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1、2018级高一第一学期期中考试英语试题（考试时间:100分钟 总分：150分）题号IIIIIIIVVVI总分得分一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共45.0分）AYour house may have an effect on your figure.Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off.You can make your environment work for you instead of against you
2、.Here are some ways to turn your home into part of your diet plan. Open the curtains and turn up the lights.Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating,for people are often less self-conscious(难为情)when theyre in poorly lit placesand so more likely to eat lots of food.If your home doesn
3、t have enough window light,get more lamps and flood the place with brightness.Mind the colors.Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites.In one study,people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room.Warm colors like yellow make food appear more ap
4、petizing,while cold colors make us feel less hungry.So when its time to repaint,go blue.Dont forget the clockor the radio.People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories(卡路里)per meal than those who rush through their meals.Begin keeping track of the time,and try to make dinner last at
5、least 30 minutes.And while youre at it,actually sit down to eat.If you need some help slowing down,turn on relaxing music.It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.Downsize the dishes.Big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat.We eat about 22 percent more when using a 12-inch plate in
6、stead of a 10-inch plate.When we choose a large spoon over a smaller one,total intake(摄入)jumps by 14 percent.And well pour about 30 percent more liquid into a short,wide glass than a tall,skinny glass.1. The text is especially helpful for those who care about _.A. their home comfortsB. their body sh
7、apeC. house buyingD. healthy diets2. A home environment in blue can help people_.A. digest food betterB. reduce food intakeC. burn more caloriesD. regain their appetites3. What are people advised to do at mealtimes?A. Eat quickly.B. Play fast music.C. Use smaller spoons.D. Turn down the lights.4. Wh
8、at can be a suitable title for the text?A. Is Your House Making You Fat?B. Ways of Serving DinnerC. Effects of Self-ConsciousnessD. Is Your Home Environment Relaxing? BStephen Hawking, a world famous British physicist, also wrote a childrens book with his daughter. Hawking said the book would be “a
9、bit like Harry Potter” but without the magic. “It explains the wonders of the universe (宇宙),” said Hawking, while he was on a visit to Hong Kong over 10 years ago. Hawking is probably the worlds most famous scientist after Albert Einstein. He is an expert on black holes. He has put his whole life in
10、to digging into the beginning (and the end) of the universe. “My goal is simple,” Hawking once said. “It is to completely understand the universe, why it is as it is and why it is there at all.”Hawking has a bad illness that stops him from moving or talking. For a period of time, he had no way to co
11、mmunicate except by blinking (眨眼).Now he sits on a wheelchair with a computer by his side. To communicate, he moves two fingers to control the computers mouse. He selects his words from the screen, which are then spoken by a voice synthesizer (音响合成器).“I have had the disease for most of my life,” Haw
12、king once said. “Yet it has not stopped me from being successful at my work.”Although Hawking is such a disabled man, he made great achievements. He has received many awards and prizes for his work over the years. This includes winning the Albert Einstein Award. It is the highest achievement in theo
13、retical physics (理论物理学).5. In the first paragraph, the book that Stephen Hawking wrote is _.A. the same as Harry PotterB. is quite different from Harry Potter.C. about the magicD. about science6. From text we can learn _.A. Hawking is more famous than EinsteinB. Hawking is less famous than EinsteinC
14、. Both Hawking and Einstein are very famousD. Neither Hawking nor Einstein is famous7. What does the underlined pronoun “it” in Paragraph 2 stand for?A. The goal.B. The magic.C. The universe.D. The book.8. According to the text, which of the following statements is the fact?A. Hawking has received m
15、any awards and prizes except the Albert Einstein Award.B. The illness keeps him from moving and talking.C. He communicates with others by speaking.D. The illness stopped him from being successful.CWith the Chinese language growing in popularity, the UK government plans to invest(投资) 10 million pound
16、s to help more kids learn Mandarin(普通话). Do you think it is necessary for the UK pupils to learn Mandarin? Some people share their opinions online. Ted(UK): The learning of any language can be valuable and rewarding, but it is not suitable for everyone. Chinese is a difficult language to learn and the UK h
