辽宁省大连市第三中学213-2014学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题.docVIP

高一下学期期末考试英语试题、 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试用时120分钟。 第Ⅰ卷,,,,,,选择题,,,, 第一部分听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 第二部分：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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,A You,,may,,think,,that,,an,,underground,,town,,of,,3,500,,people,,is,,something,,out,,of,,a,,science-fiction,,film.,,You,,may,,not,,believe,,that,,such,,a,,town,,has,,shops,,car,,parks,,,hotels,,,restaurants,,,cafes,,and,,much,,more.,,Well,,,Coober,,Pedy,,in,,Australia,,is,,just,,such,,a,,place. Miners,,and,,their,,families,,choose,,to,,live,,like,,this,,,hoping,,to,,get,,rich,,looking,,for,,the,,precious,,stones,,that,,Australia,,is,,famous,,for,,---,,opals(蛋白石).,,Living,,underground,,is,,the,,only,,way,,to,,be,,away,,from,,the,,sandstorms,,and,,the,,high,,temperatures,,above,,ground.,,Deep,,down,,in,,the,,town,,far,,below,,the,,desert,,surface,,,the,,temperature,,is,,between,,19℃,,and,,20℃ Mary,,Deane,,and,,her,,husband,,Jim,,are,,among,,the,,lucky,,ones.,,They,,live,,in,,a,,home,,,built,,with,,money,,from,,the,,opals,,Jim,,has,,found.,,“Whenever,,people,,hear,,we,,live,,underground,,,they,,always,,imagine,,a,,dusty,,cave,”,,says,,Mary,,,“but,,they,,are,,amazed,,at,,my,,clean,,kitchen,,,our,,furniture,,and,,electrical,,appliances,,in,,here.” However,,,not,,everything,,is,,perfect,,in,,Coober,,Pedy.,,Mary,,has,,a,,tiny,,garden,,that,,she,,is,,very,,proud,,of,,,but,,the,,grass,,is,,not,,real.,,Plant,,life,,is,,rare.,,Water,,is,,five,,times,,more,,expensive,,underground,,than,,it,,is,,overground.,,Recycling,,is,,a,,way,,of,,life,,,so,,Jim,,usually,,washes,,his,,car,,with,,bath,,water,,and,,they,,have,,a,,special,,system,,to,,reuse,,the,,water,,from,,the,,dishwasher,,and,,washing,,machine. Even,,so,,,most,,families,,enjoy,,life,,in,,Coober,,Pedy.,,The,,children,,can,,make,,as,,much,,noise,,as,,they,,want,,and,,there,,are,,no,,complaints,,from,,the,,neighbors,,because,,the,,thick,,walls,,stop,,sound