新疆沙雅县第二中学2018-2019学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题（无听力试题）

沙雅县第二中学2018-2019学年高一年级英语期末考试卷 满分：150 考试时间：120 分钟 第Ⅰ卷 选择题（共70分） 第一部分 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） 阅读下列短文，从每题后面所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。 A One day an old woman was travelling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining in the stream（溪流）. When she came close, she found it was a precious（宝贵的）stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip. The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, "The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?" "Sure. Why not?" the woman said, and handed the stone to him. The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman. "I've been thinking." he said. "I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have in your bag." The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, "I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious—the joy of giving!" The young man felt ashamed (惭愧的）and left silently. 1．How did the old woman find the precious stone? A. She dug it out in a valley B. She found it in his food. C. She noticed it shining in the stream. D. She saw it in the woman’s bag. 2．What does the underlined word "security" in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Worry. B. Money. C. Health D. Trouble. 3．The man returned the stone to the woman because _____. A. he found the stone was not precious B. he understood the real meaning of joy C. he felt embarrassed（尴尬的）at taking away the stone D. he wanted to get something even more precious B It’s time to do something for your father – the man who for many people has been an encouragement and support since birth. The third Sunday of June is Father’s Day. The holiday honors not only fathers, but also all men who act as father figures, such as stepfathers, uncles and grandfathers. The idea of Father’s Day came from the love and appreciation of American lady called Sonore Smart Dodd in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. He raised six children by himself on a countryside farm in Washington State after his wife died during the birth of their sixth child. When Dodd became an adult, she realized the selflessness her father has shown in raising his children as a single parent. It was her father who did all for his children. In the eyes of his daughter, William Smart was a courageous, selfless and loving man. Dodd’s father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Washington on June 19th, 1910. In 192 ... ...