学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题含答案.docx

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学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

某校2019-2020学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

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1.

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SignatureTacoDayTour

ToavoidtouristtrapsanddivedeeperintoMexicanculture,ourSignatureTacoTourisforyou!

OurFoodieGuideswillshowyouthebestMexicancuisine,tellyouthebeststories,anddotheirverybesttokeepyoueatinguntilyouexplode.Notonlywillyougo"behindthescenes"andseethedeliciousness madefortourists,you'llalsolearnaboutMexicancultureandhistory,plusextraslike.

LasCaletasBeachHideaway

SpendarelaxingdayatLasCaletasBeach.Theuseofdivinggear,canoe,andstand-uppaddle boardsisallavailable,aswellasascenicnaturewalkandadmissiontoKids'AdventureParkforthe youngones.Awayfromthebeach,youcanseekoutplentyofotherfunactivitiesincludingcooking classesandjunglewalks.

JungleZipline（索道）Tour

CheerandscreamasyouzipacrosstheRioCualeandabovethejunglealong11linesthatrunfromtreetoptotreetop.Theziplinesgetprogressivelylongerandallowplentyoftimetotakeinthetropical sceneryfromtheair.WhenyoureachtheTomandJerrylines,preparetoraceagainstafriendasyouwillbeabletoflyatspeedsupto60milesperhour（96km/h）.

RhythmsoftheNight-SunsetCruise（游船）

Asablanketofstarscoversthesky,enjoyauthenticMexicancuisinebycandlelight.Thebuffet-stylemenuoffersawide-varietyofitemssuchasfreshlygrilledsteak,tenderchicken,grilledfish,pastasalad,andamixtureoffreshfruitandvegetables.Andmoreimportantly,watchthelivelyperformanceof ancientceremonyandlearnhistoricalandreligiousstories.Bookaplaceinadvanceandenjoyyour night.

（1）Inwhichtourcanthetouristsexperienceasenseofflying?

A.SignatureTacoDayTour.

B.LasCaletasBeachHideaway.

C.JungleZiplineTour.

D.RhythmsoftheNight-SunsetCruise.

（2）WhatisthefeatureofSignatureTacoDayTour?

A.ServinglargegroupsB.EnjoyingMexicanfood.

C.Visitingtheindustryarea.D.LearningruralMexicanculture.

（3）HowdoesRhythmsoftheNight-SunsetCruisedifferfromtheothertours?

A.Itneedsreservation.

B.ItprovidesMexicanfood.

C.Itofferssomehistoryclasses.

D.Itallowsvisitorstotakepartintheplay.

2.    "I believeinholdingontotraditionsbecausetheyhelpedourfamilyflourish（兴旺）inanewcountry．Butthisconceptismoreconcretelyexpressedthisway:

 Ibelieveinfeedingmonkeysonmybirthday﹣somethingI'vedonewithoutfailfor35years．

    In theBurmesejungle, monkeysareascommonaspigeons．ButinAmerica, feedingmonkeysmeansviolatingtherules．

    As a kid, Ithoughtthatwascool．IlearnedEnglishthroughwatchingbadtelevisionshowsandexpectedthatIwasthechosenwarrior（勇士）senttodefendmyfamily．DadandIwouldgotothezooearlyinthemorning, justthetwoofus．WhentheCoastwasclear, Iwouldthrowmypeanutstothemonkeys．

    I neverhadtoexplainmyselfuntilmy18thbirthday．ItwasthefirstyearIdidn'tgowithmyfather．Iwentwithmyfriendsandarrived10minutesafterthezoogatesclosed．"Please, "Ibeggedthezookeeper, "Ifeedmonkeysformyfamily, notforme．Can'tyoumakeanexception?

 ""Gofindapetstore, "shesaid．

    If onlyitweresoeasy．Thattime, Igotlucky．IfoundoutthatahighschoolclassmatetrainedthemonkeysforthemovieOutofAfrica, soheallowedmetofeedhismonkeys．Onceamanwithapetmonkeysuspectedthatmystorywasa________﹣thatIwasananimalrightsactivistouttoliberatehismonkey．Anothertime, azootoldmethatoutsiderscouldnotfeedthemonkeyswithoutviolatingthezookeepers'collectivebargainingagreement．Onceinapetstore, Imanagedtofeedamarmoset（狨）beingkeptinabirdcage．Anothertime, Iwasaskedtowearaspecialsuittofeedalaboratorymonkey．

    It's rarelyeasyand, yet, somehowI'vefoundawaytofeedamonkeyeveryyearsinceIwasborn．

（1）Whyhastheauthorfedmonkeysalltheseyears？

________

A.Topleasehisfather．

B.Todevelopanewhobby．

C.Tocelebratehisbirthday．

D.Tokeepuphisfamilytradition．．

（2）Howdidtheauthorandhisfatherfeedthezoomonkeys？

________

A.Theydiditinasecretway．

B.Theypretendedtobewarriors．

C.Theydiditwiththehelpoffriends．

D.Theygotthezookeeper'spermission．．

（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ploy"inParagraph5mean？

________

A.Joke．B.Trick．

C.Excuse．D.Adventure．．

（4）Howisthefifthparagraphmainlydeveloped？

________

A.Byprovidingexamples．B.Bygivingexplanations．

C.Byfollowingtimeorder．D.Bymakingcomparisons．

3.

Aswecontinuetoexplorefartheroutintooursolarsystemandbeyond,thequestionofhumanslivingonotherplanetsoftencomesup.MannedbasesontheMoonorMarsforexample,havelongbeenadreamofmany.Thereisanaturaldesiretoexploreasfaraswecango,andalsotoextendhumanity'spresenceonapermanentoratleastsemi-permanentbasis.Inordertodothis,however,itisnecessarytoadapttodifferentextremeenvironments.OntheMoonforexample,acolonymustbeself-sustainingandprotectitsinhabitantsfromtheairless,harshenvironmentoutside.

Mars,though,isdifferent.WhilefuturebasescouldadapttotheMartianenvironmentovertime,thereisalsothepossibilityofmodifyingthesurroundingenvironmentinsteadofjustco-existingwithit.Thisistheprocessofterraforming-adjustingMars'atmosphereandenvironmenttomakeitmoreEarth-like.Butthebiggerquestionis,shouldwe?

OneofthemainissuesiswhetherMarshasanynativelifeornotandifitdoes,shoulditbepreservedasmuchaspossible?

Iftheanswerisyes,thenlarge-scalehumansettlementsonMarsshouldbecompletelyoff-limits.Smallcoloniesmightbefine,butlivingonMarsshouldnotbeattheexpenseofanynativehabitats,iftheyexist.IfMarsishometoanyindigenouslife,thenterraformingshouldbeanon-issue,itsimplyshouldnotbedone.

WhatifMarsislifeless?

Evenifnolifeexiststhere,thatuntouchedanduniquealienenvironmentneedstobepreservedasitisasmuchaspossible.We'vealreadydonetoomuchdamagehereonourownplanet.BystudyingMarsandotherplanetsandmoonsintheircurrentnaturalstate,wecanlearnsomuchabouttheirhistoryandalsolearnmoreaboutourownworld.Weshouldappreciatethedifferencesofotherworldsinsteadofjusttransformingthemtosuitourownambitions.

（1）Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.IstherelifeonMars?

B.CanweadapttoMars?

C.ShouldweterraformMars?

D.AreMarsandEarthSoDifferent?

（2）WhatdoestheauthorthinkweshoulddoiflifeisfoundonMars?

A.Ensurethatit'snotharmed.

B.NegotiatewiththeMartians.

C.Changetheunpopulatedregions.

D.Assesstheadvantagesanddisadvantages.

（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"indigenous"inparagraph3mean?

A.Complex.B.Native.C.Foreign.D.Intelligent.

（4）Howdoestheauthordevelophisideasinthetext?

A.Byreferringtoothers'research.

B.Byevaluatingdifferentplanets.

C.Byjustifyingthebenefitsofterraforming.

D.Byarguinginsupportofoneviewpoint.

4.

Supermarketshelvesarefilledwithplant-basedalternativestocowmilk,includingsoy,nut,andcoconutmilk.Theseproductsarepopularwithconsumerswhocannotdrinkcows'milkforhealthreasons,aswellaswith those concernedaboutanimalwelfareandenvironmentalsustainability.Whilethedairy-free（非乳制的）optionsworkwellwithcerealorincoffee,theyfailmiserablywhenitcomestomakingmilk-basedproductslikecheeseoryogurt.However,theseshortcomingsmaysoonbeathingofthepast,thankstoanewcompanyinCalifornia,whichhasfiguredouthowtocreateanimal-freemilkinalaboratory!

PerumalGandhiandRyanPandyafoundedthecompanyin2014afterbecomingincreasinglyannoyedwiththelackofcows'milk-freealternatives,particularlyforcheese.ForGandhi,whostoppedconsuminganimalproductsfiveyearsearlierduetoenvironmentalandanimalwelfareconcerns,themotivationtocreateabetteralternativestemmedfromhisloveofcheesypizza.Pandyawasspurredintotakingactionafterbeingforcedtoeatsome"reallybad"dairy-freecreamcheeseonhissandwich.

ThetwoMITbiomedicalengineeringscientistsdecidedtojoinforcestocreateamorerealisticalternativetodairy-basedproducts.Intheiruniversitylab,thepairspentninemonthsfirstisolatingcowDNAtheninsertingitintoyeast（酵母）.Thisgeneticmodificationenabledtheyeasttoproducethenecessarymilkproteins.Thefinalstepoftheprocessinvolvedmixingtheproteinswithsomeplantnutrientsandfats.

Thedairy-freemilknotonlytastesliketherealthingbutisalsohealthier,hasalongershelflifeand,mostimportantofall,isEarthfriendly.Accordingtothecompany'swebsite,whencomparedtoconventionalmilkproduction,theirprocessuses65%lessenergy,creates84%olessgreenhousegasemissionsandrequires91%lesslandandanamazing98%lesswater!

Bestofall,sinceitcontainsrealmilkproteins,theproductbehaveslikethecow-producedversion,whichmeansvegetarianconsumerswillnolongerhavetodealwithsoggycheeseontheirsandwichesandpizzas.

    Thecompanyplanstobringtheircreationtomarketlaterthisyearandtheirfirstproductwillmostlikelybecheesesincetherearealreadynumerousgoodcows'milkalternativesavailabletoconsumers.

（1）Theunderlinedword"those"inparagraph1refersto_____.

A.alternativesB.peopleC.productsD.reasons

（2）Thecompany'sfo