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1、一岗双责落实还不到位。受事务性工作影响，对分管单位一岗双责常常落实在安排部署上、口头要求上，实际督导、检查的少，指导、推进、检查还不到位。甘肃省嘉峪关市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题第I卷(共70分) 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AFor years scientists have been worried about the effects of air pollution on the earths natural condit
2、ions. Some believe the air inside many houses may be more dangerous than the air outside. It may be one hundred times worse.Indoor air pollution can cause a person to feel tired, to suffer eye pain, headache and other problems. Some pollutants（污染物）can cause breathing disorders, diseases of blood and
3、 even cancer. Most scientists agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution.People have paid more attention to the problem now. It is true that when builders began making houses and offices they did not waste energy. To do this they build buildings that limited the flow of air betw
4、een inside and outside. They also began using man-made building materials. These materials are now known to let out harmful gases.As the problem became more serious, scientists began searching for a way to deal with it. They discovered a natural pollution control system for buildinggreen plants. Sci
5、entists do not really know how plants control air pollution. They believe that a plants leaves absorb（吸收）or take in the pollutants. In exchange the plant lets out oxygen through its leaves and tiny organizations on its roots. Scientists suggest that all buildings should have one large plant or sever
6、al small plants inside for every nine square meters of space. Studies of different plants show that each absorbs different chemicals. So the most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants. Having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and more healthy place.1.
7、 Generally speaking, indoor air pollution may be more harmful than the air outside because _.Aindoor air pollution can often make people seriously illBman-made building materials give off dangerous gasesCthere may be more harmful gases outside the buildingsDthe air indoors is polluted, which is very
8、 harmful2. Some kind of indoor pollution can be found in _.Aevery modern houseBevery old houseCall kinds of houses Dall kinds of offices3. The indoor air pollution is caused by _.Athe limit of the flow of air between inside and outsideBthe building way that the builders want to save energyCthe build
9、ing things that are made of man-made materialsDthe man-made building materials and the limit of air-flow4. The reason why we should use different kinds of plants to clean the air is that _.Aplants can let out all kinds of pollutants indoorsBplants may take in more oxygen （氧气）which people needCplants
10、 can absorb all kinds of harmful indoor chemicalsDplants can make our houses prettier and more healthyBValencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea, two miles away on the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia.The city is a market center for what is pro
11、duced by the land around the city. Most of the citys money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city, with ships, railways, clothes and machine factories.Valencia has an old part with white buildings, colored roofs and narrow streets. The modern part has long, wide streets and new buildi
12、ngs. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The university in the center of the city was built in the 13th century.The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important ci
13、ty in Venezuela named Valencia.5. Valencia is the capital of _.A. Spain B. Venezuela C. Valencia D. Uganda6. Valencia is famous for its _.A. farm products B. parks and gardensC. clothes and machines D. ships and railways7. Which of the following things can not be seen in the old part of Valencia?A.
14、shops B. factories C. white buildings D. wide streets8. There is a city named Valencia in _.A. Spain and Britain B. Venezuela and BritainC. Spain and Venezuela D. Spain and VietnamC I have always been interested in making things. When I was a child, I enjoyed drawing, but I also liked making things
15、out of clay(粘土). I won a prize for one of my paintings when I was fourteen. That may be why I went to art school four years later. But I studied painting at first, not pottery(制陶). I like being a potter because I like to work with my hands and feel the clay. Im happy working by myself and being near my home. I dont like mass-produced(集体生产)things, because they are made by machines. I think crafts(手工艺) are very important and crafts-people make things cleverly with hands. They make our lives colorful. When I left school, I got some money. I hope
