学年高一英语月考试题 2.docx

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学年高一英语月考试题2

2019-2020学年高一英语12月月考试题

第I卷（选择题）

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）

语篇阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

A

Toincreaseawarenessofagingproblemsintheinternationalcommunity,theUnitedNationsestablishedOct.1astheInternationalDayofOlderPersonsin1991.Manycountriesalsohavetheirownspecialdaysorfestivalstohonorseniorcitizens.let'stakealookathowsomecountriescelebrateSeniors'Dayaroundtheworld.

TheUnitedStates:

ThefirstSundayafterLaborDay,thefirstMondayinSeptember,wassetasNationalGrandparentsDayin1978whenJimmyCarterwaspresident.Onthisday,manycommunitiesintheUSwillholdvariousactivitiesfortheelderly.AsAmericanslovetraveling,manyseniorsalsowillplanatriptogether.

Canada:

Seniors'Day,whichiscalledLaughterDay,fallsonJune21eachyearinCanada.Onthisday,childrenmaynotpresentprecioussouvenirsordeliciousfoodtotheseniors.Instead,theybringhumorandlaughter.AsforCanadians,laughteristhebestpresentforolderpeople.

TheRepublicofKorea:

TheRepublicofKorea establishedMay8asitsMothers'Dayin1956,andthenthedaywasmadeintoParents'Dayin1973.It'samajorfestivalinthecountry.

Onthisday,childrenalwaysmakegreetingcardsandprepareflowersandgiftsfortheirparents.Childrenalsosalutetheirparentsinatraditionalmannerduringvisitsandthenpresenttheflowersandgifts.Afterthat,theywillsitwiththeirparentsforatalk.

Poland:

PolandalsohasGrandparentsFestival,withtheGrandmotherFestivalonJan.21andtheGrandfatherFestivalonJan.22.Onthesetwodays,studentsinkindergartensandprimaryschoolswillinvitetheirgrandparentstoschoolandchildrenwillgivethemgiftstoshowrespect.Inaddition,youngparentswilltaketheirchildrentovisittheirgrandparents.

1.WhatwilltheelderlyintheUSprobablydoonSeniors’Day?

A.Theywillholdvariousactivities.

B.Theywillenjoyapleasanttrip.

C.Theywillbeatschoolwithchildren.

D.Theywilljoinindifferentsportsgames.

2.WhatdotheseniorsinCanadavaluemostonSeniors’Day?

A.Tastyfood.B.Greetingcards.

B.C.Truehappiness.D.Valuablesouvenirs.

3.InwhichcountrydoesSenior’Daycomeearliestinayear?

A.Poland.B.Canada.

C.TheRepublicofKorea.D.TheUnitedStates.

B

Whatdoyoudowhenyouseelitteronthebeach?

Youpickitup,ofcourse.ButartistAngelaHaseltinePozzidoesn'tthrowitaway.Sheusesthetrashtocreatehugesculptures（雕塑）ofoceananimals.Theprojectistocallonpeople'sawarenessabouttheeffectsoflitteringonoceananimals.

“Thefirstthingyouneedtodoisgetpeople'sattention,”Pozzisaid.“Hugeanimalstendtodothisverywell.”

OneofAngela'ssculpturesisaturtle.Theturtle'sheadisanoldgarbagecanlid（盖子）.Therearenetsaroundittoshowthatturtlesaregettingcaught.

Anothersculpture,calledFishBiteFish,isshapedlikeafishandmadeoutoflittlebitsofplasticthatcontaintoothmarksfromthefishthattriedtoeattheplastic.“Wegetsomanypiecesofplasticlikethis;I'monmythirdFishBiteFishsculpture,”saidPozzi.

TheSeaStarismadeofglassandplasticbottles.Itactsasamusicalinstrument.Youcanputwaterinthebottlesandhitthemtomakemusic.

Pozzidoesn'tcollectallthetrashbyherself.Whenpeopleseelitteronbeaches,theygiveittoArtulaInstituteforArtsandEnvironmentalEducation.ThenPozziandhervolunteersbegintoturnthewasteintoart.Everythingusedforthesculpturesisfoundonthebeach,exceptfortheframeworkandthematerialsusedtoconnectthelittertogether.

WhodoesPozzibelievecansaveoceananimals?

“Kidshavealotofpower,”shesaid.“Theyaretheonesthatcanmakethingshappen.Ireallybelieveit.”

4.WhydoesAngelaHaseltinePozziusetrashtocreatesculpturesofoceananimals?

A.Toaskpeopletoreducethewaterpollution.

B.Toshowtheeffectsoflitteringonoceananimals.

C.Togetpeople’sattentiontoprotecttheearth.

D.Toshowhergreatconcernfortheocean.

5.Whichofthefollowingsculpturescanbeusedtomakemusic?

A.Turtle.B.FishBiteFish.C.SeaCoral.D.SeaStar.

6.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Pozziusesthetrashtomakesculpture.

B.Thesculpturewillbeexhibitedontheseasidesoon.

C.Everythingusedforthesculpturesisfoundonthebeach.

D.Pozzi’sactionhasinspiredpeopletoprotectthesea.

7.Wherecanweprobablyfindthepassage?

A.Inanadvertisement.B.Inaprogramme.

C.Inanewspaper.D.Inafashionmagazine.

C

Likelittleturtleswithlimbsstickingoutfromtheirshells,kidswalkslowlytoschooleverydaycarryinggiantbackpacks.Manyexpertsbelievethatitisverydangeroustokids.Wecanoftenhearthatkidsaresaying“Mybackhurts,andmyneckandshouldershurt.”Heavybackpackscanalsocontributetoheadaches.

Liketheframeofahouse,thespine（脊柱）iswhatkeepsbodiesupright.Puttoomuchweightonthisframewhileayoungbodyisstilldeveloping,anditcouldchangeachild’sposture,bendthespineandaffectgrowth.Italsomightcontributetobackproblemsorinjurieswhenthechildisolder.

JacobsisaspokespersonfortheAmericanOccupationalTherapyAssociation,whichsponsorsanationalschoolbackpackawarenessdayonSeptember16.Shesayscrowdedschoolsandlesslockerspacemaybemakingbackpacksbigger.Astudyconcludesthatbackpackloadsareresponsibleforasignificantamountofbackpaininchildren.Properfitanddesignareimportantforrelievingpressurefromthespineandshoulders.Kidsneedabackpackthat'smadefortheirsize.Paddedshoulderstrapsandacushionedbackwillalsopreventachesandpains.

Howheavyistooheavy?

Asageneralrule,researchshowsthebackpackshouldbenomorethan10%to20%ofachild’sbodyweighttoavoidpainorpotentialinjury.Foranelementaryschoolchildwhoweighsjust50or60pounds,acoupleoftextbooksandlunchcouldpushapackbeyondthesafethreshold.Forthatreason,Jacobssaysit'simportantthatkidsarecarryingonlywhattheyneed.“We'venoticedthatstudentsaretakinglotsofwatertoschoolwiththem,whichisalotofextraweight,”Jacobssays.Sherecommendspackinganemptywaterbottleandfillingitatschool.Anothertipistopacktheheaviestitemsinthemiddleofthepack,closertotheback

8.Whichofthefollowingisn’tcausedbyheavybackpacks?

A.Havinganacheintheback.B.Havingaheadache.

C.Gettingstiffshoulder.D.Sufferingfromastomachache.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“upright”inParagraph2mean?

A.Strong.B.Straight.C.Unique.D.Tough.

10.Ifyourchildweighs60pounds,his/herbackpackshouldbeatmost?

A.6poundsB.8poundsC.10poundsD.12pounds

11.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.BigBackpacksEqualBigProblems

B.WaystoReduceBackpackProblems

C.WhatAreBackpackProblem?

D.APotentialDiseaseforChildren

D

Manyofusdreamofhavingthousandsofdollarstospendonanythingwewant.Webuylotterytickets,orplaythestockmarket.We'resurewhenwehaveplentyofmoney,wewillbehappy.Butwillwe?

Whilehavingsomemoneydoeshaveaneffectonourlevelofhappiness,havingalotofmoneydoesnot.PeopleintheUnitedStatescanearnfrom$20,000ayearto$50,000,buthappinessdoesn'tincreaseassalariesgoup.Whyisthat?

It'sbecauseweareneversatisfied.Wealwaysthinkthatifwejusthadalittlemoremoney,we'dbehappier,butwhenwegetthere,werenot.Themoreyoumake,themoreyouwant.Themoreyouhave,thelessitbringsyoujoy.

Thethingsmoneycanbuydon’tmakeyouhappyeither.Alotofresearchessuggestthatyouwon'tfindthe"goodlife"buyingexpensive"toys".YoufinallybuythatBMWyou’vealwayswantedanditsoonlosesitsappeal.Then,insteadofwonderingifanewcariswhatreallymakesyouhappy,youdecideyoujustneedadifferentnewcar.It'sanendlesscycle.

Tobereallyhappy,inthefirstplaceyouneedtounderstandwhatmakesyouhappy.Onesecretofhappiness:

people.Researchershavefoundthatthosewhohavefiveormoreclosefriendsare50percentmorelikelytodescribethemselvesas“veryhappy”.Goodrelationshipshaveafargreatereffectonhappinessthanlargeraisesinsalary.

Soinvestyourtimeandenergyinpeople.Thepayoffismuchbiggerintermsofsalary.

12.What’sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Toshowtheimportanceofmoney.

B.Totelltheeffectsbroughtbymoney.

C.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.

D.Toaskreaderstheiropinionsonmoney.

13.Whydon’tpeoplefeelhappywiththeirincreasedsalarieswhentheyarerich?

A.Becausetheydon’tneedmoneyanymore.

B.Becausetheyaren’tsatisfiedwiththeirmoney.

C.Becausetheycan’texperiencethedifficultyofmakingmoney.

D.Becausetheyareverymeanandfeellonely.

14.What’sthesecretofmakingpeoplehappyaccordingtothetext?

A.Earningenoughmoney.B.Keepinghealthy.

C.Makingmorefriends.D.Beingunderstood.

15.AccordingtothepassagewhichoneisTRUE?

A.Havingmuchmoneymaynotmakeushappy.

B.Happinesshasnothingtodowithmoney.

C.Havingmoneycontributestomakingfriends.

D.Beinghappycanbringusalotmoremoney.

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。

FiveWaystoMakePeopleLikeYou

●Beagoodlistener

Encourageotherstotalkaboutthemselves.Theeasiestwaytobecomeagoodconversationalist（健谈的人）istobecomeagoodlistener.Tobeagoodlistener，wemustactuallycareaboutwhatpeoplehavetosay.16.Instead，theyjustwantsomeonewhowilllistentothem.

●Smile

17.Smilesarefr