山西省临汾市第一中学学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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山西省临汾市第一中学学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题

山西省临汾市第一中学2020-2021学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题

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TheHangingGardensofBabylon,oneoftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorld,isperhapstheearliestandmostfamousexampleofbotanicalgardens.Overdecadesandcenturies,manyincrediblebotanicalgardenshavebeenestablished.Hereisalistofthem.

OrtoBotanicodiPadova

TheOrtoBotanicodiPadovainPadua,north-easternItaly,istheoldestacademicbotanicalgardenstillinitsoriginallocation.Itwasfoundedin1545bytheVenetianRepublic.Itisspreadacrossanareaof22,000squaremeters.Itisparticularlyknownforitshistoricalarchitecture,aswellasthecollectionof6000kindsofplants.TheastonishingbotanicalgardenisaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.

KirstenboschNationalBotanicalGarden

TheKirstenboschNationalbotanicalGardenislocatedatthefootofTableMountainin.CapeTown,SouthAfrica.ItisoneofSouthAfrica'sninenationalbotanicalgardens,whichcoversfiveoutofsixbiomes（生物群落），andthefirstofitskindintheworld.Itisfamousforexhibitingnativeplantsfromdifferentregions.

BotanicalGardenandBotanicalMuseum

TheBerlin-DahlemBotanicalGardenandBotanicalMuseumislocatedinBerlin,Germany.Ithas22,000differentplantspecies.Amongitsdifferentplantsisagiantbamboo.Thisastonishinggardenhasalargescientificlibraryattachedtoit.Thecomplexhasbuildingsandglasshouses.

SingaporeBotanicGarden

The74hectare（公顷）SingaporeBotanicGardeninSingaporeistheonlybotanicgardenthatstaysopenfrom5amto12midnight,everyday.ItsattractionsincludeRainforest,BotanyCentre,TanglinGate,JacobBallasChildren'sGardenandothergardens.IthastheTembusutree,seenontheSingaporeanfive-dollarbill.

1．WhatisthespecialpartofOrtoBotanicodiPadova?

A．ItisinEurope.B．Ithasthemostplants.

C．Ithasalibrary.D．Ithassomeancientitems.

2．Whereshouldyougoifyouwanttoenjoythenativeplantsindiverseareas?

A．BotanicalGardenandBotanicalMuseum.

B．KirstenboschNationalBotanicalGarden.

C．SingaporeBotanicGarden.

D．OrtoBotanicodiPadova.

3．InwhichcontinentcanyouseetheTembusutree?

A．Asia.B．Europe.C．America.D．Africa.

Youshouldalwayssupportyourkidsandtheirnaturaltalents.Andifyounurturethem,greatthingswillhappen.That'swhat9-year-oldJoeWhale'sparentsthoughtwhentheyencouragedtheirsontokeepdrawing,eventhoughhegotintotroublefordoodling（涂鸦）duringclass.

TheysentJoetoanafter-schoolartclassandhisartisticabilitieswerequicklynoticedbythosearoundhim.Infact,Joewasinvitedtodecoratethediningroomofthe“Number4”restaurantinShrewsbury,England.Now,JoeisknownasTheDoodleBoyandhashisownwebsite,aswellassocialmediapagesshowingoffhisawesomeart.

AccordingtoGreg,Joe'sdad,hissonhasalwaysloveddrawingand"wasaddedtotheGiftedregisterinprimaryschoolaged4”.GregalsorevealedhowlongittookJoetofinishhisdrawingsonthediningroomwallsintherestaurant."Joespentabout12hoursillustratingthewall.”

What'smore,Greghadsomeproposalsforparentswhowanttoencouragetheirkidstodeveloptheirtalent:

"Iwouldadviseparentstoencouragetheirchildrentoalwaysfollowtheirpassionanddreams-researchlocalworkshopsorgroupswithinyourlocalcommunity”

Joe'steacherrecognizedhistalentandpostedhisworkonInstagram.Hisdrawingscaughttheeyeofthe“Number4"restaurantwhichaskedhimtocomeoveranddecoratetheirwallswithhisdoodles.Now,hisdaddriveshimtheresohecandrawhisheartout.Whoknewthatdrawinginanafter-classprogramwouldleadJoetogethisfirstjobatbarely9yearsold?

4．WhatdidJoedoinhisclass?

A．Supportedothernaughtychildren.B．Leftschooltofindhisparents.

C．Drewpicturesintheclass.D．Decoratedthewall.

5．WhatisGreg'ssuggestion?

A．Tosendthechildrentothelocalrestaurant.

B．Totalkwiththechildren'steacheractively.

C．Toofferenoughsupportforthechildren'sdream.

D．Toforcethechildrentostayatschoolalldaylong.

6．Howdidthe"Number4"restaurantfindJoe?

A．Joewasfamousinthecommunity.

B．Joe'sworksweredisplayedontheInternet

C．Joe'steacherrecommendedJoetotherestaurant.

D．Joehashisownwebsitelookedthroughbytherestaurant.

7．Whoisthetextmainlyintendedfor?

A．Parents.B．ChildrenC．Teachers.D．Restaurantowners.

Forcenturies,elephantshavecaughtouradmirationandimaginations,andit'seasytoseewhy.Theplanet'slargestlandanimalscanstandupto10feettallandweighupto13,200pounds.Butthey'renotjustaboutbrawn.

Withtheircomplexbrains,elephantsareincrediblycleverandsensitive:

caringfortheirfamiliesandcapableofrememberingfarawayplacesandoldfriends.Lnfact,whenelephantsspotfriends,theyoftenshowlovebywrappingtheirtrunkstogetherorrestingthemoneachother'sforeheads.Trunkscomeinhandyformorethanjustgreeting.Forinstance,elephantbabiessuck（吮吸）theirtrunksforcomfort,justashumanbabiessucktheirthumbs.Trunksarealsohandyforreachinghighhangingfood.

Elephantshavebackteeththesizeofsmallbricksandtusks（长牙）.Theyusetuskstocarrythings,pullbarkofftrees,clearpaths,digforrootsandwater,fightenemiesandimpressotherelephants.Unfortunately,it'sthoseamazingtusksthatputelephants5livesatrisk.Thedesirefortuskivoryisthereasonwhysomanyelephantshavebeenkilled.

FromthedaysofancientEgyptandRome,elephanttuskivoryisvaluable.Today,inmanypartsoftheworldivoryor“whitegold"remainsasymbolofwealthandstatus,especiallyinAsia.Morerecently,it'sbeenusedtomakepianokeys,anddecorations.Inordertogettheivory,elephantsarekilled.In1979,therewereanestimated1.3millionelephantsinAfrica.By2007thatnumberhaddroppedtobetween472,000and690,000.

Didyouknowthesesurprisingfactsaboutivory?

SevenoutoftenpeopleinChinadon'tknowitcomesfromadeadelephant.WiththespendingpowerofagrowingmiddleclassincountriessuchasChina,thedemandforillegalivoryisincreasing.FortypercentofpeopleintheUnitedKingdomdon'tthinkelephantsneedtobeharmedtotaketheirtusks.AndtheUnitedStatesisstillthesecondlargestmarketintheworldforelephantivory.Ifmorepeopleknewthateverypieceofivorycomesfromadeadelephant,fewerpeoplemightwanttobuyivoryproducts.Andlessdemandforivorymeansmoreelephantswillsurvive.

8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"brawn"inthefirstparagraphmean?

A．lovablecharacter.B．humanimagination.

C．brilliantmind.D．physicalstrength.

9．Whatcanwelearnaboutelephantsfromthetext?

A．Theyhavegoodmemories.B．Theirtrunksareusedtofightenemies

C．TheirbackteethputtheirlivesatriskD．Theytouchtheirforeheadsforcomfort.

10．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A．MostpeopleinChinaknowtuskscomefromdeadelephants.

B．MostpeopleintheUKthinkit'slegaltogettusks.

C．MostpeopleinAsiathinkivoryrepresentswealthandstatus.

D．MostpeopleintheUStodayrefusetopurchaseivoryproducts.

11．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A．Toexplaintheimportanceoftheelephant.

B．Tocallonpeopletoprotecttheelephant.

C．Toshowthelivinghabitsoftheelephant.

D．Topersuadepeopletoraisemoneyfortheelephant.

Althoughithasbeenshowninrecentyearsthatplantscansee,hearandsmell,theyarestillusuallythoughtofassilent.Butnow,forthefirsttime,theyhavebeenrecordedmakingultrasonic（超声的）crieswhenstressed,whichresearcherssaycouldopenupanewfieldofagriculturewherefarmerslistenforwater-hungrycrops.

ItzhakKhaitandhiscolleaguesatTelAvivUniversityinIsraelfoundthattomatoandtobaccoplantsmadecriesthathumanscannothearwhenstressedbynothavingenoughwaterorwhentheirstemiscut.

Microphonesplaced10centimetersfromtheplantspickedupsoundsintheultrasonicrangeof20to100kilohertz,whichtheteamsaysinsectsandsomemammalswouldbeabletohearandrespondtofromasfaras5metersaway.Amothmayrefusetolayeggsonaplantthatsoundswater-stressed,theresearcherssuggest.Plantscouldevenhearthatotherplantsareshortofwaterandreactaccordingly,theyinfer.

Onaverage,drought-stressedtomatoplantsmade35soundsanhour,whiletobaccoplantsmade11.Whenplantstemswerecut,tomatoplantsmadeanaverageof25soundsinthefollowinghour,andtobaccoplants15.Unstressedplantsproducedfewerthanonesoundperhour,onaverage.

Enablingfarmerstolistenforwater-stressedplantscould“openanewdirectioninthefieldofagriculture”,theresearcherssuggest.Theyaddthatsuchanabilitywillbeincreasinglyimportantasclimatechangemakemoreareasdry.

“Accordingtothenewresearch,itseemspossiblethatthesoundsthatdrought-stressedplantsmakecouldbeusedinagricultureifitisnottoocostlytosetuptherecordinginafieldsituation."saysAnneVisscherattheroyalBotanicGardens,Kew,intheUK.

Shewarnsthattheresultscan'tyetbebroadenedouttootherstresses,suchassaltortemperature,becausethesemaynotcausesounds.Besides,therehavebeennoexperimentstoshowwhethermothsoranyotheranimalcanhearandrespondtothesoundstheplantsmake,sothatideaisstillbasedonguessesfornow,shesays.

12．WhatdoestheexperimentbyresearchersatTelAvivUniversityshow?

A．Humanscanhearwater-hungryplantscryingclearly.

B．Plantsoundscanbeheardbyplantsquiteforaway.

C．Tomatoplantscrymoreoftenthantobaccowhenhurt.

D．Mothslikelayingeggsonstressedplants.

13．Whatcanfarmers