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精选高一英语下学期周练试题1
河北定州2016-2017学年第二学期高一英语周练试题
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一、阅读理解
Whathappensinsidetheheadofasoccerplayerwhorepeatedlyheadsasoccerball?
Thatquestionmotivatedastudyofthebrainsofexperiencedplayers.
ResearchersattheAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicineinNewYorkselected34adults,menandwomen.Allofthevolunteershadplayedsoccersincechildhoodandnowcompetedyear-roundinadultsoccerleagues.Eachfilledoutadetailedquestionnairedevelopedespeciallyforthisstudytodeterminehowmanytimestheyhadheadedasoccerballinthepreviousyear,aswellaswhethertheyhadexperiencedanyknownconcussions(脑震荡)inthepast.
Thentheplayerscompletedcomputerizedtestsoftheirmemoryandotherlearningskillsandhadtheirbrainsscanned,usingacomplexnewM.R.I.techniquewhichcanfindstructuralchangesinthebrainthatcan’tbeseenduringmostscans.
Accordin
gtothedatatheypresented,theresearchersfoundthattheplayerswhohadheadedtheballmorethanabout1,100timesintheprevious12monthsshowedsignificantlossofwhitematterinpartsoftheirbrainsinvolvedwithmemory,attentionandtheprocessingofvisualinformation,comparedwithplayerswhohadheadedtheballless.
Thispatternofwhitematterlossis“similartothoseseenintraumatic(外伤的)braininjury”,likethatafteraseriousconcussion,theresearchersreported,eventhoughonlyoneoftheseplayerswasreportedtohaveeverexperiencedaconcussion.
Theplayerswhohadheadedtheballabout1,100timesormoreinthepastyearwerealsogenerallyworseatrecallinglistsofwordsreadtothem,forgettingorfumblingthewordsfarmoreoftenthanplayerswhohadheadedtheballless.
1.Wheredoyouthinkthetextcomesfrom?
A.Medicineinstructions.B.Atextfordoctors.
C.Aresearchreport.D.Asportsadvertisement.
2.Whatdoweknowaboutthevolunteers?
A.Theyhadseriousinjuryonthehead.
B.Theywereadultswhostillplayedsoccer.
C.Theywereallresearchersaboutsoccer.
D.Theyallhadchildrenwhoplayedsoccer.
3.Whatwasusedtofindthestructuralchangesinthebrains?
A.Advancedcomputers.
B.AnewtechniqueM.R.I.
C.Specialquestionnaires.
D.Learningskills.
4.Wecanconcludethatfrequentheadingmayhave.
A.asignificanteffectonone’sbrain
B.littleeffectonone’sbrain
C.nothingtodowiththebrain
D.improvementinone’sbrain
Haveyoueverwonderedwhendogsfirstbecame
“man’sbestfriend”andtheworld’sfavouritepet?
Ifyouhavethenyou’renotalone.Whenandwheredogsfirstbeganlivingside-sidewithhumansarequestionsthathavestirredhotdebateamongscientists.Thereareafewhardfactsthatallagreeon.Theseincludethatdogswereoncewolvesandtheywerethefirstanimaltobedomesticated(驯养)byhumans.Theycameintolivessome15000yearsago,beforethedawnofagriculture.
Beyondthat,thereislittleagreement.Theearliestbonesfoundthatareunquestionabledogsandnotwolvesdatefrom14,000yearsago.However,30,000-year-oldskullshavebeendiscoveredinFranceandBelgiumthatarenotpurewolfandsomescientiststhinkcouldbedogs.
Withsuchpuzzlingevidence,manyscientistsarenowturningtoDNAtofindoutwhenandwheredogswerefirstdomesticated.Inoneresearchproject,tensofthousandsofbloodsampleshavebeentakenfromstreetdogsaroundtheworld.Theplanistocomparethemwiththoseofwolves.It’sevenpossibletoanalyseDNAfromancientbones.Tinypiecesofthe30,000-year-oldskullsmentionedearlierarecurrentlybeingstudied,andanotherDNAstudyhasalreadyshownthatancientdogspreservedintheAlaskanice-fieldsevolvedfromAsianwolves,notAmericanones.
Indeed,theancientDNAmayturnouttobemoreinformativethantheDNAoflivingdogs.Becausedogshaveaccompaniedhumansaroundtheworldforthousandsofyears,theircurrentdistributionmaytellusverylittleoftheirorigins.Thisiswhydifferentgroupsofscientistsbelievethatdogsvariouslyoriginatedinea
sternAsia,Mongolia,Siberia,EuropeorAfrica.
Butwhyweretheanimalsdomesticatedinthefirstplace?
Themostrecenttheoryisthatdogsdomesticatedthemselves,initiallylivinginandaroundourancientvillagestoeatanyfoodthrownout.Today,thisisawayoflifestillsharedbythree-quartersofabillionunowneddogsworldwide.
5.Whichistheonlystatementgenerallyagreedonbyscientistsstudyingdogs?
A.Theyoriginallywereusedasfarmanimal
B.TheyevolvedfromwolvesfoundinEurope
C.Theyhelpedthedevelopmentofagriculture
D.Theywerethefirstanimaltobekeptaspets
6.Whydoesthewriterfirstmentionthe30,000-year-oldanimalsskulls?
A.Toshowthatdogsweremuchlargerinthepast
B.Toprovethatdogs
developedfromAsianwolves
C.Tosuggestthatdogsmayhaveevolvedmuchearlier
D.ToarguethatdogswerefirstkeptinFranceandBelgium
7.HowdidscientistsdeterminetheoriginsoftheancientdogsfoundinAlaska?
A.Byexaminetheanimals’DNA
B.Byanalyzingtheageof
theirbones
C.Bystudyingtheshapeoftheirskulls
D.Bycomparingthemwithmoderndogs
8.Whydiddogsstartlivingwithhumans?
A.Becausetheywereattractedbyfood
B.Becausetheyweretrappedbyhumans
C.Becausetheycouldn’tsurviveinthewild
D.Becausetheyweretrainedtoprotectvillages
二、完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题四个选项(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。
IcanneverforgetMr.Green.Hetaughteighth-grade.Onthefirstdayofclass,hegaveusalectureaboutacreaturecalledthecattywampus,anill-adaptednocturnal(夜间活动的)animalthatduringtheIceAge.Hepassedaroundaskull(头骨)ashetalked.Wealltooknotesandlaterhadaquiz.
Whenhemypaper,Iwasshocked.Therewasabigred×throughofmyanswers.Ihadfailed.Therehadtobesomemistake!
IhadwrittendownexactlywhatMr.Greensaid.
ThenIrealizedthateveryoneintheclasshad.Whathadhappened?
Verysimple,Mr.Greenexplained.Hehadmadeupallthestuffaboutthecattywampus.Therehadneverbeenanysuchanimal.Theinformationinournoteswas,,incorrect.Didweexpectforincorrectanswers?
Nee
dlesstosay,wewereextremely.Whatkindoftestwasthat?
Andwhatkindofteacher?
Wehavefigureditout,Mr.Greensaid.Afterall,attheverymomenthewaspassingaroundthecattywampusskull(intruth,acat’s),hadn'thebeentellingusthatnotraceoftheanimal?
Hehaddescribeditsamazingnightvision,thecolorofitsfurandanumberofotherfactshecouldn'thaveknown.Hehadgiventheanimalaridiculousname,andwestillhadn'tbeensuspicious.Thezeroesonpaperswouldberecordedinhisgradebook,hesaid.Andthey.
Mr.Greensaidhehopedwewouldlearnsomethingfromthisexperience.Teachersandtextbooksarenottobetrusted.Infact,nooneis.Hetoldusnottoletourmindsgotosleep,andtoifweeverthoughtheorthetextbookwaswrong.
Ihaven'tmadeanygreatscientific,butMr.Green’sclassgavemeandmyclassmatessomethingjustasimportant:
thetolookpeopleintheeyeandtellthemtheyare.
9.A.scienceB.zoologyC.biologyD.archaeology
10.A.wipedoutB.diedoutC.putoutD.cameout
11.A.markedB.tookC.passedD.returned
12.A.someB.everyC.eachD.any
13.A.missedB.failedC.passedD.lost
14.A.howeverB.otherwiseC.thoughD.therefore
15.A.criticismB.creditC.blameD.blessing
16.A.angryB.excitedC.guiltD.amused
17.A.needB.mustC.shouldD.ought
18.A.stayedB.remainedC.leftD.survived
19.A.doesB.areC.didD.were
20.A.eguallyB.roughlyC.blindlyD.curiously
21.A.moveonB.speakupC.backoffD.pullover
22.A.chanceB.stageC.goalD.adventure
23.A.itB.theyC.thisD.one
24.A.ifB.untilC.onceD.after
25.A.comeupwithB.liveuptoC.putupwithD.standupfor
26.A.discoveriesB.progressC.promiseD.efforts
27.A.decisionB.challengeC.courageD.confirmation
28.A.foolishB.wrongC.ashamedD.boring
三、短文改错
29.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。
文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。
每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:
在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:
把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:
在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:
1.每处错误及其修改均限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Helloeveryone.I'vegotsomethingtotellyou,sopleaselistencareful.Thereisseveralchangesinthetimetablefortoday.YoustartwithEnglishforusual,thenbusinessstudiesandafterthebreak,historyandart.Becausethechangesinthetimetable,yourbusinessstudieslessonthismorningwon’tbeinRoom313.Instead,theywillb
einRoom303.Nowthechangesintheafter-schoolactivitythisweek.Thedebatinggroupwillmettoday.There’ssomepracticeonThursday---that’stomorrow---forthoseofyouwhichwanttogetintotheschoolteam.AndonFriday,themusicgroupwillmeettopreparefortheschoolperformance.Finally,let’sseewhoisonthedutytoday.Geor
ge,itwasyourturn,right?
四、七选五
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Y
oumayhavegrownuplivingwithsistersandbrothers,orthismaybeyourfirsttimesharingyourlivingspacewithsomeoneelse.30.However,itcanalsobeagreatpartofyourcollegeexperience.Followthesetipstomakesureyouandyourroommatekeepthingspleasantandsupportivethro
ughouttheyear.
Beclearfromthebeginning.
Maybeyouhateitwhensomeoneinterruptsyouwhenyouaresleepingeverymorning.Maybeyouneedtenminutestoyourselfbeforetalkingtoanyoneafteryouwakeup.___31.It'snotfairtoexpecthimorhertopickuponthemrightaway,an
dcommunicatingwhatyouneedisoneofthebestwaystogetridofproblemsbeforetheybecomeproblems.
____32.
Thismayseemsimple,butit'sprobablyoneofthebiggestreasonswhyroommatesexperiencecon