最新中学1718学年下学期高一期末考试英语试题附答案2.docx

1、最新中学1718学年下学期高一期末考试英语试题附答案2市一中20172018学年度第二学期期末考试试题英语 第卷（选择题，共70分） 第一部分：阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)第一节 （共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEarn Money This Summer with Sunny Libraries!Do you have too much free time this summer vacation? Do you need a summer job to earn extra money? Do you want

2、 to be involved in your community (社区)? Sunny Area Library System (SALS) has job opportunities for high school students. These are good chances to get work experience. Book Theater brings childrens book stories to life. It has shows at all Sunny Libraries. Applicants should enjoy performing in front

3、 of an audience and working with young children.Work Hours:Practice: Fridays 4:00 pm6:00 pmPerformance: Tuesdays 10:00 amRate of Pay: $16/performanceComputer Tutor helps guests to deal with technology problems, involving Internet searches and using the SALS Website to find materials. Applicants shou

4、ld have computer skills. Work Hours:MondayFriday 9:00 am5:00 pm Rate of Pay: $8/hourBookmobile helps the driver find the routes to libraries. The truck you work in is air-conditioned, and the driver is friendly. Applicants must be able to lift heavy boxes.Work Hours:Sunday and Friday 9:00 am4:00 pmR

5、ate of Pay: $10/hourReader Desk provides service with a smile while checking materials in and out to guests. Friendly attitude and ability to work on library data system required.Work Hours:MondayTuesday 8:00am4:00pmRate of Pay: $ 7.50/hour1. If you are interested in acting, _ should be your choice.

6、 A. Book Theater B. Bookmobile C. Computer Tutor D. Reader Desk2. If you get the job of “Bookmobile”, you are expected to _.A. work with young children B. check materials for guestsC. lift heavy boxes D. repair computers3. The purpose of the advertisement is to _ .A. attract students to libraries B.

7、 offer job opportunities C. raise money for libraries D. introduce new books B Its 3 oclock and youve been hard at work. As you sit at your desk, a strong desire for chocolate overcomes you. You try to busy yourself to make it go away. But it doesnt. Here is another situation. Perhaps you are not fe

8、eling well. The only thing you want to eat is a big bowl of chicken soup, like your mom used to make when you were sick as a child. Food cravings are a strong desire for a specific type of food. And they are normal.Scientists at the website How Stuff Works compare hunger and cravings this way. Hunge

9、r is a fairly simple connection between the stomach and the brain. They even call it simply “stomach hunger.” When our stomachs burn up all of the food we have eaten, a hormone (荷尔蒙) sends a message to one part of the brain for more food, which regulates our most basic body functions such as thirst,

10、 hunger and sleep. The brain then produces a chemical to start the appetite and you eat. Hunger is a function of survival.A craving is more complex. It activates (使活跃) brain areas related to emotion, memory and reward. These are the same areas of the brain activated during drug-craving studies. Beca

11、use of this, some scientists call food cravings “mind hunger.” People often crave foods that are high in fat and sugar. Foods that are high in fat or high in sugar produce chemicals in the brain. These chemicals give us feelings of pleasure. In a 2007 study, researchers at Cambridge University found

12、 that “dieting or restricted eating generally increases the possibility of food craving.” So, the more you deny yourself a food that you want, the more you may crave it. However, fasting is a bit different. They found that eating no food at all for a short period of time lessened food cravings. So,

13、the next time you crave something very special, know that your brain may be more to blame than your stomach. 4. The author describes two situations in the first paragraph to _. A.remind readers of their own special food. B.deepen the understanding of hunger.C.report the discovery of craving study. D

14、. introduce the topic of the whole passage.5. What do we learn about food craving? A.It shows food is linked to feelings. B.It ensures a person survives hunger.C.It means the stomach functions well. D.It proves the brain decides your appetite.6. Whats the likely result of dieting? A.The decrease of

15、chemicals. B.The increase of food desire.C.The refusal of fat and sugar. D.The disappearance of appetite.7. In which column of a newspaper can you see this passage? A. Education B.Entertainment C. Science D.EconomyCIt is widely acknowledged that it is by no means an easy task to bring up a child wel

16、l. And our ancestors already understood it well. As an old proverb says, “It takes an entire village to raise a child.” That is being quoted more and more often these days. And Im pleased about that.Parents need to be involved in their childrens education in many ways. Helping children with homework

17、 and studying, going on a field trip, teaching a craft or coaching a childs sports team are all great ways to be involved with your childs education. And dont forget to communicate with teachersthey need and respect your input. Studies show that children learn more and schools function better when p

18、arents and schools work together.Communities can help children create and achieve new goals. There are other ways such as helping with homework. reading to a child, coaching a childrens team, providing emotional support, helping solve problems and building self-esteem（自尊）. Kids need role models and

19、advisers can be role models by sharing their experiences and wisdom.Businesses can also help shape our childrens futureinvite a class from your local school to visit your workplace. You may be providing a glimpse that opens a new world of possibilities. Show students what goes on during a typical da

20、y. Give a mini course for students: how products are made; how machinery works. You may have a developing electrician, a teacher, a nurse, or even a newspaper reporter on your hands.It really does take an entire village to raise a child. So share the responsibilityand the joyof bringing a child to h

21、is or her full potential.8. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?A. Raising a child well needs various efforts.B. Communities play an important part in raising a child.C. Our ancestors raised a child by using the whole villages food.D. People in the same village should take care of

22、a child together.9. Which of the following has the author stressed in the text?A. Family education. B. School education.C. Life-long education. D. Early childhood education.10. The author thinks visiting the workplace can have an effect on childrens .A. talent B. health C. grades D. occupations11. W

23、hat is the authors main purpose in writing the text?A. To show his research on education. B. To call for more attention to children.C. To make examples of education reform. D. To introduce some ways to teach children well.DSitting too much is linked to changes in a section of the brain that is impor

24、tant for memory, according to a recent study by UCLA researchers of middle-aged and older adults.Studies show that too much sitting, like smoking, increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes and premature death. Researchers at UCLA want to see how sedentary behavior (sitting for long periods of ti

25、me) influences the health of the brain, especially regions of the brain that are important to memory formation.UCLA researchers gathered 35 people aged 45 to 75 and asked about their physical activity levels and the average number of hours per day they spent sitting over the previous work. Each pers

26、on had a high-resolution MRI (热分辨磁共振成像)scan, which provides a detailed look at the medial temporal lobe, or MTL, a brain region involved in the formation of new memories.The researchers found that sedentary behavior is an important predictor of thinning of the MTL and that physical activity, even at

27、 high levels, is not enough to compensate the harmful effects of sitting for long periods.“This study does not prove that too much sitting causes thinner brain structures, but instead that more hours spent sitting are associated with thinner regions,” researchers said. In addition, the researchers f

28、ocused on the hours spent sitting, but did not ask participants if they took breaks during this time.The researchers next hope to follow a group of people for a longer duration to determine if sitting causes the thinning and what role gender (性別), race, and weight might play in brain health related

29、to sitting.“MTL thinning can be an indication of cognitive (认知的) decline in middle-aged and older adults. Reducing sedentary behavior may be a possible target for measures designed to improve brain health in people at risk for Alzheimer(阿尔茨海默) disease,” researchers said.12. What is the study done by

30、 UCLA mainly intended to find out?A. What harm sitting too much causes. B. Why sitting too much is like smoking.C. How too much sitting affects brain health. D. Whether too much sitting causes early death13. Participants were scanned by a high-resolution MRI to .A. evaluate their memory loss B. exam

31、ine their MTL conditionsC. record their physical activity levels D. record the length of time for their sitting14. What do UCLA researchers think of their study?A. It is a great success. B. It is of little practical value.C. It must target the young. D. It still needs to be improved.15. What can be the best title for the text? A. Long Sitting Is Bad for Your Brain B. How to Improve Brain HealthC. Sitting Causes Many Health Problems D. An Easy Way to Prevent Memory Loss第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 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。Being smart is not only a nice bonus but also a necessity. The g