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1、吉林市第五十五中学2015—2016学年度上学期期中考试高一英语试卷第一部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AEarthDayiscelebratedeveryyearonApril22nd.Takesometimetofindoutabouthowoneman,whowasdeterminedtochangethewaywetreatedourplanet,didn’tstopuntilhehadmadeadifference.In1963,SenatorGaylordNelsonwasn’thappywiththeearth’scond
2、ition.Hewantedtocleanuptheplanet,solvepollutionandenvironmentalproblems.AsenatorissomeoneUScitizenschoosetohelpmakelaws,soGaylordhadalotofpower.HewenttoJohnF.Kennedy,thePresidentatthetime,withhisconcerns.ThePresidentagreedthattheplanet’senvironmentwasaseriousissue,soPresidentKenne
3、dywentaroundthecountryonafive-daytourtopromotetheideaofcleaninguptheplanet.Peoplebeganmakingsmallchangesbutitwasn’tenough.Afewyearslater,SenatorNelsondecidedtoputonedayasideeveryyearforthecauseofsavingtheplanet.OnApril22,1970,thefirstEarthDaywascelebrated.Sincethen,EarthDayhasbeco
4、meaninternationalholiday.PeopleallovertheworldaredoingsomethingtomakeEarthacleaner,betterplace.Whatareyoudoing?1.FromthepassageweknowthatMrGaylordNelson__________.A.hadalittlepowerB.wasaPresidentC.wasamayorD.wasthefirsttoputforwardEarthDay2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowin
5、gstatementsisNOTtrue?A.EarthDayisaninternationalholiday.B.EarthDayhasbeencelebratedeveryyearsince1970.C.JohnF.KennedyischosenbytheUScitizenstomakelaws.D.OnApril22,1970,thefirstEarthDaywascelebrated.3.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.EarthDay—Havingagoodholiday.8B.EarthDay—C
6、leaningupourplanet.C.EarthDay—Declaringit.D.EarthDay—Doyouknow?4.Accordingtothepassage,onEarthDayweshould_____.A.haveagoodrestathomeB.haveafive-daytourC.stopcleaningupEarthD.dosomethingtomaketheplanetacleaner,betterplaceBAfterabusydayofworkandplay,thebodyneedstorest.Sleepisnecessa
7、ryforgoodhealth.Duringthistime,thebodyrecoversfromtheactivitiesofthepreviousday.Therestthatyougetwhilesleepingmakesitpossibleforyourbodytoprepareitselfforthenextday.Therearefourlevelsofsleep,eachbeingalittledeeperthantheonebefore.Asyousleep,yourbodyrelaxeslittlebylittle.Yourheartb
8、eatsmoreslowly,andyourbrainslowsd
