高一英语下学期期末模拟试卷
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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） A
The world has lost one of its brightest stars. British physicist Stephen dies on March 14, at the age of 76.
Hawking is probably the world’s most famous scientists after Albert Einstein. He is an expert on black holes. He has devoted his whole life to digging into the beginning (and the end) of the universe. “My goal is simple,” Hawking once said. “It is to pletely understand the universe, why it is as it is and why it is there at all.”
Hawking’s achievements are even greater if you think about his disability. When he was 21, Hawking caught a bad illness that slowly stopped him form moving or talking. For a period of time, he had no way to municate except by blinking（眨眼）. Later he sat on a wheelchair with a puter by his side. To municate, he moved two fingers to control the puter’s mouse. He selected his words from the screen, which were then spoken by a voice synthesizer（音响合成器）.
“I have had the disease for most of my life,” Hawking once said. “Yet it has not stopped me from being successful at my work.”
Though Hawking was a disabled man, he made great achievements. He received many awards and prizes for his work during his lifetime. This included winning the Albert Einstein Award, which stands for the highest achievement in theoretical physics.
Despite the fact that he’s no longer with us, his legacy will surely live on. As Sajid Javid, a UK government minister, put it, “A brief history on Earth; an eternity in the stars.” 21. From text we can learn ________. A. Hawking is more famous than Einstein B. Hawking is less famous than Einstein C. Both Hawking and Einstein are very famous
D. Neither Hawking nor Einstein is famous
22. What does the underlined pronoun “it in the second paragraph” stand for? A. The universe. hole.
23. According to the text, which of the following statements is the fact? A. Hawking received many awards and prizes except the Albert Einstein Award. B. The illness kept him from moving and talking. C. He municated with others by speaking.
D. The illness stopped him from being successful. B
Below is a selection from a popular science book. If blood is red, why are veins（静脉）blue?
Actually, veins are not blue at all. They are more of a clear, yellowish colour. Although blood looks red when it’s outside the body, when it’s sitting in a vein near the surface of the skin, it’s more of a dark reddish purple colour. At the right depth, these blood-filled veins reflect less and light than the surrounding skin, making them look blue by parison.
Which works harder, your heart or your brain?
That kind of depends on whether you are busy thinking or busy exercising. Your heart works up to three times harder during exercise, and shifts enough blood over a lifetime to fill a supertanker. But, in the long run, your brain probably tips it, because even when you’re sitting still your brain is using twice as much energy as your heart, and it takes four to five times as much blood to feed it.
Do old people shrink as they age?
Yes and no. Many people do get shorter as they age. But, when they do, it isn’t because they’re shrinking all over. They simply lose height as their spine（脊柱）bees shorter and more curved due to disuse and the effects, of gravity（重力）. Many (but not all) mean and women do lose height as they get older. Men lose an average of 3-4 cm in height as they age, while women may lose 5 cm or more. If you live to be 200 years old, would you keep shrinking till you were, like 60 cm tall, like a little boy again? No, because old people don’t really shrink! It is not that they are growing backwards – their legs, arms and backbones getting shorter. When they do get shorter, it’s because the spine has shortened a little. Or, more often, bee more bait and curved.
Why does spinning make you dizzy（眩晕的）?
B. The earth.
C. The goal.
D. The black
Because your brain gets confused between what you’re seeing and what you’re feeling. The brain senses that you’re spinning using special gravity-and-motion-sensing organs in your inner ear, which work together with your eyes to keep your vision and balance stable. But when you suddenly stop spinning the system goes out of control, and your brain thinks you’re moving while you’re not!
Where do feelings and emotions e from?
Mostly from an ancient part of the brain called the limbic system. All mammals have this brain area – from mice to dogs, cats, and humans. So all mammals feel basic emotions like fear, pain and pleasure. But since human feelings also involve other. newer bits of the brain, we feel more plex emotions than any other animal on the planet.
If exercise wears you out, how can it be good for you?
Because our bodies adapt to everything we do to them. And as far as your body is concerned, it’s use it, or lose it”! It’s not that exercise makes you healthy; it’s more that a lack of exercise leaves your body weak and easily affected by disease. 24. What is the colour of blood in a vein near the surface of the skin? A. Blue. purple.
25. Why do some old people look a little shrunken as they age、 A. Because their spine is in active use.
B. Because they are more easily affected by gravity. C. Because they keep growing backwards. D. Because their spine bees more bent.
26. Which of the following statements about our brain is true? A. In the long run, our brain probably works harder than our heart. B. When our brain senses the spinning, we will fell dizzy.
C. The brains of the other mammals are as plex as those of humans. D. Our feelings and emotions e from the most developed area in our brain. 27. What is the main purpose of the selection? A. To give advice on how to stay healthy. B. To provide information about our body.
C. To challenge new findings in medical research. D. To report the latest discoveries in medical science. C
B. Light yellow.
C. Red.
D. Dark reddish
Shine United (Madison, Wisconsin)
In the past five years, this Wisconsin-based advertising agency has shared more than $500,000 in profits with its employees through the pany’s ShineShares program. The agency partnered with the University of Wisconsin’s oncology department to develop the Ride, a biking event that benefits cancer research. Employees also get snacks every day, “Beer Thirty” on Thursdays, and Summer Fridays, a program that lets employees leave at noon. GroundFloor Media (Denver, Colorado)
The key for workers at this midsize public relations firm in Denver is that employees work anytime, anywhere. Headquarters are in a former warehouse downtown, near Coors Field. The offices are spread around the central space that doubles as a wet bar every Thursday when the pany’s “bear club” brings in a new brew. Ergodyne (St. Paul, Minnesota)
The St. Paul-based pany has grown to operating out of a retired storehouse with plenty of natural light. Rules about dressing? “Wear something.” Its purpose? To create cool, fortable, and tough safety workwear for those who need it to get the job done. Ergodyne has around 50 employees, who enjoy hot-dish cook-offs, tickets to sporting events, and at least one happy hour every quarter.
Southwest Michigan First (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
It’s family first at this Michigan economic development advising agency. CEO Ron Kitchens says that in the past year, the pany has made a push to go green, initially started by the millennial employees who make up half the agency’s workforce. A new staff position was created for the purpose of making sure every employee is able to balance working and cheering at their kids’ sporting events or going fishing.
28. What’s the purpose of the ShineShares program? A. To raise money for a research. C. To share the pany’s benefits.
B. To let employees leave earlier. D. To partner with a local university.
29. What does Southwest Michigan First encourage their employees to do? A. To acpany their families.
B. To create new staff positions.
D. To enjoy themselves in sporting events.
C. To join in cooking petitions.
30. Which pany allows its staff a flexible working time? A. Shine United.
B. GroundFloor Media.
D. Ergodyne.
C. Southwest Michigan First.
31. What do the four panies mentioned in the text have in mon?