甘肃省酒泉市敦煌中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题练习

1、甘肃省酒泉市敦煌中学2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题练习英语试题第卷注意：本试卷包含、两卷。第卷为选择题，所有答案必须用2B 铅笔涂在答题卡中相应的位置。第卷为非选择题，所有答案必须填在答题卷的相应位置。答案写在试卷上均无效，不予记分。第一部分阅读理解（共20 小题，每题2 分，满分40 分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、 B、 C和 D）中，选出最佳选项。AA travellerwas stayinginan Egyptianvillage.One day,sheheldup hercamera to take pictures of the childr

2、en. Suddenly the young ones began to shoutat her. The traveller's face turned red and she apologized to the head for whatshewasdoing,andtoldhimshehadforgottenthatpeopleinsome placesbelievedapersonwouldlosehissoul(灵 魂 )ifhispicturewas taken.Sheexplained to him the operation of a camera for a long

3、 time. Several times thehead triedtosaysomething,buthe couldn't.When shebelievedthattheheaddidn't fear any longer, the traveller then let him speak. With a smile, he said,"The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens(镜头 )cap!"1. The children shouted whe

4、n the traveller was taking pictures of them because_.A. they didn't want to stop playingB. the traveller forgot to take off the cap on her headC. they didn't want to have their pictures takenD. the traveller was not doing well with her camera2. The traveller made an apology to the head becau

5、se _.A. she thought it was not right to take people's pictures without tellingthem beforehand(事先 )B. the children would lose their soulsC. she had stayed in the village too long1 / 9D. she didn't take a picture of the head first3. The traveller explained how to use a camera to the head becau

6、se _.A. the head was very interested in her cameraB. the head wanted to learn to take picturesC. she was afraid of the headD. she wanted the head not to worry about what she was doing4. Which of the following is NOT right?A. The traveller knew something about people in some countries.B. The children

7、 wouldn't mind if the traveller took pictures of them.C. The head was afraid that the traveller's camera would hurt the children.D. The traveller didn't understand why the children shouted.BPopeye the Sailorfirst became a popular cartoon in the 1930s.The sailor inthat cartoon ate lots of

8、 spinach to make him strong. People watched him, andtheybegantobuyand eatalotmore spinach.Popeyehelpedsell33 percentmore spinachthanbefore!Spinachbecame anecessarypartofmany people sdiets. Even some children who hated the taste began to eat the vegetable.Many people thought that the iron in spinach

9、made Popeye strong, but thisis not true. Spinach does not have any more iron than any other green vegetable.Peopleonlythoughtspinachhadalotofironbecausethepeoplewhostudied the food made a mistake. In the 1890s, a group of people studied whatwas insidevegetables.Thisgroupsaidthatspinachhad tentimesmo

10、re ironthan it did. The group wrote the number wrong, and everyone accepted it.Today,we know thatthelittleironthereisinspinachcannotmake adifference in how strong a person is. However, spinach does have something elsewhich the body needs folic acid.Itisinterestingtopointoutthatfolicacidcanhelpmake a

11、personstrong. Maybe it was really the folic acid that made Popeye strong all along.5. A good title for this reading passage is_.A. Popeye the SailorB.TheTruthaboutSpinachC.A Mistake with NumbersD. Folic Acid Makes You Strong2 / 96. Why did many people eat spinach after they saw Popeye the Sailor?A.

12、They thought spinach made them strong.B. They thought Popeye was funny.C. Spinach had a lot of iron.D. People liked folic acid.7. A research group told people that spinach_.A. made Popeye strongB. was a green vegetableC. had less iron than other green vegetablesD. had more iron than other green vege

13、tables8. The reading passage says that perhaps Popeye got his strength from_.A. ironB. folic acidC. spinachD.exerciseCBody and FoodYourbody,whichhascloserelationswiththefoodyoueat,isthemostimportantthingyouown,soitneedspropertreatmentand propernourishment( 营养 ).The old saying“An apple a day keeps th

14、e doctor away”is not as sillyas some people think. The body needs fruit and vegetables because they containvitamin C. Many people take extra vitamins in pill form, believing that thesewill make them healthy.Butagooddietismade upofnourishingfoodandthisgivesallthevitamins you need. The body doesnt nee

15、d or use extra vitamins, so why wastemoney on them?Inthemodernwesternworld,many peoplearetoobusytobotherabouteating properly. They throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly andcarelessly. The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits isfrightening,9.“Yourbodyhascloserela

16、tionswiththefoodyoueat. ”Itreallymeansthat _.3 / 9A. all kinds of food you eat can be made into your bodyB. your body is made up of the food you eatC. what you eat has great effect on your healthD. the more you eat, the fitter you will feel10. In the second paragraph, the writer tries to let us know

17、 _.A.our bodies need food or we cant liveB. often eating apples is a good habitD. a good diet is of great importance for our health11. In the modern western countries _.A. people don t want to pay more attention to their eatingB. lots of peoples illnesses are caused or made worse by bad eating habit

18、sC. people throw everything into their stomachs without chewingD. people are only too busy to cook meals for themselves12. From the passage we can draw a conclusion that if we want to keep healthy,we should _.A. only eat an apple a dayB. eat properlyC. take as many vitamin pills as possibleD. throw

19、something into our stomachs slowly and carefullyDIn Tokyo people eat noodles on New Years Eve. This food is said to bringlonglife.Earlythenextmorning,some JapanesefamiliesclimbMountFuji.There they watch the first sunrise of the new year.13. This story is about New Years Eve in _.A. Italy and SpainB.

20、 China and JapanC. JapanD. Italy, Spain and Japan14. In Rome, Italy, the streets are filled with old things on New Years Evebecause _.A. people throw out all the things they no longer want4 / 9B. the city has never been cleanC. people want to change back what they want15. In Tokyo, people eat noodle

21、s on NewYears Eve _.A. because they like eating noodles very muchB. so that the daytime could be longerC. in order that they could live longerD. though they dont eat them第二节 . 阅读填空 （如果选择EFG选项，请在机读卡上分别填涂为：E=AB,F=AC,G=AD）ThetraditionalAmericanschoolyearbeginsinlateAugustorearlySeptember.ItendsinMay or

22、June ， followedbysummer vacation._16_Becauselong ago， young people had to help their families harvest the summer crops. Atleastthisiswhatpeopletodaymaythink._17_Arecentreportfromaneducation policy center at Indiana University explored the historical roots ofthe traditional school calendar.Intheearly

23、daysoftheUnitedStates， childrenwerenotrequiredtoattendschool.Schoolcalendarsdependedon localneeds._18_Theyworkedonfamilyfarmsduringtheothermonths.Cityschoolswereoftenopenmuchlonger ， some for eleven months of the year.AftertheCivilWar， more and more peoplesaw theneedforasystemofrequired education._1

24、9_Many city schools wanted a shorter year and a longersummerbreak.Theschoolswereoftencrowded.Therewasnomodernairconditioning. Hot days would make it difficult to learn. Many rural educators，however ， pushed for a longer school year. They thought it would keep childrensafe from industrial dangers whe

25、n there were few child-labor laws.20_But some experts think the traditional school calendar needs to changebecausetheneedsofthenationhavechanged.Thisthinkinghasledsomeschools to keep students in class longer.A Why such a long break?C Americans think highly of their traditional school calendar.D Most

26、 schools had similar school calendars.5 / 9E But the reason has more to it.F Students in rural areas went to school for no more than six months ofthe year.G But they had different ideas for the calendar.第二部分完形填空（共20 小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的四个选项（A、 B、 C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。Michel is a young g

27、irl who works for the police21a handwriting expert( 专家 ). She has helped22 many criminals (罪犯 ) by using her specialtalents (天才 ).When she was fourteen, Michel was already23 interested in thedifferences in her friends'24 that she would spend hours25 them. After26college she went to France for a

28、27 two-year class in handwriting atthe School of Police Science.Michel says that it is28 for people to hide their handwriting. She candiscover29 of what she needs to know simply30looking at the writingwith her own eyes,31she also has machines32help her make 33different kinds of paper and ink. This k

29、nowledge is often34 great help tothe police.Michel believes that handwriting is a good 35of what kind of personthe36 is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow37 I didn't like hishandwriting. " She says. But she 38 she fell in love with her future husband,a young policeman39she studied h

30、is handwriting. It is later proved to be40, however.21A. withB. byC. likeD. as22A. searchB. followC. catchD. judge23A. soB. tooC. quiteD. extra24A. booksB. letterC. tonguesD. handwriting25A. writingB. studyingC. settlingD. uncovering26A. attendingB. finishingC. startingD. stepping into27A. powerfulB

31、. naturalC. specialB. safeC. easyD. impossible29A. mostB. nothingC. littleD. sight6 / 930A. withB. byC. ofD. about31A. soB. forC. thusD. but32A. theyB. in whichC. thatD. those33A. upB. outC. forD. into34A. ofB. toC. withD. for35A. testB. signC. meansD. habit36A. thiefB. criminalC. writerD. policeman

32、37A. whetherB. unlessC. ifD. after38A. addsB. tellsC. repeatsD. cries39A. beforeB. afterC. soD. and40A. necessaryB. all rightC. importantD. quite easy第三部分写作 (共三节。满分50 分)第一节 语法填空 ( 共 10 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分15 分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。As we know, Charlie Chaplin brightened the lives of Americans a

33、nd British_41_ the period of silent films. Up to now nobody has been able to do this_42_(good) than Charlie Chaplin. He made people laugh at a time _43_ theyfelt depressed, so they could feel more content _44_ their lives.His charming character, the little tramp, was well-known all over the world. I

34、t was a poor and homeless person _45_ (wear) large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat, and carrying _46_ walking stick. This character was a social _4748_ (be) kind to others even when they were unkind to him. InthefamousfilmThe Gold Rush, Chaplinmanaged tomake thesituation_49_(ent

35、ertain) eating a boiled shoe by using nonverbal humor.Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he _50_ (star) in. He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could inspire people with great confidence.第二节单句改错( 共 10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 分 )每句话有一处错误，错误涉及一个或者两个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在此处加一个漏字符号( ) ，并在其下面写出修改的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线( ) 划掉。7 / 9修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。请在原文上面修改。1. You may find it astonished that Charlie was taught to sing as soon