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青海省大通回族土族自治县第一完全中学2018-2019学年高一英语下学期期中试题（无答案）本试卷共四部分,满分120分。考试时间120分钟。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。ALastweekmyyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhomeinTucson,Arizona.Hemovedthereafewyearsago,andIwaseagertoseehisnewplaceandmeethisfriends.Myearliestmemoriesofmyfatherareofatall,handsomesuccessfulmandevotedtohisworkandfamily,butuncomfortablewithhischildren.AsachildIlovedhim;asaschoolgirlandyoungadultIfearedhimandfeltbitterabouthim.HeseemedunhappywithmeunlessIgotstraightA’sandunhappywithmyboyfriendsiftheirfatherswerenotas“successful”ashewas.WheneverIwentoutwithhimonweekends,Iusedtostruggletothinkupthingstosay,feelingonguard.Onthefirstdayofmyvisit,wewentoutwithoneofmyfather’sfriendsforlunchatanoutdoorcafe.Wewalkedalongthatafternoon,didsomeshopping,ateonthestreettable,andlaughedovermyson’sfunnyfacialexpressions.Gonewasmyfather’scriticalairandstrictrules.WhowasthispersonIknewasmyfather,whoseemedsofriendlyandinterestingbearound?Whathadheldhimbackbefore?Thenextdaymydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmequiteafewstoriesabouthisownchildhood.Althoughourtimestogetherbecameeasierovertheyears,Ineverfeltclosertohimatthatmoment.Aftersomanyyears,I’matlastseeinganothersideofmyfather.Andinsodoing,I’mdelightedwithmynewfriend.Mydad,inhisnewhomeinArizona,isbacktomefromwherehewas.21.Whydidtheauthorfeelbitteraboutherfatherwhenshewasayoungadult?______.A.Hewassilentmostofthetime.B.Heexpectedtoomuchofher.C.Hedidnotlovehischildren.D.Hewastooproudofhimself.22.Whentheauthorwentoutwithherfatheronweekends,shewouldfeel______.A.tiredB.sorryC.nervousD.safe23.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofherfatherafterhervisittoTucson?______.A.Morecritical.B.Moretalkative.C.Gentleandfriendly.D.Strictandhard-working.BIfyou’dliketogosightseeing,thefollowingWorldHeritageSitesmaybeyourbestchoices.JiuzhaigouValleyScenicandHistoricInterestAreaTheJiuzhaigouValley,whichliesinthenorthernpartofSichuanProvince,reachesaheightofmorethan4,800meters,withaseriesofdifferentforestecosystems(生态系统).Thereyoucanenjoywatchingexcellentwaterfalls.Some140kindsofbirdsalsoliveinthevalley,aswellasanumberofendangeredplantsandanimals,thegiantpandaincluded.Formoreinformation,pleasevisit(考古的)interest.ThediscoveryofobjectsfromEuropeandChinashowsthatKhamiwasamajorcentrefortradeoveralongperiodoftime.Formoreinformation,pleasevisit(环礁)intheworldwhoseecologyhasnotbeentouchedbyhumanbeings.Itisespeciallyfamousforthetenplantsandfourlandbirdsthatcanonlybeseenontheisland.Formoreinformation,pleasevisit(宗教的)importance.ItwasgivenaWorldHeritageStatusin1981andplacedonthe“ListofWorldHeritageinDanger”thefollowingyear.Formoreinformation,pleasevisit’sendangeredplantscanbefoundthere.25.ThediscoveryofsomeoftheobjectsinKhamishowsthatthecity______.A.hadaveryshorthistoryB.wasruinedinthemid-16thcenturyC.wasonceGreatZimbabwe’slargestcityD.onceplayedagreatroleasatradecenter26.WhatcanbelearnedaboutHendersonIslandfromthepassage?______.A.Ithasn’tbeengreatlyinfluencedbyhumanactivities.B.Itisn’tsuitableforhumanstoliveon.C.Ithasbeenopentovisitorsforyears.D.Itismadeupofafewlargeatolls.27.Ifyouareinterestedinreligion,youshouldvisit______.A.://whc.unesco.org/en/list/148C.://whc.unesco.org/en/list/637CMarkTwainwasagreatwriter.HewasfromtheUSA.Hewasbornin1835.Hewasalsoafamousspeaker.Hewasfamousforhissenseofhumour.Manypeoplelikedtolistentohimtalkbecausehelikedtotellsomeinterestingstoriestomakepeoplelaughallthetime.OnedayMarkTwainwasgoingtoasmalltownbecauseofhiswriting.Beforehewasgoingtoleave,oneofhisfriendssaidtohimthattherewerealwaysalotofmosquitoesinthetownandtoldhimthathe’dbetternotgothere.MarkTwainwavedhishandandsaid,“Itdoesn’tmatter.Themosquitoesarenorelativesofmine.Idon’tthinktheywillcometovisitme.”Afterhearrivedatthetown,MarkTwainstayedinasmallhotelnearthestation.Hewentintohisroom,butwhenhewasjustabouttohavearest,quiteafewmosquitoesflewabouthim.Thewaitersfeltverysorryaboutthat.“I’mverysorry,Mr.MarkTwain.Therearetoomanymosquitoesinourtown.”Oneofthemsaidtohim.MarkTwain,however,madeajoke,sayingtothewaiter,“Themosquitoesareveryclever.Theyknowmyroomnumber.Theydidn’tcomeintothewrongroom.”Whathesaidmadeallthepeoplepresentlaughheartily.ButthatnightMarkTwainsleptwell.Doyouknowwhy?Thatwasbecauseallthewaitersinthehotelweredrivingthemosquitoesawayforhimduringthewhol