookuglierthroughtheface-scanpaymentsmethodthanonaregularcamera.Thenumberofwomenusers,inparticular,increasedby123percentafterthistechniqueappeared.FuturepocketmoneyResearchhasfoundthat84%ofBritishparentscurrentlygivenotesandcoinstotheirchildren.Butbankspredictthatby2028onlyoneintenbusinesseswillbewithcash.Childrenmaynotunderstandthevalueofcashbecausetheyneverseeit.Parentsfaceadilemma—findinganewwaytoofferpocketmoney,ormaybenotbotheringtopayitatall.Butwhatevermethodaparentchoosestoadopt,theyneedtoteachtheirkidsthatmoneydoesn'tgrowontrees!1.What'sthepurposeofthepassage？______A.Topredictthedisappearanceofcash.B.ToattractattentiontoAlipay.，C.Tointroducethelatestnews.D.Topromotetheeconomicdevelopment.2.Withtheeconomybooming,whichofthefollowingcanbe？available______A.Youngsterscanaskforacall-outserviceforpets.B.Beautyfilterscanmakewomenmorebeautiful.C.Singlepeoplecangetfurryanimalstreatedforfree.D.Alipaycanbeturnedtoforgettingridofloneliness.3.Howcanpar