学年山西省临汾第一中学高一下学期第二阶段考试英语试题解析版.docx
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学年山西省临汾第一中学高一下学期第二阶段考试英语试题解析版
2017-2018学年山西省临汾第一中学高一下学期
第二次阶段考试
英语
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第I卷(选择题)
一、阅读理解
A
HaveyoueverconsideredalltheEnglishexpressionsthatincludewordsaboutclothes?
Let’shavealook.
Peoplewearpantstocoverthelowerpartoftheirbodies.Wesometimessaythatpeoplewhoarenervoushaveantsintheirpants.Sometimes,peoplemaygetcaughtwiththeirpantsdown.Theyarefounddoingsomethingtheyshouldnotbedoing.And,ineveryfamily,onepersontakescontrol.Sometimesawifetellsherhusbandwhattodo.Thenwesayshewearsthepantsinthefamily.
Pantsusuallyhavepocketstoholdthings.Moneythatislikelytobespentquicklycanburnaholeinyourpocket.Sometimesyouneedabelttoholdupyourpants.Ifyouhavelessmoneythanusual,youmayhavetotightenyourbelt.
IalwayspraisePeoplewhocansavetheirmoneyandnotspendtoomuch.Ireallytakemyhatofftothem.Yet,whenitcomestomyownmoney,Ispenditatthedropofahat,whichmeansIinstantlyspendit.
Bootsareaheavyorstrongkindofshoes.Peoplewhoaretoobigfortheirbootsthinktheyaremoreimportantthantheyreallyare.Idislikesuchpeople.
Myfatherisanimportantperson.Herunsabigcompany.Hewearsasuitandtie,andashirtwithsleevesthatcoverhisarms.Somepeoplewhodonotknowhimwellthinkheistooseriousandnevershowshisfeelingsopenly.ButIknowthatmyfatherwearshisheartonhissleeve.
1.Whichofthefollowingexpressionscanshowsomeoneisnervous?
A.Getcaughtwithone’spantsdown.B.Bumaholeinone’spocket.
C.Wearthepantsinthefamily.D.Haveantsinone’spants.
2.Ifwesaysomeonehastotightenhisbelt,weprobablymeanhe.
A.hasdonesomethingwrongB.isshortofmoney
C.hasputonthewrongpantsD.usedtolivearichlife
3.Someonewhospendshismoneyatthedropofahatmostprobably.
A.neverwasteshismoneyB.earnsmuchmoney
C.doesn’tsavemoneyD.spendsmorethanheearns
4.Wecanusetheexpression“wearone’sheartonone’ssleeve”todescribesomeonewho.
A.showshisfeelingsopenlyB.looksveryserious
C.getsangryeasilyD.oftenwearsasuitandtie.
B
Newresearchbringssomegoodnewsforloversofspicyfoods,afterfindingthateatinghotredchilipeppersmighthelptoextendlifespan.
Consuming(消耗)hotredchilipeppersmightreducedeathrisk,sayChopanandLittenbergfromtheresearchteam.Inhotpeppers,suchasMexicopeppers,thestrongflavorcomesfromacompound(复合物),whichdoesnotexistinsweetpeppersoronions.Studieshavesuggestedthatthiscompoundcanofferawealthofhealthbenefits.
Astudyofmorethan16,000peopleintheUnitedStatesshowedthatpeoplewhoconsumedredchilipeppershadalowerriskofdeathfromallcausesoveranaverageof18yearsthanthosewhodidnoteatthespicyfood.Comparedwithpeoplewhodidnotconsumehotredchilipeppers,thosewhodidwerefoundtobeat13percentreducedriskofall-causedeath.
Forexample,arecentstudyreportedbyMedicalNewsToday,foundthatthecompoundmighthavethepotentialtostopbreastcancer,whileanearlierstudylinkedthecompoundtoareducedriskofdigestsystemcancers.Still,theavailabledatasuggestedthathotredchilipepperconsumptionwasmoststronglyassociatedwithareducedriskofdeathfromheartdisease.
Whiletheresearchersareunabletodiscovertheconcretecompoundbywhichredchilipeppersmightextendlifespan,theteamsaysthatitislikelyduetothecompoundthatiseffectivelyagainstobesity.
Overall,theteamsaysthattheselatestfindingssupportthoseofthe2015study,linkingspicyfoodintaketoreducedriskofdeathbyshowing‘‘ansignificantdecreaseindeathassociatedwithhotredchilipepperconsumption.”However,ChopanandLittenbergnotethattheearlierstudywasonlyconductedinChineseadults,sothenewresearchmakesthesefindingsmorecredible.
5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Thecompoundprotectspeopleagainstobesity.
B.Redchilipeppercancureall-causedisease.
C.ThestudyonlygoesforAmericanpeople.
D.Onionconsumingcanreducedeathrisk.
6.Whatisthefindingofthenewresearchmainlyabout?
A.Hotredchilipepperloversdevelopnocancers.
B.Hotredchilipeppershelpcontrolbreastillness.
C.Hotredchilipepperintakemayincreaselifespan
D.Hotredchilipeppersdecreaseheartdisease.
7.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“credible”?
A.Attractive.B.Practical.
C.Encouraging.D.Convincing.
C
J.K.RowlingisthewriterofHarryPotter,whichisnowoneofthebestsellersintheworld.
J.K.RowlingwasborninBristolonJuly31st.1965.Shehasonesisterwhoistwoyearsyoungerthanher.Bothgirlslovedlisteningtotheirfatherreadingbedtimestoriestothem.Theyespeciallylovedstoriesaboutmagicalworlds.Rowlingwroteherfirststory,calledRabbit,attheageofsix.
Aftershegraduatedfromtheuniversity,RowlingworkedasatranslatorinLondon.Duringthistime,onalongtraintripinthesummerof1990,theideacametoherofaboywhohasmagicbutdoesn’tknowit.In1992RowlingbegantoteachEnglish.Shelivedwithherbabydaughter,Jessica,andspentmuchtimefinishingthefirstHarryPotterbookforyoungreaders.ItappearedinJune1997.Tohersurprise,thebookwasgreatlysuccessful.ThefilmcameoutinNovember2001.NowHarryPotterseriesispopularwithpeopleofallagesandabout60millionbooksweresoldin200countries.
Whyhastheseriesbeensosuccessful?
Thereareafewthings.Manyothermagicalstoriestakeplaceinfarawaylandsorinpastorfuturetimes.ButHarrylivesinmodemEngland.He’salsoaverynormalboy:
polite,friendly,braveandclever.SowhenotherchildrenreadaboutHarry,theycanimaginebeinglikehim.
J.K.Rowlingisveryhappywiththesuccess,andsheisnowbusyfinishingthewholeseriesofsevenbooks.She’swritingfulltimeandshe’sreallyenjoyinglife.Shesaysshewillgoonlivinganormallifewithherdaughterandwritingchildren’sbooks.
8.Fromthepassage,weknow.
A.J.KRowlingmetaboynamedHarryonalongtraintrip
B.J.KRowlingistwoyearsyoungerthanhersister
C.J.KRowlinglovedlisteningtostorieswhenshewasveryyoung
D.HarryPotterisJ.K.Rowling’sfirststory
9.ThefirstHarryPotterbookcameoutin.
A.July1965B.June1997
C.thesummerof1990D.November2001
10.J.K.Rowlinghasbeensuccessful,andshe.
A.likestotravelallovertheworldwithherdaughter
B.istoobusytoenjoyherlife
C.isstillwritingstoriesforchildren
D.isexcitedabouthersuccesseveryday
11.HowisHarryPotterseriesdifferentfromothermagicalstories?
A.Therearemagicalthings.
B.Thestorieshappenedinthemodemworld.
C.Ithassevenbooks.
D.Ittookmuchtimetofinish.
D
Aboutthreedecadesago,Chinawasknownasthe“BicycleKingdom”.Butlateron,bikeswerereplacedbytheirfuel-poweredcompetitors.
ButrecentmonthshaveseenarecoveryofthehumblebikeacrossChina,withanincreasingnumberofpeoplechoosingcyclinginsteadofdrivingtoschools,toworkplacesortodosightseeing.Theintroductionofbike-sharingschemes,pioneeredbystart-upslikeOfoandMobike,hasbroughtthetrendtoanewlevel.
Peoplecanunlockthesharedbikesbysimplyusingtheirsmartphone.ThebikesareequippedwithGPSandcanbeleftanywhereinpublicforthenextuser.They’repopularamongmanyChinesepeopleastheyprovideaneffectivesolutiontothe“lastmile”problem,whichreferstothefinallegofaperson’sjourney.
“Inplaceswherethesubwaydoesn’textend,whereit’sdifficulttochangefromonekindoftransporttoanother,it’ssoeasytogetwhereyouwanttogowithMobike,”HuHong.29,toldAFP.Shepedals(骑车)toherShanghaireal-estatejob.
However,theschemeshavealsoledtoproblemssuchasillegalparking,vandalism(故意毁坏)andtheft.Lastmonth,twonursesinBeijingwereplacedunderadministrativepunishmentforfivedaysforputtinglocksontwosharedbikes.AndinDecember,amanwhostoleasharedbikewassentencedtoa3-monthdetention(拘留),andfined1,000yuanbytheShanghaiMinhangPeople’sCourt.
“Bike-sharingisagreenermethodoftransportationandprovidesauser-friendlyexperience.”saidLiuXiaoming,vice-ministeroftransport.
“Butit’sacombinationofonlineandofflinebusiness.Operatorsareusuallystronginonlineservices,butlackofflinebusinessexperience,whichcausesproblems.”
12.Whichofthefollowingbelongstothe“lastmile”problem?
A.Havingtroublesinchangingfrombustotaxi.
B.Togettosomewherethesubwaycanreach.
C.Missingthebusinessplaneforthetrafficjam.
D.Toremovethelastrockintheway.
13.Whatreasoncausesmanyproblemsinbike-sharing?
A.Somepeoplemakedamagetothebikesonpurpose.
B.Therearenorelativelawsonthisbusiness.
C.Thebike-sharingbusinessistoocomplicatedtorun.
D.Operatorslackofflinebusinessexperience.
14.Whyarethebike-sharingsystemspopular?
A.Theyareveryeffective.
B.Theyhelpsolvethelastmileproblem.
C.TheyareequippedwithGPS.
D.Theycanbepickedupanywhere.
15.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.RidingaMobikeforFree
B.ANewWayofTransformations
C.BikesPedalingBackIntoStyles
D.BicycleKingdomBecameFamousAgain
E
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