辽宁省大连市高一英语下学期第一学段考试试题.docx

1、辽宁省大连市高一英语下学期第一学段考试试题大连市第十一中学20152016学年度下学期第一学段考试试卷高一英语本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。考试结束后，将答题纸和答题卡一并交回。第I卷第一部分：阅读理解 (共两节，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 (ABC和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A One morning, my husband Jerry went back to the kitchen as he just finished loading his car. “I guess fi

2、lling my thermos(保温瓶) is all that I have left to do, and then Im off.” Down the drain(下水道) went the hot water that had been warming his thermos.With a nostalgic(怀旧的) look on his face, he softly said: “Anytime I fill my thermos I think of your mom.” The tone in his voice was so tender(温柔的) as he spok

3、e of my mother, who is sadly no longer with us.“Oh honey, I know shes watching and listening right now with a big smile on her face,” I responded, tears in my eyes.One morning years ago when we were leaving, mother watched as Jerry was to fill his thermos. Mom then casually said, Jerry, if you fille

4、d your thermos with hot water and let it sit a while, your coffee would stay hot for longer then.” With her simple suggestion, his face showed that he was shocked by his own lack of common sense. Well, of course it would!He poured out the small amount of coffee already in the thermos and refilled it

5、 with boiling hot water. Then he poured the water and refilled it with hot coffee. Mom smiled as Jerry did so.Words of wisdom from a loving mother-in-law made an impact(影响) that will never be forgotten. She never dreamed her words would be a treasured and everlasting memory in the heart of her son-i

6、n-law.The lasting memories dont necessarily come from major moments in life. Memories are often made during those small, ordinary times. Life is about small moments we share with friends and loved ones.1. Which word best describes the authors feeling in Paragraph 3? A. Concerned B. Confused C. Inter

7、ested D. Touched 2. The underlined part “dont necessarily” is similar in meaning to _. A. out of the question B. possibly but uncertainly C. certainly and absolutely D. without any doubt3. The message that the story intends to convey（传达） is _. A. that lasting memories come from small things B. how v

8、aluable a mothers advice is to her children. C. what a wise woman the mother is to her son-in-law D. why we should respect our parents and listen to them.BChildren of America are getting fatter every time. 13% of the children at the age of 6 to 11 are overweight (too fat).When we look at the childre

9、ns lives today in the USA, we can see the root of the problem-sports and foods. Young children like sports but they dont have enough around the start of high school. Thats especially true for girls. Meanwhile, to make matters worse, schools are becoming much more interested in sports teams. So child

10、ren are not able to get enough exercise just when they need it the most. There is also the food problem. Children get most of their calories at restaurants or parties or somewhere else away from home. They often drink too many Cokes. Parents have a lot of fears about telling a child he needs to lose

11、 weight- they are afraid it will push a child into an eating disorder. Some parents fear that pushing children to lose weight means their children will think theyre not good enough, or not loved because of their weight. Parents need to come to terms with(向妥协) the fact that the family is very importa

12、nt to the children. The most useful program for children is called family weight control. This is good news. Mom and Dad, even if they dont have weight problems, have to go through the same program as their children and learn how to get some exercise and how to eat healthily.4. Why are American chil

13、dren getting fatter? The writer thinks _. A. parents also have weight problem as their children B. children have less exercise and eat unhealthily C. schools are more interested in sports teams D. children drink too many Cokes5. The writer wants to tell parents that _. A. overweight children are not

14、 loved by people B. family members can help overweight children a lot C. children are afraid to lose weight when they have to D. girls dont like to exercise6. The writer thinks if mother or father is on the same program as their children, _. A. their children will not eat better B. it will make the

15、children eat much more C. family weight control will be successful D. parents will feel sorry about themselves7. Which of the following is NOT the root of overweight problem? A. Family weight control B. Less sports C. Higher-calorie D. higher-fat foods.C “Eat local.” Its one way to reduce human effe

16、ct on the planet. Eating local means to try to buy and consume(消耗) foods that are grown in places close to home. However, most of the food sold at supermarkets is not locally grown or produced. Trucks and planes deliver these foods from hundreds or thousands of miles away. During the transportation,

17、 greenhouse gases are produced, causing global warming. So the shorter the distance your foods must travel, the less the harm is done to the environment.But how do you get local food if you live in a large city, hundreds of miles away from farms ? Environmental health scientist Dickson Despommier an

18、d his students came up with the idea of a “vertical(垂直的) farm”A vertical farm is a glasswalled structure that could be built as tall as a skyscraper(摩天大楼). Since the garden is built upwards, rather than outwards, it requires much less space than an ordinary farm. The world is quickly running out of

19、room for ordinary farming. Vertical farms could be a key to this situation. Despommier imagines a 30story building with a greenhouse on every floor. The walls of the building would be clear, to allow crops to get as much sunlight as possible. Depending on a citys water resources, Despommier thinks h

20、ydroponic(水培) farming is another method for the vertical farm which needs no soil to grow plants.Despommier says the hydroponic greenhouses would use a system that would use a citys waste water and fill it with nutrition to make the crops grow. If this method works, it would provide food to a city a

21、nd save millions of tons of water.The idea of a vertical farm has attracted the attention of government officials around the world. Scott Stringer, a government official from New York City, thinks the city is suitable for the vertical farming. “Obviously we dont have much land left for us，” Stringer

22、 said, “But the sky is the limit in Manhattan.”Despommier admits that there is still a lot of work to do to make vertical farms a reality. “But I think vertical farming is an idea that can work in a big way.” he says.8Why are people advised to eat local?ABecause it means convenience to people.BBecau

23、se it can help people save a lot of money.CBecause it is environmentally friendly.DBecause local food has more nutrition.9Which is one of the vertical farms benefits when compared with ordinary farming?AIt produces healthier food. BIt needs less space of the city.CIt consumes more energy of the city

24、. DIt does less harm to the cities.10From Stringer words we can conclude that _.AManhattan has a great potential(潜力) for developmentBthere is a limit for using empty land in ManhattanCthe height of buildings in Manhattan is limitedDpeople can make full use of vertical space of Manhattan 11What can w

25、e infer about the vertical farming in the passage?AIt has solved the problem of the food shortage in a big way.BIn a vertical farm, soil may not be needed to grow plants.CIt is a 30story building with a greenhouse on every floor.DCrops are mainly grown in the rainwater in a vertical farm.D There are

26、 some strange driving laws in different countries.CountriesLawsVietnamIf youre in Vietnam without a Vietnamese drivers license, you risk a prison sentence(判决) of up to three years. RussiaIn Moscow, if your car is dirty enough to draw dust art, you will be fined(罚款) about 2,000 rubles (about US 55 do

27、llars). Worse yet, its illegal to wash your car by hand in public places forcing you to take it to one of the few car wash facilities.ThailandDrivers male or female cant drive shirtless whether its a car, bus, or a tuk-tuk cab.FranceFrance requires its drivers to carry a portable breathalyzer(便携式酒精测

28、量仪) at all times when driving a car. The one-time breathalyzer cost around US 5 dollars, and if you dont have one, you will be fined US 15 dollars.CyprusRaising your hands in the car can get you fined of US 35 dollars. The law states a driver can be fined if the person “is in an irregular position i

29、nside the car or raises his hand from the steering wheel unnecessarily.”JapanPoliteness isnt just the culture in Japan; it is part of driving laws. Splashing(飞溅) a person by driving through a puddle（水坑) with your car will cost you over US 60 dollars. The country is also strict with its DUI (酒驾) laws

30、 riding with or lending your car to a driver who gets caught drinking and driving can lead to a fine costing thousands of dollars.12. Where should you go to wash your car when you are in Moscow? A. Your home. B. Any public place.C. The car wash facilities. D. The forest.13. What can you get fined fo

31、r in Cyprus? A. Forgetting to carry a portable breathalyzer. B. Putting your hands above your head. C. Not having a Cyprus drivers license. D. Driving without a shirt.14. If you are fined thousands of dollars in Japan, you may have been _. A. in an irregular position in your car B. impolite to other

32、 driversC. splashing a person with mud D. sitting in a car with a drunk driver30. This passage can most likely be found in _. A. a book on interesting cultures B. a fashion magazineC. an international newspaper D. a law document(文件)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人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 There i