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辽宁省抚顺市第二中学学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题
2019-2020学年度上学期期中考试高一试题
英语(人教)
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题:
每小题2.5分,满分25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
WaltDisneyistryingtomakeparents'walletsopenalittlewiderforthatvacationvisittothethemepark.TheMagicKingdomPark,oneofDisney'sthemeparksnearOrlandoisnowcharging$99foraone-dayparkpass.Itisanincreaseof4thatcomesjusteightmonthsafterthelastpriceincrease.
Behindtherisingticketspricesisasmallworldofsupplyanddemand.PeoplekeepfloodingintoDisney’sUSthemeparks.Thecompanyreporteda16percentincreaseoperatingincome,to$65million,forthepastthreemonthsatitsthemeparks.LastyearinDisney,themeparkincomeroseby17percent,to$2.2billion.
"IfyouthinkDisneyWorldhasgottooexpensive,don'tbothercomplaining,”RobertNiles,editorofThemeParkInsider,andaformerMagicKingdomParkemployee,wroteinhiswebsite."Disneyislookingatthenumberpeoplewhovisititsthemeparkswhensettingprices,notpeoplecomplainingonline.
Disney'spricingstrategyisdesignedtodrivesalesofitsmultiday(多天的)parkpasses,whichlowertheper-daycost.Athree-daypassrunsto$91.34perday;afive-daypasscosts$60.80perday.Togetherwiththehotelandmeals,aDisneyvacationcanbecomeunbelievablyexpensiveforafamily.Butwhilethecostofsingle-dayticketshasgoneupbymorethan41percentsince2005,Disneyhasgreatlycutthepriceforlongerstays.Thepriceofafour-daypassfellbynearly$200between2004and2013.
Still,anextra$4or$20hereandtheredoesnotbothermostpeopleconsideringatriptoDisneythemepark."DisneyisoneofthemajorthingsnearlyeveryAmericanfamilycanagreeon,soofcoursetheycangetawaywiththis.”saysJasonCochran,authorofEasyGuidetoWaltDisneyWorldandOrlando.
21.Whatdoweknowabouttheone-dayparkpassinMagicKingdomPark?
A.Itwas$95inthepasteightmonths.B.Itusuallyincreasesby$4eachtime.
C.Itisthelasttimetoincreaseit.D.Itusuallychangesonceayear.
22.AccordingtoRobertNiles,whensettingprices,Disneymainlyconsiders___________.
A.howgreatitsservicecanbe.B.whetherpeoplecanacceptthemornot.
C.whetherpeoplewillcomplainaboutthem.D.howmanypeoplevisititsthemeparks.
23.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatthepriceincreaseswill____________.
A.notmaketheDisneythemeparksbecomemorepopular.
B.notpreventpeoplefromvisitingtheDisneythemeparks.
C.bothermostpeoplefromvisitingtheDisneythemeparks.
D.makeithardforpeopletodecidewhethertovisitaDisneythemepark.
B
AyoungspermwhalediscovereddeadoffthecoastofSpaindiedfromeatingalotofrubbish.About64poundsofrubbish,includingplasticbags,ropesandfishingnets,wasfoundinsidethespermwhale'sdeadbody.
The32-foot-longwhalewasdiscoverednearthesmallholidayplaceofCabodePalosinthesoutheastMurciaareainFebruary.OfficialsattheEIValleWildlifeReserveCenterfoundthatithaddiedbecauseitwasunabletoremovetherubbishfromitsbody.
Theanimal'ssaddeathhaspromptedMurcia'sgovernmentalongsidetheEuropeanEnvironmentalAssociationandtheEuropeanFundRegionalDevelopment,tostartsomeactionsagainstoceanwaste.
ConsueloRosauro,thegovernment'sdirectorforthenaturalenvironment,said,"Theplasticsinseasandoceansareoneofthebiggestdangerstotheprotectionofwildlifeintheworld.""Manyanimalsgetcaughtintherubbishoreatalotofplastics,whichendupcausingtheirdeath,sheadded."TheproblemiscommonintheMurciaarea,andwemustsolveitbytakingclean-upactionsand,aboveall,increasingawarenessoflocalpeople.
About19billionpoundsofplasticwasteendsupintheworld'soceanseachyear.Researcherssaythattheamountofplasticwastewillbetwiceasmuchasitisnowby2025ifquickactionisnottaken.
Thespermwhalesarethelargestofthetoothedwhalesandthelargestpredators(食肉动物)Theywillmoveseasonallyforfeedingandgivingbirth.Theyarefondoflivingtogether,andeven300spermwhalesliveinagroup.Thefemalesworktogethertoprotectandlookaftertheiryoung.Femalesgivebirtheveryfourtotwentyyearsandcarefortheyoungonesformorethantenyears.AgrownspermwhalehasfewnaturalenemiesButitdoesnotmeantheyaretotallysafe.Atleasttheyfacetheproblemofrubbishnow.
24.Whydidthatspermwhaledie?
A.Becauseitcouldnotfindfood.B.Becauseitwasalreadytooold.
C.Becauseithadeatentoomuchrubbish.D.Becauseitcouldnotleavetherubbisharoundit.
25.WhatcanwelearnfromConsueloRosauro'swords?
A.Theprotectionofwildlifeisveryhard.
B.Thelocals'awarenessofprotectingwildlifeshouldberaised.
C.Localpeoplehavethrownmuchrubbishinseas
D.Therearemanyactionsdealingwithrubbishinseas.
26.Thepassagemainlyshowsthat
A.Spermwhalescandieeasily.B.Peoplereallycareaboutwildlife.
C.Alotofwildlifeisindangernow.D.Pollutioninseasandoceansharmswildlife.
C
Throughouthistory,peoplehavealwaysbeensurprisedattheintelligenceofsomebirds.Crows(乌鸦)aresuchanexample.Crows'brainisonlyaboutthesizeofahumanthumb,sohowsmartcouldtheybe?
Whileacrow'sbrainmayseemsmallcomparedwithahumanbrain,whatmattersisthesizeofthebraininrelationtothesizeoftheanimal.AccordingtoProfessorJohnMarzluffattheUniversityofWashington'sAviationConservationLab,acrowisactuallyaflyingmonkey.WhetheritisafriendlymonkeyormorelikeabadoneinTheWizardofOzdependsalotonwhatyouhavedonetoit(oranyofitsfriends).
Canyoutellonecrowfromanother?
Inthisway,acrowmaybesmarterthanyoubecauseitcanrecognizehumanfaces.Marzluff'steamcaughtsomecrows,mademarksonthemandreleasedthem.Membersoftheteamworedifferentmasks.Crowswouldattackpeoplewearingamask,butonlyifthemaskhadbeenwornbysomeonewhohadtroubledthem.
Ifyouthinktwocrowsthatarewatchingyouandcryingtoeachotheraretalkingaboutyou,youareprobablyright.InMarzluff'sstudy,evencrowsthatwerenevercaughtattackedscientists.Howdidthecrowsdescribetheirattackerstoothercrows?
Theircommunicationispoorlyunderstood.Theintensity(强度),rhythm,andlastingtimeofcryingseemtoformthebasisofapossiblelanguage.Itturnsoutthatcrowscanpassonangertotheirchildren-eventhelittlecrowsattackedmaskedscientists.
Anothercaseaboutcrows'greatmemorycomesfromChatham,Ontarrio.AroundhalfamillioncrowswouldstopinChathamduringtheirregulartravel,puttingthefarmingcommunity'scropsindanger.Headofthetowndeclaredwar(宣战)oncrowsandthehuntbegan.Sincethen,thecrowshave,whenpassingChatham,flownhighenoughtoavoidbeingshot.However,thisdidn'tstopthemfromleavingdroppingsalloverthetown.
27.WhydoesProfessorJohnMarzluffcallacrowaflyingmonkey?
A.Becauseitlookslikeamonkey.B.Becauseitisasfriendlyasamonkey.
C.Becauseitisasintelligentasamonkey.D.Becauseitsbrainisthesamesizeasamonkey's.
28.AccordingtoParagraph3,thecrowsattackedpeoplewearingamaskwho__________.
A.hadcausedsometroubletothemB.wereinMarzluff'steam
C.workedonscientificstudyD.haddoneharmtotheirbabies
29.Headofthetowndeclaredwaroncrowsbecause___________.
A.Theywoulddamagethecrops.B.Theywouldmakemuchnoise.
C.Theywouldattackpeopleinthetown.D.Theywouldleavedroppingsalloverthetown.
30.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Crowsneverforget.B.Crows'communication.
C.Crows'braindevelopment.D.Crowsaresmarterthanwehaveimagined.
第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
Areyoualwaysstressedaboutyourhomework?
Doyouoftenfindyourselfinapositionwhereyoucaneitherdoallofyourhomeworkorhaveasociallife?
31.___________Hereisaguidetogettingyouontherighttrack.
Writedownyourhomework,andmakesureyouknowwhattodo.Useadayplanneroracalendartostayorganized.32.___________Writeasmanydetailsasyoucanabouttheassignment.Youmustincludewhentheassignmentisdue,anynecessarytextbookpages,andthingsyourteachersaysyoumustinclude.
33.___________.Beforechoosingaspecificworkplace,thinkofquietplacewhereyoucanworkforalongtime,whilehavingaccesstoresourcessuchastextbooks,computers,books,dictionaries,etc.Goodlocationalsoincludesyourtownorschoollibrary.
Gobacktoyourtaskimmediatelyaftertakingastudybreak.34.___________Yourmindwillbeclearedandreadytowork.Doanythingyouputintheseconddocumentnow.Onceyouhavefinishedyourstudyandhaveactuallyattemptedthehardertasksatleast3or4times,youcanconsideryour-selffinished.Anythingyouhavenotfinishedcanwaituntilthenextday,whenyouwillbeabletoaskyourteacherorfellowstudents.
Makefulluseofsparetime.Usefreetimeduringorbetweenclassestostarthomeworkandmakesureyoustartasearlyaspossible,becauseifyoustartdoingworktoolateintheevening.youwillbegintogettiredmoreeasilyanditwillbeharderforyoutofocusonthework.35.___________Don'tspendtoolittletimeonyourhomework,butdon't'buryyourselfinit.Don'twaituntilthelastminutetogetstarted.
A.Thismakeseverythingmucheasier.
B.Createacomfortablehomeworkspot.
C.Becauseyouwillbeabletoworkbetterafterabreak.
D.Thetruth