1 甘肃省岷县第一中学甘肃省岷县第一中学 2018 20192018 2019 学年高二英语下学期期中试题学年高二英语下学期期中试题 第 I 卷 第一部分 阅读理解 共两节 第一部分 阅读理解 共两节 满分满分 4040 分 分 第一节第一节 共共 1515 小题 小题 每小题每小题 2 2 分 分 满分满分 3030 分 分 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的四个选项 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的四个选项 A A B B C C D D 中 选出最佳选项 中 选出最佳选项 A A News China Circulation 发行量 1 Year 12 Issues Cover Price 47 88 Price For You 19 99 Product Description News China is the English edition of China Newsweek The magazine covers the latest Chinese domestic news in politics business society environment culture sports and travels etc It is the first comprehensive news magazine for readers interested in China Better Life Circulation 1 Year 12 Issues Cover Price 44 55 Price For You 15 00 Product Description Designed for those who have a strong interest in personal lifestyle Better Life is America s complete home and family service magazine It offers help with food recipes decorating building gardening family health money management and education Apple Seeds Circulation 1 Year 9 Issues Cover Price 44 55 Price For You 33 95 Product Description Apple Seeds is an award winning magazine filled with stories for kids aged from 7 to 9 The cover is very soft providing durability 耐用性 that allows each issue to be enjoyed for many years to come Besides there is a big surprise for you it s being sold at a more favorable discount than usual Humor Times Circulation 1 Year 12 Issues 2 Cover Price 36 00 Price For You 11 95 Product Description Humor Times is for those who love to laugh Full of cartoons and humor columns it shows up in your mailbox once a month and keeps you smiling all year round In today s world you need a reason to laugh So let s find it in Humor Times 1 What kind of people may buy News China A People who have an interest in personal lifestyle of the Chinese B People who are interested in China s politics business and culture C People who want to enlarge the knowledge of their kids D People who have a strong sense of humor and love to laugh 2 Better Life can help you in A beautifying your house B finding interesting stories for your kids C ordering food from restaurants D learning about sports and travels 3 What do we know about Apple Seeds A It offers the biggest discount among all the magazines B It can be purchased as an award for your children C The soft cover enables it to be read and kept long D The magazine is going to surprise you for many years B B I was desperately nervous about becoming car free But eight months ago our car was hit by a passing vehicle and it was destroyed No problem I thought we ll buy another But the insurance payout didn t even begin to cover the costs of buying a new car I worked out that with the loan 贷款 we d need plus petrol insurance parking permits and tax we would make a payment as much as 600 a month And that s when I had my fancy idea Why not just give up having a car at all I live in London We have a railway station behind our house a tube station 10 minutes walk away and a bus stop at the end of the street A new car club had just opened in our area and one of its shiny little red Peugeot was parked nearby If 3 any family in Britain could live without a car I reasoned then surely we were that family But my new car free idea sadly wasn t shared by my family My teenage daughters were horrified What would their friends think about our family being too poor to afford a car I wasn t that bothered what they thought and I suggested the girls should take the same approach My friends too were astonished at our plan What would happen if someone got seriously ill overnight and needed to go to hospital an ambulance How would the children get to and from their many events buses and trains People smiled as though this was another of my mad ideas before saying they were sure I d soon realize that a car was a necessity Eight months on I wonder whether we ll ever own a car again The idea that you have to own a car especially if you live in a city is all in the mind I live and many other citizens do too in a place that has never been better served by public transport and yet car ownership has never been higher We worry about rising car costs but we d be better off asking something much more basic do I really need a car Certainly the answer is no and I m a lot richer because I dared to ask the question 4 The author decided to live a car free life partly because A the cost of a new car was too much B the traffic jam was unbearable for him C most families chose to go car free D he was hurt in a terrible car accident 5 What is the attitude of the author s family toward his plan A Optimistic B Unconcerned C Supportive D Disapproving 6 What did the author suggest his daughters do about their friends opinion A Take their advice B Argue against it C Leave it alone D Think it over 4 7 What conclusion did the author draw after the eight month car free life A A car free life does not suit everyone B Life cannot go without a car C His life gets improved without a car D Life without a car is a little bit hard C C Every