廣東省江門市東河中學(xué)高一英語上學(xué)期期末試題含解析

廣東省江門市東河中學(xué)高一英語上學(xué)期期末試題含解析一、選擇題1.Auckland,whichisthelargestcityinNewZealand,isthemostexcitingcitywithpeoplefrommanydifferentcultures_____there.A.live

B.lives

C.living

D.lived

參考答案：C略2.Thekidwentintothebathroom,turnedonthetap,bathed,________andcameout.A.washed

B.stopped

C.clothed

D.sat參考答案：C解析：clothes可以做名詞也可以做動(dòng)詞，意思是“穿衣服”。

3.AlthoughItrytotalktomyclassmates,Istillfind_______hardtomakegoodfriendswiththem.A.them

B.they

C.it

Dits參考答案：C4.----Couldyoudomeafavor?------Itdependson_____itis.A.whichever B.which C.whatever D.what參考答案：D5.

theteacherswhomadeavisittoourschoolthisyearwaslessthanthatoflastyear.A.Thenumberof B.A.numberof C.A.greatdealof D.Plentyof參考答案：A6.AterriblefloodhitGongshanginYunnanprovince,

200persons.

A.killed

B.killing

C.tokill

D.kill參考答案：B略7.

Let’skeeptothepointorwe____anydecisions.

A.willneverreach

B.haveneverreached

C.neverreach

D.neverreached參考答案：A8.---Hurryup,Maggie.Ifnot,wewillmissthebus.--Oh,sorry.I_______thetime.

A.don’tnotice

B.didn’tnotice

C.haven’tnoticed

D.won’tnotice參考答案：B9.Ihadgreatdifficulty___thesuitablefoodonthemenuinthatrestaurant.A.find

B.found

C.tofind

D.finding參考答案：D10.ShethoughtIwaspraisingherchild，_____，infact，Iwasscoldinghimforhisbadbehaviorsatschool.A.what

B.while

C.sothat

D.therefore參考答案：B25.Peopleareencouragedtospeakopenly,butcarelesswordsare________tohurtothers’feelings.A.possible

B.probable

C.likely

D.sure參考答案：C略12.Martinandhisfriendsdidn’teatupallthefoodtheyordered,_____theytooktherestaway.A.so

B.or

C.for

D.as參考答案：A13.Igotnervouswhenthewoman

oppositekeptstaringatme.A.seat

B.seating

C.seated

D.toseat參考答案：C14.—Thepassageistoohardtounderstand.—Yes,________it'sveryshortandtherearenofewwordsinit.A.so

B.as

C.because

D.though參考答案：D試題分析：句意：——這篇文章太難了讀不懂。——是的，盡管文章很短并且沒有生詞。此處表示轉(zhuǎn)折，根據(jù)句意選D.15.________thebosshasarrived,let’sbeginourdiscussionrightaway.A.If

B.When

C.Nowthat

D.Evenif參考答案：C16.Manypeoplebelievethathungerisonlyaproblemindevelopingcountries.

itisa

problemallovertheworld.

A.Intime

B.Byaccident

C.Asaresult

D.Infact參考答案：D略17.

PleaseexcusemeifIhaveleftanyofyourquestions_______.A.unanswered

B.answered C.toanswer

D.answering參考答案：A18.TomSuddenlyfoundhisgirlfriendwalking________thesquare,soheforcedhisway_____thecrowdtogetclosetoher.A.across;across

B.over;through

C.over;into

D.across;through參考答案：D19.------Ifyouareadmittedtoakeyuniversity,_____asaprize?------Iamlookingforwardtoacellphone.A.whatyouexpectyourfatherwillofferyouB.

doyouexpectwhatyourfatherwillofferyouC.

whatdoyouexpectwillyourfatherofferyouD.whatdoyouexpectyourfatherwillofferyou參考答案：C二、完型填空20.I’maseventeen-year-old,countingdownthedaystillgraduation,justlikeeveryotherseniorintheworld.I’ve___21___alotinmyshortseventeenyearsoflife,butIhavealsomademistakes.I’mnot___22___.I’monthepathofself-discovery,whichasI’vecometorealizeisnot___23___.Aftermanyyears,Istill___24___rememberthelasttimeIhadto___25___.Atthatmoment,startinganew___26___wasn’treallythatbigofadeal.IspentthenextfourandahalfyearsinMountainHome.Imadefour___27___friendsanyonecouldeveraskfor.WhenIhadto___28___them,Iwasdepressed.Isoon___29___thatstartinganewhighschoolwasdifferentfrombeingthe“___30___girl”inelementaryorevenmiddleschool.Itwasn’taseasytogainthe“approval(認(rèn)可)”ofmy___31___nowasithadbeenbackthen.Backinelementaryormiddleschool,___32___Iwasafreshman,IhadmyfriendsandpeopleIknew.Icouldveryeasily___33___welloverninetypercentofmyclass.___34___,atthisnewschool,I___35___noone.I’vebeentoldoverandoverbymymomthatI’ll___36___havetoenterthe“real”worldandthatthe___37___Ihaveoverallofthesethingswillsoondisappear.Whatadults___38___torealizeisthateverydayinateenager’slifeisabattle.We’renolongerchildren,butnotquiteadults.Westruggleto___39___whoweare.AlthoughIstillhaveaboutayearandahalfleft,Ihonestlybelievethatbeingateenagerhasbeenthehardest___40___inmylife,somethingI’msureI’llcarrywithmefortherestofmyexistence.21.A.achieved B.dreamed C.missed D.forgot22.A.honest B.clever C.beautiful D.perfect23.A.lonely B.necessary C.easy D.long24.A.gradually B.clearly C.slightly D.hardly25.A.perform B.study C.apologize D.move26.A.home B.school C.project D.company27.A.amazing B.cruel C.lazy D.brave28.A.blame B.cheat C.leave D.train29.A.realized B.predicted C.guessed D.expected30.A.proud B.curious C.poor D.new31.A.s B.parents C.neighbors D.classmates32.A.although B.unless C.if D.because33.A.teach B.help C.name D.disturb34.A.Otherwise B.However C.Therefore D.Besides35.A.knew B.understood C.loved D.visited36.A.successfully B.surprisingly C.fortunately D.eventually37.A.embarrassment B.worry C.anger D.hope38.A.fail B.stop C.come D.regret39.A.report B.write C.findout D.learnfrom40.A.choice B.practice C.experience D.decision參考答案：21.A

22.D

23.C

24.B

25.D

26.B

27.A

28.C

29.A

30.D

31.D

32.A

33.C

34.B

35.A

36.D

37.B

38.A

39.C

40.C【分析】本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要敘述作者因搬家進(jìn)入一所新學(xué)校而帶來的苦惱?！?1題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A.achieved得到；B.dreamed夢(mèng)想；C.missed錯(cuò)過；D.forgot忘記。在短短的17年里，我得到了很多，但我也犯了一些錯(cuò)誤。故選A?！?2題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。A.honest誠實(shí)的；B.clever聰明的；C.beautiful漂亮的；D.perfect完美的。我不是很完美。故選D?！?3題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。A.lonely孤獨(dú)的；B.necessary必須的；C.easy容易的；D.long長的。而我已經(jīng)意識(shí)到這并不容易。故選C?！?4題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。A.gradually逐漸地；B.clearly清晰地；C.slightly稍微；D.hardly幾乎不。許多年過去了，我仍然清楚地記得上次搬家的情景。故選B?！?5題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A.perform表演；B.study學(xué)習(xí)；C.apologize道歉；D.move搬家。許多年過去了，我仍然清楚地記得上次搬家的情景。故選D?！?6題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A.home家；B.school學(xué)校；C.project項(xiàng)目；D.company公司。根據(jù)下文Isoon___9___thatstartinganewhighschoolwasdifferentfrombeingthe“___10___girl”inelementaryorevenmiddleschool.可知，那時(shí)，開始一所新學(xué)校并不是什么大不了的事。故選B?！?7題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。A.amazing令人驚訝的；B.cruel

殘忍的；C.lazy懶的；D.brave勇敢的。我交了四個(gè)出色的朋友，任何人都能永遠(yuǎn)彼此幫忙。故選A。【28題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A.blame指責(zé)；B.cheat欺騙；C.leave離開；D.train訓(xùn)練。根據(jù)Iwasdepressed.可知，當(dāng)我不得不離開他們時(shí)，我很沮喪。故選C。【29題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A.realized意識(shí)到；B.predicted預(yù)測(cè)；C.guessed猜；D.expected盼望。我很快意識(shí)到，開始一所新的高中和在小學(xué)甚至初中時(shí)的“新女孩”是不同的。故選A。【30題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。A.proud驕傲的；B.curious

好奇的；C.poor窮的；D.new新的。很快意識(shí)到，開始一所新的高中和在小學(xué)甚至初中時(shí)的“新女孩”是不同的。故選D?！?1題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A.s親戚；B.parents父母；C.neighbors鄰居；D.classmates同學(xué)。現(xiàn)在要得到同學(xué)們的“認(rèn)可”并不像以前那么容易。故選D?！?2題詳解】考查連詞詞義辨析。A.although盡管；B.unless除非；C.if如果；D.because因?yàn)椤；氐叫W(xué)或初中，雖然我是新生，但我有我的朋友和我認(rèn)識(shí)的人。故選A?！?3題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A.teach教；B.help幫助；C.name命名；說出(

的名字)；D.disturb打擾。我能很容易地說出班上90%以上學(xué)生的名字。故選C?！?4題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。A.Otherwise否則；B.However然而；C.Therefore因此；D.Besides除此之外。然而，在這所新學(xué)校，我一個(gè)人也不認(rèn)識(shí)。故選B。【35題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A.knew知道；B.understood理解；C.loved愛；D.visited參觀。然而，在這所新學(xué)校，我一個(gè)人也不認(rèn)識(shí)。故選A。【36題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。A.successfully成功地；B.surprisingly驚人地；C.fortunately幸運(yùn)地；D.eventually最終。媽媽一遍又一遍地告訴我，我最終將不得不進(jìn)入“真實(shí)”的世界，我對(duì)所有這些事情的擔(dān)憂很快就會(huì)消失。故選D?！?7題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A.embarrassment尷尬；B.worry擔(dān)心；C.anger生氣；D.hope希望。媽媽一遍又一遍地告訴我，我最終將不得不進(jìn)入“真實(shí)”的世界，我對(duì)所有這些事情的擔(dān)憂很快就會(huì)消失。故選B?！?8題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A.fail失??；B.stop停止；C.come來；D.regret忘記。短語failtodo未能做某事。成年人沒有意識(shí)到的是，青少年生活中的每一天都是一場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)斗。故選A?！?9題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞（短語）詞義辨析。A.report報(bào)告；B.write寫；C.findout發(fā)現(xiàn)；D.learnfrom得知。我們很難發(fā)現(xiàn)我們是誰。故選C。【40題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A.choice選擇；B.practice練習(xí)；C.experience經(jīng)歷；D.decision決定。但我相信作為一個(gè)青少年是我一生中最艱難的經(jīng)歷。故選C?！军c(diǎn)睛】本文是記敘文閱讀，要求學(xué)生有細(xì)節(jié)閱讀的能力，熟悉掌握各類大綱中要求的詞語和短語，并且能夠結(jié)合已經(jīng)有的單詞以及上下文中給出的暗示判斷和猜測(cè)空中應(yīng)缺少詞語的意思并且進(jìn)行選擇。例如小題6就是根據(jù)下文Isoon___9___thatstartinganewhighschoolwasdifferentfrombeingthe“___10___girl”inelementaryorevenmiddleschool.中的已有單詞starting而得出答案的。同時(shí)在解題的時(shí)候也要保持著細(xì)心和鎮(zhèn)定，不要因?yàn)榭斩嗑皖^暈眼花。21.AfewdaysafterChristmas,myfriendZacharycameoverwithhissnowboard.Zacharywasverygoodatsnowboarding,butIcould_____26_____doitatall.Iwonderedifmaybemynewboardwasn’ttherightsizeforme,soItried_____27_____Zachary’sboard,butIstilldidn’tgetvery_____28_____.WhileI_____29_____withZachary’sboard,hewasmakingrunafterrundownthehill.Heaskedmeifwecouldgotohisfavouritehilltodomoreruns,andnotwantingto_____30_____hisfun,I_____31_____saidIwouldgo.Whileoutonthenewhill,Istillstruggledtostay_____32_____.IhadfallenafewtimeswhenateenagerthatIhadnever_____33_____beforenoticedthatIwasgetting_____34_____,andcalledmeovertogivemesomeadvice.Idon’ttalktostrangersasa____35____,butmymomwaswithme,soIfelt_____36_____.SoIlistenedtowhathehadto_____37_____,andthenImadeanother_____38_____.Hewatched,andthencameovertogivememore_____39_____.Ididwhathetoldme,andIwasabletogetallthewaydownthehillwithout_____40_____.Itseemedmucheasierwiththeinstructionshegaveme.Thisguywassoniceandhelpfulabout_____41_____me.Hecouldhavechosentomakeafewmorerunsfortheday,_____42_____takingthetimetohelpme.As_____43_____preteens,sometimeswhenwethinkofteenagers,wethinkofthosewhoaretroublemakers,orthosewhoscareus.Butthisteenagermademefeel_____44_____aroundhimandwasreallyhelpfulandkindtome.I’mamuchbettersnowboardernow,thankstothevery_____45_____teenagestranger.26.A.exactly B.definitely C.barely D.seldom27.A.changing B.buying C.riding D.adjusting28.A.high B.far C.well D.much29.A.played B.walked C.connected D.struggled30.A.spoil B.mention C.increase D.witness31.A.unwillingly B.proudly C.confidently D.uncertainly32.A.up B.off C.out D.down33.A.asked B.helped C.consulted D.encountered34.A.improved B.alarmed C.excited D.frustrated35.A.way B.rule C.gesture D.dare36.A.embarrassed B.ashamed C.understood D.protected37.A.do B.make C.experience D.say38.A.mistake B.effort C.decision D.complaint39.A.warnings B.benefits C.pointers D.presents40.A.helping B.falling C.tripping D.sliding41.A.instructing B.accompanying C.encouraging D.criticising42.A.aswellas B.insteadof C.inadditionto D.morethan43.A.younger B.smarter C.kinder D.older44.A.anxious B.small C.comfortable D.helpful45.A.diligent B.determined C.considerate D.handsome參考答案：26.C

27.C

28.B

29.D

30.A

31.A

32.A

33.D

34.D

35.B

36.D

37.D

38.B

39.C

40.B

41.A

42.B

43.A

44.C

45.C本文屬于記敘文，講述作者不擅長滑雪板，在一個(gè)陌生少年的指導(dǎo)下，學(xué)會(huì)了滑雪板?！?6題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：我的朋友很擅長滑雪板，但是我?guī)缀醪荒芑┌?。A.exactly準(zhǔn)確地；B.definitely

的確，當(dāng)然；C.barely幾乎不；D.seldom很少。根據(jù)后文Iwasabletogetallthewaydownthehill可知，作者起初不能滑雪板，故選C。seldom強(qiáng)調(diào)次數(shù)，故不選?！?7題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：我想知道是不是我的新滑雪板不適合我，因此我嘗試滑朋友的滑雪板，但是我還是滑不遠(yuǎn)。A.changing改變；B.buying購買；C.riding騎行；D.adjusting調(diào)整。根據(jù)后文butIstilldidn’t可知，作者嘗試朋友的滑雪板，故選C。【28題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：我想知道是不是我的新滑雪板不適合我，因此我嘗試滑朋友的滑雪板，但是我還是滑不遠(yuǎn)。A.high高的；B.far遠(yuǎn)的；C.well

好；D.much多。根據(jù)本句的but可知，作者依然不會(huì)滑雪板，故選B?！?9題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：當(dāng)我在用他的滑雪板努力滑的時(shí)候，他一次又一次地沿著山滑下去。A.played玩；B.walked步行；C.connected連接；D.struggled掙扎。根據(jù)句意可知，作者不會(huì)滑，因此滑雪板滑地很艱難，故選D?！?0題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：不想破壞他的興致，我不情愿地同意了。A.spoil破壞，損壞；B.mention提及；C.increase增加；D.witness目睹，見證。根據(jù)后文Iwouldgo.可知，作者同意去，是為了朋友的興致，故選A.【31題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：不想破壞他的興致，我不情愿地同意了。A.unwillingly不愿意地；B.proudly自豪地；C.confidently自信地；D.uncertainly不確定地。根據(jù)前文andnotwantingto可知，不想破壞朋友的興致，故不情愿地同意了，故選A?！?2題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：在新的山上，我努力讓自己不從滑雪板上掉下來。A.up在上面；B.off關(guān)掉；C.out出去；D.down下來。根據(jù)句意可知，作者努力讓自己不從滑雪板上掉下來，故選A.【33題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：當(dāng)我掉了幾次之后，一個(gè)之前從沒見過地青少年注意到我正變得沮喪時(shí)，他叫我過去，給了我一些建議。A.asked叫；B.helped幫助；C.consulted

咨詢；D.encountered遇見。根據(jù)后文Idon’ttalktostrangers可知，作者與這個(gè)少年從未見過，故選D?！?4題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：當(dāng)我掉了幾次之后，一個(gè)之前從沒見過地青少年注意到我正變得沮喪時(shí)，他叫我過去，給了我一些建議。A.improved提高；B.alarmed警惕；C.excited興奮；D.frustrated沮喪。根據(jù)前文，作者從滑雪板上掉下幾次之后，正變得沮喪，故選D?！?5題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：通常，我不和陌生人說話。A.way方式；B.rule規(guī)定；C.gesture姿勢(shì)；D.dare敢。本句為短語asarule通常，照例，故選B。【36題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：但是我的母親跟我在一起，我感到很安全。A.embarrassed尷尬的；B.ashamed羞恥的；C.understood明白的；D.protected受到保護(hù)的。根據(jù)句意可知，因?yàn)榧议L陪同，故感到安全，故選D?！?7題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：我聽了他要說的東西，之后我又犯了一個(gè)錯(cuò)。A.do做；B.make制作；C.experience經(jīng)歷；D.say說。根據(jù)句意可知，少年在指導(dǎo)作者，故選D。【38題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我聽了他要說的東西，之后我又犯了一個(gè)錯(cuò)。A.mistake錯(cuò)誤；B.effort努力；C.decision決定；D.complaint抱怨。根據(jù)后文Hewatched,andthencameovertogiveme可知，指導(dǎo)之后，我繼續(xù)努力，故選B?！?9題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：他看了之后，過來給我更多的建議。A.warnings警告；B.benefits好處；C.pointers建議；D.presents禮物。根據(jù)句意可知，少年繼續(xù)指導(dǎo)作者，故選C。【40題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：按照他說那樣做，我能夠一直滑下山，沒有掉下來。A.helping幫助；B.falling掉下；C.tripping輕快地走；D.sliding滑行。根據(jù)句意可知，在少年的指導(dǎo)下，作者能夠成功地滑雪板，故選B?！?1題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：這個(gè)少年很好，很樂意指導(dǎo)我。A.instructing指導(dǎo)；B.accompanying陪伴；C.encouraging鼓勵(lì)；D.criticising批評(píng)。根據(jù)句意可知，少年指導(dǎo)作者，故選A。【42題詳解】考查連詞詞義辨析。句意：他本可以選擇多滑幾圈，但是卻不辭辛勞幫助我。A.aswellas也；B.insteadof替代；C.inadditionto包括；D.morethan超過。根據(jù)句意可知，前后屬于轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故選B?！?3題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：作為青春期前的孩子，有時(shí)我們想到青少年，我們會(huì)認(rèn)為他們是麻煩制造者。A.younger更年輕的；B.smarter更聰明的；C.kinder更和善的；D.older更大的。根據(jù)句意可知，作者還不是青少年，還是個(gè)孩子，故選A?！?4題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：但是這個(gè)少年讓我感到舒適，對(duì)我很友好，很有幫助。A.anxious焦慮的；B.small小的；C.comfortable舒適的；D.helpful幫助的。根據(jù)句意可知，這個(gè)少年讓作者感到很舒適，故選C?！?5題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：我現(xiàn)在的滑雪板技能更好了，多虧了那個(gè)體貼的青少年陌生人。A.diligent勤奮的；B.determined堅(jiān)決的；C.considerate體貼的；D.handsome英俊的。根據(jù)前文可知，少年很耐心地指導(dǎo)作者，因此很體貼，故選C。三、閱讀理解22.ThisisTornadoandSevereWeather(龍卷風(fēng)與惡劣天氣）AwarenessWeek.Itisimportanttoknowwhattodoandwheretogoduringsevereweather.AWisconsincouplesaysanearlywarningcouldhavebeenthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeathwhenatornadohitlastsummer.LarryandRitaKrznarichwerecampinginnorthernWisconsinlastyear.Thedaystartedoffnice,buttookaturnfortheworseintheevening.Sotheyturnedontheirweatherradio.“IturnedtheradioonandtherewasaspecificNaming:AstormisabouttohittheTurtle-Flambeau.Takecoverimmediately,”saysLarryKrznarich.“IsaidtoRita,‘Headforthetable.I’mgoingtowarntheneighbours.’”LarryjoinedRitaunderthepicnictableandwithinminutesatornadohit.AfallingtreehitLarryandbrokehislegbone,butwithoutthewarningthecouplesaysthingscouldhavebeenworse.“Thetent,wherewemayhavebeenifnotfortheweather;radio,wascompletelycoveredbytrees;allofourthingswerecompletelycovered,”saysRitaKrznarich.Withspringhere,peoplearebeingremindedtoplanforsevereweather.Thatincludesbuyingaweatherradio.“Thegreatthingabouttheweatherradioisthatit’sinstantaneous.It'sdirectlyfromtheweatherservice,soyouaregettinginformationatexactlythesametimetheyaregettingit,”saysTodPritchard,EmergencyPreparednessCoordinator.Larryhasrecoveredfromhisinjuriesandnowthecouplemakessureeveryonetheyknowhasaweatherradio.“Eversincethestorm,we’vegivenweatherradiosasgiftstopeople.Youcangetthemfor$20sothere’snoexcusenottohaveoneoracouple,”saysLarry.47.WhathappenedtotheWisconsincouple?A.Theysurvivedaviolentstorm.B.Theywereattackedwhilecamping.C.Theygotseriouslyinjuredinatornado.D.Theyweresavedfromdangerbytheirneighbours.48.Theradiowarnedpeopleto

.A.stayathomeintheevening B.avoidcampingintheTurtle-FlambeauC.watchoutforfallingtrees D.protectthemselvesfrombadweather49.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“instantaneous”inthetextmean?A.Correct. B.Useful. C.Immediate. D.Traditional.50.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.Weshouldprotecttheenvironmenttoavoidnaturaldisasters.B.Aweatherradioshouldbepartofsevereweatherpreparations.C.TheTornadoandSevereWeatherAwarenessWeekisnecessary.D.Weshouldmakesafetyplansforsevereweatherbeforewetravel.參考答案：47-50.ADCB23. BeforeAlaskabecamepartoftheU.S.,ithadbeenownedbyRussia.Tradingpostsandsmallsettlementswerescatteredalongthecoast.Therestoflandwasleftunexplored.TheRussiansweremainlyinterestedinthewealthoffursfromthevastherdsofsealstheyfoundthere. Bythemid-1800’s,mosto