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甘肃省兰州市第一中学学年高一英语下学期月考试题
甘肃省兰州市第一中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期4月月考试题
第一部分单项选择(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
1.—How’syourtouraroundtheNorthLake?
Isitbeautiful?
—It________be,butitisnowheavilypolluted.
A.willB.wouldC.shouldD.must
2.Thebosshasgiveneveryoneaspecialholiday,sowe______gotoworktomorrow.
A.can’tB.mustn’tC.shouldn’tD.needn’t
3.—Guesswhat!
IhavegotAformytermpaper.
—Great!
You______readwidelyandputalotofworkintoit.
A.mustB.shouldC.musthaveD.shouldhave
4.Thebiggestproblemformostplants,which________justgetupandrunawaywhenthreatened,isthatanimalsliketoeatthem.
A.shan’tB.can’tC.needn’tD.mustn’t
5.Asaresultoftheseriousflood,two-thirdsofthebuildingsinthearea.
A.needrepairingB.needstorepairC.needsrepairingD.needtorepair
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
TeadrinkingwascommoninChinafornearlyonethousandyearsbeforeanyoneinEuropehadeverheardabouttea.PeopleinBritainweremuchslowerinfindingoutwhatteawaslike,mainlybecauseteawasveryexpensive.ItcouldnotbeboughtinshopsandeventhosepeoplewhocouldaffordtohaveitsentfromHollanddidsoonlybecauseitwasafashionablecuriosity.Someofthemwerenotsurehowtouseit.Theythoughtitwasavegetableandtriedcookingtheleaves.Thentheyservedthemmixedwithbutterandsalt.Theysoondiscoveredtheirmistakebutmanypeopleusedtospreadtheusedtealeavesonbreadandgivethemtotheirchildrenassandwiches.
TearemainedrareandveryexpensiveinEnglanduntiltheshipsoftheEastIndiaCompanybegantobringitdirectfromChinaearlyintheseventeenthcentury.Duringthenextfewyearssomuchteacameintothecountrythatthepricefellandmanypeoplecouldaffordtobuyit.
AtthesametimepeopleontheContinentwerebecomingmoreandmorefondoftea.Untilthenteahadbeendrunkwithoutmilkinit,butonedayafamousFrenchladynamedMadamedeSevignedecidedtoseewhatteatastedlikewhenmilkwasadded.Shefounditsopleasantthatshewouldneveragaindrinkitwithoutmilk.Becauseshewassuchagreatladyherfriendsthoughttheymustcopyeverythingshedid,sotheyalsodranktheirteawithmilkinit.SlowlythishabitspreaduntilitreachedEnglandandtodayonlyveryfewBritonsdrinkteawithoutmilk.
Atfirst,teawasusuallydrunkafterdinnerintheevening.Nooneeverthoughtofdrinkingteaintheafternoonuntiladuchessfoundthatacupofteaandapieceofcakeatthreeorfouro’clockstoppedhergetting“asinkingfeeling”asshecalledit.Sheinvitedherfriendstohavethisnewmealwithher,andsotea-timewasborn.
6.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheintroductionofteaintoBritain?
A.TheBritonsgotexpensiveteafromIndia.
B.TeareachedBritainfromHolland.
C.TheBritonswerethefirstpeopleinEuropewhodranktea.
D.Itwasnotuntilthe17thcenturythattheBritonshadtea.
7.Whatdoesthispassagemainlydiscuss?
A.Howtea-timewasborninHolland.
B.ThehistoryofteadrinkinginBritain.
C.HowteabecameapopulardrinkinFrance.
D.HowtheBritonsgotthehabitofdrinkingafternoontea.
8.WhendidteabecomeapopulardrinkinBritain?
A.Intheeighteenthcentury.B.Inthesixteenthcentury.
C.Intheseventeenthcentury.D.Inthelateseventeenthcentury.
9.WhydidpeopleinEuropebegintodrinkteawithmilk?
A.Ittastedlikemilk.
B.Itwasgoodforhealth.
C.Itbecameapopulardrink.
D.TheytriedtocopythewayMadamedeSevignedranktea.
B
Peoplehavestrangeideasaboutfood.Forexample,tomatoisakindofverydeliciousvegetable.Itisoneofusefulplantsthatcanbepreparedinmanyways.Ithasrichnutritionandvitamininit.Butinthe18thcentury,Americansneveratetomatoes.Theygrewthemintheirgardensbecausetomatoplantsaresopretty.Buttheythoughtthevegetablewaspoisonous.Theycalledtomatoes“poisonapples”.
PresidentThomasJefferson,however,knowthattomatoesweregoodtoeat.Hewasalearnedman.HehadbeentoParis,wherehelearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.Hegrewmanykindsoftomatoesinhisgarden.ThePresidenttaughthiscookawayforacreamoftomatosoup.ThisbeautifulpinksoupwasservedatthePresidentparty.Thegueststhoughtthesouptastedreallygood.Theyneverthoughttheirpresidentwouldservehishonouredguestspoisonapples.Jeffersonneverspoketohishonouredguestsaboutthefact.
10.Whatdoweknowabouttomato?
A.Itisakindofpoisonousfruit
B.Itidakindofpoisonousvegetable
C.Itisakindoftastyfruit.
D.Itisakindoftastyvegetable.
11.Jeffersonlearnedthattomatoesweregoodtoeat___________.
A.whilehewasinParisB.whenhewasalittleboy
C.becausehisparentstoldhimsoD.frombooks
12.WhatdoweknowaboutallthehonouredguestsinvitedbyJefferson?
A.Theywerepeoplefromothercountries.B.TheywerefromFrance.
C.Theywerepeopleofhisowncountry.D.Theyweremenonly.
C
AsoneofthemostwatchedprogramsinChina,theCCTVSpringFestivalGalahasbeenanintegralpartoftheChineseNewYearcelebrations.Fromthetelevisioneratothedigitalage,people'sexpectationsalwaysrunhighfortheevent.
HavingabigfamilydinnerwithrelativesontheeveisamustforNewYearcelebrationsforalmosteveryfamily.TheannualSpringFestivalGalausuallylastsoverfourhours,justintimewhentheChinesepeoplegathertohavetheirfestivedinner.Featuringmusicals,dances,comicskitsanddramas,thegalaisaimedatentertainingviewersofallages.
Thisyear,morethan621.4millionpeopleinChinaandanother24.8millionoverseaswatchedtheshowontelevision,whileanumberofviewers—527million—watcheditonnewmediaplatforms:
apps,websites,videostreamingsitesandsocialmedia.
ThefirstCCTVSpringFestivalGalawaslivebroadcastviatelevisiononFebruary12,1983.However,notallChinesepeoplehadachancetowatchtheshowathomeasnearly80percentoffamiliesdidnotpossesstheirownTVset.In1983,thedirectoroftheCCTVSpringFestivalGalasetfourtelephonesbackstagesoviewerscouldasktheactorstoperformtherequesteditems.Astheondemandcallsweresopopular,thelineswouldliterallybeoverheated,causingstaffmemberstostandbywithafireextinguisherreadytoputoutanypossiblefire.
Thegalatraditionallyconcludeswiththesong“Can'tForgetTonight”.Thesonghasbeenperformedfor23timesoverthepast36years.ItsoriginalperformerLiGuyihasalsoheldarecordofsingingthemostsongsduringagala.In1983,shesangatotalofsevensongs.
CheungMingmanwasthefirstsingerfromHongKongtoperformattheCCTVSpringFestivalGala.Hesangapatrioticsong,“MyChineseHeart,”in1984andwonmillionsofhearts,especiallythosewhowerelivingabroad.
Thelongestrunningperformanceinthehistoryofthegalaiscalled“Time”.In2016,YangCaiqiperformedonstageforfourhoursuntiltheNewYear'sbellrang.
13.Howmanypeoplewatchedthe2019CCTVSpringFestivalGala?
A.About1,148million.B.About646million.
C.About1,173million.D.About552million.
14.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.“Time”lastedoverfourhoursinthegalaof2016.
B.CheungMingmansangapatrioticsonginthefirstgala.
C.Thesong“Can'tForgetTonight”isperformedannuallyinthegala.
D.Backstagestaffofthefirstgalakeptcautiousincasethetelephonelinescaughtfire.
15.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?
A.Tosharesomefactsaboutthegala.
B.Tolookbackonthepastofthegala.
C.Toattractmoreviewerstowatchtheshow.
D.TopromotethetraditionalChinesefestival.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Readingbookscanexerciseyourbrain.Kidswhostartedreadingatanearlieragegoontoperformbetteroncertainintelligencetests,suchasanalysesoftheirvocabularysize.Asonegetsolder,itmighthelpslowdownorevenstopcognitivefall.___16___ManyAmericansdon'treadfrequently.It'stimetochangethistrendtogiveyourbraingraymatteragoodworkout.
___17___Whenyouhavesomedowntime—you'rewaitingforafriend,sleepinglightlyonthewayfromortowork,ordoingataskthatdoesn'trequireyourfullattention—youcanopenyourtextinsteadofpullingupyourfavoritesmartphonegame.___18___Whilepaperisstilltheclearwinnerinthecourtofpublicopinion,sciencehasn'tproventhatphysicalbooksarebetterthandigital(数码的)ones.
Academicresearchhasmostlyfocusedontheabilitytoremember.Astudytookplaceinalaboratorysetting:
Studentsallreadthesametext,butsomelookedatthewordsonpaperandothersviewedanon-screenPDF.Itturnedoutthatnomeaningfuldifferencebetweenthetwomediaexisted.Asforaudiobooks,theyaffectedthebraingraymattersomewhatdifferently.___19___
Ultimately,ifyouhopetogetareadinghabitgoing,youshouldn'tgiveuppaperdigital,oraudio—___20___Don'tbeafraidtochangethingsupdependingontheoccasion.
A.Audiobooksstillaffectyourthoughtsandfeelings.
B.Gowithwhatmakesthemostsenseforyourneeds.
C.Wordsonapagecanimprovetheemotionalintelligence.
D.Thisbringsaboutagreatdebate:
pagesvsscreensvsaudio.
E.Keepabook,e-reader,oraudiobookapponyouasyougoabouttheday.
F.Despitethis,theoverallbook-readingtimeforAmericansisonthedecline.
G.However,theystimulatedthebrainjustasdeeplyasblack-and-whitepages.
第二部分语言知识运用(共三节,满分45分)
第一节(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,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。
Formostpeople,