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2018-2019学年度第二学期第二学段教学质量监测高一英语试题注意：本试卷共8页，满分100分，时间90分钟第I卷（共60分）第一部分阅读理解（共20小题，满分40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。（共20小题，满分40分）ATheearthistheonlyplanetthatscientiststhinkhaslife.Whydoestheearthhavelifewhiletheotherplanetsdon’t?Foronething,theearthisjusttherighttemperature.Asthethirdplanetfromthesun,theearthseemstobejusttherightdistanceaway.Theplanetswhichareclosertothesunaresohot.Thefarthestplanetsarecoldballs.Whentheearthdeveloped—whichscientistsbelievemayhavehappenedabout4billionyearsago—manygasescoveredtheearth.Thegasescausedtheearthtobehot.Butsomethingwonderfulhappened.Thetemperaturewasjustrightforthickcloudstoform.Itrainedveryhardforaverylongtime.Thisgavetheearthitsoceans.Watermadeitpossibleforplantstogrow.Theplantscreatedoxygenintheatmosphere.Oxygenisthegasthathumansandanimalsbreathe.Onlyoneotherplanetinthesolarsystemseemstobesomethingliketheearth.ThatplanetisMars(火星).Marsissmallerthantheearth,anditisquiteabitcooler.Butitisnottoocoldforhumans.Onsomedays,thetemperaturesareaslowasawinterdayinthenorthernUnitedStates.Ifyouworeaspecialspacesuit,youcouldwalkaroundonMars.Themostdifficultyisthatyouhavetobringyourownairtobreathe,becausetheaironMarsistoothintobreathe.Marshasthelargestvolcano(火山)inthesolarsystem.Itissixteenmileshigh.Thehighestvolcanoontheearthisfivemileshigh.ScientistsbelievethatMarswasoncemuchbetterthanitisnow.DoesthismeantherecouldhavebeenlivingthingsonMars?Scientistsarenotsure,buttherehasbeennosignsofar.1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonthattheearthhaslife?A.Theearthisjusttherighttemperature.B.Thereisoxygenintheatmosphereoftheearth.C.ThevolcanoesontheeartharelowerthanthoseonMars.D.Theearthseemstobejusttherightdistanceawayfromthesun.2.Theunderlinedphrase“thethirdplanet”inthefirstparagraphrefersto_______.A.theEarthB.theMoonC.theSunD.theMars3.WhichofthefollowingabouttheMarsisNOTtrue?A.TherecouldhavebeenlivingthingsonMars.B.ThereisnooxygenintheaironMars.C.Marshasthelargestvolcanointhesolarsystem.D.Marsissmallerandquiteabitcoolerthantheearth.4.WhichisthefirsttroubleforhumantoliveonMars?A.ThevolcanoesB.TheairC.ThefoodD.Thetemperature5.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheEarthB.TheMoonC.MarsisMostLiketheEarthD.PlanetsintheSolarSystemBCanadaisaverylargecountry.Itisthesecondlargestcountryintheworld.Bycontrastithasaverysmallpopulation.Thereareonlyabout29millionpeoplethere.MostCanadiansareofBritishorFrenchorigin,andFrenchisanofficiallanguageofCanadaaswellasEnglish.About45%ofthepeopleareofBritishorigin,thatis,theyortheirparentsorgrandparents,etc,comefromBritish.Nearly30%areofFrenchorigin.MostoftheFrench-CanadiansliveinprovinceofQuebec.Overtheyears,peoplehavecometoliveinCanadafrommanycountriesintheworld.Theyarefrommanycountriesintheworld.TheyarefrommostEuropeancountriesandalsofromChina,besidesotherAsiancountries.However,CanadawasnotanemptycountrywhentheEuropeansbegantoarrive.CanadianIndianslivedalongthecoast,bytheriversandlakesandinforests.Today,thereareonlyabout350000Indiansinthewholecountry,withtheirownlanguages.InthefarnorthlivetheInuit.Thereareonly27000Canadian-Inuit.Theirlifeishardinsuchadifficultclimate.6.About____liveinQuebec.A.29000000peopleB.45%oftheCanadiansC.8700000French-CanadiansD.30%oftheFrench-Canadians7.TheofficiallanguagesofCanadaare____.A.FrenchandEnglishB.EnglishandChineseC.IndianandFrenchD.ChineseandInuit8.Thewordorigininthepassagemeans____.A.先驱B.后裔C.血统D.猿人9.About23%ofpeoplecamefrom____.A.ChinaB.EnglandC.FranceD.someothercountriesexceptFranceandBritain10.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?A.Thereare27000Canadian-IndiansinCanada.B.Morethan13millionpeoplehavecomefromBritainandFrancerecentyears.C.TherearenopeoplewhentheEuropeansbegantoarriveinCanada.D.Thereare30%ofthepopulationwhoseparentsorgrandparentscomefromFrance.CWhenChristopherColumbuslandedonthethenunnamedCostaRicain1502,hesawmanyIndianswearinggoldearrings.Sohethoughtthelandmustberichingold.HenamedtheplaceCostaRica,whichmeans“richcoast”inSpanish.Thoughlittlegoldwasfound,CostaRicatodayisindeedrichwithcoffeeandbananas.CoffeeisthemostimportantproductinCostaRicaandmostofitisexported(出口)toothercountrieslikeAmericaandWestGermany.Bananasarethecountry’ssecondmostimportantexport.CostaRicansalsogrowmanyothercropssuchasfruits,cornandbeansfortheirownuse.CostaRicanslovecolorsandtheirhousesarepaintedinbrightcolors.EducationisveryimportanttotheCostaRicans.Almosteveryvillagehasaschoolandeducationisamustforchildrenbetweensevenandfourteenyearsofage.Boysandgirlsgotoseparate(单独的)schools.ClassesbegininMarchandendinNovember.Theotherthreemonthsoftheyearareharvesttimeandthechildrenhavetohelptheirparentstopickcoffeebeans.11.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A.HowCostaRicagotitsname.B.WhattheCostaRicanswore.C.HowColumbusfoundCostaRica.D.WhatlanguagetheCostaRicansspoke.12.TheCostaRicansmayNOTpainttheirhouses______.A.pinkandredB.yellowandorangeC.blueandgreenD.greyandblack13.InCostaRica,boysandgirlsbetweensevenandfourteen______.A.mustgotoschoolB.studyinthesameschoolC.donothavetogotoschoolatallD.cancho