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1、广东省汕头市潮南区2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题第I卷（满分95分）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分55分）第一节（共15小题；第小题3分，满分45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。AThe Museum: The Charles Dickens Museum in London is the worlds most important collection of material relating to the great Victorian novelist and social commentator(时事评论
2、员). The only surviving London home of Dickens (from 1837 until 1839) was opened as a museum in 1925 and is still welcoming visitors from all over the world. On four floors, visitors can see paintings, rare editions, manuscripts(手稿),original furniture and many items relating to the life of one of the
3、 most popular and beloved personalities of the Victorian age.Opening Hours The Museum is open from Mondays to Saturdays 10:0017:00; Sundays 11:0017:00. Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time. Special opening times can be arranged for groups , who may wish to book a private view.Admission C
4、harges: Adults: 5.00; Students: 4.00; Seniors: 4.00; Children: 3.00; Families: 14.00( 2 adults & up to five children)Group Rates: For a group of 10 or more, a special group rate of 4.00 each applies. Children will still be admitted for 3.00 each.Access: We are constantly working to improve access to
5、 the Museum and its collection. Our current projects involve the fitting of a wheelchair ramp（波道）for better access, a customer care kit and an audio tour for visitors with impaired(受损的)vision. Our Handling Sessions are also suitable for the visually（视觉上地）impaired. The Museum has developed an online
6、virtual（虚拟的）tour through the Museum. Click here to visit all the rooms in the Museum online.Hire the Museum: The Museum can be hired for private functions, performances soirees(社交晚会)and many other social occasions.Find Us: The Museum may be reached by using the following buses:7,17, 19, 38, 45, 46,
7、55, 243. And by these underground services: Piccadilly Line; Central Line. For a map, please click here. The British Museum and the Foundling Museum are within walking distance.1. The passage is probably from a(n)_. A. book B. announcement C. newspaper D. website 2. If a family with two adults and f
8、ive children go to the Museum together, they will save_ compared to going there separately. A. 25.00 B. 14.00 C. 9.00 D. 11.003. The passage is written to _.A. offer readers some information about the Charles Dickens Museum.B. inform readers about the history of the Charles Dickens Museum.C. persuad
9、e readers to visit the Charles Dickens Museum.D. tell readers how to make use of the Charles Dickens Museum.BA French billionaire used to have a rough time when he was young. Later he carved out a career for himself in the field of drawing sales. Within ten years, he had become a young media tycoon
10、(大亨）in France. He died of cancer in 1998. A French newspaper published his will after his death, in which he claimed: “I was a poor guy. Before I reach the threshold (门槛) of heaven, I leave my secret of how to become rich to the world. Anyone who can answer the question “What is the most absent for
11、the poor?” will have discovered my secret of becoming rich. He will have my congratulations. My deposit of one million francs in the private safe of my bank will be the prize for his wisdom in uncovering the riddle of poverty.” Many people responded to the publicized will. The answers, as one might
12、imagine, were various. The majority of them thought the most absent for the poor was money. Some stated that what the poor most needed was opportunity. Still others thought that the poor needed skills to make money. The rest of the answers claimed that poverty could be attributed to the absence of h
13、elp, love, attractiveness, name-brand clothes, and even a presidency of a state. On the first anniversary of the billionaires passing, his lawyer and representative opened his private safe in the bank; the secret of getting rich was unfolded. The billionaire believed that the most absent of the poor
14、 was the ambition of getting rich. It was a nine-year-old girl who hit the nail on the head. Why did she regard “ambition” as the most absent for the poor? The day she was officially awarded the one million francs, she said: “Every time my elder sister brought her boyfriend home, she always warned m
15、e not to be ambitious. Not to be ambitious! So, I thought perhaps ambition was something that brought what you wanted.” 4. According to the passage, which of the following is true about the French billionaire?A. He died of cancer in 1998 and left nothing.B. Later on, he took up drawing as his career.C. Within a decade, he had became a young media tycoon in the world.D. He did not have a happy life when he was young.5. What will the winner get if he finds out the billionaires secret of becoming rich?A. The billionaires francs B. The billionaires private safe.C. The billionaires ambition
