安徽省20182019学年芜湖一中高一上期中英语试卷

2018-2019学年安徽省芜湖一中高一（上）期中英语试卷一、阅读理解（本大题共12小题，共24.0分）AJoDuwasbeinghelpedintoherbeautifulwhiteweddingdressthisweekwhenatoothonthezipper（拉链）broke．ItwasSundayinGuelph，Ontario，andnotailor（裁缝）shopwasopen．JoDudidn'twanttomarryEarlLeewithpins（别针）inthebackofherdress．Butnooneintheweddingpartyknewhowtomaketherepair．Thebestman（男傧相）knockedonaneighbor'sdoortoaskDavidHobsonifhemighthaveapairofscissors（剪刀）theycouldborrow．Mr．Hobsonsaid，I'vegotbetterthantools．I'vegotatailor．DavidHobsonhadafamilyofSyrianrefugees（难民）livinginhishomeforafewdays：amother，father，and3children．ThefatheroftheSyrianfamilywasIbrahimHalilDudu．HewasatailorinSyriafor28years，andassoonashesawthedress，IbrahimDudugotouthissewing（缝）toolsandsettowork．Hereallysewedherweddingdressbackontoher，LindsayCoulter，theweddingphotographer，toldCTVNews．Everyonewassothankful．Theysaidthankyouamilliontimes．EveryweekendItakephotosofpeopleonthehappiestdaysoftheirlives，andtodayonemanwhohasseensomeoftheworstthingsourworldhastooffercametohelp，saidLindsayCoulter，whopostedphotosandwroteonherFacebookpage．Iwassoexcitedandsohappy，IbrahimHalilDudusaidthroughatranslator．IliketohelpCanadianpeoplefrommyheart．EarlLeecalledthetailor'sskillfulrepair，anunbelievableactofkindnessfromacompletestrangerwhohadonlysteppedfootinthiscountrydaysago．1.WhatwasabigproblemforJoDu？______A.Itwasnoteasyforhertofindsomepins．B.Herweddingdresshadtoberepairedsoon．C.Shedidn'tknowwheretobuyanewzipper．D.Therewassomethingwrongwithherscissors．2.HowdidHobsonhelpJoDu？______A.Heintroducedatailortoher．B.Helentapairofscissorstoher．C.Hehelpedherfindthebestman．D.Hehelpedorganizeherwedding．3.WhosolvedJoDu'sproblemintheend？______A.EarlLee．B.DavidHobson．C.IbrahimDudu．D.LindsayCoulter．4.WhatcanweinferaboutLindsayCoulter？______A.Sheworkedasatranslator．B.Shefeltsorryforthetailor．C.ShewasarefugeefromSyria．D.Shewasanewsphotographer．BCoffeeisanimportantpartofItaliancultureandsincearrivinghereoversixmonthsago，Ihavedrunkalotofit!Ofcourse，coffeeisalsoverypopularintheUKbutcoffeecultureinItalyisacompletelydifferentstory．InItaly，whenyouorderacoffeeinacaféorbar（酒吧），youareservedwithatiny，bitterespresso．Thisisnormal（正常的）coffeeforItaliansandtheyarenotsointerestedinthehugecoffeesthatwedrinkintheUK．Ifyouwantmorethanonesip（小口）ofcoffeeinItaly，lungoisagoodchoice．Itisespressowithalittlemorewateradded，butstillservedinasmallcup．Inaddition，whiletakeawaycoffeeisquitepopularamongBrits（英国人），itisnotverycommonatallinItaly，especiallyinnon-touristyareas．Generally，Italiansprefertodrinktheirtinycoffeeswhilestandingatthebarand，formany，thisshortbreakisanimportantpartoftheirday．Usually，breakfastinabarinItalyincludesacoffeeandapastry（酥皮糕点）．Ihavebeenspoiled（我被宠坏了）forchoicewithlovelycafésintheItaliantownI'mlivingin．Thesecafésselldifferentkindsofmouth-wateringpastries（令人馋涎欲滴的糕点）-eitherplain（无馅料的）orfilledwithcream，chocolate，etc-aswellasdeliciouscoffee．Cappuccinos（热牛奶咖啡）areverypopularatbreakfasttimeand，forme，acreamycappuccinoandapastrywithchocolateistheperfectwaytostarttheday．Finally，IhavefoundthatcoffeeinItalyissomuchcheaperthancoffeeintheUK．Normally，anespressooramacchiato（anespressowithadropofmilk）costsaroundaeuro（欧元）andacappuccinoabout€1.50（欧元）!Theyaresmall，ofcourse，butthismeansthatinItalyitispossibletogooutforcoffeeeverydaywithoutbreakingthebank．5.HowisParagraph2mainlydeveloped？______A.Bytime．B.Byspace．C.Byexample．D.Bycomparison．6.WhichcoffeewillyougetinItalyifyouorderonewithoutspecialinstructions？______A.Espresso．B.Lungo．C.Cappuccino．D.Macchiato．7.WhatcanwelearnaboutthecoffeecultureinItaly？______A.TakeawaycoffeeisverypopularamongItalians．B.Italiansareveryoftenseendrinkinghugecoffees．C.Italiansliketotakeshortbreaksfromworkforcoffee．D.Coffeesareoftenservedalongwithpastriesduringbreakfasts．8.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofItaliancoffee？______A.Shelovesitsbittertaste．B.Itistooexpensiveforher．C.Itisagoodchoiceforbreakfast．D.Thecupitisservedinistoosmall．CColorado（美）科罗拉多hasmorefourteeners-mountainpeaks（山峰）over14，000feet-thananyotherstateintheUS．ManypeoplebelievethatColorado's53fourteenersarereachablebyonlythemostexperiencedmountaineers．Infact，climbingthosefourteenersishardlyanimpossibletaskformostclimbers．Surprisingly，unlikeclimbingDenali（thehighestpointinNorthAmerica），aclimbtooneofColorado's14，000-footpeaksseldomtakesmorethanaday．PikesPeakisawell-knowndifficultclimb，yetacollegeteacherinhismiddleseventiesmakestheclimbeverydayinthesummer．Afriendofmine，CarsonBlack，inaday，onceclimbedfourfourteeners．Threeofthem-CrestonePeak，CrestoneNeedle，andKitCarsonPeak-arethemostdifficultinthestate．Onlyahandfulofclimbstookmorethanaday．Colorado's14，000-footpeaksarealsoeasytoclimbbecausetheyoftenrequirenospecialclimbingtools．Theknife-edgetraverse（横贯）onCapitolPeakisprobablythemostdifficultclimb，yetmostclimberswhocarryropesdon'tusethemwhentheyseetheridge（山脊）isnotveryfrightening．Thehighestpeakinthestate，Mt．Elbert，issosimpletoclimbthatonemanrodeaoldbicycletothepeaklastyear．AnothersignthatclimbingColorado'shighestpeaksisnotverydifficultisthenumberofclimberseachsummer．AftergoingdownfromTorreysPeakoneweekendi