甘肃省武威第十八中学2019-2020学年高一英语上学期第二次月考试题第一部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第一节：阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AVictors hobby was collecting stamps. He had stamps from many countries, like England, Canada and China. On his birthday, can you guess what people gave him? Thats right-stamps. Victors favourite stamps came from France. He had almost every stamp from 1954 to 2004. He only needed one. That was a 1974 special edition*. It was very hard to find. He looked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But nobody could find the stamp. It made Victor very sad. “Dont worry. Never give up,” his father said to him. “If you have enoughpatience, youll find it one day.” “I hope so,” Victor said. Victor also liked writing. He had a penfriend in France. They wrote to each other every month. Victors penfriend, Phillip, usually used new stamps to send letters. Sometimes, his mother gave him stamps to use. Once Phillips mother gave him a big, green stamp. It looked old. When Victor received the letter, he was very surprised. On the envelope, he looked carefully at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition stamp. Victor was so happy. He told his sister, his mother and his father.“ You see,” his father said. “ You did find your stamp. So, its good to have two things in life.” “What are they?” Victor asked. “ Friends and patience.” He answered.1. It was very difficult for Victor to find a special French stamp of _.A. 1954 B. 1974 C. 1994 D. 20042. What does the underlined word “patience” mean?A. 勇气 B. 知识 C. 耐心 D. 目标3. Who owned the special edition stamp at the very beginning? A. Phillip. B. Phillips mother. C. Victor. D. Victors father.4. The passage mainly tells us that _ is(are) important to people. A. a happy family B. a good hobby C. relatives and friendshipD. friends and patienceBThe best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes youll get your words mixed up（混合）and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you cant understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor（幽默感）,you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Dont be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. Its better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you，because they dont understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is, Dont be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.5The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is_.AwritingBusing itClisteningDlearning grammar6What should you do in learning English?ABe careful not to make any mistake.BWrite as quickly as you can.CSpeak English as much as you can.DLaugh more often.7When people laugh at your mistakes，you should_.Anot careBbe happyCfeel worriedDbe unhappy8The story tells us _.AOnly foolish people make mistakesBFew people make mistakes CPeople never make mistakesDThere is no one who doesnt make mistakesCOne day a lawyers wife fell ill, and he went to get a doctor. The doctor willingly came to see the woman and to do what he could for her, but before he went into the house, he made a short stop. He knew that the lawyer was famous for not paying his bills, even if they were due(正当的).He therefore said to the man. “But if I save your wife, I am afraid you may not pay me.”“Sir,” replied the lawyer. “Here I have500,whether you cure(治愈) my wife or you kill her. Ill give you all this.”The doctor was reassured(使安心) and went into the house. When he reached the womans bedside, it soon became clear to him that he could do little. She was seriously ill, and though he prescribed(开药方) her medicine, she soon died.He told the lawyer he was very sorry, and then asked for the money which he had promised. “Did you kill my wife?” asked the lawyer. “Of course I didnt,” said the doctor. “Well! Did you cure my wife?” asked the man. “Im afraid that was impossible,” replied the doctor. “Well, then since you neither killed my wife nor cured her, I have nothing to pay you.”9. One day a lawyers wife fell ill, and the lawyer_ . A. cured his wifeB. got a doctor for herC. got some medicine for her illnessD. promised to pay500 to the doctor10. Before entering the lawyers house the doctor stopped for a while, because_ .A. the doctor wanted to ask something about his wifes illnessB. the doctor thought it impossible to save the womanC. the doctor was afraid that the lawyer would refuse to pay himD.the lawyer was too poor to pay his bills11. Because the lawyers wife was seriously