高一英语上学期期末考试试题41.docx

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高一英语上学期期末考试试题41

兰州一中2016-2017-1学期期末考试试题

高一英语

说明：

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分100分，考试时间100分钟。

答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。

一.阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共10题：

每小题2分，满分20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，并填写答题卡上。

A

Foodactsasaformofcommunicationintwofundamentalways.Sharingbreadorotherfoodsisacommonhumantraditionthatcanpromoteunityandtrust.Foodcanalsohaveaspecificmeaning,andplayasignificantroleinafamilyorculture'scelebrationsortraditions.Thefoodsweeat—andwhenandhowweeatthem—areoftenuniquetoaparticularcultureormayevendifferbetweenrural（农村的）andurbanareaswithinonecountry.

Sharingbread,whetherduringaspecialoccasion（时刻）oratthefamilydinnertable,isacommonsymboloftogetherness.Manyculturesalsocelebratebirthdaysandmarriageswithcakesthatarecutandsharedamongtheguests.Earlyformsofcakeweresimplyakindofbread,sothistraditionhitsitsrootsinthecustomofsharingbread.

FoodalsoplaysanimportantroleinmanyNewYearcelebrations.InthesouthernUnitedStates,piecesofcornbreadrepresentblocksofgoldforprosperity（兴旺）intheNewYear.InGreece,peopleshareaspecialcakecalledvasilopita.Acoinisputintothecake,whichsignifies（预示）successintheNewYearforthepersonwhoreceivesit.

Manycultureshaveceremoniestocelebratethebirthofachild,andfoodcanplayasignificantrole.InChina,whenababyisonemonthold,familiesnameandwelcometheirchildinacelebrationthatincludesgivingred-coloredeggstoguests.Inmanycultures,roundfoodssuchasgrapes,bread,andmooncakesareeatenatwelcomecelebrationstorepresentfamilyunity.

Nutritionisnecessaryforlife,soitisnotsurprisingthatfoodissuchanimportantpartofdifferentculturesaroundtheworld.

1.Accordingtothepassage,sharingbread______.

A.indicatesthereisnotenoughfoodB.canhelptostrengthenunity

C.isacustomuniquetoruralareasD.hasitsrootsinmarriagescelebrations

2.WhatdoesthecoininvasilopitasignifyforitsreceiverintheNewYear?

A.Money.B.Success.C.Luck.D.Togetherness.

3.Theauthorexplainstheroleoffoodincelebrationsby______.

A.usingexamplesB.makingcomparisons

C.analyzingcausesD.describingprocesses

4.Theauthorwantsto_____________.

A.showtheruleoffoodinceremonies.

B.persuadethereaderstosharebreadwithothers.

C.tellthespecificmeaningoffood.

D.introducetheimportanceoffoodinculturetoreaders.

B

Notsolongago,asailorsailingacrossthecoldwatersofthenorthernPacificOceanmighthavehadeverychanceofbeingfacedwithaseacow.Thiscowwouldhavemeasured10meterslong,andweighedbetweenfiveandtentons.Anditwouldspendmostofitsdaycruising（巡游）theseas,eatinggrassgrowingunderwater.ThecowinquestionwasknownasSteller’sseacow,whichisnowextinct.

Today,manypeopleareunawarethatsuchanextraordinarycreatureonceexisted,ordon’tknowitsincrediblestory.Butscientistshavediscoveredmanyfundamentalfactsaboutthismysticalanimal.

Surprisingly,thefirstrecordedsightingofaSteller’sseacowdidn’thappenuntil1741,whenasailingexpeditionwasstuckonanuninhabitedisland,laternamedBeringIsland.Thesailorssurvivedbyhuntingandeatingthehugeseacow.Likeitsmodernrelatives,theseacowlivedinherds（兽群）.Thatanditsslow-movingbehaviormadeiteasytobecaught.

ThosesailorsthatescapedBeringIslandspreadwordofthelargeamountofmeattobefoundoffitsshore.Asaresult,moreandmoreexpeditionscametohunttheanimals.Onereportstatedthatoneseacowcouldfeed33menforamonth.

Incredibly,just27yearsaftertheislandandspecieshadbeendiscoveredbymodernman,thelastcowwasreportedkilled.ThatmakestheSteller’sseacowoneofthefewtrulylargemammalsknowntohavebeendrivenextinctinthemodernage.

5.Whichofthefollowingwordisclosetothemeaningoftheunderlinedword“mystical”inthe2ndparagraph?

A.WildB.UnbelievableC.HugeD.Dangerous

6.Whatmadetheseacoweasytobecaught?

A.ThesailorsescapedBeringIslandandtheseacow’sslowbehavior.

B.Moreexpeditionscametohunttheseacow.

C.Beingakindofsocialanimalandtheslowpaceofmoving.

D.Thefactthatoneseacowcouldfeed33menforamonth.

7.InwhichyeardidtheSteller’sseacowbecomeextinct?

A.In1741.B.In1768.C.In1785.D.In1876.

C

Whengardening,themostimportantcareyouwillhavetodoistokeepitproperlywatered.Wateringisimportanttokeeptheplantswetandcoolbutthereisanothersideofwateringtoconsider.Itisoverwatering.Whenoverwatered,aplant’srootscanbegintorot（腐烂）undertheground.Thestemandleavescanalsobegintogrowmildew（霉）.Bothofthesespelldisasterforherbs.

Differentkindsofherbsneeddifferentwater