河南省商丘市九校2016_2017学年高一英语下学期期末联考试题201707140241.doc
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1、20162017学年下期期末联考高一英语试题本试卷分试题卷和答题卡两部分,试题卷共10页,答题卡共2页。请按要求把答案涂、写在答题卡规定的范围内,超出答题框或答在试题卷上的答案无效。满分120分,考试时间100分钟。考试结束只收答题卡。 第卷(选择题;共70分)第一部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第1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 Why do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the reason cou
2、ld be that mens hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age.The largest study of the effects of ageing on the heart has found that womens longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age.“We have found that the power of the male heart falls b
3、y 20-25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age,” said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.“Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men,” sa
4、id Goldspink. “This is part of the ageing process.”What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-old womans heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old ones.“This gender(性别) difference might just explain why women live longer than
5、men,” said Goldspink. They studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80, focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease. “The team has yet to find why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart,” said Goldspink.The good news is that men can i
6、mprove the health of their heart with regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age.21. The underlined word “longevity” in the second paragraph probably refers to “_”.A. health B. long life C. happiness
7、 D. effect22. The text mainly talks about _.A. mens heart cells B. womens beautyC. How to live longer D. hearts and long life23. According to the text, the UK scientists have known that _.A. women have more cells than men when they are bornB. women wont dieC. the female heart loses few of the cells
8、with ageD. men wont dieB Around the World by WheelchairRick Hansen was always an active kid and loved to fish. 里克汉森是一个十分活跃又喜欢钓鱼的孩子。When returning in a truck one day from a fishing trip, he had an accident and suffered injuries to his spine (脊柱). 一天在他钓完鱼坐卡车回家的路上,一次意外的事故中使他的脊椎受了伤。This 15-year-old youn
9、g man awoke to find that he had lost the use of his legs.这个年轻人醒来时发现他的双腿已经不听使唤了。 However, he didnt give up. Many months later he began to compete in wheelchair sports. At the age of 27, he decided to wheel around the world 好几个月之后他开始参加轮椅运动的比赛。 to raise awareness and money for spinal cord research. 很快他
10、就开始为脊髓研究工作而奔走效力。他决定通过自己坐轮椅周游世界这一途径来为脊髓损伤的研究工作来筹募资金并引起世人的关注。His tour took him through 34 countries around the world between 1985 and 1987. 在1985年到1987年间,他的旅程遍及世界上的34个国家。In this Man of Motion World Tour, he wheeled 24,901.55 miles, which is equal to the distance around the earth.Bad weather and diffic
11、ult, rocky roads often provided challenges for Rick, but he continued to push himself to complete the trip. 恶劣的天气以及艰难坎坷的道路经常成为里克所面临的挑战,但是他一直强迫自己坚持完成了这次旅行。He was determined to succeed. 他一定会成功的。Even mountains did not stop Rick Hansen. 就算是崇山峻岭也无法阻止里克汉森。He wheeled himself up the Rocky Mountains and seve
12、ral other major mountains in the world. 他坐着轮椅登上了落基山脉和世界上几座其他的主要山岭。He even wheeled himself along the Great Wall of China!“Never Give Up On Your Dreams” was his motto and he hasnt given up yet. “不要放弃你的梦想” 是他的座右铭,而且他从来没有放弃过。He completed his world tour raising $24 million. 他完成了他的环游世界的行程并从加拿大的资助者那里筹集了两千四
13、百万美元的资金。He continues to work to increase knowledge of spinal cord injury. 他继续着他的工作以不断积累关于脊髓损伤方面的知识。He is a true Canadian hero who shows what determination can achieve.24. What happened to Rick after the accident?A. He lost the ability of living. B. He had to spend his life in hospital. C. He couldnt
14、 walk any more. D. He couldnt do sports any more.25. When did Rick begin his tour around the world?A. At the age of 15.B. Soon after the accident.C. A year after the accident.D. At the age of 27.26. Why did Rick take his tour around the world in his wheelchair?A. To gather money for the spinal cord
15、research.B. To learn about the people of other countries.C. To travel to different countries for fun.D. To take photos of beautiful mountains.27. From the passage we can see Rick is a(n) _ person.A. unhappy B. determined C. careful D. quiet C Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People
16、in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dogs life, describes a person who has an un
17、happy life. Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situ
18、ation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog. Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new trick
19、s. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things. Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways. People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things th
20、ey do not want. But mean dogs are often used to guard this property. They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite. Dog expressions also are used to describe th
21、e weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs. 28.A person who lives an unhappy life can be described as “_”.A. becoming sick as a dog B. leading a dogs life C. liv
22、ing in a dog-eat-dog world D. Working like a dog29.The underlined word “mean” in Paragraph 4 most probably means “_”.A. violent B. beautiful C. kind D. nice30.What can we learn from the text?A. Everyone can be successful if he learns from the old.B. It might be difficult for the young to learn new s
23、kills.C. Americans dont like dogs.D. Fierce persons arent so awful as their appearance sometimes.31. To support his idea, the author develops the text mainly by _.A. listing reasons B. using pictures C. giving examples D. discussing D Will it matter if you dont take your breakfast? Recently a test w
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