- 1 - 甘肃省镇原县镇原中学甘肃省镇原县镇原中学 2018-20192018-2019 学年高一英语下学期期中试题学年高一英语下学期期中试题 第一部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题，每题 2 分，满分 40 分） 第一节：阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。 A Lets Explore (探究) The Nature! Are you interested in animals and nature? Want to enjoy your summer holiday and learn something interesting and useful? Here comes your CHANCE! Youth Explore has prepared you with a THREE-DAY SUMMER PROGRAM! You can take part in many hands-on activities and meet with live animals- giraffes, pandas, tigers, and so on! More information about the program is as follows: Age: Students aged 816 Groups: There are 2 programs for you to choose from. Each program needs at most 15 students. Program A Dates: 1416 July, 2014 Days: Monday to Wednesday Time: 10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m. Program B Dates: 57 August, 2014 Days: Tuesday to Thursday Time: 10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m. Program cost: $230 for members; $250 for non-members How to do: Simply come to our center to get an application form (申请表). Send your completed form on or before 11th July, 2014(Friday). Notes: 1. NO FREE LUNCHES ARE PROVIDED because of personal food differences. You may either bring a lunch-box or pay for lunch at our restaurants. 2. Both programs will start 1 DAY later if there is a warning of rainstorms. COME AND JOIN US NOW! DONT MISS THE CHANCE! 1. _ can join the three-day summer program. A. A kid of 7 B. A boy of 14 C. A girl of 17 D. A man of 26 2. If there is a rainstorm on 14th July, program A will start on _. A. Sunday B. Monday C. Tuesday D. Wednesday - 2 - 3. Two members and one non-member should pay _ for the program. A. $690 B. $710 C. $730 D. $750 4. Free lunches arent provided because _. A. the lunches cost too much B. people have different tastes C. there are many restaurants D. they may bring lunch-boxes B Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life. Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries. In the early 1970s, Tony met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year-long trip from England, through Asia, to Australia. On the trip, they visited places like Iran( 伊朗) , India and so on. When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries weather, customs( 风俗) , and places to see. But unlike other travel books then, Tony Wheelers book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular. Tony and Maureen started a company called lonely Planet. They continued traveling. They wrote books for each place they visited. Today, 800 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 books. Tony Wheeler, the great traveler, still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises. 5. Tony Wheeler and his wife ended the year-long trip in _. A. England B. Iran C. India D. Australia 6. Tony Wheeler wrote the book Across Asia on the Cheap to _. A. make money for his next trip B. tell people about his new company C. draw peoples attention to his family D. answer peoples questions about his trip 7. How was the book Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel books then? A. It was longer and more popular. - 3 - B. It was the first travel book in the world. C. It talked about places most tourists did not go. D. It talked about a countrys weather and customs. 8. The passage mainly talks about _. A. a great traveler and his books B. a tour of different countries C. a great writer and his family D. different kinds of companies C In the book The Best Little Girl in the World, Kessa has a serious eating disorder (进食障碍) called anorexia nervosa（神经性厌食症）. But she is not alone. Many people have this eating disorder. In the beginning of her story, Kessa is a normal 15-year-old. She is good at many things, especially dancing. She has danced for many years and loves it. One day her dance teacher tells her to continue eating right, but maybe lose a few pounds. Once Kessa hears this, she takes things too far. Instead of cutting down on snacks and junk food, she decides not to eat at all. She does not eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner. She begins losing weight and becomes slimmer (更加苗条的) and slimmer. But she loses weight to a point where she is unhealthy. As her poor eating habits continue, her parents start getting as much help as possible to cure (治疗) their beautiful daughter. But it is just as hard for Kessas parents to deal with her disorder as it is for her. Everyday she exercises to lose more pounds and pla