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1、甘肃省高台县一中xx学年高一上学期期末考试2019年高一上学期期末考试英语试题word版含答案ABuyinginsurance(保险)isawayinwhichpeoplecanprotectthemselvesagainstlargelosses.Protectionagainstfireisonekindofinsurance.Largenumbersofpeoplepaysmallsumsofmoneytoaninsurancepany.Althoughthousandsofpeoplehavepaidforfirein

2、surance,onlyafewwilllosetheirhomesbyfire.Theinsurancepanywillpayforthesehomesoutofthesmallsumsofmoneyithascollected.ThefirstmodernfireinsurancepanywasformedinLondon,England,inthe1760s.Agreatfirehadjustdestroyedmostofthecity,andpeoplewantedprotectionagainstfurtherlos

3、ses.Thefirstpanygrewrapidly.Soonotherpanieswerefoundedinotherareas.BenjaminFranklinhelpedformthefirstfireinsurancepanyinAmericain1752,andthenanewkindofinsuranceforfarmerswassuggested.Thenewinsurancewouldprovideprotectionagainstthelossofcropsfromstorms.Lateronanother

4、newinsurancepanywasstartedinAmerica.Thispany,whichofferedlifeinsurance,collectedsmallsumsofmoneyregularlyfrommanydifferentmen.Ifamandied,hisfamilywasgivenalargesumofmoney.Overtheyears,insurancepanieshaveofferednewkindsofinsuranceprotection.Thenewkindsofinsurancecove

5、rlossesfromsuchaccidentsascarandplanecrashes.Today,mostpeoplehavesomekindofinsurance.1.WhohelpedsetupthefirstpanyinAmerica?A.BenjaminFranklin.B.Businessmen.C.ThefirstinsurancepanyinLondon.D.Farmers.2.Insurancemeans________.A.ProtectionagainstthelossesfromthestormsB.

6、protectionagainstillnessC.ProtectionagainstaccidentsD.alloftheabove3.Thefirstmoderninsurancepanyoffered________.A.lifeinsuranceB.fireinsuranceC.anewkindofinsuranceD.bothAandB4.Whydomostpeoplebuysomekindofinsurancetoday?A.Insurancewillkeeptheirhomesfromburning.B.Peop

7、lecanprotectthemselvesagainstlargelosses.C.Insurancewillpayforsafety.D.Theinsurancepaniesgrowrapidly.BLisaneverhadthechancetoknowherfather.Heandhermotherdivorced(离婚)whenshewasjustayoungchild.Eventhoughhedidn’tmovefar,henevercametovisithischildren.Lisaoftenwonderedab

8、outherfather.Whatdidhelookedlikeandwhathewasdoing.Allsheknewwashisname:JeffWhite.AfterLisagrewup,shebecameanurseatahospital,whereshewouldh