高一上学期英语期中考试试题（不含听力）
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分25分）. 第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） A
Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things we need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money.
Lots of the money today is made of paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells. Shells were not the only things used as money.
In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time. Some Africans once used elephant tusks, monkey tails, and salt as money.
The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. Later, countries began to make coins of gold and silver.
But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. They began to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.
Money has had an interesting history, from the days of shell money until today. 16. In the Philippines Islands ______ was once used as money. A. rice B. knife C. cloth D. wheat 17. What was first used as money? ______.
A. Elephants tusks B. Cloth C. Salt D. Shells 18. The first metal coins looked like ______. A. square-shaped with some designs on them B. square-shaped with a round hole in the center C. round-shaped with a square hole in the middle D. round-shaped with a round hole in the middle 19. The first paper money ______. A. was passed from west Asia to China
B. looked like a note used today C. was first used in Europe
D. looked like a piece of fur
20. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. paper money isn’t difficult to make B. money must be suited to carry
C. people need money to exchange goods with each other D. people prefer metal coins to paper notes B
A few years ago, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington D.C. I saw many of our nation’s treasures, and I also saw a lot of unfortunate people like beggars and homeless folks in the streets.
Standing outside the Ronald Reagan Center, I heard a voice say, “Can you help me?” When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended(伸出). In a natural reaction, I reached into my pocket, pulled out all of my loose change and placed it in her hand. I didn’t even look at her. I was annoyed at being bothered by a beggar.
But the blind woman smiled and said, “I don’t want your money. I just need help finding the post office.” Immediately, I realized what I had done. I acted with prejudice(偏见)—I judged another person simply for what I thought she was.
The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant(移民). I left Honduras and arrived in America at the age of 15. Through the years, I have been a dishwasher, cashier, mechanic and pizza delivery driver among many other jobs, and finally I became a network engineer.
In my own life, I have experienced many open acts of prejudice. I remember a time, at age 17— I was a busboy, and I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well at school, he would end up like me.
But now, living in my American middle-class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am and where I have been, and to lose sight of where I want to be going. That blind woman on the street of Washington D.C. cured me of my blindness. She reminded me to always keep my eyes and heart open. 21. When the author came to America at first ______. A. he usually did some work with a little payment. B. he used to beg for some money on the street. C. he lived a comfortable life as a network engineer. D. he was respected by others all the time.
22. According to the passage, what did the author regret? A. That he gave all his change to the blind woman.
B. The way he treated the blind woman.
C. That he came to Washington D.C. for a visit.
D. That he didn’t tell the woman the way to the post office. 23. The father mentioned in the passage wanted ______. A. to encourage his son to make a living by himself B. his son to become a busboy in the future C. his son to work harder at school
D. to remind his son to depend on himself at school
24. We can infer all of the following statements from the passage EXCEPT ______. A. He disliked being bothered by beggars.
B. He was delighted to give away his money to beggars. C. He once suffered a lot.
D. The blind woman didn’t beg for money at that time. 25. What does the author want to tell us through this story? A. Don’t dream up ways to get what you want. B. Money is the root of all evils. C. An easy life makes a person forgetful. D. Be good to others all the time.
第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Many kids and teenagers have cell phones in their hands. However, is it really necessary for them to have phones at school? Here are the pros and cons.
Pros
They can get in touch when necessary. The main benefit of having a phone is that your children can get in touch with you whenever they need to. 26 They can call the emergency services if necessary. If your children are in immediate danger, they can use their phones to call not only you but the emergency services. This is of great benefit and could potentially save your children’s lives.
27 As long as your children remember to do this , their phones won’t cause distraction(分心) in class. Giving them a standard instead of a smart-phone will also reduce the risk of distraction.
Cons
The latest smart-phones can almost double as a computer. It means they offer far more of a distraction to kids than they used to. 28 All these characteristics could disturb your children’s concentration