甘肃省天水市一中学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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甘肃省天水市一中学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题

天水一中2015-2016学年度2015级高一第一学期第二学段考试

英语试题

命题：

杨玮玮张大年审核：

马婷

（满分：

100分时间：

90分钟）

第I卷选择题（共50分）

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分30）

第一节阅读理解（每小题2分，共20分）

A

WhenIwasaboy,Iusedtolovewalkinginthewoodsaroundmyhome.MymomwarnedmeseveraltimesnevertotravelsofarthatIwouldlosesightofthehouse.Beingatypicalboy,however,Isoonfoundmyselfhikingfurtherandfurtheraway,testingjusthowfarIcouldgointothewoodswithoutgettinglost.Afterlosingmywayoncefortwohours,though,IdecidedthatIhadbetterleaveatrailthenexttimeIwentforawalk.

TheverynextdayIdecidedtotryit.Iwalkedintothewoodsuntilthehousewasoutofsight.ThenIbrokeasmallbranchonayoungtreetomarkmyplace.Iwanderedfurtherinandbrokeanotherlimbandthenanother.Inafewspotswheretherewerenolimbssmallenough,Isnappedtheheadsoffthelowplantsthatweregrowingwherethesunlightbrokethroughthetrees.AfterawhileIfinallygottiredanddecidedtoheadback.TurningaroundIeasilyfoundmytracks,butinsteadofbeingproudIfeltsad.IcouldseethetrailofdestructionIhadleftinthewoodsgoingonandon.LookingatthebrokenlimbsanddeadflowersIwonderedifGodwasdisappointedinmeandIvowednevertodothatagain.Instead,Istartedtocherishmytimesaloneinthewoodswithnature.I’dsitbythestreamsandlistentothemsing.I’dwatchthebirdsandsquirrels.I’dbenddowntosmelltheflowers.AndIevenburiedanacornortwohopingthatonedayanOakmightgrow.

ThereisanoldNativeAmericanSayingthatgoes“Wewillbeknownforeverbythetracksweleave.”AsIhavegrownolderandwiser,IhavedonemybesttoneverleaveatrailofdestructioninmylifeasIdidinthewoodsthatday.Ihaveinsteadtriedtoleavetracksoflove,kindness,goodness,andcompassionandIhavestrivedtoshowothersthattheycandothesame.Mayyoualwaysleavetracksofjoyasyoufollowyourowntrailoflove.

1.Whentheboyheadedbackfromthewoods,hefeltsadbecause______.

A.helosthiswayinthewoods

B.hecouldfindhistrackssoeasily

C.heleftmanytrailsofdestruction

D.Godwasverydisappointedinhim

2.Theboytookoffsomebranchesto______.

A.protecthimselfB.makehiswayout

C.seethesunclearlyD.leavesomemarks

3.Theauthorwrotethepassageto______.

A.callonustoleavetracksofvirtuesinlife

B.informusthatweshouldn’tdestroytrees

C.tellushowtoavoidgettinglostinthewoods

D.showuswaystogetbackhomeintheforest

【考点】人生百味

【试题解析】本文作者通过这通过回忆自己儿时的经历来呼吁大家弘扬美德。

1．根据第二段中LookingatthebrokenlimbsanddeadflowersIwonderedifGodwasdisappointedinmeandIvowednevertodothatagain可知作者对造成的破坏感到很伤心。

故C选项正确。

2．根据第二段ThenIbrokeasmallbranchonayoungtreetomarkmyplace．一句，可知作者折断一些树枝是为了留下标记，故答案选D。

3．根据最后一段中Ihaveinsteadtriedtoleavetracksoflove,kindness,goodness,andcompassionandIhavestrivedtoshowothersthattheycandothesame一句可知作者通过这篇文章是为了要呼吁大家弘扬美德。

故答案A正确。

【答案】1．C2．D3．A

B

Dr.MichaelPrager,aleadingBotoxexpert,saidthatagrowingnumberofwomenaredevelopingsomethingcalled“computerface”.Healsomentionedthatprofessionalswhoworkedlonghoursinfrontofascreenwereendingupwithsaggyjowls（颚骨）,“turkeyneck”anddeep-setwrinklesontheirforeheadandaroundtheireyes.

TheBotoxexpertsaidthat,ofallhisclients,officeworkersweremostlikelytoshowpremature（过早的）signsofageing.“Ifyouareoneoftheunfortunatepeoplewhofrown（皱眉）whileyouareconcentratingonthescreenthen,overtime,youwillinevitablyendupwithfrownlines,”Dr.Pragersaid.“Whatisperhapsmoresurprisingisthenumberofwomenwithsaggyjowlsbecausetheyaresittinginonepositionforsolong.Ifyouspendmostofthetimelo

okingdownthentheneckmusclesshortenandgosaggy,eventuallygivingyouasecondneck.“

Dr.Prager,whohasapracticenearHarleyStreetinLondon,saidheencourageshisclientstoputamirrornexttotheircomputersotheycanseeiftheyarefrowningatthescreen.“When

peoplearestressedorthinkinghardaboutsomething,thentheywilloftenputona‘grumpy（脾气暴躁的）face’withoutevenknowingwhattheyaredoing.Whenmyclientsputamirrornexttotheirdesk,theyareoftenshockedbytheangry,frowningfacewhichstaresbackatthem.”

Hesaid,“ThewomenIamseeingatthemomenthaveonlybeenusingcomputersatworkforthelastdecadeorso.Butwomenintheir20shavegrownupwiththemandusethemforeverysingletask.Ithinktheproblemisgoingtobecomemuch,muchworse.Inanothertenyears,theycouldbelookingquiteawful.”

Dr.Pragersaidtherewereseveralsimplestepswhichcouldavo

id“computerface”suchasregularscreenbreaksandstretchingtheneckmuscles.And,ofcourse,therewasalwaysBotox.Hesaidthat

afteracoupleofsessionsofBotox,thehabitof“grumpyface”couldbebroken.

4.Inwhatwaydowomendevelopa“computerface”?

A.Frowningeverynowandthen.

B.Concentratingoncomputersfrequently.

C.Workingfortoolonginfrontofascreen.

D.Sittinginthesameplaceforalongtime.

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaresignsofageing?

A.Saggyjowlsandshortnecks.

B.Turkeyneckandfrownlines.

C.Deep-setwrinklesandangryfaces.

D.Secondneckandstressedmuscles.

6.Fromthelast2paragraphs,wecanlearnthat______.

A.“computerface”isavoidable

B.weshouldgiveupusingcomputers

C.weshouldbreakthehabitof“grumpyface”

D.theyoungergenerationisworseatcomputers

【考点】健康保健

【试题解析】Dr．MichaelPrager通过研究发现了长时间使用电脑对现代人的影响。

1．根据第二段中whoworkedlonghoursinfrontofascreenwereendingupwithsaggyjowls（颚骨）,“turkeyneck”anddeep-setwrinklesontheirforeheadandaroundtheireyes可知本文主要介绍长时间使用电脑带来的影响，故C选项正确。

2．根据第二段可知长时间使用电脑导致过早出现衰老迹象包括Turkeyneck和frownlines，故选B。

3．根据最后一段中Dr．Pragersaidtherewereseveralsimplestepswhichcouldavoid“computerface”suchasregularscreenbreaksandstretchingtheneckmuscles一句可知通过一些措施可以避免形成“电脑脸”。

可知答案A正确。

【答案】4．C5．B6．A

C

TheEnigma（谜）ofBeauty

Thesearchforbeautyspanscenturiesandcontinents.PaintingsofEgyptiansdatingbackover4,000yearsshowbothmenandwomenpaintingtheirnailsandwearingmakeup.In18th-centuryFrance,wealthynoblemenworelargewigs（假发）oflong,whitehairtomakethemselvesattractive.Today,peoplecont

inuetodevotealotofti

meandmoneytotheirappearance.

Thereisatleastonegoodreasonforthedesiretobeattractive:

beautyispower.Studiessuggestthatgood-lookingpeoplemakemoremoney,getcalledonmoreofteninclass,andareregardedasfriendlier.

Butwhatexactlyisbeauty?

It’sdifficulttodescribeitclearly,andyetweknowitwhenweseeit.Andourawarenessofitmaystartataveryearlyage.Inonesetofstudies,six-month-oldbabieswereshownaseriesofphotogra

phs.Thefacesonthepictureshadbeenratedforattractivenessbyagroupofcollegestudents.Inthestudies,thebabies

spentmoretimelookingattheattractivefacesthantheunattractiveones.

Theideathatevenbabiescanjudgeappearancemakesperfectsensetomanyresearchers.Instudiesbypsychologists,menconsistentlyshowedapreferenceforwomenwithlargereyes,fullerlips,andasmallernoseandchinwhilewomenprefermenwithlargeshouldersandanarrowwaist.Accordingtoscientists,themindunconsciouslytellsmenandwomenthatthesetraits―thefulllips,clearskin,strongshoulders―equalhealthandgeneticwell-being.

Noteveryonethinksthesameway,however.“Ourhardwirednesscanbechangedbyallsortsofexpectations—mostlycultural,”saysC.LoringBrace,ananthropologistattheUniversityofMichigan.Whatisconsideredattractiveinoneculturemightnotbeinanother.LookatmostWesternfashionmagazines:

thewomenonthepagesarethin.Butisthis“perfect”bodytypeforwomenworldwide?

Scientists’answerisno;whatisconsideredbeautifulissubjectiveandvariesaroundtheworld.TheyfoundnativepeoplesinsoutheastPerupreferredshape

sregardedoverweightinWesterncultures.

Forbetterorworse,beautyplaysaroleinourlives.Butitisextremelydifficulttodescribeexactlywhatmakesonepersonattractivetoanother.Althoughtheredoseemtobecertainphysicaltraitsconsidereduniversallyappealing,itisalsotruethatbeautydoesnotalwayskeeptoasingle,uniformstandard.Beautyreallyis,asthesayinggoes,intheeyeofthebeholder.

7.People’sideasaboutbeauty_______.

A.haveexistedsinceancienttimes

B.canbeeasilydescribed

C.havelittleinfluenceonaperson’ssuccess

D.arebaseduponstrictcriteria

8.InParagraph3,thebabiesinthestudy_______.

A.wereratedfortheirappearance

B.wereenteredinabeautycontest

C.wereshownphotosofagroupofcollegestudents

D.wereabletotellattractivefacesfromunattractiveones

9.Theunderlinedword“traits”inParagraph4probablymeans_______.

A.qualities

B.measurements

C.judgments

D.standards

10.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.

A.theideasofbeautyvaryaspeoplegrowup

B.thesearchforbeautyisrootedinlackofconfidence

C.thestandardsforbeautyarebasedonscientificresearches

D.theunderstandingofbeautydependsonculturalbackgrounds

【考点】社会现象

【试题解析】本文主要介绍了人类对美的理解。

1．根据第一段，人们对美丽的追寻跨越了时间和地域（“Thesearchforbeautyspanscenturiesandcontinents…Today，peoplecontinueto…”）。

因此人们对于美的理解，始于从古代并一直存在。

2．根据第三段thebabiesspentmoretimelookingattheattractivefacesthantheunattractiveones一句可知婴儿观看迷人脸孔的时间比非迷人脸孔的时间长，故婴儿可以区分迷人和非迷人脸孔。

3．根据第四段，大脑无意识告诉男人、女人这些特征——丰满的嘴唇、光滑的皮肤、强壮的肩膀。

故可推知traits在这里的意思是“特征”。

4．根据第五段Ourhardwiredness