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1、达旗一中20172018学年第二学期期末试卷高一英语试题满分120分 考试时间100分钟第一部分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHong Kong Biking TourHong Kong Biking Tour includes a visit to an age-old walled village, a mysterious tree house and a world-class bird reserve. Y
2、ou will cycle to the south of the Mai Po Reserve, where thousands of migratory birds spend the winter. Then it is on to Yuen Long Restaurant for lunch. The full version of the tour continues through more wetlands around Deep Bay and the Lau Fau Shan fishing village. The day concludes with an optiona
3、l two or three hours visit to the Hong Kong Wetland Park.Frequency Every Wednesday and Saturday from January2017 to August 2017Time/Duration 9 am to 2 pm/5 pm(5-8 hours) for full version9 am to noon(3 hours) for short versionLanguage English(French/Spanish/Chinese on request)Tour Price HK $700(full
4、version) per personHK $550(short version) per person(minimum 4people)Cycling Time Approx. 4 hoursCycling Distance 28 km maximumDifficulty EasyEnquiries +21You can choose to go on this biking tour on _.A. Thurs. ,August 10,2017 B. Tues. ,April 11,2017C. Wed. , September 6,2017 D. Sat. , February 18,2
5、01722If four adults go on the biking tour, they will pay at least _ in total.A.HK $2,200 B.HK $2,800 C.HK $700 D.HK $55023Who will most probably sign up for the tour?A. A young couple who like fashion.B. An old man who likes fishing and hunting.C. A college student who is interested in nature.D. A h
6、igh school girl who is interested in reading.BI learn to fly in a balloon in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in 1992 and became extremely interested in the sport. In the same way that a mountain climber dreams of climbing the worlds highest mountain, I dreamed about flying non-stop around the world
7、.I spent six years planning the flight and failed twice before I and my team managed to succeed. For some reason, we had to go first to North Africa to catch the right winds. That added 10 ,000 kilometers, and another week, to our journey. But because of this, our flight broke all the records for di
8、stance and time spent in the air.The most memorable part of the trip for me is that we lived in the air for 20 days and that the rising sun was the most amazing thing we saw. We had to go out of the balloons capsule , in which we were transported, three times while in the air to repair the fuel syst
9、em. We didnt have any safety equipment but when you are in a situation like that, you just do what you have to do without thinking about feeling afraid.Landing was a fantastic moment. I remember that when I got out of the capsule, I looked at my footprint in the sand. I remembered the astronaut Neil
10、 Armstrong, who was so happy to put his footprint on the moon,so far away from Earth. At that moment, I was so happy to have my foot back on Earth! 24. The author became interested in ballooning because of .A. a cross-ocean race B. a mountain climbC. a childhood dream D. a long sea journey25. What c
11、an be inferred from Paragraph 2 about the author and his teams flight?A. They set a new record. B. They shortened their flight.C. Their flight went very smoothly. D. Their flight covered 10,000 kilometers.26. Why did the balloonists get out of the capsule during the flight?A. To fight their fear. B.
12、 To do some repair work.C. To admire the rising sun. D. To check safety equipment.27. The author mentioned Neil Armstrong to show his .A. regret B. surprise C. respect D. pleasureCAre you sometimes a little tired and sleepy in the early afternoon? Many people feel this way after lunch. They may thin
13、k that eating lunch is the cause of the sleepiness. Or, in summer, they may think it is the heat. However, the real reason lies inside their bodies. At that timeabout eight hours after you wake upyour body temperature goes down. This is what makes you slowdown and feel sleepy. Scientists have tested
14、 sleep habits in experiments where there was no night or day. The people in these experiments almost always followed a similar sleeping pattern. They slept for one long period and then for one short period about eight hours later.In many parts of the world, people take naps in the middle of the day. This is especially true in warmer climates, where the heat makes work difficult in the early afternoon. Researchers are now saying that naps are good for everyone in any climate. A daily nap gives one a more rested body and mind and therefore is good for health in general. In countri
