学年河北省张家口宣化一中高一上学期期末考试英语试题Word下载.docx
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4.LastspringinYellowstone,Ifollowedapath______tookmethroughadarkforest.
5.WhenmyEnglishteacher______(step)intotheclassroom,IwassurprisedtoseethesamemanIhadmetearlier.
6.Theflatterracescatchtherainwaterandpreventthesoilfrom______(wash)away.
7.Manypeopleenjoyherbalteabecauseitcanhaveapositiveeffect______energylevels.
8.Notonlycanyoupostspecificquestions,butyoucanalso______(broad)yourknowledgebyreadingpostsfromotherEnglishlearnersaroundtheworld.
9.Peoplesaythatoneman'
smeatisanotherman'
spoison,______Ifeelathomewithfoodfrombothmycultures.
10.Ihopemychildrenandtheirchildrenwillstillvalueour______(memory)ofpreparingthedinnertogether.
二、阅读理解(本大题共10小题,共25.0分)
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SonomaBikeTour
StartandendinSanFrancisco!
WiththebicycletourSonomaBikeTour,youhavea6-daytourpackagetakingyouthroughSanFrancisco,USAand3otherdestinations(目的地)inUSA.
AGERANGE12to80
MAXGROUPSIZE14
TRANSPORTATIONBicycle
Days:
6Oursaving:
﹩108FromUS﹩2,587
CaliforniaCruzin'
HubTour
StartandendinLosGatos!
WiththebicycletourCaliforniaCruzin'
HubTour,youhavea6-daytourpackagetakingyouthroughLosGatos,USAand5otherdestinationsinUSA.
AGERANGE14to80
MAXGROUPSIZE12
TRANSPORTATIONBicycle,Mini-bus
﹩103FromUS﹩2,477
Sonoma&
NapaValleyBikeTour
WiththebicycletourSonoma&
NapaValleyBikeTour,youhavea6-daytourpackagetakingyouthroughSanFrancisco,USAand4otherdestinationsinUSA.
TRANSPORTATIONMini-bus
﹩120FromUS﹩2,875
DeathValleyBikeTour
StartandendinLasVegas!
WiththebicycletourDeathValleyBikeTour,youhavea6-daytourpackagetakingyouthroughLasVegas,USAand7otherdestinationsinUSA.DeathValleyBikeTourisasmallgrouptourthatincludesaccommodationaswellasanexpertguide,meals,transportandmore.
MAXGROUPSIZE15
﹩122FromUS﹩2,875
11.Whichtourofferstheleastdestinations?
______
A.SonomaBikeTour.
B.DeathValleyBikeTour.
C.CaliforniaCruzin'
HubTour.
D.Sonoma&
NapaValleyBikeTour.
12.WhatisspecialabouttheDeathValleyBikeTour?
A.ItstartsandendsinSanFrancisco.
B.Itprovidesaccommodationandmeals.
C.Youcantraveltoatmost7destinations.
D.Anyoneaged10to80cantakepartinthetour.
13.Inwhichaspectdothefourtourshaveincommon?
A.Destinations.B.Transportation.
C.Groupsize.D.Timelength.
B
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mAndrewSiegelandthisismygarden.ThisiswheremyfamilyandIgrowalotofdifferentvegetables,flowersandherbs.Gardeninghasbeenreallyimportanttomyfamilybecauseitgivesusanopportunitytospendtimeoutsidetogether,awayfromalltheelectronics.
Especiallyformyfive-year-old,itreallygivesheranopportunitytobeintouchwithnature-allthelittleanimals,insectsandthingsthatcomeouthere.
Wefindthatalotofthethingsthatweplanforinthegardendon'
talwaysgothewaythatwe'
dlikethemto,andsomeofthethingsthatwedon'
tplanforbecomewhatweenjoythemostthatyear.Soit'
ssomethingthatmyfamilyandIhavelearned:
Toappreciate(欣赏)allofit.
Myadviceforbeginnergardenersistojuststart.Getapot,getalittlebitofdirt,getatomatoplantorwhateverplantyouwantandjustgetstarted.
Ithinksometimesitseemsalittlechallenging.Trustme,itdoesnotneedtobeperfect.Youwillenjoyeverylittlethingyougetoutofit.
Gardeninghastaughtmepatience,somethingIdon'
tnaturallyhavealotof.Ittakesweeks,takesmonthsbeforetheworkyouputintoitcomesout.Youlearnnotonlytobepatient,inthatendproduct,butyou'
vealsolearnedthat,afteryearsofgardening,theendproductisjustpartofit.
Thejourneyofgrowinghasbecomemuchmoreimportanttomethantheactualproducethatwegetintheend.NothinghasbeensovaluableasthetimeIspendouthere.I'
mbynomeansinafarmland,butIdohavemyownlittlepieceofwhatIconsiderheaven,andI'
vereallylearnedtoappreciateeverylittlemoment-everyinsect,everyplant,everyflower-andwhenyoucanappreciateitinthatway,there'
snothingbetter.
14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"
five-year-old"
inparagraph2referto?
A.Theauthor.B.Theauthor'
sdaughter.
C.Theinsect.D.Thelittleanimal.
15.WhatisthemostimportantforAndrewSiegelingardening?
A.Plantingdifferentvegetablesandflowers.
B.Stayingathometogetherwithherfamily.
C.Enjoyingthewholeprocessofgrowing.
D.Harvestingwhatthefamilyplanted.
16.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?
A.TheJoysofGardeningB.TheBenefitsofGardening
C.BeinginTouchwithNatureD.BeingPatientwithLife
C
OneofAustralia'
smostfamousnaturalgifts,theGreatBarrierReefisblessedwiththebreathtakingbeautyoftheworld'
slargestcoralreef.Thereefcontainsalargevarietyoflifeandover3000reefsystemsandhundredsofislandswithsomeoftheworld'
smostbeautifulbeaches.Becauseofitsnaturalbeauty,theGreatBarrierReefhasbecomeoneoftheworld'
smostsoughtaftertouristattractions.
However,forthepastfewyears,thenewsaboutcoralshasbeendiscouraging.Currently,thereefisthreatenedbyclimatechange,tourism,waterpollution,andoverfishing.Agriculturalfertilizer(肥料)runofffromAustralianfarmsalsohascausedthewidespreadgrowthofsea-plants,whichabsorbmostofthenutrients(养分)andleavelittleremainingforthelivingcoralreefandtheanimalsthatliveinit."
Whathaschangedistheincreasingimportanceofclimatechangeasagreaterthreatthantheothers,"
saysDavidWachenfeld,ascientistoftheGreatBarrierReefMarineParkAuthority.Coralreefsareextremelysensitive(敏感的)towarmingoceantemperatures.
InareportonApril28,theAustraliangovernmentsaiditsetaside$500milliontohelpprotectcorals.Themoneywillbespentonreducingwaterpollutionfromagriculture,fightingcoral-killingstarfish,reefmonitoring,andresearchonclimateinfluence.
ThoughtheAustralianinvestmentiswelcome,itwillatbestonlydelaycoraldeaths.It'
stoolittle,toolate,asaleadingcoral-scientistTerryHughesofJamesCookUniversityputit.Theonlywaytosavecoralsoverthelongtermistoslowdownclimatechange.Thatprocesswillrequireallcountriestoworktogethertofindthemosteffectivewayofcuttingemissions(排放)ofgreenhousegases.
Themostrecentemissionsfigures,however,showthattheworldisfailingatthattask.Theyear2018hasseenanincreaseinglobalemissions.ThisweekinBonn,Germany,countriesaremeetingtodiscusshowtokeeptheirwordintheParisclimateagreement.Let'
shopetheyhearaboutthesilentdeathoftheworld'
scorals.
17.Whydoestheauthorwritethetext?
A.TointroducetheGreatBarrierReef.
B.Toshowtheresultofclimatechange.
C.ToofferwaysofprotectingtheGreatBarrierReef.
D.TotellustheserioussituationoftheGreatBarrierReef.
18.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?
A.Sea-plantshelptoprotectthecoralreefs.
B.Watertemperaturehaslittletodowiththecoralreefs.
C.Climatechangeisthemainreasonforcoralreefs'
death.
D.Agriculturalfertilizerprovidesnutrientsforcoralreefs.
19.AccordingtoTerryHughes,theAustralianinvestmentinprotectingthecoralreefswas______.
A.timelyB.unsatisfyingC.effectiveD.useless
20.HowcanweprotecttheGreatBarrierReefeffectivelyinthelongrun?
A.Byreducingtheemissionsofgreenhousegases.
B.Bycuttingdownthenumberoftourists.
C.Bysettingmorestrictrulesonoverfishing.
D.Byinvestingmoreinclimateresearch.
三、阅读七选五(本大题共5小题,共10.0分)
LearningEnglishasasecondlanguagecanbeachallenge,butitcanalsobringalotofadvantages.
(1)Theinternationalbusinesscommunityoftenusesitforcommunication,evenamongpeoplewhodonotspeakthesamenativelanguage.TherearealsomanyprofessionalpublicationsprintedinEnglish,whichmeansitisoftenanimportantlanguageforanyoneworkinginscienceorresearch.
(2)Peoplewhospeaktwoormorelanguagescaneasilygetjobsintravel,internationalbusiness,ortranslation.Evenoutsideofaprofessionalenvironment,peopleoftenliketobeabletotalktoindividualsfromaroundtheworld.Theycancommunicateandtalkwithothersmoreeasily.
KnowingEnglishcanbroadenthetypesofpeopleyoucanspeakto.Manypeoplefindgreatsocialandculturalbenefitsinhavingpenfriendsfromothercountries.(3)AlargenumberofwebsitesareavailableprimarilyinEnglish.Anyonewhodoesnotunderstandthelanguagemayhavedifficultyusingthem.Besides,foranyoneinterestedintravelingtocountriesinwhichEnglishisthecommonlanguage,itisoftenessentialtounderstandandspeakit.ThroughouttheUK,US,andCanada,travelingandshoppingareoftenmadeeasierbyspeakingEnglish.(4)
Learningalanguagecanalsobeagreatwaytomeetpeople,evenifyouneverplanonleavinghome.Aclassatalocalcommunitycenterorcollegecanintroduceyoutoawidevarietyofpeople.Languagecoursesoftenencouragestudentstocarryonconversationswitheachotherinthelanguagebeinglearned.(5)
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