河南省体育中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期中测试英语试卷

河南省体育中学2022-2023学年上学期期中测试 高中二年级英语试卷 说明:1.本试卷满分150分;考试时间为90分钟。 2.将答案认真填写在答题卡上。 一、阅读理解(本大题共4小题,共45.0分) A Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history. Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers,for food,for sport,and simply because they were in the way.Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the earth forever.Hundreds more are on the danger list today.About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger. Why should people care?Because we need animals.And because once they are gone,there will never be any more. Animals are more than beautiful or interesting or a source of food.Every animal has its place in the balance of nature.Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems. For example,when farmers killed large numbers of hawks(鹰),the farmers' stores of corn and grain were destroyed by mice.Why?Because hawks eat mice.With no hawks to keep down their numbers,the mice multiplied quickly. Luckily,some people are working to help save the animals.Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem.And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few countries have passed laws.These laws forbid the killing of any animal or plant on the danger list.Slowly,the number of some animals in danger is growing. 1. What is the theme for the text? _ A. Save the animals. B. Useful animals. C. Laws for animals. D. Animals in danger. 2. Why are animals important for us? _ A. They give us a source of food. B. They are beautiful and lovely. C. They keep the balance of nature. D. They give us a lot of pleasure. 3. What does the underlined word "multiplied" in Para.5 mean? _ A. Became more. B. Became less. C. Turned black. D. Ate food. 4. What can be inferred from the text about animal protection? _ A. Being noticed by people all the time. B. Helping decrease the hawk population. C. Many countries have passed laws. D. More awareness should be raised. B A young man name