2020-2021学年广西玉林市某校高一（上）期中英语试卷第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共4小题；每小题6分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. Whats On?_7.30pm1.00am Free at the Cyclops TheatreDoyou know whos playing in your area?Were bringing you an exciting evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract（合同）?If so come early to the talk at 7:30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. Hes going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce you music._8.30pm10.30pm Comedy at KaleidoscopeComeand see Gee Whizz perform. Hes the funniest standup comedian on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone,from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7.00pm with drinks and snacks._5.00pm7.30pm Wednesdays at Victoria StageThisis a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy,and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years experience of teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny._8.00pm11.00pm Pizza WorldFinefood with beautiful jazz music;this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new bestselling CD,with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is Italian,with excellent meat and fresh fish,pizzas and pasta（面食）. Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day,and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine. （1）Who can help you if you want to have your music produced？_A. Jules Skye.B. Gee Whizz.C. Charlotte Stone.D. James Pickering. （2）At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh？_A. The Cyclops Theatre.B. Victoria Stage.C. Kaleidoscope.D. Pizza World. （3）What do we know about Simons Workshop？_A. It teaches comedy writing.B. It lasts three hours each time.C. It is run by a comedy club.D. It is held every Wednesday.2. Weknow the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world,and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.Noone likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She?Yes, she. Its true that male mosquito doesnt bite（咬）and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds,she bites. But if she doesnt like your blood,she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. Youre different from the others!Ifthe mosquito likes you,she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites,you will have an itch（痒）on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins,and she has flown away.Andthen what happens?Well,after her delicious dinner,the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There,on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs. （1）We know mosquitoes very well because_.A. they can be found easilyB. they fly here and thereC. there are many kinds of themD. they can fly （2）If the mosquito doesnt bite you， it will_.A. get angry with youB. be afraid of youC. make a lot of noiseD. choose another one （3）The mosquito bites you_.A. when youre asleepB. because you have chosen itC. too quickly to let you knowD. but doesnt like you （4）Which of the following sentences is wrong？_A. The itching begins after the mosquito bites you.B. You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you.C. Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs.D. All the mosquitoes dont like to bite people for blood.3. Whenmy family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guang Dong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.Ihad a parttime job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middleaged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive（敏感） Americans are and how they dislike the description（描