诸暨中学2019学年高一期中考试英语试卷一听力部分（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。二阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIn ancient Greece, Socrates was a widely-recognized wise man. One day one fellow met the great philosopher and said, “Do you know what I just heard about your friend?”“Hold on a minute,” Socrates replied. “Before telling me anything Id like you to pass a little test. Its called the Triple Filter Test.”. “Triple filter?”. “Thats right,” Socrates continued. “Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what youre going to say. Thats why I call it the triple filter test.The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?” “No,” the man said, “actually I just heard about it and”. “All right,” said Socrates. “So you dont know if its true or not.Now lets try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?” . “No, on the contrary”. “So,” Socrates continued, “you want to tell me something bad about him, but youre not certain its true.You may still pass the test though, because theres one filter left: the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?” “No, not really.”“Well,” concluded Socrates, “if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?”Well we can always participate in loose talks to curb our boredom. But when it comes to your friends its not worth it. Always avoid talking behind the back about your near and dear friends.21. Why did Socrates stop the fellow when he wanted to tell him about his friend?A. Because he didnt know the fellow.B. Because he wanted to tell the fellow something first.C. Because he knew the fellow wouldnt tell him something useful.D. Because he wanted the fellow to think twice before speaking.22. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. Socrates was a great philosopher in Ancient Greece.B. The fellow wanted to tell Socrates something bad about his friend. C. Socrates was curious to hear what the fellow wanted to tell him.D. Its not a good idea to gossip about our friends behind the back.23. What does the underlined “curb” mean in the last paragraph? A. increaseB. describeC. reduce D. hideBThe words “England” and “English” are perhaps the two most misused words in the English language. The British themselves often say England and English when they really mean Britain and British. Whats the difference, you may ask. To understand the question we have to know something about the history of the country and its people.We all know that Britain is an island country separated from the European continent by the English Channel. Actually there are two main islands. The larger one is called Britain, or Great Britain, and the smaller one is called Ireland, and these two, together with many small islands make up what is called the British Isles.The British Isles is a geographical term. It is not the name of any country. At present it is made up of two countries, the larger of which is the one we very often inaccurately call England. The full official name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but people call it Britain or Great Britain for that. It consists of England, Scotland, Wales and a small part of Irelandthe northeastern part.People still tend to call Britain England not only because England is the largest in area and the most populous but mostly because England is the strongest and also the most influential country in every respect before it absorbed the other three countries(The whole of Ireland was a part of the United Kingdom at one time). Call it national chauvinism（沙文主义） if you like, but people in England call Britain England out of habit rather than conscious sense of superiority, though it annoys the Welsh and especially the Scots who are proud of their separate national tradition.24. The British Isles is made up of_. A. one country B. two countries C. two and a half countries D. three countries25. The full official name of Britain is_. A. Great Britain B. England C. United Kingdom D. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland26. People call Britain England because of all of the following EXCEPT_. A. England is the largest in area and has the largest population. B. people in England do so out of habit. C. England is the nearest to the European continent. D. England is the strongest and also the most influential in every respect.27. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. The formation of the UK. B. The chauvinism of the English. C. The location of the British Isles. D. The difference between “English” and “British”. CChristmas Isla