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【百强校]2019学年福建省高一上期中考试英语卷【含答案及解析】姓名___________班级____________分数__________题号一二三四五六七八总分得分一、阅读理解1.YouhaveprobablyheardoftheMozarteffect.It’stheideathatifchildrenorevenbabieslistentomusiccomposedbyMozart,theywillbecomemoreintelligent.AquickInternetsearchsuggestsplentyofproductstoassistyouinthetask.WhateveryouragethereareCDsandbookstohelpyoutastethepowerofMozart’smusic,butwhenitcomestoscientificevidencethatitcanmakeyoumoreclever,thepictureismoremixed.Thephrase“theMozarteffect”wasmadeupin1991,butitwasastudydescribedtwoyearslaterinthejournalNaturethatsparkedrealmediaandpublicinterestabouttheideathatlisteningtoclassicalmusicsomehowimprovesthebrain.Itisoneofthoseideasthatsoundreasonable.Mozartwasundoubtedlyageniushimself;hismusiciscomplex（复杂的）andthereisahopethatifwelistentoenoughofit,we’llbecomemoreintelligent.Theideagotacrosstothepublic,withthousandsofparentsplayingMozarttotheirchildren,andin1998ZellMiller,theGovernorofthestateofGeorgiaintheUS,evenaskedformoneytobesetasideinthestatebudgetsothateverynewbornbabycouldbesentaCDofclassicalmusic.ItwasnotjustbabiesandchildrenwhowereexposedtoMozart’smusiconpurpose,evenanItalianfarmerproudlyexplainedthatthecowswereplayedMozartthreetimesadaytohelpthemtoproducebettermilk.I’llleavethedebateontheimpactonmilkyieldtofarmers,butwhatabouttheevidencethatlisteningtoMozartmakespeoplemoreintelligent?Moreresearchwascarriedoutbutananalysisofsixteendifferentstudiesconfirmedthatlisteningtomusicdoesleadtoatemporaryimprovementintheabilitytohandleshapesmentally,butthebenefitsareshort-livedanditdoesn’tmakeusmoreintelligent.1.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph1?A.Mozartcomposedmanymusicalpiecesforchildren.B.ChildrenlisteningtoMozartwillbemoreintelligent.C.TherearefewproductsontheInternetaboutMozart’smusic.D.ThereislittlescientificevidencetosupportMozarteffect.2.Theunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3suggeststhat________.A.theideawasacceptedbymanypeopleB.peoplewerestronglyagainsttheideaC.Mozartplayedanimportantpartinpeople’slifeD.theUSgovernmenthelpedpromotetheidea3.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheMozarteffect?A.Favorable.B.Objective.C.Positive.D.Doubtful.4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ListeningtoMozart,necessary?B.Whatmusicisbeneficial?C.WhatistheMozarteffect?D.ToacceptMozartornotto?2.ResearchersatStanfordUniversityhavedevelopedanewmaterialthatcanmoveheatoutofbuildingsandintospace.Theresearcherssaythematerialcancoolbuildingsevenonhotdays.Thecoolingmaterialisaverythinsheetwithmanylayersthatcouldbeplacedonarooflikesolarpanels(板).However,insteadofturningsunlightintoenergyassolarpanelsdo,thematerialturnsheatintoradiation.ShanhuiFanisanelectricalengineeringprofessoratStanfordUniversity.Hesaysthatthepanelshavealayerofmaterialthatislikesand.Thepanelsactlikeamirror.Theytakeheatoutofbuildingsandreflectthelightfromthesun.Andhesaysboththeheatandsunlightaresent100kilometersintoouterspace.It'sastructure(构造)thatcoolsitselfwithoutelectricityinput,evenunderthesun.So,whatitdoesisbasicallyradiateheattoouterspaceandalsoreflectthesunlightsoitdoesn'tgetheatedupbythesun.Mr.Fansaysitislikehavingawindowintospace.Theheatissentdirectlyintospacewithoutwarmingtheair.”Hesaysbuildingsindevelopingcountriesthatdonothaveelectricityorairconditioningcouldusethepanels.Inareaswhereelectricityisoutofreachformanypeople,thereisapotential(潜在的)benefitforstoringmedicineorevenfood.Inmanyofthesesituations,beingabletoreducethetemperatureisimportant.Andthiswouldprovideawaytodoit.”Theresearcherssaythemainproblemiscreatingactualcoolingsystemsusingthehigh-techpanels.Theysayitmaybepossibletodevelopacoolingspray(喷涂)thatcouldbeusedonpresentsolidstructures.Theybelievethecoolingspraytechnologycouldbedevelopedinthenextthreetofiveyears.Theysayasmuchas15percentoftheenergyusedintheUnitedStatesisspentprovidingpowertoairconditioningsystems.1.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus________.A.livingonhotdaysisnolongerabigproblemnowB.anewmaterialiscreatedtocoolthebuildingsC.researchersaredevelopingnewsolarpanelsonroofsD.thenewmaterialisaverythinsheetwithmanylayers2.Howdoesthepanelwork?A.Ittakesintheheatandcoolsitdown.B.Itusesamirrortoreflectthesunlight.C.Itsendsheatawayrightintospace.D.Ithasawindowtoletouttheheat.3.Thenewmaterialisespeciallyusefulinareasthat________.A.sufferhightemperatureB.havepoorairconditioningC.haveplentyoffoodD.areshortofpower4.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?A.Theapplianceofthenewpanelisstillunderresearch.B.Somepeoplegotbenefitsfromproducingthepanels.C.Peoplemayhaveproblemsinusingthenewmaterial.D.Thenewpanelsmaysave15percentoftheenergy.3.Therehavebeenbigchangesintheattitudesofmostparentsoverthelastfewyears.Physicalpunishmentisbanned(被禁止)inschoolsinmostcountries,andinmanycountries,therearemovestobanallphysicalpunishmentofchildrenevenathome.However,manyparentsstillbelievethattheyhavetherighttousesomephysicalpunishmentstodealwithcertainmisbehavioratcertainages.It’seasytofindreasonstoallowsomephysicalpunishments.Oneissueisthatmanyparentsfinditverydifficulttogiveupphysicalpunishmentcompletely.Parentsarguethatthiswasthewaytheywerebroughtupandthatitdidn’