学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题 新人教A版.docx

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学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题新人教A版

2019

学年高一年级第二学期期末考试英语试卷

（满分150分，时间120分钟）

第I卷

第一部分听力（略）

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

Vinegar（醋）isgreat.Itmakessalad,friesanddumplingstastebetter,andyoucanevencleanyourwindowswithit.Andnow,accordingtoscientists，itmayevenhelptheplanet’spopulationsurviveclimatechange.ResearchersfromtheRIKENCenterforSustainableReso

urceScience（CSRS）inJapanprovedthat.Theyfoundgrowingplantsinvinegarmakesthemmoreresistanttodroughts.Thiscouldmeanthatinthefuture，worriesaboutclimatechangeaffectingtheworld’ssupplyoffoodwillbemuchlower.

ThediscoverywasmadeaftertheresearchersstudiedtheArabidopsis,aplantknownforitsabilitytosurviveindryweather.Itwasfoundthatwhentheplantwasplacedindrought-likeconditions,itproducedachemicalcalledacetate（醋酸盐）---themaincomponentofvinegar.

Afterdiscoveringthis,thescientistsexperimentedfurtherbyaddingacetatetothesoilofotherplantsbeforetheystoppedgivingthemwatercompletely.Afterleavingtheplantsfor14days,theyfoundthattheonestreatedwithacetatehadsurvived,whiletheuntreatedplantshaddriedupanddied.

It’shopedthatthissimplemethodofsurvivalcouldsoonbeusedtohelpfarmersindrycountrieskeeptheircropsalive.“Intheexperiment,wetargetedthebasicfoodsoftheworld—rice,wheatandmaize...andprovedsuccessful”JongMyongKim,co-authorofthestudy,toldPopularSciencemagazine.

Kimhasalreadybeenintouchwithpeoplearoundtheworldwhoareinterestedintryingthissimpleandcost-effectivemethodoutforthemselvesfromfarmerstocompaniesandamateurgardeners.“Nowwearetryingtocooperatewiththemtomakeamethodtoapplythissystem,andmaketheprocessassimpleaspossible,”hesaid.Hopefullythismeanstheendofhungercausedbybadweatherinthefuture.

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph1referto?

A.Vinegarmayhelpcreaturessurvivebadweather.

B.VinegarisfoundinplantsbyJapanesescientists.

C.Vinegarisveryusefulforcooking.

D.Vinegarismainlyusedbypeopletocleanhouses.

22.ScientistsinJapanfindfromtheirstudiesthat________.

A.theacetatecanbeusedbyfarmerstoreplacethesoil.

B.theplantstreatedwithacetatecouldsurvivedryconditions.

C.soilconditioncouldbechangedbypouringvinegarcontinually.

D.theArabidopsiscouldsurviveindryweatherbecauseoftheshape.

23.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Howtodecreasethecostisthemainissue.

B.Keepingplantsalivemeansalotforscientists.

C.Themethodispromisingespeciallyinagriculture.

D.It’stoodifficultforfarmerstoacceptthemethod.

24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.PlantsNeedWaterB.VinegarandFood

C.JapaneseScientistsFindaWaytoSurviveD.VinegarCouldEndHunger

B

Asmoreandmoreschoolsrushtoputdigitaldevicesinthehandsofeverystudent,manyparentsarebecomingincreasinglyworriedaboutthequalityoftheirchildren’seducation.Thepromiseofincreasedstudentacademicachievementthroughtheuseoftechnologyhasn’tproducedanysignificantresultsinthepast20years.

ResearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaLosAngelesconductedastudyin2014todetermineifthesocialskillsofelementarystudentswereblockedbyscreentime.Twogroupsofsixthgradestudentswerecompared.Onegroupwassenttoanoutdoorcampforoneweekwithnoscreentime,whilethecontrolgrouplivelifeasnormal.Afteroneweek,thestudentsatcamphadmadesignificantimprovementsovertheirpeers（同龄人）.Thegoodnewsisthatwhenwelimitaccesstoscreentimeandgivechildrentheopportunitytointeractfacetoface,theyquicklybecomebetteratreadingtheemotionalstateofothers.Thebadnewsisthatwehaveagenerationofchildrenthatstrugglewiththisbasicemotionalintelligenceskill.

Toomuchscreentimehasbeenlinkedtochildhoodobesity,sleepdisorders,behaviorproblems,andacademicchallenges.Butisthereadifferencebetweenschoolworkandentertainmentmedia?

Whenstudentsareusingtechnologyforacademicworktheyaremorelikelytobecommunicatingwithpeers,workingcooperatively,anddevelopingotherimportantskills.However,alltheseareimpossiblewhenstudentswatchentertainmentmedia.Theyjustsitandwatch!

Parentshavetherighttofocusontheirchildren’sscreentimeatschool,buttheyshouldbeginwithdiscussingtheuseofdigitalmediaathome.Someparentsarecontinuouslyengagedintheirowndevices,respondingtoeveryringoftheirphones,receivingandsendingmessages.Howcantheyexpecttheirch

ildrentodobetter?

25．Whatwastheschools’originalintentionofusingdigitaldevices?

A.Tomakesurestudentsgettechnologicaleducation.

B.Tohelpstudentsdevelopsocially.

C.Tomakeschoollifemoreentertainingandcolorful.

D.Toimprovestudentsacademically.

26．Whataspectofchildrenworriesthewriteralot?

A.Lackingguidanceonproperscreentime.

B.Lackingchancestocommunicatewithothers.

C.Lackinginterestinimprovingtheirstudy.

D.Lackingskillsinreadingothers’emotionalstate.

27．Whatattitudedoesthewriterhavetotheuseofdigitaldevicesinschoolwork?

A.Positive.B.Worried.

C.Negative.D.Uncertain.

28．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat________.

A.parentsshouldn’topposeschoolsintheireducationalapproaches

B.someparentsmaysetabadexampletotheirchildreninusingdigitalmedia

C.thescreenwatchingtimeshouldn’tbelongerthan2hoursforstudents

D.it’swrongforschoolstofocusontechnologicaleducation

C

OnedaywhenIwas12,mymothergavemeanorder:

Iwastowalktothepubliclibrary,andborrowatleastonebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeproblem—inabilitytoread.

Inthelibrary,Ifoundmywayintothe“Children’sRoom.”Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksofftheshelfatrandom.Thecoverofabookcaughtmyeye.Itpresentedapictureofabeagle.Ihadrecentlyhadabeagle,thefirstandonlyanimalcompanionIeverhadasachild.Hewasmysecretsharer,butonemorning,hewasgone,givenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim.Ineverforgotmybeagle.

Thereonthebook’scoverwasabeaglewhichlookedidenticaltomydog.Iranmyfingersoverthepictureofthedogonthecover.Myeyesranacrossthetitle,Amos,theBeaglewithaPlan.Unknowingly,Ihadreadthetitle.Withoutopeningthebook,Iborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.

Undertheshadeofabush,IstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireadvery,veryslowlywithdifficulty.Thoughpageswereturnedslowly,Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho,likemine,hadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhome.Thatdogwasmydog,andIwasthelittleboyinthebook.Attheendofthestory,mymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion,onandon,untilmyownlostdogandIwere,inmymind,runningtogether.

Mymother’scallreturnedmetotherealworld.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:

Ihadreadabook,andIhadlovedreadingthatbook.EveryoneknewIcouldnotread.ButIhadreadit.BookscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem.

Inevertoldmymotheraboutmy“miraculous”experiencethatsummer,butshesawaslowbutremarkableimprovementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.Andyearslater,shewasproudthathersonhadreadthousandsofbooks,wasawardedaPhDdegreeinliterature,andauthoredhisownbooks,articles,poetryandfiction.Thepowerofthewordshasheld.

29．Thebookcaughttheauthor’seyebecause_____.

A.itcontainedprettypicturesofanimals

B.itremindedhimofhisowndog

C.hefounditstitleeasytounderstand

D.helikedchildren’sstoriesverymuch

30．Whycouldtheauthormanagetoreadthebookthrough?

A.Hewasforcedbyhismothertoreadit.

B.Heidentifiedwiththestoryinthebook.

C.Thebooktoldthestoryofhispetdog.

D.Thehappyendingofthestoryattractedhim.

31．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theauthorhasbecomeasuccessfulwriter.

B.Theauthor’smotherreadthesamebook.

C.Theauthor’smotherrewardedhimwithaPhDdegree.

D.Theauthorhashadhappysummerseversince.

D

ManyAmericansthinkofdriverlesscarsasafuturistictechnologythatwillrevolutionize（彻底变革）travelincitiesandalongstatehighways.ButrecentexperimentsareprovingthatautonomousvehiclesalsohavethepotentialtoimprovethequalityoflifeformillionsofAmericansunderservedbytraditionalmode

softransportation,suchastheelderlyanddisabled,solongaslawmakersmakesmartpoliciesthatpavethewayforinvention.

AretirementcommunityinSanJose,California,whichhasbeentransformedbyasmallfleetofdriverlesstaxis,showsthepotentialofself-drivingcarstotransformpeople’slives.BuiltbyatechcompanycalledVoyage,themodifiedFordFusionsarecurrentlylimitedtoatwo-mileroad,

butresidentsarealreadyhavingthebenefitsoftheseautonomousvehicles,whichallowthemtoparticipateinsocialactivitiestheywouldotherwisebeunabletoenjoysimplybecausetheycouldnotgettothem.

Whenthetrialrunfinallyexpandsto15milesofroad,theseresidents—whoseaverageageis76—willalsohaveaconvenientandreliablenewwaytoappointments.Asthesecarscontinuetoserveresidentsthere,itiseasytounderstandwhyCaliforniaismovingtosimplifylawsfortheindustry.

InMichigan,forward-thinkingpolicieshavethepotentialtounlockotherhiddenbenefitsofautonomousvehicles,especia