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1、.长治县一中2019-2020学年高一第一学期期中考试英 语 试 卷1.本卷满分150分，附加题30分，考试时间120分钟。2.本卷答题时不得使用修正液、修正带。3.答题时将答案均填在答卷相应题号的位置，不按要求答题无效。第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）AWhat is language for? Some people seem to think its for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of wordsthe longer the lists，the better. Thats
2、 wrong. Language is for the exchange（交流）of ideas and information. Its meaningless knowing all about a language if you cant use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they cant speak correctly or fluently. They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldnt be afraid of
3、making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. As Bernard Shaw once wrote, Foreigners often speak English too correctly. But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. Theyre English mistakes in t
4、he English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong becomes right. People not only make history, they make language. But a people can only make its own language. It cant make another peoples language. So Chinese students of English should pa
5、y attention to grammar, but they shouldnt overdo it. They should put communication first.1Language is used to _. A. practice grammar rules B. express oneself C. talk with foreigners only D. learn lists of words2. Generally, when an American or an Englishman speaks English, he or she_. A. never makes
6、 mistakes B. often makes mistakes C. cant avoid making mistakes D. always makes mistakes3In the passage, the word “those” underlined refers to _.A. languages B. rules C. speakers D. mistakes4If too many native speakers break a rule, _.A. what they use will become right B. they are against the lawC.
7、they should say sorry to others D. they will become heroesBWill it matter if you dont have your breakfast? A short time ago, a test was given in the United States. People of different ages, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, an
8、d sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well their bodies worked when they had different kinds of breakfasts. The results show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast. If a student has fruit , eggs, bread a
9、nd milk before going to school , he or she will learn more quickly and listen more carefully in class. The result is opposite to what some people think. Having no breakfast will not help them lose weight. This is because they are so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch. They will gain wei
10、ght instead of losing it. You will lose weight if you reduce your other meals.5. During the test, the people were given _ .A. no breakfast at allB. different breakfasts or sometimes noneC. very rich breakfastsD. little food for breakfast6. Scientists wanted to know whether _.A. breakfast had any eff
11、ect on work and studies B. people were interested in breakfastC. breakfast did harm to peoples healthD. people would work better without breakfast 7. According to the passage, some people think without breakfast they will _. A. lose weight B. get a good result in their work C. gain weight D. not be
12、hungry at all8. Which of the following sciences is not right?A. It is bad for your health to have no breakfast.B. No breakfast and more lunch may make you fatter.C. The more breakfast you have, the more quickly you will learn in class.D. If you dont eat much for lunch and supper, you may lose weight
13、CLets go Dutch, shall we? Jim said after a dinner to his friends in a restaurant. What does Jim mean? Long ago, there was a kind of dinner called Dutch treat. At a Dutch treat, the invited guests were expectedto pay for their own share of the food and drink. Now, Dutch treat means when friends go ou
14、t to have fun, each person pays his or her own share.There are many other expressions related with Dutch in American English. However, most of them werefirst used in England in the 17th century. At that time, the British and the Dutch were war enemies. So whenBritish people talked about something wr
15、ong or bad, they would like to use the word Dutch . A common expression heard a few years ago was in Dutch. A friend may tell you, You are in Dutch. The teacher is angry with you. Be careful! When a soldier took Dutch leave, he left the army without permission. Dutch courage is the false courage that a person gets from drinking wine. When someone has just said something you dont believe is true, you can say “I m a Dutchman.”There is one expression that did co
