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　　嘉峪关市一中2014-2015学年第二学期期中考试
　　高一英语试卷
　　考试时间：100分钟    试卷分值：120分
　　第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
　　第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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　　"If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!"
　　That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better.
　　Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is. When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it. With your s can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your poc can feel a little drop of water on the bacr hand, too. You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.
　　All children soon learn what "Don't touch!" means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things we might buy: food, clothes. To see something well, we have to touch it. The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a hard floor. All feel different under your feet.
　　There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them!
　　Most museums are just for loot today some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say, "Do touch!" There you can feel everything on show.
　　If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see!
　　1. By touching things ______.
　　A. you will have a strange feeling 
　　B. you will learn how to reach out your hand
　　C. you can learn more about them 
　　D. you can tell what colors they really are
　　2. Which of the following can be the best title of the story?
　　A. Touching by Feeling         B. To See or to Feel
　　C. To See Better ---- Feel D. Ways of Feeling
　　3. Which of the following parts can tell you the difference between two coins in your pocket?
　　A. Your fingers B. Your eyes   C. Your foot      D. Your back.
　　4. Which of the following is NOT true?
　　A. Touching is helping us to see better.  
　　B. Our skins may help us enjoy music.
　　C. Feeling is a good way to learn.    
　　D. Visitors can't feel the things on show in any museums.  
　　B
　　Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, announced the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday. The win makes Mo Yan the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel in its 111-year history. Informed of his win today, the author, who was having dinner at home, was “overjoyed and scared”.
　　He published his first book in 1981, but found literary success in 1987 with Hong Gaoliang , which was successfully filmed in the same year, directed by famous Chinese director Zhang YiMou. In his writing, Mo Yan draws on his youthful experiences and on settings in the province of his birth and his works show the life of Chinese people as well as the country’s unique culture and folstoms. Mo Yan is known as a productive writer. In addition to his novels, he has published many short stories and essays on various topics. Despite his social criticism, he is seen in his homeland as one of the most famous contemporary authors. Dozens of his works have been translated into English, French, Japanese and many other languages.
　　The awarding ceremony has been held on December 10. The winner has won a medal, a personal diploma and a cash award of about $1 million.
　　5．How did Mo Yan feel when he was told about the news?
　　A. Excited and proud. B. Worried and cautious.
　　C. Uncertain and shocked. D. Happy and surprised.
　　6．One of Mo Yan’s characteristics of writing is that he ________.
　　A. focuses on social problems in the country  
　　B. writes about topics he is familiar with
　　C. describes his characters in a unique way
　　D. explains difficult matters in simple words
　　7．What’s the best title for this passage?
　　A. Mo Yan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature  
　　B. An Introduction to Nobel Prize
　　C. How Mo Yan Gets Nobel Prize     
　　D. A World Famous Writer, Mo Yan
　　C
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