辽宁省大连市一〇三中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、辽宁省大连市一三中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题大连市103中学高一年级期中考试-英语试题本试卷共120分，考试时间100分钟。第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节 (共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Next month, Im traveling to a remote area of Central Africa and my aim is to know enough Lingala one of the local languages to have a conversation. I wasn

2、t sure how I was going to manage this until I discovered a way to learn all the vocabulary Im going to need. Thanks to Memrise, the app Im using. It feels just like a game.“People often stop learning things because they feel theyre not making progress or because it all feels like too much hard work,

3、” says Ed Cooke, one of the people who created Memrise. “Were trying to create a form of learning experience that is fun and is something youd want to do instead of watching TV.”Memrise gives you a few new words to learn and these are “seeds” which you plant in your “greenhouse”. When you practice t

4、he words, you “water your plants”. When the app believes that you have really remembered a word, it moves the word to your “garden”. And if you forget to log on (登录)，the app sends you emails that remind you to “water your plants”.The app uses two principles about learning. The first is that people r

5、emember things better when they link them to a picture in their mind. Memrise translates words into your own language, but it also encourages you to use “mems”. For example, I memorized motele, the Lingala word for “engine”, using a mem I created I imagined an old engine in a motel (汽车旅馆) room.The s

6、econd principle is that we need to stop after studying words and then repeat them again later, leaving time between study sessions. Memrise helps you with this, because its the kind of app you only use for five or ten minutes a day.Ive learnt hundreds of Lingala words with Memrise. I know this wont

7、make me a fluent speaker, but I hope Ill be able to do more than just smile when I meet people in Congo. Now, I need to go and water my Vocabulary!1. What does Ed Cooke make an effort to do with Memrise?A. Create memorable experiences.B. Make progress with hard work.C. Master languages through games

8、.D. Combine study with entertainment.2. What do the underlined words “water your plants” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Learning new words. B. Being a Memrise user.C. Logging on to the app. D. Taking care of your garden.3. What is the authors attitude towards Memrise?A. Uncaring B. Doubtful. C. Positive

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17、p D. Straightforward Scholarship CIt is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel. It is all right to have a tiger in a cag

18、e, but to have one in the drivers seat is another matter altogether.Road politeness is not only good runners, but good sense too. It takes the most cool-headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a lo

19、ng way towards reducing the possibility of quarrelling and fighting. A friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of and calm so necessary in modern traffic condition. But such behaviors of politeness are by no means enough. Many drivers nowadays

20、 dont even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. Typical(e典型的)examples are the driver who waves a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may be not able to stop in time. The same goes for encour

21、aging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to.An experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings. Unfortunately, modem drivers ca

22、nt even learn to drive. Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car would demand more give-and-take from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.7. According to the passage, troubles on the road are often caused by_.A. road conditions B. the spe

23、ed of modern lifeC. the behavior of the drivers D. the large number of car8. In the writers opinion，_.A. drivers should avoid traffic jams B. strict traffic rules are badly neededC. unskillful drivers should be punished D. drivers should show road politeness properly9. The underlined word give-and-t

24、ake in the passage means_.A. politeness and impolitenessB. willingness to give in to each others wishesC. offering help to others as much as possibleD. good manners and bad manners10. What is the best title of the passage?A. Road Politeness B. Traffic ProblemsC. Bad Manners on the Road D. Good Drive

25、r and Bad Driver 第二节（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。Avoiding Weight GainMost people would like to be healthy and fit. If you are already near a healthy weight, the goal should be just not to gain any excess( 过剩的)pounds. _ 11 .There are some habits that you need to form to

26、 help you avoid gaining weight so that you can stay near a healthy weight.The first thing you need to do is to start keeping track of the excess calories that you might be getting, If you get too many of these, you are going to gradually start to gain weight. 12 Try to form the habit of limiting the

27、se types of drinks in your diet.Do some physical activities that you enjoy doing on a regular basis, 13 .When you cook at home, you can make healthier meals lower in fat and calories compared to eating out. The more you cook at home, the less likely it is that you will gain weight.14 Eating does not

28、 need to be done quickly by any means. Doing it slowly can prevent you from overeating.Drink more water. Water is good for the body and suppress (抑制)your appetite. This should help control your appetite for a few snacks each week, which in turn can help you avoid gaining a pound or two here and ther

29、e.If you have moments when you feel down or depressed, be careful about turning to food. _15_ A. Losing weight is a struggle.B. Enjoy every single meal at homeC. It is best to go in for things that are funD. Focus on what you are eating and enjoy each biteE. One very common problem lies in the calor

30、ies in drinksF. Try to have healthier ways of dealing with these feelings insteadG. Preventing weight gain is much easier than having to lose it later on.第二部分 英语知识运用第一节 完形填空 (共20小题，每小题.1.5分, 满分30分) 阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A thief dropped a winning lottery ticket(彩票)

31、at the scene of his crime，but he has been givena lesson in 16 The man whom he robbed(抢劫) 17 the ticket and won the 25，000 prize，but he managed to find the thief，and handed over the 18 The robbery happened when Professor Sabbatuccci was changing a tyre(轮胎)on a highwayAnother motorist，who stopped to 1

32、9 ，stole a suitcase from his car and drove offThe professor found the 20 ticket and put it in his pocket before 21 homeNext day，the professor saw the lottery 22 on TV and realized it was a winnerHe 23 the 25，000 prizeThen began a 24 with his conscience(良心)In the end，he decided he could not keep the money 25 he had been robbedHe then put a 26 in newspape