高一英语上学期第一次月考试题8.docx

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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.