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广东省广州大学附属东江中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题含答案
广附东江中学2018~2019学年高一第二学期第一次段考
英语试卷
本试卷共8页,满分135分。
考试时间120分钟。
【注意事项】
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第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1节(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Thismaybemusictoyourears.
ResearchersPJasonRentfrowandSamuelGoslinggave3,500peopleapersonalityquiz.Thentheyaskedthemtonametheirfavouritekindofmusic.“Wefoundthatthemusicalstylespeoplelikearecloselylinkedtotheirpersonalities,”Goslingsays.
RAP/HIP-HOP
Knownfortheirquickspeech,somerapperscansaymorethan700syllables(音节)aminute!
Ifyoulikerap/hip-hop,youareenergetic(精力充沛的)andhaveawaywithwords.Youputafreshspinonthings,whetherit'snewmovesonthedancefloororyourhipstyle.
CLASSICAL
Inthe18thcentury,classicalmusicianswerelikerockstars.BeethovenandMozart,forexample,playedtopackedconcerthalls.Ifyoulikeclassical,youareopentonewideasandlikedebatingwithfriends.Creativeandimaginative,youcaneasilyspendmanyhoursscrapbooking,writingorpainting.
COUNTRY
CountrymusiccamefromthefolksongsofEnglish,Scottish,andIrishsettlersofthesoutheasternUnitedStates.Ifyoulikecountry,youexpressyouropinionswell,whichmakesyoutheidealclasspresidentorteamcaptain.Traditionalandloyal,youenjoyspendingtimewithyourfamily.
POP
Popmusicisdesignedtoappealto(吸引)almosteveryone,anditdoes.Eachyear,theindustrybringsinabout30billiondollars!
Ifyoulikepop,youareattractivetoyourfriends.Youcanmakebigthingshappen,likeplanningforahugepartyorinspiringyourteamtovictory.
ROCK/ALTERNATIVE
Inthe1950s,rockmusiccreatedabrand-newculture.Teenagers,forthefirsttime,hadanidentity(身份)separatefromadultsandchildren.
Ifyoulikerock/alternative,youarearisk-takerwhoneveracceptsnoforananswer.Yourisetoanychallenge,likedoingverywellinabigexamorintheschoolplay.
Ifthesepersonalityprofilesdon'tmatchyou,that'sOK.Thesearejustforfun.
1.Ifyoulikepopmusic,________.
A.youaretraditionalandprefertostaywithyourfamily
B.youareeasytoacceptnewideas
C.youarewelcomeandyourfriendsallliketobewithyou
D.youhaveaquickspeechandcansay30wordsinaminute
2.Wecanknowfromthispassagethat________.
A.inthe18thcentury,classicalmusicianswerelikepopstars
B.countrymusiccamefromthefolksongsoftheNativeAmericans
C.everyonecanfindhispersonalityinthispassage
D.popmusicislikedbythelargestnumberofpeopleintheworld
3.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Whenmusiccameintobeing.B.Whatyourfavouritemusicsaysaboutyou.
C.Somebasicinformationaboutmusic.D.Howtolikemusic.
B
It’s5:
00inthemorningwhenthealarm(闹钟)ringsinmyears.Irolloutofbedandwalkblindlythroughthedarkintothebathroom.Iturnonthelightandputonmyglasses.ThehouseisstillasIwalkdownstairswhilemyhusbandandthreekidssleeppeacefully.UsuallyIgoforalongrun,buttodayIchoosemyfavoriteexerciseDVD,Insanity.Sweatpoursdownmyfaceandintomyeyes.MyheartracesasIforcemybodytofinisheachmovement.AsIneartheendoftheexercise,Ifeelextremelytired,butasmileisonmyface.It’snotasmilebecausetheDVDisover,butasmileofsuccessfrompushingmybodytoitsextremelimit.
Somepeopleenjoyshopping,smoking,food,work,orevenchocolate.ButIneedexercisetogetthrougheachday.Someshakeheadswhentheyseemerunthroughthetown.OthersgethurtwhenIrefusetotryjustonebiteoftheirgrandmother’schocolatecake.Theyraisetheireyebrows,surprisedbymy"nothankyou",orbymychoicetohaveasalad.Overtheyears,Ihavelearnedit’sokaytojustsay"no".Ishouldn’tfeelsorryforrefusingfoodthatIdon’twanttoeat.
Sowhatdrivesmetorolloutofbedat5:
00a.m.?
Whatgivesmethereasontojustsaynotoicecream?
Commitment.Acommitmenttochangemylifewithawaythatreducesdailyanxiety,increasesself-confidenceandenergy,extendslifeandaboveallimprovesmybodyshape.ThisisthepointwhereasmileappearsonmyfaceasIlookatmyselfinthemirrorortryonmyfavoritepairofjeansthatnowfitjustright.It’sthroughcommitmentandsweatthatIcanmakeadifferencewithinmyselfinsideandout.
4.Whyisthereasmileontheauthor’sfaceinthemorning?
A.Becausesheseesherfamilysleepingpeacefully.
B.Becauseshefinishesherfavoriteexercise.
C.Becauseshefeelsasenseofachievement.
D.BecausesheenjoystheinterestingDVD
5.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph2?
A.Shedoesn’ttreatotherspolitely.B.Shelikestomakeotherssurprised.
C.Otherstrytohelpherbyofferingherfood.D.Othersdon’tunderstandwhatshedoes.
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"commitment"inthelastparagraphmean?
A.Goodhealth.B.Firmbelief.C.Astrongpower.D.Aregularhabit.
7.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthetext?
A.Sheaimstodevelopagoodbodyshape.
B.Sheactsinastrangeway.
C.Shewantstolookdifferentfromothers.
D.Shehasdifficultygettingalongwithothers.
C
ManyofusloveJulybecauseit’sthemonthwhennature’sberriesandstonefruitsareinabundance.ThesecolourfulandsweetjewelsformBritishColumbia’sfieldsarelittlepowerhousesofnutritionalprotection.
Ofthecommonberries,strawberriesarehighestinvitaminC,although,becauseoftheirseeds,raspberriescontainalittlemoreprotein(蛋白质),ironandzinc(notthatfruitshavemuchprotein).Blueberriesareparticularlyhighinantioxidants(抗氧化物质).TheyellowandorangestonefruitssuchaspeachesarehighinthecarotenoidsweturnintovitaminAandwhichareantioxidants.Asforcherries(樱桃),theyaresodeliciouswhocares?
However,theyarerichinvitaminC.
Whencombinedwithberriesofslicesofotherfruits,frozenbananasmakeanexcellentbaseforthick,coolingfruitshakesandlowfat“icecream”.Forthispurpose,selectripebananasforfreezingastheyaremuchsweeter.Removetheskinandplacetheminplasticbagsorcontainersandfreeze.Ifyoulike,asqueezeoffreshlemonjuiceonthebananaswillpreventthemturningbrown.Frozenbananaswilllastseveralweeks,dependingontheirripenessandthetemperatureofthefreezer.zx.x.k
Ifyouhaveajuicer,youcansimplyfeedinfrozenbananasandsomeberriesorslicedfruit.Outcomesa“soft-serve”creamydessert,tobeeatenrightaway.Thismakesafunactivityforachildren’sparty;theylovefeedingthefruitandfrozenbananasintothetopofthemachineandwatchingtheicecreamcomeoutbelow.
8.Whatdoestheauthorseemtolikeaboutcherries?
A.Theycontainprotein.B.TheyarehighinvitaminA.
C.Theyhaveapleasanttaste.D.Theyarerichinantioxidants.
9.Whyisfreshlemonjuiceusedinfreezingbananas?
A.Tomakethemsmellbetter.B.Tokeeptheircolour.
C.Tospeeduptheirripening.D.Toimprovetheirnutrition.
10.Whatis“ajuicer”inthelastparagraph?
A.Adessert.B.Adrink.
C.Acontainer.D.Amachine.
11.Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?
A.Abiologytextbook.B.Ahealthmagazine.
C.Aresearchpaper.D.Atravelbrochure.
D
Elephantsmightbethemostwell-knownandwell-lovedanimalinAfricanwildlife.Butconservation(保护)oftheAfricanelephantfacesspecialdifficulties.Whiletheelephantpopulationishalfofwhatitwas40yearsago,someareasofAfricahavemoreelephantsthanpopulatedareascansupport.That’swhyAWFscientistsarestudyingelephantbehavior,protectinghabitatsandfindingwaysforhumanstolivepeacefullywithelephantsinAfrica.
Yearsago,overhuntingandtheivorytradewerethebiggestthreatstoelephants’survival.Luckily,ivorybans(禁令),huntingrulesandprotectedareasprotectelephantsfromthesedangerstoday.
The21stcenturybringsadifferentchallengetoelephantconservation—land-use.Elephantswalkacrossbordersandoutsideparksandotherprotectedareas.Sotheyoftendestroycrops,causingconflicts(冲突)betweenlocalfarmersandthesebiganimals.Successfulconservationstrategies(策略)mustallowelephantstowalkfreelyintheirnaturalhabitatswhilereducingconflictsbetweenelephantsandlocalpeople.
AWFresearchersaresearchingforawaytogivebothelephantsandpeoplethespacetheyneed.TheAWFiscollectinginformationonelephanthabitatsandbehavior.Theinformationtheygatherwillhelptodevelopthewidestpossiblespaceforelephants.
TheAWFishelpingelephantsbyprotectingtheirhabitats.Andtheyalsoworkwithlocalfamerstoimprovetheirlifeinordertoencouragethemtoprotectratherthandestroyelephants.
12.Thefirstparagraphofthetextismainlytotellreaders_____.
A.Africanelephantsareendangerednow.
B.thereremainsalottodotoprotectAfricanelephants.
C.Africanelephantsarepopularanimals.
D.thenumberofAfricanelephantshasincreasedovertheyears
13.WhatisthebiggestdifficultyinprotectingAfricanelephantsnow?
A.Theyarestillbeingkilled.B.Theirhabitatsarebeingdestroyed.
C.Theydon’thaveenoughfood.D.Theycan’tliveinpeacewithfarmers.
14.Toprotectelephants,theAWFdoesallthefollowingEXCEPT_____.
A.keepingelephantsB.protectingelephants’habitats
C.doingresearchonelephantsD.helpingfarmersimprovetheirlife
15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.AfricanelephantsconservationB.LivingwithAfricanelephants
C.African