高一下学期第一次月考英语试题 含答案.docx

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高一下学期第一次月考英语试题含答案

2019年高一下学期第一次月考英语试题含答案

IfyouthinkDeclanGalbraithisanordinaryl5-yeat-oldboy,youarewrong.ThisBritishboyisasinginggenius（天才）.Hereleasedhisfirstalbum（专辑）at10,sincethenhehasbeenoneofthemostpopularyoungsingersinthewor1d.

Lastweek,DeclanhadanewsconferenceinBeijing.HewilldoaconcerttourinChinanextMay.AtthattimeDeclan’sChinesefansmustbeveryhappyaboutthis.

Declan’ssinginggiftwasdiscoveredwhilehewasachild.Hisgrandfatherwasamusician.HeoftenbroughtDeclanalongwithhimwhenheplayedmusic.Declanwouldsitforhoursjustwatchingandlistening.

Attheageof8,hestartedtakingpartinpetitions.Hewon16ofthemin14months.SoonEMI,abigrecordpany,paidhim15,000,000yuantomakerecords.

HisfirstalbumDeclancameoutinxx.ItwasabigsuccessandDeclanbecamewell-known.Itissaidthathehas“apowerfulvoicethatrea1lysoars（飞翔）”.Inxx.Declanputoutanotheralbum,calledThankYou.

Declanworkshardathiswork.Everydayhepracticesfortwohours.Whenheisnotsinging,Declanislikemostother15-year-olds.Helikesputergames,swimming,cycling,footballandHarryPotter.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.DeclanGalbraithisthemostpopularyoungsingerintheworld.

B.DeclanGalbraith’sgrandfatherwasgoodatmusic.

C.DeclanGalbraithhasfewhobbiesexceptsinging.

D.DeclanGalbraith’sfirstalbum“ThankYou”wasputoutinxx.

2.Besidessinging,DeclanGalbraithisfondofdoingthefollowingEXCEPT.

A.surfingtheInternetB.playingsoccer

C.goingclimbingD.goingswimming

3.WhydidthegrandfatherbringDeclanGalbraithalongwithhimwhileplayingmusic?

A.Becausethegrandfatherwasafraidthattheboywouldbelonely.

B.Becausethegrandfatherwantedhisgrandsontolearnmusic.

C.Becausenobodytookcareofhimathome.

D.Becausetheboythoughtitwasfuntogowithhisgrandfather.

4.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer.

A.hehasagiftformusicbutdoesn’tworkhardatit

B.hewasfamousforsingingsongsallovertheworldbeforeten

C.everybodyintheworldknowshimforhissongs

D.DeclanGalbraithgotalotofhelpinmusicfromhisgrandfather

B

RayCharlesRobinson,ablindmusicianinAmerica,wasfamousforhisrecordsofjazz,rock’n’roll,bluesandcountrymusic.ButtheworldknewhimbetterasRayCharles.Hehadaninfluence（影响）onAmericanpopularmusic.

ThesongLet’sGoGetStonedisanexampleofRayCharles’ownkindofmu-sic-hisownsound.Heworkedhardforseveralyearstocreatethatsound.Nooneevertrieditbefore.Hemixedblackchurchmusic,bluesandrock’n’roll.Thesoundwasextremelysuccessful.Inthenineteenfifties,hisrecordsbegantosellmillionsofcopies.Atthesametime,RayCharlesrecordedjazzmusic.Thoserecordssoldwell,too.Peoplesaidtheywerenewandexciting.

RayCharlesbecamefamousbecausehecouldplayblues,rockandjazz.Healsolikedotherkindsofmusic.Hetoldtherecordpanyofficialsthathewantedtorecordanalbum（专辑）ofcountry-and-westernmusic.

Thepresidentoftherecordpanytoldhimitwouldbeamistake.HesaidRay’sfanswouldnotbuythealbum.Charlesdisagreed.Hesaidhebelievedhewouldgainmanynewfanstoreplacethefewhemightlose.Heproducedthealbumanditwasanimmediatesuccess.

ThealbumwascalledModernSoundsinCountryandWesternMusic.Manyofthesongssoldverywell.OneofthemostpopularsongswasICan’tStopLovingYou.Itisacountry-and-westernsongwithRayCharles’soundofbluesandblackchurchmusic.

5.RayCharlesbecamepopularwithAmericansbecause.

A.heworkedhardtocreatehisownsound

B.hemixedblackchurchmusic,bluesandrock’n’roll

C.herecordedJazzmusic

D.hecouldplayblues

6.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothePassage?

A.RayCharlesRobinsonhadagreateffectonAmericanpopularmusic.

B.Hisalbumaboutcountry-and-westernmusicdidn’tsellwell.

C.Thepresidentoftherecordpanydidn’tthinkthathisnewalbumwouldbepopularwithhisfans.

D.RayCharlesthoughhewouldgainnewfansthoughhewouldlosesomeoldfans.

7.Thanksto,heachievedagreatsuccessafterproducinghisalbum.

A.thepresidentoftherecordpanyB.hissupporters

C.hisownconfidenceD.hisownhardwork

8.ThesongLet’sGoGetStonedconsistsofallthefollowingmusicEXCEPT.

A.blackchurchmusicB.jazzC.bluesD.rock’n’roll

C

Inrecentyears,Americanstudentshavefallenbehindinmanysubjectslikemath,scienceandreading.Inxx,theU.S.wasnumbernineamongthedevelopedcountriesinthenumberofstudentsgraduatingfromhighschool.

Americaneducationofficialsaresearchingfornewwaystohelpstudentslearnagain.Onetoolthatisgettingsomeattentionistheuseofvideogames.

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