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广东省普宁市华美实验学校学年高一英语上学期第二次月考试题

广东省普宁市华美实验学校2020学年高一英语上学期第二次月考（12月）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,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Jewel’sOnlineFootwearStore

LeatherDressShoes

Price:

$120.00

Color:

BlackLeatherBrownLeatherRedLeatherNaturalLeather

AverageRating:

3outof5stars

ShippingInfo:

Standard:

7—10businessdaysExpress:

3—5days

CustomerReviews

Customer1★★★★★

Myfavoriteshoes!

I’vebeentomanyconferenceswheremybusinessfellowshavetoldmehowmuchtheylikemyshoes.Justwearingthemmakesmefeelmorecalmandcontentintheoffice.Irecommendthemtoallofmyco-workers,andIownapairofeachcolor.

Customer2★

ThesearetheworstshoesIhaveeverworn!

Theleathercameoffafteronlyoneweek,andeverybodythoughttheywereugly.Thebottomoftheshoesmadeeverythingslippery.Myemployerfiredmebecausehehatedthem!

Fromthenon,IwillonlywearBrandXshoes!

Customer3★★★

Theseshoesdoexactlywhatshoesaresupposedtodo.Thereisn’tanythingtoospecialaboutthem.Inthemorning,Iputthemonandgoaboutmyday.Theylookdelightfulenough,andtheyarequitedurable（耐用的）.Iwillprobablybuyanotherpair.

Customer4★★★★

Theseshoesaremymostcherishedpossession.Imetmybridewhilebuyingapairoftheseshoes.ShewasthesaleswomanatthestorethatIboughtthemat,andaftershesoldmethreepairs,Iaskedherforherphonenumberandwestarteddating.Soonafterthat,wewereengaged.Wearegettingmarriedthisafternoon,andIcouldn’tbehappier.

1.HowmanypairsofleatherdressshoesdoesCustomer1own?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

2.Whichcustomerdoyoufeelgivesusthemostbalancedandobjectiveview?

A.Customer1.B.Customer3.C.Customer2.D.Customer4.

3.WhydoestheCustomer4liketheshoes?

A.Theyaremadetolast.B.Theymakehimattractive.

C.Hemethisfuturewifewhilebuyingthem.D.Theymakehimfeelmorecomfortable.

B

Telesforosighed.Heabsolutelycouldnotgotothenewschoolonemoreday.Thekidsdidn'tlaughabouthisname,buttheyallplayedbaseballandhadlunchtogetherwithouthim.Thatwasthewholeproblem.Noonesawhimortalkedtohimorevenknewhewasthere.

SowhenTelesforowenttoschoolthismorning,hisheadwasbowedandhisfeetkickedatanythingonthesidewalk.

Asusual,histeacherMrsBensonreadtotheclassfromthenewspaper,andtodayTelesforowassurprisedwhenshereadabouttheUSMint（铸币厂）makingfivespecialcoinseveryyeartohonoreachofthe50states.

Heknewallaboutthoseshinynewstatecoins.Heandhisdadcollectedthem.Dadgavehimasmallalbumtoholdthem.Bytheendoftheyear,Telesforowouldhaveall50.Bythetimehewasreadyforbedthatnight,hedecidedtotakehiscoinstoschooltomorrow.

Thenextday,whenthekidssettled,Telesforoopenedhisalbumandheldithighfortheclasstosee.“ThesearethecoinsMrsBensonreadabout.AndthisisJohnMuirontheCaliforniacoin，”hesaid,pointing.“Muirwantedtosavethewilderness.”Telesforospokerapidlyasheexplainedthedesigns:

NorthCarolinaandthefirstairplaneflight.SouthDakota,withfourpresidentscarvedonMountRushmore.

“HowcanIgetsomeofthesecoins?

Whydon'twemeetafterschool？

”Joshasked.“AndTelcanexplaineverythingweneedtoknow.”

Tel?

JoshjustcalledhimTel?

Liketheyknewheexisted?

Liketheywerelongtimefriends?

Telesforoheldhisalbumandsmiled.Sohedidhavefriends.

4．Whydidn'tTelesforowanttogotoschoolatfirst?

A．Becausehewasn'tgoodatplayingbaseball.

B．Becausehisteacherdidn'tlikehimaskingquestions.

C．Becausehisclassmateswerecoldtohim.

D．Becausehisclassmateslaughedathim.

5．FromwhomdidTelesforogettheideatomakefriendswithhisnewclassmates?

A．Hisfather.B．Hismother.

C．Hisclassmates.D．Histeacher.

6．HowdidTelesforomanagetomakefriendsinthenewschool?

A．Bygivingeachofhisclassmatesaspecialcoin.

B．Bysharingthestoryofhiscollectionswithhisclassmates.

C．Byhelpinghisteachertoreadthenewspapertotheclass.

D．BygivingabriefintroductiontoAmericanhistoryinclass.

7．Whenheheardthathewascalled“Tel”,Telesforofelt________.

A．gladB．angryC．nervousD．ashamed

C

Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.Backtheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicycle.Millionsofthem,allblack.Carswererare.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyear,I'vefoundtheoppositeistrue.Therearemillionsofcars.However,peoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetaround.Formany,it'stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors—silver,green,red,blue,yellow,whateveryouwant.

It'sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroads,moveskillfullythroughtraffic,andrideevenonsidewalks（人行道）.Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan'tprovide.

EagertobepartofthisaspectofChineseculture,Idecidedtobuyabicycle.Greatweatheraccompanied（陪伴）mygreatbuy.Iimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhome.

Myfirstridehomewasorderly（守秩序的）.Tobesafe,Istayedwitha“pack”ofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn'twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully. Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewide,socrossingtooktime,skillandalittlebitofluck.

Ifinallymadeithome.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeople.Bikingmademefeelalive.

8.Accordingtotheauthor,whyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?

A.Becausetheyaretraditionalandsafe.

B.Becausetheyareconvenientandnotexpensive.

C.Becausetheyarecolorfulandavailable.

D.Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.

9Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended_______.

A.torideitforfunB.touseitfortransport

C.toexperiencelocalcultureD.toimprovehisridingskills

10.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?

A.Itwasboring.B.Itwasdifficult.

C.Itwaslively.D.Itwaswonderful.

11.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sbikingexperience?

A.Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills.

B.Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhileriding.

C.Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.

D.Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.

D

Thehistoryofcivilengineering（土木工程）isaveryimportantstoryinthedevelopmentofcivilization（文明）.Civilengineersbeganpractisingtheirprofessionfourthousandyearsago.

Whatisleftoftheirworkistheproofthattheywerewise.Theseengineersoftheancientworldbuiltentirecities.Theydesignedsystemsofpipeswhichsuppliedfreshwater.Theybuiltwaterpipelinesforfarmlandsaswellasbridgesofgreatlength.Therelicsoftheirbuildingstellusmuchabouttheworkofearlyengineers.

Considerthepyramids（金字塔）ofEgypt.Theyareevidencethatsomeoftheearliestengineershadgreatscientificability.Thereisalsoevidencethatthoseengineerscouldmakelastingworkofartanddesign.Althoughtheylivedthousandsofyearsago,theEgyptianengineersusedveryexactmeasurements.Thebaseofthelargestpyramid—theGreatPyramidnearGiza—comestowithininchesofbeingaperfectsquare.Thepyramidisperfectlyplaced.Eachcornerpointstowardtheexactdirectionsofnorth,south,eastandwest.Theinsideofthepyramidisfilledwithcomplicated（复杂的）passages（通道）.Theseleadtodifferentroomsinsidethepyramid.Manyofthesepassagesareofgreatlengthandheight.

TheengineersofEgyptdidmorethandesignthepyramids.Theyalsosetupmethodsofmovingandshapingthebuildingmaterials.Thesematerialswereveryheavy.Theyhadtobebroughtfrommilesawayandsometimesliftedseveralhundredfeet.Duringtheworktheengineerscommandedthousandsofworkers.ThepyramidsremainasevidenceoftheabilitiesoftheancientEgyptianengineers.

12．Thecivilengineersofancienttimeswerewiseenoughtobuildentirecities,including____.

A．systemsofpipes,bridgesandmachinery

B．pipelinesystems,bridgesandfarmlands

C．watersupplysystems,bridgesandpipelines

D．watersupplysystems,bridgesandstadiums

13.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueabouttheGreatPyramidofEgypt?

A.Itwasexactlymeasured.B.ItisnearGiza.

C.Itsbaseisasquare.D.Ithasroomsofgreatheight.

14．Fromthepassageweknowthat________.

A．buildingmaterialswerebrokenintosmallpieces

B．therewerenorequirementsforthesizeandshapeofbuildingmaterials

C．Egyptianengineerswerenotconcernedwiththesizeandshapeofbuildingmaterials

D．buildingmaterialswereprocessed（加工）tomeetcertainrequirements

15.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.TointroducetoushowthepyramidsofEgyptwasbuilt.

B.Totellushowtomovematerialsintheancienttimes.

C.Toshowthattheancientengineersmadegreatcontributionsinthedevelopmentofcivilization.

D.Tointroducesomegreatworksintheancienttimes.

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。

HowLaughingatYourselfMakesYouAttractive

Haveyoueverembarrassedyourselfinpublicandgotlaughedatforit?

__16_____Andit'sokay--weshouldevenhavealaughaboutthem.

●Laughingatyourselfmeansacceptingwhoyoureallyare.Youmayfeelbadaboutyourselfbecauseofpastmisfortune.However,it'snormaltobeimperfect.What'simportantisthatyoushouldbeh