2018-2019学年第一学期第一次阶段性考试高二年级英语试题本试卷满分为120分，考试时间100分钟第I卷（选择题 共70分）第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第1节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AIt seems that the Englishmen just cannot live without sports of some kind. A famous French humourist once said that this is because the English insist on behaving like children all their lives. Wherever you go in this country, you will see both children and grown-ups knocking a ball about with a stick or something, as if in Britain men shall always remain boys and women girls! Still, it can never be bad to get exercise, can it?Taking all amateur (业余) and professional sports in Britain into consideration, there can be no doubt that football is at the top of the list. It is called soccer in the United States. The game originated (起源) in Britain and was played in the Middle Ages or even earlier, though as an organized game, or association football, it dates only from the beginning of the 19th century.The next is rugby, which is called football in the United States. It is a kind of football played by two teams of fifteen players than eleven. In rugby, an oval-shaped ball is used which can be handled as well as kicked. It is a pretty rough game.In summer, cricket is the most popular sport. In fact, it has sometimes been called the English national game. Most foreigners find the game rather slow or even boring, but it enjoys great popularity among the British.Tennis rates high on the list, too. It was introduced into England from France in the 15th century, but it was from England that it spread to practically every country in the world.Table tennis, or ping-pong, surely is not played on a great scale as it is in China or Japan. Basketball and volleyball were introduced into Britain during the late 19th century from America and are gaining popularity. Horse-back riding, swimming, rowing and golf all attract a lot of people.1. The main purpose of Paragraph 1 is to tell us that the English _.Aare all sports lovers Bbehave like childrenClike to kick a ball around Dcan remain young all their lives2. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about football and rugby?AThey differ in the shape of the ball.BThey are played by different numbers of players.CThey both can be handled.DThey both can be kicked.3. The game that was never played in Britain until the late 19th century is _.Abasketball Btennis Crugby DFootballBWell, its time for Words and Their Stories. We present more expressions about food from Elenir Scardueli, a listener in Brazil.My mother believesyou are what you eat.Then shed always give us nutritious food. She likes serving us meat and potatoes, whichcan also mean the most important part of something. Heres another expression about meat:one mans meat is another mans poisonone might like something very much while another person might hate it.My fathers a good and honest person. People say hesthe salt of the earth. Hed neverpour salt on a wound,or make someone feel worse about something. However, sometimes he tells us a story that seems bigger than life. So we have totake it with a grain of salt.My husband makes enough money to support our family. So we say hebrings home the bacon.He cancut the mustard(芥末), or do what is expected of him at work. Besides, he stands almost two meters tall, so its easy to find my husband in a crowd. He is atall drink of water.I take the train to work. It is not a pleasant ride because the train is so crowded that we arepacked like sardines(沙丁鱼).When we fail to see problems at work, my boss tells us towake up and smell the coffee.We need to pay more attention and fix the problem.I once made a big mistake at the office and felt foolish. I hadegg on my face.Over the weekend, my friend invited me to watch a football game on television. But I do not like football. It isnot my cup of tea.We hope this has given youfood for thoughtand stay with us next time. Thank you.4. The passage is mainly about _.A. some idioms about food B. words created by mumC. words and their stories D. phrases in the kitchen5. The underlined phrase “you are what you eat” suggests that _.A. eating plays an important partB. meat and potatoes are basicsC. rich nutrition holds the key of a mealD. a good diet is important for good health6. When you doubt something, you might _.A. wake up and smell the coffee B. take it with a grain of saltC. bring home the bacon D. have egg on your face7. The passage is probably taken from a(n) _.A. public lecture B. TV showC. radio programme D. personal statementCThe wallet is heading for extinction. As a day-to-day essential, it will die off with the generation who read print newspapers. The kind of shopping, where you hand ov