精品解析：河南省信阳高级中学2023-2024学年高一上学期1月测试英语试卷

河南省信阳高级中学2023-2024学年高一上期一月测试(1) 英语试题 二、阅读理解(共两节，共20小题，每小题2. 5分，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2. 5分，共37. 5分) A SCANDINAVIAN STARTUPS Kahoot! The game-based learning platform is used in half of US schools, offering some 60 million competitions. The idea is to make learning “great and fun,” says, the company’s CEO. Last year, Kahoot! had more than one billion players worldwide. Founded:2013 XPLORA XPLORA founder Sten Kirkbak nearly lost his son Filip, at a shopping centre nine years ago, so he built a device that makes it possible for parents to know where their children are at all times. It is a bit like a speakerphone with a camera, but for old people it also tells the wearer when to take medicines. Founded:2016 reMarkable A black-and-white e-paper device made for notetaking, users write on the reMarkable, and text recognition software changes it into type. “We neither have many meetings, nor do much talking,” says founder Magnus Wanberg. Founded:2016 No Isolation This startup, founded by Karen Dolva, Marius Aabel, and Matias Doyle, hopes to help socially isolated (孤立的) people — its first product was a small robot called AVl, which acts as the eyes and voice of a child forced to stay at home or in hospital. More than 850 AVls are in use in 13 countries; 160 at over 100 UK schools. No Isolation’s latest device is KOMP. Made for old people, it enables simple video calls and messaging. Founded:2016 1. Which of the following startups connects learning with games? A. No Isolation. B. reMarkable. C. XPLORA. D. Kahoot! 2. What gave Sten Kirkbak the idea for his device? A. The experience of nearly losing his son. B. The growing number of lonely kids. C. The need to keep the old safe. D. The special needs of the old. 3. What can we know about No Isolation? A. It was founded earlier than the other three. B. It was started by more than one person. C. It provides services for teens only. D. It is mainly used in the UK. B Prom(高中毕业舞会)is a day you’ll never forget. It’s one of the mo