辽宁省沈阳铁路实验中学高一英语6月月考试题

- 12 - 辽宁省沈阳铁路实验中学高一英语6月月考试题

沈阳铁路实验中学2018-2019学年度下学期阶段考试（6月）试题

高一英语

时间：100分钟 分数：120分

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分: 阅读理解 (共两节，满分35分)

第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

A

The idea for traffic lights began in the 1800s when a system was required to control

the ever-increasing flow of horse-drawn traffic. In 1868, in London, a signal was

installed (安装) at the crossing of George Street and Bridge Street, near Parliament.

This provided walkers with a safe crossing.

The system contained a semaphore（信号标）— a tall post

with moveable arms. When

the arms were positioned sideways it meant stop. After dark, a gas light was lit at

the top. The green colored glass meant go, while red meant stop. At first, signals

were controlled by hand, with officers deciding when the signals should be changed

- 12 - according to traffic flow. They blew a whistle to warn drivers that the signal was

going to change.

However, in 1869, a traffic signal exploded following a leak（泄露）in one of

the gas lines below, severely injuring the policeman operating it. This led to the

semaphore project being dropped in London.

Then in Utah in 1912, Policeman Lester Wire developed the first electric light

system with red and green lights. Two years later, the first electric signal was

installed in Cleveland. It was based on a design by James Hoge and allowed the police

and firefighters to control the signals in case of emergencies.

In Detroit, William Potts, also a police officer, looked to adapt railroad signals

to be used on streets and developed a system with red, yellowish brown and green lights.

He made the first four-way three colored traffic system, and it was installed on the

Wood ward and Michigan Avenues in Detroit in 1920. A year later there were 15 automatic（自动的）light systems.

The first electric traffic lights to be installed in England were in Piccadilly

Circus in 1926. Just over 60 years later traffic lights became the subject of an art

installation near London’s Canary Wharf.

1. The second paragraph mainly tells readers ________.

A. how the original traffic lights functioned B.

how the semaphore was

installed

C. why a whistle was needed to control the traffic D. why signals should be changed

by traffic officers.

2. Why was the semaphore project dropped in London?

A. It was not environmentally friendly. B. It was not easy to operate.

C. It turned out to be unsafe. D. It was expensive to afford.

3. The text is developed mainly by _______.

A. following space order B. following time order C. making comparisons D. giving

examples

B

How you move and gesture says as much about you as what comes out of your mouth.

- 12 - Jenny Smith, 34, an assistant vice-president at a bank in New York, was

interviewing candidates (应考生) for a position which required a person with good

communication skills.

One candidate in particular stood out, but not in a good way. While she could

have been very intelligent, her body language sent out very different messages. Her

handshake was more of a finger shaker, and her eye contact was weak.

To Jenny, what the candidate said didn’t matter because her body language said

everything: she wasn’t suitable for the position. The candidate may have been quite

appropriate(合适的), but she didn’t manage to get that across. So our body language

may not do us justice. But there are some signals which are very common and are worth

a thousand words.

For example, a handshake can say much more than “hello, nice to meet you”. The

most important part of a handshake is palm-to-palm contact. It’s even more important

than how strong your handshake is. The palm-to-palm contact makes people seem honest:

it seems to say “I am sincere(真诚的)”. A weak handshake—when the palms don’t

touch —makes you seem unfriendly, insincere.

But people sometimes use body language to give each other the wrong impression.

Somebody who has a firm handshake may be pretending to be sincere, and somebody with

a weak handshake may just be a bit shy and nothing more.

Body language can also be overdone. While eye contact gives an impression of

friendliness, too much eye contact or eye contact which is too intense(极为强烈的)

can make people feel uncomfortable.

4. The candidate for the job failed because _______.

A. She wasn’t clever enough B. she used improper body language

C. she said the wrong things D. she expressed a bad attitude

5. When you shake someone’s hand you should ______.

A. hold his hand with great strength B. make frequent eye contact

C. say something sincere D. make good contact with their hand