城郊中学2016-2017学年度第一学期第一次月考高一英语试题(含答案)

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1、城郊中学2016-2017学年度第一学期第一次月考高一英语试题（含答案）注意事项：本试卷不设有听力部分，满分150分，用时120分钟。第I卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ASittingforlongerthanfourhoursadayincreasesaperson’schanceofsufferingdiseases.Itisagrowinghealthproblemthatthreatenstocausecancer,diabetes（糖尿病）

2、andheartdisease.BenoitMaltaone,aFrenchdesigner,discoveredthatofficeworkersspentaround70percentofthedaysittingdown.Tosolvethelackofphysicalactivityinmodemworklife,hecameupwithagreatidea—two-leggedchair,whichaimstoencouragetheusertomoveathisorherdesk.Thechairjusthastwolegsandrequirestheusert

3、obalanceit.Despitelookingrisky,itisdesignedtopreventpeoplefromfallingwhileusingit.Butthechairisslightlyuncomfortable,astheuserhastokeepchangingpositiontokeepitbalanced.Itpromotesotherpartsofthebody,justasanexerciseball,forcingtheusertohavebetterposture.Whenthechairisnotbeingused,ithastobel

4、eaningagainstthewallortable.Sedentary（久坐的）behaviorissocommonnow.Mostpeoplehavelittlephysicalactivityduringtheday.PeoplewatchalotofTVandworkoncomputers.Manypeoplesufferfromspine（脊椎）andmuscleproblems.Companiesarecomingupwithnewproductstomakeourliveseasier,suchasautonomouscleanersorotherhomer

5、obots,buttryingtoofferconsumersaneasierlifecreateslotsofhealthproblems.Ourhousesarebecomingmoreandmorecomfortableandpeoplewouldnotimagineahousebuiltwiththeideaofdiscomfort.AccordingtoBenoit,thedesignisnotjustaboutfillingagapinthefurnituremarket.Thechallengeofthechairistoprovideaproductwhic

6、htriestoencouragepeopletomovetheirwholebody.Thepracticeofthisspecialchaircanmakepeoplechangetheirbadhabit.Itwillencouragepeopletotrytobemoreactive.1.Byusingthetwo-leggedchair,officeworkerswill.A.comeupwithgreatideasB.solvetheirspineproblemseasilyC.developagoodbalanceabilityD.movefrequently

7、whilebeingseated2.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytellus?A.Waysofusingthechair.B.Theadvantagesofthechair.C.Abriefintroductionofthechair.D.Reasonsfordesigningthechair.3.WhatisMaltaone’srealpurposeindesigningthespecialchair?A.Toprovideachaireasytocarry.B.Toincreaseusers