黑龙江省佳木斯市20xx-20xx学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题

黑龙江省佳木斯市20xx-20xx学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题内容摘要：

the Cheeseman family, which is dad Ethan Cheeseman and his three “smart, polite and attractive children.” (The reason why there is no mother is central to the story, which is about time travel, dinosaurs and delicious ice cream.) Even if you haven’t read the earlier books in the series, you’ll find this story exciting and mostly laugh outloud funny. “The Santa Trap,” by Jonathan Emmett. $. Age 5 and older. We’re really hoping that none of you reading this is as bad a kid as Bradley Bartleby. Because even Santa (圣诞老人 ) finds it hard to put Bradley on a “nice” list. In fact, Santa won’t give Bradley anything but socks, and bad, bad Bradley is bored. So he sets out to trap Santa and steal all the toys that Santa is carrying for good girls and boys. This funny story will have you talking about the importance of “being good.” “Let’s Make Some Great Fingerprint Art,” by Marion Deuchars. $. Age 5 and older. All you need to enjoy this book is your finger, and ink pad(印台 ) and your imagination. Do you know that two thumbprints(拇指的指纹 ) can create a heart or that those same two prints can create pigs, cats or bees? The book is filled with clever ideas, but we think the best part is that it will help you e up with more of your own. “Twelve Kinds of Ice,” by Ellen Bryan Obed. $. Age 8 and older. This is a short (just 64 pages) and beautifully pictured book that tells the story of one winter’s worth of ice. It starts with the thin ice that forms on a bottle of water and continues with the ice that is perfect for a skating party. Even when winter draws to a close and the ice has turns into water, you know that some ice always remains: the ice of your memories. This book will have you hoping for a pair of skates under the tree and cold days this winter. 29. Bradley Bartleby __________. A. helps Santa hand out gifts B. gets nothing from Santa C. makes Santa angry D. steals Santa’s toys 30. The book “Twelve Kinds if Ice”________. A. is a thick book B. has beautiful pictures C. is the cheapest of the four D. is about the ice on a skating area 31. If 5yearold Alice wants to create something herself, she may be interested in the book written by ________. A. Ellen Bryan Obed B. Jonathan Emmett C. Marion Deuchars D. Cuthbert Soup 32. In which part of a newspaper can we find the text? A. Arts. B. Travel. C. Science. D. Literature. D What made people call banana a banana and a pineapple a pineapple and not something else? Actually there is a reason behind the names given to each and everything。 be it a fruit, vegetable, an animal or lifeless things like stars, plas, etc. However, sometimes the names are misleading. Take the example of pineapple: it doesn’t e from a pine tree, nor is it an apple. The pineapple is native of southern Brazil and Paraguay in South America. Native Indians spread this fruit, called Ananas, through South and Central America to the West Indies. In 1493, Columbus, on his voyage to the Caribbean, found the fruit on the island of Guadaloupe. To the European eye, this curious new fruit had a rough appearance like a pinecone(松塔 ) and inside the fruit had a firm center core like an apple. So bining the two they called it “pineapple”. In Europe, sweets and fresh tropical(热带的 ) fruit were not mon. They were transported at great cost from various voyages and journeys. In such conditions, this ripe yellow fruit, which was bursting with natural sweetness, made the pineapple a popular fruit. It was such a luxury that King CharlesⅡ of England ordered to paint a picture where he is seen receiving a pineapple as a gift! For many years after, rich Europeans carefully grew the pineapple in their own greenhouses. 33. The question asked in the first paragraph is used to _________. A. tell the difference between bananas and pineapples B. express the puzzlement of the writer C. ask。