山西省大同市第一中学学年高一下学期模块考试期中英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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山西省大同市第一中学学年高一下学期模块考试期中英语试题Word版含答案

2014-2015学年度第二学期模块测试

高一英语

第I卷　共70分

第一部分  阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：

（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

You’recookingyourfavouritedish,andthephonerings.Youarebusychattingwithyourfriendandsuddenlyrememberyouhaven’tputthesaltin.Youthink,well,it’sjustaboutdonebutI’lladdthesaltnow,anyway.Soyouputinthesaltshortlybeforeyoutakethedishoffthestovetoserveit.Asyou’reeating,youthinkittastesalotsaltierthanusual.Doesitreallyorisitjustyourimagination?

That’sthequestion.Ifyouwantsomethingtotastesalty,whenisthebesttimetosaltit:

beforeyoueatit?

Togettotheanswerlet’sconsiderthemostbasicthingabouttasting.Beforeyoucantasteanythingitmustreachyourtongue.That’sobviousenough,butithasalottodowiththeseasoning（调味）offood.Generallyspeaking,themoretastyparticles（微粒）thatreachthetastebuds（味蕾）,thestrongerthetaste.Saltburiedinalump（团，块）offoodwilllikelybeswalloweduntasted.Andthat’swherealotofitendsupifyousaltthefoodearlyinthecookingprocess.

Saltaddedlaterincookingtendstoremainonthesurfaceofthefood,somoreofitreachesyourtastebuds,andthusthefoodtastessaltier.Thinkofpotatochipswiththeirsaltysurfaces.Oneounceofchipshasaboutthesameamountofsaltasasliceofwheatbread.Whichtastessaltier?

So,theanswertothequestionofwhentosalttogetthesaltiesttasteis:

thelaterthebetter.

Aresultofthisisthatsinceyougetasaltiertastebyaddingitlater,youcanuselesssalt.Thiscanbehelpfultothosetryingtocutbackonsalt:

putitlaterandyoudon’tneedasmuch.

1.Whatismainlydiscussedinthistext?

A.Howtocookatastymeal.B.Theamountofsaltinadish.

C.Howtocookasaltymeal.D.Thebesttimetosaltadish.

2.Ifyouwanttosavesaltandgetasaltiertaste,you’dbetterputinthesalt______.

A.beforeyoucookyourmealB.halfwayyoucookyourmeal

C.attheendofcookingD.justbeforetakingthedishoffthestove

3.Whatisthewriter’sadvicewhenapersonwantstocutbackonsalt?

A.Saltthefoodearlyinthecookingprocess.

B.Eatmorepotatochipswithsaltysurfaces.

C.Addthesaltlaterinthecookingprocess.

D.Usetheseasoningoffoodasmuchaspossible.

4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Theearlieryouputsaltin,thesaltierthefoodwillbe.

B.Ifyouwantyourdishsaltier,youshouldputsaltinitbeforecooking.

C.Saltputinthefoodlaterwillsoongetintotheinsideofthefood.

D.Toreducethequantityofsalt,youshouldputsaltlaterintothefood.

B

Itisimportanttoknowanotherlanguageandhowtocommunicatewithoutwordswhenyouareinanothercountry.Beforesayinganything,peoplecommunicatewitheachotherbyusinggestures（手势）.However,manygestureshavedifferentmeanings,ornomeaningatall,indifferentpartsoftheworld.

IntheUnitedStates,noddingyourheadupanddownmeans“yes”,whileinsomepatsofGreeceandTurkey,itmeans“no”.InthesoutheastofAsia,itisapolitewayofsaying“Iheardyou”.

TodayintheUSA,whensomeoneputshisthumbup,itmeans“Everythingisallright.”However,inGreeceitisbad.Alsoputtingyourclasped（紧握的）handsupaboveyourheadmeans“Iamthewinner.”Itisthesignwhichplayersoftenmake.InRussiaitisthesignoffriendship.

IntheUSA,holdingyourhandupwiththethumbandindexfinger（食指）,andtheotherthreestraightmeans“EverythingisOK.”InFrance,itmeans“Youareworthnothing.”

Itisalsoimportanttomakeeyecommunication.IfyoulookdownwhentalkingtoanAmerican,heorshemayfeelthatyouareshy,oryouaretryingtohidesomething.

Besidesthese,youshouldalsoknowtherearesometopicsthatcannotbetalkedabout,suchasage,weightandmarriage.Youcantalkabouttheweather,work,sports,food,whereonelivesandnewsoftheday.

5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Peopleallovertheworldonlycommunicatebywords.

B.Manygestureseitherhavedifferentmeaningsornomeaningsatall.

C.Gesturesarethemostcommonwaytocommunicate.

D.Peoplecantalkaboutanythinginanothercountry.

6.Puttingthethumbupshouldnotbeusedin_____.

A.GreeceB.theUSAC.EnglandD.China

7.Whatdoesthissentencemean“….youractioncanspeaklouderthanyourwords”?

A.Whatyoudoisbetterthanwhatyousay.

B.Youarebetterunderstoodbyyourgesturesthanthroughyourwords.

C.Youtryyourbesttobepolite.

D.Whatyousayisbetterthanwhatyoudo.

8.Themainideaofthepassageisthatwhenyouareinanothercountry,_____.

A.itisimportanttoknowthelanguage.

B.itisimportanttoknowwhatyoutalkabouttoaforeigner.

C.toknowhowtocommunicatewithoutwordsisasimportantastoknowthelanguage.

D.tocommunicatethroughgesturesismoreimportantthantoknowthelanguage.

C

YoungMisterSmithhadanideaforhisemployer.Itwasanideaforsavingmoneyforthecompanybyincreasingprices.Atthesametime,Smithsuggestedthatthecompanysellgoodsoflessvalue.

Ifhisemployerlikedtheidea,Smithmightbegivenmorepay.Perhapshemightevengetabetterjobwiththecompany.

Businesshadbeenveryslow.SoMisterSmith’semployerthoughtafewminutesabouttheidea.Butthensheshookherhead.“Iamsorry,Smith,”hisemployersaid.“Itjustwillnotwash.”

Now,themeaningoftheseEnglishwordsshouldbe,“Itwillnotgetclean.”Yet,Smith’sideadidnothaveanythingtodowithmakingsomethingclean.Sowhydidhisemployersay,“Itwillnotwash?

”

Mostwordexpertsagreethat“itwillnotwash”meansitwillnotwork.InthenineteenthcenturyinEngland,theexpressioncametomeananundependablestatement.Itwasusedmainlytodescribeanidea.Butsometimesitwasusedaboutaperson.

HappilyfortheyoungemployeeSmith,hisemployerwantedhimtodowellinthecompany.Sotheemployer“talkedturkey”tohim.Shesaid,“Yourideawouldbeunfairtoourbuyers.Thinkofanotherwaytosavemoney.”

Acenturyago,totalkturkeymeanttotalkpleasantly.Turkeysinthebarnyard（仓院）werethoughttobespeakingpleasantlytooneanother.Inrecentyears,thesayinghascometomeananattempttoteachsomethingimportant.

MisterSmiththoughtofabetterideaafterhisemployertalkedturkeytohim.Hewasgivenanincreaseinpay.Soifyouridea“willnotwash,”try“talkingturkey”toyourselfandcomeupwithabetteridea.

9.What’sthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Togivesomeadviceonofficework.

B.Toexplorethemeaningsoftwoexpressions.

C.ToshareMisterSmith’spersonalexperience.

D.TotellaboutthedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguage.

10.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheemployerinthepassage?

A.Hard-working.B.Unlucky.C.Honest.D.Cold-blooded.

11.WhydidtheemployerrefuseMisterSmith’sidea?

A.Theideawouldcosthermuchmoney.

B.SheknewSmithplayedatrickonher.

C.Sheherselfwantedtogetabetterjob.

D.Theideawoulddoharmtocustomers.

D

Haveyouevertakenatestthatyouthoughtyoucouldhavepassedeasily,onlytomakesomesillymistakesthatreallyhurtyourgrade?

Morethanafewstudentshavedonethat.Andsomeseemtodoitoverandoveragain.

Thereareseveralproblemareasthatcancausestudentstogoofupordopoorlyinatestthattheycouldhavepassed.

Somestudentscanbecomeoverconfidentintheirknowledgeofthesubjectmatter.Theythinktheyknowthematerialbetterthantheyactuallydo.Itiseasyforstudentstomisjudgetheirownknowledge,andwhentheyrealizethattheydon’tknowthematerial,itistoolate.

Whathappensmoreoften,though,isthatsomestudentsfeeltheyaresmartenoughtobeabletoguesstheirwaythroughatest.Sotheydon’tbotherstudyingthematerial.Theyareoverconfidentintheirabilitytofigurethingsout.

Ineithercase,overconfidencecanresultinlowergradesintests.Doesthisapplytoyou?

Anotherthingthatcanhappenisthatstudentsunderestimate（低估）thedifficultyofthetest.Theyexpectaneasytest,buttheteacherthrowsinarealtoughtestthattheyhaven’tpreparedfor.Sometimestheteachermaycovermaterialinthetestthatstudentsweren’texpecting.Thatcanhappen,especiallyifyouweren’tpayingattentioninclass.

Finally,therearestudentswhodon’tfeelthatgettingagoodgradeisimportanttothem,sotheydon’tbothertostudyoreventrytodowell.Suchstudentsmaybetryingtopunishtheirparents,haveapoorimageofthemselves,orarejustplainfoolish.Hopefully,youarenotoneofthesestudents.

12.Thewriterbelievesthatmanystudents______.

A.areafraidofexams

B.makecarelessmistakes

C.hatehomework

D.lackconfidence

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“goofup”mean?

A.Beoverconfident.B.Benervous.

C.Makesillymistakes.D.Makewrongchoices.

14.Accordingtothewriter,whowillbemostunwillingtotryhisbestinatest?

A.Edward,dissatisfiedwithhisparents.

B.John,expectinganeasytestforhim.

C.Dobby,believingheisthesmartestintheclass.

D.Peter,beingoverconfidentabouthisability.

15.Whatwouldbediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?

A.Thecausesofoverconfidence.

B.Thecausesofapoorself-image.

C.Waystoprepareforatest.

D.Waystoavoidgoofingupatest.

第二节：

（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

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