陕西省黄陵中学高新部2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题(含解析)一、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)1.阅读理解Beforeyoumakefriends,youhavetodecidewhoyouwanttobeyourfriends.Mostpeopleliketohavefriendswholiketodothesamekindofthingstheydo.Thequickestwaytomakeafriendistosmile.Whenyousmile,peoplethinkyouarefriendlyandeasytotalkto.Itmaynotbeeasyatfirsttosmile,butremembermostpeoplewillstayawayfromascaledorangrylooking.Oneeasywaytostallaconversationwithsomeoneistosaysomethingniceabouthim.Thinkabouthowgreatyoufeelwhensomeonesayssomethingnicetoyou.Doesn'titmakeyouwanttokeeptalkingtothatperson?Askyournewfriendsquestionsaboutthemselves.Who'stheirfavouritesinger,wheredotheylive,whatdotheydoafterschoolareallgoodquestionstostartaconversation.Makesureyouhavesomethingtoaddtotheconversation,too.Thensomeoneasksyouaquestion,dohaveananswerforit.Thereisnothingthatwillstopaconversationquickerthanashrugforananswer.Kidswhoshowaninterestinotherkidsandwhoarekindandfriendlymakegoodfriends.Remember,everyonewantstobearoundpeoplewholiketodosimilarthingsandpeoplewhoarenicetothem.(1)Thispassagegivesussomeadviceon_______.A.howtomakefriendsB.whoyoucanmakefriendswithC.howtostartaconversationD.theimportanceofsmile(2)Mostpeopleliketomakefriendswiththose________.A.whoaresadeverydayB.whosharethesameinterestC.whoarefondoftalkingD.whosaybadthingstothem(3)Accordingtothethirdparagraph,mostpeopleenjoytalkingtoone__________.A.whoisalwayssmilingB.whoseemstobefriendlyC.whopraisesthemD.whopointsouttheirshortcomings(4)Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthispassagemean?A.Beingveryproud.B.Makingnoanswer.C.Knowingnothing.D.Nothopingtoanswer.2.阅读理解DoyouthinktheUnitedKingdomandtheUnitedStatesarealike?WinstonChurchilloncejokedthatthepeopleofBritainandthepeopleofAmericaareseparatedonlybytheirlanguage.Doyouthinkthatistrue?TheBritishandtheAmericansbothspeakEnglishastheofficiallanguage.However,eachusessomedifferentwords.WeAmericansaresimilartotheBritish.Afterall,ourcountrywasonceownedbytheUK,sowehavealotincommon.Buttherearemanydifferencesbetweenus.TheUKhasakingorqueen,andtheleaderofthegovernmentisthePrimeMinister.TheUShasnokingsorqueens.OurleaderisthePresident.BoththeBritishandAmericansusepoundsandounces,pints,quarts,andgallons.Bothusemiles,yards,andfeet.Ourmoneyisdifferent,though.TheBritishusepoundsandpence.Americansusedollarsandcents.DrivinginacarisverydifferentintheUK.Theydriveontheleftsideoftheroad.Wedriveontheright.Whatwecallthehoodofthecar,theBritishcallthebonnet.Britishcarsrunonpetrol,whichwecallgasoline.Inoureverydaylife,wedomanyofthesamethingsastheBritish.Butwedescribethemdifferently.Ayoungmotherheremightpushababyinababycarriage.ABritishmumpushesapram.TheBritishwatchtelly,whilewewatchTV.WeliketoeatFrenchfries,buttheBritishcallthemchips.MillionsofAmericansdrinkcoffee,butmostBritishprefertea.Sowearedifferentinmanyways.Butwestayfriendlyanyway.(1)WhatcanweknowfromWinstonChurchill'sjoke?A.TheUKandtheUSareverysimilar.B.ThepeopleoftheUKandtheUSarethesame.C.ThelanguagesoftheUKandtheUSarethesame.D.TherearemanydifferencesbetweentheUKandtheUS.(2)TheBritishandAmericansbothuse_________.A.milesanddollarsB.pintsandpenceC.gallonsandfeetD.yardsandcents(3)WhichofthefollowingisusedbytheBritish?A.TV.B.Pram.C.Hood.D.Frenchfries.(4)Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WeStayFriendlyB.CommonLanguage?C.EnglishastheOfficialLanguageD.DifferencesBetweentheUKandtheUS3.阅读理解MoreandmoretravellersinChinanowadayspreferhomestaysratherthantraditionalhotels,astheyseekprivatelivingexperiences.Thehouse-sharingmodelwasfirstintroducedbythewebsiteCouchsurfing,comin2003.Itisstillthelargestwebsitefortravellerstofindaccommodation(住宿)withoutmuchmoneytospend.EncouragedbyhergreatexperienceofhomestaysinFrance,Maggita,30,consideredshort-termhireasherfirstchoiceinherfuturetrips.ShelaterwentbacktoherhometownShanghaiandranasharedaccommodationbusiness.Theshort-termhireideahasbeenawin-winbusinessmodel.Fortravellers,theycanrentaspecialroomatareasonablepriceandalsoenjoyafirsthandexperienceofthelocalculture,comparedwithtraditionalhotels.Forowners,theycangainmuchwithdailyrental.NowMaggitahasquitherlastjobinanITcompanyandbecomeahostofsome20homestays,whichenableshertoearnamonthlyincomeofaround40,000—50,000yuan.Inrecentyears,ChinahasseenmanyhomestaybookingwebsitessuchasXiaozhuandTujia.ChenChi,thefounderandCEOofXiaozhu,saidthemodelistoshareroomsorapartmentsthatarenotinusewithpeoplewhoneedthem.InsteadofthetraditionalviewthatChinesepeoplefeeluncomfortablelivingwithstrangers,Chenfoundthatalargenumberoftravellersgotalongwellwithhouseowners.However,expertshavepointedoutaseriesofproblemsbroughtaboutbythefashion.Lackingsupervision(监管)tothoseaccommodationsharingwebsites,theservicequalityandaccommodationsafetycannotbeguaranteed(保障).Expertssuggestthattheonlinewebsitesshouldcloselyworktogetherwithcommunitiesandlocalpolicestationstoimprovetheservices.(1)Whatcanwelearnabouthomestaysfromthefirstparagraph?A.TheystartedinChina.B.Theyofferthebestservice.C.Theycanbemoney-saving.D.Theyarepopularwiththeyouth.(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedwordquitinthethirdparagraphmean?A.Takenup.B.Givenup.C.Look