江苏省南通第一中学高一上期中英语(含解析)

江苏省南通第一中学2020-2021学年第一学期期中测试卷

高一英语试卷

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题给出的A,B,C,D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置

A

Tales from Animal Hospital David Grant

David Grant has become a familiar face to millions of fans of Animal Hospital.Here Dr Grant tells us the very best of his personal stories about the animals he has treated, including familiar patients such as the dogs Snowy and Duchess, the delightful cat Marigold Serendipity Diamond. He also takes the reader behind the scenes at Harmsworth Memorial Animal Hospital as he describes his day,from ordinary medical check - ups to surgery(外科手术）。Tales from Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the programme and anyone who has a lively interest in their pet, whether it be cat, dog or snake!

£14.99Hardback 272pp Simon Schuster

ISBN 0751304417

Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer Michael White

From the author of Stephen Hawking:A Life in Science,comes this colourful description of the life of the world's first modern scientist. Interesting yet based on fact,Michael White's learned yet readable new book offers a true picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him. Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic ended and science began.

£18.99Hardback 320pp Fourth Estate

ISBN 1857024168

Fermat's Last Theorem Simon Singh

In 1963a schoolboy called Andrew Wiles reading in his school library came across the world's greatest mathematical problem:Fermat's Last Theorem(定理）。First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat in the seventeenth century, the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds, including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in order to be able to study at the Ecole Polytechnique. Through unbelievable determination Andrew Wiles finally worked out the problem in 1995. An unusual story of human

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effort over three centuries,Fermat's Last Theorem will delight specialists and general readers alike.

£12.99Hardback 384pp Fourth Estate

ISBN 1857025210

21. What is Animal Hospital?

A. A news story.

B. A popular book.

C. A research report.

D. A TV programmer.

22. In Michael White's book,Newton is described as_

A. a person who did not look the same as in many pictures.

B. a person who lived a colorful and meaningful life.

C. a great but not perfect man.

D. an old -time magician.

23. The person who finally proved Fermat's Last Theorem is_

A. Simon Singh

B. Andrew Wiles

C. Pierre de Fermat

D. a French woman scientist

B

Not many people can say that they have lived in two totally different environments, and technically neither can I. I have lived in the same house in the same Connecticut town my whole life, but a lot of my childhood and teenage years have been spent visiting my family in New York City.

Wethersfield is a typical New England town,a small close community(社区）where almost everyone knows your name. My friends all go to the same high school and my parents are friendly with my friends' parents. Most of my friends don't realize what life is like outside this little town. Maybe every so often a few take a day trip to Manhattan or Boston, but none really knows what it's like to live in an urban environment.

My parents are both from New York City and since they have siblings and friends who still live there,we visit a lot. From an early age I have been exposed to urban life. Jeff, one of my cousins,lives with his mother in a one-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn. He has never had his own room and has always been very much on his own. I don't think any of my friends could understand how someone could live like that.

When I go to the city, I see things I would never see in my hometown. I see poverty and people struggling to make a living. I observe a whole different pace; there, you're just one guy living with millions of others who will never know your name.

I feel blessed to have experienced the lifestyles of two completely different places. I am grateful for the opportunities I have had.I feel that living in Wethersfield has given me a solid base in forming my character and the ability to deal in a close-knit society. On the other hand, my time spent in New York has exposed me to diverse cultural experiences.I feel that I would be

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comfortable in any environment and could make the best of any situation.

24.According to the author,most of his friends in the town

A. have never experienced city life

B. can only understand the rural life

C. prefer the small close community

D. know little about the real city life

25.The underlined word “siblings” in paragraph 3 means

A. schoolmates

B. colleagues

C. relatives

D. parents

26.The author' s life in New York has brought him.

A. his present character

B. the social ability

C. the comfort of city life

D. diverse cultural experiences

27.What could be the best title for the passage?

A. A Small Town and a Big City

B. A Man of Two Different Worlds

C. Experience Various Environments

D. Make the Best of Diverse Cultures

C

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