河南省平顶山市鲁山县第一高级中学高一英语二月月考试题Word格式.docx

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Interviewer:

Didyouhavealotoftoysasachild?

StevenAarons:

No.Myparentswerenotinanysortoffinancialpositiontobuytoysasgifts.IfIhadanytoys,theywerefrommyuncle.

Whydidyouwanttohaveatoystore?

WhenIwasthinkingaboutstartingatoystore,Ihadfriendswhowereartists.Iwasdiscussingwiththemtheideathatkidsareablankpage.AndIthinkthematerialsyougivetoachildarereallyimportanttofillit.

Whatmakesforagreattoystore?

Atoystoreshouldconsiderthedevelopmentofachildandcanmixinthefactthatsomethingsareonlyforplay.We’llhaveasmallshelfofBarbiedolls,butwearenotgoingtoputitouttherepredominately（占绝大多数地）.Itrytothinkofplaytimeasbeingthesameasnutrition（营养）.Whenyouworkonadietforyourchildrenyouaretryingtomakesuretheyareeatinghealthythings.There’salittlebitofdessertmixedin,butyou’renotgoingtogivethemjustdessert.

Arethereanyproblemsofowningatoystore?

ThehardestmomentformeiswhenI’mhelpingsomeonewhoIsensedoesn’treallyenjoyhavingchildren.Ithinkhavingchildrenisoneofthegreatestthingsinlife.Ihaveareallygoodrelationshipwithmykids.

21.WhydidStevenAaronssetupthetoystore?

A.Tothankhisuncle.B.Tomeethisfriends’needs.

C.Toprovidegoodtoysforkids.D.Toachievehischildhooddream.

22.WhatshouldagoodtoystorebelikeaccordingtoStevenAarons?

A.Itshouldofferkidsdessert.

B.Itshouldsellthemostpopulartoys.

C.Itshouldprovidedrawingmaterials.

D.Itshouldmixplaywitheducationthroughtoys.

23.WhatisthedifficultyofStevenAarons’owningatoystore?

A.Hehasfewcustomers.

B.Helacksfinancialsupport.

C.Hefailstobalancehisjobandhisfamily.

D.Hefindsithardtohelpthosewhodislikechildren.

B

JoshMorrison,17,dreamedofraising$100,000tobuildahomeforalow-incomefamily.Afteryearsofhardwork,hisdreamhascometrue.Thehouseisnowintheearlystagesofbuilding.

Sixyearsago,JoshandhisdadwentintoaHabitatforHumanityRestore,ahomeimprovementstoreanddonationcenterrunbythenonprofitorganization.Theyweretheretobuyasink.Josh,then11,alsonoticedacollectionofpennies.“Iinstantlyfelttheurgetohelpoutwiththat,”hesaid.Joshsetafundraisingdeadlineoffouryears.Manypeopledoubtedwhetherhecouldreachhisgoalof$100,000,butitdidn’tshakehisfaith.Heraisedmoneyathisschoolandothernearbyschools.Hecollectedmoneyfromneighbors,gotpublicityfromlocalnewspapers,andplacedcansinstoressothatpeoplecoulddonateextrachange.

Josh’sfundraisingeffortsbegantoproduceresults.Still,therewerechallenges.Fourmonthsbeforehisdeadline,hewas$30,000short.HedecidedtoholdaFamilyFunFairandSpaghettiDinnerinUxbridge,whichisintheprovinceofOntario.Theeventraised$19,000.

“Ididn’tcarehowlongittookme,”Joshsaid.“Iwouldraise$100,000.”Withthreeweeksleft,acompanycalledJosh’shouse,offeredtodonate$18,000.Eventually,Joshreachedatotalof$124,000beforehisdeadline.“Themomentumjustkeptgoing,andwedecidedtodomore,”hesaid.“Josh’sPennyHouse”isbeingbuiltbyHabitatforHumanityinthecityofOshawa,alongwith24newtownhouses.Joshhashelpedwithsomeoftheconstruction,ashaveothervolunteers.Hewillchoosethefamilythatmovesintotheunit.

Nextyear,the17-year-oldwillheadtocollegeinBritishColumbia,Canada’swesternmostprovince.Asa11-year-oldkidwhenstartingfundraising,Joshwasabletosendapowerfulmessageacrosstheworld.Nomatterhowoldyouare,ifyouhaveadreamandarewillingtodoanythingtoachieveit,itcancometrue.

24.WhichwordcanbestdescribeJoshMorrisoninParagraph2?

A.Straightforward.B.Open-minded.

C.DeterminedD.Cautious

25.WhywastheFamilyFunFairandSpaghettiDinnereventinUxbridgeheld?

A.TocallformoreattentionB.Toattainhisgoal

C.TowinapprovalfromthelocalD.Tofindsponsorsforafamily

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4mean?

A.Hisprojectbecamemorepopular.

B.Hereceivedcontinuousdonations.

C.Theresultwasbeyondexpectations.

D.Hegotmoresupportfromthecompany.

27.Whatwillbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.AnAstonishingFundraiser

B.ABoyWithaWarmHeart

C.KindnessFromaCompany

D.ThePennyHouseDream

C

AtinyAlaskavillagehasexperiencedaboomintourisminrecentyearsaspolarbearsspendmoretimeonlandthanonArcticseaice.

Morethan2,000peoplevisitedtheNorthernAlaskavillageofKaktovikin2021toseepolarbearsinthewild.Thefarnorthcommunityliesinanareawhereincreasinglyhighertemperaturehasspedupthemovementofseaice,theprimaryhabitatofpolarbears.Asicehasgraduallymovedtodeepwaterbeyondthecontinentalshelf,morebearsareremainingonlandtolookforfood.

PolarbearshavealwaysbeenacommonsightonseaicenearKaktovik,butvillagersstartednoticingachangeinthemid-1990s.Morebearsseemedtostayonland,andresearchersbegantakingnoteofmorefemalebearsmakinghomeinthesnowonlandinsteadofontheicetoraisetheirbabies.U.S.FishandWildlifeServicebiologistsbeganhearingreportsoftheincreasingnumberofpolarbearsintheareaintheearly2000s.Asmoreattentionwasgiventotheplight（困境）ofpolarbearsaboutadecadeago,moretouristsstartedheadingtoKaktovik.

Thevillagehadfewerthan50visitorsannuallybefore2011,saidJenniferReed,oftheArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge.“Todaywe’retalkingabouthundredsandhundredsofvisitors,manyfromaroundtheworldeachyear,”Reedsaid.Mosttouristsvisitinthefall,whenbearsareforcedtowardlandbecauseseaiceisfarthestawayfromtheshore.BruceInglangasak,alocalhunterwhosometimesofferswildlife-viewingtours,saidhe’sbeenofferingpolarbeartourssince2004.Mostofhisclients（客户）arefromChinaandEurope,aswellasfromthelower48U.S.states.Manytouristsstayseveraldaysinthevillage,whichhastwosmallhotels.Thevillagershavebenefitedalotfromthat.Inturn,theyprovidemoreeffectiveprotectionforpolarbearswithfinancialsupportfromtourismdevelopment.

28.WhatcausesmorepolarbearstostayonlandinKaktovia?

A.Foodshortage.B.Climatechange.

C.Habitats’movementtoshore.D.Theirpreferenceforland.

29.Howdidcommonpeoplefeelaboutmoresightofbearsonland?

A.Excited.B.Puzzled.

C.Concerned.D.Shocked.

30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.HotelsinKaktovikareindemandinautumn.

B.Kaktovikhasabout50visitorsannually.

C.Inglangasakmakesalivingasatourguide.

D.Tourismaffectsthebalanceofnature.

31.Whichsayingcandescribethetext?

A.Thefittestcansurvive.

B.Afterastormcomesacalm.

C.Thereisalwaysopportunityincrisis.

D.Everycoinhastwosides.

D

Ifyouhavetriedtoripenapieceoffruitbystickingitinabagwithabanana,youhaveusedthepowerofethylene（乙烯）.Ethyleneisanimportantplanthormone（激素）.Inbananaandmanyotherfruits,productionofethyleneriseswhenthefruitisreadytoripen.Thiscausesahard,green,tastelessfruittochangeintoasoft,showy,sweetthingthat’sready-to-eat.

Scientistshavestudiedethylene’sroleinplantsformorethanacenturyandthefoodindustryhaslongusedthegastocontrolripening.Buthowfruitscontrolproductionofthehormonewasunknown.Nowscientistshavefoundamasterswitchthatleadstheplanttostartethyleneproductionwhenthetimeis,well,ripe.

InastudypublishedinNaturePlants,researchersfoundthatbeforeafruitisreadytoripen,thismasterswitchpreventsripening-relatedgenesfrombeingturnedonbeforeit’stime.

Turningonthemasterswitch“islikebreakingtheglassonafirealarm,”saysstudyco-authorJamesGiovannoni,ascientistatCornellUniversity.“Onceyouhittheswitch,thingsreallystarthappening.”Theswitchisimportantbecauseripeningtooearlycanhavedisastrousconsequencesfortheplant---itmightmissitschancetoreproduce.

Whentheplanthitstheripeningswitch,somegenesbecomeactive.Thisfinallymakesthefruitready-to-eat.Insomefruits,turningtheripeningswitchalsoleadstoactivationofmachineryformakingethylene.Ripeningfruitdoesn’thappeninamoment;

ithappensovertime.Oncethefruitstartsproducingethylene,thehormoneturnsoneverythingthatneedstobeturnedon,keepingorevenspeedinguptheripeningprocess.Wenowknowthatforfruitslikeapples,bananas,pearsandtomatoes,thishappenswhenthemasterswitchispressed.Forfruitsthatignoreethylene,likegrapes,pineapplesandmanyberries,thebagtrickwon’twork.

32.Whichofthefollowingisresponsibleforripeningfruit?

A.Agroupofhormonesinaplant.

B.Thephysicalchangeofaplant.

C.Akindofliquidinaplant.

D.Certaingenesinaplant.

33.WhydoesGiovannonimakethecomparisoninParagraph4?

A.Toexplainthekeyroleofthemasterswitch.

B.Toexplaintheadvantagesofthemasterswitch.

C.Toshowtheprocessofstudyingthemasterswitch.

D.Toshowthedifficultyofturningonthemasterswitch.

34.Whathappensafterthemasterswitchisturnedon?

A.Thefruitstopstheripeni