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扎兰屯一中2014-2015年度高二英语期中考试 （新人教版） 时间：100分钟 满分：120分 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40） 第一节（共题，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 From the beginning rivers have played an important part in life of man. Man of the earliest times used the rivers as a means of travel. Today rivers still serve as a great waterway for the transport and people. In ancient times, man settled near rivers or on river banks and built up large empires. Water is nature’s most valuable gift to man. Man needs water to irrigate his crops, to cook and to wash. In nations all over the world, rivers mean life and wealth. They feed and clothe nations around them. Water is also a source of energy and power. Man builds huge dams across the rivers to control the water for irrigation and get the energy needed to drive generators. The electrical power is then directed to homes, cities, factories and television stations. Man uses water each day. In a small way rivers help to keep man in good health and provide for his amusements. Various forms of water sports keep man strong and healthy. 1. Rivers have been important to man______. A. since the last century B. since they came into being C. since a few hundred years ago D. since the beginning of BC 2. Man in old times traveled from one continent to another_______. A. by sea B. by air C. by train D. by bus 3. Generators are machines that are used_________. A. to direct electrical B. to control C. to build dams D. to produce electricity B May: Happenings from the past May 5, 1884 Isaac Murphy, son of a slave and perhaps the greatest horse rider in American history, rode Buchanan to win his first Kentucky Derby. He became the first rider ever to win the race three times. May 9, 1754 Benjamin Franklins Pennsylvania Gazette produced perhaps the first American political cartoon, showing a snake cut in pieces with the words Join