甘肃省高台县一中xx学年高一上学期期末考试高一上学期期末考试英语试题word版含答案A Buying insurance (保险) is a way in which people can protect themselves against large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay small sums of money to an insurance pany. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only a few will lose their homes by fire. The insurance pany will pay for these homes out of the small sums of money it has collected. The first modern fire insurance pany was formed in London, England, in the 1760s. A great fire had just destroyed most of the city, and people wanted protection against further losses. The first pany grew rapidly. Soon other panies were founded in other areas. Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance pany in America in 1752, and then a new kind of insurance for farmers was suggested. The new insurance would provide protection against the loss of crops from storms. Later on another new insurance pany was started in America. This pany, which offered life insurance, collected small sums of money regularly from many different men. If a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Over the years, insurance panies have offered new kinds of insurance protection. The new kinds of insurance cover losses from such accidents as car and plane crashes. Today, most people have some kind of insurance.1.Who helped set up the first pany in America?A. Benjamin Franklin. B. Businessmen.C. The first insurance pany in London. D. Farmers.2.Insurance means _.A. Protection against the losses from the stormsB. protection against illness C. Protection against accidentsD. all of the above3.The first modern insurance pany offered _.A. life insurance B. fire insuranceC. a new kind of insurance D. both A and B4.Why do most people buy some kind of insurance today?A. Insurance will keep their homes from burning.B. People can protect themselves against large losses.C. Insurance will pay for safety.D. The insurance panies grow rapidly. B Lisa never had the chance to know her father. He and her mother divorced(离婚) when she was just a young child. Even though he didnt move far, he never came to visit his children. Lisa often wondered about her father. What did he looked like and what he was doing. All she knew was his name: Jeff White. After Lisa grew up, she became a nurse at a hospital, where she would help provide medicine and fort for patients in their final days. A few weeks ago, she received a new patient whose name was Jeff White. When Jeff came into his room, Lisa asked him if he had any children. Jeff told her that he had two daughters, Lisa and Elly. Lisa couldnt hold her tears back. She told him, “I am Lisa, your daughter.” Jeff embraced her, saying that he was not a good father. And the daughter held his hand and kissed him. Then Jeff began to sing This Magic Moment. Jeff could have just weeks left to live, so Lisa wanted to make the most of the time she had with him. Lisa also brought her kids to the hospital to meet their grandfather. The kid made cards for him with the words, “I love you.” Forgiveness(宽恕) is also a kind of love.5. What did Lisa know about her father?A. Her fathers looks B. Her fathers nameC. Her fathers hobby D. Her fathers jobCA student was one day taking a walk with his teacher. As they went along, they saw a pair of old shoes lying in the path. They were a poor farmers, who was working in the nearby field.The student turned to the teacher, saying: “we will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those trees, and wait to see what he will do.”“My young friend,” answered the teacher, “we should never make fun of the poor. Why not put a coin in each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch?” The student did so and they both hid themselves behind the trees. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes.After putting on his coat, he put his foot into one of his shoes, and felt something hard. Then he bent (弯腰) down to feel what it was, and found the coin. Surprised, he looked at the coin, turned it around and looked at it again. He then looked around, but no person was seen. He put the money into his pocket, and continued to put on the other shoe. His surprise was doubled on finding the other coin.He couldnt control his feelings and fell to his knees, looked up to the sky and expressed his thanks. Then he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread. He said the help would save them from dying.The student stood there deeply moved, and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the teacher, “Are you not much happier than if you had hidden the shoes?” 9. When the student saw the shoes, he wanted to _. A. steal them B. find their owner C. play a joke on the ow