吉林省20xx-20xx学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

吉林省20xx-20xx学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题内容摘要：

rong.” Happily the young man led the goat following him forward． The blind man asked where he was going． He said he wanted to sell his goat． “Male or female? How many years have you kept it?” The young man spoke without too much thought, “A female goat of 3 years!” The young man was still following the blind man when he was grasped the hand by the blind man． He shouted, “Here is the police station! Go into it and elaborate on how you stole the goat!” The young man had been a thief for a long time and admitted the goat was stolen by him． He asked the blind man puzzlingly, “But how do you know I am a thief?” The blind man smiled, “I have been keeping goats for decades and can tell one of them is male or female as well as their age according to their voices． The goat you led just now is obviously a male goat, but you said female． The goat is simply a little more than one year old, but you said you had kept it for three years． Moreover, the goat will bleat totally differently when he is led by a stranger instead of his owner． So I can tell the goat does not belong to you!” Only then did the thief understand the whole thing with his head dropped down． 56． The blind man didn’t lost his way because _________ A． he didn’t lead a goat. B． he couldn’t see anything. C． he wasn’t affected by the thick mist. D． he had a better memory than the young man. 57． According to the dialogue in Paragraph 2, we can know that ______ A． the blind man was a detective(侦探 ). B． the young man was an honest man. C． the young man familiar with the goat. D． the blind man was very careful. 58． The underlined word “elaborate” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ______. A． express in detail B． tell a lie C． learn by heart D． make up one’s mind 59． We can infer that the young man was ______after hearing the blind man’s explanation． A． humorous B． nervous C． depressed D． satisfied B You may think that sailing is a difficult sport， but it is really not hard to learn it. You do not need to be strong. But you need to be quick. And you need to understand a few basic rules about the wind. First, you must ask yourself, “Where is the wind ing from? Is it ing from ahead or behind or from the side。 ” You must think about this all the time on the boat. The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail. Let39。 s start with the wind blowing from behind. This means the wind and the boat are going in the same you must always keep the sail outside the boat. It should be at a 90176。 angle (角度 ) to the boat. Then it will catch the wind best. If the wind is blowing from the side， it is blowing across the boat. In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat. It should be at a 45176。 angle to the boat. It needs to be out far enough to catch the wind， but it shouldn39。 t flap (摆动 )． It shouldn39。 t look like a flag on a flagpole. If it is flapping， it is probably out too far， and the boat will slow down. Sailing into the wind is not possible. If you try, the sail will flap and the boat will stop. You may want to go in that direction. It is possible, but you can39。 t go in a straight line. You must go first in one direction and then in another. This is called tacking. When you are tacking, you must always keep the sail inside the boat. 60． What should you consider first while sailing? A． Sailors39。 strength. B． Wave levels. C． Wind directions. D． Size of sails. 61． What does the word “It” underlined in Paragraph 4 refer to? A． The boat. B． The wind. C． The sail. D． The angle. 62． What do you have to do when sailing against the wind? A． Move in a straight line. B． Allow the sail to flap. C． Lower the sail. D． Tack the boat. 63． Where can you probably find the text? A． In a popular magazine. B． In a tourist guidebook. C． In a physics textbook. D． In an official report. C Cold weather can be hard on pets， just like it can be hard on people. Sometimes owners fet that their pets are just as used to the warm shelter(住所 )as they are. Some owners will leave their animals outside for a long period of time, thinking that all animals are used to living outdoors. This can put their pets in danger of serious illness. There a。