河北狮州市学年高一英语下学期周练试题521.docx

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河北狮州市学年高一英语下学期周练试题521

2016-2017学年第二学期高一英语周练试题（5.21）

一、阅读理解

Parentsareachild’sfirstteachers.Butsomeparentsneverlearnedfromgoodexamples.InNewYorkCity,anonprofitagencycalledCovenantHousetriestohelphomelessyoungmothersbecomegoodparents.

Thetwelveorsoteenagerswholiveattheshelterattendparentingclassesfourdaysaweek.TheclassiscalledMommyandMe.TeacherDeloresClemensisamotheroffiveandagrandmother.Sheteachesbasicskills,likehowtogiveababyabathandhowtodressababydependingontheseason.

Sheremembersonestudentwholearnedfromhermothernottopickupacryingbaby.Themothersaidthatwouldonlymakethechildneedyandoverlydemanding.DeloresClemenssays,“that'snottrue.Youhavetoholdyourbaby!

Heiscryingforareason.Ifyouneverpickhimup,he'sgoingtokeepcrying.Pickyourbabyup.Cuddleyourbaby.Hughim!

Andshestartedtodothat.Theyjustwantalittlecuddlingandalittlelove.Anditworks!

”

DeloresClemenssaysherstudentsalsolearnhowtobegoodmothersbylettingthemselvesbemothered.AroundthreehundredfiftyteenagemothersgraduatefromCovenantHouse'sMommyandMeclasseveryyear.

Inclass,withherbabysonisNatasha.Shelivedonthestreets.SheisgladnotonlyforthewarmthandshelterofCovenantHouse.AsshetoldreporterAdamPhillips,sheisalsogladforthehelptheyofferinseekingamoresecurelife.

TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaystheUnitedStateshasforty-onebirthsforeveryonethousandgirlsagefifteentonineteen.Thatishigherthanotherdevelopedcountries,aswellassomedevelopingones.Bycomparison,northernneighborCanadahasfourteenbirthsandsouthernneighborMexicohaseighty-two.

1．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Parentswhoareachild’sfirstteachers.

B.Aclasswhereteenslearnmotheringandaremothered.

C.Anonprofitagencythatoffersamoresecurelife.

D.Akindteacherwhohelphomelessyoungmothers.

2．CovenantHouses’MommyandMeclassisintendedto_____.

A.helphomelessyoungmothersbecomegoodparents

B.providehomelessyoungmotherswithawarmshelter

C.helpmothersinNewYorkbegoodparents

D.teachsomeparentshowtolovetheirchildren

3．WhatcanweknowaboutDeloresClemensfromthetext?

A.Shehasamotheroffiveandagrandmother.

B.Shethinksacryingbabyshouldbepickedupandhugged.

C.Sheteachesadvancedskillsonhowtobegoodmothers.

D.SheisverygladforthewarmthandshelterofCovenantHouse.

4．AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,whichcountryhasthehighestbirthsforgirlsagefifteentonineteen?

A.CanadaB.theUnitedStatesofAmerica

C.MexicoD.Britain

Ifyouareafraidofthedark，it’snotabigdeal．It’sperfectlynormaltofeelafraidAfterall，animalsdotoo.“Fearmatters，”saysKarenWarkentin，anecologist．“It’sagoodthing，”sheadds,“becausefearmakesyoudothingsthatkeepyoualive.”

Likekids，manyanimalsexperiencefearandtheyrespondtothefeelinginvarietyofways．Afrightenedturtlepullsitsheadandlegsinsideitsshell．Asmallfishwillswimawaywhenabig，hungryfishapproaches．

Someanimalsrespondtofearinwaysyoumightnotexpect．Thefirstexampleisthatthefearofbeingeatencanscaresomefrogsrightoutoftheireggs.Warkentinmadethesurprisingdiscoverywhilestudyingred—eyedtreefrogsinCostaRica.

Inthisspecies，femalefrogsattachjellylikeclumps（果冻一样的块状物）oftheireggstotheundersidesofleaves．Theleaveshangonbranchesthatdangle（悬挂）overponds．Aftertheyhatchfromtheeggs，thetadpoles（蝌蚪）thenfallintothewater，wheretheyeventuallygrowintoadultfrogs.

Treefrogeggsusuallygrowfor6daysbeforehatching．Iftheysensethatahungrysnakeisabouttoattack，however，theycanhatchupto2daysaheadofschedule.Asthesnakesareunabletoswim，byfallingintothewaterearly，thetadpolescanescape.

Ifhatchingearlyhelpsprotectred—eyedtreefrogsfromsnakes，youmightwonderwhytheireggsdon’talwayshatchsooner．Itturnsoutthathatchingearlybringsitsowndanger．Oncetadpoleslandinthewater，hungryfishandotheranimalsliketoeatthemtoo．Stayingintheireggsforafull6days，then，allowsfrogembryos（胚胎）togrowbigandstrong．Thisextragrowthimprovestheirchancesofsurvivinginthewater．

5．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatfears.

A．helpanimalsgrowbiggerandstronger

B．arelesscommonamongyounganimals

C．helpanimalsmovealottofittheenvironment

D．aremoreorle

ssimportantinorderforanimalstosurvive

6．Wearetoldinthepassagethattreefrogs.

A．facedangerbothinsidetheireggsandinthewater

B．willgrowfastiftheyfallintothewaterlater

C．aresurprisinglycleverwheninsidetheireggs

D．stayintheireggslongeriftheyarefrightened

7．Whydothetadpoleshatchupto2daysaheadoftheschedule？

Because

A．Theylikefallingintothewaterearly

B.Theywanttogrowintoadultfrog

C.Theysenseahungrysnakeisabouttoattack

D.Frogembryoscangrowstrong

8．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage？

A.WhatisFearB.Whydowefeelafraid

C.Youfeelafraid，animalsdotooD.Fearisagoodthing

9．Whatdoyouthinkwouldbediscussedinthefollowingparagraph?

A．Furtherexplanationsastowhytreefrogshatchaheadofschedule．

B．Howtheunbornfrogsknowwhenasnakeisabouttoattackthem．

C．Anotherexampleofanimalsthatrespondstofearinanunexpectedway．

D．Howtreefrogsimprovetheirchancesofsurvivalbeforefallingintothewater.

Willyoubeplayingsomemusicatwork?

Musicisparticularlypopularinthemedicalprofession,especiallyamongsurgeons（外科医生）.Arecentsurveyshowsthat90%ofsurgeonsintheUKputmusiconthesoundsysteminthetheatreduringoperations.Plasticsurgeons（整形外科医生）playthemostmusic;itappearsthatear,nose,andthroatspecialiststheleast.

Butitisn’tonlyinsurgeries（外科手术）wheremusicispopular.Inanotherrecentsurvey,one-thirdofthe1,613peoplesaidtheylistentomusicwhileworking.And79%ofthemsaidthathumming（哼歌）alongimprovestheirjobsatisfactionorproductivity.

Islisteningtomusicatworkagoodidea?

Yes,saytheexperts.Manysurgeonssaythatmusichelpstocreatea“calmatmosphere”,andathirdofthemaddedthatitavoidsgettingbored!

Also,listeningtomusicraisesthelevelsofabrainchemicalthatcanhelppeoplefocus.Officeworkerssayitimprovesjobsatisfaction.Severalstudiessuggestthatit’salsogoodforhospitalpatients.Thoselisteningtomusicthroughheadphonesduringsurgeryrequirelessanesthetic（麻醉剂）,upto50%lessinsomecases,andrecovermorequicklyafterwards.“Sure,musicreducesanxietybeforesurgery,”saysZeevKain,ananesthetistatYaleUniversity.

So,whattypeofmusicshouldwebelisteningto?

Surgeonsfromtheprevioussurveypreferredrock,popmusicandclassical.Andhip-hopispopulartoo.However,whateverthekind,itappearsthatself-selectedmusicisthebestchoice.PennsylvaniaStateUniversityresearchshowedthatwhenpeoplechosetheirownmusictherewasmorestressreduction（下降）.Andotherresearchersfoundthatwhenlisteningtoself-selectedmusic,surgeonsdidthemathsfasterandmoreaccuratelythanwhentheywerelisteningtomusicchosenforthem.

10．Theunderlinedword“theatre”inParagraph2probablymeans________.

A.anoperatingroom

B.arestroomforsurgeons

C.awaitingroominahospital

D.abuildingwhereshowsareperformed

11．Thesurveysmentionedinthepassageshow________.

A.musicispopularinsomeprofessions

B.mostsurgeonsintheUKarefondofsinging

C.officeworkerslearnalotfromlisteningtomusic

D.fewerthanhalfofthepeoplelistentomusicatwork

12．Whataretheadvantagesoflisteningtomusicatwork?

________.

①improvingmemory

②keepingpeoplerelaxed

③improvingjobsatisfaction

④improvingeyesight

A.①④B.①②C.②③D.②④

13．Howshouldyouchoosemusicforworktimeaccordingtothepassage?

________.

A.Turntothesurgeonsforhelp

B.Makeyourselectionbyyourself

C.Rock,popmusicandclassicalarealwaysgoodchoices

D.Themostpopularmusicshouldbetakenintoconsideration

14．Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A.howtochoosemusicwisely

B.wheretofindthebestmusic

C.thepopularityofmusicinhospitals

D.thebenefitsoflisteningtomusicatwork

二、完形填空

Atjust18yearsold,CanberrastudentLochieFerrierhasalreadyconductedresearchinafrontierfield—aerospaceengineering.Aerospaceengineeringistheprimaryofengineeringconcernedwiththescienceandtechnologyofaircraftandspacecraft.

In2014,hewasoneof80highschoolstudentsworldwidewhoasix-weekscienceandengineeringprogramatMIT.Duringtheprogram,hewasbytheinstitute’sscientists,anddevelopedamethodtoidentifyinactivesatellites.Thismethod,calledOASIS,isdesignedawaytohelpmanagespacedebris（碎片）,whichoperatingsatellites.

“Onesolutiontothisproblemisarobotthatcangatherpiecesofspacedebrisandstoretheminorbit，”hesays.“Thesepiecescouldbetonewsatelliteslater,thusthecostsandlaunchweightsofnewsatellites.”However,satelliteidentificationtechnologywouldbeneededforthissolution,andthat’swhatLochieisworkingon.“Ihopethismethodwouldbeputintopracticeinthenearfuture,inthenext10years,”hesays.

LochiehasmadetheoftheYoungInnovatorscategoryoftheAustralianInnovationChallengeAwardswithhisOASIS.Thiscategoryisopentostudentsaged21yearsorandcarriesa$5,000prize.Ifhewon,hewouldusethemoneytohelpfundresearchintoOASIS.“Myplanforusingthemoneywouldbetotrytousematerialswhichcouldstanduptotheenviro