广东省阳东广雅学校2015-2016学年高一上学期期中考试英语试卷(2)

The sea looks very beautiful when the sun is shining on it. But it can be very terrible when there is a strong wind.

The sea is very big, it nearly covers three quarters of the earth. The sea is also very deep in some places. There is one place in the sea is about 11 kilometres deep. The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometres high. If that mountain was put into the sea at that place, there would be still 2 kilometres of water above it!

In most parts of the sea, there are many kinds of fishes and plants. Some live near the top of the sea. Others live deep down. There are also a lot of small living things, and lots of fishes live by eating them. The sea can be very cold. The further people go down, the sea becomes colder and colder． At one time only some men could go down into the deep sea. But, in 1970, five women scientists lived in the deep sea for fourteen days.

54. The sea covers about _________ of the earth.

A.1/3 A. Fishes

B.1/4 B. Plants

C.1/2 C. Islands

D.3/4

D. Living things

55._________ are not mentioned in this passage. 56. Which of the following is NOT true？

A. The sea is usually beautiful when the sun is shining. B. The sea is always very terrible when the wind blows hard.

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C. The highest mountain is in the deepest place of the sea. D. The deeper the people go into the sea, the colder they will feel.

D

In Eastern Europe, blue jeans symbolize (象征) American culture and “the good life”. In Spain they

are known as “cowboys”. In China, jeans are known as ｎｉｕｚａｉｋｕ, also, “cowboy trousers”, which means they are connected with the American West cowboy culture and outdoor work.

Jeans are usually made from denim (粗布), but may also be made from other materials. The earliest known cloth for jeans was a thick cotton cloth from the Indians. At first they were working clothes. They became popular among teenagers in the 1950s. Today jeans are a very popular form of casual wear around the world and come in many styles and colors.

Jeans were first made in Genoa in Italy. The trousers were made for the Genoese navy (海军) because they needed trousers which could be worn wet or dry, and whose legs could be easily rolled up while the men were cleaning the ships. These jeans would be washed by pulling them in large fishing nets behind the ship, and the sea water would make them white.

In the 1850s Levi Strauss, a business man living in San Francisco, was selling blue jeans under the “Levi’s” name to the coal workers of California.

During World War II, the coal workers liked jeans very much because they were strong and did not tear easily. In the 1950s, jeans became popular with young people in the United States. Wearing of blue jeans by teenagers was the symbol of rebels (反叛者) in TV programmes and movies. Some cinemas and restaurants refused to let people in if they wore blue jeans. In the 1980s, jeans finally became high fashion clothing, when famous designers started making their own styles of jeans, with their own labels on them. Sales of jeans went up and up.

57. From the first paragraph we know that ________. A. cowboy culture is usually related to the West of America B. cowboys wear jeans only C. cowboys live a good life

D. American culture is cowboy culture 58. Jeans were first made in ______. A. America

B. Italy C. Spain D. China

59. From Paragraph 4 we know that “Levi’s” was ____.

A. the name of a worker B. the brand (名牌) of a kind of jeans C. the name of a kind of cloth D. the nickname of a businessman 60. Why the people who wore blue jeans were refused to go into the cinema in the 1950s?

A. Because jeans were made for workers. B. Because jeans were made of denim. C. Because wearing jeans was the symbol of rebels. D. Because it was during the time of war.

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