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1、辽宁省沈阳市和平区2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题时间：100分钟 分数：120分 第I卷（请将答案涂在答题卡上）第一部分 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）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ANew research has found that even if you give up smoking, the damage it has done to your genes (基因) will stay there for a much longer time.In the resear
2、ch, a team of US scientists studied the blood of 16,000 people. Among them, some were smokers, some used to smoke, and the rest were non-smokers. Scientists compared their genes and found that more than 7,000 genes of smokers had changed-a number that is one-third of known human genes.According to N
3、BC News, both heart disease and cancer are caused by genetic changes. Some people may have had the changes when they were born, but most people get them in their day-to-day lives while doing things like smoking.When you stop smoking, a lot of these genes will return to normal within five years. This
4、 means your body is trying to heal (治愈) itself of the harmful effects of smoking. But the changes in some of the genes stay for longer. They can stay for as long as 30 years, Its almost like leaving a footprint on wet cement (水泥) -it will always be there, even when youve walked away and when the cem
5、ent becomes dry.Although the study results may make people unhappy, there is a bright side: the findings could help scientists invent medicine to treat genetic damage caused by smoking or find ways to tell which people have heart disease or cancer risks.1The function of Paragraph 1 is to_ .A. give a
6、n example B. show the main idea of the passage C. make an argument D. introduce the topic of the passage2Most genetic changes happen because of_ .A. peoples bad living habit B. environmental pollutionC. peoples condition at birth D. heart disease and cancer3The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 re
7、fers to_ .A. the footprint B. the cementC. the harmful effect D. the genetic change4Which of the following statements is true?A. The findings are the fruit of more than three years research.B. The findings offer evidence that a damaged gene can heal itself.C. The findings help to find treatments for
8、 genetic damage caused by smoking. D. The findings have prevented more people from starting smoking B Confucius was born in todays Qufu in Shandong Province in 551 BC. His family was far from being wealthy. But he was a hard-working pupil even in his childhood. As a young man of a little over twenty
9、, he became a small official of the state. Since he was very knowledgeable and serious in work, he had become quite well-known by the time he turned thirty. Confucius had been to many of the states of the time, trying to make his political views accepted by the rulers in running their states. But th
10、ey turned a d deaf ear to his views and opinions. As a result, Confucius made up his mind to devote all his energies to education. When people learned about this, many of them sent their children to him to be educated. They were accepted and so Confucius became the first man in the history of Chines
11、e education to start a private school.Yan Hui, a young man of humble origin, wanted to be accepted as Confuciuss student. But the family was so poor that they even had difficulty providing themselves with daily necessities. He was afraid he would be rejected as he could not afford the tuition(学费) On
12、e day he came to where Confucius was giving lectures and overheard Confucius say, “Im ready to accept anyone that can bring 10 pieces of preserved meat for tuition, whatever his origin” Hearing this, Yan Hui hurried back home and told his friends Zi Lu and Zi Gong about it. A few days later, all thr
13、ee became Confuciuss students.Confucius was a dedicated educator, having accepted a total of 3,000 students in his life, of whom 72 were outstanding scholars. Through educational work, Confucius succeeded in spreading his political views, which eventually became an independent school of thought and
14、had a great influence on China for thousands of years.5. Confucius had become very famous by the time he turned thirty because _.A. he had rich knowledge and took his work seriously B. his political view had been widely acceptedC. he was a hard-working pupil when he was young.D. many people in the g
15、overnment knew him well6. The underlined phrase “turned a deaf ear to” in the first paragraph probably means “_”.A. were willing to accept somethingB. refused to listen to someoneC. gave away something important to others.D. made someones ear deaf7. From the last part of the first paragraph, we can learn that _.A. nobody hoped to send their children to school thenB. Confucius was the first person to start education for all in ChinaC. Confucius was happy to work in the governmentD. Confucius started his school with the help of the government8. Which of the foll
