安徽省滁州市定远县民族中学2017_2018学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题.docVIP

定远民族中学2017-2018学年度卷 注意事项： 1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息 2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上 阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A I learn to fly in a balloon in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in 1992 and became extremely interested in the sport. In the same way that a mountain climber dreams of climbing the worlds highest mountain,I dreamed about flying non-stop around the world. I spent six years planning the flight and failed twice before I and my team managed to succeed. For some reason,we had to go first to North Africa to catch the right winds. That added 10 ,000 kilometers,and another week,to our journey. But because of this,our flight broke all the records for distance and time spent in the air. The most memorable part of the trip for me is that we lived in the air for 20 days and that the rising sun was the most amazing thing we saw. We had to go out of the balloon’s capsule , in which we were transported,three times while in the air to repair the fuel system. We didn’t have any safety equipment but when you are in a situation like that,you just do what you have to do without thinking about feeling afraid. Landing was a fantastic moment. I remember that when I got out of the capsule,I looked at my footprint in the sand. I remembered the astronaut Neil Armstrong,who was so happy to put his footprint on the moon,so far away from Earth. At that moment, I was so happy to have my foot back on Earth! 21.The author became interested in ballooning because of . A. a cross-ocean race B. a mountain climb C. a childhood dream D. a long sea journey 22.What can be inferred from Paragraph 2 about the author and his teams flight? A. They set a new record. B. They shortened their flight. C. Their flight went very smoothly. D. Their flight covered 10,000 kilometers. 23.Why did the balloonists get out of the capsule during the flight? A. To fight their fear. B. To do some repair work. C. To admire the rising sun. D. To check safety equipment. 24.The author