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1、永昌县第一高级中学2014-2015-1期中考试卷高一英语（满分120分，答题时间100分钟）本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。满分120分，考试时间100分钟。第 卷（选择题，共70分）第一部分 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。A In our daily life we often meet some interesting thing. Have you ever heard of a story about an ant? The following
2、 story will show you. One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which
3、supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant
4、 bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.1. The ant could not reach the side though _.A. she could smell well B. she tried very hard C.
5、 she asked the dove to save her D. she cried for help2. The dove saved the ant because _.A. she was the ants friend B. she took pity on the poor antC. the ant was almost exhausted D. the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time3. The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of _
6、.A. a leaf B. a piece of wood C. a blade of grass D. a raft4. In writing the story, the writer wants to show _.A. how clever the ant wasB. how kind the dove wasC. how the ant and the dove helped each otherD. we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as we canBOnce upon
7、a time, there lived a young father and his old neighbor. One day the young father paid a visit to his old neighbor. They were standing in the old mans garden, and talking about children. The young man said, “How strict should parents be with their children？”The old man pointed to a string（绳子）between
8、 a big strong tree and a thin young one. “Please untie（解开）that string,” he said. The young man untied it, and the young tree bent （弯）over to one side. “Now tie it again, please,” said the old man, “but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again.”The young man did so. Then t
9、he old man said, “There, it is the same with children. You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone, you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can ta
10、ke the string away.” 5. The story is about_.A. how strict parents should be with their children B. how to take care of young treesC. how the young father should get on with his old neighbor D. how to tie and untie the string6. The young man untied the string_ .A. in order to let the old man teach hi
11、m B. only to find that the thinner one bent over to one side C. so that both of the trees would grow straight D. in order to throw it away7.When can the string be taken away？ .A. After you have untied it B. When the old man has leftC. When the young tree grows strong enough D. When the young man has
12、 untied it next time8. From the story the relation of the big strong tree to the thin one is like that of .A. parents to their children B. grown ups to their parentsC. the young father to the old neighbor D. the old neighbor to the children of the young fatherCAs we all know, Chinese has a large car
13、 company which is developing rapidly, it is the LOS ANGELES-BYD. It makes green cars and other green products, and the company said on Friday it would open a North American branch in Los Angeles, with plans to begin selling cars in the U.S. by the end of 2010.BYD was started in 1995 and moved into t
14、he car business in 2003. The company now employs 150,000 people.Arnold Schwarzenegger, the governor of California, says the arrival of BYD Inc, of Shenzhen, China, will create about 150 high-paying jobs, since the company has to employ managers and engineers. Once it begins to sell cars in the Unite
15、d States, several hundred more jobs will be created in service and sales. He also praised it as part of green-energy programs in U.S. The city is attracting high-tech, clean-energy companies that will help reduce pollution. “As Ive always said, what is good for the environment is also good for development,” he adds.Wang Chuanfu, BYDs president, says, “BYD stands for building your dream. Our dream is a green one, and we also wish to make your green dream come true. We have been working for a greener environment. We hope that we will l
