甘肃省天水市一中2021-2022学年高二上学期第一学段考试英语试题

天水一中高二级2021-2022 学年度第一学期第一学段考试 英语试题 （满分：100 分 时间：90 分钟） 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30 分） 第一节 （共10 小题；每小题2 分，满分20 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳答案。 A Parents are usually at a loss when it comes to graduation gifts for their teens. Here is a great graduation gift list. IKEA blue bags IKEA blue bags are truly the most amazing bags we have ever used for packing and moving. College freshmen will have a lot of necessities to bring to the college and giving them one of these lightweight and durable(耐用的) bags will be a huge help. They can be put on a narrow shelf when folded. It takes only a shake to get them back into shape. Mini Plus College students sometimes stay up late at night and wake up early for class next day. They'll appreciate their own single serving coffee maker. Less than 13 cm wide, Keurig's Mini Plus coffee maker makes any place perfect for great coffee. It's also excellent for its low-energy cost, quick boil and easy cleanup. Napkin Finance Basics of finance will serve teens well in college and for life. Get your teens on the track of economic independence with the newly-released bestseller, Napkin Finance. It covers all financial knowledge necessary for freshmen. They can pick up complex financial ideas in an entertaining way. Graduation trips Graduation gifts don't necessarily mean something that are nicely packaged. Teens need some experiences to share with their new classmates. Many parents mentioned the lasting joy of a post-graduation trip if it fits into the family's finances. 1. What is the advantage of the IKEA blue bag? A. It takes up little space. B. It can be folded by itself. C. It has wheels to move quickly. D. It helps college freshmen save energy. 2. Which gift brings teens lifelong benefits? A. IKEA blue bags. B. Mini Plus. C. Napkin Finance. D. Graduation trips. 3. What can parents provide for their teens besides packed gifts? A. A schedule of family activities. B. Knowledge about coffee making. C. The cost of a post-graduation trip. D. Methods of getting along with classmates. B As the coronavirus (冠状病毒) outbreak continues, many Americans are fearful of using public transportation. They are also looking for ways to get exercise without going to a gym. So, it may not be surprising that the pandemic (疫情) has led to a major increase in bicycle sales. In the US, bicycles at big stores have sold out. And small bicycle stores cannot keep up with demand for "family- style" bicycles: the low-cost, easy-to-ride models. "The bicycle industry is seeing its biggest sales increase since the oil crisis of the 1970s," said Jay Townley, an industry expert. He compared the sale of bicycles to the rush to buy products like toilet paper at the start of the pandemic. The rise in bicycle sales is not happening just in the US. Italy has created bicycle paths for the growing number of people who want to avoid public transportation. In London, city officials plan to ban cars from some central roads. Bike shop owners in Manila say demand is even stronger than what they see at Christmas time. Of course, you can only buy a bicycle if you can find one. In the US, the shortages now mean it may take many months to get a bicycle. High demand is not the only reason for the shortage. Many bicycle factories were shut down to stop the spread of COVID-19. The increase in bicycle demand began in March as countries began to close down. In April, the sale of bicycles increased 200 percent in the US. Joe Minutolo is the co-owner of Bar Harbor Bicycle Shop in Maine. He said he hoped the increased sales meant a change in the way people think about transportation. "People are having a chance to rethink things," he said, "Maybe we'll all learn something out of this, and something really good will happen." 4.What change has the pandemic caused in Italy? A. More bikes are sold than at Christmas time. B. “Family-style” bicycles are in great need. C. Cars are banned from some central roads. D. New bicycle paths have been built. 5.What can we know from Paragraph 4? A. It's impossible to buy a bike. B. Bike factories were closed in April. C. High demand for bikes began in March. D. It takes many months to produce a bike. 6.What is Joe Minutolo's attitude towards the increased sales of bicycles? A. Doubtful. B. Positive. C. Uncertain. D. Critical. C A new study recently found that elephants in central African forests can encourage the growth of slow-growing trees and increase the ability of the forest to store carbon. Fabio Berzaghi, who led the study, found that elephants prefer to eat fast-growing trees in more open spaces. As they feed and walk, they cause damage to these species, knocking over trees or breaking off branches, which results in an ecosystem that favors large, slow-growing hardwood trees. "As the elephants thin the forest, they increase the number of slow-growing trees and the forest is capable of storing more carbon," said Stephen Blake, one of the paper's authors. Scientists collected field measurements in the Congo Basin and used a computer model to predict how elephants would affect forest structure, and carbon storage potential in the long term. The data confirmed that when elephants are present, the forest contains larger trees and higher abundances of species with high wood density. On the contrary, should forest elephants go extinct, leaving those slow-growing trees struggling to compete with fast-growing species, it would result in a 7 percent loss of above-ground biomass (生物总量). As a result, central African forests could lose up to three billion tons of carbon, potentially accelerating climate change. The sad reality is that humans are doing their best to rid the planet of elephants. "This study comes at a time when forest elephants are threatened as never before," said Iain Douglas Hamilton, founder of Save the Elephants. "It is shocking that just as we are beginning to understand how elephants might have a key role in Africa in storing carbon, they are under real threat of extinction." One limitation of the study, Mr. Berzaghi said, is that we do not know how much carbon has already been lost because of the elephants' decline. But it does seem certain, he added, that putting a stop to illegal hunting and restoring forest elephant populations would bring climate benefits. 7.What can we infer about slow-growing trees in Paragraph 2? A. They are elephants' favorite food. B. They are easily hurt by elephants. C. They can help forests store carbon. D. They may reduce elephant populations. 8.What would happen without elephants living in central African forests? A. Climate change would possibly be sped up. B. The forest structure would remain unchanged. C. The forests would lose more fast-growing trees. D. Larger trees would defeat fast-growing species. 9.What did Mr. Berzaghi suggest people do? A. Lead a low-carbon life. B. Evaluate the carbon loss. C. Stop destroying forests. D. Protect forest elephants. 10.What is the best title for the text? A. Humans and Nature Live in Harmony B. Elephants Disappear in Parts of Africa C. Climate Change Affects Forest Structure D. Elephants Defend Against Climate Change 第二节 （共5 小题；每小题2 分，满分10 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Laughter is the best medicine.It helps solve problems,improve relationships,and support both physical and emotional health. 11 Read the following suggestions and learn to make laughter part of your life. Laugh at yourself.Laughing at yourself is one of the biggest differences between happy people and unhappy people.It communicates to both you and the people around you that it's no big deal.So be brave enough to share your embarrassing moments. 12 When something negative happens,try to make it a humorous story that will make you and others laugh. 13 Keep a toy on your desk or in your car.Put up a funny poster in your office.Choose a computer screensaver that makes you laugh.Frame photos of you and your family or friends having fun.All of these are good resources of laug