【正文】 高考資源網(wǎng)（） 您身邊的高考專家201820192高一期中考試英語試題第一部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每題2分，滿分40分）第一節(jié)：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。ALet’s Explore (探究) The Nature!Are you interested in animals and nature? Want to enjoy your summer holiday and learn something interesting and useful? Here es your CHANCE! Youth Explore has prepared you with a THREEDAY SUMMER PROGRAM! You can take part in many handson activities and meet with live animals giraffes, pandas, tigers, and so on! More information about the program is as follows: Age: Students aged 8~16 Groups: There are 2 programs for you to choose from. Each program needs at most 15 students. Program ADates: 14~16 July, 2014Days: Monday to WednesdayTime: 10:00 .~4:00 .Program BDates: 5~7 August, 2014Days: Tuesday to ThursdayTime: 10:00 .~4:00 .Program cost: $230 for members。 $250 for nonmembers How to do: Simply e to our center to get an application form (申請表). Send your pleted form on or before 11th July, 2014(Friday). Notes: 1. NO FREE LUNCHES ARE PROVIDED because of personal food differences. You may either bring a lunchbox or pay for lunch at our restaurants. 2. Both programs will start 1 DAY later if there is a warning of rainstorms. COME AND JOIN US NOW!! DON’T MISS THE CHANCE!!1. ______ can join the threeday summer program. A. A kid of 7 B. A boy of 14 C. A girl of 17 D. A man of 26 2. If there is a rainstorm on 14th July, program A will start on ______. A. Sunday B. Monday C. Tuesday D. Wednesday 3. Two members and one nonmember should pay ______ for the program. A. $690 B. $710 C. $730 D. $750 4. Free lunches aren’t provided because ______. A. the lunches cost too much B. people have different tastes C. there are many restaurants D. they may bring lunchboxes BTony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life. Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries. In the early 1970s, Tony met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a yearlong trip from England, through Asia, to Australia. On the trip, they visited places like Iran( 伊朗) , India and so on. When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries39。 weather, customs( 風俗) , and places to see. But unlike other travel books then, Tony Wheeler39。s book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular. Tony and Maureen started a pany called lonely Planet. They continued traveling. They wrote books for each place they visited. Today, 800 people work for Lonely Planet. The pany has over 650 books. Tony Wheeler, the great traveler, still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises. 5. Tony Wheeler and his wife ended the yearlong trip in _______. A. England B. Iran C. India D. Australia 6. Tony Wheeler wrote the book Across Asia on the Cheap to _______.A. make money for his next trip B. tell people about his new pany C. draw people39。s attention to his family D. answer people39。s questions about his trip 7. How was the book Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel books then? A. It was longer and more popular. B