jingetieji成都外国语学校2016-2017学年度上期期末考试高一英语笔试试卷第Ｉ卷（选择题共70分）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和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThestrangeworldofbugsSaturday,April18,2pmDiscovertheamazinggroupofshapes,sizes,andbehaviorsintheinsectworld,andlearnhowinsectshaveinfluenceonourlivesforbetterandforworse--fromhelpfulpollinatorstoannoyingbloodsuckers!Kidscanmeetlivebugs.SunpoweredhousesSaturday,April25,2pmFindouthowtheCornellUniversitySolarteamwilldesign,buildandoperateanenergy-efficient,solar-poweredhouseaspartofanationalcompetition.Familieswilllearnabouttheadvantagesofsolarenergyandtakepartinafun,practicalactivity.SpecialschoolvacationweekprogramMonday,April13-Friday,April17,2pmLearnhowseedsgrowintoplants.Kidscancutupaseedtofindallitsparts,makeaspecialbookshowingthepartsofabeanseed,andplantflowerandvegetableseedstotakehome.Thisprogramwillbeofferedat2pmeveryafternoon,Monday--Friday,duringschoolvacationweek.SpringintosciencejingetiejiSaturday,March21,2pmSpringintosciencewithSciencentereducatorJohnAlvarezdelCastillo.Findouthowtherhythmsoftheseasonsinfluenceplantsandanimals.Evenchickensrelyondaylengthtoregulateeggproduction!“Didyoueat?”Saturday,March14,2pmLearnwhatowlseatwithSciencentereducatorJohnAlvarezdelCastillo.Familieswillcutupreal“owlpellets”--thefur,bones,andotherinediblepartsofanowl’sdiet!1.WhydidstudentsoftheCornellUniversitydesignasunpoweredhouse?A.Tosaveenergyfortheuniversity.B.Totakepartinacompetition.C.Toprovidehouseforpoorfamily.D.Toprovetheuseofsolarenergy.2.Whatactivityshouldyoujointolearntheroleofseasons?A.Thestrangeworldofbugs.B.Specialschoolvocationweekprogram.C.Springintoscience.D.“Didyoueat”.3.TojoininSpecialschoolvacationweekprogram,youwilllearn.A.howinsectsarerelatedtoourlifeB.whatchickensreplyontolayeggsC.whatbirdseateverydayD.howseedsgrowintoplants4.Theadvertisementisintendedfor.A.asciencecenterB.asummercampC.atravelorganizationD.aTVprogramBAlthoughRiptonRosenwasawhiteboylivinginaluxuriouspenthouse,helikedtoplaybaseballwithhisblackteammatesofthesamestreet.Riptonsometimesinvitedtheboystohishometoplayvideogames.Astimewenton,severalofthembecamefrequentvisitorstothe16th-floorpenthouse.Intime,thegroupdevelopedintofiveregulars:WillandKindu,PhilippeMedina,JuanCarlosRobinsonandCarlosSuarez.“Inthebeginning,itwasjustalotofkidsmovingallovertheplace,"saysMichael,Ripton’sfather.Thingsjingetiejithenbeganchanginginsmallways.WhentheRosensrealizedCarloswasn’tattendingschoolbecausehedidn'thavesuitableclothes,theyboughthimsome.Thenonenight,theytookthegrouptoabookstoreafteraChinesedinnerandrealizedtherewereotherneeds.“Theboyshadnointerestinbooksatall,”Michaelsays.Backatthepenthouse,heinsistedtheysitdowntoreadaloudandstartahalf-hourreadingperiodbeforevideogamesortelevisioneverday.SlowlythefiveblackboysbecameanecessarypartoftheRosenfamily.Houseworkwasassigned,includingcleaning,loadingthedishwasherandwalkingMrJenkins,thefamilydog.Theboys’ownfamilieswerepuzzledbywhatwashappening.“Mymomdidn’tbelievemewhenItoldheraboutthepenthouse,”saysKindu.“ShethoughtIwasinvolvedwithsomethingbad.”JuanCarlos’mother,EstherRuiz,wondered,"WhywouldtheRosensbedoingthis?"Butastimewenton,shenoticedchangesinherson.“Hewasgettingresponsible.TheRosensarethebest".5....
