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广东省深圳市宝安区高一英语下学期期中试题new
广东省深圳市宝安区2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题
I.阅读(共40分)
第一节阅读理解(每题2分,共30分)
A
Thelatestfashioninkitchenisthefoodsteamer。
Allthestoresaresellingthem;everyonewantsone。
Steamingisoneofthesimplestandhealthiestwaysofcookingfood.However,thatcookingtimeisusuallylongerthanwithothermethods。
Incaseyou’rethinkingofbuyingasteamer,I'vedoneasurveyaboutthesteamersavailableonthemarkettohelpyoudecidewhichwillsuityoubest.
●FoldingSteamer
Thesimplestandleastexpensiveisthefoldingstainless—steel(不锈钢)version。
Advantages:
Thisisagood,basicdesignwhichsitsinsideavarietyofdifferentshapesofpanswiththewaterunderit;aringinthecenterallowsforeasyliftingandit’seasytoclean.
Disadvantages:
Itonlyholdssmalldishes。
Also,ifyouputtoomuchwaterinthepan,itwillboilupthroughthevegetablesandtheywillbewatery.Ifyouputtoolittlewaterinandletitgetdry,youwillburnthepanandgetstrange-smellingvegetables.
●SteamingPan
Thisisathree—layeredblackTeflon—coatedversionwithalidandtwodouble—handledsteamers,whichsitsontheovenring.ThebrandIboughtiscalledNutritiousLiving.
Advantages:
Thisisanexcellentsteamer,lightweight,easytoclean,andofallthesteamersI’vetried,thiscooksthefastest.Fishandchickencanbecookedonthebottomwithriceorvegetablesonthetop.It'seasiertostore.
Disadvantages:
Watercanboilawayuntilthepanisdry,butifyoumakesureyoufillthepanuptothesuggestedlevelanddonotovercookthefood,thisshouldnothappen.Youcannotseethefoodcookingfromthetop.Itdoesn’tsupplyadishforcookingrice.
Forserioususersofsteamers,Irecommendhavingoneofeachversion。
Ifyoujustwanttotryit,getthefoldingstainless—steeltype.
1.Whydidtheauthorcarryoutthesurvey?
A.Toinformpeopleofdifferentsteamers
B.Torunanadvertisementforsteamers
C.Tofindoutasuitablesteamertobuy
D.Tolearnhowtocookwithsteamers
2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefoldingsteamer?
A.Itcomesindifferentkindsofshapesandsizes.
B.Itisdesignedforlargefamilies.
C.Itisabletocleanitself.
D.Itiseasytolift.
3.TheNutritiousLivingsteamer________.
A.ismoredifficulttostore
B.providesadishtocookricewith
C.cooksdifferentfoodsatthesametime
D.cooksfishandchickenfasterthanvegetables
4.Accordingtotheauthor,youshould________.
A.usesteamerstosavecookingtime
B.buyasteamerwithdishessupplied
C.doasurveybeforechoosingasteamer
D.buyafoldingsteamerifyouwanttotry
B
Humanbeingshaveusedtoolsforaverylongtime。
Insomepartsoftheworldyoucanstillfindtoolsthatpeopleusedmorethantwomillionyearsago。
Theymadethesetoolsbyhittingonestoneagainstanother。
Inthisway,theybrokeoffpiecesfromoneofthestones.Thesechipsofstonewereusuallysharpononeside.Peopleusedthemforcuttingmeatandskinfromdeadanimals,andalsoformakingothertoolsoutofwood。
Humanbeingsneededtousetoolsbecausetheydidnothavesharpteethlikeothermeateatinganimals,suchaslionsandtigers.Toolshelpedpeopletogetfoodmoreeasily.
Workingwithtoolsalsohelpedtodevelophumanintelligence.Thehumanbraingrewbigger,andhumanbeingsbegantoinventmoreandmoretoolsandmachines.Thestonechipwasoneofthefirsttoolsthatpeopleused,andperhapsitisthemostimportant.Somescientistssaythatitwasthekeytosuccessofmankind.
Since1960,anewkindoftoolhasappeared.Thisisthesiliconchip-——alittlechipofsiliconcrystal.Itissmallerthanafingernail,butitcanstoremorethanamillion”bits”ofinformation.Itisanelectronicbrain.Everyyearthesechipsgetcleverer,buttheirsizegetssmaller,andtheircostgetsless。
Theyareusedinwatches,calculatorsandintelligentmachinesthatwecanuseinmanyways.Inthefuturewewillnotneedtoworkwithtoolsintheoldway.Machineswilldoeverythingforus.Theywilleventalkandplaygameswithus。
Peoplewillhaveplentyofsparetime.Butwhatwilltheydowithit?
Humanbeingsusedstonechipsformorethantwomillionyears,buthumanlifechangedverylittleinthattime.Wehaveusedsiliconchipsforonlyafewyears,butlifeischangingfastereveryday.Whatwilllifebeliketwentyyearsfromnow?
Whatwilltheworldbeliketwomillionyearsfromnow?
5.Fromparagraph1,wecanknow_____________。
A。
whyearlyhumanbeingscutskinfromdeadanimals
B.howearlyhumanbeingsdiscoveredthetools
C。
whatearlyhumanbeingsusedthetoolsfor
D。
whatfoodearlyhumanbeingsstored
6.Thestonechipisthoughttobethemostimportanttoolbecauseit______.
A.wasveryimportanttothedevelopmentofmankind
B.ledtotheinventionofmachinesintheearlytime
C。
developedcookingabilitiesofmankind
D。
wasoneofthefirsttoolsofmankind
7.Thesiliconchipismentionedinthepassageto________.
A.showthechangesoftools
B.introduceanewkindoftool
C.giveanexampleofusingtools
D。
comparetheeffectsoftwokindsoftools
8.Attheendofthepassagetheauthorseemstosuggestthatlifeinfutureis
______。
A。
outoforderB.lesscolorfulC。
hardtopredictD.fullofmeanings
C
AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond.Theconceptissimple:
helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametime.
Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit(追求)tobeenjoyedbyall,theprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebus,aswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools。
TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched(发起)the”IfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBook”projectin1998.Heroriginalprogramusedauthorvisits,studyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabook,buttheideahasexpandedtomanyotherAmericancities,andeventoHongKong.
InChicago,themayor(市长)appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookinthe”OneBook,OneChicago”program.Asaresult,readingclubsandneighborhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUS,storiesemergedthatparentsandchildrenreadtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattedawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter。
TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYork,wherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetowns,whereagreatersenseofunity(一致)canbeachieved。
OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepoint,puttingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself。
Ultimately,asNancypointsout,thelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabook,butbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocess,orhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaword.
9.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?
A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders。
B。
Toencouragepeopletoreadandshare.
C.Toinvolvepeopleincommunityservice。
D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.
10.WhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheproject?
A。
Theyhadlittleinterestinreading.
B.Theyweretoobusytoreadabook.
C。
Theycamefrommanydifferentbackgrounds
D.Theylackedsupportfromthelocalgovernment
11.Theunderlinedwords“sharedaword”inParagraph5probablymean___________.
A。
exchangedideaswitheachother
B.discussedthemeaningofaword
C。
gainedlifeexperience
D.usedthesamelanguage
12.AccordingtoNancy,thedegreeofsuccessoftheprojectisjudgedby__________.
A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbook
B。
thegrowingpopularityofthewriters
C。
thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreading
D。
thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads
D
ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia,myhusband,Rashid,stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren。
Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport。
Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere,lostandlonelyinthestrangecity,thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone。
Lateintheevening,thephonerang。
Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan(垃圾桶)thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.
Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers。
Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemout,althoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments。
Atlasttheyhadseenahalf—writtenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafriend.
Thatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeople。
Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway。
13.WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?
A.GoshoppingB。
FindahouseC.JoinhisfamilyD。
Takehisfamily
14.Thegirl’sparentsgotRashid’sphonenumberfrom_______。
A。
afriendofhisfamilyB.aSydneypoliceman
C。
aletterinhispapersD.astr