开来中学2018-2019学年度第一学期期中考试高一年级英语试卷第一部分：第一节:阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AOneofthemostsuccessfulsingersofthetwentiethcentury,EllaFitzgerald,hasmadeseveraldifferentstylesofherown.ShewasborninVirginiabutwasbroughtupinYonkers,NewYork.ChickWebbnoticedherinacompetitionwhenshewassixteen.Heaskedhertosingwithhisband(乐队),andwhenhediedin1939,shetookover.UnlikeBesieSmith,EllaFitzgeraldtaughtherselfthesentimentalmusicsopopularinthe1930’s—songslike“MyHeartBelongstoDaddy”—-andherrecordingsbecamebestsellers.Duringthe1940’sshedevelopedherown“scatsinging”,forsongslike“FlyingHome”and“LadyBegood”.EllaFitzgeraldwastheperfectmusicalpartnerforherfriend,thetrumpets(号手)LouisArmstrong,matchinghiminwarmthandartistry.“Ijustlikemusic,”shehassaid．“Tome,it’sastory.Thereisonlyonethingbetterthansinging,it’ssinging.”()1．WheredidFitzgeraldspendmostofherchildhood?A．VirginiaB．YonkersC．NewYorkCityD．Louisian.()2．WhowasthefirsttodiscoverEllaFitzgerald’stalent?A．Fitzgerald’sfather.B．LouisArmstrong.C．BessieSmith.D．ChickWebb.()3．The“friend”inthelastparagraphreferredto____.A．EllaFitzgeraldB．LouisArmstrongC．BessieWebbD．ChickWebb．BDicklivedinEngland.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswife,"I'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworkthere.""Whereareyougoingtostaythere?"hiswifeasked."Idon'tknowyet."Dickanswered."Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram(电报),"hiswifesaid."Allright,"Dickanswered.HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanywork,sohewenttoacinema.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaid,"NowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner."Hefoundataxi(出租车)andthedriversaid,"Wheredoyouwanttogo?"ButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel."Whichhotelaremythingsin?"hesaid,"AndwhatamIgoingtodotonight?"Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostoffice.Therehesenthiswifeanothertelegram,andinithewrote,"Pleasesendmemyaddressatthispostoffice."Choosetherightanswer()4.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause___.A.hewentthereforaholidayB.hehadworkthereC.hewentthereforsightseeing(观光)D.hishomewasthere()5.Whydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhim?A.Becauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyetB.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYork,tooC.BecauseshemightsendhimanothertelegramD.Becauseshecouldn'tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewYork()6.WheredidDickstayinNewYork?A.Inthecenterofthecity.B.Inahotel.C.Inarestaurant.D.Athisfriend'shouse.()7.Whowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel?A.Themanager(经理)ofhishotel.B.Thepoliceoffice.C.Thetaxidriver.D.Hiswife.CItwas1504,andColumbuswasmakinganothertriptotheNewWorld.Columbusandhismenneededfreshwaterandfoodafterthreemonthsatsea.Theysawanislandandwenttotheshore.OntheislandtherewereunfriendlyIndianswhorefusedtogivefoodandwatertothem.Columbus’menwereafraidoftheIndians,buthehadacleverplan.Heusedgesture(手势)languagetotelltheIndiansabouthismysterious(神秘)powertoturnoffthelightinthesky.Heknewaboutalunareclipse(月食)thenextnightbecausetheinformationwasinhisalmanac(天文历书).ColumbustoldtheIndians,”TomorrownightI’llturnoffthelightinthesky.”Buttheydidn’tbelievehim.Whentheeclipsebeganthenextnight,theIndiansbecameveryfrightened.TheybeggedColumbustoturnonthelightagain,andtheyquicklygavehimallthefoodandwaterhewanted...
