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绝密★考试结束前
2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试(北京卷)
英语
(考试时间:100分钟 试卷满分:100分)
注意事项:
1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答第Ⅰ卷时,选出每小题答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。
3.回答第Ⅱ卷时,将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
4.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分:知识运用(共两节,30分)
第一节 完型填空(共10小题:每小题1.5分,共15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项涂黑。
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.ret