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英语广东省普宁市华美实验学校学年高一下学期期中考试
广东省普宁市华美实验学校2015-2016学年高一下学期
期中考试
注意事项:
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分,总分120分。
考试时间为100分钟。
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1节(共15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、和D)中,选出最佳选项,在在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Haveyoueverfeltthatyouwantmorefriends?
Haveyoufoundthatyoudon’tknowhowtomakefriends?
Don’tworry.It’seasierthanitlooks.
Startwithsmallactions.Ifyou’reuncomfortablewithlongconversationswithpeople,startbyjustsaying“hi”andaskingwhatthepersonisdoing.Evenifyoudomorelisteningthantalkinginthebeginning,peoplewillusuallystilllikeyou.Whenitcomestoconversations,remember“F.O.R.”.Itstandsforfamily,occupation(职业)andrecreation(休闲).Youaremostlikelytobeaskedaboutthesethreetopicswhenyoumeetsomeonenew.Mostpeoplefeelcomfortabletalkingaboutthethreetopics.Thegreatthingisthatyoualsocancommunicatewithsomeonenewinthesethreeareas.
Honestyisthebestpolicy.Infriendship,“honesty”isthefundamentalqualitythatonemusthave.Oneshouldalwaysbehonestwithhisorherfriends.Don’tlaughatpeople’sfault.Praisethemhonestlyandopenly.Sayyouaresorryifyouhurtyourfriend.
Givemorethanyoutake.Betherewhentheyneedyou,encouragethem;weallneedencouragementnowandthen.Encouragetheirdreams.Lifeseemsmeaninglesswithoutthem.Wishyourfriendsgoodluck.Examineyourpurposebeforeyou“helpout”.Loveandneverforgetthem.
1.Theauthorthinksmakingfriendsis_________.
A.difficultB.easyC.funnyD.interesting
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fundamental”inParagraph3mean?
A.basicB.beautifulC.comfortableD.meaningful
3.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.WheretoMeetFriends?
B.HowtoMakeFriends?
C.WhatIsaFriendIndeed?
D.EveryoneNeedsFriends
B
Ifyouaresitting,pleasestandup.Moveyourlegs.Touchyourtoesifyoucan.Doanythingbutsit.Newresearchshowsthatifyoucutdownonthetimeyouspendsitting,youmightlivelonger.Sittinglessthanthreehoursadaymightextend(延长)yourlifebytwoyears.Cuttingtelevisiontimetolessthantwohoursadaycanaddonepointfouryearstolife.
Thehumanbodyisdesignedtomove.Thefactisjusttheopposite.Modernlifestylesandofficejobsdon’tgiveusthechancetomovearound.Wesitwhilewe’reeating;wesitinthecar;wesitwhilewearewatchingTV.Andmostofussitformanyhoursatwork.Sittingissomethingwedoallthetime.Onaverage,Americanssitforfourandahalftofivehoursaday.Butthatdoesnotmakesittinggoodforus.
Youmayexerciseoften.Thatdoesnotmeanyoucansitfortherestofyourwakinghours.Wecan’tthrowawayphysicalactivity.Itisextremelyimportant.Evenifyouexercisefor30minutesaday,whatgoesonintheother23andahalfhoursadayisalsoveryimportant.
Changesarecomingtosomeoffices,especiallyinthedesignofdesks.A“standingdesk”letspeoplestandwhiletheywork.Anothernewdesigniscalledthe“treadmilldesk”.Itisanexercisemachinethatletsyouwalkslowlyinoneplace.EvensomeU.S.schoolsbegintoexperimentwithdesksthatarepartbicycletokeepchildrenmoving.
Manycompaniesmaynotbuyastandingdeskforeverybody.However,theymaygetfivestandingdesksoratreadmilldeskfortheiremployeesandputtheminacertainplacewherepeoplecangoforanhouradaytoanswertheiremailsortalkonthephone.Expertssuggestsomeotheractivities:
takeawalkatlunchtime;walktotheofficesandtalkdirectlyinsteadofemailingcolleagues(同事).Alltheseactivitiesmayhelpyoulivelonger.
4.Whyshouldpeoplestandupaccordingtothenewresearch?
A.Theyshouldtouchtheirtoes.
B.Standingmorecancuresomediseases.
C.TheyspendtoomuchtimewatchingTV.
D.Sittinglessdoespeoplegoodandmayhelppeoplelivelonger.
5.Whatcanwelearnaboutsitting?
A.Sittingisthebestpositionforthebody.
B.Themorepeoplesit,thebettertheywillbe.
C.Peopleusuallyhavetositforalongtimenowadays.
D.Americanssitlongereverydaythanpeopleinothercountries.
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph3referto?
A.Exercising.B.Sitting.C.Standing.D.Thewalkinghour.
7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.The“treadmilldesk”isusedbypeopletorun.
B.Thenewdesignofdeskscanhelppeoplesitless.
C.It’sbetterforschoolstudentstousestandingdesks.
D.It’snecessaryforcompaniestoofferasittingdesktoeveryemployees.
C
Coldweathercanbehardonpets,justlikeitcanbehardonpeople.Sometimesownersforgetthattheircatsarejustasusedtothewarmshelter(住所)astheyare.Someownerswillleavetheiranimalsoutsideforalongperiodoftime,thinkingthatallanimalsareusedtolivingoutdoors.Thiscanputtheirpetsindangerofseriousillness.Therearethingsy