浙江省台州市书生中学2018_2019学年高一英语下学期起始考试试题.doc

1、- 1 -浙江省台州市书生中学 2018-2019 学年高一英语下学期起始考试试题（满分：100 分 考试时间：90 分钟） 2019.2第一部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）ABamboo is one of the natures most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but

2、it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains(平原).Not all bamboo look

3、s the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They oft

4、en use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables(绳索) that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong.In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to fi

5、nd water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills(钻) can help to make the poor thirsty fields to be watere

6、d.1. How is bamboo like grass?A. It is thin and easy to cut. B It grows quickly after its cut short.C. It grows everywhere. D. It is short and green.2. The sentence “while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across.” - 2 -means “Some other bamboo plants may grow to be very _.”A. short B. wea

7、k C. tall D. thick3. From the text we know _.A. a bamboo plant may grow 4.5 meters in three days B. most people call bamboo plant treesC. the bamboo plant changes its colors when it growsD. a bridge held by bamboo cable was built thousands of years ago4. Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers

8、in Africa to make use of bamboo?A. Because it is used by Asians. B. Because it is colorful.C. Because it drills fast. D. Because it is cheap.5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. There are many different kinds of bamboo with different colors.B. Cables made of bamboo can last for over a thousand y

9、ears.C. Bamboo plants are able to grow well in any part of the world.D. Bamboo can be used for buildings, bridges and watering projects(工程).BJust like rice and noodles are different from bread, snacks in China are a world apart from those in the UK and the US. For one thing, I never imagined that su

10、nflower seeds (瓜子) would be so popular here. I spotted people having them while waiting for tables outside restaurants, before dinner and, of course, while watching TV. I also saw that a plate of sunflower seeds is always on offer during the Spring Festival holidays.I had seldom tried sunflower seed

11、s when I came to China. In the UK, though, young people love their snacks. In fact, young people in Britain eat more snacks than people of the same age in other European countries. A recent survey has discovered that 64 percent of under 20-year-olds snack between meals, according to an article on th

12、e British Council website. In comparison (对比), 58.7 percent of young people snack in Germany, 53 percent in France, and only 40.7 percent in Spain.British snacks are generally unhealthy. Our favorites are probably potato - 3 -chips, which we call crisps, and chocolate bars. From a very young age, we

13、 always looked forward to our crisps and chocolate bars after school, perhaps even included with sandwiches and fruit in our school lunches that our parents made for us.Snacks are also popular in the US. One of the things that I found the most extraordinary when I first visited the US was the number

14、 of snacks in their supermarkets; I was surprised to find huge aisles (过道) just for snacks that were bigger than some stores Id been to in the UK. Snack tastes in the US are much the same as those in the UK, except theres much more choice every kind of fatty, sugary food is available (可获得的) to every

15、one all the time.All in all, its probably best for your health if you like sunflower seeds rather than potato chips and chocolate. But eating these delicious treats at times couldnt possibly be wrong, could it?6. What is the article mainly about?A. The most popular snack in China. B. Snacks in the U

16、K and the US.C. Snacks young Western people like. D. Some tips for choosing snacks in the UK.7. According to the British Council, snacks are most popular among young people in _.A. Britain B. Germany C. France D. Spain8. The underlined word “extraordinary” in paragraph 4 means _.A. frequent B. speci

17、al C. wonderful D. universal9. What surprised the author when he went to supermarkets in the US?A. How the snacks tasted. B. The size of the snacks packages.C. The lack of choice when it came to snacks. D. The large number of snacks.10. What does the author think of potato chips and chocolate?A. The

18、y dont taste as good as sunflower seeds.B. They are unhealthy, so people should stop eating them.C. Its better to eat them with sandwiches and fruit.- 4 -D. Its fine to enjoy them from time to time although they are unhealthy.CIts Friday night. Youre looking through your Instagram (a photo-sharing a

19、pp) feed when you see it: a photo of your friends hanging out without you.Why didnt anyone invite you? What are they doing later? Should you text them? What if no one responds (回应)?Sounds like a typical case of FOMO.FOMO, or “fear of missing out”, is a form of anxiety that causes people to feel like

20、 theyre missing out on something. The word was added to The Oxford English Dictionary last year. But just how serious is FOMO?According to a study by a US research organization, JWTIntelligence, 47 percent of teen millennials (those who are 13-17 years old now) feel upset or nervous when they learn

21、that their friends are doing something theyre not. And 41 percent said they spread themselves too thin, trying to do too many things at one time to avoid FOMO.Todays technology is a big cause of FOMO, according to Jonathan Pochyly, an adolescent psychiatrist (青少年精神病学专家) at Lurie Childrens Hospital i

22、n Chicago.“Technology is one of the things that makes life special for adolescents these days,” he explained. “Theres a lot of focus on what everyone else is doing. It became a trend, so theres pressure to keep up with it.” As social media (社交媒体) feeds are always updating us with our friends activit

23、ies, its easier than ever to feel left out. So what can we do?To fight against FOMO, Jones freshman Emmy Brewer just calls people and talks to them.“Id be upset for a bit, but then Id realize that I should be reaching out to them,” she said.Oak Park and River Forest High School senior James Cullinan

24、e said he fights off FOMO by living in the now.- 5 -“If Im hanging out with my friends, or just sitting at home on my couch, I think its best to stay off social media and focus on what Im doing in the moment,” Cullinane said.While FOMO will continue to affect (影响) teenagers in the future, Pochyly sa

25、id that he believes these feelings are just side effects of growing up.“These types of interactions (交往) with people are a function (功能) of kids being more independent, looking for connections with other people, moving away from just being a child in a home, and moving toward adulthood,” he said.11.

26、 Which of the following types of behavior is considered FOMO?A. Avoiding going to parties with friends. B. Worrying about being left out by friends.C. Posting photos on social media often. D. Often feeling like hanging out with friends.12. What does James Cullinane advise people to do in order to ge

27、t over FOMO?A. Call their friends and talk to them. B. Update their social media more often.C. Focus on what they are doing. D. Spend more time with their families.13. What is the right attitude toward FOMO, according to experts?A. It should be dealt with as early as possible. B. A psychiatrist is n

28、eeded to fight against it.C. Its unimportant because few people suffer from it. D. Its normal when teenagers are growing up.14. Which of the following about FOMO is TRUE?A. A big cause is social media, which always keeps teenagers updated.B. People are paying more attention to themselves because of

29、it.C. The problem disappears gradually as teenagers grow up.D. It will lead to serious social problems if its left alone.D- 6 -A city childs summer is spent in the street in front of his home, and all through the long summer vacations I sat on the edge of the street and watched enviously（嫉妒地） the ot

30、her boys on the block play baseball. I was never asked to take part even when one team had a member missingnot out of special cruelty, but because they took it for granted I would be no good at it. They were right, of course.I would never forget the wonderful evening when something changed. The base

31、ball ended about eight or eight thirty when it grew dark. Then it was the custom of the boys to retire（撤退） to a little stoop(门廊) that stuck out from the candy store on the corner and that somehow had become theirs. No grownup ever sat there or attempted to. There the boys would sit, mostly talking a

32、bout the games played during the day and of the game to be played tomorrow. Then long silences would fall and the boys would wander off one by one. It was just after one of those long silences that my life as an outsider changed. I can no longer remember which boy it was that summer evening who brok

33、e the silence with a question: but whoever he was, I nod to him gratefully now. “Whats in those books youre always reading?” he asked casually. “Stories,” I answered. “What kind?” asked somebody else without much interest.Nor do I know what drove me to behave as I did, for usually I just sat there i

34、n silence, glad enough to be allowed to remain among them; but instead of answering his question, I told them for two hours the story I was reading at the moment. The book was Sister Carrie. They listened bug-eyed（瞪大眼睛的） and breathless. I must have told it well, but I think there was another and dee

35、per reason that made them to keep an audience. Listening to a tale being told in the dark is one of the most ancient of mans entertainments, but I was offering them as well, without being aware of doing it, a new and exciting experience.The books they themselves read were the Rover Boys or Tom Swift

36、 or G.A.Henty. I had read them too, but at thirteen I had long since left them behind. Since I was much alone I had become an enthusiastic （狂热的）reader and I had gone through the books-for-boys series. In those days there was no reading - 7 -material between childrens and grownups books or I could fi

37、nd none. I had gone right from Tom Swift and His Flying Machine to Theodore Dreiser and Sister Carrie. Dreiser had hit my young mind, and they listened to me tell the story with some of the wonder that I had had in reading it.The next night and many nights thereafter, a kind of unspoken ritual (仪式)

38、took place. As it grew dark, I would take my place in the center of the stoop and begin the evenings tale. Some nights, in order to taste my victory more completely, I cheated. I would stop at the most exciting part of a story by Jack London or Bret Harte, and without warning tell them that that was

39、 as far as I had gone in the book and it would have to be continued the following evening. It was not true, of course; but I had to make certain of my new-found power and position. I enjoyed the long summer evenings until school began in the fall. Other words of mine have been listened to by larger

40、and more fashionable audiences, but for that tough and athletic one that sat close on the stoop outside the candy store, I have an unreasoning love that will last forever.15. Watching the boys playing baseball, the writer must have felt _.A. pleased and excited B. special and differentC. bitter and

41、lonely D. disturbed and annoyed 16. The writer feels grateful even now to the boy who asked the question because the boy _. A. offered him an opportunity that changed his life B. liked the book that he was readingC. broke the long silence of that summer evening D. invited him to join in their game17

42、. According to Paragraph 3, story-telling was popular among the boys basically because _.A. the story was from a childrens book B. the boys had few entertainments after dark C. listening to tales was an age-old practice（习俗） D. the boys didnt read books by themselves- 8 -18.The boys were attracted to

43、 Sister Carrie because _.A. it gave them a deeper feeling of pleasure B. it was specifically aimed at boys C. it was written by Theodore Dreiser D. it talked about the wonders of the world19. Sometimes the writer stopped at the most exciting part of a story to _.A. play a mean trick on the boys B. a

44、dd his own imagination to the story C. experience more joy of achievement D. help the boys understand the story better20. What is the message conveyed（传递） in the story?A. Adult habits are developed from childhood. B. One can find his position in life in his own way.C. Reading is more important than

45、playing games. D. Friendship is built upon respect for each other.第二部分：七选五（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）How old is “old” ? 21 . Two hundred years ago, you were old at 35. That was the average life then. At the turn of this century, as medical knowledge advanced, the average life span(长度) increased to 45.

46、In 1950, 70-year-olds were really old. Today, a healthy 70-year-old is looking forward to many more active years.So, how old is old? The answer is one youve heard many times, from all sorts of people. “You are as old (or young) as you feel!” The calendar(日历) simply tells you how many years you have

47、lived. 22 .Once an unknown author wrote ,“ 23 . Nobody grows old by living a number of years; people grow old by giving up their goals.”24 . Alice Brophy, when she was with the New York City commission for the Aging, said, “It upsets me when people say, Gee, you look young for your age! What does th

48、at mean? Is there some model that youre supposed to look a certain way at 65 and 75 and 85? You know you can die old at 30 and live young - 9 -at 80”There are many wrong ideas about aging. 25 . Here are some of the more common ones. For example, most older people are in poor health, or older people

49、are unable to change. A. The answer has changed over the years. B. Old is a point of view.C. Older people are stubborn, unable to change. D. Youth is not a time of life but it is a state of mind. E. These ideas stereotype(固化) people on the basis of age.F. Your body tells you how well youve lived.G. Its extremely terrible to be grow