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　　河南省商丘市第一高级中学2017-2018学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题
　　第二部分 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）
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
　　A
　　Americans like to travel on vacations. Today more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns instead of hotels. They get a room for the night and the breakfast for the next morning.
　　Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five to ten years, these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States. Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms. Others are much larger. Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms while others do.
　　Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much less. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home. The owners are glad to tell about the area and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationists say they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
　　21. Where do more and more travelers in the USA like spending nights? ________.
　　A. At hotels       B. In the open air   C. In their cars   D. At small houses or inns
　　22. How many years have the bed-and-breakfast places been popular in the USA?________.
　　A. For five years   B. For one year    C. For five to ten years  D. For ten years
　　23. American travelers like staying at bed-and-breakfast inns because ________.
　　A. these inns are cheap                       B. these inns are small
　　C. they can meet and talk with the local people    D. both A and C
　　B
　　Cold weather can be hard on pets, just like it can be hard on people. Sometimes owners forget that their cats 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 are things you can do to r animal warm and safe.
　　r pets inside as much as you can when the weather is bad. If you have to take them out, stay outside with them. When you’re cold enough to go inside, they probably are too. If you must leave them outside for a long time, mare they have a warm, solid shelter against the wind, thick bedding, and plenty of non-frozen water.
　　If left alone outside, dogs and cats can be very smart in their search for warm shelter. They can dig into snow banks or hide somewhere. Watch them closely when they are left outdoors, and provide them with shelter of good quality. Keep an eye on your pet’s water. Sometimes owners don’t realize that a water bowl has frozen and their pet can’t get anything to drink. Animals that don’t have clean and unfrozen water may drink dirty water outside, which may contain something unhealthy for them.
　　24. What do we learn about pets from Paragraph 1? ________.
　　A. They are often forgotten by their owners     B. They like to stay in warm places
　　C. They build their won shelters              D. They are used to living outdoors
　　25. Why are pet owners asked to stay with their pets when they are out in cold weather?_______.
　　A. To help them find shelters            B. To keep them company
　　C. To know when to bring them inside         D. To keep them from eating bad food
　　26. If pets are left on their own outdoors in cold weather, they may ________.
　　A. get lost in the wild                    B. run short of clean water
　　C. dig deep holes for fun                    D. make the water in the bowl dirty
　　27. What is the purpose of this text? ________.
　　A. To give practical advice                B. To solve an argument
　　C. To tell an interesting story                D. To present a research result
　　C
　　Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus (马戏表演). Finally there was only one family between us and the ticnter. T