河南省安阳市第三十六中学2017_2018学年高一英语下学期期中试题201805171379.doc
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1、河南省安阳市第三十六中学2017-2018学年高一英语下学期期中试题满分150分 时间120分钟 第一部分:听力部分.(略)第二部分阅读理解(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。AOur vicar(教区牧师) is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired. The big clock wh
2、ich used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours! Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one oclock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped. Armed
3、with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.“Whatever are you doing up here Bill? asked the vicar in surprise.“I m trying to repair the bell, answered Bi
4、ll. Ive been coming up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.”“You certainly did give me a surprise! said the vicar. “Youve probably woken up everyone in the village as well. Still, Im glad the bell is working again.”“Thats the trouble, vicar, answered Bi
5、ll. Its working all right. but Im afraid that at one o clock it will strike thirteen times and there s nothing I can do about it.”“Well get used to that, Bill, said the vicar. Thirteen is not as good as one, but its better than nothing. Now lets go downstairs and have a cup of tea.”21. The church cl
6、ock did not work because _A. it was too expensive to repairB. it disturbed the vicars sleepC. Bill Wilkins only worked at nightD. the bell had been out of order for many years22. The vicar was surprised to see Bill Wilkins in the clock tower because_.A. Bill Wilkins had been hoping to surprise himB.
7、 it was an unusual time and place to find himC. he had expected to find a figureD. the clock had struck thirteen times23. The vicar offered Bill Wilkins a cup of tea because_A. he thought that Bill Wilkins was thirstyB. thanks to him, the clock would now strike once an hourC. he was grateful for the
8、 trouble Bill Wilkins had takenD. he was pleased to have been woken up for nothing24. How many times did the clock tower strike according to the passage?A.1B.2.C.13D.14BMr. Brown worked in a factory of a small townHe had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for impor
9、tant businessHe was quite excited because he had never been there beforeBefore he set off,he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in LondonMrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for he
10、r,and so did their three daughtersAs he was afraid he would forget it,he drew an umbrella on a piece of paperTo his regret,he lost it at the station On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old womanThe womans umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to
11、buy a few umbrellas like itWhen the train arrived at the station in London,he said good-bye to the old woman,took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off “Wait a minute,sir,”shouted the old woman“Thats my umbrella!” Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrellaHis face turned red at
12、 once and said in a hurry,“Oh,Im very sorry,Madam! I didnt mean it!” Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capitalTo his surprise,he met the old woman and sat opposite to her againLooking at the four umbrellas,the old woman was satisfied with herselfIt seems that I had a better result than the other f
13、our women.” She thought25. The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to A. his ticket B. his bag C. his drawing D. his umbrella 26. Why did Mr. Brown take the womans umbrella? A. Because he was lost in thought B. Because it was much like his own umbrella C. Because he thought the woman
14、would not notice it D. Because the woman misplaced it beside Mr. Brown27. When looking at Mr. Brown with four umbrellas,the woman felt A. happy B. sad C. surprised D. angry 28. How did Mr. Brown get the four umbrellas? A. He picked them on the train B. He brought them from his small town C. He stole
15、 them from four women D. He bought them in LondonCThe first night in Yosemite had been awfulI hadnt been able to sleep and I was stuck in a too small tent with my wife and two kids“Things havent worked out”I said to myselfBut,like so many other things I complain before my morning coffee,this one was
16、 extremely off-key. Things werent bad;they were good A hundred yards away was Summit LakeIt was beautifulWe fired up the camp stove and boiled up a cup of coffeeHalf an hour later,my 6-year-old daughter and I were in the parking lot of the Lassen Peak Trail,getting ready to hikeWe wouldnt make it al
17、l the wayyoung legs get pretty tired on a steep mountain pathbut it didnt matterWe would see great views spread out below us,the volcanic(火山的)ash that layered on the earth turning the melting snow a mysterious pink as the sun struck itLater,during the hike,I felt stupid about my morning complaintsEv
18、erything had been worthwhileIt gave me great satisfaction to see my daughter so excited about the view from the mountain Yes,camping is uncomfortableBut theres also something wonderful about being so close to natureJust as importantly,theres something about getting young children out of their increa
19、singly technology-filled comfort zones and forcing them to experience the non-cyber(没有网络的)world around themIts a good thing to reconnect every so often with the Great Outdoors29. How did the author first feel about camping in Yosemite? A. Uncomfortable. B. Shocked. C. Excited. D. Wonderful.30. By sa
20、ying “this one was extremely offkey” in the first paragraph, the author means that_. A. he had lost his key B. this was meaningless C. this was quite unusual D. this was far from the truth31. Which of the following is true according to the article? A. The author seldom complains in the early morning
21、. B. The author walked all the way to the Lassen Peak Trail. C. The view from the mountain impressed the authors daughter. D. The author hiked to the top of the mountain to get a better view.32. What is the proper title of the passage? A. The Beautiful Park B. The Open Air C. My Daughter and I D. Un
22、comfortable CampingDEducation is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all one can so
23、lve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degree; they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be d
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