吉林省20182019学年通化市辉南六中高一上期中英语试卷

2018-2019学年吉林省通化市辉南六中高一（上）期中英语试卷一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）AThere'resomeimportantdaysinApriltoremember．Fools'DayAprilFools'DayfallsonthefirstdayofApril．It'stheonlyoftheyearwhenyoucanplaytricksonothersandneedn'tworryaboutthemgettingangry．Youmustmakesurethejokesaregoodforbothsides．Don'tmakeyourtricksmeanordangerous．FirstModernOlympicsOnApril6，1896，KingGeorgeIofGreecewelcomedpeopletothemoderndaySummerOlympicGamesinAthens．Backthen，Athenswasjustasmallvillage，andnewsabouttheGameswasunabletoreachmanypeople．Asaresult，only245athletestookpartinthegames．Theyweren'tchosenbytheircountrieslikethey'renow．Instead，theycamebythemselvesandpaidforthejourneythemselves．Eversincethen，theSummerOlympicGameshavebeenheldeveryfouryearsinadifferentcityaroundtheworld．HealthyDayApril7isWorldHealthDay．Thisdayisnotjustabouthand-washingandhealthyeating．Eachyearadifferentthemeisselected．Forexample，thethemeof2012HealthyDaywasAgeingandHealth．Thisyear，HealthyDaywillfocusonhighbloodpressure．Themaincausesofbloodpressureincludestress，toomuchsaltinyourfoodandtoolittleexercise．EarthDayWecalltheEarthourmother；however，ourmotherisfacinglotsofproblems．April22thisyearmarksthe43rdEarthDay．It'sadaytoremindustocareabouttheplanet．Onthisdaypeopledothingstohelpimprovetheenvironmentandcutdowntheirenergyuse．EarthDaycomesonlyonceayear，butitremindspeopletoliveinagreenwayeveryday．Ifwetrulycareabouttheplanet，everydaycanbeEarthDay!1.WhatcanpeopledoonAprilFools'Day？______A.Theycanfightwitheachother．B.Theycanplaywithfireworks．C.Theycanmakeothersangry．D.Theycanplaytricksoneachother．2.Whydidonly245athletestakepartinthefirstOlympicGames？______A.Becausecommunicationwasn'tdeveloped．B.Becausemostpeopleweren'tinterestedinit．C.BecauseKingGeorgeIdidn'tallowthenewstobespread．D.BecausethejourneytoGreecewastoolongandexpensive．3.Whichofthefollowingisn'tthereasonforhighbloodpressure？______A.Toomuchsalt．B.Toomuchstress．C.Toolittleexercise．D.Toomuchdrinking．BTheTajMahal（泰姬陵）isalovestory，asadandbeautifulone．Ifitdidn'texist，wewouldeasilyimaginethatthestoryofitsconstructionwassimplyafairytale．Threehundredyearsago，therelivedanIndianemperorcalledShahJahan．Hiswifewasabeautifulandbrightwomanwhomhelovedgreatly．HertitlewasMumtazlMahan：itsshortenedformTajMahal，meansprideofthepalace．Intheyear1630thisbelovedwifeoftheemperordied．Hewassobrokenheartedthathethoughtofgivinguphisthrone（皇位）．Outofhisloveforhiswife，hedecidedtobuildherthemostbeautifultombthathadeverbeenseen．Hesummoned（召集）thebestartistsandarchitectsfromIndia，Turkey，PersiaandArabiaandfinally，thedesignwascomplete．Ittookmorethantwentythousandmenworkingoveraperiodof18yearstobuildtheTajMahal，oneofthemostbeautifulbuildingsintheworld．Thebuildingitselfstandsonamarbleplatform29meterssquareand6-7metershigh．Towersrisefromeachofthefourcorners．TheTajitselfsoarsanother61metersintotheair．Itisaneight-sidedbuildingmadeofwhitemarble．Theemperorplannedtobuildanidenticaltombofblackmarbleforhimselfontheothersideoftheriverconnectedbyasilverbridge．Howeverhissonputhimintoaprisoninthepalacebeforehecouldfinish，andfortherestofhislife，hecouldonlygazeacrossriveratthetombofhisbelovedwife．4.Thewholepassagetellsusabout______．A.abeautifulfairytaleB.thestoryoftheTajMahalC.whiteandblackmarbletombsmadefortwoemperorsD.thelovestoryofEmperorShahJahanandhiswife5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabouttheTajMahal？______A.Itwascompletedquicklyowingtotheeffortsofthebestartistsandworkers．B.AlotofpeopletookpartinthebuildingworkC.Itisamagnificentbuilding．D.Itisatombfortheemperor'sbelovedwife．6.Theemperor'sowntombwasdesignedtobe______．A.61metershighB.eight-sidedC.black-coloredD.white-colored7.Theemperor______．A.diedsoonafterTajMahaldiedB.waskilledbyhissonC.wasbelovedbyhispeopleD.diedafter1648CEarlypeoplelivedbyhuntinganimalsandgatheringgrains．Afteratribe（部落）hadlivedinanareaforsometime，itsfoodsupplywouldbegintoreduce．Thenthetribehadtomovetonewhuntinggroundswheretherewasmorefood．Thiswayoflifecausedspecialproblemsforthetribes．Theywereforcedtodependonluck，aswellasontheirhuntingskills．Iftheycouldfindnogame，thewholetribewasindangerofstarving．Andwhenthehuntershadgoodluckoneday，theywerenotsuretofindgamethenexttime．Thetribesmovesoftenbecausemuchlandwasneededtosupporttheirpeople．Finally，peoplelearnedthattheycouldgrowtheirfood．Atfirst，thewomenoftribesraisedpatches（小块地）ofwildgrain．Later，peoplediscoveredthattheycouldplanttheirownseeds．Farmingslowlybecameawayoflife．Aspeopleturnedawayfromhuntingtofarming，theirlifechanged．Whenthefoodsupplybecamemoreconstant，theynolongermovedfromplacetoplace．Thesuccessoftheircropsdependedpartlyontheweather，buttherewerealsothingstheycoulddotohelpcropsgrow．Inthepast，atribehadtotravelmanymilesforfood．Now，onlyasmallamountoflandwasnecessarytofeedthewholetribe．Thetribecouldgrowinsizebecausefarmingprovidedawaytofeedpeople．8.Fromthepassagewecaninfer______A.earlytribeslikedmovingfromplacetoplace．B.huntingwasinterestinginearlydays．C.thechangefromhuntingtofarminghappenedveryquickly．D.lifewashardandunsteadyforearlytribes．9.TheunderlinedwordgameinParagraph2probablymeans______．A.游戏B.野