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1、山西省朔州市学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题20162017学年高一年级第二学期期末考试英语试题 考生注意：（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 There are a lot of products out there that make your life easier. Some, however, are a little sillier than

2、 others so much that they seem like joke products. Here are a few products that sound crazy, but actually rule.Sleep PhonesIts hard to imagine something sillier than a music-playing headband you wear while you sleep, but they exist and are quite popular. Sleep Phones wont give you the highest qualit

3、y sound in the world, but if you prefer to fall asleep to music, theyre far more comfortable than normal headphones. While theyre a bit expensive, they might be perfect for you. Theres also a wireless version (版本) if you prefer.Onion GogglesIf cutting onion brings on the waterworks no matter what yo

4、u try, its time for desperate measures. We tested a bunch of methods for avoiding onion tears, and found the best solutions came down to cutting the onion under a vent (通风孔), or wearing these stylish and awesome goggles.Lock LacesTherere some great ways to tie your shoes better, but if you long for

5、the laceless shoes of your childhood days, Lock Laces are a pretty good choice. Theyre basically elastic (有弹性的) laces that remove the need to tie your shoes. Sure, people will make fun of you, but you can make fun of them after they trip over their own untied laces. Or you can make your own slip-on

6、shoes with elastic tubing.2D-GlassesHate 3D-movies, but have to go to one? The difference between 2D-glasses and 3D-glasses lies in their lenses (镜片). Each lens of 2D-glasses blocks the same picture, so each eye gets the same picture, while each lens of 3D-glasses blocks a different picture, so each

7、 eye gets a different picture which the brain interprets as 3D. Now you have a pair of glasses that can save you from the headache caused by wearing 3D-glasses which are popular in our movie theaters. You can buy them or make a pair for yourself.1What do we know about Sleep Phones?A. There are two v

8、ersions.B. Theyre comfortable but unhealthy.C. They give you the best quality sound.D. Theyre cheaper than other headphones.2The underlined part “brings on the waterworks” in the text probably means _.A. makes your eyes water B. makes your fingers hurtC. destroys your water pipes D. adds to your was

9、hing work3What is the advantage of Lock Laces?A. They are strong and lasting.B. They help you walk comfortably.C. They are stylish and eco-friendly.D. They save you from tying your shoes.4Compared with 3D-glasses, 2D-glasses _.A. are cheaper and thinner B. wont give you a headacheC. let you see a di

10、fferent picture D. are more popular in movie theaters. B The arts, especially music, should be part of every schools lessons at every grade level. Students would be much smarter if they had some musical experience. They could improve their classroom skills,such as paying attention and following dire

11、ctions and so on. People develop all these skills when they learn music. Making music also lets children use their imagination. It provides students with a chance to try out their own ideas.Music not only makes children better students, but also gives them something positive to do. In a music progra

12、m, children can be part of a band instead of joining a gang (团伙). Parents can enjoy listening to their childrens music instead of seeing them glued to a computer or TV screen. In a school band, students get to be part of a team. They can get along well with old friends and make new friends through m

13、usic.Music builds self-confidence, too. It gives children a sense of achievement and success. Making music is something for them to be proud of, and it lets kids practice performing in front of an audience. Music gives children an opportunity for self-expression, and that helps develop their self-co

14、nfidence.Once again, music is important because it can make children better students, give them something positive to do, and build their character. That is why music should be offered in every single grade in every school.5According to the passage, music could make students smarter by _.A. improvin

15、g their classroom skills and paying attentionB. improving their classroom skills and imaginationC. improving their attention, direction and imaginationD. learning music, making music and trying out their own ideas6What does the underlined phrase glued to in the second paragraph mean?A. unwilling to

16、turn on B. always lookingC. unwilling to leave D. always playing7The third paragraph mainly tells us that music could _.A. give children self-expression and self-confidenceB. bring to children achievement and successC. give children something to be proud ofD. develop childrens self-confidence8Whats

17、the best title of this passage？A. Music is a must as a course at schoolB. Music builds childrens self-confidenceC. Music makes students much smarterD. Learning music and making music. C The spread of Western eating habits around the world is bad for human health and for the environment. Those findin

18、gs come from a new report in the journal Nature.David Tilman is a professor at the University of Minnesota. In the study, he examined information from 100 nations to show what people ate and how diet affected health. Mr. Tilman noted a movement beginning in the 1960s. He found that as nations indust

19、rialized(工业化), population increased and earnings rose. More people began to adopt what has been called the Western diet. The Western diet is high in sugar, fat, oil and meat. By eating these foods, people began to get fatter and sicker.“The food, let us say, in the 15 richest nations of the world, r

20、ight now contains about 400 or 500 extra calories(热量) a day that are eaten beyond what people need, and that leads people to gain weight.”David Tillman says overweight people are at greater risk for diseases like diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. Diabetes is shooting to very high rates in th

21、e United States and across Europe. Heart disease is a major cause of death in the Western nations. Unfortunately when people become industrialized, if they adopt this Western diet, they are going to have these same health problems.A diet bad for human beings, it seems, is also bad for the environmen

22、t. As the worlds population grows, experts say more forests and areas will become farmland for crops or grasslands for raising cattle. These areas will be needed to meet the increasing demand for food.Mr. Tilman calls the link between diet, the environment and human health, “a dilemma”, a situation

23、where it is very difficult to decide what to do. He says one possible solution is leaving the Western diet behind.9Why did people get fatter in the 1960s?A. They ate foods high in calories.B. They adopted a western lifestyle.C. They set aside little time for exercise.D. They had a better life and be

24、came lazier.10.According to the text, overweight people may suffer the following diseases EXCEPT_.A. diabetes B. skin diseaseC. cancers D. heart disease11What can we infer from Paragraph 5?A. There will be fewer and fewer forests.B. People wont care about the environment.C. The worlds population wil

25、l grow faster than ever.D. Raising cattle will be the most moneymaking business.12What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?A. To tell people effective ways to keep healthy.B. To call on people to give up the Western diet.C. To show the problems industrialized nations are facing.D. T

26、o draw peoples attention to environmental protection. D While astronauts in space get to do many exciting things, they miss out on ordinary things that we will take for grantedbeing able to walk on firm ground, hanging out with family and digging into a slice of hot steaming pizza. Though not much c

27、an be done about the first two things, there may soon be a solution to the third one, thanks to this cool 3-D pizza printer.About a year ago, NASA offered $125,000 to Anjan Contractor, a 3-D technology expert, to build a device that would allow astronauts to make pizza on demand. The mechanical engi

28、neer promised that his invention would produce pies in large quantities that looked, tasted and even smelled like pizza made in common ovens.Late last year, the engineer presented a video of his first prototype(原型) that begins by creating a single slice of dough that is cooked and printed at the sam

29、e time. Then comes the tomato sauce-a mix of tomato powder, oil and water and finally, a protein slice that resembles cheese. While the video doesnt show the baking process, the inventor says that once the pizza is printed, it can be ready to be consumed in 7 seconds.While the pie in the video looks

30、 delicious enough to attract any pizza lover, Anjan Contractor is far from ready for astronauts. Thats because he still has to find a solution to make the food container in the printer last for 30 years. Though that may sound unrealistic ,actually it is not.Anjan Contractor believes that the only wa

31、y that is possible is that the water is removed from all the ingredients and then they are reduced to the powder form. This, as you can imagine, will not be so easy. But, while the printer may not be ready for space, it certainly looks ready enough for people on earth. Hopefully, NASA and Contractor

32、 will consider selling it to those not fortunate enough to go to Mars !13NASA offered $125,000 to Anjan Contractor mainly to _.A. create some new type of 3-D printerB. attract more companies to work for NASAC. help astronauts in space enjoy fresh pizza one dayD. produce pizza in large quantities to earn great profits14The biggest challenge that Anjan Co