甘肃省甘谷县第一中学2020学年高一英语上学期第二次月考试题

探索者一中2020学年第一学期高一第二次月考英语考试题考试时间：100分钟第一卷(选择题)第一部分：阅读理解(共2个，40分满分)第一节(共15个问题：每个问题2分，满分30分)阅读下面的短文，从给定给每个标题的4个选项(a、b、c、d)中选择最合适的选项，然后在答案卡上涂黑该项目。aWhen I was young，I had an old neighbor named dr . Gibbs . he didn t looklike any doctor I d ever known .he never shouted at us for playing in his yard。I remembered him As a neighbor who was nicer than any one else in the neighborhood .when Dr. Gibbs was happyy，he was planting trees。and his life s goal was to make it a forest .Gibbs had some interesting theories about planting博士。he talted about trees that weren t watered would grow deep roots in search of water .so he neve R water ed his trees。he planted an oak and，instead of water ing it every morning，He beat it with the rolled-up new paper。I asked him why he did that，and he said it was to get the tree s attention。Gibbs died a couple of years博士。every now and then，I walk by his house and look at the trees that he planted twenty-five years ago。theyre very strong now .I planted a couple of trees a few years later。I watered them regular and took good care of them .whenever a coldwind blows，they shake their leaves and branches。the funny thing about those trees of dr . Gibbs was that difficulty seemed to help them in ways comfort and ease never could .1.What was Dr. Gibbs life goal？A.to save more lives . b . to build a forest。C.to make a lot of money。D. to study plants。2.one of dr . Gibbs theories about planting was that _ _ _ _ _ _。A.he offten talted to the trees b . he kicked the trees heaviryC.he never watered the trees d . he buried the leaves around the roots3.whatdoes the writer mainly want to tell us？A.trees are not as weak as wethink . b . difficulty is necessary for growthC.planting trees is good for the environment。D.we should listen to others advice。bdolpins are not fish，but warm-blooded animals . they live in groups，And speak to each other in their own language。in this way they are like other animals，Such as bees and bird . but dolphin are very different from almost all land animals .their brain is nearaly the same size as our own，and they live a long time-at least twenty or thirty years。Like some animals，Dolphins use sound to help them find their way around . they also use these sounds to talk to each other and to help them find foodstrangely，dolphin seem to like man，and for thousands of years there have been stories about the dolphin and its friendship with people .there is a story about sailors in the 19th century。in a dangerous part of the sea off the coast of new Zealand，They learnt to look for a dolphin called jack .from 1871 to 1903 jack met every boat in the area and showred it the way。then in 1903 a passenger on a Boat called the penguin shot and wounded jack .he recovered and for nine years more continued to guide all ships through the area-except for the penguin。Today，some people continue to kill dolphins，but many countries of the world now protect them and in these places it is against the law to kill4.dolphin are different from many other animals in that they _ _ _ _。A.live in groups b . have their own languageC.are warm-blooded。have large brains5.which of the following does the dolphin use to help it find its way around？A.its jaw . b . its ears . c . its nose . d . its eyes。6.by telling the story of jack the writer wanted to show that _ _ _。A.people are cruel to animals b . jack is different from other dolphinsC.dolphins are friendly and clever d . dolphins should be protected by law7.why did the sailors off the coast of new Zealand look for jack？A.they wanted his help . b . they enjoyed playing with him。C.he was lonely and liked to be with peopled。he was seriously wounded。cwhen You walk along a street in a big city in the United States，You may see clocks in most stores . radio announcers give the correct time during the duringthey want to do certain things at certain times。they do not want to be late .not all people all over the world value time . suppose you visit a certain country in south America。you would find that people living there do not like To rush .if you had an appointment with some one，He would probaby be late。he would not care for arriving on time . in some countries in south America，Even the radio programs may not begin right on time，Nor do the radio8.there are clock in most stores in the us cities because _ _ _ _ _ _。A.people in the stores want to sell these clocksB.bosses want to make their stores beautfulC.people think it important to know the timeD.they need nt wear watches when they are away from home9.the underlined word rush in the passage most probaby means _ _ _ _ _ _。A.“run”b .“walk”c .“move”d .“hurry”10.if you had an appointment with somene in some place in south America，he might not arrive on time，and this is because _ _ _ _ _ _A.he didnt have a watch with himB.he forgot to have a look at a watch or a clockC.he did nt think it important to arrive on timeD.he did nt like an appointment with some one11.Which statement is