武山四中高一英语期中试题
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1．本试卷分试题卷和答题卷两部分。满分120分，考试时间100分钟。
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选择题部分共50分
第一部分：阅读理解（共两节。第一节10小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分30分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Last night Mr. and Mrs. Rojas stayed home. It was cold and rainy and they didn’t want to go out in the bad weather. Mrs. Rojas made some popcorn and ice tea. At 8:00, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas went into the living room, sat on the sofa and began the movie and ate and drank. At 8:15, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas realized they already watched the movie last year and they didn’t want to watch it again.
“Now what?” asked Mr. Rojas. “Let’s play cards!” answered Mrs. Rojas. At 8:30 Mr. and Mrs. Rojas started to play cards. They were playing for about 10 minutes when Mr. Rojas looked out the window. The rain changed to snow and the trees were covered in beautiful white snow. “I’m happy we stayed home tonight. It looks beautiful outside but this weather is very dangerous to drive in.” said Mr. Rojas. “You’re right,” said Mrs. Rojas, “but I’m bored. Let’s play some music and dance.”
Mr. Rojas was surprised. “Dance? But I really don’t ….”
“Oh come on!” Mrs. Rojas insisted. She put on a romantic CD and they b oth started to dance. They were dancing for about 1 minute when suddenly the music stopped and the lights w ent out. Mrs. Rojas laughed. “We’re just not very lucky tonight, are we?” she said. Mr. Rojas said, “Of course we’re lucky! We are together!” He kissed her and continued to dance with her, in the dark and without music.
21. Why did Mr. and Mrs. Rojas stay at home last night?
A. They wanted to stay together.
B. The weather was so terrible.
C. They had a dinner at home.
D. They planned to
watch a movie.
22. When it started to snow, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas were _________.
A. making popcorn
B. watching a movie
C. playing cards
D. dancing to the music
23. We can infer from the passage that .
A. It was a rainy day in summer
B. Mrs. Rojas cooked very well
C. Mr. Rojas loved to dance at first
D. Mr. Rojas was in love with his wife
B
Staying with family members or receiving professional care ? Seniors（老年人） in Harbin have a new choice to enrich their life in retirement(退休), as reported.
The seniors can take a bus to a day-care nursing home every day between 8 am and 5 pm, just like others go to work, and go back home to be with their families in the evening.
In the nursing home, they will receive professional care, have lunch, take part in activities such as calligraphy(书法) and singing, and take university courses designed for them.
According to a research, there were million seniors by the end of 2017. Less than 10 percent choose to stay in the nursing home while most live at home. Loneliness and shortage of care are the major problems facing the stay-at-home seniors.
"After my mother passed away, I struggled to take good care of my father," said Zhou, an office worker.
Those who have retired parents agree that their parents spend a boring and lonely day at home, watching TV all day and filling their stomach with food. The situation becomes worse in winter when elders are unable to go out due to the cold.
However, the cost of such nursing homes is different from person to person but stands at around 2,000 yuan ($290). Another problem is the shortage of facilities (设施). Even if two seniors share a room in the nursing home, the city still lacks(缺
