辽宁省抚顺市学年高一英语上学期期中试题091801265.docx

1、辽宁省抚顺市学年高一英语上学期期中试题091801265第I卷 （40题 共70分）第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。ATwo traveling angels (天使）stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansions guestroom. Instead the angels were giv

2、en a small space in the cold basement. As they made their bed in the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, “Things arent always what they seem.” The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor,

3、but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing the little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good nights rest. When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their on

4、ly income, lay dead in the field. The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel how he could have let this happen. “The first man had everything, yet you helped him,” he accused. “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die”. “Things arent a

5、lways what they seem,” the older angel replied. “when we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldnt find it.” “Then last night as

6、we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things arent always what they seem.”21. Whats the best title of the passage? A. Two Angels Spread Love B. Things Arent Always What They Seem C. The Rich And The Poor D. Tales of Angels22.In paragraph 2, th

7、e underlined word “infuriated” most probably means _.A. happy B. angry C. puzzled D. disappointed23. According to the article, which of the following is TRUE? A. In the home of the wealthy family, the older angel put some gold into a hole in the wall. B. In the home of the poor family, the older ang

8、el killed their cow. C. The younger angel agreed with what the older angel did at first. D. The angel of death is in charge of humans death.Im Adam Gun from Istanbul, Turkey. Im in a good school. And at the age of 15, in my first year of high school. Im a great fan of tennis and cycling. I play tenn

9、is twice a week for two hours each time. Sometimes I want to play more, but I just keep playing for hours on end, never getting tired of doing it. This is one of the rare things I love in my life, in addition to cycling.Like tennis, I find that Im able to ride for ever and ever. Since Istanbul is ma

10、de up of large and small hills, its a nice challenge to ride my bike every day. Although there arent many cycling places in Istanbul, Im lucky enough to live near the biggest park. Its downhill from my house to the park and I enjoy cycling up as much as floating down, because its challenging. Now I

11、have been thinking about being a lawyer and following my fathers footsteps, but I just dont think Im into it. I have heard people tell me over and over again: If you want to be happy with your life, you need to like and enjoy your job. Well, Im not sure about the fact that I will enjoy being a lawye

12、r when I grow up. Im just not the type of person who sits down and studies for hours. So I just need opinions on whether to become a tennis player(hopefully), to become a cyclist(hopefully) or to become a lawyer.24. We can know that Adam Gun is satisfied with _. A. his friends B. his choice to be a

13、lawyer C. his school D. his favorite tennis star25. According to the passage, Adam Gun believes that cycling in Istanbul_. A. need skills B. needs good preparation C. is easy but boring D. is difficult but challenging26 Whats Adam Guns problem? A. He isnt certain about his future career. B. He has n

14、o enough time to practise tennis. C. His dad disagrees with his career choice. D. He cant concentrate on his study for hours.27. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A. His father is a lawyer. B. He likes drawing and singing besides doing sports. C. Istanbul is a city with a

15、number of hills. D. Of the sports he likes cycling CI ran into quite a few language problems while vacationing ( 度假) with my family last summer. The most embarrassing was when my Mom apologized to the people we were staying with because her “pants were dirty”. They looked at her in amazement, not kn

16、owing how to react. You see, Mom had fallen over and gotten mud on her jeans. But in Britain, “pants” means underpants or knickers( 内裤；衬裤), not trousers as it does back home. Katie From AmericaI went to stay with a friend on the west coast last summer. Her flat was on the first floor of a high-rise

17、building so I got the lift up. Then I wandered round for ages looking for her flat but couldnt find it. Fed up and tired, I finally had to go out to find a phone box. She explained that her flat was on the first floor, which for me meant the ground floor. David From BritainWhen I asked for the “rest

18、room” in a big department store, people kept directing me to a room with seats where I could sit and “rest”. It took me years to get through to (使.明白)someone that I only wanted the toilet! Tom From AmericaLast summer we went on a two-week family touring holiday, so Dad hired a car over the Internet.

19、 This was an old vehicle and there turned out (结果是；证明是)to be lots of things wrong with it. When he phoned the hire company and tried to explain that the lock on the boot was broken, they thought he was talking about footwear! He had no idea their word for “boot” was “trunk”. In the end we went to a

20、garage and just solved the problem. Mary From Britain28. Hearing Katies mothers words, Katies friends were in amazement because _. A. Katies mother got mud on her jeans B. Katies mothers underpants were dirty C. they mistook “pants” in American for underpants D. they didnt know English29. David went

21、 out to find a phone box to _. A. phone the police for help B. phone his friend for help C. tell his friends he couldnt go to visit her D. apologize for his being late30. When Tom asked for the “restroom”, the people around him thought _. A. he wanted to have a rest B. he wanted the toilet C. he wan

22、ted a chair D. He wanted to go to a department store31. The underlined word “garage” is probably _. A. a parking place B. a car C. a gas station D. a place to repair carsDFrank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York., in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Fra

23、nk decided he did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract peoples interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odd

24、s and ends (小商品 ) for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said FIVE CENTS EACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store., selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had a

25、nother lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factor

26、y had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always run hi

27、s business according to strict rules, of which the most important was: “ THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”32. Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because _.A. he knew how to get people to buy his goods.B. he cut down the price by halfC. he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way.D. the sign he

28、 put on the table was well designed.33. The price of the knives was cut down by half because _.A. the factory workers worked 24 hours a day.B. knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory.C. the knives were made in Germany, where labor was cheap.D. the knives were produced in on

29、e factory.34. _ make Woolworth a world-famous man.A. His business skills and his wealth. B. The low price of the goods he sold.C. His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives.D. His natural skill for showing things.35. The belief that : “ The customer is always right” suggests that _.A. whenever

30、 there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customers are always right.B. If you want to succeed, the rule is the only way.C. stores must always follow the customers orders if they want to make more money.D. stores should do their best to meet the customers needs if they want to

31、 be successful.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。There is an English saying:“36._.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. 37. _.Tests were carried out to stud

32、y the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. 38._. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be