2014级高一英语月考试题.doc

2014届高一上学期英语月考试题（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑A Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath. “I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought. She went to the doctor and told him her problem. “Im not at all surprised, ”he said. “Its clear what your problem is.” He examined her and then gave her some advice. “If you dont do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.” Ellen was very worried as she left the doctors. She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time. The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butchers shop（肉铺）. “Id like ten pounds of steak（牛排）, please,” she said. “Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and placed it on the scale（天平）. “Thats just under ten pounds,” he said. “Thats big enough,” Mrs. Parker said. The butcher worked out the price. “At 4. 99 a pound that will49. 50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?” “Oh, I dont want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said. “If you dont want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?” “My doctor told me that I am overweight and have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of flesh looked like.” 21. The reason why Ellen Parker visited the doctor is that_. A. she had a problem with her health. B. she was unhappy about her weight. C. she could not sleep well. D.she had had a heart attack. 22. Parker asked for ten pounds of steak because _. A. she wanted to buy some for dinner. B. she wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like. C. her doctor had told her to eat steak. D. she wanted to lose weight. 23. What did the doctor think might happen to Ellen？ A. She might put on more weight. B. She might stop eating too much. C. She might go to another doctor. D. She might have a heart attack. 24. What was Ellen Parkers real problem？ A. She ate too much steak. B.The doctor did not know. C. She weighed too much. D. She could not walk very quickly. BThe deserts of the world are not all covered with sand. Many of them have surfaces(表面) of rock or clay or small stones. They are not flat, either. They often have high hills and deep valleys. There is some plants life in many parts of the desert. There is little rain in the desert, but it does fall often enough for most plants.The deserts of the world are not uninhabited(not lived by people). People also live outside oases(绿洲), but these people are not farmers. They have camels, goats, donkeys, sheep, etc. These animals can live on the desert plants and do not need much water.The people of the desert have to move constantly from place to place, they must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals. They usually live in tents. When there is no more food for their animals, they fold up their tents, pat them on their camels and donkeys, and move to another place. In good years, when there is enough food for their animals, they trade their skins and their goats and camel hairs with the people of oases for wheat and fruit. But in bad years, when there is not enough food for their animals, the people of the desert would attack the oases people. But they are also hospitable, no man in the desert would ever refuse to give a stranger food and water.25. The underlined word “hospitable” has the meaning of being _.A. cruel B.braveC. kind D. strange 26. In the desert, _.A. it rains in spring onlyB. the rainfall is just enough for most plants C. it rains for a short time every month D. there is no rain27. People live _.A. only inside the oases B. only outside the oasesC. in places with regular rainfalls D. both inside and outside the oases 28. From the passage we know that life _.A. is impossible in deserts B. is happy in desertsC. is hard in deserts D. in deserts is much better nowCAfter a days work, it is always good to go to a theme park to have a good time. The list below contains some of the weirdest (怪异的) theme parks in the world. Tiger Balm GardensSingaporeIt is the most appropriate vacation spot for both friends and family to go and hang out. The park was built by two brothers in 1937. And when you take a ride, you are going to experience the worst thing in your lifetime. The park contains the weirdest figures you can ever see. Republic of Children Mannel B. Gonnet, ArgentinaIt is a dream of every child to go to a park during the holidays to have some fun; as well as having things like cotton candy, have a ride, and so on. But this theme park goes against this, since it does not have any exciting activities. The reason for this is that the designers of the Republic of Chilean wanted it to teach children about ethics（道德标准）.Dracula s LandTransylvania, RomaniaThis is not necessarily a park as much as a place that has been turned into one big tourist attraction. People used to live in some parts of Draculas Land and there are some homes that still have families living in them. The local people in Draculas Land have accepted their culture happily and their traditional houses, which attract visitors from all over the world.Napoleon Theme ParkSouth of Paris, FranceAre you fond of Napoleon Bonaparte stories? Well if you are, then a visit to a French theme park is a must for you. The park will hopefully be opened in 2017. The museum and historic representation of some of his battles will be the best part here. It will also have rides in which tourists will pass through the frozen dead soldiers. It will certainly be a must-see for the whole family.29. What can we learn about Tiger Balm Gardens? A. .You can sleep and dream about some strange things here. B. You can see some frightening figures in it.C. It is not suitable for children.D. It was painted by two brothers30. What can we see in the Napoleon Theme Park?A. Napoleon Bonaparte stories. B. The traditional houses. C. The frozen dead soldiers. D. The local residents.31. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To advise parents to go out with their children.B. To discuss the differences between different parks worldwide.C. To offer a guided tour service to tourists.D. To encourage people to visit the above parks.DIt was another rainy day, it had stopped raining but the ground was still wet. I was in the car with my friend, and ahead of us was an old man, with a walking stick in his hand as it seemed he was having a hard time standing up. I have always had a weakness for old people. They break my heart, especially the ones begging on the streets, or selling flowers, I feel sad for them, having to be on the streets instead of being taken care of by their families or the government. There was a car in front of us before we reach next to him. I had prepared money in my hand to give it to him, and I was looking at the car in front of us when the driver took a bill of money and threw it off the windowhe threw it in the face of the old man and it fell on the ground, in a wet spot. The old man looked at the bill with a sad look, knowing it would take him a big effort to pick it up and he was hardly standing up, so I opened the car door, ran to him as he was bending to pick it up, took it, wiped it with my jeans since it was almost wet, gave it to him and gave him the money I had prepared for him. The look on his face when he saw me doing that was the most rewarding look anyone has ever given me. He was shocked and started thanking me for what I did and asking God to bless me, but I couldnt hear a word of what he was saying, I couldnt look him in the eye, how can someone so sweet like him with a kind and gentle look be left on the streets? Helping him out surely made his day, but what he didnt know is that he affected me in a way he could never imagineI still think about him very often, and I just hope everyone will look at old people the way I do.32. In the authors opinion, who should be responsible for caring for old people?A. Old people themselves.B. Their families or the government. C. Some kind-hearted people. D.Some non-governmental organizations.33. Paragraph 2 mainly talks about _. A. why the author was angry at the way the old man was treated B. how the old man picked up the bill with great difficulty C. the two totally different ways the old man was treated D. the rudeness of the driver who threw a bill of money to the old man34. The old man was shocked at what the author did probably because _. A. he knew he had given the author the most rewarding look B. he was able to stand up easily without a walkingC. he suddenly found himself unable to say anythingD. he was often treated in a rude way by most people 35. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the old man?A. He was often seen selling flowers on the streets.B. He refused to accept the bill given to him by the driver.C. He had no idea how great an effect he had on the author.D. He wished that all the people could learn from the author.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容, 从短文后的七个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. 注：E涂：AB F涂：AC G涂:AD36 From 1825, according to IQ. scores；but you are wiser and more experienced with increasing age. You are smartest in your 20s; around 30, your memory begins to go down, particularly your ability to perform mathematical computations. _37_ Your vocabulary at the age of 45, for example, is three times as great as when you graduated from college. At 60, your brain has almost four times as much information as it did at the age of 21.38 You have the best physical sense of yourself from 15 to 24; the best professional sense from 40 to 49. Before the age of 24, we believe that our happiest years are yet to come；over 30，we believe that they are behind us. A National Health survey agrees after the age of 30, we become more realistic and do not view happiness as a goal in itself. If we keep our health, achieve professional and emotional goals, happiness, we feel, will follow._39_ Generally between 30 and 39，but the peak (顶峰) varies with different professions(职业). Mosart wrote a symphony (交响曲) and four sonatas by the age of 8, and Mendelssohn composed his bestknown work A Midsummer Nights Dream at 17, but most of the great music was written by men between 33 and 39.Though the peak in most fields comes early, most Nobel Prize winners did their top research in their late 20s and 30screative people continue to produce work with high quality throughout their lives _40_A. For the “wellconditioned mind”， there is no upper limit.（限制）B. Creative people usually produce a lot of works.C. Do you know what IQ. refers to?D. When are you smartest? E. But your IQ. for other tasks goes up.F. When are you happiest?G. When are you most creative (创造性的)?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题；每题1.5分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、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 man lived at the foot of a hill. For a long time, he heard of tales of the other side of the hill stories of rich land, 41 weather and beautiful scenery.One day, he was 42 life in his home town and thought it was 43 to improve it, so he packed his bags, left his home and started climbing the hill, 44 to live a better life.The climb was very 45 . The man had to stop to rest many times. At some 46 , the hill was very steep (陡峭的) indeed, and he almost wanted to 47 . But his dream of a better life 48 him going.One afternoon, the man came to another steep part of the hill. And at the top stood some thick plants. The same 49 had happened to him many times before. 50 this time it was a little hard to get over it, he surely was able to do it.51 , the man was too tired after all those days of 52 and pushing through high plants. He was 53 that he still had no results to show, no fruit to enjoy. He just didnt want to 54 any more. He said to himself, “Maybe life on the other side of the hill is not like what the 55 told. My old home isnt that 56 anyway.” He finally made his decision, 57 and set off for home. Actually the man didnt know that 58 he climbed over that slope (斜坡), he could see the other side of the hill and all he had heard about that place was 59 . The man had already done the hard part, but he 60 to stop trying when things were going to get much better. 41. A. bad B. perfectC.hot D. cold42. A. interested in B. surprised at C. bored ofD. nervous about43. A. necessary B.easy C. simpleD. right44. A. beginning B. wishing C. refusing D. helping45. A. astonishing B. interestingC.amazingD. tiring46. A. marches B. pointsC. days D. corners47. A. get upB.run away C. sit downD. give up 48. A. stoppedB. askedC. kept D. noticed49. A. steep B. trouble C. dream D. illness50. A. IfB. Because C.AlthoughD. When51. A. HoweverB.Luckily C. OtherwiseD. So52. A. running B. playingC.waitingD. climbing53. A. happy B.excitedC. angryD. calm54. A. help B. tryC. escapeD. learn55. A. films B. booksC.lessons D. tales56. A. strange B. useless C. terribleD. dangerous57. A. turned around B. looked around C. went onD. slowed down58. A. as ifB. so thatC.as well asD. as long as 59. A. falseB.funny C. true D. important60. A. preparedB. choseC.agreedD. failed第卷第一部分 英语知识运用 第一节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题15分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Once there lived a rich man 61 wanted to do something for the people of his town. 62 first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed 63 very large stone. Then he 64 (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. 65 man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 66 . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,