山西省大同市第十九中学2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题（无答案）

山西省大同市第十九中学2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题（无答案）满分 100 分 时间 90 分钟一、 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to promoteme but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that youve done 1 and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but youll have to 2 your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me 3 for the rest of the night, I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the _4 decisions adults had to make. For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening Id 5 wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace herpresence and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times. During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large 6 apartment, I 7 how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then 8 I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make onbalancingfamily and work.Faced with difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldnt know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a 9 attitude. Back home, I 10 myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she 11 to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be 12 . I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable 13 . My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the 14 has really taught me. Sacrificespay off in the end. The separation between us has proved to be 15 for me.1. A. littleB. muchC. wellD. wrong2. A. leaveB. refuseC. contactD. forgive3. A. explainingB. sleepingC. wonderingD. regretting4. A. poorB. timelyC. finalD. difficult5. A. eagerlyB. politelyC. nervouslyD. curiously6. A. comfortableB. expensive C. emptyD. modern7. A. interestedB. realizedC. doubtedD. satisfied8. A. whenB. whereC. whichD. that9. A. differentB. friendlyC. positiveD. cold10. A. criedB. shoutedC. warnedD. reminded11. A. managedB. offeredC. triedD. expected12. A. gratefulB. energeticC. independentD. practical13. A. examplesB. wordsC. rulesD. goals14. A. questionB. experienceC. historyD. education15. A. blessingB. honorC. failureD. pleasure二、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AOne morning, Anns neighbor Tracy found a lost dog wandering around the local elementary school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on the dog. Ann said that she could watch it only for the day.Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND fliers（传单）, and put them in mailboxes. Meanwhile, Ann went to the dollar store and bought some pet supplies, warning her two sons not to fall in love with the dog. At the time, Anns son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was recovering from a heart operation, was 21 years old.Four days later Ann was still looking after the dog, whom they had started to call Riley. When she arrived home from work, the dog threw itself against the screen door and barked madly at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley dashed into the boys room where Ann found Jack suffering from a heart attack. Riley ran over to Jack, but as soon as Ann bent over to help him the dog went silent.“If it hadnt come to get me, the doctor said Jack would have died,” Ann reported to a local newspaper. At this point, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to keep it.The next morning Tracy got a call. A man named Peter recognized his lost dog and called the number on the flier. Tracy started crying, and told him, “That dog saved my friends son.”Peter drove to Anns house to pick up his dog, and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window. After a few moments Peter said, “Maybe Odie was supposed to find you, maybe you should keep it.”16. What did Tracy do after finding the dog?A. She looked for its owner B. She gave it to Ann as a gift.C. She sold it to the dollar store. D. She bought some food for it.17. How did the dog help save Jack?A. By breaking the door for Ann. B. By leading Ann to Jacks room.C. By dragging Jack out of the room. D. By attending Jack when Ann was out.18. For what purpose did Peter call Tracy?A. To help her friends son. B. To interview TracyC. To take back his dog. D. To return the flier to her.19. What can we infer about the dog from the last paragraph?A. It would be given to Odie. B. It would be kept by Ann family.C. It would be returned to Peter. D. It would be taken away by Tracy.BIt was Mothers Day morning last year and I was doing shopping at our local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Tenyson. As we were leaving, we found that only minutes earlier an elderly woman had fallen over at the entrance and had hit her head on the concrete. Her husband was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock.Walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very upset about what had happened to the couple. He said to me, “Mum, its not much fun falling over in front of everyone.”At the front of the supermarket, a charity group was selling cooked sausages and flowers to raise funds. Tenyson suggested that we should buy the lady a flower. “It will make her feel better，” he said. I was amazed that hed come up with this sweet idea. So we went over to the flower seller and asked her if we could buy a flower for the lady to cheer her up. “Just take it,” she replied. “I cant take your money for such a wonderful gesture.”By now paramedics had arrived, and were attending to the injured woman. As we walked up to her, my son became intimidated by all the blood and medical equipment. He said he was just too scared to go up to her.Instead I gave the flower to the womans husband and told him, “My son was very upset for your wife and wanted to give her this flower to make her feel better.”At that, the old man started crying and said, “Thank you so much, you have a wonderful son. Happy Mothers Day to you.”The man then bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from. Though badly hurt and shaken, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with love in her eyes and gave him a little smile.20. What does the author want to tell us ?A. One can never be too carefulB. Actions speak louder than words.C. Love begins with a little smile.D. A small act of kindness brings a great joy.21. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The elderly woman was knocked down by Tenyson.B. Tenysons idea of buying a flower gained his mothers support.C. Tenysons care for the elderly woman puzzled the flower seller.D. The elderly woman was moved to tears by Tenysons gesture.22. The underlined word “intimidated” in the fourth paragraph probably means “_”A. astonished B. struckC. frightened D. excited 23. What would be the best title for the passage ?A. Flower PowerB. Mothers DayC. An Accidental InjuryD. An Embarrassing MomentCOn the evening of June 21，1992，a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xian with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager，for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in the kingdom of bicycles.Robert Friedlander，an American，arrived in Xian on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi，India.When he was 11，he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road.Now，after 44 years，hewason the Silk Road in Xian and his early dreams were coming true.Robert Friedlanders next destinations （目的地）were Lanzhou，Dunhuang，Urumqi，etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.24. The best headline（标题） for this newspaper article would be “_”. A. The Kingdom of Bicycles. B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xian. C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road. D. An American Achieving His Aims.25. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because _. A. he asked to see the manager.B. he entered the hall with a bike. C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests.D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him.26. What made Friedlander want to come to China？. A. The stories about Marco Polo. B. The famous sights in Xian. C. His interest in Chinese silk. D. His childhood dreams about bicycles.DMy mother is a hard-working and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard._ 27_Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon._28_.She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times._ 29_.Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us._ 30_.She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is!This advice of hers will always serve