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香山中学2017－2018学年第一学期高一级第一次段考

英语试卷

考试范围：Units1-3 of Book1考试时间：2017年11月1日 命题人：莫妙嫦 审题人：吕建芬

注意事项：

1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号写在答题卡上，只交答题卷、卡，试卷自行保存。

2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。

3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原答案，再写上新答案。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

Ⅰ 阅读理解 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum

Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don’t need to book. They end around 21:00. November 7th The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”. December 5th Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering. Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew. February 6th An Update on the Cotswold Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play. March 6th 1

Eyots and Aits—Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames has many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.

Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book More info:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson London Canal Museum

12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT

www.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobi 1.When is the talk on James Brindley? A. November 7th. C. February 6th.

B. March 6th.

D. December 5th.

2.What is the topic(主题) of the talk in February? A. The Canal Pioneers. B. Ice for the Metropolis.

C. Eyots and Aits—Thames Islands. D. An Update on the Cotswold Canals.

3.Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames? A. Chris Lewis.

B

At the beginning of the century there was a big farm called Hollywood Ranch. It was near Los Angeles in California. A few years later Hollywood was one of the famous places of the world. From 1910s to the 1950s Hollywood was the film center of the world. Every family knew the names of its film stars Charlie Chaplin, Grete Garbo, Bergman and hundreds more.

The reason why people went to Hollywood to make films was the sun. At first people made films in New York on the east coast of the United States. But then they heard about Los Angeles where there are 350 days of sun every year. As they made all the films by sunlight, the west coast was a much better place to work.

Also near Hollywood you can find mountains and sea and desert. They did not have to travel far to make any kind o film

When TV became popular in the 1960s, Hollywood started making films for television. Then in 1970s they discovered people still went to cinema to see big expensive films. After twenty years they are still making films in Hollywood and people watch them all over the

B. Malcolm Tucker.

C. Miranda Vickers. D. Liz Payne.

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world.

4. Hollywood used to be a .

A. cinema B. big farmC. park D. market 5. Who was not mentioned as a film star in the passage? A. Charlie Chaplin. B. Marilyn Monroe C. Ingrid Bergman D. Greta Garbo.

6. People went to Hollywood to make films because . A. it was a beautiful placeB. you could find many film stars C. there was a lot of sunlight there D. it was a famous place 7. Which statement is true?

A. The west coast was a better place to make films. B. There are no mountains near Hollywood.

C. People no longer went to the cinema after television became popular. D. Hollywood began to make films for television before the First World War.

C

Your weight has been important since the moment you were born.Maybe you even know whatyour birth weight was.Most newborns weigh between6 and 9 pounds,but some may weigh moreand some less.But very quickly,a baby gains weight and everyone is glad about that because itmeans the child is growing bigger and stronger.

As you get older,your weight is still important.It's something your parents and doctor willprobably keep an eye on.When you go for a checkup,the doctor often will record your height andweight and compare it with what it was the last time you came in.The doctor wants to checkwhether you have a healthy weight because weighing too much or too little can be a problem.

But these days,being overweight is more common than being underweight.In the last 30 years,a growing number of kids and teenagers have developed weight problems.Today,1 out of3kidsand teens between the ages of2 and 19 are overweight.Many grown-ups understand what it's like tohave weight problems,since 2 out of every3 adults（成年人）are overweight.

For kids and adults,weighing too much can lead to illnesses and health problems.And a kidwho is overweight might be made jokes on or find it hard to keep up with friends on the playground.When people talk about being overweight,they mean that someone has more body fat than is healthy.Everyone has some body fat,but extra（多余的）fat can influence someone's

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