高三英语上学期第一次月考试题7.docx

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高三英语上学期第一次月考试题7

第一次月考英语试题【新课标Ⅰ版】

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．

A

Mybrother-in-lawopenedthebottomdrawerofmysister'sbureau（衣橱）andpickedoutawonderfulskirt."JanboughtthisthefirsttimewewenttoNewYork,atleast8or9yearsago.Sheneverworeit.Shewassavingitforaspecialoccasion.”Well,Iguessthisistheoccasion.

Hetooktheskirtfrommeandputitonthebed.Hishandstouchedthesoftmaterialforamoment,thenheshutthedrawerandturnedtome,"Don'teversaveanythingforaspecialoccasion.Everydayyou'realiveisaspecialoccasion."

I'mstillthinkingabouthiswords,andthey'vechangedmyattitudetolife.I'mspendingmoretimewithmyfamilyandfriendsandlesstimeincommitteemeetings.Wheneverpossible,lifeshouldbeapatternofexperiencetoenjoy,notsuffer.I'mtryingtorecognizethesemomentsnowandtreasurethem.

"Someday"and"oneofthesedays"arebeinglostfrommyvocabulary.Ifit'sworthseeingorhearingordoing,Iwanttoseeandhearanddoitnow.I'mnotsurewhatmysisterwouldhavedoneifshehadknownshewouldn'thavetomorrow.

Ithinkshewouldhavecalledfamilymembersandafewclosefriends.Shemighthavecalledafewformerfriendstoapologizeandmendherfencesforpastthings.IliketothinkshewouldhavegoneoutforaChinesedinner,herfavoritefood.

IfIknewthatmyhourswerelimited,thoselittlethingsleftundonewouldmakemeangry.AngrybecauseIputoffseeinggoodfriendswhomIwasgoingtogetintouchwithsomeday.AngryandsorrybecauseIdidn'ttellmyhusbandanddaughteroftenenoughhowmuchItrulylovethem.

I'mtryingveryhardnottoputoff,holdback,orsaveanythingthatwouldaddlaughtertoourlives.AndeverymorningwhenIopenmyeyes,Itellmyselfthateveryday,everyminute,everybreathtruly,is...agiftfromGod.

1.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.

A.EverydayisAGiftB.MyPoorSister

C.ValueFriendshipEveryDayD.EverydayisAnImportantOccasion

2.Janboughtthewonderfulskirtbutdidn'twearitbecause______.

A.shewantedtowearitonspecialoccasions

B.shekeptitasaspecialgiftforsomeoneelse

C.shesavedituntilshegrewolder

D.shewantedtokeepitasasweetmemory

3.Whichofthefollowingisnotthewriter’sattitudetolife?

A.spendingmoretimestayingwithfamily

B.attendingsocialactivitiesasoftenaspossible

C.enjoyinglifeandvaluingeveryday

D.tryingtogetalongwellwithfriends

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheexpressionunderlined“mendherfencesforpastthings”inParagraph5?

A.trytobefriendlyagainwithsomeone

B.breakherword

C.giveupherpointofview

D.keepherpromise

B

Therearemanysuperstitions（迷信）inBritain,butoneofthemostwidely-heldisthatitisunluckytowalkunderaladder-evenifitmeanssteppingoffthepavementintoabusystreet!

①Walkingunderaladder

Ifyoumustwalkunderaladderyoucanavoidbadluckbycrossingyourfingersandkeepingthemcrosseduntilyou’veseenadog.Alternatively,youmustlickyourfingerandmakeacrossonthetoeofyourshoe,andnotlookagainattheshoeuntilthemarkhasdried.

②Umbrella

Anothercommonsuperstitionisthatitisunluckytoopenanumbrellainthehouse-itwilleitherbringmisfortunetothepersonthatopeneditortothehousehold.Thesuperstitioncoulddatefromtheoldtimewhenitspurposewastoactasasunshade.Ifopenedindoors,itmightbeconsideredtobeanattackonthesun.Anyoneopeninganumbrellaindoorsinfineweatherisunpopular,asitinevitablybringsrain!

③Number13

Thenumber13issaidtobeunluckyforsome,andwhenthe13thdayofthemonthfallsonaFriday,anyonewishingtoavoidaninauspiciouseventhadbetterstayindoors.

④Sevenyearsbadluck

Theworstmisfortunethatcanbefallyouiscausedbybreakingamirror,asitbringssevenyearsofbadluck!

Thesuperstitionissupposedtohaveoriginatedinancienttimes,whenmirrorswereconsideredtobetoolsofthegods.

⑤Blackcat

IntheUK,BlackcatsaregenerallyconsideredluckyintheUK,eventhoughtheyareconnectedwithwitchcraft（巫术）.Youaresaidtobeluckyifablackcatcrossesyourpath.

5.Whichexperienceisconsideredtobeluckyaccordingtothepassage?

A.WalkingunderaladderB.openinganumbrellainthehouse

C.breakingamirrorD.ablackcatcrossingyourpath.

6.WhichofthefollowingsisRIGHTinU.Kaccordingtothepassage?

A.Openinganumbrellaintherainisnotacceptableorunpopular

B.Blackcatsaregenerallyconsideredunluckybecausetheyhavesomethingtowithwitchcraft.

C.Badluckbroughtbywalkingunderaladdercannotbeavoidedusingcertainways

D.IfyouaretoopenaclothesstoreonMay13inBritain,youhadbetterchangethedate.

7.Whichtwosuperstitionsarerelatedtohistory?

A.①②B.②④C④⑤D.③④

8.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.

A.breakingamirrorwillcausebadluckbecauseitshowsyourdisrespect（不敬）fortheGod.

B.crossingyourfingersandkeepingthemcrossedcanhelpavoidbadluckbroughtbywalkingunderaladder

C.number13isalwaysunluckyinanysituation

D.openingindoorsitmightbeconsideredtobeanattackonthesun.

C

Readingpoemsisnotexactlyaneverydayactivityformostpeople.Infact,manypeopleneverreadapoemoncetheygetoutofhighschool.

ItisworthremindingourselvesthatthishasnotalwaysbeenthecaseinAmerica.Inthenineteenthcentury,ausualAmericanactivitywastositaroundthefiresideintheeveningandreadpoemsaloud.Itistruethattherewasnotelevisionatthetime,normovietheaters,norWorldWideWeb,toprovidediversion.However,poemswereasourceofpleasure,ofself-education,ofconnectiontootherpeopleortotheworldbeyondone’sowncommunity.Readingthemwasasocialactaswellasanindividualone,andperhapsevenmoresocialthanindividual.Writingpoemstosharewithfriendsandrelationswas,likereadingpoemsbythefireside,anotherwayinwhichpoetryhasaplaceineverydaylife.

Howdidthingschange?

WhyaremostAmericansnolongercomfortablewithpoetry,andwhydomostpeopletodaythinkthatapoemhasnothingtotellthemandthattheycandowellwithoutpoems?

Thereare,Ibelieve,threeculprits（肇事者）：

poets,teachers,andweourselves.Ofthese,theleastimportantisthethird:

theworldsurroundingthepoemhasbetrayedusmorethanwehavebetrayedthepoem.Earlyinthetwentiethcentury,poetryinEnglishheadedintodirectionsunfavorabletothereadingofpoetry.Readersdecidedthatpoemswerenotforthefiresideortheeasychairatnight,thattheybelongedwhereotherdifficult-to-readthingsbelonged.

Poetsfailedthereader,sodidteachers.Theywanttheirstudentstoknowsomethingabouttheskillsofapoem,theywanttheirstudentstoseethatpoemsmeansomething.Yetwhatusuallyoccurswhenteacherspushtheseconcernsontheirhighschoolstudentsisthatyoungpeopledecidepoemsareunpleasantcrosswordpuzzles.

9.Readingpoemsisthoughttobeasocialactinthenineteenthcenturybecause______________.

A.itbuiltalinkamongpeopleB.ithelpeduniteacommunity

C.itwasasourceofself-educationD.itwasasourceofpleasure

10.Theunderlinedword“diversion”（inParagraph2）mostprobablymeans“_________”.

A.concentrationB.changeC.amusementsD.stories

11.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemaincauseofthegreatgapbetweenreadersandpoetry?

A.Studentsarebecominglessinterestedinpoetry.

B.Studentsarepoorlyeducatedinhighschool.

C.TVandtheInternetaremoreattractivethanpoetry.

D.Poemshavebecomedifficulttounderstand.

12.Inthelastparagraph,thewriterquestions____________.

A.thedifficultyinstudyingpoemsB.thewaypoemsaretaughtinschool

C.students’wrongideasaboutpoetryD.thetechniquesusedinwritingpoems

D

Howcanacreatureweighingover5tonsandnormallytaking150kilogramsoffoodand120litersofwaterperdaysurviveinadesertenvironment?

InthesouthwestAfricancountryofNamibia,andtheSaharalandsofMalifurthernorth,thedesertelephantdoesjustthat.

AlthoughnotregardedasaseparatespeciesfromtheAfricanelephant,thedesertcousindiffersinmanyways.Theirbodiesaresmaller,toabsorblessheat,andtheirfeetarelargerforeasierwalkingacrosssandysurfaces,Theyaretaller,toreachhigherbranches.Theyhaveshortertusks（象牙）,andmostimportantly,longertrunkstodigforwaterinriverbeds.

Desertelephantscantravelover70kilometersinsearchforfeedinggroundsandwaterholes,andhavealargergroupoffamilies.Theydrinkonlyevery3–4days,andcanstorewaterina“bag”atthebackoftheirthroat,whichisonlyusedwhenbadlyneeded.Desertelephantsarecarefulfeeders–theyseldomrootuptreesandbreakfewerbranches,andthusmaintainwhatlittlefoodsourcesareavailable.Youngelephantsmayeveneatthedung（粪便）ofthefemaleleaderofagroupwhenfacingfoodshortage.

Duringdroughttheyareunlikelytogivebirthtotheiryoungbutwithgoodrainsthebirthratewillincreasegreatly.Desertelephantshavesandbaths,sometimesaddingtheirownurine（尿液）tomakethemmuddy!

Aswecontinuetooverheatourweakplanet,itcanonlybehopedthatotheranimalspecieswilladaptasextraordinarilywelltochangeasthedesertelephant.

13．TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2means“”.

A．remainsintheAfricancountries

B．drinks120litersofwateraday

C．managestoliveindesertareas

D．eats150kilogramsoffooddaily

14．Desertelephantsarecalledcarefulfeedersbecausethey_________.

A．ra