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精校Word版含答案辽宁省营口市开发区第一高级中学高一下学期第二次月考英语

2020届高一下学期月考试题

英语

时间：

120满分：

150分

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。

第I卷

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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A.

Manypeopletakeitforgrantedthatblackisacolorofbadthingswhilewhiteshouldalwaysmeansomethinggood．Thismaybebecause,intheiropinion,blackisrelatedtodarknessandwhitetopurity．However,thatisnotalwaysthecase．Didyouknowthatthesameonecolormaymeandifferentlyindifferentplacesoftheworld?

IntheEnglish-speakingworld,blackisthecolorofmourning．Peoplewearblackclothesatthefuneral．Redisconcernedwithdangerorbloodshed（流血）．Yellowisthewordforfear．Ifyouareafraid,youareyellow．YetnoneofthesesayingsistrueoutsidetheEnglish-speakingworld．InChinaandKoreawhiteisthecolorofmourning．InRussia,Chinaandsomeothercountries,redstandsforbeauty,lifeandexcellence．InItalyandGermany,youareyellowwithanger,notwithfear．

EvenwithintheEnglish-speakingareaitisnotdifficulttofindcolorcontradictions（矛盾）．AredcapintheUnitedStatesisaporterinarailwaystation．InBritain,however,aredcapisamilitarypoliceman．Bothnamesarelogicalbecausebothmenwearredcaps．Similarly,theBritishtermforanAmericanwhitecollarworkerissometimescalledablack-coatedworker．

Onedoesnothavetocrossanareatofindcolordifferences．Wouldyouratherbered-blooded?

Ifwegobacktotheorigin,wefindthatbothtermsarelogicalasbothnamessuggest．Theexpression"blueblood"comesfromSpain,wheresomenoblefamiliesproudlysaidthattheyhad"blueblood"．Butthenwhy"blue"blood?

Becausetheywerefairskinned,anditisonlynaturalthattheirbloodvessels（血管）stoodoutappearingblue．

21．Thetwomeaningsoftheterm"redcap"formadifferencein_______．

A．pronunciationB．climate

C．logicalrelationshipD．custom

22．BothBritainandAmericawouldprobablyagreethat_______．

A．blackisthecolorofmourning

B．ablack-coatedworkerisemployedinanoffice

C．redstandsforbeautyandexcellence

D．aredcapisaporterinastation

23．Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______．

A．TheOriginofBlueBlood

B．TheDevelopmentoftheSymbolicUseofColors

C．ColorsthatCarryBadMeanings

D．TheMeaningConcernedWithCertainColors

24．WhensomeSpanishcalledthemselves"blueblood",theyactuallymeant_______．

A．theyhadhearttroubleandtheirfaceslookedblue

B．theycamefromanoblefamily

C．theyhadbluebloodintheirvessels

D．theywerefairskinned

B

SanFranciscoisgoingtodowhatmanyothercitieshavealreadydone—providefreebicyclesforthepublic.ThemayorofSanFranciscosupportsthebicycleprogram.Hewantstoimprovetheterribletrafficproblemsinthecity.

Atfirst,40to60bikeswillbeavailableonlytocityworkers.Peoplewillgivetheiroldbikestothecitytouseintheprogram.Ifthisprogramissuccessful,onedaymorethan1000bicycleswillbeavailable.Everyone,notjustcityworkers,willbeabletousethesebicycles.

PeopleinFresno,Californiaalreadyhaveafreebicycleprogram.Infact,thisideabeganinAmsterdamover40yearsago.Theseprogramsencouragecitizenstogetoutoftheircarsandontopollution-freebikes.

Fresno’sYellowBikeProgramputsaboutfortybicyclesaroundthecity.Thebikesarepaintedbrightyellowsopeopleknowtheycantakethem.Whenpeopletakeayellowbike,theycanridetoworkortoshoppingareas,andthenleavethebikeforthenextrider.

Somepeopleworrythatthefreebikeswillbestolen.However,thefthasn’tbeenaprobleminfree-bikecitiesbynow.

Whilemostpeoplethinkthebikeprogramisagoodidea,onlyafewsaytheywilluseit.“Iwillstilldrivemycar,”saysJoannaGreene.“SanFranciscohasalotofhills.MyofficeisatthetopofPotreroHill.Idon’tthinkI’mingoodshape.And,wouldn’tIhavetocarryahelmetwithmeallthetime?

”

PhilChungagrees,“Thereistoomuchtraffic.Ridingabicyclecanberisky.Therearenotverymanybikelanes.”Hecontinues,“Plus,it’stoocoldinthewinter.Andwhatifyourideabiketowork,andthenthereisn’tonetoridehome?

”

Programleadersknowtherewillbeproblems.Buttheythinkit’sworthtrying.“It’snotthesolutionforeveryone,”statesSylviaPass.“Butifjustonehundredpeopleuseiteveryday,that’sonehundredcarsthataren’tonthestreets,onehundredparkingspacesthataren’tused.Ithinkit’sagreatbeginning.”

25．SanFranciscoprovidesbicyclestothepublicbecause.

A．therearemanybikesavailable

B．manypeopledon’thavecarsoftheirown

C．manyothercitieshavealreadydoneso

D．thetrafficproblemsareterrible

26．ThefollowingstatementsarethedisadvantagesoffreebikeprograminSamFranciscoexceptthat.

A．freebikeswillbestolen

B．SanFranciscoisnotflatatall

C．ridingabikeisnotsafeenough

D．itwillbetoocoldinthewinter

27．TheprogramleadersthinktheprogramisworthtryingNOTbecause.

A．therewillbemoreproblems

B．theycan’tsolveproblemsforeveryone

C．therewillbelesscarsonthestreetsanyway 

D.therewillbemoreparkingspaces

C

Theyearis2094.Ithasbeenannouncedthatacomet（彗星）isheadingtowardstheEarth.Mostofitwillmissourplanet,buttwopieceswillprobablyhitthesouthernhalfoftheEarth.

On17July,apiecefourkilometerswideenterstheEarth’satmospherewithamassiveexplosion.Abouthalfofthepieceisdestroyed,buttheremainingparthitstheSouthAtlanticat200timesthespeedofsound.Theseaboilsandahugeholeismadeintheseabed.Hugewavesarecreatedandspreadoutwardsfromthehole.Thewallofwater,akilometerhigh,rushestowardssouthernAfricaat800kilometersanhour.CitiesontheAfricancoastaretotallydestroyedandmillionsofpeoplearedrowned.

BeforethewavesreachSouthAmerica,thesecondpieceofthecometlandsinArgentina.EarthquakesandvolcanoesaresetoffintheAndesMountains.TheshockwavesmovenorthintoCaliforniaandallaroundthePacificOcean.ThecitiesofLosAngeles,SanFranciscoandTokyoarecompletelydestroyedbyearthquakes.Millionsofpeopleinthesouthernhalfoftheeartharealreadydead,butthenorthwon’tescapeforlong.Becauseoftheexplosions,thesunishiddenbycloudsofdust,temperaturesaroundtheworldfalltoalmostzero.Cropsareruined.Thesunwon’tbeseenagainformanyyears.Warsbreakoutascountriesfightforfood.Ayearlater,nomorethan10millionpeopleremainalive.

Coulditreallyhappen?

Infact,ithasalreadyhappenedmorethanonceinthehistoryoftheEarth.ThedinosaurswereontheEarthforover160millionyears.Then65millionyearsagotheysuddenlydisappeared.ManyscientistsbelievethattheEarthwashitbyapieceofobjectinspace.Thedinosaurscouldn’tlivethroughthecoldclimatethatfollowedandtheydiedout.Willwemeetthesameend?

28．Whatismainlydescribedinthepassage?

A．Ahistoricdiscovery.B．Aneventofimagination.

C．Aresearchonspace.D．Ascientificadventure.

29．WhenthefirstpiecehitstheSouthAtlantic,itcauses.

A．anearthquakeB．damagestocities

C．anEarthexplosionD．hugewaves

30．Whycan’tthenorthernhalfoftheearthescapeforlong?

A．Becausethelandiscoveredwithwater

B．Becausethelightandheatfromthesuncannotreachtheearth.

C．Becausepeopletherecannotliveatthetemperatureofzero.

D．Becausewarsbreakoutamongcountries.

31．Bygivingtheexampleofdinosaurs,theauthortriestoprove.

A．animalscouldnotliveinthecoldclimate

B．whathappened65millionyearsagowasaninventedstory

C．thehumanbeingswilldieoutin2094

D．theEarthcouldbehitbyotherobjectsinspace

D

Thecoyote（丛林狼）,thatcleveranimalofwide-openspaces,hascometothenation’scapital.Infact,coyoteshavespreadtoeverycorneroftheUnitedStates,changingtheirbehaviorstofitnewenvironmentsandcausingresearcherstodealwithatroublesomenewkindofcreature:

thecitycoyote.

Thecoyoteoriginallylivedinthemiddleofthecontinent.Oneofitsmostobviouscharactersisitssmartness,whichhasmadetheanimalanotorious（臭名昭著的）pest.Hunterstrapped,shotandpoisonedmorethanamillioncoyotesinthe1900s.It’sstilloneofAmerica’smosthuntedanimals.Yetthecoyotehassurvived.Howhasthecoyoteshownthisextraordinaryability?

“Iguessifyouwantedtouseoneword,it’dbe‘plasticity’,”saysEricGese,anexpertatUtahStateUniversity.Coyotescanlivealone,inpairs,orinlargepackslikewolves;huntatnightorduringtheday;occupyasmallregionoranareaupto40squaremiles;andliveonallsortsoffood,fromlizardsandshoes,toantsandmelons.

UnbelievablypeoplehelpedcoyotesincreasewhentheykilledmostofthewolvesintheUnitedStates.Thespreadingofcoyotesintocityareas,though,isrecent.Theytravelatnight,crossingsidewalksandbridges,runningalongroadsandduckingintoculverts（钻入涵洞）andunderpasses.Nooneknowswhycoyotesaremovingintocities,butexpertsexplainthatcleverer,morehuman-tolerant（不怕人的）coyotesareteachingurbansurvivalskillstonewgenerations.

Occasionally,coyotesmightattackhumanbeings.Therehavebeenabout160attacksonpeopleinrecentyears.Therefore,peoplehavebeenconsistentlytoldnottofeedcoyotesorleavepetfoodunsecured.That,plusalargetrappingprogramintheneighborhood,hascutdownonthecoyotepopulation.

32.Theunderlinedword“plasticity”inParagraph2refersto______.

A.theabilitytofittheenvironmentB.notorioussmartness

C.huntingabilityD.beinghuman-t