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　　西藏拉萨中学2014-2015学年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷
　　第一部分． 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
　　第一节 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
　　A
　　An old friend from California called from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was not able to leave the office, but I had made plans for his arrival. After explaining (解释) where my new house was, I told him that I had left the nder the doormat (门垫). Since I knew it would be pretty late before I could get home, I suggested that he make himself at home and help himself to anything that was in the refrigerator(电冰箱).
　　Two hours later my friend phoned me from the house. At the moment, he said, he was listening to some of my records after having had a delicious meal. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of orange juice. When I asked him if he had had any difficulty finding the house, he answered that the only problem was that he had not been able to find the nder the doormat, but luckily, the living room window by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in through the window. I listened to all this in great surprise. There is no apple tree outside my window, but there is one by the living room window of my next door neighbor's house!
　　1. An old friend of mine called ______.
　　A. to tell me to meet him at the airport 　B. to tell me about his arrival
　　C. to ask me to leave the office  D. to ask me to make plans for his arrival
　　2. My friend climbed into the room because ______ .
　　A. there was an apple tree outside   B. the living room window was left open
　　C. he had difficulty opening the door  D. he hadn't found the key
　　3. My friend telephoned me two hours later ______ .
　　A. from my home        B. at the airport
　　C. in his office           D. from my neighbor's house
　　B
　　Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. But you should not be upset (难受的) if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't li!
　　Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m., and end at about 11. Asr hosts what time you should arrive. It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift.
　　Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks(小吃). Do you want to be more polite? Say how much you like the room, or the picture on the wall. But remember—it is not polite to asch things cost.
　　In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests.
　　You'll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert, followed by coffee. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it.
　　Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short than letter. British and American people like to say “ Than, than, than.” all the time!
　　4. If you are going to attend a dinner party,____ .
　　A. you’d better bring a certain present with you
　　B. you must leave home for it at 7 p.m.
　　C. you should asr host when you should leave
　　D. you must arrive at it before 8 p.m.
　　5.  In which order will you eat or drink the following things at the meal?
　　A. Snacks, vegetables, meat and coffee.
　　B. Coffee, drinp, fish, vegetables and dessert.
　　C. Soup, meat with vegetables, dessert and coffee.
　　D. Drinp, something small, fish and vegetables.
　　6.   Which is the correct way in which you express your enjoyment of the evening?
　　A. Before leaving for home, you should say, “Than for inviting me.”
　　B. When you shake hands with your host, you should say, “I did enjoy the evening.”
　　C. You can write a than letter to your host after that.
　　D. You should finish everything on your plate and take more if you want it.
　　C
　　In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections(注射)so that they won't carry disease. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people's houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a feeding place for birds in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it.
　　People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be that their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely, but pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
　　7 .The passage mainly talt____ .
　　A. how to keep disease from pets     B. pets in Canada
　　C. how to take good care of pets      D. life of the old in Canada
　　8． They give their pets injections before keeping th