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1、2015-2016学年上学期期中考试试卷高一英语考试时间100分钟满分120分第二部分：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中（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项AYoumaythinkthatanundergroundtownof3,500peopleissomethingoutofascience-fictionfilm.Youmaynotbelievethatsuchatownhasshopscarparks,hotels,rest
2、aurants,cafesandmuchmore.Well,CooberPedyinAustraliaisjustsuchaplace.Minersandtheirfamilieschoosetolivelikethis,hopingtogetrichlookingforthepreciousstonesthatAustraliaisfamousfor---opals(蛋白石).Livingundergroundistheonlywaytobeawayfromthesandstormsandthehighte
3、mperaturesaboveground.Deepdowninthetownfarbelowthedesertsurface,thetemperatureisbetween19℃and20℃andlifeiscool.MaryDeaneandherhusbandJimareamongtheluckyones.Theyliveinahome,builtwithmoneyfromtheopalsJimhasfound.“Wheneverpeoplehearweliveunderground,theyalways
4、imagineadustycave,”saysMary,“buttheyareamazedatmycleankitchen,ourfurnitureandelectricalappliancesinhere.”However,noteverythingisperfectinCooberPedy.Maryhasatinygardenthatsheisveryproudof,butthegrassisnotreal.Plantlifeisrare.Waterisfivetimesmoreexpensiveunde
5、rgroundthanitisoverground.Recyclingisawayoflife,soJimusuallywasheshiscarwithbathwaterandtheyhaveaspecialsystemtoreusethewaterfromthedishwasherandwashingmachine.Evenso,mostfamiliesenjoylifeinCooberPedy.Thechildrencanmakeasmuchnoiseastheywantandtherearenocomp
6、laintsfromtheneighborsbecausethethickwallsstopsoundsfromtraveling.Adultsenjoythepeaceandquietawayfromtheworldabove.1121.PeopleinCooberPedyliveunderground______.A.becauseoftheirsecretidentitiesB.becauseitiswarmerundergroundC.sothattheycansavesomemoneyD.dueto
7、theterriblenaturalenvironment.22.WhichwordcanbestdescribeMary’slifeundergroundaccordingtoParagraph3?A.Comfortable.B.Exciting.C.Healthy.D.Lonely.23.WhichisthebiggestproblempeopleinCooberPedyhavetoface?A.Highlivingexpenses.B.Theawfullydustyenvironment.C.Short
8、ageofwaterandgreenery.D.Theextremelyhightemperatures24.ChildrenenjoythelifeinCooberPedymainlybecausethey_____.A.enjoytravelingaroundwiththeirparentsB.cangetmanyexpensivetoysfromtheirparentsC.enjoythepe
