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1、甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学20152016学年上学期期中考试高一英语试题 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。注意事项： 1答第I卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2选出每小题答案前，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号框,不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第I卷第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分) 阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑AIt was a village in India. The peo
2、ple were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries. Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frogs legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of the
3、ir own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places. This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs
4、. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didnt last long. The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the chi
5、ldren fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.The villagers decided that they couldnt just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no money left.Then the
6、people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadnt been useless. They had been doing an important jobeating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.Now, the people are still poor. But in the ev
7、enings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.21. From paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers _. A. worked very hard for centuries B. were poor but somewhat content (满足的) C. dreamed of having a better life D
8、. lived a different life from their forefathers22. Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs ? A. The frogs were easy money. B. They needed money to buy medicine. C. They wanted to please the visitors. D. The frogs made too much noise.23. What might be the cause of the childrens sickness? A. The cro
9、ps didnt do well. B. There were too many insects. C .The visitors brought in diseases. D. The pesticides were overused.24. What can we infer推断 from the last sentence of the text ? A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country. B. Health is more important than money. C. The harmony(和谐) between
10、 man and nature is important. D. Good old days will never be forgotten. BIn choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet“fair weather friends”. They will be with you if you have money or
11、luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities (品质) of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability (可靠).Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another p
12、erson is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other persons place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener. At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults (过错) in others. He
13、notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me. Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on (信赖) a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor, he will do
14、 his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be w
15、ith. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor (幽默), too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know Ive found a friend!5. Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing a friend? A. understanding. B. honesty. C. reliability. D. a sense of humor.6. If you have fair weather friends, _ . A. they will give
