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1、2014-2015高一英语上学期期末考试(白银市第十中学)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。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题纸相应的位置上。2.本试卷满分120分，考试用时100分钟。3.答题全部打答题纸上完成，试卷上答题无效。第I卷第一部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节：(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。AThekingsofancientEgyptbuiltstrongtombs（坟墓）tokeeptheirbodiessaf

2、eafterdeathandtoholdtheirtreasures.TheGreatPyramidwasbuiltthousandsofyearsagoforakingcalledKhufu.ItislocatedonthewestbankofNileRivernotfarfromCairo.InfactallthepyramidsalongtheNileareonitswestbank.TheancientEgyptianscomparedtherisingofthesuntothebeginningoflifeandthesettingofthesu

3、ntotheendoflife.ThisiswhytheirdeadbodieswereburiedonthewestbankoftheNile.ThepeopleofMexicoalsobuiltpyramids.Theydidnotbuildthepyramidsfortombs.Theyusedtobuildapyramidandthenatempleontopofit.ThepyramidsofMexicoarenotashighasthepyramidsofEgypt,buttheyarebig.Eachofthepyramidshasawide

4、stairwaythatgoesfromthebottomtothetop.ThebiggestpyramidinMexicoisalmost2000yearsold.Scientiststhinkittook10,000menmorethantenyearstobuildit.Onthetoptheybuiltatempleofthesun.ThetempleisnolongertherebutpeoplestillcallitthePyramidoftheSun.Nearitisanotherhugepyramid,thePyramidoftheMoo

5、n.1.InancientEgyptpyramidswerebuilt.A.forvisitorstoseeB.forkingstoliveinC.asthekings’tombsD.forkingKhufu2.AllthepyramidsalongtheNileareonitswestbank,becauseinancientEgyptpeoplethought__________.A.theydiedinthewestB.thesunsetsinthewestC.theendoftheirliveswaslikethesettingofthesunD.

6、theywouldgotothewestafterdeath3.Whichofthefollowingiswrong?A.ThekingsofancientEgyptbuiltstrongtombsonlytoholdtreasures.B.TheancientEgyptianscomparedtherisingofthesuntothebeginningoflifeandthesettingofthesuntotheendoflife.C.ThebiggestpyramidinMexicoisnearly2000yearsold.D.NearthePyr

7、amidofthesun,thereisthePyramidoftheMoon.BI’msureyouknowthesong“HappyBirthday”.Butdoyouknowwhowrotethesongandforwhomitwaswritten?Theretiredprofessor,ArchibaldA.HillinLousciville,USAcouldtellusthestory.Ninety-sevenyearsago,twoofMr.ArchibaldHill’saunts,MissPattyHillandMissMildredHill

8、wereaskedtowritesomesongsforabook