河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学2017-2018学年高一英语下学期第一次周考试题时间：100分钟 总分：150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。AMrs. Brown lives in a small town in Australia. There is a big farm near the town. On Saturday morning, she goes to her small shop. She opens the window of the shop and looks at the farm. Its very beautiful. There are many cows, horses and small animals on the farm. Suddenly she sees a kangaroo with her baby. Its interesting to see them! The mother kangaroo is wearing an old jacket. They stand there and look hungry. Mrs. Brown gives some bread to them. The kangaroos get it. Then they become happy and jump away. Suddenly a wallet drops on the floor from the jacket pocket. She picks it up. and finds $ 300 and a photo in it. That is a mans photo with his name John on it. John? I have a brother. His name is also John, Mrs. Brown says. Is this man my lost brother? she thinks.She takes the wallet with her and begins to look for the man. She asks many people in the town, and then she comes to the farm and asks the farmer. Hey! It is John, her lost brother. They are very happy to see each other.21. What animals can Mrs. Brown see on the farm that morning? A. Cows, horses and small animals. B. Cows, horses, small animals and a kangaroo with a baby.C. Cows, horses and a kangaroo with her baby.D. Cows, horses, small animals and a kangaroo.22. Why does Mrs. Brown give some bread to kangaroos?A. Because she likes kangaroos very much.B. Because the mother kangaroo is wearing an old jacket.C. Because the mother kangaroo with her baby looks hungry.D. Because she wants to find John.23. What does Mrs. Brown find after the kangaroos jump away?A. A wallet. B. A photo. C. $ 300. D. A jacket.24. Where does Mrs. Brown find her lost brother?A. In a shop. B. On a farm. C. In a town. D. In Australia.BPassage A Yuan Longping was born in Beijing in 1930. He developed his new kind of rice in 1974, which helped many countries grow more rice than ever before. So he is called “the Father of Rice.”Passage BDear Diana, Last week, we had a history exam but I didnt study for it. I was really worried . In the exam, Tom sat next to me and I copied his answers. Will the teacher give me zero marks if I tell her the truth? Should I tell her? Yours, MaggyPassage C An Italian marathon(马拉松) runner, Dorando Pietri, entered the stadium(运动场) and took a wrong turn during the race. He fell down. He was treated by a doctor and he was helped across the finishing line.Passage D Sometimes a birthday party can be a surprise party. It is planned by friends but it is a secret. One friend of the birthday boy/girl invites him/her to do something at their house. All their friends arrive early and hide until he/she arrives, and then jump out and shout “Surprise!”EWays of travellingCostTimeNew York-Los Angelescoach$2010 hoursplane$802 hourstrain$603 hourscar$2308 hours25. According to Passage A, which sentence is right?A. Yuan Longping is “the Grandfather of Rice”.B. Yuan Longping was born in 1932.C. Yuan Longping helped only one country grow more rice.D. A new kind of rice was developed by Yuan Longping.26. If you want to write a true event about the Olympics, you can read _ for information.A. Passage AB. Passage BC. Passage C D. Passage D27. What is the SECONGD cheapest way to travel from New York to Los Angeles?A. By coachB. By plane C. By trainD. By carC For Schultz, a 77-year-old man, this is a chance of a lifetime. Schultz is part of a group of around 50 Germans who are on a bus journey along the ancient Silk Road.Speaking of his journey, he says: “I have been deeply interested in the Silk Road since I was a child, but now I finally have a chance to experience it.”The two-month bus journey will take the group through Germany, Russia, and other 4 European countries. They will then enter China from the countrys western part. It will be an unforgettable memory for them.Nearly half of the 13,000-kilometer trip will be inside China. From Xinjiang in the west to Shanghai in the east, the German visitors will see more than 20 Chinese cities. “We have managed the trip of the Silk Road for around 10 years. An increasing number of people, not only from German-speaking countries, have been joining us,” says Liu Guoqiang from China Tours.Almost 26 million foreigners traveled to China in 2015, and about 5 million of them were from Europe. Beijing, Xian, Shanghai and the Changjiang River are traditional Chinese travel destinations for European tourists. Speaking of where he wants to go, Schultz says, “Compared with modern cities, the culture in western China attracts（吸引）me more. As Shi Xiang, head of the China Tours, says, “Being a new brand to attract foreign visitors, the S