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试卷编号：S1A02高中英语单元模拟试题高一(上)DifferentAttitudestowardsHairstylesAccordingtonewresearch,womentryout150differenthairstylesintheirlifetime,includingvariouscuts,colourandshapes.However,mensettleontheirfavouritehairstyleaftertryingonlyfivedifferentcuts.Thestudyof2,000womenhasfoundthatwomen(14)(visit)thehairdresserfivetimesayearonaverage,andaboutonein20liketotry(15)differentwitheachtriptothehairdresser.Almosthalfarewillingtobeexperimentalandtakeriskswiththeirhair.Womenarelikelytogofortwonewstylesandatleastonecolorchangeeveryyear(16)theagesof15and65.Thestudyfoundthat64percentofwomenwillaltertheirhairsimply(17)theyareboredwiththeircurrentstyle.Nearly12percentwillchangetheirhairjust(18)(look)likeastarwhile15percentwillchangetheirstyleforawedding.Thirteenpercentofwomenwouldchangetheirhairstyleafterhavingababy.Otherreasonsfortryingoutanewhairstylewerebirthdayandbreak-ups.Nevertheless,menare(19)(trouble-some)thanwomen.Theyonlytryoutfivedifferenthairstyleandthensticktotheirfavouriteoneintheirlifetime.Reasonsmengaveforstickingwithjustonestylevaryfromitbeingconvenient(65percent)to(20)(admit)thatitwasbecausetheirpartnerlikesit(10percent).Thestudyof2,000menalsolookedintotheinfluencestar,shairstyleshave(21)menandtheappealofhaircuts(22)wouldnottypicallybeseenasfashionable.Oneinfiveadmit(23)theywanttogrowtheirhairlongertocopythelikesofDavidBeckhamandactorBradPitt,while12percentconsiderdyein(染)theirhairgreytokeepupwithfashiontrends.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingsentencesbyusingtheproperformofthewordsorexpressionsgivenintheframe.Eachonecanonlybeusedonce.A.allowanceB.broadenedC.desirableD.devotedE.fadedF.preventedK.typicalG.shelterH.stylishly I.sweetnessJ.temporarilyEnglishEtymologyEtymologyisthestudyofwordorigins.Itisasubjectwhichseemstoholdaremarkablefascinationforpeople,ascanbeseenfromthenumerousInternetsites__24__todiscussionsabouttheoriginofagivenword.Belowareafewexamplesofwordsthatareofparticularetymologicalinterest.Accordingtothelexicographer(词典编撰者)，SamuelJohnson,theoriginalmeaningofthiswordsuggeststhatmarriagebeginswiththe__25__ofhoney,butsoonwane(衰败)likethemoon.Itstillcontainsthoseimplicationstodayintheexpressionhoneymoonperiod,whichreferstothefirststageofanewactivitywhenpeopleareprepared__26__toignoretheimperfections.Nowadays,inthecontextofmarriage,thenegativeimplicationshave__27__andthewordsimplyreferstoaholidaytakenbyanewly-marriedcouple.ThiswordoriginatedfromLatin,wheresalariumreferredto'a(n)__28__giventosoldierstobuysalt’.Saltusedtosomethinggreatlyvalued,overwhichwarswerefought.Itwasnottakenforgrantedasitistoday.Useofthewordsoon__29__outtothecurrentmeaningof‘fixedperiodicpaymentofworkdone,andpassedinthissense-intoEnglish.Thisworddescribessomething__30__luxurious.InBritainitalsomeanssomebodyorsomething__31__oftheupperclasses.Itfirstappearedintheearlytwentiethcenturyandwaswidelythoughttobeanacronym(首字母缩略词)for‘PortOut,StarboardHome,,referringtothelocationofthemore__32__cabinsonpassengershipstravellingbetweenBritainandIndia.Thoseontheport(left)sideonthewayout,andthestarboard(right)onthereturntrip,benefitedfromtheseabreezeand__33__fromthesun.Althoughitprovidesaveryneatexplanation,thereisn,tanyevidenceforit.Amorepossiblesolutionisthatthemodernadjective,posh,isthesamewordasthenounposh,whichisnolongerinuse,meaning,‘dandy,（amanwhocaresalotabouthisclothes.）□.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasemarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Children,shairstylesoftenattractdisapprovalfromadults.EvenintheU.S.,afive-year-oldboyfromOhiowasforbiddentogotokindergarten__34__hechangedhisMohawk莫希干头）.SuchproblemsalsoappearinAsiancountries,wheredifferenthairstylesanddressesarelargelycriticizedbyschools.Nowadays,studentsinthesecountrieswantmore__35__.Andinfact,the__36__overstudent,shairstylesarenotasstrictasbefore.InThailand,studentsare__37__awiderrangeofhairstylesthantraditionalarmy-stylecuts.Girlsarealsoabletogrowtheirhairlong.Butthenewrulesstillcontainalotofrestrictions.Thehairstyleissuestillarousesstudents7__38__.A15-year-oldThaistudentevenwrotealettertothegovernment,sayingtherulesdonogoodtotheirdevelopment.Theschoolsarguethatcomplete__39__inhairstyleswillmakeyoungstudentsmoredistractedfromtextbooksbypursuingstrangenewhairstyles,andmayresultinabadatmospherewherestudentsformtheirownpersonalities.__40__,studentsbelievethatallowingthemtochoosetheirownhairstyleswillgivethemmoreconfidenceandcreativityatschool.Actually,thisisnotasimpleright-or-wrongissue.Schoolsmaytakemore__41__strategiestoeasethetension（紧张）.Ajuniorschoolteacheronceaskedhisstudentstotrynewhairstylesduringwintervacationandtakepicturesfora“hairstylecontest”whichwouldbeheldatthebeginningofthenextsemester.Theonlyrequirementforthecontestwasthattheyhadtochangetheirhairstylesbackwhenthenewsemesterbegan.Everyonefollowedtheruleanditbecameaclassgame,__42__asourceoftension.Thisisofcoursenottheonlywaytodealwiththeproblem.Teacherscanmaketheschoolrulesmoreacceptablefortheirstudents.Aslongasthebottomlineofeducationisguaranteed,theschoolsareresponsibleforexploringa__43__environmentfortheirstudents.34.A.unlessB.ifC.wheneverD.except35.A.protectionB.guidanceC.optionD.individuality36.A.regulationsB.protestsC.advantagesD.arguments37.A.sparedB.allowedC.deniedD.awarded38.A.passionsB.complaintsC.expectationsD.warnings39.A.increaseB.successC.freedomD.confidence40.A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.ThereforeD.Otherwise41.A.urgentB.complicatedC.flexibleD.extreme42.A.aswellasB.comparedtoC.ratherthanD.nottomention43.A.saferB.freerC.cleanerD.newerSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingtwopassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.（A）Hairstylescomeandgo,butonethinghasn,tchanged:braidedhair（编发）iscool.Inmanyways,hairbraidinghasdeeprootsintheAfrican-Americancommunity.FromtheiroriginsinAfrica,throughthedaysofslaveryandintotoday'spopculture,braidshavelongbeenassociatedwiththeblackcommunity.Butmanydon'trealizejusthowdeep2/7thoserootsgo.TheancientAfricancornrow（玉米辫）datesbackto3500B.C.Inthe1950s,aFrenchscientistdiscoveredaStoneAgerockpaintingintheTassiliPlateauoftheSaharawithawomanfeedingherchildwhoworetightcornrows.Thestyleofcornrowsvariedincomplexityandoftenidentifiedaperson,sfamilyrelationship,age,race,andevenreligion.WhenthepeopleofAfricawerebroughttotheNewWorldasslaves,theywereinitiallyfacedwithalossofidentity.AstheytraveledacrosstheMiddlePassage,theirheadswereoftenshaved.Inslavery,manyAfricansbroughtbackthebraidsasawaytobothstayconnectedtotheirheritageandindicatetheirindependence.Atthetimewhenslaverywasover,blackwomeninAmericatendedtowardsstraighteningtheirhair.Thewomenwithstraighthair,likewhitewomen,wereconsideredmoreacceptable.Duringthatperiod,onlyyoungergirlscarriedonthecornrowtradition.Inthe1960s,braidsmadeacomebackinAmerica.The“BlackIsBeautiful”movementtookplace,empoweringAfricanAmericansandencouragingthemtorecognizetheirculturalrootsandnaturalbeauty.Ratherthanusingchemicalstraighteners,itwasmorepopulartowearbraidslikethoseinAfricamanycenturiesago.Zig-zagbraids,classiccornrowsandmicrobraidsbecamepopularhairstylesandcontinuetobetothisday.Thebraidingprocesscanbetime-consuming.Insomecases,ateamofbraidersevenworktogetherondifferentsectionsofhair.Oncebraidedhairiscreated,thescalp（头皮）canbeeitherwashedseparatelyorwiththerestofthebraids.Today,thecareandmaintenanceofbraidshasbecomeamultimillion-dollarindustry.WhatwasareasonformanyslavesfromAfricatobringbackbraids?Theyhadthecustomofbraidinghairatanoldage.Theynolongerneededtoshavethemselves.Theywerereadytoshowtheirnaturalbeauty.Theywantedtokeepsomeoftheirtradition.Whydidblackwomentendtostraightentheirhairwhenslaverywasover?Theydidnotliketheirownhairstyle.Theystoppedthinkingofbraidinghairascool.Theywantedtohidetheirfamilybackground.Theyhopedtogetintothemainstreamofthesociety.Whatisthepurposeofthe“BlackIsBeautiful”movement?ToremoveslaveryfromAfrica.TopromoteanAfricanfashionstyle.ToencourageAfricanstotreasuretheiridentity.TostrengthenconnectionsbetweenAfricansandtheirfamily.Ateamofbraiderswerementionedinthelastparagraphtoillustratethat.hairbraidingtakesquitealotoftimetherearealotofdifferentwaystobraidhairdifferentreligionshavedifferentbraidingstylesyoucanwashyourscalpandbraidsatthesametimeWhichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?Zig-zagBraids,ClassicCornrowsandMicroBraidsHairstyleVariedthroughouttheYearsBraidingHairandItsWindingHistoryBestHairBraidingStyles（B）Ahairdresserisapersonwhoseoccupationistocutorstylehairinordertochangeormaintainaperson,simage.Thisisachievedusingacombinationofhaircoloring,hair-cutting,andhairtexturingtechniques.Mosthairdressersare3/7professionallylicensedaseitherahairdresser,abarberoracosmetologist(美容师).Hairdressingasanoccupationdatesbackthousandsofyears.Ancientartdrawingsandpaintingshavebeendiscoveredillustratingpeopleworkingonanotherperson,shair.GreekwritersAristophanesandHomerbothmentionedhairdressingintheirwritings.InAfrica,itwasbelievedinsomeculturesthataperson,sspiritoccupiedhisorherhair,givinghairdressershighstatuswithinthesecommunities.Thestatusofhairdressingencouragedmanytodevleoptheirskills,andcloserelationshipswerebuiltbetweenhairdressersandtheirclients.Hourswouldbespentwashing,combing,oiling,stylinganddecoratingtheirhair.Menwouldworkspecificallyonmen,andwomenonotherwomen.Beforeamasterhairdresserdied,theywouldgivetheircombsandtoolstoachosensuccessorduringaspecialceremony.IntheUnitedStates,occupationally,hairdressingisexpectedtogrowfasterthantheaverageforallotheroccupations,at20%.Astatelicenseisrequiredforhairdresserstopractice,withqualificationsvaryingfromstatetostate.Generally,apersoninterestedinhairdressingmusthaveahighschooldiplomaorGED,beatleast16yearsofage,andhavegraduatedfromastate-licensedbarberorcosmetologyschool.Full-timeprogramsoftenlast9monthsormore,leadingtoanassociatedegree.Afterstudentsgraduatefromaprogram,theytakeastatelicensingexam,whichoftenconsistsofawrittentest,andapracticaltestofstylingoranoralexam.Hairdressersmustpayforlicenses,andoccasionallylicensesmustberenewed.Somestatesallowhairdresserstoworkwithoutobtaininganewlicense,whileothersrequireanewlicense.About44%ofhairdressersareself-employed,oftenputtingin40-hourworkweeks,andevenlongamongtheself-employed.In2008,29%ofhairstylistworkedpart-time,and14%hadvariableschedules.Asof2008,peopleworkingashairdresserstotaledabout630,700,withanestimatedincreaseto757,700by2018.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?InAmerica,anyonecanbecomeahairdresseraslongasheinterestedinit.InAfrica,ahairdresserusedtohavehighsocialstatusduetothelocalbelief.AlicenseisnotnecessaryineveryUSstateifonewantstobecomeahairdresser.D.Inancienttimes,amalehairdressercouldserveanybodybutafemaleonecouldn't50.Theword“successor”(paragraph2)mostprobablymeans.somethingtoattractthosewhoalsowantedtobeahairdressersomeonewhooftensucceededinwinningthemaster,strustsomeonetotakeamasterhairdresser,sjobafterhediedD.somethingthatamasterhairdresseroftenusedWhatdoestheauthorthinkofthehairdressingindustryinAmerica?A.Promising. B.Traditional. C.Tiring. D.Fading.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Self-employedhairdressersdon,tworkashardasothers.Nohairdresserisallowtoworkwithanoutdatedlicense.Thestatelicenseexammayconsistofawrittentestandanoralone.allhairdresserseitherhavegraduatedfromhighschoolorhaveaGED.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?HowtoBecomeaLicensedHairdresserHairdressingIndustryinAmericaThehistoryofHairdressingAllaboutHairdressingSectionCDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesgivenbelow.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.TheideawassopopularthathecontinueditthefirstTuesdayofeverymonthforthenexttwoyears.Ifyouthoughtyou,dwalkedintoalibrarywithagreetinglikethat,youwouldn,tbetoofaroff.Whatinspiresmeisseeingthosekidsmakebigprogressaftertwoorthreemonths.Hewasholdingdowntwojobsatthetime--onewiththecity,spublicworksdepartment,theotherasabarber.Ifakidhaddifficultyreadingbooks,Holmeswastheretohelp.SoIsaybringyourkidsinandletthemreadtome.TheStorybookBarber“Hey,I,mCourtney.Whatgradeareyouin?Third?What,syourfavoritebook?ElephantandPiggy?Yeah,Igotit”54Infact,you'veenteredtheworkplaceofCourtneyHolmes,theStorybookBarber.Twoyearsago,Dubuque,lowa,helditsfirstannualBacktoSchoolBash,offeringneedyfamiliesanopportunitytolearnaboutfreeresourcesinthecommunity.Holmesagreedtoparticipate.55Saturdaywashisbusiesthaircuttingday,buthechosetodonatehistimeandgivefreehaircutstokidsinneedsothey,dlooksharponthatfirstdayofclasses.Butthenhehadalight-bulbmoment:“Thekidsshouldearntheirfreehaircutbyhavingtoreadabooktome,”Holmessaid.56Five-toten-year-oldboyswouldgrabafavoritebook,settleintothebarberchair,andreadaloudwhileHolmeswascuttingtheirhair.Afterthehaircut,they,dreviewthebook,fromthecharactersandvocabularytothethemes--justlikeinschool,onlymorefun.Holmes,whoismarriedandhastwosons,agesthreeandfour,recognizesthatnoteveryparenthasthetimetoreadwiththeirkids.“Igetit.Youhavefourkids,andyou,reworkingtwojobs.Sittingdownandlisteningtothemreadisthelastthingyouhavetimetodo.Youhavetocleanthehouseorcookdinner.57”HomesandhisfamilyhaverecentlymovedfromDubuquetoaChicagosuburb.Whentheygetsettled,heplanstoresumehisroleastheStorybookBarber.SectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Answerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsaccordingtowhatyouhaveread.HowtomakeyourhairhealthyDoingourhairismorethanjustanotherpartofourmorningbeautyroutine.Havingbeautiful,thickandshinylooksmakesusprettyandconfident.Itcan,however,seemchallengingtokeepourhairinitsbestcondition.Herearethetopthreesecretsofhaircare!Ifyouwanttokeepyourhairhealthy,startbyreviewingyourdiet.Inordertolookitsbest,yourhairneedsessentialvitamins,proteinsandminerals.VitaminB8,oneofthemostimportantcomponentsintheBvitaminfamily,canbefoundincauliflower（白色花椰菜）andbananas.Protein-richfoodsuchaspoultry（家禽）andbeansisnecessary.Includingleafygreenvegetablesandmangosindietshelpsyoutakeinasufficientamountofminerals.Eatingnaturalsourcesoftherightkindsofnutrientsisnotenoughifyouwantshinyhair.Alotdependsonhowyoutreatyourhairaswell.Ifsnotagoodideatoregularlysubjectyourhairtoallkindsofchemicaltreatments.Dyeingorperming（烫发）yourhaircanmakeitdryandmorelikelytobreak.Also,avoiddamagefromhotwaterorheatedstylingdeviceslikeyourhairdryerorcurlingirons.Whenwelookforthebestpossiblewaytotakecareo