精品解析：北京市顺义区第一中学2022-2023学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题

顺义一中2022-2023学年度第一学期高二年级期中考试英语试卷 Ⅰ卷 第一部分 知识运用（共两节，30分） 第一节 完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分） Molai grew up in a tiny village in India. The village was located near some wetlands which became his second home. He learned the value and beauty of ____1____ there from a very young age. When he was 16, Molai began to notice something ____2____ happening around his home. A flood had hit the area earlier that year and caused great ____3____, which had driven away a number of birds.____4____, the number of snakes had decreased as well. He ____5____ that it was because there weren’t enough trees to protect them from the heat. The solution, of course, was to plant trees so the animals could seek ____6____ during the daytime. He turned to the forest department for help but was told that nothing would grow there. However, Molai went looking on his own and ____7____ a nearby island where he began to plant trees. Watering young plants in the dry season was ____8____ for a lone boy. Molai built at the top of each sapling (幼树) a bamboo platform, where he placed earthen pots with small holes to ____9____ rainwater. The water would then drip (滴落) on the plants below. Molai _____10_____ to plant trees for the next 37 years. His efforts have resulted in 1,360 acres (英亩) of naturally-grown land that has become home to many plants and animals. 1. A. nature B. youth C. culture D. knowledge 2. A. valuable B. interesting C. worrying D. embarrassed 3. A. waste B. tension C. pain D. damage 4 A. Besides B. However C. Therefore D. Otherwise 5. A. agreed B. realized C. remembered D. predicted 6. A. directions B. partners C. help D. shelter 7. A. rebuilt B. discovered C. left D. managed 8. A. tough B. illegal C. fantastic D. beneficial 9. A. prevent B. reduce C. heat D. collect 10. A. returned B. learned C. continued D. failed 第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分） (A) 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 For a herder (放牧人) in Africa, the hardest part of the job is searching for