2019-2020学年河南省濮阳市高一(上)期末英语试卷

2019-2020学年河南省濮阳市高一（上）期末英语试卷

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共4小题；每小题6分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项．

1．（6分）Prague is cracking! My sister was right． It really is one of Europe's most popular tourist attractions， which has beautiful old buildings． So far， my favorite place is Prague Castle． I think it is the largest ancient castle in the world． Prague also has a lot of cultural events， like the World Dance Festival． I went to a ballet（芭蕾舞剧） just last night．

﹣﹣Lily

I've come to Shanghai at the right time． It was exciting! There are many tourists there． It has some wonderful buildings from the 1930s． Yesterday was the Dragon Boat Festival． I went on a night cruise（乘船游览） of the Huangpu River last night． I met some great people on the boat， mostly foreigners， like me．

﹣﹣Stan

Buenos Aires is a fun city． I'm staying near the mile﹣long shopping street called Calle Florida． It is a great place to meet people and watch dancers perform the tango． Buenos Aires is the birthplace of the tango．

I also spent a day in the suburb of Tigre． It's about 30 km from the capital， and you can get there quickly by train． However， I chose to take a boat on the canals of the Parana Delta．

﹣﹣Melinda

（1）What can be learned according to Lily？ A． Prague is a modern city． B． Prague is worth visiting．

C． Prague is most famous for its ballet．

D． Prague is the largest ancient castle in the world． （2）Both Stan and Melinda ． A． took a boat trip． B． saw a lot of old buildings C． went to a festival D． travelled by train

（3）The passage is probably taken out of ．

A． a history book B． a news report C． a travel website D． a personal diary

2．（8分）Working or learning in a foreign country can be a difficult experience． The hardest part of working abroad isn't finding a place to stay or learning the language． It's learning to overcome the culture shock．

These things are part of everyday life， and include many signs， gestures， facial expressions ，and customs． When we enter a new culture， these cues （提示）are usually not present or so different that they're no longer understandable to us．

\， \， \． He or she is like a fish out of water． No matter how broad﹣minded he or she may be， lots of props（支柱） have been knocked out from the environment．\

This is what happened to Lara， a young IT consultant （顾问） from America moved last year to their company in southern Europe． Three weeks after she arrived in Europe． Lara sent a desperate e﹣mail begging to return home． \， \，\（过敏的）to the local food． I can't get anything done because their way of doing business is so disorganized and so inefficient and I have a terrible skin itch because of the water． I want to come home! \

What Lara and other IT consultants meet on their first assignment abroad is a culture shock． While you can't prevent the culture shock from happening， you can take some measures to cut down its effects．

（1）What is the most difficult part for a foreign student？ A． Entering a famous school． B． Finding a right place to live． C． Adapting to the local culture． D． Learning the foreign language．

（2）Which of the following can replace the underlined word \？ A． solved B． measured

C． observed D． removed．

（3）What happened to Lara when she arrived in Europe？ A． Her life got into a mess．

B． She worked more efficient than at home． C． She couldn't get on well with her colleagues． D． She was out of condition because of the weather

（4）Why does the author describe Lara's experience？ A． To tell us how she manages to work well． B． To explain to us what the culture shock is． C． To show us how to adapt to the culture shock． D． To show us where we'll meet with the culture shock．

3．（8分）Rakesh Shukla is a talented software engineer and CEO of a successful tech company．But among India's animal lovers he is known as \， an outstanding man who founded the country's most advanced dog rescue center and who personally takes care of 735 stray（流浪的） and abandoned dogs that nobody else wants．

12 years ago， Rakesh and his wife founded a tech company which quickly became successful， but he still didn't feel happy and satisfied． It wasn't until 2009， when Kavya，a beautiful dog， came into his life that he truly felt that his life had meaning． Three months later，he got a second dog， this time a stray called Lucky． Over the next few weeks， whenever Rakesh saw a stray or an abandoned dog， he just brought it home． The number grew quickly． In 2011， he founded the Voice of Stray Dogs， a dog rescue organization working to support the strays of Bangalore． Today， it is the world's largest citywide dog rescue center．

He kept adopting stray and abandoned dogs． By 2015， he had spent over ﹩1 million of his own money to rescue over 5，000 stray dogs in Bangalore， not to mention taking care of the hundreds that lived at his shelter permanently． Facing a series of problems， while providing the city a free service， he decided that people who need a dog rescued have to pay a 2， 500 rupee（﹩37）fee．

Rakesh Shukla is viewed by many as a hero， and a human champion of stray and abandoned dogs in Bangalore．

（1）We know from the first paragraph that Rakesh ．

A． is well﹣known as a software engineer and CEO． B． quit his job to take care of the abandoned dogs． C． founded the most advanced dog rescue center in India． D． looked for their owners for the strays or abandoned dogs． （2）When did Rakesh begin to have dogs in his care？ A． In 2006 B． In 2009 C． In 2011． D． In 2015

（3）The Voice of Stray Dogs ． A． was set up by Rakesh's wife B． is making a study on the strays C． collects information about the strays

D． is the worlds largest citywide dog rescue center

（4）Why did Rakesh decide to ask for a fee from people who need dogs？ A． He faced lack of money B． He doesn't want to lose his dogs C． He wants people to treat dogs better D． He wants to make money by selling dogs

4．（8分）Scientists may have found a way to reduce shortage of type O blood． Type O is the kind of blood that hospitals most often need． What the researchers are testing is an easier way to make type O blood out of other kinds of blood． There are four main kinds of blood． Most people born with one of these four： Type A，Type B， Type AB or Type O． Type O can be safely given to anyone． So it is commonly used when a person is injured or sick and has to have blood．

The differences among blood types are linked to whether or not red blood cells contain certain kinds of sugar molecules（分子）． These molecules are found on the surface of the cells．They are known as antigens （抗原）． These antigens are found with type A， B and AB blood but not with type O．

More than twenty﹣five years ago， scientists found that the antigens could be removed to create what they called