新疆自治区北大附中新疆分校2018-2019学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题带答案

北大附中新疆分校2018-2019学年第二学期高一英语期中试卷一．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。

ACar washes are a common sight throughout Nigeria, but Madinat Aliyu’s roadside business is very special: she is the only woman car-washer in the north of the country.“This job has caused me a lot of problems,” said the 27-year-old, checking cars waiting to be cleaned in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara state.Aliyu took up her work two years ago, hoping to u se the 7,000 naira (£28) she earned e very month to put her younger sisters and brothers through school following the death of their mother, the only one who made money to support the family. But her family begged her to stop doing this job, and she has received “judgment and warnings” from st rangers too.“My grandmother cried for many days. Some people thought it was a joke to bring more customers. Others said if she is doing it for money, let’s just give her money to stop bringing us shame,” she said as she got water from a well by the roadsi de. “But I hate laziness or depending on somebody else.”However, Aliyu has admirers. “Some customers only allow her to wash their cars,” said her colleague (同事) Shamsudeen Mohammed. “I was trained to wash cars by men, and I can honestly tell you women are better to work under,” he added.Recently another woman came to Aliyu to ask for advice on starting her own car wash. “Unfortunately her family discouraged her. I told her, if you listen to them, you will find yourself begging or marrying a man who is older than your grandfather,” she said.Though she is considered a pariah (贱民) by many, Aliyu has no plans to stop her work. “I see men doing something and I thi nk I can do it too.”21. Madinat Aliyu washes cars mainly to _____.A. make a livingB. learn about carsC. meet her future husbandD. know the life of the poor22. From the fifth paragraph, we know Shamsudeen Mohammed _____.A. thought Aliyu did a good jobB. trained Aliyu to wash carsC. had more customers than AliyuD. liked to work with men23. As a woman car-washer, Aliyu _____.A. gets her family’s supportB. dreams of going to schoolC. is thought highly of by strangersD. sets an example for the women in Nigeria24. Which of the following can best describe Aliyu?A. Shy but smart.B. Independent and confident.C. Honest but lazy.D. Humorous and imaginative.BIt’s the 3rd Annual Family Fun Fair!• Games• Crafts (工艺品) • Apple pie contest• Food• Face painting• Door prizes (门票对号奖)... and more!What: A chance to celebrate spring, support our community (社区), and have fun! When: Saturday, February 8th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine!Where: The big field next to Hopedale Elementary SchoolFor more information: Contact Peter Halm at 555-0191Don’t miss the 3rd annual Family Fun Fair!This fair promises to be even better than last year’s fair — no kidding!Last year the game booths (摊位) were a big hit. (Who could forget Principal Snyder winning a toy dog that was so big it took four students to carry it to her truck?) This year we have two new game booths. So get ready to take part in the games.Visit our craft tables. They will be better than ever! You can buy items such as clothing, backpacks, and gift baskets.Children ages 5 and under can have their faces painted for FREE by Mr. Garcia’s third-grade art class.No fair would be complete without food. We will be selling hot dogs, ice cream, roasted nuts, and cotton candy at our booths. For those of you who love to bake, why not enter our new apple pie contest? Just bring your pie to the pie table on the morning of the fair. At 1 p.m., our judges, Coach Carter and math teacher, Mrs. Adams, will choose a winner.Won’t you please support our school by coming to the fair? Tickets are only $2 each. Door prizes will be given. You could win sports equipment, a new camera, or dinner for four at Merino’s Restaurant!This will be the best fair ever. Don’t miss i t!25. What do we know about the 3rd Annual Family Fun Fair?A. It is organized by Mr. Garcia.B. It will be held even if it rains.C. It is only open to children aged 5.D. It will be held inside an elementary school.26. According to the text, the apple pie contest _____.A. requires the competitors to bring pies they bakeB. includes a dinner for four at Merino’s RestaurantC. sells the pies the competitors make in the contestD. teaches the competitors how to bake apple pies27. Anyone who takes part in the fair _____.A. can enjoy food for freeB. must be good at bakingC. will have their face paintedD. should spend $2 on the ticketCA study of 27,000 men showed those skipping (不吃) breakfast were at a greater risk of heart problems. The British Heart Foundation said breakfast helped people resist (抵制) sugary snacks before lunch.The men, aged 45-82, were studied for 16 years. During that time there were more than 1,500 heart attacks or cases of deadly heart failure. However, people who skipped breakfast were 27% more likely to have heart problems than those who started the day with a meal. The researchers took into consideration other lifestyle risk factors (因素) such as smoking and exercise.Researcher Dr Leah Cahill told the BBC: “The take-home message is to eat in the morning when you wake up, preferably within an hour. The results show that something is better than nothing, but it’s always better to have something healthy and balanced.”She said the timing of the meal seemed to be key and waiting until lunch rather than “having breakfast” may be straining (损伤) the body over time. This could be increasing the risk of high blood pressure and fatness which could in turn damage the heart. “Don’t skip breakfast,” Dr Cahill suggested.Victoria Taylor, an expert with the British Heart Foundation, said: “These resea rchers only looked at men aged over 45, so we would need to see further research to prove that breakfast has the same effect on the heart health of other groups of people. What we do know is that a healthy breakfast can make that mid-morning biscuit less tempting, as well as giving you another opportunity to widen the variety of foods in your diet. Cereals (谷类食品) with low fat milk are a good way to start the day. Try a banana or dried fruit on top and you’ll be on your way to a fine day before you’ve even left the house.”28. What does the text mainly deal with?A. The effects of snacks on the health of the heart.B. An interview by the BBC on people’s lifestyles.C. What a healthy and balanced diet should contain.D. The relationship between breakfast and a healthy heart.29. Dr Leah Cahill’s suggestion is that we should _____.A. fix the time for each meal we eat in a dayB. make sure our breakfast is always balancedC. eat our breakfast immediately after getting upD. have breakfast within an hour after waking up30. The underlined word “tempting” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “_____”.A. attractiveB. valuableC. obviousD. familiar31. According to Victoria Taylor, _____.A. men over 45 are more likely to get heart diseasesB. fresh fruits like bananas are necessary for a healthy breakfastC. it’s healthy to eat some biscuit between breakfast and lunchD. the researchers should have covered other age groups in their studyD(CNN) — This photograph of two men sharing a drink 30 meters below the water is part of an art project exploring the mysterious world of freediving — a form of underwater diving that relies on a diver’s ability to hold his or her breath until resurfacing rather than on the use of oxygen tanks (氧气瓶).Each man, dressed in shirt, jeans and sunglasses, sits in a chair at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea with local sharks — harmless to humans —swimming just meters away. Of course, these aren’t ordinary men, but freedivers: extreme athletes who dive on a single breath of air.American photographer Lia Barrett had been taking pictures of brave divers competing at the Caribbean Cup off the coast of Honduras, when she decided to create a fantastic underwater world in which humans go about everyday tasks — such as drinking coffee or riding bikes.“After the competitors had a great time in the new national and world records set at the competition, I took advantage of their breath-holding skills to do photo shoots I had only dreamed of before,” said the 29-year-old.Perhaps unsurprisingly, Barrett is often asked whether the amazing pictures are Photoshopped. She laughs quietly as she insists they’re 100% real.The picture of two men having coffee took 50 minutes to create, with the men receiving oxygen from standby assistants around every three minutes.“On the way back up, we were holding onto the table during our decompression (减压) stop in the strong current (水流) —it was quite a scene.”The underwater models made an 11-minute stop on the way back to the surface, making sure they didn’t rise too quickly and suffer decompression sickness — which can cause deadly blackouts (眩晕).32. The photograph mentioned in the first paragraph _____.A. has set a new world recordB. aims to call on people to protect sharksC. realizes the photographer Barrett’s dreamD. is one activity of the Caribbean Cup33. The Caribbean Cup held off the coast of Honduras mainly shows competitors’ _____.A. swimming skillsB. Photoshop skillsC. photography skillsD. breath-holding skills34. Many people think the picture of two men having coffee below the water is _____.A. not realB. not perfectC. not surprisingD. not interesting35. Why did the two models make an 11-minute stop on the way back to the surface?A. To have more photographs taken.B. To enjoy the underwater world.C. To bring back the table.D. To avoid getting sick.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。