高一下学期英语月考联考试卷真题

1、高一下学期英语月考联考试卷一、阅读理解.阅读理解CoitTowerCoitTower provides 360-degree views of San Francisco and the bay, including theGolden Gate Bridge. The most fantastic views can be seen from the observationdeck, which is reached by an elevator. It costs $ 7 to get on the elevator. Itis 4. 9 miles from Coit Tower to

2、Golden Gate Bridge.CrissyFieldCrissyField, a former army airport located south of the Golden Gate Bridge in thePresidio, was rebuilt in 2001 and offers wide walking and cycling trailsbetween the Marina Green and Fort Point It offers wonderful views of theGolden Gate Bridge, picnic areas and a small

3、sandy beach which is popular withfamilies. Along Crissy Field, visitors can stop for lunch at the Warming Hut.the Beach Hut Cafe or the House of Air. Distance from Golden Gate Bridge : 2. 4 miles from the Marina Green.Fort PointFor aclose view of the bridge, visit Fort Point, which is a Civil War ti

4、me brickfort which can be entered through the Marine Drive park at Crissy Field.Although Fort Point never had any military action,the Golden Gate Bridge s chief engineer; Joseph Strauss, redesigned the bridgeto preserve the fort as a fine example of some kind of art. nDistance from Golden Gate Bridg

5、e: 1.2 miles.LandsEndLandsEnd near Lincoln Park offers a perfect view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Visitorscan walk along a paved sidewalk near the 17th hole of the Lincoln ParkMunicipal Golf Course. Here, there are several benches and photo opportunitiesto picture the beauty of the bridge. Distance f

6、rom Golden Gate Bridge: 3. Omiles.Where can visitors have a picnic?A . At Coit Tower.B . At Crissy Field.C . At Fort Point.D . At Lands End.(2 ) Why did Joseph redesign the bridge?A . To offer wide walking and cycling.B . To picture the beauty of the bridge.C To take a close view of the bridge.D . T

7、o save the fort as an art.(3 ) What is the purpose of the text?A To introduce some places to view Golden Gate Bridge.B . To introduce some great places in Golden Gate Bridge.C . To compare the four famous places in San Francisco.D . To introduce the history of Golden Gate Bridge.阅读理解Adidas and Puma

8、have been two of the biggestnames in sports shoe production for over half a century.Since 1928, they have supplied shoes for Olympicathletes, World Cup football heroes, Muhammad Ali, hip hop stars and rockmusicians famous all over the world. But the story of these two companiesbegins in one house in

9、 the town of Herzogenaurach, Germany.Adolph and Rudolph Dassler were the sons of ashoemaker. They loved sport hut complained that they could never findcomfortable shoes to play in. So they started making their own. In 1920, Adolphmade the first pair of athletics shoes with spikes , produced on the D

10、asslers s kitchen table.On 1st July 1924, they formed a shoe company,Dassler Brothers Ltd and they worked together for many years. The companybecame successful, but in 1948, the brothers argued. No one knows exactly whathappened. The result was that Adolph left the company. His nickname was Adi,and

11、using this and the first three letters of the family name, Dassler; hefounded Adidas. Rudolph also founded and relocated his own company across theRiver Aurach. At first he wanted to call it Ruda, but finally he called itPuma.After the big split of 1948z Adolph andRudolph never spoke to each other a

12、gain and their companies have now been incompetition for over sixty years. Both companies were for many years the marketleaders, though Adidas has always been more successful than Puma. A hip hopgroup, Run DMC, has even written a song called My Adidas and in 2005 Adidasbought Reebok, another big spo

13、rts shoe company.The terrible family argument should really beforgotten. Ever since it happened, over sixty years ago, the town has beendivided into two. Even now, some Adidas employees and Puma employees don t talkto each other.Why did Adolph and Rudolph start making their own shoes?A . To play spo

14、rts.B . To walk around the town.C . To make a living.D . Toshow their talent(2 ) How long had the two brothers worked in the same company?A . 20 years.B . 24 years.C . 16 years.D . 60 years.(3 )The underlined word split in paragraph 5 is the closest in meaning to A separations . connectionC . cooper

15、ationD celebration(4 ) What can we learn from the text?A Dassler Brothers Ltd provided Olympic athletes with shoes in 1924.B . Adidas was named after Adolph s family name.C Run DMC wrote a song in memory of ReebokD . The argument has an influence on the twocompanies even today.阅读理解After a five-year

16、pause, the Billboard MusicAwards officially returned to the United States. Two of the big winners at thisyear, s awards were Rihanna and Taylor Swift. But a major symbol of the show spopularity came from others such as Beyonce, U2, the Black Eyed Peas, and FirstLady Michelle Obama.This year marks th

17、e Billboard Awards rebirth.The Billboard Awards had been a big event since 1989, but the award in 2006seemed to be its last award.This year the show was brought back in LasVegas, broadcast live on ABC, and hosted by “The Hangover 2 star KenJeong. However; like many other awards shows, the three-hour

18、 awarding ceremonyserved more as a marketing tool for today s pop stars than an awardpresentation.The show was packed with fans. Cee-Lo Greenfloated in the air with his piano. Surprising duets between Rihanna and Britney Spears, and this year s Billboardicon Award winner; Neil Diamond made the fans

19、sing along to “SweetCaroline and America.Rihanna7 s two wins were Radio Artist of theYear and Top Female Artist. Taylor Swift won the evening s first award, as TopAlbum Artist, as well as Top Country ArtistBeyonce received a special Millennium Award for her career achievements: The 29-year-old star

20、was praised in a videoby a series of other stars, including Lady Gaga and Michelle Obama. She alsoperformed her new song, “Run the World.The Billboard Music Awards are given to themost popular artists in the mainstream music scene. The finalists and winnersare determined by their rank on the Billboa

21、rd charts.When was The Billboard Music Awards first held?A .In 1989.B .In 2006.C . In 2011.D . In 2018.(2 ) What does the author wish the awarding ceremony to be?A A promotional tool for today1 s pop stars.B An award presentation.C . A live broadcast show.D A pop star show.(3 ) Why was Beyonce given

22、 an award by the Billboard?A For being the most popular artist.B . For making the fans sing along with her.C . For her career achievements.D . For being praised by Lady Gaga.(4 ) What award was not mentioned in the text?A . Top Album Artist.B . Top Female Artist.C . Top Country Artist.D . TopMale Ar

23、tist.阅读理解A scientist locked himself in a smallair-tight plastic tent with 200 plants to see if they could change CO2into oxygen fast enough to keep himalive.Kurtis Baute locked himself in a 3m by 3m tentin his brother7 s backyard in British Columbia, Canada. He hoped to find out ifby surrounding him

24、self with plants, the CO2 he breathed out could bechanged into oxygen to allow him to survive in the locked tent for at leastthree days. Unfortunately, he had to give up the experiment after only 15hours, as CO2 levels reached a dangerous point where he riskedsuffering brain damage.could probably su

25、rvive in the tent forthree days,“ Baute wrote on his website. But my goal is not to just notdie7 . My goal is to end this project without developing brain damage or justgenerally causing lasting harm to my body. But as it turns out, that s exactlywhat he risked as the 200 plants he took with him int

26、o the tent couldn t meethis needs. Clearly, a cloudy sky prevented them from receiving all the sunlightthey needed to perform photosynthesis , so they couldn t recycleCO2 fast enough.“Plants are great at taking in CO2and they love it. Since it wasn t a bright and sunny day, they weren t gettingthe l

27、ight they needed, which meant CO2 just kept rising. I had togive up the experiment as that continued/7 the young experimenter said.15 hours into the experiment, Baute reachedthe set danger point and then ended this experiment. Still, he called theexperiment a “huge success” as his main goal was actu

28、ally theterrible effects of climate change and CO2 emissions. /#Theconclusion about my experiment is that if CO2 is too high, F liescape, which is just everyday experiences for many people on this planet.Everyone deserves clean air; but not everyone has it/ he wrote-Why did Kurtis Baute stay in the

29、tent for only 15 hours?A . The tent is too small for him to stay too long.B . The environment in the tent is dangerous for him.C . CO2 in the tent couldn7 t be changed into oxygen.D He couldn t survive in the locked tent any longer.(2 ) What made it hard for the 200 plants to satisfy Kurtis Baute7 s

30、 needs?A . His health condition.B . His wrong decision.C . Too much CO2.D . The cloudy weather.(3 ) What does Kurtis think of the result of the experiment?A Disappointing.B . Surprising.C . Satisfying.D . Interesting.(4 ) What may be the best title for the text?A A test to show the importance of cle

31、an airB . Surviving in the tentC . The set danger pointD . Making people know the use of plants二、任务型阅读5.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空臼处的最佳选项。选项中有两 项为多余选项。Winter is often bitterly cold, which oftenmakes us stay indoors more instead of heading out to exercise. Worse stillthere are many viruses doing their bes

32、t to make you sick- And sneezing,coughing and nose blowing make the rooms a habitat for viruses. Touching a doorknob or shaking a hand may make you get sick.Although it may sound terrible, there are still some things you can do to avoidviruses. Here are several simple tips to stay healthy in winters

33、.Wash your handsYou pick up viruses everywhere and they liveon your hands, so wash your hands and do it often.But if that s not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Avoid touching your eyes,nose and mouth with your hands. That s one way viruses can get into your body.Get the flu shot, but

34、 getting the flu shotlowers your chances of getting the flu. For example, getting the flu shot lastyear resulted in a 34% lower risk of coming down with the flu.Avoid sick people. Viruses spread veryeasily through the air; so keep at least six feet between you and the sneezing,sniffling and coughing

35、 person.It s no guaranteeTake care of your faceKeep your hands away from your faceThe best way is to use regular soap and waterIt is easy for viruses to spread from person to personIf someone around you is sickz then keep your distanceBecause there are always some unexpected things in life三、完形填空.阅读下

36、面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填 入空白处的最佳选项。Choose what you want to do, and don t stop untilgetting there. You canlbeyond your wildest dreams.My goal for myself last year was to2a half marathon . I was inspired by the runners in the world, seeing them run ahalf then3a full marathon, seeing myparents-i

37、n-law7 s4as they told me about theirupcoming marathon. I knew I wanted to do a half.I completed my first 10k last April. Feelinghappy, I5to take the next step andsign up for the Hampton, s Half in September. As the marathon drew near; I becamemore6. I just didn t think thatl was7to be a runner, I ha

38、d neverbeen8at running. Why suddenlycould I do it now? 13.1 miles was further than anything I ever dreamed of. Unexpectedly,a month before the9I hurt my hamstring seriously one rainy night.10, I felt somehow relieved.Now I had a goodllnot to run. I didn t haveto feell2when I couldn7 t finish,because

39、 I could simply explain that I had hurt myself and could no longerlS. It was like a weight hadbeenl4from my shoulders.My attitude finally changed I believe that I cando anything, and my body isl5to do amazing things. Isigned up for the DC Cherry Blossom 10 miler with some friends, and with all ofthe

40、ml6me, I couldn7 t draw back.Unfortunately, while training hard, I was againl?, I hurt my knee in an accidentand couldn7 t ran for months. The thought of using it as an excuse that I couldn7 trun came across myl8but I threw it away after acouple of minutes. On that exciting day I19it to the finishin

41、g linehough not a good result The20distance I ve ever run, onel had never thought possible.(1 )A. succeedB stressC . hesitateD admire( 2 )A . researchB . organizeC . runD . host ( 3 ) A . compareB . dislikeC . matchD . complete ( 4 ) A . disappointmentB . regretC excitementD . pain ( 5 ) A . refused

42、B . decidedC . agreedD . begged ( 6 ) A . nervousB . boredC . confidentD . delighted ( 7 ) A . allowedB . encouragedC . forcedD . meant ( 8 ) A . badB . goodC . slowD . amazed ( 9 ) A . trainingB . meetingC . examD . match ( 10 ) A . HoweverB . MeanwhileC . OtherwiseD . Still ( 11) A . timeB chanceC

43、 . excuseD . place ( 12 ) A . importantB . frightenedC proudD . puzzled ( 13 ) A .jump upB . give upC . take partD . stand out ( 14 ) A . separatedB . protectedC . borrowedD . removed (15 ) A . willingB . energeticC . sensitiveD . afraid (16 ) A . againstB . besideC betweenD . before( 17 )A . injure

44、dB . punishedC . invitedD . fired( 18 )A . eyesB . facesC mindD . stomach ( 19 ) A . carriedB . madeC . threwD . failed ( 20 ) A . farthestB . shortestC . worstD . easiest 四、语法填空.阅读下面短文，在空臼处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。It s difficult to say exactly whenIWD began. It dates back to 1908, 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding votingrights, better pay and working hours.A year later; the first National Woman s Day in the US onFebruary 28, according to an announcement bythe Socialist Party of America.In 1910, a woman Clara Zetkinleader of the women s office“ for