2016---2017学年度高一上学期英语期中考试题
说明：本套试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，满分150分。考试时间：90分钟。
第I卷
第一部分阅读理解(共20题；每小题2分，满分40分)
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The First Time I Sold A Painting
The first time I sold a painting was during an art fair(艺术博览会). I was satisfied with all the people who stepped at my booth(摊位)，only to leave without buying anything .One couple, however, kept returning to admire a particular painting, and they finally decided to buy it.
My first sale! Someone did like my work. Then, as they walked away, I heard the woman say, “Won't Grandma's wedding(婚礼)portrait(肖像) look wonderful in this frame(框)?”
1. No one would buy his paintings because his paintings were ______.
A. good-looking but no use
B. so expensive that no one could afford to
C. not good enough to be worth buying
D. very cheap but wonderful
2. The couple bought the painting ______.
A. and were going to put it beside their grandma's wedding portrait
B. and were going to put it in the frame in place of their grandma's portrait
C. and then, took the painting away from the frame and put their grandma's portrait in
D. that looked exactly the same as their grandma's wedding portrait
3. From the passage, we can see that ______ .
A. all his paintings were set in frames on sale
B. all the paintings looked wonderful
C. nobody bought a painting
D. no one was attracted by the beautiful paintings
B
Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, “Don’t forget this!”
One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, “Now you have
all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip.” He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About half an hour later, the conductor（检票员）began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, “Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can’t find my ticket.
I really bought a ticket before I got on the train.” said the old man.
“I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don’t have to buy another one,” said the conductor kindly. “But how can I know where I’m going? –I can’t remember my station!” the old man said sadly.
4.The old man in the story was very ______.
A. kind
B. poor
C. forgetful
D. sad
5.Where is the ticket? _______
A. The old man forgot to buy it.
B. The old man could not remember where it was.
C. The old man showed it to the conductor.
D. The old man’s wife took the t icket away.
6. The old man bought the ticket _____ he got on the train.
A. after
B. before
C. as
D. when
7.The conductor ______ the old man.
A. didn’t believe
B. laughed at
C. believed
D. felt sorry
8. The old man was sad because _______.
A. he had to buy another ticket.
B. he lost all the things his wife gave him.
C. he did not know where he was.
D .he did not know where he should get off.
C
On television all over the world，there are programs（节目）about the work of the police. They are popular because they are usually very exciting. In London, there is a television program called “Police Five”—because it is on for five minutes once a week. A television reporter, Shaw Taylor, talks about crimes(罪行) in the London area. He asks for
