届广东省兴宁市第一中学高三上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

1、届广东省兴宁市第一中学高三上学期期末考试英语试题2019届广东省兴宁市第一中学高三上学期期末考试英语试题第一部分 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）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，把正确答案填涂在标号为1-15的答题卡上。ATrip 1Black Bear CountThere have been fires in this area in the last few years and the Office of the National Park is not sure how many black bears

2、are still living. Some bears have been seen since the fires， and the Office has asked for young people to help count themThe entire trip will last three hours. Bookings necessary Cost： Free When： May 8Trip 2Garland ValleyBring your drink and lunch for this walk in a beautiful area of the Blue Mounta

3、insGarland Valley is close to the town of Garland but is part of the National ParkMany wild animals live in this area，including many rare birdsThis is a great walk for bird loversThe trip lasts four hours. Bookings necessary Cost：15When： May 8， May 15 Trip 3Flashlight AdventurePut on your warm cloth

4、es，bring a flashlight and a pair of glasses，and come for a night walk along the Dungog ValleyA guide will lead the tourMany of the animals you will see on this trip can only be seen at nightThe guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you seeNumbers are strictly limited on night trips，so b

5、e sure to book earlyThis walk lasts two and a half hoursCost：12When： May 8， May 15， May 22 Equipment to be needed： Please bring enough water and food for all walks Wear good walking shoesno high heels Wear a hat for day walks Dress warmly for night walks Children must be with an adult Make sure your

6、 flashlight works well and bring extra batteries for night walks Follow all instructions from guides during the walks The mountains are a dangerous placeBookings： Bookings for the above trips can be traded by telephone （8934847）or on the Internet at wwwBluemountaintourcom1, Where are these trips？ AI

7、n a large city BIn a park in the mountainsCIn a special kind of zoo DIn three different countries2 , On which trip（s） had you better wear a hat？ ATrip 1 BTrip 2 CTrip 1 & 2 DTrip 33, On which trip might you see animals that sleep during the day？ ABlack Bear Count BGarland ValleyCFlashlight Adventure

8、 DNone of the tripsBAnimals can move from place to place，but plants cannotWhen an animal is under attack，it can run away or fight backPlants certainly cannot run away，and they lack teeth and clawsBut plants can defend themselves by using both physical and chemical meansSome plants have their own way

9、s to keep animals awayFor example，the leaves of the holly plant have sharp spines（刺） that discourage grasseating animalsHolly leaves on lower branches have more spines than leaves on upper branches. This is because the lower leaves are easier for most animals to reachSome plants，such as the oak tree

10、，have thick and hard leaves that are difficult for animals to eatSome grasses may contain a sandy material；eating such grasses wears down the animals teethMany plants also have chemical defensesSome plants produce chemicals that taste bitter or cause an unpleasant reactionSome plants may fight again

11、st an attack by increasing the production of these chemicalsWhen a caterpillar（毛虫）bites a tobacco leaf，the leaf produces a chemical messengerThis messenger sends to the roots the information to produce more nicotineThe higher levels of nicotine discourage the caterpillarMany plants depend on both ph

12、ysical and chemical defensesA certain plant in China，for instance，has prickly（多刺的） leaves，and each prickle contains poisonous venom（毒液）A single experience with this kind of plant will teach an animal to stay away from it in the future4, The holly plant has more spines on the lower leaves because mos

13、t animals Aare not tall enough Blike the lower leaves onlyCare not clever enough Dcan get the lower leaves easily5, To defend themselves，oak trees use Achemical means Bphysical meansCbitter chemicals Dsandy materials6, How does tobacco protect itself against an attack from a caterpillar？ AIts leaves

14、 fight against the attack by physical meansBIts roots send a messenger to discourage the caterpillarCIts roots increase the production of nicotine when it is attackedDIts leaves produce poisonous sand to drive the caterpillar away7, What would be the best title for this passage？ APlants and AnimalsB

15、How Plants Defend ThemselvesCAttacks and DefensesDHow Animals Eat Plant LeavesCAlbert Einstein was probably the most famous scientist of the twentieth centuryHe changed scientific thinking in the modern worldHe is generally considered as the greatest physicist who ever livedWhats more，he devoted a l

16、ot of his time and energy to working for human rights and progress In 1933，while Einstein was visiting England and the United States，the Nazi government of Germany took all his things away，including his position and his citizenshipEinstein then settled down in the United StatesIn 1934，Einstein，who l

17、oved peaceafraid of a world in which only Hitler would have an atomic bomb （原子弹）tried hard to persuade President Franklin DRoosevelt in a famous letter to have the United States start uranium （铀） researchThat Germany，after all，had no bomb，and that the first bomb would fall on Japan，could not have be

18、en expectedAfter the war，Einstein never stopped working for peace and reducing the number of soldiers in the worldAlthough he wasnt connected with any accepted religion （宗教），Einstein felt that trusting in a personal God was too special an idea to be suitable to the God at work in this universe，but h

19、e never believed that the universe was one of chance or disorderThe universe to him was one of pure law and orderHe once said，God may know everything，but he is not hateful8, From the passage we know that Ano scientist is as great as Albert Einstein during this centuryBAlbert Einstein was likely to b

20、e the greatest scientist of his timeCAlbert Einstein made the first atomic bomb for the United StatesDAlbert Einstein gave up his German citizenship for political reasons9, If Einstein had known that Hitler had no atomic bomb and that the first atomic bomb would fall on Japan，he would Ahave continue

21、d his scientific researchBhave won another Nobel Prize for PhysicsCnot have advised starting uranium research in the USADnot have moved to the USA10, Einstein in 1933Avisited England and the USABadvised the United States to start uranium researchCbecame a man without citizenshipDboth A and C11, Eins

22、tein believed that everything in the universe Awas kept in order by its own law Bhad nothing to do with each otherChappened in an irregular way Dwas made by the personal GodDAustralia，the last continent，was discovered by ships belonging to some European nations in the seventeenth century， these nati

23、ons were less interested in changing it into a colony（殖民地）than in exploring（勘探）itAs in the early history of the United States，it was the English who set up the settlements（新拓展地 ） in AustraliaThis history and the geography of these two British colonies have some other things in common as wellAustrali

24、a and the United States are about the same in size，and their western lands are both not rich in soilIt was the eastern coast of Australia and America that the English first settled， and both colonies soon began to develop towards the westHowever，this westward movement took place more because the Eng

25、lish were searching for better land than because the population was increasingSettlements of the western part of both countries developed quickly after gold was discovered in America in 1849and in Australia two years laterAlthough the development of these two countries has a lot in common，these are

26、some striking differences as wellThe United States gained its independence from England by revolution while Australia won its independence without having to go to warAustralia， unlike the United States，was firstly turned into a colony by English prisoners and its economic development was in wheat gr

27、owing and sheep raisingBy 1922，for example， Australia had fifteen times more sheep than it had people，or almost half as many sheep as the people there in the United StatesYet，in spite of these and other main differences， Australia and the United States have more in common with each other than either

28、 one has with most of the rest of the world12， Who turned Australia into a colony？ A Britain B Several European countriesC The United States of America D None of the above13， In the early history of America and Australia， both colonies developed towards the west firstly for the reason that A the pop

29、ulation was increasing rapidly in the eastB the English thought there might be richer land thereC gold was discovered there D fewer people lived there14， In the early 1920s A Australia had one fifteenth as many people as sheepB there were more sheep in Australia than in the United StatesC the popula

30、tion in Australia was greater than that of the United StatesD the United States had twice as many sheep as people15， The last sentence in the last paragraph Australia and the United States have more in common with each other than either one has with most of the rest of the world means A the United S

31、tates and Australia do not have any main differencesB the United States and Australia have much more in common than they have with other countriesC the United States and Australia have nothing in common with the rest of the worldD in common with the rest of the world， the United States and Australia have a lot of differences第二节 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。把正确答案填涂在标号为16-20的答题卡上。(注意：务必对应答案填涂, 卡中已有E、F和G 选项。)How to Make Friends Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friendsGood friendship has many bene