英语山西省汾阳中学学年高一下学期期中考试解析版Word文档格式.docx

英语山西省汾阳中学学年高一下学期期中考试解析版Word文档格式.docx

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第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

In1978,Iwas18andwasworkingasanurseinasmalltownabout270kmawayfromSydney,Australia.Iwaslookingforwardtohavingfivedaysofffromduty.Unfortunately,theonlyonetrainadaybacktomyhomeinSydneyhadalreadyleft.SoIthoughtI’dhitcharide（搭便车）.

Iwaitedbythesideofthehighwayforthreehoursbutnoonestoppedforme.Finally,amanwalkedoverandintroducedhimselfasGordon.Hesaidthatalthoughhecouldn’tgivemealift,Ishouldcomebacktohishouseforlunch.HenoticedmestandingforhoursintheNovemberheatandthoughtImustbehungry.Iwasdoubtfulasayounggirlbutheassured（使……放心）meIwassafe,andhealsoofferedtohelpmefindalifthomeafterwards.Whenwearrivedathishouse,hemadeussandwiches.Afterlunch,hehelpedmefindalifthome.

Twenty-fiveyearslater,in2003,whileIwasdrivingtoanearbytownoneday,Isawanelderlymanstandingintheglaringheat,tryingtohitcharide.IthoughtitwasanotherchancetorepaysomeoneforthekindnessI’dbeengivendecadesearlier.Ipulledoverandpickedhimup.Imadehimcomfortableonthebackseatandofferedhimsomewater.

Afterafewmomentsofsmalltalk,themansaidtome,“Youhaven’tchangedabit,evenyourredhairisstillthesame.”Icouldn’trememberwhereI’dmethim.Hethentoldmehewasthemanwhohadgivenmelunchandhelpedmefindaliftallthoseyearsago.ItwasGordon.

1.Theauthorhadtohitcharideonedayin1978because 

.

A.herworkdelayedhertriptoSydney

B.shewasgoinghomeforherholidays

C.thetownwasfarawayfromSydney

D.shemissedtheonlytrainbackhome

2.WhichofthefollowingdidGordondoaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Hehelpedthegirlfindaride.

B.Hegavethegirlaridebackhome.

C.Heboughtsandwichesforthegirl.

D.Hewatchedthegirlforthreehours.

3.Thereasonwhytheauthorofferedalifttotheelderlymanwasthat 

A.sherealizedhewasGordon

B.shehadknownhimfordecades

C.shewasgoingtothenearbytown

D.shewantedtorepaythekindnesssheoncegot

4.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellthereadersthroughthestory?

A.Givingsometimesproducesniceresults.

B.Thosewhogiverideswillberapid.

C.Goodmannersbringabouthappiness.

D.Peopleshouldofferfreeridestoothers.

B

Thinkaboutthedifferentwaysthatpeopleusethewind.Youcanuseittoflyakiteortosailaboat.Windisoneofourcleanestandrichestpowersources（来源）,aswellasoneoftheoldest.Evidenceshowsthatwindmills（风车）begantobeusedinancientIranbackintheseventhcenturyBC.TheywerefirstintroducedtoEuropeduringthe1100s,whenarmiesreturnedfromtheMiddleEastwithknowledgeofusingwindpower.

Formanycenturies,peopleusedwindmillstogrind（磨碎）wheatintoflourorpumpwaterfromdeepunderground.Whenelectricitywasdiscoveredinthelate1800s,peoplelivinginremoteareasbegantousethemtoproduceelectricity.Thisallowedthemtohaveelectriclightsandradio.However,bythe1940s,whenelectricitywasavailabletopeopleinalmostallareasoftheUnitedStates,windmillswererarelyused.

Duringthe1970s,peoplestartedbecomingconcernedaboutthepollutionthatiscreatedwhencoalandgasareburnedtoproduceelectricity.Peoplealsorealizedthatthesupplyofcoalandgaswouldnotlastforever.Then,windwasrediscovered,thoughitmeanshighercosts.Today,thereisaglobalmovementtosupplymoreandmoreofourelectricitythroughtheuseofwind.

5.Fromthetextweknowthatwindmills___________.

A.wereinventedbyEuropeanarmies

B.haveahistoryofmorethan3000years

C.usedtosupplypowertoradioinremoteareas

D.haverarelybeenusedsinceelectricitywasdiscovered

6.Whatwasanewuseforwindpowerinthelatel9thcentury?

A.Sailingaboat.B.Producingelectricity.

C.Grindingwheatintoflour.D.Pumpingwaterfromunderground.

7.Oneofthereasonswindwasrediscoveredinthe1970sisthat________.

A.windpoweriscleaner

B.itisoneoftheoldestpowersources

C.itwascheapertocreateenergyfromwind

D.thesupplyofcoalandgasfailedtomeetneeds

8.Whatwouldtheauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?

A.Theadvantageofwindpower.

B.Thedesignofwindpowerplants.

C.Theworldwidemovementtosaveenergy.

D.Theglobalmovementtowardsproducingpowerfromwind.

C

Whenbuildinghouses,peopleusedtothinkaboutnotonlytheclimateoftheareasbutalsothebuildingmaterialsandthefashionsfortheirhouses.However,sinceelectricitybecamemoreandmoreexpensive,peoplebegantopaymuchmoreattentiontotheenergytheycouldgetfortheirhousesandthenewwaystheycoul