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河南省通许县丽星中学学年高一下学期第一次月考英语试题
高一英语试题
一、单项选择(15分)
()1.—It’sapitythatMr.Smithdiedlastnight.
—Really?
Thepolicemayneverdiscoverwhat______thatnight,forhewastheonlyeyewitness(目击者).
A.happened B.tookplace
C.washappened D.wastakenplace
()2.Iamlookingforwardto______youranswerassoonaspossible.
A.receivingB.beingreceived
C.receiveD.bereceived
()3.—WhyisMr.Lisohappythismorning?
—Becausehewashonouredwitha(n)______forexcellenceinteaching.
A.presentB.giftC.awardD.reward
()4..—Ihavenotimetodothejob.—Well,I’lldoit_________you.
A.inplaceofB.intheplaceofC.taketheplaceofD.takeyourplace
()5.Toomuchrainwilldoharm______thecrops.
A.withB.toC.forD.of
()6.Wearrangedtomeetat8:
00,butshenever______.
A.turneddown B.turnedoff
C.turnedover D.turnedup
()7.You________behungryalready—Youhadlunchonlytwohoursago!
A.can’tB.wouldn’t
C.needn’tD.mustn’t
()8.Theletterhehadbeenlookingforwardto____thismorning.
A.arrivingB.arrived
C.receivingD.received
()9.—____youstayforlunch?
—Sorry,I____.Mybrotheriscomingtoseeme.
A.Will;can’tB.Could;couldn’tC.Must;mustn’tD.May;can’t
()10.we______theoldscientist_____hiscontribution______thecountry.
A.admire;for;toB.admire;at;toC.respect;on;forD.respect;on;at
()11.Peoplegenerallythinkthatsmokingisabad__________.
A.customB.habitC.behaviorD.action
()12.Wouldyoulikesomemorechicken?
—No,thanks,Iam____adietandIamtryingto____weight.
A.on;loseB.on;putonC.in;haveD.in;lose
()13.Jacktriedtoplayatrick______hissisterbutshewasn’ttaken________.
A.by;onB.in;inC.on;inD.on;on
18wasonhisdesk.Inthe19wasasmallpieceofpaperonwhichwerewrittenthe20“EnglishWritingPrize1949.HistoryIsaSeriesofBiographies(人物传记)”.
A(n)21boywouldhaveavoided(避免)lookingatthetitleassoonashesawthe22.Ididnot.
ThesubjectoftheEnglishWritingPrizewaskepta23untilthestartoftheexamsoIcouldnot24readingit.
Whentheheadmaster25,Iwaslookingoutofthewindow.
Ishouldhavetoldhimwhathad26then.Itwouldhavebeenso27tosay:
“I’msorry,butI28thetitlefortheEnglishWritingPrizeonyourdesk.You’llhaveto29it.”
ThechancepassedandIdidnot30it.IsattheexamthenextdayandIwon.Ididn’t31
tocheat,butitwasstillcheatinganyway.
Thatwasthirty-eightyears32whenIwasfifteen.Ihavenevertoldanyoneaboutitbefore,33haveItriedtoexplaintomyselfwhynot.
TheobviousexplanationisthatIcouldnotadmit(承认)Ihadseenthetitle34admittingthatIhadbeenlookingatthethingsonhisdesk.35theremusthavebeenmorebehindit.Whateveritwas,ithasbecomeagoodexampleofhowalittlemistakecantrap(使陷入)youinamoreseriousmoralcorner(道德困境).
()25.A.disappearedB.stayedC.returnedD.went
()26.A.existedB.remainedC.happenedD.continued
()27.A.tiringB.easyC.importantD.difficult
()28.A.sawB.gaveC.setD.made
()29.A.sayB.defendC.correctD.change
()30.A.takeB.haveC.loseD.find
()31.A.rememberB.learnC.meanD.pretend
()32.A.pastB.agoC.thenD.before
()33.A.eitherB.neverC.norD.so
()34.A.byB.besidesC.throughD.without
()35.A.ButB.ThoughC.OtherwiseD.Therefore
三.阅读理解(每小题2分,共40分)
A
RamadanisoneofthemostimportantfestivalsforMuslims.ThenameofthefestivalcomesfromtheArabicmonthinwhichitiscelebrated.Ramadaniscelebratedincountriesall
overtheworld,especiallyinAfricaandtheMiddleEast.ThetimeforcelebratingRamadanvarieseachyear.PeoplecelebrateitintheninthmonthoftheArabiclunarcalendar.DuringRamadan,peoplemustnoteatduringtheday:
fromwhenthesuncomesuptowhenthesungoesdown,peoplecelebratingRamadanwillnoteatorsmoke.Whenthesunhasgonedown,however,thecelebrationbegins.Peopleoftenstayupallnighteating,singinganddancing.
38.Insomecountries,childrenwillgoonduringEaster.
A.picnicsB.egghuntsC.tripsD.fighting
39.ThetwomainpopularsymbolsofEasteraretheandthe.
A.EasterMan,EastereggB.EasterBunny,Eastertree
C.EasterBunny,EastereggD.EasterMan,Eastertree
B
Februaryhaslongbeenamonthofromance.Withthesweetsmellofrosesintheair,romanticfilmshitcinemasandlovestoriesfillnewspapersandmagazines.
Onethe14thday,itisacustomforaboytotakehisgirlfriendouttodinner,buyherflowersandchocolates,writepoems,singtoherorevenspellouthernamewithrosepetals!
ThisiswhatyouseeonValentine’sDay,
adaynamedafterValentinewhowasapriestinthethirdcenturyRome.Whentheemperor(皇帝)decidedthatsinglemencouldbecomebettersoldiersthanthosewithwives,hedidn’tallowmarriage.
ButValentinecontinuedtoperformmarriageceremoniesforyoungloversinsecret.Whenhisactions
werediscovered,theemperorsentencedhimtodeath.Whileinprison,itissaidthatValentinefellinlovewiththedaughterofhisprisonguard.Beforehisdeath,hewroteheraletterwhichhesigned“from
yourValentine”,anexpressionthatisstillinusetoday.ValentinediedforwhathebelievedinandsohewasmadeaSaint(圣徒),aswellasbecomingoneofhistory’smostromanticcharacters.
Nowadays,Valentine’sDayisalsopopularamongChineseyoungpeople.SomestudentsareplanningtomakeValentine’scardsforparents,teachersandfriends.Otherswanttoholdpartiesatwhichthey
42.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus.
A.studentsinChinasendcardstotheirteachers
B.itisagoodideatocelebrateValentine’sDayinChina
C.itisinterestingtocelebrateValentine’sDayinChina
D.Valentine’sDayisalsopopularinChinanow
43.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe.
A.Valentine’sDayB.ABravePriest
C.Valentine’sDayinChinaD.ARomanticMan
C
Oneofthequalitiesthatmostpeopleadmireinothersisthewillingnesstoadmitone’smistakes.Itisextremelyhardsometimestosayasimplethinglike“Iwaswrongaboutthat,”anditisevenhardertosay,“Iwaswrong,andyouwererightaboutthat.”
Ihadanexperiencerecentlywithsomeoneadmittingtomethathehadmadeamistakefifteenyearsago.HetoldmehehadbeenthemanagerofacertaingrocerystoreintheneighborhoodwhereIgrewup,andheaskedmeifIrememberedtheeggcartons(箱子).ThenherelatedanincidentandIbegantorememberclearlytheincidenthewasdescribing.
Iwasabouteightyearsoldatthetime,andIhadgoneintothestorewithmymothertodotheweeklygroceryshopping.Onthatday,Imusthavefoundmywaytothedairyfooddepartmentwheretheincidenttookplace.
Theremusthavebeenaspecialsaleoneggsthatdaybecausetherewasanimpressivedisplayofeggsindozenandhalf-dozencartons.Thecartonswerestacked(堆放)threeorfourfeethigh.Imusthavestoppedinfrontofadisplaytoadmirethestacks.Justthenawomancamebypushinghergrocerycartandknockedoffthestacksofcartons.Forsomereason,Idecideditwasuptometoputthedisplaybacktogether,soIwenttowork.
47.Itcanbeinferredthattheauthor.
A.regretsarguingwiththemanagerforwhathedidn’tdo
B.hasforgiventhemanagerforwhathedidtohimfifteenyearsago
C.wouldliketotellpeoplenevertobefooledbyaneggsale
D.expectsthewomantosaysorrytohimforthemistakeshemade
D
PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:
Mother’sDay,onthesecondSundayinMay,andFather’sDay,onthethirdSundayinJune.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsible(有责任感的)citizens.Theygiveloveandcare.Thesetwodaysmakeusthinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.Moremothersnowworkoutsidethehome.Morefathersmusthelpwithchildcare.
Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.Aredonesymbolizesalivingmother.Awhiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdead.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery(墓地).Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathome,aswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.
D.TheysellspecialgiftsforMother’sDayandFather’sDay.
50.Whichdoyouthinkisrightabout“carnation”?
A.Ithasonlytwokindsofcolors.
B.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother’sDayorFather’sDay.
C.It’sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.
D.PeoplecanwearcarnationsonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.
51.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?
A.Mother’sDayandFather’sDayarebothinMay.
B.Fewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepast.
C.Notallthechildrenrespecttheirparents
D.Fathersarenotasimportantasmothersathome.
E
MyproblemsstartedafterIwenttoaboardingschool.Iwasonly14,andatfirstImissedmyfamilyalot.Ioftencalledthemandcriedonthephone.Butaftertwoweeks,IfoundIenjoyedbeingwithmyclassmatesatschool.
Ihadmanyfriendswhowereboys.Ithoughtofthemasmybestfriends-butonlyfriends.Ineverguessedmyfriendshipswithboyswouldbecomeaproblem.
Then,threemonthslater,myfriendstoldmethatsometeachersandgirlssaidIwashangingoutwithboysalldaylonginordertogetattentionfromthem.Sevenmonthsafterthat,theheadteacherMr.Wangaskedtheclasstochoosesomestuden