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　　嘉峪关市一中 2015-2016学年第一学期期末考试
　　高一英语试题
　　考试时间：100分钟
　　第I卷（选择题）
　　第一部分：阅读理解（共两节, 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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
　　A
　　When I was young, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never shouted at us for playing in his yard. I remembered him as a neighbor who was nicer than anyone else in the neighborhood.When Dr. Gibbs was happy, he was planting trees. And his life’s goal was to make it a forest.
　　Dr. Gibbs had some interesting theories about planting. He talt trees that weren’t watered would grow deep roots in search of water. So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak (橡树) and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with the rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.
　　Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years. Every now and then, I walk by his house and look at the trees that he planted twenty-five years ago. They’re very strong now.
　　I planted a couple of trees a few years later. I watered them regularly and took good care of them. Whenever a cold wind blows, they shake their leaves and branches.
　　The funny thing about those trees of Dr. Gibbs was that difficulty seemed to help them in ways comfort and ease never could.
　　1. What was Dr. Gibbs’ life goal?
　　A. To save more lives. B. To build a forest.
　　C. To make a lot of money.          D. To study plants.
　　2. One of Dr. Gibbs’ theories about planting was that ______.
　　A. he often talked to the trees  B. he kicked the trees heavily
　　C. he never watered the trees   D. he buried the leaves around the roots
　　3. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?
　　A. Trees are not as weak as we think. B. Difficulty is necessary for growth
　　C. Planting trees is good for the environment.     D. We should listen to others’ advice.
　　B
　　Dolphins are not fish, but warm-blooded animals. They live in groups, and speak to each other in their own language. In this way they are like other animals, such as bees and birds. But dolphins are very different from almost all land animals. Their brain is nearly the same size as our own, and they live a long time --- at least twenty or thirty years.
　　Like some animals, dolphins use sound to help them find their way around. They also use these sounds to talk to each other and to help them find food. We now know they do not use their ears to receive these sounds, but the lower part of the mouth, called the jaw.
　　Strangely, dolphins seem to like man, and for thousands of years there have been stories about the dolphin and its friendship with people.
　　There is a story about sailors in the 19th century. In a dangerous part of the sea off the coast of New Zealand, they learnt to look for a dolphin called Jack. From 1871 to 1903 Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way. Then in 1903 a passenger on a boat called The Penguin shot and wounded Jack. He recovered and for nine years more continued to guide all ships through the area－except for The Penguin.
　　Today, some people continue to kill dolphins, but many countries of the world now protect them and in these places it is against the law to kill them.
　　4. Dolphins are different from many other animals in that they _____.
　　A. live in groups                 B. have their own language
　　C. are warm-blooded             D. have large brains
　　5. Which of the following does the dolphin use to help it find its way around?
　　A. Its jaw.   B. Its ears.    C. Its nose.    D. Its eyes.
　　6. By telling the story of Jack the writer wanted to show that _____.
　　A. people are cruel to animals          B. Jack is different from other dolphins
　　C. dolphins are friendly and clever           D. dolphins should be protected by law
　　7. Why did the sailors off the coast of New Zealand look for Jack?
　　A. They wanted his help.       B. They enjoyed playing with him.
　　C. He was lonely and liked to be with people  D. He was seriously wounded.
　　C
　　Happy birthday
　　The China National Opera (CNO) will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday.
　　Different generations of CNO vocalists(声乐家), liangxi, Ya