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1、天水一中2014-2015学年第一学期高一期末考试试卷英语第I卷（选择题）第一部分阅读部分(共2节，满分30分)第一节阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhenbuildinghouses,peopleusedtothinkaboutnotonlytheclimateoftheareasbutalsothebuildingmaterialsandthefashionsfortheirhouses.However,sinceelectr
2、icitybecamemoreandmoreexpensive,peoplebegantopaymuchmoreattentiontotheenergytheycouldgetfortheirhousesandthenewwaystheycouldfindtoprotecttheirhousesfrombothcoldandheat.Housesofanoldyetnewtypehavebeenwidelybuilt.Insomepartsoftheworld,peoplesharetheirhouseswiththeirlives
3、tock(家畜).Duringcoldweather,theygathertheircows,goats,orotheranimalsandkeepthemonthefirstflooroftheirhouses.Thereasonsarethattheanimalscanbeprotectedfromthecoldandthattheycanhelptoheatthehousesaswell.Thebodyheatgivenoffbytheanimalsrisestothesecondfloorofthehouses,wherep
4、eoplelive.Bysharingtheirhouseswiththeirlivestock,peoplegainasourceofheat.Peoplewholiveinornearcitiesdonotusuallykeeplivestock.However,homebuildersusethefactthatheatrises.Thisnaturallawcanbeusedinbuildinghousesintheseareas.Insteadofkeepinglivestockonthefirstfloor,builde
5、rsfillitwithlargerocks.Astheyareopentothesun’sraysduringcoldweather,theserockstakeinheat.Theyalsogiveofftheheat,and,ofcourse,thewarmairrisesintothelivingareasofthehouses.Sothesehousesareenergysaving.Housebuildingbecomesagreatchallengetobuildingdesignersandenergyenginee
6、rs.Theytrytomeetthischallengebylearningfromoldtraditionsandbyusingmoderntechnology.Andsomedayinthefuture,peoplewillbeabletoliveinmoreenergysavinghouses.1．Whatdidpeoplebegintoconsideraselectricitywasnolongercheap?11A．TheclimateoftheirareasB．TheenergyfortheirhousesC．Thef
7、ashionsfortheirhousesD．Thebuildingmaterialsfortheirhouses2．Peopleinsomeareasgainasourceofheatby_________.A．KeepingtheirlivestockdownstairsB．ProtectingtheirlivestockfromthecoldC．SharingtheirhousesonlywiththeircowsD．Livingonthesecondfloorwiththeirlivestock3．Theunderlined
8、words“naturallaw”inthethirdparagraphrefertothefactthat________.A．HeatraisesthetemperatureinthehousesB．Heatgoesintheup
