2010-2023历年陕西省三原县北城中学高一上学期第三次月考英语试卷（带解析）.docx

2010-2023历年陕西省三原县北城中学高一上学期第三次月考英语试卷（带解析）

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一.参考题库(共20题)

1.Heisalwayshelpingpeoplewithoutexpectinganything_____.

A．incommon

B．inturn

C．indanger

D．inreturn

2.BeforeAlaskabecamepartoftheU.S.,ithadbeenownedbyRussia.Tradingpostsandsmallsettlementswerescatteredalongthecoast.Therestoflandwasleftunexplored.TheRussiansweremainlyinterestedinthewealthoffursfromthevastherdsofsealstheyfoundthere.

Bythemid-1800’s,mostofthesealherdshadbeenwipedout,andRussianolongerwantedtokeepAlaska.WilliamSeward,SecretaryofStateforPresidentJohnson,believedtheUnitedStatesshouldbuyAlaskafromRussia.PresidentJohnsonwasn’tsosureitwasawisewaytospendU.S.money,butheagreedtoletSewarddiscussitwiththeRussians.Actingquickly,Sewardmadeadeal.OnMarch30,1867,hesignedanagreementfortheU.S.topaysevenmilliondollarsfortheland.

ManypeoplethoughtitwasafoolishwasteofAmerica’smoney.Theycalledthedeal“Seward’sfolly”.ThengoldwasdiscoveredinAlaskaandpublicopinionchangedquickly.

SewarddidnotlivetoseethetruevalueofAlaska.Hediedin1872,fiveyearsaftermakingthepurchase(购买).Eachyear,Alaska’snaturalresources(资源)havebroughtinmanytimesthe$7,000,000paidforit.Naturalgas,coal,oil,lumber,seafoodandotherminerals,besidesthegoldfirstfound,havemadeitavaluableadditiontotheUnitedStates.In1959,Alaskabe-camethe49thstateoftheUnitedStates.

【小题1】TheRussianswantedtosellAlaskabecause______.

A．theythoughtitwasn’tagoodplace

B．theythoughtitdidn’tbelongtoRussia

C．theycouldn’tfindenoughsealsthere

D．theywantedtoearnmoremoneyfromtheU.S.

【小题2】WhenSewardsignedtheagreement,manypeoplethought______.

A．itwasasuccessfuldeal

B．ithaditstruevalue

C．hewastedU.S.money

D．hewasclever

【小题3】WhichofthefollowingthingswasfoundfirstinAlaska?

A．Gas.

B．Coal.

C．Oil.

D．Gold.

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