河南省武陟县第一中学西区高一英语9月月考试题.doc

河南省武陟县第一中学西区2014-2015学年高一英语9月月考试题aa friend of mine named paul received an expensive car from his brother as a christmas presenton christmas eve when paul came out of his office，a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shining car“is this your car，paul？”he asked paul answered，“yes，my brother gave it to me for christmas.” the boy was surprised“you mean your brother gave it to you and it didnt cost you anything？boy，i wish” he hesitated(犹豫) of course paul knew what he was going to wish forhe was going to wish he had a brother like that. but what the boy said surprised paul greatly. “i wish,” the boy went on，“that i could be a brother like that.” paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “would you like to take a ride in my car？” “oh yes，id love that” after a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“paul，would you mind driving in front of my house？” paul smiled a littlehe thought he knew what the boy wantedhe wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. but paul was wrong again. “will you stop where those two steps are？” the boy asked he ran up to the steps. then in a short while paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. he was carrying his little crippled(残疾) brother. he sat him down on the step and pointed to the car. “there she is, buddy, just like i told you upstairs. his brother gave it to him for christmas and it didnt cost him a cent. and some day im going to give you one just like itthen you can see for yourself all the nice things in the christmas windows that ive been trying to tell you about.” paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. the shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride. bmany people take it for granted(认为理所当然) that black is a color of bad things while white should always mean something goodthis may be because, in their opinion, black is related to darkness and white to purityhowever, that is not always the casedid you know that the same one colour may mean differently in different places of the world?in the english-speaking world, black is the colour of mourningpeople wear black clothes at the funeralred is concerned with danger or bloodshed (流血)yellow is the word for fearif you are afraid, you are yellowyet none of these sayings is true outside the english-speaking worldin china and korea white is the colour of mourningin russia, china and some other countries, red stands for beauty, life and excellencein italy and germany, you are yellow with anger, not with feareven within the english-speaking area it is not difficult to find colour contradictions (矛盾)a redcap in the united states is a porter in a railway stationin britain, however, a redcap is a military policemanboth names are logical because both men wear red capssimilarly, the british term for an american white collar worker is sometimes called a black-coated workerone does not have to cross an area to find color differenceswould you rather be red-blooded? if we go back to the origin, we find that both terms are logical as both names suggestthe expression blueblood comes from spain, where some noble families proudly said that they had blue bloodbut then why “blue” blood? because they were fair-skinned, and it is only natural that their blood vessels (血管) stood out appearing blue24. yellow is concerned with anger in _. arussia bbritain cchina d germany25. both britain and america would probably agree that _. aa redcap is a porter in a station bblack is the color of mourning ca black-coated worker is employed in an officedred stands for beauty and excellence26. the best title for this passage is _.athe development of the symbolic（象征性的）use of colorsbthe meaning concerned with certain colorsccolors that carry bad meanings dthe origin(起源) of blue blood27. when some spanish called themselves “blueblood”, they actually meant _.athey had heart trouble and their faces looked bluebthey had blue blood in their vesselscthey were fair-skinned dthey came from a noble familycthe man who never put a foot wrongsome people do not like anything to be out of place; they are never late for work; they return their books to the library on time; they remember peoples birthdays; and they pay their bills as soon as they arrive. mr. dodds is such a person .mr. dodds works in a bank, and lives on his own. the only family he has is in the next town :his sister lives there with her husband, and her son, mark, mr. dodds does not see his sister, or her family, from one year to the next, but he sends them christmas cards, and he has not forgotten one of marks seventeen birthdays.last week mr. dodds had quite a surprise. he drove home from the bank at the usual time, driving neither too slowly nor too fast. he parked his car where he always parked it, out of the way of other cars, and he went inside to make his evening meal. straight away, there was a knock at the door. mr dodds opened the door to find a policeman standing on the door-step .“what have i done wrong ?” mr. dodds asked himself . “have i driven on the wrong side of the road? has there been some trouble at the bank? have 31. the policeman was there _. a. to ask mr. dodds to go to see his uncle b. to ask mr. dodds to park his car not too near to other cars c. to meet mr. dodds, his uncle d. to see mr. dodds about some trouble at the bank dlow-cost gifts for mothers daygift no. ioffer to be your mothers health friend. promise to be there for any and all doctors visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. most mothers always say no need, but another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctors visit. the best part? this one is free.gift no. 2help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. put them all in one place. be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. having all this information in one place could end up saving your mothers life, dr. marie savard said.gift no. 3enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep, savard said. we know that good sleep is very important to our health.gift no. 4some gift companies such as presents for purpose allow you to pay it forward this mothers day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构). gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things -many of which are green - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. when your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.32. what are you advised to do for your mother at doctors visits? _a. take notes. b. buy medicine. c. be with her d. give her gifts.33. what can be a gift of organization for your mother? _a. keeping her medical information together.b. buying all gifts for her from one company.c. making a list of her medical check-ups.d. storing her medicines in a safe place. 34. where can you find a gift idea to improve your mothers sleep? _a. in gift no. 1. b. in gift no. 2. c. in gift no. 3. d. in gift no. 4.35. buying gifts from presents for purpose allows mothers to _a. enjoy good sleep b. be well-organizedc. get extra support d. give others help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。 a major source of teen stress is school exams，and test anxiety（焦虑）is not uncommon. when you recognize（意识到）your teen is under stress，how can parents help your teen stay calm before an exam?be involved（参与）. parents need to be involved in their teens work. 36 what they look for is your presenceto talk，to cry，or simply to sit with them quietly. communicate openly with your teen. encourage your teen to express her worries and fears，but don t let them focus on those fears.help them get organized. 37 together，you and your teen can work out a schedule in which she can study for what she knows will be on the test. provide a calm environment. help your teen set up a quiet place to study and protect his privacy (隐私)give them a nutritious（营养的） diet. it is important for your teen to eat a healthy，balanced diet during exam times to focus and do her best. 38 if this happens，encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches. a healthy diet，rather than junk food，is best for reducing stress. 39 persuade your teenager to get some sleep and/or do something 第三部分 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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。telling the truth is a very good habit. if you 41 speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of 42 ! here is a story of a man who did a lot of 43 things, but his promise to tell the truth _44_ him.once a man came to a prophet（预言家）and said, “oh, prophet, i have many bad 45. which one of them should i 46 first？”the prophet said,“give up telling 47 first and always speak the truth. ”the man promised to do so and went home.at night the man was about to go out to steal. before setting out , he thought for a moment about the 48 he made with the prophet. “49 tomorrow the prophet asks me where i have been, what shall i say？shall i say that i went out 50？no, i cannot say that. but nor can i lie. if i tell the truth, 51 will start hating me and call me a thief. i would be 52 for stealing.”so the man 53 not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.next day, he 54 drinking wine. when he was about to do so, he said to himself, “what shall i say to the prophet if he asks me what i did during the day？i cannot tell a lie, and if i speak the truth people will 55 me, because a muslim is not 56 to drink wine.”and so he gave up the 57 of drinking wine.in this way, 58 the man thought of doing something bad, he 59 his promise to tell the truth. one by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very 60 person.41. a. hardly b. alwaysc. sometimes d. never42. a. timeb. moneyc. energy d. trouble43. a. bad b . great c. strange d. stupid44. a. educatedb. bothered c. saved d. tested45. a. habitsb. friendsc. purposes d. collections46. a. take in b. bring backc. depend on d. give up47. a. storiesb. truths c. lies d. reasons48. a. planb. promise c. secret d. mistake49. a. becauseb. unlessc. since d. if50. a. drinking b. stealingc. walking d. dancing51. a. noneb. someonec. anyone d. everyone52. a. controlledb. admired c. killed d. punished53. a. refused b. decided c. tried d. agreed54. a. talked about b. felt like c. adapted to(适应) d. broke down55. a. hate b. understand c. like d. respect56. a. allowedb. encouraged c. invited d. advised57. a. chanceb. disadvantage c. adventure d. idea58. a. whereverb. whatever c. whenever d. however59. a. forgot b. remembered c. doubted d. regretted60. a. attractive b. good c. practical d. generous(慷慨的)第二节 （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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 chinese proverbs are rich and they are still widely used in chinese peoples daily life. 61 these proverbs there are often interesting stories. for example, the proverb, “plucking up a crop 62 (help) it grow”, is based on the following story. it is said that a shorttempered man in the song dynasty (9601279) was very anxious to help 63 rice crop grow up quickly. he was thinking about 64 day and night. but the crop was growing much slower than he expected. one day, he came up with an idea 65 he would pluck up all of his crop a few inches. he did so the next day. he was very tired 66 doing this for a whole day, 67 he felt very happy since the crop did “grow” 68 (high). his son heard about this and went to see the crop. unfortunately the leaves of the crop began to wither.this proverb is saying we have to let things go in their 69 (nature) course. being too anxious to help an event develop often 70 (result) in the contrary to our intention.第四部分 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） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。 today we had a chemistry test. i found the test difficulty, but i tried hardly to do it. suddenly mary, my best friend, asking me to let her to copy my answers. after think for some time, i let her copy my answers. but after the test, all of us were called to the teachers office. t