江苏省宝应中学2019-2020学年高一英语下学期月考试题

江苏省宝应中学2019-2020学年高一英语下学期月考试题第一部分阅读理解(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，从每篇短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳选项。aa sydney pass gives you unlimited and flexible travel on the explorer buses：the “red” sydney explorer shows you around our exciting city sights while the “blue” bondi explorer visits sydney harbor bays and famous beaches. take to the water on one of three magnificent daily harbor cruises(游船). you can also travel free on regular sydney buses, sydney ferries or city rail services(limited area), so you can go to every corner of this beautiful city.imagine browsing at darling harbor, sampling the famous seafood at watsons bay or enjoying the city lights on an evening ferry cruise. the possibilities and plans are endless with a sydney pass. wherever you decide to go, remember that bookings are not required on any of our services so tickets are treated on a first in, first seated basis.sydney passes are available for 3, 5 or 7 days for use over a 7 calendar day period. with a 3 or 5 day pass you choose on which days out of the 7 you want to use it. all sydney passes include a free airport express inward trip before starting your 3, 5 or 7 days, and the return trip is valid(有效的) for 2 months from the first day your ticket was used.sydney pass faresadultchild*family*3day ticket$90$45$2255day ticket$120$60$3007day ticket$140$70$350*a child is defined as anyone from the ages of 4 years to under 16 years. children under 4 years travel free.*a family is defined as 2 adults and any number of children from 4 to under 16 years of age from the same family.1. a sydney pass doesnt offer unlimited rides on _a. the explorer busesb. the harbor cruisesc. regular sydney busesd. city rail services2. with a sydney pass, a traveler can _a. save fares from and to the airportb. take the sydney explorer to beachesc. enjoy the famous seafood for freed. reserve seats easily in a restaurant3. if 5day tickets were to be recommended to a mother who travelled with her colleague and her children, aged 3，6 and 10, what would the lowest cost be?a. $225. b. $300.c. $360. d. $420. blanguages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. when the world was still populated by huntergatherers, small, tightly knit(联系) groups developed their own patterns of speech independent of each other. some language experts believe that 10，000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12，000 languages between them.soon afterwards, many of those people started settling down to become farmers, and their languages too became more settled and fewer in number. in recent centuries, trade, industrialization, the development of the nationstate and the spread of universal compulsory education, especially globalisation and better communications in the past few decades, all have caused many languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as english, spanish and chinese are increasingly taking over.at present, the world has about 6，800 languages. the distribution of these languages is hugely uneven. the general rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages, often spoken by many people, while hot, wet zones have lots, often spoken by small numbers. europe has only around 200 languages; the americas about 1，000; africa 2，400; and asia and the pacific perhaps 3，200, of which papua new guinea alone accounts for well over 800. the median number(中位数) of speakers is a mere 6，000, which means that half the worlds languages are spoken by fewer people than that.already well over 400 of the total of 6，800 languages are close to extinction(消亡), with only a few elderly speakers left. pick, at random, busuu in cameroon (eight remaining speakers), chiapaneco in mexico (150), lipan apache in the united states(two or three) or wadjigu in australia (one, with a questionmark): none of these seems to have much chance of survival.4. what can we infer about languages in huntergatherer times?a. they developed very fast.b. they were large in number.c. they had similar patterns.d. they were closely connected5. which of the following best explains “dominant” underlined in paragraph 2?a. complex. b. advanced.c. powerful. d. modern.6. how many languages are spoken by less than 6，000 people at present?a. about 6，800. b. about 3，400.c. about 2，400. d. about 1，200.7. what is the main idea of the text?a. new languages will be created.b. peoples lifestyles are reflected in languages.c. human development results in fewer languages.d. geography determines language evolution.cis the “go to college” message overdone?even in a weak job market, the old college try isnt the answer for everyone. a briefing paper from the brookings institution warns that “we may have overdone the message on college”， senior fellow isabel sawhill said.“weve been telling students and their families for years that college is the only way to succeed in the economy and of course theres a lot of truth to that，” mrs sawhill said. “on average it does pay off.but if you load up on a whole lot of student debt and then you dont graduate, that is a very bad situation.”one comment that people often repeat among the years of slow job growth has been the value of education for landing a job and advancing in a career. aprils national unemployment rate stood at 7.5%, according to the labor department. the unemployment rate for highschool graduates over 25 years old who hadnt attended college was 7.4%, compared with 3.9% for those with a bachelors degree or more education. the difference is even bigger among those aged 1624. the jobless rate for those with only a high school diploma in that age group is about 20%. at the same time, recent research by canadian economists warns that a college degree is no guarantee of promising employment.mrs sawhill pointed out that among the aspects that affect the value of a college education is the field of ones major: students in engineering or other sciences end up earning more than ones who major in the arts or education. the cost of tuition(学费) and the availability of financial aid are other considerations, with public institutions(大学) generally a better financial bargain than private ones.she suggested two ways to improve the situation: increasing vocational(职业的)technical training programs and taking_a_page_from europes focus on early education rather than postsecondary learning. “the european countries put a little more attention to getting people prepared in the primary grades，” she said. “then they have a higher bar for whoever goes to collegebut once you get into college, youre more likely to be highly subsidized(资助)”she also is a supporter of technical trainingto teach students how to be plumbers, welders and computer programmersbecause “employers are desperate” for workers with these skills.8. people usually think that _a. the cost of technical schooling is a problemb. technical skills are most important for finding a jobc. one will not succeed without a college degreed. there is an increased competition in getting into a college9. what does the underlined part “taking a page from”(in para. 5) possibly mean?a. learning from. b. changing from.c. differing from. d. hearing from.10. what can we infer from the passage?a. public institutions charge more for education.b. european universities are stricter with students.c. canadian students prefer to major in engineering.d. students with certain skills are in great demand.11. mrs sawhill may probably agree that _a. technical training is more important than college educationb. too much stress has been put on the value of college degreesc. a college degree will ensure promising employmentd. its easier for art students to find favorite jobsdeveryone looks forward to progress, whether in ones personal life or in the general society. progress indicates a persons ability to change the way he is living at the moment. progress must lead to a better life and a better way of doing things. all these, however, remain true only in so far as people want to accept technology and move forward by finding new and more efficient ways of doing things.however, at the back of the minds of many people, especially those who miss the “good old days”， efficiency_comes_with_a_price. when communication becomes more efficient, people are able to contact one another no matter where they are and at whatever time they wish. the click of a button allows people miles apart to talk or to see each other without even leaving their homes. with the communication gadgets,_such as mobile phones and ipads, people often do not take the effort to visit one another personally. a personal visit carries with the additional feature of having to be in the persons presence for as long as the visit lasts. we cannot unnecessarily excuse ourselves or turn the other persons off.with efficiency also comes mass production. such is the nature of factories and the success of industrialization today. factories have improved efficiency. unskillful tasks are left to machines and products are better made and produced with greater accuracy than any human hand could ever have done. however, with the improvements in efficiency also comes the loss of the personal touch when making these products. for example, many handcrafts(手工艺品) are now produced in a factory. although this means that supply is better able to increase demand, now that the supply is quick and efficient, the demand might fall because mass production lowers the quality of the handcraft and it is difficult to find unique designs on each item.nevertheless, we must not commit the mistake of analyzing progress only from one point of view. in fact, progress has allowed tradition to keep up. it is only with progress and the invention of new technology that many old products can be brought back to their old state. new technology is required for old products to stay old.it is peoples attitude towards progress that causes the type of influence that technology has on society. technology is flexible. there is no fixed way of making use of it. everything depends on peoples attitude. the worst effects of progress will fall on those who are unable to rethink their attitudes and views of society. when we accept progress and adapt it to suit our needs, a new “past” is created.12. according to paragraph 1, progress can benefit people when they are willing to _a. live a better lifeb. look for better methodsc. change ways of livingd. accept technology and advance steadily13. the underlined word “gadgets” is closest in meaning to “_”a. tools b. messagesc. barriers d. skills14. the author explains “efficiency comes with a price” by _a. describing a processb. using examplesc. following time orderd. making classification15. what can be concluded from the last paragraph?a. progress can suit the needs of daily life.b. people review the past with great regret.c. technology should be introduced in a fixed way.d. peoples attitude decides the use of technology.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。long, long ago people couldnt write and they had no books. but they had stories. people learned the stories by heart and taught new ones to one another. sometimes it was hard to remember them all. _16_ the ancient egyptians wrote their stories on something made from papyrus(纸沙草) plants. people in other places wanted to learn from the egyptians to use papyrus. _17_ so, parchment(羊皮纸), made from goatskin, later took its place.in ancient china, books looked a little different. people there used ink to write on bamboo or silk. and then they invented paper. made of trees, paper was easier and cheaper to make than papyrus or parchment. _18_ papermaking later spread to the west, but there was a big problem with these early books. every single one had to be copied and written by hand. _19_ they carved(雕刻) a page of words into a piece of wood or stone. they could then print the page by spreading ink on the wood or stone and putting it against paper. but it wasnt until a german printer invented movable, metal letters that books became fast and easy to make. the letters could be used to print copy after copy, and the letters put together again and again to print different pages of words. _20_ once a luxury(奢侈品) only the rich could buy, they soon became a treasure everyone could enjoy.a. it took years to finish making just one book.b. but papyrus grew mainly in egypt.c. things grew a little easier when writing was invented.d. finally books could be printed by the thousands.e. the chinese were the first to think of a way to speed things up a little.f. books in the west didnt change for a long time after that.g. its surface was smoother and better for writing on too.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)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选择中，选出最佳选项。the keeper of the riveran old man had been working for many years for a town. his job was to clear away natural waste from the pool water in the hills, which made up the lovely river flowing through the town nearby. quietly and _21_， the old man guarded the hills, _22_ the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have _23_ and polluted the fresh flow of water. the town soon became a popular attraction for tourists. elegant swans(天鹅) floated along the clear river and the view was so beautiful _24_ words.years passed. one evening the town _25_ met. as they reviewed the budget, one mans _26_ caught sight of the salary _27_ being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river. he asked “who is the old man? why do we _28_ to employ him? no one in town ever _29_ him. for all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isnt doing his job. his position isnt _30_ any longer.” then they voted to _31_ the man.for several weeks nothing changed.by early autumn, the trees began to _32_ their leaves. small branches broke off and fell into the pools of the hills, _33_ the flow of the shining water. one afternoon, someone noticed a slight yellowishbrown _34_ in the river. a few days later, the water was much _35_. within another week, an oily something covered some sections of the water along the banks and a terrible _36_ was soon sensed. swans left, and so did the _37_. the only thing that was now visiting the village was disease and sickness.quickly, the _38_ town committee called a special meeting. realizing their huge error in _39_， they rehired the old keeper of the river again, and within a few weeks, the river began to clear up. swans and tourists came back again and new life returned to the small town in the alps.never ignore the seeming smallness of a task, job or life. they may all make a _40_21. a. regularly b. suddenly c. naturally d. actually22. a. cut b. burned c. removed d. selected23. a. carried b. poured c. changed d. blocked24. a. beyond b. with c. in d. after25. a. office b. association c. department d. committee26. a. eye b. care c. hand d. mind27. a. list b. form c. figure d. account28. a. promise b. continue c. stop d. tend29. a. visits b. hires c. tells d. sees30. a. powerful b. important c. necessary d. suitable31. a. find b. fire c. support d. forgot32. a. lose b. miss c. fall d. grow33. a. pulling b. speeding c. slowing d. pushing34. a. fish b. color c. flower d. leaf35. a. deeper b. cooler c. warmer d. darker36. a. sound b. smell c. wave d. taste37. a. managers b. passengers c. villagers d. tourists38. a. embarrassed b. annoyed c. discouraged d. disappointed39. a. arrangement b. assignment c. judgement d. amusement40. a. suggestion b. difference c. progress d. decision第二节 单词拼写（根据中文提示或首字母写出恰当的单词使句意完整 每题一分 共20分）41.there is growing c_about education because children are our future. 42. just like fingerprints, each persons dna is u_unless he has a twin. 43. medicine should not be kept where it is a_ to children. 44. the twins look alike but they have very different c _. 45. it was within easy walking d_of the hotel, but he felt it distant and chose another one. 46. our english teacher f_ believes that reading english aloud in the morning is a good way to improve english. 47.the little girl was fortunate because she n _ escaped being run over by a car. 48.if you have any good plan. donth_ totake action. 49.it is _(官方)announced that a new stadium will be built in our school. 50.the lecture mainly deals with the trouble that young children have d_right from wrong.51.c_ to what most people might assume, evidence shows that there is a sudden slowdown in the economic growth. 52. it cant be my car. you must be m_ . 53. the whole family are waiting _(焦虑地) for t