学年湖北宜昌示范高中高一下期中考试英语A卷含答案及解析.docx

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学年湖北宜昌示范高中高一下期中考试英语A卷含答案及解析

2019学年湖北宜昌示范高中高一下期中考试英语（A卷）【含答案及解析】

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1.AgathaChristieusedtogooutatnight.Shewillneverforgetthenightwhenshemetarobbermanyyearsago.

Thatevening,shewasinvitedtoabirthdaypartywhichlastedtill2o'clockinthemorning.Withoutcompany,Agathawalkedhomealongthequietstreet.Suddenlyfromtheshadowofadarkbuilding,atallmanwithasharpknifeinhisrighthandranoutather.“Goodmorning,lady,”themansaidinalowvoice,“Idon'tthinkyouwishtodiehere!

”“Whatdoyouwant?

”Agathaasked.

“Yourearrings（耳环）.Takethemoff!

”Agathasuddenlyhadabrightidea.Shetriedtocoverhernecklacewiththecollar（衣领）ofherovercoatwhilesheusedtheotherhandtotakeoffbothofherearrings,andthenshequicklythrewthemontheground.

“Takethemandletmego.”shesaid.Therobberwasuncertain.Hesawthatthegirldidn'tcarefortheearringsatall,onlytryingtoprotectthenecklace.Herealizedthenecklacewouldcostmore,sohesaid,“Givemeyournecklace.”

“Oh,sir.It'snotworthmuch.Pleaseletmekeepit.”

“Stoptalkingrubbish.Quick!

”

Withshakyhands,Agathatookoffhernecklace.Assoonastherobberdisappeared,shepickedupherearringsandranasfastasshecouldtoherhome.

Theearringscost480poundsandthenecklacetherobberhadtakenawaycostonlysixpoundstenshillings（先令）.

1.Agathawillneverforgetthenightbecause________.

A.shewasrobbedofherearrings

B.shewasrobbedbutshefooledtherobber

C.shehadsuchanicetimeattheparty

D.itisdangerousforagirltowalkaloneatnight

2.Whydidshetrytoprotecthernecklace?

________.

A.Shedidn’twanttherobbertonoticeit.

B.Itwascheaperthantheearrings.

C.Itwasworthkeeping.

D.Shewouldratherhaveitrobbed.

3.Thestorywantstotellus________.

A.Agathawasbraveandclever

B.therobberwasfoolish

C.anecklaceisusuallymoreexpensivethanearrings

D.neverstaytoolateataneveningparty

2.It’snotChristmasDayyet.ButwhereverIgoonthestreets,IseeshopssellingChristmastreesandallkindsofbeautifuldecorations,waiterswearingChristmashats;IhearchildrensingingChristmassongsonbroadcast;IgetmessagesofChristmas’sbestwishesfromfriends.

Ijustgotquiteconfusedagain,sincewhenhaveChinesebeguncelebratingChristmasDay?

Whatdothesepeoplecelebrateitfor,thebirthofChris?

ButweallknowthatmostofChinesearenotChristians,theydon’tevenknowtheoriginofChristmasDay,andtheycelebrateitfornoreason.

Idon’tcelebrateChristmasDayoranyotherwesternholidayssinceI’mnotaChristianandnoramIawesterner.Idon’tknowwhatChristmasreallymeans.AnywayIcan’tgetreasonableanswersfrommyfriends.Someofthemthinktheywouldliketojusttakethischancetoenjoythemselvesregardlessofthemeaningofthefestival.SomeofthemthinkI’manold-fashionedgirl,abigotwhodoesn’tappreciatethespiritofChineseculturaltolerance（宽容）andunderstandingofothercultures.Well,ifitisaboutculturaltolerance,whydon’tweevercelebratethemonthofMuharram,orfestivalsofcoloursinIndia,orFiestasPatriasinMexico?

Ireallyappreciateculturalexchangesandcommunicationswithallnations,butIdon’tthinkthisiswhatit’sabout.Peoplearecelebratingmoreandmorewesternfestivalswhileignoringourtraditionalones.

Isitpartofglobalization（全球化）？

Dopeopleinothernon-westerncountriesalsocelebrateChristmas?

1.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriter_________.

A.isanold-fashionedgirl

B.doesn’tlikefestivalsatall

C.preferswesternfestivalstoChinesefestivals

D.prefersChinesefestivalstowesternfestivals

2.Accordingtothewriter,manyChinesepeoplecelebrateChristmas_________.

A.fornoreason

B.forthebirthofChris

C.becausemostofthemareChristians

D.becausetheydon’tlikeChinesefestivals

3.Theunderlinedword“bigot”inParagraph3means________.

A.averybraveperson

B.averystubbornperson

C.averycarefulperson

D.averypopularperson

4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.

A.moreandmoreChinesepeoplecelebratewesternfestivalsnow

B.Chinesepeoplepayenoughattentiontoourownfestivals

C.noChristmascelebrationmeansonelacksculturaltolerance

D.thewriterdoesn’tlikeculturalexchangesandcommunicationswithothercountries

3.Thebiggesthamburgerrestaurantchain（连锁）intheworldisMcDonald’s.Itstartedin1955withjustonerestaurant,butnowhasmorethan20000worldwide.Therearemorethan12000McDonald’srestaurantsonlyintheUS.Youcanfindthemin100countriesonsixcontinents.Thereisn’taMcDonald’sinAntarctica,butIdon’tsupposetheyeathamburgersattheSouthPole.WhenyoueatataMcDonald’srestaurantyouarejoiningthe35millionpeoplewhoeatanddrinkatMcDonald’severyday,andtherearemorethanonemillionpeoplewhoworkthere.McDonald’shassold100billionhamburgerssinceitopened,anditsellsmorethan6.8millionpoundsofFrenchFrieseveryday.

Howdoyoulikeyourhamburgerrestaurant?

ThereareoldMcDonald’s----partofonerestaurantinEnglandis600yearsold.Thereareelegant（高雅的）McDonald’s----thereisoneontheChampsElyseesinParis.TherearecoolMcDonald’s----thereisoneinHollywood.ThereareMcDonald’srestaurantsonshipsandtrains,inhospitalsandzoos,inairportsandincolleges.

Clearlymanypeoplelikethespeed,hygiene（卫生）andcheapnessoffastfoodrestaurants.However,noteveryonelikesfastfood.Somepeoplequestionthenutritionalvalueofthefood;somepeoplethinkthefastfoodcausestoomuchwasteandpollution.Sothefastfoodbusinessgivesusplentyoffoodforthought,aswellasconvenient,affordablemeals.

1.Thereare________McDonald’srestaurantsoutsidetheUSnow.

A.about20000B.about8000

C.about12000D.about32000

2.HowmanypeopledoeseachMcDonald’semployeesserveonaverageeveryday?

_______

A.About35billionB.About100billion

C.About35millionD.About600million

3.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.

A.thereareMcDonald’sofdifferentstylestomeetdifferentcustomers

B.thewriterencouragemorepeopletoeathamburgers

C.thewriterthinkspeopleshouldstopeatinghamburgers

D.hamburgersareofgreatnutritionalvalue

4.Theunderlinedphrase“plentyoffoodforthought”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.

A.alotofdeliciousfood

B.alotoffoodyoucanafford

C.alotofthingstothinkabout

D.alotofconvenientfood

4.TherearemanypeoplewhosayThomasEdisoninventedthetwentiethcentury.Althoughtherearethosewhomaydisagree,yetEdisonwasoneofthegreatestinventorsinAmerica.

Bornin1847inOhio,ThomasEdisonattendedschoolforonlythreemonths.Afterhisteachersaidthathecouldnotlearn,Edison’smotherdecidedtoteachhimathome.Therehewasallowedtostudythesubjectsthatmostinterestedhim.Byageten,Edisonhadbuiltasciencelaboratoryofhisown.

Edisongothisfirstjobatagetwelveontherailwaysellingcandyandnewspapers.Thereheoncesavedaboywhosefatherwasthebossoftherailwaystation.Inreturnthebosshelpedhimalot.

Inhislatetwenties,Edisonbuiltan“inventionfactory”whereheandhisbusinesspartnerscoulddevotealltheirtimetoinventing.Afterimprovinguponthetelephone,Edisoncreatedthephonograph（留声机）.AlthoughEdisondidnotactuallyinventthelightbulb,hedidcreateanelectriclightingsystemwhichledtoitswidespreaduse.

Edisonsetupthefirstcentralelectricpowerstationin1882,soNewYorkbecamethefirstcityintheworldtohaveelectriclights.Thiswasthebeginningofthemodernworldinwhichelectricitybecameawayoflife.

Thefollowingyear,oneofEdison’sengineersdiscoveredelectrons（电子）,whichatlastledtoelectronics.Withoutelectronics,wemightnothaveradio,TV,computers,orspacetravel.TherestofEdison’slifewasspentmakingandimprovinginventions.

ThomasEdisondiedattheageofeighty-fourin1931.Threedayslater,muchofAmericadimmed（使暗淡）itslightsinhonoroftheinventor—amanwhohadmoreimpact（影响）onthedevelopmentofpresent-daycivilizationthananyoneelseinhistory.

1.Thepassagetellsusthat________.

A.Edisondidn’tliketostudyatschool

B.Edisoninventedthelightbulbinhislatetwenties

C.evenwithoutelectronics,wemighthaveradio,TV,computers,orspacetravel

D.NewYorkwasthefirstcityintheworldtohaveelectriclights

2.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat_________.

A.Edison’steacherthoughtEdisonwasnotworthteaching

B.Edison’smotherstoppedEdisonstudyingatschool

C.Edisondidn’tinventmanythingsinallhislife

D.Edisondidn’tspendhislifeworkingontheseinventionswhenhewasold

3.WhydidmanyAmericansdimtheirlightswhenEdisondied?

________.

A.Americanswantedtosavemoreenergy.

B.Americanswereusedtodimmingtheirlights.

C.Americansdimmedtheirlightsinmemoryofthegreatinventor.

D.Americansweremadetodimtheirlights.

4.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.

A.Edison,aPoorMan

B.Edison,aGreatInventor

C.EdisonDiedat84

D.EdisonandHisChildhood

二、七选五

5.根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Summeristheseasonoffamilytravel.1.Hereareourtop5thingstoteachyourchildrenbeforeenteringbigcrowds:

HowFarTheyCanGo—2.Foryoungchildren,youshouldsetaruleofalwaysholdingaparent’shand.Forolderkids