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2018-2019高一上学期英语期中试卷一、阅读理解（20分）（每小题2分，共20分）( A )Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York., in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.Frank realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract peoples interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends (小商品 ) for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said FIVE CENTS EACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.Soon afterwards, Frank opened his own store., selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Frank went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.By 1919, Frank had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always run his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was: “ THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”21. Frank took a short business course in order to _. A. earn more money for his family B. learn something from a salesman C. get away from the farm D. get enough to eat.22. Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because _. A. he knew how to get people to buy his goods. B. he cut down the price by half C. he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way. D. the sign he put on the table was well designed.23. The price of the knives was cut down by half because _. A. the factory workers worked 24 hours a day. B. knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory. C. the knives were made in Germany, where labour (劳动力) was cheap. D. the knives were produced in one factory.24. _ make Frank a world-famous man. A. His business skills and his wealth. B. The low price of the goods he sold. C. His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives. D. His natural skill for showing things.25. The belief that : “ The customer is always right” suggests that _. A. whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customers are always right. B. If you want to succeed, the rule is the only way. C. stores must always follow the customers orders if they want to make more money. D. stores should do their best to meet the customers needs if they want to be successful. ( B )About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier; only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman! There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green a strange world indeed.Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods”, but these are used for seeing when it is near dark. They show us shape but no color.Some insects（昆虫） have favorite colors. Mosquitoes（蚊子） prefer blue to yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.26. The passage is mainly about _. A. color and its surprising effects. B. women being luckier than men C. danger caused by color blindness D. color blindness27. According to the passage, with the help of the “cones”, we can_. A. tell different shapes B. see in a weak light C. kill mosquitoes D. tell orange from yellow28. Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women? A. Women are more careful. B. There are fewer color-blind women C. Women are fonder of driving than men. D. Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.29. Which of the statements about the color- blind is true? A. Not all of them have the same problem in recognizing color. B. None of them can see deep red. C. None of them can tell the difference between blue and green. D. All of them see everything in shades of green.30. We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a _. A. red light B. yellow light C. blue light D. green light 二、七选五（每题2分，共10分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。把正确答案填在答题卡上。Ali is from a Middle Eastern country. He now stays in the USA. He smokes a lot of cigarettes every day. He has smoked for nine years. Ali says, “I tried to give up smoking in my hometown, but it was impossible. My parents smoke. My brothers smoke. All my friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. Here in the United States, not as many people smoke. _31_ ”Many smokers are like Ali: they want to stop smoking. _32_ They know it can cause cancer and heart disease. But it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in them. The drug is nicotine. People who smoke a lot need nicotine._33_ The nicotine makes him sick. In a few days, the smokers body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. Without nicotine, he feels bad._34_ Many people who quit will soon smoke again. At a party or at work they will decide to smoke “just one” cigarette. Then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. Soon they become smokers again. _35_ AIt will be easier to change the smoking habit here.BIt is very hard to quit smoking.CThus nicotine makes smokers addicted to cigarettes.DWhen a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible.E. The smokers know that smoking is bad for their health. F. But it is said that medicine is needed to stop them from smoking.G. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start.三、 完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）“Cheese” a metaphor (隐喻) for what we want to have in life，whether it is a job, a relationship, or money. Each of us has our own 36 of what cheese is, and we want to 37 it because we believe it makes us 38 . Once there lived four little characters. Two were 39 named Sniff and Scurry and two were little people named Hem and Haw. Every morning, the mice and the little people 40 their running wear and went to Cheese Station C 41 they found their cheese. It was such a large store of cheese that Hem and Haw 42 moved their homes to be closer to it. One morning, Sniff and Scurry arrived at Cheese Station C and discovered there was 43 cheese. They werent surprised. 44 they had noticed the supply 45 cheese had been getting smaller every day, they were prepared for the result. They set out quickly to 46 new cheese. Later that same day, Hem and Haw arrived. “What? No cheese! Who moved my cheese?” Hem yelled. They went home that night 47 and discouraged. The next day Hem and Haw 48 to Cheese Station C. But the situation hadnt changed. Haw asked, “Do Sniff and Scurry know something we dont know?” Hem 49 him and said, “What would they know? They are simple 50 and we are human beings. They cannot be 51 than we are.” Haw suggested, “Maybe we should 52 talking about the situation and just to look for some new cheese.” Haw decided to 53 Cheese Station C while Hem was more comfortable staying in the cheeseless Station C. Meanwhile, Sniff and Scurry went farther 54 they found Cheese Station N. They found what they had been looking for. It was the biggest 55 of cheese the mice had ever seen. 36. A. feeling B. idea C. worry D. hope37. A. get B. avoid C. follow D. try38. A. happy B. angry C. full D. worried39. A. humans B. dogs C. mice D. cats40. A. put in B. took off C. gave in D. put on41. A. where B. that C. which D. what42. A. firstly B. suddenly C. finally D. always43. A. some B. no C. any D. much44. A. For B. If C. Though D. Since45. A. with B. of C. for D. to46. A. search forB. find C. look after D. discover47. A. glad B. hopeful C. unsatisfied D. excited48. A. returned B. left C. walked D. ran49. A. smiled at B. laughed at C. blamed D. praised50. A. animals B. cheese-lovers C. thieves D. Sniff and Scurry 51. A. more foolish B. bigger C. smarter D. faster52. A. start B. stop C. get D. enjoy53. A. leave B. go C. move D. start 54. A. if B. unless C. when D. until55. A. store B. factory C. company D. home四、适当形式填空（共10题；每小题1分，共10分）56 (support) his family, he had to work hard in a chemical works.57. His grandpa _ (be) dead for ten years. 58. My brother joined the army when he _ (be) 20 and he has been in the army for five years. 59. I asked him _ (lend) me his bike. 60.He said he _ _ (return) me the book as soon as he finished reading it. 61.Be careful , or you _ (hurt) yourself. 62.It _ (rain) heavily when I got there.63. (unfortunate ), there is little prospect of seeing these big questions answered.64. The woman thanked the diver again and again for (give) her a lift.65. He sent me an e-mail, (hope) to make friends with me.五、短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Nearly five years before, and with the help by our father, my sister and I planted some cherry-tomatoes(圣女果)in our back garden. Since then for all these year, we had been allowing tomatoes to self-seed where they please. As result, the plants are growing somewhere. The fruits are small in size, but juicy and taste. There are so much that we often share them with our neighbors. Although we allow tomato plants to grow in the same place year after year, but we have never had any disease or insect attack problems. We are growing wonderfully tomatoes at no cost!六、书面表达（满分20分）中国的传统节日有很多，那你对那些传统节日又了解多少呢?描述一个你最了解的传统节日，可以从节日日期、节日活动等方面进行写作。要求：不少于100字。提示：the Spring Festival 春节；Lantern Festival 元宵节；the Dragon-Boat Festival 端午节; the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节_ _
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