黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市第四中学2014-2015学年高一上学期期中考试英语试卷（无答案）.docVIP

2014—2015学年度高一上学期期中考试 英语试卷 （考试时间100分钟，满分120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） A One day, cowardly (胆小的) Jimmy asked a master to teach him bravery. The master said, “I won’t teach you unless you do this: go and live in a big city for a month. You should openly and loudly tell those who pass by that you are a coward. For several days he was very sad and in deep thought because this task seemed scary (可怕的) to him. But to live with his cowardice was so unbearable (不堪忍受的) that he decided to do it. At first, he was afraid and couldn’t speak to anyone. When he came up to his first passer-by to tell about his cowardice, it seemed that he would die from fear. But each time his voice sounded louder and more confident. And then a moment came, when Jimmy realized that he was not scared any more. The further he continued doing the task, the more he believed that he was not scared any more. After a month, he came back to the master and said, “Thank you. Now I’m not scared any more. How did you know that this strange task will help me?” “The thing is”, the master said, smiling, “that cowardice is only a habit. And by doing the things that scare us, we can destroy the old habit and form a new one. And now you know that bravery is the same habit. And to make it a part of yourself, you need to move forward into the fear. And then the fear will be gone, and bravery will take its place.” 1. Jimmy wanted the master to teach him. A. how to become brave B. how to become confident C. how to get along with others D. how to live in a big city 2. How did Jimmy feel when he heard the task? A. Excited. B. Proud. C. Scared. D. Sad. 3. How can we drive away our cowardice according to the passage? A. By following certain rules in our daily life. B. By doing the very things that really scare us. C. By saying our cowardice out openly and loudly. D. By finding a good teacher to give us some advice. B What if you had only three minu