广东省高高一期中考试英语试题

第I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。

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Teaching idioms(习语) is a lot of fun. Here are some good books that can teach children idioms.

THERE'S A FROG IN MY THROAT

This book has 440 idioms about animals. Each idiom is given a short explanation(解释) to tell what it means. It is for children in the 2nd grade-6th grade. It is written by Loreen Leedy.

THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER

It has idioms that are widely used. Each idiom has a picture to go with it. It is for children in the 1st grade & up. It is written by Tamara James.

Butterflies in My Stomach

It shows a boy's first day of school through idioms. It is for students in the 1st

grade-4th grade. It is written by Serge Bloch.

MAD as a WET HEN

It is a classic book for teaching idioms. It is for students in the 3rd grade-5th grade. It is written by Marvin Terban.

MY TEACHER LIKES TO SAY

It is about idioms used by teachers. It is for students in the 1st grade-4th grade. It is written by Denise Nelson.

21．If you're interested in Tamara James' books, you'd buy ________.

A．MAD as a WET HEN

B．MY TEACHER LIKES TO SAY

C．THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER

D．THERE'S A FROG IN MY THROAT

22．The book Butterflies in My Stomach ________.

A．has many classic idioms B．has some interesting pictures

C．tells about a boy's first school day

D．is for children in the 2nd grade-6th grade

23．The book about idioms used by teachers is written by ________.

A．Serge Bloch B．Denise Nelson

C．Loreen Leedy D．Marvin Terban

B

In the state of Maryland, a girl was born into slavery (奴隶制) in 1820. Her parents named her Araminta Harriet Ross. She was to become Harriet Tubman. She was one of about one million Africans in slavery in the United States.

From the age of five, Harriet Tubman's owners made her work very hard. First, she cared for the child of the farm owner. Then, she did hard work on large farms.

Although she could not read or write, Tubman learned from her parents to do what was right. Through her whole life, Tubman put herself in danger to help other people.

One such act changed her life when she was 13 years old. Because she helped another slave, her owner threw a piece of metal at her and it hit her on the head. She was badly hurt. For the rest of her life. Tubman's head wound caused problems for her.

When she was about 25 years old, Harriet married a free black man named John Tubman. But she was still a slave. Her life was so difficult that she