甘肃省天水市第一中学2014年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷

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1、甘肃省天水市第一中学2014年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷注意事项：1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填涂在答题卡相应的位置。3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。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,peopleusedtothinkaboutnotonlytheclim

2、ateoftheareasbutalsothebuildingmaterialsandthefashionsfortheirhouses.However,sinceelectricitybecamemoreandmoreexpensive,peoplebegantopaymuchmoreattentiontotheenergytheycouldgetfortheirhousesandthenewwaystheycouldfindtoprotecttheirhousesfrombothcoldandheat.Housesofanoldyetnewtypehave

3、beenwidelybuilt.Insomepartsoftheworld,peoplesharetheirhouseswiththeirlivestock(家畜).Duringcoldweather,theygathertheircows,goats,orotheranimalsandkeepthemonthefirstflooroftheirhouses.Thereasonsarethattheanimalscanbeprotectedfromthecoldandthattheycanhelptoheatthehousesaswell.Thebodyhea

4、tgivenoffbytheanimalsrisestothesecondfloorofthehouses,wherepeoplelive.Bysharingtheirhouseswiththeirlivestock,peoplegainasourceofheat.Peoplewholiveinornearcitiesdonotusuallykeeplivestock.However,homebuildersusethefactthatheatrises.Thisnaturallawcanbeusedinbuildinghousesintheseareas.I

5、nsteadofkeepinglivestockonthefirstfloor,buildersfillitwithlargerocks.Astheyareopentothesun’sraysduringcoldweather,theserockstakeinheat.Theyalsogiveofftheheat,and,ofcourse,thewarmairrisesintothelivingareasofthehouses.Sothesehousesareenergysaving.Housebuildingbecomesagreatchallengetob

6、uildingdesignersandenergyengineers.Theytrytomeetthischallengebylearningfromoldtraditionsandbyusingmoderntechnology.Andsomedayinthefuture,peoplewillbeabletoliveinmoreenergysavinghouses.1．Whatdidpeoplebegintoconsideraselectricitywasnolongercheap?A．TheclimateoftheirareasB．Theenergyfort

7、heirhousesC．ThefashionsfortheirhousesD．Thebuildingmaterialsfortheirhouses2．Peopleinsomeareasgainasourceofheatby_________.A．KeepingtheirlivestockdownstairsB．ProtectingtheirlivestockfromthecoldC．SharingtheirhousesonlywiththeircowsD．Livingonthesecondfloorwiththeirlivestock3．Theunderlin

8、edwords“naturallaw”