2019-2020学年高一英语下学期第二次月考试题 (I).doc

2019-2020学年高一英语下学期第二次月考试题 (I)注意事项：答案必须写在答题卡上，答在试卷上无效。本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，本试卷满分120分。考试时间90分钟。第一节：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文， A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AOur neighbours son was getting married at an out-of-town church, and my husband and I were invited. We immediately rushed out to a store, and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little tight, but I had a month to go before the June 30 wedding and I would lose a few pounds.June 29 came and, of course, I hadnt lost a single pound; in fact I had gained two. But I figured a nice new girdle (紧身内衣)would cure everything. So on our way out of the city we stopped once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a large-size girdle. The shop assistant found the box with the described girdle marked LG, and asked if I would like to try it on. “Oh, no, a large will fit just right. I neednt try it on.”The next morning was rather hot, so I waited to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go. I opened the box only to find a new girdle in a small size. Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldnt fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out in the hotel room between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potatoes into a five-pound bag? Thats it. Finally my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it. At once I put on the pink dress, which didnt match my red face well, and was ready to go.Finally we got to the church. I heard one of the people say that they were having a High Mass. I turned to my husband and asked, What is a High Mass? He shrugged his shoulders. Unfortunately, I learned that this particular mass would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight and one half secondsthe priest (神父) was going to bless everything except my girdle.1The author most probably bought a nice pink dress with a jacket_.A. 4 weeks later B. 4 weeks earlierC. a fortnight earlier D. a fortnight later2What had the author wanted to do with the tight dress ?A. To make herself thinner B. To buy a large size girdleC. To put on some weight D. To shake herself into it3What can we know about the author ?A. She was very lucky to buy a girdle to go with her dress .B. She had no choice but to put on the dress without a girdle .C. She plained to the shop assistant about her carelessness .D. She managed to put on the girdle with her husbands help .4What would be the best title for the passage ?A. A Funny Wedding B. A Wise DecisionC. A Tight Situation D. A Fierce FightB “Keep your eyes on the ball.” That is good advice when you are on the playing field, and good advice for everyday life. “Keep your mind on whats important,” is the way Id put it. But people are funny. They think too much about the details.I had a secretary once. She was very hardworking. I ran a school and people used to call up to enroll（注册，登记） for courses. Berry used to get angry at the phone. “If they keep on ringing, Ill never get my typing done!” shed shout.People just dont see the big picture. One evening, after leaving work, I was sitting next to a man on the train. I was feeling tired. My eyes fell on the paper he had spread out in front of him. You know how you feel to read over someones shoulder?I read the page and leaned back. I guessed I was waiting for him to turn it. After a while, I realizedhe wasnt turning the page. He just kept on reading.Now if you knew the page he was reading, youd know that there werent many words on the page to read anyway. The layout（布局，设计） was mostly pictures. So I turned to the man and said,” You know, you really read very slowly.”“What do you mean?” he asked. “Well,” I told him, “I read the page in about a minute, and you have taken about ten. And you are still reading. You know,” I went on “If you learned to read faster, you could get more reading done.” He remained silent for a minute or two. “If I read too fast, my paper wouldnt last me to my station.”5The writer wasnt satisfied with his secretary because _.A. she didnt put first thing first B. she was too busyC. she was easy to get angry D. she couldnt finish her work on time6The train rider read newspaper _.A. to take in information B. to enjoy picturesC. to save time D. to kill time7The writer thinks that people seem to need a sense of _.A. what to read first B. how to read fastC. what is important D. what is funny8The passage is mainly about the writers opinion on peoples _.A. judgment B. work C. life D. habitsCSteve and Yaser first met in their chemistry class at an American university. Yaser was an international student from Jordan. He was excited to get to know an American. He wanted to learn more about American culture. Yaser hoped that he and Steve would bee good friends. At first, Steve seemed very friendly. He always greeted Yaser warmly before class. Sometimes he offered to study with Yaser. He even invited Yaser to have lunch with him.But after the term was over, Steve seemed more distant. The two former classmates didnt see each other very much at school. One day Yaser decided to call Steve. Steve didnt seem very interested in talking to him. Yaser was hurt by Steves change of attitude. “Steve said we were friends,” Yaser plained. “And I thought friends were friends forever.” Yaser is a little confused.He is an outsider(局外人) to American culture. He doesnt understand the way Americans view friendship. Americans use the word “friend” in a very general way. They may call both casual acquaintances(熟人) and close panions(伙伴) “friends”. Americans have school friends, work friends, sports friends and neighborhood friends. These friendships are based on mon interests.American society changes rapidly. Studies show that one out of five American families moves every year. American friendships develop quickly, and they may change just as quickly. People from the United States may at first seem friendly. Americans often chat easily with strangers. They exchange information about their families, hobbies and work. They may smile warmly and say, “Have a nice day.” or “see you later.” schoolmates may say, “Lets get together sometime.” But American friendliness is not always an offer of true friendship.9According to the text , what made Yaser a little confused ?A. Steves inviting him to dinner B. Steves studying with himC. Steves cold attitude D. Steves misunderstanding him10In Paragraph 4, what does the underlined word “ they ” refer to ?A. American families B. American friendshipsC. People from the United States D. Misunderstandings11Why do American friendships develop and change so quickly ?A. Americans may not only call casual acquaintances but close panion “friends”.B. American society changes rapidly, and the families move frequently.C. Americans often seem friendly, and chat easily with strangers at first.D. Americans think friendship means a strong lifelong relationship between two persons.12This text mainly tells us _.A. that people should not make friends with Americans.B. that everyone needs friends.C. the importance of keeping friendship.D. how Americans view friendship. DTell a story and tell it well, and you may open wide the eyes of a child, open up lines of munication in a business, or even open peoples mind to another culture or race.People in many places are digging up the old folk stories and the messages in them. For example, most American storytellers get their tales from a wide variety of sources, cultures, and times. They regard storytelling not only as a useful tool in child education, but also as a meaningful activity that helps adults understand themselves as well as those whose culture may be very different from their own.“Most local stories are based on a larger theme（主题）,” American storyteller Opalanga Pugh says, “Cinderella, or the central idea of a good child protected by her goodness, appears in various forms in almost every culture of the world.”Working with students in schools, Pugh helps them understand their own cultures and the general messages of the stories. She works with prisoners too, helping them knowing who they are by telling stories that her listeners can write, direct, and act in their own lives. If they dont like the story they are living, they can rewrite the story. Pugh also works to help open up lines of munication between managers and workers. “For every advance in business,” she says, “there is a greater need for munication”. Storytelling can have a great effect on either side of the manager-worker relationship, she says.Pugh spent several years in Nigeria, where she learned how closely storytelling was linked to the everyday life of the people there. “The benefits of storytelling are found everywhere,” she says.“I learned how people used stories to spread their culture,” she says, “What I do is to focus on the value of the stories that people can translate into their own daily world of affairs. We are all storytellers. We all have a story to tell. We tell everybodys story.”13What do we learn about American storyteller from Paragraph 2?A. They share the same way of storytelling.B. They prefer to tell the stories from other cultures.C. They learn their stories from the American natives.D. They find storytelling useful for both children and adults.14The underlined sentence (Paragraph 4) suggests that prisoners can _.A. start a new lifeB. settle down in another placeC. direct filmsD. bee good actors15Pugh has practiced storytelling with _ groups of people.A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5第二节 (共5小题 ;每小题 2分 ,满分10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项（选项中有两项为多余选项），并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 11 People traveled in search of food and shelter or in order to flee from their enemies. Sometimes they were looking for gold or silver in order to bee rich. On other occasions they were searching for rich farmland.This is not to say that no one ever traveled just for fun. Even in ancient times, some pleasure travel occurred. During a typical season, 700,000 tourists. would crowd into the ancient city of Rome, where animals performed and magicians entertained them. 12 13 International tourist arrivals alone reached as many as 546 million in 1994 and are forecast to rise to 937 million in xx, according to the World Trade Organization. 14 Probably the most mon reason for traveling is related to our physical well-being. Actually, traveling to sports events is one of the fastest growing types of travel. In our fast developing, modern society where stress has bee part of peoples life, people can rest and relax by having a change of environment and activities. 15 No one seems to doubt that travel broadens the mind. In 18th century Europe, young men would go on a Grand Tour to various countries in order to plete their education. Today the desire to travel to different countries is encouraged by modem mass media. People who travel to other countries can at the same time learn more about their own country and culture.A. But why do people like traveling so muchB. Throughout history, most travel was not for pleasureC. So they travel to a lake for a swim or to a park for a hikeD. The improvement in transportation has also encouraged people to travelE. Wealthy Romans made trips to Greece to take part in the Olympic GamesF. The growth of tourism has bee a modern phenomenon experienced by all countries in the worldG. Another important reason for traveling is to satisfy our curiosity about different places and cultures第三节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A few years ago, I was in New York City to advise two large banks on the secret to success in business. Once I had a 21 with my taxi driver, Tony. Tony was from India. He had studied to be a marine (海洋的) biologist, but couldnt get a 22 job in that field here. I like driving a taxi now, he said. 23 I have hoped to do better than just 24 .Like many people, Tony thought that being self-reliant (自力更生的) meant 25 asking for help. But we need to nurture (养护) relationships in order to 26 our goals.Tony liked to chat with his 27 but he didnt want to bother (打扰) them. I advised him to give it a 28 . And he did. Not only did his customers take his taxi more often, but they 29 him to their friends. Soon he had a long list of regulars and 30 buy his own car, then a second. He had to 31 a friend to help with the overflow.Each of us contains 32 of greatness, which can be expressed in 33 ways, from starting a business to 34 the next generation of leaders. Life is all about finding that seed and nurturing it to its 35 growth. I know its possible, because I am a living 36 .Im the son of a steelworker and a cleaning woman. My dad would e home, his hands hurt and 37 , and said, I dont want this for you, Keith. You need a great 38 .Although my father didnt know the CEO of his pany, he wasnt afraid to introduce himself and ask for his advice. The CEO liked his 39 and helped me get a scholarship at one of the best schools in the country. I went on to Yale University and Harvard Business School. Soon I was the youngest chief marketing officer in the Fortune 500. I learned at a young age that the secret to success40 the power of relationships.21A. report B. conversation C. suggestion D. meeting22A. whole B. correct C. proper D. poor23A. But B. Since C. Because D. So24A. getting over B. getting up C. getting through D. getting by25A. never B. always C. often D. usually26A. find B. fail C. miss D. achieve27A. family B. leader C. customers D. friends28A. try B. drive C. talk D. word29A. suggested B. introduced C. talked D. told30A. was able to B. need C. ought to D. had better31A. make B. let C. hire D. order32A. plants B. seeds C. origins D. members33A. little B. few C. much D. countless34A. bringing B. creating C. raising D. taking35A. empty B. full C. huge D. small36A. person B. coach C. product D. proof37A. dirty B. clean C. beautiful D. good38A. work B. family C. education D. university39A. honesty B. feeling C. expression D. courage40A. leads to B. lies in C. sticks to D. reminds to 第卷（非择题 共50分）注意事项：1、 用蓝色或黑色钢笔或圆珠笔将答案写在答题纸上，直接答在试卷上不得分。第一节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。Farming and nature are like two flowers on the same tree. When farming 41_ (go) against nature, all kinds of environmental problems are the result. In ancient times, when people began using the land, farming was not 42_ it is today. Early farmers moved around the country. They burnt a part of a forest and used this land for one or two years. When they could no 43_ (long) grow crops on the land, they moved on and repeated this somewhere else. Agriculture in this way destroys nature and results 44_ floods and droughts (干旱).Over the past thirty to thirty-five years, farmers 45 _ (recognize) some old truths, already known to ancient Chinese farmers. Farming should not go against nature. If the soil is too poor, chemicals can help improve 46_ and grow better crops, but this may damage or destroy land 47_ (surround) the farms. Instead, farmers should look for other methods. In the early 16th century, brothers Tan and Xiao Zao of Jiangsu Province bought fields along lakes at 48_ low price nobody wanted because they were too wet. They built dikes (堤坝) around the fields turning the fields 49_ fish ponds and they became fish farmers. They also planted fruit trees on the dikes and kept chickens and ducks. They were very 50_ (success) farmers.第二节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）(每空一词) 注意：请使用Book4 Unit 1- Unit 3中学习的单词51We are _ (参加运动) for law reform.52It is important to reward good _(行为，举止).53He never _(谈到) to his sister in his letters.54A childs vocabulary _(使变大) through reading.55I simply gave in to him, and Ive