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1、1通渭二中20152016学年度第一学期 高一英语第一次月考试卷本试卷分第本试卷分第 I 卷卷(选择题选择题)和第和第 II 卷卷(非选择题非选择题)两部分，考试结束后，将答案卡交回两部分，考试结束后，将答案卡交回试卷总分试卷总分 120 分，考试时间分，考试时间 100 分钟。分钟。第第 I 卷卷(选选择择题题)第一部分第一部分 阅读理解（每小题阅读理解（每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分）分）阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑AThe Chinese invented paper in 105 A. D. They mi
2、xed the bark of a tree and rags (破布) with water, put a screen into the mixture, and lifted out a thin piece of wet paper. They dried the paper in the sun.The Chinese kept their secret of how to make paper until a war with Muslims in the ninth century. The art of papermaking soon spread throughout th
3、e Muslim world.The Mayan Indians in Central America and Pacific Islanders also discovered how to make paper, but their knowledge never spread lo the rest of the world.For centuries, all paper was made by hand. Rags were the main material. Then a French scientist discovered that people could make pap
4、er from wood, too. Finally, in the eighteenth century a Frenchman invented a machine to make paper from wood.1. Who discovered how to make paper?A. The Chinese. B. The Pacific Islanders.C. The Mayan Indians. C. All of the above.2. When did the Chinese invent paper according to the passage?A. About 1
5、 ,800 years ago. B. About 1, 900 years ago.C. About 2, 000 years ago. D. About 2, 100 years ago.3. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A. The Invention of Paper. B. The History of Papermaking.C. Different Ways of Making Paper.2D. The Invention of a Papermaking Machine.4. How wa
6、s papermaking introduced into the rest of the world from China?A. Through wars. B. Through the Muslims.C. Through the Mayan Indians. D. Through the Pacific Islanders.BScientists are trying to make the deserts into good land againThey want to bring water to the deserts，so people can live and grow foo
7、dThey are learning a lot about the desertsBut more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the timeScientists may not be able to change the desert in time Why is more and more land becoming desert？Scientists think that people make desertsPeople are doing bad things to the earth Some places on t
8、he earth dont get much rainBut they still dont become desertsThis is because some green plants are growing thereSmall green plants and grass are very important to dry placesPlants dont let the sun make the earth even drierPlants do not let the wind blow the dirt awayWhen a bit of rain falls，the plan
9、ts hold the waterWithout plants， the land can become desert more easily 5Deserts _ Anever have any plants or animals in themBget very little rainCare becoming smaller and smallerDcan all be turned into good land before long6Small green plants are very important to dry places because _ Athey dont let
10、 the sun make the earth even drierBthey dont let the wind blow the soil awayCthey hold water DAll of the above 7Land is becoming desert little by little because _ Apeople havent done what scientists wish them to doBthere is not enough rainCplants cant grow there3Dscientists know little about the des
11、erts8After reading this passage，we learn that _ Aplants can keep dry land from becoming desertBit is good to get rid of the grass in the desertsCall places without much rain will become desertsDit is better to grow crops on dry land than to cut them CIn Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. i
12、n almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections(注射) so that they wont carry diseases. They have special animal food stores, though they can get a
13、nimal food in almost every kind of stores. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit peoples houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in the
14、ir garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car, peop
15、le would be very sad about it. People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: Their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be g
16、ood friends and never leave them alone. 9. The passage mainly talks about _. A. how to keep diseases from pets B. how to take good care of petsC. Canadians have pets as friends D. life of the old in Canada10. Pets are given injections in animal hospitals _.A.because they carry diseasesB. after being taken homeC. in order to keep
