甘肃省永昌四中2018－2019学年高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

甘肃省永昌四中2018-2019学年高一英语下学期期中试题第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，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 China.Usually 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 Festival B.Lantern FestivalC.Children's Day D.The Spring Festival( ) 2.When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrated?A.In March or April B.In May or JuneC.In January or February D.In December( ) 3.What's the meaning of the food "dumplings" for Chinese people in the Spring Festival?A.Come together B.Help yourselfC.Look up D.Congratulate( ) 4.The family ________ when they are having dinner together on the Spring Festival Eve．A.give each other the best wishes B.buy each other presentsC.sing，dance D.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-up    When 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 soup    When 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 day    Apples 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 around    Every 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 cream    B.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.Shopping    B.Teaching  C.Family     D.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。