高一第二学期期中英语试卷及答案

　　36. A. learn B. gain C. win D. serve

　　37. A. attending B. opening C. contacting D. joining

　　38. A. also B. either C. never D. ever

　　39. A. subject B. society C. lesson D. field

　　40. A. pretend B. volunteer C. continue D. expect

　　41. A. fast B. busy C. active D. right

　　42. A. thus B. forever C. often D. then

　　43. A. valuable B. formal C. remote D. regular

　　44. A. relationship B. friendship C. opportunities D. campaign

　　45. A. homework B. assignment C. performance D. understanding

　　Ⅳ阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)

　　A

　　Boxing Day

　　People all know that December 25th is Christmas Day for Americans and other westerners. Yet not all people know Boxing Day.

　　Boxing Day is a holiday observed on December 26th, or the first weekday after Christmas. And it is a festival only for those service persons such as postmen, errand boys, newspaper boys, milkmen, etc. On that day, families traditionally give Christmas boxes to those service workers. It is a custom, but nobody is certain how it was originated.

　　A popular legend tells us the story. There was once a wealthy lady called Chatter in England. One morning many, many years ago, it snowed very heavily. Chatter was waiting anxiously for a very important letter from her boyfriend. Then a postboy came and gave her the letter. She was so delighted that she gave him a box containing jpgts. Later on more and more people followed her example. As time went by, giving boxes of jpgts to service persons became a custom in Britain. Later the custom spread to the British Commonwealth and America. In the United States, some people give their employees money instead of boxes nowadays.

　　46. “Boxing Day is a holiday observed on December 26th, or the first weekday after Christmas.” In the sentence “the first weekday” refers to ______.

　　A. Monday B. Sunday C. Saturday D. Friday

　　47. Boxing Day is day on which ______.

　　A. those service persons would box each other.

　　B. service workers would give boxes to each other.

　　C. the employees receive boxes from service workers.

　　D. service workers receive boxes from the employers.

　　48. According to a popular legend story, Boxing Day originated from ______.

　　A. America B. Australia C. England D. British Commonwealth

　　49. On Boxing Day, a service worker receives a box ______.

　　A. containing nothing B. made of wood

　　C. which is beautiful D. of jpgts

　　50. On Boxing Day in the United States nowadays, ______.

　　A. all the service workers receive money instead of boxes from their employees.

　　B. people give the service workers boxes only.

　　C. some people give money to the service workers, others will give boxes.

　　D. people don’t give boxes or money to the service workers.

　　B

　　“Can I see my baby?” the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the tall hospital window. The baby had been born without ears.

　　Time proved that the baby’s hearing was perfect. It was only his appearance that was imperfect. When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mother’s arms, she sighed, knowing that his life was to be misfortunate. He cried out the tragedy, “A boy, a big boy... called me a freak (怪人).”

　　He grew up, handsome. A favourite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a jpgt, a talent for literature and music. “But you might communicate with other young people，” his mother blamed him, but felt a kindness in her heart.

　　Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “You’re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it’s a secret.” The operation was a brilliant success, and a new person emerged.

　　Later he married and entered the diplomatic service. One day, he asked his father, “Who gave me the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her.” “I do not believe you could，” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know... not yet.”

　　The years kept their secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother’s casket. Slowly, tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to reveal the mother had no outer ears.

　　“Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut，” his father whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful, did they?”

　　51. Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby?

　　A. Because her son had a tiny face. B. Because she saw her son crying.

　　C. Because her son was born imperfect. D. Because her son was in her arms.

　　52. Which word can describe Mother’s feeling when the son threw himself into her arms?

　　A. Nervous.　　　　　　 B. Sympathetic.

　　C. Proud. D. Angry.

　　53. Who gave the son the ears?

　　A. A doctor. B. His father.

　　C. His mother. D. A stranger.

　　54. The underlined word “reveal” in the last but one paragraph means “________”.

　　A. see B. show C. find D. search

　　55. The best title for the passage would be ________.

　　A. Mother’s hair B. An unforgettable memory

　　C. Who gave me the ears? D. Who is my best respectable person?

　　C

　　Teenagers who drink alcohol are at higher risk of becoming victims of violence, a Cardiff University study has found.

　　A team from the School of Dentistry’s Violence Research Group studied drinking habits in children aged 11 - 16 in England. They found not only a link between drink and violence but also that children who drank were more likely to be hit, even if they weren’t violent themselves.

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