高一英语上册期中考试题目

　　As a foreigner, he doesn’t understand the way Americans view friendship. Americans use the word “friend” in a very general way. They may call both casual acquaintances(熟人) and close companions “friends”. These friendships are based on common interests. When the shared activity ends, the friendship may be gone. Now as David and Amir are no longer classmates, their friendship has changed. In some cultures friendship means a strong lifelong bond between two people. In these cultures friendships develop slowly, since they are built to last. American society is one of rapid change. Studies show that one out of five American families moves every year. American friendships develop quickly, and they may change just quickly as well . People from the United States may at first seem friendly. Americans often chat easily with strangers. But American friendliness is not always an offer of true friendship. After an experience like Amir’s people who’ve been in this country for only a few months may consider Americans to be changeable. Learning how Americans view friendship can help non-Americans avoid misunderstandings. It can also help them make friends in the American way.

　　24.According to the passage, ______ made Amir a little confused.

　　A. David’s inviting him to dinner B. David’s studying with him

　　C. David’s cold attitude D. David’s misunderstanding him

　　25. In paragraph 2, the underlined word “ they” means_____.

　　A. American families B. American friendships

　　C. people from the United States D. misunderstandings

　　26. Why do American friendships develop and change so quickly?

　　A. Americans may not only call casual acquaintances but close companions “ friends”

　　B. American society is one of rapid change, and the families move frequently.

　　C. Americans often seem friendly, and chat easily with strangers at first.

　　D. Americans think friendship means a strong lifelong relationship between two people

　　27. This passage mainly tells us_____.

　　A. how Americans view friendship B. that everyone needs friends.

　　C. the importance of keeping friendship

　　D. that people should not make friends with Americans.

　　C

　　Terrible disasters in the last 50 or 100 years have become increasingly common. Over the last 30 years, the number of weather-related disasters has increased quickly, and the disasters have also affected more people and caused more economic loss. However, much of this could be avoided through disaster risk reduction(DRR降低灾难风险).

　　A meeting, held in Sendai, Japan last month, opened one day after Cyclone Pam(飓风Pam)hit Vanuatu, which struck the islands with winds of up to 340km/h and destroyed the island nation. The speech by the President of Vanuatu was given shortly after that. He begged the international community for support and stronger commitment (承诺)to helping them manage climate and disaster risks. In the face of disasters, it is always the developing countries that suffer most. Damage in these countries is often worse and unluckily, there is limited money and technique to prevent these disasters.

　　In fact, we have seen Asian countries-especially those that have suffered a lot in disasters can’t pay the price. Great loss Asia has suffered comes to a total of almost $ 53 billon yearly over the past 20 years.

　　At the same time, studies have shown once again that proper prevention saves lives and damage. With this in mind, people at the Sendai meeting were able to come up with new agreements that effective ways of disaster risk reduction will be carried out in the coming years for those who easily get damaged in disasters.

　　28.According to the first paragraph, disasters ________.

　　A. can all be prevented B. have become more frequent

　　C. are all weather-related ones D. affect fewer people than before

　　29. We can know from the passage that_______.

　　A. The Sendai meeting was held one day after a cyclone hit Vanuatu

　　B. Vanuatu was terribly destroyed by an earthquake

　　C. The president of Vanuatu begged his country to prevent the disaster

　　D. Vanuatu is a small island in Japan

　　30. Which of the following can be the title of this news report?

　　A. Proper ways that save lives and damage have come up.

　　B. The Sendai meeting has made new commitments.

　　C. Natural disasters have become more common.

　　D. Some natural disasters can be reduced and avoided.

　　第二节 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。 注意：此题答案写在第二卷上

　　Everyone can’t live without money. ____31___ However, money cannot buy everything. You can’t buy the following things only relying on money you have.

　　Time

　　Money is a tool for trade. We spend most of our time on this earth getting, spending, worrying and fantasying about money. __32__ Instead, money takes away your time that could have been spent playing with your children or having a long walk with your friends. When the sun sets, a day goes away from our life forever. No money has power to bring that back to life.

　　Self-respect

　　There are a lot of examples to prove that no money can buy self-respect. __33__ If you are your worst enemy, gods of money can’t save you from the self-destruction you add to yourself.

　　Health

　　As I write this, I found out that one of my best friends has brain cancer, and it is in the last period. __34__ But no money can buy insurance for his life. We buy insurance for just about everything including our life but money can never bring life back.

　　Happiness

　　This is controversial(有争议的). Money can buy happiness if it is spent bringing greater financial safety for the family. __35__ Going after money every day can never find its destination with frequent eagerness to get more .

　　A. Show your respect for others.

　　B. Self-respect is got from within.

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