上海高一上英语月考卷

1、2017 学年度第一学期 12 月考试高一英语试卷（本试卷满分100 分。考试时间 90 分钟。 ）1. listening comprehensionpart a short conversations 10%directions ： in part a, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. at the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. the conversations and the quest

2、ions will be spoken only once. after you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. a. he is overweight.b. he s suffering from cancer.d. he has given up smoking.b. he dreamed a

3、 good dream.d. he did well in the exam.b. she works in a restaurant.c. he has a heart attack.2. a. he couldn t sleep well.c. he stayed up to prepare for the exam.3. a. she likes to make friends.5c. she s honest and generous.4. a. to the north of san francisco.c. to the east of los angeles.5. a. go o

4、n painting the wall.c. have a rest.6. a. she was holding her birthday party.c. she was out.7. a. a guide.b. a visitor.8. a. go to see a film.c. help his friend with study.9. a. she is too hungry.b. she asks to change a beefsteak.c. her husband likes it.d. her first beefsteak is on the ground.10. a.

5、some ice cream.c. a watermelon.d. she s good at cooking.b. to the south of san francisco.d. to the west of los angeles.b. go to see a doctor.d. ask someone to help him.b. she was surfing the net.d. she was in a party.c. a cleaner.d. a translator.b. take an exam.d. study at home.b. a glass of water.d

6、. a bottle of coca-cola.section b passages (6%)directions: in part b, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. the passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. when you hear a question, read the four possible answers

7、 on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. a. to see his football match.b. to celebrate his birthday.c. to celebrate his retirement.12. a. his behavior is not sportsman-style.c. he is some

8、times not very confident.13. a. encourage his teammates.c. lead the teammates to practice.d. to welcome him joining in a new team.b. few people know him these days.d. he has a great sense of humor.b. make his teammates laughd. teach his teammates special skills.questions 14 through 16 are based on t

9、he following talk.14. a. they traveled with two-wheeled carriage.b. they used logs on rivers and lakes.c. they used rollers under boats.d. they traveled on the back of horses.15. a. the wheel. b. the stagecoach.c. the car. d. the bamboo raft.16. a. it can transport more people.b. it can travel faste

10、r and easier.c. it can pull heavy loads.d. it can run on any kind of road.n . grammar and vocabulary 10%directions:beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked a, b, c and d.choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.17. are you interested in ?a. how did he do it

11、b. he did it how c. how he did it d. he how did it18. she is always the last at the meeting.d. to speakll be free that day.d. whata. spokeb. speakc. speaking19. thank you for your invitation, bu t i m not sure ia. whetherb. thatc. when20. i ll go there by air i have to sell my house to get enough mo

12、ney for a ticket.a. even ifb. unlessc. whetherd. because21. parents are taught to understand important education is to theirchildren futsure.a. thatb. howc. suchd. so22. the other day, my brother drove his car down the street at i thought was a dangerousspeed.a. asb. whichc. whatd. that23. his mothe

13、r insisted that he the coat when going out.a.put on b.puts onc.to put on d.putting on24. you may have, you should gather your courage to face the challenge.a. however a serious problemb. what a serious problemc. however serious a problemd. what serious a problem25. wd rehaving a meeting in half an h

14、our. the decision at the meeting will influence the future of our company.a. to be made b. being made c. made d. having been made26. i can t forget jane again ten years after graduation. she really has changed a lot.a. meetb. to meetc. meetingd. to meetingiii. blank-filling 9%directions: complete th

15、e passage with the proper words in the box. each word can only be used once. one word is not needed.a. talentedb. positionc. sufferedd. unfortunatelyab. sheltersac. competingad. inventionsbc. eventuallybd. honorcd. coveringathena was the favorite daughter of zeus （宙斯）.zeus once 27 a terrible headach

16、e andhe ordered hephaestus, god of fire, to cut his head open. at that moment, athena was born from her father head. at her birth, athena was a beautiful full -grown girl, dressed in her protective 28, ready to fight the enemies of the greek people.athena was a wise goddess （女未申）.she taught people h

17、ow to play musical instruments. she was 29 enough to invent useful tools which the greeks used in their daily lives.one story the greeks told was about athena and poseidon, god of the sea,30 for a temple to be built in their name in the city of athens. to decide which god they would honor, the local

18、 people would choose between athena and poseidon 31. poseidon created a saltwater spring from rocks. it was 32 an amazing but unusable creation, as people could neither drinksaltwater nor bathe in it. athena made an olive （橄榄）tree that provided humans with 33 from the sun, gave them olives and olive

19、 oil for food, and firewood for cooking. the people of athens 34 chose athena as the winner and, in her 35 built the parthenon, which canstill be seen in athens, greece today.iv. cloze 15%directions: for each blank in the following passage, there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. fill

20、in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.fresh out of residency （住院医实习期 ）,i took a job in a small hospital s emergency department.no one wanted to work on christmas eve and the shift （ 轮班）went to me36 i was the newestmember. i kissed my family goodbye and went to spend the ni

21、ght in the hospital. it was a 37 job.at 9 pm, a man was brought in. he was having a heart attack. his face was pale, and he looked 38. i did my best to help him. before i left in the morning, i 39 to see how he was doing. the situation was still serious, but he had lived through the night and was sl

22、eeping.emergency doctors don have 40 relationships with patients like other doctors. we getthe 41 sick and the wounded. often they re frightened or angry at us just because we ithey pass through our hands and out the door. we 42 see them again.the following year, i got christmas eve duty again. at 9

23、 pm, the nurse told me there was a43 in the hall who wanted to see me. when i came near, the man introduced himself as mr. lee and said, “ you probably don t remember me but last christmas4you my life. thank you for the year you gave me. he and his wife hugged me, handed me a sngiftl and left. i was

24、 more than a little surprised and 45 .the following year a new doctor had joined the group, and my family was 46 that i could stay home on christmas eve. but i wanted to see if mr. and mrs. lee would 47 me. this time i 48 for the shift. i kept an eye on the door. once again, at 9 pm, the lees appear

25、ed, carrying their new grandchild.mr. lee, his family and i spent 13 christmas eves together. the last year i saw him, he brought me a golden 49 engraved （亥u着）with a single word: friendship . mr. lee died the next year. now my family and i ring it every christmas eve at exactly 9 pm and offer a toas

26、t to the man who didn t 50 .36. a. thoughb. becausec. ifd. while37. a. thanklessb. helplessc. meaninglessd. effortless38. a. patientb. wellc. frightenedd. disappointed39. a. stopped byb. showed upc. woke upd. stood by40. a. continuingb. friendlyc. directd. special41. a. regularlyb. graduallyc. sligh

27、tlyd. suddenly42. a. frequentlyb. neverc. rarelyd. hopefully43. a. friendb. doctorc. coupled. cousin44. a. savedb. enrichedc. addedd. spared45. a. interestedb. movedc.shockedd. satisfied46. a. guiltyb. certainc. delightedd. confused47. a. callb. visitc. thankd. reward48. a. waitedb. lookedc. longedd

28、. volunteered49. a. boardb. telephonec. belld. clock50. a. leaveb. forgetc. changed. losev. reading comprehension 19%directions: read the following two passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choo

29、se the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.athe first english window was just a slit （ 裂缝 ） in the wall. it was cut long, so that it would letin as much light as possible, and narrow, to keep out the bad weather. however, the slit let in morewind t

30、han light. this is why it was called“ the wind s eye ” . the word “ window ” itself comtwo old norse words for wind and eye.before windows were used, the ancient halls and castles of northern europe and britain were dark and smoky. their great rooms were high, with only a hole in the roof to let out

31、 the smoke from torches and cooking fires.as time went on, people wanted more light and air in their homes. they made “ thewind s eyes ” wider saos to admit air and light. they stretched canvas（ 粗布 ） or tapestry（ 挂毯） across them to keep out the bad weather.51. the word“ windowor” iginally means .b.

32、letting in light.d.windb. hole covered with canvasd. slit in the wallb. blew out the smoked.let in mostly lighta. opening to look round.c. wind s eye52. the first english window was a a. large hole in the roofc. slit covered with paper53. the window got its name because ita. kept out the lightc. let

33、 in more wind than light54. in the ancient castles of northern europe, smoke went out through a. the windowsb. the doorsc. a hole in the walld. a hole in the roof55. as time passed, people covered the windows with canvas so as to .a.admit the lightb.admit the windc. let out the smoked. keep out the

34、bad weatherbit is new year s eve. as the hands of thekcmloocve towards midnight, the old year is slowly dying; in a few minutes the new year will be born. it is a time for looking back and looking forward. we look back over all that has happened during the past year, to ourselves, to our city and to

35、 the world. we look forward to the new year that is just beginning and hope that it will bring health and happiness to all mankind.in scotland the last day of the year is the most important holiday of the winter, much more important than christmas. on new year s eve friends and neighbors go about fr

36、om house to house drinking a toast to the new year and wishing each other luck.in england and wales new year s day is a holiday and most people sit up till after midnight on new year esve “ tosee the new year in ” and many go to parties and dances. most of the biglondon hotels hold a new year s eve

37、dance, and most families will go out to one of these parties. the large room where the dance is held is beautiful. around the edge of the dance floor, there are little tables where people may sit when they are not dancing.as the clock strikes midnight hundreds of coloured balloons come down from the

38、 roof, and the dancers shout and make a great noise to welcome in the new year. then all join hands to sing. thenew year has begun. s ev_e_is_a. time forb. dancingd. singing songs56. from the passage, we can tell that new yeara. giving presents to one s friendsc. thinking about the past and the futu

39、re57. people usually hope that the new year will bring themb. invitationsa.good health and happinessc. things rememberedd. a toast58. according to the passage, is the most important holiday of the winter in scotland,a. christmas eveb. christmas dayc. new year s eved. the second of january59. people

40、in england and wales .a. do not celebrate new year s eveb. have a holiday on new year s dayc. spend new year s day dancingd. go to their friends houses on new year s day60. when on new year s eve, the new year has begun.a. the people join hands to singb. the coloured balloons come downc. the dancers

41、 shout and blow whistled. the clock strikes twelvecthere are a lot of dangerous and terrible pests in northeastern india, but the tree-bees are the most terrible. they are killers. unlike most bees, which will sting （ 蜇） you only if they are disturbed or bothered, tree-bees will attack you in thousa

42、nds or no obvious reason. and they will go after you for your life.walking along a dusty road one sunny morning, while i was on holiday there last year, i found myself, without the least warning, the center of such an attack. the air above me suddenly became thick with bees. despite the heat, i went

43、 cold all over. until then i had never heard of indian tree-bees, but i had recently seen a film called“ the angry swarm ” , wh-obseeess.ubject was killeri began to run to the village about half a mile away. but i was soon covered from head to foot with bees. they crawled in thousands all over me, s

44、tinging with terrible pain. i tore them away in handfuls, only to make room for others. each time i opened my lips for breath, more bees entered my mouth, until my tongue was stung to twice its normal size and i could hardly breathe.when i reached the village, i ran towards a house that was being bu

45、ilt. as soon as the men working there saw the bees that were accompanying me, they ran for safety at top speed.soon my eyes had completely closed. i fell into a heap of brick dust used for building. i pushed myself down into this until my head and shoulders were covered. i immediately found myself i

46、n a worse situation, the dust choking （ 窒息 ） out what little life i had left. when i struggled up out of the brick dust, the angry bees made a new attack on me. now i already used up all my patience and strength. i ran weakly about in circles. then i went down, in a state of unconsciousness.i was sa

47、ved by two clever gurkhas who raced to a heap of dry grass and quickly surrounded me with a thick wall of fire and smoke until the bees were driven away. they remained with me, i later learned, taking stings out of my body for the next three hours until a doctor was found and brought. 61. which of t

48、he following is not true about the tree-bees in northeastern india?a. they are most dangerous and terrible.b. they attack people in larger numbers.c. they will not attack unless they are bothered.d. they will sting people to death.62. why did the writer feel frightened when he saw the tree-bees?a. b

49、ecause he was surrounded without warning.b. because he thought of the film he had recently seen about killer-bees.c. because he knew that indian tree-bees were most dangerous.d. because the temperature of the atmosphere suddenly went cold.63. when the men building the house saw the bees going after

50、the writer, they .a. ran over to save himb. ran away as fast as they couldc. ran to the top of the buildingd. used dry grass to fight against the bees64. what seems to be most useful in driving away the tree-bees?a. clever gurkhas.b. brick dust.c. dry grass.d. smoke and fire.dneuschwanstein castle （

51、new swan stone castle） is one of the most beautiful and famous castles in germany. originally ordered to be built by king ludwig ii, the fairy-tale castle is a typical example of neo-romantic （新浪漫主义） style. the famous german castle overlooks the charming hohenschwangau valley and is located only a s

52、hort distance from the popular tourist town, fussen. this fairy-tale look of neuschwanstein castle even inspired walt disney to create the magic kingdom.construction on the castle began in 1869, but given the exact tastes of the king, the progress went very slowly. as an example, it took 14 workers

53、four and a half years just to complete the woodwork in ludwig bsedroom. the king named the castle after a character in one of richard wagner s opera-s- the swan knight. in none of the other castles in germany will you find more examples of ludwig s fondness for wagner s-hwaonrkg.i nwgsalsl howing sc

54、enes from wagner operas can be found inside.construction on the castle was stopped when king ludwig ii was brought down because of the intrigue （阴谋）within his own cabinet（ 内阁） . the king himself hardly cared about matters of thestate. under bavarian law, a king could be removed from power if he were

55、 found unfit to rule. the cabinet eventually did that. however, ludwig s puzzling de-a- trheported that he killed himself at the time - suggests that his men were not happy with only throwing him out of power. all this adds to the mysterious air of neuschwanstein, and makes it one of the most fascin

56、ating castles in germany.unfortunately, many of the rooms in the charming castle remained undecorated. only 14 rooms were finished b efore ludwig s death. inside,threne （彳卸座） room is the picture of magnificence, but there is no throne, only a raised platform at the end of the room, as the king was r

57、emoved from power before a throne room could be built.65. which of the following statements is true according to the passage?a. many workers spent more than four years to complete the throne room in the castle.b. king ludwig ii gave walt disney inspiration of creating the magic kingdom.c. king ludwig ii was a great fan of richard wagner, a great german musician.d. neuschwanstein castle is among the most charming castles because of its fairy-tale