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1、20132014学年第二学期期中学业水平测试高一英语试卷第卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节：（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40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 AThe earth moves around the sun ,and the moon moves around the earth. When our part(部分)of the earth turns to the sun ,it is day .When our part of the earth turns away from the sun ,it is night
2、 .The sun is much bigger than the moon. But sometimes the moon looks bigger than the sun , because its much nearer to the earth .The sun is very bright .It gives a very strong light .The moon looks quite bright, too. But it doesnt give any light at all .The moon looks much bigger and brighter than t
3、he stars. But in fact, the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon .They look smaller than the moon because theyre much farther away from us.( ) 1. _ moves around _.A .the earth; the moon B .the moon; the earthC .the moon; the stars D .the sun ; the earth( ) 2 .Sometimes the moon looks bigg
4、er than the sun, because_ .A .it is much bigger than the sun B .it comes out only at nightC .it is much nearer to the earth than the sun. D .it doesnt give a very strong light( ) 3 .The sun _.A .gives us light B .gives more light than the moon doesC .moves around the earth D .makes the moon move aro
5、und the earth( ) 4 .The stars _.A .look much bigger than the sun B .look much brighter than the moon C .are a lot brighter than the moon , but they are not bigger than the moon D .are much farther away from us than the moon ( ) 5 .The moon looks bright because_ .A it gives light B it reflects (反射)th
6、e suns light C it is nearer to the earth D it is nearer to the sunBIt is said that people born on different dates have different characteristics. For example, people who were born between March 21 and April 20 are likely to be active and strong. They like power and enjoy adventures.People who were b
7、orn between April 21 andMay 21 are likely to learn more slowly, but they can remember what they learn well. They love children and usually have many friends. People who were born between May 22 and June 21 are bright and humorous. They like to talk and enjoy wearing fine clothes. People who were bor
8、n between June 22 and July 22 think deeply. They would rather hide their feelings than express them. People who were born between July 23 and August 22 are interested in many subjects and it is interesting to hear them talk. People who were born between August 23 and September 22 are said to be calm
9、 and thoughtful. They like to read and often become successful scientists.If you have free time, you can read about star signs to see if your characteristics match your birth date.( )6. People who were born between March 21 and April 20 are _.A. patient B. modest C. energetic D. kind( )7. People who
10、 were born between May 22 and June 21 like to _.A. wear fine clothes B. take care of othersC. travel around the world D. buy their friends nice gifts( )8. People who were born between June 22 and July 22 are not good at _.A. singing and dancing B. earning moneyC. doing with difficulties D. expressin
11、g their feelings( )9. People who were born _ often become successful scientists.A. between April 21 and May 21 B. between July 23 and August 22C. between August 23 and September 22 D. between June 23 and July 22( )10. The passage mainly talks about _.A. birth dates B. abilities C. star signs D. birt
12、h dates and characteristicsCGeorge and Carol were medical students at the same college, and like many other college students, they enjoyed playing jokes on people .Both of them smoked, but they knew that their professor was strongly against it, because smoking was dangerous to ones health. One day t
13、hey decided to play joke on their professor.At one of their medical lectures there was always a skeleton（骨骼）in the room so that the professor could show the students different bones in the human body.That afternoon, Carol told George to put a cigarette in the mouth of the skeleton that was to be use
14、d to the next lecture.When the professor came in, he began talking and then noticed the cigarette. He went up to the skeleton, took the cigarette out of its mouth and said, “You really should give it up, old boy. Look what it is doing to you!”11.What do the professors words mean?A. Its only a joke t
15、o put a cigarette into a skeletons mouth .B. He would persuade the skeleton to give up smoking.C. Smoking is really dangerous, it may even cause death.D. Students should not learn from the skeleton to smoke12.To which did the professor really say these words?A. To George and Carol only B. To the Skeleton which he call “old boy ”C. Only to himselfD. To all
