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1、1 2019 2020 学年高一下学期训练卷 必修三 Unit 5 Canada The True North 英语 二 本卷满分100 分 一 阅读理解 每小题2 5 分 共25 分 Ireland has had a very difficult history The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers tried to conquer 征服 Ireland For hundreds of years the Irish people fought against the English Finally in
2、1921 the British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland The result is that today there are two Irelands Northern Ireland in the north is part of the United Kingdom The Republic of Ireland in the south is an independent country In the 1840s the main crop potatoes was affec
3、ted by disease and about 750 000 people died of hunger This and a shortage 短缺 of work forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA the UK Australia and Canada As a result of these problems the population fell from 8 2 million in 1841 to 6 6 million in 1851 For many years the majority of I
4、rish people earned their living as farmers Today many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside where things move at a quieter and slower pace The Irish are famous
5、 for being warm hearted and friendly Oscar Wilde a famous Irish writer once said that the Irish were the greatest talkers since the Greeks Since independence Ireland has revived 复兴 its own culture of music language literature and singing Different areas have different styles of old Irish songs which
6、 are sung without instruments Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin whistles etc 1 What does the author tell us in Paragraph 1 A How the Irish fought against the English B How Ireland gained independence C How English rulers tried to conquer Ireland D How two I
7、relands came into being 2 We learn from the text that in Ireland A food shortages and a lack of work in the 1840s led to a decline in population B people are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countryside C it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory worker D different kind
8、s of old Irish songs are all sung with instruments 3 The last paragraph is mainly about A the Irish culture B the Irish character C Irish musical instruments D a famous Irish writer B Finland is perhaps the most beautiful and mysterious of the countries of northern Europe Two thirds of its surface i
9、s covered with thick forests Relative to its size Finland has more lakes than any other countries The northern part of this country is inside the Arctic Circle where almost no trees can grow because of its cold weather and the people use their deer to transport clothing and food The Finnish history
10、began in the Middle Ages In about 1155 Finland was conquered 征服 by its western neighbor Sweden After a period of rule by Denmark in the 14th century the Swedes won back independence and power in 1523 under their brave king During the Napoleonic Wars 1804 1818 Finland was finally passed from Sweden t
11、o Russia The opportunity came in 1917 when the Russian Revolution brought foreign rule of Finland to the end Shortly after Soviet Russia made peace with Germany 1919 saw the founding of the Finnish Republic 此 卷 只 装 订 不 密 封 班 级 姓 名 准 考 证 号 考 场 号 座 位 号 2 The years between the First and Second World Wa
12、rs were years of progress and growing development Finland is the fifth largest country in Europe and despite a relatively small population of 5 2 million the market potential is much greater Finland has no coal or oil and t he nation s wealth lies in the timber 木材 from its forests which supplies mat
13、erial for paper and furniture making and in the electric power from its water Finland is an excellent gateway to trade with Russia and the Baltic States because of a long history of trading with these markets Finland has also enjoyed a strong and long standing trading relationship with Britain a rel
14、ationship which was further strengthened by Finland s accession 加入 to the European Union in January 1995 The following are some of the main commercial centres and towns Town Population Helsinki 545 474 1 January 2013 Espoo 213 271 1 January 2013 Tampere 195 468 1 January 2013 Vantaa 178 471 1 Januar
15、y 2013 Turku 172 561 1 January 2013 Oulu 120 753 1 January 2013 4 From the text we learn that Finland A lies inside the Arctic Circle B is next to the countries of northern Europe C lies east of Sweden D is entirely covered with forests and lakes 5 In the history Finland was sequentially ruled by in
16、 order A Sweden Germany Denmark and Russia B Sweden Denmark Sweden and Russia C Sweden Denmark Russia and Germany D Sweden Russia Denmark and Russia 6 Finland had been under the control of for as long as 100 years or so A Russia B Denmark C Sweden D foreign countries 7 Which of the following is NOT true about Finland A Finland is one of the most northerly countries in the world B Helsinki capital of Finland is the largest city of the country C Finland became one of the members in the European Un
