甘肃省兰州市高一英语上学期期末考试试题Word格式文档下载.docx

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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，并填写答题卡上。

A

Foodactsasaformofcommunicationintwofundamentalways.Sharingbreadorotherfoodsisacommonhumantraditionthatcanpromoteunityandtrust.Foodcanalsohaveaspecificmeaning,andplayasignificantroleinafamilyorculture'

scelebrationsortraditions.Thefoodsweeat—andwhenandhowweeatthem—areoftenuniquetoaparticularcultureormayevendifferbetweenrural（农村的）andurbanareaswithinonecountry.

Sharingbread,whetherduringaspecialoccasion（时刻）oratthefamilydinnertable,isacommonsymboloftogetherness.Manyculturesalsocelebratebirthdaysandmarriageswithcakesthatarecutandsharedamongtheguests.Earlyformsofcakeweresimplyakindofbread,sothistraditionhitsitsrootsinthecustomofsharingbread.

FoodalsoplaysanimportantroleinmanyNewYearcelebrations.InthesouthernUnitedStates,piecesofcornbreadrepresentblocksofgoldforprosperity（兴旺）intheNewYear.InGreece,peopleshareaspecialcakecalledvasilopita.Acoinisputintothecake,whichsignifies（预示）successintheNewYearforthepersonwhoreceivesit.

Manycultureshaveceremoniestocelebratethebirthofachild,andfoodcanplayasignificantrole.InChina,whenababyisonemonthold,familiesnameandwelcometheirchildinacelebrationthatincludesgivingred-coloredeggstoguests.Inmanycultures,roundfoodssuchasgrapes,bread,andmooncakesareeatenatwelcomecelebrationstorepresentfamilyunity.

Nutritionisnecessaryforlife,soitisnotsurprisingthatfoodissuchanimportantpartofdifferentculturesaroundtheworld.

1.Accordingtothepassage,sharingbread______.

A.indicatesthereisnotenoughfoodB.canhelptostrengthenunity

C.isacustomuniquetoruralareasD.hasitsrootsinmarriagescelebrations

2.WhatdoesthecoininvasilopitasignifyforitsreceiverintheNewYear?

A.Money.B.Success.C.Luck.D.Togetherness.

3.Theauthorexplainstheroleoffoodincelebrationsby______.

A.usingexamplesB.makingcomparisons

C.analyzingcausesD.describingprocesses

4.Theauthorwantsto_____________.

A.showtheruleoffoodinceremonies.

B.persuadethereaderstosharebreadwithothers.

C.tellthespecificmeaningoffood.

D.introducetheimportanceoffoodinculturetoreaders.

B

Notsolongago,asailorsailingacrossthecoldwatersofthenorthernPacificOceanmighthavehadeverychanceofbeingfacedwithaseacow.Thiscowwouldhavemeasured10meterslong,andweighedbetweenfiveandtentons.Anditwouldspendmostofitsdaycruising（巡游）theseas,eatinggrassgrowingunderwater.ThecowinquestionwasknownasSteller’sseacow,whichisnowextinct.

Today,manypeopleareunawarethatsuchanextraordinarycreatureonceexisted,ordon’tknowitsincrediblestory.Butscientistshavediscoveredmanyfundamentalfactsaboutthismysticalanimal.

Surprisingly,thefirstrecordedsightingofaSteller’sseacowdidn’thappenuntil1741,whenasailingexp

editionwasstuckonanuninhabitedisland,laternamedBeringIsland.Thesailorssurvivedbyhuntingandeatingthehugeseacow.Likeitsmodernrelatives,theseacowlivedinherds（兽群）.Thatanditsslow-movingbehaviormadeiteasytobecaught.

ThosesailorsthatescapedBeringIslandspreadwordofthelargeamountofmeattobefoundoffi

tsshore.Asaresult,moreandmoreexpeditionscametohunttheanimals.Onereportstatedthatoneseacowcouldfeed33menforamonth.

Incredibly,just27yearsaftertheislandandspecieshadbeendiscoveredbymodernman,thelastcowwasreportedkilled.ThatmakestheSteller’sseacowoneofthefewtrulylargemammalsknowntohavebeendrivenextinctinthemodernage.

5.Whichofthefollowingwordis

closetothemeaningoftheunderlinedword“mystical”inthe2ndparagraph?

A.WildB.UnbelievableC.HugeD.Dangerous

6.Whatmadetheseacoweasytobecaught?

A.ThesailorsescapedBeringIslandandtheseacow’sslowbehavior.

B.Moreexpeditionscametohunttheseacow.

C.Beingakindofsocialanimalandtheslowpaceofmoving.

D.Thefactthatoneseacowcould

feed33menforamonth.

7.InwhichyeardidtheSteller’sseacowbecomeextinct?

A.In1741.B.In1768.C.In1785.D.In1876.

C

Whengardening,themostimportantcareyouwillhavetodoistokeepitproperlywatered.Wateringisimportanttokeeptheplantswetandcoolbutthereisanothersideofwateringtoconsider.Itisoverwatering.Whenoverwatered,aplant’srootscanbegintorot（腐烂）undertheground.Thestemandleavescanalsobegintogrowmildew（霉）.Bothofthesespelldisasterforherbs.

Differentkindsofherbsneeddifferentwatering.Groupingherbscanallowyoutowaterusingsoakerhoses,whicharehosesthatallowwatertoslowlyseepintothesurroundingareawithoutwastingwater.Youcansettheseuponatimerandyouwillnot

worryaboutwaterfortherestoftheseason.Bygroupingbywateringneed,plantscanbesetonthepropertimingforjusttherightamountofwater.Sometimes,overheadwateringisusedtowaterlargeareasofherbs.Thiswaytakessomespecialconsideration.Itisbesttokeeptheplantleavesdrytoavoiddiseases.Toavoidthis,timethesprinklers（洒水器）towateratfirstlightsotheherbshavetheentiredaytodryout.Checkintimeforsignsofmildewanddonotoverwater.

Anotherwaytowateryourherbsisbyusingawateringglobe.Wateringglobesappeartobedecoratedballsmadeofcoloredglasswithalongspikeattachedtothem.Theyareprettyandfunctionalaswell.Youfillthemfromthebottom,pressthemintothesoilnexttoyourplantandthewaterveryslowlyleaksintothesoilasneeded.

Wateringglobesareperfectforcontainergardensbecausetheykeepindividualplantsperfectlywateredwithoutfail.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?

A.Theherbswillbringdisastertopeople.

B.Therottenrootswillcausedisaster.

C.Themildewedstemandleaveswillcausedisastertotherootsoftheherbs.

D.Therottenrootsandmildewedstemandleavesofaplantmeanthedeathofit.

9.Whatsevereresultdoesoverwateringcause?

A.Theplantleavesturnyellowandfalldown.

B.Theplantleavesbegintogobad.

C.Theplan

tstemgrowsbackwardorbenddown.

D.Theplanttopgrowsdryandshrinksquickly.

10.Whydoestheauthorsuggestgroupingherbstowater?

A.Totakecareoftheherbsmoreeasily.

B.Topreventthemfrombeingdestroyed.

C.Toirrigateherbswithoutwastingwater.

D.Tokeeptheplantleavesdrytoavoiddiseases.

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。

Chinahaslongbeenknownas“thehomeoftea”.11Chinesepeoplethinktea,whichwasfirstusedasaherb,canhelppeople,especiallywomen,improvetheirhealth.

12Theanswerliesintheelementsoftea;

forexample,manyvarietiesofteas,especiallygreenandblackteas,containcaffeine,whichcanliftone’sspiritandenergy.Thebitter,whitesubstancecanbefoundintea,coffeebeansandcocoa.Infact,teacontainsmorecaffeinethantheothertwo.

Theanine,anotherelementoftea,13,suchasimprovingtheimmunesystem,protectingagainstradiationandviruses,andhelpingsmoothnerves.

Thereare7categoriesofteas:

Greentea,blacktea,darktea,pu’erteaandsoon.Eachoftheabovecontainssomeamountofcaffeine,theanineandteapolyphenols.Forexample,greentea,whichisrichintheanine,ismoreeffectivethanothertypesofteasinsmoothingthenervesandprotectingagainstradiation.

Blacktea,whichcontainsaconsiderableamountofteapolyphenols,canhelponeimprovehisorherappearance.14therefore,itisagoodtodrinkpu’erteaafteryoueatalargemeal.

Althoughwebenefitalotfromtea,thereisalwayssomethingwecanneverforget:

15Second,youshouldnotdrinkcoldtea,asitcontainssecondaryamine（achemicalelementthatmightcausecancer）Third,whenmakingthetea,usewaterthatisbetween80-90℃.

A.Firstofall,manydrunkenpeoplelikecoldtea;

B.Howcanteaimproveone’shealth?

C.Pu’erteaisexpensiveespeciallyforthewell-reserved.

D.Pu’erteahelpswithdigestion，

E.First,strongteascannotreducetheeffectsofalcohol;

F.Infact,itisthefirstcountrytoplantandharvesttea.

G.hasmanybenefits

二.完形填空（共20小题；

每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并填写在答题卡上。

DoyouknowthemostpopularformsofexerciseintheUnitedStates?

Walking16thelist.A2006reportfoundthatmorethan79millionAmericanswalktostay17fit.Formanypeople,itisconsideredthe18waytogetexercise.Itdoesnot19ahealthclubmembership.Walkingissafe.20,itissaidtobeasvaluableforone’shealthasmoreintenseformsofexercise.

21commonformofexerciseisjogging,orrunningataslowtomediumspeed.BillBowerman22joggingtotheUnitedStatesinthe1970s.Hestartedthefirstrunning23inAmericaandwroteabookaboutjoggingfor24.

Joggingprovidesgreatphysicalconditioningfortheheartandlungs.And,it25theflowofbloodandoxygeninthebody.

Allofthesethings26helptoimproveheartactivity,lowerbloodpressureandcholesterollevels,and27bonesandmuscleloss.

SwimmingwasthesecondmostpopularsportsactivityintheUnitedStatesin2008.Swimmingissaidtobeoneofthebestwaysto28.Nearlyallofthemajormusclegroupsareputtowork.Intermsofswimming,the29ofmuscleandjointinjuryislessbecauseofthebody’sweightlessnessinwater.Thismakesit