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甘肃省定西市2017-2018学年高一英语上学期期中试题 命题范围：（必修一1- 4单元） 命题人： 答题时间：120分钟 第Ⅰ卷第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项.（共小题；每小题2分，满分0分） ??? Scientists would like to place a huge mirror in space above the earth. It might be sixty miles wide. It would be used to catch the rays (光线) of the sun. It would direct the sun’s rays upon the earth as a child might do to make sunlight dance on the wall with a hand mirror.??? Why do they want to do this? The sun’s rays could be helpful in many ways. They could light up cities by night. The warm rays could stop frosts(霜冻) which might come at might and fruit crops. They could melt (融化) dangerous icebergs in the ocean. Perhaps they could change cloud movements and bring rain where it is needed.1. The huge mirror would ______.?? A. stand 60 miles in height (高度).????? B. be 60 miles from side to side.?? C. cover 60 miles of the earth.???????? D. be 60 miles above the earth.2. The mirror would be used to ______.?? A. reflect (反射)sunlight.???????????? B. absorb (吸收) sunlight.?? C. see what the earth looks like.??????? D. see how clouds move.3. The strong light from the mirror could possibly ______.?? A. hurt fruit crops.????????????????? B. set fire to cities.?? C. bring longer daytime.????????????? D. shine through walls.4. The huge mirror is ______.?? A. something in a story.????????????? B. already made.?? C. just an idea.???????????????????? D. to be made soon. B Benin is one of the smallest African states. It lies in West Africa on the Gulf (海湾) of Guinea, to the south of Burkina Faso and Niger, between Togo on the west and Nigeria on the east.??? Benin used to be called Dahomey and was controlled and ruled by France from 1893 to 1960, when it became independent (独立). In 1963 the army general Soglo overthrew (推翻) the first president. Maga. Soglo set up an army government and called himself head of state in 1965, but was