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1、浙江省台州市书生中学2020学年高一英语下学期起始考试题（满分：100分 考试时间： 90分钟）第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）ABamboo is one of the natures most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quic
2、kly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains(平原).Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo pla
3、nts are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building
4、new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables(绳索) that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong.In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. Thes
5、e African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills(钻) can help to make the poor thirsty fields to be watered.1. How is bamboo like gra
6、ss?A. It is thin and easy to cut.B. It grows quickly after its cut short.C. It grows everywhere. D. It is short and green.2. The sentence “while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across.” means “Some other bamboo plants may grow to be very _.”A. short B. strong C. tall D. thick3. From the
7、text we know _.A. a bamboo plant may grow 4.5 meters in three days B. most people call bamboo plant treesC. the bamboo plant changes its colors when it growsD. a bridge held by bamboo cable was built thousands of years ago4. Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in Africa to make use of bambo
8、o?A. Because it is used by Asians.B. Because it is colorful.C. Because it drills fast. D. Because it is cheap.5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. There are many different kinds of bamboo with different colors.B. Cables made of bamboo can last for over a thousand years.C. Bamboo plants are able
9、to grow well in any part of the world.D. Bamboo can be used for buildings, bridges and watering projects(工程).BJust like rice and noodles are different from bread, snacks in China are a world apart from those in the UK and the US. For one thing, I never imagined that sunflower seeds (瓜子) would be so
10、popular here. I spotted people having them while waiting for tables outside restaurants, before dinner and, of course, while watching TV. I also saw that a plate of sunflower seeds is always on offer during the Spring Festival holidays. I had seldom tried sunflower seeds when I came to China. In the
11、 UK, though, young people love their snacks. In fact, young people in Britain eat more snacks than people of the same age in other European countries. A recent survey has discovered that 64 percent of under 20-year-olds snack between meals, according to an article on the British Council website. In
12、comparison (对比), 58.7 percent of young people snack in Germany, 53 percent in France, and only 40.7 percent in Spain. British snacks are generally unhealthy. Our favorites are probably potato chips, which we call crisps, and chocolate bars. From a very young age, we always looked forward to our cris
13、ps and chocolate bars after school, perhaps even included with sandwiches and fruit in our school lunches that our parents made for us. Snacks are also popular in the US. One of the things that I found the most extraordinary when I first visited the US was the number of snacks in their supermarkets;
14、 I was surprised to find huge aisles (过道) just for snacks that were bigger than some stores Id been to in the UK. Snack tastes in the US are much the same as those in the UK, except theres much more choice every kind of fatty, sugary food is available (可获得的) to everyone all the time. All in all, its
15、 probably best for your health if you like sunflower seeds rather than potato chips and chocolate. But eating these delicious treats at times couldnt possibly be wrong, could it?6. What is the article mainly about?A. The most popular snack in China. B. Snacks in the UK and the US.C. Snacks young Western people like. D. Some tips for choosing snacks in the UK.7. According to the British Council, snacks are most popular among young people in _.A. Britain B. Germany C. France D. Spain8. The underlined word “extraordinary” in paragraph 4 means _.A. freque
