江苏省启东中学2017-2018学年高一下学期期初考试英语试题

My mother and I walked in front, followed by my wife and son. Later, 41 occurred between us: my mother wanted to take the main road, for it was wide and 42 , while my son preferred the little path, where there might be more interesting things. It was 43 me to make the final decision. My mother had got used to listening to her strong son, and my son was in the habit of 44 his father, a big figure in his mind. I suddenly felt the weight of a heavy 45 . I tried to 46 a win-win choice, but failed. Finally, I decided 47 my son, because there would be long years 48 in which I could be with him.

But my mother changed her 49 , and said, ―We’d better take the little path. You’ll have to 50 me on your back in places I can’t walk across,‖

Differences thus 51 ; we picked our way along the little path. When we came to a certain spot, I let my mother get on my back. My wife followed my 52 and carried our son. 53 as my mother was, she was quite thin, and not heavy at all. My son was 54 , but a child could only be so heavy. Despite this, both my wife and I walked 55 , as steadily as possible, as if we bore the whole world on our backs. 36. A. uncertain 37. A. short

B. excited B. average

C. unwilling C. long C. Having

D. cautious D. extra D. Getting D. in fact D. survived D. quarrels D. long D. out of D. obeying D. atmosphere D. carry out D. about D. ahead D. route D. fetch D. split

38. A. Reaching 39. A. above all 40. A. enjoyed

B. Nodding B. after all B. missed B. barriers B. smooth

C. in addition C. suffered

41. A. alternatives 42. A. busy

C. differences C. empty C. in for C. loving

43. A. up to 44. A. offending

B. away from B. greeting B. pressure B. give out B. against B. around B. direction B. bring B. settled

45. A. responsibility 46. A. work out 47. A. upon 48. A. before 49. A. attitude 50. A. take

C. guidance C. turn out C. for

C. later C. mind C. carry

51. A. occurred C. remained

52. A. example 53. A. Ill 54. A. thin

B. path B. Old B. fat

C. pattern C. Short C. naughty C. quietly

D. instruction D. Tall D. small D. easily

55. A. slowly B. quickly

第三节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

A visit to the Harvard Museum of Natural History can be the highlight of a day in lively and historic Harvard Square. The museum is located on the campus of the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. General Admission Adults: $12.00 Non－Harvard students with I．D.: $10.00 Seniors (65＋): $10.00 Children ages 3－18: $8.00 Children under 3：Free Go Boston Card The museum accepts the Go Boston Card, a multi－attraction pass that includes admission to over 40 museums, tours, and attractions with a savings of up to 55%. Check out the Explore Pass and Build Your Own Pass to save time and money by purchasing in advance. Discounted Admission Boston and Cambridge libraries are among the dozens of public libraries in Massachusetts that have museum passes available for $6 admission to the Harvard Museum of Natural History. Each pass admits up to four people. Ask for passes at your local library! Please be prepared to show proof of Massachusetts residency(居住权) or library membership. Transportation Street parking is limited; MBTA public transportation recommended (Red Line to Harvard Square, or Commuter Rail to Porter Square.) No Cambridge resident restrictions on street parking on Sundays or holidays. On weekends, you can purchase a parking pass at the front desk to park in the University's adjacent garage at 52 Oxford St. See the museum's website for directions to reserve parking online on weekdays. Museum Policies Enjoy your visit, and please help us keep the museum safe and comfortable for other visitors. ● No eating or drinking in the galleries. ● Do not lean on glass cases; they are fragile. ● Our passages are narrow; keep them accessible for other visitors. ● Cell phones are permitted for phone calls in the ground and third floor lobbies. ● Personal photography is allowed; however, the use of flash and tripods is not permitted in the galleries. Commercial photography or video cameras are not permitted without written permission. 56. If two college students with Massachusetts I．D. go to Boston for a visit, what is their lowest possible admission price to the Harvard Museum of Natural History?

A. $6.

B. $9.

C. $20.

D. $24.

57. Which of the following is TRUE about visiting the Harvard Museum of Natural History?

A. Visitors are free to take photos of all its exhibits. B. Visitors are prohibited from making phone calls. C. Visitors can park in the street as long as they pay. D. Visitors can make parking reservations on weekdays.

B

Health food is a general term applied to kinds of food that is considered more healthy than the types of food sold in supermarkets. The most exact term of all and the narrowest classification within health food is organic food, used to describe food that has been grown on a particular kind of farm.

In choosing the type of food you eat, then, you have basically two choices: inorganic, processed (加工) food, or organic, unprocessed food. A wise decision should include study of the reason why processed food contains chemicals, some of which are proved to be poisonous and that vitamin content is greatly reduced in processed food. Bread is typically used by health food supporters as an example of a processed food. First, the seeds from which the grain is grown are treated with a chemical which is extremely harmful. Later, the grain is sprayed with a number of very deadly insecticides(杀虫剂). After the grain has been made into flour, it is made white with another chemical which is also poisonous. Next, a dough conditioner is added along with a softener. The conditioner and softener are poisons, and in fact, the softener has sickened and killed experimental animals.

A very poisonous antifungal(杀真菌)compound, is added to keep the bread from getting moldy (发霉的). Other food from the supermarket would show a similar pattern of processing and preserving (保存). You see, we buy our food on the basis of smell, color, and texture, instead of vitamin content, and manufacturers give us what we want, even if it is poisonous. The alternative? Eat health foods, preferably the organic variety.

58. What happens to food when it is processed?

A. The basic content remains the same. B. The vitamin content is greatly reduced. C. The vitamin content increases a bit. D. Vitamin is not available after processing. 59. What do all of the additives (添加剂) in bread have in common? A. They are all poisonous. B. They are all organic.

C. They have all killed laboratory animals D. They are all used to keep the bread from getting moldy. 60. We normally buy food on the basis of ________.

A. color and texture B. organic variety C. beauty D. refined (提取的) contents

C

A credit card that won’t work unless its owner’s voice is heard may become an important weapon in the fight against economic fraud(欺诈).

The card using a built-in voice-recognition chip requires users to give a spoken password that it recognizes. The idea is to prevent thieves from using a stolen card to buy goods online.

A model built by engineers in California packs a microphone, a loudspeaker, a battery and a