精品解析：内蒙古呼伦贝尔市满洲里市第一中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

2022—2023年度(下)满市一中期中考试试题 高二英语 第一部分：阅读理解 第一节(共15个小题;每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。 A The Origins of Famous Brands Our lives are full of brand names and trademarked products that we use every day. Although many brand names are simple acronyms(首字母缩略词) or versions of their founders' names, some of the companies we trust every day actually have fascinating and surprising back stories. Starbucks It seems fitting that the most famous coffee brand in the world would take its name from one of the world's greatest works of literature. The inspiration for the name of the coffeehouse came from Herman Melville's Moby Dick. The founders' original idea was to name the company after the Captain Ahab's ship — Pequot, but they eventually decided that Pequot wasn't a great name for coffee, so they chose Ahab's first mate, Starbucks, as the name instead. Nike Originally founded as a distributor for Japanese running shoes, the company was originally named BRS, or Blue Ribbon Sports. In 1971, BRS introduced its own soccer shoe, a model called Nike, which is also the name for the Greek goddess of victory. In 1978, the company officially renamed itself as Nike, Inc. The right name is essential to a company's success, and a great origin story is just as crucial as a great product. An attractive origin story is one more thing that keeps customers guessing, wondering, and buying its products. Google Google was originally called BackRub, for it searched for links in every corner of the Web. In 1997, when the founders of the company were searching for a new name showing a huge amount of data for their rapidly improving search technology, a friend suggested the word “googol”. When a friend tried to register the new domain name, he misspelled “googol” as “google”. 1. What is the name of the Captain Ahab's ship? A. Moby Dick. B. Starbucks. C. Pequot. D. Herman Melville. 2 When did the Nike get its name eventually? A. In 1971. B. In 1978. C. In 1997. D. In 1987. 3. Why did the