山西省新绛县206-2017学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

2016-2017学年第二学期高一期中联考英语试题2017.4I.阅读理解(共两节；满分30分)第一节阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项(共10小题；每小题2分,满分20分)AAnearthquakeisoneofthemostcommonnaturaldisasters.Itmaycausegreatdamage.Soitiswisetolearnsomesimplesafetytipstoprotectyourselforyourfamilymembers.Fragileitems,likethosemadeofglassshouldusuallybeplacedonalowersurface,nearthegroundinsteadofplacingthemoncupboardshigherup.Neverplacethemnearyourbed,sofasandotherfurniturewhereyouwouldbesittingorlyingdown.Whenthereisastrongmovement,thesepieceswillfallonthefloordirectlyandnotonyou.Thereisastrongchanceofshortcircuits(短路)andfirebreakoutsduringanearthquake.Makesureyouturnoffelectricalconnectionsandgasimmediatelywhenanearthquakehappens.Duringanearthquake,liebeneathanobjectthatisnoteasilydamaged.Donotgonearobjectsthatcoulddirectlyfallonyou.Neverusetheelevatortogodown.Stayinsideuntiltheshakingstopsanditissafetogooutside.Researchhasshownthatmostinjurieshappenwhenpeopleinsidebuildingstrytogoout.Usethestaircasesatalltimes.Ifyouareoutdoors,donottakeshelterunderatree,streetlights,electricpolesortallbuildings.Ifyouaredriving,stopyourcarandstayinasafeplace.Donotparkyourcarunderatreeoranytallobject.Iftrappedindebris（瓦砾堆）,coveryourmouthwithahandkerchieforclothing.Taponapipeorwallsorescuerscanfindyou.Useawhistle(哨子)ifoneisavailable.Nevershoutforhelp.Shoutingcancauseyoutobreatheindangerousamountsofdust.Donotlightamatchbecauseyoumayburnyourself.Donotmoveaboutorkickupdust.1.Thepurposeofthepassageistotellreaders_________.A.thedamagecausedbyearthquakesB.therescueworkafterearthquakesC.howtopreventearthquakesD.howtoprotectyourselfandothersinearthquakes2.Duringtheearthquake,peopleareadvisedto_________.A.turnoffpowerandgasimmediatelyB.gooutofthebuildingatonceC.takeshelterunderatreeD.drivetoasafeplace3.WhatshouldpeopleNOTdowhentheyaretrappedindebris?A.Covertheirmouthwithahandkerchief.B.Taponapipeorwallforhelp.C.Lightafireforhelp.D.Useawhistleforhelp.BToomucheating.Toomanyunhealthyfoods.Toomanyadvertisementsforfood.Toolittleactivity.DifferentexplanationsareofferedforAmerica’sweightproblem—aproblemincreasinglysharedbyothercountries.Almostone-fifthofAmericanchildrenandteenagersareoverweight.Schoolshavebeenaskedtoincreasephysicaleducation,animportanttoolforpublichealth.However,arecentstudyhasshownanincreaseinthenumberofinjuriesinPEclasses.Researcherssayonepossibilityisadecreaseinthenumberofschoolnursesduringtheperiodtheystudied.Schoolswithoutanurseondutymaybemorelikelytosendaninjuredchildtoahospital.Anotherpossiblereasonformoreinjuriesisachangeinthetraditionalideaofphysicaleducation.This“NewP.E.”expandsthekindsofsportsthataretaught.Butactivitiesthatsomeschoolsoffernow,likerockclimbingandskateboarding,canalsoexpandtherisks,saysCherylRichardson,whoiswiththeNationalAssociationforSportandPhysicalEducation.Also,shesaysnotallstatesrequireP.E.teacherstobespeciallytrained.Untrainedteacherscouldbelesslikelytorecognizeunsafeconditions.CherylRichardsonpointstooneofthestudy’sfindings—thatinjuriesareoftentheresultofcontactwithapersonorastructure.Thistellsherthattheteacherswerenotgivingeachstudentenoughspacetomovearoundsafely.Sixactivitiesproducedseventypercentofallinjuries:running,basketball,football,volleyball,soccerandgymnastics.Theresearcherssaylargerclasssizesareanotherpossiblereasonfortheincreaseininjuries.Largerclassescanmeanlesssupervision(监督).TheNationalAssociationforSportandPhysicalEducationsaystwentytothirtystudentsinaP.E.classshouldbethelimit.4.WhataretheP.E.classesinAmericanschoolslikenow?A.Theyhavebecomemoredangerousforstudentsthanbefore.B.Theyareinterestingandsafeenoughforstudents.C.Theyneedexcellentskillsratherthanphysicalstrength.D.Theystrictlyfollowthetraditionalideaofphysicaleducation.5.Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat_______.A.thereareschoolnursesineveryAmericanschoolB.AmericangirlsloveworkingasnursesinschoolsC.AmericannurseshavebeenwellpaidbythehospitalD.Americanschoolsneedmoreschoolnursesatpresent6.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.WhatleadstotheweightprobleminAmerica.B.WhystudentsshouldhavemorePEclasses.C.WhytherehavebeenmoreinjuriesinPEclasses.D.Whatfoodsareconsideredhealthyforstudents.CIfyouarelookingforsomethingfunandeducationaltodoinMaryland,whynotvisittheMarylandScienceCenter?Itislocatedat601LightStreet,Baltimore,MD21230.Theticketpricesvarydependingonages,groupsandtheexhibitsyouchoose.IntroductionTheMarylandScienceCenterisbasicallyamuseum,butitgiveseveryoneachancetolearnthroughexperienceandplay,ratherthanjustglanceatanexhibit.ActivitiesYoucanlearnaboutvarioustopics,includingouterspace,thehumanbody,dinosaurs,electricity,marine(海洋的)biology,energy,andmuchmore.Youcanalsotakepartintheinteractiveactivities,suchasracingbubbles,diggingfordinosaurfossils,usingpuzzlepiecestoconstructcars,andsomuchmore.TheDavisPlanetarium(天文馆)AttheDavisPlanetarium,youcanliebackinachairandlookatthestarswhilestillinsidetheScienceCenter.Thestarswillappearontheceilingofthetheatreasyouwatchthem.TherearedifferentshowstocatchattheDavisPlanetarium.YoucanlearnaboutthegalaxyandastronomyduringtheDarkMattersshowandlea