学年甘肃省武威第十八中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、学年甘肃省武威第十八中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题2017-2018学年度第二学期高一第二次月考英语试题第卷第一部分 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。ACOME AND EAT HEREWang Peng sat in his empty restaurant feeling very frustrated. It had been a very strange morning. Usually he got up early and prepared his

2、menu of barbecued mutton kebabs, roast pork, stir-flied vegetables and fried rice. Then by lunchtime they would all be sold. By now his restaurant ought to be full of people. But not today! Why was that? What could have happened? He thought of his mutton, beef and bacon cooked in the hottest, finest

3、 oil. His cola was sugary and cold, and his ice cream was made of milk, cream and delicious fruit. Nothing could be better, he thought. Suddenly he saw his friend Li Chang hurrying by. Hello, Lao Li, he called. Your usual? But Li Chang seemed not to hear. What was the matter? Something terrible must

4、 have happened if Li Chang was not coming to eat in his restaurant as he always did.Wang Peng followed Li Chang into a new small restaurant. He saw a sign in the window.Tired of all that fat? Want to lose weight?Come inside Yong Huis slimming restaurant.Only slimming foods served here.Make yourself

5、thin again!Curiosity drove Wang Peng inside. It was full of people. The hostess, a very thin lady, came forward. Welcome, she said. My name is Yong Hui. Ill help you lose weight and be fit in two weeks if you eat here every day. Then she gave a menu to Wang Peng. There were few choices of food and d

6、rink on it: just rice, raw vegetables served in vinegar, fruit and water. Wang Peng was amazed at this and especially at the prices. It cost more than a good meal in his restaurant! He could not believe his eyes. He threw down the menu and hurried outside. On his way home he thought about his own me

7、nu. Did it make people fat? Perhaps he should go to the library and find out. He could not have Yong Hui getting away with telling people lies! He had better do some research!At the library Wang Peng was surprised to find that his restaurant served far too much fat and Yong Huis far too little. Even

8、 though her customers might get thin after eating Yong Huis food, they were not eating enough energy-giving food to keep them fit. They would become tired very quickly. Wang Peng felt more hopeful as he drove back home. Perhaps with a discount and a new sign he could win his customers back. So he wr

9、ote:Want to feel fit and energetic?Come and eat here! Discounts today!Our food gives you energy all day!The competition between the two restaurants was on!1. Something terrible must have happened to Wang Peng restaurant because _.A. he didnt got up early and prepared his menu.B. he served too much f

10、at and oil in his foodC. the food in Yong Huis restaurant is more deliciousD. Lao Li didnt go into his restaurant2. The strength of the diet in Wang Pengs restaurant was that it provided _.A. barbecued mutton and roast porkB. stir-fried vegetables and fried riceC. sugary cold cola and ice creamD. mo

11、re energy-giving food3. The underlined sentence may have the same meaning as _.A. Wang Peng could not allow Yong Hui to tell lies to people without being discovered.B. Wang Peng could allow Yong Hui to tell lies to people.C. Wang Peng could not allow Yong Hui to tell lies to people and got away.D. W

12、ang Peng could not have Yong Hui telling lies, then getting away with people.4. From paragraph 4 we can know that Wang Peng _.A. was hard working because went to study in the libraryB. tried to get himself to be more learned(博学的)C. wanted to study the differences between the food that served in his

13、restaurant and Yong HuisD. just searched for a better menu5. Why did Wang Peng feel more hopeful as he drove back home after he came out of the library?A. Because he felt with a discount and a new sign he could win his customers back.B. Because he found Young Huis food was not better than his.C. Bec

14、ause he could cook something delicious attract more customers.D. Because he found a better menu in the library.【答案】1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. A【解析】Wang Peng的餐馆突然没有人来吃饭，跟着他的一个常客进了一家以减肥为目的的餐馆，经过调查发现他的餐馆的食物的确容易让人发胖，但是他马上相想出了新的招数来应对，两家餐馆开始了竞争。1. 细节理解题。根据最后一段At the library Wang Peng was surprised to find tha

15、t his restaurant served far too much fat可知他的餐馆的食物脂肪含量高，含油量高，故选B。2. 细节理解题。根据最后他的餐馆给出的表语Our food gives you energy all day!可知他的餐馆的优势是提供能量食物，故选D。3. 句意理解题。句中有一个很重要的短语“get away with”意为侥幸成功，逃脱处罚，因此此句意思是，他不能让Yong Hui继续这样侥幸地欺骗顾客，A项意思是Wang Peng不能让Yong Hui在缺乏调查的情况下这样去欺骗人们，意思相符，故选A。4. 推理判断题。本段讲述了Wang Peng去Yong

16、Hui家看看到底是什么吸引了顾客，在把食物进行对比之后，发现是不是Yong Hui在骗人们，于是想通过调查研究来了解，故选C。5. 细节理解题。根据最后一段Wang Peng felt more hopeful as he drove back home. Perhaps with a discount and a new sign he could win his customers back.可知，Wang Peng已经想到了策略来吸引顾客，故选A。BThe Million Pound Bank NoteAct I, Scene 4(Outside a restaurant Henry l

17、ooks at the envelope without opening it and decides to go in. He sits down at a table next to the front window.)OWNER: (seeing Henrys poor appearance) That ones reserved. This way, please. (to the waiter) Take this gentlemans order, Horace.HENRY: (after sitting down and putting the letter on the tab

18、le) Id likesome ham and eggs and a nice bigsteak. Make it extra thick. Id also like a cup of coffee and apineapple dessert.WAITER: Right, sir. Im afraid itll cost a largeamountof money.HENRY: I understand. And Ill have a large glass of beer.WAITER: OK. (The waiter leaves and soon returns with all th

19、efood.)HOSTESS: My goodness! Why, look at him. He eats like a wolf.OWNER: Well see if hes clever as a wolf, eh?HENRY:(having just finished every bit of food) Ah, waiter. (waiter returns) Same thing again, please. Oh, and another beer.WAITER: Again? Everything?HENRY: Yes, thats right. (sees the look

20、on the waiters face) Anything wrong?WAITER: No, not at all. (to the owner) Hes asked for more of the same.OWNER: Well, it is well-known that Americans like to eat a lot. Well, well have totake achance. Go ahead and let him have it.WAITER: (reading the bill after the meal) All right. Thats two orders

21、 of ham and eggs, two extra thick steaks, two large glasses of beer, two cups of coffee and two desserts.HENRY: (looking at the clock on the wall) Would you mind waiting just a few minutes?WAITER: (in arude manner) Whats there to wait for?OWNER: All right, Horace. Ill take care of this.HENRY: (to ow

22、ner) That was a wonderful meal. Its amazing how much pleasure you get out of tile simple things in life, especially if you cant have them for a while.OWNER: Yes, very interesting. Now perhaps, sir, if you pay your bill I can help the other customers.HENRY: (looking at the clock on the wall again) We

23、ll, I see its two oclock. (he opens the envelope and holds a million pound bank note in his hands. Henry is surprised but the owner and waiter are shocked) Im very sorry. But . I . I dont have anything smaller.OWNER: (still shocked and nervous) Well . er . just one moment. Maggie, look! (the hostess

24、 screams, the other customers look at her and she puts a hand to her mouth) Do you think itsgenuine?HOSTESS: Oh, dear, I dont know. I simply dont know.OWNER: Well, I did hear that the Bank of England had issued two notes in this amount . Anyway, I dont think it can be a fake. People would pay too mu

25、ch attention to a bank note of this amount. No thief would want that to happen.HOSTESS:But hesin rags!OWNER: Perhaps hes a very strange, rich man. (as if he has discovered something for the first time) Why, yes! That must be it!HOSTESS:(hits her husbands arm) And you put him in the back of the resta

26、urant! Go and see him at once.OWNER: (to Henry) Im so sorry, sir, so sorry, but I cannot change this bank note.HENRY: But its all I have on me.OWNER: Oh, please, dont worry, sir. Doesnt matter at all. Were so very glad that you even entered our little eating place.Indeed, sir, I hope youll come here

27、 whenever you like.HENRY: Well, thats very kind of you.OWNER: Kind, sir? No, its kind of you. You must come whenever you want and have whatever you like. Just having you sit here is a great honour!As forthe bill, sir, please forget it.HENRY: Forget it? Well . thank you very much. Thats very nice of

28、you.OWNER: Oh, its for us to thank you, sir and I do, sir, from the bottom of my heart. (The owner, hostess and waiter allbowas Henry leaves.)6. Whose behaviour changes the most during this scene?A. Henry B. OwnerC. Waiter D. Hostess7. Why do you think the owner of the restaurant gave Henry a free m

29、eal?.A. Because he considered Henry a very rich man after looking at Henrys million pound bank note.B. Because Henry has a lot of money.C. Because Henry could not pay for his meal without any money in his pocket.D. Because the owner was very generous (慷慨的).8. When the waiter said “Whats there to wai

30、t for?”to Henry, he_.A. actually wanted to know whom Henry was waiting forB. thought Henry may wait for someone else to come to eat with himC. thought Henry were waiting for his friend to pay for his mealD. actually laughed at Henry and wanted Henry to pay for his meal quickly9. Do you think who Mag

31、gie is according to the passage?A. Another customer who was eating at the restaurant as Henry.B. The waitress in the restaurant.C. The hostess and the owners wife.D. The passage doesnt tell.10. How many characters are there in this scene of play?A. Five B. ThreeC. Two D. Four【答案】6. B 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. D【解析】Henry衣衫褴褛进了餐馆吃饭，身上只有一个信封，信封里有一张百万支票，从一开始老板和服务员的不待见到最后的客气甚至免单，全都是百万支票在人性上的反应。6. 推理判断题。纵观全文，餐馆的老板从一开始的低头看人安排餐位，语气不屑到最后的点头哈腰，只有老板的变化是最大的，故选B。7. 细节理解题。从文中老板说的话Perhaps hes a very strange, rich man.可知在看到百万支票之后老板认为henry是一个百万富翁，而且怕得罪他，竟然给他免单了，故选A。