2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题(时间： 100分钟， 满分： 120分)第一部分阅读理解 (共两节， 满40分)第一节(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。AThe following form shows the result of a survey of parents from five countries, who were asked why children are important to them. They were required to choose three main reasons from seven dealing with personal interests, family relations and social responsibility. Each number in the form is the percentage of parents who chose what particular item(项目) as one of their three reasons.ItemsJapanKoreaUSABritainFranceA. To see oneself continuing in future3532311759B. To keep the family line24681726C. To receive cares in old age1038878D. To strengthen family ties5125505566E. To develop oneself through raising ones children6019546935F. To enjoy raising children2019507139G. To raise responsible citizens454046151 Compared with the parents in other countries Korean parents are least interested in _Areceiving cares in old age Braising responsible citizensCkeeping the family line Denjoying raising children 2In which country parents pay the most attention to learning from the experience?AIn Britain.BIn USA. CIn Japan. DIn Korea.3From the above percentages, we can infer _Aparents in Western countries care more about family relationship Bparents in Asia want their children to be useful for the society mostCideas of raising children between East and West are somewhat differentDparents all over the world usually do not think about their own old ages BThe earthquake affected the students of the destroyed areas in many ways: losing parents, being scared and feeling lonely. How can we help them? Teens reporter talked with Lin Dan, the program director of the Sunshine in Your Heart Project at the Red Cross Society of China.How will the earthquake affect the teenagers mentally?Theyll have feelings of fear, anger and feel they are not safe. They will find it hard to focus. They will tend to cry, shout and tremble. And they might be afraid to be alone.What will happen if they are not helped?The teenagers will find it hard to live in a balanced way. If things get worse, they might not be able to focus on their studies. They might give up on life.How can we help them overcome these problems?The first thing is to build up trust with them. Show your sympathy and sadness, and be their friends. Then you have to give them a sense of safety. Tell them that theres a solution to every problem. Thirdly, try to satisfy their psychological needs. Be a good listener if he or she needs to talk.Some of them were not directly affected by the quake but have seen images on TV and feel scared. What should they do?Talk with an adult or share their feelings with someone who might feel similar. If this doesnt help, then they should see a doctor for professional help.4Whats the best title of the passage?AThe Scare Caused by the Earthquake BDealing with the Pain Left behind after the EarthquakeCHow to Get a Sense of Safety DThe Psychological Needs 5The underlined word “psychological” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to “_” AmentalBphysical Cmaterial Dprofessional6From the passage, we can infer that _Athe scare caused by the earthquake can be relieved quicklyBseeing a doctor is the most important measure to deal with the problemsCthe images on TV can also affect people and even cause problemsDto help them overcome these problems, we should always talk with them7When helping them overcome the problems, we need not _Abuild up trust with them Bgive them a sense of safety Csolve every problem they have for them Dbe a good listener if they need to talkCI have often been considered strange when I tell people that I want to be a writer, because for most people, or at least teenagers in my geographic location, see writing as a difficulty. The reason why I want to be a writer is that writing gives me the power to create worlds and people out of nothing. We can create a picture in a few minutes with our minds. We have the power to influence others, even people weve never met!I have always wondered if it is the same thing that drives me, as a writer, as what drives video game creators or directors. We are all creating something out of nothing. The thing that is so amazing about writers is that we create something out of tools that dont cost more than a dollar (a piece of paper and a pencil)For writers it is all in our head. Our wonderful brain is our tool.Some people have this simple way of writing that can sweep us off our feet. Those who have this gift often do not see the beauty in it. It is sad really. Writing is such a basic element(元素)in our society that many take advantages of it and dont realize its greatness. I