上海高一上英语月考卷2017学年度.doc

2017学年度第一学期12月考试高一英语试卷(本试卷满分100分。考试时间90分钟。)I. Listening Comprehension Part A Short Conversations 10%Directions： In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. He is overweight. B. Hes suffering from cancer. C. He has a heart attack. D. He has given up smoking. 2. A. He couldnt sleep well. B. He dreamed a good dream. C. He stayed up to prepare for the exam. D. He did well in the exam.3. A. She likes to make friends. B. She works in a restaurant. C. She s honest and generous. D. Shes good at cooking.4. A. To the north of San Francisco. . B. To the south of San Francisco. C. To the east of Los Angeles. D. To the west of Los Angeles.5. A. Go on painting the wall. . B. Go to see a doctor. C. Have a rest. D. Ask someone to help him.6. A. She was holding her birthday party. B. She was surfing the net. C. She was out. D. She was in a party.7. A. A guide. B. A visitor. C. A cleaner. D. A translator. 8. A. Go to see a film. B. Take an exam. C. Help his friend with study. D. Study at home.9. A. She is too hungry. B. She asks to change a beefsteak. C. Her husband likes it. D. Her first beefsteak is on the ground.10. A. Some ice cream. B. A glass of water.C. A watermelon. D. A bottle of Coca-Cola.Section B Passages (6%)Directions: In part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. To see his football match.B. To celebrate his birthday. C. To celebrate his retirement. D. To welcome him joining in a new team. 12. A. His behavior is not sportsman-style. B. Few people know him these days. C. He is sometimes not very confident.D. He has a great sense of humor.13. A. Encourage his teammates.B. Make his teammates laugh C. Lead the teammates to practice.D. Teach his teammates special skills.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following talk.14. A. They traveled with two-wheeled carriage. B. They used logs on rivers and lakes. C. They used rollers under boats. D. They traveled on the back of horses. 15. A. The wheel. B. The stagecoach. C. The car.D. The bamboo raft.16. A. It can transport more people. B. It can travel faster and easier. C. It can pull heavy loads. D. It can run on any kind of road. Grammar and Vocabulary 10% Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.17. Are you interested in _? A. how did he do it B. he did it how C. how he did it D. he how did it 18. She is always the last _ at the meeting.A. spokeB. speakC. speakingD. to speak19. Thank you for your invitation, but Im not sure _Ill be free that day.A. whetherB. thatC. whenD. what20. Ill go there by air _ I have to sell my house to get enough money for a ticket.A. even ifB. unlessC. whetherD. because21. Parents are taught to understand _ important education is to their childrens future. A. that B. howC. such D. so 22. The other day, my brother drove his car down the street at _ I thought was a dangerous speed. A. as B. which C. what D. that23. His mother insisted that he _ the coat when going out.A.put onB.puts on C.to put on D.putting on24. _ you may have, you should gather your courage to face the challenge. A. However a serious problem B. What a serious problem C. However serious a problem D. What serious a problem25. Were having a meeting in half an hour. The decision _ at the meeting will influence the future of our company. A. to be made B. being made C. made D. having been made26. I cant forget _ Jane again ten years after graduation. She really has changed a lot.A. meetB. to meetC. meetingD. to meetingIII. Blank-filling 9% Directions: Complete the passage with the proper words in the box. Each word can only be used once. One word is not needed. A. talented B. position C. suffered D. unfortunately AB. sheltersAC. competing AD. inventions BC. eventually BD. honor CD. covering Athena was the favorite daughter of Zeus（宙斯）. Zeus once _27_ a terrible headache and he ordered Hephaestus, god of fire, to cut his head open. At that moment, Athena was born from her fathers head. At her birth, Athena was a beautiful full-grown girl, dressed in her protective _28_, ready to fight the enemies of the Greek people.Athena was a wise goddess（女神）. She taught people how to play musical instruments. She was _29_ enough to invent useful tools which the Greeks used in their daily lives. One story the Greeks told was about Athena and Poseidon, god of the sea, _30_ for a temple to be built in their name in the city of Athens. To decide which god they would honor, the local people would choose between Athena and Poseidons _31_. Poseidon created a saltwater spring from rocks. It was _32_ an amazing but unusable creation, as people could neither drink saltwater nor bathe in it. Athena made an olive（橄榄）tree that provided humans with _33_ from the sun, gave them olives and olive oil for food, and firewood for cooking. The people of Athens _34_ chose Athena as the winner and, in her _35_ built the Parthenon, which can still be seen in Athens, Greece today. IV. Cloze 15%Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Fresh out of residency (住院医师实习期), I took a job in a small hospitals emergency department. No one wanted to work on Christmas Eve and the shift (轮班) went to me 36 I was the newest member. I kissed my family goodbye and went to spend the night in the hospital. It was a 37 job.At 9 pm, a man was brought in. He was having a heart attack. His face was pale, and he looked 38 . I did my best to help him. Before I left in the morning, I 39 to see how he was doing. The situation was still serious, but he had lived through the night and was sleeping. Emergency doctors dont have 40 relationships with patients like other doctors. We get the 41 sick and the wounded. Often theyre frightened or angry at us just because were there. They pass through our hands and out the door. We 42 see them again. The following year, I got Christmas Eve duty again. At 9 pm, the nurse told me there was a 43 in the hall who wanted to see me. When I came near, the man introduced himself as Mr. Lee and said, “You probably dont remember me but last Christmas you 44 my life. Thank you for the year you gave me.” He and his wife hugged me, handed me a small gift, and left. I was more than a little surprised and 45 .The following year a new doctor had joined the group, and my family was 46 that I could stay home on Christmas Eve. But I wanted to see if Mr. and Mrs. Lee would 47 me. This time I 48 for the shift. I kept an eye on the door. Once again, at 9 pm, the Lees appeared, carrying their new grandchild. Mr. Lee, his family and I spent 13 Christmas Eves together. The last year I saw him, he brought me a golden 49 engraved (刻着) with a single word: Friendship. Mr. Lee died the next year. Now my family and I ring it every Christmas Eve at exactly 9 pm and offer a toast to the man who didnt 50 .36. A. thoughB. because C. ifD. while37. A. thanklessB. helpless C. meaninglessD. effortless 38. A. patient B. well C. frightened D. disappointed39. A. stopped byB. showed up C. woke upD. stood by40. A. continuingB. friendlyC. directD. special41. A. regularlyB. gradually C. slightly D. suddenly42. A. frequently B. neverC. rarely D. hopefully43. A. friend B. doctor C. couple D. cousin 44. A. saved B. enrichedC. added D. spared45. A. interested B. moved C. shocked D. satisfied46. A. guilty B. certainC. delighted D. confused47. A. call B. visit C. thank D. reward 48. A. waitedB. lookedC. longedD. volunteered49. A. board B. telephone C. bell D. clock50. A. leave B. forgetC. changeD. loseV. Reading Comprehension 19%Directions: Read the following two passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. AThe first English window was just a slit (裂缝) in the wall. It was cut long, so that it would let in as much light as possible, and narrow, to keep out the bad weather. However, the slit let in more wind than light. This is why it was called “the winds eye”. The word “window” itself comes from two Old Norse words for wind and eye.Before windows were used, the ancient halls and castles of northern Europe and Britain were dark and smoky. Their great rooms were high, with only a hole in the roof to let out the smoke from torches and cooking fires.As time went on, people wanted more light and air in their homes. They made “the winds eyes” wider so as to admit air and light. They stretched canvas(粗布) or tapestry（挂毯） across them to keep out the bad weather.51. The word “window” originally means _. A. opening to look round. B. letting in light. C. Winds eye D.Wind52. The first English window was a _. A. large hole in the roof B. hole covered with canvas C. slit covered with paper D. slit in the wall53. The window got its name because it _. A. kept out the light B. blew out the smoke C. let in more wind than light D.let in mostly light54. In the ancient castles of northern Europe, smoke went out through _. A. the windows B. the doors C. a hole in the wall D. a hole in the roof55. As time passed, people covered the windows with canvas so as to _.A.admit the light B.admit the wind C. let out the smoke D. keep out the bad weatherBIt is New Years Eve. As the hands of the clock move towards midnight, the old year is slowly dying; in a few minutes the New Year will be born. It is a time for looking back and looking forward. We look back over all that has happened during the past year, to ourselves, to our city and to the world. We look forward to the New Year that is just beginning and hope that it will bring health and happiness to all mankind.In Scotland the last day of the year is the most important holiday of the winter, much more important than Christmas. On New Years Eve friends and neighbors go about from house to house drinking a toast to the New Year and wishing each other luck.In England and Wales New Years Day is a holiday and most people sit up till after midnight on New Years Eve “to see the New Year in” and many go to parties and dances. Most of the big London hotels hold a New Years Eve dance, and most families will go out to one of these parties. The large room where the dance is held is beautiful. Around the edge of the dance floor, there are little tables where people may sit when they are not dancing.As the clock strikes midnight hundreds of coloured balloons come down from the roof, and the dancers shout and make a great noise to welcome in the New Year. Then all join hands to sing. The New Year has begun.56. From the passage, we can tell that New Years Eve is a time for _. A. giving presents to ones friends B. dancing C. thinking about the past and the future D. singing songs57. People usually hope that the New Year will bring them_. A.good health and happiness B. invitations C. things remembered D. a toast58. According to the passage, _is the most important holiday of the winter in Scotland, A. Christmas Eve B. Christmas Day C. New Years Eve D. The second of January59. People in England and Wales _. A. do not celebrate New Years Eve B. have a holiday on New Years Day C. spend New Years Day dancing D. go to their friends houses on New Years Day60. When _on New Years Eve, the New Year has begun. A. the people join hands to sing B. the coloured balloons come down C. the dancers shout and blow whistle D. the clock strikes twelveCThere are a lot of dangerous and terrible pests in Northeastern India, but the tree-bees are the most terrible. They are killers. Unlike most bees, which will sting (蜇) you only if they are disturbed or bothered, tree-bees will attack you in thousands or no obvious reason. And they will go after you for your life. Walking along a dusty road one sunny morning, while I was on holiday there last year, I found myself, without the least warning, the center of such an attack. The air above me suddenly became thick with bees. Despite the heat, I went cold all over. Until then I had never heard of Indian tree-bees, but I had recently seen a film called “The Angry Swarm”, whose subject was killer-bees.I began to run to the village about half a mile away. But I was soon covered from head to foot with bees. They crawled in thousands all over me, stinging with terrible pain. I tore them away in handfuls, only to make room for others. Each time I opened my lips for breath, more bees entered my mouth, until my tongue was stung to twice its normal size and I could hardly breathe. When I reached the village, I ran towards a house that was being built. As soon as the men working there saw the bees that were accompanying me, they ran for safety at top speed. Soon my eyes had completely closed. I fell into a heap of brick dust used for building. I pushed myself down into this until my head and shoulders were covered. I immediately found myself in a worse situation, the dust choking (窒息) out what little life I had left. When I struggled up out of the brick dust, the angry bees made a new attack on me. Now I already used up all my patience and strength. I ran weakly about in circles. Then I went down, in a state of unconsciousness. I was saved by two clever Gurkhas who raced to a heap of dry grass and quickly surrounded me with a thick wall of fire and smoke until the bees were driven away. They remained with me, I later learned, taking stings out of my body for the next three hours until a doctor was found and brought. 61. Which of the following is NOT true about the tree-bees in Northeastern India?A. They are most dangerous and terrible.B. They attack people in larger numbers.C. They will not attack unless they are bothered.D. They will sting people to death. 62. Why did the writer feel frightened when he saw the tree-bees? A. Because he was surrounded without warning.B. Because he thought of the film he had recently seen about killer-bees.C. Because he knew that Indian tree-bees were most dangerous.D. Because the temperature of the atmosphere suddenly went cold.63. When the men building the house saw the bees going after the writer, they _.A. ran over to save himB. ran away as fast as they couldC. ran to the top of the buildingD. used dry grass to fight against the bees64. What seems to be most useful in driving away the tree-bees?A. Clever Gurkhas.B. Brick dust.C. Dry grass.D. Smoke and fire.DNeuschwanstein Castle (New Swan Stone Castle) is one of the most beautiful and famous castles in Germany. Originally ordered to be built by King Ludwig II, the fairy-tale castle is a typical example of neo-romantic（新浪漫主义）style. The famous German castle overlooks the charming Hohenschwangau valley and is located only a short distance from the popular tourist town, Fussen. This fairy-tale look of Neuschwanstein Castle even inspired Walt Disney to create the Magic Kingdom.Construction on the castle began in 1869, but given the exact tastes of the king, the progress went very slowly. As an example, it took 14 workers four and a half years just to complete the woodwork in Ludwigs bedroom. The king named the castle after a character in one of Richard Wagners operas - the Swan Knight. In none of the other castles in Germany will you find more examples of Ludwigs fondness for Wagners work. Wall-hangings showing scenes from Wagners operas can be found inside. Construction on the castle was stopped when King Ludwig II was brought down because of the intrigue（阴谋）within his own cabinet（内阁）. The King himself hardly cared about matters of the state. Under Bavarian law, a King could be removed from power if he were found unfit to rule. The cabinet eventually did that. However, Ludwigs puzzling death - reported that he killed himself at the time -