Unit 1-6 期中综合测试（二）-（2019）新外研版高中英语必修第一册.docx

1、期中综合测试题(二)第一部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AAttending a summer camp is a perfect way for children to explore the world while increasing their experience and confidence. Here are some of the best summer camps that focus on sailing. Find the perfect fit for y

2、our child.YMCA Camp LakewoodYMCA Camp Lakewoods summer overnight camp provides a well-rounded experience for boys and girls by getting them to go outdoors to have fun and learn new skills, A 360-acre lake, 5,200 acres of woods, caves and rivers create many opportunities for adventure, exploration an

3、d experiential learning. YMCA Camp Lakewood offers four-day, seven-day and fourteen-day camp programs, and leadership and wilderness programs.Camp OlympiaCamp Olympia is a good choice for children to spend their summer. We offer one-week, two-week and three-week camp sessions. Our beautiful location

4、 on Lake Livingston in Trinity, Texas is the perfect setting for a camping experience filled with fun, sun, and adventure. Camp Olympia builds character and values while children learn communication and responsibility. Our college-age counselors (辅导员) serve as positive role models for your child.Cam

5、p HilltopCamp Hilltop is an overnight camp in Hancock NY. Hilltop offers two-through-eight-week sessions. The program allows campers to explore new interests or develop skills in already familiar areas. Our caring counselors provide good supervision (监督) for campers. We pride ourselves on giving qua

6、lity instruction in horseback riding, water skiing, land sports, tennis and many more. Pok-O-MacCready CampsPok-O-MacCready Camps is located on a beautiful lake. Family-owned since 1905, Camp Pok-O-Moonshine for Boys and Camp MacCready for Girls provide a pleasant camp experience. It mixes old excit

7、ing activities with new play at present in a natural setting, creating life-long memories. Facilities available to every camper include an early 19th-century working farm, tennis and basketball courts, and swimming and boating docks.1. Whats special about YMCA Camp Lakewood?A. It has big areas for c

8、hildren to have adventures.B. It gives awards to children having gained new skills.C. It allows children to work as volunteers on a farm.D. It offers training before children take part in camp programs.2. What do Camp Olympia and Camp Hilltop have in common?A. They are both located on a lake.B. They

9、 both can last as long as eight weeks.C. They both provide children with excellent counselors.D. They both aim to improve childrens communication skills.3. What can children do in Pok-O-MacCready Camps?A. They can create some interesting stories.B. They can visit a natural history museum.C. They can

10、 take basic courses in cooking.D. They can experience games of modem and older times.BThere are 20 refrigerators (冰箱) around the Washington, D.C. area packed with meals and they are free. Theyre part of a program to help people facing food shortages while also supporting restaurants struggling durin

11、g the pandemic.Since Feed the Fridge was started just over a year ago, more than 30,000 free meals have been provided for seniors, students, and families. Participating restaurants have been paid about $200,000 for the meals, which has helped them stay open and continue to pay employees.Program foun

12、der Mark Bucher, co-owner of Medium Rare steakhouse, says he came up with the idea not long after the pandemic hit. “As a restaurant owner, I saw many restaurants were in danger of closing. But I also thought about what my late father would face in this situation if he were still alive, and the elde

13、rly were in great danger,” he said. “Scared to leave their apartments or homes, low on funds, unable to use food delivery (递送) apps on their phones, seniors were unwilling to ask their family or friends for help. They didnt want to trouble others.”They started with a tweet offering to send food from

14、 restaurants to any seniors who needed it. Then they offered to send flowers to mothers and grandmothers who were alone on Mothers Day. When the new school year started in August, students would learn at home. Bucher says they also decided to help those children who relied on free school meals.The g

15、oal is to deliver more than 500,000 free meals prepared by local restaurants by the end of this year. Bucher calls the program a win-win-win for the economy, the restaurant industry, and people who otherwise would not have a healthy and fresh meal to eat. There are no questions or limits for the mea

16、ls. People can just walk up and take what they need.4. What are the refrigerators used for?A. Reminding people to save food.B. Storing restaurants, food materials.C. Providing free food for people in need.D. Bringing some tastier food to customers.5. Why did Bucher found Feed the Fridge?A. He follow

17、ed his late fathers will.B. He wanted to offer healthier food to sick people.C. He tried to save his restaurant from closing down.D. He realized the bad situations of restaurants and old people.6. What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?A. How the program offered help.B. How Bucher changed the neighbor

18、hood.C. The difficulties the program was facing.D. The increasing popularity of the program.7. What does Bucher think of the program?A. It has a difficult process.B. It enables him to cut business costs.C. It needs more support from the locals.D. It benefits the society in many aspects.CColombias Ch

19、iribiquete National Park, which is the largest protected tropical forest in the world, was just named a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its outstanding universal value for nature and people. It was built in 1989 and has been expanded twice and now covers 4.4 million hectares in the Northern Amazon. T

20、his is a great win for environmentalists.Chiribiquete National Park has a high rate of species variety. It is home to almost 3,000 animal and plant species, many of which are endangered outside of this amazing protected area. The park is also home to a huge amount of species that are distinctive to

21、this region. Some of them have been decided to be many years old. According to UNESCO, “The park, which is located in the middle of two Pleistocene refuges (Napo and Imeri) and functions as a corridor (走廊) between three biogeographic provinces (Orinoquia, Guyana, and Amazonia), hosts many special sp

22、ecies.”The National Heritage designation (称号) marks the great success of decades of joint conservation (保护) efforts by the Colombian government, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), and other environmental organizations. “This is an important moment for the protection of key ecosystems in Colombia,

23、” said Mary Lou Higgins, Director of WWF Colombia. “The recognition of this unique place as a World Heritage Site is a significant step toward protecting forests for future generations. It is a milestone for the Amazon and for forest conservation globally.”Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos said

24、 that he welcomed the UNESCO designation and considered it as great news for Colombia. He promised to increase the conservation funds by an additional $525 million to better protect the countrys environment. However, it is still a long way to go in protecting the park for generations to come.8. What

25、 do we know about Chiribiquete National Park?A. Its natural beauty has been damaged a lot.B. Its value has got international recognition.C. Its species have a big influence on tourism.D. Its large size attracts environmentalists attention.9. What does the underlined word “distinctive” in Paragraph 2

26、 probably mean?A. Harmful.B. Common.C. Friendly.D. Unique.10. What can we infer from Mary Lou Higgins, words?A. The parks environmental problems have been settled.B. The ecosystems in Colombia arc in a dangerous situation.C. The designation of the park is meaningful to forest protection.D. The futur

27、e generations should consider the balance of species.11. What would Juan Manuel Santos like to do for the protection work?A. He would help to offer financial support.B. He would stop people from cutting down big trees.C. He would try to change the living habits of some species.D. He would build more

28、 wildlife centers in other countries.DSummer music festivals are coming, which means that thousands of fans are camping nearby, ready to party. Big trouble arises, however, when it comes to the time for them to leave. Campers leave tents, sleeping bags, clothes and food behind after theyve done part

29、ying. They just leave all their stuff for someone else to clean up.After the Isle of Wight Festival in the U.K. saw a shocking 10,000 tents left behind in 2011, some environmentally-minded people decided to take action. Then an activity called Love Your Tent was started. It wanted to make “getting u

30、p and leaving tents behind completely socially unacceptable”. In 2012, the activity took over a single campground at the festival and made sure that every person who wanted to camp there signed an agreement that included promising to take their camping facilities home. This time, out of 1,500 camper

31、s, only 18 tents were abandoned (遗弃).Unfortunately, when Love Your Tent did a survey of students last year, they found that 60 percent of the students admitted to leaving tents behind in the past, even though 86 percent recognized that waste has a bad influence on the environment. Thirty-six percent

32、 were unsure if their behavior would ever change, and 35 percent said their behaviorwould never change. The camping facilities are so cheap in terms of quality and price that nobody sees the sense in packing up a dirty tent and taking it home for reuse.While theres no easy solution to this trash (垃圾

33、) disaster, its dear that music festival organizers need to take responsibility for what their event creates. They should demand that campers clean up their trash and provide tent-recycling facilities for those people who insist (坚持) on leaving their tents behind. Everyone could at least sign an agr

34、eement when buying tickets, which would increase awareness of the problem. People can also refuse to attend festivals with bad reputations for waste management and support those with good policies. Camping, which is supposed to be a celebration of nature and music, should never become a trash festiv

35、al.12. What is the purpose of the activity Love Your Tent?A. To find the lost tents for the owners.B. To sell high-quality tents to campers.C. To stop festival-goers from abandoning their tents.D. To gather the abandoned tents after music festivals.13. What does the survey in Paragraph 3 show?A. Peo

36、ple have difficulty forming good new habits.B. The publics environmental awareness has improved.C. Increasing the prices of tents can solve the single-use tent problem.D. Packing up tents after festivals continues to be a challenging choice.14. What does the author suggest doing to reduce waste in m

37、usic festivals?A. Ranking the camping sites fairly.B. Strengthening the punishment for camping.C. Increasing the number of volunteers for music festivals.D. Improving waste management with proper rules.15. Which can be the best title for the text?A. Why music festivals are environmental disastersB.

38、Why people are unwilling to attend music festivalsC. Why festival-goers choose to quit their bad behaviorD. Why camping is becoming a trend in music festivals第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。The potato is native to South America. Thousands of years ago, local people

39、 discovered them. Then they began to try planting these wild potatoes. 16 And they developed many different kinds of potatoes. As a result, the potato quickly became an important part of peoples diet.When explorers first set foot in South America, they were introduced to potatoes. And samples (样品) o

40、f the crop traveled to Europe with them. 17 The reason was that they thought potatoes were strange and harmful. However, they finally changed their views and made potatoes a popular addition to their diet.18 For example, many people like flying (油炸) them. Fried foods, such as French fries and potato

41、 pancakes, are now popular in many parts of the world. Potatoes can also be boiled in the water, baked, etc. The white flesh can be dressed with a number of condiments (调味品) or eaten plain, depending on personal preference.When buying potatoes in the store, shoppers should be aware that different ty

42、pes are more suitable for different foods than others. For example, waxy potatoes will keep their shape when cooked. 19If you want to plant potatoes yourself, you should know that potatoes are somewhat difficult to grow. They can easily become damaged if not cared for properly. 20 You can watch cert

43、ain videos online or read certain articles to know when to grow potatoes, how to make the soil suitable for their growth or how to water them. Once harvested, potatoes can be stored in a cool dark place for an extended period of time.A. At last, they succeeded.B. They found them not tasty.C. This ma

44、kes them a good choice for flying.D. You can grow other foods besides potatoes.E. Nowadays, potatoes are enjoyed in lots of ways.F. But European farmers were at first doubtful about this food.G. So before your planting, you5d better learn how to grow them.第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读

45、下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A young doctor naming herself Ms. Love turns some common things into something special. In her spare time, she likes to 21 leftover flowers from weddings, make them into beautiful bouquets and give them to lonely patients.Two years ago, this 22 bloomed into (发展

46、成) The Simple Sunflower, an organization set up by the debtor. The contact person of the organization 23 the team if there is a wedding where the couple has 24 to donate (捐赠) their flowers, and this goes into Ms. Loves 25. She reaches out to her volunteers some days in advance to 26 them to take the

47、 flowers the day after the wedding.Then a group meets up at the site and file volunteers are told how to 27 the freshest flowers. These flowers are immediately brought to Ms. Loves hospital. A pretty card is added to each bouquet with a few handwritten words from the volunteers, 28 the patients know

48、 that the flowers are from The Simple Sunflower. The patients will feel 29 to receive the flowers.Ms. Love shares that her family think that this work 30 suits her personality. She speaks proudly of the 31 from her family and the patients, and from the couples who are 32 that they are putting the fl

49、owers from their 33 day to good use.As Ms. Love says, “Being able to present the flowers to these patients is meaningful. You can make a good 34 between these patients and other people, and the patients seem to be confident about overcoming their illness.” Ms. Love has 35 these patients with her love and wisdom.21. A. buyB