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　　瓦房店市高级中学2015-2016学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题
　　第二部分 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和D）中，选出最佳选项。
　　A
　　It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. The streams were long gone back into the earth. If we didn't see some rain soon we would lose everything.
　　I was in the kitchen manch for my husband and his brothers when I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. He was obviously walking with a great effort... trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again, toward the house.
　　Moments later, however, he was once again walking in that slow purposeful long step toward the woods. This activity went on for over an hour: waltiously to the woods, then running back to the house. Finally, my curiosity got the best of me. I crept out of the house and followed him on his journey.
　　He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked; being very careful not to spill the water he held in them. Branches and thorns slapped his little face but he did not try to avoid them. He had a much greater purpose. As I leaned in to spy on him, I saw the most amazing sight.
　　Several large deer appeared threatening in front of him. But Billy walked right up to them. I almost screamed for him to get away. And I saw a baby deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from heavy loss of water and heat exhaustion, lift its head with great effort to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boy's hand.
　　I stood on the edge of the woods watching the most beautiful heart I have ever known working so hard to save a life. As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops... and more drops... and more. I loop at the sky. It was as if God, Himself, was weeping with pride.
　　21. Why did the author follow her son?
　　A. Because there might be danger. B. Because her son was doing a good deed.
　　C. Because she intended to help. D. Because she was curious.
　　22. Which of the following statements is Not True according to the passage?
　　A. Rain was in great need.
　　B. Billy carried water with his small hands.
　　C. There were few trees in the woods.
　　D. Billy walked into the woods and then returned over and over again.
　　23. Which is the correct order of the development of the story?
　　① The author was moved to tears.
　　② Billy fed the water to the baby deer.
　　③ Billy walked towards the large deer.
　　④ It began to rain.
　　⑤ The author followed Billy into the woods.
　　A. ③②⑤①④ B. ⑤③②①④      C. ④①③②⑤     D. ⑤②①③④
　　24. At the end of the story, the author might experience different feelings Except that _____
　　A. Billy was a pride.
　　B. God was touched by Billy's activity.
　　C. the rain should have dropped earlier.  
　　D. it was worthwhile to have given birth to Billy.
　　B
　　Music for Humans and Humpback Whales
　　As researchers conclude in Science, the love of music is not only a universal feature of the human species, but is also deeply fixed in complex structures of the human brain, and is far more ancient than previously suspected.
　　In the articles that discuss the field of bio-musicology, the study of the biological basis for the creation and appreciation of music, researchers present various evidence to, show that music-making is at once an original human "business", and an art form with sl performers throughout the animal kingdom.