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2014-2015学年第二学期肇庆市田家炳中学期中考试高一英语试题 第一部分 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分） 完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）Americans love pets. In America, there are more families with pets __16__ those with children. It is common ___17___ U.S. homes have some sort of pets, such as monkeys, snakes and even wolves. But Americans’ all-time favorites are cats and dogs, because dogs can offer protection from thieves and unwelcome visitors and cats can help get rid __18__ the home unwanted pests. Beneath keeping pets, there lies a basic American belief: Pets have a right to be treated well. In Houston, Texas, dogs can have their dinner ___19___ (deliver) to their homes, just like pizza. Pets can even go with __20__owners on vacation. Besides, at least 75 animal welfare organizations exist in America which provide care and adoption services for __21___ (home) and ill-treated animals. To pay for the high-tech health care, people can buy health insurance __22__ their pets. Pets are __23___ basic to American culture as hot dogs or apple pie. By now researchers ___24___ (discover) that interacting with animals lowers a persons blood pressure. Pets even encourage social relationships: They give their owners an appearance of friendliness, and they provide __25__ good topic of conversation. 第二部分 阅读理解(共20题；满分40分) A Who does the cooking in your home? Im often asked by my colleagues. My wife and I share it 50/50, I usually say without hesitation. Its a lie, of course. Were pretty much even(相等的) when it comes to the children and the elderly. But the paying of bills isnt 50/50 my wife pays all sorts of household expenses, so I never even have to set eyes on them. And the cooking isnt 50/50, either. The truth is that I am the cook. On my recent 40th birthday, I received the following gifts from my children: a new pot, two mini bottles of truffle oil, a decorative salad-dressing pourer, and a juice-making machine. For a moment I longed for something more manly, a cricket bat, perhaps, and then had to admit that all th