广东省湛江一中2016-2017学年高一上学期第一次大考英语试卷.doc

湛江一中2016-2017学年度第一学期第一次考试 高一级英语科试卷 考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分 命题老师：刘清华 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；毎小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答題卡上将该选项涂黑。 A How would you like to have been born without any ability to feel pain? There are such people. One of them is being studied by doctors at a hospital in New York City. He is a 22-year-old clerk who really does not know the meaning of pain. But he wishes he did. Not long ago a packet of matches flared up(骤然烧起 in his hand. Luckily the burn was not serious. It caused large blisters(水泡but still did not bother him. He said the burn felt like a fly crawling(在...上爬行on his fingers. It has been the same story as far back as he can remember. He has never had headaches or sore(疼痛的muscles. Bee stings, cuts and bruises(疼痛的do not hurt. Being free from pain is not as wonderful as you may think. The young man has had to have rotted teeth pulled because he never felt toothache warnings. A sudden attack of appendicitis(阑尾炎could be deadly. Life without pain is as risky as trying to run a cruise ship without fire alarms. 1. In the final sentence, the writer uses “fire alarms” to mean A.loud noises that a person hears B.a signal that something is wrong C.heat warnings D.the ability to smell smoke The selection as a whole points to the fact that A.fire can cause serious injuries B.life is happier without pain C.teeth can be pulled painlessly D. pain serves a useful purpose The young man had to have teeth pulled because A.he did not know his teeth were decaying B.he did not take care of his teeth properly C.he did not like to visit the dentist D.he was born with soft teeth B When asked to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves, many put friends ahead of homes, jobs, clothes and cars. A true friendship carries a long history of experience that determines who we are and keeps us connected. It is a treasure we shoul