2016高一下学期第一次月考英语试题.doc

高一英语试题2014.3第一部分 知识运用 （ 共两节，满分35分）第一节 单项填空 （ 共15 小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. I hear you saw the film Taijiong last night. _?Its totally fascinating. A. Have you got that B. How do you find it C. Why not ask me D. Oh, really 2. In the dark forests_, some large enough to hold several English towns.A. lies many lakes B. lie many lakes C. do many lakes lieD. does many lakes lie3. The Philippines lies _ the south of China, but Guangdong Province lies _ the south of China. A. to; in B. in; to C. to; to D. in; in 4. If nothing_, the oceans will turn into fish deserts. A. does B. had been done C. will do D. is done 5. Shall I wait here for three hours?Yes. Three hours _for you to wait for such a doctor. A. are not very long B. is not long enough C. was not long enough D. will be too long 6. Not only John and Tom but also their sister, Mary, _great interest in the piano lessons. A. take B. takes C. have taken D. had taken 7. Most of the Europeans refuse to accept GM food _Americans regard it as the fruit from high tech. A. when B. as C. while D. the moment 8. The tree is so tall. Yes. It _nearly 20 metres. A. measures B. is measured C. measure D. to be measured 9. It _ to me that I might try this way to deal with this problem. A. took place B. burst C. occurred D. happened 10. After staying in room for weeks, the lady was advised to go to the outside world to _ her confidence as well as health. A. take up B. make up C. carry up D. pick up 11. For ages, Bill Gates has been supporting educational programmes that _from kindergartens to universities. A. range B. move C. vary D. spread 12. In China, peach is a _of long life and therefore makes an ideal birthday present. A. symbol B. sign C. signal D. symptom 13. Tom works very hard. His brother, _, doesnt do anything at all. A. for another thingB. whats worse C. on the other handD. even worse 14. Its said that the power plant is now _large as what it was. A. twice as B. as twice C. twice much D. much twice 15. Its one of the worlds largest chains of golf shops, _in the heart of Shanghai.A. locate B. located C. locating D. to locate 16. _with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time.A. Face B. Facing C. Faced D. To face17. They wanted to charge $5,000, _ we managed to bring the price down. A. butB. so C. whenD. since 18. A post office should be built in a central _ for the sake of the convenience. A. position B. situation C. eruption D. connection19. The room became _ crowded after the desk was moved out. A. a little B. fewer C. less D. much 20. It is reported that a powerful earthquake _the Italian island of Sicily early this morning. A. happened B. caused C. occurred D. struck第二节 完形填空（ 共20 小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项 （A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。One day I took a bus with my girlfriend. It was so 21 that we stood for several stops until avacant seat was 22 for her. Then a pretty girl rushed towards me,saying,Hi,where are you going? I was so struck by the stranger that I had a hard time trying to 23 her. Clearly she had taken me 24 somebody else. I returned her greeting with politeness, 25 to give explanation to my girlfriend later. Noticing my dialogue with somebody else,my girlfriend 26 her eyes and found she was pretty.She asked jealously,Whos she? The pretty girl,quite 27 of the situation, spoke out first,Hi, let me 28 myself. Im Nancy, used to be 29 . Very glad to meet you. She behaved very 30 . But I was 31 to search in my memory for someone called Nancy among my neighbors. I was worrying how to explain this to my girlfriend 32 the pretty girl again turned to me,Will you giveme your cell phone number so that we 33 keep contacts later? I had to submit to her 34 .Then the girl got off the bus at the next stop.A minute later I got a short 35 on my phonefrom a stranger. My girlfriend 36 ( )21. A. tiring( )22. A. ready( )23. A. identify( )24. A. on( )25. A. preferring( )26. A. fixed( )27. A. proud( )28. A. explain( )29. A. partners( )30. A. naturally( )31. A. in a hurry( )32. A. while( )33. A. would( )34. A. request( )35. A. suggestion( )36. A. removed( )37. A. steal( )38. A. terminal( )39. A. pretending( )40. A. incidentB. slowB. availableB. realizeB. byB. planningB. openedB. carefulB. enjoyB. neighborsB. generouslyB. at a lossB. beforeB. canB. questionB. warningB. seizedB. reachB. formerB. intendingB. matterC. crowdedC. specialC. remindC. withC. managingC. raisedC. afraidC. introduceC. friendsC. cautiouslyC. at easeC. whenC. shouldC. commandC. noticeC. foundC. getC. previousC. demandingC. accidentD. messyD. suitableD. judgeD. forD. promisingD. focusedD. awareD. helpD. colleaguesD. normallyD. in timeD. untilD. mustD. opinionD. messageD. caughtD. pickD. latterD. announcingD. affairmyphone and read the note. It was from the girl,who said,Just now,two thieves tried to 37 yourpocket. I had to act as an acquaintance to draw your attention. I should have left at the 38 stopbut gave up as I noticed these two thieves also 39 to leave at the same stop. Because of the 40 I delayed my departure. Now you ll understand all I have done to you. Wish you luck.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节,20小题;每小题2分,满分40分）第1节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。APerfect DisasterAll around us buildings shook. We decided to leave the town. We stopped once we had left the buildings behind us. The carts were moving in opposite directions, though the ground was perfectly flat, and they wouldnt stay in place even with their wheels blocked by stones.In addition, it seemed as though the sea was being sucked(吸) backwards, as if it were being pushed back by the shaking of the land. Certainly the shoreline moved outwards, and many sea animals were left on dry sand.Behind us were frightening dark clouds that opened up to show firelike lightning, but bigger. Not long after that the clouds reached down to the ground and covered the sea. Now came the dust, though still thin. I looked back. A dense cloud appeared behind us, following us like a flood pouring across the land. Then a darkness came that was not like a moonless or cloudy night, but more like being in a closed and unlighted room. You could hear women and children crying, men shouting. Some were calling for parents, others for children; they could only recognize them by their voices.Darkness and ashes came again, a great weight of them. We stood up and shook the ash off again and again; otherwise we would have been covered with it and crushed by the weight.At last the cloud became thinner and thinner until it was no more than smoke or fog. Soon there was real daylight. The sight that met our still terrified eyes was a changed world, buried in ash like snow.from Plinys letter to a friend41. Pliny left the town after _.A. the eruptionB. the sky became darkC. the buildings began shakingD. the sea went back42. The carts wouldnt stay still because _.A. the earth was shaking B. the sea sucked them backwardsC. the wheels had stones under themD. the lightening frightened the horses43. The reason why it was dark is that _.A. it was very late at nightB. clouds of ash covered the sunC. there was a very bad stormD. there was no moon that night44. People tried to find their relations by calling out their names and.A. listening to their voicesB. running about looking for themC. shaking the ash off peopleD. watching people as they ran pastBSooner or later, most students are to take some form of English examinations. Often the more successful students are better prepared. However, sometimes students who do well have better test taking skills. These abilities really have nothing to do with understanding English better. They are skills that make taking the test easier, and therefore provide better results.Here are some very importantand often ignoredguidelines to taking a test successfully.Do not insist on completing each question before going to the next. This is extremely important. Remember one question may only be worth one point! You will become nervous when you fail to find out its answer, making you lose your concentration and leading to worse results. However, answering the questions you are sure you know results in your being more relaxed and feeling more confident.Go through the test a second time working out the answers to more difficult questions. Sometimes questions asked are answered in later questions asking for different things.Usually(but not always) a strong first impulse(冲动) means we know the answer and we dont really have to think about it too much. Going back to think about it usually makes you unsure and often causes a mistake. This is very common, so be very careful!If you dont know the answer, write something. If you are answering a 4 possibility multiple choice question you will still have a 25% chance of being correct!Taking a test is as much for you as is for your teacher, so never cheat. If you cheat, you dont help yourself in the long run.45. In the first paragraph, the writer stresses the importance of _.A. better preparations for exams. B. better understanding of English.C. better skills at taking exams.D. better results of taking exams.46. When taking an exam, you are advised _.A. to first answer the questions which are easier to you.B. to depend on your first impulse to answer the questions.C. to search the test paper for all the answers to the questions.D. to give up the questions whose answers you dont know.47. It is common that many students_.A. pay much attention to their testing skills.B. often give up a difficult test halfway.C. often get higher results by cheating.D. dont believe in their first impulse.48. What would be the best title of the passage? A. Effective Studying Methods.B. Effective Test Taking Skills.C. Getting Better Exam Results.D. Being Successful Students.CA NATIONWIDE BESTSELLERIts likely that everything you learned aboutAmericas ancient history is wrong.The new book,1491, completely changes our understanding of the America before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.DID YOU KNOW?When Columbus landed there were probably more people in the Americas than there were in Europe.The peoples of North America had such healthy life-styles that as late as the 19th century they continued to be the tallest people on earth.Facts have shown that the Americas were populated as long as 33,000 years ago. 4,000 years ago Mesoamerican farmers developed corn in a feat (技艺) of genetic engineering that still isnt completely understood.COMMENTS ON1491“In the tradition ofJared Diamond & John MePhee, a totally new view of pre-Columbian America”.Richard Rhodes“Attractively written and really absorbing, Charles C.Mann has produced a book thats part detective story, part epic(史诗)and part tragedy(悲剧). He has taken on a vast topic: thousands of years, two huge continents, and cultures.”Charles Matthews,San Jese Mercary News“Powerful and challenging”Alan Taylor,Washingto post“A pleasure to read as well as a wonderful education”Howard Zinn49. On the whole,1491is a book mainly about Americas_.A. life-stylesB. populationC. historyD. agriculture50. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the comments on the book1491?A.It is interesting and instructive. B.It is attractive and culturally related.C.It is challenging and revolutionary.D.It is humorous and persuasive51. From this passage, we can learn_. A. people settled in the America a little earlier than 1492B. North Americans were the tallest in the 18th century in the worldC. Mesoamencan farmers knew genetic engineering 5,000 years agoD. the population in the Americas was smaller than that in Europe in 1492DSome people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them. Take my familys last vacation. It was my six-year-old sons winter break from school, and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip. The flight was overbooked, and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. I had meetings in New York，So I had to get back. But that didnt mean my husband and my son couldnt stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home.The next day, my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight. Yes, I encouragedokay, orderedthem to wait it out at the airport, to earn more Delta Dollars. Our total take: $1,600. Not bad, huh?Now some people may think Im a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.Ive made a living looking for the best deals and exposing （揭露） the worst tricks. I have been the consumer reporter of NBCsTodayshow for over a decade. I have written a couple of books including one titledTricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do what I believe in.I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your moneys worth. Im also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldnt hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its shape longer, and its the first thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. Quality lasts.52. Why did Delta give the authors family credits? A. They took a later flight.B. They had early bookings. C. Their flight had been delayed.D. Their flight had been cancelled.53. What can we learn about the author? A. She rarely misses a good deal.B. She seldom makes a compromise(妥协). C. She is very strict with her children. D. She is interested in cheap products.54. What does the author do? A. Shes a teacher.B. Shes a housewife. C. Shes a media person.D. Shes a businesswoman.55. What does the author want to tell us? A. How to expose bad tricks.B. How to reserve airline seats. C. How to spend money wisely.D. How to make a business deal.EYears ago, if a teenager had some problems in his or her life, he or she might write in his or her diary. Now a teenager with the same problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog. In many ways, a diary and a blog are almost the same. So, what makes a blog different from a diary?_56_ Usually, a teenager treats his or her diary like a book full of secrets. Both diaries and blogs tell what happened to the writer that day. I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her blog. She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry exam. _57_ Then, after I finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was worried that my sister might read it!Because a blog is such a public way of writing, it has both good and bad points. _58_ If I am angry with a friend during school and write something bad about her in my diary, she will never know. However, if my sister writes something bad about a friend, that friend may read her blog and get angry. _59_.A blog has good points, of course. _60_ People choose to write in blogs because they know that their friends will read what they write. If I am feeling sad one day and write in my diary, “Nobody cares about me,” no one will know about it. However, if my sister writes the same words in her blog, her best friends will quickly reply and tell her how much they like her. If People are careful about what they write, blogs are a very good way to write about everyday life. However, I still prefer my old diary!A. So we have to be very careful of what we write. B. W