庄浪二中高一第一学期英语期中测试题第一部分 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）：阅读下面四篇短文，在A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AMr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.OK, Dad, said his son. But he was afraid his son couldnt remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then. Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, Where is your father? The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, No more. The man was very surprised. He asked, No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?Burnt yesterday evening.1. Before Mr. Brown left,what did he say to his son?A. Drink a cup of tea every dayB. Dont let anyone come into the house.C. If there is a visitor, tell him that Mr. Brown is away.D. Write something everyday on the paper.2. A man came to visit the boys father on _.A. the second day B. the third day C. the fourth day D. the fifth day3. The man was very surprised because _.A. he thought the childs father was deadB. the child didnt ask him to sit downC. the child gave him a cup of teaD. he couldnt find that piece of paper4. What was burnt? _.A. The piece of paper B. Mr Smith C. The visitor D. The boyBOne day a man wanted to visit his friend. It was far away, so he took some bread with him for his lunch. When he walked along, he said to himself, “My friend is sure to give me very nice meal. Whats the use of the bread?” So he threw the bread to the ground. At noon he came to a river. Because of the rain in the past few days, the river was deep, and he could not cross it. He hoped to have a boat to take him over. So he waited and waited until the sun began to sink. Then he said to himself, “I cant go to my friends home today. I have to go back home.” Then he started to go home. Soon he felt hungry. He wanted very much to have something to eat, but he could find nothing. Suddenly he found a piece dirty bread on the road. He picked it up quickly and ate it happily. It was his own bread.( )5. The mans house is _ his friends house.A. next to B. near C. in front of D. far away from ( )6. The man left home _ .A. in the morning B. at noon C. in the afternoon D. at night( )7. The man didnt see his friend because _ .A. his friend wasnt at home B. he was too hungry to walk onC. he couldnt cross the river D. it was too late( )8. From the story we can guess that the man got back home _ .A. in the afternoon B. in the evening C. the next day D. at noonCMany students in China are learning English. Some of these students are smallchildren. Others are teenagers(十几岁的青少年). Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English language over the radio, on television, or in films. One must work hard to learn another language.Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language and maths and English . Some people learn English because it is useful for their work. Many people often learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university(大学) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspaper and magazines in English.()9. If one wants to learn another language well, he must _.A. learn at schoolB. study by himselfC. work hardD. study hard()10. The sentence It is difficult to answer that question means _.A. that question is not difficult to answerB. that question is difficult to answer itC. it is difficultly to answer that questionD. it is hard to answer that question()11. Their own language means _.A. ChineseB. EnglishC. FrenchD. JapaneseDThe police do many things for us. They help keep our things and us safe. They help keep cars moving safely. They take care of people who are hurt. Then they see these people get to a doctor.The police go around town to see that everything is all right. They get around town in many ways. Some of them walk or go by car. In some big cities，some of the police ride on horses. It is strange to see these animals in the street.As they go around town，the police help peo