高一英语上学期期中试题A文档格式.docx

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A

ThefamousAmericangorilla（大猩猩）expertDianeFosseyhadacompletelynewwaytostudygorillas—shepretendedtobeoneofthem.Shecopiedtheiractionsandwayoflife—eatingplantsandgettingdownonherhandsandkneestowalkthewayagorilladoes.Itwasanewrelationship.

DianeFosseywasmurderedinRwandain1985andherstorywasmadeintothepopularfilmGorillasintheMist.ItwasalongwayfromKingKong,whichisaboutagorillaasamonster（afrighteninganimal）,andhelpedtoshowanewidea:

therealmonsterisman,whilethegorillaistobeadmired.

Todaytherearethoughttobearound48,000lowlandgorillasandmaybe400—450mountaingorillasinthewild.FromtheCongoinWestAfrica,toRwandaandUgandafurthereast,theyareendangeredbyhuntingandbythecuttingdownoftheirforesthomes.

Sometimeago,IfoundinmyletterboxalittlemagazinefromtheWorldWideFundforNature.Ithadtwophotossidebyside.Onewasofayounggorilla.“Thisisaspeciesofmammal（哺乳类动物）,”saidthewordsbelowit.“Itisbeingdestroyedbyman.Wemustsaveitforourowngood.”Theotherphotoshowedahumanbaby.Thewordsalsoread,“Thisisaspeciesofmammal,”butthenwenton:

“Itisthemostdestructive（破坏性的）onearth.Wemustretrainitforitsowngood.”

1. 

Thetextmainlytalksabout_____.

A.DianeFossey 

B.thegorillasinRwanda

C.theprotectionofthegorillas 

D.thefilmGorillasintheMist

2. 

Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_____.

A. 

GorillasinthemistwasbasedFossey’sexperiences

B. 

Lowlandgorillaslivelongerthanmountaingorillas

C.KingKongshowedusthatagorillaisadmirable

D.DianeFosseywasmurderedbyagorilla

3. 

Whatmessagecanwegetfromthetwophotosinthemagazine?

Gorillasareman’sclosefriends. 

Bothmanandthegorillaneedtobesaved.

C. 

Younggorillasareaslovelyashumanbabies.

D. 

Manshouldlivepeacefullywiththegorilla.

B

Boilerroomsareoftendirtyandsteamy,butthisoneiscleanandcool.FoxPointisaverynew47-unitlivingbuildinginSouthBronx,oneofthecity’spoorestareas.Two-thirdsofthepeoplelivingthereareformerly（以前）homelesspeople,whoserentispaidbythegovernment.Therestarelow-incomefamilies. 

Theboilerroomhasspecialequipment,whichproducesenergyforelectricityandheat.Itreusesheatthatwouldotherwisebelosttotheair,reducingcarbonemissions（碳排放）whilealsocuttingcosts.

FoxPointisoperatedbyPalladia,agroupthatspecializesinprovidinghousingandservicestoneedypeople.PalladiareceivedsupportfromEnterpriseCommunityPartners（ECP）,whichhelpsbuildaffordablehousingbyprovidingsupporttohousingdevelopers.

ECPhascreatednationalstandardsforhealthy,environmentally（环境方面）cleverandaffordablehomeswhicharecalled,theGreenCommunitiesStandards.Thesestandardsincludewaterkeeping,energysavingandtheuseofenvironmentallyfriendlybuildingmaterials. 

Meetingthestandardsincreaseshousingconstructioncostsby2%,whichisrapidlypaidbackbylowerrunningcosts.Eventhepositioningofawindowtogetmostdaylightcanhelpsaveenergy.

MichaelBloomberg,NewYork'

smayor,planstocreate165,000affordablehousingunitsfor500,000NewYorkers.Almost80%ofNewYorkCity’sgreenhouse-gasemissionscomefrombuildings,and40%ofthosearecausedbyhousing.Soherecentlyannouncedthatthecity’sDepartmentofHousingandPreservationandDevelopment（DHPD）,whosedutyistodevelopandkeepthecity’ssupplyofaffordablehousing,willrequireallitsnewprojectstofollowECP’sgreenstandards.

SimilarmeasureshavebeentakenbyothercitiessuchasClevelandandDenver,butNewYork’sDHPDisthelargestcitydeveloperofaffordablehousinginthecountry.

4.Whatisthepurposeofdescribingtheboilerroominthefirstparagraph?

A.Toexplainthemeasuresthecitytakestocareforpoorpeople. 

B.Tosuggestthataffordablehousingispossibleinallareas.

C.Toshowhowtheenvironment-friendlybuildingworks.

D.Tocompareoldandnewboilerrooms.

5.WhatisanadvantageofthebuildingsmeetingtheGreenCommunitiesStandards?

A.Lowerrunningcosts. 

B.Costinglessinconstruction. 

C.Lessairtobelostinhotdays 

.D.Betterpricesforhomelesspeople.

6.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat_______________. 

A.NewYorkCityisseriouslypolluted

B.people’sdailylifecausesmanycarbonemissionsinNewYorkCity

C.agreatnumberofpeopleinNewYorkCitydon'

thavehousestolivein

D.someothercitieshavedevelopedmoreaffordablehousingthanNewYorkCity

7.Whatisthemainpurposeofthistext?

A.Tocallonpeopletopaymoreattentiontohousingproblems.

B.Toprovethatsomestandardsareneededforaffordablehousing.

C.Toasksocietytohelphomelesspeopleandlow-incomefamilies.

D.Tointroducehealthy,environmentallyclever-andaffordablehousing.

C

IgrewupinahousewheretheTVwasseldomturnedonandwithonewallinmybedroomentirelylinedwithbookshelves,mostofmychildhoodwasspentonbooksIcouldgetholdof.Infact,Igrewupthinkingofreadingasnaturalasbreathingandbooksunbelievablypowerfulinshapingperspectives（观点）bycreatingworldswecouldstepinto,takepartinandlivein.

Withthisunshakablebelief,I,atfourteen,decidedtobecomeawriter.Heretoo,readingbecameuseful.Everywriterstartsoffknowingthathehassomethingtosay,butbeingunabletofindtherightwaystosayit.Hehastofindhisownvoicebyreadingwidelyanddiscoveringwhichpartsofthewritersheagreesordisagreeswith,oragreeswithsostronglythatitreshapeshisownworld.Hecannotwritewithoutlovingtoread,becauseonlythroughreadingotherpeople’swritingcanonediscoverwhatworks,whatdoesn’tand,intheend,togetherwithlotsofpractice,whatvoicehehas.

NowIamincollege,andhavecometorealizehowimportantitistoreadfiction（文学作品）．Asalawstudent,myreadingisinfactlimitedtosubjectmatter—thevolume（量）ofwhatIhavetoreadforclasseseveryweekmeansthereislittletimetoreadanythingelse.SuchreadingmadeitalltheclearertomethatIliveinaverysmallpartinthisgreatplacecalledlife.Readingfictionremindsmethatthereislifebeyondmyown.ItallowsmetotravelacrossthehighseasandalongtheSilkRoad,allfromthecomfortofmyownarmchair,toexperience,thoughsecondhand,excitingexperiencesthatIwouldn'

tnecessarilybeabletohaveinmylifetime.

8.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorasachild?

HeneverwatchedTV. 

B. 

Hereadwhathehadto.

Hefoundreadingunbelievable. 

D. 

Heconsideredreadingpartofhislife.

9.Theunderlinedword"

voice"

inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans“ 

”.

A.anidea 

B.asoundqualityC.awayofwriting 

D.aworldtowriteabout

10.Whateffectdoesreadinghaveontheauthor?

A.Ithelpshimtorealizehisdream. 

B.Itopensupawiderworldforhim.

C.Itmakeshiscollegelifemoreinteresting.D.Itincreaseshisinterestinworldwidetravel.

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthistext?

A.WhydoIread?

B.HowdoIread?

C.WhatdoIread?

D.WhendoIread?

D

Forhundredsofyears,artistshaveusedcartoonstocriticizebadrulersorlandowners.Asearlyasthe19thcentury,peopleproducedandreadbooksofdrawings.Inmanyways,theyweresimilartomoderncomics（漫画）.Theycontainedstoriesofnaughtychildrenandplayfulanimals.Theowlandtheelephantwereusuallywiseanimals,readytogiveadvice.Thelionandtigerwerebrave.Thefoxandwolfwerecunning,greedyanddangerous.

Acenturyago,anAmericannewspaperpublishedthefirst-colorcomicstrip.Itwassopopularthatsalesofthenewspaper,MorningJournal,increasedquickly.Sincethen,newspapersthroughouttheworldhaveincludedcomicstrips.

Inmoderntime,comicsarepopularinChina,Japan,theUSAandalmosteverywhere.NotevenvideogamesorCD-ROMshavereducedtheirpopularity.NamessuchasSnoopy,WoodstockandGarfieldarewellknownindozensofcountries.ThePeanutscomicstripappearsinover2,000newspapersandinmorethan25languages.

Perhapsoneday,youmayliketocreateyourowncomicstripandbecomeamillionaire.First,youmustthinkofagoodplot.Itshouldbefunny,excitingorinterestinginsomeway.Itshouldhaveplentyofaction.Moreover,thelanguagemustberealisticandsimple.Thewordsshouldsuitthecharactersinyourstory.

Furthermore,thecharactersinyourstorymustbecleartoreaders.Theyshouldbeobviouslygoodorbad.Inmanycomicstrips—especiallythoseshowingcrimeofadventure—thereshouldalsobeaheroorheroine.Thiswillattractthereadertokeeponreadingthestory. 

12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthenameofacartooncharacter?

A.Snoopy 

B.Garfield 

C.Peanuts 

D.Woodstock

13.Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthatrulers________.

A.askedtheartiststodrawcartoons 

B.probablydidnotlikecartoonsaboutthem.

C.oftendrewcartoonsmanyyearsago. 

D.usedcartoonstogivepeopleadvice.

14.Accordingtothepassage,whatmakesapopularandsuccessfulcomicstrip?

A.Goodplot 

B.suitablelanguage 

C.clearcharacters 

D.Allofabove

15.Theunderlinedword“plot”issimilarinmeaningto