2019-2020学年高一英语下学期起始考试试题

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1、2019-2020学年高一英语下学期起始考试试题（满分：100分考试时间：90分钟）xx.2第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）Bambooisoneofthenature’smostsurprisingplants.Manypeoplecallthisplantatree,butitisakindofgrass.Likeotherkindsofgrass,abambooplantmaybecutverylowtotheground,butitwillgrowbackveryquickly.AJapanesesci

2、entistrecordedonebambooplantthatgrewalmost1.5metersin24hours!BamboogrowsalmosteverywhereintheworldexceptEurope.Therearemorethan1,000kindsofbamboothatgrowaroundtheworldonbothmountainsandplains(平原).Notallbamboolooksthesame.Somebambooplantsareverythin.Theymayonlygrowtobeaf

3、ewcentimeterswidewhileothersmaygrowtomorethan30centimetersacross.Thisplantalsoesindifferentcolors,fromyellowtoblacktogreen.ManyAsiancountrieshavebeenusingbambooforhundredsofyears.Theyoftenusebambooforbuildingnewbuildings.Asamatteroffact,thecables(绳索)thatholdupthehanging

4、bridgeacrosstheMinRiverinSichuanaremadeofbamboo.Thebridgehasbeeninuseformorethan1,000years,andisstillholdingstrong.InAfrica,engineersareteachingpoorfarmershowtofindwaterusingbamboo.TheseAfricancountriesneedcheapwaystofindwaterbecausetheyhavenomoney,andtheirfieldsoftendi

5、efromnorainandnowater.Itseemsthatbambooisoneofthebestthingstheycanuse.Bamboopipesanddrills(钻)canhelptomakethepoorthirstyfieldstobewatered.1.Howisbamboolikegrass?A.Itisthinandeasytocut.B..Itgrowsquicklyafteritscutshort.C.Itgrowseverywhere.D.Itisshortandgreen.2.Thesentenc

6、e“whileothersmaygrowtomorethan30centimetersacross.”means“Someotherbambooplantsmaygrowtobevery_______.”A.shortB.weakC.tallD.thick3.Fromthetextweknow______.A.abambooplantmaygrow4.5metersinthreedaysB.mostpeoplecallbambooplanttreesC.thebambooplantchangesitscolorswhenitgrows

7、D.abridgeheldbybamboocablewasbuiltthousandsofyearsago4.WhydidtheengineersteachthepoorfarmersinAfricatomakeuseofbamboo?A.BecauseitisusedbyAsians.B.Becauseitiscolorful.C.Becauseitdrillsfast.D.Becauseitischeap.5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Therearemanydifferentkindsofba

8、mboowithdifferentcolors.B.Cablesmadeofbamboocanlastforoverathousandyears.C.Bambooplantsareabletogrowwellinanyp