江苏省宝应中学学年高一英语下学期月考试题含答案.docx

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江苏省宝应中学学年高一英语下学期月考试题含答案

江苏省宝应中学2019-2020学年高一英语下学期月考试题

第一部分　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，从每篇短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

ASydneyPassgivesyouunlimitedandflexibletravelontheExplorerBuses：

the“red”SydneyExplorershowsyouaroundourexcitingcitysightswhilethe“blue”BondiExplorervisitsSydneyHarborbaysandfamousbeaches.Taketothewaterononeofthreemagnificentdailyharborcruises（游船）.YoucanalsotravelfreeonregularSydneyBuses,SydneyFerriesorCityRailservices（limitedarea）,soyoucangotoeverycornerofthisbeautifulcity.

ImaginebrowsingatDarlingHarbor,samplingthefamousseafoodatWatsonsBayorenjoyingthecitylightsonaneveningferrycruise.ThepossibilitiesandplansareendlesswithaSydneyPass.Whereveryoudecidetogo,rememberthatbookingsarenotrequiredonanyofourservicessoticketsaretreatedonafirstin,firstseatedbasis.

SydneyPassesareavailablefor3,5or7daysforuseovera7calendardayperiod.Witha3or5daypassyouchooseonwhichdaysoutofthe7youwanttouseit.AllSydneyPassesincludeafreeAirportExpressinwardtripbeforestartingyour3,5or7days,andthereturntripisvalid（有效的）for2monthsfromthefirstdayyourticketwasused.

SydneyPassFares

Adult

Child*

Family*

3－dayticket

$90　

$45

$225

5－dayticket

$120

$60

$300

7－dayticket

$140

$70

$350

　　*Achildisdefinedasanyonefromtheagesof4yearstounder16years.Childrenunder4yearstravelfree.

*Afamilyisdefinedas2adultsandanynumberofchildrenfrom4tounder16yearsofagefromthesamefamily.

1.ASydneyPassdoesn'tofferunlimitedrideson________．

A.theExplorerBusesB.theharborcruises

C.regularSydneyBusesD.CityRailservices

2.WithaSydneyPass,atravelercan________．

A.savefaresfromandtotheairportB.taketheSydneyExplorertobeaches

C.enjoythefamousseafoodforfreeD.reserveseatseasilyinarestaurant

3.If5－dayticketsweretoberecommendedtoamotherwhotravelledwithhercolleagueandherchildren,aged3，6and10,whatwouldthelowestcostbe?

A.$225.B.$300.C.$360.D.$420.

B

Languageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,butinrecenttimestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.Whentheworldwasstillpopulatedbyhunter－gatherers,small,tightlyknit（联系）groupsdevelopedtheirownpatternsofspeechindependentofeachother.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat10，000yearsago,whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople,theyspokeperhaps12，000languagesbetweenthem.

Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecomefarmers,andtheirlanguagestoobecamemoresettledandfewerinnumber.Inrecentcenturies,trade,industrialization,thedevelopmentofthenation－stateandthespreadofuniversalcompulsoryeducation,especiallyglobalisationandbettercommunicationsinthepastfewdecades,allhavecausedmanylanguagestodisappear,anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish,SpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover.

Atpresent,theworldhasabout6，800languages.Thedistributionoftheselanguagesishugelyuneven.Thegeneralruleisthatmildzoneshaverelativelyfewlanguages,oftenspokenbymanypeople,whilehot,wetzoneshavelots,oftenspokenbysmallnumbers.Europehasonlyaround200languages;theAmericasabout1，000;Africa2，400;andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3，200,ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaaloneaccountsforwellover800.Themediannumber（中位数）ofspeakersisamere6，000,whichmeansthathalftheworld'slanguagesarespokenbyfewerpeoplethanthat.

Alreadywellover400ofthetotalof6，800languagesareclosetoextinction（消亡）,withonlyafewelderlyspeakersleft.Pick,atrandom,BusuuinCameroon（eightremainingspeakers）,ChiapanecoinMexico（150）,LipanApacheintheUnitedStates（twoorthree）orWadjiguinAustralia（one,withaquestion－mark）:

noneoftheseseemstohavemuchchanceofsurvival.

4.Whatcanweinferaboutlanguagesinhunter－gatherertimes?

A.Theydevelopedveryfast.B.Theywerelargeinnumber.

C.Theyhadsimilarpatterns.D.Theywerecloselyconnected

5.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“dominant”underlinedinParagraph2?

A.Complex.B.Advanced.C.Powerful.D.Modern.

6.Howmanylanguagesarespokenbylessthan6，000peopleatpresent?

A.About6，800.B.About3，400.C.About2，400.D.About1，200.

7.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Newlanguageswillbecreated.

B.People'slifestylesarereflectedinlanguages.

C.Humandevelopmentresultsinfewerlanguages.

D.Geographydetermineslanguageevolution.

C

Isthe“GotoCollege”MessageOverdone?

Eveninaweakjobmarket,theoldcollegetryisn'ttheanswerforeveryone.AbriefingpaperfromtheBrookingsInstitutionwarnsthat“wemayhaveoverdonethemessageoncollege”，seniorfellowIsabelSawhillsaid.

“We'vebeentellingstudentsandtheirfamiliesforyearsthatcollegeistheonlywaytosucceedintheeconomyandofcoursethere'salotoftruthtothat，”MrsSawhillsaid.“Onaverageitdoespayoff...Butifyouloaduponawholelotofstudentdebtandthenyoudon'tgraduate,thatisaverybadsituation.”

Onecommentthatpeopleoftenrepeatamongtheyearsofslowjobgrowthhasbeenthevalueofeducationforlandingajobandadvancinginacareer.April'snationalunemploymentratestoodat7.5%,accordingtotheLaborDepartment.Theunemploymentrateforhigh－schoolgraduatesover25yearsoldwhohadn'tattendedcollegewas7.4%,comparedwith3.9%forthosewithabachelor'sdegreeormoreeducation.Thedifferenceisevenbiggeramongthoseaged16—24.Thejoblessrateforthosewithonlyahighschooldiplomainthatagegroupisabout20%.Atthesametime,recentresearchbyCanadianeconomistswarnsthatacollegedegreeisnoguaranteeofpromisingemployment.

MrsSawhillpointedoutthatamongtheaspectsthataffectthevalueofacollegeeducationisthefieldofone'smajor:

Studentsinengineeringorothersciencesendupearningmorethanoneswhomajorintheartsoreducation.Thecostoftuition（学费）andtheavailabilityoffinancialaidareotherconsiderations,withpublicinstitutions（大学）generallyabetterfinancialbargainthanprivateones.

Shesuggestedtwowaystoimprovethesituation:

increasingvocational（职业的）－technicaltrainingprogramsandtaking__a__page__fromEurope'sfocusonearlyeducationratherthanpost－secondarylearning.“TheEuropeancountriesputalittlemoreattentiontogettingpeoplepreparedintheprimarygrades，”shesaid.“Thentheyhaveahigherbarforwhoevergoestocollege—butonceyougetintocollege,you'remorelikelytobehighlysubsidized（资助）．”

Shealsoisasupporteroftechnicaltraining—toteachstudentshowtobeplumbers,weldersandcomputerprogrammers—because“employersaredesperate”forworkerswiththeseskills.

8.Peopleusuallythinkthat________．

A.thecostoftechnicalschoolingisaproblem

B.technicalskillsaremostimportantforfindingajob

C.onewillnotsucceedwithoutacollegedegree

D.thereisanincreasedcompetitioningettingintoacollege

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“takingapagefrom”（inPara.5）possiblymean?

A.Learningfrom.B.Changingfrom.

C.Differingfrom.D.Hearingfrom.

10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Publicinstitutionschargemoreforeducation.

B.Europeanuniversitiesarestricterwithstudents.

C.Canadianstudentsprefertomajorinengineering.

D.Studentswithcertainskillsareingreatdemand.

11.MrsSawhillmayprobablyagreethat________．

A.technicaltrainingismoreimportantthancollegeeducation

B.toomuchstresshasbeenputonthevalueofcollegedegrees

C.acollegedegreewillensurepromisingemployment

D.it'seasierforartstudentstofindfavoritejobs

D

Everyonelooksforwardtoprogress,whetherinone'spersonallifeorinthegeneralsociety.Progressindicatesaperson'sabilitytochangethewayheislivingatthemoment.Progressmustleadtoabetterlifeandabetterwayofdoingthings.Allthese,however,remaintrueonlyinsofaraspeoplewanttoaccepttechnologyandmoveforwardbyfindingnewandmoreefficientwaysofdoingthings.

However,atthebackofthemindsofmanypeople,especiallythosewhomissthe“goodolddays”，efficiency__comes__with__a__price.Whencommunicationbecomesmoreefficient,peopleareabletocontactoneanothernomatterwheretheyareandatwhatevertimetheywish.Theclickofabuttonallowspeoplemilesaparttotalkortoseeeachotherwithoutevenleavingtheirhomes.Withthecommunicationgadgets,__suchasmobilephonesandiPads,peopleoftendonottaketheefforttovisitoneanotherpersonally.Apersonalvisitcarrieswiththeadditionalfeatureofhavingtobeintheperson'spresenceforaslongasthevisitlasts.Wecannotunnecessarilyexcuseourselvesorturntheotherpersonsoff.

Withefficiencyalsocomesmassproduction.Suchisthenatureoffactoriesandthesuccessofindustrializationtoday.Factorieshaveimprovedefficiency.Unskillfultasksarelefttomachinesandproductsarebettermadeandproducedwithgreateraccuracythananyhumanhandcouldeverhavedone.However,withtheimprovementsinefficiencyalsocomesthelossofthepersonaltouchwhenmakingtheseproducts.Forexample,manyhandcrafts（手工艺品）arenowproducedinafactory.Althoughthismeansthatsupplyisbetterabletoincreasedemand,nowthatthesupplyisquickandefficient,thedemandmightfallbecausemassproductionlowersthequalityofthehandcraftanditisdifficulttofinduniquedesignsoneachitem.

Nevertheless,wemustnotcommitthemistakeofanalyzingprogressonlyfromonepointofview.Inf