Passage A
Dear editor,
Can’t your newspaper do something about the custom of hitchhiking?
A short time ago, on a car travel I counted at least 50 people standing beside the road, asking for rides. Many of them were young women.
Don’t they understand how dangerous it is to get into the car driven by a stranger? How much do they know about the driver? Is he a good driver of not? Nothing!
Many of these young hitchhikers may come from good families. Don’t their parents teach them anything about the world? I always taught my children not to talk to strangers. I never let them take rides from people they didn't know.
Isn’t there enough crime (犯罪) today without asking for trouble by hitchhiking? On the other hand, hitchhiking may bring some traffic trouble. Don’t you think what I said is true?
A Worried Grandfather
56. The word “hitchhiking” means A. waiting for a bus at the bus station
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B. driving to somewhere in a dangerous way
C. going somewhere by getting free rides in others’ cars
D. asking a stranger the ways in a car
57. What do you think a good editor will probably do after he receives the letter?
A. He will either return the letter to the old man or give it to the police station. B. He will write back to the Worried Grandfather and tell him not to hitchhike. C. He will write something about the danger of hitchhiking in the newspaper. D. He will hold a meeting to tell the drivers to make less traffic trouble.
Live Music - Late Night Jazz
Passage B
This March is a busy month in Shanghai. There’s a lot to do. Here are the highlights.
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player. He’s coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie’s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie’ s third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.
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PLACE: The Jazz Club PRICE: ￥80,120 TEL: 6466-8736
DATES: 15-23 March TIME: 10:00p.m. till late!
Scottish Dancing
Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Instructors will demonstrate the dances. The live band, Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees, are also excellent.
PLACE: Jack Stein's
PRICE: Y60 including one drink
DATES: every Monday TIME: 7:00 - 0:00 p.m.
TEL: 6402-1877
Exhibitions - Shanghai Museum
There are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof. It’s always interesting to visit, but doubly so at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs exhibition. There are lots of mummies and more gold than you’ve ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move!
PLACE: Shanghai Museum TEL: 6888-6888
PRICE: ￥30 (￥ 15 for students) DATES: daily
TIME: Monday - Friday 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m., Weekends 9:00a.m. - 9:00p.m.
Dining - Sushi Chef in Town
Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it’s become an art form. The most famous Sushi “artist” is Yuki Kamura. She’s also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She’ll be at Sushi Scene all of this month.
PLACE: Sushi Scene in the Shanghai Hotel DATES: all month
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PRICE: ￥200
TIME: lunchtime
TEL: 6690-3211
For a full listing of events, see our website.
58. Suppose you are going to attend an activity at 7: 00p. m. on Saturday, which one can you choose?
A. Live Music - Late Night Jazz
B. Scottish dancing
D. Dining - Sushi chef in town
A. The performance given by the American jazz band won’t last long. B. Scottish dancing is so interesting and easy that it never tires you out.
C. It is more interesting to visit Shanghai Museum for the exhibits from Egypt. D. Sushi is not popular in Shanghai as it is a kind of Japanese traditional food. 60. From the text we may learn that Kamura is . C. a musician Passage C
D. an artist
C. Exhibitions - Shanghai Museum
59. Which of the following is true according to the advertisements?
A. a cook
B. a waitress
People generally tend to pick out the best-looking fruits and vegetables when shopping for produce, but Canadian supermarket chain Loblaws is attracting customers with badly-shaped and faulty produce at the price of 30% lower than normal-looking ones.
A trial run (试验，试行) of the ugly food line, named “Naturally Imperfect”, began with only apples and tomatoes to choose from. Consumer demand has been so huge that Loblaws is going to introduce more unsightly vegetables and fruit options like onions and mushrooms. The line is available at other stores, including Real Canadian Superstore and Your Independent Grocer.
All the produce that will be sold through Naturally Imperfect would otherwise have been used in juices, sauces, or soups, or have not been harvested at all. The director Dan Branson explained that this program benefited both food producers who would otherwise have to let
abnormal harvest go to waste, and consumers who could buy fresh produce at low prices. And he was right, given how popular the line has become.
“It really went well beyond our expectation,” Branson said. “I think it really spoke to the fact that Canadians are out there really looking for some options.”
Of course, Canadians know that beauty is more than skin deep, but they also recognize that they can get the same flavor and nutritional benefits in spite of appearances. The positive response
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to the initial (最初的) offering of apples and potatoes showed the opportunity to expand the line
and offer more options at a greater price to Canadian families.
“If you grow produce in your backyard, there will be a lot of produce that won’t look as
pretty as what you will see in a grocery store,” said Branson. “And nature doesn’t grow everything perfectly. I’d like to think if somebody were to take a No Name Naturally Imperfect apple, put right beside a No.1 apple, close their eyes and eat them, there would be no difference.” 61. Loblaws is different from other supermarkets in that .
A. more fruits are offered at lower prices
B. normal-looking produce is banned there
C. imperfect produce is sold at lower prices there
D. only apples and potatoes are sold every day
62. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The ugly food line
B. The food to be wasted D. All the produce
C. The abnormal harvest
63. What do Branson’s words in the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A. We should eat imperfect apples with our eyes closed. B. The world is usually full of imperfect things.
C. Imperfect fruits are as tasty and nutritious as perfect ones.
D. The fruits grown by ourselves are more nutritious than those in the store.
Passage D
A research showed that taking plenty of exercise regularly could make people’s hearts stronger. Certainly through exercising, people become healthier and healthier. Now researchers suggest cutting down sugar from people’s daily diet to keep fit as well as look young.
For the first time, a clear relationship between the amount of sugar in the blood (血液) and how old a person looks has been found. Scientists surveyed the blood sugar levels of 600 men and women aged between 50 and 70. Then they showed photos of those people and found out that people with higher blood sugar levels looked older than those with lower blood sugar levels. They concluded that for every 1mm increase in blood sugar levels, people would look six months older than their real age.
So it’s important to try to give up sugar in your daily life to keep healthy. Things like cakes and white bread should be moved out of your food list. However, keep up a good habit of eating healthy food, such as brown rice, fruits and vegetables. The aim should be to make sure that there is less than ten percent of sugar in your everyday diet.
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“The higher the blood sugar level is, the older the person looks,” said Dr. David Gunn. “You can protect your skin from the outside through the sun cream (防晒霜), but you need to take care of the sugar at the same time for it will be bad for your skin from the inside.” Well, the problem of sugar is that it makes the skin lose the elasticity (弹性), which can show a young appearance. “If you cut down on sugar and take enough exercise, you will quickly see the great change on your face. For example, your skin will seem less dry than before.” added Dr. Gunn.
64. If one has 1cm increase in blood sugar levels, he/she will look .
A. women always eat less sugar than men in the old days B. eating sugar can be regarded as a way to lose weight C. it’s easy to give up sugar in people’s everyday life
A. 6 months older C. 5 years older
65. We can learn from the passage that . B. 12 months older D. 10 years older
D. eating much sugar can be a disaster for people’s skin V. 完成句子（10%）
66. 发现了治愈阿尔海默兹病症的方法是医学上的一个重大的进步。
The discovery of a cure for Alzheimer's disease was a major medical a .
67. 他们和 Tom 谈了近一个小时。这次谈话使得 Tom 更好的了解了他自己目前的问题和努 力的方向。
They talked with Tom for nearly an hour, which enabled Tom to achieve a greater a
of his current problems and the direction of his efforts.
68. 我们会留出一天的时间让你们逛逛老北京的胡同。
We'll set aside a day for you to e the hutongs of old Beijing. 69. 他慢慢地弯下腰去，抓住箱子两边的把手，攒足全身的力气，把箱子举了起来. Slowly he stooped down, grasped the handles on each side of the box, and g his strength to lift it.
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天津市第一中学2019-2020学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题
