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高一英语上学期第二次月考试题
赤峰二中2014级高一上学期第二次月考
英语试题
试卷类型:
A时间:
100分钟
第
卷
第一部分:
听力(略)
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Tourismwasn’tasimportantasitistoday.Inth
epast,onlypeoplewithagooddealofmoneycouldtravelonholidaystoothercountries.Morepeopletraveltodaythaninthepastbecausethereisagrowingmiddleclassinmanypartsoftheworld;thatistosay,peoplenowhavemoremoneyfortravel.Specialplanefaresfortouristsmaketravellessexpensiveandmoreattractivethaneverbefore.Onepersondoesn’ttravelforthesamereasonasanother.Butmostpeopleenjoyseeingcountriesthataredifferentfromtheirown.Theyalsoliketomeetnewpeopleandtotastenewfood.
Tourismbringsmanychangesinacountryandinpeople’slives.Peoplebuildnewhotelsandrestaurantsandtrainnativemenandwomenasguidestoshowvisitorsinterestingplaces.There’renewnightclubsandotheramusements.Internationaltourismisclearlyabigbusiness.
1.Intheolddays_________couldtraveltoothercountries.
A.boysandgirls,menorwomen,youngorold
B.eitherkingsorqueens
C.boththepoorandtherich
D.nobodybutthosewhohadmoney
2.Whatmakestravelmoreattractivethanbefore?
_________
A.Travelbyairtoothercountriesismuchcheapertoday.
B.Moreguidesarebeingtrainedtoshowbeautifulspots.
C
.Moderntelegraphlinesmaketravellessexpensive.
D.Newhotelsandrestaurantshavebeenbuilt.
3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothearticle?
A.Tourismwon’tbringanychangesinpeople’sminds.
B.Peoplehavesometroubleinmakingjourney.
C.Withthedevelopmentoftourism,greatchangeshavetakenplaceinmanypartsintheworld.
D.Tourismcausesonlysomechangesinclothing.
4.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.TheChangeofTourismB.Tourism
C.TheImportance
ofTourismD.TheCauseofTourismChange
B
Thejourneytwodiversmadesometimeagotothedeepestpointontheearthmakesusrealizehowmuchoftheworldstillremainstobestudied.ThetwomenwentdownsevenmilestothebottomofthePacificOceaninsideasmallsteelballtofindoutifthereareanyoceancurrents(水流)orsignsoflife.
Itwasnecessarytosetoutearly,sothattheballwouldcometothesurfaceindaylight,andbeeasilyfoundbythemothershipwhichwouldbewaitingforit.Thediversbeganpreparationsearlyinthemorningandsoonafterwards,whenallwasready,thesteelballdisappearedunderthesurfaceofthewater.
Thediversfeltasiftheyweregoingdownstepsastheypassedthroughwarmandcoldlayers(层)ofwater.Intimethetemperaturedroppedtothefreezingpoint.Theykeptintouchwiththemothershipbytelephonetellinghowtheyfelt.Then,atadepthof3,000feet,thetelephonestoppedworkingandtheywerequitecutofffromtheoutsideworld.Allwentwelluntilsomefourhourslaterat30,000feet,themenwerefrightenedbyaloud,crackingnoise.Eventhesmallestholeintheballwouldhavemeantinstantdeath.Luckily,though,itwasonlyoneoftheouterwindowsthathadbroken.Soonafterwards,theballtouchedthesoftoceanfloorraisingabigcloudof"dust"madeupofsmalldeadseacreatures.Here,powerfullightslitupthedarkwaterandthemenweresurprisedtoseefishswimmingjustabovethemquiteuntroubledbythegreatwaterpressure.Buttheydidnotdaretoleavethelightsonforlong,astheheatfromthemmadethewaterboil.Quiteunexpectedly,thetelephonebeganworkingagainandthefaintbutclearvoicesofthediverswereheardonthemothershipsevenmilesaway.Afterastayofthirtyminutesthemenbegantheirjourneyup,arrivingthreehourslater,cold
andwetthrough,butnonewasworsefortheirexperience.
5.Thepurposeofthedivers'journeytothedeepestpointontheearthwastofind_______.
A.iftherearewatercurrents,andlifeinthegreatdepths
B.ifpeoplecanstandtheseverecoldinthegreatdepths
C.iftherearestepsinthegreatdepths
D.ifthetelephoneworkswellinthegreatdepths
6.Thediverssetoutearlyinthemorningsothat.
A.theycouldavoidthecoldatnight
B.theycouldseeatthebottomoftheocean
C.theycouldreturntothesurfaceduringtheday
D.theycouldstaylongatthebottom
7.Asthediverswentdowntotheoceanfloor,thetelephone
.
A.keptworkingallthetime
B.stoppedworkingatadepthof3,000feetandbeganworkingagainwhentheyreturnedtothesamedepth
C.stoppedworkingatadepthof3,000fe
etandbeganworkingagainat30,000feet
D.stoppedworkingatadepthof3,000feetandbeganworkingagainaftertheyreachedthebottom
8.Ontheoceanfloor,thediversfoundthat.
A.therewasnolifebutsomesmalldeadseacreatures
B.fishwereswimmingasfreelyastheydonearthesurface
C.fishwerenotswimmingfreelyinthedarkwater
D.fishwerenotswimmingfreelyunderthehighwaterpressure
C
Rememberingnamesisanimportantsocialskill.Herearesomewaystomasterit.
Reciteandrepeatinconversation.
Whenyouhearaperson’sname,repeatit.Immediatelysayittoyourselfseveraltimeswithoutmovingyourlips.Youcouldalsorepeatthenameinawaythatdoesnotsoundforcedorartificial.
Asktheotherpersontoreciteandrepeat.
Youcanletotherpeoplehelpyouremembertheirnames.Afteryou’vebeenintroducedtosomeone,askthatpersontospellthenameandpronounceitcorrectlyforyou.Mostpeoplewillbepleasedbytheeffortyou’remakingtolearntheirnames.
Admityoudon’tknow.
Admittingthatyoucan’tremembersomeone’snamecanactuallymakepeoplerelaxed.Mostofthemwillfeelsympathy(同情)if
yousay,“I’mworkingtoremembernamesbetter.Yoursisrightonthetipofmytongue.Whatisitagain?
”
Useassociation(联系).
Connecteachpersonyoumeetwithonethingyoufindinterestingorunusual.Forexample,youcouldmakeamentalnote:
“VickiCheng--tall,blackhair.”Tostrengthenyourassociations,writethemonasmallcardassoonaspossible.
Limitthenumberofnewnamesyoulearnatonetime.
Whenmeetingagroupofpeople,concentrateonrememberingjusttwoorthreenames.Freeyourselffromrememberingeveryone.Fewofthepeopleinmassintroductionsexpectyoutoremembertheirnames.Anotherwayistoli
mityourselftolearningjustfirstnames.Lastnamescancomelater.
Goearly.
Considergoingearlytomeetings,partiesandclasses.Sometimesjustafewpeopleshowupontime.That’sfewernamesforyoutoremember.Andasmorepeoplearrive,youcanhearthembeingintroducedtoothers—areviewforyou.
9.Howwillmostpeoplefeelwhenyoutryhardtoremembertheirnames?
A.Theywillbemoved.B.Theywillbeannoyed.
C.Theywillbedelighted.D.Theywillbediscouraged.
10.Ifyoucan’tremembersomeone’sname,youmay______.
A.tellhimthetruthB.tellhimawhitelie
C.askhimforpityD.askotherstohelpyou
11.Whenyoumeetagroupofpeople,itisbettertoremember______.
A.alltheirnamesB.acoupleofnamesfirst
C.justtheirlastnamesD.asmanynamesaspossible
12.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?
A.Tipsonanimportantsocialskill.B.Importanceofattendingparties.
C.Howtomakeuseofassociations.D.Howtoreciteandrepeatnames.
D
Somepeoplethinkthatasmoreandmorepeoplehavetelevisionsintheirhomes,fewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooksandnewspapers.WhyreadanarticleinthenewspaperwhentheTVnewscanbringyoutheinformationinafewminutesandwithpictures?
Whyreadthelifestoryofafamousmanwhenashorttelevisionprogramcantellyouallthatyouwanttoknow?
Televisionhasnotkilledreading,however.Today,newspaperssellinverylargenumbers.Andbooksofeverykindaresoldmorethaneverbefore.Booksarestillacheapwaytogetinformationandenjoyment.Althoughsomebookswithhardcoversareexpensive,manybooksareprintedtodayaspaperbacks(平装本),whicharequitecheap.Apaperbackcollectionofshortstories,forexample,isalwayscheaperthananeveningatthecinemaorthetheater,andyoucankeepabookforeverandreaditmanytimes.
Booksareawonderfulproviderofknowledgeandpleasureandsometypesofbooksshouldbeineveryhome.Everyhomeshouldhaveagooddictionary.
Agoodencyclopedia(百科全书),thoughexpensive,isuseful,too,becauseyoucanfindinformationonanysubject.Besides,youcanhavesuchbooksashistorybooks,sciencetextbooks,cookbooks,andcollectionsofstoriesandpoems.Thenfromtimetotimeyoucantakeabookofpoemsoffyourshelvesandreadthethoughtsandfeelingsofyourfavoritepoets.
13.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.
A.TVprogramsareachiefproviderofknowledge
B.cinemasarethebestchoiceingettinginformation
C.readingisacheapwayoflearningandhavingfun
D.newspapersareanexpensivewaytoenjoyoneself
14.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraph“Televisionhasnotkilledreading,however.”suggest?
A.Peopleonlyneedreading,though.
B.Readingismorefunthantelevision.
C.Readingisstillnecessarytoday.
D.Watchingtelevisiondoesn’thelpreading.
15.Wherecanyouprobablyseethispassage?
A.Inatravelbooklet.B.Inasciencereport.
C.Inafashionshowmagazine.D.Inaneducationbookreview.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,共10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的七个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。
Takinggoodnotesisa
time-savingskillthatwillhelpyoutobecomeabetterstudentinseveralways.__16__Second,yournotesareexcellentmaterialstorefertowhenyouarestudyingforatest.Third,note-takingoffersvarietytoyourstudytime