第二学期高一英语期中试卷题

　　高一年级英语下学期期中试题

　　第Ⅰ卷

　　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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small to wn about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride (搭便车).

　　I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured (使…放心)me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.

　　Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.

　　After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.”

　　I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.

　　1. The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because .

　　A. her w ork delayed her trip to Sydney

　　B. she was going home for her holidays

　　C. the town was far away from Sydney

　　D. she missed the only train back home

　　2. Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?

　　A. He helped the girl find a ride.

　　B. He gave the girl a ride back home.

　　C. He bought sandwiches for the girl.

　　D. He watched the girl for three hours.

　　3. The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that .

　　A. she realized he was Gordon

　　B. she had known him for decades

　　C. she was going to the nearby town

　　D. she wanted to repay the favour she once got

　　4. What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?

　　A. Giving sometimes produces nice results.

　　B. Those who give rides will be repaid.

　　C. Good manners bring about happiness.

　　D. People should offer free rides to others.

　　B

　　Scientists in Argentina have created the world’s first cow with two human genes that will enable it to produce human-like milk.

　　Genetic engineering was used to introduce the "mothers’milk" genes into the animal before birth, according to the National Institute of Agribusiness Technology in Buenos Aires.

　　As an adult, the cloned cow "will produce milk that is similar to that of humans", which will prove "a development of great importance for the nutrition of infants(婴儿)", said the institute. "The cloned cow, named Rosita ISA, is the first in the world with two human genes that contain the proteins present in human milk," said the statement.

　　In April, scientists in China published details of research showing that they had created dairy cows which produced milk containing proteins found in human breast milk. But the Argentine team said the Chinese only introduced one human gene, while their research involved two, meaning the milk will more closely resemble that of humans.

　　“Our goal was to raise the nutrition value of cows’milk by adding two human genes, which do good to the immune system of infants,” said Adrian Mutto, from the National University of San Martin which worked with the institute.

　　Cristina Kirchner, President of Argentina, said that the scientific institute made all Argentines proud. She also said that she had rejected the "honor" of having the cow named after her. "They came to tell me that the name is Cristina, but what woman would like to have a cow named after her? It appeared to me to be more proper to call it Rosita.”

　　5. What is the passage mainly about?

　　A. The importance of genetic engineering.

　　B. Ways to improve mothers’ milk.

　　C. A cloned cow to produce human-like milk.

　　D. Advanced agricultural technology in Argentina.

　　6. Which of the following can best replace “more closely resemble” in Paragraph 4?

　　A. have more varieties than

　　B. be more similar to

　　C. have more nutrition than

　　D. be more different from

　　7. What can be inferred from Cristina Kirchner’s statements?

　　A. She was quite satisfied with the research done by the institute.

　　B. She considered it an honor to name the special cow.

　　C. She felt it improper to be named after the cow.

　　D. She refused to give a name to the cow out of self-respect.

　　C

　　Does Fame Drive You Crazy?

　　Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, today’s star, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the world’s attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature!

　　According to psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities — famous people — worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alone.”

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