2017-2018学年第一学期期中考试高一年级英语试题 本试卷满分为120分，考试时间为100分钟 第卷第一部分 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。 AMy wife and I used to feel that it was impossible to be a true friend to someone whose name we didnt know. How wrong we were! Years of Sunday-morning bus trips through the city with the same group of “nameless” people have changed our thinking. Before the bus takes off, we all join in a conversation: wheres the silent woman who sits up front and never responds to our cheery greetings? Here she comes. Her worn clothing suggests she doesnt have much money to spare, but she always takes an extra cup of coffee for the driver.We get smiles from a Mexican couple as they get on the bus hand in hand. When they get off, theyre still holding hands. The woman was pregnant late last year, and one day her change of shape confirmed that shed delivered the child. We even felt a little pride at the thought of our extended family.For many months, our only sadness lay in our inability to establish the same friendship with the silent woman at the front of the bus. Then, one evening, we went to a fish restaurant. We were shown to a table alongside someone sitting alone. It was the woman from the bus.We greeted her with friendly familiarity wed shown all year, but this time her face softened, then a shy smile. When she spoke, the words escaped awkwardly from her lips. All at once we realized why she hadnt spoken to us before. Talking was hard for her.Over dinner, we learned the situation of a single mother with a disabled son who was receiving special care away from home. She missed him desperately, she explained. “I love him and he loves me, even though he doesnt express it very well,” she murmured. “Lots of us have that problem, dont we? We dont say what we want to say, what we should be saying. And thats not good enough.” The candles flared on our tables. Our fish had never tasted better. But the atmosphere grew pleasant, and when we parted as friendswe shared names.1. All the following statements can describe the woman except _.APoor Bwarm hearted Ccold Dsilent2. The underlined word “establish” in the 4th paragraph has the same meaning as_.Akeep Bdiscover Cset up Daccept3. The woman had the same problem with her son in the way that _.Athey both disabled people Bthey both had some difficulty in expressingCthey both liked bus travel Dthey both brought interest to the passengers4. Which of the following might be the best title of this passage? AFriends of the Road BThe Silent Woman on the Bus CGoing to Work by Bus DDifferent Kinds of Friendship B The arts, especially music, should be part of every schools lessons at every grade level. Students would be much smarter if they had some musical experience. They could improve their classroom skills, like paying attention and following directions. People develop all these skills when they learn music. Making music also lets children use their imagination. It provides students with a chance to try out their own ideas.Music not only makes children better students, but also gives them something positive to do. In a music program, children can be part of a band instead of joining a gang (团伙). Parents can enjoy listening to their childrens music instead of seeing them glued to a computer or TV screen. In a school band, students get to be part of a team. They can get along well with old friends and make new friends through music.Music builds self-confidence, too. It gives children a sense of achievement and success. Making music is something for them to be proud of, and it lets kids practice performing in front of an audience. Music gives children an opportunity for self-expression, and that helps develop their self-confidence.Once again, music is important because it can make children better students, give them something positive to do, and build their character. That is why music should be offered in every single grade in every school.5. According to the passage, music could make students smarter by _ _.Aimproving their classroom skills and paying attentionBimproving their classroom skills and imaginationCimproving their attention, direction and imaginationDlearning music, making music and trying out their own idea6. What does the underlined phrase glued to in the second paragraph mean？Aunwilling to turn on Balways lookingCunwilling to leave Dalways playing7. The third paragraph mainly tells us that music could _.Agive children self-expression and self-confidenceBbring to children achievement and successCgive children something to be proud ofDdevelop childrens self-confidence