英语甘肃省兰州市第一中学学年高一上学期期中考试试题Word格式.docx

英语甘肃省兰州市第一中学学年高一上学期期中考试试题Word格式.docx

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第I卷（选择题）

第一部分阅读理解（共三节，满分50分）

第一节（共10小题;

每小题2分,满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

In1975,GeorgeCarlinappearedonapopularTVshow,SaturdayNightLive,withhisfamouswordsaboutbluefood.“Whyistherenobluefood?

Ican’tfindbluefood—Ican’tfindtheflavorofblue!

Imeanyellowislemon;

orangeisorangeandredischerry.Whereisthebluefood?

”

Well,Carlinprettymuchhasitright—thereisnotnobluefood,butthere’scertainlynotalotofit.Fresh-pickedblueberriesareblue,thoughtheybecomepurplewhentheyareturnedintojam.Theblueinblueberries—likethepurpleingrapesandredintomatoes—isfoundinnature.Butitisn’tahotcolorforfood.Peopledon’tseemtopreferbluefood.Somedietprogramsevensuggestthatthosedeterminedtoloseweightshouldmaketheirfoodblue.

Eating,inpart,beginswithoureyes.CharesSpence—anexperimentalpsychologistfromOxfordUniversity—pointsoutthatcolorcanchangeourtasteexperience.Commonly,weconsiderred-coloredfoodsupto20%sweeterthantheyactuallyare;

andgreenfoodsasbeingmoresour.Spencesuggests:

humanexpectationsmaybeinfluencedbyourlonghistoryofwatching—greenfruitscanbecomesweetastheygrowupandturnred.

Butwhataboutblue?

Exceptblueberries,muchofthebluefoodweseethesedaysisdyedblueartificially.Foodproducersarguethatartificialcolordoesn’tdomuchdamagetohealth.Alotofresearchshowsthatsomephysicalproblemsofkidsarerelatedtofooddyes—whileotherstudiesshownoeffectsatall.Bluebirthdaycakeorevenblue-dyedchickencanbeservedonthedinnertable.Sowhat?

1.GeorgeCarlin’swordsareplacedatthebeginningofthepassageto_____.

A.showtheauthor’sopinionB.tellafamousperson

C.introduceaTVshowD.leadinthetopic

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsofblueistrue?

A.Blueisnotaverypopularcolorforfoods.

B.Blueberriesarealwaysblue,whetherfreshornot.

C.Theblueinblueberriesisfoundunnatural.

D.Peopleoftenfeelcoldwhentheyeatblueberries.

3.Eatingsometimesbeginswithoureyesbecause_____.

A.red-coloredfoodsare20%sweeterthangreenfoods

B.ourtasteexperiencecanbeinfluencedbycolor

C.peoplepreferred-coloredfoodstogreenfoods

D.beforeeating,peoplewatchfoodforalongtime

4.Theunderlinedwords“isdyed”inpara.4areclosestinmeaningto“______”.

A.iseatenupB.hasgrownupC.ischangedincolorD.isharmfulto

B

EUROPEishometoavarietyofculturaltreasures.LonelyPlanet,theworld’slargesttravelguidepublisher,hasofferedpairsofcitiesforculture-hungrybuttimepoortravelers.

LondonandParis

IttakesyouabouttwohourstotravelfromLondontoParisbyEurostar,ahigh-speedrailwayservice.Thetwocapitalcitieshavebeencompetinginfashion,artandnightlifefordecades---buteachsecretlylooksuptotheother.

NoonecandoubtthegrandandimpressivebeautyofParis’LouvreMuseum,butifyouwanttosavemoney,youcannotskiptheBritishMuseumfreetovisit.ComparedwithLondon,Parishasmoreoutdoorattractions,suchasthebeautifulgreenwalkwayLaPromenadePlantee.

InParis,you’llseedinerslinger（逗留）overredwine.WhileinLondon,youcantrysomeafternoontea,eatfishandchipsorsaltedcake.

ViennaandBratislava

AustriancapitalViennaandSlovakiacityBratislavaareanhourapartbytrain.ButsincetheyarelinkedbytheDanubeRiver,thebestwaytotravelisbyship.Atourofthetwocitiesistheperfectwaytoexperienceeverythingfrom17thcentury’sHabsburgdynastsplendortosci-firestaurants..

ViennaisfamousforMozartandimperialpalaces.Youcanappreciatetheperfectblending（融合）ofarchitectureandnatureinthegrandScholossSchonbrunnPalace,andrewardyourselfwithacupofViennacoffee,whichhasmadeitswaytotheworld’sculturalheritage.

Bratislavaisbestknownforitsfinedining—theremarkableUFOrestaurant.Youcanenjoyameat-filleddinnerhereinanamazingsetting.

5.What’stherelationshipbetweenLondonandParisaccordingtothetext?

A.Theyhelpeachother.B.Theyattackeachother.

C.Theyadmireeachother.D.Theydon’tlikeeachother.

6.WhataretheadvantagesofParismentionedinthearticle?

a.LouvreMuseumb.Freeaccesstomuseums

c.Moreoutdoorattractionsd.Betterwinesandperfumes

A.acB.cdC.acdD.bcd

7.LonelyPlanetrecommendsthesetwopairsofcitiesbecause_________.

A.theyarenotexpensivetovisit

B.theyarebestknowntotheworld

C.theyarealwaysenemiesbetweeneachother

D.theyareclosebutdifferentinmanyaspects

C

MotherTeresawasbornonAugust26th,1910inSkopje,Macedonia.Shealway