山西省大同市铁路一中2018-2019学年高一英语上学期期中试题

2018—2019学年第一学期期中考试试题高一英语(时间100分钟总分150分)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，满分45分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四册选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A“Whichoneofyoudidthis?”ourfatheraskedthethreeofuswithasharpvoice.Myelderbrother,sisterandIallstareddownatthefloor,onwhichwasachild’shandwritinginchalk.Iwasfrightened,andtheonlywordsthatcamefrommymouthwere,“Notme,Dad.”Itwasn’tthatIwasabadkid,butthelookonmydad’sfacemademefeelcold.FatherhadawayabouthimwhenIwasachildthatmademeafraidofhim,butitgavememylimitstowhatIcouldandcouldnotdo.Helovedallofusandwerespectedhim.Iwantedtopleasehim,ofcourse.Maybethat’swhyIheldbackthetruththatday.Hedisappearedforminutesandcamebackwithapieceofpaperandapencilandsaid,“Iwanteachofyoutowriteexactlywhatyouseeonthefloor.”Iwasnotafoolishkid,though.Sowhenmydadcomparedthehandwriting,hestillcouldn’ttellwhichoneofusdidit.“Sincenoneofyouseemedtohavedoneit,youallgetaspanking,”saidmyfatherangrily.What?!ThelastthingIwantedwasaspanking!“Ididit,”someonesaidandIwassureitwasn’tme.Ilookedaroundandsawmysistercomeforward.Bythattime,Ihadalreadyfiguredoutwhymysistertooktherapforit.Shewasmyprotector,thoughshewasonlythreeyearsolderthanme.Andshewouldrathertakethepainherselfthanseemesuffer.Wealljokeaboutitnow,includingmysister.WhenIthinkbacktothatday,IknowIlearnedthevalueofasisterwhowoulddoanythingforme.AndI’mgladtosaythatIwilldothesameforher.1.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatthewriter_______.A.hadabadhabitoftellingliestoescapebeingpunishedB.didn’tgetmuchlovefromhisstrictfatherC.wastheyoungestofthethreechildreninthefamilyD.wasnotencouragedtodrawpicturesathome2.Whateffectdidthefeelingofbeingafraidofhisfatherhaveonthewriter?A.Ithelpedhimlearnhowtopleasehisfather.B.Ithelpedhimtellrightfromwrong.C.Itmadehimlackself-confidence.D.Itmadehimnotdaretoshowhisrealfeelings.3.Fromtheunderlinedsentence,wecanlearnthatthewriter________.A.refusedtodoashisfatheraskedB.wasnotasfoolishashisfamilythoughtC.triedhisbesttowritethewordsbeautifullyD.wrotethewordsdifferentlyonpurpose4.Bytakingabouthischildhoodexperience,thewritermainlywantstotellthereaders______.A.aboutthebadresultscausedbytellingliesB.aboutthedeeplovethathehadforhisfatherC.aboutthedeeplovethathissisterhadforhimD.abouthisfeelingofbeingafraidofhisfatherBOnceuponatime,therewasabeautifulbird,whichwasverycuriousabouthell.Whenshewaslittle,hermotheralwaystoldherthatifshedidn’tmastertheflyingskills,shewouldgotohell.Shewassocuriousabouthellthatshealwaysaskedotherswhathelllookedlike,butnoonewassure,becausenoneofthemhadeverbeenthere.Somesaidhellwasaplacefullofwater,andotherstoldherthathellwasfullofburningfire.However,thebirdknewtheywerelying.Shewantedtofindoutwhathellwas.Whenotherbirdswerelearningflyingskills,shealwayshidherselfandwatchedthem.Shethoughtinthiswayshecouldgotohellandseewhathelllookedlike.However,shespentsolittletimelearningflyingskillsthatonedayshewascaughtbyalittleboy.Thelittleboygavehertohisgrandpainthecountrysideasagift.Theoldmanlikedherverymuch.Hemadeadelicatecageandputherinit.Thebirdwasveryworriedbecauseshethoughtshecouldn’tfindoutwhathellwaslikestayinginthissmallcage.However,shecouldn’tescape.Dayafterday,shejuststayedinthecage,watchingotherbirdsflying.Shelostherfreedomandshebecamesadderandsadder.Atlast,shebecameill.Theoldmanfinallyopenedthecage,butshewastooweaktofly.Lyingontheground,shethoughtofthequestionthatsheeveraskedallthetime.“Whatdoeshelllooklike?”“Hellisasmallwell-decoratedcage.”Beforesheclosedhereyesforever,shefinallyansweredthatquestionherself.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“master”inthefirstparagraphmean?A.Miss.B.Finish.C.Follow.D.Learnwell.6.Whydidthebirdhideherselfwhenotherbirdswerelearningflyingskills?A.Becauseshewaslazy.B.Becauseshedidn’tlikelearningflyingskills.C.Becauseshethoughtshecouldgotohellbydoingthis.D.Becauseshethoughtshedidn’thavetolearnflyingskills.7.Accordingtothepassage,thebirdatlastfoundthat___________.A.hellwasaplacefullofwater.B.hellwasaplacefullofburningfireC.therewasnohellD.hellwasasmallwell-decoratedcageCInthepasttenyears，manyscientistshavestudiedthedifferencesbetweenmenandwomen．Andtheyallgotthesameanswer：Thesexes（性别）aredifferent，becausetheirbrainsaredifferent．Andthis，thescientistssay，makesmenandwomenseetheworldindifferentways．Boys，forexample，generallyarebetterthangirlsatmathematical（数学的）ideas．Boysalsogenerallyarebetterthangirlsatthekindofhandandeyemovementsnecessaryforballsports．Girls，ontheotherhandgenerallystartspeakingearlierthanboys．Andtheygenerallyseebetterinthedarkthanboysandarebetteratlearningforeignlanguages．Whatmakesmenandwomenbetteratonethingoranother？Theansweristhebrain．Thebrainhastwosidesconnectedbynerve（神经）tracks．Theleftsidegenerallyisusedformathematics,speechandwriting.Therightsideisusedforartisticcreationandtheexpressionforemotions．Inmenandwomen，differentareasineachsideofthebraindevelopdifferently．Inboys，forexample，it'stheareausedformathematics．Ingirls，itistheareausedforlanguageskills．Anotherinterestingdifferenceisthatthetwosidesofaman'sbrainareconnectedbysmallernervesthanthetwosidesofawoman'sbrainarea．8．menandwomenthinkdiffere