甘肃 镇原县第二中学2020-2021学年高一期末考试英语试卷（无答案）

2020—2021学年度第一学期期末考试试题 高一（英语） 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，分共30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项中（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 A Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man.The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed. Paper provided an important way to communicate with knowledge.       Paper was first made in China about 2,000 years ago. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very commonly used before the year 1400. Paper was made in southern Europe after about the year 1100. After that, the forestry countries of Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the United States because the most important in paper-making. Today Finland makes the best paper in the world. And it has the biggest paper industry in the world.       When we think of paper, we think of newspapers, books, letters, envelopes, and writing paper. So paper plays an important role in our lives.       Paper is very good for keeping you warm. Houses are often insulated (隔热) with paper. You perhaps seen homeless men sleep on a large number of newspapers. They are insulating themselves from the cold.In Finland, in winter it is sometimes 40 degrees below zero.The farmers wear paper boots in the snow. Nothing could be warmer. 1.  Which country makes the best paper? A. Finland. B. Norway.  C. The United States.  D. Canada. 2. When was paper made in southern Europe? A. Before 1100.  B. After 1100.  C. After 1400. D. Before 1400. 3. What did the invention of paper mean? It meant _________. A. more people could be educated  B. more books could be printed  C. paper is one of the most important products  D. Paper was invented by man 4. What's the meaning of the sentence "Nothing could be warmer."? A. Books are warmer.  B. Newspapers are warmer. C. Houses are the warmest. D. Paper is the warmest.  B Though you are a teenager now，there will finally come a time when you start to earn money．While it