www.ks5u.com地质二中高二年级第一次阶段性测试英语试卷 注：本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分总分：150分 时间：100分钟第卷（选择题，共70分）第一节： 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。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）A How Americans Began to Eat TomatoesPeople have strange ideas about food. For example, the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it. But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was poisonous(有毒的). They called tomatoes “poison apples.” President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden. The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the Presidents party. The guests thought the soup tasted really good. They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples. Jefferson never spoke to his honored guests about the fact.1. The passage tells us that Jefferson was a President who learned to love the taste of tomatoes _.A. when he was a little boy B. while he was abroadC. because his parents told him so D. from books2. From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were _.A. people from other countries B. from FranceC. people of his own country D. men only3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. All of the guests knew the soup that was served at the Presidents party was made of tomatoes.B. The “poison apples” soup was served at the Presidents party.C. All of the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice.D. The cook knew that their president would serve his honored guests “poison apples”.4. What was the attitude of Jefferson to tomatoes?A. Like B. Hate C. Doubtful D. CuriousBIn our home, it was natural to be afraid of our father. Even our mother was afraid of him. As children, my sister and I thought every family was like that every family had an unpredictable dad who was impossible to please and a praying mom who was there to protect the children. We were good children. Mom was always telling us we were, even if daddy couldnt see it.Then came the day we found something new and fun to do. We discovered we could draw pictures with chalk (粉笔) on our wooden front door. We could have lots of fun, so we set to work drawing and making lots of pretty pictures all over it. We had a great time. We decided to finish our pictures, knowing Mom would just love them.The praise we expected did not come. We did not understand why, but we knew our parents were angry, and that we were in big trouble! Off we ran to find a place to hide. In our wooded yard it was not hard for two small children to find safety. Together, we hid behind a tree and did not move. Soon we heard the frightened voices of Mom and our neighbors calling out to us. We were afraid we would be found. The sun set, and it began to get dark, we heard another voice, one we recognized with great fear: our daddy. But there was something strangely different about it. In it we heard something we had never heard before: fear and despair. Our daddy with tears running down his face, prayed to God for the safe return of his girls.Things were different after that. We had a new daddy; it was as if the old one had been buried that day in the yard. Our whole family had been changed by one piece of chalk.5. The children drew pictures on the wooden front door in order to_ A. have fun B. bring themselves great trouble C. make the door beautiful D. improve their drawing skills6. Why didnt the children come out when others were looking for them? A. They wanted to tell their parents that they were wrong. B. They wanted to make their father worry. C. They were afraid of being punished. D. They wanted to stay there for the night.7. Which shows the childrens feeling change after they heard their fathers voice? A. ExcitedCalm B. FrightenedMoved C. AngrySad D. WorriedHopeless 8. What can we infer from the passage? A. The father didnt love his children. B. The father was too busy to talk with the children.C. The family was afraid of the father because of his rudeness.D. The children werent afraid of their father after the incident.CCrossing your legs is an extremely common habit; most people dont even notice that theyre doing it when they sit down. While you may find it comfortable to sit with one knee crossed over the other, it might be causing health problems that you are not aware of.A study published in Blood Pressure Monitoring stated that sitting with your legs crossed can increase your blood pres