甘肃省高台县第一中学2014年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷

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1、甘肃省高台县第一中学2014年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并写在答题卡上。ABuyinginsurance(保险)isawayinwhichpeoplecanprotectthemselvesagainstlargelosses.Protectionagainstfireisonekindofinsurance.Largenumbersofpeoplepaysmallsumsofmoneytoaninsurancecompany.Althou

2、ghthousandsofpeoplehavepaidforfireinsurance,onlyafewwilllosetheirhomesbyfire.Theinsurancecompanywillpayforthesehomesoutofthesmallsumsofmoneyithascollected.ThefirstmodernfireinsurancecompanywasformedinLondon,England,inthe1760s.Agreatfirehadjustdestroyedmostofthecity,andpeoplewantedprotectionagainst

3、furtherlosses.Thefirstcompanygrewrapidly.Soonothercompanieswerefoundedinotherareas.BenjaminFranklinhelpedformthefirstfireinsurancecompanyinAmericain1752,andthenanewkindofinsuranceforfarmerswassuggested.Thenewinsurancewouldprovideprotectionagainstthelossofcropsfromstorms.Lateronanothernewinsurancec

4、ompanywasstartedinAmerica.Thiscompany,whichofferedlifeinsurance,collectedsmallsumsofmoneyregularlyfrommanydifferentmen.Ifamandied,hisfamilywasgivenalargesumofmoney.Overtheyears,insurancecompanieshaveofferednewkindsofinsuranceprotection.Thenewkindsofinsurancecoverlossesfromsuchaccidentsascarandplan

5、ecrashes.Today,mostpeoplehavesomekindofinsurance.1.WhohelpedsetupthefirstcompanyinAmerica?A.BenjaminFranklin.B.Businessmen.C.ThefirstinsurancecompanyinLondon.D.Farmers.2.Insurancemeans________.A.ProtectionagainstthelossesfromthestormsB.protectionagainstillnessC.ProtectionagainstaccidentsD.allofthe

6、above3.Thefirstmoderninsurancecompanyoffered________.A.lifeinsuranceB.fireinsuranceC.anewkindofinsuranceD.bothAandB4.Whydomostpeoplebuysomekindofinsurancetoday?A.Insurancewillkeeptheirhomesfromburning.B.Peoplecanprotectthemselvesagainstlargelosses.C.Insurancewillpayforsafety.D.Theinsurancecompanie

7、sgrowrapidly.BLisaneverhadthechancetoknowherfather.Heandhermotherdivorced(离婚)whenshewasjustayoungchild.Eventhoughhedidn’tmovefar,henevercametovisithischildren.Lisaoftenwonderedaboutherfather.Whatdidhelookedlikean