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2015-2016第一学期高一质检英语试卷

第一部分  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、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡

上该项涂黑。

(A)

Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 am. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.

I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase. I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”

“Oh, you’re such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”

“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.

“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”

I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

At dawn, she suddenly said,” I’m tired. Let’s go now.”

We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

“How much do I owe you?” she asked.

“Nothing.” I said.

“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held me tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”

21. The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to __________.

A. show she was familiar with the city  B. see some places for the last time

C. let the driver earn more money   D. reach the destination on time

22. The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he __________.

A. wanted to do her a favor    B. shut off the meter by mistake

C. had received her payment in advance D. was in a hurry to take other passengers

23. What can we learn from the story?

A. Giving is always a pleasure.   B. People should respect each other.

C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.

D. People should learn to appreciate others’ concern.

(B )

Deserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks' time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive (存活)if the rain is spread throughout the year, If it falls within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form.

Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes (沙丘) are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most of them are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.

There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwestern United States, cliffs (悬崖) and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over the centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand, rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changing –-very, very slowly ---as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock.

Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.

24. Many plants may survive in deserts when__________________.

A. it is dry all the year round    B. the rain falls only in a few weeks

C. there is little rain in a year         D. the rain is spread out in a year

25. Sand dunes are formed when___________________.

A. sand piles up gradually             B. there is plenty of rain in a year

C. the sea has dried up over the years    D. pieces of rock get smaller

26. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there is____________.

A. too much sand              B. more sand than before

C. nothing except sand          D. something else besides sand

27 It can be learned from the text that in a desert____________.

A. there is no rainfall throughout the year  B. life exists in rough conditions

C. all sand dunes are a few feet high      D. rocks are worn away only by wind and heat

(C)

International Studies (BA)

Key features

•Recognizes the “global community”(国际社会)

• Has close connections with practical research

• Much of the teaching is done in small discussion groups

About the course

The course gives you chances to know great power politics between nation states. It will provide more space to study particular issues such as relationship among countries in the European Union, third world debt, local and international disagreement, and the work of such international bodies as the United Nations, the European Union, NATO, and the World Bank.

The course puts theories into the working of the international system with close attention to particular countries. You will also have a better knowledge of methods of solving the international problems.

Related (相关的) courses

●BA (Hons) Community Management   ● BA (Hons) Public Policy and Management

Employment possibilities

●International organizations   ● International business

Earth Science (BSc)

Key features

• Based on key courses and the latest research findings

•Pays much attention to practical skills

•Offers chances for fieldwork(实地考察)

About the course

The demand for natural resources is becoming an increasingly serious problem for the future of mankind. Graduates in Earth Science will play an important role in meeting this demand, and in knowing the meaning of using the natural resources.

The course covers geography and geology. You will carry out fieldwork in the UK and possibly overseas, and a research in an area of interest to you in the final year.

Related courses

BSc (Hons) Geography;  BSc (Hons) Geology

Employment possibilities