【英语】甘肃省武威第十八中学2018-2019学年高一上学期期末考试试题

甘肃省武威第十八中学2018-2019学年高一上学期期末考试

英语试题

第一卷（共70分）

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）.

A

A tourist comes out of the airport. There are a lot of taxis, but the tourist asks every taxi-driver his name. He takes the third taxi. It costs ￡5 from the airport to the hotel. “How much does it cost for the whole day？” the tourist asks. “￡100，” says the taxi­driver. This is very expensive, but the tourist accepts the price. The taxi-driver takes the tourist everywhere. He shows him all the monuments and all the museums. In the evening they go back to the hotel. The tourist gives the taxi-driver ￡100 and says, “What about tomorrow？” The taxi­driver looks at the tourist. “Tomorrow? It's another ￡100 tomorrow.” But the tourist says, “That's OK. If that's the price, tha t is the price. See you tomorrow.” The taxi­driver is very pleased.

The next day the taxi-driver takes the tourist everywhere again. They visit all the museums and all the monuments again. And in the second evening they go back to the hotel. The tourist gives the taxi-driver another ￡100 and says, “I'm going home tomorrow.” The taxi­driver is sorry. He likes the tourist and, above all, ￡100 a day is good money. “So you are going home. Where do you come from？” he asks.“I come from New York.”

“New York！” says the taxi­driver, “I have a sister in New York. Her name is Susannah. Do you know her？”“Of course I know her. She gave me ￡200 for you.”

1．The tourist is __________.

A．an Englishman B．a Frenchman

C．a Swedish D．an American

2．The tourist asks every taxi-driver his name because __.

A．he is afraid of being cheated

B．he knows one of the taxi-drivers

C．he knows of one of the taxi-drivers

D．there is a friend of his among the taxi drivers

3．Why is the taxi-driver very pleased with the tourist?

A．None but the tourist agrees to the price given without arguing with him.

B．His sister knows the tourist.

C．His sister has brought so much money to him.

D．He wants to be the guide of the tourist.

4．We can conclude that __________.

A．the tourist will give the taxi-driver another ￡200

B．the tourist makes fun of the taxi-driver

C．the tourist will give the taxi-driver half of the sum

D．the taxi-driver insists that the tourist should pay him another ￡200

B

Tea, coffee and cocoa are three major drinks all over the world. However, tea is drunk by the largest number of people in the world. Tea, as well as silk and porcelain(陶瓷), began to be known by the world 1,000 years ago and has been an important Chinese export(出口物) since then.

Tea has a history of over 4, 000 years and China is the home of tea. In ancient China, tea was used as a kind of medicine, while nowadays people drink it every day.

Longjing, Pu'er, Wulong and Tieguanyin are all famous tea. Thanks to the mild climate(温和的气候)and rich earth in Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan, tea is produced mainly in these provinces.

The word for tea in many different languages came from Chinese like"tea" in English; "cha' i" in Russian.And the Japanese word for tea is written exactly the same as it is in Chinese.

Over the past centuries, Chinese people have developed their special tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea making, tea drinking and so on. Tea is also popular in some sayings, like"A friendship between gentlemen is like a cup of tea. "In dances, songs, poems and novels,tea is often mentioned, too.

5. How many kinds of drinks are mentioned in this passage?

A. Three

B. Four

C. Five

D.six

6. Tea is produced mainly in Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan because ______.

A people there like drinking tea.