甘肃省静宁县第一中学2021-2022学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题
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静宁一中2021—2022学年度第一学期高二级第一次考试
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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A、B、C和D中选出最佳选项。
A
Do you want to help the less fortunate around the world？Here are some charities that can help you do that.
K．I.D.S.
This large organization improves the lives of children living in poverty around the world. They provide new clothes，toys，books and other products，as well as shelter and medical care. They're also extremely wellrun (运转良好的)，spending 99.5% of their money on programs that aim at helping children.
Contact Phone: 2122795493
Concern Worldwide US
This nongovernmental organization has been working towards reducing extreme poverty since its founding in 1968.Work is mostly focused on countries ranked in the bottom 40 according to the UN Human Development Report.
Contact Phone: 35314177700
International Childcare
The Christian health development organization is working to reduce many of the causes of poverty in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. By providing important medical care for children and their families，ICC allows them to lead happier and healthier lives in less danger of falling into poverty.
Contact Phone: 8007224453
VillageReach
Since 2000，this organization has worked to improve the developing world's access to health care by working together with businesses，governments，nonprofits，and other organizations. They aim to improve local infrastructure (基础设施) in poor rural areas. This effort especially helps fight poverty by allowing faraway communities to lead better and more fruitful lives.
Contact Phone: 2065121530
ACFUSA
This organization's efforts are mainly aimed at ending hunger worldwide. Their work saves lives by fighting malnutrition (营养不良)，especially in times of crisis. Programs try to ensure longterm solutions for that purpose.
Contact Phone: 9528549000
1．What do we know about the organization called K．I.D.S.?
A. It has a very long history.
B. It mainly helps the poor in rich countries.
C. It doesn't have many programs now.
D. It focuses on helping poor children.
2．If you especially want to help fight poverty in Haiti now，which number can you call?
A. 8007224453 B. 2122795493 C. 35314177700 D. 2065121530
3．What does the underlined part “that purpose” probably refer to?
A. Reducing crises around the world.
B. Providing various products for poor kids.
C. Removing hunger around the world.
D. Improving nutrition in developed countries.
4．What do the organizations have in common?
A. They're all extremely wellrun.
B. They all try to help fight poverty.
C. They all mainly focus on kids.
D. They're all nongovernmental organizations.
B
When I was growing up, I had an old neighbour named Doctor Gibbs. He didn't look like any other doctor I'd ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.
When Doctor Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle: “No pain, no gain”. He hardly watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water. So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he'd beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's attention.
Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some twenty five years ago. They were all tall and strong.
I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Adversity(逆境) seemed to benefit Doctor Gibbs' trees in ways comfort and ease never could.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to meet with hardship. There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is pray for deep roots, so when the rain falls and the winds blow, we won't be torn apart.
5. With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often .
A. kept watering them every morning B. beat them to make them grow deep roots
C. talked to them to get their attention D. paid little attention to them
6. Which prayer does the author wish for his sons?
A. Have an easy life, without too much to worry about.
B. Be able to stand the rain and winds in their lives.
C. Have good luck, encountering less hardship in their life.
D. Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future.
7. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. A Nice Doctor B. Adversity and Suffering
C. The Deep Roots D. My Childhood Memory
C
Using too much water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans can put our water supply in danger, but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways. You may wonder how paving(铺砌) a road can lead to less useable fresh water . A major part of the water we use every day is groundwater. Groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers .It comes from underground. The more roads and parking lots we pave, the less water can Flow into the ground to become groundwater.
Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages(短缺). Drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts (干旱) than areas with more rainfall, but in any case, good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs.
Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference, too. In the United States, a family of four can use 1.5 tons of water a day! This shows how much we depend on water to live, but there’s a lot we can do to lower the number.
You can take steps to save water in your home. To start with, use the same glass for your drinking water all day. Wash it only once a day. Run your dishwasher (洗碗机)only when it is full. Help your parents fix any leaks in your home. You can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away.
8. Which of the following is most likely to lead to less groundwater?
A. Paving parking lots. B. Using river water.
C. Throwing batteries away. D. Throwing rubbish into lakes.
9. What can be inferred from the text?
A. All water shortages are due to human behavior.
B. It takes a lot of effort to meet our water needs.
C. There is much we can do to reduce family size.
D. The average family in America makes proper use of water.
10. The last paragraph is intended to .
A. show us how to fix leaks at home B. tell us how to run a dishwasher
C. suggest what we do to save water at home D. prove what drinking glass is best for us
11. The text is mainly about .
A. Why paving roads reduces our water B. how human activity affects our water supply
C. how much we depend on water to live D. why droughts occur more in dry climates