黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学学年高一月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学学年高一月考英语试题Word版含答案
哈六中2021届高一下学期4月月考
英语试题
(满分150分,时间120分钟)
阅读理解(共两节,每题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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
第一节(每小题2分,满分30分)
A.
Ifyoufindyourselfcheckingyourphonefirstthinginthemorning,ifyoufindyou'retext-messagingwhiledriving,checkingyourphoneinsteadofworkingonanimportantassignment—youareaddicted.
Don'tworry.ThenewNoPhonemightbejustthethingyouneed.Itlooksandfeelsexactlylikeasmartphone,butitdoesnothing.It'sjustapieceofplasticthatyoucancarryaroundinyourhandtofoolyourself.
NoPhoneiscurrentlyaprototype(手机模型)thatwillcostonly$12onceithitsthemarket.Itsmakersaretryingtoraise$30,000inordertocovertheproductionandmarketingcosts.
DutchdesignerIngmarLarsen,whohelpedcreatetheNoPhone,saidthathehadtheideaasajokealongwithhisfriendsVanGouldandBenLangveld.Totheirgreatsurprise,theideareceivedalotofattentiononlineandpeoplefromallovertheworldstartedplacingrequestsforNoPhoneoftheirown,sothat'swhenthethreefriendsdecidedtoraisemoneyformassproduction.
DavidHsaid,“Iusedtosleepwithmyphoneinmyhand,butmynightterrorswouldcausemetothrowitacrosstheroominanunconsciouspanic.WiththeNoPhone,Icanstillenjoythecomfortofholdingaphoneinmysleep,withoutwakinguptoabrokenscreen,thanks,NoPhone.”
Ifyou'reinterestedinNoPhone,butconcernedaboutnotbeingabletotakeselfiesanymore,don'tworry.Themakersdohaveanupdateatnoextracharge—themirrorsticker.Thatway,theysay,youcanenjoy“real-time”selfieswithyourfriendswhenthey'restandingrightbehindyou.
1.Fromthethirdparagraphwecaninferthat_______.
A. NoPhoneisadevicemadeofhightechnology.
B. themakerswanttoraisemoneytoimprovetheirtechnology.
C. NoPhonehasnotbeenonthemarketatpresent.
D. theusersofNoPhonecanstayawayfromtherealworld.
2.Whatmadethedesignerssurprisedwasthat________.
A. manypeoplethoughtoftheideaasajokeatfirst
B. peopleinDutchbegantomakeNoPhoneoftheirown
C. peopleworldwidebegantofundmassproduction
D. peopleworldwidewereinterestedinNoPhoneonthenet
3.AccordingtoDavidH,heoften______atnight.
A. usedhissmartphone B. hadnightmare
C. becameunconscious D. lookedforhissmartphone
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrases“takeselfies”mostprobablymean?
A. takeaphotoofoneself B. getintouchwithsomeone
C. taketheplaceofsomeone
D. catchsightofsomeone
B
Inthefamousfairytale,SnowWhiteeatstheQueen'sappleandfallsvictimtoacurse(诅咒);inShakespeare'snovel,Romeodrinksthepoisonanddies;someancientChineseemperorstookpellets(药丸)thatcontainedmercury(水银),believingthatitwouldmakethemimmortal,buttheydiedafterward.
Poison(毒药)haslongbeenanimportantingredientinliteratureandhistory,anditseemstoalwaysbeassociatedwithevil,dangeranddeath.Buthowmuchdoyoureallyknowaboutpoison?
Anexhibition,ThePowerofPoison,openedlastmonthattheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryinNewYork,intendedtogivetheaudienceamorevividunderstandingofpoison.
Themuseumtourstartsinarainforestsetting,whereyoucanseeliveexamplesofsomeofthemostpoisonousanimals:
caterpillars(毛毛虫),frogsandspiders.Goldenpoisonfrogs,forinstance,aren'tmuchbiggerthanacoin,buttheirskiniscoveredwithapoisonthatcancutoffthesignalingpowerofyournerves,andasinglefroghasenoughvenomtokill10grownhumans.
"Poisonscanbebadforsomethings,"MichaelNovacek,seniorvicepresidentofthemuseum,toldNBCNews."Yettheycanalsobegoodforothers."
Apoisonouschemicalfoundintheyewtreeiseffectiveagainstcancer,whichiswhatledtotheinventionofacancer-fightingdrugcalledTaxol.
Thebenefitsfromnaturalpoisonsarenotlimitedtojustmedicine.Believeitornot,manysubstances(物质)thatweregularlyingest(摄入)-chili,coffeeandchocolate-owetheirspecialflavorsorstimulating(提神的)effectstochemicalsthatplantsmaketopoisoninsects.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"immortal"inParagraph1mean?
A. happy B. notmoral C. livingforever D. sick
6.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheexhibitionThePowerofPoison?
A. Togivepeoplemorein-depthknowledgeaboutpoison.
B. Toteachpeoplehowtohandlepoisonousanimals.
C. Toinformpeopleaboutwhichanimalsarethemostpoisonous.
D. Toshowhowpoisonhasbeenusedformedicaltreatment.
7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheGoldenpoisonfrogisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?
A. Itsskincancutoffthesignalingpowerofyournerves.
B. It'saboutthesizeofacoin.
C. It'sthemostpoisonousanimalondisplay.
D. Youcanonlyseeitinarainforestsettingofthemuseum.
8.Thestimulatingeffectsofcoffeecomefrom________.
A. naturalpoisonmadebytheplant B. thesubstancesthatweregularlyingest
C. chemicalsproducedbypoisonousinsects
D. itsspecialflavor
C.
Dr.MichaelPrager,aleadingBotoxexpert,saidthatagrowingnumberofwomenaredevelopingsomethingcalled“computerface”.Healsomentionedthatprofessionalswhoworkedlonghoursinfrontofascreenwereendingupwithsaggyjowls(颚骨下垂),“turkeyneck”anddeep-setwrinkles(皱纹)ontheirforeheadandaroundtheireyes.
TheBotoxexpertsaidthat,ofallhisclients,officeworkersweremostlikelytoshowpremature(过早的)signsofaging.“Ifyouareoneoftheunfortunatepeoplewhofrown(皱眉)whileyouareconcentratingonthescreenthen,overtime,youwillinevitably(不可避免地)endupwithfrownlines.''Dr.Pragersaid.“Whatisperhapsmoresurprisingisthenumberofwomenwithsaggyjowlsbecausetheyaresittinginonepositionforsolong.Ifyouspendmostofthetimelookingdownthentheneckmusclesshortenandgosaggy,eventuallygivingyouasecondneck.”
Dr.Prager,whohasapracticenearHarleyStreetinLondon,saidheencourageshisclientstoputamirrornexttotheircomputersotheycanseeiftheyarefrowningatthescreen.“Whenpeoplearestressedorthinkinghardaboutsomething,thentheywilloftenputonagrumpy(脾气暴躁的)face'withoutevenknowingwhattheyaredoing.Whenmyclientsputamirrornexttotheirdesk,theyareoftenshockedbytheangry,frowningfacewhichstaresbackatthem.”
Hesaid,“ThewomenIamseeingatthemomenthaveonlybeenusingcomputersatworkforthelastdecadeorso.Butwomenintheir20shavegrownupwiththemandusethemforeverysingletask.Ithinktheproblemisgoingtobecomemuch,muchworse.Inanothertenyears,theycouldbelookingquiteawful.”
Dr.Pragersaidtherewereseveralsimplestepswhichcouldavoid“computerface”suchasregularscreenbreaksandstretchingtheneckmuscles.And,ofcourse,therewasalwaysBotox(肉毒杆菌).Hesaidthat,afteracoupleofsessionsofBotox,thehabitof“grumpyface”couldbebroken.
9.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaresignsofaging?
A. Saggyjowlsandshortnecks B. Turkeyneckandfrownlines
C. Deep-setwrinklesandangryfaces D. Secondneckandstressedmuscles
10.WhydoesDr.Pragersuggestamirrorforhisclients?
A. Tobeawareoftheir“computerface” B. Toseeiftheyhavegotasecondneck
C. Tomakesuretheirmake-upisperfect D. Tofindmoresignsofprematureaging
11.Fromthelast2paragraphs,wecanknowthat_____
A. “computerface”isavoidable B. weshouldgiveupusingcomputers
C. weshouldbreakthehabitof“grumpyface” D. theyoungergenerationisworseatcomputers
D
WhiletheU.S.isstilldebatingaboutgettingridofthepenny,Swedenisrapidlymovingtowardsabolishingcurrency(货币)altogether.Thoughthismaysoundradical(过激的),itisanaturalevolutioninthisdigitalsociety.
Sweden,whichwasthefirstEuropeancountrytointroducebanknotesin1661,hasjustbeenworkinghardertoconvinceitsresidentsthatdigitalpaymentsareasaferalternativetocarryingcash.
Overtheyears,theideahasgainedpopularitywithresidents,especiallytheyoungergenerationthatismuchmorecomfortablewithtechnology.Todaymanybanksdon'tevenhaveATMsandsomehavestoppedhandlingcashaltogether!
TicketstoridepublicbusesinmostSwedishcitiescanonlybepurchasedviacellphones.Numerousbusinessesarealsomovingtowardsacceptingonlydigitalpayments.Eventhehomelessthatsellstreetpapertomakeendsmeethavetostartacceptingthismodeofpayment!
Butdespiteitsgrowingpopularity,somepeopledon'tlikethisradicalidea.Theyincludethehomeless,elderlypeopleaswellasthoselivinginruralareaswhoarestilluncomfortablewithmobilephonesandcomputers.Buttheofficialsareconfidentthatintheverynearfuture,theywillbeabletoconvinceeveryonetomovethissafeandmorecost-effectivepaymentsystem.
Swedenisnottheonlycountrytryingtoabolishpapercurrencyandcoins.ThemovementisrapidlygaininggroundinDenmarkandFinlandaswell.In2014,Israelannouncedathree-stepplantogocashlessandjustlastweekthevendors(小贩)ofapopularstreetinSydneydeclaredtheywouldstopacceptingcurrencyfromcustomers.Whetherthisphenomenonspreadsremainstobeseen.Butonethingisforsure—Withincreasinglyadvancedpaymentsystemsbeingintroducedeveryday,