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　　哈尔滨四中2013-2014学年高一下学期期末考试
　　英语试题
　　考试时间：13:00~14:40     满分：120分
　　第一部分：阅读理解 (共20小题, 每小题2分, 满分40分)
　　第一节：(共15小题, 每小题2分, 满分30分)
　　阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
　　A
　　The size and location of the world’s deserts are always changing. Over millions of years, as climates change and mountains rise, new dry and wet areas appear. But within the last hundred years deserts have been increasing after frightful speed. This is partly because of natural changes, but most responsible for creating deserts are men.
　　Man can make deserts, but they can also prevent them from getting bigger. Algeria is planning a green belt of trees along the edge of the Sahara Desert to stop the sand. In China, too, windbreaks are being built in the northwest to keep the desert from growing.
　　But desert still threaten the world. Experts believe that land that is on the way to becoming deserts equals the size of Australia, Russia and US put together. Can we stop the spread of the world’s deserts and save the land that is so essential to mankind? Yes, we can, And we must.
　　1. The reason for the land that turns into deserts is mostly because of _______
　　A. the changing of the climates         B. man
　　C. the natural changes                D. the wind
　　2. The word “windbreak” means _______
　　A. trees planted as a belt to stop the wind
　　B. high walls as a belt to stop the wind
　　C. long and deep ditch as a belt to stop the wind
　　D. men stood side by side as a belt to stop the wind
　　3. The deserts still threaten the world in the way ______
　　A. of increasing at an unbelievable speed
　　B. of spreading in Australia , Russia, and the US
　　C. of appearing new dry and wet areas in every part of the world
　　D. that they cause the changes of the climates
　　4. Which of the following do you think is the best method?____
　　A. People move away from the land that is on the way to become deserts
　　B. To build great walls to stop the wind and sand
　　C. To plant trees and grass on the surface of the tree
　　D. To irrigate the desert
　　B
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