高一上学期期末考试英语阅读理解.docx

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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