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1、2016-2017学年度高一英语期末测试卷B卷一.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AHundreds of years ago，a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots，a brave people，loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland，but there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans
2、would win.One night，the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. We will rest here tonight，my men,he said. Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die.They were all very tired，so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty，bu
3、t they，too，were very tired，and one by one，also fell asleep.The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside，taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes mor
4、e，the war would be over. Suddenly，one of them put his foot on a thistle(蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a moment，they were on their feet and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country.The thistle is
5、not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.21. Hundreds of years ago there was a war between _. A. Roman army and North England B. Roman army and the Scots C. England and Scots D. a
6、brave people and the Scots22. At first it looked as if the Romans would win because _. A. the Scots were not brave B. the Roman army was so strong C. the Scots did not have a good leader D. the Romans had the support from the Scottish23. The Romans climbed up the hill quietly because _. A. they didn
7、t want to wake the Scots B. they wanted to reach the top C. they wanted to catch the four guards first D. they were afraid of the sharp needles of the thistle24. The people of Scotland made thistle their national flower because _. A. it is a beautiful plant B. it is fresh and lovely C. it had so man
8、y sharp needles all over it D. it was the thistle that helped the Scots to win the battleBWithout proper planning，tourism can cause problems.For example，too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country.If tourists create too much traffic，the inhabitants
9、 become annoyed and unhappy.They began to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely.They forget how much tourism can help the countrys economy.It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them.Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty
10、 that attract tourists.Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants.Too much tourism can be a problem.If tourism grows too quickly，people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry.This means that other parts of the countrys economy can suffer.On the other han
11、d，if there is not enough tourism，people can lose jobs.Business can also lose money.It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels，airports，air terminals，firstclass roads，and other support facilities needed by tourist attractions.For example，a major international class tourism hotel can cost as
12、 much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build.If this room is not used most of the time，the owner of the hotel lose money.Building a hotel is just a beginning.There must be many support facilities as well，including roads to get to the hotel，electricity，sewers to handle waste，and water.All of these
13、support facilities cost money.If they are not used because there are not enough tourists，jobs and money are lost.25Which of the following do you think has been discussed in the part before this selection?AIt is extremely important to develop tourism.BBuilding roads and hotel is essential.CSupport fa
14、cilities are highly necessary.DPlanning is of great importance to tourism.26Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT Aa bad effect on other industriesBa change of tourists customsCOver-crowdedness of places of interestDpressure on traffic27It can be inferred from the text that Athe autho
15、r doesnt like tourism developing so fastBlocal people will benefit from tourist attractionsCother parts of a countrys economy wont benefit from tourism muchDwe cant build too many support facilities28The author thinks it is good for local people to know that tourism will Awaste a lot of moneyBweaken their economyChelp establish their customsDhelp improve their lifeCLondoners are great readers.They buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and of booksespecial
