高一第二学期英语试卷第一部分听力（每小题1.5分，共30分）第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）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和D）中，选出最佳选项.ASummer is the most popular season to visit Texas since there is so much to see and to doWhile visitingthe Lone Star Statethis summer，dont miss visiting some of these attractions and taking part in some of Texas best summer vacation activitiesVisit SeaWorldThere are sea life shows，adventure camps，thrilling rides and a water parkA great many activities are waiting for you at SeaWorldWindsurf at South PadreWith miles of shallow（浅的)，calm water in the Lower Laguna Madre and strong winds coming off the Gulf of Mexico，South Padre Island is a windsurfers dreamSwim at Barton SpringsBarton Springs is in the famous Zilker Park. It was formed when Barton Creek was builtSince its opening，Barton Springs has become one of the most popular swimming pools in the stateTake part in an outdoor adventure In the scenic Texas Hill Country，Lake Buchanan Adventures offers different kinds of activities，including boating，hiking，camping and moreCamp and hike in Big Bend Park Big Bend offers a great number of outdoor activities in an old wayBackpacking，mountain biking，fishing，boating，hiking，nature watching and camping-you name itIf it can be done outdoors，it can be done in Big BendEnjoy saltwater fishingSaltwater fishing in Texas is as good as anywhere else in the USAMore and more fishermen have been discovering this in recent years and packing their bags and rods （鱼竿） to make good use of Texas world-class saltwater fishery21The underlined phrase “the Lone Star State” in Paragraph 1 is another name for_ATexasBSan AntonioCSouth PadreDGulf of Mexico22When you visit SeaWorld，you can enjoy the following EXCEPT_Asea life show Badventure camps CClimbingDexciting rides23Where can you go if you want your windsurfers dream to come true？_ASan Antonio BSouth PadreCBarton Springs DTexas Hill Country24From the text you know that_ABarton Springs is the most popular in the USABLake Buchanan Adventures offers indoor activitiesCfishermen may get the best saltwater fish when fishing in TexasDBig Bend provides outdoor activities in an ancient way BCan you remember the day when you spoke your first word? If you can, you are unusual.Try to imagine what first few months of your life were like. I am sure you just spent most of your timeeating, sleeping and crying. As you grew older, you were awake more of the time. It took your parents moretime to play with you and talk to you. You watched and listened curiously (好奇). You began to know that people made certain sounds to go with certain things. Then you began to try making the sounds you heard. And step by step you were able to make the rightsound for one thing.On that day you came to understand the secret of language. The secret is that a certain sound means acertain thing. One sound might be as good as another. But it is no good as a word unless everybody agreeson its meaning. Only when a group of people use the same set of sounds of things, can they understand each other. Then, and only then do these people have a LANGUAGE. After you found the secret of language, you learned words. Some of the words meant things, such asBOOKS, CHAIRS and SHOES. Some words meant doing things, such as GO and SWIM, and other wordsdescribe things, such as GOOD and DIRTY. Soon you learned to put words together to express your idea,such as “I want to go out and play with my friends.” This is language. By means of language people cancommunicate. So we say languages are means of communication. 25._can remember the day when_.A. One, he spoke his first wordB. No one, he spoke his first wordC. Most people, they spoke their first wordsD. None, they spoke their first words26. The secret of language is that_.A. one sound might be as good as anotherB. people can understand each otherC. a certain sound is for a certain thingD. there is a special sound for each person27. You could learn words_.A. before you knew what the language wasB. after you knew what the language wasC. before you knew the secret of the languageD. when you were a baby28. The aim in using language is_.A. to get everything one wants from othersB. to say what one wants to knowC. to share ideas, opinions, news, etc with one anotherD. to make oneself understood by othersCOne day, a patient came to see me. He worked as a waiter in a restaurant and his problem was acid reflux (胃酸倒流), a disease that influences as many as 40 percent of Americans, a marked increase in recent years. Reflux can lead to esophageal (食道的) cancer, which has increased by about 500 percent since the 1970s. The drugs we use to treat reflux dont always work and may even increase the ris