禹州市一高学年下第一次段考 高一英语试题.docx

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禹州市一高学年下第一次段考高一英语试题

禹州市一高2014-2015学年（下）第一次段考

高一英语试题

2015-4-29

一、阅读理解（共两节，40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

WelcometotheNationalMuseum

TheNationalMuseumisthelargestofitskindintheworld,withovertwomillionitemsinitscollections.Twentygalleriesdisplaysomeofthefinestseaaffairsinhistoricbuildings,whichwereformerlyaschoolforthesonsofseamen.

Openingtimes

10:

00—17:

00Winterhours

10:

00—18:

00Summerhours

Lastadmissionisthirtyminutesbeforeclosing.Smokingisnotallowedinthemuseum.Eatinganddrinkingareonlyallowedinsomeareas.Photographyandvideoarenotpermittedinsidethebuilding.

Bookings

OurCentralBookingGrouphandlesallgroupvisitenquiries（需求）,fromschools,grouporganizersandtouroperators.

EducationandInterpretation

Schools’programmesoperateinterm-time.Programmesoftalks,tours,workshops,storytelling,livinghistoryandinterpretation（解说）arerunthroughouttheyear,especiallyatweekendsandduringschoolholidays.

1.Thispassageisabout________.

A.thewaytogettothemuseumB.thepurposetobuildthemuseum

C.anintroductionofthemuseumD.adescriptionofthemuseum

2.Whichofthefollowingiscertainlynotallowedaccordingtothepassage?

A.Eatinganddrinkingwhereveryouare.

B.Takingpicturesinfrontofthemuseum.

C.Tryingtoenterthemuseumafter5:

00p.m.

D.Smokinginoroutofthemuseum.

3.Fromthepassageweknow________.

A.themuseumrunsaschoolandhasstudentsofitsown

B.studentscanreceivedifferentkindsofeducationhere

C.partofschooleducationhastobedoneinthemuseum

D.schoolprogrammesareonlyrunatweekendsandonholidays

B

Mostpeoplegotoadoctorintheirowntownorsuburb（郊区）.ButpeopleintheAustralianoutbackcan’tgettoadoctorquickly.Thenearestdoctorissometimeshundredsofkilometersawaysotheyhavetocallhimonatwo-wayradio.Thisspecialdoctoriscalledthe“flyingdoctor”.Hevisitssickpeoplebyplane.

Whensomeoneisverysick,thedoctorhastoflytotheperson’shome.Hisplanelandsonaflatpieceofgroundneartheperson’shouse.Sometimesthedoctorhastotakethepatienttohospital.Flyingdoctorstakeabout8,600peopletohospitaleachyear.

However,mostofthetimethepersonisn’tverysick,andthedoctordoesn’thavetovisit.Hecangiveadviceontheradiofromtheofficeattheflyingdoctorcenter.Hecantellthepatienttousesomemedicinefromaspecialmedicinechest（箱子）.Thereisoneofthesechestsineveryhomeintheoutback.Eachbottle,tube（管子）andpacket（包）inthechesthasanumber.Thedoctoroftensayssomethinglikethis,“taketwotablets（药片）frombottle5everyfourhours.”

4.SomepeopleintheAustralianoutbackcan’tgettoadoctorquicklybecause_________

A.therearefewdoctorsthere

B.thenearestdoctorissometimesveryfarawayfromthem

C.thereisalwaysheavytrafficontheroad

D.theydon’twanttoseeadoctor

5.Theword“outback”inthepassageprobablymeans__________.

A.thepartofacountryfarawayfromcitiesB.downtown

B.forestD.market-place

6.Ifthepersonisn’tverysick,thedoctoronly_________.

A.tellshimtohavearestB.tellshimwhatfoodtoeat

C.giveshimsomeadviceD.giveshimsomemedicine

7.Fromthepassageweknowthat_________.

A.peopleinAustraliaareseldomill

B.a“flyingdoctor”isamanwhofliespeopletohospital

C.thereareveryfewhospitalsinAustralia

D.everyfamilyintheoutbackhasaspecialmedicinechest

C

Weareallcalledupontomakeaspeechatsomepointinlife,butmostofusdon’tdoaverygoodjob.Thisarticlegivessomesuggestionsonhowtogiveaneffectivespeech.

So,youhavetogiveaspeech—andyou’reterrified.Yougetnervous,youforgetwhatyouwanttosay,youstumble（结巴）overwords,youtalktoolong,andyouboreyouraudience.Lateryouthink,“Thankgoodness,it’sover.I’mjustnogoodatpublicspeaking.IhopeIneverhavetodothatagain.”

Cheerup!

Itdoesn’thavetobethatbad.Herearesomesimplestepstotakethepainoutofspeechmaking.Askyourselfthepurposeofyourspeech.Whatistheoccasion?

Whyareyouspeaking?

Then,gatherasmanyfactsasyoucanonyoursubject.Spendplentyoftimedoingyourresearch.Thenspendplentyoftimeorganizingyourmaterialsothatyourspeechisclearandeasytofollow.Useasmanyexamplesaspossible,andusepictures,charts,andgraphsiftheywillhelpyoumakeyourpointsmoreclearly.Neverforgetyouraudience.Don’ttalkovertheirheads,anddon’ttalkdowntothem.Treatyouraudiencewithrespect.Theywillappreciateyourthoughtfulness.

Justremember:

beprepared.Knowyoursubject,youraudience,andtheoccasion.Bebrief.Saywhatyouhavetosayandthenstop.Andbeyourself.Letyourpersonalitycomethroughsothatyoumakeperson-to-personcontactwithyouraudience.

Ifyoufollowthesesimplesteps,you’llseethatyoudon’thavetobeafraidofpublicspeaking.Infact,youmayfindtheexperiencesoenjoyablethatyouvolunteertomakemorespeeches!

You’renotconvincedyet?

Giveitatryandseewhathappens.

8.Themainideaofthisarticleisthat________.

A.youcanimproveyourspeakingabilityB.apoorspeakercanneverchange

C.oneshouldmakeashortspeechD.itishardtomakeaspeech

9.Paragraph2impliesthat________.

A.manypeopletalktoolong

B.manypeoplearehappytogiveaspeech

C.manypeopledonotprepareforaspeech

D.manypeopleareafraidofgivingaspeech

10.Thephrase“talkovertheirheads”means________.

A.speaktooloudlyB.lookattheceiling

C.usedifficultwordsD.lookdownuponthem

11.Thetitleforthispassagemaybe________.

A.TrytoEnjoyaSpeechB.HowtoGiveaGoodSpeech

C.HowtoPrepareforaSpeechD.DoNotMakeaLongSpeech

D

Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture—in5,000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?

Wecanonlymakeguesses,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday,formanisslowlychangingallthetime.

Letustakeanobviousexample.Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverage,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisrelativelyashortperiodoftime,sowemaysupposethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain’scapacity（容量）.Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore,andfinallyweshallneedourbrainsmoreandmore,andfinallyweshallneedlargerones!

Thisislikelytobringaphysicalchangetoo:

thehead,inparticulartheforehead,willgrowlarger.

Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoverlongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman’seyeswillgrowstronger.

Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.

Butwhatabouthair?

Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.Inthefuture,then,bothsexesarelikelytobebald.

Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!

Thismaywellbetrue.Allthesame,inspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing,withthoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.

12.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat__________.

A.Man’slifewillbedifferentinthefuture

B.Futuremanwilllookquitedifferentfromus

C.Manisgrowingtalleranduglierastimepasses

D.Man’sorgans’functionswillchange

13.Whatservesastheevidencethatmanischanging?

A.Manhasgotstrongereyesnowthanheeverhad.

B.Man’shairisgettingthinnerandthinner.

C.Man’sarmsandlegshavebecomelighterandweaker.

D.Manhasbeengrowingtalleroverthepast500years.

14.Thechangeinman’ssizeoftheforeheadisprobablybecause__________.

A.hemakesuseofonly

20%ofthebrain’scapacity

B.hisbrainhasgrownlargeroverthepastcenturies

C.hewillusehisbrainmoreandmoreastimegoeson

D.theother80%ofhisbrainwillgrowinduetime

15.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutahumanbeinginthefuture?

A.Heishairlessbecausehairisnolongeruseful.

B.Hehassmallereyesandwearsbetterglasses.

C.Hisfingersgrowweakerbecausehedoesn’thavetomakeuseofthem.

D.Hethinksandfeelsinadifferentway.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。

HouseSitting

Inmanycountriesoftheworldpeopledowhatiscalledhousesitting.Itmeansthatifownersofthehousearegoingaway,theywantsomeonetocomeintotheirhomeandlookafterthehouseandmaybepetswhiletheyareaway.

InAustralia,manypeopletravel.Afterpeopleretire,theymightbuyavan（房车）andtravelalloverthecountry.16

Soifsomeonewantstotravelorgoawayforsomereason,theymightwantsomeoneintheirhometocareforitandkeepthegardenstidy.Housesittersmighthavetocareforpets.Also,quiteafewpeoplehaveswimmingpoolsintheirbackyardandtheyneedcleaning.17Ifeelitisagreatwayofseeingthecountry,becauseyougoandstayinanewcity,gettomeetnewpeople,andhavetimetogosightseeinginanewarea.

18Therearewebsiteswhereyoufindtheadvertisementsbypeoplewhowanttotravel,andbyreplyingtotheadvertisement,youcanmakearrangementstogoandlookaftertheirhome.

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