高中英语必修一期中测试卷1第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第1节:(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）APeople need to relax and enjoy themselves. One way they can have a good time is to watch a baseball game or another sports event. Even thousands of years ago, groups of people gathered to watch skilled athletes(运动员).Over 2,000 years ago in Greece, some days in the year were festival days. These were holidays when people stopped their work and enjoyed themselves. During festivals, people liked to watch athletes take part in races and other games.The most important festival was held every four years at the town of Olympia. It was held in honor of the Greek god Zeus. For five days, athletes from all corners of Greece took part in the Olympic Games.At the Olympic Games, people could watch athletes run, jump and so on. They could also watch exciting races, which included a relay race between two teams in which a lighted torch(火炬) was passed from runner to runner.The Olympic Games were thought to be so important that cities throughout Greece which were at war with one another had to stop fighting. During the time, people were allowed to travel to the Games safely.Thousands of people came to the Olympic Games from cities in Greece and from its colonies(殖民地) in Africa, Asia, and Italy. They met as friends to cheer their favorite athletes and to enjoy themselves.1. What did people do at the Olympic Games?A. They fought for their freedom.B. They just talked to friends.C. They cheered good athletes.D. They tried to find friends.2. Where did people at the Olympic Games come from?A. Greek cities.B. Africa and Asia.C. Italy.D. All of the above.3. If Greek cities then were fighting, people ______.A. couldn’t go to other cities freelyB. could see what each other doC. win the right to join in the Olympics.D. respect the Greek god Zeus4. The best title for the passage can be ______.A. Greece at warB. Together for the Olympic GamesC. Stop fightingD. Greek people5. What is this passage mainly about?A. How Greek started the Olympic.B. What was the Olympic in the ancient.C. what People did in the Olympic.D. When and where the Olympic startedBOne day a student went to see his teacher. He had been given an important position and now was coming to say goodbye to his teacher. The old man asked him how he would live among high officials. The student answered, “ I will be all right. I have prepared a hundred high hats, one for each official I will meet. I am sure I will succeed.” The teacher got angry on hearing this. “What?” he cried. “Is this what ten years of my teaching has made of you? Nothing but flatterer(拍马屁的人)?” “Excuse me, honored(尊敬的) master,”the student rose to his feet and apologized hurriedly. “But you have always been absorbed in your studies and don’t know how vulgar(庸俗的) the world has come to be. There are few men in the world who are above flatterers like you.” “There is something true in what you said,” the teacher nodded, smiling with one of the student’s “high hats” on.6. The student came to say goodbye to his teacher because_____________.A. he had got hundred hats to sellB. he had got a fairly high position in societyC. he wanted to see his parents in his home townD. he moved away to another city7. The student would live among high officials by___________.A. selling hats to themB. making a hundred hats for themC. flattering themD. serving them8. The teacher was angry with__________.A. himself B .the society C. his student D. high officials9. The phrase “rose to his feet” means________.A. stood upB. kicked with his feetC. became quite excitedD. raised his feet10 The teacher____________.A. liked to be flattered as wellB. really knew nothing about the vulgar worldC . was in need of a high hatD. was satisfied with the new hatCWhen you walk along a street in a big city in the United States, you may see clocks in most stores. Radio announcers give the correct time during theday. People there think that it is important to know the time. Most Americans have watches. They want to do certain things at certain times. They do not want to be late.Not all people all over the world value time. Suppose you visit a certain country in South America. You would find that people living there do not like to rush. If you had an appointment（约会）with someone, he would probably be late. He would not care for arriving on time. In some countries in South America, even the radio programs may not begin right on time, nor do the radio announcers think it important to announce the right time. Many people regard a clock as a machine. It seems to them that a person who does everything on time is controlled（控制）by a machine. They do not want a clock or any machine to have that much power over their lives.11. There are clocks in most stores in the US cities because ______.A. people in the stores want to sell these clocksB. bosses want to make their stores beautifulC. people think it important to know the timeD. they needn't wear watches when they are away from home12. The underlined word "rush" in the passage most probably means ______.A. “run”B. “race”C. “hurry”D. “move”13. If you had an appointment with someone in some place in South America, he might not arrive on time, and this is because ______.A. he didn't have a watch with himB. he forgot to have a look at a watch or a clockC. he didn't think it important to arrive on timeD. he didn't like an appointment with someone14. In some countries in South America ______.A. the radio announcers do think it important to announce the exact timeB. the radio programs many start a bit early or lateC. many people think a clock has much powerD. most people do not want to be controlled by others15. From the passage we can see ______.A. most Americans like to have an appointment with othersB. radio announcers all over the world give the correct timeC. people in some countries in the South America are very poorD. people in the US value time more than those in some countries in South AmericaDHow the land has changed, not only down on the ground but from way out in space. There are many latest pictures produced by the sharp eyes of a government satellite known as Landsat 7.Darrel Williams works on the NASA Landsat 7 Project. “We can see the conditions shortly after the eruption, when just a huge area was totally deforested, burned off. Now, 15 years after the fact, we can see light, pinkish view, which says vegetation is growing back. It’s starting to reforest.” he says.Twenty-seven years of pictures have tracked the loss of rain forests in South America, as well as the clear-cutting of forests in the US Northwest. Darrel Williams says, “Clearcut areas show up quite readily, and it shows we need to look at what’s going on in our own backyard, as far as deforestation.”Landsat satellites have watched from space as glaciers have shrunk more than four miles over the past decade or so. This is a computer-animated view of Glacier Bay, Alaska, based on new pictures from Landsat 7.Floyd and Irene show the heavy deposits of silt and farm runoff in coastal waters.“And these show the increasing summer temperatures around Atlanta, Georgia”, scientists say, “ the condition is related to the loss of trees.”Darrel Williams says, “It’s the most unique record of its type. It’s like having a family photo album of anywhere on the globe. And if you don’t think you’ve changed over time, just look at your pictures of the last 20 to 25 years.”Now, as Landsat 7 begins its work as the last in a series of earth observers, NASA readies an even more sophisticated satellite, Terra, due to be launched Thursday. Once it’s working, Terra is expected to take the vital signs of the globe, including ocean temperatures, energy loss, and even the state of the atmosphere, every day.16. Which of the following statements about the changes that Landsat 7 shows is NOT true?A. Changes are shown by a government satellite called Landsat 7.B. Land has changed on the ground and in space.C. An eruption caused only a small part of the forest to lose all of its trees.D. Vegetation is finally growing again after fifteen years.17. The effect of clear-cutting and loss of rain forests is that ______________.A. for twenty-seven years, pictures have been taken from groundB. rain forests have been lost in South AmericaC. northwest forests in Atlanta have been clear-cutD. the US needn’t look at deforestation18. What does the underlined word “sophisticated” in the last paragraph mean?A. Easy.B. Complicated.C. Expressive.D. Important.19. Terra is expected to take the vital signs of the globe, not including ______________.A. ocean temperaturesB. the state of the atmosphereC. energy lossD. having a family photo album20. Which of the reasons is mainly related to the increasing summer temperature around Atlanta, Georgia?A. Loss of trees has caused hotter weather in the south.B. Hurricanes Floyd and Irene have damaged the North Carolina coast.C. Farm run-off and silt have gone into the ocean.D. Glaciers in Alaska have shrunk four miles in the past ten years.第2节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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，选项中有两项是多余选项。