高一上学期英语月考试卷

月考试题单项选择（每题1分，共15分）—Haveyoufinisheddesigningthemachine?—____finishedbutthereisstillsomethingtoimprove.MoreorlessB.SoonerorlaterC.LessthanD.MorethanHesaidthathisbike____stolenandhe____havetotelephonethepolice.A.was;wouldB.has;willC.hasbeen;willD.hadbeen;wouldDoyouknowhisdifficultyhehad____fivechildrenatschool?A.tokeepB.tohavekeptC.keepingD.havingkeptSheknewhefeltjustthesame____hedid.A.asB.likeC.whatD.thatItissaidthattheweatherwill____hotforanotherthreeorfourdays.A.lookB.lastC.stayD.getChuckisvery____.Henevertellslies.loyalB.wiseC.honestD.smartTomisalways____busy____hehaslittletimeforhisfriends.too;toB.so;thatC.enough;thatD.either;orTheygotupearly____catchthefirstbus.sothatB.inorderthatC.inordertoD.soasStephanieis____classicalmusicandhersisteris____rockmusic.like;fondofB.enjoy;intoC.fondof;intoD.fondto;interestedinFriendsshould____happinessandsorrow____eachother.share;withB.solve;withC.share;fromD.share;toThemajorityofthestudentsinChina____hardworking.isB.areC.hasbeenD.havebeenEnglishhasdevelopedintothelanguagemost____intheworld.widelyspokenB.widelyusingC.widelyspeakingD.wideuseThosefootballplayershadnostrict____untiltheyjoinedourclub.practiceB.educationC.exerciseD.trainingBeethovenwaswalkinginthestreet____heheardsomeone____hisSonatainF.before;playB.after;playingC.when;playingD.while;toplayTheteacheraskedJim____.A.whywashelateforschoolB.whyhewaslateforschoolC.howwashelateforschoolD.howhewaslatetoschool二.完型填空（每题1分，共20分）Anoldfriendfromabroad（国外）__1__Iwantedtostaywithtelephonedmefromtheairporttotellmethathehadarrived.Iwasstillinthe__2__,butIhaddonesomethingtogetreadyforhiscoming.Afterexplainingwheremynewroomwas,Itoldhim__3__Ihadleftthekeyunderthedoormat（门垫）.__4__Iwouldbehomerather__5__,Iaskedhimtogointothekitchenand__6__himselftosomefoodanddrink.Twohourslater,myfriendtelephonedmefromthe__7__.Atthemoment,hesaid__8__was__9__theradio__10__havingatrulywonderfulmeal.Hehadcookedtwoeggsandhelpedhimself__11__some__12__chickenfromtherefrigerator.Now,hesaid,hewasdrinkingaglassofmilk__13__hehopedIwould__14__him.WhenIaskedhimifhehad__15__theroomwithout__16__,heansweredthathehad__17__beenabletofindthekeyunderthedoormat.Astheliving-roomwindowjust__18__theappletreehadbeenleft__19__,hehadclimbedin.Ilistenedtoallthisin__20__.Thereinnoappletreeinfrontofmyliving-room.Thereisoneinfrontofmyneighbor’s.A.whatB.thatC.whichD.whomA.roomB.officeC.stationD.airportA.thatB.whereC.whyD.howA.ForB.WhenC.SoD.AsA.lateB.soonC.ontimeD.earlyA.eatB.helpC.cookD.makeA.airportB.stationC.busstopD.living-roomA.IB.heC.sheD.mybossA.repairingB.buyingC.listeningtoD.hearingA.afterB.beforeC.asD.whileA.toB.withC.forD.fromA.coldB.hotC.newD.warmA.andB.butC.becauseD.thoughA.helpB.seeC.joinD.joininA.gotB.arrivedC.reachedD.cameA.joyB.regretC.thinkingD.difficultyA.alsoB.alwaysC.notD.noneA.infrontofB.nearC.farawayfromD.aroundA.openB.dirtyC.closedD.shutA.silenceB.surpriseC.theroomD.theoffice三．阅读理解（每题2分，共30分）AJokerfoundoneofthebiggestdiamondsintheworldrightinhisownbackyard.Hesoldthestonetoadiamonddealerforoverthreehundredthousanddollars.InNewYork,thediamondwasresold—thistimeforalmosteighthundredthousanddollars.Thetruevalueofadiamondisneverknownuntilithasbeencut.Oncecutsuccessfully,itsvaluecanincreaseathousandtimes.It’seasytounderstandwhytheownerofJoker’sdiamondwenttothebestdiamondcutterheknew,Kaplan.Thecutterstudiedthediamondfortwelvewholemonths.Whenhefelthewasreadytostartwork,hediscoveredaflaw（瑕疵）.Hehadtobeginhiscalculations（计算）alloveragain,orhemighthavemadethestoneuseless.Sixmoremonthspassed,andKaplanfinallysaidtotheowner,“Iamreadytostartmywork.Therewillbeoneexcellentdiamondthatwillbecomparableto（可与……相比的）anyintheworld,pluselevensmalldiamondsoffirst-classquality（质量）.”Kaplanwaitedafewmoredaysuntilhefelthewasinthebestphysicalandmental（精神的）conditionpossible.Hepickeduphistoolsandheldhisbreathashemadethefirstblow.Thediamondsplit（分开）exactlyashepromised.Jokerfoundoneofthebiggestdiamondsintheworld____.A.inaminuteB.atthefootofabigmountainC.inhisownbackyardD.inagarage（车库）Adiamonddealerisaperson____.A.inthediamondbusinessB.whostolediamondsC.whocutsdiamondsD.whosellsdiamondsWhenthediamondwasresold,____.A.thedealerlostalotofmoneyB.JokermadesomemoremoneyC.thedealergot800000dollarsD.Kaplangot800000dollarsTheownerofthediamondknewthatifthediamondwascutsuccessfullyitmightbeworth____.A.＄300000B.＄500000C.＄3000000000D.＄800000000Kaplanstudiedthediamondfor____.morethanoneandahalfyearsB.morethanhalfayearC.overeightmonthsD.morethannineteenmonthsBIfyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise,andasaresult,wearegrowingoldunnecessarilysoon.ProfessorTaijuMutsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyquitehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonataratherearlyage,andhowthespeedofgettingoldcouldbesloweddown.WithateamofresearchersatTokyoNationalComputertechnologyhelpedtheresearcherstogetmostexactmeasurementsofthesizesofthefrontandsidepartsofthebrain,whichhavesomethingtodowiththinkingandfeeling,anddecidethehumancharacter.Asweallknow,thebackpartofthebrain,whichcontrolstaskslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontract（萎缩）withage.Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimplewaytopreventthecontraction—usingthehead.Thefindingsshowthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetowns.Thosewithleastpossibility,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.White-collarworkersdoingthesameworksdayafterdayingovernmentofficesare,however,aspossibletohavecontractingbrainsasthefarmworkers,busdriversandshopassistants.Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout____.atwhatpointpeoplegrowmentallyoldhowtomakepeoplelivelongerthesizeofcertainpeople’sbrainswhichpeoplearethemostcleverTheirresearchfindingsarebasedon____.anexaminationoffarmersinnorthernJapantestsgivenonathousandoldpeopleexaminingthebrainsizesofdifferentpeopleusingcomputertechnologyThedoctors’testsshowthat____.ourbraincontractaswegrowolderonepartofthebraindoesnotcontractsixty-year-oldshavebetterbrainsthanthirty-year-oldssomepeople’sbrainshavecontractedearlierthanotherpeople’s.Accordingtothearticle,____aregrowingmentallyoldearlier.A.engineersB.officeclerksC.professorsD.researchers10.Themostpossibleconclusionofthearticleisthat____.A.mostofusshouldtakemoreexerciseB.thebraincontractsifitisnotusedC.it’sbettertoliveinthetownsD.themoreoneuseshisbrain,thesoonerhebecomesoldCThewordhorsepowerwasfirstusedtwohundredyearsago.JamesWatthadmadetheworld’sfirstwidelyusedsteamengine.Hehadnowayoftellingpeopleexactlyhowpowerfulitwas,foratthattimetherewerenounitsformeasuringpower.Wattdecidedtofindouthowmuchworkonestronghorsecoulddoinoneminute.Hecalledthatunitonehorsepower.Withthisunithecouldmeasuretheworkhissteamenginecoulddo.Hediscoveredthatahorsecouldlifta3300-poundweight10feetintotheairinoneminute.Hisenginecouldlifta3300-poundweight100feetinoneminute.Becausehisenginedidtentimesasmuchworkasthehorse.Wattcalleditaten-horsepowerengine.ThepassagetellsusthatWattmadethefirst____.A.engineB.steamengineC.widelyusedsteamengineD.powerfulengineWattwantedtofindawayto____.measuretheworkhisenginecoulddotellpeoplehowpowerfulhisenginecoulddolifta3300-poundweightbothAandBWattmadeaunitofmeasurementaccordingtothestrengthof____.amanB.tenhorseC.hisengineD.ahorseOnehorsepowerisequaltothe____.workahorsecoulddoinaminuteweightahorsecouldliftworkahorsecoulddointenminutesweightofonehorseWhichofthefollowingbestgivesthemainideaofthepassage?HowWattcalledhisengine.HowthewordHORSEPOWERcameintouse.HowWattmeasuredhisengine.Howthemeasurementwasdiscovered.四．改错（每题1分，共10分）TheDeadSeaisreallyalargerlake.TheriverJordan1.____flowsintoit.It’ssurfacehasanareaofoverathousand2.____squarekilometers.Becausethereisnooutletandtheweatheris3.____veryhot,thewaterisslowlyflowingup,thewaterinthesea4.____hasunpleasantsmellandaverysaltybittertaste.Itisfull5.____withsaltandotherminerals.Humanbodieswillnotsinkin6.____it.Peoplecansitupthereandtoreadnewspaperswithout7.____sinking,butitisnotagoodplaceforswimming,sothewater8.____isbadfortheskin.Noalivethingscanliveinit.Thatis9.____why