福建省学年高一上学期期末英语试题精选汇编阅读理解.docx

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福建省学年高一上学期期末英语试题精选汇编阅读理解

福建省2020-2021学年高一上学期期末英语试题精选汇编

-阅读理解

福建省龙岩市2020-2021学年高一上学期期末英语试题

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）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Therealproblemofwildfiresisthestrengthoftheblazes（火焰）.In2015,forthefirsttime,firesburnedmorethan10millionacresnationwide.Ithappenedagainin2017.InCalifornia,eightofthestate's20worstwildfireshavehappenedinthepast10years.The2018CampFire,whichkilled85livesinNorthernCalifornia,wasthedeadliestinthecentury.

Theworld'sworstwildfireintermsofliveslostwasthe1871PeshtigoFireinWisconsin,inwhichatleast1,200peopledied.Neverheardofit?

Perhapsthat'sbecausepeople'sattentionwasdrawnbyanotherterribleblazethathappenedthesamenight:

theGreatChicagoFire.

Humansstillcausemorethan4outof5wildfiresthroughcarelesslydroppedcigarettes,poorlyput-outcampfires.Anothermajorsparkerofwildfiresislightning.AccordingtotheNaturalHistoryMuseumofUtah,lightningstrikestheearthmorethan100,000timesaday.Anywherefrom10to20percentofthesestrikescausesfires.

Oneofthemanychallengesdealingwithwildfiresisthattheycanovertakeevenaveryfasthuman.AccordingtoNationalGeographic,thefirescantravelupto14milesperhour,oraboutonemileeveryfourminutes.

21.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Lightning.B.Wildfires.

C.Cigarettes.D.Campfires.

22.Whichfirekilledthemostpeople?

A.TheCaliforniaFire.

B.TheGreatChicagoFire.

C.The1871PeshtigoFire.

D.The2018CampFire.

23.Whatmakesitdifficulttoputoutwildfires?

A.Theirspeed.B.Theirstrength.

C.Theirblaze.D.Theircauses.

【答案】21.B22.C23.A

B

TeamHoytisfatherDickHoytandsonRickHoytfromMassachusetts.Theyhavecompetedtogetherinvarioussportsgames.RickisdisabledandduringIronmanTriathlons（铁人三项赛）DickpullsRickinaspecialboatastheyswim,carrieshiminaspecialseatinthefrontofabicycleastheyride,andpusheshiminaspecialwheelchairastheyrun.

ThislovestorybeganwhenRickwassmall.DoctorstoldtheHoytstheboywouldbeavegetablefortherestofhislife,buttheHoytsweren'tacceptingit.TheynoticedthewayRick'seyesfollowedthemaroundtheroom.Yearslater,theHoytstookRicktoTuftsUniversityandaskediftherewasanythingtohelptheboycommunicate."Noway."Dickwastold,"There'snothinggoingoninhisbrain.”"Tellhimajoke."Dickreplied.Theydid.Ricklaughed.Itturnedoutalotwasgoingoninhisbrain.Withthehelpofaspecialcomputer,Rickwasfinallyabletocommunicate.

Ricktoldhisfatherthroughthecomputerthathewantedtojoinacharityrun.Dickdidn'twanttodisappointRick,sohetriedtopushhissonfivemiles.ThatdaychangedRick'slife."Dad,"hetyped,“whenwewerecrazyrunning,itfeltasIwasn'tdisabledanymore!

"AndthatsentencetouchedDicksomuchthathebecamecrazyforgivingRickthatfeelingasoftenashecould.

ThisFather'sDay,Rickboughthisdaddinner,butthethingshereallywantstogivehimisagifthecanneverbuy."ThethingI'dmostlike；'Ricktypes,“isthatmydadsitsinthechairandI,pushhimonce.”

24.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.TherearethreemembersinTeamHoyt.

B.NothingisgoingoninRick'smind.

C.Rick“talks"bytypingonacomputer.

D.Rick'sfamilyplantvegetablesonafarm.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"They"inParagraph2referto?

A.TeachersatTuftsUniversity.B.Rick'sparents.

C.Doctorsinahospital.D.Computerexperts.

26.WhatchangedRick'slifeforthebetter?

A.Aspecialboat.B.Afunnyjoke.

C.Doctors'treatment.D.Lovefromhisfamily.

27.WhatcanweinferaboutRick'sfeelingfromthelastparagraph?

A.Hewasregretful.B.Hewasproud.

C.Hewasanxious.D.Hewasthankful.

【答案】24.C25.A26.D27.D

C

MostChinesedinerspickupfoodfromsharedlargeplateswiththesamepairofchopsticksthattheythenusetoeat,orserveothers.Usually,thesamepairofchopsticksisusedinmanywaysagainandagain.Butthegovernmenthopestochangepeople’shabitsbypushingthemtouseasecondpairofchopsticks—justforserving.

Statenewsreportersarecallingita“diningtablerevolution.”Dr.ZhongNanshanandDr.ZhangWenhong,outspokeninfectious（感染的）diseaseexpertswhohavebecomefamoussincethestartoftheoutbreak,havevoicedtheirsupport.Healthorganizationsacrossthecountryarerunningadvertisementslike:

“Thedistancebetweenyouandcivilizeddiningisjustonepairofservingchopsticks.”

Somerestaurantsanddinershaveheededthecall.Theyareofferinglowerpricestodinerswhouseservingchopsticks.IntheeasternChinesecityofHangzhou,morethan100well-knownrestaurantshaveformeda“ServingChopsticksAlliance”.

Still,oppositionisstrong.Manyseesharingfoodwithone’sownchopsticksasamongthemostauthentic（纯正的）expressionsofChina’sgroupcultureandfocusonfamily,nolessimportantthanhuggingistoAmericansorthecheek（脸颊）kissistotheFrench.Servingchopsticksareusuallyconnectedwithformalsettings,likedinnerpartiesandmealswithstrangers.

Bycontrast,wheat-eatingnortherners,andespeciallythemen,takeprideinwhatChinesecall“eatingbiganddrinkingbig”,withoutcareforsuchsmallconcernsasgermsandbacteria（细菌）.Nevermindasmall,recentexperimentbygovernmentexpertswhofoundthatthelevelofbacteriaindishesforwhichservingchopstickswereusedwasaslittleas0.4percentthelevelofdishessharedintheregularfashion.

28.Whydoesthegovernmentencouragepeopletochangeeatinghabits?

A.Toimproverestaurantservice.B.Toavoidtheriskofinfection.

C.Toshortenthedistancebetweenpeople.D.Tostopusingchopsticks.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“heeded“inParagraph3mean?

A.Made.B.Answered.

C.Taken.D.Missed.

30.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Westernersshownoconcernaboutusingchopsticks.

B.Theexpertsbecameknownforgivingtheirsupport.

C.Servingchopsticksleadstolowerbacterialevel.

D.Northernersfeelproudofeatingwithstrangers.

31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ACalltoEatandDrinkLess

B.ADiningTableExperiment

C.DiningRevolution—ShareYourFoodinGroups

D.ServingChopsticks—KeepYouAwayfromDisease

【答案】28.B29.B30.C31.D

D

Manydiseasesandmedicalconditionsarecausedbythingsoutofourcontrol.Yetexpertssayyoucancontrolandevenpreventmanyoftheriskfactorsthatincreaseyourchancesofdying.

Anunhealthylifestylecanputyouatgreatriskofheartdiseaseandstroke（中风）.Poordiet,havingtoomuchbodyfatandbeingshortofphysicalexerciseallincreaseyourriskofheartdisease—socansmokinganddrinkingtoomuchwine.Sodoctorssuggestweeathealthyfoods,getexercise,stopsmokinganddrinkless.

Butthereissomethingelseyoucando.Anditisfreeandeasy.Smile!

AnandChockalingamisaheartdiseasespecialistatUniversityofMissouriHealthCareinColumbia,Missouri.Headviseshispatientstosmile.Hesayssmilingisafirststepinfightingstressanditssometimesharmfuleffectsonhumanhealth.

Whenyoufeelstressedorunderpressure,yourbodyletsoutmanynaturalhormones（荷尔蒙）.Ifyouaretrulyindanger,thesehormonescanhelpyou.However,whenpeoplearestressedforlongperiodsoftime,theymaynotmakethebestdecisionsaboutwhattoeat.Theymayovereat,smokeordrinktoomuch.Theymaynotgetenoughexerciseorsleep.Andallofthesecanleadtohealthproblems.

Dr.Chockalingamsaysasmilemaybeonewaytohelp.Hetellshispatientstosmile20timesanhour.Tosome,thatmightseemlikealotofsmiling.Orsomemightevenfeelfoolish—smilingforseeminglynoreason.Butasmiledoesnotneeddrugs.Itdoesnotleavecutslikeanoperation.Itisfreeandithasnobadsideeffects.

“Oncepeoplesmile,theyarerelaxing,whichdirectlylowersbloodpressure,improvessugarlevelsintheblood.Ifwearesmiling,wearebreakingthatlinkbetweenstressandhealth.”

Anditjustmayprovidealittleextraprotectiontoeveryone'shearthealth.

32.Howdoessmilingbenefityourhealth?

A.Byproducingnaturalhormones.

B.Byprotectingyoufromdanger.

C.Byhelpingmakewisedecisions.

D.Bypreventingharmfromstress.

33.WhichwordbestdescribesAnandChockalingam'sattitudetowardssmile?

A.Curious.B.Uncertain.

C.Positive.D.Excited.

34.Whatdoweknowaboutsmile?

A.Itisthebestmedicine.

B.Itisaneffectiveexercise.

C.Itistheonlywaytogoodhealth.

D.Ithaslittlebadsideeffects.

35.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthetext?

A.Toremindpeopletocareforhealth.

B

Topersuadepeopletoliveahealthylife.

C.Tofindasolutiontohealthproblems.

D.Tointroduceawayofimprovinghealthcondition.

【答案】32.D33.C34.A35.D

福建省三明市2020-2021学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题

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）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

ProfessionalrockclimberEmilyHarringtonhasmadehistoryaftersuccessfullyfreeclimbingYosemiteNationalPark'sElCapitanlastWednesday.

Harrington,34,becamethefourthperson—andthefirstwoman—toeverscalethe3,000-footElCapitanwithoutthehelpofaropeorotherequipment.“Thepeoplebeforemewhohaveachievedthisarekindoflikesomeofmyheroesinrockclimbing,”shesaid,“soitfeelsprettyspecialtojointhatgroup.”

ButHarrington'sclimbwasnotwithoutinjury—atonepoint,sheslidandwasleftwithaseriouswoundonherforeheadthatrequiredhertotakeabreak.“ItookafallandIcouldn'tgetmyfeetoutandmyheadactuallyhitthewall,”sherec