人教版高一英语第一学期期末试卷第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5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，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。

ABook towns started with Hay-on-Wye in the UK: now there are communities around the world that celebrate the written word.Biblo Toyen, OsloThis children-only library is aimed at 10 to 15 year olds. Adults are not allowed in and must wait outside for their children to come out. The library is run along normal lines, with library Cards for borrowing books, and is particularly well suited to children after the school day is over.After consulting young readers in focus groups, the designers have put a truck with a functional kitchen in the back (the library also runs activities including cookery courses) and a reading sofa. Books are arranged by themes, which means no book has a fixed location. At night, a machine flies around the library to scan and update the books' positions.Bellprat, Catalonia, SpainIn many ways, this small village is the ideal book town. It is in a beautiful rural setting in Catalonia's Anoia region, yet only 90km from Barcelona. It has an attractive centre and its population is enthusiastic about throwing open its doors to book-loving visitors, Bellprat is also the first book town in Catalonia.During the town's main festival on the first weekend in June-several village houses are temporarily turned into secondhand book shops, as there are not enough stalls(摊位) in the market. The books on sale are mainly in the Catalan language, however As well as promoting the village, the book town label is used for good causes: at a recent festival, there was an activity in which books could be exchanged in return for donations to a food bank. Other book based events range from meetings and readings to events run by independent publishers.This is very much a community run book town From simple beginnings in 2008. it now offers visitors more than 20.000 books for sale This is impressive, given that the population of the village is under 100.1. what may people see if they are in the library in Biblo Toyen?A. Adults are picking up books for their children.B. Parents are drinking coffee while their children are reading.C. All of the books are in fixed locations.D. A machine is working there at night.2. What do we know about Bellprat?A. It is the first book town in Spain.B. People there are very friendly towards book lovers.C.It is an ideal village far from Barcelona.D. It came into existence in 2008 with a large population.3. What do people usually do during the main festival in Bellprat?A. Visit as many secondhand bookshops as possible.B. Sell and buy books in the market.C. Exchange books for food to eat.D. Hold meetings among publishers.BShane McDaniel posted photos of him and his twin sons surrounded by enough firewood to fill 80 trucks on Facebook. They'd spent months cutting and piling up the firewood, valued at about $10,000. However, they had no intention of selling it- they were giving it away to people in need. "No one feels cold in our neighborhood this holiday season," McDaniel wrote in his post, offering to deliver firewood, free of charge, to neighbors who needed a hand heating their homes.Cutting firewood is their favorite activity. By late summer, the McDaniels' house was surrounded by a big wall of firewood. Once the firewood started piling up high, people would pull up daily and ask to buy some. "We politely told them none of it was for sale and they'd look at us like we were crazy," Shane McDaniel said, adding that he was surprised at how many people burned firewood as their only source of heat.Since early November, McDaniel and his sons have brought the firewood to hundreds of people who don't have money to heat their homes, and there was still more firewood to be delivered. Single mom Katelyn Ticer, who lived in a mobile home in Lake Stevens with her 3-year- old daughter, was excited to get a delivery from the McDaniels, as a wood-burning stove was her only source of heat." Getting that much firewood moved me to tears," Ticer said. "I couldn't be more thankful."Once the McDaniels' generosity was widely known to people, others in the Lake Stevens community started joining in, Local food bank volunteers helped sort through the firewood requests and make delivery lists. A company offered free chimney cleaning. There are so many donation offers, and people show up day or night to drop off truckloads of firewood to add to the McDaniels' pile.4 .Why did MeDaniel make the post on Facebook?A. To call on more people to join him in helping others.B. TO share his experience of cutting firewood.C. To offer the firewood he cut down for free.D. To sell the firewood he gathered.5. What made people surprised at the MeDaniels?A. They cut down so much firewood.B. They didn't want to sell the firewood.C. They put the firewood near their house.D. They needed so much firewood to heat their house.6. What do we know about Katelyn Ticer?A. She suffered from lack of firewood.B. She knew the McDaniels for a long time.C. She helped with the delivery of firewood.D. She made the news widely known to people.7. What does the last paragraph intend to tell us?A. East or west, home is best.B. Many hands make light work.C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.D. Little people can make a big difference.CA green field runs along the northern border of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, next to one of its runways. This is the workplace of some most unusual employees, who spend their time eating as much as they want.These seasonal workers are farm animals- goats, sheep and one donkey(驴) who help manage the landscape of one of America's busiest airports by eating overgrown vegetation. Goats, in particular, are increasingly used to eat grass at parks in urban areas. But at an airport, the hungry herd(畜群) serves a different purpose. They clear long grasses and invasive species. Their eating helps make habitats less attractive to wild animals that can disturb airport operations, like, a raccoon(浣熊) on a runway, or unfortunate birds caught in a flight path. "Tall grass provides harbor for small mammals(哺乳动物) that are then food for bigger creatures like eagles. We suggest short grass," says a biologist working with O'Hare. The donkey has an extra job: He protects his colleagues from wolves, which see the field as a site for their buffet.The airport chooses a new group of grass-eaters every year. This latest group belongs to Andrew Tokarz, who raised them on his farm in Lemont, Illinois. They arrived in June 2019 and stayed for three months. During this time, they ate their way across 11.5 acres of land, which was separated from the dangerous runway by a fence(栅栏), and the road, by a river and electric fencing.One might think the noise of planes might frighten these gentle employees. Tokarz's animals stopped when they first heard the noise, but they quickly realized the source wasn't threatening. When the third one came by, they didn't even raise their heads. "Actually they acclimated within five minutes," he says.As the herd settles, the area becomes less welcoming to dangerous wildlife which is for their good, as they wouldn't get into dangerous zones. An airport is a terrible place for wildlife like birds. But it's a perfect place for the grass-eaters.8. Where does the herd of farm animals work?A. Around a small river.B. In an area close to a runway.C. Around n park near the airport.D. On a farm near the airport.9 Why does O’Hare International Airport employ the herd?A. To scare away wild animals.B. To free birds caught in flight paths.C. To beautify the local environment.D. To improve the safety of the airport.10. Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined word "acclimated”in Paragraph 47A. Fitted in.B. Took off:C. Got along.D. Looked out.11. What can we infer from the text?A The donkey is there only for protection.B.No animals are welcome near the airport.C. Wolves may threaten the lives of the grass eaters.D. Tokarz's animals returned home in 2020.DRecently 1 read Nineteen Eighty-Four, a book by George Orwell set in a totalitarian state where even the language people use is controlled. Adjectives are forbidden and instead people use phrases such as "plus good" and "double plus good" to express emotions. As 1 first read this, I thought how impossible it would be in our society to have such vocabulary.However, the more I think about it, the more I realize it's happening in its own way.I type messages to my friends and alongside each are the emojis(表情符号). I often use them to emphasize something because they express my emotions much better than I ever could using just words. And I wonder, with our overuse of emojis, if we are losing the beauty and diversity of our vocabulary.English has the largest vocabulary in the world, but who's to say what it’ll be like in the future? Perhaps we will have a shorter language, full of saying "cry face" if something sad happens or using abbreviations like LOL (laugh out loud) or BRB (be right back) instead of saying the full phrases. So does this mean our vocabulary will decrease? Is this classic case of the older generations saying, "Things are no longer what they used to be. We didn't use emojis to show our emotions"?Yet when you look back over time, the power of images has always been there. Even in prehistoric times people used images to communicate, and what's even more unbelievable is that we are able to analyse those drawings and understand the meaning of them thousands of years later. Images, whether they are cave paintings or emojis, allow us to express a message that's not restrictive but rather universal.12. What did the author think of the vocabulary used by people in the novel at first?A. Colorful.B. Interesting.C. Unbelievable.D. Mysterious.13. Why does the author mention his typing messages to friends?A. To show the emoji has been a form of communication.B. To explain people tend to overuse emojis today.C. To show his close relationship with friends.D. To explain why he prefers emojis to words.14. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. English will become a shorter language in the future.B. Nineteen Eighty-Four is a book on totalitarian by George Orwell.C. Abbreviations may become more popular in daily communication.D. The older generations are not likely to accept new things.15. What can be inferred about images from the last paragraph?A. They are very powerful in expressing a message.B. They will replace language in communication.C. They were only an ancient way to communicate.D. They restrict our language and communication.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5 分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。