高一英语 第 1 页 共 7 页郑州中奥维也纳音乐学校20152016 学年上期期中考试高一英语试卷时间：90 分钟注意事项：答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选其他答案标号，不能答在试卷上，否则无效。第二部分阅读理解第一节（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，（A）The police do many things for us. They help keep our things and us safe.They help keep cars moving safely,They take care of people who are hurt. people who are hurt. Then they see these people get to a doctor. The police go around town to see that everything is all right. They get around town in many ways. Some of them walk or go by car. In some big cities，some of the police ride on horses. It is strange to see these animals in the street.As they go around town，the police help people. Sometimes they find lost children. They take the children home. If the police see a fight，they put an end to it right away. Sometimes people will ask the police how to get to a place in town. The police can always tell the people which way to go. They know all the streets and roads well.Some police stand at crossings（十字路口）. They tell the cars when to go and when to stop. They make sure that the cars do not go too fast. They help children cross the street. They also help people who cant walk too well.Without the police，our streets would not be safe. Cars might go too fast and hurt people. Lost people might never be found. The police do a good job. We need them. And we should thank them for a job well done.21.The police do many things for us. They help keep our things and us _.A. warm B. clean C. quiet D. safe 22.How do some of the police get around in some big cities?A. By taxi.B. On horses.C. By bus. D. On bikes. 23. In the text， “put an end to” means “_”.A. stop B. cut C. kill D. fly 24. The text is mainly talking about the _ of the police.A. lifeB. road C. jobD. day （B）Youve probably heard of working dogs that help police officers, or horses that help farmers. Did you know that carrier pigeons (信鸽) can be trained to help people too? Here are some examples.Mailman高一英语 第 2 页 共 7 页Carrier pigeons can be trained to carry messages to people. The note is placed into a small can. The can is tied to the pigeons leg. Then the pigeon flies off with the note.LifeguardFrom high up in the sky, specially trained pigeons can find orange life jackets in the ocean. Sometimes it is difficult for humans to find people lost at sea, especially when the weather is bad. However, pigeons can fly quickly over a large area of water to look for people.SpyMany years ago, carrier pigeons were used to help our country during wars(战争). “Spy pigeons” had small cameras that were tied to their feet. As a pigeon flew over enemy (敌人) land, the camera took photos of the land below. This would allow our soldiers to see where the enemies were and what they were doing.So next time you see a pigeon, stop and watch it closely. What might look like an ordinary bird to most people might actually be helpful.25. Which part of the carrier pigeon is the can tied to?A. The pigeons back. B. The pigeons head.C. The pigeons neck. D. The pigeons leg.26. What kind of people can the carrier pigeons find?A. The people in orange life jackets at sea.B. The people in red jackets in the boats.C. The people swimming in the ocean.D. The people lost in the mountains.27. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. A pigeon could predict what the weather would be like.B. A pigeon was tied with a small camera around its leg.C. A pigeon could help us to know the number of the enemy.D. A pigeon carried the camera to take photos of the enemy land.28. What kinds of jobs are mentioned for a carrier pigeon?A. A mailman, a lifeguard and a spy.B. A trainer, a spy and a police officer.C. A soldier, a police officer and a mailman.D. A farmer, a weather reporter and a lifeguard.（C） This is a true story from Guyana. One day, a boy took a piece of paper from a box. He made a paper ball and pushed it into his nose. He couldnt get it out. He ran crying to his mother. His mother couldnt get the paper out, either. A week later, the paper was still in the boys nose. His nose began to have a bad smell.So his mother took the boy to a hospital. The doctor looked up at the childs nose, but she couldnt get the paper out. She said she had to cut the boys nose to get the paper out.The boys mother came home looking sad. She didnt want her child to have his nose cut. The next day she took the boy to her friend Sidney who lived in a house with an old 高一英语 第 3 页 共 7 页lady called May. May wanted to see the child, so the child let her look up his nose.“Yes, I can see it,” May said. “It will be out soon.”As she spoke, she shook some black pepper （胡椒粉）on the childs nose. The child gave a mighty sneeze and the paper flew out. His mother was surprised. May told his mother to take the boy to