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高一上学期期末考试英语阅读理解
高一上学期期末考试英语试题分类汇编
阅读理解
1,高一上学期期末英语试题
第一节(共15小题;每题2.5分,总分值37.5分)
阅读以下短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最正确选项。
A
NewYorkWalkingTour
♦StatueofLibertyandEllisIslandWalkingTour
Startthisexcitingguided4-hourtourbygettingearlyReserveLineAccessboardingontheferrytoLibertyIsland.Oncethere,goinsidethebaseofthestatueandheadtotheobservationdecksforanawesomeviewofNewYorkCityanditssurroundings.ThencomebackontheferrytoEllisIslandtolearnaboutthehistoryofimmigrationtoAmericathattookplaceherebetween1892and1954.
♦CentralParkWalkingTour
WalkthroughCentralPark’smostpicturesquehighlightsona2-hourtourwithaprofessionalphotographer.RememberyourNewYorkCityadventurewithunforgettableimagesofyouwithfamilyorfriendsasyoucirclethetowersatBelvedereCastle,walkthroughpathswithflowersintheConservatoryGarden,orfeedtheswansbytheLoebBoathouse.
♦NewYorkCityArchitectureWalkingTour
LearnaboutthehistoryofthebuildingsthatdefinetheNewYorkCityskylineona3-hourwalkingarchitecturetour.Walkdownthefamous42ndStreetcorridorwithalongtimeNewYorkresidentandarchitecturalexpert,stoppingalongthewaytolearnaboutMidtownManhattan’smosticonicstructuresliketheChryslerBuilding,FordFoundation,GrandCentralStationandtheNewYorkPublicLibrary.
♦GreenwichVillageWalkingTour
GreenwichVillageisoneofNewYorkCity’smostbeautifulandfamousneighborhoods.Takeaguided3-hourwalkingtourofthislegendaryLowerManhattanspace.Hearaboutthefamousartistswhooncelivedhere,fromEdgarAllanPoetoBobDylan,JimiHendrixandcountlessothers.WalkthewindingstreetsandvisitpopularWashingtonSquarePark,relivingmorethan200yearsofhistory.
1.WhydotouristsvisitEllisIsland?
A.ToknowaboutAmericanimmigrationhistory.B.Toexplorethesurroundingsoftheisland.
C.TogetawholeviewofNewYorkCity.D.ToobserveStatueofLibertyclosely.
2.Whichtourtakestheshortesttime?
A.CentralParkWalkingTour.B.GreenwichVillageWalkingTour.
C.NewYorkCityArchitectureWalkingTour.D.StatueofLibertyandEllisIslandWalkingTour.
3.WhatcantouristsdoonGreenwichVillageWalkingTour?
A.Takeunforgettablepictures.B.ComeacrossBobDylan.
C.VisitNewYorkPublicLibrary.D.Learnaboutwell-knownartists.
B
BriaNeff,age12,ofSiouxFalls,SouthDakota,hasbeennamedawinneroftheGloriaBarronPrizeforYoungHeroes.Eachyear,theBarronPrizecelebrates25uplifting,sociallyconcernedyoungpeoplefromacrosstheU.S.andCanadawhohavemadeahugepositivedifferencetopeopleandtheenvironment.
Briafounded“FacesoftheEndangered〞toprotectendangeredspeciesthroughthesaleofherartwork.Shehassoldover250paintingsofendangeredanimalsandgivenawaymorethan$34,000toanimalconservation(保护)groups.Briahasalsopublishedtwoeducationalcoloringbooks;incomehelpssupportthezoo’sendangeredspecies.SheusesherwebsiteandFacebookpagetopresentthechallengesfacingendangeredanimals,inspiringfollowersin48countries.
Briabeganherworkasan8-year-old,whenshewonanartcompetitionhostedbytheInternationalFundforAnimalWelfare.Shewasshockedtolearnthereareover3,000endangeredspeciesanddecidedtocombineherenthusiasmforpaintingwithherloveofanimalstoshowspeciesindangerofextinction.Shecarefullyresearcheseachanimalbeforepaintingit.“IhopeIcaninspirekidslikemetobelievetheycandogreatthings,〞saysBria.
TheBarronPrizewasfoundedin2001byauthorT.A.Barronandwasnamedafterhismother,GloriaBarron.Eachyear’s25BarronPrizeyoungheroesshowthegreatdiversityofAmerica.Theyarefemaleandmale,andfromvariousbackgrounds.Manyofthemhavefocusedonhelpingtheircommunitiesandfellowbeings;manyothershavefocusedonprotectingtheenvironment.“Weneedourheroestodaymorethanever.ThatisthepurposeoftheGloriaBarronPrize:
toshineaspotlight(聚光灯)ontheseamazingyoungpeoplesothattheirstorieswillinspireothers,〞saysBarron.
4.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBriaNeff?
A.Inspiringandresponsible.B.Honestandreliable.
C.Braveandhard-working.D.Smartandpatient.
5.WhatwasthereasonforBriaNeff’spublishingtwocoloringbooks?
A.Toshowhergiftforpainting.B.Tohelpendangeredanimals.
C.Tohonorextinctspecies.D.Tomakeherselfahero.
6.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheBarronPrize?
A.ItwasintendedforallAmericans.
B.Itwasnamedafterafamouswriter.
C.Itconcentratesontheeducationforyoungkids.
D.Itencouragestheyoungtomakeadifferencetotheworld.
7.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?
A.Aresearchpaper.B.Apublicspeech.
CAnewsreport.D.Ahistorybook.
C
AsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation,arepeoplerememberless?
Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation,whystoreitinyourownpersonalmemory,yourbrain?
ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.
Inarecentstudy,ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperiment,theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later,thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.
Inanotherexperiment,theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember,andtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationontheInternet.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder(文件夹).Surprisingly,peoplelaterrememberthefolderlocation(位置)betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet,theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled“transactivememory(交互记忆)〞
AccordingtoSparrow,wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Instead,computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories;thatis,peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesn’tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent,butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.
8.Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto________.
A.introducethemaintopicB.showtheauthor’sattitude
C.describehowtousetheInternetD.explainhowtostoreinformation
9.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment?
A.Sparrow’steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.
B.Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.
C.Thefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheformation.
D.Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation.
10.Intransactivememory,people________.
A.keeptheinformationinmind
B.changethequantityofinformation
C.organizeinformationlikeacomputer
D.rememberhowtofindtheinformation
11.WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrow'sresearch?
AWeareusingmemorydifferently.
B.Wearebecomingmoreintelligent.
C.Wehavepoorermemoriesthanbefore.
D.Weneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.
D
NooneissurehowtheancientEgyptiansbuiltthepyramidsnearCairo.Butanewstudysuggeststheyusedalittlerock’n’roll.Longagobuilderscouldhaveattachedwoodenpolestothestonesandrolledthemacrossthesand,thescientistssay.
“Technically,Ithinkwhatthey’reproposingispossible.〞physicistDanielBonnsaid.
PeoplehavelongpuzzledoverhowtheEgyptiansmovedsuchhugerocks.Andthere’snoobviousanswer.Onaverage,eachofthetwomillionbigstonesweighedaboutasmuchasalargepickuptruck.TheEgyptianssomehowmovedthestoneblockstothepyramidsitefromaboutonekilometeraway.
ThemostpopularviewisthatEgyptianworkersslidtheblocksalongsmoothpaths.Manyscientistssuspectworkersfirstwouldhaveputtheblocksonsleds.Thentheywouldhavedraggedthemalongpaths.Tomaketheworkeasier,workersmayhavelubricatedthepathseitherwithwetclayorwiththefatfromcattle.Bonnhasnowtestedthisideabybuildingsmallsledsanddraggingheavyobjectsoversand.
Evidencefromthesandsupportsthisidea.Researchersfoundsmallamountsoffat,aswellasalargeamountofstoneandtheremainsofpaths.
However,phyficmtJosepnWestthoughttheremighthavebeenasimplerway,wholedthenewstudy.Westsaid,“Iwasinspiredwhilewatchingatelevisionprogramshowinghowsledsmighthavehelpedwithpyramidconstruction.Ithought,“Whydon’ttheyjusttryrollingthethings?
〞Asquarecouldbeturnedintoaroughsortofwheelbyattachingwoodenpolestoitssides,herealized.That,henoted,shouldmakeablockofstone“aloteasiertorollthanasquare〞.
Sohetriedit.
Heandhisstudentstiedsomepolestoeachoffoursidesofa30-kilogramstoneblock.Thatactionturnedtheblockintosomewhatawheel.Thentheyplacedtheblockontheground.
Theywrappedoneendofaropearoundtheblockandpulled.Theresearchersfoundtheycouldeasilyrolltheblockalongdifferentkindsofpaths.Theycalculatedthatrollingtheblockrequiredaboutasmuchforceasmovingitalongaslipperypath.
Westhasn’ttestedhisideaonlargerblocks,buthethinksrollinghasclearadvantagesoversliding.Atleast,workerswouldn’thaveneededtocarrycattlefatorwatertosmooththepaths.
12.It’swidelybelievedthatthestoneblocksweremovedtothepyramidsiteby______.
A.rollingthemonroadsB.pushingthemoverthesand
C.slidingthemonsmoothpathsD.draggi