高一下学期英语期末测试一阅读理解（每题2分，共20小题，共40分）AIfyoutravelbyairacrossthecenterofAfricaorSouthAmerica,youflyoverforestsforthousandsofkilometers.Thesegreatforestsaretheoceansoftrees.Theyarefullofthousandsandthousandsofdifferentkindsofplantsandanimals.However,theworldforestsaregettingsmallerallthetime.Wearecuttingdownthetreesbecauseweneedwood,andweneedmorefarmland.Somepeoplesaythattherewillnotbeanyforestslikethesein20or30years.Whatwillhappeniftheydisappear?Ifwecutdownourforests,alotofplantsandanimalswilldisappearfromtheworld.Inalotofplacesthenewfarmlandwillsoonlookliketheolddeserts.Cropswillnotgrowthere.Itwillnotrainveryoften,andtheweatherwillgetveryhot.Perhapstheclimateoftheworldwillchange.Thiswillbedangerousforeveryoneintheworld.Thatiswhywemusttakecareofforests.1.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout_________.A.theimportanceoftakingcareofourforestsB.theresultofcuttingdownthetreesC.theworldofgreatforestsD.thereasonsforformingthedeserts2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.AfricaandSouthAmericaaretheoceansoftrees.B.Forestsarehomesfordifferentkindsofanimals.C.Forestsareusuallyseveralsquarekilometerslarge.D.Differentplantscan’tbefoundinthesameforest.3.Theneedformorewoodandmorelandresultsin________.A.thechangeoftheworldclimateB.thedisappearanceofmanyplantsandanimalsC.moredesertandlessfarmlandD.alloftheabove4.Whatwillhappenin20or30yearsinsomepeople’sview?A.We’llhavemoreandgreatforests.B.We’llhaveenoughlandtosupportourpeople.C.We’llhavenoforestslikethoseinthecenterofAfrica.D.We’llhaveenoughwoodtodosomecooking.5.Thewriterthinks________.A.itnecessaryforpeopletocutdowntheforestsB.itnecessaryforpeopletoprotecttheforestsC.itimpossibleforpeopletotakecareoftheworldD.itimportantforeveryonetokeepanimalsBElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewastenyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Afterwritingmanylettersaskingforadmission(录取)tomedicalschools,shewasfinallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschoolandgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.In1849,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool.shedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.Shewantedtobeasurgeon(外科医师),butaseriouseyeproblemforcedhertogiveuptheidea.UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasawoman.By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,alongwithanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhospital,thefirstforwomenandchildren.Besidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherownhospital,shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.6.Whycouldn’tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurgeon?A.Shecouldn’tgetadmittedtomedicalschoolB.ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParisC.AseriouseyeproblemstoppedherD.ItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates7.Whatmainobstacle(障碍)almostdestroyedElizabeth’schancesforbecomingforadoctor?A.Shewasawoman.B.Shewrotetoomanyletters.C.Shecouldn’tgraduatefrommedicalschool.D.Shecouldn’tsetupherhospital.8.Howmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandtheopeningofherhospital?A.EightyearsB.TenyearsC.NineteenyearsD.Thirty-sixyears9.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingare“firsts”inthelifeofElizabethBlackwellexceptthatshe______.A.becamethefirstwomanphysicianB.wasthefirstwomandoctorC.founde...
