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1、高一上学期期中考试英语试卷（人教A版）英 语第I卷（选择题）第一部分：听力理解（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、D）中，选出最佳选项。AOnce upon a time, there was a beautiful bird, which was very curious about hell. When she was little, her mother always told her that if she didnt master the flying skills, she wou
2、ld go to hell. She was so curious about hell that she always asked others what hell looked like, but no one was sure, because none of them had ever been there. Some said hell was a place full of water, and others told her that hell was full of burning fire. However, the bird knew they were lying. Sh
3、e wanted to find out what hell was.When other birds were learning flying skills, she always hid herself and watched them. She thought in this way she could go to hell and see what hell looked like. However, she spent so little time learning flying skills that one day she was caught by a little boy.
4、The little boy gave her to his grandpa in the countryside as a gift. The old man liked her very much. He made a delicate cage and put her in it. The bird was very worried because she thought she couldnt find out what hell was like staying in this small cage. However, she couldnt escape. Day after da
5、y, she just stayed in the cage, watching other birds flying. She lost her freedom and she became sadder and sadder. At last, she became ill. The old man finally opened the cage, but she was too weak to fly. Lying on the ground, she thought of the question that she ever asked all the time. “What does
6、 hell look like?” “Hell is a small well-decorated cage.” Before she closed her eyes forever, she finally answered that question herself.（ ）21What does the underlined word “master” in the first paragraph mean?A. miss.B. finish.C. follow.D. learn well.（ ）22Why did the bird hide herself when other bird
7、s were learning flying skills?A. Because she was lazy.B. Because she didnt like learning flying skills.C. Because she thought she could go to hell by doing this.D. Because she thought she didnt have to learn flying skills.（ ）23According to the passage, the bird at last found that _.A. hell was a pla
8、ce full of water.B. hell was a place full of burning fireC. there was no hellD. hell was a small well-decorated cageBTu Youyou, an 84-year-old female（女性）scientist, became the first Chinese to win a Nobel Prize in science on Oct 5. Before that, she ever won the 2011 Lasker Award for finding out artem
9、isinin (Qinghaosu), which saved millions of lives. She was grateful（感激的）for the Lasker prize, but said, “It is just a scientists duty. I will go on fighting for the health of all humans.”Tu kept her work in the 1960s and 1970s. In that age, Malaria (疟疾) could took away peoples health. Scientists all
10、 over the world had already tried over 240, 000 times but failed. Tu Youyou, a member of the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, began to study Chinese herbs.Before 2011, people didnt know Tu very much. Many friends played jokes with her “the Professor of Three Nones” : no degree（学位）,
11、no study experience abroad, not a member of any Chinese national colleges. But she is hard-working. She read a lot of traditional Chinese medicine books and did a lot of researches on the disease.In February, 2012, Tu was named National Outstanding Females (One of the Ten) Tu is now a model of Chine
12、se medical workers.（ ）24Artemisinin is used to _.A. make medicineB. make foodC. get awardD. do the experiment（ ）25In the 1960s and 1970s _ could find ways to stop the Malaria.A. Scientists in China B. only Tu YouyouC. Scientists all over the world D. no scientist（ ）26Tu Youyou became very famous _.
13、A. in the 1960sB. in 1970C. before 2011D. after 2012（ ）27From Tu Youyous story, we know that she is a _ woman.A. friendlyB. kindC. clever D. hard-workingCAre you looking for some new and exciting places to take your kids to? Try some of these places:. Visit art museums. They offer some activities to
14、 excite your kids interest. Many offer workshops for making hand-made pieces, traveling exhibits, book signings(签名) by childrens favorite writers, and even musical performances and other arts. Head to a natural history museum. This is where kids can discover the past from dinosaur models to rock col
15、lections and pictures of stars in the sky. Also, ask what kind of workshops and educational programs are prepared for kids and any special events that are coming up. Go to a Youtheater. Look for one in your area offering plays for child and family visitors. Pre-show play shops are conducted by area artists and educators where kids can discover the secret about performing arts. Puppet (木偶) making and stage make-up are just a couple of the special offerings you might find.Try hands-on science. Visit one of the many hands-on science museums around the country. These scien
