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1、20182019-1高一年级期中考试英语试题一、阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AHave you ever lost your car on a parking lot? You dont have a clue where your car is after shopping. Then you start walking around clicking on your car keys so the alarm goes off. It can be an
2、noying, especially on a hot sunny day.No, you neednt install (安装) an expensive GPS system to keep track of your car. Thats too expensive. You would need to pay a monthly fee to use it.But is there a way to track your vehicle without spending a fortune? Yes, now there is! A California-based company h
3、as created a tiny device that works with your smartphone, which could be exactly what youre looking for!What is it?Its called TrackR. It is a state-of-the-art tracking device the size of a coin. Its changing the way we keep track of the important things in our lives.How does it work?Its easy! Instal
4、l the free TrackR app on your smartphone, connect the app to your device and youre ready to go! Simply attach TrackR to whatever you want to keep an eye on. The entire process of setting it up only takes 5 minutes or less.You can attach it to your keys, briefcase, wallet, your latest tech gadgets an
5、d anything else you dont want to lose. Then use the TrackR app to locate your missing item in seconds.If you forget where you have parked your car, pull out your smartphone and open the TrackR app. Tap on the “find device” button on the screen and the app will tell you the exact spot of the last kno
6、wn location of the TrackR.What else can I do with TrackR?The device is small and unnoticeable enough that you can attach it to your pet. Put it on their collar, and the issue of searching for them when they run away to nearby places will be over! Youll never waste a minute searching the whole house
7、for it.TrackR even comes with a double-sided glue (胶水) so you can stick it to your laptop or under your bike seat. Track down and punish the thieves who steal your expensive things!How much does it cost?Youre probably thinking that this device is very expensive. False! TrackR only costs $29! Thats a
8、 small price to pay for peace of mind, isnt it?Where can I buy one?You can buy it directly from the companys website by clicking here https: /buy. thetrackr. co/gu/special- offers/15/.1. From the passage, we learn that TrackR can _.A. take good care of your pets at homeB. help you locate your import
9、ant thingsC. work better after you pay monthly feeD. track your wallet through GPS system2. This passage is mainly developed by _.A. providing statistics B. giving examplesC. answering questions D. making comparisons3. Where is this passage most likely taken from?A. A research report. B. A website.C
10、. A personal blog. D. A journal.【答案】1. B 2. C 3. B【解析】本文是一篇说明文。作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了一种新型的APP TrackR，能帮助我们定位重要的东西。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据文章What is it?中Its changing the way we keep track of the important things in our lives.可知TrackR改变了生活中我们定位重要东西的方式，能帮助定位重要的东西，故选B。【2题详解】篇章结构题。文章前半部分先介绍背景引出TrackR，下文是通过问问题，回答问题的方式来让读
11、者了解TrackR，所以作者是通过回答问题来组织文章的，故选C。【3题详解】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段You can buy it directly from the companys website by clicking here https: /buy. thetrackr. co/gu/special- offers/15/.可知文章最有可能来自于网站，故选B。BWe moved to Elmont in 1956. I was 4 years old. Elmont was a wonderful place to grow up. There were lots of kids,
12、 great schools and we had a big yard. My father, Nicholas Denaro, believed that grass was not just to look at, but that children were meant to play on it. We played games and badminton there. A white fence separated our backyard from a small wood. My friends and I jumped the fence and entered the wo
13、ods.My father had the most amazing hand. He could fix anything. He gave those amazing hands to his son, my younger brother, Frank, who also became handy around the house. But my father saved his green fingers for me. He grew flowers, tomatoes, strawberries and figs（无花果） and he shared his love of gar
14、dening with me.Fourteen years ago, I went to a local nursery and bought a fig tree for Dad for Fathers Day. My mother, Bridget Denaro, called it the best gift I could have given him. He planted it exactly in the middle of the front yard.He loved that tree and enjoyed delicious figs every year, excep
15、t just after Sandy hit in 2012. He was so disappointed when cold weather just after the super storm froze all the remaining figs.In 2015, my father died of aspirating pneumonia(呼吸性肺炎) at 97. We sold our family home of 61 years last year. We left behind Dads tree, full of figs waiting to ripen. We co
16、nsidered taking it with us, but decided that his Fathers Day fig tree belonged to Elmont. The new owner generously allowed me to take some branches so that I could have a precious reminder of my much-loved father and the Elmont home.4. What can we learn about the author from the first paragraph?A. She grew up in a city. B. She li
