学年甘肃省甘谷县第一中学高二上学期第一次月考英语试题Word格式.docx

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Oneday,Lincolnwaswalkinginthestreetwhenhewasstoppedbyanuglyman.Themanhadapistol（手枪）inhishand.HeaimedatLincoln’snose.Lincolnwasverysurprised,buthestillaskedthemanpeacefully,“Whatdoyouwant,sir?

”

“Ihavepromisedmyself,”saidtheman,“IfIfindamanwhoisuglierthanI,I’llkillhim.”

Lincolnlookedattheman’sfacecarefullyandsaidfinally.“Pleasetakeaimatme,sir.IfIwasuglierthanyou,Iwouldnotwanttolive.”

1．WhydidthemanstopLincolninthestreet?

A.Becausehewasveryugly.

B.BecauseLincolnwashandsome.

C.BecausehethoughtLincolnwasuglierthanhim.

D.BecausehethoughtLincolnwaslaughingathim.

2．Lincolnwas______whenhewasaimedatwithapistolbytheman.

A.frightenedB.excited

C.angryD.calm

3．Whatdidthemanpromisetodo?

A.Topersuadeuglymentoliveactively.

B.Tokillanyoneuglierthanhimself.

C.Togrowintoahandsomeman.

D.Tohelpthosewhowasugly.

4．Wheredidthestoryprobablyhappen?

A.InParisB.InLondon

C.InWashingtonD.InJohannesburg

B

WhenChristopherColumbuslandedonthethenunnamedCostaRicain1502,hesawmanyIndianswearinggoldearrings.Sohethoughtthelandmustberichingold.HenamedtheplaceCostaRica,whichmeans“richcoast”inSpanish.

Thoughlittlegoldwasfound,CostaRicatodayisindeedrichwithcoffeeandbananas.CoffeeisthemostimportantproductinCostaRicaandmostofitisexported（出口）toothercountrieslikeAmericaandWestGermany.Bananasarethecountry’ssecondmostimportantexport.

CostaRicansalsogrowmanyothercropssuchasfruits,cornandbeansfortheirownuse.CostaRicanslovecolorsandtheirhousesarepaintedinbrightcolors.

EducationisveryimportanttotheCostaRicans.Almosteveryvillagehasaschoolandeducationisamustforchildrenbetweensevenandfourteenyearsofage.Boysandgirlsgotoseparate（单独的）schools.ClassesbegininMarchandendinNovember.Theotherthreemonthsoftheyearareharvesttimeandthechildrenhavetohelptheirparentstopickcoffeebeans.

5．TheCostaRicansmayNOTpainttheirhouses______.

A.pinkandredB.greyandblack

C.blueandgreenD.yellowandorange

6．FromDecembertoFebruary,schoolchildreninCostaRica______.

A.havelessonseveryday

B.havetheirexaminations

C.helptheirparentspickcoffeebeans

D.helptheirparentsdecoratetheirhouses

7．Thispassageismainlyabout______.

A.ChristopherColumbus

B.CostaRica

C.someproductsfromCostaRica

D.theeducationofCostaRica

C

Dolphinsarenotfish,butwarm-bloodedanimals.Theyliveingroups,andspeaktoeachotherintheirownlanguage.Inthiswaytheyarelikeotheranimals,suchasbeesandbirds.Butdolphinsareverydifferentfromalmostalllandanimals.Theirbrainsarenearlythesamesizeasourown,andtheylivealongtime—atleasttwentyorthirtyyears.

Likesomeanimals,dolphinsusesoundstohelpthemfindtheirwayaround.Theyalsomakethesesoundstotalktoeachotherandtohelpthemfindfood.Wenowknowtheydonotusetheirearstoreceivethesesounds,butthelowerpartofthemouth,calledthejaw.

Strangely,dolphinsseemtolikeman,andforthousandsofyearstherehavebeenstoriesaboutthedolphinanditsfriendshipwithpeople.Thereisastoryaboutsailorsinthe19thcentury.InadangerouspartoftheseaoffthecoastofNewZealand,theylearnttolookforadolphincalledJack.From1871to1903,Jackmeteveryboatintheareaandshowedittheway.Thenin1903apassengeronaboatcalledThePenguinshotandwoundedJack.Herecoveredandfornineyearsmorecontinuedtoguideallshipsthroughthearea—exceptforThePenguin.

Today,somepeoplecontinuetokilldolphins,butmanycountriesoftheworldnowprotectthemandintheseplacesitisagainstthelawtokillthem.

8．Dolphinsaredifferentfrommanyotheranimalsinthatthey__________.

A.liveingroupsB.havelargebrains

C.arewarm-bloodedD.havetheirownlanguage

9．Whichofthefollowingdoesthedolphinusetohelpitfinditswayaround?

A.Itsnose.B.Itsears.

C.Itsmouth.D.Itseyes.

10．BytellingthestoryofJackthewriterwantedtoshowthat__________.

A.dolphinsarefriendlyandclever

B.peoplearecrueltoanimals

C.Jackisdifferentfromotherdolphins

D.dolphinsshouldbeprotectedbylaw

D

“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings．Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold．Astheworldhaschanged，thewordhashadmanydifferentmeaning．

“Cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything．

Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet，maybeyouwillsay，“It'

scool．”Youmaythink，“He'

ssocool，”w