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1、民乐一中2020学年第一学期高一年级期中考试英语试卷本试卷共120分，共8页。考试结束后，将机读卡和答题卡一并交回。第I卷（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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。AI Am A Pencil Childrens book author Sam Swope took a job teaching writing to third-graders in the New York City. His students were immigrants （移民） or the children of i
2、mmigrants from 21 countries，speaking 11 languages and having many different beliefs. But there were a few things they had in common：family troubles，money struggles and poetry. Cover Price:59.88 Price:19.95 You Save:39.93（About 67%） What It Takes To Help Me Out An editor for US News & World Report，Da
3、vid L. Marcus takes us inside a boarding （寄宿）school for troubled teens. He shows the great stresses that are put on these teens and make them lose their confidence. This should cause us to think hard about troubled teens. Cover Price:35.86 Price:15.00 You Save:20.86 （About 58%） The Most Scenic Drive
4、s in America Published again and again and translated into several languages beginning in 1997，this travel book includes over 200 brand-new photographs of the wonderful places along 120 selected routes. Cover Price:47.88 Price:23.88 You Save:24（About 50%） Our Brothers Keeper Author Jedwin Smith tell
5、s what happened when he met several of his brothers old friends. They make a journey to Vietnam，to visit the place where Jeff，his brother，died. Surprisingly，their Vietnamese guide was the former commander （海军中校）carrying out the attack that killed Jeff. A powerful story of brotherhood，bravery and und
6、erstanding carried out. Cover Price:59.40 Price:10.00 You Save:49.40 （About 83%）1.Which of the following books offers the biggest price cut？A. I Am A PencilB. What It Takes To Help Me OutC. The Most Scenic Drives in AmericaD. Our Brothers Keeper2. If you are interested in taking photos，you would pro
7、bably choose_.A. I Am A PencilB. What It Takes To Help Me OutC. The Most Scenic Drives in AmericaD. Our Brothers Keeper3. From the book I Am A Pencil, we can learn that Sam Swopes students_. .A. are homeless childrenB. have the same beliefsC. are in different gradesD. like writing poetryBTonight, my
8、 piano recital(钢琴演奏会) was the most important thing in my family. My grandparents were coming by plane to hear me play. Even my busy Aunt Dianne, who is on TV every night reading the news, was coming. But one thing was for sure. I would never win an award for my piano playing. And thats just because
9、the more I practiced, the more nervous I got. So there I was, on the stage, in my beautiful dress, and I sat down at the piano. But when I started to play，I hit a wrong note. I told myself to start over. But then I hit the wrong note again. It was as if I hadnt practiced at all. Finally the disaster
10、 was over. I ran off the stage. I couldnt understand why audience(观众) were clapping. But they were. My mom and dad had flowers for me and we were all supposed to go out for a nice dinner, but I couldnt. I just wanted to go home and cry and never go anywhere again. After we went back home, Aunt Diann
11、e just came in and sat down on the side of my bed. “It was my first night on the air,” she said. “I had never been on television before and I made a mistake. I mispronounced my name and the name of the news show. And you know what? No one even noticed but me. Just like tonight, no one noticedjust yo
12、u.” Aunt Dianne was right. I think we are harder on ourselves than anyone else is. Maybe I will leave my room. And maybe Ill play the piano again.4. From the passage we can know Aunt Dianne_.A. worked as an actressB. worked as a news broadcaster on TVC. worked as a hostess on TVD. hosted the piano r
13、ecital5. What did the author learn from her piano performance?A. Dont be too hard on yourself.B. Things seldom go as well as people expect.C. No one will care what others have done.D. Never rely on yourself.6. What would be the best title for the text?A. A wonderful Piano recital performanceB. Suppo
14、rt from my FamilyC. A lesson from Piano Recital DisasterD. Encouragement from the audienceCThere is an English saying that “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human
15、body. They have found that laughter can really improve peoples health, can benefit us both physically and psychologically in a great way. Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, makes the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper; it also works on several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the
