河南信阳市息县第三高级中学2015-2016学年高一英语下学期第二次月考试题.docVIP

2015—2016学年下期息县三高高一第二次月考 英语试题 听力略 第部分阅读理解 （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 （A 、B 、C 和 D ）中选出最佳选项 ，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 ??? Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again． They want to bring water to the deserts， so people can live and grow food． They are learning a lot about the deserts． But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time． Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time． ??? Why is more and more land becoming desert？ Scientists think that people make deserts． People are doing bad things to the earth． ??? Some places on the earth dont get much rain． But they still dont become deserts． This is because some green plants are growing there． Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places． Plants dont let the sun make the earth even drier． Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away． When a bit of rain falls， the plants hold the water． Without plants， the land can become desert more easily． 21． Deserts ． ???? A． never have any plants or animals in them???? B． can all be turned into good land before long???? C． are becoming smaller and smaller??????????????? D． get very little rain22． Small green plants are very important to dry places because ． ???? A． they dont let the sun make the earth even drier???? B． they dont let the wind blow the soil away???? C． they hold water???????????????????????????? D． All of the above． 23． Land is becoming desert little by little because ． ???? A． plants cant grow there???????????????? B． there is not enough rain???? C． people havent done what scientists wish them to do???? D． scientists know little about the deserts24． Which is the main idea of the first paragraph？???? A． Scientists know how to change desert into good land． ???? B． Land is becoming desert faster than scientists can change it back into good land． ??? C． If scientists can bring water to desert， people can live and grow food??? there． ???? D． More and more places are beco