集宁一中2018-2019学年第二学期第一次阶段性考试高一年级英语试题本试卷满分为120分，考试时间为100分钟。第Ⅰ卷（选择题共70分）第一部分阅读理解（共2节，满分40分）（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并在该答案上将该项涂黑。ASaturday,March24thWehavearrivedinthehot,wetcityofBangkok(曼谷).ThisisourfirsttriptoThailand.Allthedifferentsmellsmakeuswanttotrythefood.Wearegoingtoeatsomethingspecialfordinnertonight.Thehotelwearestayinginischeap,andveryclean.Weplantostayhereforafewdays,visitsomeplacesinthecity,andthentraveltoChiangMai(清迈)intheNorth.Tuesday,March27thBangkokiswonderfulandsurprising!Theplacesareinteresting.Wevisitedthefamousmarketwhichwasonwater,andsawalotoffruitsandvegetables.Everythingissocolorful,andwehavetakenhundredsofphotosalready!LatertodaywewillleaveforChiangMai.Wewilltakethetrainnorth,stayinChiangMaifortwodays,andthencatchabustoChiangRai.Friday,March30thOurtriptoChiangRaiwaslongandboring.Wevisitedasmallvillageinthemountains.Thevillagepeopleherelovethequietlife—nocomputersorphones.TheyarethekindestpeopleIhaveevermet.Theyalwayssmileandsay"hello".KathyandIcanonlyspeakafewwordsofThai,sosmilingisthebestwaytoshowourkindness.Ifeelgoodhereandhopetobeabletocomebacknextyear.1.Thediaryaboveshowthewriter's_____daysinThailand.A.3B.30C.15D.72.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ChiangMaiisabeautifulcityinthesouthofThailand.B.ThewriterwenttoChiangRaibybus.C.ChiangRaiisaboringcityinthemountains.D.ThewriteristravelingaloneinThailand.3.ThepeopleinthevillageofChiangRai_____.A.arefriendlytoothersB.liketospeakEnglishC.areveryweakD.hopetoliveinthecitiesBInmylongyearsofteaching,Ioftenaskmystudentstoreadthetextsuntiltheycanrecitethem,andItellthemthatrecitationisanimportantpartoftheirhomework.However,someofmystudentsaretiredofdoingso,thinkingthatitisbothhardanduseless.Theyarguethatittakesalongtimetoreciteatextfrommemoryandtextitselfneverappearsinatestpaper.Inmyopinion,itnaturallytakestimetoreciteatext,butitisworthdoingso.Whenyouareabletoreciteatext,youaresuretobefamiliarwiththewordsandexpressions.Whenyouneedtheminreadingorwritin