宝昌一中2017-2018学年高一下学期期末考试英语试卷考试时间：100分钟；命题人：何永慧姓名：___________班级：___________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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。1.NissaintheUnitedStates(Louisville)Nativelanguage:EnglishPracticinglanguage:German,French,SpanishDescription:MynameisNissa.IamplanningtotravelthroughmuchofEuropenextyearandhopetogainsomeproficiency(熟练)inthelanguagesofthecountriesinwhichIplantostay(Austria,Germany,France,Spain).ChristinaintheUnitedStates(ColoradoSprings)Nativelanguage:EnglishPracticinglanguage:ItalianDescription:IwillworkinItalyandwouldliketolearnItalianbeforeIgo.IhaveaverybasicknowledgeofItalian,butwouldliketobecomefluent.IhopetomeetsomeinterestingpeopletoimprovemyItalianlevel.IcanhelpyouwithyourEnglish.DavidinAustralia(Melbourne)Nativelanguage:EnglishPracticinglanguage:KoreanDescription:IamanativeEnglishspeakerfromAustralia.IamworkinginSeoulasanEnglishteacher.IwanttolearnKoreanbecauseIbelieveIcanteachmyKoreanstudentsbetterifIcanunderstandthemintheirnativetongue.DanintheUnitedStates(NewYork)Nativelanguage:EnglishPracticinglanguage:ChineseDescription:I’madesignerworkinginNewYorkCity.TocommunicatebetterwithmyChinesecustomers,I’dliketoimprovemyChinese.Now,IwanttofindalanguagepartnerwhospeaksChineseandwantstoimprovehis/herEnglish.AlthoughI’mabeginnerinChinese,IshouldbeofgreathelptoanyonewantingtoperfecttheirEnglish.AWhatarethefourpeopleinthetexttryingtodo?A.Introducethemselvestoeachother.B.Lookforlanguagepartners.C.Collectinformationonline.D.Searchfortravelpartners.2.Nissaisdifferentfromtheotherthreepeoplein_________.A.herlearningexperiencesB.hernativelanguageC.herpracticinglanguagelevelD.herpurposeinlearning3.IfaChinesewhoisinAmericawantstoimprovehisEnglish,hecangetintouchwith_________.A.NissaB.ChristinaC.DavidD.DanBAcrowlivedinthewoodsandwassatisfiedwithhislife.Buthislifechangedwhenhesawaswan.“Heissowhite,”hethought,“butIamsoblack.Hemustbethehappiestbirdintheworld.”Heexpressedhisthoughtstotheswan.“Actually,”theswan