河南周口中英文学校2015-2016学年高一上期第一次考试英 语 试 题 第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A One day after school, I went to the teachers office to see my teacher, but nobody was there. As I was about to leave, I noticed a piece of paper on the floor. I picked it up and saw the words FINAL-TERM EXAMINATION at the top. I put the paper into my school bag secretly and ran out of the room. After I came back home, I took out the paper quickly. It was the exam paper of my worst subject, History. I felt excited. My heart beat fast. I took out my History book and started working on the answer. I had never answered any questions so seriously.On the day of the History exam, I went into the exam hall confidently. When the paper was sent to me, I dreamt of getting the highest mark in the whole grade and could not help smiling. My History teacher always encouraged me to work hard and get better grades, but I let him down time and time again. This time I will give him a big urprise, I thought. When the teacher said we could start, I turned the paper over. To my surprise, all the questions were different. Later I felt nervous. In the end, I almost left the paper undone. After the ex m. I ran to the toilet, took out the paper and carefully read it from the top. Oh! It was last years exam paper. I read all the questions but I hadnt read the date. This is a lesson in which I know I have to put my feet on the ground. I regretted doing such a silly thing. After that, I told my teacher the truth and I promised to be honest. From then on, I worked harder than ever before.21. The writer went to the teachers office to _.A. take an exam B. see his teacherC. get his school bag D. ask some questions22. The writer always _ in his History exams.A. got high marks B. did silly thingsC. let his teacher down D. left the paper undone23. The writer felt _ when he first saw all the questions were different.A. surprised B. excited C. nervous D. crazy24. When did the writer know it was last years exam paper?A. Before he read all the questions. B. As soon as he returned home.C. Until he went into the teachers office.D. After he read the paper in the toilet. BThere is an old Chinese saying, “ If someone gives you a little drop of water, you should return a spring of water.” That means if someone helps you a bit, you should remember it and thank them gratefully(感激的）in return.We should live in a world of gratitude. We should prove it with actions, not just words. We thank people who hurt us, because they teach us important things. We thank people who give us up, because we learn how to be independent. We thank people who selfish(自私的），because we learn the importance of being kind. Of course, we should thank people who help us. We should thank people who teach us. We should thank people who care about us.We thank our parents. They work hard all the time in order to give their sons and daughters a better life. They cook meals for us, they do the chores for us, they always give us food and clothes, they teach us what is right and what is wrong.We thank our teachers who give us dreams. They teach us a lot of things but they ask for nothing from us. We are well-educated of them.There are a lot of people that we should be grateful to in our life. We should find a way to thank them. 25.According to the writer, what should do if someone helps you?A. We should thank them gratefully in return B.We should do nothingC.We just go away at once D.W e should give them money26.The word “them”in the fourth paragraph refers to(指代）A.parents B.teachers C.friends D.students27.We should thank our parents becauseA.they work hard for us all the time B.they give us everything they canC.they teach us what is right or not D.A,B and C28. Whats the meaning of the underlined sentence?A.滴水之恩，涌泉相报 B.落花有意，流水无情C.大地 回春，春意盎然 D.兵来将挡，水来土掩 CBarack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father came to America from Kenya, which is a country in Africa. His parents, Ann and Barack, met when they were students at the University of Hawaii. Since Barack had the same name as his father, young Barack went by the nickname “Barry”.In 1979, after he finished high school, Barry went to Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. There, he started to learn about his African roots and decided to use his African name, Barack. After two years in LA, he went to Columbia University in New York City to study politics.After college, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he worked to help poor people in this city. He traveled to Africa to meet his grandmother and cousins for the first tim