河南省新乡市2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题（无答案）考试时间:100分钟 分值：120分 命题人 ： 第I卷第一部分 听力（满分30分，略）第二部分 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、D)中，选出最佳选项。AWhen Pat Jones finished college, she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could while she was young. Pat wanted to visit Latin America first, so she got a job as an English teacher in a school in Bolivia. Pat spoke a little Spanish, so she was able to communicate with her students even when they didnt know much English.Once, a sentence she had read somewhere struck her mind; if you dream in a foreign language, you have really mastered it. Pat repeated this sentence to her students and hoped that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in English.One day, one of her worst students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework. He had gone to bed early and had slept badly.“What does this have to do with your homework?” Pat asked.“I dreamed all night, Miss Jones. And my dream was in English.”“In English?” Pat was very surprised, since he was such a bad student. She was even secretly jealous. Her dream was still not in Spanish. But she encouraged her young students, “Well, tell me about your dream.”“All the people in my dream spoke English. All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English.”“But thats wonderful.” said Pat “What did all the people say to you?”“I am sorry, Miss Jones. Thats why I slept so badly. I didnt understand a word they said. It was a nightmare.”1Pat believed that _.A. she already dreamed in Spanish so she has mastered SpanishB. one of her worst students had already mastered English C. dreaming in a foreign language means a good command of itD. people can learn foreign languages in their dreams2The writer wrote this story _.A. to show us how to learn a foreign language B. to amuse us with an interesting storyC. to show us how to teach a foreign languageD. to encourage us to travel to foreign countries3From the passage we can infer that _.A. Pats student who dreamed in English was actually good at EnglishB. Pat has already learned much SpanishC. in Latin America, the newspapers and magazines are in EnglishD. in Bolivia, people speak SpanishB Whenever we see a button, we want to press it because we know that something will happen. This is true in most cases, for example, on a doorbell. But some buttons are actually fake, like the “close” button on a lift. Many people are in the habit of pressing the “close” button because they dont have the patience to wait for the lift doors to shut. But lifts “close” buttons are a complete trick, at least in the US the doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you press.It started in the 1990s when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in the US, making sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter. Only US firefighters and repairmen can use the buttons to speed up the door-closing process if they have a code or special keys.But to normal lift riders, the buttons arent completely useless. According to psychologists, fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control.“A sense of control is very important. It reduces stress and increases well-being,” said Ellen J. Langer, a psychology professor at Harvard University. Experts also added that a lot of buttons that dont do anything exist in our lives for this same purpose.For example, pedestrian (行人）crosswalk buttons dont live up to their names either. Pressing them used to help make the traffic signals change faster, but that was before computer controlled traffic signals were introduced.But psychologists found it interesting that even when people are aware of these little “white lies”, they still continue to push fake buttons because as long as the doors eventually close, it is considered to be worth the effort.4What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To explore the functions of fake buttons. B. To analyze various habits of pushing buttons. C. To describe different fake buttons. D. To explain the disadvantages of fake buttons.5What can we learn about the “close” buttons on a lift in America?A. They take the safety of the disabled into account.B. They work when people press them hard. C. They were designed for a sense of control.D. They never speed up the door-closing process.6What can we infer about pedestrian crosswalk buttons?A. They help computers work faster.B. They can control the traffic signals. C. They help pedestrians cross safely. D. They can make people feel better.7Which may be the best title for the passage? A. Buttons in the USA. B. Buttons Always LieC. Buttons May not Work D. “Close” Buttons on LiftsCGlobal Positioning