学年河南省光山二高高一下学期第一次月考英语试题 word版.docx

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学年河南省光山二高高一下学期第一次月考英语试题word版

光山二高2015—2016学年度下期高一年级

第一次月考英语试题

出题人：

时间：

2016年3.28

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

A

MarkTwainleftschoolwhenhewastwelve.Hehadlittleschooleducation.Inspiteofthis,hebecamethemostfamouswriterofhistime.Hemademillionsofdollarsbywriting.HisrealnamewasSamuelLanghorneClemens,butheisbetterknownallovertheworldasMarkTwain，hispenname.

MarkTwainwasbornin1835andhewasnotahealthybaby.Infact,hewasnotexpectedtolivethroughthefirst winter.Butwithhismother'scare，hemanagedtosurvive.Asaboy，hecausedmuchtroubleforhisparents.Heusedtoplayjokesonallhisfriendsandneighbors.Hedidn'tliketogotoschool,andheoftenranawayfromhome.HealwayswentinthedirectionofthenearbyMississippi.Hewasnearlydrownedninetimes.

Afterhisfather'sdeath,MarkTwainbegantoworkforaprinter,whoonlyprovidedhimwithfoodandclothing.Then，heworkedasaprinter，ariverboatpilotandlaterjoinedthearmy.Butshortlyafterthathebecameaminer.Duringthisperiod，hestartedtowriteshortstories.Afterwardshebecameafulltimewriter.

In1870,MarkTwaingotmarried.IntheyearsthatfollowedhewrotemanybooksincludingTomSawyerin1876,andHuckleberryFinnin1884,whichmadehimfamous,andbroughthimgreatfortune.Unortunately,MarkTwaingotintodebtsinbadinvestments（投资）andhehadtowritelargenumbersofstoriestopaythesedebts.In1904,hiswifedied,andthenthreeofhischildrenpassedaway.Attheageof70,hishairwascompletelywhite.Heboughtmanywhitesuitsandneckties.HeworenothingbutwhitefromheadtofootuntilhisdeathonApril21,1910.

21．Inhischildhood,________.

A.helearnedalotatschoolB.heoftenwentswimmingwithotherboys

C.hismotheroftenworriedabouthissafetyD.heoftenplayedgameswithotherboys

22．Inordertomakealiving,MarkTwain________.

A.firstworkedasaprinter      B.didmanykindsofwork

C.wrotestoriesinthebeginning         D.joinedthearmyafterheworkedinamine

23．FromthepassagewecanseethatMarkTwain________.

A.hadahappychildhood B.wasagoodboyandalwaysdidwhathewasasked

C.wasverynaughtywhenhewasyoungD.livedapleasantlife

24．Beforehisdeath，MarkTwain________.

A.becameawhitemanB.wasinlowspirits（精神，灵魂）

C.likedtobuyallkindsofclothesD.hadnothingon

B

WhenIwasakid,myonlyinterestwaswatchingtelevision.Butnow,myinterest isreading,thankstoHarryPotterandtheSorcerersStone,thefirstbookIeverread thatinspired metoread.

Thiswonderfulbookpulledmeinwithitsadventure.It'saboutaboy,Harry Potter,whodiscovershe'sawizard（巫士）.Afterthis,hislifebecomesfullof uncertainty.Hestartshisnewschoolandmakestwobestfriends.ThenVoldemort,the manwhokilledHarry'sparents,comestostealthestonethatwillextendhislife.The threebravelydefeatthebadguy.Thiswasalife-changingbookforme.Afterfinishing it,Ireallystartedtoenjoyreading.Eversincethen,Idon'teverputabookdown beforeI'mfinishedwithit.

WhenIreadabook,itinspiresmeandshowsmeadifferentworld.Itmakesme excited.WhenIread,Inevergetbored.Bookscanalsochangemystateofmind. Regardlessof whetherI'mangry,depressed,orstressed,abookwillmakemehappy.

Bookstookmeoutofmycomfortzone.SinceIstartedreading,Ihavelearned thatevenif I'mnotcomfortablewithsomething,Ishouldtryitout.Itmightturnoutto besomethingIlovedoing.Itmightevenbecomeanotheroneofmyinterests.

Interestisafactor（因素）thatcanturnajobintoacareer.Hopefully,oneday,Iwillget mydreamjobatapublishinghouse.Then,myinterestwouldbecomemylife,andI wouldhavelivedmylifetoitsfullest.

25.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsHarryPotterandtheSorcerer'sStone?

A.Objective.       B.Doubtful.    C.Negative.      D.Grateful.

26Theunderlinedwords"Thethree"inParagraph2referto" _            ".

A.VoldemortandHarryPotter'sparentsB.HarryPotterandhistwobestfriends

C.HarryPotterandhisparentsD.Voldemortandhisparents

27.WecanknowfromParagraph4thatreadinghelpstheauthor_      .

A.losecomfortzoneB.findmanyotherinterests

C.keepemotionsundercontrolD.gainthecourageto trysomething

28.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablybecomeinthefuture?

A.Aneditor.             B.Ateacher.

C.Abookseller.          D.Anadventurer.

C

BeforeIstudiedpsychology（心理学）,Iusedtothinkthatpeoplewouldlaughwhenfunnythingsoccurred（发生）.WhileIwasrightaboutthat,Idiscoveredtherearelotsofotherpsychologicalfactorsthatmakepeoplelaughotherthanthefunnypartofajoke.Whensomeonelaughsatajoke,therewillusuallybemorethanonereasonthatmakeshimlaugh—andthemorereasonsthereare,themorepowerfulthejokewillbe.

Iwasattendingastand-upcomedyshowinEgypt,andwhenthemanstartedtomakefunofpedestrians（行人）crossingstreets,everyonelaughedtheirheartsout.Themainreasonthosepeoplestronglylaughedwasthatalmostallofthemfeltangrytowardspedestrianswhocrossedstreetscarelessly.Thejokewasn’tonlyfunny,italsomadetheaudiencefeelthattheywererightaboutbeingangryatthosepedestrians.Thatis,peoplewerelaughingbothbecauseofthefunnyjokeandbecauseofthehappinessexperiencedasaresultofthepsychologicalsupporttheygot.

Thebetterajokemakesapersonfeel,andthemoreitincludesotherpsychologicalfactors,themorethepersonwilllikeit.Forexample,ifyouenvyoneofyourfriends,andsomeonetellsajokethatisfunnyand,atthesametime,makesyourfriendseemstupid,thenyouwillprobablylaughatitlouderthanifyouweren’tjealous（妒忌的）ofhim.

Inshort,wedon’tlaughonlywhenwehearsomethingfunny;wealsolaughwhenweexperiencesomekindofhappinessthatresultsfromtheotherpsychologicalfactorsinvolvedinthejoke.Istronglydiscouragemakingfunofanyoneorbelittlingsomeonetomakesomeoneelselaugh.AllIwanttoexplainisthatifyourjokesupportsaperson’semotions,hewillcertainlylikeitalot.

29.Whatdidtheauthorfindoutafterstudyingpsychology?

A.OnlygoodjokesmakepeoplelaughB.Manyfactorsleadtopeoplelaughing.

C.FunnythingscanmakepeoplelaughD.Laughtercanmakepeoplehealthy.

30.Whydidtheaudiencelaughloudatthepedestrians?

A.Theyplayedatrickonthepedestrians.

B.Thepedestriansbehavedinafunnyway.

C.Theycouldfeelthepedestrians’happiness.

D.Theiremotionwasapprovedofbytheshow.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“belittling”probablymean?

A.AnnoyB.BlameC.LookdownonD.Makeupto

32.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?

D

 Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandreal,yetdisappearsoonifsituationschange.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwo,perhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomore.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychance,evenyearslater,theypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstand,becausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelings,extending（延伸）sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.

 Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomes,sharetheirholidays,andtheirhomelife.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality（好客）easily.

 AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylives,theydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftime.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.Sometimes,we,ashosts,willappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafriend.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericans,however,expresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomes,buttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutine.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.Andtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromthere.Oncewearriveattheirhomes,thewelcomewillbefull,warmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.

 FortheAmericans,itisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurants,exceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!

33.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.

B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.

C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.

D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.

34.Theunderlinedwords“generouswithourtime”inParagraph3probablymean______. 

A.strictwithtime     B.seriouswithtime

C.carefulwithtime   D.willingtospendtime

35.Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe“______”. 

A.FriendshipsbetweenChinese    B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericans

C.Americans’hospitality         D.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendships

第二节（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。

Highschoolcanbequitethestressfultimeforanystudent.Therearenumerousstressestodealwithandthepressurecanbemoreintense（强烈的）asyouenteryoursenioryear.______36______Theanswerisasfollows.

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