:高一英语上学期期末模拟测试题

第一部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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People wear hats for three main reasons: protection, communication, and decoration.

Protection. People first began to wear hats to  1   themselves from the climate. In hot, sunny climates, wide-edged hats provide  2  from the sun. In cold climates, people often wear wool hats. In some regions, people wear a variety of protective hats,  3  the season. They may wear a wool hat in winter, a rain hat in spring or fall, and a wide-edged hat in summer. Hats also provide protection in certain   4 . Construction workers, football players, military personnel, and people in many other fields wear metal or plastic helmets (头盔) for protection from  5  .

Communication. Hats can communicate various things about the people who wear them. The hats of coal miners, cowboys and firemen indicate the wearers  6 . Students may wear a mortarboard (学士帽) to show they are graduating from high school or college.

Decoration. Most people wear a hat that they believe makes them look attractive， 7 the hats main purpose may be protection or communication. Many protective hats are attractive and stylish. Even the caps of police officers and military personnel are designed to  8  the wearer s appearance. Certain decorative hats are worn as a(n)  9  . In Scotland, for example, people wear a cap called a tam-o-shanter that is part of their national costume(服装). Many people change their style of hat from time to time because they feel more  10  when keeping up with the latest fashion.

（  ）1. A. defend     B. protect     C. prevent    D. hide

（  ）2. A. shade        B. shadow    C. security    D. cover

（  ）3. A. resulting from B. basing upon  C. relating to     D. depending on

（  ）4. A. seasons    B. climates     C. activities     D. communities

（  ）5. A. injury      B. destruction   C. harm      D. pollution

（  ）6. A. experience      B. occupation   C. personality      D. education

（  ）7. A. as      B. unless     C. though    D. because

（  ）8. A. change    B. increase   C. display   D. improve

（  ）9. A. tradition    B. label     C. honour     D. fashion

（  ）10. A. sociable   B. informal    C. attractive   D. noble