高一英语上学期期中测试卷02 牛津译林版-牛津版高一全册英语试题.docx

2020-2021学年高一英语上学期期中考测试卷02（译林牛津版）第I卷（选择题）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节满分30分）（共15小题；每小题2分满分30分）阅读下列短文从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AFlowersmakepeoplehappy.Andwhilethatmightseemobvioustherehasn’tbeenmuchresearchtoprovethepointuntilnow.SomenewstudiesbyRutgersUniversityscientistssupporttheideastronglyandtheexpertsgoontoassumethatflowershaveflourishedonthisplanetwiththeirbeautyevolvinginrecentthousandsofyearspartlybecausehumansaresoattachedtothem.Inatestbunchesofflowersweresentbyfloriststo113menandwomeninaretirementcommunity.All113gotflowersandanotebookbutsomegotthemearlierandreceivedasecondbunchwhentheothersgottheirs.Bynowyoucanguesstheoutcome.Themoreflowersthemoresmiles.Theresultsofthestudiesgotthescientiststothinkingabouthowtheflowerindustryoftodayhasevolvedintogrowingthingsthatservenootherpurposethanemotional(情感上的)satisfaction.Naturewon’tevenpollinate(授粉)manyofthedomesticatedflowers.Justamongrosestherearesomanytypescreatedbyhumansthatclearlyflowersaren’twhattheyusedtobe.Butit’slikelythatourcollectivehandhasplayedarolelongerthanyoumightthink.Geneticist(遗传学家)TerryMcGuiresuggeststhatnature’sprettierflowersgottosurviveanddevelopwellbecausepeopledidn’tdestroythemwhentheyclearedforagriculture.Insteadtheygrewthemandhavebeendoingsoforover5000years.“Becausethey’reasourceofpleasurewetakecareofthem.Inthatsensethey’relikedogs.Theyarethepetsoftheplantworld”McGuiresays.Hereisonewaythatmighthaveworked：“Manyspeciesofflowersthatarenowplantedusedtogrowonlywhenthegroundwasdisturbed”McGuireexplains.“Ashumansmovedintoagriculturalsettingstheseflowerswouldhavebeenweeds.”“Theseflowersmighthavebeentoleratedbecauseoftheirbeauty.Theseedswouldhavebeenpreservedandreplanted.Overtimethebestoftheseflowersmighthavebeensele