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1、山西省忻州实验中学2018-2019学年高一英语下学期起始考试试题温馨提示：1.答题前，考生务必用0.5mm黑色中性笔和2B铅笔，将自己的班级、姓名和考号写在试卷和答题卡上。2.请把答案写在答题卡上，交卷只交答题卡，不交试题，答案写在试题上无效。3.满分150分，考试时间120分钟。4.认真细心地去解答每一道题。同学们，加油吧！第I卷第一部分:阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节 (共15小题，每小题3分，共45分)AIt was the first snow of winter an exciting day for every child but not for most teachers
2、. Up until now, I had been old enough to dress myself, but today I would need some help. Miss Finlayson, my kindergarten teacher, had been through first snow days many times, but I think she may still remember this one. I managed to get into my wool snow trousers. But I struggled with my jacket beca
3、use it didnt fit well. It was a hand-me-down from my brother, and it made me wonder why I had to wear his ugly clothes. At least my hat and scarf were mine, and they were quite pretty. Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson help me with my boots（靴子）. In her calm, motherly voice she said, “By the
4、 end of winter, you will all be able to put on your own boots.” I didnt realize at the time that this was more a statement of hope than of confidence. I handed her my boots and stuck out my foot. Like most children, I expected grown-ups to do all the work. After much pushing, she managed to get the
5、first one into place and then, with a sigh, worked the second one on too. I announced, “Theyre on the wrong feet.” She struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again. “Theyre my brothers boots, you know,” I said. “I hate them!” Somehow, from long years of p
6、ractice, she managed to act as though I wasnt an annoying（烦人的）little girl, She pushed and pushed, less gently this time. With a greater sigh, seeing the end of her struggle with me, she asked, “Now, where are your mittens（连指手套）?” I looked into her eyes and said, “I didnt want to lose them, so I hid
7、them in the toes of my boots.”1The little girl was more satisfied with her_.Atrousers Bjacket Cboots Dhat2Miss Finlayson had difficulty with the girls boots mainly because_.Athe girl got them from her brother Bthe girl put something in themCthey were on the wrong feet Dthey did not fit the girl well
8、3Why does the author say Miss Finlayson would remember that first snow day? ABecause the little girl was in her brothers clothes.BBecause it was the most exciting day of the winter.CBecause the little girl played a trick on her. DBecause the little girl wore a pretty scarf.4We can learn from the tex
9、t that Miss Finlayson_.Awas losing confidence in the little girl Bgradually lost patience with the little girlCbecame disappointed with the little girlDwas getting bored with the little girlBEddie liked music very much when he was at school, but when he went to the university he decided to study med
10、icine instead of music. When he passed his examination and became a doctor, he had to work in the hospital for some time. There he discovered that a lot of patients were happier and caused less trouble if pleasant music was played to them.When Eddie got an office and began to work for himself, he de
11、cided to keep his patients happy by having a tape recorder in his waiting room and play beautiful music for them.But soon after the tape recorder had been put in, Eddies nurse heard a woman , who was sitting in the crowded waiting room one morning, complained, “Here were all waiting to see the docto
12、r, but hes just playing the violin in his office instead of doing his work.”5. From the passage we can infer that Eddie_. A. didnt do well in his examination.B. didnt want to work in the hospital.C. was working as a practice doctor in the hospital.D. was doing some scientific research in the hospita
13、l.6. Why did Eddie put a tape recorder in his office? A. He wanted to help patients waiting to see him pass the time easily. B. He discovered that music was helpful for his patients. C. He enjoyed listening to music when he worked. D. He wanted to attract more patients to his office.7. From the pass
14、age we can see that_. A. the woman thought Eddie was an unusual doctor B. the woman didnt understand music. C. the woman didnt understand what Eddie meant D. the woman hated to be kept waiting8. With this story the writer intends_. A. to tell people that music is very good. B. to advise people to li
15、sten to music oftenC. to tell us a funny story D. to suggest we become musiciansC How can a creature weighing over 5 tons and normally taking 150 kilograms of food and 120 liters of water per day survive in a desert environment?In the southwest African country of Namibia, and the Sahara lands of Mali further north, the desert elephant does just that.Although not regarded as a separate species from the African elephant, the desert cousin differs in many ways. Their bodies are smaller, to absorb less heat, and their feet are larger
