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高一英语上学期第一次月考试题8
湖北省宜昌市长阳二中2016-2017学年高一上学期第一次月考英语试卷
考试时间:
120分钟
阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,共40分)
第一节阅读下列短文,从1-15各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在机读上将该项涂黑。
A
Friendsplayanimportantroleinourlives,andalthoughwecan’tbemorefamiliarwiththefactoffriendship,weoftendon’tclearlyunderstandhowwemakefriends,especiallywithAmericans.HerearesomepiecesofadviceonmakingfriendswithAmericans:
1.VisitingplacesAmericansenjoy:
partie
s,churches,restaurants,parksandsportsclubs.
2.Bewillingtotakethefirststep.Don’twaitforthemtogetclosetoyou.AmericansinChinamaynotknowyouspeakEnglish.Theymaybeuncomfortableiftheycan’tspeakyourlanguage.
3.Usesmalltalkstoopentheconversation.Askthemwherethey’refrom,whytheycometoChina,etc..Remember:
Becarefulnottoaskpersonalquestionsaboutage,salaryandsoon.
4.Showaninterestintheirculture,theircountryortheirjob.Americansliketotalkaboutthemselves!
5.Invitethemtojoinyoufordinnerorjustforcoffeeortea.Trytosetaspecific(明确的)time.Americanssometimesmakegeneralinvitationslike“Let’sgooutfordinnersometime.”Oftenthisisjustawaytobefriendly.Itisnotalwaysarealinvitation.
6.Don’texpecttoomuchatfirst.Maybethey’rebeingfriendly.Butmaybetheywanttobeyourgoodfriends.Itwilltaketimetotell.
1.Accordingtothetext,Americansliketovisitthefollowingplacesexcept__
A.shoppingcenters B.parksC.sportsclubs D.churches
2.WhatshouldyousaywhenmeetinganAmericanforthefirsttime?
A.What’syourage?
B.Howmuchdoyougetinamonth?
C.Nicetomeetyou!
AreyoufromAmerica?
D.Let’sgettogethersometime.Iwanttoaskyousomequestions.
3.Whatismainlydiscussedinthetext?
A.It’sveryimportanttobeagoodfriendofanAmerican.
B.SomeadviceonhowtomakefriendswithAmericans.
C.SomethingaboutthefriendshipinAmerica.
D.Friendshipisthemostimportantinourlife.
B
Onenightmanyyearsago,anoldcoupleenteredasmallhotelinPhiladelphia.Thecouplewentuptothefrontdesk,hopingtogetaroomforthenight.“Couldyougiveusaroom?
”thehusbandasked.
Theclerklookedatthecoupleandexplainedthattherewerethreemeetingsinthetown.“Allofourroomsaretaken,”theclerksaid.“ButIcan’tsendyououtintotherainatoneo’clockinthemorning.Wouldyoubewillingtosleepinmyroom?
It’snotexactlyasuite(套间),butitwillbegoodenoughtomakeyoucomfortableforthenight.”
Ashepaidhisbillthenextmorning,theoldmansaidtotheclerk,“Youarethekindofmanagerwhoshouldbethebossofthebesthotel.MaybesomedayI’llbuildoneforyou.”Theclerklookedatthemandsmiled.Andthethreeofthemhadagoodlaugh.
Twoyearspassed.Theclerkreceivedaletterfromtheoldman.ItcontainedatickettoNewYork,askingtheyoungmantopayhimavisit.TheoldmanmettheclerkandledhimtothecornerofFifthAvenueand34thStreet.Hethenpointedtoagreatnewbuildingthere,andtoldhim,“Thisisthenewhotelforyou.”
Theoldman’snamewasWilliamWaldorf-Aster,andthatbuildingwasthefirstWaldorf-Astoriahotel.TheclerkwhobecameitsfirstmanagerwasGeorgeC.Boldt.
4.Whatwastheweatherlikewhenthecouplewentintothesmallhotel?
A.Itwasverycold.B.Itwasraining.
C.Itwassnowing.D.Itwassunny.
5.Wheredidtheoldcouplestayintheend?
.
A.Inoneofthehotelrooms.B.Inthemeetingroom.
C.Intheclerk’sroom.D.Inanotherhotel.
6.Whatcanwelearnabouttheclerk?
A.Hewaskindandhelpful.B.Hewasskilledinrunningbusiness.
C.Hebecamerichbymanaginghotels.
D.Hetreatedpeopleonthebasisoftheirbackgrounds.
7.Thestorymainlytellsusthat________.
A.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.B.Afterraincomesfairweather.
C.Onegoodturndeservesanother.D.It’seasiertosaysomethingthantodoit.
C
Babysitter(保姆)Wanted
Iamseekingababysitterformy6-month-oldson.AfewhoursonSaturdaysandSundaystohelpmeandthenothertimesasneeded.Heorsheshouldbeover18,responsible,loving,warm,andhavesomeexperienceincaringforbabies.Thispositionalsosuitsacollegestudentwithexperiencelookingforapart-timejob.Thepayis$10anhour.
Ifthissoundslikeagoodjobtoyou,pleasereplytorebecharv@orc
all800-4964.
OfficeManagerWanted
Ourcompanyislookingforafull-timeexperiencedmanagertorunthebusiness.Strongskillsinorganizationandbusinessmanagementarerequiredforthisposition.Theofficemanagerwillberesponsibleforkeepingfinancial(财务的)records,soheorsheshouldbefamiliarwithcomputers.
Ple
asereplytojim@orcall800-6978toapply.
OfficeCleanerWanted
LookingforaPart-timejob?
ApositionintheMississaugaareaneedsanofficecleaner!
Part-time4hoursadayfrom10:
00am-2:
00pm.
Duties
include:
●Cleaningthewashrooms
●Cleaningthefurniture
●Sweepingthefloors
●Othergeneralcleaningexperienceisnecessary.Pay:
$15perhour
Replyto:
job-p3b7u-1365632206@craigslist.orgorcall800-8197.
8.Whichofthefollowingpositionisafull-timejob?
A.Babysitter.B.Officemanager. C.Waiter/waitress.D.Officecleaner.
9.Ifacollegegirlwithsomeexperiencecaringforchildrenwantstoapplyforajob,whereshouldshesendanemail?
A.job-p3b7u-1365632206@craigslist.org
B.job-tkupe-1329358152@craigslist.org
C.jim@D.rebecharv@
10.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Theofficecleanerhastoworkthreehourseachday.
B.Onecanapplyforawaiterorwaitressbytelephone.
C.Ababysitterearns$5morethananofficecleanerperhour.
D.Experienceisnecessaryforallthesethreejobs.
D
“Whydobirdssing?
”Iaskedagroupofchildren.“Toattractmetes(配偶)!
”answeredaboy.A4-year-oldgirladdedshyly,“birdssingbecausetheyarehappy,andtheywanttomakeushappy,too.”Ithinkbothanswersareprobablytrueinaway.Ifbirdssinghappily,itshowsalliswellintheforest:
nopredators(捕食者)arepresent,andthebirdscanfeed,singanddootherbirdth
ings.Thesoundofarelaxedrobinsingingisea
sytounderstandbecauseitmakesusfeelthiswaytoo—it’sasoundthatliftsourownheartswhenwehearit.
Whathappenswhenapredatorcomesintotheirareas?
Thenearbybirdsquicklygiveanalarm(警报)call,ashortsoundthatwarns,“Dangeriscoming!
”Onhearingthesound,theotherbirdsstopsingingandflyforcover,thedeerlifttheirheadsandstopmovingandtherabbitsrunintothebushes.Suddenly,theforestbecomessilent.
Whenhumanswalkthroughthewoodsinahurryorwhiletalkingwithafriend,wedon’tseemuchwildlife.Wemaythinkthattherearen’tmanyanimalslivingthere,butmorelikely,theyknowwearecomingandhideminutesbeforeourarrival.Butifwelearntoavoidsettingoffalarms,wecanseemanymorewildanimalswithoutfrighteningthem.Topractice,findaplaceina
parkandsitquietlyforanhour.Takenoteasthebirdsbegintorelaxandsingagain.WhenIdothis,Iamalwayssurprisedatthewonderfulthinganimalswilldowhenhumanssimplystaystilllongenough.
11.Inthewriter’sopinion,thechildren’sanswerstohisquestionare________.
A.funnyB.reasonableC.honestD.important
12.Hearingabird’salarmcall,adeerwill_________.
A.runquicklyintothebushesB.standstillwithitsheadup
C.liedownonthegroundatonceD.actasifnothinghashappened
13.Accordingtotheauthor,whycan’tweseemuchwildlifeinthewoods?
A.Becausewecomeatthewrongtime.B.Becausewefailtogivewarnings.
C.Becausewehavesetoffalarms.D.Becausefewanimalslivethere.
14.Thepurposeofthelastparagraphisto_______.
A.advisepeopletoenjoythesongsofbirds.
B.askpeopletolearnsomethingaboutbirds.
C.tellpeoplehowtoprotectbirdsinthewild.
D.showpeoplehowandwhenbirdssing.
15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Thelifeofbirds.B.Birdsintheforest.
C.Howbirdssingintheforest.D.Themessagesinbirds’singing.
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)请涂到机读卡上.
EverydaylifeinBritain
TheweatheristhemostcommontopicinBritain.__16__.BecauseinBritaintheweatherchangesalot.Wind,rain,sun,cloud,snow---theycanallhappeninBritain.
___17__Atbanks,cinemas,shops,busstopsyoucanalwaysseepeopleinqueues.Theystandandwaitquietly,oftenforalongtime.Eachnewpersonstandsattheendofthequeue----sometimesinrain,windorsnow.Theynevercomplainandtheywillgetquiteupsetwhensomeonejumpsthequeue.
Menalwaysshakehandswhentheymeet.__18__Theyshookhandstoshowthattheydidn’thaveasword(剑).Nowshakinghandsisacustomermostcountries.InBritainyoudon’tshakehandswithyourfriendsorfamilymembers.Butyoudoshakehandswhenyoumeetapersonforthefirsttime.
__19__Andtheyalwayssendbirthdaycardsorpresents.TherearealsoothercardslikeChristmascards,goodluckcards,congratulationsonyournewbabycardsandgetwellsooncards.Theyhaveeverythingforeveryimportantmoment.
Britishpeopleareverysuperstitious(迷信的).Theybelieveinallsortsofsignstheysee.Forthemblackcatsarelucky.20_Themoreleavesyoucatchthemoreluckyyouwillbe.Onthecontrary,neveropenanumbrellainthehouseandneverbreakamirrorbecausetheymeansevenyearsofbadluck.
A.ShoppingisanothercommontopicinBritain.
B.AnothercommonthingisBritainisqueuing.
C.Hundredsofyearsago,soldiersbeganthiscustom.
D.Inautumnifyoucatchfallingleavesyouarelucky.
E.Whydoth