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福建省宁德市部分一级达标中学学年高一上学期期中联考英语试题

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Herearesomewonderfulfestivalsaroundtheworldthathappeninspring.Ifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthem,pleaseclickhereorvisit!

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SongKran--Thailand

Dates:

13th-15th,April

InThailand,peoplecelebrateafestivalcalledSongkran,whenpeopleheadouttothestreetswithwatergunstospray（喷，洒）everyonewhowalkspast.

Naghol--Vanuatu

Dates:

EverySaturday,May

Everyyear,villagerscometogethertocelebratetheharvestofyams（番薯）,animportantpartinthepeople’sdietinVanuatu.Thefestivalismostfamousforits“landdivingceremony".Duringtheceremonymenandboysdivetothegroundfromhighwoodentowerswithonlytwothinvines（藤）attachedtotheirankles.

CherryBlossomViewing--Japan

Dates:

Thecherryblossomseasonisdifferentfromyeartoyeardependingontheweatherforecast.

Thefestivaliswell-known.Japanesecelebratethedayswhentheflowersfinallyblossom.Onlyafewdayslater,thepetals（花瓣）falltotheground,likepinksnowflakes.Thatmeansthetraditionalfestivalonlylastsforseveraldays.InJapan,almosteveryonehaspicnicsintheparkstoviewtheflowers.

SinhaleseNewYear--SriLanka

Dates:

13thor14th，April

JustlikeinmanyothercountriesinSouthandSouthEastAsia,thisisthetimewhentheSinhalesecelebratethetraditionalNewYear,anancientcelebrationwhichmarkstheendoftheharvestseasonandisoneoftwotimesoftheyearwhenthesunisstraightaboveSriLanka.Therearealotofdeliciousfoodsduringthecelebration.

1．WhatwillhappentoatouristwalkinginthestreetduringthefestivalinThailand?

A．Hewillgetwet.B．Hewillhurtyourankles.

C．Hewillenjoydeliciousfoods.D．Hewillseesomepetalsfalling.

2．HowisCherryBlossomViewingdifferentfromtheotherfestivals?

A．Itisatraditionalfestival.

B．Itisaveryfamousfestival.

C．Itchangeswithweatherconditionseveryyear.

D．Itmakesvisitorseatfoodsduringthefestival

3．Whereareyoumostlikelytofindthetext?

A．OnTVB．Inareport

C．OntheInternetD．Inthenewspaper

HarsukhBhaiDobariya,ofGujarat,India,isverypopularwithbirds.Everyday,about3,000birdsvisithis4-acrefarmtoeattastygrainsandbuildtheirnestsawayfromnaturalenemies.Nicknamed“TheBirdman”,Harsukhhasspentthelast17yearsofhislifelookingafterthebirdsandtransforminghislandintoasafeplaceforthem.

Manypeoplewouldconsidersuchalargenumberofbirdsmakingamessoutsidetheirwindows,butHarsukhcouldn’tbehappieraboutit.Asmorebirdsstartedvisitinghimandthelimitedspaceonhisbalconybecameaproblem,hebuiltastand（台）outofoldpipesandputgrainsonthem,sothebirdscouldeatincomfort.

Harsukhandhisfamilyusedtoliveinthemiddleofthecity,butasthenumberofbirdsvisitingthemincreased,theybecameaconundrumfortheneighbors.In2012,Harsukhmovedtoa4-acrepieceoflandonthesuburbs（郊区）,wherethebirdsdidn’tbotheranyone.

“Inmyoldhouse,neighborswouldgetdisturbedbytheconstantchirping（鸣叫声）ofbirds,”Harsukhsaid.“Thoughtheywouldnevercomplain,Istillthoughtthatthesebirdsneedaspaceoftheirown.”

Today,about3,000birdsvisitHarsukh’sfarmseveraltimesaday.Heandhisfamilyhavebuiltseveralstandsforthem,andmakesuretoaddgrainstwiceaday.

Over1,000birdsbuildtheirnestsonthefarm,andhavetheirbabieshere.Harsukhandhisfamilyprotectthemfromenemiesuntiltheyarereadytofly.Duringtherainyseason,thedoorsoftheHarsukh’shousearealwaysopentobirdsthatareseekingshelterfromtherain.

4．WhatcanweinferabouttheoutsideofHarsukh’swindow?

A．It’squiet.B．It’sdirty.

C．It’sinteresting.D．It’sbeautiful.

5．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“conundrum”inParagraph3?

A．sightB．business

C．pleasureD．problem

6．WhydidHarsukhmovehishouse?

A．Itwastoocrowdedforsomanybirds.

B．Itwasconvenientforbirdstogetfood.

C．Heneededaspecialplacetofeedbirds.

D．Hisneighborscomplainedaboutthebirdnoises.

7．WhatdoesHarsukhdoforthebirdsbesidesfeedingthem?

A．Heprotectstheiryoungbirds.B．Hekillstheirnaturalenemies.

C．Hebuildsnestsforthem.D．Hetreatsthesickbirds.

IntheUS,tornadoes（龙卷风）areresponsiblefor80deathsandmorethan1,500injurieseachyear.Althoughtheyhappenquitefrequently,tornadoesaredifficulttopredict.Why?

Tornadoesdevelopfromstorms,butonlysomestormsarelikelytobecometornadoes.Scientistsdon’tknowwhereandwhenastormwilltouchthegroundandturnintoatornado.Today,thewarningtimeforatornadoisusuallyjust13minutes.

TimeSamarasisastormchaser.Hisjobistofindtornadosandfollowthem.Whenhegetsclosetoatornado,heputsaspecialtoolcalledaturtleprobeontheground.Thistoolmeasuresthingslikeatornado’stemperature,humidity（湿度）,andwindspeed.Withthisinformation,Samarascanlearnwhatcausestornadoestodevelop.Ifmeteorologists（气象学家）understandthis,theycanwarnpeopleabouttornadoessoonerandsavelives.

HowdoesSamarashunttornadoes?

It’snoteasy.First,hehastofindoneTornadoesaretoosmalltoseeusingweathersatellites.SoSamarascan’trelyonthesetoolstofindatornado.Instead,hewaitsfortornadoestodevelop.EveryMayandJune,Samarasdriversabout40,000kilometersarossanareaknownasToknownTornadoAlley,lookingandhopingtospotatornado.

OnceSamarasseesatornado,thechasebegins.Butatornadoishardtofollow.Sometornadoeschangedirectionseveraltimes—forexample,movingeastandthenwestandtheneastagain.WhenSanarasfinallygetsnearatonrnado,heputstheturtleprobeontheground.Beingthisclosetoatornadoisterrifying.Debris（碎片）isflyingintheair.Thenwindisblowingathighspeed.Hemustgetawayquickly.

Theworkisrisky,evenforaskilledchaserlikeSamaras.Butdangerwon’tstophishuntfortheperfectstorm.

8．Whatdoweknowabouttornadoes?

A．Theycanbepredictedbysatellites.B．Theyusuallycomedowninwinter

C．Thewarningtimeforthemisveryshort.D．Theyoftendevelopintostorms.

9．Aturtleprobeisusedto.

A．predicttornadoesB．collectinformationabouttornadoes

C．chasetornadoesD．decreasethepoweroftornadoes

10．Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout.

A．howtornadoesdevelopB．howtheturtleprobeworks

C．howpowerfulTornadoAlleyisD．howSamaraschasesatornado

11．Accordingtothetext,thejobofatornadochaseris.

A．difficultanddangerousB．stressfulandtroublesome

C．mysteriousandinterestingD．excitingandpopular

“Iwillthinkofit”Itiseasytosaythis;butdoyouknowwhatgreatthingshavecomefromthinking?

Wecannotseeourthoughts,orhear,ortaste,orfeelthem;andyetwhatstrongpowertheyhave！

SirIsaacNewtonwasseatedinhisgardenonasummerevening,whenhesawanapplefallfromatree.Hebegantothink,and,intryingtofindoutwhytheapplefell,discoveredhowtheearth,sun,moon,andstarsarekeptintheirplaces.

AboynamedJamesWattquietlybythefireside,watchingthelid（盖子）oftheteakettleasitmovedupanddown.Hebegantothink;hewantedtofindoutwhythesteaminthekettlemovedtheheavylid.Fromthattimehewentonthinkingandthinking;andwhenhebecameaman,heimprovedthesteamenginesomuchthatitcould,withthegreatestease,dotheworkofmanyhorses.

JamesFergusonwasapoorScotchshepherd（羊倌）boy.Once,seeingtheinsideofawatch,hewasfilledwithwonder.“WhyshouldInotmakeawatch?

"hethought.Buthowwashetogetthematerialsoutofwhichtomakethewheelsandthemainspring（钟表等的主发条）?

Hesoonfoundhowtogetthem:

hemadethemainspringoutofapieceofwhalebone.Hethenmadeawoodenclockwhichkeptgoodtime.Hebegan,also,tocopypictureswithapen,andportraits（肖像）withoilcolors.Inafewyeas,whilestillasmallboy,heearnedmoneyenoughtosupporthisfather.Whenhebecameaman,hewenttoLondontolive.SomeofthewisestmeninEngland,andthekinghimself,usedtoattendhislectures.Hismottowas,“Iwillthinkofit,”andhemadehisthoughtsusefultohimselfandtheworld.

Whenyouhaveadifficultlessontolearn,don'tfeeldiscouragedorasksomeonetohelpyoubeforehelpingyourselves.Think,andbythinkingyouwilllearnhowtothinktosomepurpose.

12．WhatcanwelearnaboutJamesFerguson?

A．HewasborninarichfamilyB．Hiswoodenclockseldomworkedwell

C．HewasapainterfromEnglandD．Hismindgreatlyinfluencedtheworld

13．Whichwordcanbestdescribethethreescientistsmentionedinthistext?

A．crazyB．impatient

C．curiousD．easy-going

14．Whatistheauthortryingtotellus?

A．Thoughtsarenotimportantsincewecanseeortouchthem.

B．Itisimportanttotryachallengeonourown.

C．Askforhelprightawaywhenthingsgethard.

D．Greatpeoplehavegreatteachers.

15．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．IWillThinkofIt

B．WhyShouldNotIHaveaTry?

C．NothingisImpossibletoaWillingHeart

D．GreatScientistsMakeaGreatWorld

二、七选五

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。

Factsyoudon’tknowabouthappypeople

Herearesomefactsabouthappypeople,Takeaction,andyou’llbecomeahappierperson.

1.16．

It’seasytoblame（责备）yourselfwhensomethinggoeswrong.However,focusingonlearningfromitwillhelpyouturnamistakeintosomethinguseful.Consideritachancetogrow.

2.Theydon’tworryaboutunimportantthings.

17．There’recaseswhereanger,disappointmentandworryarenaturalreactions（反应）,buttheydon’thavetobeyourfinalreactions.Learningt