[中学联盟]内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校2017-2018学年高一上学期12月测试英语试题（无答案）

高一年级英语试题 注意事项: 1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。 2.将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3.考试结束后,将答题卡交回。 第一部分 听力(略)(30分) 第二部分 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) A There is an old Chinese tale about a woman whose only son died. In her grief (悲痛), she went to the holy man (圣人) and asked, “What magical things do you have to bring my son back to life?” Instead of sending her away or saying a few words to comfort her, the holy man said to her, “Bring me a mustard (芥菜) seed from a home that has never known sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life.” The woman went off at once in search of that magical seed. She first came to a beautiful castle, knocked at the door, and said, “I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a place? It is very important to me.” They told her, “You’ve certainly come to the wrong place.” And then they began to describe all the bad things that had recently happened to them. The woman said to herself, “Who is better able to help these unfortunate