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1、 1 河南省中牟县第一高级中学河南省中牟县第一高级中学2018 20192018 2019学年高一英语上学期学年高一英语上学期1212月第二月第二 次双周考试题 实验班 次双周考试题 实验班 第一部分 听力 略 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 A A There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care To water his flowers he used two bucke
2、ts 水桶 One was a shiny and new bucket The other was a very old and dilapidated one which had seen many years of service and was now past its best Every morning the gardener would fill up the two buckets Then he would carry them along the path one on each side to the flowerbeds The new bucket was very
3、 proud of itself It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes before it reached the flowerbeds much water had leaked 漏 along the path Sometimes the new bucket would say See how capable I am How good it is that the gardener
4、has me to water the flowers every day I don t know why he still bothers with you What a waste of space you are And all that the old bucket could say was I know I am not very useful but I can only do my best I am happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me at least One day the garde
5、ner heard that kind of conversation After watering the flowers as usual he said You both have done your work very well Now I am going to carry you back I want you to look carefully along the path Then the two buckets did so All along the path they noticed on the side where the new bucket was carried
6、 there was just bare earth on the other side where the old bucket was carried there was a joyous row of wild flowers leading all the way to the garden 21 The underlined word dilapidated in Paragraph 1 probably means A dirty B dark C worn out D ordinary looking 22 What was the old bucket ashamed of A
7、 Its past B Its aging C Its manner D Its leak 23 Why did the new bucket make conversations with the old one A To take pity on the old one B To laugh at the old one C To show off its beautiful looks D To praise the gardener s kindness 24 Why did the gardener still keep the old bucket 2 A It had its o
8、wn function B It stayed in its good condition C It was used to keep a balance D It was considered as a treasure B B It s time to turn your dream vacation into a real trip I haven t seen a buyer s market like this in 25 years says travel expert Peter Greenberg Everything is on sale Even the high end
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10、est choice for weekend trips The big name hotels empty out on the weekends and will give tourists a better deal Chicago Illinois It s one of America s best looking city centers especially in the spring and summer Spend a sunny day in Millennium Park or consider an evening at Grant Achatz s Alinea re
11、staurant in Lincoln Park Las Vegas Nevada It s never been so easy to score a deal on the streets Five star hotels are marked down to three start prices Book a luxury flat for 89 a night at San Francisco California It s rare for a major city to have such an extraordinary physical setting the views of
12、 the bay from the hills and the Ferry Building Marketplace are striking It s also a walkable city with great museums You can visit the new California Academy of Sciences building in Golden Gate Park Portland Oregon The International Rose Test Garden is a place that one never tries to visit It s gree
13、n friendly and laid back There are over 10 000 rosebushes and because it s a test garden the public has never seen many of these 550 varieties The Rose Festival is one of the biggest celebrations in the city 25 Why is it the best time for traveling now A People have more free time B Everything is at
14、 lower prices C The weather is more pleasant D Tourist sites are less crowded 26 Why does the author suggest going to the big cities on weekends A Big name hotels are cheaper B Parks are open free of charge C The traffic is much less heavy D There are no business travelers 27 Which city is the best
15、choice for museum lovers A Chicago B Las Vegas C San Francisco D Portland 28 Where is this text probably taken from A A textbook B A storybook C A report D A newspaper C C When I think about the horror movie The Ring I remember one of my friends once 3 said Death doesn t choose those who are young o
16、r old sick or healthy It just chooses randomly It explained why she was so afraid while watching the movie This is what I think of cancer It has no predetermined plan It does not matter if you are old or young I had a perfect life It was a ball of gas in liquid that could not be pierced 刺穿 by unhappiness No one died and no one was sick We were all happy and loved life Then I found out my grandfather had cancer No matter how much I told myself he would live somehow I still felt as if it was a dea
