2022-2023学年广东省汕头市潮阳实验学校高一上学期期末考试 英语

汕头市潮阳实验学校2022-2023学年度第一学期期末考试试高一英语第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,Four Envi

2022-2023 汕头市潮阳实验学校学年度第一学期期末考试试 高一英语 50 第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分分） （ABCD） 第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项、、和中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该选项涂 152.537.5 （共小题;每小题分，满分分） Four Environmentalists You Should Know George Washington Carver George Washington Carver is one of the most famous scientists of the 20th century, not to mention afamous painter. He was an educator at the Tuskegee Institute and an inventor known for making plastics, fuel, and more out of peanut. He created alist of 300 uses for peanuts, and many more for soybeans and sweet potatoes, in an effort to increase financial gains for Southern farmers. Julia Hill After aserious auto accident in 1996, Julia Hill devoted her life to environmental causes. For two years, Hill lived in the branches of an ancient redwood tree which she named Luna in northern （搬离） California to save it from being cut down. She eventually vacated the 200-foot-tall tree after striking adeal with the Pacific Lumber Company. The tree was saved finally. Her tree-sit became an international cause. Theodore Roosevelt Though he was aknown big-game hunter, Theodore Roosevelt was one of the most active champions of wilderness preservation in history. As governor of New York, he outlawed the use of feathers as clothing decorations in order to prevent the killing of some birds. While he was president （1901-1909）, he set aside hundreds of millions of wilderness acres, which actively protected soil and water. Chico Mendes Chico Mendes is best known for his efforts to save the rainforests of his home Brazil from being （补贴） cut down. Mendes came from afamily of rubber harvesters who supplemented their income by sustainably gathering nuts and other rainforest products. Alarmed at the damage of the Amazon, he helped to encourage international support for its protection. His activism drew the anger of powerful （牧'也） ranching and timber interests, and he was murdered by cattle ranchers at age 44. 1. Who made agreat contribution to agriculture? A. George Washington Carver.B. Julia Hill. C. Theodore Roosevelt.D. Chico Mendes. 2. Which achievement belongs to Julia Hill? 【题详解】 17