乌丹一中2018-2019学年度第二学期高一年级学期初英语测试题一.阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)AOneday,anantwasdrinkingatasmallstreamandfellin.Shemadedesperateeffortstoreachtheside,butmadenoprogressatall.Thepoorantalmostexhaustedwasstillbravelydoingherbestwhenadovesawher.Movedwithpity,thebirdthrewherabladeofgrass,whichsupportedherlikearaft,andthustheantreachedthebankagain.Whileshewasrestinganddryingherselfinthegrass,sheheardamancomenear.Hewaswalkingalongbarefootedwithaguninhishand.Assoonashesawthedove,hewishedtokillit.Hewouldcertainlyhavedoneso,buttheantbithiminthefootjustasheraisedhisguntofire.Hestoppedtoseewhathadbithim,andthedoveimmediatelyflewaway.Itwasananimalmuchweakerandsmallerthanherselfthathadsavedherlife.21.Theantsucceededingettingonthebankwiththehelpof_______.A.aleafB.apieceofwoodC.abladeofgrassD.araft22.Justasthemanshotatthedove,_______.A.thedoveimmediatelyflewawayB.thedovehidhimselfinthegrassC.theanttoldthedovetoleaveatonceD.hefeltsomethingbitinghiminthefoot23.Inwritingthestory,thewriterwantstoshow_______.A.howclevertheantwasB.howkindthedovewasC.howtheantandthedovehelpedeachotherD.weoftenneedhelpfromothers,thereforeweshouldhelpothersasmuchaswecanBWhyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?Theanswerdependslargelyonculturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiences.TotheEgyptians,greenwasacolorthatrepresentedthehopeandjoyofspring,whileforMuslims,itmeansheaven.Redisasymbolofgoodluckinmanycultures.InChina,childrenaregivenmoneyinaredenvelopetobringgoodfortuneintheNewYear.Formanynations,blueisasymbolofprotectionandreligiousbeliefs.Greekpeopleoftenwearabluenecklacehopingtoprotectthemselvesagainstevils(灾祸).People’schoiceofcolorsisalsoinfluencedbytheirbodies’reactions(反应)towardthem.Greenissaidtobethemostrestfulcolor.Ithastheabilitytoreducepainandrelaxpeoplebothmentallyandphysically.Peoplewhoworkingreenenvironmenthavebeenfoundtohavefewerstomachaches.Redcancauseaperson’sbloodpressuretoriseandincreasepeople’sappetites(食欲).Manydecoratorswillincludedifferentshadesofredintherestaurant.Similarly,manycommercialwebsiteswillhaveared“BuyNow”buttonbecauseredisacolorthateasilycatchesaperson’seye.Blueisanothercalmingcolor.Unlikered,bluecancausepeopletoloseappetite.Soifyouwanttoeatless,somesuggestthateatingfromblueplatescanhelp.Thenexttimeyouaredecidingonwhattowearorwhatcolortodecorateyourroom,thinkaboutthecolorcarefully.24.Muslimsregardgreenasasymbolofheavenmainlybecauseoftheir.A.culturalvaluesB.commercialpurposesC.personalexperiencesD.physicalreactionstothecolor25.Whywillmanycommercialwebsiteshaveared“BuyNow”button?A.Torelaxpeoplephysically.B.Toincreasepeople’sappetites.C.Toencouragepeopletomakeapurchase.D.Tocauseaperson’sbloodpressuretorise.26.Whatcolormighthelploseweightaccordingtothetext?A.RedB.Green.C.Blue.D.Purple.27.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostpropertitleforthetext?A.ColorsandHumanBeingsB.TheCulturalMeaningofColorC.ColorsandPersonalExperiencesD.TheMeaningandFunctionofColorCMy3-year-oldsonandIlivedaveryhardlifebecauseIhadbeenoutofworksincetwoyearsago.Beingpoorisaterriblefeelingwhenyour3-year-oldfinisheshismealandsays:“CanIhavesomemorebreadandjam(果酱)please,Mummy?”Andyoubreakdownintears,becauseyoudon’tknowhowtotellhimthatthereisnomorefood.With£6,Iwenttothesupermarket,pickedupsomefoodandstartedtocookathome.Itwastimeformetomakeachangeandgetbackonmyfeet.IbegantowriteaseriesofarticlesforthewebsitenamedHungerHurtinJuly2011.Afewmonthslater,localfoodbankgavemesomehelp--withsomefreevegetableseverymonth,whichmademylifealittleeasier.Ibegantowriterecipes(食谱),postingthemonmyblog.Tomysurprise,families,studentsandthosepoorpeopletoldmehowmuchithelpedtoseehealthyrecipesmadefromaffordablesupermarketvegetables.MyLifetookunexpectedturns.Iwasinvitedtogiveaspeechonfood,interviewedforanOxfamreportonfoodbanksandaskedtowriteacookerybook.WhenIgotthemoneyfromthebook,forthefirstnightinalmosttwoyears,Iwenttobedwithoutworrying.Now,Ihaveawell-paidjobandabeautifulhome,andI’llneverforgetthedayswhenIworkedhardforagoodlife.28.Thewriterstartedtocookbecause_______.A.thefoodatthesupermarketwasunhealthyB.shehadtofeedthemselvesinacheapwayC.shewasadvisedtodosobysomeoneD.hersonpreferredhome-cookedfood29.Accordingtothetext,thefoodbank_______.A.helpssellthefoodinsupermarketsB.givesoutfoodtothosepeoplewhoareinneedC.bringspeopletogetherwhocareaboutfoodwasteD.writehealthyrecipestofoodloversaroundtheworld30.Thewriter’sfirstpostofrecipes_______.A.drewmuchattentionB.wasgivenlittlenoticeC.movedthereadersD.attractedonlyhousewives31.Whichcouldbethebesttitle?A.whatalovingmotherB.AlessonhardlifeteachesmeC.Amother’sdreamjobD.SuccessliesinyourownhandsDEarlyrisersaremostlikelytobehealthy,wealthyandwise,accordingtotheoldsaying.Butthosewhoareearlytobedandearlytorisedonotalwayshaveadvantages,researcherssay.Theyhavefoundthatnightowls(夜猫子)aregenerallybrighterandwealthierthanthosewhoareabletogetupearlyinthemorning.ExpertsfromtheUniversityofMadridcarriedouttestsonaround1,000teenagersandfoundthatthosewhopreferredtostayuplateshowedthekindofintelligencetofindgoodjobsandearnmuchmoney.Larksor“morningpeople”,however,ofte