甘肃省永昌四中2018-2019学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷(含答案)

永昌四中2018—2019学年第二学期期中考试试卷高一年级英语第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，共30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

AEvery year there is a Spring Festival in ually it is in January or February．It is the most important festival in China．So before it comes，everyone has to prepare things．They buy pork，beef，chicken，fruits and many other things．And they often make a special kind of food —"dumplings"．It means "come together"．On the day before the festival，parents buy new clothes for their children．Children also buy presents for their parents．On the Spring Festival Eve(除夕)，all the family members come back to their hometown．This is a happy moment．Some sing and dance，some play cards and others get the dinner ready．When they enjoy the meal，they give each other the best wishes for the coming year．They all have a good time．( ) 1.Which is the most important festival in China?A. The Mid Autumn Festivalntern FestivalC.Children's DayD.The Spring Festival( ) 2.When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrated?A.In March or AprilB.In May or JuneC.In January or FebruaryD.In December( ) 3.What's the meaning of the food "dumplings" for Chinese people in the Spring Festival?e togetherB.Help yourselfC.Look upD.Congratulate( ) 4.The family ________ when they are having dinner together on the Spring Festival Eve．A.give each other the best wishesB.buy each other presentsC.sing，danceD.play cardsBThis is not a diet．It's a simple way to lose weight．And you don't even have to give up the food you love or join a gym．You just follow some habits that thin people have. Keep them, and you'll become thin．(1) Wake-upWhen you wake up in the morning，sit up slowly without using your hands．With legs straight out，bend(弯曲) forward until you feel sore in your back．It will burn about 10 calories(热量单位:卡路里)．(2) Start with soupWhen you have a meal，order a clear soup，and have it before having the main food．In this way，you'll feel fuller，so you'll eat less when the main food comes．(3) An apple (or more) a dayApples are full of fiber(纤维) and water，so your stomach will want less．The study shows that people who eat at least three apples a day lose weight．(4) Stand up and walk aroundEvery time you use the mobile phone，stand up and walk around．Heavy people sit on average(平均) two and a half hours more each day than thin people．This skill is very important, as standing up and walking around will burn 50 or more calories．Use these skills，and you will have a big weight loss．( ) 5.What should we have first if we want to eat less main food?A.Ice creamB.Soup．C.Salad．D.Cheese．( ) 6.Why does eating apples make one's stomach want less food?A.Because apples are full of fiber and water．B.Because apples are sour．C.Because apples are delicious．D.Because only apples are filled with calories．( ) 7.What's the purpose of the passage?A.To give some advice on how to lose weight．B.To advice people to eat apples every day．C.To tell people how to enjoy a better life．D.To advice people to give up bad habits．( ) 8.In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read the passage?A.ShoppingB.TeachingC.FamilyD.Health．CMark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him. One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends. The young man said that he has an uncle with him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled, and that nobody and nothing were able to make his uncle smile or laugh. “You bring your uncle to my talk tonight,” said Mark Twain. “I’m sure I can make him laugh.”That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told some funny stories. This made everyone in the room laugh. But the man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories, but the old man still kept quiet. Finally he stopped. He was tired and disappointed.Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend of his about what had happened. “Oh,” said his friend. “I know that old man. He’s been deaf for years.”( ) 9. Which of the following sentences is NOT true? ___________.A.Mark Twain could make everyone in the hall laugh except the old manB.Mark Twain liked to play jokes on othersC. Nobody ever played a joke on Mark TwainD. Once a young man played a joke on Mark Twain.( ) 10. The young man who Mark Twain met at lunch told him that_________.A. his uncle liked to listen to Mark twain's talkB. his uncle could not possibly be made to laugh or smileC. his uncle never laughed at peopleD. nobody and nothing could make his uncle stop laughing or smiling( ) 11. Mark Twain told the young man___________.A. to bring his uncle to lunchB. to ask his uncle to talk there that nightC. he could make his uncle laughD. to sit in the first row with his uncle( ) 12. Mark Twain's stories made everyone in the hall laugh except__________.A. the old manB. the young manC. Mark Twain himselfD. a friend of Mark Twain’sDWhen I first got an email account ten years ago, I received communications only from family, friends, and colleagues. Now it seems that every time I check my e-mail, I have an endless series of advertisement and other correspondence that do not interest the at all. If we want e-mail to continue to be useful, we need special laws that make spamming(发送垃圾邮件) a crime.If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam, the problem will certainly get much worse. Computer programs allow spammers to spend hundreds of millions of e-mails almost instantly. As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products, individual e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails. Would people continue to use e-mail if they had to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time?This problem is troubling for individuals and companies as well. Many spam emails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company. Companies rely on e-mail on for their employees to communicate with each other. Spam frequently causes failures in their local communications networks, and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively. Such a situation results in a loss of productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repair their networks. These computer problems raise production costs of companies, which are, in the end, passed on to the consumer.For these reasons, I believe that lawmakers need to legislate (立法) against spam. Spammers should be fined, and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people. E-mail is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently, but spam is destroying this convenience.13. According to the text, what is the major cause of the flooding spam?A. Companies rely on e-mail for communications.B. More people in the world communicate by e-mail.C. Many computer viruses contain spam e-mail.D. More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam.14. According to Paragraph 3, who is the final victim of spam?A. The businessB. The advertiserC. The employeeD. The consumer15. What is the purpose of the text?A.To informB.To educateC.To persuadeD.To instruct第二节阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。