山西大学附属中学学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题Word格式文档下载.docx
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90分钟考试内容:
必修一
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节:
(共15小题;
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
BalloonVolleyball
It’sarainy,darkdayandthere’snothingtodo.Youdon’tfeellikesittingquietlybutyouarenotallowedtomakealotofnoise.Whatcanyoudoforfun?
Tryballoonvolleyball.
Itemsneededforthisgame:
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aballoon(ortwo,incasethefirstonebursts)
someropes
twochairs
atleasttwopeopleandaroom
Setuptheroom.Ifyou’reinthelivingroom,orafamilyroom,besuretomoveallthefurnitureoutoftheway.Gettwochairsandsettheminthemiddle,outeredges(边缘)oftheroom.Theyshouldbeatthesameplacewhereyouputavolleyballnet.Turnthemsothattheseatisfacingthewall,notthe“playing”space.Tietheropeontothetopofthechair,andruntherestoftheropetotheotherchair.Nowtieitonthischairatthesameplaceasthefirstchair.Youcandecidethe“out-of-bounds”(出界)lines,ifyouwanttohavethem,buttheyreallyarenotnecessaryinthisgame.
Blowuptheballoon.Choosesides.Youwillplaythisgameonyourknees(atleastuntiltheystarthurtingandyouwanttostand).Eachsidemustgettheballoonovertheropeinthreehits.Ifitdoesnotgetover,theothersidegetstheballoonandapoint.Thisgamebecomesmoredifficultbecauseyoumustplaywithouttalking.
Youcanalsoaddotherrulestomakeitmoredifficult;
forexample,youcanonlyuseyourlefthandoronlyyourrighthandtohittheballoon.
Continueplayinguntilonesidegets10points.Youcanmakeyourgamelongerorshorterbychangingthenumberofpointsittakestowin.
Thisisafunwaytogetyourenergyout,havefun,andnotmaketoomuchnoiseonarainy,stay-in-the-houseday.
1.Whatdoweknowabouttheballoonvolleyball?
A.Oneroomisenoughforit.B.Itisplayedonlyindoors.
C.Itmustbeplayedquietly.D.Atleasttwoballoonsareneeded.
2.Whatisthefunctionofthechairsinthisgame?
A.Tomaketheplayingarea.B.Toholdtheropeupasthenet.
C.Fortheplayerstorestduringbreaks.D.Forpeopletositandwatchthegame.
3.Whichofthefollowingrulescanmakethegameharder?
A.Playonknees.B.Playwithalotofnoise.
C.Useonlyyourlefthandtohittheballoon.D.Gettheballoonovertheropeinthreehits.
B
Recently,Iexperiencedawonderfullessoninhowlittlethingsstillmeanalot.Mybrother,motherandIliveinaveryruraldistrictofHawaii.Ourfarmisatleastadozenmilesfromthemostbasicofservices.Therefore,ItakeweeklytripstoCOSTCOtogetsupplies.Aboutamonthago,Ifinishedloadingupthecarandwasabouttoleave,whenapieceofpapercaughtmyeye.Ipickeditupandreaditcarefully.
Itwasareceipt(收据)fromtheStateMotorVehicleDivision,recordingtheowner’spaymentofherVehicle’sRegistrationfees.AtfirstIthoughtthatIcouldfindtheowner.SoIwaitedthereforaboutanhour.Althoughthereceipthadbeenborne(由……携带)onthewind,whereinthebusy,crowdedparkinglotwouldIfindtheowner?
Ilookedoverthereceiptforcontactoranypersonaldata,perhapsalicensetag(牌照)ortelephonenumber.Icheckedthedate,thefeespaid,notedthenameoftheownerandpocketedthepaper.Iconcludedthatthebestandeasieststeptotakewastoputthereceiptinanenvelopeandsendittotheownerfirstthenextmorning.
Bytheendoftheweek,Ireceivedabeautifulthank-youletterfromaverygratefulandhappywomancontainingahandwrittenmessageandagiftcard.Intheletter,thewomanexplainedhowthewindsnatched(夺去)herreceiptfromapocketinhercar’spassengerdoor.Shehadsearchedeverywhereforquitesometimebeforegivingup.
ItfeltgreattoknowI’dhelpedsomeoneavoidalossbydoingsomethingthatatfirstglance(一瞥)seemedlittleorevenunimportant.
4.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?
A.HelivesdowntowninHawaii.
B.Hegoestotheshoptogetsuppliesonceaweekonfoot.
C.Heistoopoortohavebasicsuppliesforhisfamily.
D.Heispatientandwillingtohelpothers.
5.Theunderlinedword“it”inparagraph2probablyrefersto______.
A.thereceiptB.thelicensetagC.thetelephonenumberD.thepersonaldata
6.Howdidthewomanfeelwhenreceivingtheauthor’senvelope?
A.ProudB.DisappointedC.AppreciatedD.Angry
7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ALessonIWillNeverForgetB.NeverLoseHeartorGiveUp
C.LittleThingsStillMeanaLotD.ThinkCarefullyBeforeYouAct
C
TheBritishareknownfortheirsenseofhumor.However,itisoftendifficultforforeignerstounderstandtheirjokes.ThemainpointtorememberisthattheBritishoftenuseunderstatement.
Understatementmeanssayinglessthanyouthink