黑龙江省汤原县高级中学高一上学期期末考试英语试卷含答案

黑龙江省佳木斯市汤原高级中学20212022学年高一上学期期末英语试卷第一局部：阅读理解〔共两节，总分值50分〕第一节〔共15题：每题分，总分值分〕阅读以下短文，从所给的四个选项〔Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、和Ｄ〕中，选出最正确选项

ATheFennecfoxisalsoknownasthedesertfoxsinceitsurvivesintheSaharaDesert(撒哈拉沙漠).Itisthesmallestofthespeciesoffoxes,

andquiteafewpeoplewishtoraiseitasapetbecauseofitsappearance.However,thisisveryrare,asitneedsspecialcareandattention.Let'stakealookatthebasicinformationontheFennecfox,includingitsphysicalappearance,naturalhabitatanddiet.

PhysicalAppearance

TheFennecfoxisthesmallesttypeoffox,withabodylengthofabout9.5—16inches,and6inchlongears.Itweighsonlyaroundonekilogram.Ithasacreamcoloredfurrybodywithablacktippedtail.

Theirearsarethelargestamongallfoxesrelativetothebodysize,whichnotonlyprovidethemwithgreathearing,butalsoradiatetheextremedesertheatandthushelptokeepthebodycool.Moreover,inordertowalkonthehotsand,aFennecfox'sfeetarecoveredwiththickfur.Besidesthat,thefeetalsohelpindigging,asthisanimallivesundertheground.

HabitatandLifestyle

ThehabitatofthisanimalismainlyintheSaharaDesert,andalsoinotherpartsofNorthAfrica.TheFennecfoxisusuallyactiveduringthenight.Thischaracterhelpsitdealsuccessfullywiththeextremeheatinthedesert.Asanextremelysocialanimal,itoftenlivesingroupsoftenandeachgrouphasitsownland.Thisanimalis,however,aggressivetoo,readytoattack,especiallyinthemating(交配)season,whentheyallpetewitheachotherforamate.

Diet

TheFennecfoxisanomnivore(杂食动物).Whileitcansurviveonplants,italsoneedsotheritemssuchasinsects,rabbits,birdsandeggs.Gettingusedtolivinginthedesertallowsittosurviveforlongperiodswithoutanywater.Theytakeinwaterwheneatingfood,andtheywilldrinkwaterifavailable.1.ThereasonwhyquiteafewpeoplewishtoraisetheFennecfoxisthatit_____.

A.hassmallbodysize B.hasgreathearing

C.getsactiveatnight D.hasspecialappearance

2.Theunderlinedword"radiate"(paragraph3)isclosestinmeaningto"_____".

3.WhatcanweinferabouttheFennecfox?

A.It'sthesmallestanimalinthedesert. B.It'snoteasytoraiseitasapet.

C.Itcansurvivewithoutanywater. D.Itseldomattacksothers.BTherearemanygardeningtips.Somesuggestplayingmusicforyourhouseplants,havingconversationswiththem,orevengivingthemagentletouchnowandthen.Mostofthesepracticesareprobablymoreforthebenefitofthegardenerthanthegarden,andgenerallyharmlessenoughbutexceptthelastone.Yourplantsreallydislikeitwhenyoutouchthem.

AnewstudyoutoftheLaTrobeInstituteforAgricultureandFoodhasfoundthatmostplantsareextremelysensitivetotouch,andevenalighttouchcansignificantlystunt(遏制)theirgrowth."Thelightesttouchfromahuman,animals,insects,orevenplantstouchingeachotherinthewind,cancauseahugegeneresponseintheplant,"saidJimWhelan,wholedthenewstudy."Within30minutesofbeingtouched,10%oftheplant'sgenome(基因组)canbechanged.Thisinvolvesahugeexpenditure(消耗)ofenergywhichistakenawayfromplantgrowth.Ifthetouchingisrepeated,thenplantgrowthisreducedbyupto30%."

Whelanandhisteamarestilltryingtofindoutwhyplantsrespond,atthegeneticlevel,sostrongly.Theydohavesometheories,however."Weknowthatwhenaninsectlandsonaplant,genesareactivated(激活)preparingtheplantfordefendingitselfagainstbeingeaten,"saidDr.YanWang,coauthorofthestudy.

Untilmoreresearchisdone,it'sjustaguessatthispoint.Still,thefindingsmightalreadyleadtonewmethodsforhowagriculturalistsdealwiththeircrops,tobestpromotehealthiergrowth.

It'sworthnoticingthatwhilethestudyfoundthatplantsoftenrespondtojustasingletouchinnegativeways,it'sreallyrepeatedtouchthatcauseslastingstuntedgrowth.That'sbecausetheplantsarelookingforpatternsinthetouching,totellharmfultouchfromrandomtouch.Soitdoesn'tmatterifyouaccidentallybrushupagainstabushduringawalkthroughthewoods.4.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?

A.Byparing. B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Bylistingnumbers. D.Byshowingresultsofstudies.

5.Whycantouchingstuntaplantgrowingaccordingtothestudy?

A.Itleadstotheplant'senergyexpenditure.

B.Itmakestheplantsensitivetothreats.

C.Itcausesageneticdisorderintheplant.

D.Itpreventstheplantabsorbingnutrients.

6.What'stheimportanceofthestudybyWhelanandhisteam?

A.Itgivesusmoreusefulgardeningtips.

B.Ithelpsfindwaystoensureplants'healthygrowth.

C.Itcontributestothefurtherstudyongenes.

D.Itusesdatatowarnpeoplenottotouchplants.

7.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Somethingisdonetohelpplantsgrow.

B.Plants'genomecanbechangedeasily.

C.Plantsdon'treallyliketobetouched.

D.Whatwedoeverydaymaydestroyplants.CMyschoolappearedonthenewslastweekbecausewehadmadeanimportantchangeinourlocalarea.Ourclasshadplantedalargegardeninwhatwasonceonlyavacantlot.Itwasalotofwork,butitwasallworthit.Igotblistersfromdigging,andweallgotinsectbites,too.

Ilearnedalotaboutgardeningandcooperation,andthenIlearnedaboutthemedia.OurteacherstelephonedtheTVstationandinformedthemofwhatwehadacplished.Shespokewiththeproducer.Theproducercheckedwiththedirectors,buttheysaidtherewereplentyofstoriessimilartoours.Theywantedtoknowwhatwasspecialaboutourparticulargarden,sincemanyschoolsplantthem.

Theteacherexplainedthat,aftergoingontheInternettolearnabouttheprairie(大草原),wehadmadeaprairiegarden.Wehadgonetoaprairieandgottenseedsfromtheplants,andthenweplantedthem.Wedidnotwaterthegarden,butwedidweedit.Wedecidedtoletnaturewateritwithrain,sincethatwashowprairiesgrewinthepast.Wesentapictureofthegardentothenewsstation.Inthepicture,thegrasswassohighthatitstoodtallerthanthefourthgradestudents.

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A.Weedswereallowedtospreadnaturally. B.Thegrassgrewfasterthanmongrass.

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A.Wegotblistersonourhands. B.Ourhardworkwasworthwhile.

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A.Annoyed. B.Curious. C.Proud. D.Regretful.DYourteenagebestfriendcouldbegoodforyourlongtermmentalhealth,accordingtoanewstudypublishedinthejournalChildDevelopment.Accordingtothefindings,teenagersaged15to16whohadaclosefriendshipratherthanalargergroupoffriendstheywerelessclosetohadagreatersenseofselfworthbythetimetheywere25yearsold.Thosepeoplewithaveryclosebestfriendwerealsolesslikelytoexperiencesocialanxiety,thestudyfound.Apastresearchhassuggestedthatteenfriendshipsareimportant.Friendshipsduringtheteenageyearspredictacademicsuccessandimprovedmentalhealth.Butthenewresearchfurtherexploresthetypeoffriendshipsteenagershave.Manystudyparticipantsdidnotcontinuetohaveacloserelationshipwiththeirhighschoolbestfriend,leadingtheresearcherstowonderwhatexactlywasresponsibleforthementalhealthbenefits.Theythoughtthattheskillsandabilitytobuildsuchafriendshipmaybemoreimportantthanthefriendshipitself.Andastheresearcherspointout,thoseskillsarenotnecessarilybroughttobearintheworldofsocialmedia.“Astechnologymakesitincreasinglyeasytobuildasocialnetworkofshallowfriends,focusingtimeandattentionondevelopingcloseconnectionswithafewindividualsshouldbeapriority,〞oneoftheresearchers,JosephAllen,saidinastatement.12.Whatisthebenefitofhavingacloseteenagefriendship?

A.Goodperformanceinhighschool.

B.Mentalhealthbyearlyadulthood.

C.Alargesocialnetworkinthefuture.

D.Agreatersenseofselfworthallthetime.

13.Whatcanwelearnaboutthepastresearch?

A.Itattachedimportancetoteenfriendships.

B.Itexploredthetypesofteenagefriendships.

C.Ithelpedimproveteenagers'mentalhealth.

D.Itwastotallydifferentfromthenewresearch.

14.Whatdidtheresearchersthinkmightleadtothementalhealthbenefits?

A.Havingmanybestfriendsinhighschool.

B.Knowinghowtobuildaclosefriendship.

C.Understandingtheworldofsocialmedia.

D.Studyinghardandgettinggoodgradesatschool.

15.WhatdidtheresearcherJosephAllensuggest?

A.Wideningyoursocialcircle.

B.Learningtousesocialmedia.

C.Concentratingonhighqualityfriendship.

D.Improvingthebasicskillsofmakingfriends.其次节〔共5小题；每题分，总分值分〕依据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中有两项为多余HowtoExerciseExerciseisakeypartofstayinghealthy,butfiguringouthowtogetmoreactivecanbetough.

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howmuchhadchangedsincesheboughtthefarm.第四局部：写作〔总分值25分〕如今越来越多的人关注住房问题。有人喜爱住在传统的房子里，有人喜爱住在公寓里，请你以“Liveinatraditionalhouseorliveinanapartment〞为题,依据以下要点写一篇短文。

1.住在传统的房子里:可以在院子里种花、树，可以养宠物，可以在院子里熬炼身体；

2.住在公寓里:洁净,平安，离工作地方近；

3.你的看法及理由。

留意：1.词数:80左右；

2.文章题目和开头已给出，不计入总词数。

LiveinatraditionalhouseorliveinanapartmentNowadays,moreandmorepeoplepaymoreattentiontotheirlives.

参考答案与试题解析第一局部：阅读理解〔共两节，总分值分〕第一节〔共15题：每题分，总分值分〕阅读以下短文，从所给的四个选项〔A、B、C、和D〕中，选出最正确选项1．〔分〕TheFennecfoxisalsoknownasthedesertfoxsinceitsurvivesintheSaharaDesert〔撒哈拉沙漠〕.Itisthesmallestofthespeciesoffoxes，，thisisveryrare，asitneedsspecialcareandattention.Let'stakealookatthebasicinformationontheFennecfox，includingitsphysicalappearance，naturalhabitatanddiet.PhysicalAppearanceTheFennecfoxisthesmallesttypeoffox，withabodylengthofabout9.5—16inches，and6﹣inch﹣longears.Itweighsonlyaroundonekilogram.Ithasacream﹣coloredfurrybodywithablack﹣tippedtail.Theirearsarethelargestamongallfoxesrelativetothebodysize，whichnotonlyprovidethemwithgreathearing，butalsoradiate，inordertowalkonthehotsand，aFennecfox'sfeetarecoveredwiththickfur.Besidesthat，thefeetalsohelpindigging，asthisanimallivesundertheground.HabitatandLifestyleThehabitatofthisanimalismainlyintheSaharaDesert，andalsoinotherpartsofNorthAfrica.TheFennecfoxisusuallyactiveduringthenight.Thischaracterhelpsitdealsuccessfullywiththeextremeheatinthedesert.Asanextremelysocialanimal，itoftenlivesingroupsoftenandeachgrouphasitsownland.Thisanimalis，however，aggressivetoo，readytoattack，especiallyinthemating〔交配〕season，whentheyallpetewitheachotherforamate.DietTheFennecfoxisanomnivore〔杂食动物〕.Whileitcansurviveonplants，italsoneedsotheritemssuchasinsects，rabbits，birdsandeggs.Gettingusedtolivinginthedesertallowsittosurviveforlongperiodswithoutanywater.Theytakeinwaterwheneatingfood，andtheywilldrinkwaterifavailable.〔1〕ThereasonwhyquiteafewpeoplewishtoraisetheFennecfoxisthatitD.A.hassmallbodysizeB.hasgreathearingC.getsactiveatnightD.hasspecialappearance〔2〕Theunderlinedword"radiate"〔paragraph3〕isclosestinmeaningto"A".〔3〕WhatcanweinferabouttheFennecfox？BA.It'sthesmallestanimalinthedesert.B.It'snoteasytoraiseitasapet.C.Itcansurvivewithoutanywater.D.Itseldomattacksothers.【解答】〔1〕推理推断题。依据原文第一段Itisthesmallestofthespeciesoffoxes，andquiteafewpeoplewishtoraiseitasapetbecauseofitsappearance.〔它是一种最小的狐狸，相当多的人盼望饲养它作为宠物，由于它的外观。〕以及PhysicalAppearance〔外表〕局部中的TheFennecfoxisthesmallesttypeoffox，withabodylengthofabout9.5—16inches，and6﹣inch﹣longears.Itweighsonlyaroundonekilogram.Ithasacream﹣coloredfurrybodywithablack﹣tippedtail.〔耳廓狐是狐类中最小的一种，体长约﹣16英寸，耳朵长6英寸。它的重量只有一公斤左右。它有奶油色的毛茸茸的身体和黑色的尾巴。〕可知不少人盼望饲养耳廓狐，由于它有特殊的形状。应选D。〔2〕词义猜想题。依据原文PhysicalAppearance〔外表〕局部中的Theirearsarethelargestamongallfoxesrelativetothebodysize，whichnotonlyprovidethemwithgreathearing，butalsoradiatetheextremedesertheatandthushelptokeepthebodycool.〔它们的耳朵是全部狐狸中相对体型最大的，这不仅为它们供应了良好的听力，而且还能_____沙漠中的极端热量，从而有助于保持身体凉快。〕可知划线词意思是"释放"。释放；测量；幸存；查找。应选A。〔3〕推理推断题。依据原文第一段Itisthesmallestofthespeciesoffoxes，，thisisveryrare，asitneedsspecialcareandattention.〔它是一种最小的狐狸，相当多的人盼望饲养它作为宠物，由于它的外观。然而，这是特别罕见的，由于它需要特殊的照看和留意。〕可知Fennec狐狸作为宠物饲养很困难。应选B。2．〔10分〕Therearemanygardeningtips．Somesuggestplayingmusicforyourhouseplants，havingconversationswiththem，orevengivingthemagentletouchnowandthen．Mostofthesepracticesareprobablymoreforthebenefitofthegardenerthanthegarden，andgenerallyharmlessenoughbutexceptthelastone．Yourplantsreallydislikeitwhenyoutouchthem．AnewstudyoutoftheLaTrobeInstituteforAgricultureandFoodhasfoundthatmostplantsareextremelysensitivetotouch，andevenalighttouchcansignificantlystunt〔阻碍〕theirgrowth．"Thelightesttouchfromahuman，animal，insect，orevenplantstouchingeachotherinthewind，cancauseahugegeneresponseintheplant，"JimWhelan，wholedthenewstudy，said．"Within30minutesofbeingtouched，10%oftheplant'sgenome〔基因组〕ischanged．Thisinvolvesahugeexpenditure〔消耗〕ofenergywhichistakenawayfromplantgrowth．Ifthetouchingisrepeated，thenplantgrowthisreducedbyupto30%．"Whelanandhisteamarestilltryingtofindoutwhyplantsrespond，atthegeneticlevel，sostrongly．Theydohavesometheories，however．Weknowthatwhenaninsectlandsonaplant，genesareactivated〔激活〕preparingtheplanttodefenditselfagainstbeingeaten，"saidDr．YanWang，co﹣authorofthestudy．Untilmoreresearchisdone，it'sjustaguessatthispoint．Still，thefindingsmightalreadyleadtonewmethodsforhowagriculturalistsdealwiththeircrops，tobestpromotehealthiergrowth．It'sworthnoticingthatwhilethestudyfoundthatplantsoftenrespondtojustasingletouchinnegativeways，it'sreallyrepeatedtouchingthatcauseslastingstuntedgrowth．That'sbecausetheplantsarelookingforpatternsinthetouching，totellharmfultouchfromrandomtouch．Soitdoesn'tmatterifyouaccidentlybrushupagainstabushduringawalkthroughthewoods．〔1〕Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped？DA．ByparingB．BygivingexamplesC．BylistingnumbersD．Byshowingresultsofstudies〔2〕Whycantouchingstuntaplantgrowingaccordingtothestudy？AA．Itleadstotheplant'senergyexpenditure．B．Itmakestheplantsensitivetothreats．C．Itcausesageneticdisorderintheplant．D．Itpreventstheplantabsorbingnutrients．〔3〕What'stheimportanceofthestudybyWhelanandhisteam？BA．Itgivesusmoreusefulgardeningtips．B．Ithelpsfindwaystoensureplants'healthygrowth．C．Itcontributestothefurtherstudyongenes．D．Itusesdatatowarnpeoplenottotouchplants．〔4〕Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？CA．Somethingisdonetohelpplantsgrow．B．Plants'genomecanbechangedeasily．C．Plantsdon'treallyliketobetouched．D．Whatwedoeverydaymaydestroyplants．【解答】1．D细节理解题．依据其次段"AnewstudyoutoftheLaTrobeInstituteforAgricultureandFoodhasfoundthatmostplantsareextremelysensitivetotouch.拉特罗布农业和食品讨论所的一项新讨论发觉，"，第三段"Whelanandhisteamarestilltryingtofindoutwhyplantsrespond，惠兰和他的团队仍在试图找出为什么植物在基因水平上的反响如此剧烈．"以及第四段"Untilmoreresearchisdone，it'sjustaguessatthispoint．在做更多的讨论之前，这只是一个猜想，"可知本文是展现讨论成果来开展的．应选D．2．A细节理解题．依据地二段"Thisinvolvesahugeexpenditure〔消耗〕ofenergywhichistakenawayfromplantgrowth．Ifthetouchingisrepeated，thenplantgrowthisreducedbyupto30%．"这涉及到从植物生长中带走的巨大能量消耗〔能量消耗〕．假如重复触碰，植物生长将削减30%．""可知触摸会消耗植物的能量．应选A．3．B细节理解题．依据第三段"Whelanandhisteamarestilltryingtofindoutwhyplantsrespond，atthegeneticlevel，sostrongly．惠兰和他的团队仍在试图找出为什么植物在基因水平上的反响如此剧烈．"以及第四段"Untilmoreresearchisdone，it'sjustaguessatthispoint．Still，thefindingsmightalreadyleadtonewmethodsforhowagriculturalistsdealwiththeircrops，tobestpromotehealthiergrowth．在做更多的讨论之前，这只是一个猜想，尽管如此，这些发觉可能已经为农学家如何处理他们的作物带来了新的方法，以最好地促进更健康的生长．"可知惠兰和他的团队讨论的重要性．它有助于找到确保植物健康生长的方．应选B．4．C主旨大意题．阅读全文以及依据第一段"Therearemanygardeningtips．Somesuggestplayingmusicforyourhouseplants，havingconversationswiththem，orevengivingthemagentletouchnowandthen．Mostofthesepracticesareprobablymoreforthebenefitofthegardenerthanthegarden，andgenerallyharmlessenoughbutexceptthelastone．Yourplantsreallydislikeitwhenyoutouchthem．有很多园艺小贴士．有人建议给你的室内植物放音乐，与它们交谈，甚至时不时地给它们一点温顺的摩挲．这些做法中的大多数可能对园丁的好处大于对园丁的好处，而且一般来说是无害的，但除了最终一种．你的植物真的不喜爱它当你触摸它们的时候．"可知本文主要叙述了虽然我们平常很喜爱触摸植物，但是但是讨论说明，植物真的不喜爱被触摸．应选C．3．〔10分〕Myschoolappearedonthenewslastweekbecausewehadmadeanimportantchangeinourlocalarea.Ourclasshadplantedalargegardeninwhatwasonceonlyavacantlot.Itwasalotofworkbutitwasallworthit.Igotblisters〔水泡〕fromdigging，andweallgotinsectbites，too.Ilearnedalotaboutgardeningandcollaboration〔合作〕，andthenIlearnedaboutthemedia.OurteachertelephonedtheTVstationandinformedthemofwhatwehadacplished.Shespokewiththeproducer.Theproducercheckedwiththedirectors，buttheysaidtherewereplentyofstoriessimilartoours.Theywantedtoknowwhatwasspecialaboutourparticulargarden，sincemanyschoolsplantthem.Theteacherexplainedthat，aftergoingontheInternettolearnabouttheprairie〔大草原〕，wehadmadeaprairiegarden.Wehadgonetoaprairieandgottenseedsfromtheplants，andthenweplantedthem.Wedidnotwaterthegarden，butwedidweedit.Wedecidedtoletnaturewateritwithrain，sincethatwashowprairiesgrewinthepast.Wesentapictureofthegardentothenewsstation.Inthepicture，thegrasswassohighthatitstoodtallerthanthefourthgradestudents.Asaresult，theproducersentareportertoourschool.Heinterviewedtheheadmasterandaskedhimmanyquestionsaboutthegarden.Afterthat，theyinterviewedus，andweexplainedtothemwhatwehadlearnedthroughthisproject.Thatnight，wewatchedthenews，andtherewewere.Thenewsreportertoldourstory.Itwasonlytwominuteslong，butitwasus.Wewerefamous.Allthatwork，allthoseblisters，itwasworthit.Weknewthatwhenwesawthegardeneveryday，butnowweknewthatthewholecitythoughtso，too.〔1〕WhatseemedtobetheTVdirectors'initial〔最初的〕reactiontothegarden？DA.Theywereexcited.B.Theyweresurprised.C.Theywereworried.D.Theywereuninterested.〔2〕Whatisspecialaboutthegarden？CA.Weedswereallowedtospreadnaturally.B.Thegrassgrewfasterthanmongrass.C.Theseedscamefromtheplantsofaprairie.D.Underground