高一英语上学期期末考试模拟试题

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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

For students at The Farm School in Hamilton, Virginia, the classroom is outside-every day. Jaclyn Jenkins is a founder of the school. \is ‘what happens if it rains?’ And we say, ‘Bring an extra pair of clothes!’\educate them. They also get energy. Their brains are working when they re moving. So, our goal is to always be outside.\

The Farm School is a preschool-a place for three-and four-year-olds to learn and play. Teacher Alison Huff has taught at other schools. She says The Farm School gives its students more of a hands-on learning experience. For example, children use pumpkins to learn about colors and counting. They learn about measurements by planting seeds 30 centimeters apart. Huff says %uses, but out in the garden.\

Apart from planting vegetables and fruits, students help prepare food and clean up afterward. The school teaches the children to cook using the food they have grown. \have in the garden and taste it then instead of going to the grocery store and buying it,\

The preschoolers also lean words in languages other than English. Huff speaks in both English and Spanish. Her assistant speaks French and Arabic. She adds that a 3-year-old in her class speaks four different languages.

Farm animals are also an important part of the education program. Jaclyn Jenkins says the children learn about a different animal every month. Two months ago, she says, that animal was a cow. The children spent another month with a large bird-a turkey.

The children come home with new experiences, new knowledge and sometimes a few vegetables. 21. What worries parents most about the school? A. Children have to learn outside. B. There are too many things to learn. C. How to deal with it when it rains. D. Whether there are enough teachers.

22. What may the underlined word \A. Useful.

B. Practical. C. Attractive. D. Reliable.

23. Which is part of the education program of the school? A. Counting and measuring. B. Raising animals.

C. Buying fruits and vegetables. D. Cleaning the farm.

24. Which of the following statements is true about the school? A. Children have to cook for themselves. B. Children in the school learn by doing. C. Playing outside is the most important.

D. The goal is to have the children stay outside.

B

November 11 is Veterans Day in the United States. A \forces. The term \been in the army.

On November11, people hold ceremonies(仪式) and parades(游行) to mark Veterans Day. Public officials take part in the events. Army bands play. And soldiers fire guns into the air to remember those who died in service to their country.

The history of Veterans Day relates to World War I. Many people at the time called it \all wars.\reported for duty in the army. World War I ended at 11 o'clock in the morning on November 11, 1918. The following year, President Woodrow Wilson signed an official statement to celebrate November 11th as Armistice Day in the United States. It would be a day to honor the men and women who had served in the U.S. armed forces during the war. In 1926, Congress made Armistice Day a national holiday.

But new problems were on the way. Soon, everyone knew that World War I would not be the war to end all wars. In all, more than 4,000,000 Americans served in the armed forces during the first World War. And 16 million would serve during the second one.

Armistice Day in 1945 was a special day in the United States. Germany had surrendered in May 1945 and Japan in August. Most men and women who had served in the war were home. So, instead of honoring just veterans of World War I, Americans also honored veterans of World War II. In 1954, Congress decided to change the name of Armistice Day. The holiday became Veterans Day.

25. Who does Veterans Day honour? A. Those who lost their lives in wars. B. Those who served in the wars. C. Those who served in the army.

D. Those who served in the army in World War I. 26. Why was November 1l made Veterans Day?

A. Because World War I ended at 11: 00 on November 11. B. Because Woodrow Wilson signed a statement to celebrate it. C. Because the USA entered the war on November 11. D. Because November 11 was once called Armistice Day. 27. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Women were not included in the army in the wars. B. Armistice Day was not a national holiday until 1954.

C. Armistice Day was at first to honor those who died in the war. D. More people from the USA served in World War II than in World War I. 28. Which can be the best title of the passage? A. Celebrations on Veterans Day B. Meaning of Veterans Day

C. Veterans Day---a Day for the Army D. Veterans Day in the U.S.

C

I was at a dinner in London given in honor of one of the most celebrated English military (军事的)men of his time. I do not want to tell you his real name and titles. I will just call him Lieutenant General Lord Arthur Scoresby.

I cannot describe my excitement when I saw this great and famous man. There he sat, the man himself, in person, all covered with medals. I could not take my eyes off him. He seemed to show the true mark of greatness. His fame had no effect on him. The hundreds of eyes watching him, the admiration of so many people, did not seem to make any difference to him.

Next to me sat a clergyman(牧师), who was an old friend of mine. He was not always a clergyman. During the first half of his life he was a teacher in the military school at Woolwich. There was a strange look in his eye as he turned to me and said in a low voice-\is a complete fool.\He meant, of course, the hero of our dinner.

This came as a shock to me. I looked hard at my friend. I could not have been more surprised if he

had said the same thing about Napoleon, or Socrates, or Solomon. But I was sure of two things about the clergyman. He always spoke the truth. And, his judgment of men was good. Therefore, I wanted to find out more about our hero as soon as I could.

Some days later I got a chance to talk with the clergyman, and he told me more. 29. What did the author think about the clergyman's words? A. Completely unbelievable. B. Funny.

C. Probably true. D. Foolish.

30. What can we conclude from the passage? A. The hero might not be a real hero. B. The clergyman was the hero's best friend.

C. The hero was respected by all, including the clergyman. D. The author strongly believed the hero was a great person. 31. What will be talked about following the passage? A. How the clergyman got to know the hero. B. What really had happened to the hero. C. The clergyman's past life. D. The hero's struggle for success.

D

For Suilasaikhan, a man living in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(IMAR)(内蒙古自治区), life was hard years ago. When the wind blew, the sand made it almost impossible for him to see anything. He had to find his way back home by following the barking of dogs.

Thankfully, things are much better today. About one third of the desert is now covered with trees, and sandstorms are less common. Ian Teh, who comes from Malaysia, came to China last year and was amazed to see people planting trees in the several deserts in northern China. \be honest, it was hard to imagine it was ever a desert at all,\

These are the results of Chinas years-long efforts to deal with desertification (沙漠化). In the 1950s, this widespread problem affected the life of about 400 million people in 18 provinces and autonomous regions in China. So China started several programs to deal with it. For example, the Three-North Shelter Forest Program, saw thousands of trees planted in northern China.

In 1994, China joined the United Nations' convention (公约) against desertification and created the world's first law on sand prevention in 2001. With these efforts, the past five years have seen the area