潮南学年高一英语月考试题.docx

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潮南学年高一英语月考试题

2017-2018学年度上学期十月份月考

高一英语试题

时间：

120分钟分值：

150分

第I卷

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

LindaEvanswasmybestfriend—likethesisterIneverhad.Wedideverythingtogether:

pianolessons,movies,swimming,horsebackriding.

WhenIwas13,myfamilymovedaway.LindaandIkeptintouchthroughletters,andwesaweachotheronspecialtime—likemywedding（婚礼）andLinda’s.Soonwewerebusywithchildrenandmovingtonewhomes,andwewrotelessoften.OnedayacardthatIsentcameback,stamped“Address（地址）Unknown.”IhadnoideahowtofindLinda.

Overtheyears,ImissedLindaverymuch.Iwantedtoshare（分享）happinessofmychildrenandthengrandchildren.AndIneededtosharemysadnesswhenmybrotherandthenmotherdied.TherewasanemptyplaceinmyheartthatonlyafriendlikeLindacouldfill.

OnedayIwasreadinganewspaperwhenInoticedaphotoofayoungwomanwholookedverymuchlikeLindaandwhoselastnamewasWagman—Linda’smarriedname.“TheremustbethousandsofWagmans,”Ithought,butJstillwrotetoher.

Shecalledassoonasshegotmyletter.“MrsTobin!

”shesaidexcitedly,“LindaEvansWagmanismymother.”MinuteslaterIheardavoicethatIknewverymuch,evenafter40years,laughedandcriedandcaughtuponeachother’slives.Nowtheemptyplaceinmyheartisfilled.Andthere’sonethingthatLindaandIknowforsure:

Wewon’tloseeachotheragain!

1.ThewriterwenttopianolessonswithLindaEvans_______.

A.attheageof13

B.beforeshegotmarried

C.aftertheymovedtonewhomes

D.beforethewriter’sfamilymovedaway

2.Therewasanemptyplaceinthewriter’sheartbecauseshe_______.

A.wasintrouble

B.didn’tknowLinda’saddress

C.didn’thaveafriendlikeLindatoshareherhappinessorsadness

D.receivedthecardthatshesent

3.Theyhaven’tkeptintouch_______.

A.forabout40years

B.forabout27years

C.sincetheygotmarried

D.sincethewriter’sfamilymovedaway

B

Oneofthemostimportantthingsintheworldisfriendship.Inordertohavefriends,youhavetobeafriend.Youhavetobewiththeminbothgoodandbadtimes.Inreturn,theywillbethereforyou.Buthowcanyoubeagoodfriend?

Listen.Listenwhentheyaretalking.Keepeyecontact.Don'tsayanythingunlesstheyaskyouaquestion.Sometimesyou'renotrequiredtohaveanythingtosay;theyjustneedsomeonetotalktoabouttheirfeelings.

Helpthem.Ifyourfriendsareeverinneedofsomething,betheretohelpthem.Youshouldtrytoputthemfirst,butmakesureyoudon'tbecometheirslave（奴隶）.Trytotakeanextrapencilorpenwithyoutoclassesastheymayforgettotakeone.Haveafewextradollarsinyourpocketincasetheyforgetsomethingtheyneed.

Bethereforthem.Trytomakesomethingforyourfriendstohelpmakethemfeelbetterinhardtimes.Makingcardsandbakingthingsareamongthenicestthingsyoucandoforafriendwhentheyareinhardtimes.MarilynMonroeoncesaid,"I'mselfish,impatient（急躁的）andalittleinsecure.Imakemistakes,andIamoutofcontrolandattimeshardtodealwith.Butifyoucan'thandlemeatmyworst,thenyousurelydon'tdeserve（值得）meatmybest."Alwaysrememberthis!

Ifyoudon'twanttodealwithyourfriendswhenthey'redepressed,thenyoudon'tdeservetobewiththemduringthosepartieswhereyouhaveagoodtime!

Trytomakeplanswithyourfriends.Goshopping,goforanicecream,haveaparty,gotoamovieandsoon.Maketimetoknoweachotherevenbetterbydoingsomethingyoubothenjoy.Thesearethethingsyou'llrememberonceyou'realllonggraduatedwhenlookingbackonyourlife!

4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_.

A.wemustbecarefulwhenwechooseourfriends

B.friendsshouldsharehappinessaswellasproblems

C.keepinglongfriendshipisnoteasyD.everyonecanbeagoodfriend

5.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3probablymean?

A.Youshouldhelpyourfriendsjustasafriend.

B.Youshouldhelpyourfriendsanytimeanywhere.

C.Youshoulddowhateveryourfriendsaskyoutodo.

D.Youshouldalwaysputyourneedsbeforeyourfriends'.

6.MarilynMonroe'swordsarementionedtotellusthat____.

A.everyonehasupsanddownsduringtheirlifetime

B.weshouldjustshareourhappytimeswithourfriends

C.weshouldbetherewhenweareneededbyourfriends

D.weshouldlearntoforgiveourfriendswhentheyarewrong

7.Whatarewemainlyadvisedtodointhelastparagraph?

A.Tospendtimewithourfriends.B.Tolookbackonthehappytimes.

C.Togettoknowmorefriends.D.Toknowwhatisworthdoing.

C

Nobodyissurewhereandwhentheexpression"apple-pieorder"began.SomesaythatScottishandEnglishwritersusedtheexpressionalongtimeago.OtherssayitwasfirstusedinthenortheasternAmericanstatesknownasNewEngland.ThehousewivesofNewEnglandcuttheirapplesinevenslices.Thentheyfilledpiepanswiththeminanorganizedway,row（排）uponrow.Asonewritersaid,thewomenofNewEnglandlovedtohaveeverythinginitsplace.Thisperhapsexplainswhyitgenerallyisbelievedthattheexpression"apple-pieorder"beganinNewEngland.

Anotheroldexpression,"appleofdiscord",comesfromancientmythology（神话），however.ThemythsaysthatallthegodsandgoddessesweresittingaroundthetabletocelebratethemarriageofThetisandPeleus.Oneofthegoddesses-Discordwasatroublemaker.Shethrewawayagoldenappleonthetabletobegivenasaprizetothemostbeautifulgoddess.

Atonetime,thetomatowascalledaloveapple.Thatwasamistake.Thisishowthemistakehappened:

Inthesixteenthcentury,SpainbroughtthetomatofromSouthAmericaafterSpanishexplorershadlandedthere.SpainthensoldthetomatotoMorocco.ItaliantraderscarrieditontoItaly.TheItaliannameforthetomatowas"pomodiMoro"-appleoftheMoors.WhenFrenchgrowersbroughtitinfromItaly,theythought"diMoro"meant"d'amour"-theFrenchwordforlove.Andso"pomodiMoro"becametheappleoflove.

Peoplebelievemanythingsabouttheapple.Onebeliefisthatithasgreatpowerofkeepingpeoplehealthy.Averycommonexpressionis"anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway."

Anotherbeliefisbasedonfact.Theexpressionis"onerottenapplespoilsthebarrel."Whenanapplebeginstogobad,itruinsalltheotherapplesarounditinthecontainer.Theexpressionhascometomeanthatonebadpersoninagroupcancauseeveryonetoactbad.

8.Whichofthefollowingcanweknowaboutthephrase"apple-pieorder"?

A.Everyoneissureofwhereitbegan.

B.Nooneknowsforsurewhereandwhenitbegan.

C.ItbeganinNewEngland.

D.Ithasbeenputintouserecently.

9.What'sthemeaningof"appleofdiscord"?

A.Causeofdisagreement.B.Everythingingoodorder.

C.Everythinginagreement.D.Situationofdanger.

10.What'sthepurposeofthethirdparagraph?

A.ToshowhowthetomatowasbroughtinfromsouthAmerica.

B.Toshowusamistakenidea.

C.Totellusalovestoryaboutapple.

D.Toexplainhowthetomatowascalledtheappleoflove.

11.Whichofthefollowingexpressionsisabouthealth?

A.Onerottenapplespoilsthebarrel.B.Apple-pieorder.

C.Appleofdiscord.D.Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.

D

Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition（比赛）.Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressanddevelopment.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.

Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuitofsuccess,thedevelopment,ofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.

However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceed,otherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayers,theystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople,Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying,theyalwayshaveanexcuse:

“Imayhavelost,butitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.”Whatisnotusuallyadmitted（承认）bythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost,thatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearly,thisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve（缓解）canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.

12.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.

B.Opinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeople.

C.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.

D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition.

13.Whydosomepeoplethinkhighlyofcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itpushessocietyforward.B.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.

C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.D.Itencouragesindividualefforts.

14.Theunderlinedphrase“themostvocal”inParagraph3means_____.

A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowin

B.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighly

C.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionm