洛阳一高2018-2019学年第一学期高一9月月考英语试卷第一部分：阅读理解 (共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)ALetter OneDear Editor,After I finish my homework, I often go online and chat with my friends. Sometimes I play computer games. But my parents hate to see me playing games on the computer. Maybe they have heard too much news about how QQ and computer games harm children. Once I went to a net bar(网吧) to play games after school. But after that I told my parents that I was playing basketball at school. I said so because I didnt want to make themunhappy. I feel bad about it. However, I need to rest for a while by playing computer games after studying for a long time. I really want my parents to understand that. Do foreign parents do the same to their children? Please help me.Li Ping, BeijingLetter TwoDear Li Ping,I dont think its strange for parents to keep their children away from anything bad. Foreign parents will do the same as your parents! They may not let their children watch TV for too long a time, or like your parents, they dont want their children to play computer games.Talk to your parents and be honest to them, I think. Tell them what you are doing and why you are doing so to make them understand you. Its never good to do things behind your parents. They arent fools as you think sometimes! Our parents seem to know what is the best for us.Remember: to be honest is the best way.Good luck,Rebecca1.From the passage we can learn that Li Ping often_.A.talks with his friends on the InternetB.plays basketball after schoolC.plays computer games at homeD.chats online before homework2.The boy goes online_.A.to get news on QQ B.just to have a restC.to show he hates study D.to make new friends3.The editor thinks _.A.children should play computer games in the net bar secretlyB.playing computer game can be very helpful to childrens studiesC.children should be honest and try to make their parents understand themD.foreign parents dont care for their children as much as Chinese parentsBThe British are known for their sense of humor. However, it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes. The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement.Understatement means saying less than you think or feel. For example, if someone gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say, “Its a little damp (潮湿的) outside.” Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person, someone else might say, “She isnt exactly friendly.” Understatement is often used in unpleasant situation or to make another person look silly. Understatement plays an important part in British humor.Another key to understanding British humor is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others. They often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things that happen to our everyday life when someone accidently falls over in the street. They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society. They like to make jokes about their accents, the way they dress and the way they behave. Whats more, the British love to watch comedies (喜剧) about people who do not know how to behavein society. The comedies series Mr. Bean is a good example of this kind of humor.Mr. Bean is the character created by British actor Rowan Atkinson in 1990. Mr. Bean doesnt talk often, and instead he uses his body movement and facial expressions to make people laugh. Perhaps what makes Mr. Bean so funny is that he does things that adults in the real world cannot do. Mr. Bean is popular in many countries around the world because you do not have to speak English to understand the humor. Because of this, many people have become familiar with the British sense of humor.4.Why is it difficult for foreigners to understand British jokes?A.The British often enlarge the fact.B.British jokes are connected with many different cultures.C.British jokes are not as funny as jokes in other countries.D.The British try to make out that something is less important than it is.5.The author explains understatement by _.A.describing a process B.making comparisonsC.following time order D.using examples6.Mr. Bean makes laugh by _.A.using his body movement and facial expressionsB.making jokes about others accentC.copying how others behaveD.telling funny stories7.What can be the best title for the text?A.British Humor in ComedyB.Humor in Different CulturesC.Understanding British HumorD.Developing Your Sense of HumorCA black hole is created when a large star burns out. Like our sun, stars are unbelievably hot furnaces(熔炉) that burn their own matter as fuel. When most of the fuel is used up, the star begins to die.The death of a star is not a quietevent. First there is a huge explosion. As its outer layer is blasted off into space, the dying star shines as brightly as a billion suns.Af