内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

乌兰察布分校2016-2017学年第二学期期中考试 高一年级英语试题答题纸 （ 分值： 120分 时间：100分钟） 注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。 2. 将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第一部分：阅读理解（本大题共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 Passage One Few kids today are taught the value of empathy (同感；同情心). It seems so hard for people to show their love and care toward others and to actually understand what they are going through. As a child I was taught to go out of my way to make someone else happy. My mom would tell me to say at least one kind word to someone else every day. I admit that it wasn’t very easy to do. But as soon as you see the look of gratitude (感激) in that person’s eyes, you just want to do as much as you can. I had an experience with a guy that people were always making fun of. Every time I saw that happening, I knew in my heart that it was wrong. I decided I would try to be his friend. I started walking with him and introducing him to people around us. I was making him happy by just doing that. And I loved the fact that I was really making a difference in his life. After a while I realized that he wasn’t the kind of person everybody thought he was. We are still really good friends today. People have almost completely stopped making fun of him. But he is still what he was. What had changed was the attitudes of others toward him. From this experience I’ve learned to be more loving toward other people. What I did for my friend was so easy. And at the same time I had a lot of fun. So I hope that everyone could say a kind word to someone else at least once a day. I can promise it will be the best feeling you can ever get. One kind word could make someone’s day brighter. 1．We can learn from the fourth paragraph that . A. one’s attitude to others can be changed B. one’s nature can be changed as time goes by C. everyone can have a good friendship D. people shouldn’t make fun of others 2．The last two paragraphs suggest that _____. A. saying a kind word will give you friendship and fun B. it is really a hard thing to say a kind word to others C. having a lot of fun in life will help to make a good life D. a kind word may benefit both the speaker and the listener 3．What does the writer focus on in this passage A. Understanding. B. Friendship. C. Kindness. D. Fun. Passage Two Housework is a frequent source of disputes (争论) between lazy husbands and their hard-working wives, but women have been warned not to expect men to pull their weight any time soon. A study from Oxford University has found that men are unlikely to be doing an equal share of housework before 2050. Mothers, the researchers warned, will continue to shoulder the burden of childcare and housework for the next four decades, largely because housework such as cleaning and cooking is ... ...