天津市河西区2019-2022学年高一上学期期末英语试题：阅读理解（含答案）
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天津河西区2019—2022学年第一学期期末英语高一质量检测阅读理解汇编（共三年）
第二部分 阅读理解
2019-2020学年度第一学期期末考试
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳 。
A
It’s wonderful to have a relaxing bath in mineral water while looking out over beautiful scenery. If you live in the US or are planning a visit, consider going to one of the two natural hot springs (温泉) in the western US:
Travertine Hot Springs
At the edge of the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Bridgeport, California lie the Travertine Hot Springs. The orange, green, and red rocks and the mountains create beautiful views for you to enjoy while you bathe. Each pool is a different temperature, so you can find one that’s comfortable for you. These springs can easily be reached by car. Take Route 395 south from Bridgeport and turn left onto Jack Sawyer Road. In about a mile you’ll arrive at the springs. If you like to camp, you can camp along Jack Sawyer Road.
Bagby Hot Springs
In the middle of an ancient forest you’ll find the Bagby Hot Springs. At the springs there are wooden bathhouses, with both private baths and communal baths. Through a system of pipes the spring water is brought to the baths at a temperature of 136 degrees Fahrenheit. If that’s too hot buckets of cold water are also available to mix into the bathtub (浴缸) or to cool off with after your bath.
The Bagby Springs are about 45 minutes from Estacada, Oregon, on Highway 224. To get to the bathhouse there is a 1.5-mile walk from the parking lot through the beautiful Mt. Hood National Forest. While in the area, make sure to visit Portland, which is known for its coffee, restaurants, and music.
The best time to visit the two hot springs is in late spring, or in summer or fall. While in the area, check out the Curecanti National Recreation Area, where you can enjoy canoeing, fishing, bird watching, camping, and hiking.
1．Which is not the advantage of bathing in the spring in California
A．Beautiful scenery can be seen while bathing there.
B．You can choose different pools suitable for you.
C．It’s convenient for families with cars to travel there.
D．You can camp anywhere around the springs.
2．What does the underlined word in the 3rd paragraph mean
A．shared B．comfortable
C．personal D．common
3．The two springs are similar to each other in ________.
A．the temperature of the two springs
B．beautiful views near the springs
C．the walking distance from the parking lot
D．the design of the bathhouses
4．You’d better visit these springs in the following months except ________.
A．May B．July
C．October D．December
5．Where might we read this passage
A．A report. B．A paper.
C．A magazine. D．A diary.
Adrian’s “Amazing Race” started early, when his parents realize that he, as a baby, couldn’t hear a thing, not even loud noises. In a special school for the hearing-impaired (听觉受损的), he learned sign language and got to mix with other disabled children. However, the sight of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother. She wanted him to lead a normal life. So after speaking to an advisor, she sent him to private classes where he learned to read lips and pronounce words.
Later on, Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school. But the headmaster tried to prevent them from doing so, saying regular schools couldn’t take care of a special-needs student. His parents were determined to take the risk and push him hard to go through his work every day because they want to prove that, given the opportunity, he could do anything. Adrian made the grade and got accepted. It was a big challenge the pace was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention to the teacher, which wasn’t always easy. But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school.
The effort made by Adrian and his parents paid off. Adrian graduated with good grades and got into a top high school. He also achieved a lot in life outside school. He developed a love for the outdoors and went to Nepal to climb mountains. He even entered the World Yacht Race 05/06 — being the first hearing-impaired Asian to do so.
But none of these achievements would have been possible without one of the most important lessons from his mother. “If you believe in yourself and work hard, you can achieve great result,” she often said.
6．How did Adrian communicate with other disabled children in the special school
A．By speaking. B．By using sign language.
C．By writing letters. D．By making loud noises.
7．Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school because _________.
A．they wanted him to live a normal life
B．they wanted to prove the headmaster wrong
C．he wouldn’t mix with other disabled children
D．he wasn’t taken good care of in the special school
8．How did Adrian finally succeed in his study
A．He did a lot of outdoor activities.
B．He studied in a regular school.
C．He attended private classes after school.
D．He worked very hard both in and after class.
9．Why is Adrian’s life described as an “Amazing Race”
A．He did very well in his study.
B．He succeeded in entering a regular school.
C．He reached his goals in spite of his disability.
D．He took part in the world Yacht Race 05/06.
10．Which of the following sayings can most appropriately be used to describe Adrian’s experience
A．Knowledge is power.
B．If winter comes, can spring be far behind
C．Rome was not built in one day.
D．Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.
Taller women may face a higher risk of many cancers than their shorter ones, according to a US study release Thursday.
Researchers looked at a sample (样本) of nearly 145,000 women aged 50 to 79 for the analysis published in the US journal Cancer Epidemiology. They found that each additional 10 centimeters of height was linked to a 13 percent higher risk of getting cancer.
“Finally, cancer is a result of processes having to do with growth, so it makes sense that hormones (荷尔蒙) or other growth factors that influence height may also influence cancer risk,” said lead author Geoffrey Kabat, senior epidemiologist (流行病学家) at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York.
After 12 years of following women who entered the study without cancer, researchers found links between greater height and higher possibility of developing cancers of the breast, colon (结肠), kidney (肾), thyroid (甲状腺), as well as multiple myeloma (骨髓瘤) and melanoma (黑素瘤).
“We were surprised at the number of cancer sites that were positively associated with height. In this data set, more cancers are associated with height than were associated with body mass index (BMI体重指数),” added Kabat.
Taller women even suffered a higher risk for some cancers, such as a 23 to 29 percent increase in the risk of developing cancers of the kidney rectum, thyroid.
None of the 19 cancers studied showed a lower risk with greater height. The study did not establish a certain height level at which cancer risk begins to rise, and Kabat said it is important to remember that the increased risk researchers found was small.
“It needs to be kept in mind that factors such as age, smoking, body mass index, and certain other risk factors have considerably larger effects,” he said, “The association of height with a number of cancer sites suggests that exposures in early life, including nutrition, play a role in influencing a person’s risk of cancer.”
11．What do you know about the research
A．The participants are of the same age.
B．They chose most middle-aged and elderly women.
C．They found hormones are sure to cause cancer.
D．The participants must be American natives.
12．According to Geoffrey Kabat we can know that ________.
A．cancer has a bad effect on the physical growth
B．obesity is more highly associated with cancer
C．no women are aware of their unfavorable height
D．so many kinds of cancer are linked to the height
13．What does the last paragraph imply
A．The lifestyle influences a person’s health heavily.
B．A poor habit will lead to a sudden growth.
C．A person’s life span depends on his height.
D．Good nutrition can ensure your good health.
14．We can infer from the passage that ________.
A．the tall women are sure to suffer from cancer
B．many researchers disagree with Geoffrey Kabat
C．more evidence should be found in future
D．BMI is the main cause for 19 cancers
15．Which of the following is the title for the passage
A．Cancer is Related to the Factors of growth
B．Tall Women May Face Higher Cancer Risk
C．Women Are Easily to Be Affected by Cancer
D．Tall Women are in poorer health than Short Ones
20 20-2021学年度第一学期期末考试
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，共30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳 。
A
（2021·天津·高一期末）MNA (Museum of Northern Arizona) offers exciting programs for you to take part in, starting from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily.
For questions or more information: call MNA at 928-774-5211.
Prehistoric Foods
(4th -6th grade) About 3 hours
Students can learn about prehistoric people through foods and cooking methods used during each time period. They may work with Museum teachers to prepare foods made of native corn and discuss the differences between prehistoric foods and modern foods.
Prehistoric Pottery (陶器)
(4th -8th grade) 1.5 to 2 hours
Students can learn the importance of pottery in prehistoric native cultures. Traditional skills of pottery-making are showed, and students are able to create their own prehistoric-style pot.
Dinosaurs
(1st -3rd grade) About 1 hour
Children are sent back to the Age of the Dinosaurs. They will learn about the environments and animals that lived during that age. Dinosaur bones, models, footmarks and picture shows help bring the subject to life.
Hunter’s Bag
(3rd -8th grade) About 1 hour
Students are asked to examine objects found in a bag mainly carried by hunters of the period. They can learn about how the earliest Southwest people hunted in the past. At the same time, they can get to know the lifestyle of the earliest people by studying their food and pottery found in a hunter’s bag.
Rocks and Fossils (化石)
(4th -8th grade) About 1.5 hours
Working in small groups, students examine rocks and fossils from the Grand Canyon (大峡谷)and understand the environment there in the ancient past.
16．If Prehistoric Foods begins at noon, the program will finish at about ________.
A．1:00 p.m. B．2:00 p.m. C．2:30 p.m. D．3:00 p.m.
17．For Linda who is in the 2nd grade, in MNA she can ________.
A．learn about prehistoric foods B．make prehistoric-style pottery
C．learn more about dinosaurs D．examine rocks and fossils
18．By studying a hunter’s bag students can learn about the following EXCEPT ________.
A．their food B．their pottery
C．their hunting methods D．their housing conditions
19．Which of the following programs last for the shortest time
A．Prehistoric Foods. B．Rocks and Fossils.
C．Prehistoric Pottery. D．Hunter’s bag.
20．The passage is most probably from a ________.
A．business magazine B．newspaper advertisement
C．science report D．travel note
Ricky lived in a house which had everything you could ever want. Though he didn’t help much around the house, Ricky was pleased when his parents bought home the latest model of robot. As soon as it arrived, it went off cooking, cleaning, and gathering up old clothes from Ricky’s bedroom floor, which Ricky didn’t like having to walk on. On that first day, when Ricky went to sleep, he left his bedroom in a truly bad state（状态）. When he woke up the next morning, everything was perfectly clean and tidy.
In fact, it was actually “too” clean; now Ricky couldn’t find his favorite T-shirt and his favorite toy. However much he searched, the two items did not reappear, and the same was starting to happen with other things. Ricky cast a suspicious (怀疑的) eye on the robot. He began following it around the house. Finally he caught it red-handed, picking up one of Ricky’s toys to hide it.
He went off, running to his parents, to tell them that the robot was broken and badly programmed. Ricky asked them to have it changed. But his parents told him absolutely not. They needed the robot very much.
One day, the robot heard the boy’s complaints. The robot returned with one of the boy’s toys and some clothes for him. “Here, sir. I did not know it was bothering you,” said the robot, “The objects were left on the floor. I therefore figured that you did not like them. I am programmed to collect all that is not wanted, and at night I send it to places where other humans can use it.”
Ricky started feeling ashamed. He had spent all his life treating things as if they were useless. Yet it was true that many other people would be delighted to treat those things with all the care in the world. Since then, Ricky had put real care into how he treated his things. And often, he would buy things, and take them along with his good friend, the robot, to help out those other people who needed them.
21．The story tries to tell us________.
A．to use a robot at home
B．to treat others politely
C．to look after our own things
D．to give away things to the charity
22．The robot’s task was to ________.
A．help do housework
B．teach Ricky a lesson
C．wash Ricky’s clothes
D．get rid of the useless things
23．What was Ricky’s bad habit
A．He never cared for others.
B．He got up late every morning.
C．He never listened to his parents.
D．He always threw his things about.
24．The robot hid Ricky’s things because ________.
A．it wanted to help Ricky make a change
B．it figured that they were useless things
C．it wanted to make fun of him
D．it hoped to help the poor
25．Ricky’s parents thought that ________.
A．Ricky was too lazy
B．there was something wrong with the robot
C．the robot shouldn’t have hidden Ricky’s things
D．the robot was helpful to them
When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation. I suggested that they should stay at “bed and breakfast” houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.
“We didn’t stay at “bed and breakfast” houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”
I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays”, because the Spanish word for “holidays” is “vacaciones”. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said “VACANCIES”, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said “NO VACANCIES”, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!
We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word “DIVERSION” means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word “DIVERSION” on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole.
English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said “Thank you” in French. I meant that I would like some more. However, to my surprise, the coffeepot was taken away! Later I found out that “Thank you” in French means “No, thank you.”
26．The writer’s friends in Spain wanted to get advice about ________.
A．the chance of learning English B．the way of going to England
C．the traffic rules in England D．finding places to stay in England
27．The writer suggested that they stay at “bed and breakfast" houses because
A．it would be convenient for them to have dinner
B．it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels
C．they would be able to practise their English
D．there would be no problem about finding accommodation there
28．The writer’s friends stayed at hotels at last because ________.
A．they misunderstood the signs outside the door
B．there were no such “bed and breakfast” houses in England
C．they found there were no free rooms there
D．people there were away on holiday
29．If you see a road sign that says “DIVERSION” in England, you will ________.
A．fall into a hole
B．have to take a different road
C．find that the road is stopped by lots of people
D．have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself
30．When a Frenchman is offered more coffee and he says “Thank you”, he really means ________.
A．he doesn’t want any more coffee
B．he wants to show his amazement
C．he just wants to show his politeness
D．he wants to have some more coffee
2021-2022学年学年度第一学期期末考试
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳 。
A
What are you going to do if you are in a burning house？ How will you escape？ Do you know how to save yourself？ Please read the following passage.
Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save you life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family， such as stairways and fire escapes， but not lifts.
From the lower floors of the buildings， escaping through windows is possible， learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury.
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person， hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course， it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may leaked（渗） into the room.
On a second or third floor， the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement（水泥） might end in injury. Bushes（灌木丛） and grass can help to break a fall.
根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
31．It is important to _______.
A．put out the fire in the burning house
B．know the ways to escape the fire
C．jump off a burning house
D．keep the door closed
32．It is possible to escape through the windows _______.
A．if there are some bushes on the ground
B．if you are strong enough
C．if you live on a lower floor
D．If you have a long rope
33．Which of the following escaping way is NOT right？ _______.
A．You can escape though stairways.
B．You can choose fire escapes.
C．Escape from the windows that open onto a roof.
D．Use a lift to come down at once.
34．Open the window so that _______ if the building is on fire.
A．you can get fresh air B．you can call for help
C．you can easily jump off D．you can be seen first
35．The best title of the passage is _______.
A．Escaping from the Windows
B．Save Yourself in the Burning House
C．Knowledge on Fire
D．Waiting for Help
Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a getting. It was not until in my later thirties that I made this important discovery: giving-away makes life so much more exciting. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form.
One Sunday morning the local post office delivered a letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard our conversation.“Wasn’t it you that wrote us a letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home ” I said it was.“Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if you have to make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complains.”
36．At first the author looked upon life as a process of getting. He formed this view of life because ________.
A．other people were selfish B．he thought it exciting to get from others
C．of his early education D．of his character
37．The author wrote a note of appreciation to the post office because ________.
A．he knew what such a note would mean to the post office
B．he had discovered giving-away made life all the more exciting
C．he believed he would get something back by doing so
D．the post man delivered an important letter in time
38．When the author needed a post-office box, ________.
A．many had applied for post-office box before him
B．he asked to put his name on a waiting list
C．he tried to see the postmaster
D．he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation
39．The postmaster promised ________.
A．to make a new post-office box for the author
B．to let the author wait for a post-office box
C．to include the author’s name on the list
D．to deliver the author’s mail to his home
40．The postmaster interfered (介入) because ________ .
A．he overheard this conversation
B．he had received a lot of complaints for lack of post-office box
C．he was thankful for the letter the author had written
D．he knew the author years before
Two roller skaters were crouched(蹲伏) low, knees bent and bodies pressed together, fighting to stay glued to prevent a third skater slip through and break their wall. This was a roller derby(轮滑阻拦赛) practice for the Tiny Terrors, a team of skaters aged 8-11 in the Gotham Girls Junior League of New York City. “They want to fight and get really fast, and they find so much confidence,” said Kristen Campbell, director of the junior derby program.
Roller derby is played with two teams of five skaters on a track. One player on each team serves as the jammer whose job is to race around the track and score points without getting blocked by the other team. The match is made up of two 30-minute periods that each consists of shorter plays or jams. Each jam lasts two minutes or until the lead jammer calls it off, usually a move made to stop the other jammer from catching up and scoring points.
You have probably heard of adults playing roller derby, but a growing number of young people are attracted by the fast-paced sport. Campbell owes the increase in interest partly to a popular novel called “Roller Girl.”
Campbell described the junior league as a shelter for girls who aren’t sure where they fit in at school. “I’ve had so many parents tell me their child was having trouble with anxiety or bullying(欺负) or that they didn’t fit into any sport or art club or whatever it is,” she said. “And then they find roller derby and everything is solved.”
Many of the girls said they got much more out of the sport than just exercise. As Campbell tells it, those extra lessons are really the point. Strength, confidence and body positivity have long been values of roller derby, even if it’s subliminal rather than open and direct.
Of course, like any contact sport, injuries are unavoidable.
“They don’t go for big hits,” Campbell said. “Now we focus more on hip blocking and using lateral(横向的) movement to block—leaning each other out with light contact.” Besides, the girls don’t mind the occasional bump. “It’s sort of like a medal,” Campbell said, smiling.
41．What can we learn about roller derby
A．It is played with five skaters on a track.
B．It is the most dangerous sport especially for kids.
C．It lasts an hour with some short plays in a game.
D．The jammer’s job is to stop others getting scores.
42．What can we learn from the passage
A．Girls often get injured in roller derby practice.
B．Roller derby is the most competitive sport at school.
C．Roller derby helps girls free from being bullied at school.
D．A novel contributes to the popularity of roller derby among girls.
43．By saying “it’s subliminal rather than open and direct”, the author means ________.
A．people can gain a lot from roller derby
B．roller derby has fewer values than we think
C．it is easy to show the values of roller derby
D．many people are not aware of the values of roller derby
44．According to Campbell, the roller derby girls ________.
A．do better than adult players
B．wear their wounds with pride
C．fear nothing but fierce bumps
D．won’t learn full contact until they’re 12
45．What is the best title for the passage
A．Girls build confidence in the tough world of roller derby.
B．Roller derby becomes popular among kids around the world.
C．How roller derby changes the life of girls in the US.
D．The Tiny Terrors calls for more brave girls to join.
1．D
2．A
3．B
4．D
5．C
6．B
7．A
8．D
9．C
10．D
11．B
12．D
13．A
14．C
15．B
16．D
17．C
18．D
19．D
20．B
21．C
22．A
23．D
24．B
25．D
26．D
27．C
28．A
29．B
30．A
31．B
32．C
33．D
34．A
35．B
36．C
37．D
38．A
39．A
40．C
41．C
42．D
43．D
44．B
45．A
第二部分 阅读理解
2019-2020学年度第一学期期末考试
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳 。
A
It’s wonderful to have a relaxing bath in mineral water while looking out over beautiful scenery. If you live in the US or are planning a visit, consider going to one of the two natural hot springs (温泉) in the western US:
Travertine Hot Springs
At the edge of the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Bridgeport, California lie the Travertine Hot Springs. The orange, green, and red rocks and the mountains create beautiful views for you to enjoy while you bathe. Each pool is a different temperature, so you can find one that’s comfortable for you. These springs can easily be reached by car. Take Route 395 south from Bridgeport and turn left onto Jack Sawyer Road. In about a mile you’ll arrive at the springs. If you like to camp, you can camp along Jack Sawyer Road.
Bagby Hot Springs
In the middle of an ancient forest you’ll find the Bagby Hot Springs. At the springs there are wooden bathhouses, with both private baths and communal baths. Through a system of pipes the spring water is brought to the baths at a temperature of 136 degrees Fahrenheit. If that’s too hot buckets of cold water are also available to mix into the bathtub (浴缸) or to cool off with after your bath.
The Bagby Springs are about 45 minutes from Estacada, Oregon, on Highway 224. To get to the bathhouse there is a 1.5-mile walk from the parking lot through the beautiful Mt. Hood National Forest. While in the area, make sure to visit Portland, which is known for its coffee, restaurants, and music.
The best time to visit the two hot springs is in late spring, or in summer or fall. While in the area, check out the Curecanti National Recreation Area, where you can enjoy canoeing, fishing, bird watching, camping, and hiking.
1．Which is not the advantage of bathing in the spring in California
A．Beautiful scenery can be seen while bathing there.
B．You can choose different pools suitable for you.
C．It’s convenient for families with cars to travel there.
D．You can camp anywhere around the springs.
2．What does the underlined word in the 3rd paragraph mean
A．shared B．comfortable
C．personal D．common
3．The two springs are similar to each other in ________.
A．the temperature of the two springs
B．beautiful views near the springs
C．the walking distance from the parking lot
D．the design of the bathhouses
4．You’d better visit these springs in the following months except ________.
A．May B．July
C．October D．December
5．Where might we read this passage
A．A report. B．A paper.
C．A magazine. D．A diary.
Adrian’s “Amazing Race” started early, when his parents realize that he, as a baby, couldn’t hear a thing, not even loud noises. In a special school for the hearing-impaired (听觉受损的), he learned sign language and got to mix with other disabled children. However, the sight of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother. She wanted him to lead a normal life. So after speaking to an advisor, she sent him to private classes where he learned to read lips and pronounce words.
Later on, Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school. But the headmaster tried to prevent them from doing so, saying regular schools couldn’t take care of a special-needs student. His parents were determined to take the risk and push him hard to go through his work every day because they want to prove that, given the opportunity, he could do anything. Adrian made the grade and got accepted. It was a big challenge the pace was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention to the teacher, which wasn’t always easy. But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school.
The effort made by Adrian and his parents paid off. Adrian graduated with good grades and got into a top high school. He also achieved a lot in life outside school. He developed a love for the outdoors and went to Nepal to climb mountains. He even entered the World Yacht Race 05/06 — being the first hearing-impaired Asian to do so.
But none of these achievements would have been possible without one of the most important lessons from his mother. “If you believe in yourself and work hard, you can achieve great result,” she often said.
6．How did Adrian communicate with other disabled children in the special school
A．By speaking. B．By using sign language.
C．By writing letters. D．By making loud noises.
7．Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school because _________.
A．they wanted him to live a normal life
B．they wanted to prove the headmaster wrong
C．he wouldn’t mix with other disabled children
D．he wasn’t taken good care of in the special school
8．How did Adrian finally succeed in his study
A．He did a lot of outdoor activities.
B．He studied in a regular school.
C．He attended private classes after school.
D．He worked very hard both in and after class.
9．Why is Adrian’s life described as an “Amazing Race”
A．He did very well in his study.
B．He succeeded in entering a regular school.
C．He reached his goals in spite of his disability.
D．He took part in the world Yacht Race 05/06.
10．Which of the following sayings can most appropriately be used to describe Adrian’s experience
A．Knowledge is power.
B．If winter comes, can spring be far behind
C．Rome was not built in one day.
D．Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.
Taller women may face a higher risk of many cancers than their shorter ones, according to a US study release Thursday.
Researchers looked at a sample (样本) of nearly 145,000 women aged 50 to 79 for the analysis published in the US journal Cancer Epidemiology. They found that each additional 10 centimeters of height was linked to a 13 percent higher risk of getting cancer.
“Finally, cancer is a result of processes having to do with growth, so it makes sense that hormones (荷尔蒙) or other growth factors that influence height may also influence cancer risk,” said lead author Geoffrey Kabat, senior epidemiologist (流行病学家) at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York.
After 12 years of following women who entered the study without cancer, researchers found links between greater height and higher possibility of developing cancers of the breast, colon (结肠), kidney (肾), thyroid (甲状腺), as well as multiple myeloma (骨髓瘤) and melanoma (黑素瘤).
“We were surprised at the number of cancer sites that were positively associated with height. In this data set, more cancers are associated with height than were associated with body mass index (BMI体重指数),” added Kabat.
Taller women even suffered a higher risk for some cancers, such as a 23 to 29 percent increase in the risk of developing cancers of the kidney rectum, thyroid.
None of the 19 cancers studied showed a lower risk with greater height. The study did not establish a certain height level at which cancer risk begins to rise, and Kabat said it is important to remember that the increased risk researchers found was small.
“It needs to be kept in mind that factors such as age, smoking, body mass index, and certain other risk factors have considerably larger effects,” he said, “The association of height with a number of cancer sites suggests that exposures in early life, including nutrition, play a role in influencing a person’s risk of cancer.”
11．What do you know about the research
A．The participants are of the same age.
B．They chose most middle-aged and elderly women.
C．They found hormones are sure to cause cancer.
D．The participants must be American natives.
12．According to Geoffrey Kabat we can know that ________.
A．cancer has a bad effect on the physical growth
B．obesity is more highly associated with cancer
C．no women are aware of their unfavorable height
D．so many kinds of cancer are linked to the height
13．What does the last paragraph imply
A．The lifestyle influences a person’s health heavily.
B．A poor habit will lead to a sudden growth.
C．A person’s life span depends on his height.
D．Good nutrition can ensure your good health.
14．We can infer from the passage that ________.
A．the tall women are sure to suffer from cancer
B．many researchers disagree with Geoffrey Kabat
C．more evidence should be found in future
D．BMI is the main cause for 19 cancers
15．Which of the following is the title for the passage
A．Cancer is Related to the Factors of growth
B．Tall Women May Face Higher Cancer Risk
C．Women Are Easily to Be Affected by Cancer
D．Tall Women are in poorer health than Short Ones
20 20-2021学年度第一学期期末考试
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，共30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳 。
A
（2021·天津·高一期末）MNA (Museum of Northern Arizona) offers exciting programs for you to take part in, starting from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily.
For questions or more information: call MNA at 928-774-5211.
Prehistoric Foods
(4th -6th grade) About 3 hours
Students can learn about prehistoric people through foods and cooking methods used during each time period. They may work with Museum teachers to prepare foods made of native corn and discuss the differences between prehistoric foods and modern foods.
Prehistoric Pottery (陶器)
(4th -8th grade) 1.5 to 2 hours
Students can learn the importance of pottery in prehistoric native cultures. Traditional skills of pottery-making are showed, and students are able to create their own prehistoric-style pot.
Dinosaurs
(1st -3rd grade) About 1 hour
Children are sent back to the Age of the Dinosaurs. They will learn about the environments and animals that lived during that age. Dinosaur bones, models, footmarks and picture shows help bring the subject to life.
Hunter’s Bag
(3rd -8th grade) About 1 hour
Students are asked to examine objects found in a bag mainly carried by hunters of the period. They can learn about how the earliest Southwest people hunted in the past. At the same time, they can get to know the lifestyle of the earliest people by studying their food and pottery found in a hunter’s bag.
Rocks and Fossils (化石)
(4th -8th grade) About 1.5 hours
Working in small groups, students examine rocks and fossils from the Grand Canyon (大峡谷)and understand the environment there in the ancient past.
16．If Prehistoric Foods begins at noon, the program will finish at about ________.
A．1:00 p.m. B．2:00 p.m. C．2:30 p.m. D．3:00 p.m.
17．For Linda who is in the 2nd grade, in MNA she can ________.
A．learn about prehistoric foods B．make prehistoric-style pottery
C．learn more about dinosaurs D．examine rocks and fossils
18．By studying a hunter’s bag students can learn about the following EXCEPT ________.
A．their food B．their pottery
C．their hunting methods D．their housing conditions
19．Which of the following programs last for the shortest time
A．Prehistoric Foods. B．Rocks and Fossils.
C．Prehistoric Pottery. D．Hunter’s bag.
20．The passage is most probably from a ________.
A．business magazine B．newspaper advertisement
C．science report D．travel note
Ricky lived in a house which had everything you could ever want. Though he didn’t help much around the house, Ricky was pleased when his parents bought home the latest model of robot. As soon as it arrived, it went off cooking, cleaning, and gathering up old clothes from Ricky’s bedroom floor, which Ricky didn’t like having to walk on. On that first day, when Ricky went to sleep, he left his bedroom in a truly bad state（状态）. When he woke up the next morning, everything was perfectly clean and tidy.
In fact, it was actually “too” clean; now Ricky couldn’t find his favorite T-shirt and his favorite toy. However much he searched, the two items did not reappear, and the same was starting to happen with other things. Ricky cast a suspicious (怀疑的) eye on the robot. He began following it around the house. Finally he caught it red-handed, picking up one of Ricky’s toys to hide it.
He went off, running to his parents, to tell them that the robot was broken and badly programmed. Ricky asked them to have it changed. But his parents told him absolutely not. They needed the robot very much.
One day, the robot heard the boy’s complaints. The robot returned with one of the boy’s toys and some clothes for him. “Here, sir. I did not know it was bothering you,” said the robot, “The objects were left on the floor. I therefore figured that you did not like them. I am programmed to collect all that is not wanted, and at night I send it to places where other humans can use it.”
Ricky started feeling ashamed. He had spent all his life treating things as if they were useless. Yet it was true that many other people would be delighted to treat those things with all the care in the world. Since then, Ricky had put real care into how he treated his things. And often, he would buy things, and take them along with his good friend, the robot, to help out those other people who needed them.
21．The story tries to tell us________.
A．to use a robot at home
B．to treat others politely
C．to look after our own things
D．to give away things to the charity
22．The robot’s task was to ________.
A．help do housework
B．teach Ricky a lesson
C．wash Ricky’s clothes
D．get rid of the useless things
23．What was Ricky’s bad habit
A．He never cared for others.
B．He got up late every morning.
C．He never listened to his parents.
D．He always threw his things about.
24．The robot hid Ricky’s things because ________.
A．it wanted to help Ricky make a change
B．it figured that they were useless things
C．it wanted to make fun of him
D．it hoped to help the poor
25．Ricky’s parents thought that ________.
A．Ricky was too lazy
B．there was something wrong with the robot
C．the robot shouldn’t have hidden Ricky’s things
D．the robot was helpful to them
When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation. I suggested that they should stay at “bed and breakfast” houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.
“We didn’t stay at “bed and breakfast” houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”
I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays”, because the Spanish word for “holidays” is “vacaciones”. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said “VACANCIES”, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said “NO VACANCIES”, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!
We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word “DIVERSION” means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word “DIVERSION” on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole.
English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said “Thank you” in French. I meant that I would like some more. However, to my surprise, the coffeepot was taken away! Later I found out that “Thank you” in French means “No, thank you.”
26．The writer’s friends in Spain wanted to get advice about ________.
A．the chance of learning English B．the way of going to England
C．the traffic rules in England D．finding places to stay in England
27．The writer suggested that they stay at “bed and breakfast" houses because
A．it would be convenient for them to have dinner
B．it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels
C．they would be able to practise their English
D．there would be no problem about finding accommodation there
28．The writer’s friends stayed at hotels at last because ________.
A．they misunderstood the signs outside the door
B．there were no such “bed and breakfast” houses in England
C．they found there were no free rooms there
D．people there were away on holiday
29．If you see a road sign that says “DIVERSION” in England, you will ________.
A．fall into a hole
B．have to take a different road
C．find that the road is stopped by lots of people
D．have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself
30．When a Frenchman is offered more coffee and he says “Thank you”, he really means ________.
A．he doesn’t want any more coffee
B．he wants to show his amazement
C．he just wants to show his politeness
D．he wants to have some more coffee
2021-2022学年学年度第一学期期末考试
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳 。
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What are you going to do if you are in a burning house？ How will you escape？ Do you know how to save yourself？ Please read the following passage.
Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save you life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family， such as stairways and fire escapes， but not lifts.
From the lower floors of the buildings， escaping through windows is possible， learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury.
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person， hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course， it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may leaked（渗） into the room.
On a second or third floor， the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement（水泥） might end in injury. Bushes（灌木丛） and grass can help to break a fall.
根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
31．It is important to _______.
A．put out the fire in the burning house
B．know the ways to escape the fire
C．jump off a burning house
D．keep the door closed
32．It is possible to escape through the windows _______.
A．if there are some bushes on the ground
B．if you are strong enough
C．if you live on a lower floor
D．If you have a long rope
33．Which of the following escaping way is NOT right？ _______.
A．You can escape though stairways.
B．You can choose fire escapes.
C．Escape from the windows that open onto a roof.
D．Use a lift to come down at once.
34．Open the window so that _______ if the building is on fire.
A．you can get fresh air B．you can call for help
C．you can easily jump off D．you can be seen first
35．The best title of the passage is _______.
A．Escaping from the Windows
B．Save Yourself in the Burning House
C．Knowledge on Fire
D．Waiting for Help
Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a getting. It was not until in my later thirties that I made this important discovery: giving-away makes life so much more exciting. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form.
One Sunday morning the local post office delivered a letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard our conversation.“Wasn’t it you that wrote us a letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home ” I said it was.“Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if you have to make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complains.”
36．At first the author looked upon life as a process of getting. He formed this view of life because ________.
A．other people were selfish B．he thought it exciting to get from others
C．of his early education D．of his character
37．The author wrote a note of appreciation to the post office because ________.
A．he knew what such a note would mean to the post office
B．he had discovered giving-away made life all the more exciting
C．he believed he would get something back by doing so
D．the post man delivered an important letter in time
38．When the author needed a post-office box, ________.
A．many had applied for post-office box before him
B．he asked to put his name on a waiting list
C．he tried to see the postmaster
D．he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation
39．The postmaster promised ________.
A．to make a new post-office box for the author
B．to let the author wait for a post-office box
C．to include the author’s name on the list
D．to deliver the author’s mail to his home
40．The postmaster interfered (介入) because ________ .
A．he overheard this conversation
B．he had received a lot of complaints for lack of post-office box
C．he was thankful for the letter the author had written
D．he knew the author years before
Two roller skaters were crouched(蹲伏) low, knees bent and bodies pressed together, fighting to stay glued to prevent a third skater slip through and break their wall. This was a roller derby(轮滑阻拦赛) practice for the Tiny Terrors, a team of skaters aged 8-11 in the Gotham Girls Junior League of New York City. “They want to fight and get really fast, and they find so much confidence,” said Kristen Campbell, director of the junior derby program.
Roller derby is played with two teams of five skaters on a track. One player on each team serves as the jammer whose job is to race around the track and score points without getting blocked by the other team. The match is made up of two 30-minute periods that each consists of shorter plays or jams. Each jam lasts two minutes or until the lead jammer calls it off, usually a move made to stop the other jammer from catching up and scoring points.
You have probably heard of adults playing roller derby, but a growing number of young people are attracted by the fast-paced sport. Campbell owes the increase in interest partly to a popular novel called “Roller Girl.”
Campbell described the junior league as a shelter for girls who aren’t sure where they fit in at school. “I’ve had so many parents tell me their child was having trouble with anxiety or bullying(欺负) or that they didn’t fit into any sport or art club or whatever it is,” she said. “And then they find roller derby and everything is solved.”
Many of the girls said they got much more out of the sport than just exercise. As Campbell tells it, those extra lessons are really the point. Strength, confidence and body positivity have long been values of roller derby, even if it’s subliminal rather than open and direct.
Of course, like any contact sport, injuries are unavoidable.
“They don’t go for big hits,” Campbell said. “Now we focus more on hip blocking and using lateral(横向的) movement to block—leaning each other out with light contact.” Besides, the girls don’t mind the occasional bump. “It’s sort of like a medal,” Campbell said, smiling.
41．What can we learn about roller derby
A．It is played with five skaters on a track.
B．It is the most dangerous sport especially for kids.
C．It lasts an hour with some short plays in a game.
D．The jammer’s job is to stop others getting scores.
42．What can we learn from the passage
A．Girls often get injured in roller derby practice.
B．Roller derby is the most competitive sport at school.
C．Roller derby helps girls free from being bullied at school.
D．A novel contributes to the popularity of roller derby among girls.
43．By saying “it’s subliminal rather than open and direct”, the author means ________.
A．people can gain a lot from roller derby
B．roller derby has fewer values than we think
C．it is easy to show the values of roller derby
D．many people are not aware of the values of roller derby
44．According to Campbell, the roller derby girls ________.
A．do better than adult players
B．wear their wounds with pride
C．fear nothing but fierce bumps
D．won’t learn full contact until they’re 12
45．What is the best title for the passage
A．Girls build confidence in the tough world of roller derby.
B．Roller derby becomes popular among kids around the world.
C．How roller derby changes the life of girls in the US.
D．The Tiny Terrors calls for more brave girls to join.
1．D
2．A
3．B
4．D
5．C
6．B
7．A
8．D
9．C
10．D
11．B
12．D
13．A
14．C
15．B
16．D
17．C
18．D
19．D
20．B
21．C
22．A
23．D
24．B
25．D
26．D
27．C
28．A
29．B
30．A
31．B
32．C
33．D
34．A
35．B
36．C
37．D
38．A
39．A
40．C
41．C
42．D
43．D
44．B
45．A