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九校学年高一下学期期末联考英语试题含答案
2017-2018学年下期期末联考
高一英语试题
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第Ⅰ卷（选择题；共70分）
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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Whydomendieearlierthanwomen?
Thelatestresearchmakesitknownthatthereasoncouldbethatmen’sheartsgointorapiddeclinewhentheyreachmiddleage.
Thelargeststudyoftheeffectsofageingonthehearthasfoundthatwomen’slongevitymaybelinkedtothefactthattheirheartsdonotlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage.
“Wehavefoundthatthepowerofthemaleheartfallsby20-25percentbetween18and70yearsofage,”saidtheheadofthestudy,DavidGoldspinkofLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversityintheUK.
“Withinthehearttherearemillionsofcellsthatenableittobeat.Betweentheageof20and70,one-thirdofthosecellsdieandarenotreplacedinmen,”saidGoldspink.“Thisispartoftheageingprocess.”
Whatsurprisesscientistsisthatthefemaleheartseesverylittlelossofthesecells.Ahealthy70-year-oldwoman’sheartcouldperformalmostaswellasa20-year-oldone’s.
“Thisgender（性别）differencemightjustexplainwhywomenlivelongerthanmen,”saidGoldspink.Theystudiedmorethan250healthymenandwomenbetweentheagesof18and80,focusingonhealthypersonstoremovetheconfusinginfluenceofdisease.“Theteamhasyettofindwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemaleheart,”saidGoldspink.
Thegoodnewsisthatmencanimprovethehealthoftheirheartwithregularexercise.Goldspinkstressedthatwomenalsoneedregularexercisetopreventtheirlegmusclesbecomingsmallerandweakerastheyage.
21.Theunderlinedword“longevity”inthesecondparagraphprobablyrefersto“________”.
A.healthB.longlife C.happinessD.effect
22.
Thetextmainlytalksabout________.
A.men’sheartcellsB.women’sbeauty
C.HowtolivelongerD.heartsandlonglife
23.Accordingtothetext,theUKscientistshaveknownthat________.
A.womenhavemorecells
thanmenwhentheyareborn
B.womenwon’tdie
C.thefemaleheartlosesfewofthecellswithage
D.menwon’tdie
B
AroundtheWorldbyWheelchair
RickHansenwasalwaysanactivekidandlovedtofish.里克·汉森是一个十分活跃又喜欢钓鱼的孩子。
Whenreturninginatruc
konedayfromafishingtrip,hehadanaccidentandsufferedinjuriestohisspine（脊柱）.一
天在他钓完鱼坐卡车回家的路上，一次意外的事故中使他的脊椎受了伤。
This15-year-oldyoungmanawoketofindthathehadlosttheuseofhislegs.这个年轻人醒来时发现他的双腿已经不听使唤了。
However,hedidn’tgiveup.Manymonthslaterhebegantocompeteinwheelchairsports.Attheageof27,hedecidedtowheelaroundtheworld好几个月之后他开始参加轮椅运动的比赛。
toraiseawarenessandmoneyforspinalcordresearch.很快他就开始为脊髓研究工作而奔走效力。
他决定通过自己坐轮椅周游世界这一途径来为脊髓损伤
的研究工作来筹募资金并引起世人的关注。
Histourtookhimthrough34countriesaroundtheworldbetween1985and1987.在1985年到1987年间，他的旅程遍及世界上的34个国家。
InthisManofMotionWorldTour,hewheeled24,901.55miles,whichisequaltothedistancearoundtheearth.
Badweatheranddifficult,rockyroadsoftenprovidedchallengesforRick,buthecontinuedtopushhimselftocompletethetrip.恶劣的天气以及艰难坎坷的道路经常成为里克所面临的挑战，但是他一直强迫自己坚持完成了这次旅行。
Hewasdeterminedtosucceed.他一定会成功的。
EvenmountainsdidnotstopRickHansen.就算是崇山峻岭也无法阻止里克·汉森。
HewheeledhimselfuptheRockyMountainsandseveralothermajormountainsintheworld.他坐着轮椅登上了落基山脉和世界上几座其他的主要山岭。
HeevenwheeledhimselfalongtheGreatWallofChina!
“NeverGiveUpOnYourDreams”washismottoandhehasn’tgivenupyet.“不要放弃你的梦想”是他的座右铭，而且他从来没有放弃过。
Hecompletedhisworldtourraising$24million.他完成了他的环游世界的行程并从加拿大的资助者那里筹集了两千四百万美元的资金。
Hecontinuestoworktoincreaseknowle
dgeofspinalcordinjury.他继续着他的工作以不断积累关于脊髓损伤方面的知识。
HeisatrueCanadianherowhoshowswhatdeterminationcanachieve.
24.WhathappenedtoRickaftertheaccident?
A.Helosttheabilityofliving.B.Hehadtospendhislifeinhospital.
C.Hecouldn’twalkanymore.
D.Hecouldn’tdosportsanymore.
25.WhendidRickbeginhistouraroundtheworld?
A.Attheageof15.B.Soonaftertheaccident.
C.Ayearaftertheaccident.D.Attheageof27.
26.WhydidRicktakehistouraroundtheworldinhiswheelchair?
A.Togathermoneyforthespinalcordresearch.
B.Tolearnaboutthepeopleofothercountries.
C.Totraveltodifferentcountriesforfun.
D.Totakephotosofbeautifulmountains.
27.FromthepassagewecanseeRickisa（n）________person.
A.unhappyB.determinedC.carefulD.quiet
C
Americansusemanyexpressionswiththeworddog.PeopleintheUnitedStateslovetheirdogsandtreatthemwell.Theytaketheirdogsforwalks,letthemplayoutsideandgivethemgoodfoodandmedicalcare.However,dogswithoutownerstocareforthemleadadifferentkindoflife.Theexpression,tol
eadadog'slife,describesapersonwhohasanunhappylife.
Somepeoplesayweliveinadog-eat-dogworld.Thatmeansmanypeoplearecompetingforthesamethings,likegoodjobs.Theysaythattobesuccessful,apersonhastoworklikeadog.Thismeanstheyhavetoworkvery,veryhard.Suchhardworkcanmakepeopledog-tired.And,thesituationwouldbeevenworseiftheybecamesickasadog.
Still,peoplesayeverydoghasitsday.Thismeansthateverypersonenjoysasuccessfulperiodduringhisorherlife.Tobesuccessful,peopleoftenhavetolearnnewskills.Yet,somepeoplesaythatyoucanneverteachanolddognewtricks.Theybelievethatolderpeopledonotliketolearnnewthingsandwillnotchangethewaytheydothings.
Somepeoplearecomparedtodogsinbadways.Peoplewhoareunkindoruncaringcanbedescribedasmeanerthanajunkyarddog.Junkyarddogsliveinplaceswherepeoplethrowawaythingstheydonotwant.Butmeandogsareoftenusedtoguardthisproperty.Theybarkorattackpeoplewhotrytoentertheproperty.However,sometimesapersonwhoappearstobemeanandthreateningisreallynotsobad.Wesayhisbarkisworsethanhisbite.
Dogexpressionsalsoareusedtodescribetheweather.Thedogdaysofsummerar
ethehottestdaysoftheyear.Arainstormmaycooltheweather.Butwedonotwantittoraintoohard.Wedonotwantittoraincatsanddogs.
28.Apersonwholivesanunhappylifecanbedescribedas“_______”.
A.becomingsickasadogB.leadingadog’slife
C.livinginadog-eat-dogworldD.Workinglikeadog
29.Theunderlinedword“mean”inParagraph4mostprobablymeans“_______”.
A.violentB.beautifulC.ki
ndD.nice
30.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Everyonecanbesuccessfulifhelearnsfromtheold.
B.Itmightbedifficultfortheyoungtolearnnewskills.
C.Americansdon’tlikedogs.
D.Fiercepersonsaren’tsoawfulastheirappearancesometimes.
31.Tosupporthisidea,theauthordevelopsthetextmainlyby_______.
A.listingreasonsB.usingpictures
C.givingexamplesD.discussing
D
Willitmatterifyoudon'ttakeyourbreakfast?
RecentlyatestwasgivenintheUnitedStates.Thosetestedincludedpeopleofdifferentages,from12to83.Duringtheexperiment,thesepeopleweregivenallkindsofbreakfasts,andsometimestheygotnobreakfastatall.Specialtestsweresetuptoseehowwel
ltheirbodiesworkedwhentheyhadeatenacertainkindofbreakfast.Theresultsshowthatifapersoneatsaproperbreakfast,heorshewillworkwithbettereffectthanifheorshehasnobreakfast.Thisfactappearstobeespeciallytrueifapersonworkswithhisbrains.Ifastudenteatsfruit,eggs,breadandmilkbeforegoingtoschool,hewilllearnmorequicklyandlistenwithmoreattentiontoclass.
Oppositetowhatmanypeoplebelieve,ifyoudon'teatbreakfast,youwillnotloseweight.Thisisbecausepeoplebecomesohungryatnoonthattheyeattoomuchforlunch,andendupgainingweightinsteadoflosing.Youwillprobablylosemoreweightifyoureduceyourothermeals.
32.Duringthetest,thosewhoweretestedweregiven________.
A.nobreakfastatallB.veryrichbreakfast
C.littlefoodforbreakfastD.differentbreakfastornone
33.Theresultsofthetestshowthat________.
A.
breakfasthasgreateffect
onworkandstudies
B.breakfasthaslittletodowithaperson'swork
C.apersonwillworkbetterifhehasasimplebreakfast
D.thoseworkingwithbrainsshouldhavemuchforsupper
34.Thepassagementionsthatmanypeoplebelievethatifyoudon'teatbreakfast,youwill_________.
A.loseweightB.notloseweight
C.behealthierD.gainaloto
fweight
35.Whichofthefollowingistr
ueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Poorbreakfastsaffectthosewhoworkwithbrains.
B.Breakfastisnotimportant.
C.Lunchisthemostimportant.
D.Weshouldeatmuchforsupper.
第2节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的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。
Deareditor,
Severaldaysago,Iheardthatadearfriendofminehadkilledherself.Iwasdeepinsorrowbythesuddennews.Ican’tkeepcalmanylonger.36.
Lifeissoprecious.Ifwecanslipintodeathinanimpulsive（冲动的）moment,whatuseinalloureffortsandhopes?
Ourfamilies,ourambitions,everythingisthrownintototaldarkness.37.Nevertheless,thesuiciderateincreasesyearbyyear,particularlyof
youngpeople.Reasonsmayvaryfrompersontoperson,38.
First,today’syoungpeoplearemorallyweak.Theyhungerforsuccessbutcannotfacefailure;theyareeagertobeunderstoodbutafraidofopeningtheirheartstoothers.Theyliveinawideworld,fromeasttowest,ancienttopresent,buttheirheartsbeatinanarrowdesert,closedtight,unabletocommunicate.Eachbecomesanisolatedfortress（孤堡）,lonely,andweak.
39.Asayoungteacher,shewasdevotedtoherworkbutwasdisappoi
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