1516学年下学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案4.docx

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1516学年下学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案4

永昌县第一高级中学2015-2016-2期末考试卷

高二英语

第Ⅰ卷

Ⅰ、阅读理解（共40分；每小题2分）

A

bambooisoneofthenature’smostsurprisingplants.Manypeoplecallthisplantatree,butitisakindofgrass.

Likeotherkindsofgrass,abambooplantmaybecutverylowtotheground,butitwillgrowbackveryquickly.AJapanesescientistrecordedonebambooplantthatgrewalmost1.5metersin24hours!

BamboogrowsalmosteverywhereintheworldexceptEurope.Therearemorethan1,000kindsofbamboothatgrowaroundtheworldonbothmountainsandplains.

Notallbamboolooksthesame.Somebambooplantsareverythin.Theymayonlygrowtobeafewcentimeterswidewhileothersmaygrowtomorethan30centimetersacross.Thisplantalsocomesindifferentcolors,fromyellowtoblacktogreen.

ManyAsiancountrieshavebeenusingbambooforhundredsofyears.Theyoftenusebambooforbuildingnewbuildings.Asamatteroffact,thecablesthatholdupthehangingbridgeacrosstheMinRiverinSichuanaremadeofbamboo.Thebridgehasbeeninuseformorethan1,000years,andisstillholdingstrong.

InAfrica,engineersareteachingpoorfarmershowtofindwaterusingbamboo.TheseAfricancountriesneedcheapwaystofindwaterbecausetheyhavenomoney,andtheirfieldsoftendiefromnorainandnowater.Itseemsthatbambooisoneofthebestthingstheycanuse.Bamboopipesanddrillscanhelptomakethepoorthirstyfieldstobewatered.

1.Howisbamboolikegrass?

A．Itisthinandeasytocut.B．Itgrowseverywhere.

C．Itisshortandgreen.D．Itgrowsquicklyafterit'scutshort.

2.Thesentence“whileothersmaygrowtomorethan30centimetersacross.”means“Someotherbambooplantsmaygrowtobevery_______.”

A．shortB．strongC．thickD．tall

3.Fromthetextweknow______.

A．mostpeoplecallbambooplanttrees

B．thebambooplantchangesitscolorswhenitgrows

C．abambooplantmaygrow4.5metersinthreedays

D．abridgeheldbybamboocablewasbuiltthousandsofyearsago

4.WhydidtheengineersteachthepoorfarmersinAfricatomakeuseofbamboo?

A．BecauseitisusedbyAsians.B．Becauseitiscolorful.

C．Becauseitdrillsfast.D．Becauseitischeap.

B

Doestravelinggreennecessarilymeanwehavetopaymore?

Nowadaysaseco-tourismhasbecomeanewtrend,travelershavestarteddebatingtheseeminglyhighcostsofsuchtourism．“Ivoteforgreentravel,butifit'smoreexpensivethatway,thenIwouldprobablyreconsiderit．”Suchwastheconcernvoicedbymanyindividualtravelersandinternationalleadersatthisyear'sCopenhagenClimateSummit．Ifyouwanttotakeaneco-tripandavoidoverspending,herearesometipsthatwerecommend．

　　Printoutmapsandinformationbeforesettingoff．Setasidethoseexpensiveandheavyguidebooksanduseonlineresourcestoplanandbookyourtrip．Onlywhennecessary,printoutmapsandothermaterialsathomeonrecycledpaper．

　　Packlightly．Makeapackinglist,edititseveraltimes,andcrossoffeverythingyoudon'tabsolutelyneed．Byreducingtheweightoftheirluggage,travelerscansignificantlycutgreenhousegasemissions．

　　UseSolar-poweredchargers．Usesolar-poweredchargersforyourcamera,cellphoneandmusicplayer．Solar-poweredchargerscanreducecarbonemissionsandfreeyoufromelectricalplugs．

　　Eatlocally．Visitalocalfarmer'smarket,shopatalocallyownedgrocerystoreandchooselocallyownedrestaurantsthatbuylocalfood．Locallyproducedfoodisatastierandbetteroption．Buyhandicrafts．Trytosupportthelocalpeople．Youcandosobybuyinglocallymadeeco-friendlyhandicrafts．Neverbuyanyanimalproductsoranythingthatmaybeharmfultotheenvironment．

　　Changeclotheslessoften．Takesomepurecottonandquick-dryclothesonyourtrip．Clothingthatdriesquicklymakeslifeeasier．Ifyouarentintodoinglaundrytoooften,takesomeolderclothingthatyouarealmostreadytothrowaway,andthenyoucanlightenyourluggagewhenyougohomebytossingthemout．

　Usegreenermethodsoftransportation．Usealternative（可替换的）modesoftransportationasmuchaspossible．Forexample,youcanchoosetotravelonfootorbybicycleratherthanbytakingataxiordrivingyourself．Theseoptionsarethebestlow-carbonwaystotravelandyoudon'thavetopaymoreforyourenvironmentalguilt．

5.Ifsomeonewantstotakeaneco-trip,heismostlyconcernedabout________．

A．howtoprintoutmapsandinformationbeforesettingoff

B．howmuchmoremoneytheeco-tripcosts

C．howtousesolar-poweredchargersforcamera

D．howtoreducetheweightoftheirluggage

6.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong,accordingtothepassage?

A．Printingoutmapsandothermaterialsathomeonrecycledpaper

B．Takingsomepurecottonandthickclothesonyourtripincaseofrain

C．Visitingalocalfarmer'smarketandshoppingatalocallyownedgrocerystore

D．Lighteningyou