夸克学习打开夸克扫码有夸克就有解查看试卷解析云南省玉溪市玉溪一中2017-2018学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷阅读理解1.Kenya-Giraffe ConservationPreserve and protect Kenya's WildlifeAfter some difficult years,Kenya is back in fashion and welcoming travellers with open arms,with one mainaim-help save and protect their uique wildlife.It isn't just the elephant under threat,but it's the smallerspecies that are also suffering,for erample,Rothschild Giraffes.Now there are only 670 left in the wild andthey need your help to survive.How can you help?Head out to the Soysambu Conservancy,which is home to more than 450 bird species and over 50 differentmammals,including lions,zebra and more than 100 critically endangered Rothschild's Giraffes.Get stuck into general reserve conservation but primarily focus on the research and protection of their residentRothschild Giraffes,which is the reserve's main priority.Your Daily TasksWork will be a combination of observational research and hands on work-five days a week.Minimum number of weeks is 2.This project is perfect for anyone with a passion for nature,wildlife,and thegreat outdoors.Where will you live?You will stay in the houses right in the middle of the reserve with other volunteers.The weekends will be free time,so you can explore further up the Rift Valley,Lake El-menteita itself andbeyond.Interested in this;ready to enquire?Find out more by filling out the form below and clicking send.The Leap Overseas should then be in touchshortly to help with your enquiry.【l】What does the project mainly focus on?A.Inspiring people's love for nature.B.Studying and helping Rothschild Giraffes.C.Providing people with conservation knowledge.【2】What is a must to participate in the project?A.At least a two weeks'free time.B.The ability to handle emergency.第1页1共15页夸克学习有夸克就有解D.Knowledge about wildlife protection.【3】What is the main purpose of the passage??A.To look for volunteers.B.To call on people to protect wildlife.C.To collect money for wildlife protection.2.I have an interest in photography and follow many photography Instagram accounts.Just like me,a friendof mine has a similar interest.The only difference is that he is a traveller and has taken hundreds ofbeautiful photos.He is really talented.Having returned from one trip,he shared some of his latest photos.Blown away by the images,I asked himwhy he hadn't started his own Instagram account of shots."It's hard to start when there are already so many other websites devoted to travel photography with thousandsof followers",he explained."What if I don't get any followers or what if people don't like my shots?""Yet how will you ever know if you don't try?"I asked.That was when I was ten years old.I participated in a guitar competition.My grandfather helped me write ashort speech to address the crowd and judges.But as the competition began,doubt consumed me and questionsflooded my head.I thought to myself,"If I do say the speech,will the other girls laugh at me?Will thejudges think I'm being silly for doing my own talk?"Then with a shake in my voice I said,"My name is Heidi Ceci.I live in St.Catharines and I play theguitar."Nothing more...and nothing less.But the next girl walked up to the microphone and actually said a speech.I just stared at her in completedisbelief.No one seemed to be judging her for doing something different.In fact,they applauded louder forher than any other girl.From then on,I never let fear and doubt rule my decisions.Whatever happens,I always take chances andhave a try.[1]What stops the author's friend starting his Instagram account of shots?A.Having no time.B.Lacking money.C.No desire to share.D.Doubt about himself.[2]Why did the author fail to say the prepared speech?A.She was not allowed to say.B.She was afraid of being laughed at.C.She forgot the content of the speech.D.She thought the speech was not good enough.[3]How did the author feel when she heard another girl's self-introduction?A.Surprised.B.Angry.第2页1共15页夸克学习有夸克就有解C.Ercited.D.Curious.【4】What lesson can we learn from the tert??A.No one is perfect.B.It's no use regretting.3.Alvin Irby,a former kindergarten and first-grade teacher,was at a barbershop when he saw one of hisformer students sitting in the shop with a bored look on his face.That's when Irby realized that by pairingbarbershops and books,he might be able to inspire young black boys to read.Four years ago,he launched Barbershop Books as a way to not just get books into the hands of young blackboys,but to also create community reading spaces in a place where kids go frequently.Since its inception in2013,the program has created kid-friendly reading spaces in 50 barbershops in 12 states throughout the UnitedStates.Irby isn't the first person to see the connection between barbers and books and boys.Hair stylist CourtneyHolmes,launched a program a few years ago offering free haircuts to kids as long as they read to him whilehe cuts their hair.That's the kind of environment that Irby wants to promote with his program.The reading spaces created byBarbershop Books help to spark an interest in books by showing kids that reading is about more than justspelling and vocabulary skills,it's about making reading a low-stress activity that can help them relar,laughand have fun."Our belief is that if we can create positive reading erperiences early and often for young black boys,then theywill choose to read for fun because they will identify as a reader,"Irby noted,adding,"This is really whatBarbershop Books is about,getting young black boys to say three words:I'm a reader."Irby's idea is catching on,and it will continue to spread thanks in part to the National Book Foundation.Barbershop Books recently won the organization's 2017 Innovations in Reading prize,which is given toPrograms that use reading to make a social impact.[1]What happened to Alvin when he was at a barbershop?A.He found it easy for black boys to get bored.B.He offered a barbershop to his former student.C.He thought of a way to make black boys readers.D.He realized the importance of reading for black boys.A.To attract more customers who love books.B.To provide free haircuts to black book lovers.C.To show the influence of reading on children.D.To create a reading environment for children.[3]What can we infer about Irby according to the tert?A.His program has been recognized by society.第3页1共15页