山西省朔州市学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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山西省朔州市学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题

2016—2017学年高一年级第二学期期末考试

英语试题

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（1）本试题满分120分，考试时间100分钟

（2）将各题答案按序号答在答题卡上，试卷考生自己保存

第I卷

第一部分：

阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30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。

A

Therearealotofproductsouttherethatmakeyourlifeeasier.Some,however,arealittlesillierthanothers—somuchthattheyseemlikejokeproducts.Hereareafewproductsthatsoundcrazy,butactuallyrule.

SleepPhones

It’shardtoimaginesomethingsillierthanamusic-playingheadbandyouwearwhileyousleep,buttheyexist—andarequitepopular.SleepPhoneswon’tgiveyouthehighestqualitysoundintheworld,butifyouprefertofal

lasleeptomusic,they’refarmorecomfortablethannormalheadphones.Whilethey’reabitexpensive,theymightbeperfectforyou.There’salsoawirelessversion（版本）ifyouprefer.

OnionGoggles

Ifcuttingonionbringsonthewaterworksnomatterwhatyoutry,it’stimefordesperatemeasures.Wetestedabunchofmethodsforavoidingoniontears,andfoundthebestsolutionscamedowntocuttingtheonionunderavent（通风孔）,orwearingthesestylishandawesomegoggles.

LockLaces

There’resomegreatwaystotieyourshoesbetter,butifyoulongforthelacelessshoesofyourchildhooddays,LockLacesareaprettygoodchoice.They’rebasicallyelastic（有弹性的）lacesthatremovetheneedtotieyourshoes.Sure,peoplewillmakefunofyou,butyoucanmakefunofthemaftertheytripovertheirownuntiedlaces.Oryoucanmakeyourownslip-onshoeswithelastictubing.

2D-Glasses

Hate3D-movies,buthavetogotoone?

Thedifferencebetween2D-glassesand3D-glassesliesintheirlenses（镜片）.Eachlensof2D-glassesblocksthesamepicture,soeacheyegetsthesamepicture,whileeachlensof3D-glassesblocksadifferentpicture,soeacheyegetsadifferentpicturewhichthebraininterpretsas3D.Nowyouhaveapairofglassesthatcansaveyoufromtheheadachecausedbywearing3D-glasseswhicharepopularinourmovietheaters.Youcanbuythemormakeapairforyourself.

1．WhatdoweknowaboutSleepPhones?

A.Therearetwoversions.

B.They’recomfortablebutunhealthy.

C.Theygiveyouthebestqualitysound.

D.They’recheaperthanotherheadphones.

2．Theunderlinedpart“bringsonthewaterworks”inthetextprobablymeans_____.

A.makesyoureyeswaterB.makesyourfingershurt

C.destroysyourwaterpipesD.addstoyourwashingwork

3．WhatistheadvantageofLockLaces?

A.Theyarestrongandlasting.

B.Theyhelpyouwalkcomfortably.

C.Theyarestylishandeco-friendly.

D.Theysaveyoufromtyingyourshoes.

4．Comparedwith3D-glasses,2D-glasses_____.

A.arecheaperandthinnerB.won’tgiveyouaheadache

C.letyouseeadifferentpictureD.aremorepopularinmovietheaters.

B

Thearts,especiallymusic,shouldbepartofeveryschool'slessonsateverygradelevel.Studentswouldbemuchsmarteriftheyhadsomemusicalexperience.Theycouldimprovetheirclassroomskills,suchaspayingattentionandfollowingdirectionsandsoon.Peopledevelopalltheseskillswhentheylearnmusic.Makingmusicalsoletschildrenusetheirimagination.Itprovidesstudentswithachancetotryouttheirownideas.

Musicnotonlymakeschildrenbetterstudents,butalsogivesthemsomethingpositivetodo.Inamusicprogram,childrencanbepartofabandinsteadofjoiningagang（团伙）.Parentscanenjoylisteningtotheirchildren'smusicinsteadofseeingthemgluedtoacomputerorTVscreen.Inaschoolband,studentsgettobepartofateam.Theycangetalongwellwitholdfriendsandmakenewfriendsthroughmusic.

Musicbuildsself-confidence,too.Itgiveschildrenasenseofachievementandsuccess.Makingmusicissomethingforthemtobeproudof,anditletskidspracticeperforminginfrontofanaudience.Musicgiveschildrenanopportunityforself-expression,andthathelpsdeveloptheirself-confidence.

Onceagain,musicisimportantbecauseitcanmakechildrenbetterstudents,givethemsomethingpositivetodo,andbuildtheircharacter.Thatiswhymusicshouldbeofferedineverysinglegradeineveryschool.

5．Accordingtothepassage,musiccouldmakestudentssmarterby_______________.

A.improvingtheirclassroomskillsandpayingattention

B.improvingtheirclassroomskillsandimagination

C.improvingtheirattention,directionandimagination

D.learningmusic,makingmusicandtryingouttheirownideas

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"gluedto"inthesecondparagraphmean?

A.unwillingtoturnonB.alwayslooking

C.unwillingtoleaveD.alwaysplaying

7．Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsusthatmusiccould_______________.

A.givechildrenself-expressionandself-confidence

B.bringtochildrenachievementandsuccess

C.givechildrensomethingtobeproudof

D.developchildren'sself-confidence

8．What'sthebesttitleofthispassage？

A.Musicisamustasacourseatschool

B.Musicbuildschildren'sself-confidence

C.Musicmakesstudentsmuchsmarter

D.Learningmusicandmakingmusic.

C

ThespreadofWesterneatinghabitsaroundtheworldisbadforhumanhealthandfortheenvironment.ThosefindingscomefromanewreportinthejournalNature.

DavidTilmanisaprofessorattheUniversityofMinnesota.Inthestudy,heexaminedinformationfrom100nationstoshowwhatpeopleateandhowdietaffectedhealth.Mr.Tilmannotedamovementbeginninginthe1960s.Hefoundthatasnationsindustrialized（工业化）,populationincreasedandearningsrose.MorepeoplebegantoadoptwhathasbeencalledtheWesterndiet.TheWes

terndietishighinsugar,fat,oilandmeat.Byeatingthesefoods,peoplebegantogetfatterandsicker.

“Thefood,letussay,inthe15richestnationsoftheworld,rightnowcontainsabout400or500extracalories（热量）adaythatareeatenbeyondwhatpeopleneed,andthatleadspeopletogainweight.”

DavidTillmansaysoverweightpeopleareatgreaterriskfordiseaseslikediabetes,heartdiseaseandsomecancers.DiabetesisshootingtoveryhighratesintheUnitedStatesandacrossEurope.HeartdiseaseisamajorcauseofdeathintheWesternnations.Unfortunatelywhenpeoplebecomeindustrialized,iftheyadoptthisWesterndiet,theyaregoingtohavethesesamehealthproblems.

Adietbadforhumanbeings,itseems,isalsobadfortheenvironment.Astheworld’spopulationgrows,expertssaymoreforestsandareaswillbecomefarmlandforcropsorgrasslandsforraisingcattle.Theseareaswillbeneededtomeettheincreasingdemandforfood.

Mr.Tilmancallsthelinkbetweendiet,theenvironmentandhumanhealth,“adilemma”,asituationwhereitisverydifficulttodecidewhattodo.HesaysonepossiblesolutionisleavingtheWesterndietbehind.

9．Whydidpeoplegetfatterinthe1960s?

A.Theyatefoodshighincalories.

B.Theyadoptedawesternlifestyle.

C.Theysetasidelittletimeforexercise.

D.Theyhadabetterlifeandbecamelazier.

10.Accordingtothetext,overweightpeoplemaysufferthefollowingdiseasesEXCEPT_____.

A.diabetesB.skindisease

C.cancersD.heartdisease

11．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph5?

A.Therewillbefewerandfewerforests.

B.Peoplewon’tcareabouttheenvironment.

C.Theworld’spopulationwillgrowfasterthanever.

D.Raisingcattlewillbethemostmoneymakingbusiness.

12．Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?

A.Totellpeopleeffectivewaystokeephealthy.

B.TocallonpeopletogiveuptheWesterndiet.

C.Toshowtheproblemsindustrializednationsarefacing.

D.Todrawpeople’sattentiontoenvironmentalprotection.

D

Whileastronautsinspacegettodomanyexcitingthings,theymissoutonordinarythingsthatwewilltakeforgranted—beingabletowalkonfirmground,hangingoutwithfamilyanddiggingintoasliceofhotsteamingpizza.Thoughnotmuchcanbedoneaboutthefirsttwothings,theremaysoonbeasolutiontothethirdone,thankstothiscool3-Dpizzaprinter.

Aboutayearago,NASAoffered$125,000toAnjanContractor,a3-Dtechnologyexpert,tobuildadevicethatwouldallowastronautstomakepizzaondemand.Themechanicalengineerpromisedthathisinventionwouldproducepiesinlargequantitiesthatlooked,tastedandevensmelled

likepizzamadeincommonovens.

Latelastyear,theengineerpresentedavideoofhisfirstprototype（原型）thatbeginsbycreatingasinglesliceofdoughthatiscookedandprintedatthesametime.Thencomesthetomatosauce--amixoftomatopowder,oilandwaterandfinally,aproteinslicethatresemblescheese.Whilethevideodoesn'tshowthebakingprocess,theinventorsaysthatoncethepizzaisprinted,itcanbereadytobeconsumedin7seconds.

Whilethepieinthevideolooksdeliciousenoughtoattractanypizzalover,AnjanContractorisfarfromreadyforastronauts.That'sbecausehestillhastofindasolutiontomakethefoodcontainerintheprinterlastfor30years.Thoughthatmaysoundunrealistic,actuallyitisnot.

AnjanContractorbelievesthattheonlywaythatispossibleisthatthewaterisremovedfromalltheingredientsandthentheyarereducedtothepowderform.This,asyoucanimagine,willnotbesoeasy.But,whiletheprintermaynotbereadyforspace,itcertainlylooksreadyenoughforpeopleonearth.Hopefully,NASAandContractorwillconsidersellingittothosenot

fortunateenoughtogotoMars!

13．NASAoffered$125,000toAnjanContractormainlyto____.

A.createsomenewtypeof3-Dprinter

B.attractmorecompaniestoworkforNASA

C.helpastronautsinspaceenjoyfreshpizzaoneday

D.producepizzainlargequantitiestoearngreatprofits

14．ThebiggestchallengethatAnjanCo