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1、宇华教育集团上学期期中考试试卷 高一英语考试时间100分钟 满分 120分第二部分：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中（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项AYou may think that an underground town of 3,500 people is something out of a science-fiction film. You may not believe that such a town has shops car parks, hotels, restaurants, cafes
2、and much more. Well, Coober Pedy in Australia is just such a place.Miners and their families choose to live like this, hoping to get rich looking for the precious stones that Australia is famous for - opals(蛋白石). Living underground is the only way to be away from the sandstorms and the high temperat
3、ures above ground. Deep down in the town far below the desert surface, the temperature is between 19 and 20 and life is cool.Mary Deane and her husband Jim are among the lucky ones. They live in a home, built with money from the opals Jim has found. “Whenever people hear we live underground, they al
4、ways imagine a dusty cave,” says Mary, “but they are amazed at my clean kitchen, our furniture and electrical appliances in here.”w w w .However, not everything is perfect in Coober Pedy. Mary has a tiny garden that she is very proud of, but the grass is not real. Plant life is rare. Water is five t
5、imes more expensive underground than it is overground. Recycling is a way of life, so Jim usually washes his car with bath water and they have a special system to reuse the water from the dishwasher and washing machine.Even so, most families enjoy life in Coober Pedy. The children can make as much n
6、oise as they want and there are no complaints from the neighbors because the thick walls stop sounds from traveling. Adults enjoy the peace and quiet away from the world above.21. People in Coober Pedy live underground_.A. because of their secret identities B. because it is warmer undergroundC. so t
7、hat they can save some money D. due to the terrible natural environment.22. Which word can best describe Marys life underground according to Paragraph 3?A. Comfortable. B. Exciting. C. Healthy. D. Lonely.23. Which is the biggest problem people in Coober Pedy have to face?A. High living expenses. B.
8、The awfully dusty environment.C. Shortage of water and greenery. D. The extremely high temperatures24. Children enjoy the life in Coober Pedy mainly because they _.A. enjoy traveling around with their parentsB. can get many expensive toys from their parentsC. enjoy the peace and quiet while doing th
9、eir homeworkD. can enjoy themselves without disturbing their neighborsBVolunteer Day schedule:7:30 a.m.: Meet at the Community Center for breakfast.8-8:30 a.m.: Visit with people from the many participating organizations. Choose which activity youd like to help with for the day.8:30-9 a.m.: Board th
10、e bus for your chosen activity, and ride with other volunteers to your activity site.9-12:00 a.m.: Work as a volunteer.12:00 a.m.-1 p.m.: Share lunch with your volunteer group. Dont forget to bring food for lunch from home!1-3:30 p.m.: Continue your volunteer work.3:30 p.m.: Board the bus that will
11、take you back to the Community Center, where you will be able to talk with other volunteers and share your experiences.See below for a list of volunteer opportunities for Volunteer Day so you can begin thinking about which activity you might want to join.Happy Homes: it provides home repairs for nee
12、dy people in the form of painting. It also provides painters to create beautiful paintings inside schools of community centers.Elder Care: Elder Care sends volunteers into nursing homes to spend time with them, play board games with them, and talk with them.City Parks Association: you can help plant
13、 flowers and bushes in city parks or pick up trash around the river banks. These activities are very active, so remember to be prepared with plenty of drinking water!Love and Learning: it provides volunteers to help children with learning disabilities. Read books out loud to groups of children aged
14、four to six, or read one-on-one with struggling readers aged seven to eight.25. According to the schedule, how long will a volunteer work a day?A. 3 hours B. 5.5 hours C. 7.5 hours. D. 8 hours.26. To join Happy Homes, one should _.A. be very good at art. B. enjoying talking with people.C. be able to
15、 play board games. D. like working with young children.27. For volunteers who enjoy being outside in nature, they can join _.A. Elder Care B. Happy HomesC. Love and Learning D. City parks AssociationCFlorida is celebrating a big anniversary this year. Five hundred years ago, on April 2, 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce arrived on the east coast of what is now Florida. Native Americans had been living there for centuries, but Ponce was the first European to set foot in what would become the United States.According to legend, Ponce may have lande
