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1、通渭二中2015-2016学年度第一学期高一英语第一次月考试卷本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分，考试结束后，将答案卡交回试卷总分120分，考试时间100分钟。第I卷(选择题)第一部分 阅读理解（每小题2分，满分30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 mixed the bark of a tree and rags (破布) with water, put a screen into the mixture, and l
2、ifted 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 the Muslim world. The Mayan Indians in Central America and Pacific Islanders also disc
3、overed 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 paper from wood, too. Finally, in the eighteenth century. a Frenchman invented a mach
4、ine 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 ,800 years ago. B. About 1, 900 years ago. C. About 2, 000 years ago. D. Abou
5、t 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. D. The Invention of a Papermaking Machine.4. How was papermaking introduced into the rest of the world from China? A. Through
6、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 again They want to bring water to the deserts， so people can live and grow food They are learning a lot about the deserts But more and more of the ea
7、rth is becoming desert all the time Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time Why is more and more land becoming desert？ Scientists think that people make deserts People are doing bad things to the earth Some places on the earth dont get much rain But they still dont become deserts Thi
8、s is because some green plants are growing there Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places Plants dont let the sun make the earth even drier Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away When a bit of rain falls， the plants hold the water Without plants， the land can become deser
9、t more easily 5 Deserts _ A never have any plants or animals in themB get very little rainC are becoming smaller and smallerD can all be turned into good land before long6 Smallgreenplantsareveryimportanttodryplaces because _ A they dont let the sun make the earth even drierB they dont let the wind
10、blow the soil awayC they hold water D All of the above 7 Landisbecomingdesertlittlebylittlebecause _ A people havent done what scientists wish them to doB there is not enough rainCplants cant grow thereD scientists know little about the deserts8 After reading this passage， we learn that _ A plants c
11、an keep dry land from becoming desertB it is good to get rid of the grass in the desertsC all places without much rain will become desertsD it is better to grow crops on dry land than to cut them CIn Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People lo
12、ve 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 animal food in almost every kind of stores. Some people
13、 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 their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and
14、 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, people would be very sad about it. People in Canada have m
15、any 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 good friends and never leave them alone. 9. The passage mainly talks about _. A. how to keep diseases from petsB. how to take good care of pets C. Canadians ha
