2021-2022学年河南省商丘第一高级中学高一（下）期中英语试卷

第Ⅰ卷第一部分 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。

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  （1）What is special about AQUILA？

  
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  C．It has no advertisements.
  D．It prints readers' artwork.
  （2）What does AQUILA offer its readers？

  
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  B．Family reading materials.
  C．Ideas on improving reading skills.
  D．Knowledge beyond school subjects.
  （3）Who are the target readers of AQUILA？

  
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  B．Curious kids with good comprehension.
  C．Parent-child reading lovers.
  D．Children with learning difficulties.
  组卷：4引用：2难度：0.6

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• 2．When British musician Paul Barton performs in central Thailand lately，his energetic listeners react wildly.Some pull his hair or jump on his piano.Others steal his music papers.The behavior is normal，because these crowds are truly wild-wild monkeys to be exact.
     Barton plays often to the animals in Lopburi，an area known for its populations of wild monkeys.He has played at four sites，including at an ancient Hindu temple，a store and an old movie jye.aiater.The pianist hopes the music shows bring calm to the animals during the Coronavims Crisis in 2020.The pianist hopes the music shows bring calm to the animals during the Coronavims Crisis in 2020.The disease has caused problems for the monkeys，too.They are hungry.The restrictions on tourism mean fewer people come to see the monkeys and feed them.
     The monkeys quickly surround Barton when he plays Greensleeves，Beethoven's For Alice and Michael Nyman's Diary of Love.Some of the creatures sit on his chair，while others climb up his body and touch his head.But，Barton keeps his attention on his performance，even as a small monkey runs over his hands on the instrument.Other monkeys take control of his music papers.
     "It's a wonderful opportunity to see the wild animals just being themselves，I was surprised to find that they were actually eating the music as I was playing it，I wasn't going to let those things distract from the project which is to play the music for these wonderful creatures.We need to make an effort to make sure that they can eat properly so that they will be calmer and will not be aggressive. "said Barton.
     The monkeys are Barton's latest animal fans.Past wildlife audiences included elephants living in special protected areas.Barton hopes to raise awareness of the monkeys，hunger，At the same time，he hopes to study their behavior，as they react to classical music.
  
  （1）Why did the musician play to the wild monkeys？

  
  A．To see the wild animals just being themselves.
  B．To study their behavior as they react to music.
  C．To raise money for the wild monkeys' hunger.
  D．To reduce the bad effect of COVID-19 on them.
  （2）What kind of music did the musician play？

  
  A．Contemporary music.
  B．Country music.
  C．Classical music.
  D．Popular music.
  （3）What does the underlined phrase "eating the music" in paragraph 4 refer to？

  
  A．Stealing his music papers.
  B．Enjoying his playing.
  C．Disturbing his performance.
  D．Eating his music papers.
  （4）What can we infer from the text？

  
  A．Wild monkeys like to play with the musician.
  B．People will start to protect the wild monkeys.
  C．Music can make the wild animals more active.
  D．The COVID-19 has damaged much to the world.
  组卷：4引用：1难度：0.6

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• 3．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.
     "As a tree，there's a trade-off you can't have it all，" explained Fabio Berzaghi，who led the study. "You either invest in growing fast，or in building a lot of structure with carbon to be more resistant." 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 lain 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.
  
  （1）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 may reduce elephant populations.
  D．They can help forests store carbon.
  （2）What would happen without elephants living in central African forests？

  
  A．The forest structure would remain unchanged.
  B．Climate change would possibly be sped up
  C．The forests would lose more fast-growing trees.
  D．Larger trees would defeat fast-growing species.
  （3）What did Mr.Berzaghi suggest people do？

  
  A．Lead a low-carbon life.
  B．Evaluate the carbon loss.
  C．Protect forest elephants.
  D．Stop destroying forests.
  （4）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.
  组卷：2引用：1难度：0.5

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第三部分写作（共两节，满分10分）第一节短文改错（共1小题；每小题10分，满分10分）

• 8．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
  增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
  删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
  修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
  注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
  2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
      I recalled one of my earliest memory of baking.I always sit at the kitchen table when my mom baked，and I had observed my process many times.As I started to try，I didn't know I shouldn't handle the dough（面团）with my hands too much but I made a mess in the kitchen.As my mom arrived at home，the smell of fresh baked bread welcomed her.She praised me for my attempt，instead of blame me for the state of the kitchen.What surprise it was!That night she told my dad how pleasing she was，and what a good job I'd done.It is the most wonderful experience which always reminds me of my childhood.
  组卷：1引用：1难度：0.5

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第二节书面表达（满分25分）

• 9．为迎接"五一节"的到来，你校组织开展了一次主题为"劳动最光荣"（Labor Is the Most Glorious）的活动。假定你是校英语报的小记者李华，请你写一篇报道介绍这次活动。
  内容包括：1.活动目的；
  2.活动内容；
  3.活动收获。
  注意：1.词数100左右；
  2.可以适当增加细节。
  组卷：2引用：1难度：0.6

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