襄阳市一中高一年级4月份月考英语试题

1、襄阳市一中高一年级4月份月考英语试题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节：听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相对应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答相关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What is the man most probably?A. A doctor. B. A waiter. C. A shop assistant.2. What did the speakers do this morning?A. They saw a film. B. They did some shoppin

2、g. C. They went to a park.3.When will the ship for Boston leave tomorrow?A. At 12：00. B. At 10：00. C. At 9：00.4. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a post office. B. At a hotel. C. At a bank.5. Why does the woman want her money back?A. The price of the skirt is too high. B. The style of th

3、e skirt doesnt suit her.C. There is a hole on the skirt.第二节：听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相对应位置。听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间来阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. What kind of room did the man want to reserve?A. A kings room. B. A single room. C. A double room.7.

4、What will take place in town this week?A. A large fashion show. B. A large concert. C. A large conference.8. What is the mans room number?A. 526. B. 625. C.562.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What did the man think of the flight?A. Too crowded. B. Very pleasant. C. Too dirty. 10. Why did the man like the hotel?A

5、. Its location was good. B. It was very clean. C. It was cheap.11. Where does the woman probably work?A. In a hotel. B. At an airport. C. In a travel agency.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. When will the woman leave for her holiday?A This Friday. B. This Saturday. C. Next Friday.13. How long will the woman stay

6、 in Europe at most?A. Two weeks. B. Two months. C. Two years. 14. What will the woman probably do with her apartment when she is away?A. Rent it to someone. B. Ask the man to look after it. C. Ask her parents to sell it.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. Whats wrong with the womans father?A. He suffers a heart at

7、tack. B. He has got a stomachache. C. He has got a bad cold.16. How does the womans father feel when her mother asks him to give up smoking?A. Angry. B. Surprised. C. Comforted.17. What will the man do to help the woman?A. Go to hospital with the womans father. B. Go to talk with the womans father.C

8、. Buy some medicine for the womans father.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Why did Mrs Edwards buy so many things from the supermarket?A. Christmas was in two weeks. B. Her family needed the things. C. She wanted to become a lucky customer.19. What did Mrs Edwards get for free finally?A. A full basket of thing

9、s. B. Some tea. C. Some vegetables.20. What can we learn from the talk?A. The supermarket was newly open. B. Mrs Edwards and her friends never gave up hope.C. The manager of the supermarket was very foolish.第二部分：词汇知识使用（共两节，满分30分）一 多项选择：21. Mrs. White is such an old woman that the doctor who operated

10、 on her believed she had a(n) _ of recovering. A. equal B. fancy C. slim D. rare22. The old bridge is not strong enough to all the _ of heavy vehicles. A. flow B. entry C. passage D. arrival23. Every time our teacher began his lesson, my mind would begin to _ aimlessly, not intentionally but habitua

11、lly. A. wander B. fancy C. wonder D. respond24. It was his lack of professional knowledge that _ his failure of the experiment. A. applied for B. made for C. accounted for D. answered for25. The talk between the two groups is expected to _ economy, business trade and other topics as well. A. say B.

12、cover C. talk D. negotiate26. To improve the air quality and create a favorable environment, we should _ fewer fireworks during the Spring Festival. A. set down B. set off C. set out D. set up27. Since women _ spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the abilit

13、y to communicate successfully in order to keep relationships. A. gradually B. originally C. frequently D. actually28. Having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still observe the traditional _. A. principles B. customs C. origins D. beliefs29. Microbes (微生物) can _ in the water and as time goes on,

14、this increases to a point where the water is unsafe to drink.A. multiply B. exist C. develop D. form30. I dont clearly remember who _ the question whether it is good for children to be raised by their grandparents. A. brought up B. turned up C. blew up D. gave up二 完型填空。You know, these cups bring to

15、_31_a tea quote I heard. Marys aunt said.She poured tea. There were four of them and there were four totally _32_ cups on the table.They grabbed their tea cups.What quote? Mary asked.Well, maybe I should rather say it is a story, aunt said, l heard there was this_33_teacherwho took all his students

16、for tea. They were34 _that all the cups on the table were different. They all took a cup and started_35 _their tea, each looking at the _36_of others. The teacher let them do that for a while and then said： Do you 37 your behavior? You are all looking at each others tea cup and I can 38 some of you

17、with the chipped (残缺) ones are even envious（羡慕的）of the 39 cups of others. Is this not so?The students 40 . amused (逗笑) by their own behavior.You may have wondered why you all had different cups, but I put them here _41_. You seethey represent life itself, 42 is like that tea-and the cups are like th

18、e physical circumstances（状况） of your life. You all got the 43 thing in your cups-tea. And yet you 44 not truly enjoy it in your envy of anothers cup. Its just the same with life. You 45 to enjoy your own life when you concentrate on（专注）envying the 46 of someone elses life.So now, close your eyes, an

19、d 47 your own tea. Really taste it. And tell me-did it matter（重要，相关系）from which cup it came from?Aunt 48 telling her short tea story and they all sat 49 for a while, savoring（品尝）their tea. A sleepy fly buzzed (嗡嗡作响）past, a bird sang in the tree. And it really did not 50 one bit from which tea cup th

20、ey drank.31. A. memoryB. mindC. earD. brain32. A. the sameB. newC. differentD. old33. A. gentleB. rudeC. energeticD. wise34. A. SurprisedB. pleasedC. excitedD. disappointed35. A. enjoying B. Pouring C. drinkingD. exchanging36. A. eyesB. teaC. facesD. cups37. A. appreciateB. noticeC. mindD. understan

21、d38. A. sayB. guessC. seeD. watch39. A. newerB. finerC. olderD. bigger40. A. agreedB. laughedC. doubtedD. bowed41. A. by accidentB. as usualC. on purposeD. advance42 A. everythingB. lifeC. everybodyD. happiness43. A. bestB. sameC. commonD. worst44. A. mayB. canC mustD. dare45. A. preferB. longC. for

22、gerD. expect46. A. experiencesB. storiesC. stylesD. circumstance47. A. tasteB. drinkC. imagineD. smell48. A. keptB. avoidedC. finishedD. escaped49. A. in reliefB. in the daytimeC. in the darkD. in silence50. A. careB. tellC. thinkD. matter第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题：每小题20分，满分40分） ADo you like my dress? she aske

23、d a passing stranger. My mommy made it just for me. She said with tears in her eyes.I think if s very pretty, but why are you crying?With a quiver (颤抖）in her voice the girl answered Alter Mommy made me this dress she had to go to the heaven (天堂).Finally the woman realized what the child meant. She g

24、ently held the child in her arms and together they cried for the mommy that was gone.Then suddenly the little girl stopped crying, stepped hack and began to sing. She sang so softly that it was almost a whisper. It was the sweetest sound the woman had ever heard almost like the song of a very small

25、bird.After the child stopped singing she explained to the lady： My mommy used that song to me before she went away, and she made me promise to sing it whenever I started crying and it would make me stop.See, she said, it did, and now my eyes are dry!As the woman turned to go, the little girl grabbed

26、 her sleeve (袖子). Madam, can you stay just a minute? I want to show you something.Of course, she answered.Pointing to a spot on her dress, she said： Right here is where my mommy kissed my dress and here, pointing to another spot, and here is another kiss, and here, and here. Mommy said that she put

27、all those kisses so that I would have her kisses for everything that made me cry.Then the lady realized that she wasnt just looking at a dress, no, she was looking at a mother.who knew that she was going away and would not be there to kiss away the hurt that she knew her daughter would get. So she t

28、ook all the love she had for her beautiful little girl and put them into this dress that her child now so proudly wore.She no longer saw a little girl in a simple dress. She saw a child wrapped（包裹). in her mothers love.51. Why does the girl start to sing?A. Because she wanted the woman to stay longe

29、r.B. Because she wanted to stop the woman crying C. Because her mother had told her to sing when she was sad.D. Because her mother had asked her to be nice to strangers.52. The mother had put kisses on the girls dress because she had hoped_.A. her daughter would wear the dress proudly all the timeB.

30、 her love could help her daughter get through the troublesC. her love could get her daughter things D. her daughter would think of her kisses while she was crying 53. What is implied between the lines of the story is _A. how much the mother had cared about the girlB. how much the girl had depended o

31、n her motherC. that the woman was very helpful to the girlD. that no one can take the place of a mother54. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. In a pretty dress with mothers kisses B. With a crying girl in a pretty dressC. From her mother with deep love D. For love from a

32、mother in the heaven BRoby Burchs early morning ride to school takes him on a winding (弯曲的) path through quiet streets. Bicyclists turn their heads, surprised at the sight; drivers slow down for a better look; and people come out of their houses to take his picture.Burch, a 16-year-old student at th

33、e Haverford School, has been riding Jet to and from school since last month.Its a nice way to start the day he says as he saddles up Jet. Its 6 am, hours before the school bell rings. Burch began riding at age 4 and loves riding more than anything. After his father agreed, Burch appealed to headmast

34、er Joe Cox. The headmaster gave him the green light.After Jet is saddled up. Burch puts on a heavy work jacket and hard hat, and puts on his backpack before mounting. Then they trot off into the darkness.Careful, his mother calls after him.I always have my heart in my throat when he leaves, she says

35、, adding that friends in the neighborhood call or email her as Roby passes their houses. The roads are mostly empty this time of morning. Horse and rider walk through the sleepy village. They pass a stream, a house with an airplane on the front lawn(草坪）, and a woman in her robe who takes their pictu

36、re. Theyre at school at 6： 45 am. Burch leads Jet toward his place at the back of the campus.He unsaddles his mount, gives him hay and a bucket of sweet grain, and checks his water.A quick change into uniform and shoes that he keeps in a garage, hes ready for school.Most kids of my age are trying to

37、 prove their toughness (坚韧) on the football field, he says ：Im riding my Jet to school in freezing weather.When he turns 17, he hopes to trade in Jet for a different kind of ride.I want a truck, he says.55. Jet is a_ that Burch rides to school.A. horse B. motorcycleC. donkey D. bicycle56. The word a

38、ppeal (paragraph 4) can be best replaced by_A. referred B. lied C. turned D. requested57. On his way to school, Burch usually passes_.A. neighborhood houses B. an empty garageC. mountainous villages D. an airplane on the campus58. Burch thinks he is as tough as most kids of his age for the reason th

39、at_A. he rides his Jet to school in freezing weatherB. he gets up much earlier saddling up JetC. he takes a winding path through quiet streets to schoolD. he rides to school with a heavy work jacket and hard hatCA Book Review The Snake-Stone by Berlie DohertyThe setting： Urban England (the cities),

40、but also rural England (the countryside) including remote English villages.The theme： The main theme is a teenage search of self-discovery, in this case the search for a mother from whom the hero was separated at an early age. Its other concerns are love, getting on with others, being persistent and

41、 courageous and trying to deal with doubts, troubles and worries. As the book moves to a close, James swimming coach says to him： “ You are not like a kid obeying instructions any more. You are diving-Tike a young man who knows where he is going. The characters： James is the hero of the story. He is

42、 a championship diver, and has a comfortable life with his foster parents (. Yet he also has the qualities to take him on a long journey to find his birth mother. The other characters in The Snake-Stone, James parents, his diving instructor, best friend, the villagers, people he meets on his journey

43、, are pictured realistically.The turning point： The turning point in the story comes while James foster parents are away in London, and he wonders about the identity of his birth mother. The only clue he has is a fossil, the snake stone which she left behind along with a note on which she had writte

44、n, Take good care of Sammie. It was written on a torn envelope with parts of an address still there.The journey; Instead of going to London, James decides to find his birth mother. With help from his geography teacher, James sets out for the remote country village where his mother might be found. Ja

45、mes has painful, challenging, but also humorous and happy travels. The mother he finally meets, Anne, has a minor yet powerful voice in the novel. He comes to understand why she left him at a strangers door fifteen years before. Although the meeting is not long, it leaves him with a feeling of compl

46、eteness. As a journey of self-discovery The Snake-Stone also provides its readers with a happy ending. Its hero says, on returning to his foster parents, I was home.59.What is the main theme of the novel?A. Life with foster parents.B. Life in the world of diving.C. A journey of self-discovery.D. A t

47、ravel around the country.60.What do the coachs words in Paragraph 2 suggest?A. James is a successful diver.B. James is a hopeful swimmer.C. James is an outgoing young man. D. James is an independent young man.61.The snake stone in the novel isA. a stone with an address on itB. a clue left by the bir

48、th motherC. a gift from the swimming coach D. a fossil left by the foster parents62.It can be concluded that James journey is_A. worthwhileB. boringC. comfortable D. disappointing DYou are probably familiar with the saying： An apple a day keeps the doctor away. A piece of recent research carried out

49、 by the Chinese University of Hongkong may change the saying： An apple a day may keep aging away.The research focused on fruit flies, as they share many genes（基因） with humans. The fruit flies were either fed normally or had an apple extract (浓缩物) added to their diet.It turned out that those given ap

50、ple extract lived an average of 55 days - five days longer than the flies that were normally fed. The research group also found it easier for the flies to walk, climb and move about as they aged, the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry reports.Based on the result, the researchers believed tha

51、t the antioxidants (抗氧化剂) in the apple extract helped clean up dangerous chemicals that cause illnesses, as well as aging.In another study, researchers examined diets of thousands of women. They discovered that those who regularly ate apples were 20 percent less likely to suffer heart attacks and st

52、rokes.The apples genetic code (遗传密码) was discovered recently. It allows scientists to develop more tasty and healthier fruits. Researchers are already using the information to grow red-fleshed apples full of antioxidants that can keep eyes and joints healthy and guard against heart disease and cance

53、r.Apples that kill the desire (欲望) to eat could also be produced, with the firstextra-healthyapples on supermarket shelves within just four to five years.The team that tracks apple DNA is made up of 100 scientists from five countries. Their research also suggests that around 65 million years ago, wh

54、en dinosaurs began to die off, the plant which would finally become todays apple tree, experienced a great genetic change. The number of many of its genes doubled. The extra genes allowed the apple to adapt to(适合) worse conditions and go through a different evolution (进化) from peaches, strawberries

55、and other related fruits.63. Fruit flies were chosen for the research because they_.A. share a similar diet with human beings.B. are commonly used in all kinds of researchC. mainly feed on applesD. share so many genes with humans64. How can eating apples keep aging away?A. Apples contain an element

56、that kills aged cells.B. Antioxidants in apples kill chemicals that cause aging.C. The genetic code prevents apples from aging.D. Apples produce chemicals that allow people to stay young.65. When dinosaurs began to die off 65 million years ago,_A. apple genes had greatly improved B. apple plants stopped their evolut