1、四川省遂宁市学年高一下学期期末英语试题四川省遂宁市2020-2021学年高一下学期期末英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读选择Family Activities in HawaiiKids get bored easily, but they wont be in Hawaii. To help you and your kids plan for that perfect Hawaiian vacation, here are some of activities you can enjoy at Hawaiis main islands:KauaiTo start off, k
2、eep your kids busy by letting them explore Hawaiis art, culture, history, and unique geography hands-on at the Kauai Childrens Discovery museum. Exciting activities your kids will enjoy at this museum include star observing, creating artworks and rock climbing.OahuOahu is another island that offers
3、plenty of activities the whole family will enjoy. If you want to pet a dolphin or sea lion, you can go to the Sea Life Park. Also get a sight of life underwater through their Sea Trek Adventure activity where you go 18 ft. underwater for a human-and-fish meet and greet.MolokaiEnjoy Molokais laid-bac
4、k atmosphere by visiting the Molokai Horse & Wagon Ride. The horse and wagon ride usually starts at the mango grove. Another good idea is to visit the Big Wind Kite Factory to see how kites are made and fly one of your own. Learn kite-flying and kite-making techniques and let kids pilot their own ki
5、tes.Big IslandAside from the beaches, Hawaii is especially known for its volcanoes. And if you go to the Big Island, you can let your family experience several of these volcanoes by visiting the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Watch up close a live volcano gently spewing lava at the Hawaii Volcanoes
6、 National Park for an unforgettable yet educational experience.1Which island will you visit if your children are interested in sea animals?AKauai. BOahu.CMolokai. DBig Island.2What skills will children learn on Molokai?ARiding a horse. BCreating artworks.CMaking kites. DRunning a factory.3What will
7、make the visit to Big Island memorable?AThe live volcanoes. BThe dead volcanoes.CThe beaches. DThe education program. Emmy Combs, 17, lost her hair as a young girl due to the autoimmune disorder, a disease which caused complete loss of hair all over her body. From the age of five until she was 16, E
8、mmy wore bandanas(花绸巾) to cover her head.But in May last year, she made the decision to stop wearing them. Emmy admitted that taking her bandana off for the first time was a fearful experience, but her close friends and family stuck by her. It was time to try new things and I have always wanted to g
9、row out of wearing bandanas, Emmy said. My friends and family pushed me to go through with it and Im glad that they did. Even though it does not seem that hard to do, it was one of the hardest things that I have ever done. It was stressful, but I had my friends and family by my side the entire time.
10、 I have always been a confident person to others and myself. I was at a very young age when it happened, however over the many years of growing up with it the reaction I usually get from people ranges from just curiosity and kind, generous comments. Sometimes I will get an occasional rude-sounding c
11、omment, however I have never let it get to me. Emmy taught herself how to use make-up to improve her natural features and replace the ones shes missing, such as eyebrows and lashes. She shares her make-up looks on her blog and is committed to helping others be confident with their appearance.I have
12、learned over the past 17 years of my life that you control how you want to live your life. You choose the lifestyle that makes you happy, she said.4How did Emmy feel when she decided to show her hairless head?AConfident. BNervous.CLight-hearted. DAshamed5What did Emmy do towards unkind comments on h
13、er hairless head?AShe was angry. BShe felt deeply hurt.CShe just ignored them. DShe talked back.6Why did Emmy show her make-up looks on her blog?AShow her beauty. BShow her courage.CShow her make-up skills. DInspire others.7What life lesson has she learnt?AJust follow her heart. BFace challenges bra
14、vely.CDevelop herself to the fullest. DJust accept what it is. The national movement to get rid of plastic bags is gaining steam with more than 240 cities and counties passing laws that ban or tax them since 2007 in the US. But these bans may be hurting the environment more than helping it.Universit
15、y of Sydney economist Rebecca Taylor and colleagues compared bag use in cities with bans with those without them. For six months, they spent weekends in grocery stores recording the types of bags people carried out.Taylor found these bag bans did what they were supposed to: People in the cities with
16、 the bans used fewer plastic bags, which led to about 40 million fewer pounds of plastic garbage per year. But people who used to reuse their shopping bags for other purposes, like picking up dog waste, still needed bags. What I found was that sales of garbage bags actually grew sharply after plasti
17、c grocery bags were banned, she says.Garbage bags are thick and use more plastic than typical shopping bags. So about 30 percent of the plastic that was reduced by the ban comes back in the form of thicker garbage bags, Taylor says. On top of that, cities that banned plastic bags saw a surge in the
18、use of paper bags, which she estimates（估计）resulted in about 80 million pounds of extra paper garbage per year.A bunch of studies find that paper bags are actually worse for the environment. They require cutting down and processing trees, which involves lots of water, toxic chemicals and fuel. While
19、paper is biodegradable(可生物降解的) and avoids some of the problems of plastic, Taylor says, the huge increase of paper means banning plastic shopping bags increases greenhouse gas emissions(排放).The Danish government recently did a study that took into account environmental impacts（影响）beyond simply green
20、house gas emissions, including water use, damage to ecosystems and air pollution. These factors make cloth bags even worse. They estimate you would have to use an organic cotton bag 20,000 times more than a plastic grocery bag to make using it better for the environment.8What is main idea of the pas
21、sage?ABanning plastic bags is gaining popularity worldwide.BBanning plastic has great influence on peoples life.CBanning plastic increases the use of pager and cloth bags.DBanning plastic may harm rather than help the environment.9What is the result of banning grocery plastic bags?APlastic bags are
22、no longer needed.BPeople began to reuse their plastic bags.CThe amount of garbage is even greater.DMost of the reduced plastic returns in garbage bags.10Why are paper and cloth bags worse for the environment?AThey are not as biodegradable as plastic bags.BIt hurts the environment more to make them.C
23、They cant be reused as many times as plastic bags.DThey are much thicker than plastic bags.11What does the underlined word in the fourth paragraph mean?ASharp increase. BFast development.CTight control. DSharp decrease. A year ago, Jiao Wenchao, 31 and a college teacher suddenly realized that he was
24、 having hearing problems. A hospital examination suggested that both his ears were losing the ability to hear high frequency sounds. The doctor told him that the problem was caused by over exposure（暴露）to high frequency and loud noise, including from his earphones.A recent report by the World Health
25、Organization has warned that some 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults are at risk of hearing loss due to the unsafe use of personal audio devices, including smart phones.Data from studies in middle-and high-income countries analyzed by WHO indicate that among teenagers and young adults aged betwe
26、en 12 and 35, nearly 50 percent were exposed to unsafe levels of sound from personal audio devices and around 40 percent were exposed to potentially(潜在地) damaging levels of sound at entertainment sites.According to the study, safe listening depends on the intensity(密度) or loudness of sound, as well
27、as the duration（持续）and frequency of listening. When the exposure is particularly loud, regular or prolonged, it could lead to permanent damage of the ears sensory cells, it says.The study results have caught wide attention on the Internet in China. Many internet users admit that compared with more n
28、oticeable health problems like eyesight loss, hearing loss has been largely neglected(忽略) as it is usually in the high frequency section, which means that those who suffer it can still carry out daily communication unaffected.Pan Tao, an otologist from Peking University Third Hospital in Beijing say
29、s that timely treatment is critical. This is because sometimes the hearing loss is temporary and can be cured with therapy, including medicine. However, it can become irreversible(不可逆转的) if the problem is not properly treated within the first two or three months.But many people miss the best time to
30、 get treated because they do not even realize the existence of the problem.It says teenagers and young people can better protect their hearing by keeping the volume down on personal audio devices, wearing earplugs when visiting noisy sites, and using carefully fitted, and, if possible, noise-canceli
31、ng earphones or headphones.12What causes hearing loss?AFreguent exposure to loud noise.BListening to music on the phones.CGoing to noisy places once in a while.DNot having your hearing examined regularly.13What can we conclude from the studies by WHO?AHalf of the population in rich countries will go
32、 deaf.BPeople should not use personal audio devices.CLoud noise will cause physical damage to ears.DHearing loss is a potentially serious problem.14Why dont people pay attention to hearing loss?AIt wont affect communication. BIt can be cured easily.CIt often escapes notice. DIt is only temporary.15What is suggested to avoid hearing loss?AHave your hearing examined regularly.BKeep
