高一英语周测试题

2017级高一年级第19周周测英语试题

一．阅读理解（共12题，每小题 2.5分，满分30分）

第一节．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

How old are the apps your smartphone? Is it time for an update? Here are three apps

for you.Try them out and have fun.

Duolingo

Learning a foreign language doesn’t always mean you have to sit in class and take

（记住）

endless exams.An app called Duolingo has been designed to help you memorize

new words and grammar in creative ways,such as online lessons,games and interesting exercises.For example,one exercise asks you to put words in the right order to make the correct sentence.You can also try translation practice.

Douban FM

A music app is a necessity for almost every smartphone now Douban FM might be

the right thing for you.There no playlist on Douban FM—songs just keep streaming（播

（按钮）to mark the

放）one by one.You can use the “heart”, “trash” and “skip” buttons

（分别地）.Those marked with

songs you like,don’t like and want to cut short,respectively

a heart will be stored in another list as your favorites for you to listen to anytime you

want.Douban FM also has different channels（频道）.There are many types of music,such

as blues,jazz,and pop.You can choose the music for outdoor activities,work or studying depending on your mood（心情）.

Flipboard

It is one of the hottest news apps right now.With Flipboard,you can make everything personal to you.All you have to do is open up the app,“flip through” to sele interests you,and click the “+”　

button.At the end you’ll have your own magazine,complete with a front page,new articles,and information.

1.What’s the purpose of the passage?

A.To show a new way to learn English.

B.To offer a hottest news website.

C.To introduce three apps.

D.To give advice to music lovers.

2.Duolingo helps you .

A.get away from endless exams

B.keep words and grammar in mind

C.have easy access to online lessons

D.practice speaking English correctly

3.Which statement is true about Douban FM?

A.There is no playlist on it making a smartphone easier to operate.

B.It has special channels where concerts are regularly broadcast live.

C.It knows about your mood,based on what you are doing.

D.You can choose with it your favorite songs and music as you like.

4.According to the text with Flipboard you can .

A.have a personalized news magazine

B.go through everything that interests you

C.safely store some personal information

D.contribute your articles to popular magazines

B

Florida is celebrating a big anniversary this year.Five hundred years ago,on April

2,1513,Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon arrived on the east coast of what is now Florida.Native Americans had been living there for centuries, but Ponce de Leon was the

first European to set foot in what would become the United States

According to legend（传说）,Ponce de Leon may have landed in Florida by mistake

He is said to have been looking for an island called Bimini and its Fountain of Youth.The magical fountain could supposedly make old people young again.Instead,Ponce de Leon landed on the Florida peninsula（半岛）and claimed it for Spain.He named it La Florida,or “flowery place”．

Ponce de Leon explored more of Florida’s coasts over the next few months He lat