甘肃省白银市会宁县第四中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题04150317.docx

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甘肃省白银市会宁县第四中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题04150317

会宁四中2017-2018学年度第二学期高一级中期考试

英语试卷

第I卷

一．阅读理解（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

TheoldChinesesaying“ashappyasspendingtheNewYear”mightbeoutdatednowinthebusymodernworld.TheSpringFestivalisregardedasthemostimportantfestivalforChinesepeopleandanoccasion（机会）forallfamilymemberstogettogether,likeChristmasintheWest.ButmanytraditionalcustomsaccompanyingtheSpringFestival,however,haveweakenedinpractice.

SettingofffireworkswasoncethemosttypicalcustomoftheSpringFestival.Peoplethoughtthesputtering（爆裂）soundcouldhelpdriveawayevilspirits.However,theactivityhasbeencompletelyorpartiallyforbidden（禁止）inbigcitiesforyearsasthegovernmenthastakensecurity,noiseandpollutionfactorsintoconsideration.

“Aspeoplegainmoreincomeanditbecomeseasiertobuydailygoods,theNewYearholidayisjustlikeanyother.Afterlongworkdays,manypeopleusetheNewYearholidaytotakearest,ratherthanvisitingfriendsandneighbors.TheprocessofmakingandenjoyingthefamilydinneronSpringFestivalEveisthemostimportantthing.However,manyfamilieswouldliketoeatouttosavetimeandenergy，”saidLiShunzhi,aresidentofHarbin,Heilongjiang.

“Ienjoytheholidaysverymuchinthecountryside.MyfamilyhasbeenpreparingfortheSpringFestivalmorethantwoweeksbeforetheholiday,cleaningthehouse,buyingholidaygoodsanddecoratingthehousewithpapercuttings.OnNewYear'sEve,thewholefamilystaysuptoseetheNewYearin,andinthedaystofollow,aseriesofactivitiessuchasliondancing,dragonlanterndancing,lanternfestivalsandtemplefairswillbeheld.Withouttheancienttraditions,theholidayisnothingtous，”saidZhangHui,fromHebei.

1.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?

A．Settingofffireworkshasbeenforbiddeninsomebigcitiesforyears.

B．Inthepast,settingofffireworkscouldn'tbeseenalmostanywhere.

C．Nowadays,peoplecanlightfireworksinsomecitiesattheSpringFestival.

D．Peoplebelievethatthesoundoffireworkscandriveawayevilspirits.

2．WhatLiShunzhisaidimplies________.

A．theNewYearholidayisjustlikeanyotherday

B．peopleprefertovisitfriendsandneighborsratherthantakearest

C．peoplewouldliketohavethefamilydinneronSpringFestivalEve

D．whatpeopledoduringthefestivalnowisdifferentfromthepast

3．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A．ZhangHuilivesintheurbanarea.

B．ZhangHuialwaystakespartinaseriesofactivitiesaftertheSpringFestival.

C．ZhangHuiisusedtospendingtheSpringFestivalwithhisfamily.

D．ZhangHuioftenspendstwoweekspreparingfortheSpringFestival.

4．Whatdoesthewholepassageshow?

A．TheSpringFestivalisoutdatednow.

B．TheSpringFestivalisaslivelyasbefore.

C．TheSpringFestivalinChinaismoreimportantthanChristmasintheWest.

D．TheSpringFestivalislosingitsqualities.

B

Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon'tevennoticethatthey'redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.

AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonforthisisthatthebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheartandthatcrossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon'tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butrepeatedincreasesinbloodpressurecancauselongtermhealthissues.So,planningtositforalongperiodoftime?

Don'tkeepyourlegscrossed.

“Crossingyourlegsatthekneecanalsocausepressureonthemajornerve（神经）inyourlegthatpassesjustbelowyourkneeandalongtheoutsideofyourleg，”explainsRichardGraves,amedicalexpert.Thispressurecancausenumbness（麻木）andtemporaryparalysis（暂时的麻痹）ofsomeofthemusclesinyourfootandleg,preventingyoufrombeingabletoraiseyourankle—whatweknowasthat“pinsandneedles”sensation.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.

Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.

5．Whatcanwelearnaboutcrossingone'slegs?

A．Itisusuallypracticeddeliberately.B．Itcanmakeothersfeeluncomfortable.

C．Itisaverybadsocialhabit.D．Itcandoharmtopeople'shealth.

6．Accordingtothestudy,sittingwithyourlegscrossedcan________.

A．leadtoheartattackseasilyB．affectyourbloodpressure

C．resistgravityeffectivelyD．improvethefunctionoflegs

7．Inthethirdparagraph“pinsandneedles”probablymeans________.

A．seriousmuscleinjuriesB．slightsharppains

C．beinghighlyflexibleD．beingalittletired

8．Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A．Toevaluatetheeffectsofanexperiment.B．Tointroduceresearchmethods.

C．Tocomparecommonhabits.D．Togivereaderssomeadvice.

C

Foryearsscientistshavebeenworriedabouttheeffectsofairpollutionontheearth’snaturalconditions.Somebelievetheairinsidemanyhousesmaybemoredangerousthantheairoutside.Itmaybeonehundredtimesworse.

Indoorairpollutioncancauseapersontofeeltired,tosuffereyepain,headacheandotherproblems.Somepollutants（污染物质）cancausebreathingdisorders,diseasesofbloodandevencancer.Mostscientistsagreethateverymodernhousehassomekindofindoorpollution.

Peoplehavepaidmoreattentiontotheproblemnow.Itistruethatwhenbuildersbeganmakinghousesandofficestheydidnotwasteenergy.Todothistheybuildbuildingsthatlimitedtheflowofairbetweeninsideandoutside.Theyalsobeganusingman-madebuildingmaterials.Thesematerialsarenowknowntoletoutharmfulgases.

Astheproblembecamemoreserious,scientistsbegansearchingforawaytodealwithit.Theydiscoveredanaturalpollutioncontrolsystemforbuilding—greenplants.Scientistsdonotreallyknowhowplantscontrolairpollution.Theybelievethataplant’sleavesabsorb（吸收）ortakeinthepollutants.Inexchangetheplantletsoutoxygenthroughitsleavesandtinyorganizationsonitsroots.Scientistssuggestthatallbuildingsshouldhaveonelargeplantorseveralsmallplantsinsideforeveryninesquaremetersofspace.Studiesofdifferentplantsshowthateachabsorbsdifferentchemicals.Sothemosteffectivewaytocleantheairistousedifferentkindsofplants.Havinggreenplantsinsideyourhousecanmakeitaprettierandmorehealthyplace.

9.Generallyspeaking,indoorairpollutionmaybemoreharmfulthantheairoutsidebecause______.

A．theairindoorsispolluted,whichisveryharmful

B．theremaybemoreharmfulgasesoutsidethebuildings

C．indoorairpollutioncanoftenmakepeopleseriouslyill

D．man-madebuildingmaterialsgiveoffdangerousgases

10.Somekindofindoorpollutioncanbefoundin______．

Ａ．everymodernhouse　        B．everyoldhouse

C．allkindsofhouses          D．allkindsofoffices

11.Theindoorairpollutioniscausedby______.

A．thebuildingthingsthataremadeofman-madematerials

B．theman-madebuildingmaterialsandthelimitofair-flow

C．thebuildingwaythatthebuilderswanttosaveenergy

D．thelimitoftheflowofairbetweeninsideandoutside

12.Thereasonwhyweshouldusedifferentkindsofplantstocleantheairisthat______.

A．plantscanmakeourhousesprettierandmorehealthy

B．plantscanabsorbsomekindsofharmfulindoorchemicals

C．plantscanletoutallkindsofpollutantsindoors

D．plantsmaytakeinmoreoxygenwhichpeopleneed

D

IcomefromMalaysia，abeautifulcountryinthesouthernpartofAsia.Thoughmycountryissmall，yettherearemanyplacesofinterestthatspreadthroughoutthecountry.

Inthesouthernmost（最南端的）partofthecountry，wherethestateofJohorelies，therearesomeveryinterestingandbeautifulplaces.InKotaTinggi，forexample，therearebeautifulwaterfallswhicharevisitedbymanypeopleeveryday.Then，thereisJohoreLama，aplaceofgreathistoricalinterest.InJohoreBahru，thereisabeautifulbeachwhichisvisiteddailybyseveralpeoplewholovethesea.InBatuPahat，anothertowninJohore，isMinyakBuku，aninterestingplaceonthecoast.

Aswegotowardsthenorth，wearriveatMalacca（马六甲），theoldesttownthattheEuropeansoccupiedinMalayainthepast.TheinfluencesofthePortugueseandtheDutchcanstillbeseeninmanyofthebuildingsthere.

FurthernorthliesPortDicksonwhichiswellknownforitsbeautifulbeaches.InKualaLumpur，thecapitalofMalaysia，therearemanyplacesofinterestsuchasBatuCaves，thezooandthemuseum.Thecityitselfisaninterestingplacetovisit.

AnotherbeautifultownisPenang，situatedonanisland.Theseaarounditmakesitthemostbeautifultowninthecountry.

Finally，thepaddyfields（稻田）inthenorthernmostpartofthecountryarealsoverybeautifulandinterestingtolookat.Ontheeastcoastofthecountrytoo，therearesomebeautifultownssuchasKuantanandKualaTrenganu.Alltheseplaceshaveindeedmademycountryaninterestingplacetolivein.

13．Theplacewherehistoriansareinterestedinis________．

A．BatuCavesB．PortDickson

C．JohoreLamaD．KotaTinggi

14．TheauthorintroducestheplacesofinterestofMalaysia________．

A．fromeasttowest

B．fromwesttoeast

C．fromn