山西省忻州实验中学2018-2019学年高一英语下学期起始考试试题

山西省忻州实验中学2018-2019学年高一英语下学期起始考试试题温馨提示：1.答题前，考生务必用0.5mm黑色中性笔和2B铅笔，将自己的班级、姓名和考号写在试卷和答题卡上。2.请把答案写在答题卡上，交卷只交答题卡，不交试题，答案写在试题上无效。3.满分150分，考试时间120分钟。4.认真细心地去解答每一道题。同学们，加油吧！第I卷第一部分:阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节(共15小题，每小题3分，共45分)AItwasthefirstsnowofwinter–anexcitingdayforeverychildbutnotformostteachers.Upuntilnow,Ihadbeenoldenoughtodressmyself,buttodayIwouldneedsomehelp.MissFinlayson,mykindergartenteacher,hadbeenthroughfirstsnowdaysmanytimes,butIthinkshemaystillrememberthisone.Imanagedtogetintomywoolsnowtrousers.ButIstruggledwithmyjacketbecauseitdidn’tfitwell.Itwasahand-me-downfrommybrother,anditmademewonderwhyIhadtowearhisuglyclothes.Atleastmyhatandscarfweremine,andtheywerequitepretty.FinallyitwastimetohaveMissFinlaysonhelpmewithmyboots（靴子）.Inhercalm,motherlyvoiceshesaid,“Bytheendofwinter,youwillallbeabletoputonyourownboots.”Ididn’trealizeatthetimethatthiswasmoreastatementofhopethanofconfidence.Ihandedhermybootsandstuckoutmyfoot.Likemostchildren,Iexpectedgrown-upstodoallthework.Aftermuchpushing,shemanagedtogetthefirstoneintoplaceandthen,withasigh,workedthesecondoneontoo.Iannounced,“They’reonthewrongfeet.”Shestruggledtogetthebootsoffandwentthroughthejoylesstaskofputtingthemonagain.“They’remybrother’sboots,youknow,”Isaid.“Ihatethem!”Somehow,fromlongyearsofpractice,shemanagedtoactasthoughIwasn’tanannoying（烦人的）littlegirl,Shepushedandpushed,lessgentlythistime.Withagreatersigh,seeingtheendofherstrugglewithme,sheasked,“Now,whereareyourmittens（连指手套）?”Ilookedintohereyesandsaid,“Ididn’twanttolosethem,soIhidtheminthetoesofmyboots.”1．Thelittlegirlwasmoresatisfiedwithher__________.A．trousersB．jacketC．bootsD．hat2．MissFinlaysonhaddifficultywiththegirl’sbootsmainlybecause_____.A．thegirlgotthemfromherbrotherB．thegirlputsomethinginthemC．theywereonthewrongfeetD．theydidnotfitthegirlwell3．WhydoestheauthorsayMissFinlaysonwouldrememberthatfirstsnowday?A．Becausethelittlegirlwasinherbrother’sclothes.B．Becauseitwasthemostexcitingdayofthewinter.C．Becausethelittlegirlplayedatrickonher.D．Becausethelittlegirlworeaprettyscarf.4．WecanlearnfromthetextthatMissFinlayson_________.A．waslosingconfidenceinthelittlegirlB．graduallylostpatiencewiththelittlegirlC．becamedisappointedwiththelittlegirlD．wasgettingboredwiththelittlegirlBEddielikedmusicverymuchwhenhewasatschool,butwhenhewenttotheuniversityhedecidedtostudymedicineinsteadofmusic.Whenhepassedhisexaminationandbecameadoctor,hehadtoworkinthehospitalforsometime.Therehediscoveredthatalotofpatientswerehappierandcausedlesstroubleifpleasantmusicwasplayedtothem.WhenEddiegotanofficeandbegantoworkforhimself,hedecidedtokeephispatientshappybyhavingataperecorderinhiswaitingroomandplaybeautifulmusicforthem.Butsoonafterthetaperecorderhadbeenputin,Eddie’snurseheardawoman,whowassittinginthecrowdedwaitingroomonemorning,complained,“Herewe’reallwaitingtoseethedoctor,buthe’sjustplayingtheviolininhisofficeinsteadofdoinghiswork.”5.FromthepassagewecaninferthatEddie_____.A.didn’tdowellinhisexamination.B.didn’twanttoworkinthehospital.C.wasworkingasapracticedoctorinthehospital.D.wasdoingsomescientificresearchinthehospital.6.WhydidEddieputataperecorderinhisoffice?A.Hewantedtohelppatientswaitingtoseehimpassthetimeeasily.B.Hediscoveredthatmusicwashelpfulforhispatients.C.Heenjoyedlisteningtomusicwhenheworked.D.Hewantedtoattractmorepatientstohisoffice.7.Fromthepassagewecanseethat___.A.thewomanthoughtEddiewasanunusualdoctorB.thewomandidn’tunderstandmusic.C.thewomandidn’tunderstandwhatEddiemeantD.thewomanhatedtobekeptwaiting8.Withthisstorythewriterintends____.A.totellpeoplethatmusicisverygood.B.toadvisepeopletolistentomusicoftenC.totellusafunnystoryD.tosuggestwebecomemusiciansCHowcanacreatureweighingover5tonsandnormallytaking150kilogramsoffoodand120litersofwaterperdaysurviveinadesertenvironment?InthesouthwestAfricancountryofNamibia,andtheSaharalandsofMalifurthernorth,thedesertelephantdoesjustthat.AlthoughnotregardedasaseparatespeciesfromtheAfricanelephant,thedesertcousindiffersinmanyways.Theirbodiesaresmaller,toabsorblessheat,andtheirfeetarelargerforeasierwalkingacrosssandysurfaces.Theyaretaller,toreachhigherbranches.Theyhaveshortertusks，andmostimportantly,longertrunkstodigforwaterinriverbeds.Desertelephantscantravelover70kilometersinsearchforfeedinggroundsandwaterholes,andhavealargergroupoffamilies,Theydrinkonlyevery3-4days,andcanstorewaterina“bag”atthebackoftheirthroat,whichisonlyusedwhenbadlyneeded．Desertelephantsarecarefulfeeders--theyseldomrootuptreesandbreakfewerbranches,andthuskeepwhatlittlefoodsourcesareavailable.Yongelephantsmayeveneatthedung（粪便）ofthefemaleleaderofagroupwhenfacingfoodshortage.Duringdrought,theyareunlikelytogivebirthtotheiryoungbutwithgoodrainsthebirthratewillincreasegreatly.Desertelephantshavesandbaths,sometimesaddingtheirownurine（尿液）tomakethemmuddy!Aswecontinuetooverheatourweakplanet,itcanonlybehopedthatotheranimalspecieswilladapt（适应）asextraordinarilywelltochangeasthedesertelephant.9．TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2means“”A．remainsintheAfricancountriesB．drinks120litersofwateradayC．managestoliveindesertareasD．eats150kilog