2019-2020年高一英语上学期期末考试试题汉一、 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，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。AWhen you walk along a street in a big city in the United States, you may see clocks in most stores. Radio announcers give the correct time during the day. People there think that it is important to know the time. Most Americans have watches. They want to do certain things at certain times. They do not want to be late. Not all people all over the world value time. Suppose you visit a certain country in South America. You would find that people living there do not like to rush. If you had an appointment (约会)with someone, he would probably be late. He would not care for arriving on time. In some countries in South America, even the radio programs may not begin right on time, nor do the radio announcers think it important to announce the right time. Many people regard a clock as a machine. It seems to them that a person who does everything on time is controlled by a machine. They do not want a clock or any machine to have that much power over their lives.1. There are clocks in most stores in the US cities because _. A. people in the stores want to sell these clocks B. people think it important to know the timeC. bosses want to make their stores beautiful D. they neednt wear watches when they are away from home2. The underlined word rush in the passage most probably means _. A. “run” B. “walk”C. “hurry”D.“move”3. If you had an appointment with someone in some place in South America, he might not arrive on time, and this is because _. A. he didnt have a watch with him B. he forgot to have a look at a watch or a clockC. he didnt like an appointment with someoneD. he didnt think it important to arrive on time4. In some countries in South America _. A. the radio announcers do think it important to announce the exact timeB. the radio programs may start a bit early or late C. most people do not want to be controlled by othersD. many people think a clock has much power5.which statement is not true? A. The radio announcers in South America always announce the right time.B. You can see clocks in many stores in USA. C.All the people in the world dont value the time. D. Most Americans own watches. BFitzgerald, a verywealthy Englishman,had only one child, a son, whonaturallywas the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the kid. Unluckily the son died in his late teens.Meanwhile, Fitzgeralds wealthwas increasing all the time. He spent a lot on art works of the masters. Later Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his will as to how his wealth would be settledto sell his entire collection at an auction(拍卖）.Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum directors and private collectors eager to bid（出价）. Before the auction, the art works were shown, among which was a painting of Fitzgeralds son by an unknown artist. Because of its poor quality, it received little attention.When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled（敲槌）the crowd to attention. First the lawyer read from Fitzgeralds will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.The poor-quality painting didnt receive any bidders except onethe old servant who had attended tothe son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer stopped the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became quiet, and the lawyer read from the will: “Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.” Then the auction was over.6. Fitzgerald was _.A. a museum directorB. a master of artC. an art collectorD. an artauctioneer7. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?A. Fitzgerald took care of his son all by himself. B. Fitzgerald lost his wife and his only son within 10 years.C. Fitzgerald became seriously ill because of the death of his son.D. Fitzgerald decided to leave everythinghe hadto his servant.8. Fitzgeralds will showed _.A. his desire to fool the biddersB. his sadness at the death of his sonC. his regret of having no heir (继承人）D. his invaluable love for his son9.What helped the old servant winthe whole collection of Fitzgeralds?A.No more than one pound.B.His emotion for his young master.C. Great increase of his wealth.D.His strong passion for art.10. At the result of the auction, the old man would feel more than _.A. sadB. surprised C. interestedD. expectedWe parents often take material things for