1 2018 20192018 2019 学年度高一第二学期开学寒假作业检测学年度高一第二学期开学寒假作业检测 英语试题英语试题 本试卷考试时间为 90 分钟 满分为 100 分 试卷分第 I 卷 选择题 和第 II 卷 非选 择题 考试结束 将答题卡交回 第 I 卷 注意事项 1 答第 I 卷前 考生务必将自己的姓名 准考证号填写在答题卡上 2 选出每小题答案后 用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑 如需改动 用橡 皮擦干净后 再选涂其他答案标号 不能答在本试卷上 否则无效 第一部分 阅读理解 共两节 满分 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 并在答题 卡上将该项涂黑 A A The National Blood Service which covers all of England and North Wales needs nearly two and a half million blood donations 捐献 each year When you give blood you ll be doing one of the most amazing things anybody could dream of saving a life WhatWhat typestypes ofof bloodblood areare needed needed All types of blood are needed not just rare ones In fact the commoner the blood type the more are needed So even if your blood is one of the most common types group O for example you can be sure that by donating three times a year you really are doing something amazing WhatWhat isis thethe donationdonation process process The donation will last about an hour in all When you arrive you will be asked a few questions about your health Then a drop of blood will be taken and tested just to make sure you re not anemic 贫血 If all is well your donation will be taken This only takes about ten minutes during which time 470 ml of blood will be 2 collected Most people hardly feel a thing After a short rest a drink and biscuits you ll be up and ready to go All equipment used in the collection of your blood is new and is never reused so you don t have to worry about risks to your health in the collection of your blood WhoWho cancan becomebecome a a bloodblood donor donor Becoming a blood donor really is very simple As long as you re in good health and aged between 17 and 60 you can become a blood donor If you would like more information or advice or you want to become a blood donor ring the donor helpline on 0845 7711 The donor helpline is open 24 hours a day every day of the year 1 Before giving blood you will A rest for a while B wait for one day C fill in a form D take a blood test 2 What does the passage tell us about the donation process A It takes many hours B It s done on computer C It doesn t need equipment D It won t affect donors health 3 The purpose of the writing is to A call on people to donate blood B introduce the National Blood Service C show the importance of donation D remind people of the danger B B Each time I see a balloon my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six year old girl It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven Yes honey Of course she said Can we write him a letter She paused the longest pause of my short life and answered Yes My heart jumped How Does the mailman go there I asked No but I have an idea Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon I asked her what it was for Just wait honey You ll see Mom told me to write my letter Eagerly I got my favorite pen and poured out my six year old 3 heart in the form of blue ink I wrote about my day what I learned at school how Mom was doing and even about what happened in a story I had read For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive I gave the letter to Mom She read it over and a smile crossed her face She made a hole in the corner of the letter to tie it to the balloon We went outside and she gave me the balloon It was still raining Okay on the count of three let it go One two three The balloon carrying my letter flew upward against the rain We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds Later I realized like the balloon that Dad had never let his sickness get him down He was strong No matter what he suffered he d keep on fly up and finally go beyond this cold world and his sick body He rose into sky and became something beautiful I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was passed on I prayed to be a balloon 4 When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father her mother A felt it hard to answer B thought her a creative girl C believed it easy to do so D found it easy to lie 5 When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father she A jumped with joy B became excited C started writing immediately D was worried that it couldn t be delivered 6 In the eyes of the author what was the rain like A An incurable disease B An unforgettable memory C The hard time her father had D The failures her father experienced 7 What would be the best title for the passage A The strong red balloon B An unforgettable experience C Fly to paradise D A great father C C Leonardo da Vinci the greatest thinker in the world began his career as an artist Very little is known about his early life He was born in 1452 in the town 4 of Vince As a boy Leonardo showed a great interest in drawing sculpting and observing nature However because he was born to parents who were not married to each other he was barredbarred from some studies and professions He trained as an artist after m