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　　甘肃省天水一中2014-2015学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案
　　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。
　　2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填涂在答题卡相应的位置。
　　3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。
　　4. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
　　第I卷（选择题）
　　第一部分 阅读部分(共2节，满分30分)
　　第一节 阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
　　A
　　When building houses, people used to thint not only the climate of the areas but also the building materials and the fashions for their houses. However, since electricity became more and more expensive, people began to pay much more attention to the energy they could get for their houses and the new ways they could find to protect their houses from both cold and heat.
　　Houses of an old yet new type have been widely built. In some parts of the world, people share their houses with their livestock (家畜). During cold weather, they gather their cows, goats, or other animals and keep them on the first floor of their houses. The reasons are that the animals can be protected from the cold and that they can help to heat the houses as well. The body heat given off by the animals rises to the second floor of the houses, where people live. By sharing their houses with their livestock, people gain a source of heat.
　　People who live in or near cities do not usually keep livestock. However, home builders use the fact that heat rises. This natural law can be used in building houses in these areas. Instead of keeping livestock on the first floor, builders fill it with large rocks. As they are open to the sun’s rays during cold weather, these rocks take in heat. They also give off the heat, and, of course, the warm air rises into the living areas of the houses. So these houses are energy saving.
　　House building becomes a great challenge to building designers and energy engineers. They try to meet this challenge by learning from old traditions and by using modern technology. And someday in the future, people will be able to live in more energy saving houses.
　　1．What did people begin to consider as electricity was no longer cheap?
　　A．The climate of their areas
　　B．The energy for their houses
　　C．The fashions for their houses
　　D．The building materials for their houses
　　2．People in some areas gain a source of heat by _________.
　　A．Keeping their livestock downstairs
　　B．Protecting their livestock from the cold
　　C．Sharing their houses only with their cows
　　D．Living on the second floor with their livestock
　　3．The underlined words “natural law” in the third paragraph refer to the fact that ________.
　　A．Heat raises the temperature in the houses
　　B．Heat goes in the upward direction
　　C．Heat goes up if temperature is raised
　　D．Heat increases the temperature of rocks
　　4．From the passage, we can conclude that __________.
　　A．People will no longer consider building materials in the future
　　B．Energy saving buildings will become more popular in the future
　　C．Almost all people will move into the houses heated by large rocks
　　D．Energy engineers will devote themselves only to modern technology.        
　　B
　　The arts, especially music, should be part of every school’s lessons at every grade level. Students would be much smarter if they had some musical experience. They could improve their classroom skills, like paying attention and following directions. People develop all these skills when they learn music. Masic also lets children use their imagination. It provides students with a chance to try out their own ideas.