学年高一英语上学期第二次月考试题12130127Word格式.docx

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TheWinterPalacewasbuiltbetween1754and1762forEmpressElizabeth,thedaughterofPetertheGreat.Unfortunately,ElizabethdiedbeforethepalacewascompletedandonlyCatherinetheGreatandhersuccessorswereabletoenjoythegreatinterior（内部）ofElizabeth’shome.Manypartsofthepalace’simpressiveinteriorhavebeenremodeledsincethen,particularlyafter1837,whenahugefiredestroyedmostofthebuilding.TodaytheWinterPalace,togetherwithfourmorebuildingsarrangedsidebysidealongtheriverembankment（堤）,housestheextensivecollectionsoftheHermitage.TheHermitageMuseumisthelargestartgalleryinRussiaandisamongthelargestandmostrespectedartmuseumsintheworld.

Themuseumwasfoundedin1764whenCatherinetheGreatboughtacollectionof255paintingsfromtheGermancityofBerlin.Today,theHermitageboastsover2.7millionexhibitsanddisplays,adiverserangeofartandartifacts（手工艺品）fromallovertheworldandthroughouthistory（fromAncientEgypttotheearly20thcenturyEurope）.TheHermitage’scollectionsincludeworksbyLeonardodaVinci,Michelangelo,RaphaelandTitian,acollectionofRembrandtsandRubens,manyFrenchImpressionistworksbyRenoir,Cezanne,MonetandPissarro,andseveralworksbyRodin.Thecollectionisreallyworthastopforallthoseinterestedinartandhistory.TheexpertssaythatifyouweretospendaminutelookingateachexhibitonshowintheHermitage,youwouldneed11yearsbeforeyou’dseenthemall.However,wesuggestyouchooseaguidedtourinstead!

Location:

DvortsovaiaNaberezhnaia,32-38.

Open:

10:

30amto5:

30pm,Sundaytill5pm.

Closed:

Mondays.Ticket-officecloses1hourbeforeclosingtime.

1.Accordingtothepassage,theWinterPalacewasbuiltfor______.

A.CatherinetheGreatB.EmpressElizabeth

C.PetertheGreatD.EmpressElizabeth’ssuccessors

2.What’sthemainreasonwhymanypartsofthepalace’simpressiveinteriorwereremodeled?

A.CatherinetheGreatandhersuccessorsdidn’tlikethedesign.

B.EmpressElizabethwantedtoremodelthepalace.

C.Ahugefiredestroyedmostofthebuildingin1837.

D.Thebuildingbecameolditself.

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisCORRECT?

A.TheWinterPalacewasbuiltbetween1753and1761.

B.TheHermitage’scollectionsdon’tincludeworksbyMonet.

C.TheHermitageMuseumisthelargestartgalleryinRussia.

D.TheHermitageMuseumwasfoundedin1764whenEmpressElizabethboughtacollectionof255paintingsfromBerlin.

4.Ifyouwanttovisitthemuseum,whencanyougo?

A.At10:

30amonMonday.B.At10:

00amonTuesday.

C.At11:

00amonSunday.D.Noneoftheabove.

B

Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometime,theybecomeweak.Whenyoustartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthis.Yettherearemanypeoplewhodonotseemtoknowthatone’smemoryworksinthesameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyexercisingitregularly.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.

Ifafriendcomplainsthathisarmsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsaretoblame,orthatheisjustunlucky,andfewofusrealizethatitisreallyhisownfault.Notallofuscanbecomeverystrongorveryclever,butallofuscanimproveourmemorybythesamemeans—practice.

Haveyouevernoticedthatpeoplewhocannotreadorwriteusuallyhaveabettermemorythanthosewhocan?

Whyisthis?

Ofcourse,becausepeoplewhocan’treadorwritehavetorememberthings:

theycannotwritethemdowninalittlenotebook.Theyhavetorememberdates,prices,names,songsandstories,sotheirmemoryisexercisedallthetime.

Soifyouwantagoodmemory,learnfromthosewhocannotreadorwrite:

practiseremembering.

5.Accordingtothepassage,fewpeopleknowthat_____.

A.armsorlegsbecomeweakiftheyarenotusedforsometime

B.whentheystartusingtheirarmsorlegsagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain

C.aperson’smemorybecomesweakifhedoesnotpractiserememberingthings

D.itistheirownfaultiftheirarmsorlegsareweak

6.Theauthorthinksthatifapersonhasapoormemory,_________.

A.itishisownfaultB.hisparentsaretoblame

C.heisjustunluckyD.hisarmsmustbeweak

7.FromParagraph3,wecanlearnthat_________.

A.peoplewhocan’treadareclevererthanthosewhocan

B.peoplewhocan’twriteareclevererthanthosewhocan

C.alittlenotebookhelpspeoplewhocannotreadorwritegetabettermemory

D.peoplewhopractiserememberingregularlyhaveabettermemory

8.Thepassagemainlytellsus____________.

A.howtogetourarmsandlegsstronger

B.howtoimproveourmemory

C.howtoreadandwrite

D.howtorememberdatesandprices

C

ItwaswarmforaSundayafternooninearlyJanuary.Kevinlovedbeingoutdoorsamongthewildrosebushesinfrontofhishousewithaviewofdistantmountains.

Ithadbeenagooddayforhiswife,Sharon,too.Theyspentthemorninginfrontofthehouse,talkinganddrinkingtea.Sharonfeltstrongandtriedherbesttocook,startingapotofhomemadesoup—ataskthatwouldhavebeennothingafewyearsago,butisalittlehardforhernow.Herillnesshadleftherweak,oftenpuzzled.

Sharonwasthetake-chargepersoninthefamily.Shewasseldomsickuntil1997,whenshebegansufferingfromterribleheadaches.Onedayatwork,colleaguessaidshedidn’tlookrightandurgedhertogotothehospital.Sherosefromherchairandfellover.Shecouldhearvoices,butcouldn’tspeak.Itlookedasifshe’dhadastroke.

Otherstroke-likesymptoms（症状）followed.Shehaddifficultywalking.Sheranafeverallthetime.Theheadachesneverstopped.SheandKevinspentalltheirsavingsseeingdoctorsandonmedicaltests.

In2000,physicianssaidSharonhadbraindamagethatleftherwithsymptomsresemblingdementia（痴呆症）.Once,shevisitedafamiliarstoreandcouldn’trememberwheretheexitwas.Anothertime,shewasmakingspaghetti,butdidn’tknowwhattodoafterthewaterboiled.

Afterseeingspecialists,KevinandSharoncametobelievethatexposure（暴露）tomoldhadcausedSharon’scondition.Herworldwascertainlygettingworse.Attimessheneededawheelchair.Thewomanwhoneverlikedaskingforhelphadtostayathomeandrelyonherhusband.

9.WhyisithardforSharontocooknow?

A.Shegotseriouslyill.B.Shebecameold.

C.Shecouldn’tspeak.D.Shehasnotcookedforalongtime.

10.Theunderlinedword“resembling”inpara.5means“______”.

A.likeB.asC.equaltoD.representing

11.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthecauseofSharon’sillness?

A.Workingtoohard.B.Exposuretothesun.

C.Exposuretomold.D.Cookingtoomuch.

12.Afterreadingthepassage,wecaninferthatSharonwasa（n）______womanbeforeshebecameill.

A.independentB.cleverC.kindD.forgetful

D

Onceuponatime,therewasabeautifulbird,whichwasverycuriousaboutHell.Whenshewaslittle,hermotheralwaystoldherthatifshedidn’tmastertheflyingskills,shewouldgotoHell.ShewassocuriousaboutHellthatshealwaysaskedotherswhatHelllookedlike,butnoonewassure,becausenoneofthemhadeverbeenthere.SomesaidHellwasaplacefullofwater,andotherstoldherthatHellwasfullofburningfire.However,thebirdknewtheywerelying.ShewantedtofindoutwhatHellwas.

Whenotherbirdswerelearningflyingskills,shealwayshidherselfandwatchedthem.ShethoughtinthiswayshecouldgotoHellandseewhatHelllookedlike.However,shespentsolittletimelearningflyingskillsthatonedayshewascaughtbyalittleboy.Thelittleboygavehertohisgrandpainthecountrysideasagift.Theoldmanlikedherverymuch.Hemadeadelicatecageandputherinit.Thebirdwasveryworriedbecauseshethoughtshecouldn’tfindoutwhatHellwaslikestayinginthissmallcage.However,shecouldn’tescape.Dayafterday,shejuststayedinthecage,watchingotherbirdsflying.Shelostherfreedomandshebecamesadderandsadder.Atlast,shebecameill.Theoldmanfinallyopenedthecage,butshewastooweaktofly.Lyingontheground,shethoughtofthequestionthatsheeveraskedallthetime.

“WhatdoesHelllooklike?

”

“Hellisasmallwell-decoratedcage.”Beforesheclosedhereyesforever,shefinallyansweredthatquestionherself.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“master”inthefirstparagraphmean?

A.Miss.B.Finish.C.Follow.D.Learnwell.

14.Whydidthebirdhideherselfwhenotherbirdswerelearningflyingskills?

A.Becauseshewaslazy.B.Becauseshedidn’tlikelearningflyingskills.

C.BecauseshethoughtshecouldgotoHellbydoingthis.

D.Becauseshethoughtitwasofnousetolearnflyingskills.

15.Accordingtothepassage,thebirdatlastfoundoutthat.

A.HellwasaplacefullofwaterB.Hellwasfullofburningfire

C.therewasnoHellD.Hellwasasmallwell-decoratedcage

第二节：

七选五（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。

___16_Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessarilyso,however.Anyonecanbecomeabetterstudentifheorshewantsto.Here’show:

Planyourtimecarefully.Whenplanningyourwork,youshouldmakealistofthingsthatyouhavetodo.Aftermakingthislist,youshouldmakeascheduleofyourti