安徽省宣城市学年高一下学期期末英语试题.docx

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安徽省宣城市学年高一下学期期末英语试题

安徽省宣城市2020-2021学年高一下学期期末英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Fourappstokeepyourlifeontrack

Fromsimpletaskschedulingtodetailedtaskmanagement,alltheseappsoffereverythingyouneedforefficienttaskrecording.

Focuster

WithFocuster,youjustneedtoaddallyourtasksandthetoolwillarrangethemimmediatelyinorderofimportance.Afteraddingallthetasks,justpresstheNowbuttonandthetoolwillshowthetasksyoushouldbefocusingonfortheday.

TeuxDeux

Thisusefulappletsyouscheduleandorganizeallyourtasksforthewholeweek.Justaddthetasksbelowthedaycolumnandyou’redone.Wanttomoveataskfromonecolumntoanother?

Noworries.Itsdrag-and-dropinterface（界面）letsyourearrangethetaskandaddittoadifferentday’scolumn.Additionally,TeuxDeuxletsyouaddrepeatingtasksforaday.

TickTick

TickTickallowsyoutoaddtasks,subtasks,customremindersaswellasdeadlinesforaday,aweek,oramonth.Inordertoprovideyouwithmoreeaseintaskscheduling,TickTickoffersanicecalendarview,whereyoucanaddoredittasksonaweeklyordailybasis.Italsohasexperimentalfeatures,whichyoucanturnonifyouwanttotryoutbetacapabilities（测试功能）.

Wunderlist

Theappletsyoucreatetasks,subtasksandallowsyoutosharewithyourfamily,friendsandcolleagues.Thewholeappisdesignedinthemostuser—friendlywayandoffersyoutheabilitytoadddeadlines,additionalinformationandreminders.

1．Toshareyourtaskswithothers，you’dprefertochoose________.

A．Focuster.B．TeuxDeux

C．TickTick.D．Wunderlist.

2．What’sthesimilaritybetweenTeuxDeuxandTickTick?

A．Theyofferabeautifulcalendarview.

B．Theyhavegreatexperimentalfeatures.

C．Theycanhelporganizetasksforaweek.

D．Theyhaveaveryuser—friendlyinterface.

3．Whatbenefitcanyougetfromthefourapps?

A．Completingyourworkmoreeasily.

B．Obtainingeverythingyouneedfaster.

C．GettingaccesstotheInternetmorequickly.

D．Organizingyouractivitiesmoreeffectively.

OnOctober23,2018,scientistscameacrossawhiteoctopus（章鱼）with“wings”thatlookedmorelikeaghostfromouterspacethantheeight—leggedonesweareusedtoseeing.

Theoctopus’scientificnameisGrimpoteuthis.However,thankstothetwoear—likefins（鳍）onthesidesofitsbody,itisbetterknownasadumbooctopus,afterDisney’sanimated（动画的）elephant.Theseacreaturealsohaseightlegsconnectedtoitsbodybyawebofskin,whichareusedtoincreasethepacewhenfacedwithnaturalenemieslikesharks.Dumbooctopusescanalsomoveacrosstheseafloorusingtheirtentacles（触须）.

Whiletheonecaughtontapewasmostlywhite,dumbooctopuses,likeotheroctopuses,canchangetheirskincolorindifferentenvironments.They,however,donotproduceinkoftenusedasaweaponbyotheroctopuses.Instead,somedumbooctopuseshavedevelopedsomethingsharpontheirtentacles.

Therearemorethanadozenknownspeciesofdumbooctopuses.Whilemostaresmall,measuringbetween8and12incheslong,somecanreachover6feetinlength.Thoughoctopuseshavehugeeyes,theycanhardlysee.However,althoughdumbooctopusesliveinthedeepestanddarkestpartsoftheAtlanticandPacificOceans,wherenothingcanbeseen,thelackofsightdoesnotaffectthem.Instead,theyhavelearnedtousethesuckers（吸盘）ontheirtentaclestofeeltheirsurroundings.

Theirdeep—seaenvironmentmakestheseoctopusesdifficulttospot,whichiswhyanysightingoftheunusualcreaturesismetwithsuchjoy.Thelatestone,caughtoncamerabyHercules,anunmannedrobot,wasdiscoveredtwomilesunderwateraroundtheDavidsonSeamount,avolcanoinCalifornia.

4．Whatcanwelearnaboutthewhiteoctopusfromthepassage?

A．Itlooksstrange.B．Ithasnolegs.

C．Itcanflyoutofwater.D．Itiscommoninthesea.

5．Whichofthefollowingaredumbooctopusesgoodat?

A．Takingondifferentcolors.B．Attackingenemiesusingink.

C．Seeingindarknesswithbigeyes.D．Protectingthemselveswithwings.

6．Whatisthemajorfunctionofthesuckersondumbooctopuses’tentacles?

A．Tokeeptheirbalance.B．Tospeeduptheirpace.

C．Tosensetheirenvironment.D．Totakeinnecessaryfood.

7．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．TheOctopusesStudiedbyScientists

B．TheDumboOctopusFoundoffCaliforniaCoast

C．TheElephant—likeDumboOctopusesSpottedbyRobots

D．ANewSpeciesNoticedaroundtheDavidsonSeamount

Whatkindsofroomsareyourfavoritespotsforstudying?

Wearegoingtoguessthattheyareprobablynotpaintedbrightredoryellow.Butmaybetheyshouldbe.Imagine.Youaresuddenlyaskedtoprepareforanexam.Youhavetworoomstochoosefrom.Oneisapaleblue,andtheotherisabrightred.Whichonedoyousettleintoforstudy?

Isonegoingtogetyourbrainfiredupforlearning,orletyourelaxintothebeststateofconcentration?

AccordingtoresearchersatCurtinUniversityinAustralia,itmightbebesttocampoutinthebrightredroomwhenyouarelookingtostoreinformation.Itmightsoundstrange,sinceweoftenthinkofpalerooms—softbluesorlightgreens—arerelaxing.Andtheyseemtobe:

TheCurtinUniversitystudyshowedthatpalecolorsmadeparticipantsfeelmorerelaxedandcalm,whilebrightcolorsincreasedheartrate.Butcalmingandrelaxing,itturnsout,maynotalwaysbethebestenvironmentfordeepconcentrationorknowledgegaining.Readingcomprehensionwasmuchbetterinthebrightroomsthaninthepalerooms.Althoughparticipantsreportedthattheygenerallypreferredthepaleroomstostudyinasanapproachtorelaxintowork,theresearcherssawjusttheopposite—thatthebright-coloredroomsseemedtoleadtogreaterconcentration.

Whilethismightseemonlysurprising,thefindingsgetintoarathercontroversial（有争议的）areaofpsychologicalstudy.TheYerkes—DodsonLawsaysthatalittlebitofstressisgoodforachievingbestperformance,whiletoomuchstressnegativelyaffectsit.Thehigherheartrateandthereportsofthebrightcolorscreatingaheavyatmospheremightjustsuggestthatalittlestresswasgoodforthebrain.

8．Whatisthecommonideamentionedinthefirstparagraph?

A．Palecolorsappealtoalltastes.

B．Fewpeoplelikebrightredoryellow.

C．Light—coloredroomsmakeyoufeelnervous.

D．Bright—coloredroomsarenotgoodforstudying.

9．WhatmightdirectlyaffecttheresearchresultsaccordingtoPara2?

A．Howparticipantsreacttocolors.B．Participants’preferencesincolors.

C．Whatparticipantsreadintherooms.D．Timeparticipantsspentintherooms.

10．WhatcanbeconcludedfromthestudybyCurtinUniversity?

A．Higherstressleadstobetterperformance.

B．Mostpeopleknowhowtomakeuseofcolors.

C．Stressisnecessarywhenyouwanttoconcentrate.

D．Beingrelaxedisveryimportantforpeoplestudying.

11．What’sthemainideaofthetext?

A．Findingsaboutpeople’sfavouriteroomcolors.

B．Roomcolorscanaffectone’sacademicperformance.

C．Bright—coloredroomscancreateaheavyatmosphere.

D．Light—coloredroomshelppeoplefeelrelaxedintowork.

Breathingissomethingyoudoalldaylong,withouteventhinkingaboutit.However,youmightbedoingitwrong.Researchshowsthatthewayyoubreatheaffectstheamountofoxygenyoutakein,aswellashowyouthinkandfeel.

Sowhichisit?

Doyoubreathethroughyournoseoryourmouth?

Somehealthexpertsrecommendpeoplebreatheinthroughtheirnoseandoutthroughtheirmouth.Otherssaythatpeopleshouldjustfocusonbreathingeasily,payingnoattentiontotheirmouthornosepreference.Butmouthbreathinghasalsobeenconnectedwithbadbreath,snoring（打呼噜）,highbloodpressureandbadteeth.

Nosebreathingmayaffecthowmemoriesarestabilized（稳定）inourbrains,accordingtoSwedishresearchers.Duringthestudy,participantssmelled12differentsmellsandthenwereaskedtobreatheeitherthroughtheirnoseormouthforanhourafterwards.Then,theywerepresentedwiththeoriginalsetofsmellsandanewset.Thosewhosmelledwiththeirnoserememberedthesmellsbetter.

Aresearchteamrecognizedthedifferencesinbrainactivitythatoccurredwhensevenepilepsy（癫痫）patientsbreathedthroughtheirnoseorthroughtheirmouth.Theteamfoundthreeareasofthebrainwhereactivityisconnectedwithbreathing.Theseareasshowedmorechangesinbrainactivityonlywhenvolunteersbreathedinthroughtheirnose.

So,shouldmouthbreatherschangetheirbreathinghabits?

Ifyou’rehappywiththewayyoubreatheandyouaren’texperiencinganyhealthproblems,beyourselfandjustkeepyourownway.Butifyouthinkitmightbetimeforachange,focusbreathingthroughyournoseuntilitbecomesahabit.Itmighthelpyousurviveanemergency.

12．Whatdoestheword“it”underlinedinParagraph2referto?

A．Yourlifestyle.B．Howyoubreathe.

C．Howyouthinkandfeel.D．Theoxygenyoutakein.

13．WhatdidSwedishresearchersfind?

A．Nosebreathingmayimprovememory.

B．Mouthbreathingcauseshealthproblems.

C．Nosebreathersarenotsensitivetosmells.

D．Mouthbreathershaveagoodsenseoftaste.

14．Whatistheeffectofnosebreathingaccordingtotheresearch?

A．Ithelpsonetostayhealthy.B．Itcuresbadbreathandsnoring.

C．Itmakesone’sbrainmoreactive.D．Itimprovesone’ssenseofsmell.

15．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofnosebreathing?

A．It,shardtogetusedto.B．It’ssuitableforeverybody.

C．It’swhatpeoplehavetodo.D．It’swhatpeoplecanbenefitfrom.

二、七选五

Lao-tzuandConfuciuswereChina’smostfamousphilosophers.16．“Thosewhoknowdonotsay;thosewhosaydonotknow.”saidLao-tzu.Confuciussaidthatthebestpeoplesaythele