学年辽宁省葫芦岛市第八中学高一下学期期初考试英语试题Word下载.docx

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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,D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上相应的位置将该项涂上。

从21题开始涂卡。

A

Woulditsurpriseyoutolearnthat,likeanimals,treescommunicatewitheachotherandpassontheirwealthtothenextgeneration?

UBCProfessorSimardexplainshowtreesaremuchmorecomplexthanmostofus

everimagined.AlthoughCharlesDarwinthoughtthattreesarecompetingforsurvivalofthefittest,Simardshowsjusthowwronghewas.Infact,theoppositeistrue:

treessurvivethroughtheirco-operationandsupport,passingaroundnecessarynutrition"

dependingonwhoneedsit"

.

Nitrogen（氮）andcarbonaresharedthroughmilesofundergroundfungi（真菌）

networks,makingsurethatalltreesintheforestecologicalsystemgiveandreceivejusttherightamounttokeepthemallhealthy.Thishiddensystemworksinaverysimilarwaytothenetworksofneurons（神经元）inourbrains,andwhenonetreeisdestroyed,itaffectsall.

Simardtalksabout"

mothertrees"

usuallythelargestandoldestplantsonwhichallothertreesdepend.Sheexplainshowdyingtreespassonthewealthtothenextgeneration,transportingimportantmineralstoyoungtreessotheymaycontinuetogrow.Whenhumanscutdown"

withnoawarenessofthesehighlycomplex"

treesocieties"

orthenetworksonwhichtheyfeed,wearereducingthechancesofsurvivalfortheentireforest.

"

Wedidn'

ttakeanynoticeofit"

Simardsayssadly."

Dyingtreesmovenutritionintotheyoungtreesbeforedying,butwenevergivethemchance."

Ifwecouldputacrossthemessagetotheforestryindustry,wecouldmakeahugedifferencetowardsourenvironmentalprotectioneffortsforthefuture.

21.Theunderlinedsentence"

theoppositeistrue"

inParagraph2probablymeansthattrees.

A.competeforsurvival

B.protecttheirownwealth

C.dependoneachother

D.providesupportfordyingtrees

22."

Mothertrees"

areextremelyimportantbecausethey.

A.lookthelargestinsizeintheforest

B.passonnutritiontoyoungtrees

C.seemmorelikelytobecutdownbyhuma

D.knowmoreaboutthecomplex"

23.Theunderlinedword"

it"

inthelastparagraphrefersto.

A.how"

work

B.howtreesgrowold

C.howforestryindustrydevelops

D.howyoungtreessurvive

24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.OldTreesCommunicateLikeHumans

B.YoungTreesAreInNeedOfProtection

C.TreesAreMoreAwesomeThanYouThink

D.TreesContributeToOurSociety

B

Liverpool,withitshalfamillioncitizens,isabigcity.It'

sacitywithvarietyandoptions.

Everyyear,touristsfromallovertheworldgotoLiverpool,mostofwhomheadstraightforthestadiumtocatchthecity'

stwofootballteamsinaction.LiverpoolandEvertonarebothworld－famousclubswithfansfromallcornersoftheWorld,aswellasagoodnumberofhomegrownsupporters.

Anotherbigdrawtothecityisthefourlocalboys.Paul,John,GeorgeandRingo,collectivelyfamousasTheBeatles.Thepopquartet（四重唱表演小组）firstputLiverpoolontheworldmapinthe1960s.TheBeatlesStory,situatedattheAlbertDock,isahugedrawforfans,andyou'

llfindtheBeatlesshopandever－popularCavernClub,the“birthplaceoftheperfectFour”,intheCavernQuarterofthecity.Fanscanalsojoinoneofthecoachtripsaroundthesightsassociatedwiththeband,fromthehousestheygrewupin,totheplacesincludingPennyLaneandStrawberryFields.

ButLiverpoolisaboutmorethanmusicandsport.Itisrichinhistory,withsomeofthemostshockingarchitectureintheUK.Thecityhastwogreatcathedrals（教堂）:

Anglican－thelargestofitskindinEurope;

andthemoremodern－styledMetropolitan.Thefamouswaterfront,withthePierheadandtheAlbertDocks,isalsoworthavisit.Manyofthecity'

sgreatmuseumsaresituatedhere,includingtheWalkerArtGallery,theLiverpoolMaritimeMuseum,andtheTateGallery,whichishometothelargestmodernartcollectionintheNorth.Thenightlifeinthecityalsohasalottooffer.Withmorethan250bars,pubsandrestaurants,thereisalwayssomethingforeveryonetodoinLiverpool.Music,museums,shopping,history,pubsandbars——it'

sallthere.Itistheworldinonecity,aplacetrulydeservingoftheCapitalofCulturetitle.

25．LiverpoolandEvertonare___________clubs.

A．architectureB．musicC．touristD．football

26．WhatmadeLiverpoolfirstknowntotheworld?

A．TheBeatles.B．CavernClub.

C．TheBeatlesStory.D．TheBeatlesshop.

27．ComparedwithMetropolitan,thecathedralAnglicanis__________.

A．better－knownB．moreshocking

C．moretraditionalD．smaller

28．Whydoestheauthorsay“Itistheworldinonecity”inthelastparagraph?

A．Liverpoolbelongstotheworld.

B．Liver