山西省太原市学年高一英语上学期期中试题.docx

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山西省太原市学年高一英语上学期期中试题

2017～2018学年高一第一学期期中考试

英语试题

考查时间：

90分钟考试内容:

必修一

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：

（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

BalloonVolleyball

It’sarainy,darkdayandthere’snothingtodo.Youdon’tfeellikesittingquietlybutyouarenotallowedtomakealotofnoise.Whatcanyoudoforfun?

Tryballoonvolleyball.

Itemsneededforthisgame:

·aballoon（ortwo,incasethefirstonebursts）

·someropes

·twochairs

·atleasttwopeopleandaroom

Setuptheroom.Ifyou’reinthelivingroom,orafamilyroom,besuretomoveallthefurnitureoutoftheway.Gettwochairsandsettheminthemiddle,outeredges（边缘）oftheroom.Theyshouldbeatthesameplacewhereyouputavolleyballnet.Turnthemsothattheseatisfacingthewall,notthe“playing”space.Tietheropeontothetopofthechair,andruntherestoftheropetotheotherchair.Nowtieitonthischairatthesameplaceasthefirstchair.Youcandecidethe“out-of-bounds”（出界）lines,ifyouwanttohavethem,buttheyreallyarenotnecessaryinthisgame.

Blowuptheballoon.Choosesides.Youwillplaythisgameonyourknees（atleastuntiltheystarthurtingandyouwanttostand）.Eachsidemustgettheballoonovertheropeinthreehits.Ifitdoesnotgetover,theothersidegetstheballoonandapoint.Thisgamebecomesmoredifficultbecauseyoumustplaywithouttalking.

Youcanalsoaddotherrulestomakeitmoredifficult;forexample,youcanonlyuseyourlefthandoronlyyourrighthandtohittheballoon.

Continueplayinguntilonesidegets10points.Youcanmakeyourgamelongerorshorterbychangingthenumberofpointsittakestowin.

Thisisafunwaytogetyourenergyout,havefun,andnotmaketoomuchnoiseonarainy,stay-in-the-houseday.

1.Whatdoweknowabouttheballoonvolleyball?

A.Oneroomisenoughforit.B.Itisplayedonlyindoors.

C.Itmustbeplayedquietly.D.Atleasttwoballoonsareneeded.

2.Whatisthefunctionofthechairsinthisgame?

A.Tomaketheplayingarea.B.Toholdtheropeupasthenet.

C.Fortheplayerstorestduringbreaks.D.Forpeopletositandwatchthegame.

3.Whichofthefollowingrulescanmakethegameharder?

A.Playonknees.B.Playwithalotofnoise.

C.Useonlyyourlefthandtohittheballoon.D.Gettheballoonovertheropeinthreehits.

B

Recently,Iexperiencedawonderfullessoninhowlittlethingsstillmeanalot.Mybrother,motherandIliveinaveryruraldistrictofHawaii.Ourfarmisatleastadozenmilesfromthemostbasicofservices.Therefore,ItakeweeklytripstoCOSTCOtogetsupplies.Aboutamonthago,Ifinishedloadingupthecarandwasabouttoleave,whenapieceofpapercaughtmyeye.Ipickeditupandreaditcarefully. 

Itwasareceipt（收据）fromtheStateMotorVehicleDivision,recordingtheowner’spaymentofherVehicle’sRegistrationfees.AtfirstIthoughtthatIcouldfindtheowner.SoIwaitedthereforaboutanhour.Althoughthereceipthadbeenborne（由……携带）onthewind,whereinthebusy,crowdedparkinglotwouldIfindtheowner?

Ilookedoverthereceiptforcontactoranypersonaldata,perhapsalicensetag（牌照）ortelephonenumber.Icheckedthedate,thefeespaid,notedthenameoftheownerandpocketedthepaper.Iconcludedthatthebestandeasieststeptotakewastoputthereceiptinanenvelopeandsendittotheownerfirstthenextmorning.

Bytheendoftheweek,Ireceivedabeautifulthank-youletterfromaverygratefulandhappywomancontainingahandwrittenmessageandagiftcard.Intheletter,thewomanexplainedhowthewindsnatched（夺去）herreceiptfromapocketinhercar’spassengerdoor.Shehadsearchedeverywhereforquitesometimebeforegivingup.

ItfeltgreattoknowI’dhelpedsomeoneavoidalossbydoingsomethingthatatfirstglance（一瞥）seemedlittleorevenunimportant.

4.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?

A.HelivesdowntowninHawaii.

B.Hegoestotheshoptogetsuppliesonceaweekonfoot.

C.Heistoopoortohavebasicsuppliesforhisfamily.

D.Heispatientandwillingtohelpothers.

5.Theunderlinedword“it”inparagraph2probablyrefersto______.

A.thereceiptB.thelicensetagC.thetelephonenumberD.thepersonaldata

6.Howdidthewomanfeelwhenreceivingtheauthor’senvelope?

A.ProudB.DisappointedC.AppreciatedD.Angry

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ALessonIWillNeverForgetB.NeverLoseHeartorGiveUp

C.LittleThingsStillMeanaLotD.ThinkCarefullyBeforeYouAct

C

TheBritishareknownfortheirsenseofhumor.However,itisoftendifficultforforeignerstounderstandtheirjokes.ThemainpointtorememberisthattheBritishoftenuseunderstatement.  

Understatementmeanssayinglessthanyouthinkorfeel.Forexample,ifsomeonegetsverywetinashowerofrain,hemightsay,“Itsalittledamp（潮湿的）outside.”Or,ifsomeoneisveryimpoliteandshoutsatanotherperson,someoneelsemightsay,“Sheisn’texactlyfriendly.”Understatementisoftenusedinunpleasantsituationortomakeanotherpersonlooksilly.UnderstatementplaysanimportantpartinBritishhumor.

AnotherkeytounderstandingBritishhumoristhattheBritishliketomakefunofthemselvesaswellasothers.Theyoftenlaughaboutthesillyandunpleasantthingsthathappentooureverydaylifewhensomeoneaccidentlyfallsoverinthestreet.Theyalsoliketomakejokesaboutpeoplefromdifferentclassesofsociety.Theyliketomakejokesabouttheiraccents,thewaytheydressandthewaytheybehave.What’smore,theBritishlovetowatchcomedies（喜剧）aboutpeoplewhodonotknowhowtobehaveinsociety.ThecomediesseriesMr.Beanisagoodexampleofthiskindofhumor.

Mr.BeanisthecharactercreatedbyBritishactorRowanAtkinsonin1990.Mr.Beandoesn’ttalkoften,andinsteadheuseshisbodymovementandfacialexpressionstomakepeoplelaugh.PerhapswhatmakesMr.Beansofunnyisthathedoesthingsthatadultsintherealworldcannotdo.Mr.BeanispopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworldbecauseyoudonothavetospeakEnglishtounderstandthehumor.Becauseofthis,manypeoplehavebecomefamiliarwiththeBritishsenseofhumor.

8.WhyisitdifficultforforeignerstounderstandBritishjokes?

A.TheBritishoftenenlargethefact.

B.Britishjokesareconnectedwithmanydifferentcultures.

C.Britishjokesarenotasfunnyasjokesinothercountries.

D.TheBritishtrytomakeoutthatsomethingislessimportantthanitis.

9.Theauthorexplainsunderstatementby_______.

A.describingaprocessB.makingcomparisonsC.followingtimeorderD.usingexamples

10.Mr.Beanmakeslaughby______.

A.usinghisbodymovementandfacialexpressionsB.makingjokesaboutothers’accent

C.copyinghowothersbehaveD.tellingfunnystories

11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.BritishHumorinComedyB.HumorinDifferentCultures

C.UnderstandingBritishHumorD.DevelopingYourSenseofHumor

D

Humansweredesignedtostandupright（直立）.Andyetinthismodernworld,toomanyofusspendourdayswithourheadsloweredforasimplereason:

we’restaringatthetinyscreenofasmartphone.

Peoplespendanaverageof2to4hourseachdaywiththeirneckbentwhileshootingoffemailsortexts.That’s700to1,400hoursayear.Thesuccessofsocialmediahasledtoarapiddevelopmentofbadsmartphoneposture.

Theaverageadultheadweighs10to12poundswhenit’sintheuprightposition.However,becauseofthegravity,bendingyourheadatamere15degreeputs27poundsofpressureonyourspine（脊椎）；a30degreeneckbendcouldequal（等于）40poundsofpressure;a45degreebendaddstheforceof49pounds,accordingtotheresearchfromDr.KennethHansrajfromNewYork.Thesestressesmayleadtomanyproblems.

It’snosecretthatcorrectpostureisbetterforyourback.Accordingtotheresearchers,goodpostureisdescribedasearsaligned（成一条直线）withtheshoulders.Inproperalignment,spinalstressdisappeared.Itisthebestpositionforthespine.Standingtalldoesn’tjustmakeyoulookbetter;itimprovesyourhealth,too.Otherstudieshavefoundgoodposturehasevenbeenconnectedtowaysofbehaving.Peoplewhohavepoorerpostureoftenhavepoorerphysicalandemotionalhealth.

Theresearchersdescribebadposture（姿势）as“theheadinaforwardpositionandtheshouldersdroppingforwardinaroundedposition”.Badposturehasbeenconnectedtomanymedicalproblems,includingheadachesandotherproblems,depressionandheartdisease.ThisiswhyHansrajsaidit’simportanttobemindfulofyoursmartphoneposture.Whileitisnearlyimpossibletoavoidthetechnologiesthatcausetheseproblems,peopleshouldmakeanefforttolookattheirphoneswithacorrectposture.

12.Throughtheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2,theauthorwantstoshowthat_______.

A.thesocialmediahaveitsbadsideB.thesocialmediahavemadeagreatsuccess

C.peoplehavetousesocialmediaunavoidablyD.moreandmorepeopleareusingsmartphones

13.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytellus?

A.It’shealthytobendyourbackregularly.

B.Yourbackisgettingexerciseasyoubendit.

C.Theaverageweightofanadultheadalwayschanges.

D.Themoreyoubendyourneck,theheaviertheheadbecomes.

14.Whatisthecorrectposture?

A.Bendyourheadwithin15degrees.

B.Raiseandloweryourheadinturn.

C.Dropyourheadforwardinaroundedposition.

D.Keepthepositionsoftheneckandshouldersinaline.

15.Wheredoesthetextmostprobablycomefrom?

A.Atextbook.B.Ahealthreport.