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河南省平顶山市鲁山县第一高级中学高一英语二月月考试题
河南省平顶山市鲁山县第一高级中学2021-2022高一英语二月月考试题
第Ⅰ卷(共70分)
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
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Whyatoystoreisn’tjustfunandgames
StevenAaronsistheownerofBarstonsChild’sPlay,anindependenttoystoreintheWashingtonarea.Thisisajournalist’sinterviewwithhim.
Interviewer:
Didyouhavealotoftoysasachild?
StevenAarons:
No.Myparentswerenotinanysortoffinancialpositiontobuytoysasgifts.IfIhadanytoys,theywerefrommyuncle.
Interviewer:
Whydidyouwanttohaveatoystore?
StevenAarons:
WhenIwasthinkingaboutstartingatoystore,Ihadfriendswhowereartists.Iwasdiscussingwiththemtheideathatkidsareablankpage.AndIthinkthematerialsyougivetoachildarereallyimportanttofillit.
Interviewer:
Whatmakesforagreattoystore?
StevenAarons:
Atoystoreshouldconsiderthedevelopmentofachildandcanmixinthefactthatsomethingsareonlyforplay.We’llhaveasmallshelfofBarbiedolls,butwearenotgoingtoputitouttherepredominately(占绝大多数地).Itrytothinkofplaytimeasbeingthesameasnutrition(营养).Whenyouworkonadietforyourchildrenyouaretryingtomakesuretheyareeatinghealthythings.There’salittlebitofdessertmixedin,butyou’renotgoingtogivethemjustdessert.
Interviewer:
Arethereanyproblemsofowningatoystore?
StevenAarons:
ThehardestmomentformeiswhenI’mhelpingsomeonewhoIsensedoesn’treallyenjoyhavingchildren.Ithinkhavingchildrenisoneofthegreatestthingsinlife.Ihaveareallygoodrelationshipwithmykids.
21.WhydidStevenAaronssetupthetoystore?
A.Tothankhisuncle.B.Tomeethisfriends’needs.
C.Toprovidegoodtoysforkids.D.Toachievehischildhooddream.
22.WhatshouldagoodtoystorebelikeaccordingtoStevenAarons?
A.Itshouldofferkidsdessert.
B.Itshouldsellthemostpopulartoys.
C.Itshouldprovidedrawingmaterials.
D.Itshouldmixplaywitheducationthroughtoys.
23.WhatisthedifficultyofStevenAarons’owningatoystore?
A.Hehasfewcustomers.
B.Helacksfinancialsupport.
C.Hefailstobalancehisjobandhisfamily.
D.Hefindsithardtohelpthosewhodislikechildren.
B
JoshMorrison,17,dreamedofraising$100,000tobuildahomeforalow-incomefamily.Afteryearsofhardwork,hisdreamhascometrue.Thehouseisnowintheearlystagesofbuilding.
Sixyearsago,JoshandhisdadwentintoaHabitatforHumanityRestore,ahomeimprovementstoreanddonationcenterrunbythenonprofitorganization.Theyweretheretobuyasink.Josh,then11,alsonoticedacollectionofpennies.“Iinstantlyfelttheurgetohelpoutwiththat,”hesaid.Joshsetafundraisingdeadlineoffouryears.Manypeopledoubtedwhetherhecouldreachhisgoalof$100,000,butitdidn’tshakehisfaith.Heraisedmoneyathisschoolandothernearbyschools.Hecollectedmoneyfromneighbors,gotpublicityfromlocalnewspapers,andplacedcansinstoressothatpeoplecoulddonateextrachange.
Josh’sfundraisingeffortsbegantoproduceresults.Still,therewerechallenges.Fourmonthsbeforehisdeadline,hewas$30,000short.HedecidedtoholdaFamilyFunFairandSpaghettiDinnerinUxbridge,whichisintheprovinceofOntario.Theeventraised$19,000.
“Ididn’tcarehowlongittookme,”Joshsaid.“Iwouldraise$100,000.”Withthreeweeksleft,acompanycalledJosh’shouse,offeredtodonate$18,000.Eventually,Joshreachedatotalof$124,000beforehisdeadline.“Themomentumjustkeptgoing,andwedecidedtodomore,”hesaid.“Josh’sPennyHouse”isbeingbuiltbyHabitatforHumanityinthecityofOshawa,alongwith24newtownhouses.Joshhashelpedwithsomeoftheconstruction,ashaveothervolunteers.Hewillchoosethefamilythatmovesintotheunit.
Nextyear,the17-year-oldwillheadtocollegeinBritishColumbia,Canada’swesternmostprovince.Asa11-year-oldkidwhenstartingfundraising,Joshwasabletosendapowerfulmessageacrosstheworld.Nomatterhowoldyouare,ifyouhaveadreamandarewillingtodoanythingtoachieveit,itcancometrue.
24.WhichwordcanbestdescribeJoshMorrisoninParagraph2?
A.Straightforward.B.Open-minded.
C.DeterminedD.Cautious
25.WhywastheFamilyFunFairandSpaghettiDinnereventinUxbridgeheld?
A.TocallformoreattentionB.Toattainhisgoal
C.TowinapprovalfromthelocalD.Tofindsponsorsforafamily
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4mean?
A.Hisprojectbecamemorepopular.
B.Hereceivedcontinuousdonations.
C.Theresultwasbeyondexpectations.
D.Hegotmoresupportfromthecompany.
27.Whatwillbethebesttitleofthetext?
A.AnAstonishingFundraiser
B.ABoyWithaWarmHeart
C.KindnessFromaCompany
D.ThePennyHouseDream
C
AtinyAlaskavillagehasexperiencedaboomintourisminrecentyearsaspolarbearsspendmoretimeonlandthanonArcticseaice.
Morethan2,000peoplevisitedtheNorthernAlaskavillageofKaktovikin2021toseepolarbearsinthewild.Thefarnorthcommunityliesinanareawhereincreasinglyhighertemperaturehasspedupthemovementofseaice,theprimaryhabitatofpolarbears.Asicehasgraduallymovedtodeepwaterbeyondthecontinentalshelf,morebearsareremainingonlandtolookforfood.
PolarbearshavealwaysbeenacommonsightonseaicenearKaktovik,butvillagersstartednoticingachangeinthemid-1990s.Morebearsseemedtostayonland,andresearchersbegantakingnoteofmorefemalebearsmakinghomeinthesnowonlandinsteadofontheicetoraisetheirbabies.U.S.FishandWildlifeServicebiologistsbeganhearingreportsoftheincreasingnumberofpolarbearsintheareaintheearly2000s.Asmoreattentionwasgiventotheplight(困境)ofpolarbearsaboutadecadeago,moretouristsstartedheadingtoKaktovik.
Thevillagehadfewerthan50visitorsannuallybefore2011,saidJenniferReed,oftheArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge.“Todaywe’retalkingabouthundredsandhundredsofvisitors,manyfromaroundtheworldeachyear,”Reedsaid.Mosttouristsvisitinthefall,whenbearsareforcedtowardlandbecauseseaiceisfarthestawayfromtheshore.BruceInglangasak,alocalhunterwhosometimesofferswildlife-viewingtours,saidhe’sbeenofferingpolarbeartourssince2004.Mostofhisclients(客户)arefromChinaandEurope,aswellasfromthelower48U.S.states.Manytouristsstayseveraldaysinthevillage,whichhastwosmallhotels.Thevillagershavebenefitedalotfromthat.Inturn,theyprovidemoreeffectiveprotectionforpolarbearswithfinancialsupportfromtourismdevelopment.
28.WhatcausesmorepolarbearstostayonlandinKaktovia?
A.Foodshortage.B.Climatechange.
C.Habitats’movementtoshore.D.Theirpreferenceforland.
29.Howdidcommonpeoplefeelaboutmoresightofbearsonland?
A.Excited.B.Puzzled.
C.Concerned.D.Shocked.
30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
A.HotelsinKaktovikareindemandinautumn.
B.Kaktovikhasabout50visitorsannually.
C.Inglangasakmakesalivingasatourguide.
D.Tourismaffectsthebalanceofnature.
31.Whichsayingcandescribethetext?
A.Thefittestcansurvive.
B.Afterastormcomesacalm.
C.Thereisalwaysopportunityincrisis.
D.Everycoinhastwosides.
D
Ifyouhavetriedtoripenapieceoffruitbystickingitinabagwithabanana,youhaveusedthepowerofethylene(乙烯).Ethyleneisanimportantplanthormone(激素).Inbananaandmanyotherfruits,productionofethyleneriseswhenthefruitisreadytoripen.Thiscausesahard,green,tastelessfruittochangeintoasoft,showy,sweetthingthat’sready-to-eat.
Scientistshavestudiedethylene’sroleinplantsformorethanacenturyandthefoodindustryhaslongusedthegastocontrolripening.Buthowfruitscontrolproductionofthehormonewasunknown.Nowscientistshavefoundamasterswitchthatleadstheplanttostartethyleneproductionwhenthetimeis,well,ripe.
InastudypublishedinNaturePlants,researchersfoundthatbeforeafruitisreadytoripen,thismasterswitchpreventsripening-relatedgenesfrombeingturnedonbeforeit’stime.
Turningonthemasterswitch“islikebreakingtheglassonafirealarm,”saysstudyco-authorJamesGiovannoni,ascientistatCornellUniversity.“Onceyouhittheswitch,thingsreallystarthappening.”Theswitchisimportantbecauseripeningtooearlycanhavedisastrousconsequencesfortheplant---itmightmissitschancetoreproduce.
Whentheplanthitstheripeningswitch,somegenesbecomeactive.Thisfinallymakesthefruitready-to-eat.Insomefruits,turningtheripeningswitchalsoleadstoactivationofmachineryformakingethylene.Ripeningfruitdoesn’thappeninamoment;ithappensovertime.Oncethefruitstartsproducingethylene,thehormoneturnsoneverythingthatneedstobeturnedon,keepingorevenspeedinguptheripeningprocess.Wenowknowthatforfruitslikeapples,bananas,pearsandtomatoes,thishappenswhenthemasterswitchispressed.Forfruitsthatignoreethylene,likegrapes,pineapplesandmanyberries,thebagtrickwon’twork.
32.Whichofthefollowingisresponsibleforripeningfruit?
A.Agroupofhormonesinaplant.
B.Thephysicalchangeofaplant.
C.Akindofliquidinaplant.
D.Certaingenesinaplant.
33.WhydoesGiovannonimakethecomparisoninParagraph4?
A.Toexplainthekeyroleofthemasterswitch.
B.Toexplaintheadvantagesofthemasterswitch.
C.Toshowtheprocessofstudyingthemasterswitch.
D.Toshowthedifficultyofturningonthemasterswitch.
34.Whathappensafterthemasterswitchisturnedon?
A.Thefruitstopstheripeni