河南信阳市息县第一高级中学、第二高级中学、息县高中2018-2019学年高一下学期期中联考英语试题含答案

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高一下期期中考试

英语试题

考试时间：120 分钟分值：120 分

第二部分阅读理解（共 20 小题; 每小题 2分，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。

I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare ( 兔子) and the tortoise ( 乌

龟 ). At the end I said, “ Son, remember: Be slow and steady ( 镇定的), and that will

win the race. Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?”

Sonny opened his eyes wide, “ Do you mean next time when I’m entering for the

60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep

halfway?”

I was shocked, “But the tortoise didn’t wish that the hare would fall asleep!”

“He must have wished that,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish

as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than

he himself did.”

“He didn’t have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance ( 坚

忍不拔的 ), by pushing on steadily.”

Sonny thought a while. “That’s a lie,” he said. “ He won it because he was lucky.

If the hare hadn’t happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race.

He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he’d never have

won the race. That’s for sure.”

I gave up. Today’s children are not like what we used to be. They’re just

hopeless！

21. The writer argued ( 辩论 )with his son because ______________.

A. he liked tortoises while his son liked hares

B. they disagreed about whether the tortoise was foolish

C. he tried to teach his son a moral (品德)lesson but the son had totally different

opinion

D. he liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didn’t.

22. Sonny believed that the tortoise ______________.

A. won the race by his own hard working

B. took a risk ( 冒险 )by agreeing to run a race

C. was not given a fair chance in the race

D. in fact did win the race luckily

23. Billy, Tony and Sandy must be_______________.

A. boys who were unknown to Sonny’s father

B. boys who Sonny has run races with before

C. boys who Sonny has never raced with before

D. boys who Sonny did not expect to race with again

24. According to the passage, who do you think learnt a lesson?

A. The tortoise B. Sonny C. The hare D. Sonny’s father

Are you nervous when you are taking this examination? The following two

humorous stories may help you out of the trouble.

Sleeping Pills

Bob was having trouble getting to sleep at night. He went to see his doctor, who

prescribed some extra-strong sleeping pills.

Sunday night Bob took the pills, slept well and was awake before he heard the alarm.

He took his time getting to the office, strolled in and said to his boss: “I didn't have a

bit of trouble getting up this morning.”

“That's fine,” roared the boss, “but where were you Monday and Tuesday?”

First Flight

Mr. Johnson had never been up in an aeroplane before and he had read a lot

about air accidents, so one day when a friend offered to take him for a ride in his own

small plane, Mr. Johnson was very worried about accepting. Finally, however, his

friend persuaded him that it was very safe, and Mr. Johnson boarded the plane.

His friend started the engine and began to taxi onto the runway of the airport. Mr.

Johnson had heard that the most dangerous part of a flight were the take-off and the

landing, so he was extremely frightened and closed his eyes.

After a minute or two he opened them again, looked out of the window of the

plane, and said to his friend, “Look at those people down there. They look as small as

ants, don't they?” “Those are ants,” answered his friend. “We're still on the ground.”

25. The underlined word “prescribed” in the first story means _____________.

A. 开刀 B．打针 C．开处方 D．咨询

26．How long did the man sleep after taking the pills?

For ________.

A. several hours B. about 24 hours C. about a week D. about two days

27. In the second story Mr. Johnson really saw_____________.

A. some wildlife B. some people like ants

C. some people as small as ants D. ants

Last Sunday the elephant keeper at London Zoo, Jim Robson, was killed by one

of the elephants he loved. This was terrible, and it could be a big problem for the

future of London Zoo and maybe for all of Britain's city zoos. London Zoo said that it

would move its three elephants to a wild animal park outside London. Its director-

general, Michael Dixon, said, “We are sorry that the elephants are leaving. There have

been elephants at London Zoo since 1831.”

　 London Zoo is not only losing its elephants. The tigers will also leave soon and

most of the bears have already gone. Outside the elephant house at London Zoo, a

woman called Mary said she hoped the zoo could keep big animals. “This is the only

way the young people can see animals without travelling to other countries,” she said.

Zoos are not very good places for animals, but they can help to keep them well.

Children can also learn a lot about the animals when they visit zoos.

Another visitor, a man called Alan, was very angry. “If we send them back to the

wild they will die. If you take away big animals, people will stop visiting London

Zoo. It can survive at the moment, but it won't survive in the future.”

　　However, Mary Rosevear, director of the Federation of Zoos, believes that city

zoos can survive without keeping large animals.

28. London Zoo has kept elephants ________.

A. since last Sunday B. for about one hundred years

C. for nearly two hundred years D. ever since it was built

29. Zoos are important because ________.

A. they can make a lot of money

B. there are many animals living in them

C. there are some big animals there

D. they can keep animals and help children learn about them

30. The underlined word “It” in the passage refers to_________.

A. the elephant B. London Zoo C. the bear D. the wild animal park

31. London Zoo might face a big problem because ________.

A. the elephants in the zoo will be killed

B. the elephant may also kill other people

C. it may have fewer visitors in the future

D. no one would like to be an elephant keeper any more

Music is magic! Music speaks louder than words and it is a “language” that

the whole world can understand. A piece of music can produce a response in the heart

and mind. Like feeling an electrical current or receiving a personal radio signal, music

has a spiritual effect on a person. Different kinds of music influence people in

different ways.

I have listened to music all my life. When I was twelve years old, the Beatles

came to America and my whole world opened up. Maybe young people today cannot

understand the influence of the Beatles when they explored across America. Their

influence changed the way we dressed, looked, acted and spoke... even our culture.

The Beatles arrived in America from the UK just three months after the

assassination （刺杀） of President John Kennedy, which had put America into a

great depression. And the freshness and lively spirit of the Beatles were exactly what

the country needed to refresh itself.

Music links the heart of the hearer with that of the composer. This means that

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高一下期期中考试英语试题考试时间：120分钟分值：120分第二部分阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，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。AIwastellingmyboySonnythestoryofthehare(兔子)andthetortoise(乌龟).AttheendIsaid,“Son,remember:Beslowandsteady(镇定的),andthatwillwintherace.Don’tyouthinkthere’ssomethingtolearnfromth...

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