学年北京四中高一下学期第二次考试英语.docx
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学年北京四中高一下学期第二次考试英语
2017-2018学年北京四中高一下学期第二次考试英语
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第Ⅰ卷
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)(略)
第二部分阅读理解(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(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
PeytoLake,Canada
LocatedinBanffNationalPark.Canada’sfirstnationalparkPeytoLakeisoneofthemostwonderfullakesintheworld.Whatmakesittrulybeautifulisitsuniquegreenish-bluecolor,andplacementintheCanadianRockies.NamedaftertrailguideBillPeyto,thislakeislocatedataheightof1,860m.
EntryDetails:
$9.80adult,$8.30senior,$4.90youth,and$19.60family.
BestTimetoVisit:
July,August,andSeptember
LakeArgentino,Argentina
LocatedinthePatagonianprovinceinArgentina,thelakeistrulybeautiful.Surroundedbyglaciersandsnow-coveredmountains,thelakepresentsvisualdelightslikenoneother.Withamaximumdepthof500meters,it’sthebiggestfreshwaterlakeinArgentina.Thelakeisfamousforfishing.
EntryDetails:
$15~$20,changesasperseason,butentryfortouristsabove70yearsofageisalwaysfree.
BestTimetoVisit:
DecembertoMarch,andlateNovember
LakeBaikal,Russia
Beingtheworld’soldestanddeepestlake,Baikalisabout395meterslong,49meterswideand1,637metersdeep.ItholdsmorewaterthantheFiveGreatLakesofAmericacombined,andisthusthelargestfreshwaterlakeglobally.LocatedinthesouthRussianregionofSiberia,atriptoviewthislakeisatripofalifetime!
EntryDetails:
NoEntrancefeehere
BestTimetoVisit;MarchtoApril
LakeComo,Italy
ConsideredoneofthemostbeautifullakesinEurope,LakeComohasattractedtouristssinceRomantimes.LocatedinLombardy,ComoisoneofthedeepestlakesinEurope.Surroundedbyvillasandpalaces,thislakehasattractedsomeofthewealthiest.Today,manycelebrities(名人)havehouseshere.Hereyoucanenjoywatersports,takeaflightoverthelake,ortryskiingduringthewinters---everytouristhassomethinghe’sgoingtolike!
EntryDetails:
Free
BestTimetoVisit:
JulyandSeptember
21.Whyisthepassagepresented?
A.Tocallonpeopletotravelaroundtheworld.
B.Tointroducesomebeautifullakesaroundtheworld.
C.Toexplainhowsomeworldfamouslakesformed.
D.Totelluswhattouristcandoaroundtheworld-famouslakes.
22.Whichplacehastobepaidforavisitofan80-years-oldman?
A.LakeComo,Italy.
B.LakeBaikal,Russia.
C.PeytoLake,Canada.
D.LakeArgentino,Argentina.
23.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Theworld’ssecondlargestfreshwaterlakeisinRussia.
B.Atrai1guidegavethenametoPeytoLakeofCanada.
C.LakeComoiswellknownforitscolorandlocation.
D.LakeArgentinoissurroundedbyglaciersandsnow-coveredmountains.
B
Moststudents,whenaskedabouttheirbestgraduation(毕业)gift,wouldprobablyreply,“Acar”,or“Moneyforahouse”.CaiKaiyuan,21,madeadifferentchoice.Asagraduationgifttohimself,hedecidedtoworkasavolunteerteacherinadistantvillageinTibet.
Cai,astudentatHuanRailwayProfessionalTechnologyCollege,atfirstplannedtocyclefromSichuantoTibet.Itturnedoutcyclingonaplateau(高原)wasquitedifficult.Andithaskeptchanginghisopiniononlife.Cai’shandsevenbecamepainfulwhilecyclingupa5008-meter-highmountain,wheretemperaturesoftendroppedto18belowzero.Atnight,theicecoveredtheroadandhefelloffhisbikethreetimes.Littleoxygenmadehimfeelsickandweak.“Atthemostseriousmoment,Ifeltthatwasontheline,”saidCai.
However,healsogainedsomethingunexpected.AtYa’an,acityinSichuan,hemetagroupoftouristswhoarealsouniversitystudents.AgirlcalledWuLingtoldhimthatsheplannedtoworkasavolunteerinaprimaryschoolinTibetafterherjourney.Hewasimpressedbytheideaasshelookedweak.
Itwasnotuntilhereachedafamily-runhotelinShigatsethatCai’sspiritsbegantorise.Thehotelmanager’stwodaughtersenjoyedtalkingwithhim.Thekidsaskedabouthisexperiencesonhistrip,andshowedhimthebeautifullocallakes.“Theytoldmethattheyalwayslikedtotalktoguests,astheywantedtoimprovetheirMandarin,”hesaid,“TheirparentsandmanylocalscanonlyspeakTibetan.”
Caiwasmovedbythegirls’story.TheirsituationisworseandthelocalpeoplehavelittlechancetolearnMandarinbecausetheschoolsareshortofteacher.“1wanttodosomethingtoimprovethesituationforkidslikethem,”saidCai.Hisparentsfinallygavetheiragreementandhisteachersalsosupportedhim.
24.WhatisCaiKaiyuan’sgraduationgift?
A.CyclingfromSichuantoTibet.
B.Receivingmoneyforahouse.
C.BeingavolunteerteacherinaTibetanschool.
D.Owninganewcarandtravellingaround.
25.WhatisCaiKaiyuan’sjourneytoTibetlike?
A.Specialandcomfortable.B.Dangerousbutmeaningful.
C.Relaxingbutunexpected.D.Freezingcoldandboring.
26.Theunderlinedphrase"ontheline"inthesecondparagraphmeans?
A.inahurryB.atrisk
C.makingaphonecallD.surfingtheInternet
27.Thepurposeofwritingthispassageisto.
A.tellusaboutanunusualgraduationgiftB.introduceadangerousjourneytous
C.giveadviceonhowtotraveltoTibetD.encourageustobeateacherinTibet
C
Hewrotethatthe“humanmindiscapableofexcitementwithouttheapplicationofunpleasantandviolentstimulants(刺激物)”.AnditappearsthatsimplyreadingthesewordsbyWilliamWordsworthproveshispoint.
ResearchersattheUniversityofLiverpoolfoundthewritingofShakespeareandWordsworthandthelikehadabeneficialeffectonthemind,makingitactiveandexcitedbycatchingthereader’sattentionandleadingtomomentsofself-reflection.
Usingscanners,theymonitoredthebrainactivityofvolunteersastheyreadpiecesofclassicalEnglishliteraturebothintheiroriginalformandinamodemtranslation.AndaccordingtotheSundayTelegraph,theexperimentshowedthemorechallengingwritingandpoetrysetofffarmoreelectricalactivityinthebrainthanthesimplereadings.
Theresearchalsofoundpoetry,inparticular,increasedactivityintherightbrain,anareaconcernedwith“autobiographicalmemory”,whichhelpedthereaderstoreflectontheirownexperiencesinlightofwhattheyhadread.Theacademicssaidthismeanttheclassicsweremoreusefulthanself-helpbooks.
Thebrainresponsesof30volunteersweremonitoredinthefirstpartoftheresearchastheyreadShakespeareinitsoriginalandmodernform.Inoneexample,volunteersreadalinefromKingLear,“Afatherandagraciousagedman:
himhaveyoumadded”,beforereadingthesimpler,“Afatherandagraciousagedman:
himyouhaveenraged”.Shakespeare’suseoftheadjective“mad”asaverbcausedahigherlevelofbrainactivitythanthestraightforwardversion.
Thenextpartoftheresearchislookingattheextenttowhichpoetrycanaffectpsychologyandprovidebenefit.Volunteers’brainswerescannedwhilereadingfourlinesbyWordsworth,andfour“translated”lineswerealsoprovided.Theresultshowedthatthefirstversioncausedagreaterdegreeofbrainactivity.
“Poetryisnotjustamatterofstyle.Itisamatterofdeepversionsofexperiencethataddtheemotionalandbiographicaltothecognitive(认知的),”saidProfessorDavis,leaderoftheresearchers.
28.ThewordsbyWilliamWordsworthinParagraph1areusedto.
A.provethepoet’spointB.introducethetopic
C.serveasanexampleD.stresstheimportanceofreading
29.Whatisthebeneficialeffectofreadingclassicsonthemind?
A.Itexcitesthereader’smind.B.Itreflectsthereader’sexperience.
C.Itcatchesthereader’sattention.D.Itmonitorsthereader’sbrainactivity.
30.Whatmethodismainlyusedintheexperiment?
A.Comparingresponses.B.Analyzingdata.
C.Observingactivities.D.Testingability.
31.AccordingtoProfessorDavis,poetrycanaffectthemindmainlybecauseof.
A.itsstyleB.itsmeaning
C.itsdepthD.itswriter
D
Peoplewhoofteneatnutsappeartolivelonger,accordingtothelateststudyofitskind.Thefindings,publishedintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine,suggestedthegreatestbenefitwasinthoseeatingthemontheirdailydiet.
Eatingnutswaslinkedtoahealthierlifestyleincludingbeinglesslikelytosmokeorbeoverweightandmorelikelytoexercise.TheBritishHeartFoundationsaidmoreresearchwasneededtoprovethelink,“Whilethisisaninterestinglink,weneedfurtherresearchtomakesureifit'sthenutsthatprotecthearthealth,orothersidesofpeople’slifestyle.”
Thestudyfollowednearly120,000peoplefor30years.Themoreregularlypeopleatenuts,thelesslikelytheyweretodieduringthestudy.Peopleeatingnutsonceaweekwere11%lesslikelytohavediedduringthestudythanthosewhoneveratenuts.LeadresearcherDr.CharlesFuchs,fromtheDana-FarberCancerInstituteandBrighamandWomen’sHospital,said,“Themostobviousbenefitwasadecreaseof29%indeathsfromheartdisease,butwealsosawasignificantreduction-11%-inthedangerofdyingfromcancer.”
Theysuggestnutsareloweringcholesterol(胆固醇).andinsulinresistance(胰岛素抗性).Nutscontainunsaturatedfat(不饱和脂肪),protein(蛋白质)andseveralkindsofvitaminsandmineralsandtheycantaketheplaceofsnackslikechocolatebars,cakesandbiscuits.
VictoriaTaylor,seniorexpertattheBritishHeartFoundation,said,“Thisstudyshowscloseconnectionbetweenregularlyeatingasmallhandfulofnutsandalowerriskofdeathfromheartdiseas
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