甘肃省定西市岷县第二中学2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题满分：120分 时间：100分钟 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。AOne day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe(斧头) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy(仙女) came out and asked the man what was the matter.I have lost my axe, he said.It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, Is this yours?No, said the man.The fairy then showed him a silver axe and asked again, Is this yours?No, again answered the man.Then she showed him the old axe.Yes, that is mine, called out the happy man.I know that well enough, said the fairy.I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now Ill give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides your own one.1. One day when the man was cutting something, _.A. he fell into the waterB. he saw a beautiful fairyC. his axe fell into a lakeD. his axe fell into the river2. The man was sad because _.A. he liked his axe very muchB. This is his only axe.C. he was poor and had no other axesD. his axe was a gold axe3. The fairy gave him a gold axe and a silver axe but he didnt take them, because he _.A. did not like themB. did not know they were made of gold and silverC. knew these axes were not hisD. was very rich4. At the end of the story the man had _.A. three axes B. two axesC. only one axe D. many axes5. The fairy helped the man because he was _ man.A. an old B. an honest C. a poor D. a young BGet up, get up, Jim. Its time to get up! my mother said while she was pushing me. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. Oh dear! Its a quarter to eight already. Ill be late for school again, I thought. I jumped out of the bed, washed my face, then hurried to the bus stop without breakfast. As soon as I got on the bus, it started running. Im sure I can get to the school on time, I said to myself. Suddenly the bus stopped. The bus driver got off the bus, then got on the bus again and said, Im sorry, ladies and gentlemen. Theres something wrong with the bus. Please get off the bus and wait for another one. I couldnt wait. The school is not far. Id better run to the school, I thought, and then I began to run. But before I got to the school, it began to rain hard.I reached the classroom but I was wet shivering(颤抖) with cold. The physics teacher had already begun his lesson. It was Mr. Smith. He was about fifty years old. All the students were a little afraid of him and so was I. I liked neither him nor his physics lessons. I hesitated(犹豫) for a moment and then I opened the door. Im very sorry, Mr. Smith. Im late again, I said with a red face.Its you again, Jim, Mr. smith said angrily. Ive told you not be late, but you he suddenly stopped and looked at my wet clothes. He turned to the class and said, Im very sorry, my boys and girls. With these words he quickly took off his own jacket and handed it to me. Now take off your wet coat and put this one or youll catch cold, he said kindly.I went to my seat with Mr. Smiths jacket on. It was a bit large for me but I felt very warm in it. I found, for the first time, physics was so interesting and how well I could understand it! 6. Jim was late for school because _.A. he was ill. B. he had to wait for the busC. it rained heavily D. there was something wrong with the bus7. Mr. Smith, the physics teacher, _ at first when Jim came into the classroom.A. felt sad B. was unhappy C. looked worried D. looked kind 8. Jim felt that _.A. the jacket was large enough to keep him warmB. physics is easy if you like the physics teachersC. he understood what Mr. Smith said all the timeD. Mr. Smith took good care of him9. From the story, we can learn that _.A. students cant be late for schoolB. physics is very difficult C. t students can learn better if teachers love themD. youll catch cold if your clothes are wetCWhen I was about 12, I had an enemy(敌人), a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasnt a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didnt you ever wonder what youre really like? Well, you now have that girls opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no a