甘肃省武威市第十八中学高一英语上学期第二次月考试题.doc

甘肃省武威市第十八中学2016-2017学年高一英语上学期第二次月考试题时间：120分钟 满分：120分 第卷第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） a in england, people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one day. in the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. an hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. the weather gets a little cold. in the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day. in england, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. so in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes. when you go to england, you will see that some english people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them. if you dont take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day. 1. why do people in england often talk about the weather? a. because they may have four seasons in one day b. because they often have very good weather c. because the weather is warm just like in spring d. because the sky is sunny all day 2. from the story we know that when _come, there is a heavy rain. a. sunshine and snow b. black cloudsc. summer and winter d. spring and autumn 3. people can also have summer in winter. means it is sometimes too _in winter. a. warm b. cool c. cold d. rainy 4. in the sunny morning some english people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because _. a. their friends ask them to do so b. it often rains in england c. they are going to sell them d. they are their favorite things 5. the best title (标题)for this passage is _. a. bad seasons b. summer or winter c. the weather in england d. strange english people b a student is learning to speak british english. he wonders (想知道): can i communicate with americans? can they understand me? learners of english often ask: what are the differences between british and american english? how important are these differences? certainly! there are some differences between british and american english. there are a few differences in grammar. for example, speakers of british english say “in hospital” and “have you a pen?” americans say “in the hospital!” and “do you have a pen?” pronunciation is sometimes different. americans usually sound theirs in words like “bird” and “hurt”. speakers of british english do not sound theirs in these words. there are differences between british and american english in spelling and vocabulary. for example, “color” and “honor” are british, “color” and honor” are american. these differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, however. for the most part, british and american english are the same language. 6. according to this passage, a student who is learning to speak american english might be afraid that_. a. british people cannot understand him b. american people cannot understand him c. the grammar is too hard for him d. the spelling is too hard for him 7. american english and british english are different in _. a. spelling b. pronunciation c. grammar d. all of the above 8. what is not mentioned ( 提及 ) in the passage? a. whether there are differences between british english and american english. b. whether british english and american english are one language or two. c. how the differences between british english and american english came about. d. how important the differences are. 9. most _ _ say “do you have a watch?” a. british people b. americans c. children d. teachers 10. according to this passage, british people and americans have_ difficulty in understanding each other. a. little b. much c. some d. great c tourism wasnt as important as it is today. in the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries. more people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world; that is to say, people now have more money for travel. special plane fares for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive than ever before. one person doesnt travel for the same reason as another. but most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own. they also like to meet new people and to taste new food. tourism causes many changes in a country and in peoples lives. people build new hotels and restaurants and train native men and women as guides to show visitors interesting places. therere new nightclubs and other amusements(娱乐). international tourism is clearly a big business. 11. in the old days _ could travel to other countries. a boys and girls, men or women, young or old b either kings or queens c both the poor and the rich d nobody but those who had money 12. more people travel today than in the past because_. a、people have become interested in traveling b、traveling today is easier the in the past c、people now have spare money for travel d、great changes have taken place in the world 13. what makes travel more attractive than before? a、travel by air to other countries is much cheaper today. b、more guides are being trained to show beautiful spots. c、modern telegraph lines make travel less expensive. d、new hotels and restaurants have been built. 14. which of the following statements is true according to the article? a、tourism wont bring any changes in peoples minds. b、people have some trouble in making journey. c、with the development of tourism, great changes have taken place in many parts in the world. d、tourism causes only some changes in clothing. 15. what is the best title of the passage? a. the change of tourism b. tourism c. the importance of tourism d. the cause of tourism change第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） the world is an interesting place. different people like different things. some people like loud music. other people dont. 16. _ many people like sports, but they do not all like the same sports. in some countries, cricket(板球运动) is a very popular sport, in others it is not popular at all. no one plays it or watches it on tv. however, most people like soccer. the world cup is very popular. 17. _ different people like different foods. some people do not like meat. 18. _ some people do not like potatoes or bread. they prefer rice. 19. _ most people have their favorite colors. some people like bright colors. others prefer pale colors. many people like traveling. different people like different places. some people like to go to the country. they like the fresh air. some people like to go to the cities. because they like shopping. 20._ what do you like? have you got an idea? a. they like soft music. b. not everyone likes the same color. c. millions of people watch the games on tv. d. different people like different kinds of pets. e. they eat fruit and vegetables most of the time. f. so they dont raise pigs in their countries g. some other people enjoy beautiful places like the mountains or beaches.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分） all life on the earth depends 21 the sun. the sun gives us food 22 clothing materials. it even gives us coal（煤）， 23 .the sun also makes day and 24 . the sun 25 half the earth at a time. it is day on the 26 side. 27 night on the dark side of the earth. 28 every part of the earth 29 from day to night during every 24 hours. a sunny day in winter is 30 a sunny day in summer. this is 31 the summer day is longer; 32 has a longer time to warm up and the sun shines 33 directly on the earth. in winter. 34 is short, there is less time for everything to get 35 and the sun doesnt shine more directly on the earth. land, just like the 36 , warms up more quickly than water 37 is also loses its heat more quickly. so 38 a hot sunny summers day on the beach（沙滩）,you can feel how hot the sand gets. the water is cool 39 the feet when you go in. the sun makes our earth beautiful. it gives us light. it keeps us warm. it makes things 40 . we can not live without the sun. 21aon bto cat din 22aor bbut cand dyet23aeither bneither cnor dtoo 24aweather bday-time cnight drain 25alight blights clighted dlighting 26alight blighted clighting dlights 27aits bits cit has dit28amost bthe most calmost da most 29acomes bwalks cflies dturns 30aas well as bcolder than cmore colder than dcolder as 31abecause bthat chow dwhether32aeverything ball thing csomething dnothing 33amuch bvery cmore dso 34athe day bthe night cthe morning dthe noon 35awarmest bwarm cwarmer dmuch warm 36asand bsea cearth dtrees 37aand bbut cor dwhile 38ain bat con dfor 39ato bin con dat 40ato grow bgrowing cgrows dgrow 第卷 第二节 （共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。1. the mother devoted herself to _ (raise) her four children.2. _ (judge) from his appearance, he is not from a rich family.3. this book is too difficult for me _ (read).4. the robber was sentenced _ prison for life.5. luckily no one _ (trap) in a burning house yesterday.6. the _ (shock) news made me realize what terrible problems we would face.7. the old couple burst into _ (laugh) when they heard the funny story.8. this is the best film _ has been shown so far in the city.9. the house _ he lived 10 years ago has been pulled down.10. the man _ i talked just now is my brother.第三 部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节 短文改错(共10小题:每小题1分，满分10分) 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处.每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号() 并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。 修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。anne is my best friend in high school. honest and friendly, she gets along well to other students. she always lend a helping hand until someone needs help. anne is as good as me but tall than me. basketball is her favorite sport though she is girl. because anne studies very hard, so she often gets high grades in exams. im not good at english, so he often helps me with my english after school. with her help, i have made great progresses in english. and i also help her as many as i can. i hope our friendship will last as long as we lived.第二节 书面表达（满分20分）国际文化交流中心将组织一次由各国学生参加的“和平，友爱”夏令营活动，要求报名者提交英文个人简介。假设你是李琳，请根据下列信息写一篇个人简介。姓名：李琳 性别：女 年龄：1