閱讀理解說明文20篇-2022-2023高一英語期末考試真題匯編（新高考專用）（原卷版）

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1.山東省棗莊市第八中學2022-2023學年高一上學期開學考試英語試題

TheChinesegovernmentendsitsone-childpolicy（政策）andallowsfamiliestohavethreechildren.The

policyismeanttobalancepopulationdevelopment,stopafallingbirthrate（出生率）andstrengthenthecountry's

laborforce（勞動力）.

China,withthelargestpopulationintheworld,startedtheone-childpolicyin1980.Butthegovernment

allowedonlyasmallnumberofcouplestohavetwochildren.Forexample,somefamiliesinthecountrysidecould

havetwochildren,ifthefirst-bornchildisagirl.In2016,theChinesegovernmentgaveothercouplesachanceto

havetwochildrenifoneofthemwasanonlychild.Becauseofagingofpopulation,in2021,itallowedfamiliesto

havethreechildren.

Tothenewestpolicy,differentfamilieshavedifferentopinions.t4Toomanyyoungpeopleinthecitiesareno

longerinterestedinhavingtwoorthreechildrenJanofficialsaid."Peopleinthecountrysidearemoreinterested.^^

Attheendof2021,Chinahadapopulationofmore由an1.4billionpeople.Atotalof900millionofthem

havejobs.Butthelabormarketpopulationwilldropin30years.Thatistosay,thecountrywillbeingreatneedof

laborbytheyear2050.Withthethree-childpolicy,anincreaseinbirthscansolvethisproblem.

Boysandgirls,whatdoyouthinkofthethree-childpolicy?Doyouwanttohavenew-bornbrothersorsisters?

24.WhydoestheChinesegovernmentendtheone-childpolicy?

A.BecauseChinaneedsalargerpopulation.

B.Becauseafallingbirthratemustbestopped.

C.Becausemostfamilieswanttohaveasecondorthirdchild.

D.Becausetherewillbelessoldpeople.

25HowlongdoesChinatakefromtheone-childpolicytothethree-childpolicy?

A.20years.B.30years.C.morethan40years.D.morethan50years

26.Howdomostyoungpeopleinthecitiesreact（反應）tothethree-childpolicy?

A.Theystronglysupportthepolicy.

B.Theydon'tthinkitisgood.

C.They'renotinterestedinitanymore.

D.Theyareinterestedinit.

27.Whatmayhappenafterwehavethe“three-child"policy?

A.Thepopulationdevelopmentwillbebalanced.

B.Thelabormarketpopulationwilldrop.

C.Therewillbemoreoldpeople.

D.Therewillbelessnewborns.

2,遼寧省沈陽市市級重點高中聯(lián)合體2022_2023學年高一上學期期中檢測英語試卷

ElementsofLatinhavemadetheirwayintomanyWeatemcountries.Datavaries,butasmuchas70%of

wordsinEnglishhaveaLatinorGreekroot.

Bylearningmoreabouttheserootsandhowtheycombinetocreatewords,youwillhaveanadvantagein

understandingnewwords,evenifyou'veneverseenthembefore.

Thegreatthingisthatit'snothardtolearntheserootsandrecognisethepatterns.You'renotlearningthe

wholelanguagewithitsgrammaranddifficultpoints.Youjustneedtomemorisesomepartsofthevocabularythat

youoftenseeinEnglish.

Sohowdowordrootswork?

Everywordhasaroot.Thispartcontainsthekeytoaword'smeaning.Taketheword“happy"forexample.

Thiswordonlycontainstheroot,whichmeansUfullofjoy”.There'snothingmoretothemeaningofthewordin

thisform.

Somewords,however,haveextraparts.Wecalltheseaffixes,includingprefixes,thepartattachedbeforethe

root,andsuffixes,thepartattachedbehindtheroot.Basedontheadditionalmeaningoftheprefixesandsuffixes,

themeaningofthefinalwordwillbeshapedtomeansomethingnew.

Taketheword“autobiography“forexample.Therootis"bio”,meaninglife.Youmayhavenoticedthatmany

wordswith"bio"havesomethingtodowithlifeorlivingbeings——biology,biography,andsoon.Whenthesuffixes

“graph",meaningtowrite,isaddedtoit,itmeansastoryaboutsomeone'sorsomething9sli%.“Auto"meansby

oneself.Altogether,an“autobiography"isastoryaboutaperson'slife,writtenbythepersonhimselforherself.

Inaword,abettergraspofwordrootscanmakeyouunderstandtheEnglishlanguagebetter,andwillhelpyou

withyourvocabularyrecognitionandmemoryskills.

12.What'sneededtoundenstandnewwordswithroots?

A.AgoodunderstandingofLatinorGreek.B.Afullunderstandingofgrammar.

C.Theabilitytorecognisedifferentpartsofwords.D.TheabilitytospeakvariousWesternlanguages.

13.Whatdoweknowabouttheroot?

A.Itcan'tformawordbyitself.B.Itisanecessarypartofaword.

C.Itisofgreaterimportancethanaffixes.D.Ithasnoimpactonaword'smeaning.

14.Whatisthemeaningof“biochemistry”？

A.Thesciencethatisrelatedtolivingthings.

B.Apersonwhodoesresearchaboutchemistry.

C.Apersonwhodoesresearchaboutlivingthings.

D.Thestudyofchemicalreactionsrelatedtolivingthings.

15.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.SecretofUnderstandingNewWordsB.Latin'sWayintoWesternLanguages

C.AmazingPowerofAffixesD.HintsonLanguageExams

3.貴州省北京師范大學貴安新區(qū)附屬學校2021-2022學年高一下學期期中考試英語試題

Teenagerswhostarttheschooldayreallyearlyarelikelytoweighslightlymorethanthosewhostartlater.

That'sthefindingofanewstudyofnearly30,000Canadiansbetweentheagesof10and18.

Gettingtoolittlesleepcanputkidsatriskforanumberofproblems.Sleepyteensaremorelikelytobe

overweight,tohavetroubleconcentratingandtostruggleinschool.GenevieveGariepy,whoworksatMcGill

UniversityinMontreal,Canada,wantedtoknowhowearlierschoolstarttimesnightbeconnectedwithweight.

"OverweightinteenagersisabigprobleminNorthAmerica,'*shesays.Thenumberofoverweightkidshas

grownoverthepast30years.AboutoneinthreeAmericanandCanadianteensarenowoverweight.Kidswhodon't

sleepenoughmaybeathigherrisk.SoGariepydecidedtofocusontheimpactofschoolstarttimes.

Herteamcollectedstarttimesfbr362Canadianschools.Thentheyaskedstudentsatthoseschoolstogive

theirheightandweight.Inall,theycollecteddatafromnearly30,00010-to18-year-olds.Among6th-to

lOth-graders,thosewhostartedschoolearlierwerelikelytobeslightlyheavierfbrtheirheight.Every10-minute

delayinschoolstarttimewasconnected,onaverage,withaslightlylowerweightamongstudentswhowerethe

samesex,ageandheight.However,thedifferenceisslight.Healthyeatingandgettingenoughexercisewillplaya

biggerroleinkeepingahealthyweight.

Becausethestudycomparedkidswhoalreadystartedschoolatdifferenttimesofdayit*snotclearthat

changingschoolstarttimewouldhelpheavierkidsloseweight.Toknowforsure,researcherswouldwantto

comparethesamekidsbeforeandafterchangingtoalaterschoolstarttime.

Still,thestudyisagoodstart,saysCoraColletteBruener,adoctoratSeattleChildren'sHospitalin

Washington.Thefindingsaddtoagrowingpileofevidencethatlaterschoolstarttimesmightbebetterforteen

health,shesays.

9.Whatisthefindingofthenewstudy?

A.Moreandmoreteensaregrowingoverweight.

B.Healthydietsandenoughexercisehelpreduceweight.

C.Teenswhostartschoolearlierarealittleoverweight.

D.Teenswhostartschoolearlierdonotperformwell.

10.Tokeepahealthyweight,teenagersneed.

A.muchsleepB.earlierschoolstarttime

C.lesssleepD.abalanceddietandenoughexercise

11.HowdidGariepy'steamgettheirfindings?

A.Byrecordingtheteens*weight.

B.Bycheckingtheteens'physicalhealth.

C.Bycomparingdifferentsetsofdata.

D.Bymeasuringtheteens*height.

12.WhatdoesCoraColletteBruenerthinkofthestudy?

A.Ithasinspiringvalue.B.Itlacksfurthersupport.

C.ItneedsimprovingD.Itiswelldesigned.

4,四川省涼山州寧南中學2022-2023學年高一上學期第一次月考英語試題

Thesunissetting,brighteningyourkids'facesastheyplayinthewaves.Youreachforyourphoneforthis

perfectmoment.Butbeforeyoudo,here'sabitofsurprisingscience:Takingphotosisnottheperfectwaytokeep

memoryasyouthink.

Takingtoomanypicturescouldactuallyharmthebrain'sabilitytokeepmemories,saysElizabethLoftus,a

psychologyprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine.Sowegetthephotobutkindoflosethememory.

Photography“outsources“memories.Itworksintwoways:Weeithershakeofftheresponsibilityof

rememberingmomentswhentakingpictures,orwe'resodistracted（分散注意力的）bytheprocessthatwemiss

themomentaltogether.

Thefirstexplanationisthelossofmemory.Peopleknowthattheircameraisrecordingthatmoment,sothey

don'ttrytoremember.Similarly,ifyouwritedownsomeone'sphonenumber,you'relesslikelytorememberit

offhandbecauseyourbraintellsyouthere?sjustnoneed.That'sallwellandgood—untilthatpieceofpapergoes

missing.

Theotherisdistraction.We'redistractedbytheprocessoftakingaphoto-howweholdourphone,

composingthephoto,suchassmilingfaces,thebackgroundtoourlikingandclearimage,allofwhichusesupour

attentionthatcouldotherwisehelpusmemorize.

However,takingphotoscanbenefitmemory—whendonemindfully.Whiletakingaphotomaybedistracting,

theactofpreparationbyfocusingonvisual（視覺的）detailsaroundhassomeupsides.Whenpeopletakethetime

tozoomin（拉近鏡頭）onspecificthings,memoriesbecomestrengthened.

Anotherbenefitisthatwerecallmomentsmoreaccurately（準確的）withthephotos.Memoryhasbeen

reshapedwiththehelpofnewinformationandnewexperiences.Thus,photosorvideoshelpusrecallmomentsas

iftheyreallyhappened.

Memoriesdieawaywithoutavisualrecordbackingthemup.Therefore,aphotoisanexcellenttooltohelp

rememberwhendonepurposefully,whichisworthexploringfurther.

32.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Tointroducethetopic.B.Tomakeusthinkofsimilarexperience.

C.Toshowtheinterestintakingphotos.D.Tocallonreadersnottotakephotos.

33.Whydoesphotography“outsource“memories?

A.Takingphotosishelpfulforustomemorize.

B.Photosaremoredetailedthanmemories.

C.Peopledependmoreonphotostorememberthantheirbrains.

D.Manysourcesinfluencepeople'smemoriesduringphoto-taking.

34.Whatmaylikelybediscussednext?

A.Situationswhentakingphotosisbetter.B.Whendistractionismostlikelytohappen.

C.Howtostayfocusedwhiletakingphotos.D.Howtousephoto-takingtomemorizebetter.

35.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.PhotographyorMemories?

B.PhotographyDoesHelptoMemories

C.TheFewerPhotosWeTake,theBetterWeWillRemember

D.RemembertheMomentandTakePhotosProperly

5.山東師范大學附屬中學2022-2023學年高一上學期第一次月考英語試卷

Livestreaming（直播）throughplatformssuchasAmazonLiveandTikTokisanincreasinglypopularwayto

sellgoodsonline.Itusuallylastsbetween5and10minutes,andsomeonepromotesaproduct.Viewerscanthen

readilybuyitbyjustclickingonalink.

Weanalyzed（分析）99,451salescasesonalivestreamsellingplatformandmatchedthemwithactualsales

cases.Intermsoftime,thatisequaltoover2million30-secondtelevisionadvertisements.

Todeterminetheemotional（情緒的）expressionofthesalesperson,weusedtwodeeplearningmodels:a

facemodelandanemotionmodel.Thefacemodeldiscoversthepresenceorabsenceofafaceinaframeofavideo

stream.Theemotionmodelthendeterminestheprobabilitythatafaceisexhibitinganyofthesixbasichuman

emotions:happiness,sadness,surprise,anger,fearordisgust.Forexample,smilingsignalsahighprobabilityof

happiness,whileanoff-puttingexpressionusuallypointstowardanger.

Wewantedtoseetheeffectofemotionsexpressedatdifferenttimesinthesalescasessowecounted

probabilitiesforeachemotionforall62millionframesinourdatabase.Wethencombinedtheseprobabilitieswith

otherpossibleaspectsthatmightdrivesales—suchaspriceandproductcharacteristics—tojudgetheeffectof

emotion.

Wefoundthat,perhapsunsurprisingly,whensalespeopleshowmorenegativeemotions-suchasangerand

disgust—thevolumeofsaleswentdown.Butwealsofoundthatasimilarthinghappenedwhenthesalespeople

showhighlevelsofpositiveemotions,suchashappinessorsurprise.

Alikelyexplanation,basedonourresearch,isthatsmilingcanbedisgustingbecauseitlackstruefeelingsand

canreducetrustintheseller.Aseller'shappinessmaybetakenasasignthatthesellerisgaininginterestsatthe

customer'sexpense.

32.WhatdoesParagraph1tellaboutlivestreamingsales?

A.Itincreasesthepricesofproducts.

B.Ithelpssellerssavemoneyonad.

C.Itmakesshoppingconvenientforbuyers.

D.Itpromotesbetterbuyer-sellerrelationship.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ofTputting“inParagraph3probablymean?

AUneasy.B.Unpleasant.

C.Lively.D.Strange.

34.Howdocustomersfeelabouttheseller'ssmiling?

A.Theyfeelrespected.B.Theyfeelsatisfied.

C.Theyfeelcheated.D.Theyfeeltrusted.

35.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.LivestreamersSellProductsSuccessfully

B.ExpressionsInfluenceOnlineProductSales

C.Emotions:MeansofCommunication

D.Smiling:AWaytoIncreaseSales

6.山東省威海市2021-2022學年高一下學期期末考試英語試題

Someoftheworld'sbestCoffeaarabicaisgrownonMountKenya.Thisvarietyoftheplantproducesbeans

thataretastierthanthosefromitspoorcousin,Cojfeacanephor^(knownasrobusta),whichoftenendsupin

instantcoffee(速溶咖啡).However,globalwarmingmayreducethetotalareathatismostsuitedtogrowing

arabicabeansbyabouthalfby2050.

Somefarmersaretryingtoadapttowarmingbymovinguphill.Yetthispushesthemintoareaslongusedfor

growingtea.Notonlyistherelessspacehigherup;themovestresseshowwarmingalsothreatenstoharmthetea

crop,whichsupportsabout10%ofKenya'spopulation.Warmerweatherwillpushteaitselfhigheruparea.

Kenya'sgovernment-fundedCoffeeResearchInstituteistryingtofindotherwaysofhelpingfarmersadapt,

suchasencouragingthemtoplanttreestoshadetheircoffeebushes,ortogrowhardier（適應性更強）robusta

plants.Itisalsotryingtoplantahybrid,Arabusta,whichwouldcombinethehardinessofrobustawiththeflavour

ofarabica.Coffeesnobsmayturnuptheirnosesatit,buttheymayhavenootherchoices.

However,suchadaptationsmaybringsocialcosts.Manysmallholderfarmersareatriskofbeingpushedout

oftheindustryaltogetherbecausetheycannotaffordthemoneyneededtoprotecttheircrops.

Anotheroptionmaybeentirelynewvarieties.ResearchersinLondonarestudyingawildtypeofcoffee,

Cojfeastenophylla.Itisdeliciousandcanalsotaketheheat.Butitproduceslowerharvestthanexistingvarieties

anditmaybeyearsbeforeitiswidelygrown.Withoutabreakthroughofsomesort,caffeineaddictsmayfacea

futuretoounpleasanttoimagine."Ifwedon'thavetheinnovation（倉U新）torespondtoclimatechallenges,**Vern

LongofWorldCoffeeResearchsays,"we'rejustgoingtobedrinkingman-madecoffee.”

8.InwhatwayisCqffeaarabicabetterthanCoffearobusta?

A.Flavor.B.Harvest.C.Hardiness.D.Sales.

9.Whatdoestheunderlined“it”refertoinParagraph3?

A.Robusta.B.Arabica.C.Arabusta.D.Stenophylla.

10.Whatmightbetheimpactofthegovernment'spolicy?

A.Goodmoneywillbebroughtin.

B.Theareasofteacropwillbereduced.

C.Thecostofcoffee-plantingmaydrop.

D.Smallholdercoffeefarmersmaydisappear.

11.What'sthepurposeofthistext?

A.Togivesuggestionstocoffeefarmers.

B.Torecommendnewvarietiesofcoffee.

C.Tointroducecoffeeindustryunderthreat.

D.lblistpossiblesolutionstoclimatechanges.

7,湖北省沙市中學2022-2023學年高一上學期第一次月考英語試題

Whensomeoneasksmewhatmygoalsareforthecomingyear,Idon'tusuallyknowhowtoreply.OfcourseI,

asmostpeopledo,wanttoseeanimprovementinmygrades.Thisyear,however,I'mhopingforsomething

different.

Throughthecourseofmyschoollife,I'vegraduallydevelopedanewunderstandingoftheword

"prioritization（優(yōu)先次序）ThefirstthingIwishtogetinSenior1istheabilitytomanagemytimebetter.Til

surelybecomebusierwiththecomingsemester,andproperorganizationisimportant.Fromschoolclubsto

academiccompetitions,everythingshouldbesetupinawaythatdoesn'tinfluencemyhealth,whichleadsmeto

mysecondgoal.

Mymotherhasalwaystoldmeputmyhealthfirst,sointhefuture,Ihopetobothphysicallyandmentally

healthy.Apersoncan'tstudywithouthavingtheenergytodoso.Inordertostayenergetic,theymustputtheir

healthfirst,nomatterhowbusytheyare,orhowmuchworktheyhavetocomplete.

Andfinally,IhopethatIwon'tbediscouragedbymyfailureandnevergiveuponmydreams.IhopethatI'll

havethecouragetotrynewactivitiesandclubs.Ibelievemyfinalgoalcanapplytoeverystudentaroundtheworld.

Weshouldallrespectoneanother'slikesanddislikes,andfocusoneachotherJsstrengths,notourweaknesses.

Everyoneshouldtrytotakepartinalloflife'sopportunities.

AlbertEinsteinoncesaid"Lifeislikeridingabicycle.Tokeepyourbalance,youmustkeepmoving.,,Inmy

case,it'stheotherwayaround.Inordertokeepmoving,Imustkeepmybalance-thebalancebetweenstudiesand

activities,efficiencyandprocrastination（拖延癥），academicsandhealth,passionsanddislikes.Thenewjourneyis

goingtobeahardone,butifIestablishthesegoals,IbelieveIwillmakeitthroughtotheend.

4.Duringthisschoolyear,whatdoestheauthorhopestodo?

A.Focusonimprovingheroverallgrades.B.Joinasmanyschoolclubsaspossible.

C.Learnhowtomanagehertimewell.D.Spendmoretimeonoutdooractivities.

5.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingstudentsshoulddo?

A.Alwaysputtheirstudiesfirst.B.Notbeafraidoffailing.

C.OnlydowhattheyYegoodat.D.Makedifferentkindsoffriends.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphmean?

A.AstrongfeelingofdislikeB.Astrongfeelingoflove

C.AstrongfeelingofangerD.Astrongfeelingofjoy

7.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodo?

A.Showwhatshelikesabouthighschoollife.B.Stresstheimportanceofhealthtostudents.

C.Showhowtobalanceourstudiesandactivities.D.Sharehergoalsforthecominghighschoolyear.

8.河南省部分學校2022-2023學年高一上學期選調(diào)考試

TheStateofCaliforniaisdependingonitsforeststohelpcutdownplanet-warmingCO2.Butthat

climate-changestrategymayberisky,asnewresearchfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine（UCI）reportsthat

treesinCalifornia^mountainsandopenspacesaredyingfromwildfiresandotherpressures-andfewernew

treesarefillingtheblank.

“Theforestsarenotkeepingupwiththeselargefires,“saidstudyco-authorJamesRanderson,theRalphJ.and

CarolM.CiceroneProfessorofEarthsystemscienceatUCLAcrossthewholestate,treecoverareahasdropped

6.7%since1985."ThesearebigchangesinlessthanfortyyearsJhesaid.It'sthefirsttimethatresearchershave

beenabletomeasuretreepopulationfallinCalifornia,andfindoutthereasons（wildfiresandwoodcutting）.

Forthestudy,theUCI-ledteamusedsatellitedatafromtheUSGSandNASA'sLandsatmissiontostudyplant

changesbetween1985and2021.Theyfoundthatoneofthemostobviousfallsintreecoverwasinsouthern

California,where14%ofthetreepopulationinlocalmountainhaddisappeared,maybeeverlastingly.

“Theability,offoreststorecover（恢復）fromfireappearstobedwindlinginthesouth,“saidJonathanWang,a

researcherinRanderson'sresearchgroup,wholedthestudycomingoutinAGUAdvances.4tAtthesametime,the

state'scoverageofbushesandgrassesisrising,whichcouldmeanmoreeverlastingecosystemshifts（生態(tài)系統(tǒng)轉(zhuǎn)

化）

“Thespeedandscaleoffallintreecoverisdifferentacrossthestate.TreecoverintheSierraNevada,for

example,stayedrelativelyunchangeduntilaround2010,thenbegandroppingsuddenly.Fortunately,inthenorth,

there'splentyofrecoveryafterfire,“saidWang,perhapsbecauseofthearea'shigherrainfallandcooler

temperatures,"Thisthreat（威脅）toCalifornia\climatesolutionsisn'tgoingawayanytimesoon,^^Wangsaid."We

mightbeenteringanewageofbiggerfireandvulnerable（易受損的）forests.”

12.WhatmainlyhelpedCaliforniacutdownCO2?

A.Richforests.B.Lessvehicles.

C.Energysaving.D.Fineweather.

13.Whathascausedthedropoftreecoverinthepastfewyears?

A.Poorsoil.

B.Continualfloods.

C.Highdemandforfarmlandandfood.

D.Largewildfiresandpeople'scuttingtrees.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dwindling”inparagraph4mean?

A.Suitable.B.Falling.C.Obvious.D.Boring.

15.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.California^treeswilldieoutinthefuture

B.California^environmentwillfaceabigchallenge

C.ThereasonforCaliforniawildfireshasbeenfoundout

D.WildfiresseriouslythreatenCalifornia'streecover

9.河北省武強中學2021-2022學年高一下學期期末考試英語試題

Smartphonesaregreatlychangingthewaywewalkdownthestreet.Officeworkersandyoungpeopleare

walkingliketheoldastheycheckemailsandmessages.

Scientistshavefoundmobilephonesmakeuswalkmoreslowly,withmodeststeps,toavoidfallingover.The

leaderofthestudysaidthewalkisjustlikesomeoneintheireighties.Researchersfoundpeoplewritingatext

messagewalkmorethantwiceasslowlyasthosewithoutaphone,findingithardertostayinastraightline.

Thescientistsexamined252peoplewalkingwhilereadingatextmessage,writingone,speakingontheir

phonesorwithouttheirphonesatall.Writingatextisthehardestactivity,causingpeopletolookdownattheir

phone46percentmore,and45percentlonger,thanwhenreadingamessage.Thisledpeopletowalk118percent

moreslowlythanwhentheywerewithouttheirphones.Peoplewalkedalmostathirdmoreslowlywhilereadinga

textand19percentwhiletalkingonthephone.

Smartphoneswerefoundtostoppeoplefromwalkinginastraightline,puttingthematgreaterriskofrunning

intootherpeople,carsorstreetlamps.Thisincreasedtheneedtoslowdownandtakemorecarefulsteps.

JohnTimmissaidtheideaforthisstudycamefromfollowingsomeonewalkingdownthestreetinthe

afternoon,whowaswalkingasifhehadhadseveraldrinks.Ithoughtitwasabitearlyforthat,thenwalkedup

alongsidehimandsawthathewasonhisphone.Simplybeingonthephonechangesthewaypeoplewalk.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“modest”meaninthesecondparagraph?

A.Young.B.Straight.

C.Low.D.Small.

9.Basedonthetext,whowalkthemostslowly?

A.Thosenotcarryingphones.

B.Thosewritingatextmessage.

C.Thosereadingatextmessage.

D.Thosespeakingontheirphones.

10.Whatmadepeoplewithphonestakemorecarefulsteps?

A.Theneedtowalkstraight.

B.Thedesiretousetheirphones.

C.Thechanceofpossibleaccidents.

D.Thetrafficjamsduringrushhours.

11.WhatmadeJohnTimmisdecidetodotheresearch?

A.Seeingofficeworkerswalkingliketheelderly.

B.Seeingpeoplewalkinginthestreethurriedly.

C.Watchingyoungpeoplewhowerewalkingnormally.

D.watchingapersonwhowaswalkinginthestreetinastrangeway.

10.廣東省廣州市海珠區(qū)第六中學2022-2023學年高一上學期開學考試英語試題

Humanbeingshaveusedtoolsforaverylongtime.Insomepartsoftheworldyoucanstillfindtoolsthat

peopleusedmorethantwomillionyearsago.Theymadethesetoolsbyhittingonestoneagainstanother.Inthis

way,theybrokeoffpiecesfromoneofthestones.Thesechipsofstonewereusuallyshaipononeside.Peopleused

themforcuttingmeatandskinfromdeadanimals,andalsoformakingothertoolsoutofwood.Humanbeings

neededtousetoolsbecausetheydidnothavesharpteethlikeothermeat-eatinganimals,suchaslionsandtigers.

Toolshelpedpeopletogetfoodmoreeasily.

Workingwithtoolsalsohelpedtodevelophumanintelligence.Thehumanbraingrewbigger,andhuman

beingsbegantoinventmoreandmoretoolsandmachines.Thestonechipwasoneofthefirsttoolsthatpeople

used,andperhapsitisthemostimportant.Somescientistssaythatitwasthekeytosuccessofmankind.

Since1960,anewkindoftoolhasappeared.Thisisthesiliconchip（硅芯片）.Itissmallerthanafingernail,

butitcanstorelotsofinformation.Itisanelectronicbrain.Everyyearthesechipsgetclever,buttheirsizegets

smaller,andtheircostgetsless.Theyareusedinwatches,calculatorsandintelligentmachinesthatwecanusein

manyways.Inthefuturewewillnotneedtoworkwithtoolsintheoldway.Machineswilldoeverythingforus.

Peoplewillhaveplentyofsparetime.Butwhatwilltheydowithit?

Humanbeingsusedstonechipsformorethantwomillionyears,buthumanlifechangedverylittleinthattime.

Butnowlifeischangingfastereveryday.Whatwilllifebeliketwentyyearsfromnow?Whatwilltheworldbe

liketwomillionyearsfromnow?

8.Fromparagraph1,wecanknow.

A.whyearlyhumanbeingscutskinfromdeadanimalsB.howearlyhumanbeingsdiscoveredthetools

C.whatearlyhumanbeingsusedthetoolsforD.whatfoodearlyhumanbeingsstored

9.Thestonechipisthoughttobethemostimportanttoolbecauseit.

A.wasveryimportanttothedevelopmentofmankind

B.ledtotheinventionofmachinesintheearlytime

C.developedcookingabilitiesofmankind

D.wasoneofthefirsttoolsofmankind

10.Thesiliconchipismentionedinthepassageto.

A.stresstheimportanceofthesiliconchip

B.