山东省德州市2017-2018年高一上学期期末考试英语试题.doc

PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 1 山东省德州市2017-2018学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题第Ⅰ卷（满分100分）第二部分 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）AAn interesting study posted on Facebook recently shows how men and women develop new interests as they age.While women tend to take exercise seriously from the age of 34, men will wait until their 45th birthdays before working hard to get in shape. The average woman spends more time talking about sports, politics, career and money as she gets older. Women’s interest in books reaches its peak (顶峰) at the age of 22, while that of men does so when they are in their 50s. Men start to change their focus from the workplace to other things after age 30, while women do not do so until eight years later. Both, however, care most about fashion at age 16.The research used data donated by thousands of Facebook users, recording the ‘likes’ and “interests’ they had posted on their personal home page.It found the average woman talks about television most at 44, while men peak much younger, at age 31. Men are most interested in travel at 29, women at 27, while women talk most about food and drink at 35, and men at 38. And if you are middle-aged, a safe topic for anyone is the weather, which is a key interest for many as they reach 60.Stephen Wolfram, the British scientist who carried out the research, says, “It’s almost shocking how much this tells us about the changes of people’s typical interests. People talk less about video games as they get older, and more about politics.”21. Men tend to once they are 45.A. gain more and more weight B. be less interested in their jobsC. take more exercise D. pay more attention to their looks22. What are men and women both interested in when they are 16?A. Getting in shape. B. Going to the cinema. C. Food and drink. D. Popular style of clothing.23. What does Stephen Wolfram want to tell us in the last paragraph?A. People’s int