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房山区中学2023-2024学年度第一学期期中学业水平调研
高二英语
本调研卷共10页,共100分。时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上,在调研卷上作答无效。调研结束后,将答题卡交回,调研卷自行保存。
第一部分 知识运用(共两节,30分)
第一节(共10小题:每小题1.5分,满分15分)
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Molai grew up in a tiny village in India. The village lay near some wetlands which became his second ___1___. He learned the value and beauty of ___2___ there from a very young age.
When he was 16, Molai began to notice something disturbing happening around his home. A flood had hit the area earlier that year and the damage it caused ___3___ a number of birds. Besides, the number of snakes had declined as well. He ___4___ that it was because there weren’t enough trees to protect them from the heat. The solution, of course, was to ___5___ trees so the animals could seek shelter during the daytime. He turned to the forest department for help but was told that nothing would grow there.___6___, 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 of naturally-grown land that has become home to many plants and animals.
1. A. job B. choice C. dream D. home
2. A. culture B. youth C. nature D. knowledge
3. A. had driven away B. had put away C. had thrown away D. had given away
4. A. agreed B. remembered C. realized D. promised
5. A. plant B. buy C. destroy D. water
6. A. Besides B. Moreover C. However D. Otherwise
7. A. rebuilt B. discovered C. left D. managed
8. A. beneficial B. normal C. fantastic D. tough
9. A. study B. collect C. warm D. drink
10. A. continued B. failed C. learned D. returned
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
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