甘肃省民勤县第一中学2018-2019学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

　民勤一中2018-2019学年度第一学期期中考试试卷 高 一 英 语 第一部分：选择题（共60分） 阅读理解（共30分） PASSAGE A A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet. 　 “What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived. 　 “My cow's ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what's the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She's making a strange noise.” 　The vet looked over the cow. "She's certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine." He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better." “How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked. The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it." The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried. “How's your cow?” the vet asked. “No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.” “Oh?” the vet said, "Why?" “I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it.” “And?” the vet asked. “The cow blew first,” the farmer said. 　1.In the story, the vet must be _____. 　　A. the farmer's friend B. a milk factory 　　C. a hospital for cows D. a doctor for animals 　2. The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _____ 　　A. couldn't lie down B. didn't eat the pills 　　C. couldn't make any noise D. was ill 　3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer? 　　A. Bottle of pills. B. A long tube. C. Two pills. D. A small box. 4.The vet taught the farmer how _____. 　　A. to blow the tube B. to make the cow take the pills 　　C. to take the medicine D. to put the tube in his mouth 　5.Which of the following is true? 　　A. The farmer ate the pills himself. 　　B. The cow got better after taking the medicine. 　　C. The vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day. 　　D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day. PASSAGE B On November 18th, 1908, three men went up in a balloon. They started early in London. The headman was AugusteGaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon, and they were ready for a long way. Soon they heard the sea below them. They were carrying the usual rope , and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water. Or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight. They were also carrying some bags of sand. After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 meters, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men’s basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. There was also some snow on the balloon, and that made it very heavy. It began to go down towards the ground. The men t ... ...