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1、20162017学年度第二学期阶段性检测高 一 英 语I. 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)AThe human athlete has a special trick that no other animal has. It is called self-talk. Athletes talk to themselves to warm up, to focus and to help themselves believe they will win. A few simple wo
2、rds like “I can do it!” and “It is now or never!” can make the difference between winning gold or not.Self-talk is also used by speakers, actors and other performers. Before a speech, politicians believe that their words will win votes. And, self-talk helps students stay calm even when stumped by ha
3、rd exam questions. Self-talk is a life skill you can use wherever you are, whenever you need it.The whole idea of talking to themselves seems strange to many people. Imagine your teacher saying, “For homework, talk to yourself for half an hour tonight.” You might think he is playing a joke on your c
4、lass. Instead, adults teach kids all about talking to other people. There are many books on why, when, what and how to communicate with the rest of the world. Thus, you can grow up knowing a lot more about people around you than about yourself.It is good to speak and listen to others. But there is g
5、reat value in making time to listen to yourself. When you do, you get to know yourself better. Along the way, you may discover the power you have for using words well.Such ideas are so exciting to psychologists that they have been trying to learn more about self-talk. In the study, people found cert
6、ain lost items at home more easily when they talked to themselves while searching for the things.1. By saying “It is now or never!”, the athlete means that “_”.A. the time is valuableB. it is possible to win goldC. I must try my best to winD. it is never too late to learn2. What is the main idea of
7、paragraph 2?A. Self-talk makes a speech wonderful.B. Self-talk is helpful for different people.C. Self-talk helps the students pass the exam.D. Self-talk is especially important for performers.3. Why do many of us learn less about ourselves?A. We dont like doing the homework.B. We dont know how to t
8、alk to ourselves.C. There are no books about ourselves.D. We spend too much time in learning other people.BAmericans drove more miles in 2015 than any year since the U.S. government started keeping records 45 years ago. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDT) recently reported that Americans dr
9、ove a record of 3.148 trillion miles last year. In case you are wondering, that is enough to take 337 round trips from Earth to Pluto.There are a number of reasons why Americans are driving more miles. The social experts agree that the first is the price of gas, which has dropped to the level of the
10、 year 2004 in the past year. The American Automobile Association (AAA) said that the average price of gas was just $1.71 a gallon. That could be the lowest price since 2004.P.J. Sriraj, a director of the Urban Transportation Center at the University of Chicago, notes that the lower cost to fill up a
11、 car is just one reason. Another reason is that more Americans are back to work after the 2008 economic recession, and they drive to their jobs. Besides, more Americans have to travel a long distance every day between home and the office. There are a lot of Americans who must travel more than 45 mil
12、es per day for their jobs. And as for many, there is not enough public transportation. Because of the heavy traffic, roads are becoming more and more crowded. While modern cars are more fuel-efficient, the improvement is not enough to offset more cars on the road. “There is no doubt that driving mor
13、e will make the air dirtier,” said P.J. Sriraj. And many Americans showed a great concern in a recent survey.4. The USDT report shows that in 2015 _.A. Americans drove record-breaking milesB. Americans drove 3.148 trillion miles a dayC. Travel to Pluto was popular with AmericansD. The government beg
14、an to record driving miles5. P.J. Sriraj thinks the reason why Americans drove more miles is _.A. the low prices of gas and carsB. the 2008 economic depressionC. the Urban Transportation CenterD. more peoples coming back to work6. What makes many Americans worried?A. Having to drive far to work.B. H
15、aving no public transportation.C. Too many cars pollution of the air.D. Small improvement of modern cars.7. How is the whole passage developed?A. By explaining causes.B. By giving examples.C. By following time order. D. By making comparison.CLiving among trees, plants and flowers can fill your life
16、with beauty. And if you are a woman, it can also help you live longer. Researchers found that women who live in homes surrounded by plants appear to have lower death rates than women who live in areas with fewer plants.Researchers at Harvard Universitys T.H. Chan School of Public Health reported the finding. They looked at the informatio
