英语河北省香河县第三中学学年高一下学期期中考试试题.docx

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英语河北省香河县第三中学学年高一下学期期中考试试题

河北省香河县第三中学2017-2018学年高一下学期期中考试

英语试题

一、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）

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案

A

BillGateswasbornin1955.HegrewupinSeattle,Washington.Whenhewasyoung,hewasgoodatscienceandmaths.Andhewantedtobeascientist. 

Billstartedtoplaywithcomputerswhenhewas13.Atthattime,computerswereverylargemachines.Oncehewasinterestedinaveryoldcomputer.Heandsomeofhisfriendsspentlotsoftimedoingunusualthingswithit.Intheend,theyworkedoutasoftwareprogramwiththeoldmachine.Billsolditfor4200dollarswhenhewasonly17. 

In1973,BillwenttoHarvardUniversity.HedevelopedtheBasiclanguageforthefirstmicrocomputer.Inhisthirdyear,heleftHarvard.Billbeganhiscompanyin1975withhisfriendPaulAllen.Theythoughtthatthecomputerwouldbeaveryimportanttoolineveryofficeandineveryhome,sotheybegandevelopingsoftwareforpersonalcomputers.Theydevelopedthesoftwaretomakeiteasierforpeopletousecomputers. 

In1999,Billwroteabook.Inthebook,hetoldpeoplehowcomputertechnologycouldsolvebusinessproblemsinnewways.Itwasoneofthebest-sellersonTheNewYorkTimes'list.BillGateshasmanyhobbies.Heenjoyedreadingverymuch.Healsoenjoysplayinggolfandbridge.

（）1.WhendidBillbegintoplaywithcomputer?

A.In1965.B.In1966.C.In1968.D.In1972.

（）2.BillleftHarvardUniversitywhenhewasa_____.

A.first-yearstudentB.second-yearstudent

C.third-yearstudentD.fourth-yearstudent

（）3.Billwroteabookabout_____.

A.howtodounusualthings 

B.howtoplaycomputergames. 

C.howtoworkoutasoftwareprogram 

D.howtosolvebusinessproblemswiththehelpofcomputerinnewways

（）4.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_____.

A.BillworkedforMicrosoftbeforehewenttoHarvardUniversity 

B.Billsoldhisfirstsoftwareprogramfor420dollars 

C.Billbeganhiscompanyin1976withhisfriend 

D.readingisoneofBill'shobbies

B

Millionsofyearsagodinosaurslivedontheearth.Inthedaysofdinosaurs,thewholeearthwaswarmandwet.Thereweregreenforestsandtheycouldfindenoughtoeat.Later,partsoftheearthbecamecoldanddry,andtheforeststheredied.Thendinosaurscouldnotfindenoughtoeat.Thismustbeonereasonwhydinosaursdiedout.

Wecanguessanotherreason.Newkindsofanimalscameontheearth.Somehadbigbrainsandstrong.Theycouldkilldinosaurs.

Theremaybeotherreasonsthatwedon'tknowaboutyet.Scientistsarearetryingtomakemorediscoveriesaboutdinosaurs.Dinosaurswereofmanysizesandshapes.Somewereassmallaschickens,whilesomewereabout90feetlong.

Therewerealsoterriblerightsbetweendinosaurs.Theynighthavehappenedmorethan100millionyearsago.Thoughtherewasnomantoseeanyofthefights,wecanbetoldbytheanimal'sfootprints（足迹）thatfightsdidtakeplace.

（）5.Accordingtothepassage,dinosaursdidexistonlyontheearth_____.

A.formillionsofyear

B.millionsofyearsago

C.morethan100millionyearsago

D.whenitwaswarmandwetsomewhere

（）6.Onereasonwhydinosaursdiedoutisthat_____.

A.thereweretoomanydinosaurs

B.partsoftheearthbecamecoldanddry

C.thedeadforeststherecouldnotsupplythemwithenoughfood

D.theycouldn’tfindenoughgoeat

（）7.Onemorereasonwhydinosaursdiedoutmaybethat_____.

A.newkindsofanimalscameontheearth

B.somefastandstronganimalswithbigbrainscouldkillthem

C.somedinosaurswereassmallaschickens

D.somebigdinosaursdiedinthefights

（）8.Wecanseefromthispassage_____.

A.scientistsaretryingtomakesomedinosaurs

B.dinosaursaredangerousenough

C.dinosaursareworthstudying

D.scientistsknownothingaboutdinosaurs

C

Todaytherearetwokindsofelephants,theAfricanelephantandtheIndianelephant.TheAfricanelephantisthebiggestofalllandanimals.Itmaybemorethan12feettallandweighover6tons.theIndianelephantisafootorsoshorterandweighsless,butitstillhuge.TheAfricanelephanthasbiggerears,longertusksandaflatterhead.

Likeallothermammals,elephantshavehair,butadultshaveverylittle.Youngoneshavemuchmore.Mostelephantsaremembersofaherd（群）.Theherdswanderaboutwhilehunting.Allelephantsareplanteaters.Theygathergrassandleaveswiththeirtrunksanddiguprootswiththeirsharptusks.Anelephantneedsseveralhundredpoundsoffoodandover30gallonsofwateraday.Itusesitstrunktoputfoodandwaterintoitsmouth.Sinceitstrunkisitsnose,italsobreathesthroughit.

Peoplehaveanumberofmistakenideasaboutelephants.Oneisthatelephantsneverforget.Elephantshavelargebrainsandveryintelligent,buttheyforgetjustaswedo.Anothermistakenideaisthatelephantsout