精品解析：广东省广州市第七十五中学2022-2023学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题

广州市第七十五中学2022 学年第一学期高一年级期末测试 英语试卷 考试时长：120 分钟 满分：150 分 第一部分 阅读(共两节，满分 45 分) 第一节(共 10 小题;每小题 3 分，满分 30 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选项。 A The “no-mow (不割草)” movement is catching people’s attention, and I’ve joined it after having the luck to see how beautiful a natural meadow (草地) can be. Several years ago, I moved to a tiny town in Oregon. When we pulled up to the house where we would be staying, I took one look at what I saw as the overgrown grass. The sea of grass took my breath away. “This is going to be a huge job,” I thought to myself. I grew up in New York. My grandfather taught me how to mow our lawn (草坪) when I was 8 years old．And I took care of that lawn until I left for college. Later, I bought my own house in Connecticut, and the house came with a small lawn. By then I had been writing for Audubon magazine and had learned how pointless lawns were. I wanted to build a butterfly garden and plant some plants. I was sick of mowing. But I kept the lawn, as I was concerned about the future resale value of a house without a back lawn. Once I had spent several weeks getting used to Oregon life, learning the local culture and finally settling down, I realized the meadow that surrounded my new home wasn’t an untidy lawn, but one of the local types of ecosystems. And in my first weeks enjoying my new favorite place in the world, I was pleased with the huge amount of life the meadow supported. There are lots of insects, but that only means lots of healthy food for the songbirds that I now share my home with. Because of the birds, many insects are eaten, so I’ve not had any insect problems. Contrary to what many people expect from high grasses, I’ve found that I have fewer harmful insects, because it is a balanced system. There are butterflies, vegetables and beautiful wildflowers. The meadow is never the same. It changes from week to week because it’s a living system. 1. How did the author feel when she first arrived at the new house in Oregon? A. Tired B.