2020-2021学年福建省龙岩市高一（上）期末英语试卷第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共4小题；每小题6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。1. Thereal problem of wildfires is the strength of the blazes（火焰）.In 2015, for the first time, fires burned more than 10 million acres nationwide. It happened again in 2017. In California, eight of the states 20 worst wildfires have happened in the past 10 years. The 2018 Camp Fire, which killed 85 lives in Northern California, was the deadliest in the century.Theworlds worst wildfire in terms of lives lost was the 1871 Peshtigo Fire in Wisconsin, in which at least 1,200 people died. Never heard of it? Perhaps thats because peoples attention was drawn by another terrible blaze that happened the same night: the Great Chicago Fire.Humans still cause more than 4 out of 5 wildfires through carelessly dropped cigarettes, poorly putout campfires. Another major sparker of wildfires is lightning. According to the Natural History Museum of Utah, lightning strikes the earth more than100,000 times a day. Anywhere from 10 to 20 percent of these strikes causes fires.Oneof the many challenges dealing with wildfires is that they can overtake even a very fast human. According to National Geographic, the fires can travel up to 14 miles per hour, or about one mile every four minutes. （1）What is the text mainly about？_A. Lightning.B. Wildfires.C. Cigarettes.D. Campfires. （2）Which fire killed the most people？_A. The California Fire.B. The Great Chicago Fire.C. The 1871 Peshtigo Fire.D. The 2018 Camp Fire. （3）What makes it difficult to put out wildfires？_A. Their speed.B. Their strength.C. Their blaze.D. Their causes.2. TeamHoyt is father Dick Hoyt and son Rick Hoyt from Massachusetts. They have competed together in various sports games. Rick is disabled and during Ironman Triathlons （铁人三项赛）Dick pulls Rick in a special boat as they swim, carries him in a special seat in the front of a bicycle as they ride, and pushes him in a special wheelchair as they run.Thislove story began when Rick was small. Doctors told the Hoyts the boy would be a vegetable for the rest of his life, but the Hoyts werent accepting it. They noticed the way Ricks eyes followed them around the room. Years later, the Hoyts took Rick to Tufts University and asked if there was anything to help the boy communicate. No way. Dick was told, Theres nothing going on in his brain. Tell him a joke. Dick replied. _ did. Rick laughed. It turned out a lot was going on in his brain. With the help of a special computer, Rick was finally able to communicate.Ricktold his father through the computer that he wanted to join a charity run. Dick didnt want to disappoint Rick,so he tried to push his son five miles. That day changed Ricks life. Dad, he typed,when we were crazy running, it felt as I wasnt disabled anymore! And that sentence touched Dick so much that he became crazy for giving Rick that feeling as often as he could.ThisFathers Day,Rick bought his dad dinner,but the things he really wants to give him is a gift he can never buy. The thing Id most like; Rick types,is that my dad sits in the chair and I,push him once. （1）What can we learn from the text？_A. There are three members in Team Hoyt.B. Nothing is going on in Ricks mind.C. Rick talks by typing on a computer.D. Ricks family plant vegetables on a farm. （2）What does the underlined word They in Paragraph 2 refer to？_A. Teachers at Tufts University.B. Ricks parents.C. Doctors in a hospital.D. Computer experts. （3）What changed Ricks life for the better？_A. A special boat.B. A funny joke.C. Doctors treatment.D. Love from his family. （4）What can we infer about Ricks feeling from the last paragraph？_A. He was regretful.B. He was proud.C. He was anxious.D. He was thankful.3. MostChinese diners pick up food from shared large plates with the same pair of chopsticks that they then use to eat, or serve others. Usually, the same pair of chopsticks is used in many ways again and again. But the government hopes to change peoples habits by pushing them to use a second pair of chopsticks just for serving.State news reporters are calling it a dining table revolution. Dr. Zhong Nanshan and Dr. Zhang Wenhong,outspoken infectious（感染的） disease experts who have become famous since the start of the outbreak, have voiced their support. Health organizations across the country are running advertisements like: The distance between you and civilized dining is just one pair of serving chopsticks.Somerestaurants and diners have _ the call. They are offering lower prices to diners who use serving chopsticks. In the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, more than 100 wellknown restaurants have formed a Serving Chops