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珠藏中学高三年级第二次月考(半期)英语试题 （时间：100分钟 分值：120分 ） 制卷人：刘万平 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分，阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） （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。 （A） For thousands of years，man has enjoyed the taste of apples.Apples，which are about 85 percent of water，grow almost everywhere in the world but the hottest and coldest areas.Among the leading countries in apple production are China，France and the United States. There are various kinds of apples.But a very few make up the majority of those grown for sale.The three most common kinds grown in the United States are Delicious，Golden Delicious，and McIntosh. Apples are different in colour，size and taste.The colour of the skin may be red，green，or yellow.They have various sizes，with Delicious apples being among the largest.The taste may be sweet or tartGenerally，sweet apples are eaten fresh while tart apples are used to make apple sauce. Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve metres.They do best in areas that have very cold winters.Although no fruit is yielded during the winter，this cold periold is good for the tree. 1．It can be learned from the text that Delicious apples are________. A．grown in France B．sold everywhere C．very big D．quite sweet 2．Cold winter weather is good for________. A．the growth of apple trees B．producing large apples C．improving the taste of apples D．the increase of water in apples 3．China，France and the United States are considered to________. A．be large producers of apples B．be large producers of apple sauce C．have the longest history in apple production D．have the coldest winter among apple producing countries 4．The underlined word“yielded”in the last sentence means“________”． A．improved B．increased C．produced D．sold Ecotourism：A Different Way to Travel Are you attracted to obscure places？Do you prefer to vacation away from other tourists？Are you careful to take only memories and to leave only footprints？If you answered yes to more than one of these questions，you just might be an ecotourist. Ecotourists are