安徽省合肥市合肥十中学年高一下学期期中英.docx

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安徽省合肥市合肥十中学年高一下学期期中英

合肥十中2016-2017学年第二学期期中考试高一年级英语试卷

满分：

120分考试时间：

120分钟

第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分,满分20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

Shoppingisnotassimpleasyoumaythink!

Thereareallsortsoftricksatplayeachtimewereachoutforthatparticularbrandofproductontheshelf.

Coloring,forexample,variesaccordingtowhattheproducersaretryingtosell.Healthfoodsarepackagedingreens,yellowsorbrownsbecausewethinkoftheseashealthycolours.Icecreampacketsareoftenblueandexpensivegoods,likechocolates,aregoldorsilver.

Whensomekindofpainkillerwasbroughtoutrecently,researchersfoundthatthecoloursturnedthecustomersoffbecausetheymadetheproductlookweakandineffective.Eventually,itcameonthemarketinadarkblueandwhitepackage—bluebecausewethinkofitassafe,andwhiteascalm.

Thesizeofaproductcanattractashopper.Butquiteoftenabottledoesn'tcontainasmuchasit

appearsto.

Itisbelievedthatthebetter-knowncompaniesspend,onaverage,70percentofthetotalcostoftheproductitselfonpackaging!

Themostsuccessfulproducersknowthatit'snotenoughtohaveagoodproduct.Thefounderof

Pearssoap,whofor25yearshasusedprettylittlegirlstopromote（推销）theirgoods,cametotheconclusion:

“Anyfoolcanmakesoap,butittakesageniustosellit.”

21.Whichofthefollowingmaytrickashopperintobuyingaproductaccordingtothetext?

A.Thecostofitspackage.B.Thepriceoftheproduct.

C.Thecolourofitspackage.D.Thebrandnameoftheproduct.

22.Whichofthefollowingisthekeytothesuccessinproductsales?

A.Thewaytopromotegoods.B.Theteamtoproduceagoodproduct.

C.Thediscoveryofagenius.D.Thebrandnameusedbysuccessfulproducers.

23.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.ChoiceofGoodProductsB.DisadvantagesofProducts

C.EffectofPackagingonShoppingD.BrandNamesandShoppingTricks

B

IfyouplanonavisittoFiji,youareprobablylookingforsomefunthingstodo.Belowarefourunusualplaces.

ThePoseidonResort

ThePoseidonresortisanunderwaterresortthatgivesvisitorsabeautifulviewofsealife.Thisresortcovers255acres.It'scoveredandsurroundedbyalagoon（咸水湖）thatcovers5,000acresandisabout

90feetunderwater,givingyouabeautifulviewofsealiferightbeforeyoureyes.Thisresortevenhasahotelforthosewhowouldprefertohavetheunusualexperienceofsleepingandwakinguptothebeautifulsceneryallaroundthem.

TheSabetoMudPool

Ifyou'relookingforsomethingunusual,youcan'tpassupthemudpoolatSabeto.ItislocatedinamountainrangewithahugegroupofGeothermal（地热的）poolsfullofnice,warmmud.Gettingdownand

intothemudinthepoolisbelievedtohavebenefitsforhealthyskin.Thisisunusual,butadultsandespeciallykidswillloveit.

FireWalking

FirewalkinginFijiisbelievedtohaveoriginatedontheislandofBeau.Firewalkingiswhenyouwalkonwhite-hotstonesbarefoot.Todothis,youhavetobementallypreparedforit.Trustme;thereisalotofpreparationandstrictrulesthattravelersfollowinordertodothissafely.

TheFijiMuseum

TheFijimuseumisunusualduetoalltheamazingartifactsyou'llseedatingback3,000-4,000years.Thismuseumhasacertainattractionthatmakesitfunny--ashoe.It'sbeensaidthatamannamedThomasBakerwaseatenbythelocalsseveralcenturiesagoandtheonlythingleftwashisshoe.ThisunusualmuseumisagreatideaifyoubringthewholefamilytoFiji.

24.VisitorswhohavetheunusualexperienceofsleepingatthePoseidonresortcan______________.

A.enjoytheexcellentserviceinthehotelB.openwindowstoseesealifeswimming

C.seesealifearoundthemintheroomD.onlywatchvideosaboutsealife

25.Whydoadultsliketogetdownintothemudpool?

A.TofloatonthewarmmudB.Tomakethemstrong

C.ToplaywiththewarmmudD.Tokeeptheirskinhealthy

26.Whichofthefollowingthingsneedsmorecourageandstricterrules?

A.TryingfirewalkingB.VisitingthePoseidonresort

C.GettingintotheSabetoMudPoolD.VisitingtheFijimuseum

27.Theunderlinedword“artifacts”inParagraph5means______________.

A.historicthingsmadebymanB.thingsinventednotlongago

C.thingsthatlookverystrangeD.usefulthingsinpeople'sdailylife

C

Doesthissituationseemfamiliartoyou?

YourEnglishisprogressingwell,thegrammarisnowfamiliar,thereadingcomprehensionisnoproblem,youarecommunicatingquitefluently,butlisteningisSTILLaproblem!

Firstofall,rememberthatyouarenotalone.ListeningcomprehensionisprobablythemostdifficultjobforalmostalllearnersofEnglishasa