广东省普宁市华美实验学校学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题含答案Word文件下载.docx

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AnewvirusthatbrokeoutintheMiddleEastlastyearandkilledfivepeopleiswelladaptedtoinfecting（感染）humansbutcouldpracticallybetreatedwithdrugsthatimprovetheimmune（免疫）system.“ThevirusisfromthesamefamilyasthecommoncoldandasSARS.”ascientistfromOxfordonTuesday.

SouthAfrica

OlympianrunnerOscarPistoriusbrokeintothedoorofasmallbathroomwherehisgirlfriendwasbathingafterashoutingmatchonValentine’sDay,hittingherthreetimes,aSouthAfricanprosecutor（检察官）saidonTuesdayashechargedthesportsstarwithplannedmurder.

Egypt

FormerEgyptianprimeministerandpresidential（总统的）candidateAhmedShafiqwasreferredtotheCairoCriminalCourtonTuesdayovercorruption（腐败）andmoneylaunderingcharges,theofficialNewsAgencyreported.ShafiqhasleftEgyptfortheUnitedArabafterlosingthepresidentialrace.

1.Accordingtothepassage,theFrenchcompany_________.

A.spreadavirusacrossEurope.

B.sold750tonsbeefashorse-meat.

C.restartedproductionoffrozenmeat.

D.wasagainallowedtoproducesausages.

2.Theplannedmurdertookplacein_________.

A.EgyptB.AmericaC.SouthAfricaD.TheUnitedKingdom

3.Thispassageistakenfromthesectionof_________inanewspaper.

A.NationB.WorldC.SportsD.Science

B

PopeyetheSailor（大力水手）firstbecameapopularcartooninthe1930s.Thesailorinthatcartoonatelotsofspinach（菠菜）tomakehimstrong.Peoplewatchedhim,andtheybegantobuyandeatalotmorespinach.Popeyehelpedsell33percentmorespinachthanbefore!

Spinachbecameanecessarypartofmanypeople’sdiets.Evensomechildrenwhohatedthetastebegantoeatthevegetable.

ManypeoplethoughtthattheironinspinachmadePopeyestrong,butthisisnottrue.Spinachdoesnothaveanymoreironthananyothergreenvegetable.

Peopleonlythoughtspinachhadalotofironbecausethepeoplewhostudiedthefoodmadeamistake.Inthe1890s,agroupofpeoplestudiedwhatwasinsidevegetables.Thisgroupsaidthatspinachhadtentimesmoreironthanitdid.Thegroupwrotethenumberwrong,andeveryoneacceptedit.

Today,weknowthatthelittleironthereisinspinachcannotmakeadifferenceinhowstrongapersonis.However,spinachdoeshavesomethingelsewhichthebodyneeds—folicacid.Itisinterestingtopointoutthatfolicacidcanhelpmakeapersonstrong.MaybeitwasreallythefolicacidthatmadePopeyestrongallalong.

4.WhydidmanypeopleeatspinachaftertheysawPopeyetheSailor?

A.Theythoughtspinachmadethemstrong.

B.TheythoughtPopeyewasfunny.

C.Spinachhadalotofiron.

D.Peoplelikedfolicacid.

5.Inthe1890s,aresearchgrouptoldpeoplethatspinach______.

A.madePopeyestrong

B.wasagreenvegetable

C.hadlessironthanothergreenvegetables

D.hadmoreironthanothergreenvegetables

6.ThereadingpassagesaysthatperhapsPopeyegothisstrengthfrom______.

A.ironB.folicacidC.spinachD.exercise

7.Folicacidis______.

A.somethinginfoodB.avegetable

C.dangerousD.acertainkindofspinach

C

Atfirst,theearth’ssurfacelayer（层）wasmadeupofhugeblocksofhard,solidrocks.Thenslowly,therocksbrokeupintosmallerandsmallerpieces.Finallystones,pebbles（卵石）andgrainsofsandwereformed.Manysortsofplantsandanimalslivedanddiedonthesurfaceoftheearth.Theirremainsmixedupwiththestones,pebblesandformedsoil.Theoutmostlayeroftheearthissoil.

Therearemanywaysinwhichlargepiecesofrockbreakintosmallerones.Wind,water,heatandcoldhelptobreakuprocks.Whenwindsblowgrainsofsandagainstalargerockforalongtime,thesofterlayersoftherockareslowlywornaway.Theseleaveholesandcracksintherock,whichbecomebiggerandfinallytherockbreaksupintosmallerpieces.

Themovingwaterofstreamsandriversalsohelpstobreakuprocks.Asthewatermovesalong,itcarrieswithitsmallpiecesofrock.Theserubthelargerones.Thus,thelargerrocksareworndowntosmallerpieces.

Theheatofthesunisalsohelpfultobreakinguprocks.Whenthesunshines,therocksbecomeveryhot.Iftheserocksaresuddenlycooled,theymaycrack.Icealsoplaysapartinmakingsoil.Waterinthecrackscanturnintoiceincoldweather.Asthishappens,itbecomesbiggerandthecracksbecomewider,andfinallybreakintosmallerpieces.

8.Accordingtothepassage,soil____________.

A.formsveryslowly

B.isamixtureofstones,pebblesandsand

C.makesupthelayersoftheearth

D.isbecomingsmallerandsmaller

9.Howmanyfactorsarementionedinhelpingbreakuprocks?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Morethanfive.

10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Theremainsofmanyplantsandanimalsformedsoil.

B.Ifalargerocknevermoves,itwillneverbreakup.

C.Thechangesintemperaturewillhelptobreakuprocks.

D.Iceinthecrackshelpstobreakuprocks.

11.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe____________.

A.SoilFromRocks

B.SoilontheEarth

C.WaystoBreakupRocks

D.Soil,OutmostLayeroftheEarth

D

Whetherinthehomeortheworkplace,socialrobotsaregoingtobecomealotmorecommoninthenextfewyears.Socialrobotsareabouttobringtechnologytotheeverydayworldinamorehumanizedway,saidCynthiaBreazeal,chiefscientistattherobotcompanyJibo.

Whilehouseholdrobotstodaydothenormalhousework,socialrobotswillbemuchmorelikecompanionsthanjusttools.Forexample,theserobotswillbeabletotellwhensomeoneishappyorsad.Thisallowsthemtorespondmoreappropriatelytotheuser.

TheJiborobot,arrangedtoshiplaterthisyear,isdesignedtobeapersonalizedassistant.Youcantalktotherobot,askitquestions,andmakerequestsforittofinishdifferenttasks.Therobotdoesn'

tjustdelivergeneralanswerstoquestions;

itrespondsbasedonwhatitlearnsabouteachindividualinthehousehold.Itcandothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfamilymembertotakemedicineortakingfamilyphotos.

FellowRobotsisonecompanybringingsocialrobotstothemarket.Thecompany'

s“Oshbot”robotisbuilttoassistcustomersinastore,whichcanhelpthecustomersfinditemsandhelpguidethemtotheproduct'

slocationinthestore.Itcanalsospeakdifferentlanguagesandmakerecommendationsfordifferentitemsbasedonwhatthecustomerisshoppingfor.

Themoreinteractiontherobothaswithhumans,themoreitlearns.ButOshbot,likeothersocialrobots,isnotintendedtoreplaceworkers,buttoworkalongsideotheremployees.

12.Howaresocialrobotsdifferentfromhouseholdrobots?

A．Theycancontroltheiremotions.

B．Theyaremorelikehumans.

C．Theydothenormalhousework.

D．Theyrespondtousersmoreslowly.

13.WhatcanaJiborobotdoaccordingtoParagraph3?

A．performoperations.

B．delivermilk.

C．Answeryourquestionsandmakerequests.

D．Obeyyourordersandremindyoutotakepills.

14.WhatcanOshbotworkas?

A．Alanguageteacher.

B．Atourguide.

C．Ashopassistant.

D．Aprivatenurse.

15.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatsocialrobotswill________.

A．trainemployees

B．beourworkmates

C．improvetechnologies

D．taketheplaceofworkers

第二节（共5小题；

每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

WhetheryouareatDisneylandoranotherDisneypark,youwillusuallyfindanighttimeshowthatwillbeshowing.16ReadthisarticletofindouthowyoucangetagoodseatforaneveningeventatanyDisneypark.

•Planonseeingtheshowinadvance.

Usually,ifyoudecideanhourbeforehandthatyou’regoingtoseeashow,youwilllikelyendupnotgettingagoodseat,unlesstheparkisnotverybusy.17

•Doyourresearch.

Researchonline:

“Thebestplacestoview...”18Someofthemmayevenbelessknown,soyoumaynotdealwithsuchabigcrowd.

•Arrivetotheeventearly.

___19___.Possiblyevenearlieriftheparkismorecrowdedonthatday.Ifyouarrivetenminutesbeforetheeventstarts,you’realotlesslikelytogetagoodspot.

•__20__.

Ifyoumustleavetodosomething,makesurethatit’sextremelyquick,andifpossible,trytohaveanothermemberofyourpartystayinyourspotwhileyouareaway.

A.Stayinthesamearea.

B.Enjoytheshow.

C.It’susuallymuchmoreenjoyableifyoucangetagoodseat.

D.Thisisespeciallyimportantifyouarriveclosertotheeventtime.

E.Inordertogetagoodspot,planonarrivinganhourbeforetheevent.

F.Therefore,lookattheschedulebeforeyourtrip,oratleastthedaybefore.

G.You’llseealistofplacesintheparkthatarethebestforviewingthatevent.

第二部分：

英语知识运用（共两节,满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；

每小题2分,满分40分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Marywassevenyearsold.Herparentsrecentlymovedtoanewtown,andsoMarywasgoingtoa21school,whichwasafewkilometersfromthehousetheylivedinnow.Aschoolbusgoingaroundpickedup22everymorningandbroughtthembacktotheir23everyafternoon.BecausebothofMary’sparents24togotowork,shealwayswentonthisbus.

Mary’sparentsalways25theiralarmclockforseveno’clocksothatnoneofthemwouldbe26.Butonemorningtheal