武威第十八中学2020-2021学年高一上学期期中考试
英语试题
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第一部分 阅读理解（两节 共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节：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。（每小题2分，共30分）
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Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we will feel lonely if we never have a friend.
No two people are just the same. Sometimes friends don’t get along well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we call them and write to them. It could be that we would even see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men or women who have been friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. If someone cares about you, you will feel good.
1. The first paragraph tells us . A. what the feeling of having no friends is B. we always need friends around us C. making friends is a need in people’s life D. we need to be alone in our life
2. Which of the following places people name after their friendly people is NOT mentioned (提到) in
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the passage?
A. A town. B. A room. C. A school. 3．Why do people who have friends live longer? A. They know more about friendship. B. They feel happier and healthier. C. They take less care of themselves. D. They care more about their friends.
B
If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to be blamed(责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault.
Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering.
4．Which of the following is right?
A. Your arms or your legs will become weak when you use them. B. Your memory works in the same way as your arms and legs.
C. Everybody knows that memory works in the same way as their arms and legs. D. Your memory can’t become strong again when you use them again. 5．If you want to have a good memory, you must_________.
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D. A library.
A. practice it
B. not give it enough chance to become strong C. have clever parents D. use your arms and legs often
6. One has a bad memory because of _________.
A. his teachers’ fault B. his parents’ fault C. his own fault D. his strong arms and legs 7. The writer tells us _________.
A. how to remember days, names and songs B. a good memory needs strong arms and legs C. a good memory comes from practice D. parents can make us clever C
A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders(想知道): Can I communicate (交际) with Americans? Can they understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences?
Certainly, there are some differences between British and American English. There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?”, Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?”. Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound theirs in words like “bird” and “hurt”. Speakers of British English do not sound theirs in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour” and “honour” are British, “color” and “honor” are American.
These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.
8. According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that ______.
A. British people cannot understand him
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武威第十八中学2020-2021学年高一上学期期中考试 英语试题(含答案)
