四川省凉山州2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期末模拟试题（一）

四川省凉山州2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期末模拟试题（一）一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共8.0分）AAninterestingstudypostedonFacebookrecentlyshowshowmenandwomendevelopnewinterestsastheymature(成熟).Whilewomentendtotakeexerciseseriouslyfromtheageof34,menwillwaituntiltheir45thbirthdaysbeforeworkinghardtogetinshape.Theaveragewomanspendsmoretimetalkingaboutsports,politics,careerandmoneyasshegetsolder.Women’sinterestinbooksreachesitspeak(顶峰)attheageof22,whilethatofmendoessowhentheyareintheir50s.Menstarttochangetheirfocusfromtheworkplacetootherthingsafterage30,whilewomendonotdosountileightyearslater.Both,however,caremostaboutfashionatage16Theresearchusedanonymous(匿名的)datadonatedbythousandsofFacebookusers,recordingthestatuses,‘likes’and‘interests’theyhadpostedontheirprofiles.Itfoundtheaveragewomantalksabouttelevisionmostat44,whilemenpeakmuchyounger,atage31Menarealsomostlikelytoseeafilminacinemaatage31,whilewomengoouttoseefilmsmostwhentheyareonly19Menaremostinterestedintravelat29,womenat27,whilewomentalkmostaboutfoodanddrinkat35,andmenat38Andifyouaremiddleaged,asafetopicforanyaudienceistheweather,whichisakeyinterestformanyastheyapproach60StephenWolfram,theBritishscientistwhocarriedouttheresearch,says,“It’salmostshockinghowmuchthistellsusaboutthechangesofpeople’stypicalinterests.“Peopletalklessaboutvideogamesastheygetolder,andmoreaboutpolitics.”1.Whendowomenlovebooksbest?A.Attheageof22B.Attheageof50C.Attheageof30D.Attheageof152.Mentendto______oncetheyare30A.gainmoreandmoreweightB.belessinterestedintheirjobsC.domoreexerciseD.paymoreattentiontotheirappearance3.Whataremenandwomenbothinterestedinwhentheyare16?A.Gettinginshape.B.Goingtothecinema.C.Popularstyleofclothing.D.Foodanddrink.4.WhatdoesStephenWolframthinkabouttheresultoftheresearch?A.People’sinterestsaredifferentfromeachother.B.People’sinterestschangegreatlywithage.C.Itisnormalforpeopletochangetheirinterests.D.Itisnotgoodforpeopletochangetheirinterests.【答案】【小题1】A【小题2】B【小题3】C【小题4】B【解析】文章大意：本文主要讲述了当男女成熟后，他们新兴趣的异同。根据文中Women’sinterestinbooksreachesitspeak(顶峰)attheageof22可知应选A。根据文中Menstarttochangetheirfocusfromtheworkplacetootherthingsafterage30可知应选B。根据文中Both,however,caremostaboutfashionatage16可知应选C。根据文中“Peopletalklessaboutvideogamesastheygetolder,andmoreaboutpolitics.”可知应选B。BSciencecan’texplainthepowerofpets,butmanystudieshaveshownthatthecompanyofpetscanhelplowerbloodpressure(血压)andraisechancesofrecoveringfromaheartattack,reducelonelinessandspreadall-roundgoodcheer.Anyownerwilltellyouhowmuchjoyapetbrings.Forsome,ananimalprovidesmorecomfortthanahusband/wife.A2002studybyKarenAllenoftheStateUniversityofNewYorkmeasuredstress(紧张)levelsandbloodpressureinpeople—halfofthempetowners—whiletheyperformed5minutesofmentalarithmetic(算术)orheldahandinicewater.Theycompletedthetasksalone,withahusband/wife,aclosefriendorwithapet.Peoplewithpetsdiditbest.Thosetestedwiththeiranimalfriendshadsmallerchangeinbloodpressureandreturnedmostquicklytobaselineheartrates.Withpetsintheroom,peoplealsomadefewermathmistakesthanwhendoinginfrontofothercompanions.Itseemspeoplefeelmorerelaxedaroundpets,saysAllen,whothinksitmaybebecausepetsdon’tjudge.Astudyreportedlastfallsuggeststhathavingapetdognotonlyraisesyourspiritsbutmayalsohaveaneffectonyoureatinghabits.ResearchersatNorthwesternMemorialHospitalspentayearstudying36fatpeopleandtheirequallyfatdogsondiet-and-exerciseprograms;anothergroupof56peoplewithoutpetswereputonadietprogram.Onaverage,peoplelostabout11pounds,or5%oftheirbodyweight.Theirdogsdidevenbetter,losinganaverageof12pounds,morethan15%oftheirbodyweight.Dogownersdidn’tloseanymoreweightthanthosewithoutdogsbut,sayresearchers,gotmoreexercise—mostlywiththeirdogs—andfounditworthdoing.5.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?A.Whatpetsbringtotheirowners.B.Howpetshelppeoplecalmdown.C.People’sopinionsofkeepingpets.D.Pet’svalueinmedicalresearch.6.Welearnfromthetextthatapersonwithheartdiseasehasabetterchanceofgettingwellif___________.A.hehasapetcompanionB.hehaslessstressofworkC.heoftendoesmentalarithmeticD.heistakencareofbyhisfamily7.AccordingtoAllen,whydidthepeopledobetterwithpetsaroundwhencompletingstressfultasks?A.Theyhavelowerbloodpressure.B.Theybecomemorepatient.C.Theyarelessnervous.D.Theyareinhigherspirits.8.Theresearchmentionedinthelastparagraphreportsthat___________.A.peoplewithdogsdidmoreexerciseB.dogslostthesameweightaspeopledidC.dogslikedexercisemuchmorethanpeopledidD.peoplewithoutdogsfoundtheprogramunhelpful【答案】【小题1】A【小题2】A【小题3】C【小题4】A【解析】1.【文章大意】本文介绍了养宠物的好处，科学不能解释宠物的力量，但很多研究都表明有了宠物的陪伴(companyofpets)，可以帮我们降低血压和恢复心脏功能，并且减少我们的孤独感。宠物不仅能调节你的精神而且还能改善你的饮食习惯。【关键词】pets;help;worth通读全文可知本文主要讲述了宠物给它们的主人带来的好处，故选A。2.根据文章第一段和第二段可知，有宠物的陪伴，心脏疾病恢复得就会快一些，故选A。3.根据文章第二段“Itseemspeoplefeelmorerelaxedaroundpets,saysAllen,whothinksitmaybebecausepetsdon'tjudge.”可知，这项研究表明，有宠物陪伴的人表现更出色，这是因为宠物不会对他们做的事情作出判断，可以使他们感觉更轻松。故选C。4.根据文章最后一段“Dogownersdidn'tloseanymoreweightthanthosewithoutdogsbut,sayresearchers,gotmoreexerciseoverall...”可知，狗的主人虽然没有比那些没有狗的人减肥明显，但是他们做了更多的运动，故选A。CJumanji（勇敢者的游戏）isastoryforchildrenaboutaverystrangegame-agamethatbecomesfartoorealandfrighteningfortheplayers.It