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安阳市高一英语下学期期中试题
安阳市2016—2017学年高一第二学期期中考试
英语试卷
(满分150分,时间100分钟)
第I卷
第一题听力理解。
(略。
共两节,共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
第二题阅读理解(每小题2分,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
Yuoki,arestaurantinGermany,isnotyoureverydayall-you-can-eatbuffet(自助餐).Forstarters,thereisn'tanactualbuffettofillyourplate.Instead,customersareseatedatatableandprovidedwithiPadswhichtheycanusetoorderuptofivesmalldisheseverytenminutes.Theycaneatasmuchastheywantfor120minutes,buthavingthefoodservedatshortintervals(间隔)allowsdinerstoconstantlyassesshowhungrytheyareandorderaccordingly,preventingfoodwaste.Also,theowner,LuanGuoyu,believes,“oureyesarebiggerthanourstomach”,sonotbeingabletoseethecookedfoodatthebuffetpreventspeoplefromorderingmorefoodthantheycanactuallyeat.
ButLuanGuoyu'smosteffectivewayoffightingfoodwaste,andtheonethathasattractedmediaattention,ishis€1($1.15)fineforfoodstillleftontheplate.“It’scalled‘all-you-can-eat’”hesays,addingthattheextrachargeisnotmeanttoincreasehisincome,buttoactasawarningagainstwastingfood.
LuanGuoyu'ssystemisuniqueinthestateofBaden-Wurttemberg,butnotinGermany.Okinii,aJapanese-stylerestaurantinDusseldorf,hasalsobeenchargingcustomer,thesame€1taxforunfinishedfoodontheirplatessince2013.
Withsomanypeoplelivingontheedgeoftheirnations,andfoodwastebecomingaseriousproblemindevelopedcountries,itwillbeinterestingtoseeifmorerestaurantswillstartcarryingoutthe“eatuporpayup”policy.Eveniftheygivethemoneyfromthisfinetocharity,itwouldstillhelpthemtosavemoneyindealingwithwaste,soit'sawinforeveryone.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“assess”inParagraph1probablymean?
A.Doubt.B.Realize.
C.Judge.D.Compare.
2.WhatwillLuanGuoyudowhenpeoplecan’tfinishthefoodontheirplates?
A.Hewillchargethemextramoney.
B.Hewilladvisethemtoeatupthefood.
C.Hewillaskthemtotakethefoodaway.
D.Hewillwarnthemtoorderlessfoodnexttime.
3.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.VariousGermanrestaurants.
B.Theseriousnessoffoodwaste.
C.Secretsofmanagingarestaurant.
D.Specialwaystofightfoodwaste.
4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthe“eatuporpayup”policy?
...
A.Unfair.B.Funny.
C.Reasonable.D.Doubtful.
【答案】1.C2.A3.D4.C
【解析】本文通过德国的一个自助餐厅,介绍对抗食物浪费的特殊方法——为额外的食物付费。
作者认为这是合情合理的。
1.词义猜测题。
根据第一段中orderaccordingly,preventingfoodwaste.相应地预定食物,阻止食物浪费。
preventspeoplefromorderingmorefoodthantheycanactuallyeat.阻止人们预定过多的食物。
可知assesshowhungrytheyare的意思是“估算他们有多饿”,划线单词的意思是“推断,估算”,故选C。
2.推理判断题。
根据第二段中theonethathasattractedmediaattention,ishis€1($1.15)fineforfoodstillleftontheplate.可知当人们不能完成盘子里的食物时,LuanGuoyu收取额外的费用,故选A。
3.主旨大意题。
纵观全文,特别是根据第二段中“It’scalled‘all-you-can-eat’”hesays,addingthattheextrachargeisnotmeanttoincreasehisincome,buttoactasawarningagainstwastingfood.本文介绍对抗食物浪费的特殊方法。
故选D。
4.推理判断题。
根据最后一段中itwillbeinterestingtoseeifmorerestaurantswillstartcarryingoutthe“eatuporpayup”policy.Eveniftheygivethemoneyfromthisfinetocharity,itwouldstillhelpthemtosavemoneyindealingwithwaste,soit'sawinforeveryone.可知作者认为“eatuporpayup”政策是合情合理的,故选C。
B
IhaddressedquitenicelyformyfirstdayasastudentatSt.Anne'sCollegeofFurtherEducation.Incelebrationofthisnewbeginning,Ihadchangedmyunusualclothestoformalclothing.
Likemanyyoungpeoplemyage,Iwasundertheimpressionthatthebestwaytoshowyourpersonalitywasbywearingthekindofclothingthatmymotherconsideredwasnotfittobeseeninpublic.ButformyfirstdayasastudentIhadmadeanefforttolookwhatmymothercalled‘respectable’.
Therewerefifteenofus,sittinginthetheatrehall,whiletheheadofthedramadepartment,Mr.Wilson,gaveusawarmwelcomingspeech.Tomyhorror(恐惧),hetheninvitedustosaywhywehaddecidedtodoadramacourse.IhadnoideawhatIwouldsay.ThetruthwasthatalthoughIhadatasteforunusualclothing,Iwaspainfullyshy.
Myworrygrewasitcameclosertomyturn.Onebyone,thenewstudentsexcitedlyexplainedtheirreasons.ThenitwastheturnofagirlwhoIhadn'treallynoticeduntilthatmomentbecauseIwastoobusythinkingaboutwhatIwouldsay.‘Myname’sTracyandI'mfromBlackburn’,shesaid,andthenaddednofurtherinformation.
EveryonesmiledpolitelyinsilencebutIwasimpressedatherbraveryinsayingalmostnothingevenunderpressure(压力).Irelaxed,knowingthatyoucouldgetawaywithsayingsolittleaboutyourself.Itgavemeconfidence.
AfterMr.Wilsonatlonglastletusoutofthehalltogotolunch,ImanagedtofindthecouragetogouptoTracy.Shelookedveryunfriendly.Takingadeepbreath,Iintroducedmyself.Tomysurprise,shelookedupatmeandgavemeaverybright,sweetsmile.Thatwastwenty-sevenyearsago,andalthoughweneverdidbecomefamousstars,we'restillbestfriends.
5.Whydidtheauthordressnicelyforherfirstdayatcollege?
A.Shefeltaneedtodressproperly.
B.Shewantedtofitinwiththeotherstudents.
C.Shewasunderpressurefromhermother.
D.Shewantedtolooklikeagreatstar.
6.Whydidtheauthorfeelnervous?
A.Becauseshehadneverspokeninpublic
B.Becauseitwasherturntostartfirst
C.Becauseshedidn'tknowwhattotalkabout
D.Becausetheotherstudentsweresoexcited
7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It"inParagraph5referto?
A.Tracyalsoseemedextremelyworried.
B.Tracyhadn'tsaidverymuch.
C.TheotherstudentsreactedpolitelytoTracy.
D.AllattentionwasonTracy....
【答案】5.A6.C7.B
【解析】作者介绍27年前大学入学第一天的情况。
5.细节理解题。
根据第一段第二句Incelebrationofthisnewbeginning,Ihadchangedmyunusualclothestoformalclothing.可知她觉得大学第一天有必要穿得得体。
故选A。
6.细节理解题。
根据第三段中Tomyhorror(恐惧),hetheninvitedustosaywhywehaddecidedtodoadramacourse.IhadnoideawhatIwouldsay.可知作者因为不知道要说什么而感到紧张不安。
故选C。
C
Inanefforttodiscouragepeoplefromusingplastics,scientistshavebeenhardatworkinventingalternativepackagingproducts.
Theideaofusingseaweed(海草)tomakeeco-friendlywaterbottleshasbeenaroundforafewyears.Recently,AriJonssontookhisinvention—awaterbottlemadefromredseaweed—toshowoffatafestival.Thebottleswillonlyholdtheirshapeaslongastheyarefilled.Assoonasthesebottlesareemptytheywillbegintobreakdown,thoughtheywouldbeperfectlysafetoeat.AriJonsson'sbottlesareastepclosertoawidelyusedalternativetothecurrentplasticones.
Theeatablewatercontainerisnottheonlyproducttoaddtoourimageofthefuture.NarayanaPessapatyhasalsocreatedeatablespoons.Afterthesuccessofhisspoons,Mr.Pessapatyisreadytoexpandandintroduceforksandchopstickstohismenu.Hisaimistolargelyreducetheamountofplasticwaste,whichisahugeproblemforwastesitesallovertheworld,Itisaproductthatmaytakeupt0500yearstobreakdown,andrecyclingcompaniesworldwidearestrugglingtodealwithit.
Asidefromtheobviousbenefitstotheenvironment,thisnewpackagingisalsocheaptoproduceandthereforecheaptobuy.Evenbetteristhefactthatsimilareatablecutlerycanbemadeathome,possiblyascienceprojectforchildrenorjustfunwithfriends.Whynotexperimentandcreateyourownrecipes?
8.Whydoscientistsinventalternativepackagingproducts?
A.Tomakepeople'slifemoreconvenient.
B.Toshowofftheirinventivetalents.
C.Tochangethewaywepicnicoutside.
D.Toreducetheamountofplasticwaste.
9.WhatmakesArtJonsson'swaterbottleseco-friendly?
A.Theycanbemadeathome.
B.Theyarecheaptoproduceandbuy.
C.Theywillholdtheirshapewhentheyarefilled.
D.Theywillbreakdownthemselveswhenempty.
10.WhatdoAriandNarayana'sinventionshaveincommon?
A.Theyareconvenienttocarry.
B.Theyaresafetoeat.
C.Theycanbeusedforashorttime.
D.Theyareheavierthanplastics.
11.Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?
A.Home-madeeatablecutleryislikelytobepopular.
B.Eatablecutlerywillcompletelyreplaceplasticsinthenearfuture.
C.Norecyclingcompaniescanbreakdownplasticwaste.
D.It'sunsafeforindividualstoinventeatablecutleryathome....
【答案】8.D9.D10.B11.A
【解析】本文是一篇说明文,介绍可以吃的环保餐具。
这些家用食用餐具很可能是受欢迎的。
8.细节理解题。
根据第一段Inanefforttodiscouragepeoplefromusingplastics,scientistshavebeenhardatworkinventingalternativepackagingproducts.可知科学家是为了减少塑料垃圾的数量。
根据句意可知选D。
9.细节理解题。
根据第二段中Thebottleswillonlyholdtheirshapeaslongastheyarefilled.Assoonasthesebottlesareemptytheywillbegintobreakdown,thoughtheywouldbeperfectlysafetoeat.可知当瓶子空的时候,它们自动毁掉。
根据句意可知选D。
10.细节理解题。
根据第三段第一句Theeatablewatercontainerisnottheonlyproducttoaddtoourimageofthefuture.NarayanaPessapatyhasalsocreatedeatablespoons.可知AriandNarayana的发明吃起来都很安全。
根据句意可知选B。
11.推理判断题。
根据最后一段第二句Evenbetteristhefactthatsimilareatablecutlerycanbemadeathome,possiblyascienceprojectforchildrenorjustfunwithfriends.可知家用食用餐具很可能是受欢迎的。
根据句意可知选A。
D
Twomenweresittingtogetherinaplane.Theywereonalongjourney.Oneofthemenwasabusinessman.Theotherwasafarmer.Theysatwithouttalkingforawhile,thenthefarmersaid,“Let’sdosomethingtopassthetime.”
“Whatdoyouwanttodo?
”thebusinessmanasked.“Wecanaskeachotherriddles.”Thefarmersaid,“youstar.”“Let’smaketherulesfirst,”thebusinessmansaid.“That’snotfair.Yourareabusinessmanwithmuchknowledge.YouknowmorethingsthanIdo.Iamjustafarmer.”
“That’strue.”The