2019学年高一英语12月月考试题
本试卷分第1卷（选择题）和第2卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分。考试时间120分钟。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）
A
1.With help from a Mr. H, you can_____.
A. stop using batteries.
B. finish your homework on time.
C. remember your teacher’s instructions.
D. get your room tidied on your way home.
2.A PENGO WATCH CONTROL can help you to_____.
A. repair your TV
B. be a James Bond
C. know what the weather is like
D. organize your homework
3.You can get your Mr. H for_____.
A.$499
B.$299
C.$199
D.$99
4.Where would you be most likely to find the two texts?
A. On a notice board
B. On a teenage website
C. In a company brochure.
D. In a college news
B
Some people seem to have great memories. Zheng Aiqiang, a “memory athlete”on TV show Super Brain, can remember 2,660 numbers in just one hour!
You would think people like this have special brains. But according to a recent study by researchers from the US and the Netherlands, the brain structures of ordinary people and 23 of the world’s leading memory athletes show no difference.
That’s because good memories can be trained. New research in the journal Neuron(神经元期刊) suggests that you can become a super memorizer with just six weeks of hard training.
Researchers found that technique(技巧) called loci, invented by ancient Greeks, can greatly help improve memory. By using loci, you are using your imagination to improve the brain’s memory networks. You can link(关联) something you need to remember with a place that you know very well. For example, to remember a list of numbers, imagine yourself walking through your house. Each thing is linked to a number. For example, zero could be handle(把手) on the door and five could be the painting on the wall.
In one study, some ordinary people were given 20 minutes to remember 72 words. First they could only remember 26 of them. But when they were taught loci, they could remember 62 words.
“Not everyone can become a memory champion. But everyone using the technique can improve a lot from the level they’re at,”said Boris Konrad, one of the researchers in the study.
5.According to the study, ________.
a. memory athletes have special brains
b. ordinary people and memory athletes have similar brain structures
c. hard training can make a person a super memorizer
d. the ancient Greeks had the most powerful memory at that time
A. ab
B. cd
C. bc
D. ac
6.When using loci to remember something, you link the thing with a _______.
A. number
B. place
C. name
D. painting
7.Which of the following about the study is NOT true? ________.
A. People were given 20 minutes to remember the 72 words.
B. They could remember 26 words in their own way.
C. They could remember all the words by using loci.
D. Loci helped them remember 36 more words.
C
Everyone would like to be a millionaire , a person with a lot of money, but can you imagine having over $30 million and only being 20 years old? Britney Spears from Kentwood, a small town in Louisiana, is only 20 years old. She is a world famous film star with not only $30 million but also a $2 million house in LA. At her young age, she can look after her family financially all her life. This year is a big year for Britney. She is now on a 31-day tour of the US and every concert is a sell-out. That means she plays in front of a crowd of around 18,000 people every time. It’s a tiring schedule but brings her a lot. When touring, she goes to bed around 1 a.m. and then has a lie-in until 1 p.m. the next day. Her philosophy is to take care of the body and relax but always make sure you work hard and have fun.
