山东省济宁市济宁一中2014-2015学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷(2)

And I joined the group. We talked about tea and Chinese cooking and how much my boys have grown since we arrived. One man said, “They were pocket-sized when you came here. Now they’re taller than you. How time flies!”

How life flies. And Chinese are smart enough to share what they know. They cannot keep. They freely give off their time, never too busy to help a friend. And they

are teaching me, slowly, to both give and receive.

So the next time someone says, “No charge. We’re friends!” I will thank them heartily. But if they show up later asking me to tutor them in English. I’ll make sure they tutor my son in Chinese as well, because there’s still no free lunch.

26. Why did the author insist paying the repairman when he was offered free repairs?

A. Because he was an honest man.

B. Because he didn’t know the repairman.

C. Because he thought it natural to pay for other’s service.

D. Because he didn’t want to help others.

27. The underlined word “figure out” in Paragraph 3 probably means A. calculate B. admire C. mix D. understand

28. Generally, the author thinks that A. Chinese are generous and always ready to help their friends

B. Chinese are good at exchange of equal values

C. Chinese are free enough to drink tea and chat with their friends

D. Chinese are helpful but don’t treasure time

29. The best title of the article should be A. Still no free lunch B. A good lesson from the Chinese

C. True help or not D. Learn to give

30. Which of the following is true?

A. Chinese seldom refuse payment for professional services.

B. When a peasant knew the author needed a mill, he made one for the author himself.

C. The author thinks that Chinese are wise enough to enjoy their life.

D. Finally, the author didn’t change his mind about what the Chinese do.

C

A farmer feels very delighted while he is watching his orange trees. The young oranges are growing well in Florida’s weather. Warm sunshine and gentle rains, along with the farmer’s expert care, will produce a good crop of oranges this year. The

farmer was Ed Rawlings.

But Ed has to fight against Florida’s changeable winter. In January and February, temperatures can destroy Ed’s entire orange crop. Having farmed in Florida for the past 35 years, Ed Rawlings is prepared for the frosts. When temperatures drop below freezing(冰点), Ed tries to save his crops by watering his orange trees. The water freezes and forms a thin layer(层) of ice on the trees. Strange as it may sound, this layer of ice actually keeps the fruit warm.

What happens is simple. When the trees are watered, the water loses heat and temperature at a safe level. Ed Rawlings has effectively used this method to save many orange crops.

But Ed still faces some difficulties. The trees should be watered at the exact moment the temperature drops to the freezing point. Also, just the right quantity of water must be used. Too much water can form a thick layer of ice that will break the trees’ branches. Another difficulty is that wind blows away the heat. So Ed has to worry about not only when but also how often his trees should be watered, and how much water should be used.

Computer technology may help Ed Rawlings with some of these worries. With equipment, air and soil temperatures and wind speed can be measured. The information is fed into a computer which can tell when temperatures drop to freezing. The computer can correctly decide the quantity of water to be used and how frequently the trees should be watered. Ed Rawlings will find looking after his orange trees a lot easier with the help of a computer, and we’ll have the benefits of computer-age oranges.

31. What is the passage mainly about?

A. A farmer’s expert care for his orange trees.

B. The different uses of computers.

C. Growing oranges in Florida’s changeable weather.

D. Different ways of frost protection.

32. Ed tried to protect and save his crop by .

A. using a wind machine to drive away the cold air

B. equipping his orange trees with a computer

C. watering it at the proper time

D. picking his fruit at the first sign of frost

33. In the writer’s eyes, computers .

A. are too expensive for small farmers

B. can be a valuable tool for the farmer

C. can be used to help oranges grow bigger

D. cannot take the place of the farmer’s experience and judgment

34. Which of the following is NOT necessary for Ed Rawlings to do?

A. He should water the orange trees as soon as the temperature drops to the freezing point.

B. He should decide the quantity of water for the orange trees.

C. He has to water the orange trees the most frequently in January and February.

D. He has to judge how often he should water the orange trees.

35. The underlined phrase “sucked in”(Para.3) probably means .

A. strengthen B. disappear C. weaken D. absorb

第二节 七选五（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

答题卡涂卡说明： 若答案选E，请将答题卡上对应题号的A、B涂黑；若答案选F，请将答题卡上对应题号的A、B、C涂黑；若答案选G，请将答题卡上对应题号的A、B、C、D涂黑。

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