黑龙江省佳木斯市汤原2021-2022学年高一上学期期末英语试卷

汤原高中2021-2022上学期

高一学年期末考试英语学科试卷

试卷满分150分考试时间120分钟

出题人：侯桂香

第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15题：每小题2.5分，满分37・5分）

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项

A

TheFennecfoxisalsoknownasthedesertfoxsinceitsurvivesintheSaharaDesert（撒哈

拉沙漠）.Itisthesmallestofthespeciesoffbxes,andquiteafewpeoplewishtoraiseitasa

petbecauseofitsappearance.However,thisisveryrare,asitneedsspecialcareandattention.

LefstakealookatthebasicinformationontheFennecfbx,includingitsphysicalappearance,

naturalhabitatanddiet.

PhysicalAppearance

TheFennecfbxisthesmallesttypeoffox,withabodylengthofabout9.5一16inches,and

6-inch-longears.Itweighsonlyaroundonekilogram.Ithasacream-coloredfurrybodywith

ablack-tippedtail.

Theirearsarethelargestamongallfoxesrelativetothebodysize,whichnotonlyprovide

themwithgreathearing,butalsoradiatetheextremedesertheatandthushelptokeepthe

bodycool.Moreover,inordertowalkonthehotsand,aFennecfbx*sfeetarecoveredwith

thickfur.Besidesthat,thefeetalsohelpindigging,asthisanimallivesundertheground.

HabitatandLifestyle

ThehabitatofthisanimalismainlyintheSaharaDesert,andalsoinotherpartsofNorth

Africa.TheFennecfbxisusuallyactiveduringthenight.Thischaracterhelpsitdeal

successfullywiththeextremeheatinthedesert.

Asanextremelysocialanimal,itoftenlivesingroupsoftenandeachgrouphasitsown

land.Thisanimalis,however,aggressivetoo,readytoattack,especiallyinthemating（交配）

season,whentheyallcompetewitheachotherforamate.

Diet

TheFennecfbxisanomnivore（杂食动物）.Whileitcansurviveonplants,italsoneeds

otheritemssuchasinsects,rabbits,birdsandeggs.Gettingusedtolivinginthedesertallows

ittosurvivefbrlongperiodswithoutanywater.Theytakeinwaterwheneatingfood,and

theywilldrinkwaterifavailable.

l.ThereasonwhyquiteafewpeoplewishtoraisetheFennecfbxisthatit.

A.hassmallbodysizeB.hasgreathearing

C.getsactiveatnightD.hasspecialappearance

2.Theunderlinedwordnradiaten（paragraph3）isclosestinmeaningto"

A.releaseB.measureC.surviveD.seek

3.WhatcanweinferabouttheFennecfox?

A.It'sthesmallestanimalinthedesert.B.It'snoteasytoraiseitasapet.

C.Itcansurvivewithoutanywater.D.Itseldomattacksothers.

B

Therearemanygardeningtips.Somesuggestplayingmusicfbryourhouseplants,having

conversationswiththem,orevengivingthemagentletouchnowandthen.Mostofthese

practicesareprobablymorefbrthebenefitofthegardenerthanthegarden,andgenerally

harmlessenoughbutexceptthelastone.Yourplantsreallydislikeitwhenyoutouchthem.

AnewstudyoutoftheLaTrobeInstitutefbrAgricultureandFoodhasfoundthatmost

plantsareextremelysensitivetotouch,andevenalighttouchcansignificantlystunt（遏制）

theirgrowth.nThelightesttouchfromahuman,animals,insects,orevenplantstouching

eachotherinthewind,cancauseahugegeneresponseintheplant/saidJimWhelan,who

ledthenewstudy.nWithin30minutesofbeingtouched,10%oftheplanfsgenome（基因组）

canbechanged.Thisinvolvesahugeexpenditure（消耗）ofenergywhichistakenawayfrom

plantgrowth.Ifthetouchingisrepeated,thenplantgrowthisreducedbyupto30%.”

Whelanandhisteamarestilltryingtofindoutwhyplantsrespond,atthegeneticlevel,so

strongly.Theydohavesometheories,however.nWeknowthatwhenaninsectlandsona

plant,genesareactivated（激7舌）preparingtheplantfordefendingitselfagainstbeingeaten/

saidDr.YanWang,coauthorofthestudy.

Untilmoreresearchisdone,ifsjustaguessatthispoint.Still,thefindingsmightalready

leadtonewmethodsfbrhowagriculturalistsdealwiththeircrops,tobestpromotehealthier

growth.

Ifsworthnoticingthatwhilethestudyfoundthatplantsoftenrespondtojustasingle

touchinnegativeways,it'sreallyrepeatedtouchthatcauseslastingstuntedgrowth.Thafs

becausetheplantsarelookingforpatternsinthetouching,totellharmfultouchfromrandom

touch.Soitdoesn'tmatterifyouaccidentallybrushupagainstabushduringawalkthrough

thewoods.

4.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?

A.Bycomparing.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Bylistingnumbers.D.Byshowingresultsofstudies.

5.Whycantouchingstuntaplantgrowingaccordingtothestudy?

A.Itleadstotheplantsenergyexpenditure.

B.Itmakestheplantsensitivetothreats.

C.Itcausesageneticdisorderintheplant.

D.Itpreventstheplantabsorbingnutrients.

6.WhafstheimportanceofthestudybyWhelanandhisteam?

A.Itgivesusmoreusefulgardeningtips.

B.Ithelpsfindwaystoensureplants*healthygrowth.

C.Itcontributestothefurtherstudyongenes.

D.Itusesdatatowarnpeoplenottotouchplants.

7.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Somethingisdonetohelpplantsgrow.

B.Plants*genomecanbechangedeasily.

C.Plantsdon'treallyliketobetouched.

D.Whatwedoeverydaymaydestroyplants.

C

Myschoolappearedonthenewslastweekbecausewehadmadeanimportantchangeinour

localarea.Ourclasshadplantedalargegardeninwhatwasonceonlyavacantlot.Itwasa

lotofwork,butitwasallworthit.Igotblistersfromdigging,andweallgotinsectbites,too.

Ilearnedalotaboutgardeningandcooperation,andthenIlearnedaboutthemedia.Our

teacherstelephonedtheTVstationandinformedthemofwhatwehadaccomplished.She

spokewiththeproducer.Theproducercheckedwiththedirectors,buttheysaidtherewere

plentyofstoriessimilartoours.Theywantedtoknowwhatwasspecialaboutourparticular

garden,sincemanyschoolsplantthem.

Theteacherexplainedthat,aftergoingontheInternettolearnabouttheprairie（大草原），

wehadmadeaprairiegarden.Wehadgonetoaprairieandgottenseedsfromtheplants,and

thenweplantedthem.Wedidnotwaterthegarden,butwedidweedit.Wedecidedtolet

naturewateritwithrain,sincethatwashowprairiesgrewinthepast.Wesentapictureofthe

gardentothenewsstation.Inthepicture,thegrasswassohighthatitstoodtallerthanthe

fourth-gradestudents.

Asaresult,theproducersentareportertoourschool.Heinterviewedtheheadmasterand

askedhimmanyquestionsaboutthegarden.Afterthat,theyintervieweus,andweexplained

tothemwhatwehadlearnedthroughthisproject.

Thatnight,wewatchedthenews,andtherewewere.Thenewsreporter

toldourstory.Itwasonlytwominuteslong,butitwasus.Wewerefamous.Allthatwork,all

thoseblisters,itwasworthit.Weknewthatwhenwesawthegardeneveryday,butnowwe

knewthatthewholecitythoughtso,too.

8.WhatseemedtobetheTVdirectors1initialreactiontothegarden?

A.Theywereexcited.B.Theyweresurprised.

C.Theywerewomed.D.Theywereuninterested.

9.Whatisspecialaboutthegarden?

A.Weedswereallowedtospreadnaturally.B.Thegrassgrewfasterthancommongrass.

C.Theseedscamefromtheplantsofaprairie.D.Undergroundwaterwasusedfortheplants.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"refertointhelastparagraph?

A.Wegotblistersonourhands.B.Ourhardworkwasworthwhile.

C.Thegardenwouldbefomous.D.Theprojectwouldbefinished.

1l.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttheproject?

A.Annoyed.B.Curious.C.Proud.D.Regretful.

D

Yourteenagebestfriendcouldbegoodfbryourlong-termmentalhealth,accordingtoa

newstudypublishedinthejournalChildDevelopment.Accordingtothefindings,teenagers

aged15to16whohadaclosefriendshipratherthanalargergroupoffriendstheywereless

closetohadagreatersenseofself-worthbythetimetheywere25yearsold.Thosepeople

withaveryclosebestfriendwerealsolesslikelytoexperiencesocialanxiety,thestudy

found.

Apastresearchhassuggestedthatteenfriendshipsareimportant.Friendshipsduringthe

teenageyearspredictacademicsuccessandimprovedmentalhealth.Butthenewresearch

furtherexploresthetypeoffriendshipsteenagershave.

Manystudyparticipantsdidnotcontinuetohaveacloserelationshipwiththeirhigh-school

bestfriend,leadingtheresearcherstowonderwhatexactlywasresponsibleforthemental

healthbenefits.Theythoughtthattheskillsandabilitytobuildsuchafriendshipmaybe

moreimportantthanthefriendshipitself

Andastheresearcherspointout,thoseskillsarenotnecessarilybroughttobearintheworld

ofsocialmedia."Astechnologymakesitincreasinglyeasytobuildasocialnetworkof

shallowfriends,focusingtimeandattentionondevelopingcloseconnectionswithafew

individualsshouldbeapriority,oneoftheresearchers,JosephAllen,saidinastatement.

12.Whatisthebenefitofhavingacloseteenagefriendship?

A.Goodperformanceinhighschool.

B.Mentalhealthbyearlyadulthood.

C.Alargesocialnetworkinthefuture.

D.Agreatersenseofself-worthallthetime.

13.Whatcanwelearnaboutthepastresearch?

A.Itattachedimportancetoteenfriendships.

B.Itexploredthetypesofteenagefriendships.

C.Ithelpedimproveteenagers*mentalhealth.

D.Itwastotallydifferentfromthenewresearch.

14.Whatdidtheresearchersthinkmightleadtothementalhealthbenefits?

A.Havingmanybestfriendsinhighschool.

B.Knowinghowtobuildaclosefriendship.

C.Understandingtheworldofsocialmedia.

0.Studyinghardandgettinggoodgradesatschool.

15.WhatdidtheresearcherJosephAllensuggest?

A.Wideningyoursocialcircle.

B.Learningtousesocialmedia.

C.Concentratingonhigh-qualityfriendship.

D.Improvingthebasicskillsofmakingfriends.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余

HowtoExercise

Exerciseisakeypartofstayinghealthy,butfiguringouthowtogetmoreactivecanbe

tough._16Alwayslistentoyourbody'slimits,andaskyourdoctorforadviceincase

ofanymedicalissues.Importantly,createanexerciseroutine.

_17Whenyouwarmup,targetthemusclesyouplanonexercising,butuselessintense

movements.Forinstance,walkfor5to10minutesbeforejoggingordoingalowerbody

workout.

Trytoget30minutesofaerobicexerciseperday.Asaruleofthumb,youshouldgetatleast

30minutesofmoderatelyintenseaerobicexercisedaily.Examplesincludegoingfbrbrisk

walksandajog,running,cyclingandswimming.

Includestrengthtrainingatleast2daysperweek.Strengthtraininginvolvesusingfree

weights,resistancebands,oryourownbodyweighttostrengthenyourmuscles.Forstarters,

trydoingupperandlowerbodyworkouts1dayaweek._18

Mixupyourroutinetokeepthingsinteresting.19___Thatcanmotivateyoutostayon

track.Additionally,switchingyourworkoutswillexerciseyourentirebodyandhelpprevent

injury.

Walkfbr5to10minutesandstretchtocooldown.___20Cooldownbywalkingfbr

5to10minutesandstretchingthemusclesyourworkouttargets.

A.Ifyou'renotusedtophysicalactivity,startslow.

B.Changeyourscheduleslightlytoyourownlevel.

C.Warmupforatleast5to10minutesbeforeexercising.

D.Varyingyouractivitiescanhelpkeepyoufromgettingbored.

E.Thengraduallyinclude3to4strengthtrainingdaysintheweeklyroutine.

F.Youcandostrengthtrainingathomeoruseresistancemachinesatalocalgym.

G.Youneedgentlerexercisestoeaseyourbodyfi,omworkinghardtobeingatrest.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

December24arrivedalongwithaheavysnow.ItwasmyfirstChristmasEvewithout

motherandtheday'susual_21_haddisappeared.

Thetelephonerang.I_22_itandwenttomybedroomtoburythecontinuous_

23_,knowingitmustbemyfriendRebeccacalling.HowcouldIbe_24_?Iwantedto

beleftalone.

Myheartfeltas_25_asthefallingsnow.HowcanIstopmissingmymother?

I_26_thewindow.SeeingRebecca*scarparkedoutfront,Iwentbacktobed

anddrewthecoversovermyhead.

"Lucy!”sheshouted.nIknowyou'reinthere.Answerthedoor!”

"Leavemealone!nI_27_back.Iheardpaperrustling（沙沙作响）assheslid

somethingunderthedoor.

"MerryChristmas/*shecalledout.

Notansweringthe_28_mademefeelevenworse.Itwasn'tfairtomybestfriend.

Herfatherandsister_29_inacaraccidentwhenshewaseightyearsold._30_,her

motherhadtoreturnto_31_,andRebeccawaslefttolookafterherself.

Whensheleft,Icarriedthesmallpackage,satdownand_32_it.Insidewasa

goldpenandajournal.WhenIopenedthejournaFsfrontcover,outfellabookmarkwith

a（n）_33_writtenonit:

DearLucy,

Mywordswon'theal（治愈）the_34_.Butyourownwordscan.

Love,

Rebecca

AsIstaredatthejournaFsblankpages,asingletearfellonthepagewhichquickly

absorbedit.

Thatnight,I_35_thephoneandcalledher.nItlookslikethesnowismelting（融

化）JIsaid.nSpringisjustaroundthecorner.H

21.A.excitementB.disappointmentC.frightD.pity

22.A.answeredB.coveredC.pickedD.ignored

23.A.pleasureB.sadnessC.puzzleD.interest

24.A.regretfulB.joyfulC.comfdrtableD.careful

25.A.lightB.whiteC.clearD.heavy

26.A.lookedthroughB.lookedintoC.lookedoutD.lookedup

27.A.broughtB.shoutedC.tookD.turned

28.A.doorB.questionC.letterD.phone

29.A.survivedB.escapedC.livedD.died

3O.A.AsaresultB.AboveallC.AfterallD.Ingeneral

31.A.workB.washC.repairD.learn

32.A.closedB.foldedC.openedD.painted

33.A.articleB.poemC.noticeD.message

34.A.failureB.painC.wishD.shame

35.A.pushedbackB.pickedoutC.pickedupD.putaway

第二节语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

TheLanternFestival,fallinginthefirstChineselunarmonth,isanimportantand

traditionalfestival36(celebrate)bypeoplenationwide.Itisthefirsttimethat

people___37_(see)thefullmooninthelunaryear.InancientChina,nightiscalledXiao

andthefirstlunarmonthiscalledYuanmonth,sothisfestivalisalsocalledtheYuanxiao

FestivalinChina.ItmarkstheendofthecelebrationoftheSpringFestivalandisalsothe

firstmajorfestivalforpeople38___(observe)afterChineseNewYear.

LiketheSpringFestival,ontheLanternFestival,allthefamilymembersgo

home39___areunion.Intheevening,peopleusuallywatchbeautifullanterns,guess

interestingand40(challenge)lanternriddlesandperformwonderfuldragondances.

In41(add),itisacustomforpeopletoeatyuanxiao,akindofsweet

dumpling,___42isroundballsmadeofglutinousriceflourwith43(vary)of

fillingsinside.Insomeplacespeoplesometimesputacoinintoacertainonewhenmaking

sweetdumplings.Itisbelievedthattheonewho44(happen)tofindandeatthe

sweetdumplingwithacoinin___45willhavegoodluckforthewholeyear.

第三部分：单词填空(共两节，满分30分)

第一节：单词拼写(共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分)

46.She(敢于)notbreatheawordofittoanybodyyesterday.

47.Dependingontheir(专业的)knowledge,theyquicklyputoutthefire,which

madeallofuscheerup.

48.1thinkthata(消极的)attitudewillhaveabadeffectonlearning.

49.Thedriver(忽略)thewarningsignanddidn'tstopthebus.

50.Wemustmthelengthandwidthoftheroomtogettheexactsizeofit.

51.Helookedathisownireflectedinthewater.

52.Havingcollectedallthenecessary(材料),hebegantowritehisreport.

53.Itissaidthatyogaisofgreat(好处)tohumanhealth.

54.Thetallwallsareto(阻止)thelionsfromescapingfromthezoo

55.Peoplerealisedthatthesupplyofcoalandgaswouldnotlastf.

第二节：单句语法填空(共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分)

56.Ithaverainedlastnight,forthegroundiswet.

57.Thegovernmentdesiredthatsomemeasuresbetakentohelpthepeople(trap)inthe

mine.

58.Thismorning,JennywaspraisedbyourEnglishteacherbecauseofhergood

(perform)intheEnglishcompetition.

59.Theauthorislikely(contact)theorganizationformoreinformation.

60.China(create)COVID-19vaccinesuccessfullysofar.

61.Thisisthedaythefamilyarelookingforwardto.

62.Sheworearedcoatinthestationinordertomakeher(recognise)byhersoneasily.

63.Eventhoughthatsurgerywas(terrify),itwasgoodformyhealth.

64.Heisamanofgreatexperience,frommuchcanbelearned.

65.Itwasnotuntiltheauthorityapproveditthecinemacouldshowit.

66.Mymotherdoesn*tlikedogs,andthafsshewasoncebittenbyone.

67.Eyedoctorsrecommendthatachild'sfirsteyeexam(be)attheageofsix

monthsold.

68.Withmuchwork(handle),thedirectorcouldn'tsparemuchtimetoaccompany

hischildren.

69.Elizarememberseverythingexactlyasifit(happen)yesterday.

70.Shesatthere,reflectinghowmuchhadchangedsincesheboughtthefarm.

第四部分：写作(满分25分)

如今越来越多的人关注住房问题。有人喜欢住在传统的房子里，有人喜欢住在公寓

里，请你以“Liveinatraditionalhouseorliveinanapartment”为题,按照下列要点写一篇

短文。

1.住在传统的房子里:可以在院子里种花、树，可以养宠物，可以在院子里锻炼身体；

2.住在公寓里:干净，安全，离工作地方近；

3.你的看法及理由。

注意：1.词数:80左右；

2.文章题目和开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Liveinatraditionalhouseorliveinanapartment

Nowadays,moreandmorepeoplepaymoreattentiontotheirlives.

黑龙江省佳木斯市汤原高级中学2021-2022学年高一上学期期末

英语试卷（解析版）

第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项

A

TheFennecfoxisalsoknownasthedesertfoxsinceitsurvivesintheSaharaDesert（撒哈拉沙

漠）・Itisthesmallestofthespeciesoffoxes,andquiteafewpeoplewishtoraiseitasapet

becauseofitsappearance.However,thisisveryrare,asitneedsspecialcareandattention.Let's

takealookatthebasicinformationontheFennecfox,includingitsphysicalappearance,natural

habitatanddiet.

PhysicalAppearance

TheFennecfoxisthesmallesttypeoffox,withabodylengthofabout9.5—16inches,and

6-inch-longears.Itweighsonlyaroundonekilogram.Ithasacream-coloredfurrybodywitha

black-tippedtail.

Theirearsarethelargestamongallfoxesrelativetothebodysize,whichnotonlyprovide

themwithgreathearing,butalsoradiatetheextremedesertheatandthushelptokeepthebody

cool.Moreover,inordertowalkonthehotsand,aFennecfox*sfeetarecoveredwiththickfur.

Besidesthat,thefeetalsohelpindigging,asthisanimallivesundertheground.

HabitatandLifestyle

ThehabitatofthisanimalismainlyintheSaharaDesert,andalsoinotherpartsofNorth

Africa.TheFennecfoxisusuallyactiveduringthenight.Thischaracterhelpsitdealsuccessfully

withtheextremeheatinthedesert.

Asanextremelysocialanimal,itoftenlivesingroupsoftenandeachgrouphasitsownland.

Thisanimalis,however,aggressivetoo,readytoattack,especiallyinthemating（交配）season,

whentheyallcompetewitheachotherforamate.

Diet

TheFennecfoxisanomnivore（杂食动物）.Whileitcansurviveonplants,italsoneedsother

itemssuchasinsects,rabbits,birdsandeggs.Gettingusedtolivinginthedesertallowsitto

surviveforlongperiodswithoutanywater.Theytakeinwaterwheneatingfood,andtheywill

drinkwaterifavailable.

l.ThereasonwhyquiteafewpeoplewishtoraisetheFennecfoxisthatit.

A.hassmallbodysizeB.hasgreathearing

C.getsactiveatnightD.hasspecialappearance

2.Theunderlinedword"radiateH（paragraph3）isclosestinmeaningto"

A.releaseB.measureC.surviveD.seek

3.WhatcanweinferabouttheFennecfox?

A.It'sthesmallestanimalinthedesert.B.lt'snoteasytoraiseitasapet.

C.ltcansurvivewithoutanywater.D.Itseldomattacksothers.

B

Therearemanygardeningtips.Somesuggestplayingmusicforyourhouseplants,having

conversationswiththem,orevengivingthemagentletouchnowandthen.Mostofthese

practicesareprobablymoreforthebenefitofthegardenerthanthegarden,andgenerally

harmlessenoughbutexceptthelastone.Yourplantsreallydislikeitwhenyoutouchthem.

AnewstudyoutoftheLaTrobeInstituteforAgricultureandFoodhasfoundthatmostplants

areextremelysensitivetotouch,andevenalighttouchcansignificantlystunt（遏制）theirgrowth.

"Thelightesttouchfromahuman,animals,insects,orevenplantstouchingeachotherinthe

wind,cancauseahugegeneresponseintheplant,"saidJimWhelan,wholedthenewstudy.

"Within30minutesofbeingtouched,10%oftheplant'sgenome（基因组）canbechanged.This

involvesahugeexpenditure（7肖耗）ofenergywhichistakenawayfromplantgrowth.Ifthe

touchingisrepeated,thenplantgrowthisreducedbyupto30%,"

Whelanandhisteamarestilltryingtofindoutwhyplantsrespond,atthegeneticlevel,so

strongly.Theydohavesometheories,however."Weknowthatwhenaninsectlandsonaplant,

genesareactivated（激活）preparingtheplantfordefendingitselfagainstbeingeaten/'saidDr.

YanWang,coauthorofthestudy.

Untilmoreresearchisdone,it'sjustaguessatthispoint.Still,thefindingsmightalreadylead

tonewmethodsforhowagriculturalistsdealwiththeircrops,tobestpromotehealthiergrowth.

It*sworthnoticingthatwhilethestudyfoundthatplantsoftenrespondtojustasingletouch

innegativeways,ifsreallyrepeatedtouchthatcauseslastingstuntedgrowth.That'sbecausethe

plantsarelookingforpatternsinthetouching,totellharmfultouchfromrandomtouch.Soit

doesn*tmatterifyouaccidentallybrushupagainstabushduringawalkthroughthewoods.

4.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?

A.Bycomparing.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Bylistingnumbers.D.Byshowingresultsofstudies.

5.Whycantouchingstuntaplantgrowingaccordingtothestudy?

A.Itleadstotheplant'senergyexpenditure.

B.Itmakestheplantsensitivetothreats.

C.Itcausesageneticdisorderintheplant.

D.Itpreventstheplantabsorbingnutrients.

6.What'stheimportanceofthestudybyWhelanandhisteam?

A.Itgivesusmoreusefulgardeningtips.

B.Ithelpsfindwaystoensureplants'healthygrowth.

C.Itcontributestothefurtherstudyongenes.

D.Itusesdatatowarnpeoplenottotouchplants.

7.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Somethingisdonetohelpplantsgrow.

B.Plants'genomecanbechangedeasily.

C.Plantsdon'treallyliketobetouched.

D.Whatwedoeverydaymaydestroyplants.

C

Myschoolappearedonthenewslastweekbecausewehadmadeanimportantchangeinour

localarea.Ourclasshadplantedalargegardeninwhatwasonceonlyavacantlot.Itwasalotof

work,butitwasallworthit.Igotblistersfromdigging,andweallgotinsectbites,too.

Ilearnedalotaboutgardeningandcooperation,andthenIlearnedaboutthemedia.Our

teacherstelephonedtheTVstationandinformedthemofwhatwehadaccomplished.Shespoke

withtheproducer.Theproducercheckedwiththedirectors,buttheysaidtherewereplentyof

storiessimilartoours.Theywantedtoknowwhatwasspecialaboutourparticulargarden,since

manyschoolsplantthem.

Theteacherexplainedthat,aftergoingontheInternettolearnabouttheprairie（大草原），we

hadmadeaprairiegarden.Wehadgonetoaprairieandgottenseedsfromtheplants,andthen

weplantedthem.Wedidnotwaterthegarden,butwedidweedit.Wedecidedtoletnature

wateritwithrain,sincethatwashowprairiesgrewinthepast.Wesentapictureofthegardento

thenewsstation.Inthepicture,thegrasswassohighthatitstoodtallerthanthefourth-grade

students.

Asaresult,theproducersentareportertoourschool.Heinterviewedtheheadmasterand

askedhimmanyquestionsaboutthegarden.Afterthat,theyintervieweus,andweexplainedto

themwhatwehadlearnedthroughthisproject.

Thatnight,wewatchedthenews,andtherewewere.Thenewsreporter

toldourstory.Itwasonlytwominuteslong,butitwasus.Wewerefamous.Allthatwork,all

thoseblisters,itwasworthit.Weknewthatwhenwesawthegardeneveryday,butnowwe

knewthatthewholecitythoughtso,too.

8.WhatseemedtobetheTVdirectors'initialreactiontothegarden?

A.Theywereexcited.B.Theyweresurprised.

C.Theywereworried.D.Theywereuninterested.

9.Whatisspecialaboutthegarden?

A.Weedswereallowedtospreadnaturally.B.Thegrassgrewfasterthancommongrass.

C.Theseedscamefromtheplantsofaprairie.D.Undergroundwaterwasusedfortheplants.

lO.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"refertointhelastparagraph?

A.Wegotblistersonourhands.B.Ourhardworkwasworthwhile.

C.Thegardenwouldbefamous.D.Theprojectwouldbefinished.

11.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttheproject?

A.Annoyed.B.Curious.C.Proud.D.Regretful.

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